Official Introductions Thread. New Members, Post your introduction here... - General Tiki

PP poi polloi Member Joined: Aug 28, 2004 Posts: 15	PP poi polloi Posted posted on Mon, Aug 30, 2004 9:01 PM Hello, all. I've been posting for a couple of days here now, after surfing your site for the past couple of weeks. I'm new to tiki, and I'm really floored by the artistic and creative talent that congregates on thes forums. Although the lore of tiki is new to me, I can't help but feel 10 years old again, when I grew up in the exotic wilds of Covina, CA, where my parents would throw frequent luaus with crazy drinks, tiki torches (the smell of kerosene still makes me nostalgic and somewhat homesick. Come to think of it, it just makes me sick), leis, and lots of loud, boozing, laughing adults. The crazy thing is, most of those adults were younger than I am now, but they'll forever be etched in my mind as thes unattainable celebrities who seemed to have the world all figured out. I remember when a trip to Bahooka was the highlight of my month--something my brother and I would look forward to like a trip to Disneyland. I've since relocated to the Great Pacific NW, where I have the--some would say dubious--honor of making the acquaintance of both Monkeyskull and Chongo. (though not at the same time. Monkeyskull can't stand to be in the same room with Chongo, for obvious reasons). Actually, Monkeyskull and I will be schlepping to Hukilau together, so I'll look forward to making many of your acquaintances at that fete.

Hello, all. I've been posting for a couple of days here now, after surfing your site for the past couple of weeks. I'm new to tiki, and I'm really floored by the artistic and creative talent that congregates on thes forums. Although the lore of tiki is new to me, I can't help but feel 10 years old again, when I grew up in the exotic wilds of Covina, CA, where my parents would throw frequent luaus with crazy drinks, tiki torches (the smell of kerosene still makes me nostalgic and somewhat homesick. Come to think of it, it just makes me sick), leis, and lots of loud, boozing, laughing adults. The crazy thing is, most of those adults were younger than I am now, but they'll forever be etched in my mind as thes unattainable celebrities who seemed to have the world all figured out.
I remember when a trip to Bahooka was the highlight of my month--something my brother and I would look forward to like a trip to Disneyland.

I've since relocated to the Great Pacific NW, where I have the--some would say dubious--honor of making the acquaintance of both Monkeyskull and Chongo. (though not at the same time. Monkeyskull can't stand to be in the same room with Chongo, for obvious reasons).

Actually, Monkeyskull and I will be schlepping to Hukilau together, so I'll look forward to making many of your acquaintances at that fete.

Post #111376 by poi polloi on Mon, Aug 30, 2004 9:01 PM