Central Valley Calif. Mini-Crawl October 30th 2004 - California Events

TDH the drunken hat Member Modesto, CA Joined: Dec 20, 2003 Posts: 331	TDH the drunken hat Posted posted on Thu, Sep 23, 2004 2:01 PM Well we finally got all of the details worked out and the inaugural 2004 central valley mini crawl also known as the HOOPTYLAU will take place!! It will be held on October 30th. We have rented two passenger vans to haul ourselves and 20 of our tiki brethren around in a fit of alcohol induced euphoria (well with the exception of jungle trader and myself who will be the drivers)! This is our tentative route: Stop#1: Whanga Rei. This is the new bar in Turlock that has all of Jungle Trader’s tikis. It’s a cool place and the owner, Jeff, is investing alot of time and money to make this a maori mecca. It has about 8 ten foot tikis with more on the way! There aren’t many other places around that can match that! Stop#2: Tiki lounge and the Tropics Motel. A great A-frame tiki bar on the same property as the Tropics motel. The tropics was a Ken Kimes venture built as a sister motel to the tropics in Palm Springs. These two structures and the root-ball tikis on their premises (carved by Ed Crissman of Oceanic Arts) are great examples of the penetration of Polynesian -Pop into main stream/small town America in the 50’s and 60’s. Stop#3: Minnie’s. Established in 1954, Minnies has a great collection of original black velvet paintings as well as oil paintings. They also have several vintage carvings as well as some new ones. The owner of Minnies, Peter and Stuart, will reserve the group some tables and keep the kitchen open late so we can all have a meal before the last stop. Stop#4: The Dark Marq Room. This is our (tikicleen and myself) home tiki bar! We have been collecting tiki mugs for about 5 years. Last year, with the purchase of our home in Ripon , we finally had space to start building an appropriate venue to show them off! We are still working on some of the details but currently we are about 75% done with the bar. By the time of the crawl it should be closer to 95% complete. Sound like fun so far? Well we aren’t done yet! Here’s what else you’ll get! A designated driver to haul you around the whole night. Limited edition Tiki Farm mug with a custom stencil by TC’s own Chongolio. A poker run for prizes. Top 5 poker hands will win a prize. Cards given out at time of arrival and then one at each stop. There also be a few opportunities to strengthen your hand. The grand prize is a signed and numbered pendant by Benzart courtesy of Jungle Trader. A “scariest/ugliest/hooptiest” aloha shirt or dress contest. Prize is TBD. Hanging out with 20 other tiki-philes. Can you really put a price on all of this!?!? Well, unfortunately I have to. The grand total for all of this tiki fun is…………………$25 per person. Here is how you sign up: First, payments must be remitted through my PAYPAL account: [email protected] . PLEASE LEAVE ME THE FOLLOWING INFO IN THE NOTES FIELD WHEN YOU SEND YOUR PAYMENT: Your TC name Your real name Your phone number Where you will be staying please leave this info for everyone you are paying for* Second, payments need to be received by October the 20th. On or before the 20th(if we reach capacity earlier) I will send out a mass e-mail with the critical information that you will need. This itinerary will give all of the times for pick up and more detailed info on the crawl. Here are some hotel/motel options: The Orchard Inn, Turlock. Very convenient due to the fact that it is on the same property as the Whanga Rei. Rates are $65 for single king or $72 for a two queen room. To get this rate you need to tell them it is for the Tiki Central Mini Crawl 209-667-2827 The Chalet, Modesto. This is a Mr. Smiley approved location! Located across the street from Minnies. Rates from $49.05 209-529-4370 The Tropics, Modesto . I would only recommend staying here if there will be a group staying here. It tends to be a bit seedy at night. The ultimate hoopty adventure. Rates: from $39.95 209-523-7701 If you choose to stay somewhere else besides these 3 places please make sure the motel is on Mc Henry Ave. we only ask this to keep the pick up and drop off process as simple as possible. If you have any questions you can contact me by PM here on TC or my e-mail : [email protected] Many mahalos and we look forward to seeing every one here in the 2-0-9! PLEASE POST A REPLY TO THIS TOPIC ONCE YOU HAVE PAID. SPACE IS LIMITED AND THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO IS OVERSELL THE VANS. THANKS AGAIN. DH ...liquor in the front, poker in the rear... [ Edited by: the drunken hat on 2004-09-23 15:18 ]

Well we finally got all of the details worked out and the inaugural 2004 central valley mini crawl also known as the HOOPTYLAU will take place!! It will be held on October 30th. We have rented two passenger vans to haul ourselves and 20 of our tiki brethren around in a fit of alcohol induced euphoria (well with the exception of jungle trader and myself who will be the drivers)! This is our tentative route:

Stop#1: Whanga Rei. This is the new bar in Turlock that has all of Jungle Trader’s tikis. It’s a cool place and the owner, Jeff, is investing alot of time and money to make this a maori mecca. It has about 8 ten foot tikis with more on the way! There aren’t many other places around that can match that!

Stop#2: Tiki lounge and the Tropics Motel. A great A-frame tiki bar on the same property as the Tropics motel. The tropics was a Ken Kimes venture built as a sister motel to the tropics in Palm Springs. These two structures and the root-ball tikis on their premises (carved by Ed Crissman of Oceanic Arts) are great examples of the penetration of Polynesian -Pop into main stream/small town America in the 50’s and 60’s.

Stop#3: Minnie’s. Established in 1954, Minnies has a great collection of original black velvet paintings as well as oil paintings. They also have several vintage carvings as well as some new ones. The owner of Minnies, Peter and Stuart, will reserve the group some tables and keep the kitchen open late so we can all have a meal before the last stop.

Stop#4: The Dark Marq Room. This is our (tikicleen and myself) home tiki bar! We have been collecting tiki mugs for about 5 years. Last year, with the purchase of our home in Ripon , we finally had space to start building an appropriate venue to show them off! We are still working on some of the details but currently we are about 75% done with the bar. By the time of the crawl it should be closer to 95% complete.

Sound like fun so far? Well we aren’t done yet! Here’s what else you’ll get!

A designated driver to haul you around the whole night.
Limited edition Tiki Farm mug with a custom stencil by TC’s own Chongolio.
A poker run for prizes. Top 5 poker hands will win a prize. Cards given out at time of arrival and then one at each stop. There also be a few opportunities to strengthen your hand. The grand prize is a signed and numbered pendant by Benzart courtesy of Jungle Trader.
A “scariest/ugliest/hooptiest” aloha shirt or dress contest. Prize is TBD.
Hanging out with 20 other tiki-philes.

Can you really put a price on all of this!?!?

Well, unfortunately I have to. The grand total for all of this tiki fun is…………………$25 per person.

Here is how you sign up:

First, payments must be remitted through my PAYPAL account: [email protected] .

PLEASE LEAVE ME THE FOLLOWING INFO IN THE NOTES FIELD WHEN YOU SEND YOUR PAYMENT:

** Your TC name **

Your real name

Your phone number

Where you will be staying

please leave this info for everyone you are paying for*

Second, payments need to be received by October the 20th. On or before the 20th(if we reach capacity earlier) I will send out a mass e-mail with the critical information that you will need. This itinerary will give all of the times for pick up and more detailed info on the crawl.

Here are some hotel/motel options:

The Orchard Inn, Turlock. Very convenient due to the fact that it is on the same property as the Whanga Rei. Rates are $65 for single king or $72 for a two queen room. To get this rate you need to tell them it is for the Tiki Central Mini Crawl 209-667-2827

The Chalet, Modesto. This is a Mr. Smiley approved location! Located across the street from Minnies. Rates from $49.05 209-529-4370

The Tropics, Modesto . I would only recommend staying here if there will be a group staying here. It tends to be a bit seedy at night. The ultimate hoopty adventure. Rates: from $39.95 209-523-7701

If you choose to stay somewhere else besides these 3 places please make sure the motel is on Mc Henry Ave. we only ask this to keep the pick up and drop off process as simple as possible.

If you have any questions you can contact me by PM here on TC or my e-mail : [email protected]

Many mahalos and we look forward to seeing every one here in the 2-0-9!

PLEASE POST A REPLY TO THIS TOPIC ONCE YOU HAVE PAID. SPACE IS LIMITED AND THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO IS OVERSELL THE VANS. THANKS AGAIN.

...liquor in the front, poker in the rear...

[ Edited by: the drunken hat on 2004-09-23 15:18 ]

Post #116294 by the drunken hat on Thu, Sep 23, 2004 2:01 PM