Post #119500 by pablus on Thu, Oct 14, 2004 8:02 AM

What a great year it's been for TIKI!

I actually got to meet many of the folks from Tiki Central and have made truly solid friendships with several of you.
Except for Flounder.

My bar is doing well, I've added stuff from a lot of folks here, notably Basement Kahuna and Monkeyman, and I'm about to add a TikiTony tiki to the entrance.

My mug collection is ramping up with the coolness factor in that I have now met many of the artisans who made the best mugs of the collection.

I got to go to Hukilau and hang wit da ohana - and I think I was made an honorary Californian but my teeth haven't gotten any whiter. What gives?

I went through 2 hurricanes and pneumonia.

I learned a great deal about drink mixing and Tiki history and Hawaiiana and good story and uke playing and vintage stuff and bamboo and other tropical plants.

Thank you, Tiki Centralites, for making this year a lot more fun and fulfilling with your recipes, ideas, songs, events, humor, artwork, story, photos and general good nature.

Today, I'm getting myself a little present - I'm booking my flight to LAX for the first part of November. I'll be there 5 nights.

Tiki Bong, your time is at hand. I have to do a Tiki Ti night. I must see the Lagoon Room if at all possible. I gotta see Bamboo Ben's shop. I need to have King Kukulele drive me through Compton at 3 am. I'd love to see the southernCA ohana in their natural environment without a major storm bearing down on them.

What a great start to my oldest year ever!

And this year, I resolve to send Hanford some money - Mahalo to you BIG TIME, braddah.