Post #126940 by floratina on Mon, Nov 22, 2004 6:54 PM

Krustiki and Ookoo Lady were there in the formation area to cheer us on and we got a surprise on Colorado Blvd. when we saw Baxdog, Kukui and their young 'uns. Well, I kept searching and I saw one young 'un, and I am assuming you brought the pair. It was cold out there, eh?

Let’s see, we had:

CB Howlie – Planning, shopping, decorating, car loaning and bongo playing.

Cynner – You traveled so far to bring us your Mai Tai! I have never seen a Mai Tai cavort and caper like that before. Thank you for your costume designing hints. That really helped me when I made ole Tiki Bob.

Dinah Flow – Thanks for hosting our car-decorating and sign making session. We were well prepared on parade morning because of it!

Also starring Hukilau Brown – as the Chaffeur. So handsome, So debonair. You don't come out to play with us nearly often enough.

Humu – You were glamorous as ever, uke in hand, seducing the crowd from a Tiki Hai’s rickshaw.

King Kukulele – that flying uke gets ‘em every time. People will fall for it, even if the gag was just played on someone else who is maybe 7 feet away. Maybe it happened with such lightning speed that they missed it the first time.

Laney and Nick – I'm glad that one of the surviving Krustiki photos captures your Witco float; I hope someone posts a close-up that includes the carefully arranged foliage. Nick sure didn’t seem like he wanted to get involved with any of this when he first arrived. I did see that big grin on his face during the parade.

Natalie – I was wondering how we were going to distribute all of those “Lotta Living” matchbooks. Then I saw you flinging them into the grabby crowd, handful after handful. That solved the issue and was entertaining to watch.

Pam – One who responded when the question was asked, “Who will fan the Queen with this giant banana leaf?” I hope you enjoyed your maiden TC voyage.

Purple Orchid Crew – Dave, Rebecca and Bob
Big tiki, big banana leaves and oh my gosh, that sound system. Thanks for putting us together with that great, big, loud and mobile sound system. It blasted Ape to the masses and we had a great sound track.

Tikilands and Mugsy Tiki – I hope you enjoyed yourselves and will come back for more TC fun. Mugsy is such a sweet doggie. Thanks for bearing the TC logo down the parade route, BTW.

Tiki Hai – You really came through with by providing us with props and your decorating skill for the Queen’s Cherry-ot.

Trader Pup and Tom – you guys were great with those Mai Taicycles. Hawaiian shirts, combat boots, Chinese hats covered with aloha fabric and finished with dingleberries and of course formal tails because they were after all, there with the Queen. Pup’s labors really enhanced our presentation. Pup also made the beautiful “Cherry Capri” sign that adorned the front of the Futura.

And of course, there’s Tiki Gardener. Your original post started it all. I understand that I missed a swell party due to my homeward retreat, but I am glad to hear that everybody made it up there and had a good time.

Like Laney said, we did pretty well considering that we didn't have a lot of time. Good going, TC!

[ Edited by: floratina on 2004-11-22 19:18 ]