Post #126992 by Humuhumu on Mon, Nov 22, 2004 10:57 PM

That was such a neat thing to be a part of... and I found myself actually quite moved that I got to be there with some of my best friends in the world. What a cool experience!

Huge mahalos to everyone who came out and made it what it was, but especially to Cherry Capri, for having the guts & the talent to become the parade queen, to Floratina for getting us organized and motivated, to Tiki Hai for hauling my ass all up & down the parade route in his beautiful rickshaw (my 2nd favorite eBay purchase ever, after the animatronic rock band at Pixar), and to Tiki Gardener and his lovely wahine for hosting the afterparty at their apartment.

I'm already quite excited for next year... though I hope it'll be a little warmer!

My pictures:
http://photo.humuhumu.com/v/doodah/

The assembly of Floratina's fabulous Tiki Bob costume:

The Mai Tai Cycles without riders:

The Mai Tai Cycles with riders:

An unfortunate parrot on the back of a Mai Tai Cycle:

Drawn by the beckoning aloha of a tiki on the Parrotheads' float, Queen Cherry attempts to make peace, but simply cannot forgive the shoddy quality of the tiki:

Now, here's a proper tiki! Courtesy of Dave (Wersmo Derinc) & Rebecca of the Purple Orchid:

This rickshaw was a blast (thanks again, Tiki Hai!):

My view of the parade:

Now, some afterpary pics:

Queen Cherry arrives at the afterparty:

An exhausted Queen Cherry can finally relax:

And now that she's among "her people," she can relax properly:

Detail from the Queen's crown (which was truly lovely, and worth a close look):

Tiki Hai scrutinizes the Cat Box Brownies (which were delicious! My compliments to the cat!):

Cherry shows her friend Count Smokula the Cat Box Brownies:

Sven & TikiGardener share a tender moment over some Tiki Gardens slides:

Critiki - Ooga-Mooga - Humu Kon Tiki

[ Edited by: Humuhumu 2005-09-23 15:49 ]