Post #127012 by King Kukulele on Tue, Nov 23, 2004 1:22 AM

Wowza Yowza I can't believe the love in the room that night. It was the nicest party I've ever had...even better than my 9th birthday at Knott's when they got me a "bad guy" mustache at the Birdcage theater. (That's a local amusement park in my hometown.) It really was amazing to have so many of you help me celebrate my 40th, you made it a very precious memory for me.
I was really happy to be able to have my mom and dad, two of my four brothers and my two nephews there mixing it up with my new ohana from Tiki Central. I also had old childhood friends, old roommates, and members of the International Hawaiian Shirt Club present, as well a 96 year old masher who's been melting the hearts of women since WWI !! Bill Tapia playing his ukulele was an honor and I am really happy to have him as a friend. But lets face it, Tiki Central MADE that party. You guys brought the heart and soul to the Polynesian Spectacular that night and as happy as Sam's was, I was twice as happy. I hope you all had a great time.
A big big big thanks must go to the Smokin' Menehunes for making the afterparty happen. Nothing can make a luau official like live music and my hat is off to the Smokin' Menehunes for their kindness and graciousness. I'm glad to have you as friends.
I just realized that over the course of this weekend I saw Trader Pup bring to partys one SpongeBob pinata, two bamboo bicycles, and brownies decorated like cat poop! WOW! Thanks for the pinata! And thank you Sarah Alex (Mrs. Baxdog) for bringing and amazingly perfect pumpkin cheesecake. Is that how Baxter grew up big and strong? And also a big thanks goes out to Danny "The Chiki 'Tiki Diablo' Tiki" Gallardo (thats how you address a guy with three names) for his wonderful Tiki raffle...there were many who seemed to think that Sabu always wins.
To everone who came, thank you so much, and to all of you who brought gifts, I just want to say I am stunned at your kindness, overjoyed, and I feel like a 7 year old kid at Christmas on Easter Island. Yippeeee! Thanks!!
Of course the BIGGEST thanks goes to the person who had the idea of a 40th birthday party for me in the first place and that is my girlfriend Hilary. She did a wonderful job and she had a wonderful time and thank you all for making her feel part of the family. She had alot of help from some supercool TCer's like Tiki Diablo, Humuhumu, and Mean Gene. Thank you all. Sam's Seafood was really helpful to her and they were nice enough to bring up about four tikis from their basement storage to decorate the room with some "things unseen for many years."
Lastly, I want to thank all of you well wishers who couldn't be there with us on Friday. Pablus...you're too kind. Get well soon buddy.
ALOHA WAU IÂ `OE