Post #137813 by johntiki on Thu, Jan 27, 2005 5:49 PM

If my initial post smacks of jealousy because my financial limitations prohibit me from obtaining my holy grail, then I guess you could say...you're god-damn right I'm jealous! Obviously I have no reason to cry foul about the Hawaiian Room auction; Frank won this one fair and square. But when you've established a personal connection with a defunct local tiki bar, which you've been fruitlessly researching for 3 years and to stand by helplessly watching a piece of the puzzle slip away, your emotions tend to get the best of you. True the high bidder takes all and emotion has little to do with the decisions of those with a thick wallet and a nearly mad obsession for obtaining every tiki mug ever made but, it doesn't lessen the hurt you feel. The uninitiated may say I'm taking my silly hobby a little too seriously but by venting to the TC ohana it made me realize that I'm not the only one who has experienced this anger and disappointment. Besides, if these high-rolling TC lurkers are so committed to collecting and preserving Polynesian pop then why don't they impart some wisdom? Perhaps they would like to be appreciated and admired by like minded tikiphiles instead of merely serving as kindling for unhappy comments by those us who have been at the receiving end of consistent auction ass whippings!