The Raise a Tiki At Tiki Gardens Thread - Beyond Tiki

F fatuhiva Member Melbourne Beach, FL Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 638	F fatuhiva Posted posted on Sun, Nov 17, 2002 9:44 AM Being a long-time Tiki Gardens enthusiast, a resident of Florida, and a guy who knows both Chris and Scott, here are my thoughts: The people on this board are quick to make a drama out of anything- this memorial is way too important for that and all opinions on who-gets-to-do-what or who gets credit should be immediately dismissed. The important thing is getting a TIKI GARDENS TIKI ERECTED. The end is all that counts, the means are purely secondary. The Tiki should be as ORIGINAL as possible. Scott is the one who started the idea of a memorial, and Chris is the one who produced an ORIGINAL Tiki Gardens Tiki Artist, so I feel that is even-steven and all arguments should stop there and the effort should be one of community from this point on. My vote without question goes towards having the original artist make the memorial tiki. Funds should not be an issue, as I know that there are parties on the sidelines willing to finance whatever needs to be done, so expenses involved should not affect using the proper tiki-source. I feel the tiki should be LONO, not Kahona, as LONO was the Tiki Gardens signature/logo tiki used on their swizzles, mugs, LP's, etc. It is also a very cool tiki, and I suspect one of the first to go up on site- maybe someone else can confirm this. LONO was a completely unique Tiki design that originally set Tiki Gardens apart for me in a sea of tiki-fossils. Heck, he has also made an appearance in Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer for the PS2. See LONO here: http://user.gru.net/cateye/Lono.htm We are on the threshold of getting a wonderful TIKI LANDMARK on the map. Let's do it right and not blow it. Everyone's input will be necessary to do the job right. Both Scott and Chris have done a great service to the memory of Tiki Gardens and I feel that goes without saying- what matters is that we get it done.. Chris being a Florida local has the ability to get the gears turning with the government- Scott has proven his ability to raise funds and drum up alot of interest- all of it will add up to a great memorial- done RIGHT this will be a TIKI FIRST! Very exciting..

Being a long-time Tiki Gardens enthusiast, a resident of Florida, and a guy who knows both Chris and Scott, here are my thoughts:

The people on this board are quick to make a drama out of anything- this memorial is way too important for that and all opinions on who-gets-to-do-what or who gets credit should be immediately dismissed. The important thing is getting a TIKI GARDENS TIKI ERECTED. The end is all that counts, the means are purely secondary.
The Tiki should be as ORIGINAL as possible. Scott is the one who started the idea of a memorial, and Chris is the one who produced an ORIGINAL Tiki Gardens Tiki Artist, so I feel that is even-steven and all arguments should stop there and the effort should be one of community from this point on. My vote without question goes towards having the original artist make the memorial tiki. Funds should not be an issue, as I know that there are parties on the sidelines willing to finance whatever needs to be done, so expenses involved should not affect using the proper tiki-source.
I feel the tiki should be LONO, not Kahona, as LONO was the Tiki Gardens signature/logo tiki used on their swizzles, mugs, LP's, etc. It is also a very cool tiki, and I suspect one of the first to go up on site- maybe someone else can confirm this. LONO was a completely unique Tiki design that originally set Tiki Gardens apart for me in a sea of tiki-fossils. Heck, he has also made an appearance in Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer for the PS2.

See LONO here:

http://user.gru.net/cateye/Lono.htm

We are on the threshold of getting a wonderful TIKI LANDMARK on the map. Let's do it right and not blow it. Everyone's input will be necessary to do the job right. Both Scott and Chris have done a great service to the memory of Tiki Gardens and I feel that goes without saying- what matters is that we get it done.. Chris being a Florida local has the ability to get the gears turning with the government- Scott has proven his ability to raise funds and drum up alot of interest- all of it will add up to a great memorial- done RIGHT this will be a TIKI FIRST! Very exciting..

Post #14006 by fatuhiva on Sun, Nov 17, 2002 9:44 AM