Tiki Crawl V pics - California Events

H Humuhumu Member San Francisco Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 3691	H Humuhumu Posted posted on Wed, Apr 6, 2005 4:29 PM Ahhhh... Now I finally have a moment to post properly. I had very high expectations for this crawl, and I have to say they were handily beat. The only low part was the heartbreak of having to see my dearest friends making the supreme sacrifice on Thursday and Friday nights, and not drinking so we could be safely shuttled about. Huge, huge, huge thanks to our official organizers Mig, Hanford and Martin, and the unofficial organizer, Rebecca. I know they all put a lot of effort and love into the planning, but I also know from talking to Mig & Hanford that the one who really made this happen, the one who managed to get Fairfax, Oakland and San Francisco to declare it "Tiki Day," the one who is truly responsible for making what could have only been "hey, wouldn't it be cool if" musings into actual memories of an incredible time that we all get to share forever, is Martiki. Thank you, thank you, a thousand times, thank you. Martin, you deserve every single good thing life can give you. Some of my favorite parts of the weekend include: the Phoenix, which is a great little hotel and is where I'll be staying again when I find myself in SF; getting to spend time with Seamus & Jauna, getting to meet tikifish, finally -- it felt a little weird being able to look her in the eyes while talking to her -- she and her friend Crystal Chandelier were a blast; Unga Bunga's impromptu songs about the shuttle bus, which he likely doesn't remember :wink:; the unexpected whirlwind that was Tonga-in-Chiki, who made your resident wild child look like a schoolmarm (very glad to see you found your way here to TC, TiC, and I hope we see you at Oasis); the continuing dysfunctional love/hate co-dependent relationship with the f@#ing Tonga Room; riding the giant cock; Big Bad Tiki Daddy's incredibly thoughtful gift -- a lovely and very tiny aloha shirt that fits me perfectly; watching Hanford finally able to have a drink (or three) post-shuttle, courtesy of Jauna; meat sticks & mechanically separated chicken; helping Hanford with his meat stick; limbo at the Conga Lounge, and the ensuing bruises; going origami crazy at the Japan center, and Al graciously waiting while Shelley & I had some very good sushi off of little boats; dancing, dancing, more dancing, never enough dancing; forgetting yet again that the Mallard opens at 12, not 11; getting to share my position on the relative merits of the different brands of cheddar-flavored crackers (Cheez-its have none); and the sweet healing powers of Pla-Doh. A few pictures (the rest are here if you missed the link earlier: http://photo.humuhumu.com/v/sftikicrawl2005/) For some reason, all the guys had goofy looks on their faces at the Bamboo Bar in Fairfax... Could it have had something to do with the arrival of Crazy Naked Lady? (seen here, licking Tonga-in-Chiki -- no, the other* one licking Tonga-in-Chiki): Mig, AppleVenus, Hanford & me: The rooms at the Phoenix all had these cool little bamboo xylophone thingys, which probably have a proper name that I don't know: Me an' sweetpea: Meet baby pineapple!: My newly won dashboard hula doll gets put to good use: Jauna dominates the limbo contest, even though she had to hold her dress closed with one hand: Partaking in one of many, many volcano bowls enjoyed over the weekend: A lovely tiki at the new SF Trader Vic's: A look of crazed madness settles into Martiki's face as he's finally able to hold his very first drink of the weekend: The lovely tikifish displays her hard-won almost-drivers license: No, you cannot have some of tikifish's drink: The Women of Mig: The finger-in-the-flaming-151 trick gone awry: Me an' Hanford: Martin, busy hexing people: Yes, we've all seen me ride the giant cock (which was great fun, btw), but Martin got his own special time in, too: My Pla-Doh Cheez-It: My Pla-Doh International Tiki Day Flapjacks: Hanford's ceramic owl: Tonga-in-Cheeky's donut, with actual crushed-shell sprinkles: Big love to you all, and thank you for the wonderful time! Next stop: Oasis! Critiki - Ooga-Mooga - Humu Kon Tiki [ Edited by: Humuhumu 2005-09-23 15:05 ]

Ahhhh... Now I finally have a moment to post properly. I had very high expectations for this crawl, and I have to say they were handily beat. The only low part was the heartbreak of having to see my dearest friends making the supreme sacrifice on Thursday and Friday nights, and not drinking so we could be safely shuttled about.

Huge, huge, huge thanks to our official organizers Mig, Hanford and Martin, and the unofficial organizer, Rebecca. I know they all put a lot of effort and love into the planning, but I also know from talking to Mig & Hanford that the one who really made this happen, the one who managed to get Fairfax, Oakland and San Francisco to declare it "Tiki Day," the one who is truly responsible for making what could have only been "hey, wouldn't it be cool if" musings into actual memories of an incredible time that we all get to share forever, is Martiki. Thank you, thank you, a thousand times, thank you. Martin, you deserve every single good thing life can give you.

Some of my favorite parts of the weekend include: the Phoenix, which is a great little hotel and is where I'll be staying again when I find myself in SF; getting to spend time with Seamus & Jauna, getting to meet tikifish, finally -- it felt a little weird being able to look her in the eyes while talking to her -- she and her friend Crystal Chandelier were a blast; Unga Bunga's impromptu songs about the shuttle bus, which he likely doesn't remember :wink:; the unexpected whirlwind that was Tonga-in-Chiki, who made your resident wild child look like a schoolmarm (very glad to see you found your way here to TC, TiC, and I hope we see you at Oasis); the continuing dysfunctional love/hate co-dependent relationship with the f*@#ing Tonga Room; riding the giant cock; Big Bad Tiki Daddy's incredibly thoughtful gift -- a lovely and very tiny aloha shirt that fits me perfectly; watching Hanford finally able to have a drink (or three) post-shuttle, courtesy of Jauna; meat sticks & mechanically separated chicken; helping Hanford with his meat stick; limbo at the Conga Lounge, and the ensuing bruises; going origami crazy at the Japan center, and Al graciously waiting while Shelley & I had some very good sushi off of little boats; dancing, dancing, more dancing, never enough dancing; forgetting yet again that the Mallard opens at 12, not 11; getting to share my position on the relative merits of the different brands of cheddar-flavored crackers (Cheez-its have none); and the sweet healing powers of Pla-Doh.

A few pictures (the rest are here if you missed the link earlier: http://photo.humuhumu.com/v/sftikicrawl2005/)

For some reason, all the guys had goofy looks on their faces at the Bamboo Bar in Fairfax...

Could it have had something to do with the arrival of Crazy Naked Lady? (seen here, licking Tonga-in-Chiki -- no, the other one licking Tonga-in-Chiki):