Post #15223 by Basement Kahuna on Mon, Dec 2, 2002 11:51 AM

Not knocking the topic, but when "Shrunken Heads" has 29 responses and "National Tiki Show" has 3, well....that's a neg indicator to me. It would cost probably 1500.00 to promote (thought about ads in Barracuda, Juxtapoz and Tiki News) and rent the venue for a day plus other expenses such as travel, temporary licenses and such. At 40 bucks a table it would be a break even proposition. The first show would almost have to be free admission or a couple of bucks at most. Another option is to go sponsor, like with the Jaycees or Garden Club, blah, blah, where they would conduct concessions in turn for picking up a portion of the expenses, but problems arise there as there is always some "expert" on their team that will want to call the shots and make life as miserable as possible for all concerned. Maybe just promote the hell out of the Hukilau Tiki Flea Market and try to pump it up to a full-fledged all tiki collectibles show next year? Rain or shine venue this time would be a good idea in Florida...it rains a lot there at least when I've been. I had planned on carving a couple of armloads of nice South Seas weapons, shields, and ceremonial paddles to bring along and sell for the bar folks.