Post #15248 by tikibars on Mon, Dec 2, 2002 5:00 PM

Aloha!

Here's an update on the Chicago celebration (in the form of an Email I sent out to Chicagoans and a few other people):

"Aloha Menehunes!

Victor J. Bergeron, AKA Trader Vic, will have been 100 years old next Tuesday, December 10.

I called Trader Vic's in the Palmer House Hilton to see if we could organize a celebration, and puzzlingly, they weren't really interested. They did say that we were welcome to come down for dinner and drinks (of course), so I told them to expect about forty people beginning at 6PM and drifting in until 9PM or so. We're staging a major invasion - be there for it!

Their usual Tuesday night drink special is in effect (not a Mai Tai unfortunately). I am going to continue to work on them to try to get at least some sort of vibe going, or possibly at least an appetizer special, or SOMETHING!

Anyway - all Tikiphiles in Chicago are hereby informed - next Tuesday, December 10, Trader Vics (in the Palmer House Hilton, 17 E. Monroe (corner of Wabash)) is the place to be after 6:00! Parallel impromptu/unofficial celebrations are being planned to various degrees at the Trader Vics locations in Emeryville, Beverly Hills, London, and Atlanta - and possibly at other Trader Vic's restaurants across the globe.

Since this is an unofficial event (at the moment), if you are going to want a table for dinner, call ahead and make a reservation. Otherwise, we'll see you at the Tiki Bar!
Come down and be a part of the centennial party for the man who made Tiki culture what it is today..."

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