Post #164908 by Sabina on Fri, Jun 10, 2005 2:37 AM

Just got the Purple Orchid pix up.

Rebecca and her husband, Dave, who own the Purple Orchid are two of the nicest Tikiphiles you could hope to meet! We talked awhile, and took in all the wonder of the Purple Orchid.

It's so nice to be sipping an exotic cocktail out of a signature mug, and be able to bring the custom mugs home at the end of the evening. Seems like that's getting harder and harder to find, not just screen printed designs but a custom designed mug for the establishment itself.

In any case, a couple of shapshots-

But my favourite has to be this special treasure. Dave crafted the lamps, and the one in this picture that covers part of the word "Orchid" is a motion lamp with wahine doing hula in various poses! WOW!!!

Now that's some Tiki ingenuity! Just imagine- sitting at a tropical table with Tikis peering down at you as you sip a mai tai, looking up at shadow hula dancing- ahhhhh :)

Mahalo for such a wonderful evening!

Full album of pix here- in the L.A. Gallery, just click on into the Purple Orchid.

http://www.sevenpleasures.org/gallery/LA-Area

[ Edited by: Sabina on 2005-06-10 02:38 ]