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DZ Doctor Z Tiki Socialite Jasper's Reef, Torrance, CA Joined: Aug 01, 2002 Posts: 1620	DZ Doctor Z Posted posted on Wed, Dec 18, 2002 3:27 AM DawnTiki - if you're in the South Bay somewhere (Hulaville??), you should come out with us on one of our Hale Hawaii - Tony's on the Pier - Purple Orchid mini-excursions! Anyhow, even though I've been telling him about it for AGES (literally), Sabu still has yet to see/photograph the tiki on top of the Pitcher House - looks like you (and your son) beat him to it! I haven't seen it discussed here before, but here's what little I know about it: the Pitcher House is one of those sawdust-on-the-floor joints where the decor is a collection of, well, "stuff": street signs, license plates, political posters, stickers, mannequins, movie props, Rose Parade float leftovers, mounted animal heads, album covers, you-name-it. Some of it more than 30 years old, and they just keep putting newly donated "stuff" up over the older "stuff"! Truly an impressive collection of clutter! For a long time the moai was indoors, next to this giant paper-mache head of Oliver Hardy (of Laurel & Hardy), but a few years ago, they did a renovation of sorts and moved the moai to the roof. As you can see by the picture, it's pretty big - at least 9 - 10 feet, I'd say (compare it to the car in the picture) - and it has blue floodlights for eyes. But they must have just recently hooked the eyes back up - they were lit up inside, but not on the roof. Other than that, I really don't know any more about it... But on a serious note (this has been discussed already, I'm sure): I really hope you were just going to Cruz to pick up an auction you won or window shop and not actually BUY anything! While their vintage stuff is awesome, the family is as nice as can be and DA SHOW in summer is a buyer's dream, the stuff in the store is so absurdly overpriced that only a fool (with deeeeeeep pockets) would actually buy something there! (ex: would YOU pay $35 for a Harvey's bucket mug? How 'bout $25 for a Don Ho tumbler? $35 for a Tiki Leilani? Get the picture?). Personally, I liked their old place on PCH in Manhattan Beach better (and I don't think their rent was as high...)

DawnTiki - if you're in the South Bay somewhere (Hulaville??), you should come out with us on one of our Hale Hawaii - Tony's on the Pier - Purple Orchid mini-excursions!

Anyhow, even though I've been telling him about it for AGES (literally), Sabu still has yet to see/photograph the tiki on top of the Pitcher House - looks like you (and your son) beat him to it! I haven't seen it discussed here before, but here's what little I know about it: the Pitcher House is one of those sawdust-on-the-floor joints where the decor is a collection of, well, "stuff": street signs, license plates, political posters, stickers, mannequins, movie props, Rose Parade float leftovers, mounted animal heads, album covers, you-name-it. Some of it more than 30 years old, and they just keep putting newly donated "stuff" up over the older "stuff"! Truly an impressive collection of clutter! For a long time the moai was indoors, next to this giant paper-mache head of Oliver Hardy (of Laurel & Hardy), but a few years ago, they did a renovation of sorts and moved the moai to the roof. As you can see by the picture, it's pretty big - at least 9 - 10 feet, I'd say (compare it to the car in the picture) - and it has blue floodlights for eyes. But they must have just recently hooked the eyes back up - they were lit up inside, but not on the roof. Other than that, I really don't know any more about it...

But on a serious note (this has been discussed already, I'm sure): I really hope you were just going to Cruz to pick up an auction you won or window shop and not actually BUY anything! While their vintage stuff is awesome, the family is as nice as can be and DA SHOW in summer is a buyer's dream, the stuff in the store is so absurdly overpriced that only a fool (with deeeeeeep pockets) would actually buy something there! (ex: would YOU pay $35 for a Harvey's bucket mug? How 'bout $25 for a Don Ho tumbler? $35 for a Tiki Leilani? Get the picture?). Personally, I liked their old place on PCH in Manhattan Beach better (and I don't think their rent was as high...)

Post #16667 by Doctor Z on Wed, Dec 18, 2002 3:27 AM