Post #185727 by stentiki on Fri, Sep 9, 2005 11:07 PM

On 2005-09-09 16:35, tikibars wrote:

So get out there and enjoy them while you can. Your patronage or lack thereof won't make a bit of difference to whether places like Trader Vic's in Chicago survives, but at least you'll enjoy yourself and soak in the good times and memories while you can.

Amen.

Hey Pappy, it's nice to see someone in MA that actually gives a damn! In my humble opinion, you have one of the best tiki establishments in the country -- Kowloon. Each year, I travel to MA twice a year and make my pilgimage to Kowloon. And each year since 2002, I put the call out to anyone on the board to meet me for drinks there. Each year there are no takers. It's hard to believe that a state that has Kowloon, the Bali Hai, Tahiti and other tiki establishments did not have anyone who was active on this forum until recently. Or maybe drinks with a lonely business traveler like me is just not that appealing?! :wink:

The good news is that you also have the fairly new Tiki Room (neo-tiki bar) near Fenway. And while the Tiki Room still needs work (better drinks, music, etc.), I've always thought it had potential and I try to make it there when I'm staying in the city.

Anyhoo, I'm grounded for this year so my first point is moot, but as JT said, get out there and enjoy it while you can. Like everything else, this most certainly won't last forever but that's beyond our control. So have fun now, go to Hukilau, and meet some new and interesting people who love tiki as much as you do!

Aloha,

Arty

"It's times like these you learn to live again" - Foo Fighters

[ Edited by: stentiki 2005-09-09 23:10 ]