Hooptylau 2005 October 15th. - California Events

TDH the drunken hat Member Modesto, CA Joined: Dec 20, 2003 Posts: 331	TDH the drunken hat Posted posted on Wed, Sep 14, 2005 12:57 PM Sorry for the short notice but i've been trying to get a straight answer whether i had vans or not for the last freakin week!!!! here we go: ALOOOOOOOOHAAAA!!! I finally got all of the details hashed out and it is official that 2005 Hooptylau will be on October 15th. We have dropped the Whanga rei this year though so sorry mrsmiley there will be no bull to ride! We have added another spot that I’m sure everyone will enjoy. Trader’s jungle outpost is open and ready for its TC debut. This is our tentative route: Stop#1: Tiki lounge and the Tropics Motel. A great A-frame tiki bar on the same property as the Tropics motel. The tropics was a Ken Kimes venture built as a sister motel to the tropics in Palm Springs. These two structures and the root-ball tikis on their premises (carved by Ed Crissman of Oceanic Arts) are great examples of the penetration of Polynesian-Pop into main stream/small town America in the 50’s and 60’s. Stop#2: Trader’s Jungle Outpost. All of JT’s hard work has really paid off in one tikified backyard! Pupus and drinks will be served at his beautiful home oasis. Stop#3: Minnie’s. Established in 1954 by Hop Louie, Minnies has a great collection of original black velvet paintings as well as oil paintings. They also have several vintage carvings as well as some many new ones. We will have dinner as we did last year. Just remember confucious say: if you order OYSTER BEEF you must eat OYSTER BEEF! Stop#4: The Dark Marq Room. The bar is OPEN! I will put together a menu of fine tropical cocktails for your drinking pleasure. There will also be a new original cocktail for folks to try! Sound like fun so far? Well we aren’t done yet! Here’s what else you’ll get! A designated driver to haul you around the whole night. A special one of a kind tiki necklace by Tikitony. A poker run for prizes. Top 5 poker hands will win a prize. We will play a bit differently this year though. We are going to play hold’em style. The first hand is included in the initial cost. You can buy a second hand for $5 when we pass out the cards! A “scariest/ugliest/hooptiest” aloha shirt or dress contest. Prize is TBD. here is last years winner in all his glory! Hanging out with 20 other tiki-philes. Can you really put a price on all of this!?!? Well, unfortunately I have to and due to an increase in the cost of the vans and gasoline it is a little higher then last year. The total is: $30 Here is how you sign up: First, payments must be remitted through my PAYPAL account: [email protected] PLEASE LEAVE ME THE FOLLOWING INFO IN THE NOTES FIELD WHEN YOU SEND YOUR PAYMENT: Your TC name Your real name Your phone number Where you will be staying Your address if you need the coupon for the motel please leave this info for everyone you are paying for* Second, payments need to be received by October 9th. On or before the 9th (if we reach capacity earlier) I will send out a mass e-mail with the critical information that you will need. This itinerary will give all of the times for pick up and more detailed info on the crawl. Here are some motel options: THIS IS THE RECOMMENDED PLACE Best Western Townhouse ~ 209-524-7261 This is where martiki and thejab stayed last year. It is clean, safe and 2 blocks from Minnie’s. If you stay here CONTACT ME. I have $7 coupons I can send you. RATES: single $73 double $83 Days Inn ~ 209-527-1010 Clean and safe. Not within walking distance of Minnie’s. RATES: $79 Chalet 209-529-4370 Right across the street from Minnie’s but not as safe as the other 2 options. If you are fond of people on bicycles hanging out in your motel’s lot at 2 am this is your place! A true hoopty experience! RATES: $50 Suburban lodge 209-524-7331 This place looks clean from the outside but I don’t know anyone who has ever stayed there. It definitely could be a total dive. It is between the tiki and Minnie’s. RATES single $52 double $62 If you choose to stay somewhere else besides these places please make sure the motel is on or near Mc Henry Ave. we only ask this to keep the pick up and drop off process as simple as possible. If you have any questions you can contact me by here on TC or my e-mail : [email protected] Many mahalos and we look forward to seeing every one here in the 2-0-9! please post here on this thread once you have paid. thanks again DH

Sorry for the short notice but i've been trying to get a straight answer whether i had vans or not for the last freakin week!!!! here we go:

ALOOOOOOOOHAAAA!!! I finally got all of the details hashed out and it is official that 2005 Hooptylau will be on October 15th. We have dropped the Whanga rei this year though so sorry mrsmiley there will be no bull to ride!

We have added another spot that I’m sure everyone will enjoy. Trader’s jungle outpost is open and ready for its TC debut. This is our tentative route:

Stop#1: Tiki lounge and the Tropics Motel. A great A-frame tiki bar on the same property as the Tropics motel. The tropics was a Ken Kimes venture built as a sister motel to the tropics in Palm Springs. These two structures and the root-ball tikis on their premises (carved by Ed Crissman of Oceanic Arts) are great examples of the penetration of Polynesian-Pop into main stream/small town America in the 50’s and 60’s.

Stop#2: Trader’s Jungle Outpost. All of JT’s hard work has really paid off in one tikified backyard! Pupus and drinks will be served at his beautiful home oasis.

Stop#3: Minnie’s. Established in 1954 by Hop Louie, Minnies has a great collection of original black velvet paintings as well as oil paintings. They also have several vintage carvings as well as some many new ones. We will have dinner as we did last year. Just remember confucious say: if you order OYSTER BEEF you must eat OYSTER BEEF!

Stop#4: The Dark Marq Room. The bar is OPEN! I will put together a menu of fine tropical cocktails for your drinking pleasure. There will also be a new original cocktail for folks to try!

Sound like fun so far? Well we aren’t done yet! Here’s what else you’ll get!

A designated driver to haul you around the whole night.
A special one of a kind tiki necklace by Tikitony.
A poker run for prizes. Top 5 poker hands will win a prize. We will play a bit differently this year though. We are going to play hold’em style. The first hand is included in the initial cost. You can buy a second hand for $5 when we pass out the cards!
A “scariest/ugliest/hooptiest” aloha shirt or dress contest. Prize is TBD. here is last years winner in all his glory!
Hanging out with 20 other tiki-philes.

Can you really put a price on all of this!?!?

Well, unfortunately I have to and due to an increase in the cost of the vans and gasoline it is a little higher then last year. The total is:

$30

Here is how you sign up:

First, payments must be remitted through my PAYPAL account: [email protected]

PLEASE LEAVE ME THE FOLLOWING INFO IN THE NOTES FIELD WHEN YOU SEND YOUR PAYMENT:

** Your TC name **

Your real name

Your phone number

Where you will be staying

Your address if you need the coupon for the motel

please leave this info for everyone you are paying for*

Second, payments need to be received by October 9th. On or before the 9th (if we reach capacity earlier) I will send out a mass e-mail with the critical information that you will need. This itinerary will give all of the times for pick up and more detailed info on the crawl.

Here are some motel options:

THIS IS THE RECOMMENDED PLACE

Best Western Townhouse ~ 209-524-7261

This is where martiki and thejab stayed last year. It is clean, safe and 2 blocks from Minnie’s. If you stay here CONTACT ME. I have $7 coupons I can send you.
RATES: single $73 double $83

Days Inn ~ 209-527-1010

Clean and safe. Not within walking distance of Minnie’s.
RATES: $79

Chalet 209-529-4370

Right across the street from Minnie’s but not as safe as the other 2 options. If you are fond of people on bicycles hanging out in your motel’s lot at 2 am this is your place! A true hoopty experience! RATES: $50

Suburban lodge 209-524-7331

This place looks clean from the outside but I don’t know anyone who has ever stayed there. It definitely could be a total dive. It is between the tiki and Minnie’s. RATES single $52 double $62

If you choose to stay somewhere else besides these places please make sure the motel is on or near Mc Henry Ave. we only ask this to keep the pick up and drop off process as simple as possible.

If you have any questions you can contact me by here on TC or my e-mail : [email protected]

Many mahalos and we look forward to seeing every one here in the 2-0-9!

please post here on this thread once you have paid. thanks again

Post #186615 by the drunken hat on Wed, Sep 14, 2005 12:57 PM