Post #188112 by Humuhumu on Thu, Sep 22, 2005 1:30 AM

Man, what a crazy night! Things got of to a riotous start when we arrived at Trader Martin's and got to revel in that whole development. Our progress to the art show was, uh, slowed. Very exciting. Once we did make it to the art show, it was jam-packed -- I never did get to properly explore the tikified alcoves (are those permanent installations? they look great in the pics!). It was really too crowded to properly enjoy the art, but hey, that's how openings work. We'll have to make a return visit to enjoy the show again. It was, however, a blast. Afterward, we got a bit to eat at Original Joe's, and then the siren call of the Hinky Dink's Fizzy brought us back again into Martin's clutches at Trader Vic's. Actually, by that time he was off, and got to relax with us for a while. A grand night on the town!

Here are my pictures:

http://photo.humuhumu.com/v/tikiartnow/

And some selections:

:up: Ahhh... tiki

:up: Unga Bunga spotted these tiki door handles and grabbed this pic, I'll add them to the tiki door handles thread

:up: He looks right at home, doesn't he?

:up: Smiley makes me smiley :)

:up: This is about as close as I got to the alcoves -- darn that Hinky Dink's Fizzy!

:up: The Munktiki art offerings

:up: Love this pair

:up: FASENCO! Tonga in Cheeki makes an appearance

:up: The ringmaster, Otto

:up: Otto an' me (pic from my friend Laura)

:up: Ahhh... more tiki

:up: Tiki an' Smiley, in similar states of repose

:up: Martiki off work

:up: Okay, I've gotta say, I think jab looks dead sexy in this pic. I wish it was a little less blurry.

:up: Patrick was kind enough to sneak us into the men's room, which has better decor than the ladies' room