Post #197008 by Grenadine on Tue, Nov 8, 2005 9:20 AM

Hey everyone, I’ve been lurking unregistered for awhile now. After months of daydreaming about it, I finally made the decision to build my own basement Tiki bar and I figured registering on the boards was the first logical step towards getting my ass in gear and making it happen. See, I’m obnoxiously lazy so now it’s like I’ve got a whole community to answer to if I put it off (well….besides my family and friends who are already expecting Thanksgiving and Christmas Luaus).

While the Enchanted Tiki Room was my favorite thing about my trip to Disneyland when I was 6 and Benihana’s PuPu Platter was about all I could talk about the year I was 8, I wasn’t completely seduced by the Tiki gods until about 7 years ago. King Kini hosted Club Velvet every Saturday night at The Front in Northeast Minneapolis and I lived stumbling distance away. When Kini was ousted (for reasons unknown), I swore I’d have my own Tiki lounge someday.

Three months ago we bought our first house – with a bar in the basement. (Whoo!) I’m finally able to make my pineapple-sweetened dream a reality. =)