Super Cool!!!! Talk Story with Bungy Hedley.... - General Tiki

B bungy Member Joined: Dec 17, 2005 Posts: 77	B bungy Posted posted on Fri, Jan 13, 2006 12:57 PM Post script to GatorRob! I was in Tahiti, crewing on Te Vega, 134' sailing schooner, and went to General Delivery to pick up any mail. There was one from my parents telling me that they had disisted beachcombing and were now in a place called "Disneyland, doing a brisk business selling tropical ebverything! The description was so off the wall, that I put the letter in the bottom of my sea bag, and continued on until we finally got to Hawaii. I flew home, and was drivien straight to Disneyland and Advebntureland.. where I was shown how to use the register and make change. It wa so wild in those first few years that there was no need to "sell" only to take money! We were in what was called the Bazaar, and during the five years of biz there, had anywhere from 2 (permanent ) shops to 6 others, as they would come available when people went out of biz. You ordered ddecasl with Disneyland on them, and slapped them on EVERYTHING! It ook about 4-5 yeras fro Disney to figure out theat they should be selling the souvenirs!! We had a great variety of shells for collections, and also the small pink murex shells at 3/$1.00! A huge stack of them at all times. Then, we had a huge basket of Ti leaves from Hawaii..also 3/1.00, and we couldn't keep those in stock. We'd sell like at least 4 gross a day. And the other item that was small and sold so well, were the Tiki charm necklaces! They were $1.25 ea.! We hung them off limbs of driftwood, and with a Disneyland decal.. they flew out of there! We had cases of the giant blue butterfly jewelry from Brazil, plus butterflies for collectors. Lots of small tikis, tropical decor.. and whatever.. Then, we had a whole jewelry shopp, too. Dwight Long went in to partners in that with us. He was the one who started me sailing at 12, and got me on a screw for long ocean voyages. He had sailed around the world and wrote the Book "Seven Seas on a ShoeString" and also had a lecture series called "Arm Chair Adventures" and thru him I met Allan Villiers, Irving Johnson, Ed Fabian, Omer Darr, Harry Pidgeon, and other old salts. The Bazaar was right across from the Jungle River Boats, and we could hop a ride anytime. Any one who worked in Dsineyland knew everyone else and you could go on any of the rides when you had a break. You worked HARD.. but also had a GREAT time socially! I had a 22' Block Islander sail boat at that time, and it was down in Los Angeles Harbor near Terminal Island. My 2 gal friends and I would pack a picnic, invite some cute guys, and when we all got off at 10 PM, we'd dash down to the docks, sail around the harbor until 2 or 3 in the Am, dash back, grab a few hours of sleep and be back at work by 10 the next morn. Ah! Youth!! Aloha! Auntie Bungy

Post script to GatorRob! I was in Tahiti, crewing on Te Vega, 134' sailing schooner, and went to General Delivery to pick up any mail. There was one from my parents telling me that they had disisted beachcombing and were now in a place called "Disneyland, doing a brisk business selling tropical ebverything! The description was so off the wall, that I put the letter in the bottom of my sea bag, and continued on until we finally got to Hawaii. I flew home, and was drivien straight to Disneyland and Advebntureland.. where I was shown how to use the register and make change. It wa so wild in those first few years that there was no need to "sell" only to take money! We were in what was called the Bazaar, and during the five years of biz there, had anywhere from 2 (permanent ) shops to 6 others, as they would come available when people went out of biz. You ordered ddecasl with Disneyland on them, and slapped them on EVERYTHING! It ook about 4-5 yeras fro Disney to figure out theat they should be selling the souvenirs!! We had a great variety of shells for collections, and also the small pink murex shells at 3/$1.00! A huge stack of them at all times. Then, we had a huge basket of Ti leaves from Hawaii..also 3/1.00, and we couldn't keep those in stock. We'd sell like at least 4 gross a day. And the other item that was small and sold so well, were the Tiki charm necklaces! They were $1.25 ea.! We hung them off limbs of driftwood, and with a Disneyland decal.. they flew out of there! We had cases of the giant blue butterfly jewelry from Brazil, plus butterflies for collectors. Lots of small tikis, tropical decor.. and whatever.. Then, we had a whole jewelry shopp, too. Dwight Long went in to partners in that with us. He was the one who started me sailing at 12, and got me on a screw for long ocean voyages. He had sailed around the world and wrote the Book "Seven Seas on a ShoeString" and also had a lecture series called "Arm Chair Adventures" and thru him I met Allan Villiers, Irving Johnson, Ed Fabian, Omer Darr, Harry Pidgeon, and other old salts.
The Bazaar was right across from the Jungle River Boats, and we could hop a ride anytime. Any one who worked in Dsineyland knew everyone else and you could go on any of the rides when you had a break. You worked HARD.. but also had a GREAT time socially! I had a 22' Block Islander sail boat at that time, and it was down in Los Angeles Harbor near Terminal Island. My 2 gal friends and I would pack a picnic, invite some cute guys, and when we all got off at 10 PM, we'd dash down to the docks, sail around the harbor until 2 or 3 in the Am, dash back, grab a few hours of sleep and be back at work by 10 the next morn. Ah! Youth!! Aloha! Auntie Bungy

Post #207359 by bungy on Fri, Jan 13, 2006 12:57 PM