Post #234344 by Tom Slick on Sun, May 28, 2006 12:45 AM

It was great meeting you BambooBen,
This goes to T.C.'r "iloveshaveice", there was a topic maybe you should have read regarding the closing/change of ownership of Sam's. You must understand there is a delicate path to be asking "When is your last day at work" to the employees, especially since some of them just found out recently by tiki central users. I don't think the employees you were talking to were being rude to you directly, but maybe felt infringed upon you asking when is their last day at work. It's just common courtesy in approaching such matters/topics as this. Not your fault, but just becareful how you word things to people who may take things personal.

Which brings me to something that bothered me tonight. Some people, over 30 "flaked" out on the dinner tonight at Sams, which to me is totally irresponsible and wrong. I don't mean to vent, but I'm sure the people who put their money up front to secure the food, and renting the hidden village(don't forget the security deposit) for everyone here at TikiCentral messageboard will mention this, so I'll do it for them. For those of you who posted "count me in + 1,2,3.. or however many persons" you were going to take and didn't bother to show up, or send anyone in charge of the event a PM notifying them that you were unable to make it(you know who you are), realize this:
It was based on $35 a person including the 34 or so people who didnt bother to make it. That would equate to OVER $1,000 that the people who put this on, came out of their own pocket. It's not fair to them, and totally inappropriate and disrespectful. The head count done in this thread was to secure enough food for everyone, and price was based on that headcount. Now I'm not talking about the few people that did make contact via PM's or said in this thread that they couldn't make it tonight, they did the right thing and notified. So next time someone plans out an event and needs a headcount, please don't say "Count me in" when you are not sure about making the event itself. I'm sorry if this post came off harsh, but sometimes you have to let people know straight how it is, and i think our hosts for this evening are "too nice" of folks to put it out there like me...BLUNT and to the point. I maybe a newer poster here, but my morals and word is old school....Don't commit when you won't.

Ok, now that that is aired out there, on to the good stuff. It was a great evening with 100 or so tiki centralites grogin' it up listening to the sounds of The King Kukulele hosting the show and auction while giving Danny(Tiki Diablo) a hard time. The Glasgow Tiki-Shakers played some really cool tiki/surf music , and The Martini Kings loungin' it up exotica style always a good act to catch. The food was good, and the drinks were even better, and the music just tied it all together. Sams "Hidden Village" had a killer feel to it with the puffer fish lights,the lit nautical glass balls, and the water falls trickling in the background. My hats off to Tim,Wahoo,Soccertiki?(working the door),Jeff, and everyone else who stepped up to the plate to make this night a memorable one for the books! Special thanks to all the artists/vendors who took time out of their busy schedules to make/donate gifts out of love for the scene and made it that much more special!
Thanks again for a great evening,
-Tom Slick

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