PHOTOS! Too much fun! TC gathering at Trader Vic's Scottsdale Aug 3rd-6th - Other Events

BB Bamboo Boyd Member Phoenix, AZ Joined: Apr 25, 2006 Posts: 37	BB Bamboo Boyd Posted posted on Mon, Aug 7, 2006 1:01 AM Whew! What a weekend! All I can say is thank God for good eats, good friends, and Dr. Z's hangover remedy! Wow! This was an amazing weekend and kudos to Tiki-Tina for pulling all the right tiki strings to make this party dance. And also to Soccer Tiki and WooHoo Wahine for being such gracious room hosts, DJ's, and bartenders. Those were some awesome Soccertini's. We also have to give a shout out and a big Aloha to all the staff from TV's Scottsdale and the Valley Ho. They were most gracious in hosting us for the weekend, and I hear we're even invited back!!! One last thank you to all of the fellow TCer's who came out and made this an awesome weekend. Without you guys it wouldn't have happened. Can I get a WoooooHooooo??? Okay, so now on to the pictures and the narration. I'll warn everyone now this is going to be a very long and image heavy thread, so please bear with me and by the time we're through, if you didn't make it out, I guarantee you'll feel as if you were here! Also, please help me out with some of the names I either didn't get or might have misspelled. I usually do pretty well with names, but there was a LOT of rum flowing this weekend. :drink: :blush: One last thing, There is one picture here of a semi-nude hula dancer painting from the Bikini Lounge. Just letting you know before you get to there in case you need to hide prying eyes :wink: Okay...Here goes! Friday night started at Drift with pupu platters and drinks. ltr:WooHoo Wahine, Becca (with Kona Chris), Kona Chris, Soccer Tiki. While at a local thrift store a few months ago Tiki Tina and I found this really cool carved tiki from Tonga. We named the tiki the "Traveling Tiki" after the roaming gnome and so the Traveling Tiki now goes with us to all of our events and has become quite the center of attention. No comments about his phallic stature please. :o Actually he's a bit tipsy and doesn't like to stand up very straight and he falls over quite easily, much like me after a few too many Mai tais. But it's nothing a little sandpaper on the base can't fix. Traveling Tiki with the daytripper at Drift: Soccer Tiki and WooHoo Wahine at Drift: Traveling Tiki with the Moai from Drift: Becca and Kona Chris at Drift: The whole gang at Drift including Molly the coolest hostess in town! ltr: Molly from Drift, Becca, Kona Chris, Randi (Mrs. Tiki Fink), Steve (Tiki Fink), Tiki Tina, Bamboo Boyd, Woohoo Wahine, and Soccer Tiki. After we left Drift, Tiki Tina had arranged for the Tikimobile to pick us up and take us around for an awesome night on the town. First stop was the First Fridays Artwalk where we took in quite a few art galleries before ending up at the Bikini Lounge. The Tikimobile: The Bikini Lounge Sign: The notorious painting behind the bar. Cousin Dave met us at the Bikini Lounge. ltr: Bamboo Boyd, Cousin Dave, WooHoo Wahine, Soccer Tiki, Tiki Tina. From the Bikini Lounge, we boarded the Tikimobile and were off for a crazy night of karaoke. Soccer Tiki Rockin' the mic. Tiki Fink taking his turn on the mic. Next up...Bamboo Boyd. Tiki Fink with the Traveling Tiki. The Tikimobile ready to take us back to the hotel. Saturday was pretty much spent lounging around the pool hotel and having fun in the sun. Here's a picture of the Traveling Tiki in front of the hotel sign. Saturday night we had an awesome dinner at Trader Vics Scottsdale. About an hour before dinner, we all met at Soccer Tiki and WooHoo Wahine's room for drinks before heading over. ltr: Tiki Kate, Al-ii, Tiki Fink, Randi (Mrs. Tiki Fink), in the background, Bamboo Boyd and Mark (Mr. Cheeky-Half) from Tucson, Ellis (Mr. Cheeky's son), Maggie (Cheeky Half) and WooHoo Wahine. Everyone in front of Trader Vic's before dinner. ltr. front row-Randi, Tiki Fink, Al-ii, Tiki Kate. Second Row ltr-Soccer Tiki, Cousin Dave, Woohoo Wahine, Bamboo Boyd, Tiki Tina, Maggie (Cheeky Half), Mark (Mr. Cheeky Half), and Ellis Tiki at front door to Trader Vic's. Traveling Tiki met a new wahine today named Alana. Traveling Tiki and Alana on their first date: Soccer Tiki and WooHoo Wahine at Trader Vic's. Al-ii and Tiki Kate. Soccer Tiki, Mike the maitre d' and WooHoo Wahine Soccer Tiki, WooHoo Wahine, Al-ii Ellis, Randi's Brother, Tiki-Fink. Cousin Dave, Maggie, Mark, Ellis I hope I get this one right...Lovevw181, Tiki Tina, guest of Lovevw181, Cousin Dave. (Please help with names) Soccer Tiki, Bamboo Boyd, WooHoo Wahine. BB Moondog (Bruce), Mrs. BB Moondog (Lori), and guests (help me with names please) After our wonderful dinner at Trader Vic's we were going to go out dancing to a nice little club across the street, however, Soccer Tiki mentioned something about mixing up some more of his SoccerTini's and we never made it. Soccer Tiki sporting his new Bikini Lounge Tee and his famous SoccerTini. Mark (pretending to have had one too many) and Traveling Tiki. Mark, WooHoo Wahine, and Cousin Dave. Mark, Maggie, and WooHoo Wahine. And finally, this last picture pretty much sums up the whole weekend. I like to call it, "The great one falls to his own concoction". Again, many thanks to all who made this weekend possible. It was a blast. I apologize if I misspelled any names or didn't get them at all. Please don't take it personally. Just shoot me a PM and I'll edit as needed.

Whew! What a weekend! All I can say is thank God for good eats, good friends, and Dr. Z's hangover remedy! Wow! This was an amazing weekend and kudos to Tiki-Tina for pulling all the right tiki strings to make this party dance. And also to Soccer Tiki and WooHoo Wahine for being such gracious room hosts, DJ's, and bartenders. Those were some awesome Soccertini's. We also have to give a shout out and a big Aloha to all the staff from TV's Scottsdale and the Valley Ho. They were most gracious in hosting us for the weekend, and I hear we're even invited back!!! One last thank you to all of the fellow TCer's who came out and made this an awesome weekend. Without you guys it wouldn't have happened. Can I get a WoooooHooooo???

Okay, so now on to the pictures and the narration. I'll warn everyone now this is going to be a very long and image heavy thread, so please bear with me and by the time we're through, if you didn't make it out, I guarantee you'll feel as if you were here! Also, please help me out with some of the names I either didn't get or might have misspelled. I usually do pretty well with names, but there was a LOT of rum flowing this weekend. :drink: :blush: One last thing, There is one picture here of a semi-nude hula dancer painting from the Bikini Lounge. Just letting you know before you get to there in case you need to hide prying eyes :wink: Okay...Here goes!

Friday night started at Drift with pupu platters and drinks.
ltr:WooHoo Wahine, Becca (with Kona Chris), Kona Chris, Soccer Tiki.

While at a local thrift store a few months ago Tiki Tina and I found this really cool carved tiki from Tonga. We named the tiki the "Traveling Tiki" after the roaming gnome and so the Traveling Tiki now goes with us to all of our events and has become quite the center of attention. No comments about his phallic stature please. :o Actually he's a bit tipsy and doesn't like to stand up very straight and he falls over quite easily, much like me after a few too many Mai tais. But it's nothing a little sandpaper on the base can't fix.

Traveling Tiki with the daytripper at Drift:

Soccer Tiki and WooHoo Wahine at Drift:

Traveling Tiki with the Moai from Drift:

Becca and Kona Chris at Drift:

The whole gang at Drift including Molly the coolest hostess in town!
ltr: Molly from Drift, Becca, Kona Chris, Randi (Mrs. Tiki Fink), Steve (Tiki Fink), Tiki Tina, Bamboo Boyd, Woohoo Wahine, and Soccer Tiki.

After we left Drift, Tiki Tina had arranged for the Tikimobile to pick us up and take us around for an awesome night on the town. First stop was the First Fridays Artwalk where we took in quite a few art galleries before ending up at the Bikini Lounge.

The Tikimobile:

The Bikini Lounge Sign:

The notorious painting behind the bar.

Cousin Dave met us at the Bikini Lounge.
ltr: Bamboo Boyd, Cousin Dave, WooHoo Wahine, Soccer Tiki, Tiki Tina.

From the Bikini Lounge, we boarded the Tikimobile and were off for a crazy night of karaoke.

Soccer Tiki Rockin' the mic.

Tiki Fink taking his turn on the mic.

Next up...Bamboo Boyd.

Tiki Fink with the Traveling Tiki.

The Tikimobile ready to take us back to the hotel.

Saturday was pretty much spent lounging around the pool hotel and having fun in the sun.

Here's a picture of the Traveling Tiki in front of the hotel sign.

Saturday night we had an awesome dinner at Trader Vics Scottsdale. About an hour before dinner, we all met at Soccer Tiki and WooHoo Wahine's room for drinks before heading over.

ltr: Tiki Kate, Al-ii, Tiki Fink, Randi (Mrs. Tiki Fink), in the background, Bamboo Boyd and Mark (Mr. Cheeky-Half) from Tucson, Ellis (Mr. Cheeky's son), Maggie (Cheeky Half) and WooHoo Wahine.

Everyone in front of Trader Vic's before dinner.
ltr. front row-Randi, Tiki Fink, Al-ii, Tiki Kate. Second Row ltr-Soccer Tiki, Cousin Dave, Woohoo Wahine, Bamboo Boyd, Tiki Tina, Maggie (Cheeky Half), Mark (Mr. Cheeky Half), and Ellis

Tiki at front door to Trader Vic's.

Traveling Tiki met a new wahine today named Alana.

Traveling Tiki and Alana on their first date:

Soccer Tiki and WooHoo Wahine at Trader Vic's.

Al-ii and Tiki Kate.

Soccer Tiki, Mike the maitre d' and WooHoo Wahine

Soccer Tiki, WooHoo Wahine, Al-ii

Ellis, Randi's Brother, Tiki-Fink.

Cousin Dave, Maggie, Mark, Ellis

I hope I get this one right...Lovevw181, Tiki Tina, guest of Lovevw181, Cousin Dave. (Please help with names)

Soccer Tiki, Bamboo Boyd, WooHoo Wahine.

BB Moondog (Bruce), Mrs. BB Moondog (Lori), and guests (help me with names please)

After our wonderful dinner at Trader Vic's we were going to go out dancing to a nice little club across the street, however, Soccer Tiki mentioned something about mixing up some more of his SoccerTini's and we never made it.

Soccer Tiki sporting his new Bikini Lounge Tee and his famous SoccerTini.

Mark (pretending to have had one too many) and Traveling Tiki.

Mark, WooHoo Wahine, and Cousin Dave.

Mark, Maggie, and WooHoo Wahine.

And finally, this last picture pretty much sums up the whole weekend. I like to call it, "The great one falls to his own concoction".

Again, many thanks to all who made this weekend possible. It was a blast. I apologize if I misspelled any names or didn't get them at all. Please don't take it personally. Just shoot me a PM and I'll edit as needed.

Post #247296 by Bamboo Boyd on Mon, Aug 7, 2006 1:01 AM