Post #288342 by Psycho Tiki D on Mon, Feb 26, 2007 5:42 PM

I am back after a week of work and play. And believe me, it was a long week!

First of all, thanks to those who suggested where to go.

On Friday, I went to the Field Museum and wandered around the Pacific Islands display they had there. Although it appeared that most of the displays were around New Guinea, I found them to be very well represented and I enjoyed all of the information and artifacts they out for view. This should definitely be a stop for anyone interested in learning and seeing tiki and island culture. The Maori House was probably my favorite. Spent the afternoon in Volo at an antique shop only to find four Kona Kai swizzle sticks. Also stopped at a resale shop and found a steel Primo Beer can.

Saturday morning my dad and I were up early to hit two Swap-O-Rama's and I did not find anything at either of them. Went to St. Charles antique stores and another bust for tiki (however I did pick-up two robots and two space ships). Another antique store yielded some really cool stuff I posted on the "Collecting Tiki" thread under "Tiki Finds".

Saturday night was the finale as a group of eight of us went to the Tiki Terrace and had drinks, dinner and saw the floorshow. It was my aunt's 72nd birthday and we had a blast! I ended up buying four tiki mugs and a couple of tee shirts. The food was good, the drinks were good, the entertainment was great and the snow came down!

I will need to go back when the weather is better and the tiki is plentiful.

Again, thanks for the info, I appreciated the help!

Psycho Tiki D (I know I am and I was freezing)!