Official Introductions Thread. New Members, Post your introduction here... - General Tiki

M ManFromT.I.K.I. Member Joined: Jul 02, 2007 Posts: 83	M ManFromT.I.K.I. Posted posted on Mon, Jul 2, 2007 3:25 PM Hi everyone, count me in as another new member of the "tiki nation". I first got infected with the disease long ago on my first visit to the Enchanted Tiki Hut at Disneyland. Never got over that finale with the drums beating, animatronic tikis chanting, bird calls and rain pelting outside. When I was going to school, the closest real Tiki bar was probably the Islander in Stockton California. I only frequeted it once I think out of curiousity. I do remember the day it was sold to Polardville (a faux old west ghost town on H99 near Galt) as a "Chicken Kitchen"(!!)and moved in pieces to that new location. Very incongruous with its long house inspired peak roof and Polynesian Pop origins plainly visible. It has only been with a recent move to the Oregon coast that the fever has started to take hold a bit. It began with a chance find of a Trader Dicks small kava bowl in a second hand/collectible store. After that, it seemed I got very lucky with other find here and there locally "in the wild". Foe some reason, I have hit a real dry spell and have come up empty for many months now. It's almost like I bought out everything this area had to offer. I hope things change. Anyway, this place is joy to hang out at. Look forward to reading and learning more . . .

Hi everyone, count me in as another new member of the "tiki nation". I first got infected with the disease long ago on my first visit to the Enchanted Tiki Hut at Disneyland. Never got over that finale with the drums beating, animatronic tikis chanting, bird calls and rain pelting outside.

When I was going to school, the closest real Tiki bar was probably the Islander in Stockton California. I only frequeted it once I think out of curiousity. I do remember the day it was sold to Polardville (a faux old west ghost town on H99 near Galt) as a "Chicken Kitchen"(!!)and moved in pieces to that new location. Very incongruous with its long house inspired peak roof and Polynesian Pop origins plainly visible.

It has only been with a recent move to the Oregon coast that the fever has started to take hold a bit. It began with a chance find of a Trader Dicks small kava bowl in a second hand/collectible store. After that, it seemed I got very lucky with other find here and there locally "in the wild".

Foe some reason, I have hit a real dry spell and have come up empty for many months now. It's almost like I bought out everything this area had to offer. I hope things change.

Anyway, this place is joy to hang out at. Look forward to reading and learning more . . .

Post #316337 by ManFromT.I.K.I. on Mon, Jul 2, 2007 3:25 PM