Lost Paradise, Vancouver's Waldorf, July 21 - Other Events

T twitch Tiki Socialite Vacant lot where T. Vic's, Van. was Joined: May 12, 2006 Posts: 432	T twitch Posted posted on Sun, Jul 29, 2007 12:29 AM Hmmm... Well, tomanikitiki, 98% of events never own up to their full advertising claims; someone doesn't show up, the weather turns foul, some guy from some official board checks in & doesn't like a certain aspect so something gets cancelled, etc. (Personally, I shave off about 20% of my expectations for any event that I'm going to & then I always have a good time!) And it's always jazzed up at least a little bit to get more bodies through the door. It was a bummer that the Menehune Room was closed by management (something to do with the fire marshall I believe but I could be wrong) just prior to the event, alright, but things like that have to be taken in stride - don't let it dampen the rest of the evening for you. Remember, the event was put on by others, but we're all a part of it once we get that ticket - if it isn't fun enough for you, join in & ramp it up a little. If it didn't meet up with expectations, figure out why, & help plan another event. Contact past organizers & work with them for a new one, find some people who are willing to do some Polynesian dancing (relatives, perhaps? I wouldn't want many of mine dancing publicly, but...:)) & offer hula moves for the audience to participate in. Make something, bring it to sell. Design & make a special mug for the event (I know where you can get free use of a kiln, so I'm thinking of doing that myself, if the need comes up). If the drinks are weak, get the bartender to make you one from scratch. May cost a little more, but... (my drinking companion ordered a... ah, forget the name, but it's Southern Comfort & dry vermouth w/a cherry, and had to tell them how to do it, and it was great. Well, I thought so anyway...) Or plan a more home-grown event like a tiki-crawl, where everyone gets to show off their home-bars (and drink-mixing skills). The event was pricey, but the dough went to a good thing & with luck and more attention paid to it the Waldorf will live a little longer, which is what we need, as it's the tiki-est thing in Vancouver, if not all of B.C. and even a few provinces down the line. Speaking of which, here's the ad for the next Waldorf event, Aug. 11 (I woulda started a new thread for it but it didn't feel right as I'm not one of the promoters...):

Hmmm...
Well, tomanikitiki, 98% of events never own up to their full advertising claims; someone doesn't show up, the weather turns foul, some guy from some official board checks in & doesn't like a certain aspect so something gets cancelled, etc. (Personally, I shave off about 20% of my expectations for any event that I'm going to & then I always have a good time!) And it's always jazzed up at least a little bit to get more bodies through the door.
It was a bummer that the Menehune Room was closed by management (something to do with the fire marshall I believe but I could be wrong) just prior to the event, alright, but things like that have to be taken in stride - don't let it dampen the rest of the evening for you.
Remember, the event was put on by others, but we're all a part of it once we get that ticket - if it isn't fun enough for you, join in & ramp it up a little. If it didn't meet up with expectations, figure out why, & help plan another event. Contact past organizers & work with them for a new one, find some people who are willing to do some Polynesian dancing (relatives, perhaps? I wouldn't want many of mine dancing publicly, but...:)) & offer hula moves for the audience to participate in. Make something, bring it to sell.
Design & make a special mug for the event (I know where you can get free use of a kiln, so I'm thinking of doing that myself, if the need comes up).
If the drinks are weak, get the bartender to make you one from scratch. May cost a little more, but... (my drinking companion ordered a... ah, forget the name, but it's Southern Comfort & dry vermouth w/a cherry, and had to tell them how to do it, and it was great. Well, I thought so anyway...)
Or plan a more home-grown event like a tiki-crawl, where everyone gets to show off their home-bars (and drink-mixing skills).
The event was pricey, but the dough went to a good thing & with luck and more attention paid to it the Waldorf will live a little longer, which is what we need, as it's the tiki-est thing in Vancouver, if not all of B.C. and even a few provinces down the line.

Speaking of which, here's the ad for the next Waldorf event, Aug. 11 (I woulda started a new thread for it but it didn't feel right as I'm not one of the promoters...):

Post #321730 by twitch on Sun, Jul 29, 2007 12:29 AM