Post #328667 by captainquad on Tue, Aug 28, 2007 5:53 PM

Words cannot express the appreciation I have for the First Annual
Northeast Tiki Tour. Notwithstanding, I offer the following as a small
acknowledgement. It is amazing and refreshing to find so much
vintage Polynesian pop in such good repair in suburban Boston and I'm glad,
in my small way, to have thrown some business their way. VelveteenLounge
and Kristiki are already planning our return trips.

My thanks go out to Bargoyle and Pappy for their clearly Herculean efforts
in getting this shindig together, JohnMan as he was namechecked for his
help, Jess as I know for sure nothing happens without support
from the spouse, our tireless bus driver, who put up with a full complement
of tiki lunatics for 12.5 hours and should have had a tip jar, the proprietors of
all the fine establishments for recognizing a good audience when they saw it, the
management of the Bali Ha'i in particular for going beyond the call and
digging out the black mugs for all the swag-starved participants,
Waitiki for performing a great set under the influence and
bothering to release an actual Lp in 2007 (award-winning, congrats), the
vendors for donating an enormous array of great merchandise for the raffle, Martikibird
for the nightcap, all of my fellow travelers for providing the demand for such an
event and VelveteenLounge for getting me into this stuff in the first place.

I look forward to Son of the Return of NETT, Beyond the Valley of the
NETT, Conquest of the NETT and all the other sequels, plus meeting many
of y'all at smaller gatherings during the year. An amazing vibe was
generated during the Tour and I think we can keep it going all year 'round.

ps: Primo, I feel your pain. If you're in need of a raffle prize, pm velveteenlounge and myself your snail mail address.