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Post #329430 by AlohaStation on Fri, Aug 31, 2007 6:40 PM

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I have been helping to motivate Will in his Tiki endeavor (by drinking beer and talking tikis after work), and have to say that he has more invested in this project than you can ever imagine. However "authentic" the tikis may or may not appear you have to applaud him for his dedication. The story of how the molds came into existance and back into use is pretty interesting, especially to us "tiki geeks" that roam these posts. To Will's credit, painting is not his thing and he has progressively gotten better the more tikis he produces. he has some new ones that VERY cool. Not only does Will have the molded tikis there - he has several of his own wood carved creations there - as well as being the creator of the Mai Kai mug in the garden.

Here's the new game. Each of the "new" tikis were molded from an original. Take your drink, walk around and see if you can find each of the originals. Its not easy and there are some that have not been found!! You will look crazy as you walk around peeking in every nook and cranny. Its alot of fun and you will notice alot of tikis that you may not have seen in the past.

Thanks again to wplugger/Will - the official, unofficial keeper of the Mai Kai tikis!!