Post #358832 by 8FT Tiki on Sun, Feb 3, 2008 12:15 PM

On 2008-01-29 19:04, bigbrotiki wrote:
The exciting thing is that this thread brought forth new archaeological discoveries, and a Tiki Central team will soon be dispatched on an expedition to yield further findings!

HEY KIDS...WE'RE BAAAACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you have been following this thread you know it has sort of split into about 4 different subjects. I am adding today what has been learned about 3 of those topics and then will bow out of this thread and start another. Let me explain for you. When this all began it was a discussion about the 2 poles being auctioned on eBay. Much has been learned about them and is contained in the pages above.

What I would like to clarify is the following:

A). The Wheel Inn Drive In.
Tikijackalope asked for an update. The Wheel Inn has been visited and photoed by Silverline in it's current state. (photos above) What he didn't mention is that the business has relocated further South in Sedalia on Hwy 65. On a future visit we will find the new place and get photos. The Wheel Inn is famous for a peanut butter burger named "the guber burger"
Here is 'ol 8FT Tiki standing by the window where the Guber Burger icon still looks out on passing traffic. Seemingly unaware of the plans that the Highway dept. has for his future.

B). The Tiki House postcard.

On 2008-01-25 23:49, ZuluMagoo wrote:
I thought I remembered having a postcard for a place out in the boonies of Missouri and found this one. It is the King Kamehameha Tiki House in Sedalia, Missouri

This was totally unexpected. It had not been mentioned on TC before. That postcard posted by ZuluMagoo has nothing to do with the tiki poles that started this thread (it was just a geographical coincidence) but without his contribution we would not have had anything to search for. Thanks Zulu! Silverline and I picked up the obvious challenge to learn more and off we went. Thanks to some sleuthing by Mrs.Silverline we knew where to go. Saturday 02/02/2008 the 3 of us headed out for a fact finding mission. There is so much new to share with you all about this. Therefore, I am going to start a new thread dedicated to the Tiki House in Sedalia, MO. The information is coming together well and soon will be a seperate topic in Locating Tiki Forum.

C). The headhunter portion of the postcard.
Just to clarify here. What you are seeing in the postcard images is one carving. It is featured as a close up in one image and further back in-situ in the other image. Much more about this particular headhunter carving will be in the new thread topic also.

I hope that helps clear up and clense the original thread of the spin off topics and now lets finish this particular thread as we watch what happens with the auctions for the OA poles. Good luck if you're in the bidding! When you get a chance, look for the new thread about the Tiki House.

Aloha for now, 8FT Tiki

I once was lost............but now I'm found

[ Edited by: 8FT Tiki 2008-02-03 12:30 ]