Retro Tiki Lounges - Collecting Tiki

D Dustycajun Tiki Socialite Santa Barbara, CA Joined: Nov 16, 2007 Posts: 5295	D Dustycajun Posted posted on Sat, Mar 29, 2008 10:32 AM On 2008-03-29 05:48, Bongo Bungalow wrote: You just can't get quality Naugahyde like that anymore... such a shame... the poachers killed off all the wild naugas and now all we've got are farm-raised. [Aside: Yes, yes, I know... but I'M that old!] It turns out you were right BB, the wild naugas are rare indeed! Thanks to Bigbro for the nauga lesson. I think that all of the red naugas must have been wiped out by the time that the Aku Aku was constructed in Cambridge, Mass. They ended up using the rarer purple, yellow and green naugas for their interior. (Where's Sabu?)

On 2008-03-29 05:48, Bongo Bungalow wrote:
You just can't get quality Naugahyde like that anymore... such a shame... the poachers killed off all the wild naugas and now all we've got are farm-raised.

[Aside: Yes, yes, I know... but I'M that old!]

It turns out you were right BB, the wild naugas are rare indeed! Thanks to Bigbro for the nauga lesson.

I think that all of the red naugas must have been wiped out by the time that the Aku Aku was constructed in Cambridge, Mass. They ended up using the rarer purple, yellow and green naugas for their interior.

(Where's Sabu?)

Post #370022 by Dustycajun on Sat, Mar 29, 2008 10:32 AM