Post #397749 by Chip and Andy on Wed, Jul 30, 2008 3:58 PM

On 2008-07-30 12:39, Tiki King wrote:
Now, I have met many Shriners while wearing my Fez, and all in all they have been very nice about it.

Agreed on that account..... Shriners Rock!

Me - at the hukilau taking the elevator up to someone's room. I am wearing my lavalava, aloha shirt, blue FOM Fez, holding a cocktail in one hand and my wife (also wearing FOM Fez) with the other.

Him - older gentleman escorting two younger ladies (probably wife and daughter). He has a ring on his finger, a Mason's ring. He has either been a Mason/Shriner for a very long time, or is very highly-ranked because this ring was HUGE!

He looked me over top to bottom, asked about my Fez. I told him FOM. He kinda looked puzzled for a minute so I offered that we are a new group, only three years old.

He asked if we were serious. I said yes.

He asked if we had a worthy charity. I said we think so.

He smiled and said Have fun, I hope our paths cross again.

Qualified as both the strangest and coolest moment of this years Hukilau.