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B boutiki Tiki Socialite The fly-over states Joined: Jun 03, 2002 Posts: 497	B boutiki Posted posted on Wed, Sep 10, 2008 10:24 PM Sven, Here is the whole story– the gal who hooked me up lives across the street from this house, she's in her mid-fifties. Her daughter and son-in-law just bought the place, they are maybe 30. The house was once owned by the woman's uncle, he is the one who tricked out the basement and sadly is long since passed. The house has had a few other owners since he sold and moved, but like I said, none of them took out the decor. The woman has some cousins who were thrilled to learn that the house is in the family again– they asked if the "Bamboo Room" was still there. The woman kept a few short sticks of bamboo that she could send to her cousins as mementos. I asked if anyone had old photos or anything from back in the day. She said she looked through everything she had, but found nothing. Mind you, she was a kid when her uncle had this place hoppin'. She promised to ask her cousins and if they come up with anything I'll of course try to get pics/ scans to add to the post. So I guess stay tuned... but don't hold your breath. Like the rest of America, the "Tiki Years" came and went for most folks around here, and many did not see fit to save any memories or evidence. Perhaps they regretted their lapse in "good taste", though I gotta' say what they replaced it with hardly qualifies as "high style" to me. Different strokes, I guess. I get the same bemused expression when a lot of regular folks see our collection of art and mid-century furniture. Lake Surfer, I remembered you reclaiming some old bamboo a while back. Did you get pics of the place before it came down? Want to come down and help us put our Tiki Room together? I'll provide the Mai Tais! We really have to get on the ball. It's been a year now since we moved and everything is still in total disarray. It's the ceiling that is giving me fits. It's too low to start, plus there is ductwork and other obstructions that leave me wondering just what the hell are we going to do to make this look right... Maybe I'll post pics of what we are dealing with and solicit suggestions. -Duke

Sven,
Here is the whole story– the gal who hooked me up lives across the street from this house, she's in her mid-fifties. Her daughter and son-in-law just bought the place, they are maybe 30. The house was once owned by the woman's uncle, he is the one who tricked out the basement and sadly is long since passed. The house has had a few other owners since he sold and moved, but like I said, none of them took out the decor. The woman has some cousins who were thrilled to learn that the house is in the family again– they asked if the "Bamboo Room" was still there. The woman kept a few short sticks of bamboo that she could send to her cousins as mementos.

I asked if anyone had old photos or anything from back in the day. She said she looked through everything she had, but found nothing. Mind you, she was a kid when her uncle had this place hoppin'. She promised to ask her cousins and if they come up with anything I'll of course try to get pics/ scans to add to the post. So I guess stay tuned... but don't hold your breath. Like the rest of America, the "Tiki Years" came and went for most folks around here, and many did not see fit to save any memories or evidence. Perhaps they regretted their lapse in "good taste", though I gotta' say what they replaced it with hardly qualifies as "high style" to me. Different strokes, I guess. I get the same bemused expression when a lot of regular folks see our collection of art and mid-century furniture.

Lake Surfer,
I remembered you reclaiming some old bamboo a while back. Did you get pics of the place before it came down? Want to come down and help us put our Tiki Room together? I'll provide the Mai Tais! We really have to get on the ball. It's been a year now since we moved and everything is still in total disarray. It's the ceiling that is giving me fits. It's too low to start, plus there is ductwork and other obstructions that leave me wondering just what the hell are we going to do to make this look right...

Maybe I'll post pics of what we are dealing with and solicit suggestions.

-Duke

Post #407237 by boutiki on Wed, Sep 10, 2008 10:24 PM