Sven's perfect tiki bar ....by GROG @ Tonga Hut !! - General Tiki

T TikiG Tiki Socialite Riverside, California Joined: Jun 17, 2008 Posts: 1560	T TikiG Posted posted on Tue, Oct 28, 2008 7:56 AM I like Grog's ideas above; We all know it makes sense. When I was at the Tonga Hut last Saturday night for their 50th, I noticed the funky Home Depot ceiling fan mounted right in front of the Drooling Bastard fountain. The Bastard has colored lights on it, but the damn fan features three white incandescent bulbs that ruin the whole "Tonga" effect for the fountain area. I feel this area may require some attention, isn't this where an "authentic" swag lamp should be? I don't have a lamp to donate, but maybe somebody reading this does. As for the framed Hawaiian fabric on the walls - I'd like to see those slowly replaced with tiki style artwork from local artists too. I will take Grog's suggestion above (start a trend hopefully) and submit a custom painted Polynesian tiki themed canvas or two - my donation to the Tonga Hut as a token of my appreciation for the hard work that the owners have given so far. We've already discussed this with Jeremy a couple of months ago and he liked the idea. It would be a kick to watch the progression of art being collected and hung over time and give a reason to visit the Tonga more than just "once a month" or something. TikiG [ Edited by: TikiG 2008-10-28 07:57 ]

I like Grog's ideas above; We all know it makes sense.

When I was at the Tonga Hut last Saturday night for their 50th, I noticed the funky Home Depot ceiling fan mounted right in front of the Drooling Bastard fountain. The Bastard has colored lights on it, but the damn fan features three white incandescent bulbs that ruin the whole "Tonga" effect for the fountain area. I feel this area may require some attention, isn't this where an "authentic" swag lamp should be? I don't have a lamp to donate, but maybe somebody reading this does.

As for the framed Hawaiian fabric on the walls - I'd like to see those slowly replaced with tiki style artwork from local artists too. I will take Grog's suggestion above (start a trend hopefully) and submit a custom painted Polynesian tiki themed canvas or two - my donation to the Tonga Hut as a token of my appreciation for the hard work that the owners have given so far. We've already discussed this with Jeremy a couple of months ago and he liked the idea. It would be a kick to watch the progression of art being collected and hung over time and give a reason to visit the Tonga more than just "once a month" or something.

TikiG

[ Edited by: TikiG 2008-10-28 07:57 ]

Post #415869 by TikiG on Tue, Oct 28, 2008 7:56 AM