Post #426553 by hodadhank on Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:59 PM

Whoa! I totally know you guys... I swear I just closed my eyes for a catnap...

Got the Retail Crazies and owe plenty phonecalls to Babs, Kinny, Heath, Matt and Augie's folks and that's just in so cal... One of the problems with trying to do everything yourself is that it eats most of your carving time, but at least you only have one cat to blame when plans fall short.

Christmas Eve Freaky Boutiki Style

Last customer of the night nabbed a sweet MUNKTIKI volcano bowl via this thread all the way from Virginia!

Mahalo all for supporting our talented ohana of independant artists and craftspersons. We look foward to serving you in the new year.

2008's Hotcakes & Outtakes

XXX Awning Porn for Kinny. Get your pencil twitching for a change you dirty birdy!

Mission Beach neighbors move to Hawaii...

...along with this killer Triclops Marq by Erik The Red!

Amy Kam, sweet as lychee bartender of The China Inn in Pacific Beach w/ enormous discontinued MUNKTIKI coconut bowl!
(The China Inn has been given official "Mission Beach Satalite" status as a longtime favorite Tiki Freak watering hole! Great eats too!)

A Typical Shag Fan.

Go Barefoot unearths 2008's coolest mod re-print from it's vaults!

Dolly's Halloween costume...

PakaloLolita. xoxoxoxo

Tiki Lee's! A Must See in LV!

Jeez! There's just no accounting for taste...

Economy derailed my plans for a genuine audio-animatronic Shrunken Hodaddy Head fortune dispensing machine for the Boutiki a'la Shrunken Ned. I'm not kiddin'.
Maybe next year, if there isn't one of Buzzy at Tikiland by then!

My Favorite Motel in Googie Yuma!

This Cat playing at the Riviera was Pantastic!

Future tiki carvers? Current tiki lovers!

Only a matter of time before Baby Bella swaps those sandy papayas for a chainsaw like daddy!

A customer shows off his Kava bowl... oh yeah, we sell Kava

Jim Ellington, legendary So Cal surfboard maker chose little old me to photograph him for his website and promo goodies. Here's an outake from our afternoon at The Catamaran Resort in Mission Beach.

Toni just beginning the BILKO tutorial mask. BOSKO has seen images of this close to completion, was amused and quite encouraging of our tiny tutorial program. He's felt alot of Bali style biting lately & I wanted his 100% approval before making this available for purchase in 2009.

The Big Ell & Brother Heath... when you coming to carve w/ me bro? Seriously?

"And the Lord Lapis formed bunnies of the dust of the ground, and breathed into their cute twitching nostrils the hot breath of life; and bunnies became living souls." (Clay Rabbit Genesis 2:7)

Mandy gets an A+! Imagine how good she'll be at twelve...

Good work if you can get it...

Mahalo for new LTD Bob's from both Squid & Bosko!

2008 Farthest Fastest Award goes to BTC! Does that Tapa tab taste like a snozberry?

See the priceless gilded Crazy Al mug? No? Well I can see the grade for one curator's disregard for the importance of lighting scribbled on the wall beyond... F-

Brother Nick however gets an A for effort! (& Aloha Spirit!)

Drunk & Drunker: Andre Meza & The Chaz-Bot

The Marq Of True Quality: Beard hair in your varnish.

I Drink Your Milkshake! (or Toni's root beer float.)

Wreck of the VAYAat low tide.

Bob, when do I get my ORCHESTRA ROADIE t-shirt?

Uuuuugggggghhhhh Vegas Again. TGF Tiki Lee's.

Count de Money

Dave-O (Surfari Surf School)& Scotty (Wind & Sea Surfboards)

After a decade avoiding the velvet noose I have returned to my greatest calling: Confounding and irritating art critics from coast to coast.
Top of the world ma!
Keep your eye's open in 2009 for a series of double pop culture tangs beginning with Rockem' Sockem' Roratongans and the highly anticipated already controversial Tangs of Finland.

Scavenger hunt for Walt's Frozen Noodle ready, set ...

My favorite new item of 2008. Augie Marquis!

As always, The Monk bids you a New Year of Peace.