Post #434886 by Tikitastic on Wed, Feb 18, 2009 3:20 AM

Wow...Wow...Wow!! Such a shock! Thanks Martin for all the great times, superior cocktails and incredible hospitality at Forbidden Island over the years!!! What you did with Forbidden Island made me do things I thought I would never do, such as:

• Choosing a neighborhood bar that is located 45 miles each way from my house
• Driving to that bar approx. once a week for a couple of years.
• Drinking 97 different rums to complete the Kill Devil list in just over 6 weeks.
• Spending 3 New Year's Eve's at said bar
• Having my living room built out by Bamboo Ben to give me the same feel as Forbidden Island
• Building my personal rum collection from 3 bottles of rum to nearly 90 different rums.
• Deciding that it was a good idea to hold a rum tasting in the NorCal Ohana suite at Tiki Oasis with
  over 40 people sharing 30 bottles of rum.....and then most of the people passing out and missing Friday
  night at Tiki Oasis
• Hauling my team from work, who does not get tiki, 30 minutes north for our annual holiday party at
  Forbidden Island...3 years in a row
• Standing in line for 4-5 hours for a tiki mug!
• Buying a professional-grade breathalyzer so I could be sure that I was ready to make the journey home
  after a night at Forbidden Island
• Trying to always keep fresh limes and fresh mint at my house....it does make such a difference!

One of my favorite memories of you at Forbidden Island...the burning Ohana Hut!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsStcn7jbaM

Thanks Martin for the fun times and Best of Luck with your next endeavor!