April 18th - the Tikiyaki Orchestra & Tiki Magazine spring release party at Don the Beachcomber ! - California Events

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Tue, Apr 21, 2009 3:33 PM Now I have not been there that often when it was Kona, and mostly went straight into the bar. I was assuming the very first room you come into is the main dining room. It always had a great waterfall with a great Tiki, but in Sam's day, the wall behind it was painted with a brightly colored, badly rendered tropical Beach painting. Then I saw this photo on the previous page: If that was done during Kona's reign or for Don's, whichever, it is a vast improvement. It anchors the installation, and allows you to focus on it, not the wall. And it sure looks like Ben's handiwork to me. So what about the Dayglo Tikis in the bar? Brown now or not?

Now I have not been there that often when it was Kona, and mostly went straight into the bar. I was assuming the very first room you come into is the main dining room. It always had a great waterfall with a great Tiki, but in Sam's day, the wall behind it was painted with a brightly colored, badly rendered tropical Beach painting. Then I saw this photo on the previous page:

If that was done during Kona's reign or for Don's, whichever, it is a vast improvement. It anchors the installation, and allows you to focus on it, not the wall. And it sure looks like Ben's handiwork to me.

So what about the Dayglo Tikis in the bar? Brown now or not?

Post #448679 by bigbrotiki on Tue, Apr 21, 2009 3:33 PM