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K KreepyTiki Member Joined: Mar 18, 2007 Posts: 217	K KreepyTiki Posted posted on Mon, May 4, 2009 1:37 PM On 2009-04-21 15:33, bigbrotiki wrote: 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? This is too funny! Bigbro -- When I saw that pic you posted of the fountain, I thought "Oooh -- I never saw THAT shot before! Wonder who took it?" And then, going back over the previous pages, I realized, HEY -- I took that photo!! The reason I didn't recognize it is because you IMPROVED it so nicely in Photoshop by playing with the levels/contrast and boosting the saturation! HA! :lol: LOVE it! As for the tikis in the bar, it was real dark in there and, looking over my pics, it's hard to tell at this point. In the photos they look pretty muted & not obviously painted. But, to be honest, their being brown or Disney-style didn't register in my addled brain that night one way or t'other. (Blame it on the BOOZE!) [ Edited by: KreepyTiki 2009-05-04 13:38 ]

On 2009-04-21 15:33, bigbrotiki wrote:
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?

This is too funny!

Bigbro -- When I saw that pic you posted of the fountain, I thought "Oooh -- I never saw THAT shot before! Wonder who took it?" And then, going back over the previous pages, I realized, HEY -- I took that photo!!

The reason I didn't recognize it is because you IMPROVED it so nicely in Photoshop by playing with the levels/contrast and boosting the saturation! HA! :lol: LOVE it!

As for the tikis in the bar, it was real dark in there and, looking over my pics, it's hard to tell at this point. In the photos they look pretty muted & not obviously painted. But, to be honest, their being brown or Disney-style didn't register in my addled brain that night one way or t'other. (Blame it on the BOOZE!)

[ Edited by: KreepyTiki 2009-05-04 13:38 ]

Post #451619 by KreepyTiki on Mon, May 4, 2009 1:37 PM