Post #490160 by Tacky Tiki on Sun, Oct 25, 2009 6:52 PM

Sorry so late with my report....

Nonstop music, awesome food. Great vendors. The Tikis next door got a special permit and linked the Tropics parking lot, where everything was happening, to the bar, so you could take your drinks outside!!

Awesome to see the landmark tiki temples of Modesto being saved!! As Jungle Trader reported, the tikis at the Tropics are still, um, hanging in there. There were some old postcards of The Tropics that came in the swag bags-mahalo to Drunken Hat for putting up with my Urban Archeology while I checked to see if the tiki on the card was still there!

I'd love to see more TCers at this event next year. Minnie's is right down the road. And I found a nice place to stay down the road in Turlock (Best Western Orchard Inn)-I've spent over twice the price and haven't had as nice of a hotel room. Even had a kitchenette in another room. I see a potential for a decent room crawl! And if any of the Stockton/Modesto/Turlock TCers have their places ready next year, we could make it a whole TC Tiki Weekend! Gotta help keep the old school tiki businesses going. We lost 'em all here in Sacramento-let's see if we can support the ones we have left in the Central Valley!

Mahalo Jungle Trader for your hospitality, Drunken Hat for putting up with me, MP for his coolness, and Chief Bartender for keeping things interesting! I know I'm missing some other TCers who were there. You guys are so lucky to have some vintage tiki in your area!!!

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Tacky