Post #49426 by Basement Kahuna on Wed, Aug 27, 2003 3:56 PM

Folks...this was a day that will stay in my fond heart forever (even jaded, tiki-spoiled old me)... Took a jaunt up to one of my favorite flea markets today, an every Wednesday one about an hour and a half from here that is 6 football fields. Did one run, then set up and did about three "c" notes worth of selling and decided to give 'er another run. Produced a really nice OMC Hawaii Kai marked mug and a neat pair of moso bamboo drums with Pacific natives painted on the sides. Packed my gear and headed on up the road. Well, after a few minutes of tongue-in-cheek thought, and bowing to my take-no-prisoners nature while out hunting, and due in small part to some extra cash I could blow, I decided to hit a little town up the road past the flea a ways and see what there was to see. "Huh...New shop..." I said to myself. I walked in the door, looked to my left, and -BAM! Two Islander mugs, a scarce little Orchids R-12, a Kon Tiki Ports mug, an early OMC skull mug, and a Hawaiian Inn. This was all of a sudden getting good. 36 dollars later I was out the door and a damned happy camper. Next shop...3 Leilanis, the "no logo" ones, a buck a piece. Next shop, please...Asked the owner what she may have in the Polynesian line..."Seem like...yeah-there they are...I knew I had it. How about twelve bucks each. I bought it at the Polynesian Cultural Center in Hawaii back in the 70's. They call this Tapa." 36 more dollars and another doorway. By this time I'm wondering when Alan Funt is gonna come out and tell me I'm on candid camera. Next shop.....A Luau Hut, an Al Harrington Daga, a Polynesian Village (Mass.) Moai, an Orchids pignose, an Orchids Kahiki style Moai, a Westwood, and another OMC maori, this one unmarked.....35.00 for all. And so I headed home, feeling like Patton on his horse...17 mugs, three pieces of Tapa Cloth, and two drums later. I gave you all a sexy pose and then a comical one:

[ Edited by: Basement Kahuna on 2003-08-27 16:00 ]