Tiki Caliente 2 on June 4th-6th (go to www.tiki-caliente.com for official Swag) - California Events

T tikiyaki Tiki Socialite The Exotic Port of REDONDO BEACH, CA Joined: May 18, 2004 Posts: 2725	T tikiyaki Posted posted on Mon, Jun 7, 2010 4:08 PM OK...I'm still delirious from the heat. What a great time ! Many folks who attended Oasis at Caliente back in the "old days" were saying that this Caliente was just like that, so I'm glad to have gotten a glimpse of the old Oasis. First off, BIG Kudos to Wildsville Man Rory, for putting on such a great event, and being a great host. I was amazed how even keel and unphased he was while running this thing. He delivered on all his promises, and fixed and little snags along the way. Hats off braddah ! Big Tiki Dude set the mood right by the pool...lots of slow, relaxing classic Hawaiian stuff, mostly leaving the surf to the awesome surf bands who were there...Eliminators, Slacktone and OuterWave kicked ass. Hula Girls...great sets Martini Kings set the mood perfect by the pool. The art was great, and came home with a really awesome gravel art piece by "Mrs Nelsons Tiki Hut" Mandy, and lots of other great stuff. A few suggestions for the next one would be a) No Chainsaws please ! The fumes and dust went everywhere, not to mention the damn noise just killed the vibe. Bring chisels. b) Maybe some other type vending besides art, like people selling vintage collectible and aloha wear, just fto mix it up a bit. c) Add an extra $5 to the ticket price and have bottled water provided for free...with that heat and all that alcohol flowing, there could have been real problems. Or maybe get a water sponsor. While I understand the beverage vendors needing to make money...with that heat, safety is a big concern. The Caliente Tropics is such a great place, and we're lucky to have it so close by. I'll be spending a weekend or two out there in the fall for sure. Other than that, the band had a blast playing ! Thanx Rory and everyone for a great weekend.

OK...I'm still delirious from the heat.

What a great time ! Many folks who attended Oasis at Caliente back in the "old days" were saying that this Caliente was just like that, so I'm glad to have gotten a glimpse of the old Oasis.

First off, BIG Kudos to Wildsville Man Rory, for putting on such a great event, and being a great host. I was amazed how even keel and unphased he was while running this thing. He delivered on all his promises, and fixed and little snags along the way. Hats off braddah !

Big Tiki Dude set the mood right by the pool...lots of slow, relaxing classic Hawaiian stuff, mostly leaving the surf to the awesome surf bands who were there...Eliminators, Slacktone and OuterWave kicked ass.

Hula Girls...great sets

Martini Kings set the mood perfect by the pool.

The art was great, and came home with a really awesome gravel art piece by "Mrs Nelsons Tiki Hut" Mandy, and lots of other great stuff.

A few suggestions for the next one would be
a) No Chainsaws please ! The fumes and dust went everywhere, not to mention the damn noise just killed the vibe. Bring chisels.

b) Maybe some other type vending besides art, like people selling vintage collectible and aloha wear, just fto mix it up a bit.

c) Add an extra $5 to the ticket price and have bottled water provided for free...with that heat and all that alcohol flowing, there could have been real problems. Or maybe get a water sponsor. While I understand the beverage vendors needing to make money...with that heat, safety is a big concern.

The Caliente Tropics is such a great place, and we're lucky to have it so close by. I'll be spending a weekend or two out there in the fall for sure.

Other than that, the band had a blast playing !

Thanx Rory and everyone for a great weekend.

Post #534765 by tikiyaki on Mon, Jun 7, 2010 4:08 PM