Post #54237 by hanford_lemoore on Wed, Oct 8, 2003 12:22 AM

I've been meaning to up this up long ago but I've been so busy It's been tough.

I got an email from Bob @ Oceanic Arts asking me for my address becuase he was going to send me something. Of course I gave it to him without hesitation ... I didn't want to ask too many questions.

Well, a week or 2 later I got a big box in the mail from Oceanic Arts! Like, 1.5 foot big. I hastily opened it up to see what was inside, and through the bubble wrap I could see it was one large tiki!

I was very happy indeed! I've always wanted a large OA tiki, a real showcase piece, and this was clearly it. I was looking for paper too to see if there was an invoice or a reason for this great gift. I didn't see anything.

But then I finally got the bubble wrap off of the bottom of the tiki, and this is what I saw (sorry the pictures are so poor):

And here's a closeup of the plaque (I redid it to make it easy to read; the photos did not come out too well):

Needless to say I was floored! Speechless! Everyone who knows me knows that OA is the tops in my book! And they're awarding me with a tiki?!

It is one great privledge to see Tiki Central being used by as many people who use it, and that really validates it for me. But I am really truly touched to get something like this from the crew at Oceanic Arts. It is amazing.

I thought I'd share it with everyone here since really what makes Tiki Central such a great place is all the info and entertainment that the everyday members contribute.

~Hanford