Post #571879 by Queen Kamehameha on Thu, Jan 13, 2011 12:57 PM

On 2011-01-03 13:15, bigbrotiki wrote:
Guys, don't be such sissies, that is just old school talk. Art is from another time. Trader Vic was one cantankerous bastard if he felt like it, too, and so were many entrepreneurs of that generation. We cannot venerate their memory and not accept their incongruities.

Mind you, this is just the off-the-cuff reaction of someone who feels somewhere in between the generations, a positivist curmudgeon of sorts. And who wasn't there. :D

You are right Sven. I waited till now to post to see the responses. I have been to DTB and I have seen first hand the amount of time(24/7) and dedication that Art has put into bringing Don's Back. Never mind the amount of Money is takes. I have also heard what happened, I also heard that Art apologized to the whole group,If true, that should have been posted as well. if this is not true, my mistake.

I think to Sven's point, Art is old school and he was probably more mad at his Bar Manager then the customers. California is a hard ass state and will fine you or worse remove your license for the slightest infraction.

I am not saying I agree with what happened, I am saving, it was a matter among a few and a public post could hurt without all the info. If I had put that much money in a bar , got butt dialed at 2:30 am, almost 80 years old and found out I could have easily lost my bar license and everything my retirement money went too...... I might have been a bit angry too....

Just my .02 cents. I respect all the Ohana, I have always felt airing a private issue before discussing it helps no one and divides those on the sidelines. I thank Art for bringing something back that we needed, more Tiki Establishments....

Amy

[ Edited by: Queen Kamehameha 2011-01-13 13:01 ]