Official Tiki Oasis 11 thread - California Events

CL Coco Loco Member Exotic Isle of Alameda Joined: Mar 21, 2004 Posts: 820	CL Coco Loco Posted posted on Sat, Aug 27, 2011 11:21 AM You asked what we liked. Here it is what I liked. A TON of stuff. LOVED Big Sandy and Los Straightjackets!! Kitten on the Keys was hilarious, awesome. The retro, modern tiki, and pop artwork in all was amazing. The vintage fabric for sale took my breath away (that God they're in SF so I can visit when I have $$). Swanky's Mai Kai Symposium was AMAZING. Seeing a bunch of friends and making some new ones. Big room parties and smaller more intimate ones with far away friends. The Pop up Band in the Atrium (yes, they shouldn't have done it at 1am, but they were really good. And the Atrium had FANTASTIC acoustics). Dancing on chairs in the Room parties to the AWESOME bands. Loved the FI Room Parties. Chum blew the roof off the house. The car show was FUN with the Hula Girls playing and Crazy Al Mcing and interviewing. The rum, and making the best of slight glitches. Like when the fire alarm went off, once we established there was no fire, a drinking game spontaneously occurred chanting to the rhythm of the alarm. The Ohana that positively rose to the occasion when glitches did occur. No issues, everyone just all helped, made sure everyone was okay, and moved on. Awesome vibe and people. Just happy and good. Getting kicked off the pool balcony Sunday night at the drink all of the rest of the booze gathering because we were having too much fun. Think that our excitement in greeting Costco Shawn did it. Partying with Don Tiki Sunday night with about 50 other people in the empty Arctic bungalow - kind of hilarious. Staying up until 5 am Saturday morning and talking with friends by the hot tub. The vendors had so many great things that it was a plethora of goods. The mustaches, sombreros, and masks were hilarious. The mustache contest....well geez, some of those had a life of their own. Gorgeous circle skirts and tons of tropical vintage fashion in abundance. It was a beautiful overload in eye candy. And as always seeing all of the beautiful vintage fashions and gathering in the name of Ohana was fantastic. Generally, just the happy positive vibe the event creates. Finally, sharing with newcomers how the event came to be, the history of the Tiki and mid-century revival and how Otto and Hukilau Brown were at the forefront of it. Those were just a few of the things I liked. :) Baby Doe and Otto, I know how hard you both work on this event ALL YEAR. I know that the 4 months prior to the event are often 20 hour work days - including weekends. I know that you give up sleep to get it done and your kids are very patient while you do the work. It's easy to criticize, but sometimes it's fun just to go with it and enjoy things. Maholo to you both!!! You guys are amazing. You both ROCK!! Thank you. [ Edited by: Coco Loco 2011-08-27 11:36 ]

You asked what we liked. Here it is what I liked. A TON of stuff. LOVED Big Sandy and Los Straightjackets!! Kitten on the Keys was hilarious, awesome. The retro, modern tiki, and pop artwork in all was amazing. The vintage fabric for sale took my breath away (that God they're in SF so I can visit when I have $$). Swanky's Mai Kai Symposium was AMAZING.

Seeing a bunch of friends and making some new ones. Big room parties and smaller more intimate ones with far away friends. The Pop up Band in the Atrium (yes, they shouldn't have done it at 1am, but they were really good. And the Atrium had FANTASTIC acoustics). Dancing on chairs in the Room parties to the AWESOME bands. Loved the FI Room Parties. Chum blew the roof off the house. The car show was FUN with the Hula Girls playing and Crazy Al Mcing and interviewing.

The rum, and making the best of slight glitches. Like when the fire alarm went off, once we established there was no fire, a drinking game spontaneously occurred chanting to the rhythm of the alarm. The Ohana that positively rose to the occasion when glitches did occur. No issues, everyone just all helped, made sure everyone was okay, and moved on. Awesome vibe and people. Just happy and good.

Getting kicked off the pool balcony Sunday night at the drink all of the rest of the booze gathering because we were having too much fun. Think that our excitement in greeting Costco Shawn did it. Partying with Don Tiki Sunday night with about 50 other people in the empty Arctic bungalow - kind of hilarious. Staying up until 5 am Saturday morning and talking with friends by the hot tub. The vendors had so many great things that it was a plethora of goods. The mustaches, sombreros, and masks were hilarious. The mustache contest....well geez, some of those had a life of their own. Gorgeous circle skirts and tons of tropical vintage fashion in abundance. It was a beautiful overload in eye candy. And as always seeing all of the beautiful vintage fashions and gathering in the name of Ohana was fantastic. Generally, just the happy positive vibe the event creates. Finally, sharing with newcomers how the event came to be, the history of the Tiki and mid-century revival and how Otto and Hukilau Brown were at the forefront of it. Those were just a few of the things I liked. :)

Baby Doe and Otto, I know how hard you both work on this event ALL YEAR. I know that the 4 months prior to the event are often 20 hour work days - including weekends. I know that you give up sleep to get it done and your kids are very patient while you do the work. It's easy to criticize, but sometimes it's fun just to go with it and enjoy things. Maholo to you both!!! You guys are amazing. You both ROCK!! Thank you.

[ Edited by: Coco Loco 2011-08-27 11:36 ]

Post #604319 by Coco Loco on Sat, Aug 27, 2011 11:21 AM