Post #605993 by Mai Tai on Thu, Sep 8, 2011 5:33 PM

No one is being a martyr here. :wink: It's just that I hear from a lot of people, including people in Vic's and my close circle of friends, that they don't necessarily like the Tiki Crawl, or that they think it's stale, or that they'd rather go to places like Alembic and Bourbon & Branch where they can get a "good" drink instead of the stuff served at some of those tiki bars on the crawl, or that they think Trad'r Sams, the Tonga Room, and a couple of other places should be removed from the Tiki Crawl due to poor drinks and surly service, and the list goes on... So I'm mainly posting this to see if a majority of the people feel like "Oh, same old Tiki Crawl, I'll pass", or if there is still genuine interest.

And I have no problem shouldering the responsibility of organizing the Tiki Crawl. I've worked on, or have organized, several crawls by now, so I kind of have everything down to a science for the most part. Some things take more time and effort than others, and some things I cannot due by myself (like needing "cat herders" to notify everyone to close out their tabs, then help herd them onto the bus in a timely fashion). In fact, I was forewarned by Martin when I first got involved in helping organize the Tiki Crawl that it's a lot of work, a lot that even Hanford doesn't realize, and it's pretty much a thankless job. And I'm totally cool with that - I enjoy putting something together that other people really enjoy, and sometimes their smiling faces are all the reward needed.

But if no one really wants to attend, and thinks it's just the "same old crawl", then I'd rather know that before I start doing all of the work to put this thing together. Maybe some old timers feel like they've been there, done that, but just like Tiki Oasis, there might be an overwhelming number of new peeps that want to experience the Tiki Crawl for the first time as well.

As for the silent investor(s), I'd prefer an investor to be silent, because Hanford and I have a really good idea of how we want the Tiki Crawl to be. And sometimes too many cooks can spoil the soup. When it was Hanford, Martin, and me organizing the Tiki Crawl, we were pretty much on EXACTLY the same page on how we wanted things done, but we still had minor squabbles and arguments, and I don't see that process becoming any easier taking on someone new in the organization process, especially when I pretty much have the itinerary all mapped out. So I think for the sake of my own piece of mind, I'd rather the investor be either be silent, or non-existent. :wink:

Lastly, I most definitely will not schedule the Tiki Crawl where it would interfere with any other upcoming events. I want to go to those events, too! Let's see, we have the South Bay Home Bar Crawl on the first weekend of October, and we have Tikiyaki at Don The BeachComber on November 5th. What other events are coming up, either up here in NorCal, or down in SoCal, or elsewhere? Let me know. Cheers,
-Mai Tai
P.S. - Tiki Tacos RULE!!!