Mr. & Mrs. kick_the_reverb in LA Sat, November 22nd - California Events

K kick_the_reverb Tiki Socialite Escondido, CA Joined: Jul 17, 2002 Posts: 581	K kick_the_reverb Posted posted on Tue, Nov 25, 2003 10:28 PM OK A wrap-up post: So we started our way up from SD to Whittier on Sat. morning. On the way to OA, we stopped over at Moon (I noticed the Moon eyes, so we had to check it out). We arrived at Oceanic Arts, the Mecca for tropical decor, at around noon. Bob and Leroy greeted us and introduced us to staff members Daniel and Sharon (hope I got it right). We chat a little bit, and then continued on to browse the place (so much great stuff, so little money...). After we paid for our modest purchase, Bob showed us some amazing old pics of past works, and their fabolous collection of old menus. Wow - we were blown away by that. They looked great in the BOT, but to see those in real life was something else. Then, we were taken to the lounge/dining room where Bob, Leroy and Dano sat with us for some excellent Mai Tai's that Bob prepared. Time flew by real fast, and before we knew it it was 14:40 (OA closes at 13:00). We had a great time there, and we felt privilged and honored to recieve such great hospitality. Thanks again guys! We continued to the Travelodge, which was right on the corner of Sunset and Vermont. The Jab's advice was spot on, as later we were able to just stroll over to the Tiki-Ti (which just had 2 free seats at the bar when we walked in at 18:00!). We started sampling the potent drinks (I had a Ray's Mistake , Dale had a Tiki Daquiri), when we overheard the 3 guys next to us mentioning something that starts at 20:00. When the guy next to Dale started talking to her we asked if they were going to La Luz De Jezuz, and sure enough, they were. So -we got to meet Spy Tiki, Maui Matt and another friend who is not a TC member. We had a great time getting to know them, and I tried a Chief Lapu Lapu and a Penang. I even got to chat a few words with Mike Sr., which was nice. We walked over to the gallery at around 19:50, and when we got there the line was inside the store (and that seemd long to us). But having our 3 new friends made the wait almost un-noticeable (almost - it was an hour, afterall). An extra bonus is that a minute after we entered the room where the Dynotones situated, they started playing, and we got to meet our good friend from the Cowabunga surf music list, BigTikiDude. Finally we were able to get into the room where all the art was, but then realized the line was just to buy stuff, not to look at it, so we took turns at examining the cool stuff. Being on a tight budget, we couldn't afford anything we liked, but was impressed by the works. I especialy likd the SHAG mugs (the 3 set, and the one with the detachable Oar). Since we didn't buy anything, there was no use to go up to the artists. I tried looking for Holden to say hi, but I couldn't recognize anyone that looked familiar to me, so we left. We were invited to another great party at Koreatown, where we met some more friendly people and experienced Kareoke for the first time. The morning after we drove down to Costa Mesa (got to listen to the Duo Tones on NPR), and went to Hi Times Wine Cellars. That is one liquor store, allright! Stocked up on St Jams, Rhum Barbancourt, Appelton Special gold, Appelton Estate V/X, Lemon Hart 80 proof, Macademia nut liqueur, Pernod, and some TV syrups (so I can whine about not being able to afford artworks). All in all a great experience,mostly thanks to all the great people we met. BTW - Spy Tiki has a cool website dedicated to Spy movie themes, check it out at http://www.spyboproyale.com . Mahalo, and looking forward to meeting some more of you on Friday! Ran

OK
A wrap-up post:
So we started our way up from SD to Whittier on Sat. morning. On the way to OA, we stopped over at Moon (I noticed the Moon eyes, so we had to check it out).
We arrived at Oceanic Arts, the Mecca for tropical decor, at around noon. Bob and Leroy greeted us and introduced us to staff members Daniel and Sharon (hope I got it right). We chat a little bit, and then continued on to browse the place (so much great stuff, so little money...). After we paid for our modest purchase, Bob showed us some amazing old pics of past works, and their fabolous collection of old menus. Wow - we were blown away by that. They looked great in the BOT, but to see those in real life was something else.
Then, we were taken to the lounge/dining room where Bob, Leroy and Dano sat with us for some excellent Mai Tai's that Bob prepared.
Time flew by real fast, and before we knew it it was 14:40 (OA closes at 13:00).
We had a great time there, and we felt privilged and honored to recieve such great hospitality. Thanks again guys!

We continued to the Travelodge, which was right on the corner of Sunset and Vermont. The Jab's advice was spot on, as later we were able to just stroll over to the Tiki-Ti (which just had 2 free seats at the bar when we walked in at 18:00!).
We started sampling the potent drinks (I had a Ray's Mistake , Dale had a Tiki Daquiri), when we overheard the 3 guys next to us mentioning something that starts at 20:00. When the guy next to Dale started talking to her we asked if they were going to La Luz De Jezuz, and sure enough, they were.
So -we got to meet Spy Tiki, Maui Matt and another friend who is not a TC member. We had a great time getting to know them, and I tried a Chief Lapu Lapu and a Penang. I even got to chat a few words with Mike Sr., which was nice.

We walked over to the gallery at around 19:50, and when we got there the line was inside the store (and that seemd long to us). But having our 3 new friends made the wait almost un-noticeable (almost - it was an hour, afterall). An extra bonus is that a minute after we entered the room where the Dynotones situated, they started playing, and we got to meet our good friend from the Cowabunga surf music list, BigTikiDude.
Finally we were able to get into the room where all the art was, but then realized the line was just to buy stuff, not to look at it, so we took turns at examining the cool stuff. Being on a tight budget, we couldn't afford anything we liked, but was impressed by the works. I especialy likd the SHAG mugs (the 3 set, and the one with the detachable Oar).
Since we didn't buy anything, there was no use to go up to the artists. I tried looking for Holden to say hi, but I couldn't recognize anyone that looked familiar to me, so we left.
We were invited to another great party at Koreatown, where we met some more friendly people and experienced Kareoke for the first time.
The morning after we drove down to Costa Mesa (got to listen to the Duo Tones on NPR), and went to Hi Times Wine Cellars. That is one liquor store, allright! Stocked up on St Jams, Rhum Barbancourt, Appelton Special gold, Appelton Estate V/X, Lemon Hart 80 proof, Macademia nut liqueur, Pernod, and some TV syrups (so I can whine about not being able to afford artworks).

All in all a great experience,mostly thanks to all the great people we met.
BTW - Spy Tiki has a cool website dedicated to Spy movie themes, check it out at
http://www.spyboproyale.com .

Mahalo, and looking forward to meeting some more of you on Friday!

Ran

Post #62138 by kick_the_reverb on Tue, Nov 25, 2003 10:28 PM