"It's All About the Tiki" - California Events

H Humuhumu Member San Francisco Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 3691	H Humuhumu Posted posted on Thu, Nov 27, 2003 1:01 PM It was confusing & frustrating at moments, but I had a fantastic time! Started off by poking my head into Tiki-Ti quickly, and got to see the Velours, plus Bax & Wes & their better halves. The Bax crew & I went down to La Luz, saw the line, went "ew!" and decided to eat dinner first. We sat in the smallish bar at Acapulco to eat dinner, where there was no wait. Everything was swell, until we were about halfway through our food at 8:36, when a FULL SENSORY ASSAULT was launched -- the evening DJ started his set rather abrubtly and LOUDLY, complete with rather bright flashing disco lights. Mid-sentence in a conversation with Sarah, it suddenly was far too loud to communicate, and the flashing lights left me with an uneasy feeling not unlike being too close to a full squadron of angry emergency vehicles. Then -- the crowning touch -- a fog machine. This was no ordinary fog machine. It was belching out fog that was so dense that I could no longer see the dj, who was only about nine yards from our table. Talking was impossible, communication of any form was a struggle, and eating our food while choking on fog chemicals wasn't easy. All we could do was laugh, because it was so frickin' bizarre. It was so relaxing when we left the bar & could breathe again. It was really quite hilarious, but perhaps you had to be there. Then we bit the bullet and got in line at La Luz, where we ended up with Floratina. Once we got inside, Tina & I made our way to the back entrance to the shindig, where Bamboo Ben, bless his tiki-lovin' soul, waved us in. I don't feel like I have any room to complain about the line situation -- it was a sales event, and by being there just to hang out & not buy stuff, I was really just wasting space. It was great seeing so many familiar faces, and meeting a few new ones. After La Luz, Dave & Rebecca (of Purple Orchid fame) & a bunch of their friends invited me to join them at the Dresden Room, which was a hoot. Crowded & trendy, yes -- but if that wasn't what I wanted, I would have moved to Iowa City, thankyouverymuch. The decor in that place is fantastic, and Marty & Elayne were very friendly. They both wanted to touch my hair for some reason. Overall, the evening was quite odd, just how I like 'em.

It was confusing & frustrating at moments, but I had a fantastic time! Started off by poking my head into Tiki-Ti quickly, and got to see the Velours, plus Bax & Wes & their better halves. The Bax crew & I went down to La Luz, saw the line, went "ew!" and decided to eat dinner first.

We sat in the smallish bar at Acapulco to eat dinner, where there was no wait. Everything was swell, until we were about halfway through our food at 8:36, when a FULL SENSORY ASSAULT was launched -- the evening DJ started his set rather abrubtly and LOUDLY, complete with rather bright flashing disco lights. Mid-sentence in a conversation with Sarah, it suddenly was far too loud to communicate, and the flashing lights left me with an uneasy feeling not unlike being too close to a full squadron of angry emergency vehicles. Then -- the crowning touch -- a fog machine. This was no ordinary fog machine. It was belching out fog that was so dense that I could no longer see the dj, who was only about nine yards from our table. Talking was impossible, communication of any form was a struggle, and eating our food while choking on fog chemicals wasn't easy. All we could do was laugh, because it was so frickin' bizarre. It was so relaxing when we left the bar & could breathe again. It was really quite hilarious, but perhaps you had to be there.

Then we bit the bullet and got in line at La Luz, where we ended up with Floratina. Once we got inside, Tina & I made our way to the back entrance to the shindig, where Bamboo Ben, bless his tiki-lovin' soul, waved us in. I don't feel like I have any room to complain about the line situation -- it was a sales event, and by being there just to hang out & not buy stuff, I was really just wasting space. It was great seeing so many familiar faces, and meeting a few new ones.

After La Luz, Dave & Rebecca (of Purple Orchid fame) & a bunch of their friends invited me to join them at the Dresden Room, which was a hoot. Crowded & trendy, yes -- but if that wasn't what I wanted, I would have moved to Iowa City, thankyouverymuch. The decor in that place is fantastic, and Marty & Elayne were very friendly. They both wanted to touch my hair for some reason.

Overall, the evening was quite odd, just how I like 'em.

Post #62402 by Humuhumu on Thu, Nov 27, 2003 1:01 PM