Post #671492 by Tikitaboo2 on Mon, Mar 18, 2013 11:14 AM

I am positive that I have more than just a few things to learn from all of you about both genres (Hawaiian and Exotica). I present myself to this group with humility and passion. That said, I am optimistic that I have something to offer (whether it is limited to hard to find music or also includes "knowledge" remains to be determined). For non-musical items, my collecting has been rather pedestrian, with really only two areas of any note - the front doors to the Seattle Trader Vic's (the second generation version of the restaurant that was located in the basement of the Westin Hotel), and seven or eight of Bosko's really early mugs (all from the first ten mugs he made). This was in the mid 1990s, all before I had kids, which when they arrived resulted in a drop off in collecting from about 2000 to 2010. My boys are hitting the teen years now, and don't want to spend as much time with me as the used to, thus more time for other passions like this one. Aloha, Mark