the lost chapter: Hop Louie and the Stockton Islander (image heavy) - General Tiki

T tikicleen Tiki Socialite ripon: almond capital yet no orgeat Joined: Nov 11, 2003 Posts: 338	T tikicleen Posted posted on Sat, Jan 25, 2020 4:58 PM Thanks for sharing this MadDogMike! And yep, Hop was often on a jet ushering bigwig players from China to Caesar’s Palace in Vegas. Over the years, I’ve received a few emails from long lost gambling buddies wanting to reconnect with Hop. He was a legend! On 2020-01-20 07:57, MadDogMike wrote: I got this as an email, I am checking with her to see if she has any pictures or other memeories IN THE 60'S I PERFORMED AT THE ISLANDER WITH A POLYNESIAN GROUP KNOWN AS THE HINANO'S BASED IN LOS ANGELES. I BELIEVE OUR CONTRACT WAS FOR 8 WEEKS. I REMEMBER WELL ALL THE TIKI MUGS. IF YOU BOUGHT A DRINK YOU GOT TO TAKE THE MUG HOME. SINCE I WAS THERE FOR ALL THOSE WEEKS I AMASSED QUITE A COLLECTION OF THEM. I'M 74 NOW BUT HAVE LOTS OF MEMORIES OF THE PATRONS AND THE EMPLOYEES THAT WORKED THERE. MOST FROM CHINA. I WOULD EAT WITH THEM AFTER OUR LAST SHOW MANY TIMES. EATING THEIR FOOD. AND BOY WAS IT GOOD. YES HOP LOUIE WAS QUITE THE GAMBLER. I WAS TOLD LAS VEGAS CASINOS WOULD SEND A PRIVATE PLANE TO PICK HIM UP FROM TIME TO TIME AND WHISK HIM OFF FOR A FEW DAYS. I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE LIVED AND PERFORMED AT THE MANY POLYNESIAN RESTAURANTS IN AND AROUND LA AT THAT TIME. IT WAS A GREAT TIME AND THOSE WHO MISSED IT MISSED ALOT. WHO KNOWS IT MAY COME BACK AGAIN SOMEDAY. DO YA THINK. MAHALO AND ALOHA, TWILA

Thanks for sharing this MadDogMike! And yep, Hop was often on a jet ushering bigwig players from China to Caesar’s Palace in Vegas. Over the years, I’ve received a few emails from long lost gambling buddies wanting to reconnect with Hop. He was a legend!

On 2020-01-20 07:57, MadDogMike wrote:
I got this as an email, I am checking with her to see if she has any pictures or other memeories

IN THE 60'S I PERFORMED AT THE ISLANDER WITH A POLYNESIAN GROUP KNOWN AS THE HINANO'S BASED IN LOS ANGELES. I BELIEVE OUR CONTRACT WAS FOR 8 WEEKS.

I REMEMBER WELL ALL THE TIKI MUGS. IF YOU BOUGHT A DRINK YOU GOT TO TAKE THE MUG HOME. SINCE I WAS THERE FOR ALL THOSE WEEKS I AMASSED QUITE A COLLECTION OF THEM.

I'M 74 NOW BUT HAVE LOTS OF MEMORIES OF THE PATRONS AND THE EMPLOYEES THAT WORKED THERE. MOST FROM CHINA. I WOULD EAT WITH THEM AFTER OUR LAST SHOW MANY TIMES. EATING THEIR FOOD.

AND BOY WAS IT GOOD.

YES HOP LOUIE WAS QUITE THE GAMBLER. I WAS TOLD LAS VEGAS CASINOS WOULD SEND A PRIVATE PLANE TO PICK HIM UP FROM TIME TO TIME AND WHISK HIM OFF FOR A FEW DAYS.

I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE LIVED AND PERFORMED AT THE MANY POLYNESIAN RESTAURANTS IN AND AROUND LA AT THAT TIME. IT WAS A GREAT TIME AND THOSE WHO MISSED IT MISSED ALOT.

WHO KNOWS IT MAY COME BACK AGAIN SOMEDAY. DO YA THINK.

MAHALO AND ALOHA, TWILA

Post #800272 by tikicleen on Sat, Jan 25, 2020 4:58 PM