If only my dad had sprung for that kiddie umbrella drink all those years ago… - General Tiki

M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11045	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Thu, Mar 2, 2023 7:27 PM 1958 I was born, 3 years later a Tiki restaurant opened half a mine away with big carved Tikis out front. So as long as I can remember, there were Tikis in my landscape. 1970 (about) I got my first pocket knife and started carving Tiki masks from palm fronds but never developed a talent for it. 1975 or 76 I got a job as a dishwasher at that same restaurant. 2003 my wife and I went to Hawaii and it inspired me to carve a couple of 3 foot Tiki's when I got home. 2008 my wife developed cancer and was undergoing chemo therapy. I decided to "Tikify" the patio using my 2 Tikis as a starting point. Named Headhunter Harbor, the idea was to make a relaxing place for my wife to recuperate. I joined Tiki Central and found my tribe. A bunch of caring, helpful, and somewhat crazy people. Unfortunately, cancer got the best of my wife and she passed in 2011 2014 I reconnected with the daughter of the Tiki restaurant owner and we married. She has Tiki in her blood so she lets me go wild in our patio, The Pele Bar at Barefoot Bay

1958 I was born, 3 years later a Tiki restaurant opened half a mine away with big carved Tikis out front. So as long as I can remember, there were Tikis in my landscape.
1970 (about) I got my first pocket knife and started carving Tiki masks from palm fronds but never developed a talent for it.
1975 or 76 I got a job as a dishwasher at that same restaurant.
2003 my wife and I went to Hawaii and it inspired me to carve a couple of 3 foot Tiki's when I got home.
2008 my wife developed cancer and was undergoing chemo therapy. I decided to "Tikify" the patio using my 2 Tikis as a starting point. Named Headhunter Harbor, the idea was to make a relaxing place for my wife to recuperate. I joined Tiki Central and found my tribe. A bunch of caring, helpful, and somewhat crazy people. Unfortunately, cancer got the best of my wife and she passed in 2011
2014 I reconnected with the daughter of the Tiki restaurant owner and we married. She has Tiki in her blood so she lets me go wild in our patio, The Pele Bar at Barefoot Bay

Post #808177 by MadDogMike on Thu, Mar 2, 2023 7:27 PM