TIKI OASIS IV - How was the Event? How was the Resort? How was The REEF? - California Events

F floratina Tiki Socialite Pasadena CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 1002	F floratina Posted posted on Sun, May 9, 2004 9:32 PM The Reef looks like a real tiki bar now and it was sure operating like one. The Caliente Resort was impeccably run (as usual). The staff is friendly and fun. I think even Ula is loosening up a bit. Get this WE DIDN'T EVEN GET THROWN OUT OF THE POOL AREA AT MIDINGHT!!! Yay! This was a wonderful weekend. I am so happy to have this tiki tribe in my life. You people are nuts! Room 135 was as great this year as the first. I couldn't believe it when I looked out the door as the last guests left and the sky was lightening up. It was almost dawn. How did that happen? Dr. Z brought out these two big conga drums. Maracas, Mr. Pineapple's bongos and my new Tiki Cajon drum (made custom for me by Tiki Central's own CajonDrums in Olympia, WA) rounded out the percussion section. One very cool guy whose identity will now doubt surface soon, brought this little keyboard thing that had a tube sticking out of it. The musician blows into the tube and plays the keys and it makes this kind of harmonica sound. Futura Girl could also play this thing very well. The room was already cranking and the police had come and gone when King decided it was time to bust out the uke (2 AM?), that's when it got really funny. On Friday night there was a good drum circle in progress by the pool. Someone even brought a homemade washtub and garden rake bass. It was fun to see Frank Novicki of Ape and Crazy Al take a whack at playing it. Good thing I remembered to use the nightvision setting on my video camera this year! [ Edited by: floratina on 2004-05-09 21:44 ]

The Reef looks like a real tiki bar now and it was sure operating like one. The Caliente Resort was impeccably run (as usual). The staff is friendly and fun. I think even Ula is loosening up a bit. Get this WE DIDN'T EVEN GET THROWN OUT OF THE POOL AREA AT MIDINGHT!!! Yay!

This was a wonderful weekend. I am so happy to have this tiki tribe in my life. You people are nuts! Room 135 was as great this year as the first. I couldn't believe it when I looked out the door as the last guests left and the sky was lightening up. It was almost dawn. How did that happen?

Dr. Z brought out these two big conga drums. Maracas, Mr. Pineapple's bongos and my new Tiki Cajon drum (made custom for me by Tiki Central's own CajonDrums in Olympia, WA) rounded out the percussion section. One very cool guy whose identity will now doubt surface soon, brought this little keyboard thing that had a tube sticking out of it. The musician blows into the tube and plays the keys and it makes this kind of harmonica sound. Futura Girl could also play this thing very well.

The room was already cranking and the police had come and gone when King decided it was time to bust out the uke (2 AM?), that's when it got really funny.

On Friday night there was a good drum circle in progress by the pool. Someone even brought a homemade washtub and garden rake bass. It was fun to see Frank Novicki of Ape and Crazy Al take a whack at playing it. Good thing I remembered to use the nightvision setting on my video camera this year!

[ Edited by: floratina on 2004-05-09 21:44 ]

Post #90403 by floratina on Sun, May 9, 2004 9:32 PM