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Left Coast Benzart Carving Seminar.
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Sun, Oct 29, 2006 9:50 PM
Thanks to everyone involved for this event, it was incredible. Thanks to Matt for his great place, Moki and Ric for doing all sorts of work to pull this off, to Benzart, Bosko and Diablo for being great teachers, Mason for being so much help all the time. :) I learned so much from all the other attendees, and got so much help, I really learned how amazing of a community this is. I'll post up my pictures soon once I get them organized. Thanks again to everyone it was an amazing weekend, because I got to spend it with such great people. Can't wait for the next event! |
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Sun, Oct 29, 2006 11:44 PM
Well I finally got home, the train from hell was two and a half hours late...I think I froze to death just waiting for it along with all my 300 football loving homies. I had the best time, it was great meeting Benz and his lovely wife. I got to carve a small tiki and actually finished it, well kind of...The food Monica made was just great. And everyone was so nice and welcoming. I can't wait to do this again. Oh I almost forgot I also cut my finger but no infection. What a great day, thanks again everyone and lets do it again soon. |
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Mon, Oct 30, 2006 7:58 AM
What can I say?? |
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Lake Surfer
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Mon, Oct 30, 2006 8:08 AM
Nice. :) Looks like a blast! Diablo... love the hat! :wink: Anyone have any more pictures of this cannibal tiki? Looks like a great start... would love to see how it turned out. I spy a Utilikilt in the picture too! [ Edited by: Lake Surfer 2006-10-30 11:26 ] |
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Mon, Oct 30, 2006 8:55 AM
[ Edited by: ookoo lady 2006-10-30 12:56 ] |
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DawnTiki
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Mon, Oct 30, 2006 11:27 AM
I can't imagine it being any more perfect than it was! Ben I respected your work before, but now fuggetaboutit! Eventhough I gave up and had to walk away I will get back to it, but man talk about intense! Thank you for flying out and taking the time to show us the way. |
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Matt Reese
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Mon, Oct 30, 2006 11:32 AM
Wow, where to start. The 'Oki 'Oki was so fun. I had a blast. I wont recap everything, but I would like to send out the big thank you's. |
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Mon, Oct 30, 2006 11:44 AM
What an awesome weekend!!! |
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Mon, Oct 30, 2006 12:58 PM
well, first off, i found the camera. hiding in a hidy hole in my suitcase. thanks to everyone who helped me look. i'm more glad i found it so i can post my pics. second, i wasn't that lound. third, thanks to everyone for the great time. even though it's been said, thanks so much to matt opening his home to us and the wonderful hospitality. it was a pleasure to meet each and everyone of you. |
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Mon, Oct 30, 2006 1:33 PM
Sounds like you've never been on Shout! PDrake appears there in that state nightly...
I agree...Everyone else just doesn't know how to party!!! Nice to meet you Drake. Thanks for not punching me when we met. That meant a lot... I call this picture "My New Buddy PDrake" Everybody's Buddy Buzzy Out! |
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Mon, Oct 30, 2006 1:43 PM
ok, so when's the next one???? |
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Tiki-Kate
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Mon, Oct 30, 2006 2:03 PM
This was an amazing weekend. Thank you Ric, Monica and Matt for organizing and hosting the event. Matt's place is gorgeous. The food was excellent. DawnTiki - Thanks for giving me the courage to participate. Danny, Bosko, Mason and Ben - Thank you for your patience and encouragement. Lee - Thanks for the swell swag. Perry - Thanks for the pendant. Gotta paint him sometime this week. Thanks to all of the carvers who gave me pointers and just absolutely inspired me. And a massive THANK YOU to GROG for lugging my tiki up six thousand stairs and getting him into the backseat of my car for me. Thank you also for sharing your portfolio with us. That was one of those little unexpected treats that made the weekend so much more special. I'd definitely do this again (once I regain the feeling in my wrists.) |
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Mon, Oct 30, 2006 2:06 PM
Unfortunately, the 'Oki 'Oki makes all subsequent parties Grade "B". That was the first place I've ever been to where you didn't know if the person behind you was carrying a razor sharp spike, a lit blow-torch or a deluxe strength Mai Tai. Thanks to everybody, HEY, we should have got him and his wife leis! Drat! Next time! |
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Mon, Oct 30, 2006 7:41 PM
photos i managed to take . . . |
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Mon, Oct 30, 2006 7:51 PM
GROG knew GROG was going to enjoy this event, but GROG didn't know GROG was going to enjoy it THIS much!!! Thanks Matt for being such a great host. AWESOME place! |
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Mon, Oct 30, 2006 9:30 PM
AWESOME!! I had a great time there with everyone. What a great bunch of carvers we had, as well as our greats hosts and fellow teachers. Not namimg names, but there were some naughty ones in attendance. .............MASON ROCKS!!!!!! MVP big Al ...Al'i !!!!! [ Edited by: Tiki Diablo 2006-10-30 22:28 ] |
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Moki
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Mon, Oct 30, 2006 9:34 PM
We'd like to thank everybody who came to the Left Coast 'Oki 'Oki. We had a great time and hope you all did too. Benz, Diablo, Bosko & Mason....you guys rock!!! And Sherry. Thanks for all the help in the kitchen and making sure there were no "nutz" in the desert :wink: Matt, 'Ona & Heath made countless trips up and down those steps over the last week. Feel the burn boys....feel the burn. I can't believe it's over already. Going back to work today sucked!! I missed listening to the sounds of mallets hitting the chisels. I can't to see more pictures and I really want to see everybody post their tiki's. You should all be very proud. They all looked great!! Here are a few pictures..... |
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Matt Reese
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Tue, Oct 31, 2006 8:48 AM
Just wanted to post a pic of the war club Tikimecula gave me at the 'Oki 'Oki. Thanks again! |
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Tue, Oct 31, 2006 8:50 AM
Yesterday was chilly and dark on Mission Beach as if Benz and Sherry took the sun back to the Sunshine State with them. What a beautiful weekend we all had! Thanks for all the great photos, guys and gals and one more glimpse of paradise. This afternoon I begin to husk tiki # 2 ... I wonder how many of my neighbors will look out the window trying to spot the woodpecker! |
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Tue, Oct 31, 2006 9:15 AM
I HAD A GREAT TIME TOO..It was a dream come true to spend some quality carvin time with benz. |
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Tue, Oct 31, 2006 9:19 AM
Kirbs, you needed the mental clinic long before this event. |
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Tue, Oct 31, 2006 9:24 AM
Hey gang, What an amazing time! As an old time TCer, I gotta say that this was my favorite event. There was so much creativity and positive energy flowing throughout the weekend and everyone was so cool. Many mahalos to Matt and his family for opening up their Hale to everyone. Your hut rocks! Also thanks to Moki and Ric for organizing and to all the hosts for the ono food and grog. Once again, Al's magic mixology did not disappoint. It was an honor to finally meet Benzart and his lovely wife after a long year exchanging good wishes. You are even more gracious in person and I feel lucky that I had the chance to learn from you. I was lucky enough to win the raffle for the Flexcut chisels and I promise to put them to good use -- on the wood and not my hand next time. Thanks, Tiki-Kate, Mieko and Benzart for cleaning me up after slicing my finger. Good thing Tiki-Kate knows her first aid. I enjoyed carving with you all and hope we meet again sometime. Here are few pix I took. Benzart schools Tiki Diablo Inside the Lava Flow Lounge Tina checks my work in progress Benzart certified! |
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Tue, Oct 31, 2006 11:23 AM
Well, I'm finally awake a little bit after a Roaring weekend in San Diego. Again, Thanks to All who were there and who helped make this the best weekend ever! Once again when the chisels and knives came out, it was All Work and everyone really got down to business. I could not believe the excellent "first" tikis from all the folks who had never carved before, what a Tremendous effort by everyone. I was totally exausted! |
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Tue, Oct 31, 2006 12:17 PM
Those pictures really capture the essence of the event - the people, great atmosphere, the creativity and the energy. I felt like I was there all over again. Great photos, Sherry! |
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Tue, Oct 31, 2006 1:04 PM
"How I Felt after 'Oki 'Oki"
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Tue, Oct 31, 2006 1:42 PM
Hey Benz, |
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hodadhank
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Tue, Oct 31, 2006 1:55 PM
Better late than never. You can use it to hack off your gangrenous finger. |
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Tue, Oct 31, 2006 2:44 PM
Wow looks like a great time! |
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Tue, Oct 31, 2006 4:21 PM
such a good time! the best! everyone was RIPPING STYLE! lets do it again! here the troublesome little fella is! i still love him though! thanks everyone once again! |
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Tue, Oct 31, 2006 4:22 PM
check this sucka out! happy halloween |
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congatiki
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Tue, Oct 31, 2006 4:53 PM
brings back fond memories of coontiki. compliments to the "students"...a lot of pretty fine |
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mieko
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Tue, Oct 31, 2006 6:53 PM
Looking through all the pictures is so much fun! Here are mine: http://picasaweb.google.com/miekos/LeftCoastOkiOkiByMieko Thanks again to everyone, I'd love to do another carving get together soon! |
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Tue, Oct 31, 2006 10:51 PM
I am so incredibly, ridiculously, insanely, monumentally jealous of all you lucky so-and-sos that got to go to the LC 'oki 'oki. Hopefully Danny, Bosko and Ben put some a dat mojo into the chisels I lent Grog. Y'all did beeeeutiful work!!! And double damn! I also missed a ride in Hodad's Potting Shed!!!! ARRRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!! |
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Wed, Nov 1, 2006 6:49 AM
Thanks everyone for an amazing weekend. There is really nothing else I've ever been too that could compare to 25 people all getting along and choppin wood together. Thanks to the host Matt, to the carving teachers Diablo, Bosko and son, and Benzart...and to everyone. Had a great time and want to know where to send my money to reserve my spot for next time!! It was great to see 25 different tikis all take shape at the same time. Now it's time to go order some new tools!!! woooohoooooooooo -clys |
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Wed, Nov 1, 2006 11:03 AM
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Wed, Nov 1, 2006 4:53 PM
Mahalo all for a great time! 2 days of carvin' with Benzart, diablo and bosko (with mason keeping up with our corny jokes and giving carving advice) at Matts beautiful tiered abode...with Moki/matt's great cooking...doesn't get much better than that. We're doing ait agian this weekend, right? :) and matt...that anamatronic chimp-in-a-barrel REALLY freaked me out the first time I walked by it. THanks everyone for posting pictures! [ Edited by: Polynesiac 2006-11-02 09:44 ] |
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Wed, Nov 1, 2006 9:03 PM
Unfortunately I didnt finish mine during the event like some other speed carvers. This is what it looks like so far. I will finish it this weekend. I would do it every month !!!! [ Edited by: Monkeyman 2006-11-01 21:04 ] |
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Matt Reese
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Thu, Nov 2, 2006 8:30 AM
That looks great. Always one of my favorite designs. |
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mike-stobbe
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Thu, Nov 2, 2006 11:59 AM
matt , thanks for the hospitality . . . we both had a great time . call me sometime and come see what I've done with th ehouse the last few years , I think you'll be inpressed ! everyone else , it was great meeting new friends and tiki nuts . I had a blast and learned a LOT . . . =mike= |
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Lake Surfer
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Thu, Nov 2, 2006 12:11 PM
There it is! Monkeyman... that's some hot stuff right there. Great job. Love that tiki. |
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mike-stobbe
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Fri, Nov 3, 2006 2:11 PM
here's how mine turned out |
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CheekyGirl
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Fri, Nov 3, 2006 6:13 PM
Okay, I'm seriously bummed and it's totally my fault. I did a cursory review of new posts on the thread after it was sold out. Sour grapes and all, so I didn't notice that there were a few cancellations, etc. I would have loved to participate in this event. Next time, I'm signing in a flash, put myself on a waiting list, or just show up and beg, beg, beg! Although, I'm completely and utterly jealous, I'm glad everyone had a great time. |
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Monkeyman
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Fri, Nov 3, 2006 7:43 PM
we dont need an event to do this.. We just need someones backyard... I am happy to impart what little I know about carving to anyone who wants to spend the day carving wiith me. |
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CheekyGirl
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Fri, Nov 3, 2006 8:32 PM
MM this is true... |
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Davez_tikiz
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Fri, Nov 3, 2006 9:01 PM
I'm in.... |
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Benzart
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Sat, Nov 4, 2006 5:15 AM
Yeah, Me too, Com on over to my back yard and lets get it on. |
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sleestak
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Sat, Nov 4, 2006 1:44 PM
lets go go go! |
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Monkeyman
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Sat, Nov 4, 2006 6:16 PM
how about a carving day where 3 people share a single log. After it gets sketched each team starts hacking away... This way we actually might be able to get a tiki done in one day. We then play rock paper scissors to see who takes it home. |