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Buzzy's work: Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate
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HOUSE OF KU
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Mon, Aug 11, 2008 6:06 AM
Hola Buzzy!
Mahalo for choosing not to use the Man-el Toe shot! Tiki placement is everything.... Freddie |
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Mon, Aug 11, 2008 6:27 PM
I'm thinking we need to get you a billboard on a big freeway somewhere. |
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LOL Tiki
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Mon, Aug 11, 2008 6:31 PM
ROFL! I'd throw in to support that effort! :lol: :lol: |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Mon, Aug 11, 2008 8:31 PM
Today's sunset: I finished carving the drum: I also sanded it and stained it today:
I also got these sanded and stained:
Did I hear someone say bears? maybe I need to bust out the "bear trap" again.
Does is come in gourd sized too?
The choice of shot was easy becauseI wouldn't want to cheapen myself. I owe the public more than that.
Please make it be one close to my house so I can see it with my naked eyes...
Should we get a fundraiser thermometer started? House of Buzz: Unsurpassed quality you've come to expect. |
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Tue, Aug 12, 2008 11:28 AM
Hey! The tiki pole's obscured. |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Tue, Aug 12, 2008 8:33 PM
Today's merge into dark: Tiki Stuff Update: Starting today's update, we'll warm up with my warm up carvings from tiki stack stick on a rope pendant pile #2 that I did last night because I had a carving jones:
Now after that tiki stuff update warm up, try this: Now all you have to do is look: This one is smaller so I can photo it: I also have the drum in there drying after another coat if stain: Today's big and time consuming project was the sanding and staining of the Ku:
You have to buy the magazine (available soon!) to see the good tiki "stuff." For now though, since you are "warmed up" and have again warmed up in the tiki stuff update section, try to imagine in your mind the big tiki pole, with nothing in the way to obscure your view... I hope you can see it now. [ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2008-08-12 20:41 ] |
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Billy the Crud
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Tue, Aug 12, 2008 9:00 PM
What the hell, man........did you have a photoshoot with Irving Klaw or Bunny Yeager? |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Mon, Aug 18, 2008 11:00 PM
I cannot possibly cover the last week in one post, so I'll start a series of Tiki Oasis journal entries with this post. Buzzy's Tiki Oaisis Journal Entry #1: House of Ku Day at the House of Buzz and Pre Event promotion. Oh good lord, what a whirlwind this last week was! Tiki Oasis started for me with a very special visitor from da islands, House of Ku! It was great hanging out with good friend Freddie finally. I didn't take any pictures while he was here, but hopefully he'll be able to post up some he took here when he gets home and recovers. That friend of his worked him like slave labor while he was here! I'll do my Tiki Oasis journal entry about that day after I have some visuals. I'll skip all the sanding, staining, and work I did after Freddie left that day and skip forward to the next morning, when I went down to the local Fox studio to promote the event on some morning show I never heard of. Now for the visuals: I pulled my truck into the back lot where they do the outside segments. there was a big tarp to block the sun and a big crane camera The stack of stuff I was going to try to use as product placement. I wanted to take the tall Lono, but when I went to load him in the morning, he was still wet. I brought the newku, a couple older pieces, tools, bling, and a couple other things I was going to try and get on camera Wrinkled clothes are the new style this season, as well as a hat made by Cammo: The panel turned out to be only King Kukuklele and myself. I'm setting up while he warms up He tried to memorize eight pages of events, bands, happenings and seminars that Otto wnated us to mention while I get hooked up to audio After that, the staff all disappeared and we were left outside again wondering what was up. All we knew was that we had less than three minutes until we went live. All set up and ready to go: Suddenly the back doors fly open, a whole production crew comes out with cameras, walkie talkies, and papers. Renee Kohn was the host who was to interview us. She said "hi", gave zaya a dirty look, they said "3-2-1" and we were a go She talked about the event and asked King K some questions first Then it was my turn to talk tiki I rocked the bling and held it up for the viewers at home to marvel at> She asked me if they were comfortable and I answered that when I wore them, my hands felt like they were nude. She couldn't help but admire my bling. She was so overtaken by its quality, she had to touch it to make sure it wasn't an illusion: Carving with bling on tv: At the very end of the segment, I flashed the photo but they put a banner over it when they showed it on tv. Here's the stuff I tried to get on camera: About two seconds after the segment was filmed, the entire staff disappeared, the doors to the studio were shut and locked, and King K and I were left standing in the parking lot alone again. A whole seven minutes had elapsed. I went from there to the event to drop off some tikis for the stage and the photo shoots. Immediately after setting up the tikis, I had to run home and get ready for the the next chapter of my Tiki Oasis 2008 journal: Bullet and Jonesey visit the House of Buzz! Oh so much more later... [ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2008-08-18 23:09 ] |
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Tue, Aug 19, 2008 2:50 AM
Man Buzz I see you still haven't lost any of your Insanity :P :P :P |
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Paipo
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Tue, Aug 19, 2008 3:24 AM
I can't believe you updated your thread title after 167 pages! Anxiously awaiting the next episode of "Oasis Journal 08"...maybe we'll find out the answers to some burning questions: |
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Tue, Aug 19, 2008 4:54 AM
Woooo! Buzzy the TV star :D Gotta love show business - one giant whirlwind! |
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Tue, Aug 19, 2008 7:32 AM
Buzzy looks way more like a Tiki Guy than King Kukulele does. So it was an ambush interview?! How cool is it getting ambush interviewed by a lady with WAY too much makeup while she admires your bling and shoots dirty smirks at Zaya? |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Tue, Aug 19, 2008 8:14 AM
I didn't take any pictures on the House of Ku day at the House of Buzz. Freddie took a whole mess of shots while we were cruising around that day as well as some of my last minute frantic work to get ready. So Freddie, post away if you get a chance...I also couldn't do the Bullet and Jonesey entry because I had to take some pictures this morning for it. I just did that, so that entry comes next...
Hey Benny! The journal is going to be pretty long, so stick around awhile and see what's coming. It continues now... Journal Entry #2: House of Ku day at the House of Buzz So Freddie came out here with his friend for Oasis and was staying just up the road from me. His friend had to go to Temecula so I told Freddie to definitely not go with him and kill the day over at my place. I brought him over and gave him the nickel tour, and then we went on a local tikis tour. I made him watch me work for a while and then we went to Weinerschnitzel. To top off the San Diego experience, we went down to PB a walked around the area with all the bars and the ensuing madness when you have a high concentration of bars, booze, and scantly clad young ladies down by the beach. Since I have no pictures of this great day, I'll post a picture of the donations that Freddie made to my collection instead:
Next chapter, Stay tuned! [ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2008-08-19 09:23 ] |
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Tue, Aug 19, 2008 9:42 AM
A red sling shot? :lol: Aack...good Lord! Congrats on all the exposure and the sales Buzzy. You deserve it. Thanks for all the entertainment too. I appreciate all the effort you put in for us. -g |
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Tue, Aug 19, 2008 10:10 AM
damn buzzy, i'm still laughing about your tv experience. fortunately buzzy tivoed the segment and jonesEy, cammo, lol tiki and i got to watch it with buzzy's commentary. buzzy's hands were moving so fast the cameraman couldn't keep up. the shots of buzz's giant maori rings were freakin' hilarious. mahalo for da invite to da house of buzz and for you, zaya and house of ku partying in our room sat night. 2 highlights from our trip. i'm so glad i got to know you and zaya. happy happy happy! [ Edited by: kingstiedye 2008-08-19 10:41 ] |
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Tue, Aug 19, 2008 11:41 AM
ok....so when do we get to see it on youtube? |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Tue, Aug 19, 2008 6:59 PM
Tiki Oasis Journal Entry #3: Jonesey and Bullet at the House of Buzz Continuing on with my non stop day on Friday, I left Oasis and went home real quick to meet up with Jonesey and Bullet. Later on, we were joined by Cammo and Lol tiki. Right here I'm showing them that mess extends out to the property line Here I am explaining where he should avoid going, which basically extends from south of I-8 all the way to terra del fuego. My finger is resting on the Bali Hai Guest appearance by the mad hatter Cammo, checking out the mess left over from several days of non stop work And then the greatest thing ever happened: I was presented with a very special gift from Jonesey. He posted a preview here a few days before, but I exercised restraint in asking about it, because I wanted to hear it straight from the horse's mouth. Here he is telling us the story of it as he carefully unwraps the greatest piece of art produced in the history of western civilization: In this picture you can see my extreme sense of joy I was experiencing as I held the piece in my hand for the first time. Couple red eyed crybabies with the Coco Jonz satue, hand made by Jonesey. Then back to the fun and games after that very special moment. Bullet rocks some tiki bling. The dogs wanted to go home with Jonesey. Here they are waiting for him to gather them up with his stuff and go meet Freddie's friend visiting out here from Hawaii Jonesey sporting a new Cammo lid and Bullet with his new bling pendant: Sadly, they had to leave to go meet with Freddie's friend, but I'm sure another visit is on the horizon... Damn that was a great afternoon! Here's the piece that Jonesey made for me: Modeled after the classic sculptures of Coco Joe's and HIP So handsome! Details to marvel at: It even came with a booklet:
This is the most valuable thing I now own. It's truly priceless. Words cannot express my gratitude for this, but I'll say thank you because I feel I need to try. Thanks Jonesey!
I don't consider myself an artist, but rather an entertainer. I also do not produce any art: I make tikis.
That pretty much sums up my feelings right now. Ditto to everything you just said.
Anyone know how to upload it? I can get a DVD copy of it... Next Chapter: Rawhide, Dogs, and the Drum I haven't cried since last Friday! [ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2008-08-20 01:56 ] |
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Tue, Aug 19, 2008 7:07 PM
Your CoCo Jonz, I'm seeing it but I'm not believeing it. Are you saying Jonz made that, like with his hands. |
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Tue, Aug 19, 2008 7:11 PM
I love the Coco Jonz piece. How amazing is that?! Thanks for sharing it with all of us, Buzzy. |
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Billy the Crud
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Tue, Aug 19, 2008 7:13 PM
Buzz, you're immortal, man. In the true spirit of Tiki, you were admired enough to have a Tiki carved in your image, thus elevating you to the illustrious position of DIVINE TIKI GUY. The bards will sing your praises, man! |
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Tue, Aug 19, 2008 7:43 PM
thats unbelievably cool buzzy! props to coco jonz |
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Tue, Aug 19, 2008 7:58 PM
damn you buzzy! first you make me cry and then you go and tell everybody about it! it was a very cool moment though. to see your reaction to all the work and thought that jonesEy put into that piece, well, let's just say i'm really happy i was there for the presentation. once again, mahalo my friend. [ Edited by: kingstiedye 2008-08-19 20:07 ] [ Edited by: kingstiedye 2008-08-19 20:17 ] |
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Tue, Aug 19, 2008 8:09 PM
Absolutely amazing! Thanks for that Buzzy. I have seen a few glimpses of Jonesey's talents before, and the man definitely has the skills to take it to the tiki art world if he ever tires of his day job. Kind of cool when you find out a guy who is one of the ultimate collectors is every bit as good as anyone whose work he buys! I'd love a little more info on the making of the piece if you're willing to share TJ... Buzzy's moment of glory can be found here: |
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Tue, Aug 19, 2008 8:34 PM
That statue is about the coolest thing I have ever seen! |
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Tue, Aug 19, 2008 9:18 PM
wow....ive stood in the presence of greatness now....forever immortalized humbled i feel deep............ |
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HOUSE OF KU
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Tue, Aug 19, 2008 9:23 PM
Hola Buzzy!! Thanks for making my first Major Tiki event a memorable experience's. Folks, Buzzy is even better in person!!
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LOL Tiki
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Tue, Aug 19, 2008 10:04 PM
Subjects for your next carvings or something to help out in case you run out of wood? :D [ Edited by: LOL Tiki 2008-08-19 22:06 ] |
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Billy the Crud
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Tue, Aug 19, 2008 11:22 PM
Meeting Freddie was GREAT. Freddie, you're the cement of brotherly love, man. One day, I'll bring the wife to the Islands(or she'll kill me in my sleep) and we'll hang out more when I can pay attention. Tiki Oasis this year was like being a marathon runner though heaven- exhaustion, elation, revelation, and Hawaiianization. I'm drunk on what was left of Cheekys' drink, so I'll stop there. |
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Wed, Aug 20, 2008 1:19 AM
Yep, Buzzy is the KING of Tiki and has the tribute statue to prove it. BIG props to Jonsey for allowing a smidgen of his creativity to sneak out, We KNOW you have it because you throw a tease now and then. |
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HOUSE OF KU
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Wed, Aug 20, 2008 1:40 AM
Billy! It was really nice to meet you Too...If you come on over, let me know and we can have some drinks... :drink: |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Wed, Aug 20, 2008 11:10 AM
Tiki Oasis 2008 Journal Entry #4: The feeling of being watched While I was down at the hotel on Friday morning, Zaya went to a leather supply company and picked me up a piece of rawhide for the drum head. I talked to the leather store lady about it the day before and it sounded like a pretty easy process. She said the hardest part would be cutting it. As soon as I got home, I took the hide and placed in the bathtub. It needed to soak for a little over an hour, so that meant that it would be ready about the time Jonesey and Bullet left. The funniest part about the rawhide was the reaction from the dogs. They were all over it. Pieces of rawhide for what I needed range in price from $50 to $200. Even though I got a low end piece of hide, it was still highly interesting to the dogs. We actually had to lock it in another room and they were still pacing and scratching at the door. When I put the hide in the tub, Kiva actually tried to take it out. I countered her advances by putting a bunch of rocks on it so it was completely submerged. That made it worse, because now I had in my bathroom a very tempting big bowl full of 20 gallons of warm rawhide soup. So now on to the drum head installation session: The leather lady said I should cut the hide with a big pair of scissors. I tried that and it would kill my hand to do the whole perimeter cut. I then found use number #126 for my hookknife. It worked perfect and took about 40 seconds. I was kind of nervous when I was doing this because I had attack of paranoia because I was feeling like I was being watched the whole time The next step was to nail it on. I stretched it and tacked away I'm getting freaky forearm muscles from carving so much Too much to do, not enough time. Freddie calls in the middle of the process so I have to multitask. Pulp Fictionesque cut to another setting: Bullet, Freddie's Friend, and the Carl's Jr cup that is a metaphor for... And now another quick cut to a flashback scene from the Bail hai the night before: House of Ku and Zaya Freddie and another one of his friends: And then a quick cut back to the House of Buzz as the soundtrack switches to Bob Seger I just about have it all nailed down as "Night Moves" rocks da House Next step was to carefully remove the excess hide. I have this troll who lives under my couch: He darts out and grabs the scraps of rawhide when they hit the floor and quick as a flash he darts back into his den with them and gobbles them up. The head was still loose and wet, and it would take a day or so to completely dry and stretch, so I just wrapped the rope into the recess I carved for it to size it so I could attatch it the next day Here's the "finished" product: And the dogs' patience finally paid off. and Kiva finishing off the first of many pieces: TC is real slow right now so I'm going to wrap up this post now and finish it up later. Next Chapter: It's Go Time-Saturday's Fast paced Tiki Action Fest, featuring some of the most notable tiki personalities in the scene today! This is taking forever so no wonder I never did this the last couple years. |
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Wed, Aug 20, 2008 11:30 AM
Really really awesome drum Buzz. I was chatting w/ Zaya when you sold it. I'd like me one of them too so get choppin! Not kiddin! No head though. I'll take it to the World Beat Center and get a heavy goatskin stretched over it so I can wail like a champ... too bad I usually wail like a chimp! (Did you scoop out the dookie before you tacked the head on?) |
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Wed, Aug 20, 2008 1:25 PM
killer stuff buzzy! i literally had tears in my eyes i was laughing so hard reading about cammo's trunk sale. the drum came out beautifully. i was sad dan and wendy couldn't quite pull the trigger to buy it. i was hoping it would be close enough to visit from time to time. |
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Wed, Aug 20, 2008 2:22 PM
First off, I'd just like to take a moment to thank Buzzy for opening up his heart & home and for making this Ol'Navy guy feel right at home in the House of Buzz last September. For me, there was a soulful connect with this Tiki Guy and that translated into creating a special item to display with his monsterous collection of resin HIP, CoCo Joe's, Lava Ray, Poly Art and Schirmann's. One that would ring true to his image and forever anger the Gods in the House of Ku :lol: (sorry, this is all BF..."Before Freddie") So now to move along and not to derail or clog up Buzzy's Journal, I'm again touched by this Tiki Guy, Zaya, Kiva & Ringo for being such a great gang of peepo, Cammo's curbside lid service and the great times had swinging with Buzzy's good buddy from Hawaii... now I'm feeling that a menehune tribute is to follow? Here's a couple pic's of the claymation birth of the Tiki Guy- Legend of Bay Park Buzzy... just a couple bricks of Super Sculpey Firm and some cheap modeling tools. A snappy color photo,a penciled sketch of idea and a small group of Local Union of Poly Resin Workers, to see the job is done correctly, on time and within contracted budget. Toss in a couple lost weekends to create and many, many, too many months to finish and you can capture the mana of a BUZZY? That's it... back to our regular and entertaining episodes on the HOUSE OF BUZZ. Flippity-fLip-flOpPp'n-Flip... |
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The Sperm Whale
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Wed, Aug 20, 2008 2:50 PM
Buzzy- |
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Wed, Aug 20, 2008 4:12 PM
that drum is killer, glad i got to see it at oasis. thanks for the log today! |
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Billy the Crud
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Wed, Aug 20, 2008 4:19 PM
I got to bang it lightly a couple of times and it sounded great at low volume. Imagine how that sucker sounds with a dread-locked hippy banging on it! |
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Thu, Aug 21, 2008 2:36 AM
Yes the drum turned out Fantastic and you should probably do some more at least until you're sick of them and don't want to se any more, then do a few more. Meanwhile...this Journal is icing on the Buzzy-Cake so Where's the REST?? You Know we have NO Patients, we're not doctors you know. |
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HOUSE OF KU
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Thu, Aug 21, 2008 3:02 AM
Thanks For posting the behind story on "the" piece. Such talent and a great guy to boot! Freddie |
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Thu, Aug 21, 2008 3:47 PM
Buzz, that drum turned out damn good. Congrats to you and to the lucky person who bought it. Living the rockstar life out there in Bay Park... good on ya! Swing down to the Tiki Mag Art Show opening and say hi if you get the chance, I'll be in town. |
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Thu, Aug 21, 2008 4:26 PM
Buzzy! |
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Zaya
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Fri, Aug 22, 2008 9:10 AM
:music: "Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday Dear Buzzy, Happy Birthday to you!" :music: |
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Fri, Aug 22, 2008 9:15 AM
Hey Buzzy, Happy Buzzy Man. "you gonna play us a beat on the next House of Buzz episode" How bout you one of your links (homepage or Comicbook) a link to the House of Buzz. |
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Fri, Aug 22, 2008 9:38 AM
have a great birthday, braddah! |
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Fri, Aug 22, 2008 10:18 AM
Happy Birthday, Buzzy!!!! Wish I'd known last week! I woulda brought you a present! |
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HOUSE OF KU
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Fri, Aug 22, 2008 10:18 AM
Happy Birthday Buzzy!!! Have a Great Year!! Did Buddy cat bring you a "gift" yet? It might be out in the yard....:) Freddie |
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Tiki Duddy
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Fri, Aug 22, 2008 10:34 AM
HappyBirthday Buzzy!! :) |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Fri, Aug 22, 2008 12:59 PM
First of all, I want to thank all of you for the birthday well wishes! You guys here on the House of Buzz thread mean a whole lot to me. This silly thing here gets me out of bed every day and keeps me going,... and going. Thanks for making it a great time and giving me all the support! That damn Oasis journal is taking forever and the event hasn't even started yet on that timline. I guess I'm working on Bowana time now. This brief interlude will catch all of you up on the current happenings over here. I'll be back to the journal right after I comment on your comments. So keep watching, there's still a lot of ground to cover and I just got back into work mode on Wednesday... A recent sunset to get us back into the present narrative: Seems like people like the drum. Maybe I should make more? Drum #2 This will be drum #3: The drums will be sandwiched between this project here that I started on Tuesday: These three are bigger than I need and perfect: Yesterday I went down to the hotel again. I didn't take my camera because I couldn't find it so no pictures. I did a couple pendants while I was there. They were a pendant on a stick with a rope but they broke off. After the hotel gig, I worked on another project for the evening over at Babalu's studio. I'll be back soon to catch up on correspondence and continue on with the journal. [ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2008-08-22 13:03 ] |
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