Giant Tiki in Tucson Moving next week

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D drgoat456 Member Tucson Joined: May 28, 2008 Posts: 505	D drgoat456 Posted posted on Thu, Dec 11, 2008 8:09 AM Well, they are finally moving the giant Moai on Speedway to its new location, The Hut, a local tiki type bar near 4th ave. All 45,000 lbs. I might have to take off of work to check out the move. Should be a sight. Ciao
T TikiG Tiki Socialite Riverside, California Joined: Jun 17, 2008 Posts: 1560	T TikiG Posted posted on Thu, Dec 11, 2008 10:00 AM If you have the means, please snap a few pics during the move and post them. What a sight this should be...I'd love to do a painting of that! (actually any aspect of the move such as lifting the moai onto a truck with a crane etc) ..Thanks!
D drgoat456 Member Tucson Joined: May 28, 2008 Posts: 505	D drgoat456 Posted posted on Thu, Dec 11, 2008 11:06 AM TikiG, Will try my best.....it might be a stretch, I work about 12 miles from the site and we are all alittle paranoid about the economy etc. but I'll try and if nothing else, someone (local news) should have something, 'cause there is nothing but large, busy streets between where it is and where it's going. They might even try to sneak it thru at night, in which case I'll have a better chance. Ciao
T TikiMike Tiki Centralite Tucson, AZ Joined: Dec 07, 2005 Posts: 42	T TikiMike Posted posted on Wed, Dec 24, 2008 9:22 PM Well, the giant tiki head made its move! Here's an article from the local paper... http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/fromtopemails/105873.php It should take a few weeks for it to be mounted on its new base at The Hut, but since I work just down the street, I'll try to snap some pics! Here's some shots of the move: [ Edited by: TikiMike 2008-12-24 21:37 ]
D drgoat456 Member Tucson Joined: May 28, 2008 Posts: 505	D drgoat456 Posted posted on Mon, Dec 29, 2008 8:08 AM TM, Glad you got some of the move, I was there the day before but couldn't get to the actual move. g] Mahalo
D drgoat456 Member Tucson Joined: May 28, 2008 Posts: 505	D drgoat456 Posted posted on Mon, Dec 29, 2008 8:09 AM
D drgoat456 Member Tucson Joined: May 28, 2008 Posts: 505	D drgoat456 Posted posted on Mon, Dec 29, 2008 8:34 AM PS They have already felled a couple of the palms which are just laying inside the fence which will probably go to the dump....trying to get a hold of someone to get some of the logs. Haven't had any luck, any suggestions Tucson Tiki? Mahalo
T tikipedia Member San Diego Joined: Aug 25, 2004 Posts: 491	T tikipedia Posted posted on Sat, Jan 3, 2009 11:18 PM The event was noted in that other great website, RoadsideAmerica.com. I didn't realize it, but it seems the Tucson Tiki has a relative
T tikitucson Tiki Centralite Tucson, AZ Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 43	T tikitucson Posted posted on Tue, Jan 6, 2009 1:53 AM On 2009-01-03 23:18, tikipedia wrote: I didn't realize it, but it seems the Tucson Tiki has a relative He also has a few more in South Lake Tahoe and Reno [ Edited by: tikitucson 2009-01-06 01:56 ]
D drgoat456 Member Tucson Joined: May 28, 2008 Posts: 505	D drgoat456 Posted posted on Tue, Jan 6, 2009 7:00 AM That one relative is almost a spittin' image. I took a pic of a few of the other pieces, the place is locked up....the Mercedes dealer who bought it to make a parking lot won't let you in any more. Mahalo
M mrsmiley Tiki Socialite Las Vegas, NV Joined: Apr 03, 2002 Posts: 3197	M mrsmiley Posted posted on Tue, Jan 6, 2009 11:28 PM Russell S. Monkey likes the ape with diarrhea!
C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Tue, Jan 6, 2009 11:53 PM Why didn't they just make the Moai walk, like on Easter Island?

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