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More pics please. I was stuck at a table back in the corner for most the night. Jeff(btd) |
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Hey ya'll looks like a fab night. So, to you Tusconites, Velvet Glass, and the quiet village podcast, I thought I'd share that you inspired a new exotica tune that we'll debut this Sat in Boston called Moai Thief. I enjoyed hearing so much about Tuscon being from Phoenix myself....and the theft of the tiki from the Kon Tiki for some reason gave me an idea...aided a little by ideas from shostakovich as well (those russians...). Can we get a relight the South Pacific in Newton. Takers NE Tikiphiles? mr. ho |
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04/13/2010
Just found this amazing photo on Face book!: Man, that is like a PAINTING! --"The Tribe"-- ...the Tiki Revival personified! I don't know for which yet, but I MUST use this in one of my upcoming projects, (whatever resolution), please... |
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04/13/2010
this makes me happy-same tiki at the meet rack [ Edited by: Coco Joe 2010-04-13 01:00 ] |
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wow...long drive, thank goodness there was a tiki bar at the end of our destination! While not partying, Tiki G and I did some major junkin. Check out our haul!
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04/13/2010
A Million Thank yous to Mark and Maggie for treating Doug and I like family! And marco and all the crew at the Kon-Tiki for their warmth and enthusiasm. And all the peeps that showed up and made this a night to remember! |
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04/13/2010
My Tucson mini-vacation was a success!! The Kon-Tiki "Relight the Night" kicked ass!! Thanks to the Kon Tiki management and staff for hosting, Mark and Maggie for your generous hospitality, the Tikiyaki Orchestra for 1st class entertainment and music while dining, all the vendors & all the participants. Some random pics taken while on the road: Friday 04/09/10: TikiG sets foot on a legendary desert oasis for the first time |
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04/13/2010
Thanks for the Pics everybody, keep the pics, and hopefully video coming. Jeff(btd) |
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04/13/2010
Started our road trip watching the sun rise from the Cabazon Dinosaurs Beautiful sunrise through Palm Springs area Saw this guy on in the middle of the desert Finally made it to the promised land For dinner, I had seafood in the middle of the desert The Tikiyaki Orchestra performance was stellar as always! Good Friends... Good Times... The following day we went to Taliesen West by Frank Lloyd Wright Followed by a walk around Old Town Scottsdale And the glorious Hotel Valley Ho Capped off the weekend with Happy Hour at Trader Vic's The Relight the Night event was EPIC and the Kon-Tiki was incredible! |
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04/13/2010
@ PollyPop, NO SLEEP TIL TUCSON!! Man you guys are hardcore! Let me guess, you made it home Monday morning just in time to go to work. Kon Tiki Mai-Tais must bring out the love in me. I lost count of how many people I said "I love you man" to. |
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Swamp Fire
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04/14/2010
Thank you Kon Tiki and Mark and Maggie for putting on such an awesome event! |
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04/14/2010
Great Pictures everyone - I am very jealous! |
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RevBambooBen
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04/14/2010
Awesome Pics!!! ( lot's o Orbs.... spooky!!!) |
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WooHooWahine
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04/14/2010
SoccerTiki actually had an encounter with "The Ghost" |
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04/14/2010
BBS, please elaborate on the Meet Rack. My intel informs me this is an S&M themed dive bar. Was TC hanging out there ?? Man, there's a lot of cool stuff in Tucson. |
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04/14/2010
Great pics, thanks Doug and Poly Pop. Jeff(btd) |
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tobunga
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04/14/2010
Wow! What a great event! Or, at least I think it was... I found a bunch of pix on my camera that I only vaguely remember taking... We started out our trip on Friday, stopping in Scottsdale to visit Drift Lounge... The next morning, we headed out to Tucson, but stopped in at the Fry's Electronics, because it's so cool, and when are we going to be in Scottsdale again? Snapped a couple of pix of Kon TIki before the crowd descended, as we roamed the restaurant in awe of its magnificence! Then, got some pix of the evening's events... (this is the part that's as blurry in my mind as these next two pix...) The relight sign pix... And caught this shady character lurking about in a restricted area... After it was all done, due to vending and other circumstances, I realized I spent probably less than 20 minutes inside the Kon Tiki the whole night... |
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04/14/2010
Mark and I would like to thank everyone for coming out and making Relight the Night an amazing event! There was a lot of fire but everyone was really basking in the glow of the love. We are truly grateful to the orchestration of the Tikiyakis, thee swank of the Bastards, the shrimps of the Chaperone, the flam of the Chen and the dis of the Illusionists. [ Edited by: cheeky half 2010-04-13 22:43 ] |
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04/14/2010
Soccertiki and I stopped by this bar on Saturday afternoon too. What a Crazy place!!! We will post pics soon!!! And yes..the Tiki, that had been stolen as a fraternity pranks years ago, and placed at The Meet Rack, was returned the night of the event :) |
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04/14/2010
that is great news. Jeff(btd) |
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04/14/2010
OK I wasn't there but I love it when a shot comes together - this is rare: Then he emails the pic to me while I sit saddened far away.... Anyway looks like you all had a goods time - |
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cheeky half
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04/14/2010
You shoulda been there Jack! |
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04/14/2010
Man, looks like it was a blast and then some. Great pics. |
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Holy moly that was a fun night! I forgot I brought my camera along until most of the night was over, so all I got were pictures of Thee Swank Bastards and Tikiyaki's second set. And since I was a little blurry, of course a lot of the shots came out a little blurry too. Since I'm picky with the pics, here's my favorites from the night:
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cheeky half
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04/15/2010
Ah, that's Christi, my bestest girlfriend. |
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little lost tiki
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04/15/2010
Christi ROCKS! |
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cheeky half
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You are too sweet LLT! |
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04/18/2010
So finally got my pics up on line. |
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Hakalugi
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04/18/2010
Wow! Lots of great shots. Thanks for sharing. This is one of my favorites:
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cheeky half
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04/18/2010
Some great shots Zond2! Thanks for posting. |
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04/18/2010
Thanks! |
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I've been to the Meet Rack several times over the years on my trips for Spring Training -- sadly, this was the last year for Major League Baseball teams training in Tucson. (You can see my profile of the Meet Rack here.) During my last visit in late March I chatted with Jim (AKA "God") about the provenance of that tiki and the Kon Tiki, and he didn't mention anything about it being repatriated, so I'm guessing that was a fairly last minute agreement? What a great event, wish I could have been there. |
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Details are sketchy, but we think that the interview we gave to the AZ Daily Star mentioning the history of the tiki, combined with a little phone call placed by Max Cannon may have persuaded God to 'do the right thing'. |
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04/23/2010
Did anyone snag any of the plastic "Relight the Night" |
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tiki-lee
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WooHooWahine and her husband sent me a "Relight the Night" cup and a really cool one from her birthday party as well. They did this for me without wanting anything in return. I have never met or spoke to either one of them before this. It was a very generous, selfless and thoughtful thing to do for a complete stranger. I hope to meet them and thank them in person some day. :) |