Official Tiki Oasis 2012 thread for TO12

Is it a dress code enforced party also?

Are shorts tiki?
are shorts spy?
:wink:

Jeff(btd)

Hey, gang! I'm curious about the shuttle situation at Tiki-O this year.

Me and the missus couldn't find accomodations at the Crowne Plaza, so we wound up at King's Inn, just across the way. Walking our wobbly legs the two miles from one to the other doesn't seem so practical after several rounds of libations, so I'm curious how this whole shuttle scene is gonna pan out.

Does anyone know the deal?

Edit: Of course, as soon as I go back and check, I see that they've got shuttles posted at both ends, ready to ferry us back and forth. I'm still curious about how much it'll be, though.

[ Edited by: lentilstew 2012-06-20 15:58 ]

Kings Inn has had a shuttle for the last two years
I would think they still are doing it, Just give them a call to find out.

On 2012-06-19 22:53, bigtikidude wrote:
Is it a dress code enforced party also?

Are shorts tiki?
are shorts spy?
:wink:

Jeff(btd)

They have to be short shorts! Oddly, Connery did not sport shorts opposite of the awesome Ursula Andress in Dr. No. But he did in Thunderball and other Bond films.

OSS 117 also sports short shorts in the recent "Lost in Rio"

But Matt Helm and Derek Flint preferred full clothes (even jacket and turtleneck!) when they did pool scenes

um, anyone else wearing shorts?
Cabana outfits?
hello?

[ Edited by: Otto 2012-06-24 21:37 ]

Connery could show up in a pretty much anything, and most of us gals would be pleased to see him.

And by pleased I mean...

Ditto on that Tanga!!! Strangely enough, I find him most delicious in a tuxedo.

http://screeninvasion.com/2012/06/encore-presents-the-bond-collection-in-july/#.T-awFvWjSSo

[ Edited by: VampiressRN 2012-06-23 23:14 ]

A sinister shadow has fallen over the Crown Plaza.

Without their precious drinking vessel, the will to drink adult beverages will be severely hindered. All your mug belong to us!

Is that the official "TO" Mug?

On 2012-06-27 10:49, Atomic Tiki Punk wrote:
Is that the official "TO" Mug?

I have no idea what your talking about.

[ Edited by: council guide 2012-06-27 13:09 ]

Wow!

I mean, I didn't see anything officer.

When are symposium tickets going on sale?

Affirmation by Denial? Oh I see, Classic interrogation tricks.

On 2012-06-27 18:03, SandraDee wrote:
When are symposium tickets going on sale?

I have been told that it is Top Secret.

I hope it's not too secret if he actually wants to sell them.

On 2012-06-27 18:55, Atomic Tiki Punk wrote:
Affirmation by Denial? Oh I see, Classic interrogation tricks.

Just a little good Tiki, bad Tiki...

The next step is to soften them up. After 3 or 4 Mai Tai's we will revisit the topic.

Can I be "Bad Cop" Chippy! Can I, Can I?

On 2012-06-28 12:22, Atomic Tiki Punk wrote:
Can I be "Bad Cop" Chippy! Can I, Can I?

Oh yeah! You beat the snot out of them them I can offer them a drink and they will sing like a bird (classic '50s cop talk)

"Cat's in the bag, The bag's in the river"

It's curtain's for you copper, curtains- See?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI9PbtiVXvY

On 2012-06-27 08:29, council guide wrote:
Without their precious drinking vessel, the will to drink adult beverages will be severely hindered. All your mug belong to us!

T.I.K.I. agents alert!
See that hand? I want it on my desk (with or without it's owner) first thing, Saturday morning August 18, 2012!

Finding our Maltese Mug is your number one imperative. After a long hunt, the agent who finds this trophy will be duly rewarded.

Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to participate in the hunt as assigned to you upon arrival at Mission: TO12

Be on alert for further instructions here and here: http://www.facebook.com/groups/tikioasis/

On 2012-06-29 18:05, bigtikidude wrote:
It's curtain's for you copper, curtains- See?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI9PbtiVXvY

Good one Jeff!

Thanks.

PART 1
Real Life Spies

In case you’re searching for some juicy summer reading, forget the brightly painted lurid potboilers of typical spy fiction, and curl up on a beach with these sultry true beauties instead.

Written by Samuel Epstein and Beryl Williams, and designed for the then-enormous legions of educated teen readers of 1953, The Real Book of Spies is an incredible history of covert operations from Biblical days to the present. What’s astounding about the stories told in this book is that they describe the goofy, strange beginnings of all the major intelligence organizations in their very earliest days. Germany’s Wilhelm Stieber, France’s Karl Shulmeister, and the start of the Russian informant system are all here, born a hundred years before their agencies became forces that shook the world.

The Real Book Series is of course the first kid’s series to be awarded a prize by the Boys Clubs of America, which I find sort of funny.

We now have identified some other agents operating at Mission: TO12.

But who are these guys?

http://inconspicuousdrycleaning.com/

PART 2
Real Life Spies

For a look at pre-WW2 Britain’s spy culture, here’s an interesting book review by Hayden Peake (real name?) posted on the CIA’s incredibly interesting and bizarrely open-to-anyone website:

https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/vol.-54-no.-4/six-a-history-of-britain2019s-secret-intelligence.html

The first book to seriously blow the lid off the misinformation, cobweb covered top secret folders and outright lies of the participating parties of “Allied” WW2 spying was the seminal and still exciting A Man Called Intrepid. It’s heatedly debated how accurate the events author William Stevenson recounts were, but he covers so much territory in bringing to light the entirely different war that was fought in candle lit bedrooms, bright university research labs and on pitch-black nights in France that you have to spot him a few points in even trying to document such a huge subject. The fact that it literally re-writes history books by exposing London & Washington’s “facts” about the major battles of WW2 as propaganda or outright deception makes more than a few people nervous to this day.

It also makes me wonder about the rest of history, as “written by the winners”...

PART 3
Real Life Spies

Many people have tried to nail who exactly was the wartime model for Ian Fleming’s James Bond. Many more operatives have taken credit for it themselves by smiling and telling everyone who would listen that their role was too secret to admit the details of. Somerset Maugham’s 1928 novel Ashenden, based on his spying experiences in WW1, were an enormous influence on the young Fleming, as was the heart-pounding Hitchcock movie Secret Agent that was made from it in 1936. Later, the 1939 movie Clouds Over Europe had Ralph Richardson playing a bluff, joking, umbrella-swirling veddy English agent that Patrick Macnee admits was his inspiration for John Steed of Avengers fame, and co-stars an almost unrecognizably handsome flyer-agent Lawrence Olivier as a striking Bond prototype.

Fleming and Maugham had bizarrely similar lives, both coming from upper-crust lawyer and banking families, dabbling in spying in their respective wars, both accepting important assignments in Russia, and later writing about the gritty side of it all to become overnight best selling authors of their day.

Somerset Maugham also has a huge place in Tiki history as the writer of Rain and The Moon and Sixpence; he was fascinated with South Seas Islands, near-East pagan cultures and bizarre sex practices, and was a huge figure in re-introducing these ideas to the 20th century.

On 2012-07-09 10:32, Cammo wrote:

Many people have tried to nail who exactly was the wartime model for Ian Fleming’s James Bond...

I have the exact answer Cammo.

It was Mr. Moto !!

Both the literary (1935) and cinematic (1937) versions...

If there was no Mr. Moto, there would be no James Bond.

007 was a candy ass compared to Mr. Moto. :D

Could James Bond ever do anything like this ??...

Plus Mr. Moto was way more "Tiki"...

Mr. Moto will be making an appearance at Tiki Oasis !!

I'm sure he won't forget to wear his cool hat. Will the real Mr. Moto please stand up.

Prepare yourself for John-O as Mr. Moto at the Shanghai-based International Club on Friday night at TO12.
Dance to the Ding Dong Devils and enjoy a potently exotic cocktail by Kelly Hiphipahula Reilly......
Agents who overindulge may need a Hakedote Highball concoction in the morning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ejc07nEe-g

Also if there was no Mr. Moto who would have inspired Paul Johnson to invent Surf Music ??

(Sorry Dick Dale, the Belairs arguably beat you to it.)

No Mr. Moto... no Surf Music... no Barbwires at Spy Oasis 2012. :D :D :D

OHHHH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, does that mean if there is No Mr. Moto... no Surf Music... no Barbwires at Spy Oasis 2012, there would be no Mr. John-O at Spy Oasis 2012????

Well,

You could come to this event, the Week before Tiki Oasis:
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=42592&forum=17&50

and See if John O,(aka Mr. Moto) can withstand 12 hours of Surf Music,
if he does, then he truly is Thee Mr. Moto.
:wink:

Jeff(btd)

On 2012-07-10 00:25, TikiVato wrote:
OHHHH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, does that mean if there is No Mr. Moto... no Surf Music... no Barbwires at Spy Oasis 2012, there would be no Mr. John-O at Spy Oasis 2012????

Actually TikiVato, if it wasn't for Mr. Moto, Tiki culture (and Tiki Oasis) may not have even existed. As pointed out by Nepheria in the clip above, Mr. Moto was one of the earliest Mixologists of the depression-era. Many have theorized that he was the inspiration to Donn Beach and Vic Bergeron for many of the classic Tropical drinks that followed. This was documented in a lost chapter of Beachbum Berry's "Sippin' Safari", omitted by the publisher. ( :D )

But not all things turned out on a good note. In the latter part of his career, Mr. Moto became more of a morally ambiguous figure. Here we see him in disguise (as usual) in the alias of Le Chiffre, James Bond's first live-action villian...

And as portrayed in the 1954 television adaption of "Casino Royale"...

Agents of T.i.K.i. and ALOHA have retrieved "The Secret Cocktail" from SOBER. Please share and distribute this information to all field agents. More Videos to come

http://youtu.be/gl0XB5FA-lM

[ Edited by: Unkle Monkee 2012-07-10 21:06 ]

Tickets for all Tiki Oasis Symposiums and Special Events go on sale Thursday July 12th 8pm West Coast Time!
http://www.tikioasis.com

Yoga Tease with Tana the Tattooed Lady
Wonder how you are going to sustain a whole weekend of Tiki Oasis? Let Tana the Tattooed Lady take you through some traditional sun salutations and get you nice and centered…. She will slowly take you from a relaxed state of mind to getting you sparkled up for go go action poolside and give you tips on how to keep the energy alive for all those late night after parties! Wear something comfortable and bring your own towel or yoga mat.
FREE
Friday, 10:00 am -11 am

Come Spy With Me: Spy Music history with Double Ought Duke
Double Ought Duke, The Duke of Spy Music, will present a discombobulated romp through the history of spy and secret agent music and cover art. Classifications under investigation will include, Spy Films including James Bond, Television Shows, Motion Picture Soundtracks and include look-a-likes and imposters of every known ilk. This covert operation of styles will include Lounge, Jazz, Surf, Novelty, Punk, Electronica and a host of other way-out provocateurs including singing TV celebrities like Barbara Feldon and international star Chan Pao Chu. Most of the graphics imbedded in the cover art are way better than the music, with the cheesier and the sexier, the better. And that’s the fun part. The 60’s spy craze produced hundreds of sights and sounds. 00D, coming out of deep cover for this mission has developed a plot that will be for your TKO eyes and ears only. Your ticket will allow you to hear and see most of them while drinking in lockstep a martini and entering a world of our own. This clandestine gambit will be an ambush on your senses that will have you smirking close to chokepoint. 00D, who is a doppelganger with his less evil twin, last years, The Duke of Redundancy, welcomes all agents of secret coolness to join his branch of spy music and visual madness.
$10
Friday, 11am - 12:30

The Art of Stamping with Artist Eric October
Stamping, in various forms, is a craft that has been utilized by many cultures, notably by Polynesians in the creation of Tapa. Discover the techniques that can transform an ordinary piece of foamboard into an extraordinary tool for creating art in a modern take on the art of Tapa. Participants will create stamps, and then apply them to decorate and personalize your own tote bag. Polynesian Pop is the emphasis of the style being demonstrated, and students are also encouraged to bring along t-shirts or other items that they feel could use a tiki touch (natural fabrics work best). Tools and materials provided. Cutting instruments will be used, and participation is at attendees' own risk.
$25, materials included
Friday, 11am - 12:30
(limited seating. not included in the VIP pass)

The Devil-Ette Spy Dance Au Go Go with Agent Fawn
San Francisco Go Go experts Agent Fawn and her Devil-Ettes will teach you the authentic dances of the 1960's with a spy twist! Inspired by all the great girls of spy from Emma Peel to Agent 99, The Devil-Ettes have a bevy of spy go go moves to get you noticed on the dance floor, poolside or where ever you decide to shake your polaroid picture! Open to all ages, wear something you can move in. No dance experience needed!
$10
Friday, 1pm - 2pm

The Amazing World of Rum with Martin Cate
Co-Hosted by Appleton, Mount Gay, Wray and Nephew, DePaz, Coruba & More TBA
A fascinating guided history through the incredible world of rum with Smuggler's Cove owner and rum expert Martin Cate. Taste a huge variety of rums in an intimate setting as you follow the whole process from sugar cane, to distillation, to aging and more. Explore the regional variations and traditions that make rum the world's most diverse spirit.
$25
Friday, 1pm and 3pm
(limited seating. not included in the VIP pass)

Gin Tropical Cocktails: Beyond The Vesper with Richard Boccato
Co-Sponsored by Elit by Stoli, Hendrick's Gin and Lillet
Join Richard Boccato and his commando crew of Tiki infiltrators from the mean streets of New Amsterdam as they recoinnoiter the perplexing pantheon of Polynesian cocktails in an attempt to crack the juniper code, once and for all. The true source of their mysterious Dutch courage shall no doubt be revealed after a thorough investigation of James Bond's infamous Vesper and its top-secret ingredient, Kina Lillet. An extensive dossier of Victor Bergeron's lost gin classics will also be revealed for your tasting pleasure, along with some modern day urban tiki masterpieces from the legendary PKNY. For Your Eyes Only, indeed...
$35
Friday, 3:00 - 5:00pm

Growing up Mancini with Chris Mancini
Hear and see Hanry Mancini's son Chris share his life story which includes not only his fathers' stories, but stories about Neil Young, Fank Zappa, the music business, having Peter Sellers as a babysitter, and other Pink Panther stories.
$10
Saturday, 10am - 11am

Booksigning with Jochen Hirschfeld, Will Viharo, B. Clay Moore, James Teitelbaum, TweedleBop, Sven Kirsten and more!
Meet the authors, buy their books and DVDs, get them signed
FREE
Saturday, 10am – 11:30am

Spy Guitar Lessons with Jason Lee
Known for his Live group, Jason Lee & the R.I.P.Tides, and his countless number of tutorial Surf Guitar You Tube videos. Jason Lee has spread the instructional bug all over the world to help keep the kulture of Surf Guitar Music alive. Jason will be showing you the basics of Surf Guitar style, and teach you original songs and riffs, that you can use for developing your talent. Anyone can attend with any skill level. Jason will also cover achieving that vintage surf guitar tone, with Amps, Guitars, and pedal effects to help you in your journey to classic awesomeness. Jason will provide amps and pedals. Bring your Guitar and plug in!
$10
Saturday, 11am - 12:30

Mai Tai Mysteries: The Dark, Dangerous World of Tiki Pulp Cinema with Will the Thrill
Pulp fiction author and B Movie impresario Will "the Thrill" Viharo hosts a tantalizing trip through the cinematic/television history of exotic espionage and Polynesian pulp with a specially selected, slyyly seductive film clip show featuring spies 'n' private eyes in tropical locales. Sponsored by Forbidden Island Tiki Lounge of Alameda, which will provide free samples of the original James Bond cocktail, The Vesper
$10
Saturday, 11:30am - 1pm

Pin-up Hair & Make-Up with Kitty Baby
Co-Sponsored by A Pin Up's Closet and Bettie Page Clothing
Seattle's own Retro Vixen Kitty Baby will guide you through the basics of pin-up make-up and hair-styles. She will also show you how to vamp it up to be a truly fierce 1960's Bond-Style you go go go girl!
$15
Saturday, 1pm – 2:30pm

Armchair Travelling presents THE DVD OF TIKI with Director Jochen Hirschfeld
Armchair traveling to the most exotic chapter of American pop culture!
Finally, after 8 years in the making and traveling all over the globe, we are more than happy to share our treasures- Come with us, relive the rise and fall of polynesian pop. Be there. See the places and the people. Hear the stories from eye witnesses and real tiki aficionados like Martin Denny, Leroy Schmaltz & Bob van Oosting, Eric Askew, the Bali Hai Boys, Sven Kirsten, Otto von Stroheim, Shag, Bosko, Beachbum Berry, King Kukulele and many more. The DVD OF TIKI, Vol. I “Paradise Lost” explores the origins of the myth of the Souths Seas paradise and follows a nation on their transition from the puritan 1950s to the sexual revolution of the 70s. The Sixties, the heydays of Tiki offered wild island lifestyle with exotic sounds and intoxicating concoctions without endangering the given moral and social rules at that time.
$10
Saturday, 1pm - 3pm

CSI Part 2 Cocktail Symposium with Martin Cate
Co-Sponsored by Montanya, Koloa, Fee Brothers, B. G. Reynolds Hand-Crafted Syrups and more.
All information regarding this symposium is CLASSIFIED.
$35
Saturday, 3:30 - 5:30pm

San Diego's Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School
"Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School is art class...without the class. Founded in New York City by artist/burlesque performer Molly Crabapple, Dr. Sketchy's now has branches in over 110 cities around the globe, from Los Angeles to Tokyo to Soa Paolo. Artists draw sassy burlesque girls, models, circus performers, roller derby chicks, and rippling hunks of man. Interspersed are silly drawing contests (Best left handed drawing? Best incorporation of a sea creature?) and fabulous prizes! Come draw gorgeous models in delicious Tiki getups. Bring your art supplies! (Extras supplies available at the door)"
$10
Saturday, 3:00-6:00pm

How it all began: Unpublished Images from the Golden Days of Tiki Archeology" with Sven Kirsten
In this very special symposium Sven will dig deeply into his archive to share previously un-published 35mm slide images of now lost Tiki temples like the Kahiki, “The Tikis” theme park and Tikied-out apartment complexes up and down the West coast, taken as early as 1992 to the 2000s. Sven will happily sign your copy of Book of Tiki and Tiki Modern after his presentation!
$10
Sunday, 10am - 11am

Charles Phoenix Retro Slide Show: Pools, Patios and BBQs
Live Comedy Retro Slide Show Performance Celebrating Mid-Century Southern California Backyard Life and Style … anatomy of the patio, evolution of the barbecue, backyard fashions, furniture and decor, tiki craze, festive theme parties, and ultimate suburban status symbol – the swimming pool! – all in glorious color!
$18
Sunday, 11am - 12:00

Polynesian Pop in Mid Century San Diego with Bosko
Urban archeologist extraordinaire Bosko will take you on an exciting edge-of-your-seat slide show tour of San Diego County's vintage Polynesian Pop glories. Listen while Bosko ruminates about being a co-founder of the new Tiki movement, recounts exciting 80's & 90's dumpster diving tales expresses the thoughts of a semi legend carver and more. Watch with your own eyes never before seen photographs of mid century San Diego's pagan splendor and what's left now. Hear the strange but true history of some of your favorite pieces of Polynesian Pop architecture, just as if you had been there! Feel the thrill of a life time at Bosko's lecture, over 20 years in the making, an amazing multi media extravaganza!
$10
Sunday, 1pm - 2pm
Uke Jam
Meet in the Tiki atrium. Learn a song and jam with friends.
FREE
Sunday, 1-3pm

The Burlesque Assassins
The Burlesque Assassins First Ever U.S. (Private) Viewing!!
Beautiful, deadly and a vital weapon in the war on communism that threatens the free world. Set in the 1950s, this tale of cold war espionage and intrigue follows super-spies Johnny Valentine, Koko La Douce, Bombshell Belle and new recruit Bourbon Sue as they seduce their way within killing distance of a trio of villainy bent on global domination. See the fatal fan dance of Koko La Douce! See the brutal boa of Bombshell Belle! Witness firsthand the carnage and the cleavage as the enemies of The Burlesque Assassins discover that when it comes to these women, LOOKS CAN KILL! $10
Sunday, 2pm - 3:30pm, intermission includes featured talent from the movie!

Tiki Bus Tour of San Diego with Bianca of So Diego Tours
Join your fellow Tiki-loving friends on an off-site tour of San Diego Bay and Shelter Island for a tour through the history of San Diego, as well as the history of Tiki Architecture in America’s Finest City. Start the tour with a description of Crown Plaza’s own Tiki Culture with stories of the former Hanalei Hotel days and John Mock architectural design. Then, we’re off to San Diego’s own island paradise: Shelter Island. Along the drive, learn about the early days of the city, the bay, fishing and Navy industries. Visit several Tiki-inspired buildings such at Trader Mort’s Liquor - where Bosko carvings thrive, Bali Hai Restaurant, and Humphrey’s Half Moon Bay Resort where you will be greeted with a taste of a specialty refreshment and a personalized tour of the complex.
$28
Sunday, 3pm - 6pm

http://www.tikioasis.com

The Spies have gathered more intel in fighting the evil SOBER .

http://youtu.be/o5urt7Xv9MQ

Robert Vaughn in "The Venetian Affair"

Rumor control has it there might be a Toshiyuki "Harold" Sakata impersonator at this event.

Martin needs a larger venue. World O Rum already sold out and it's only been 3 hours :o

World of Rum was limited to only 25 per class. but yes world record quick sell-out!

There are still tickets to Martin's CSI Cocktail Class!

The symposiums this year are going to be amazing! The most we have ever lined up.

XO Baby Doe

On 2012-07-12 23:09, whoseyrtiki wrote:
Martin needs a larger venue. World O Rum already sold out and it's only been 3 hours :o

Note for next year...when tickets for Martin's symposiums go on sale at 8pm-buy them at 8pm.

Glad i got the tickets I wanted....now if i am sober enough to actually remember to GO to them that will be even better!

On 2012-07-12 23:12, babydoe wrote:
The symposiums this year are going to be amazing! The most we have ever lined up.
XO Baby Doe

I so agree! Going to be an epic weekend

and Liz, that's always my problem (sobering up enough to remember to go to a symposium)

The only two symposiums that were not included with the Deluxe VIP ticket were the stamping and rum symposiums correct? My understanding is that all other symposiums including the CSI are included with the Deluxe VIP ticket. Just wanna make sure so I don't miss anything. Thanks.

Any tips for first-timers? My husband and I have wanted to go for years but something always gets in the way. We're finally going this year and we want to get the most out of our experience. I'm pretty familiar with the basics. I'm mostly curious about how the room parties work, rules? Etiquette? What do people do if they can't squeeze into one of the parties? I doubt they just go to bed.

Also, is there any portion of the weekend that I'll be kicking myself if I miss. Must go to events?

On 2012-07-13 14:55, El Jefe wrote:
The only two symposiums that were not included with the Deluxe VIP ticket were the stamping and rum symposiums correct? My understanding is that all other symposiums including the CSI are included with the Deluxe VIP ticket. Just wanna make sure so I don't miss anything. Thanks.

Yes, everything else is included with your VIP armband. You will line up in the VIP line before each symposium and be seated first.

On 2012-07-14 19:34, BoozeyKitty wrote:
Any tips for first-timers? My husband and I have wanted to go for years but something always gets in the way. We're finally going this year and we want to get the most out of our experience. I'm pretty familiar with the basics. I'm mostly curious about how the room parties work, rules? Etiquette? What do people do if they can't squeeze into one of the parties? I doubt they just go to bed.

Also, is there any portion of the weekend that I'll be kicking myself if I miss. Must go to events?

Here's my thoughts:

Dont get wasted at The Bali Hai on Thursday...it will RUIN your whole weekend
Drink plenty of water and EAT during the day
You won't see everything...you have to pick and choose what you want to do because Oasis has too much stuff going on

Room party etiquette---you wait in a line prior to the room opening, talk to the people around you and get to know as many of them as possible because that is what makes Oasis a blast. I suggest bringing a drink to drink while standing in line because once a party is in full swing sometimes its tough to get extra drinks...except Tiki Hell (God bless em!)...if the parties have places to tip please be sure to throw them a few bucks. If they dont do not worry about it.

There are multiple parties going on at the same time on multiple floors...keep an eye on the ones that have bands and try to see the bands you want in the room parties. When in doubt go to Tiki Hell--seriously I spend so much time in their room because its the most fun!--because you will be able to dance to their awesome array of non-tiki music HOORAY AC/DC!

As far as Must Go To Events--thats up to you. I never miss the Purple Orchid welcome room party, the book signing, the start of Friday and Saturday main stage events, Tiki Hell, bloody marys at the in hotel bar and sushi there is yummy also, I love watching the guys carve, meeting all the vendors and seeing old friends/making new ones.

Your 1st Oasis will prep you for your next Oasis...grab a cocktail and enjoy it!