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M MaiTaiMe Member Joined: Apr 02, 2013 Posts: 44	M MaiTaiMe Posted posted on Wed, Apr 3, 2013 1:10 PM Hi, my name is Reagan and I live in Huntington Beach, CA. My mild hobby for tiki has turned into an obsession...so here I am. It first started five years ago when my boyfriend, now husband, first moved in together and built a tiki bar and we started collecting mugs and wall art. Since then we've moved into a house where we are in the process of converting the entire living room/dining area into a tiki paradise(I'll post pictures at some point). The funny thing was that just as our obsession was building steam my husband was laid off from his job of 20 years, spent a year unemployed and when he finally landed a job it was with Hawaiian Host(there LA factory)! We swear that the whole process was just meant to be and were no longer down in the dumps over him losing his original job. His new job means he gets to visit Hawaii frequently...and I try to tag along when I can! We love a good Mai Tai...one that's not made with juice! And my husband is always trying to concoct new cocktails. We have two silly little chihuahuas that we spend most our time with while sipping on cocktails, listening to Exotica in our tropical paradise of a home. I'm here to meet like minded people, find out about events and learn a thing or two about tiki!
T tikilongbeach Tiki Socialite Long Beach, CA via Dallas, TX Joined: Aug 05, 2011 Posts: 1686	T tikilongbeach Posted posted on Wed, Apr 3, 2013 1:27 PM Welcome, MaiTaiMe. There are quite a few tiki people in your area. Be sure to check out the International Tiki Marketplace this Saturday at Don the Beachcomber to meet a lot of your neighbors.
ATP Atomic Tiki Punk Tiki Socialite Costa Misery Joined: Jul 19, 2009 Posts: 7118	ATP Atomic Tiki Punk Posted posted on Wed, Apr 3, 2013 1:39 PM Welcome MaiTaiMe, Since you are local to Don the Beachcomber we will be expecting you at Tiki Central Night on Mondays! Right! Right!
M MaiTaiMe Member Joined: Apr 02, 2013 Posts: 44	M MaiTaiMe Posted posted on Wed, Apr 3, 2013 1:50 PM On 2013-04-03 13:39, Atomic Tiki Punk wrote: Welcome MaiTaiMe, Since you are local to Don the Beachcomber we will be expecting you at Tiki Central Night on Mondays! Right! Right! We frequent Don's often....guess I'll need to be adding Monday nights onto the calendar! We will be at the ITMP on Saturday and sticking around to listen to the awesome tunes of Ding Dong Devils...and enjoy a Mai Tai, of course! Hope to meet a few of you there! [ Edited by: MaiTaiMe 2013-04-03 14:16 ]
R RevBambooBen Tiki Socialite Huntikington Beach Joined: Nov 12, 2002 Posts: 7946	R RevBambooBen Posted posted on Thu, Apr 4, 2013 8:42 AM Welcome to TC MaiTaiMe!
V VampiressRN Grand Member (1 year) Sun City Lincoln Hills (NorCal) Joined: Nov 23, 2006 Posts: 6166	V VampiressRN Posted posted on Mon, Apr 8, 2013 7:04 PM A hearty welcome to all the new folks. You are lucky if you live in the LA area...lot's of action there with the Marketplace and Disneyland and the Tiki Bars. The rest of the world tries very hard to keep up, so you can find people everywhere to help you with your soon to be Tiki addiction.
D Dina@VintageAdvantage Member So Cal Joined: Apr 13, 2013 Posts: 6	D Dina@VintageAdvantage Posted posted on Sat, Apr 13, 2013 6:47 PM ((I hope I'm doing this right)) Hello Tiki Central People! I'm Dina, from Los Angeles. I'm so happy to have found another wonderful internet time-suck to add to my Facebook, Instagram, personal blog, Etsy shops, Pinterest...blahbitty blab blah :) Hehe, just kidding! Happy to be here!
L LostIsland Member Joined: Jul 27, 2012 Posts: 118	L LostIsland Posted posted on Sat, Apr 13, 2013 7:09 PM Nice to meet you Dina! Glad to have you here! If there's ever anything I can help with, don't hesitate to ask.
L Lindarby Member Joined: Apr 22, 2013 Posts: 3	L Lindarby Posted posted on Mon, Apr 22, 2013 7:25 PM Hello everyone my name is Linda and I too love all the wonderful finds and I could look at your collections (finds) all day. I am pretty new to this and only have a few things, but plan on searching out items on a regular basis. I look forward to sharing Tiki with you all.
H hkntiki Member SoCal Joined: Apr 25, 2013 Posts: 1	H hkntiki Posted posted on Thu, Apr 25, 2013 9:04 AM Hello, I have been reading through this forum for a long time and finally signed up today. Tons of great information and inspiration here for my backyard project.
HT Hale Tiki Tiki Socialite Pittsburgh Joined: Oct 19, 2004 Posts: 1799	HT Hale Tiki Posted posted on Thu, Apr 25, 2013 11:00 AM On 2013-04-25 09:04, hkntiki wrote: Hello, I have been reading through this forum for a long time and finally signed up today. Tons of great information and inspiration here for my backyard project. \ Welcome!
H habu Member So Cal Joined: Apr 25, 2013 Posts: 1	H habu Posted posted on Thu, Apr 25, 2013 10:26 PM Hey from SoCal. Joined up and thought I'd say Hi... HI !!!! Learned about the TO happening looking for SCOTS tickets and I'm hoping to get down to SD for the TO 2013. Day after my birfday, sounds like too good of a time to not go. Brian
TL Tiki Love Member Long Beach, CA Joined: May 03, 2013 Posts: 4	TL Tiki Love Posted posted on Sat, May 4, 2013 12:00 AM hello everybody! new to tiki central and so happy to be here ... hope to meet everyone in my travels around California. Next stop, Sunset Beach for drinks at Don's with my lucky boyfriend. Until then, cheers! :drink:
M maltnhops Member Joined: May 06, 2013 Posts: 1	M maltnhops Posted posted on Tue, May 7, 2013 9:51 PM Hi all, Wally here from New Hampshire. As you can imagine, there's not too much of a Tiki scene here in New Hampshire. Thankfully, there's tikicentral.com. I found this site while searching for a tiki necklace I received as a gift from my grandparents when I was a kid. I have no idea what happened to it, but I would like to find another one. I finally determined what it was. It was a Coco Joe's lava "Strong God" pendant like the one pictured in this post: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=17776&forum=5&vpost=530101 If anyone has any leads on one of these pendants, I would appreciate it. Mine was black with red eyes. Cheers! Wally
P purldiver Member Joined: May 08, 2013 Posts: 2	P purldiver Posted posted on Wed, May 8, 2013 5:17 AM Aloha! This is Jessica hailing from Maine. As you can imagine, we do have island culture here, but it is more about snow than tiki! Fortunately, I am headed to Kauai and Molokai this year. Yay!!! I am also reorganizing my domestic set up, so I might be selling some cool tiki goodness. ~purl [ Edited by: purldiver 2013-05-08 05:19 ]
HT Hale Tiki Tiki Socialite Pittsburgh Joined: Oct 19, 2004 Posts: 1799	HT Hale Tiki Posted posted on Wed, May 8, 2013 5:25 AM A-LOOOOOOOOOOOOO-HAAAA Purl Divr.
T tikilongbeach Tiki Socialite Long Beach, CA via Dallas, TX Joined: Aug 05, 2011 Posts: 1686	T tikilongbeach Posted posted on Thu, May 9, 2013 11:49 AM On 2013-05-04 00:00, Tiki Love wrote: hello everybody! new to tiki central and so happy to be here ... hope to meet everyone in my travels around California. Next stop, Sunset Beach for drinks at Don's with my lucky boyfriend. Until then, cheers! :drink: Hi, There are a lot of us on here from the area around Long Beach. On Monday evenings there is a group that meets up at Don's for drinks.
T1 Track 16 Member Joined: May 10, 2013 Posts: 2	T1 Track 16 Posted posted on Fri, May 10, 2013 10:51 AM Aloha! Glad to be here at Tiki Central... We just posted our first on-line exhibition: KON-TIKI: TIKI PRINTS BY SHAG http://www.track16.com We have entered the modern age. Thanks to the Expo line taking our Santa Monica gallery by Eminent Domain, we now have a warehouse/showroom space in Culver City -- and we're open for business, both ONLINE and by appointment. Much respect to all you Tiki lovers!
B Bobbywan Member Portland, OR Joined: May 07, 2013 Posts: 5	B Bobbywan Posted posted on Sat, May 11, 2013 2:23 AM Hello everyone :) I'm from the Portland, OR area and I'm fairly new to the Tiki culture. My first real introduction into the culture started when I last went to Disneyland a year ago and visited Trader Sam's. Loved it!! I also recently visited Hale Pele here in the Portland area and was VERY impressed!!! Thanks everyone!! Bobby
A AceExplorer Grand Member (8 years) Deep in the Jacksonville Flori-duh jungle. Joined: Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 2566	A AceExplorer Posted posted on Sat, May 11, 2013 7:26 AM Welcome, Bobby, you have had a very nice way to get introduced to tiki, and you're fortunate to live in Portland with Hale Pele. Take a good look around here - there's lots of good stuff in Tiki Central!
R RevBambooBen Tiki Socialite Huntikington Beach Joined: Nov 12, 2002 Posts: 7946	R RevBambooBen Posted posted on Sat, May 11, 2013 8:57 AM On 2013-05-08 05:17, purldiver wrote: Aloha! This is Jessica hailing from Maine. As you can imagine, we do have island culture here, but it is more about snow than tiki! Fortunately, I am headed to Kauai and Molokai this year. Yay!!! I am also reorganizing my domestic set up, so I might be selling some cool tiki goodness. ~purl [ Edited by: purldiver 2013-05-08 05:19 ] Be sure to check out TIKI INIKI on Kauai July 2013 Aloha! BB
C cpalm42 Member Joined: May 11, 2013 Posts: 1	C cpalm42 Posted posted on Sat, May 11, 2013 8:40 PM hey everyone my name is Chris, new member. i hope i can get some help, i have come across alot of old records trying to figure out what i have. Bunch of Eddie Lund, one especially i cant find any info on. "lets dance Tahitian" Eddie Lund and his Tahitians on viking records from New Zealand.
B Bobbywan Member Portland, OR Joined: May 07, 2013 Posts: 5	B Bobbywan Posted posted on Sun, May 12, 2013 12:09 AM Thank you AceExplorer :) ~ Bobby [ Edited by: Bobbywan 2013-05-12 00:09 ]
P Primitiva Member Joined: May 12, 2013 Posts: 3	P Primitiva Posted posted on Sun, May 12, 2013 12:01 PM Aloha everyone, I've been a tikiphile for over 20 years and finally decided to join you if you don't mind. My hubby, tikitonga, has been on this forum for ten years and I've been reading over his shoulder all this time. Time to grow up and get my own account since we're heading to Tiki Caliente next weekend. Really looking forward to it! Primitiva [ Edited by: Primitiva 2013-05-12 16:01 ]
B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Sun, May 12, 2013 1:46 PM A nice name choice, with a lot of history in Tikidom :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9u9Wht7ixI
P Primitiva Member Joined: May 12, 2013 Posts: 3	P Primitiva Posted posted on Sun, May 12, 2013 4:20 PM Thanks! Love the video too. I'm just glad (and surprised) the name hadn't been taken. Hope to serve it well.
T TheKiltedFez Tiki Centralite San Diego Joined: May 12, 2013 Posts: 37	T TheKiltedFez Posted posted on Sun, May 12, 2013 5:15 PM Long time reader, first time poster. Yay!
T TheKiltedFez Tiki Centralite San Diego Joined: May 12, 2013 Posts: 37	T TheKiltedFez Posted posted on Sun, May 12, 2013 5:16 PM Long time reader, first time poster. Yay!
F Froski Member Joined: May 13, 2013 Posts: 1	F Froski Posted posted on Mon, May 13, 2013 3:04 PM Hi, I'm Froski. I've been checking in here from time to time for artistic inspiration and the artists and personalities on this forum never fail to deliver
M MaukaHale Tiki Socialite The base of the Volcano Joined: May 07, 2012 Posts: 968	M MaukaHale Posted posted on Mon, May 13, 2013 10:06 PM On 2013-05-12 13:46, bigbrotiki wrote: A nice name choice, with a lot of history in Tikidom :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9u9Wht7ixI Nice video. It has given me an idea for something tiki down the road.
K K9RADIOTIKI Member Joined: Nov 04, 2009 Posts: 8	K K9RADIOTIKI Posted posted on Thu, May 16, 2013 8:22 AM Welcome! I am also from the seacoast area of New Hampshire! Would be nice to get a NH group together. I believe Ganitetiki is also from NH.
C Checkers&Pogo Member Joined: May 17, 2013 Posts: 3	C Checkers&Pogo Posted posted on Fri, May 17, 2013 1:58 PM Greetings! I just discovered this great community while looking for old pictures of Ala Moana shopping center. I spent a lot of my youth in the 60's, 70's, and early 80's in Honolulu, but live in Wisconsin now. It's great to find others that remember things that I loved that are gone now. Not to say that there isn't a lot to love now; Hawaii is eternal! I found what I was looking for, by the way, and other things I had forgotten. Thanks for being here!
W Woodtiki Member Oakland,CA Joined: May 20, 2013 Posts: 123	W Woodtiki Posted posted on Mon, May 20, 2013 10:04 PM Hi everyone, just joined here! Been into tiki for a few years, but my interest is really growing, and just getting started in my mug collection. I'm an artist, just got back from Maui, and so inspired by tiki now, working on lots of new paintings and sculptures! Glad to 'meet' you all and look forward to reading more!
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11053	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Mon, May 20, 2013 10:10 PM Welcome WoodTiki, always room for more artists. Be sure to start a thread in the "Other Crafts" section to show us your work.
R rubinspomade Member Joined: May 21, 2013 Posts: 3	R rubinspomade Posted posted on Tue, May 21, 2013 2:23 AM Hello all! Los Angeles based fan of all things Tiki. Great to meet everybody!
MV MidMod Vintage Member Palm Springs, Ca Joined: May 08, 2013 Posts: 5	MV MidMod Vintage Posted posted on Tue, May 21, 2013 3:18 AM Hey all! I started coming here to research tiki mugs I've had for sale in my vintage shop. Funny thing, after all the research I've done. I'm hooked! SO much so, I pulled the ones for sale in my shop and added them to my new collection. I have to admit, I've sold quite a few tiki mugs in my shop, and now I regret it! But, here's to the future hunt!
WLM Wichita Lime Man Member the exotic shores of Kansas Joined: Apr 25, 2012 Posts: 15	WLM Wichita Lime Man Posted posted on Tue, May 21, 2013 7:21 AM Hello everyone! I came here looking for an authentic Mai Tai recipe and was hooked immediately. I'm a child of the '50s and have always been drawn to all things Tiki - one of my earliest memories is watching Adventures in Paradise with my folks. Thanks to all of you for preserving and celebrating the culture and lifestyle! We'll be at the Hukilau in a couple of weeks, hoping to meet you there!
HT Hale Tiki Tiki Socialite Pittsburgh Joined: Oct 19, 2004 Posts: 1799	HT Hale Tiki Posted posted on Tue, May 21, 2013 7:57 AM If you're there Friday morning, I'll be the chap working the registration desk from 9AM-1PM.
W Woodtiki Member Oakland,CA Joined: May 20, 2013 Posts: 123	W Woodtiki Posted posted on Wed, May 22, 2013 1:12 AM Thanks MadDog! I'll get around to posting some of my art soon. Busy with shows (which is good... but not enough time to create!).
HS Hawaiian Shirts Member Land of Aloha Joined: May 25, 2013 Posts: 2	HS Hawaiian Shirts Posted posted on Sat, May 25, 2013 7:10 AM Aloha, I am Robert from Tucson, tiki enthusiast, collector of all things Hawaiian. Looking forward to the groove of Tiki Central! Vintage Hawaiian Shirts [ Edited by: Hawaiian Shirts 2013-05-25 07:30 ]
MM malekula marauder Member Las Vegas Joined: May 29, 2013 Posts: 1	MM malekula marauder Posted posted on Wed, May 29, 2013 12:26 AM Hey all, Just joined this site on the recommendation of a friend and fellow tiki enthusiast. Ever since I visited our little tiki bar out here in Vegas, I've fallen in love with the art, music, and drinks associated with the tiki lifestyle. I look forward to mingling with you all in tiki central land. Chris
T tonkinam Member Joined: Apr 26, 2013 Posts: 4	T tonkinam Posted posted on Wed, May 29, 2013 9:17 AM Hi There, I am Peter Le new member here From Saigon ( VietNam) I have been living in San Francisco for 26 years ,, i Travel a lot in the past ( SOOO many times In Hawaii). I don't know why took my too long to become member here ..? well it is NEVER too late..:) By the way I really enjoy People At Tiki Central , Thank you very much for posting great pictures and articles And help me to learning about Tiki Couture..History//.Art music. Peace I would like to share some home make video about my place. Right here i would like to say Thank you to Roger and Wendy Cevola for Great Art work Tiki lamps design. Please click to the link bellow : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-00jh8zVoqQ And another link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpYLF0f_Gh0 [ Edited by: tonkinam 2013-05-29 09:22 ] [ Edited by: tonkinam 2013-06-02 10:33 ] [ Edited by: tonkinam 2013-06-02 10:41 ] [ Edited by: tonkinam 2013-06-02 10:42 ] [ Edited by: tonkinam 2013-06-02 10:48 ] [ Edited by: tonkinam 2013-06-02 11:04 ] [ Edited by: tonkinam 2013-06-02 11:07 ]
D Dollsnatch Member Joined: May 30, 2013 Posts: 1	D Dollsnatch Posted posted on Thu, May 30, 2013 6:50 AM Hello!! I'm Donna and I am so excited to join this forum and see what's inside. I just love all things Tiki, tropical, kitsch etc...it makes me SO HAPPY! :D :D :D
T TikiTacky Member Joined: Nov 23, 2010 Posts: 1319	T TikiTacky Posted posted on Thu, May 30, 2013 7:25 AM Hi, Donna! Welcome to tiki town. :)
T TU Member Joined: May 30, 2013 Posts: 158	T TU Posted posted on Thu, May 30, 2013 4:33 PM Hi, Thanks for letting me join. I visit the forums almost daily to check out the new art and tiki bars. I live in Colorado, pretty much as far away from beaches and palm trees as you can get. Thanks.
S skygroove Member Joined: Jun 03, 2013 Posts: 2	S skygroove Posted posted on Mon, Jun 3, 2013 10:28 PM Haloa, I'm skygroove and I've just joined the forum. I'm a Tiki enthusiast and built my own bar in he backyard.
HT Hale Tiki Tiki Socialite Pittsburgh Joined: Oct 19, 2004 Posts: 1799	HT Hale Tiki Posted posted on Tue, Jun 4, 2013 9:11 AM On 2013-05-29 09:17, tonkinam wrote: Aloha! Dig the shirt, man!
L Localpinup Member Joined: Jun 05, 2013 Posts: 1	L Localpinup Posted posted on Wed, Jun 5, 2013 10:59 PM Hello, I figured I'd say hi to all the other tiki freaks out there like me! Anywhere i can find a tiki or tiki related stuff I'm there! :)