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Primo Kimo's "Kahiki Moon" Room! Pics!

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PK
Primo Kimo posted on 01/19/2004

Aloha:

Opened for your (so far unrequited) pleasure November 22, 2003.

People Served:
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Tiki Sympathizers = 12
Souless Bastards = 178

Here are some pics of my home bar. The main two rooms are not yet finished so I left those pics out. This is also the current resting place of those great stools Ken (Keigs) made for me=)

I solicited suggestions for names on this post:

https://tikicentral.com/viewtopic-new.php?topic=6436&forum=1

After careful consideration and after a great suggestion , "Moonbase RongoRongo", from Johnny Dollar I decided on the Kahiki Moon Room for several reasons. Firstly, it is an homage to the supreme inland tiki mecca, the Kahiki. Also, I fell in love with the Hala Kahiki and used a lot of their ideas including cheesey black lighting and the wall matting. Following the space/moon theme is the 15 or so arcade video games that will be hidden from view with a couple of partitions that have yet to be finished. A lot of work ahead...

FUN FACT
Kahiki = Tahiti in Hawaiian

Tahiti is nice (I've never been but I remember black sand beaches in "Endless Summer")

Perry Ferrel's Porno for Pyros sang a song about the "Tahitian Moon".

[ Edited by: Primo Kimo on 2004-04-13 04:45 ]

UB
Unga Bunga posted on 01/19/2004

One of the best ones I've seen yet.
15 arcade games? You gonna sell tickets?
Great witco stools. Who carved your tikis?
Way to go Primo!!!

[ Edited by: Unga Bunga on 2004-01-19 12:05 ]

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Rain posted on 01/19/2004

sweet! i really dig those hanging lamps.

PK
Primo Kimo posted on 01/19/2004

Thanks for the compliment.
The stools and the bar masks were carved by Keigs (Ken):

https://tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=5741&forum=7&34

He is a great carver and a great guy. #1
I have some shelving also carved by Ken.

The other tikis are original Witco.

I've got about 150 games total. A lot are in storage. Best of all the games are set to free play. Here is a list of the games down here.

Dragon's Lair
Joust
Battlezone
Asteroids
Berzerk
Tron
Tempest
Pac Man
Rally X
Space Invaders
Galaga
Gravitar

[ Edited by: Primo Kimo on 2004-01-19 18:43 ]

V
vwtikigirl posted on 01/19/2004

Very nice. I love the bar top. The blue is a really nice touch.

JD
Johnny Dollar posted on 01/19/2004

a beautiful space!

and your collection of arcade games proves you a connoisseur of the greats.

j$

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pablus posted on 01/19/2004

I love it -
just one suggestion:

Have me over for drinks.

SF
Slacks Ferret posted on 01/19/2004

Yeah! What Pablus said!

M
martiki posted on 01/19/2004

Looks fantastic. I see my old friend Tempest peeking out next to the juke box. Looks like heaven on earth in there.

The Foggy Grotto has a poor but space effective substitute in the form of an x-arcade controller and MAME.

H
Humuhumu posted on 01/19/2004

Looks like a fun place, Primo! I especially love the bamboo lamps. Where did you get those, did you make them yourself?

T
Tiki_Bong posted on 01/19/2004

Primo,

That is one home bar that really looks like a tiki bar, and not something stuffed in the corner of a vacant room. Way to go!

T
tiki_kiliki posted on 01/19/2004

The bamboo lamps are a nice touch. Wonderful place!

PK
Primo Kimo posted on 01/19/2004

Mahalo for the kind remarks. The Kahiki Moon Room is open anytime (try for 24 hour notice) for any one of you. Next time you're in Vermont please stop by=)

The bamboo lamps are really nice. The maker informed me that these are smaller but acurate copies of a lamp seen in Tiki Room at Disneyland. There is a bit of an issue with them, however. All three of them split from top to bottom. I informed the maker and he is working with me on a solution. He is definately standing behind his product, but I hesitate to recommend them today until he/we can find a solution. I will keep you informed. Here is the link for now:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=35803&item=3266081341

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OceaOtica posted on 01/22/2004

hummuhummu,
your right. primo, im sitting right there with you sippin a blue hawaiian. dig the bamboo marble lights, similar to the ones at tiki ti

K
kooche posted on 01/22/2004

i had NO CLUE that you were such a MADMAN!

DIG! REALLY!

invite us all over man...we'll make the place STINK!

blown away!

T
TikiGardener posted on 01/22/2004

On 2004-01-19 12:10, Primo Kimo wrote:
Thanks for the compliment.
The stools and the bar masks were carved by Keigs (Ken):

https://tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=5741&forum=7&34

He is a great carver and a great guy. #1
I have some shelving also carved by Ken.

The other tikis are original Witco.

I've got about 150 games total. A lot are in storage. Best of all the games are set to free play. Here is a list of the games down here.

Dragon's Lair
Joust
Battlezone
Asteroids
Berzerk
Tron
Tempest
Pac Man
Rally X
Space Invaders
Galaga
Gravitar

[ Edited by: Primo Kimo on 2004-01-19 18:43 ]

Chu got "Warrior" mang? I loved that game!
TG
http://www.exotic-tiki-gardens.com

TR
Tiki Royale posted on 01/22/2004

Nice pad Kimo!
TRON kicks ass...
Aloha,
:tiki:

KC
Kahuna Cowboy posted on 01/28/2004

Yo Primo... I remember the good (not really)'ol days when I used to sleep(crash,bend) in that basement and Tiki was just a dream.Keep a spot open,those pics make KC wanna saddle up and come back for a little "va-ca".

KC
Kahuna Cowboy posted on 02/18/2004

Yoodle Primo: Turn on that stupid cell so I can call you!! You passed out in the moon room from too many "blues"? Your are the only guy I know who does'nt dream, and if you do dream the only place you can dream is in the Kahiki Moon Room,and the only dream you ever have is about the Kahiki Moon Room!!! I like you man,you're crazy but I like you.


"It just gets so hard to keep between the ditches when the roads wind the way they do"

[ Edited by: Kahuna Cowboy on 2004-02-19 08:14 ]

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GECKO posted on 02/19/2004

because of places like this they should really come out with a part 2 of "The Pad" book and do all tiki theme pads! Ide buy da book!

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