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Viva Las Vegas Weekender, April 8-11

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J johnnievelour Member LongBeach Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 446	J johnnievelour Posted posted on Tue, Mar 9, 2004 2:49 PM Woofmutt posted earlier this year for Viva Las Vegas Opinions/Info Query but who's going? Viva Las Vegas is about a month away! Lady Velour and I will be there. We will be finishing off our honeymoon that weekend. Let's all try to get together. Johnnie [ Edited by: johnnievelour on 2004-03-09 14:50 ]
M mattfink Member Detroit Joined: May 05, 2003 Posts: 579	M mattfink Posted posted on Tue, Mar 9, 2004 2:57 PM Not only will I be there, but my band the Hi-Q's will be playing Friday evening at 6pm in the downstairs showroom as part of the new band showcase. Be sure to come check us out!! http://www.hiqs.planetrockabilly.com Matt
W woofmutt Member Seattilite Telstar Joined: Mar 26, 2002 Posts: 2639	W woofmutt Posted posted on Tue, Mar 9, 2004 9:47 PM Well the moon and the stars got together to kick my ass out of the running so I WON'T be there. (To somewhat soothe my soul BR549 is playing here April 7 and I took the 8th off so I can celebrate/drown my sorrows in what us Jet City folks call "beer".)
K Kon-Hemsby Member Andover, England Joined: Sep 17, 2003 Posts: 1287	K Kon-Hemsby Posted posted on Wed, Mar 10, 2004 2:43 AM Damm..can't make VLV..too far for the budget this year. Good luck Matt...I trust you'll go down a storm. hey all you Kats n Kittens going to VLV, go along and support Matt. the HI-Q's are solid.
T thejab Grand Member (1 year) Tradewinds Apartments, Alameda, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2992	T thejab Posted posted on Wed, Mar 10, 2004 1:37 PM On 2004-03-09 21:47, woofmutt wrote: Well the moon and the stars got together to kick my ass out of the running so I WON'T be there. (To somewhat soothe my soul BR549 is playing here April 7 and I took the 8th off so I can celebrate/drown my sorrows in what us Jet City folks call "beer".) That's too bad. I wanted to meet a fellow drink snob. Hopefully I can get up to Seattle soon (perhaps this Summer for the SCA conference). I won't be arriving until Friday this year so I'm sorry to say that I'll miss Sweetpea's meet and greet. I couldn't justify: a more expensive flight, another night's hotel lodging, and missing a day of work, just to see Deke Dickerson on Thursday night. I admit he puts on a great show but he just played here recently and he's playing again here soon. I can barely stand three days in Las Vegas, let alone four!
T tikibars Tiki Socialite Aku Hall, Chicago Joined: Apr 11, 2002 Posts: 2034	T tikibars Posted posted on Thu, Mar 11, 2004 12:42 AM I can't do both VLV and Oasis, so I picked Oasis, having done VLV/Mondo last year. However, I HAVE been putting lots of gratuitous uses of the term 'VLV' in my ebay auctions just to piss off... (ooops, sorry, wrong thread). :)
M mattfink Member Detroit Joined: May 05, 2003 Posts: 579	M mattfink Posted posted on Thu, Mar 11, 2004 6:54 AM ...hey, maybe I should start putting Tiki Oasis on all my auctions.....lol!!!
K KAHAKA Tiki Socialite San Jose, CA Joined: Mar 03, 2003 Posts: 874	K KAHAKA Posted posted on Thu, Mar 11, 2004 6:13 PM The Shifters gave us the okay to bring the Tiki bar back! Come by and have a drink!
S suicide_sam Member LBC Joined: Mar 26, 2002 Posts: 670	S suicide_sam Posted posted on Thu, Mar 11, 2004 9:58 PM Hey I remember this bar, I took Otto up to check it out. That thing was shooting smoke out it's ears and had it's eyes light up, very cool.
K Kon-Hemsby Member Andover, England Joined: Sep 17, 2003 Posts: 1287	K Kon-Hemsby Posted posted on Fri, Mar 12, 2004 1:45 AM Damm....wish I was going............. Maybe if I flashed the ink I might get a free drink??????? Maybe next year.
M mattfink Member Detroit Joined: May 05, 2003 Posts: 579	M mattfink Posted posted on Fri, Mar 12, 2004 6:28 AM On 2004-03-11 18:13, KAHAKA wrote: The Shifters gave us the okay to bring the Tiki bar back! Come by and have a drink! Hey, I thought you guys had sold that sucker!!! Too cool! I'll be up there to check it out again this year!!! Matt P.S. I've got some pics of the bar in the photo gallery on planet rockabilly: http://www.planetrockabilly.com/modules.php?set_albumName=vlv2003&op=modload&name=Gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php
K KAHAKA Tiki Socialite San Jose, CA Joined: Mar 03, 2003 Posts: 874	K KAHAKA Posted posted on Tue, Mar 16, 2004 7:15 PM HA! Matt, that's my old roommate and good pal Andy you're posin' with in the tiki bar!
M mattfink Member Detroit Joined: May 05, 2003 Posts: 579	M mattfink Posted posted on Wed, Mar 17, 2004 6:35 AM Right on!!! I'll see you in a couple of weeks then!!!
S sweetpea Tiki Socialite Seattle Joined: Jan 14, 2003 Posts: 885	S sweetpea Posted posted on Thu, Mar 18, 2004 12:51 PM Yikes, Jab, you gotta be in that pic with Matt and I ,too! heheheheheh Pea
S sweetpea Tiki Socialite Seattle Joined: Jan 14, 2003 Posts: 885	S sweetpea Posted posted on Thu, Mar 18, 2004 12:51 PM Taht giant tiki RULED. Somehow I never made it over there though. You guys gonna sell drinkies from it this year? heehee. Y'all are invited over to the Pre party on Thursday, April 8. Follow this to the info. http://www.sweetpearockabilly.com See ya there! Matt, let's git our pic by the tiki!
T thejab Grand Member (1 year) Tradewinds Apartments, Alameda, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2992	T thejab Posted posted on Thu, Mar 18, 2004 1:27 PM On 2004-03-18 12:51, sweetpea wrote: Yikes, Jab, you gotta be in that pic with Matt and I ,too! heheheheheh Pea OK! Sorry I can't make it to the meet and greet, but I'm flying in on Friday.
S sweetpea Tiki Socialite Seattle Joined: Jan 14, 2003 Posts: 885	S sweetpea Posted posted on Thu, Mar 18, 2004 5:10 PM I'll have a mia tai in yer honor at the meet and greet! Pea
M mattfink Member Detroit Joined: May 05, 2003 Posts: 579	M mattfink Posted posted on Fri, Mar 19, 2004 6:11 AM Sounds like a plan Pea....when I scrape my carcass out of bed on Saturday morning!!! [Matt, let's git our pic by the tiki!
K KAHAKA Tiki Socialite San Jose, CA Joined: Mar 03, 2003 Posts: 874	K KAHAKA Posted posted on Fri, Mar 19, 2004 5:13 PM If you come by, ask for Woody. That's me. I'd like to meet you all. Kahaka
S sweetpea Tiki Socialite Seattle Joined: Jan 14, 2003 Posts: 885	S sweetpea Posted posted on Sun, Mar 21, 2004 12:40 AM Woody! We'll be there for sure! Maybe we oughtta set up a tiki Central meeting time on Saturday! Pea
S suicide_sam Member LBC Joined: Mar 26, 2002 Posts: 670	S suicide_sam Posted posted on Sun, Mar 21, 2004 2:32 AM I had the pleasure of meeting Sweetpea at last years VLV
S suicide_sam Member LBC Joined: Mar 26, 2002 Posts: 670	S suicide_sam Posted posted on Sun, Mar 21, 2004 2:33 AM maybe it was the year before that, VLV is always pretty much a drunken blur
B BooLoo Member Tilted Acres, Ohio Joined: Jan 11, 2004 Posts: 10	B BooLoo Posted posted on Sun, Mar 21, 2004 8:53 PM Sweet Pea, Your meet and greet last year was a blast! Cleo, Zach, and the rest of the booze swillin' sarong wearin'hillbillies (myself included)from Columbus will be at VLV again. this year I vow not to lose my heels or pass out in front of the wrong room...
B BooLoo Member Tilted Acres, Ohio Joined: Jan 11, 2004 Posts: 10	B BooLoo Posted posted on Sun, Mar 21, 2004 8:57 PM Sweet Pea, Your meet and greet last year was a blast! Cleo, Zach, and the rest of the booze swillin' sarong wearin'hillbillies (myself included)from Columbus will be at VLV again. this year I vow not to lose my heels or pass out in front of the wrong room...
S sweetpea Tiki Socialite Seattle Joined: Jan 14, 2003 Posts: 885	S sweetpea Posted posted on Mon, Mar 22, 2004 5:18 PM I can't wait to see Zach in a sarong! heehee :wink: KIDDING! YEeeeeehaw, it's gettin close! I'm so excited to see everyone! I say we pick a time on Saturday, and have a lil' TC gathering at the giant tiki during the car show. Like 1-ish. (unless some of you kids are gonna be busy taking Miss Sophia's Jiving class) then we could make it noonish... WE could also have a lil TC meetup aqt the Hooch and Smooch too... (Minus Jab, since he won't be there till Friday...) Pea http://www.sweetpearockabilly.com (there's the flyer! )
T thejab Grand Member (1 year) Tradewinds Apartments, Alameda, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2992	T thejab Posted posted on Mon, Mar 22, 2004 5:48 PM One o'clock works for me. If I go to bed at dawn then I can get 4 hours sleep. Oh hell, why sleep at all the first night!
J johnnievelour Member LongBeach Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 446	J johnnievelour Posted posted on Mon, Mar 22, 2004 11:57 PM Hey, Hey! the Velours are gittin' ready to leave on monday the 29th for the honeymoon. We're cruisin out on thursday, just in time for the hooch-n-smooch. VIVA!
M mattfink Member Detroit Joined: May 05, 2003 Posts: 579	M mattfink Posted posted on Tue, Mar 23, 2004 8:53 AM 1pm it is then!!!
S sweetpea Tiki Socialite Seattle Joined: Jan 14, 2003 Posts: 885	S sweetpea Posted posted on Tue, Mar 23, 2004 9:49 AM okay! 1PM Saturday! Suicide Sam, you making it this year? You gonna meet us at the giant tiki? Wheeeeeeeeeee Pea
T thejab Grand Member (1 year) Tradewinds Apartments, Alameda, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2992	T thejab Posted posted on Tue, Mar 23, 2004 3:53 PM There are way too many bands to see in Viva Las Vegas, so to help you out here are my picks for Viva Las Vegas: My apologies in advance if I left out your favorite band (or your band), I'm just suggesting bands that I've either seen and liked, or want to see because they sound different from the usual VLV fare. I mean, seeing 2 dozen rockabilly bands can be a bit much, so I like to plan to see the best bands, and catch the rest if I feel like it. FRIDAY 4:30P - Nicky Kay & Kay Tones - Showroom 5:30P - Arsen Roulette - Showroom 8:30 - God Bless Americana Slide Show - Showroom At this point, I hope to be able to head over to Pogo's Tavern in North Vegas for a while to catch the legendary big band led by 80+ years young drummer Irv, who played with everyone in the heyday! Has anyone been there recently? I hope it's still happening. More info: http://www.vegas.com/nightlife/bars/pogos.html http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2001/Jul-08-Sun-2001/news/16494068.html 9:30P-2:30A - Doo Wop Night - Showroom 11:30P - Sid and Billy King - Ballroom 12:15P - Vicki Tafoya - Showroom 1:00A - Marti Brom - Ballroom 1:45A - Extraordinaires - Showroom 2:15A - Jack Baymoore - Ballroom Whew! What a first night! SATURDAY 9:00A - 3:00P - Car Show 7:30P - Howlin' Al & The Sharps - Showroom 9:30P - The Teenagers - Ballroom 11:00P - Gene Summers - Ballroom 11:45P - Royal Dueces - Showroom 12:30P - Extraordinaires - Ballroom - Well worth seeing twice! 1:00A - Johnny Dilks - Showroom SUNDAY 5:00P - 9:00P - Rumble Bar Presents Annette Valdez, Los Rhythm Rockets, Lil Luis Y Los Wild Teens, Jack & The Rippers, DJs - Showroom 8:00P - Annita - Ballroom 9:00P - God Bless Americana Slide Show - Showroom 9:30P - Huelyn Duvall - Ballroom 11:00P - Barnstompers - Ballroom 11:45P - Ray Sharpe - Showroom 1:15P - Barrance Whitfield - Showroom We have to make time for a dinner at the Golden Steer steakhouse and hopefully Battista's as well! And then there's the Allegro bar in the Bellagio that weird uncle tiki recommended. Does anyone know their hours? [ Edited by: thejab on 2004-03-23 17:35 ]
M mattfink Member Detroit Joined: May 05, 2003 Posts: 579	M mattfink Posted posted on Wed, Mar 24, 2004 6:29 AM Jab - You better come see the Hi-Q's play right after Arsen Roulette...I guarantee you won't be disappointed! http://www.hiqs.planetrockabilly.com
S sweetpea Tiki Socialite Seattle Joined: Jan 14, 2003 Posts: 885	S sweetpea Posted posted on Wed, Mar 24, 2004 10:09 AM Hey Matt, heehee, check out the back of the flyer for the Hooch and Smootch, The Hi-Q'a are one of Pea's Picks! http://www.sweetpearockabilly.com Everyone be sure too, to be in the Ballroom upstairs at 6:45 on Saturday night to see my Roommate play!!! Marshall Scott Warner and the Interstate 5! Dang, it's gettin close! Pea
M mattfink Member Detroit Joined: May 05, 2003 Posts: 579	M mattfink Posted posted on Wed, Mar 24, 2004 11:12 AM Thanks Sweet Pea!!! We'll finally have the full length CD for sale by then too! Matt On 2004-03-24 10:09, sweetpea wrote: Hey Matt, heehee, check out the back of the flyer for the Hooch and Smootch, The Hi-Q'a are one of Pea's Picks! http://www.sweetpearockabilly.com Everyone be sure too, to be in the Ballroom upstairs at 6:45 on Saturday night to see my Roommate play!!! Marshall Scott Warner and the Interstate 5! Dang, it's gettin close! Pea
T thejab Grand Member (1 year) Tradewinds Apartments, Alameda, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2992	T thejab Posted posted on Wed, Mar 24, 2004 1:13 PM On 2004-03-24 06:29, mattfink wrote: Jab - You better come see the Hi-Q's play right after Arsen Roulette...I guarantee you won't be disappointed! http://www.hiqs.planetrockabilly.com Thanks for the tip Matt! I'm not familiar with the HiQ's yet but I'm looking forward to seeing them. Unfortunately, I may miss the Marshall Scott Warner show as we're having steak dinner at the Golden Steer on Sat. night (it's our annual visit there and I wouldn't miss it).
T thejab Grand Member (1 year) Tradewinds Apartments, Alameda, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2992	T thejab Posted posted on Wed, Mar 24, 2004 1:17 PM Matt- When I saw the name the Hi-Qs I had to chuckle because a few years back I used to buy all the computers for the company I work at from HiQ Computers. Here's proof: http://www.hiq.com/ I hope you guys don't try to sell me a computer, now I buy from Dell!
M mattfink Member Detroit Joined: May 05, 2003 Posts: 579	M mattfink Posted posted on Wed, Mar 24, 2004 1:36 PM Jab, That's funny! We don't sell computers, though our bass player is a computer tech. We got the name from the Hi-Q record label. It was a subsidiary of the Forturne label here in Detroit. Roy Hall did the original version of "Three Alley Cats" on Hi-Q. Matt
K Kon-Hemsby Member Andover, England Joined: Sep 17, 2003 Posts: 1287	K Kon-Hemsby Posted posted on Thu, Mar 25, 2004 1:32 AM I second the Jab's comment, get along and see the Extraordinaires. THE best(new)doo-wop band cuurently playing. They sing, they jump, they jive.
M mattfink Member Detroit Joined: May 05, 2003 Posts: 579	M mattfink Posted posted on Thu, Mar 25, 2004 6:15 AM I heard it was their last show as well and that they are splitting up...can anyone confirm? Matt On 2004-03-25 01:32, Kon-Hemsby wrote: I second the Jab's comment, get along and see the Extraordinaires. THE best(new)doo-wop band cuurently playing. They sing, they jump, they jive.
T thejab Grand Member (1 year) Tradewinds Apartments, Alameda, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2992	T thejab Posted posted on Thu, Mar 25, 2004 11:40 AM On 2004-03-25 01:32, Kon-Hemsby wrote: I second the Jab's comment, get along and see the Extraordinaires. THE best(new)doo-wop band cuurently playing. They sing, they jump, they jive. They were one of the higlights of VLV in 2002! The Harmonaires, who are a new doo-wop group from Texas returning this year, are talented but a little too clean-cut and Happy Days for my taste. The girls loved 'em though. The Extraordinaires are probably more like what Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers must have been like live, while the Harmonaires are more like what Dion and the Belmonts were like.
T Traderpup Tiki Socialite Long Beach, CA Joined: Mar 26, 2002 Posts: 1055	T Traderpup Posted posted on Mon, Mar 29, 2004 8:46 PM I'll be in Las Vegas that weekend, but don't know if I'll make any of the shows.... hopefully I can catch some of the TC group while I'm there!
M mattfink Member Detroit Joined: May 05, 2003 Posts: 579	M mattfink Posted posted on Tue, Mar 30, 2004 7:14 AM You could try to meet up with us at 1pm on Saturday at the car show...look for the giant Moai and you'll find us. Matt
M mig Official Man-About-Town Sunnycupertoga, CA Joined: Mar 26, 2002 Posts: 323	M mig Posted posted on Sat, Apr 3, 2004 11:48 AM Saturday, 1pm, giant moai, BRING YOUR LUNCH MONEY 'CAUSE I WILL KICK ALL YOUR ASSES!
T tiki-riviera Tiki Socialite Long Beach Joined: May 11, 2003 Posts: 689	T tiki-riviera Posted posted on Sun, Apr 4, 2004 10:24 PM Hey sweetpea, I was in Luna Park this morning for breakfeast. Do you still work there? I sure enjoyed my waffles and peanut butter!!
S sweetpea Tiki Socialite Seattle Joined: Jan 14, 2003 Posts: 885	S sweetpea Posted posted on Mon, Apr 5, 2004 3:30 PM heh, yup, still work there, but while you were having breakie, I was in the Oakland airport waiting fer my plane back from the tiki crawl. heeheee, I'm off to Vegas tomorrow, but I'm sure after I git back on the 14th, I'll be workin every night. (No morning shifts there for me.) Pea
T Traderpup Tiki Socialite Long Beach, CA Joined: Mar 26, 2002 Posts: 1055	T Traderpup Posted posted on Wed, Apr 7, 2004 6:08 PM I'll be hittin' the road for Sin City tomorrow morn! See Y'all at the Hooch 'n' Smooch!
K KAHAKA Tiki Socialite San Jose, CA Joined: Mar 03, 2003 Posts: 874	K KAHAKA Posted posted on Thu, Apr 15, 2004 8:20 PM Say goodnight to Vegas, Mighty Tiki (though it appears to be "morning," Tiki has had a hard n-, well, weekend!) Thanks to everyone that stopped by. We'll see you next year with something new!
M mattfink Member Detroit Joined: May 05, 2003 Posts: 579	M mattfink Posted posted on Mon, Apr 19, 2004 1:52 PM Did anyone make it down for the tiki meet at 1pm on Saturday???? I was on the deck, but was so tired and delirious I forgot to hobble over!!
T thejab Grand Member (1 year) Tradewinds Apartments, Alameda, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2992	T thejab Posted posted on Mon, Apr 19, 2004 2:05 PM A few of us, but we were all a bit shakey still. Sweetpea, mrsmiley, mig, Johnnie and Robin Velour, and myself showed up.

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