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Tiki Gardens Memorial
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Sun, Mar 24, 2002 3:38 PM
The memorial would like to extend its congratulations on the founding of a new and much faster message board. |
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TikiGardener
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Fri, Mar 29, 2002 7:47 PM
Just added some new info about the Poster girl of tiki gardens. It is on the "More Stuff" page which is off of the 2nd Miscelaneous Page. Also added the images of a cool Tiki Gardens Souvenier Spoon. And if I didn't mention it, theres a very cool image of The Signal House on the In Memory of Page, from the early days. |
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Fri, Mar 29, 2002 8:05 PM
Great work getting even better... check out my post in Florida tiki about the Hawaii night club in Indian Rocks. Know anything about that? |
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Fri, Mar 29, 2002 8:13 PM
Nope, but I'll run the name by swizzledd, as she lives down there, and has that huge swizzle collection!!! |
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TikiGardener
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Sun, Apr 21, 2002 2:22 AM
Another update! More added to the second scrapbook page, and to the Tikis page. More to come! |
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TikiGardener
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Tue, Apr 23, 2002 1:05 AM
Thanks to the kind people at The Florida PhtotGraphic Collection, and Kailuageoff, we're in the process of adding up to 30 (!!!) new images of Tiki Gardens. |
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Kailuageoff
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Tue, Apr 23, 2002 8:09 AM
It is a pleasure to finally see Kahona with a smile on his face. Great job adding the new pics! |
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TikiGardener
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Tue, Apr 23, 2002 3:21 PM
Thanks, more stuff getting added today. [ Edited by: TikiGardener on 2002-04-23 15:28 ] |
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TikiGardener
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Fri, May 17, 2002 10:05 PM
The other day, my job took me into the headquarters of a major corporation to move some artwork so they could polish their floors. [ Edited by: TikiGardener on 2002-05-17 22:05 ] |
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Kailuageoff
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Sat, May 18, 2002 7:20 AM
Coincidentally, I happened to pick up a paperback on trees of Hawaii for 35 cents at a local thrift, and found a picture of a Hawaiian tree fern as well as a photo of a Hawaiian tree fern carved into a tiki. The book says, "The common hapu'u that the Hawaiin orchids and antheriums are planted in comes from the tree fern. It grows abundantly in the forests of Hawaii, especially on the island of Hawaii. The trees form a lacy roof overhead. The cool green fronds uncurl from the hapu'u base which is covered with a soft golden brown silky material the Hawaiians call "pulu". The pulu has been used for stuffing pillows and matresses. Tiki gods are made from the hapu'u (see left), also slabs are cut from t and used for fences, pathways, and orchid logs." |
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Kailuageoff
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Sun, May 19, 2002 7:23 PM
Another pic of the fern tree tiki god is on tiki gardens viewmaster reel two... |
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Tangaroa
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Mon, May 20, 2002 9:58 AM
Tiki Gardener - |
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TikiGardener
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Wed, May 22, 2002 8:32 AM
I can't do mp3 files, but i do hope someone who has the ability and the album will make some or all of it available. |
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TikiGardener
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Wed, May 22, 2002 11:13 PM
Ok, the latest update is minor, but major in its own way. |
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Thu, May 23, 2002 12:27 PM
Great use of the new B&W images. I'm pleased to report I am now the proud owner of a milk glass Lono mug. Also, a volcano is rising from the landscape near I-4 and Sand Lake Road in Orlando. Could this be the new home of the Tiki Gods? More investigation is necessary... |
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TikiGardener
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Thu, May 23, 2002 3:53 PM
I've yet to score the Lono Milk Glass, but hope to possess one some day. I did score the Lono Tumbler which looks great next to the Lono Shot Glass. |
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Wed, Jun 19, 2002 8:54 PM
OK, tomorrow I go back to the office building that has the Tree fern tiki, so I'll try to get a good shot of it, and the tribal drum they have. More stuff coming soon! |
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TikiGardener
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Wed, Jul 10, 2002 10:37 PM
Hey folks, it has been a busy time for the gardener. Given that the web counter for the site has broken 10,000, I'd like to thank all of the visitors, contributors, and supporters of The Memorial. I've managed to come across some more stuff, but time is not being an ally right now. |
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Sat, Aug 17, 2002 9:07 PM
several new photos added to the second scrapbook page, they are small as the scans weren't to big to begin with. But they do offer some more tourist eye views of Tiki Gardens. |
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Thu, Sep 12, 2002 11:32 PM
Well, The Memorial has hit the 10 meg wall. Sadly, that means we can't post any more stuff to the url... But I went and got some more megs, so I've done a little spring cleaning!!! The Second Misc. page has had some items removed, so it will load much faster. The items have been moved to a new link on the main tour page called "Bou-Tiki!!!" On which have been collected some of the items that one could find in the various shops at Tiki Gardens. More stuff to be added soon. TG |
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Tue, Sep 24, 2002 1:23 AM
More people have sent in photos, so another update. There is now a third scrapbook page, the second photo of the Tiki Chapel is now a link to some reader contributed wedding photos. And after a long absence, we've got our guestbook back. We've relogged the entries from the original guestbook, and some of the email comments we've gotten while it was down. More stuff soon. |
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Wed, Oct 2, 2002 1:47 AM
After a days worth of tweaking a whole passle of new images, we've begun adding them. We've added two new images to the Bout-Tiki!!! Page, and a series of of text links on the THEE MAP PAGE lead to a plethora of new images ( new unseen tikis, The Mangrove swamp, etc...) |
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Wed, Oct 2, 2002 11:25 AM
Thank you so much for putting those up! Really great pix..... in the 1970s we had a childen's "Adventure Playground" called Jungle Island at Knott's Berry Farm here in California - similar in the sense of wandering jungle-ish paths & lots of exploring.... The paths were strewn with "wood-imals" - carved wooden animals made from odd-shaped branches. Although it wasn't Tiki - it was mysterious & fun! |
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TikiGardener
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Wed, Oct 2, 2002 12:00 PM
Hey, no problem! I hope to add even more tonight. Heres a question for everybody, does the sort of non linear nature of the Memorial add to or hinder the experience? Does it make a sense of mystery as to what lies on the next page, or does it frustrate becuase it doesn't take you from point a to point z? |
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Tangaroa
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Thu, Oct 3, 2002 11:01 AM
To be honest - the navigation is a liitle difficult... But I don't mind doing a little extra work to see the great pix! |
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TikiGardener
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Thu, Oct 3, 2002 6:27 PM
Hey thanks for the reply. I'm working on ideas to help the navigation. Targets and stuff like that, plus a special quick version of the Tiki Gardens experience, that will lack some of the in depth info, but will give you a chance to get the idea. You other visitors are welcome to chime in also! Tiki Gardener |
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TikiGardener
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Fri, Oct 11, 2002 7:31 PM
Thanks to Swanky, we've got the Tiki Gardens theme back. The link is on the first page, so fire up your media players, and enjoy. I've also included a link to Swankpad.org, where you can download the entire album, and listen to it in higher quality. All the while we hope you'll stroll the Gardens while listening. |
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TikiGardener
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Wed, Oct 16, 2002 3:05 PM
Well folks, Tiki Gardener |
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Sat, Oct 19, 2002 1:57 AM
Ok, it's in the experimental phase, and theres only one link, it may take time for those of you with a non dsl line ( like me ) So, the VERY formative stages of the quick tour are at http://home.earthlink.net/~tikigardener/TikiGardensQuickTour.html Click the three peaked roof of the Main Entrance. I'm going to try and do some more work to it this weekend. TG [ Edited by: TikiGardener on 2002-10-19 02:07 ] |
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Sat, Oct 19, 2002 9:54 AM
Good start! I think navagating a tour that way may be a little more fun... Seeing where you are on the map is interesting - that way you get more of a sense of the place - which is what it's all about, right? |
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Sat, Oct 19, 2002 10:40 AM
Yup, Thats my reasoning. I'm going to try and keep a fair portion of the old endless exploring, but gice the option of the quick tour so people can get their bearings, and then let them explore the dense undergrowth of the rest of the memorial. |
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Sun, Nov 3, 2002 2:15 PM
Well the Tampa Tribune has run the article on Tiki Gardens, and it can be read at http://pinellas.tbo.com/pinellas/MGAYSDXR08D.html So given the last comment, I may call upon fellow tiki centralites who've offered up services. And plans are under way for a fund raiser. Tiki Gardener [ Edited by: tikigardener on 2002-11-03 21:48 ] |
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Tangaroa
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Mon, Nov 4, 2002 11:14 AM
Interesting article! Sounds like the Mayor was a little condescending though.... I'm just glad someone is keeping the memory of this place alive... |
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Kailuageoff
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Mon, Nov 4, 2002 11:22 AM
If 100 members of this site kicked in twenty bucks each, we'd have 2 grand to build the memorial. I'd just want to know exactly how the money was going to be used. You know, definite plans so our money didn't vanish into thin air. |
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Mon, Nov 4, 2002 12:22 PM
Precisely, I've talked to OTTO, and want everyones input! I'm gonna call on several Tiki Carvers ( at least one of whom has offered to carve up a tiki ) to see if they are interested in doing somework. It would be a great publicity thing to carve a Tiki For the Memorial, heck might even get us a discount ( Free would be damn nice! ). |
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TikiGardener
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Sun, Aug 31, 2003 10:13 PM
Having construction problems with the site, and the exoti-tiki-gardens.com redirect will hopefully work soon tg |
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TikiGardener
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Thu, Jul 22, 2004 12:23 AM
Ok after sifting through the stuff people have sent me, I have begun to organise it all. I've added a fourth scrapbook page featuring contributions from Cindy Crowell. It is not accessible from scrapbook page three at the moment, as I have to go back and retool that page. But here is the url to view some tourist snapshots from the eighties, click TG |
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Fri, Jul 23, 2004 6:09 AM
Damn I wish Tiki Gardens was still there. Good to see that your working on the site again TG. TG do you have an image of the Tiki Gardens salt&pepper shakers? I saw an image on TC about a month or two ago but can't seem to find it now. I think I found a set at a flea market. Original Art by Flounder [ Edited by: FLOUNDERart on 2004-07-23 08:19 ] |
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TikiGardener
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Fri, Jul 23, 2004 10:29 AM
I have a couple images, I'll get them to you, but check collecting tiki forum. The image is in there somewhere. Gott get to work! |
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