The Velours at Forbidden Island 2.16

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J johnnievelour Member LongBeach Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 446	J johnnievelour Posted posted on Mon, Feb 11, 2008 11:50 PM Aloha NorCal. The Hoity Toities are coming up for a night at Forbidden Island. We will be there on Saturday night, around 8 or 9. Im sure we will also be there Friday and Sunday, too. The Pugs, TikiBird and Utopiandreem will also be there.
A aquarj Tiki Socialite SF bay area, CA Joined: Apr 02, 2002 Posts: 1125	A aquarj Posted posted on Sat, Feb 16, 2008 11:07 AM Hoping to head over tonight and see you guys there, -Randy
H Haole'akamai Member The Polynesian Port of NOLA Joined: Jul 07, 2005 Posts: 2276	H Haole'akamai Posted posted on Sat, Feb 16, 2008 11:10 AM Mee, too!
B bigtikidude Tiki Socialite Anaheim,Ca. Joined: Aug 10, 2004 Posts: 9222	B bigtikidude Posted posted on Sat, Feb 16, 2008 2:35 PM Have faun Gang, I was wanting to make a return trip up there, while ya'll were gonna be there, but I have not been able to shake this damn flu. Jeff(bigtikidude)
T thejab Grand Member (1 year) Tradewinds Apartments, Alameda, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2992	T thejab Posted posted on Sat, Feb 16, 2008 7:30 PM Can't wait, it looks like it will be a great turnout for the hoitys. See ya there tonight!
MT Mai Tai Tiki Socialite Exotic Isle of Alameda Joined: Mar 21, 2004 Posts: 1438	MT Mai Tai Posted posted on Sat, Feb 16, 2008 9:24 PM Coco Loco and I are heading over right now. Who's thirsty?
B bigtikidude Tiki Socialite Anaheim,Ca. Joined: Aug 10, 2004 Posts: 9222	B bigtikidude Posted posted on Sun, Feb 17, 2008 8:33 AM hope all had a Good time, to the Hoity Toitys Ran(kick the reverb) and I were in LA so we stopped by the Tiki Ti and raised a drink in your Honor while visiting to Nor. Cal. :) Jeff(bigtikidude)
H Haole'akamai Member The Polynesian Port of NOLA Joined: Jul 07, 2005 Posts: 2276	H Haole'akamai Posted posted on Sun, Feb 17, 2008 10:12 AM It was great seeing everyone who came out last night. Sorry the Mr. & I didn't stay long. We've got tons of projects to get down before we head off to Flo-i-da this week. :)
M martiki Official Mixologist http://www.smugglerscovesf.com Joined: Mar 29, 2002 Posts: 3059	M martiki Posted posted on Sun, Feb 17, 2008 10:46 AM Great night! Much love to the LoCal ohana for helping to make it a great night at FI. And kudos to our locals for coming out and showing them some solid NoCal hospitality! Good times!
A aquarj Tiki Socialite SF bay area, CA Joined: Apr 02, 2002 Posts: 1125	A aquarj Posted posted on Sun, Feb 17, 2008 3:27 PM Hey, it was nice to see folks at the Island on the Island last night. I'm going to break with my custom and post some pics in a very timely manner. Was experimenting with some low light pics last night... The jab, the bird, and the beard Ohana hut The proud proprietor is presently preoccupied Johnnie waxes eloquent while Rebecca sips JV and Thayer-akamai, displaying the umbrella-mache sculpture Monsieur Lemoore Hi Maria! TikiHula among the crowd Miss Loco, Mister Tai, and Madame Velour -Randy
H hanford_lemoore Tiki Socialite Tiki Central Joined: Mar 23, 2002 Posts: 1899	H hanford_lemoore Posted posted on Sun, Feb 17, 2008 4:37 PM Fantastic night; great photos Randy. It was great to see everyone. Let's do it again!
T TofuJoe Member Oakland, CA. Joined: Nov 23, 2005 Posts: 148	T TofuJoe Posted posted on Sun, Feb 17, 2008 10:48 PM Randy, wow. Those are the best photos of the inside of FI I've seen. Thanks for sharing. [ Edited by: TofuJoe 2008-02-17 22:49 ]
S suzanne Member Oakland Joined: Mar 31, 2005 Posts: 666	S suzanne Posted posted on Mon, Feb 18, 2008 7:42 AM On 2008-02-17 22:48, TofuJoe wrote: Randy, wow. Those are the best photos of the inside of FI I've seen. Thanks for sharing. [ Edited by: TofuJoe 2008-02-17 22:49 ] I agree! These are amazing! How did you get so much light in the photos? What kind of camera did you use and how? Suzanne
CL Coco Loco Member Exotic Isle of Alameda Joined: Mar 21, 2004 Posts: 820	CL Coco Loco Posted posted on Mon, Feb 18, 2008 12:22 PM Mai Tai and I were lusting over Randy's camera. And now that we've seen the results...WOW. Can we say Christmas gift 2008? :) Great pictures. Great to see the Hoity Toities. We wanted to do it again last night...but alas, ended up back in Alameda at 11 pm. Swung by FI in the hopes that it stayed open later and everyone might still be there...but it was dark and full of empty parking spaces. TikiBird, was I right about the non-hangover effect of FI drinks? Hope everyone is having a great day and trip back South. Look forward to seeing ya'll again soon! [ Edited by: Coco Loco 2008-02-18 12:22 ]
A aquarj Tiki Socialite SF bay area, CA Joined: Apr 02, 2002 Posts: 1125	A aquarj Posted posted on Mon, Feb 18, 2008 1:15 PM Thanks for the nice comments, the camera really does the work. Just before Christmas we finally updated from Naomi's Canon AE-1 film camera to a digital SLR (a Canon EOS 40D). Naomi knows the photography stuff and I'm just learning, but here's the details if any shutterbugs wanna know. All the photos use a 28mm prime lens at f1.8 and 1600 ISO, with auto shutter speeds. The wide open aperture (low f stop) on the lens helps suck in the light to the sensor, plus we really like the shallow depth of field effect that makes. Also the camera itself does a great job at high ISO without a grainy look. They make lenses that compensate for camera shake on long exposures in low light too, but we don't have one of those yet, so these pics rely on the aperture and ISO to keep relatively fast shutter speeds. -Randy
J johnnievelour Member LongBeach Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 446	J johnnievelour Posted posted on Wed, Feb 20, 2008 1:12 PM Thanks again to everyone who came out to meet us at FI. We had such a great time on Saturday catching up. A special salute to Martin who not only kept drinks flowing for everyone in the bar but also to socialize with all of us. The bar is more amazing in person than from the pictures I've seen. And, of course, the drinks are delicious. I couldn't finish the menu, but there is always next time. We just made it at last call on Sunday, so we were able to get that last tiki fix in before leaving in the morning. JV
T TikiHula Member SacTown Joined: Apr 09, 2002 Posts: 757	T TikiHula Posted posted on Fri, Feb 22, 2008 3:55 PM It was a blast seeing all of your guys again! It's been too long. And yes, Randy, your camera does rock.
C CheekyGirl Member Like Oh My Gawd..San Fernando Valley Joined: May 21, 2003 Posts: 985	C CheekyGirl Posted posted on Fri, Feb 22, 2008 5:48 PM Nice pictures and glad ya'll had a great time. Damn....I'm coming up on the anniversary of our Road Trip...
J JenTiki Grand Member (1 year) Home of the best rum collection in NC Joined: Jun 16, 2006 Posts: 2336	J JenTiki Posted posted on Fri, Feb 22, 2008 10:11 PM On 2008-02-22 17:48, CheekyGirl wrote: Nice pictures and glad ya'll had a great time. Damn....I'm coming up on the anniversary of our Road Trip... Cool, Cheeky! You bringing Bobo with ya?

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