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Craigslist Tiki in Crete Illinois
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Psycho Tiki D
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Thu, Jan 15, 2009 7:29 AM
These look interesting and old...too bad they are so far away... http://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/clt/993424350.html Hope one of you get them! PTD |
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Haole'akamai
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Thu, Jan 15, 2009 8:29 AM
Cripes! $350?! That's a steal.... |
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croe67
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Thu, Jan 15, 2009 8:54 AM
Psycho D - BIG, GIANT MAHALOS for posting this!!!!!! I got 'em - they're all MINE - YIPPEEEEE!!!!!! Now......just gotta figure out which defunct Chicago tiki locale they came out of. The seller bought them from a resale shop near Lincoln Park in Chicago. |
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Psycho Tiki D
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Thu, Jan 15, 2009 9:26 AM
Excellent news! I was hoping I could get my dad over to pick them up, but they should stay local. If I were to guess, I would have to say they came from the old Chicago Trader Vic's. Take some pictures and post them in their new home when you have a chance. Glad you got 'em. PTD |
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Thu, Jan 15, 2009 9:56 AM
I got 'em - they're all MINE - YIPPEEEEE!!!!!! Now......just gotta figure out which defunct Chicago tiki locale they came out of. Those Mid-West tiki people get all the good stuff. Congrats to you, Ms. Croe, nice to see you finally got a decent carving. I'm sure they have found a nice new home...as long as they don't get relegated to the garage floor. (Big sarcastic, envious, smiley face). D, we could have gotten those back to California. It could have worked, we have experience in that sort of thing. Oh well, another reason to visit Wisconsin. The poles, which are only so-so and not that nice anyway, do look a wee bit familiar. This one also came from the Mid-West: America's dairy...and tiki...land, |
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Haole'akamai
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Thu, Jan 15, 2009 10:00 AM
What's that smell? ... ....oh yeah, jealousy... ...with a hint of heartache. |
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croe67
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Thu, Jan 15, 2009 10:01 AM
They won't be in a permanent spot for a while, but I'll post a couple pictures when I at least get them home. PTD - I owe you a MaiTai - if you're going to be at any of the '09 Tiki events, we'll have to settle-up :D |
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Tipsy McStagger
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Thu, Jan 15, 2009 10:11 AM
..nice score...now that's what tiki poles should sell for...not those overpriced ones like numatiki posted awhile back that were in an antique store..... looks like trader vics tikis..they did have a few of those flanking the entrance way off the dining rooms at the palmer house....i think they had a total of about 6-8 of those 8 footers...then there were the 2 really big ones about 10 ft that were down the hallway outside the traders...those had enormous phalasus.... speaking of which, you managed to sneak those out from under a long time friend of mine that lives in munster...which is really close to crete....practically his back yard. good for you!! and congrats!! |
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croe67
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Thu, Jan 15, 2009 10:17 AM
You SO funny, Midnite. Tiki is slim pickins' in these parts compared to the world you Left coasters are in. Since these don't weigh 500+ lbs, they won't have to temporarily hang in the garage with this fabulous guy.... In situ.... & in his temporary spot... |
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croe67
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Thu, Jan 15, 2009 10:25 AM
Um....yeah, I think I've got the phallus guy you were referencing....pictured above.... I was thinking I hadn't seen any like these there, but I just checked my pictures of the old Chicago Vic's & found these - Vic's probably is the most likely origin.....timing would be right, too, for when this stuff was torn out of the Palmer House
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Lake Surfer
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Thu, Jan 15, 2009 10:32 AM
Very nice score Caroline! Let me know when you get them home... I would love to take a close look at them! These guys were the inspiration for the one I created for myself... I would be jealous if I couldn't whip one up myself! :wink: [ Edited by: Lake Surfer 2009-01-15 23:05 ] |
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Tipsy McStagger
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Thu, Jan 15, 2009 11:02 AM
so it is!!!......those tikis you have were added to vics recently....those were not there in the mid 90's, but added later between 98' and 2000...i forget where they were carved but the manager at the time told me....he also said that those tikis with the phaluses where used in many a photo op by the hotels patrons..especially the bachlorette parties, for obvious reasons.... |
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albino tiki
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Thu, Jan 15, 2009 11:53 AM
Anyone else curious as to why Tipsy segued from giant phalluses to Duke? Is there something you'd like to share with the rest of the class, Mr. McStagger? Nice score on the poles, croe67. Congrats! |
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croe67
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Thu, Jan 15, 2009 11:57 AM
OK....so THAT really got me laughing :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: |
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Psycho Tiki D
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Thu, Jan 15, 2009 1:06 PM
I kinda felt they may have been from Vic's given what we viewed at the warehouse sale. Price wasn't too bad either, I paid $350.00 for my two and that was a bargain. Glad they went to one of the TC'ers and I hope to have that Mai Tai and see them for myself sometime soon! PTD |
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Tipsy McStagger
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Thu, Jan 15, 2009 1:25 PM
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albino tiki
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Thu, Jan 15, 2009 2:39 PM
Tipsy, I wasn't upset by the overpriced tiki comment either. I am in complete agreement that those tikis are overpriced. In fact, I would love to know at which resale shop in Lincoln Park the poles in this thread were originally purchased. The only tiki related stuff that I ever seem to find in Lincoln Park is either mediocre stuff that is overpriced or cool stuff that is really, really overpriced. Oh well, at least TV is finally open so I have a place to drown my sorrows after failed thrift store tiki expeditions. BTW, the Swampfire Lounge sign that you posted under "creating tiki" is very cool. Can't wait to see more photos when it's finished! |
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Thu, Jan 15, 2009 8:15 PM
Hello, |
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Haole'akamai
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Thu, Jan 15, 2009 10:24 PM
Welcome! For being a stand-up seller, if you (and your lovely wife) make it out to TikiOasis, I'll buy y'all that Mai Tai. :) "If you can't be a good example -- then you'll just have to be a horrible warning." [ Edited by: Haole'akamai 2009-01-16 08:44 ] |
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Tipsy McStagger
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Fri, Jan 16, 2009 4:47 AM
..hmmmmmm,,,,logan square??.....97'?.....studio??....i lived in humbolt park about that time....had a studio there.....I wonder if i know you....What bars did you frequent back then? anyway, you definately deserve a mai tai!! |
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croe67
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Fri, Jan 16, 2009 8:53 AM
So - that makes them from the earlier remodel of Vic's - probably from when they turned the side room into "nautical", rather than "tiki". Anyone know what year that remodel was done? And, yes, you deserve a MaiTai - I'll see what I can do :wink: Yes - would love to see the tongan wall hanging, too. WELCOME! |
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Cretiki seller
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Fri, Jan 16, 2009 11:15 AM
Here are the Tongan drawrings... |
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Cretiki seller
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Fri, Jan 16, 2009 11:17 AM
They've been folded for awhile. The creases should come out. These are on some type of layered pulp, or something. The layers separate a bit. The ink is a dark brown [ Edited by: Cretiki seller 2009-01-16 11:21 ] |
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Psycho Tiki D
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Fri, Jan 16, 2009 12:09 PM
Those are pieces of tapa cloth. Check the posting out on collecting tiki entitled "Giant Tapa Cloth". Nice! PTD |
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Unga Bunga
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Fri, Jan 16, 2009 12:19 PM
It's probably because I smoked a lot in my younger days, but kinda looks like American/Canadian Indian. |
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croe67
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Mon, Feb 2, 2009 8:17 AM
Brought them home on Friday :D They need a bit of polishing, and are really BEAUTIFUL!!!! For your viewing pleasure.....
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Lake Surfer
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Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:07 PM
Wow, really nice. I don't remember those poles from the Chicago Vic's... at least from 2000 - 2005. Could have been earlier years, or maybe not from Vic's at all, a different tiki establishment in Chicago. There were some Marquesan poles, but these have the extra faces on the top of each tiki. These look even better than the poles I have photos of from the Palmer House... more defined and deeper cut. [ Edited by: Lake Surfer 2009-02-02 15:10 ] |
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