Found tiki!

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N nkash001 Member Joined: Dec 08, 2008 Posts: 46	N nkash001 Posted posted on 03/15/2009 If you can believe it, while jogging this afternoon I stumbled upon this perfectly good tiki just lying in the gutter! He's got a small hole carved on top of his head that will fit a tealight candle, so I'm fairly certain that's his primary purpose. Anybody know where he came from, the carver, etc.?
TS Tom Slick Tiki Socialite The Beaches of South Bay, SoCal Joined: Aug 26, 2005 Posts: 1093	TS Tom Slick Posted posted on 03/15/2009 Cool find! Really strange to find something like that in a gutter, and found by a TC'er no less! I have no idea who the carver is, but it seems "Florida-esque" style to me...Not sure if its the accentuated lips, or the pineapple design on the forehead...I'd like to see what others think or know, too! How tall is he?
N nkash001 Member Joined: Dec 08, 2008 Posts: 46	N nkash001 Posted posted on 03/15/2009 On 2009-03-14 21:44, Tom Slick wrote: Cool find! Really strange to find something like that in a gutter, and found by a TC'er no less! I have no idea who the carver is, but it seems "Florida-esque" style to me...Not sure if its the accentuated lips, or the pineapple design on the forehead...I'd like to see what others think or know, too! How tall is he? About a foot tall, I think? Strange find indeed, but I feel very fortunate!
K Kikkietiki Member Hollister, CA Joined: Nov 09, 2006 Posts: 89	K Kikkietiki Posted posted on 03/15/2009 Hmmm...it sounds as if this tiki was crawling to your house when you found it...
TWO Tai Won On Tiki Socialite San Jose Island Joined: Aug 20, 2007 Posts: 246	TWO Tai Won On Posted posted on 03/15/2009 Good things come to those who....jog?
K KuKu Member Santa Cruz, CA. norcal Joined: May 07, 2008 Posts: 436	K KuKu Posted posted on 03/15/2009 On 2009-03-15 07:05, Tai Won On wrote: Good things come to those who....jog? Or those who drink... he "stumbled upon it" Jim...
BB Bongo Bungalow Member Indiana Joined: Aug 20, 2007 Posts: 1295	BB Bongo Bungalow Posted posted on 03/15/2009 Oh! Oh! That's mine. Thanks for finding it. It must have fallen out of my bicycle basket when I was riding around... Riverside, CA... yeah that's it. It was given to me by... Morgan Fairchild!
M McSwanky Member The Glass City Joined: Mar 13, 2009 Posts: 11	M McSwanky Posted posted on 03/15/2009 WOW- it was meant to be!! At least now he has a good, loving home.
B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on 03/15/2009 McSwanky, here's a request: Since you are so new here, it still should be possible: There is a long-standing member of Tiki Central and of the Tiki community on this board whose moniker is Swanky, would it be possible for you to choose another screen name, to avoid confusion?
S SilverLine Member Kansas City Joined: Mar 02, 2004 Posts: 637	S SilverLine Posted posted on 03/15/2009 Good find! But I'd keep an eye on him for a while at least. Seems he's got a penchant for drinking too much and winding up in the gutter.
A AlohaStation Tiki Socialite So FL Joined: Sep 27, 2004 Posts: 2434	A AlohaStation Posted posted on 03/16/2009 If it does not say "Mai Tiki" on it somewhere it could be a knock off. Wayne Coombs is a carver in Cocoa Beach, FL and has been making these for years. Good find! check out his stuff on http://www.maitiki.com
N nkash001 Member Joined: Dec 08, 2008 Posts: 46	N nkash001 Posted posted on 03/16/2009 On 2009-03-15 14:31, SilverLine wrote: Good find! But I'd keep an eye on him for a while at least. Seems he's got a penchant for drinking too much and winding up in the gutter. Haha. My boyfriend thinks he's cursed. So far nothing bad has happened to us, though, so I think his hypothesis is bunk.
N nkash001 Member Joined: Dec 08, 2008 Posts: 46	N nkash001 Posted posted on 03/16/2009 On 2009-03-16 08:38, AlohaStation wrote: If it does not say "Mai Tiki" on it somewhere it could be a knock off. Wayne Coombs is a carver in Cocoa Beach, FL and has been making these for years. Good find! check out his stuff on http://www.maitiki.com Can't find an inscription anywhere, so I think it is a knockoff. All the same, I'm thrilled with my find! Thanks for the link, though. Nice to see what might have inspired the carving. [ Edited by: nkash001 2009-03-16 09:31 ]
S Sammytiki Member San Rafael, CA. Joined: Oct 13, 2008 Posts: 9	S Sammytiki Posted posted on 03/16/2009 Did YOU find it ......or did IT find you?!? Muhahahahahaha, the power of the TIKI!
T Tiki-Den Member New Brunswick, Canada Joined: Mar 15, 2009 Posts: 6	T Tiki-Den Posted posted on 03/16/2009 Cool find! I found this Coconut Zipper Case at a local flea market, the guy selling it had no idea what it was or where it came from. I offered $5 Can. and he accepted. I just googled it and turns out it's a coconut purse! And sells for about $20 US I think I'll use it somehow and hang it from the Tiki Bar. Any suggestions on other uses??
K KuKu Member Santa Cruz, CA. norcal Joined: May 07, 2008 Posts: 436	K KuKu Posted posted on 03/17/2009 you put the LIME in the coconut...
T Tiki-Den Member New Brunswick, Canada Joined: Mar 15, 2009 Posts: 6	T Tiki-Den Posted posted on 03/17/2009 On 2009-03-16 17:18, KuKu wrote: you put the LIME in the coconut... Of course! thx KuKu.

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