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Tikiyaki Orchestra Nov 17th - ED-A THON - ON SALE NOW !!!

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Tickets AVAILABLE NOW AT : http://tikiyakiorchestra.com/

NOV 17th - The TIKIYAKI ORCHESTRA presents ED-A-THON, a benefit for "Steady Eddie Cleland"
Starring THE TIKIYAKI ORCHESTRA plus special guest TONY MARSICO (of the Martini Kings) and Friends/

ART AUCTION AND RAFFLE

Don The Beachcomber
16278 Pacific Coast Highway
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
(562) 592-1321

Doors open at 6:30 Show starts at 8:00 pm

Aloha Tikiyaki Ohana....

Our beloved drummer "Steady Eddie" Cleland underwent brain surgery to remove a tumor. This was his second operation. The first one was in 2007, performed by world renown brain surgeon Dr Keith Black. It was a large tumor located in a difficult to reach spot, thus requiring the best of the best to remove it.
The surgery resulted in a loss of motor skills on his right side. Miraculously, with the physical therapy, Eventually, Ed regained his motor skills, and , oddly enough, him playing drums helped accelerate the process of recovery. It was at this time that The Tikiyaki Orchestra contacted Ed about being our drummer.

Unfortnately, he was not yet ready, but when we needed a substitute for our drummer for our 2008 New years Eve show at Kona (now Don's)
Eddie was up to the task. He subbed a few more times before becoming a permanent band member in 2009.

Eddie underwent MRI's and other test monthly to monitor the situation, and this past Spring, another very small tumor was detected.Dr Black wanted to act fast and remove it before it grew any larger.So, Eddie underwent another surgery in June. This time, the surgery was more routine, and Eddie was in and out of the hospital in 3 days, however, the tumor mass was discovered as cancerous, so 6 weeks of subsequent radiation was required to make sure any remaining living cancer cells were destroyed.
In the meanwhile, Eddie only missed 2 rehearsals with the band, and was out again and playing with us and his other bands (Loose Chains and Sitcom Neighbor) in no time, as well as with Tikiyaki at Tiki Oasis this past August.

What all of this adds up to is this. Large Medical bills. 6 weeks of radiation , EVERY DAY, plus other tests (some covered by insurance, some not) , as well as the operation, which is not covered by insurance....

So, in the true ohana spirit, we're donating ALL the proceeds from this show to Eddie and his wife Stephi to help with their medical bills.

**CALLING ALL ARTISTS and TIKI VENDORS **

We're asking for help as well, in the form of an art donation for a silent auction, as well as raffle donations to help raise money for the cause.

The theme here is "BRAINS", so if you'd like to do a specific art piece for this event, something with "Brains, Brain surgery etc.... in it would be fun. Of course, we'll be playing up the theme as well. Any donations are welcome, be it a tiki mug, or some other item, anything will help to go towards raffle prizes.

So, we hope everyone will be able to make it out to this event, and celebrate Steady Eddie's amazing journey, and help him pay those medical bills.
If any of you have ever had the good fortune to meet Eddie personally, I'm sure you know what a great guy he is, and a damn fine drummer as well.

I will post when the tickets are going on sale, as soon as the ticketing is set up.

Mahalo, and we look forward to seeing you this special event.

Tikiyaki

[ Edited by: tikiyaki 2012-09-18 10:24 ]

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In.

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In. Hope he's doing ok.

all over it,
Ed is a great guy,
I hope hes feeling ok,
he seemed great at Tiki Oasis.
I will spread the word on this,
and do anything I can to help.

Jeff(btd)

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Mrs Chippy and I are in for this too. Can't wait.

Mrs. Kahala and I saw your show at Don The Beachcomber's birthday bash. Love to see you all again.

S

Will be there for sure...and able to help with anything needed, Jim!

This is a No Brainer,I am in.

Great Music and Great Drinks for a cause? That I can do.

W

Hellz Yea!

Double WooHoo!!! :)

BUMP !

Sadly, we'll miss the event since we're going to be in Palm Springs that weekend, but we'll absolutely make a donation. I may have something for the raffle too!

Much love and healing vibes to Eddie and family!

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On 2012-09-06 14:49, Wildsville man wrote:
This is a No Brainer, I am in.

Great Music and Great Drinks for a cause? That I can do.

Ha Ha... No Brainer!

Count me in to donate something for both the raffle and the auction!

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On 2012-09-06 14:49, Wildsville man wrote:
This is a No Brainer, I am in.

Great Music and Great Drinks for a cause? That I can do.

Ha Ha... No Brainer!

Count me in to donate something for both the raffle and the auction!

On 2012-09-14 16:46, tobunga wrote:

On 2012-09-06 14:49, Wildsville man wrote:
This is a No Brainer, I am in.

Great Music and Great Drinks for a cause? That I can do.

Ha Ha... No Brainer!

This is SO exciting that it caused Tobunga to post twice (once again) :)~

Absolutely in, and Val is interested in donating sewn items to the raffle. PM coming!

Kevin

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On 2012-09-14 17:17, Buttercup wrote:

On 2012-09-14 16:46, tobunga wrote:

On 2012-09-06 14:49, Wildsville man wrote:
This is a No Brainer, I am in.

Great Music and Great Drinks for a cause? That I can do.

Ha Ha... No Brainer!

This is SO exciting that it caused Tobunga to post twice (once again) :)~

WHAT!?!

Double post again?!?

This is surely the work of boozy menehune... or maybe me... hard to tell...

But this much is certain... anything Val can conjure up with her super seamstress skills will be superb!!!

Count me in. Put me down for artwork as well.

Whether I'm in town or not, count me in. I'll contribute something for the raffle. We love Eddie!

any Updates Mr. Jim?

Jeff(btd)

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Hopefully we will have tix on sale tomorrow. Will update here ASAP.

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http://www.tikiyakiorchestra.com

[ Edited by: tikiyaki 2012-09-19 10:02 ]

[ Edited by: tikiyaki 2012-09-19 11:29 ]

sounds like a fine show. will we be able to buy tickets here or do you need to go to Don's ?

You will need to buy tix thru tikiyaki's web site.

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TICKETS NOW ON SALE !!!!!

http://tikiyakiorchestra.com/

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i'm in

On 2012-09-17 20:35, tikiyaki wrote:
TICKETS NOW ON SALE !!!!!

http://tikiyakiorchestra.com/

Jim, I think you should put the link to tix sales in the first post.
I didn't see it there.

KT

I get an error message when I try to buy tickets. Anyone else having this problem?

HT

Yes-cannot buy tickets

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Sorry folks....

Having a technical difficulty...hopefully have it sorted out later today.

C

Thanks for the update. I thought it was just me....

OK...Tickets are up and working. GO get em !

Tickets have been gotten!

Aloha, baby!

kevin

Got mine too!

[ Edited by: Koma Tiki 2012-09-18 10:51 ]

Looking forward to this...great cause! :drink:

C

Rats!! I keep getting an error message when I try to purchase my tickets. Perhaps my smart phone isn't as smart as I thought. I will try tonight.

C

Finally. Persistence pays off. 4 tickets paid for.

TT

Sherriyaki and I are in!

Boarding passes purchased and ready for take off! See you in Nov 8)

T

I'll donate one of my lamps for your auction or raffle.

Thanx Tiki Pops !

In the past few days more artists donations have come in. Thank you guys so much for your generosity !!!

Smuggler's Cove has added to the Raffle Prizes...Thanx Martin !

Just added....

DJ Big Tiki Dude will be spinning tunes for Ed-A-Thon

TT

^
Cool.

Also I would like to donate a DJ gig(for a tiki event) 2 to 6 hours, to the raffle
or silent auction.
winner must be in So. Cal.
or cover gas costs.

Jeff(btd)

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Please see this topic for your chance at a very special VIP show package.
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=43961&forum=17&start=last&0

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Another donation.

Don the Beachcomber will donate $1 from the sale of every Jungle Jetsetter Cocktail to Eddie.

Thanx guys, very generous.

If you haven't gotten your tickets yet, don't wait.

http://tikiyakiorchestra.com/

bump

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OK guys....There's still some Prime High Chief's room tickets available, but they're going fast.

We'll be doing some fun special stuff for this show, so it wont be your typical Tikiyaki show (if there even IS such a thing) so dont miss out...get your tix today !

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