First Annual Tiki Fest on Catalina Island August 16

Join us on Saturday August 16 from 11am-3pm
for the first annual Tiki Fest on Catalina Island. Sponsored by Latitude 33 and Tiki Farm, the lineup includes Crazy Al, Bamboo Ben, Tiki Tony as well as Holden from Tiki Farm! There will also be a performance by Westwind Productions from noon-1pm. They are in town for their Island Explosion Luau which will be Saturday Night at the Casino
Ballroom in Avalon. You can contact Catalina Express for travel information at
310-510-1212.
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU HERE.
IF YOU ARE A TIKI PERSON AND WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED, CALL KWHOONA AT LATITUDE 33
310-510-2494 (YOU CAN ALSO SPEAK TO LOKELANI)

hey brudas, any body going? If you see me, mention you're a tc member and I'll throw you a free tiki "d" carved woOd neCkLace pEndAnt buggah thingy.

Aloha,
The word is the Catalina event might be something to keep in mind for next year. I can't imagine us all on the same boat....or I think the skipper could not imagine....but hey that's their problem :)
Warm water, weather and a killer luau party. Via cell phone from my "tiki 3" says we shall all plan on next year!
Summer is too short!!
Aloha!!!!!

That sounds like a great idea. I love Catalina!

ArrrrrrrrGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!! Thar's Tiki in the werks on the rock!! TikiFest 2004 will blow minds!! Keep in touch on this one!! Trust me......Nows I's justs need to gets me Sea Legs or Lands legs back!! ArrrrrGGGGGGG!!!

Another wild weekend with C'Al and Mr.H.!! We're starting to write our memoirs to compile for a book to be released 10 years from now. The Tiki Times from the Tiki 3!!! The dart machine in the Marlin Club needs a tune up!!! It's all C'Al's fault!! Limes anyone???

gnarly weekend! I was so glad to meet Crazy Al and Bamboo Ben finally. I was a little intimidated to meet Crazy Al because. . . well, his name for one, but he is one very cool kat, and i was honored to be doing a carving demonstration right in front of him. I will post the pictures very soon!
mAhalo

He TIKI TONY!
Thanks again for helping us make the first
annual Catalina Island Tiki Fest a smash.
We have your carvings on display at Latitude
33 and I know they won't last long!
It was great to meet you and your crew.
Hope the digs were sufficient, sorry Rose and I didn't get the chance to see you off. Keep in touch!!!
We can always be reached at:
[email protected]

Mahalo
Kwhoona Matata and Lokelani
aka Scott & Rose

Who's the freak (second picture)crossing the stage in the shorts and the bandana on his head???

Cool pics Tony. It was a pleasure meeting you and your tribe. Got your table yet??

Hey Bamboo Ben....
Look forward to seein you back on the Island
with the Familia Bamboo!!!
Check out my pics on the Photo Archives!
Kwhoona Matata

dude bam-bam boo-ben, on sunday i was cool, and all the way til tuesday, but on wednesday oh hell, my back tightened up on me and i felt like an old geezer hobbling around. i finally realized what kind of table to use from the carving post in geckos post. its a must now! Are you going to the HB pier for the carving demonstration with C' Al on tues. I think i might drivre down to watch.

T-Tony,
The curse of the dreadded back pain!! It's only the begginnnnnning!! Take care before it's too late!!! Get used to that table fast!! I'm trying to get out of the C'Al,Tues. gig but something tells me that I'll be there if I like it or not. (arrrrr!!!)

Scott-ty,
Hows the head??? (scott lost all his hair in a DJ accident a few years back! Crazy story! Something to due with too many turn tables spinning at one time!!) He was outside all day in the sun with no protection on his head!(Holden too! he got a nice shade of purple on his shoulders!!)! Can wait to come back to the rock with the tribe. Gonna do all the tourist stuff and Avoid the Marlin Club all together!! See you's soon! I'm on glue and can't dig up the pics you posted. Where are they??

Bamboo Ben
The pics are in the new phot archive section
of tc in the main discussion area.look in the tiki event section, page 2 towards the bottom. they are listed as tiki fest 1-7
good luck!!

[ Edited by: kwhoona on 2003-08-23 12:32 ]

I get to the event stage with Holden and Ben... see this guy... Holy Time Machine BatMan!! Who sent over the a dude from the Endless Summer Movie????
I new this knew kid was my kind of guy.
Great to meet you Tony. You’ve got the spirit. Hope to see you on Tues. A 50 minute tiki wont be all that much to admire but should provide an interesting interview show. I too will have to recover from this gig. I have about 20% less movement in my left shoulder thanks to carving all last spring and summer. Stretching Stretching Stretching do it- know it -live it.

Thanks to Latitude 33 for all the hospitality and the Great Weekend! Catalina Rules!

[ Edited by: crazy al on 2003-08-25 11:29 ]

Once again, thanks Latitude 33! Crazy Al, I guess its obvious what my favorite movie is. For the past 3 years while at Cal Poly SLO, my wAhine and I didn't have cable, so i had endless summer on tape playing consistentlly. tHe first half of big wednesday is also a favorite of mine... which was given to me today for my b-day from my chikki-"d". I've always wanted to pull that move where 3 peeps are on a wave on different boards, then they all jump on one board. wow, i'm rambling. You are one cool guy C' Al. i'm sorry i missed the carving demonstration but i had to teach a last minute surf lesson... i was all set to drive to HB and surf lessons called. Hope to see you guys soon...

Better late then never - this post is way late! What an awesome gig it was! There are a lot of great venues/spots to pull of a most excellent Tiki Fest again at Avalon! Thanks to Kwhoona, Lokelani & Jerry!
Holden

Any date made for this years event yet??

Hope so! Twas an absolute BLAST last year! I'm still Hungover! :lol:

Wasn't it in August last year? But now Oasis is in August, so I hope there won't be a double event weekend! Cuz this year I ain't missin a thing!
No more relatives gettin married. Kid can drive herself. Mom can watch her own dogs.

Any dates for this yet?

Planning my 2007 summer Tiki calendar.

[ Edited by: stentiki 2007-05-07 19:03 ]

I heard it's not going to happen again :(

I missed out on Tiki Fest in 2003 and it sounds like it was a good time and the setting couldnt be any better. I realize that back then it happened on what is now Tiki Oasis weekend, but why was it never put on again? Catalina alone is an escape, so being on an island plus tikis, cocktails, live entertainment and a warm summer weekend seems like the ideal combo. Any insight to why the first annual tiki fest never made it to round two would be appreciated.

um I think there was a #2.
I recall that the Dynotones, and other bands played.
who were the other bands.

Jeff(btd)

Jeff - we were at the Catalina Tiki Fest in 2006, and I didn't actually realize until now that there were other events in Catalina several years prior to that. Yes, The Dynotones played, as well as The Smokin' Menehunes, APE, and King Kuk and The Friki Tikis. There were other bands too, but I don't recall the names (I'm sure that info can be found by searching the forums under Catalina Tiki Fest, if anyone is curious). It was pretty much our first real "TC" event, and it was a total blast, but I've heard that there won't be another, sadly. I wouldn't be surprised if part of the reason is that it was a logistical nightmare for the bands and vendors? If it ever were to happen again, we'd be there in a heartbeat, and I can name many others that would too.

Didn't Holden put it on? Betcha he has the answers. :)

Tiki Kitty / Deanna Rose

[ Edited by: Tiki Kitty 2010-02-10 09:39 ]

On 2010-02-10 09:37, Tiki Kitty wrote:
If it ever were to happen again, we'd be there in a heartbeat, and I can name many others that would too.

Tiki Kitty / Deanna Rose

[ Edited by: Tiki Kitty 2010-02-10 09:39 ]

WE WANT NAMES! AND WE WANT THEM NOW!

I can only tell you in person, Deuce. So ride your bike over here, and bring me a sandwich. Please.

I'D GO again!
it twas a BLAST!!!!
the APE set ROCKED!

On 2010-02-10 09:37, Tiki Kitty wrote:
... I wouldn't be surprised if part of the reason is that it was a logistical nightmare for the bands and vendors? ...

I think you're right, this probably nails it. An affordable car ferry to Catalina would solve this.

Here's the link to the One and Only "Catalina Tiki Fest". It was one of the Best Events that I have every been too. Everyone had a Blast being stranded on an island for the weekend :)

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=18055&forum=17

On 2010-02-10 15:46, Hakalugi wrote:

On 2010-02-10 09:37, Tiki Kitty wrote:
... I wouldn't be surprised if part of the reason is that it was a logistical nightmare for the bands and vendors? ...

I think you're right, this probably nails it. An affordable car ferry to Catalina would solve this.

No cars allowed, at least in Avalon. Golf carts only. If only some TCer had a boat they were willing to ferry people over on...

Here's some pics from the event :

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=20740&forum=17&hilite=Catalina%20island%20tiki%20fest

Hana Hou!

On 2010-02-10 16:07, Jason Wickedly wrote:

On 2010-02-10 15:46, Hakalugi wrote:

On 2010-02-10 09:37, Tiki Kitty wrote:
... I wouldn't be surprised if part of the reason is that it was a logistical nightmare for the bands and vendors? ...

I think you're right, this probably nails it. An affordable car ferry to Catalina would solve this.

No cars allowed, at least in Avalon. Golf carts only. If only some TCer had a boat they were willing to ferry people over on...

From a vendor and musician point of view, there is a ton of stuff to haul out there. It's not going to matter who owns the boat, they'll still have to load their stuff into their car at home, drive to the dock, transfer the load to a boat, travel to Catalina, transfer the load from the boat to.. to what? A golf cart? And then get it to the event site only to unload again and set up. Yeah, I can see why it's not happening again.

At least at Two Harbors there were pickup trucks that would haul your stuff from the dock to the nearby campgrounds.

There are plenty of minivan taxis but still it would definitely be a logistical nightmare for a band. Nevertheless, I would go in a hot minute and rent a condo for the weekend. I loooove Catalina.

Kiki von Tiki stuff on etsy.com!

[ Edited by: Kiki von Tiki 2010-02-14 17:14 ]