Smokin' Menehunes Artwork

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T Tiki_Bong Member Huntington Beach, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: -16	T Tiki_Bong Posted posted on 01/12/2004 Our guitarist Spike (Lucky Designs)is a graphic artists for the legendary surf company O'Neil. He created a very cool vintage style Hawaiian tourist postcard for our band. I sent one to Purple Jade and before I knew it she had created an equally very cool Smokin' Menehune medallion. These are two very talented individuals of which I expect great things. Below I have posted the original postcard (unfortunately, it got cropped on the sides) and the medallion. Enjoy!
P PolynesianPop Tiki Socialite Corona, Ca Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2371	P PolynesianPop Posted posted on 01/12/2004 That's cool stuff. I love the medallion - gotta get me one of those for sure!
GT Geeky Tiki Member Las vegas Joined: Oct 15, 2002 Posts: 533	GT Geeky Tiki Posted posted on 01/12/2004 Spectacular! That is a great iconic image! His smile is perfect. It vaguely reminds me of the Greatful Dead Bear Image's smile. No musical connection intended. Not meant as a Tiki endorsement of the Greatful Dead.
D DawnTiki Tiki Socialite next stop Hulaville! Joined: Sep 01, 2002 Posts: 1679	D DawnTiki Posted posted on 01/12/2004 Wow! Purple Jade that is one Smokin' Menehune!!! No surprise to me! Girl you have got it! Where else can you find a group of such amazing talented people? Beautiful work Luckydesigns! I can't wait to hear the CD.
M Monkeyman Tiki Socialite Vista, CA Joined: Mar 04, 2003 Posts: 2386	M Monkeyman Posted posted on 01/12/2004 Its a Hawaiian Bob's Big Boy. Me Likey! The Purple Jade artwork is an amazing 3d interpretation of 2d art. Nice design Spike.
C Chongolio Member The Coast of Kauai Joined: Oct 02, 2002 Posts: 2765	C Chongolio Posted posted on 01/12/2004 Pretty cool art by everyone involved. My eyes are satisfied but my eager ears are anticipating the tunage. Chongolio
T Tiki_Bong Member Huntington Beach, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: -16	T Tiki_Bong Posted posted on 01/13/2004 I stopped by Oceanic Arts today to talk to the crew and give Bob our CD. And as I was walking through the hallowed halls of OA, what to my ears suprise did I hear? The Smokin' Menehunes. If I stopped playing steel today, I'd be happy just knowing our music adorned the beautifly musty airspace of OA! Heaven, I'm in heaven....
F FLOUNDERart Tiki Socialite Orlando Florida Joined: Sep 02, 2003 Posts: 1140	F FLOUNDERart Posted posted on 01/13/2004 TikiBong Shouldn't this be in the Creating Tiki Section!? If'n it wasn't you were in my band, and I gotta see you in about 6 hours, I'd lay into you like a DI on a new recruit. LOL
T Tiki_Bong Member Huntington Beach, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: -16	T Tiki_Bong Posted posted on 01/13/2004 Well, in light of our reminder, I did ponder where exactly it should go. I didn't post it in 'Creating Tiki' as I didn't creat it. (And I'm an attention whore and wanted maximum exposure!)
G GECKO Member South Sea Arts Honolulu Joined: Jun 01, 2002 Posts: 1049	G GECKO Posted posted on 01/13/2004 I love it all! SWEET! Purple J, I PM'd ya. Bong congrats on listening to your music in OA! I know how you feel. When I sold my first carvings to OA for resale I felt like "ya dats right I'm da man"! It's a great feeling and story to pass on. Congrats to the whole band! and Lucky D that design is "Betta Den Pig Betta Den Poi" as wee say here in paradise. Aloha to da whole click!
T Tiki_Bong Member Huntington Beach, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: -16	T Tiki_Bong Posted posted on 01/13/2004 Aloha to you to Gecko! Hey! Al and Shelly, me and mine will be in your neck of the woods this Spring. Let's hook up and toss a couple back.
L Luckydesigns Tiki Socialite Costa Mesa Joined: Sep 15, 2002 Posts: 2374	L Luckydesigns Posted posted on 01/13/2004 Thanks for the kind words about my art everybody. I just got back from practice tonight with my new menehune charm and it looks even better in person. Absolutely great work Jade! I'm very impressed. Spike [ Edited by: Luckydesigns on 2004-01-13 00:10 ]
G GECKO Member South Sea Arts Honolulu Joined: Jun 01, 2002 Posts: 1049	G GECKO Posted posted on 01/13/2004 well, I'll see you braddahz in 3 months. we gotta suck'em up! Have you guys tooken the Ali'i dinner cruise? It's on a pretty nice cattamaran(sp?) thats got tikis on it as well as a hula show to go with the diamond head cruise off da shores of da magical Waikiki. lets do it!
T Tiki_Bong Member Huntington Beach, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: -16	T Tiki_Bong Posted posted on 01/14/2004 Gecko, I hear you want to go to Chuck's Steak House!
G GECKO Member South Sea Arts Honolulu Joined: Jun 01, 2002 Posts: 1049	G GECKO Posted posted on 01/14/2004 HA HA HA! Don't go there Bong! I'll go! you betta be nice to Shelly...your wrong. It's funny now though. No worries!
K kick_the_reverb Tiki Socialite Escondido, CA Joined: Jul 17, 2002 Posts: 581	K kick_the_reverb Posted posted on 01/14/2004 Nice work indeed Spike and PJ, thanks for posting Bong. Ran
T Tiki_Bong Member Huntington Beach, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: -16	T Tiki_Bong Posted posted on 01/14/2004 On 2004-01-13 22:28, GECKO wrote: HA HA HA! Don't go there Bong! I'll go! you betta be nice to Shelly...your wrong. It's funny now though. No worries! Hey, I've been noticed 'borrowing' an item or 2 from a tiki place, so I ain't throwing no rocks at glass houses. I thought it was funny also.
S suicide_sam Member LBC Joined: Mar 26, 2002 Posts: 670	S suicide_sam Posted posted on 01/15/2004 I can definitley see the spike influence on the Hawaiina them by the fact that the character is wearing a pompadour. It's a great, reminiscent of the Elvis in Hawaii.
T Tiki_Bong Member Huntington Beach, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: -16	T Tiki_Bong Posted posted on 01/15/2004 Good observation Fred, not only that, but Spike's spin on hapa haole music is a bit of a elvis-vocal flavor on the tunes.
TM1 tiki mick 1 Member Socal Joined: Aug 11, 2003 Posts: 398	TM1 tiki mick 1 Posted posted on 01/15/2004 Spike's da man! He is our perosnal Elvis!! Plus, as talented as he is, he is also a very humble guy! No arrogance, no conceit! Not like Me!
K Kanaka Member Atlanta Joined: Jun 02, 2003 Posts: 402	K Kanaka Posted posted on 01/15/2004 Bong, Where can I get a copy of a Smokin Menehunes CD? Scotty
T Tiki_Bong Member Huntington Beach, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: -16	T Tiki_Bong Posted posted on 01/15/2004 Scotty, As soon as Spike (Lucky Design) finds a duplicating place, they'll be done. Since no one will buy 'em if I offer them, I'll have him sell 'em. The majority of tunes are old hawaiian instrumentals. We plan to do only about 1 vocal tune per every 3 or 4 instrumentals. Mahalo!
G Gavin Member San Diego Joined: Apr 24, 2003 Posts: 59	G Gavin Posted posted on 01/29/2004 Smokin Menehunes, smoke indeed.Where there's smoke, there's fire. Opening w/jungle sounds and then proceeding to play a killer bunch of songs. Vocals include; Little Brown Gal,Pearly Shells, and Little Grass Shack w/an Elvis-y ending. My favorite tunes are the instrumentals, including a slow, dreamy (the way it was meant to be played)Sleepwalk. Haunting song. My favorites are Aha Aina and La Ora Na Tahihit which fades out and then the jungle noises take you away again with a blowing conch(?) [ Edited by: Gavin on 2004-01-29 12:53 ]
C Chongolio Member The Coast of Kauai Joined: Oct 02, 2002 Posts: 2765	C Chongolio Posted posted on 01/31/2004 Hey Menehunes, How is the duplicating progress coming along? Any idea when the natives are going to be able to get our ears wrapped around this disk? Chongolio

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