[i]On 2007-01-08 04:01, twowheelin'tiki wrote:[
They said the old owner had let the place slip and they were going to bring it back to the condition it deserved. I met a guy named Bill that was one of the partners and thanked him and the guy doing the floors (alan?) and told them how important the place is to alot of folks all over the USA. I am so damn grateful that Sam's is coming back. They said maybe by st.patties day. Please be supportive of this effort and like Ben said, try and not get too caught up in complaining about the little details that may be different, just thank the guys for saving the place and not turning it into a Russian mafia owned bikini bar like KELBO'S!!.I am so damn happy to hear about this place coming back!, I was really depressed when I thought it was history. Let's pray for good food and grog!. Mahalo. TWT

MDK: I strongly take offense to the images that perpetuate negative stereotypes. That photo is ridiculous (regardless of who it is). If you’re someone who believes that it's okay to show images of “drunken Indians”,“lazy Mexicans” or "savage Polynesians" then perhaps you should evaluate your own insecurities and short-commings.

Once you’re done justifying your ignorance by your blatant disrespect for other cultures, perhaps you'd be interested in the truth.

On 2007-01-10 05:41, teaKEY wrote:
I'm interested in the truth, can someone enlighten me here on TC?

On 2006-12-16 10:09, christiki295 wrote:

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On 2006-12-08 08:46, RevBambooBen wrote: Aloha. I met with Allan the other day. Sam's is on it's road to recovery. They're doing what they can to get the doors open so, don't get all snippy if there is slight change. MAhalos Bamboo Ben.

Interesting question. Is a de-tikified, or reduced tikified, Sam's which is open better the incredible classic tiki bar mecca, complete with thatch, that Sam's used to be when open?

Is a new watered-down version a ongoing humiliation to the memory, or is any tiki, in whatever state (although if Bamboo Ben is involved it probably will be good), better than no tiki at all?


[ This Message was edited by: christiki295 2006-12-16 22:32 ]

[i]On 2007-01-10 19:41, RevBambooBen wrote:

They're trying to bring it back from the 80's I-HOP CRAP that killed it!

Think, early tiki.

More on the lines of CLASS and/or Swank?.

The Bar and Dinning Room will be open first.

No Tiki's will be tossed. If anything, more will be added.

Stay tuned.

On 2007-01-17 17:54, MakeDaMug wrote:
we're in design work on 2 new mugs for Sam's. 1 is a brand new design & the other will be a repro of their original design, which if anybody has an original (yeah right!), can you send me multiperspective photos. I recall that it was similar to the illustrated one in their drink menu but I recall that it had a shorter forehead. Any light to be shed on this - that'd be very cool. By the way, the designer for the new mug... I thought it'd be cool to have Sam's Seafood mug designed by Sam Gambino.

On 2007-01-17 17:54, MakeDaMug wrote:
we're in design work on 2 new mugs for Sam's. 1 is a brand new design & the other will be a repro of their original design, which if anybody has an original (yeah right!), can you send me multiperspective photos. I recall that it was similar to the illustrated one in their drink menu but I recall that it had a shorter forehead. Any light to be shed on this - that'd be very cool. By the way, the designer for the new mug... I thought it'd be cool to have Sam's Seafood mug designed by Sam Gambino.