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bigbrotiki
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From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
|  Posted: 2012-04-24 10:09 pm Permalink
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On 2012-04-17 00:11, bigbrotiki wrote:
Hmmm...one would have to go there and explore the side view and what's hidden on top!
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On 2012-04-24 18:27, Phillip Roberts wrote:
...and sadly, that won't be happening since when I went by today it was GONE. there was quite a large gap inside the tree that could have hidden the crown...
The owner wasn't home, I'll swing by and see if he's moved it the next chance I get. I'll have to check back through my files and see if I have a side view somewhere..
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Arrrgh! As it happens so often... how old is your photo of it? Thanks for checking....and for not giving up yet.
The elements are not kind to wood in Hawaii. Doug Mossman kept the Hawaiian Eye office Tiki in his front yard, but by the time I met him (in the 90s) it had disintegrated.
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Phillip Roberts
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From: OAHU, Hawaii.
| Posted: 2012-04-25 6:48 pm Permalink
Aloha,
Hmmm, That is a good question. It's kind of hard to pin down exactly when I took the photograph. I am in the habit of retaking photographs whenever I am close to the subject. I swear it was there less than 6 months ago. I always stop by on my twice a year visit to Punchbowl Cemetery to visit Donn on his birthday and the anniversary of his death and share a bit of rum.
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Limbo Lizard
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From: Aboard the 'Leaky Tiki', Dallas
| Posted: 2012-06-13 09:40 am Permalink
Interesting drawing of Christian's Hut, for auction on eBay, item # 350573516043. The piece belonged to a woman the seller knew, who waitressed at Christian's Hut in the late '40s and '50s: "She has told me some fun stories about her waiting on stars when she worked there. Not all positive encounters."
(Update: It sold for $229.28.)
The drawing is inscribed, "To the Charm Man of Balboa, Franco", signed by the artist, "Jack Lindsley".
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On 2011-12-11 19:02, Dustycajun wrote:
... Marshall, the maitre d', was given the nickname Francois, because he would kiss the hand of every woman coming in the door, starting at her finger tips and working his way up her arm all the way to her head.
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Was "Franco" another nickname for Marshall?
Here's a shot of the sketch  (I saved the pictures, since they'll disappear, after the auction.)
Here's the writing on the back
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Dustycajun
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From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2012-08-26 6:20 pm Permalink
This old photo sold on ebay with a nice view of the bar at Balboa.
What a great looking bar!
DC
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LaShelle
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Joined: Sep 15, 2012
Posts: 2 | Posted: 2012-09-15 4:15 pm Permalink
This is Isthmus menu
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LaShelle
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Posts: 2 | Posted: 2012-09-15 4:28 pm Permalink
Picture of Art LaShelle the owner of isthmus and Cristian huts. he is the one with the pipe in his mouth with no shirt. he's with friends at the surf and sand.
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forgotten tikiman
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From: Forgotten Tiki Room. Pismo Beach, CA
| Posted: 2012-09-16 9:43 pm Permalink
Wow!! What a great establishment. The photos are awesome. Bummer about the fire  . Interesting to see those images of The Goof and some others I have seen but did not know thier orgin. Another great thread DC  .
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bigbrotiki
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From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2012-09-16 11:07 pm Permalink
It is all written and revealed in the pages of The Book.
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Phillip Roberts
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Posts: 1489
From: OAHU, Hawaii.
| Posted: 2012-09-16 11:33 pm Permalink
Aloha,
Can you shed any information about this in Honolulu?
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On 2012-09-15 16:28, LaShelle wrote:
Picture of Art LaShelle the owner of isthmus and Cristian huts. he is the one with the pipe in his mouth with no shirt. he's with friends at the surf and sand.
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