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Holiday Happenings December 7th at the International TIKI Market Place @ Don the Beachcomber! |
Atomic Tiki Punk
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Joined: Jul 19, 2009
Posts: 4922
From: Costa Misery
|  Posted: 2012-03-05 06:05 am Permalink
Thanks for the fine pictures heylownine, I don't think I have seen Lucas this happy in a while
he was playing the music he loves.
Great to see Ben, Doug, Kinny, BigToe,Tiki Al, Sven, Tony, All of the Ding Dong Devils
Go Tiki, HappyChi, Roger, Hotiki, Matt, Jason and everybody else in the same room, doing what they do.
Hope Maui Rose is enjoying her new Mug Shelves, Too.
Hope you all got some good deals
Keep it Tiki, ya all!
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lucas vigor
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Joined: May 12, 2004
Posts: 3740
From: SOCAL
| Posted: 2012-03-05 07:24 am Permalink
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On 2012-03-05 06:05, Atomic Tiki Punk wrote:
Thanks for the fine pictures heylownine, I don't think I have seen Lucas this happy in a while
he was playing the music he loves.
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true enough! I have loved hawaiian music since the early 80's, when I lived there. That love has never gone away! I just consider myself lucky to play it, and to play it at DONs! (which like the other poster said, makes me feel like there is a hawaiian beach right across the street!)
Fun day for sure! I had numerous Gin and Tonics (I Know, a tiki speciality!) and the food was great as usual!
Thank you Dons, thank you Art Syder, Thank you Soccer, thank you vendors, and thank you friends!
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SoccerTiki
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Joined: Feb 24, 2005
Posts: 1783
From: TheSoccerTikiGrotto, Island of LongBeach
| Posted: 2012-03-05 08:32 am Permalink
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On 2012-03-05 07:24, lucas vigor wrote:
...true enough! I have loved hawaiian music since the early 80's, when I lived there. That love has never gone away! I just consider myself lucky to play it, and to play it at DONs! (which like the other poster said, makes me feel like there is a hawaiian beach right across the street!)
Fun day for sure! I had numerous Gin and Tonics (I Know, a tiki speciality!) and the food was great as usual!
Thank you Don's, thank you Art Snyder, Thank you Soccer, thank you vendors, and thank you friends!
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And THANK YOU to The Smokin' Menehunes!!!! Bong, Mick and Pat, you guys are great!!! You really set the mood and tone for our event! I can't tell you how many people came up to me and said the music was perfect!!! And putting you guys in front of the waterfall in the Hidden Village was like putting icing on the cake! (A perfect match!)
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bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10913
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2012-03-05 09:30 am Permalink
What a great event: To see the two back rooms used and filled to capacity was wonderful! Great authentic Tiki environs, amazing Tiki art and wares, good friends, yummy food and drinks, wonderful music...what more can one ask for!
I was thrilled to sell my ole 60s Tiki longboard to Art for decorating Don's:
(My Rav pretending to be a "Woody" in front of Don's)
But even as a vendor, one has to watch out to not leave the money one made at the other tables! 
I can never resist the vintage look of Lake Surfer's carvings:
...and so I walked away with this cool rope-framed Kon-Tiki mask:
..and also inexplicably fell in love with Tiki Al's resin cast of this Coco Joe's classic  :
Thank You SoccerTiki and Art for putting on another great Tiki Marketplace!
P.S.: Please do yourself a favor and go back to the previous page to view heylownine's most EXCELLENT eye candy images of all the folks and fun at this event!
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lucas vigor
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Joined: May 12, 2004
Posts: 3740
From: SOCAL
| Posted: 2012-03-05 10:05 am Permalink
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On 2012-03-05 08:32, SoccerTiki wrote:
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On 2012-03-05 07:24, lucas vigor wrote:
...true enough! I have loved hawaiian music since the early 80's, when I lived there. That love has never gone away! I just consider myself lucky to play it, and to play it at DONs! (which like the other poster said, makes me feel like there is a hawaiian beach right across the street!)
Fun day for sure! I had numerous Gin and Tonics (I Know, a tiki speciality!) and the food was great as usual!
Thank you Don's, thank you Art Snyder, Thank you Soccer, thank you vendors, and thank you friends!
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And THANK YOU to The Smokin' Menehunes!!!! Bong, Mick and Pat, you guys are great!!! You really set the mood and tone for our event! I can't tell you how many people came up to me and said the music was perfect!!! And putting you guys in front of the waterfall in the Hidden Village was like putting icing on the cake! (A perfect match!)
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You are VERY welcome Chris! Thank you so much for having us!
And Sven, that picture of you leaning against the bar has just got to be on the backflap of your next book!
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JudyLuck
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Oct 05, 2010
Posts: 90 | Posted: 2012-03-05 10:10 am Permalink
My bf Donny and I had a great time while we could... as some of you know, he had an allergic reaction and we had to leave for about an hour.... but we managed to return and snag a few great items before the event was over. Cant wait to see and buy more at the upcoming tiki events! Great job to all that were involved.
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RevBambooBen
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Joined: Nov 12, 2002
Posts: 7345
From: Huntikington Beach
| Posted: 2012-03-05 12:14 pm Permalink
Super MAhalos to Everyone who brought a little Bamboo Ben back home with them!!! And Super MAhalos to Everyone else too!!! What a day! I'm beat. See ya'll April Fools? If that's the next one, should be interesting....
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SoCalTikiGal
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Joined: Jun 06, 2008
Posts: 36
From: San Diego
| Posted: 2012-03-05 2:35 pm Permalink
This event looks amazing! Clearly, the next one is not to be missed!
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Queen Kamehameha
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Joined: Oct 21, 2003
Posts: 1391
From: So Cal
| Posted: 2012-03-05 3:23 pm Permalink
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On 2012-03-05 14:35, SoCalTikiGal wrote:
This event looks amazing! Clearly, the next one is not to be missed!
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Agreed, I am sorry I missed this! I will make the next one for sure!
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HB TIKI
Grand Member (first year) 
Joined: Dec 12, 2008
Posts: 669 | Posted: 2012-03-05 4:03 pm Permalink
What a Great Tiki event that Soccer Tiki put together , Ohana was in the air. Thanks to all the Tiki people that attended, in one of the nicest Tiki Bar and restaurant around that serves a variety of Tiki drinks and great food -DON THE BEACHCOMBER-. What a great variety of items for sale, with some of the best Tiki Artist around. Be sure to set the date of April 1 for the next International Tiki Market place at DTB. It was like being in Hawaii with the great Hawaiian Band that played. Also , a new shipment of
Gecko Tiki mugs will be at the next show . This event is like being in Hawaii with music, food, drinks,
and a great assortment of Tiki Items. Thanks again Chris "SOCCER TIKI" for providing Southern Calif. close and affordable with this event.
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A Frame
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Joined: Apr 16, 2009
Posts: 241
From: Mr. C's on the Coast Highway
| Posted: 2012-03-05 6:50 pm Permalink
Sunset Beach, California...it was a nice day outside and really great inside Don the Beachcomber! If you couldn't make it, here's some more of what you missed @ the ITMP.
 
 
 
 
Yep, all that and a birthday cake too!!
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RevBambooBen
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Joined: Nov 12, 2002
Posts: 7345
From: Huntikington Beach
| Posted: 2012-03-05 8:01 pm Permalink
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TikiPops
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Joined: Jan 11, 2008
Posts: 220
From: Buena Park, Ca.
| Posted: 2012-03-05 8:20 pm Permalink
Thanks to everyone that stoppped by & checked out my lamps. It was nice talking to each of you. I'll have a few new ones on April 1st. Thanks again to Chris for putting this together. The DTB staff was great all day long. The Smokin' Menehunes were awesome all day long. You guys to bring CD's I'd buy one for sure.
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little lost tiki
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Joined: Jun 12, 2006
Posts: 7505
From: Orange,CA-right near the Circle!
| Posted: 2012-03-05 8:27 pm Permalink
Mahalos Mahalos to all that attended! And to Chris and Art for pullin this all together! it was such a BLAST seeing all youse fellow arteests and vendors! And it was quite a delight to meet some new friends there! A big Hug to all y'alls that adopted an LLT piece o art! You kids snagged some of my favorites!
will post pictures when i'm feeling less lazy.....
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little lost tiki
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Joined: Jun 12, 2006
Posts: 7505
From: Orange,CA-right near the Circle!
| Posted: 2012-03-06 07:30 am Permalink
as promised...
some crappy pictures taken at an Awesome Event!
Read em and Weep!
i made sure to get folks at their WORST!
the behind the scenes
seamier side
of the Tiki Community vending underworld....
i even tried to catch Tiki Tony eating!
madness.....pure madness....
www.kenruzic.com will be up someday... I'm on FaceBook Tho! and HERE!
http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?topic=19904&forum=18&start=0&2769
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