On 2007-12-09 11:41, GROG wrote:
Thank you to everybody who showed up at the Tonga Hut and all the
artists who participated and promoted the show on their websites and/or
myspaces. It was another great show with plenty of music, merriment,
and art.

Thanks Suze for all your work putting the show together and
promoting it, and thanks for the drinks and the tasty "GROG NOG". You
looked very lovely in that black and white dress. GROG's tongue is sore from
so many people stepping on GROG's tongue when it was dragging on the floor.

A big thanks to Kirby and Polly for ordering and picking up the delicious
Dr. Hogly Wogly Barbeque.

Thank you to the Tonga Hut and staff, and thanks
Bamboo Ben for coming and signing mugs. It's amazing how quickly your
busted paw healed up before the art show.

Thanks Gotiki for the awesome mug. GROG sorry we couldn't get you in this
show, but we'll definitely have you in another one. Check out his mugs for
some nice Christmas gifts: http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?topic=24342&forum=12&start=15&22

It was nice seeing old friends and meeting new ones. Thanks Big Toe and
Kinny for taking time out from painting for your art show on the 15th to
come out and support our art show. Tom, your name should be "Busted Toe",
not "Big Toe" because they looked pretty average-sized to GROG. Kinny,
you forgot to bring GROG' unbirthday cake, but thanks for the coloring book.
GROG was out of toilet paper this morning, so your coloring book has already
proven handy.

Thanks to everybody who bought the Bamboo Ben mug made covertly by
Holden, GROG and Squid. Enjoy.

Merry Christmas to all.

------GROG

On 2007-12-09 23:13, TikiVegas wrote:
Personally, and I know most of you will shoot me for this. It's OK, I have bled for various art forms before... GREAT &^*in turn out via tikiphiles. Piss poor turn out for artisans.(excuse my french) Yes I expected more. I expected someone to take my hard earned, "need to get my tiki on" before Xmas doe. Sorry gang. The brother hood ROCKED the house. The vendors who were there were awesome, but..but... and this is my big BUTT..so few for so many.... shame on those great tiki artist who didn't make the effort,and those of you who did not seek the need to rob us of our hard earned cash in exchange for prolonged Tiki orgasm.
Highlights besides the great BOOZE...; Ape, well fantastic. Nicky from Tikimag; just the best...Holden, come on... we all love Bamboo Ben, but that's it .. that's all? one *&^%in mug? Was I the only one with money to burn. Damn I left early went to Wacko, spent money I should have been able to liberate at the Tonga Hut, came back hoping for more...and well, Holden still made same cash via Wacko...I had heard so much about last year...Sadly I am probably more disappointed than most, but I set the bar high, only because others before my eyes set the bar even higher.

PS this is food for thought. Just my opinion. My rant. I don't care who likes it or not, as you will probably not care what I wrote.. That it is why it's my opinion and perhaps not yours. Don't need any one to agree, but as one big "lets get our tiki on" family. I appreciate that this community has an open forum like this.....Poof...gone........Damn I need a Mai tai....

PPS. and I know you won't care cause no one cared that my wife stole my "pearls of wisdom" LOLOLO...Make up your own joke here____________________________

On 2007-12-09 23:13, TikiVegas wrote:
Personally, and I know most of you will shoot me for this. It's OK, I have bled for various art forms before... GREAT &^*in turn out via tikiphiles. Piss poor turn out for artisans.(excuse my french) Yes I expected more. I expected someone to take my hard earned, "need to get my tiki on" before Xmas doe. Sorry gang. The brother hood ROCKED the house. The vendors who were there were awesome, but..but... and this is my big BUTT..so few for so many.... shame on those great tiki artist who didn't make the effort,and those of you who did not seek the need to rob us of our hard earned cash in exchange for prolonged Tiki orgasm.
Highlights besides the great BOOZE...; Ape, well fantastic. Nicky from Tikimag; just the best...Holden, come on... we all love Bamboo Ben, but that's it .. that's all? one *&^%in mug? Was I the only one with money to burn. Damn I left early went to Wacko, spent money I should have been able to liberate at the Tonga Hut, came back hoping for more...and well, Holden still made same cash via Wacko...I had heard so much about last year...Sadly I am probably more disappointed than most, but I set the bar high, only because others before my eyes set the bar even higher.

PS this is food for thought. Just my opinion. My rant. I don't care who likes it or not, as you will probably not care what I wrote.. That it is why it's my opinion and perhaps not yours. Don't need any one to agree, but as one big "lets get our tiki on" family. I appreciate that this community has an open forum like this.....Poof...gone........Damn I need a Mai tai....