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Lush Goes Latin -Marty Lush LIVE May 1st |
Tonga Tom
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Joined: Sep 24, 2009
Posts: 1052
From: 2 mi. south of the Hut
|  Posted: 2010-05-03 11:01 am Permalink
Here is a pretty heavy dose of the fantastic evening we all had at Tonga Hut with Marty Lush & His Latin Livers. This, coupled with the Garage Sale at Ben's made for quite the weekend...
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Danno
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Joined: Apr 17, 2004
Posts: 141
From: So Cal
| Posted: 2010-05-03 11:32 am Permalink
ENCORE!! ENCORE!! Awesome show!! Want more!!
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Iokona Ki'i
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Joined: Nov 14, 2008
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From: SoCal
| Posted: 2010-05-03 11:35 am Permalink
Great Snaps Tonga Tom!
You are the WeeGee of Tiki!
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Hiphipahula
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Joined: May 27, 2006
Posts: 2394
From: The Valley! Female, leo,fav color pink.
| Posted: 2010-05-03 12:21 pm Permalink
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On 2010-05-02 10:25, JOHN-O wrote:
This was an AMAZING evening !!
To cap off the perfection of the evening was Hiphipalhula's amazing Tequila-based cocktails. They were all really really good. I'm not really a tequila person but if she puts those drinks into the regular rotation, I may be switching to a new alcohol.
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Thanks for the kudos John. I just wanted to make a correction to the above. Not all drinks were Tequila, I worked very hard to produce a small menu for this event that included many Latin flavor Rums and liqueurs. The drink bases in general were Brazilian Cachaça, premium Tequila's, Premium Mexican Rum.
John was disappointed when he asked me for one of my cocktails off my regular menu, sorry about that John. In spirit of the evening I only used my "South of the Border" Menu. I'm not sure why his was a surprise we have been posting that a Latin themed menu was coming for weeks. Of course upon request we were happy to mix up a T.V. Mai Tai and a DTB '34 Zombie And a Dark and Stormy only three drinks out of the couple hundred cocktails sold. I'm very proud of the menu and it's quality and originality I believe most patrons agreed. Look for my "South of the Border" section coming to my menu soon! Thank You all for coming out and enjoying this evening with us.
P. S. " No, I did not use any Grenadine" before you think about slapping me down 
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Bewitched By Tiki
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Joined: Jan 03, 2009
Posts: 63
From: San Fernando Valley-Near the Safari Room
| Posted: 2010-05-03 12:51 pm Permalink
Yes, please, yes do another show for those of us who were unable to attend. I also heard all the rave reviews around the garage sale about how fantastic the show was. I would love to see you go Latin you crazy man! Lush goes Latin! Lush goes Latin!
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Hiphipahula
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Joined: May 27, 2006
Posts: 2394
From: The Valley! Female, leo,fav color pink.
| Posted: 2010-05-03 12:59 pm Permalink
Aloha!
On behalf of the Tonga Hut and myself I want to thank all of you great fans of Marty Lush, the Tonga Hut and Great Cocktails for joining us for the One night only, "Lush Goes Latin" Another "First" here at the "TH"
I personally would like to thank Jeremy Fleener for giving me the opportunity I am so grateful to you Sir for this, Marty Lush, Thank You! Manuel without you I would not have finished my prep work thanks for helping me. Eric. Your menu art. table tents and center pieces were so awesome! Grog for the great posters, post bumps and support. Tonga Tom & Sherriyaki, for the luscious mint, fern & Bougainvillea not to mention all the support you give on a regular basis. Thank you all! Great Photos!
Marty do it again! It's too good not to!
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Tobor64
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Joined: Jul 13, 2009
Posts: 401
From: Burbank, CA.
| Posted: 2010-05-03 4:15 pm Permalink
Just thought I'd parrot all the previous comments and say it was another great night at the TH. How can you miss with Kelly's mixin' magic coupled with Muy Caliente Marty & The Livers? We had a blast so thanks to all for a wonderful time!
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JOHN-O
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Joined: May 16, 2008
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From: Dogtown, USA
| Posted: 2010-05-03 5:01 pm Permalink
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On 2010-05-03 12:21, Hiphipahula wrote:
Not all drinks were Tequila, I worked very hard to produce a small menu for this event that included many Latin flavor Rums and liqueurs. The drink bases in general were Brazilian Cacasa, premium Tequila's, Premium Mexican Rum.
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Cacasa ?? I don't even know what that is. I just assumed it was Tequila. If Kelly puts a drink in front of me, I just drink it. It's always good or GREAT !!
Who needs the Grog Log at the Tonga Hut? Not me. 
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Tonga Tom
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From: 2 mi. south of the Hut
| Posted: 2010-05-03 5:11 pm Permalink
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Cacasa ?? I don't even know what that is. I just assumed it was Tequila. If Kelly puts a drink in front of me, I just drink it. It's always good or GREAT !!
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I think she meant Cachaça
It's a liquor made from fermented sugarcane. It is the most popular distilled alcoholic beverage in Brazil. It is also known as aguardente (aguardiente), pinga, caninha or other names. Cachaça is mostly produced in Brazil, where, according to 2007 figures, 1.5 billion liters (390 million gallons) are consumed annually, compared with 15 million liters (4.0 million gallons) outside the country.[1] Cachaça is, "...the product of the distillation of fermented sugarcane juice, with its alcohol strength anywhere from 38% to 80% by volume. When it is homemade it can be as strong as the distiller wants. Up to six grams per liter of sugar may be added."[2] Cachaça differs from rum in that most rum is made from molasses.[3] Use of molasses allows for the use of the byproduct of sugar production and a smaller still but has the taste affected by heating. Cachaca can be classified as a "rhum agricole" which is rum produced directly from cane juice.
Figures from 2003 indicate 1.3 billion liters of cachaça are produced each year though only 1% of this production is exported (mainly to Germany).[4] Outside Brazil, cachaça is used almost exclusively as an ingredient in tropical drinks, with the caipirinha being the most famous cocktail.
Check it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cacha%C3%A7a
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Hiphipahula
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Joined: May 27, 2006
Posts: 2394
From: The Valley! Female, leo,fav color pink.
| Posted: 2010-05-03 7:19 pm Permalink
Thanks Tom yes, I did mean Cachaça. I'm blaming it on the damn auto correction on my
iPhone I didn't even notice it was wrong. I will correct my post. In the meantime, I guess I'm kind of bugged that my menu clearly said "Cachaça" and I was critiqued on serving up a bunch of Tequila drinks as though I was in Margaritaville. There was a time I to did not know what Cachaca was however, I was not critiquing ones cocktails either.
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Capt. R.H. Falernum
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Joined: Mar 05, 2009
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From: Mar Vista (Los Angeles), CA
| Posted: 2010-05-03 11:04 pm Permalink
I am seriously heartbroken that I couldn't make it there that evening. It looks like it was a spectacular performance & night.
Congratulations, Marty! From what I hear, you were in top form and put on a superb show.
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Capt. R.H. Falernum
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From: Mar Vista (Los Angeles), CA
| Posted: 2010-05-03 11:11 pm Permalink
Sorry - it became a double-post. Perhaps even the TC reply button wanted to emphasize what a great show it was?!
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VampiressRN
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Joined: Nov 23, 2006
Posts: 5137
From: Sin City Lincoln Hills (NorCal)
| Posted: 2010-05-04 05:37 am Permalink
You So-Cal folks do it up right!!! Looks like an awesome time was had by all. Beautiful cocktails Kelly. And Marty...you are looking so Rico Suave in that outfit. I am sorry I missed this one...I do hope an encore can happen...maybe a CD? Would love to hear "Girl from Emphysema"...LOL
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bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10599
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2010-05-04 07:45 am Permalink
Excellent documentation, Tom! I like the way your flash just concentrates on the center of the image and leaves the edges dark, that saves it from destroying the mood.
I wish I could have seen that band, Martin Denny started out as Latin musician after all, but I had three nights of boozing with the Bum (at La Cana, Vic's and the Ti twice) behind me, which dragged out my voice-cold to become a full blown one, so I was out.
The two most popular tropical cocktails in Germany have been the Cuban Mojito, (which we all know is made with white rum, sugar, soda, lime and LOTS of muddled mint), and its counterpart, the Brazilian Caipirinha, which is made from Cachassa (spelled for pronunciation), and uses sugar and LOTS of muddled limes. Very yummy. I was on a bender once at a wrap party and made it to 14 Caipies. It is much tougher to muddle limes than mint, so mixologists use sturdy glasses, and wooden muddlers such as this one:
So Cachassa was the perfect choice for a Latin evening, but it is not surprising that non-Europeans don't know it and would think it would be Tequila -another good choice for a Latin party.
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Marty Lush
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Joined: Sep 25, 2008
Posts: 91
From: A Bar In Far Bombay
| Posted: 2010-05-04 10:24 am Permalink
Wow thank you guys again for the wonderful comments. It really was a special evening. Kelly's drinks were sublime. I personally think that she is pouring some of the finest tasting original exotics in LA.
Thanks John O for the glowing review!!!! Your check is in the mail 
big wet sloppy thanks to Tonga Tom fornthose great pix!!!!
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