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Brevard Pre-Hukilau Party 2011 |
TikiHardBop
Grand Member (first year) 
Joined: Feb 21, 2009
Posts: 355
From: Rockledge, FL
|  Posted: 2011-03-16 08:25 am Permalink
It's that time again! On April 9th, we'll be hosting the Brevard Pre-Hukilau party at The Storm Shelter in Rockledge. It's an opportunity for everyone to get together and get to know each other prior to the wackiness of the Hukilau in June. For more information, either PM me or shoot me an email at tikihardbop@tornadotiki.com.
Pics from previous pre-Hukilau parties can be found at: http://www.tornadotiki.com/
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TikiHardBop
Grand Member (first year)
Joined: Feb 21, 2009
Posts: 355
From: Rockledge, FL
| Posted: 2011-03-20 05:42 am Permalink
Looks like we are going to have a date change for this event. We are moving it one week later to April 16th. The rest of the details are still the same. Hope this doesn't trip anybody up.
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TikiHardBop
Grand Member (first year)
Joined: Feb 21, 2009
Posts: 355
From: Rockledge, FL
| Posted: 2011-04-06 10:23 am Permalink
Just a reminder that the Pre-Hukilau party is NEXT Saturday the 16th. Looks like it's going to be quite a party. Already have 7 featured cocktails on the menu!
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tiki_kiliki
Grand Member (first year)
Joined: Apr 01, 2002
Posts: 989
From: Hamtown USA
| Posted: 2011-04-06 12:43 pm Permalink
Wish I was going to be there! Do you guys want me to send some postcards? Let me know if so and I'll send them down. I'll be in Lauderdale 4/21 - 4/25 if anyone is going to be in the area let me know!
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Yee-Haw & Aloha,
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TikiHardBop
Grand Member (first year)
Joined: Feb 21, 2009
Posts: 355
From: Rockledge, FL
| Posted: 2011-04-07 09:41 am Permalink
Yeah, any Hukilau materials would be great. We are going to have some "non-tiki" people there to celebrate my wife's departure from the newspaper business, so maybe we can talk some of them into attending the Hukilau.
We will be Ft. Lauderdale on the 24th and 25th for the Zombie Jamboree at the Mai Kai. We would love to get together before then, though.
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tiki_kiliki
Grand Member (first year)
Joined: Apr 01, 2002
Posts: 989
From: Hamtown USA
| Posted: 2011-04-07 11:15 am Permalink
Great! I'll be arriving on 4/21 and plan to hit the Mai-Kai every night I'm there. Send me a PM with your address and I'll send some goodies. I'll PM you my cell phone number in return!
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Yee-Haw & Aloha,
The Hukilau
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TikiHardBop
Grand Member (first year)
Joined: Feb 21, 2009
Posts: 355
From: Rockledge, FL
| Posted: 2011-04-17 06:29 am Permalink
The drink menu from last night's party. Pics are forthcoming.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nyfm65OZKvv1KV-QWHI6vh3gtPcAvOeMuRP8k-43JIo/edit?hl=en
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TornadoTiki
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Sep 14, 2008
Posts: 15
From: Florida's Space Coast
| Posted: 2011-04-17 2:19 pm Permalink
Thanks to all who came to the party and contributed fantastic refreshments! You can see the photos here:
http://tornadotiki.com/gallery/2011/041611/
For more pix of tiki and related events, go to http://tornadotiki.com.
cheers...
Chris (TornadoTiki)
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metikigal
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Mar 25, 2011
Posts: 19
From: Indialantic, Florida
| Posted: 2011-04-17 6:45 pm Permalink
This was a fantastic party. Really enjoyed meeting all the local tiki folk. The drinks were amazing, we loved your Luau Scorpion Bowl. We are so looking forward to the Hukilau!
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Keep your tiki mugs filled and be on the lookout for The Metiki Gal!
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TikiTomD
Grand Member (3 years) 
Joined: Sep 20, 2009
Posts: 629
From: Flagler Beach, FL
| Posted: 2011-06-05 06:45 am Permalink
For a couple of us that missed the April event, TikiHardBop (George) and TornadoTiki (Chris) graciously staged a small encore of the Brevard Pre-Hukilau Party last night at The Storm Shelter, their exotic home tiki bar near the Indian River.
After an excellent dinner at nearby Vintage 56 (www.vintage56.com), we took refuge in The Storm Shelter where George plied us with a succession of expertly prepared, wonderfully complex rum cocktails for the rest of the evening, assisted by Drew. We started with the Puhi Split, a Macadamia Nut Liqueur based recipe posted on TC years ago by Kauaikaki from the Paradise Bar & Grill in Puhi, Kauai. I really like that one. We then moved on to George’s own special creations and sampled various infused spirits along the way. A communal Luau Scorpion Bowl found its way in the mix, served in a custom TornadoTiki volcano bowl with flames erupting from the center. Chris then served a delicious chocolate-coconut homemade ice cream. The experience was awesome, especially meeting fellow Brevard tikiphiles.
Here are some photos taken in The Storm Shelter before camera shake overcame the built-in correction algorithms...
George (TikiHardBop) busy crafting the next cocktail while Drew on the right seeks divine inspiration
Tamara and Mike (TikiMike FL)
Bill sampling one of George's infused spirits
Christina and Mike
Ray (TikiMango) and Chris (TornadoTiki)
Christina (metikigal) holding a custom TornadoTiki mug and Mike
Pat and Chris
Ray and Michelle
Drew (center) is happy, having found inspiration, and Christina is happy for him
Chistina and Bill
Pat, Mike and Tamara
Tom, Michelle, Pat, Bill and Christina
Same cast as above, with addition of Ray on right, Tamara in middle and Mike behind bar
George shaking it up many cocktails later
It was a wonderful evening, made all the better by the fellowship of our newfound tiki friends. A special mahalo to George and Chris for making this possible. We’re now truly prepared for Hukilau 2011!
-Tom and Pat
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TikiHardBop
Grand Member (first year)
Joined: Feb 21, 2009
Posts: 355
From: Rockledge, FL
| Posted: 2011-06-05 07:05 am Permalink
It was good to have everyone over. And Tom, you should know that you're never really prepared for Hukilau!!!!
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TikiMango
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 17, 2008
Posts: 798
From: Satellite Beach, FL
| Posted: 2011-06-06 12:50 pm Permalink
It was great seeing everyone again, and having such wonderful hosts! I can't wait to run into everyone again in just 3 and a half days at Hukilau!
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