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Alnshely
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Joined: Mar 24, 2002
Posts: 974
From: Oceanside CA
|  Posted: 2002-07-15 11:03 am
The day after the OC crawl Shelley, FloraTina and I were lucky enough to tour Bong's palatial mansion. These photos I took are of his bar set up, wich is really cool. His living room however was a polynesian dream. Most things were in display cases and my digital cam has trouble through glass, so I didn't take any clear pics inside. I really liked his Koa wood furniture, very swank. Here's some photos of the bar.
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stentiki
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Joined: Jun 24, 2002
Posts: 884
From: Huntington Beach
| Posted: 2002-07-15 11:28 am
Wow, coool bar, Bong! Hey is that Bill Clinton I see up there on the shelf or is it Nixon? My only regret from the OC Pub Crawl is that we did not make it to Bong's bar, but perhaps another time. As always, great pics from AlnShelly. The koa furniture sounds terrific. You are truly blessed by the island gods!
Aloha,
Uncle Arty
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ErichTroudt
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Joined: Mar 27, 2002
Posts: 242
From: SoCal
| Posted: 2002-07-15 11:52 am
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Tiki-bot
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Joined: Jun 24, 2002
Posts: 1347 | Posted: 2002-07-15 7:20 pm
Great bar! But I thought all tiki bars were supposed to be photographed with a bottle of Lancers Rose on them? 
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bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 7827
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2002-07-15 7:43 pm
That's a Witco insider joke.
Hey Bong, you get it on, bang a gong, man!
(That's a T-Rex insider joke)
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thebaxdog
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Joined: Jun 19, 2002
Posts: 775
From: Santa Ana, CA.
| Posted: 2002-07-15 11:56 pm
Al, you and that camera are unbelievable. You need to have a PBS series Al's TIKI tour.
Someday I hope to have you and your super duper wonderful wife grace my humble TIKI digs, and have the camera do the talkin.
Bong, way cool bar. Hope to see it in person someday. I did not see the book of TIKI laying around? Was it at the cleaners?
Bong you have a perm. invite to my bar also.
I might need some spirits help being that I don't drink and all. I can't taste them to see if they are right or not. Keep the TIKI freaki.
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GECKO
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Joined: Jun 01, 2002
Posts: 1049
From: South Sea Arts Honolulu
| Posted: 2002-07-16 02:41 am
Aloha Friends! Looks like you have been busy since the last time I've been there Bong!! It really makes me happy to see my carvings displayed in your beautiful Tiki Bar. GREAT JOB!! Aloha Al, Great job on the pictures! I've seen pictures of your tiki infested home too....Awesome Brah! It's a big payoff to see my work in saroundings such as Bongs! I hope to see more of my work in Tiki Central home bars! MAHALOZ!
"Gecko" Aloha
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Tiki_Bong
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 0 | Posted: 2002-07-16 09:00 am
Thank you all for the kind responses. I too am sorry we couldn't make it to my tiki bar after getting back to Ben's shop after the crawl (It's due to my advanced age).
All tikicentralites are invited to our home if they would like to compare notes on tiki bars and related hawaiiana collections and furniture. Al, of Al and Shelly, was able to provide some information on one of Madam Bong's tiki bowls that we were unaware of.
And YES, of course we have the BoT! I would like Sven to sign it some day. I felt a bit dumb bringing it to the OC Tiki Crawl for that purpose.
And Gecko! what up brah? When you coming back mainland side? If we don't see you sooner, we'll visit next time me, Debbie and the baby bongs are in the islands.
Aloha to 'A Tribe Called Tiki'.
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bamboo ben
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Joined: Jun 02, 2002
Posts: 454
From: Tiki
| Posted: 2002-07-16 09:37 am
Killer Tiki Bar Bong!!
That hanging bamboo light looks vintage. It looks like to me that it's circa 1920's. Score on that one.
Alohas & mahalos
Bamboo Ben
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floratina
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 989
From: West Los Angeles
| Posted: 2002-07-16 10:24 am
Hey Gecko, nice carving!
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GECKO
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Joined: Jun 01, 2002
Posts: 1049
From: South Sea Arts Honolulu
| Posted: 2002-07-18 4:42 pm
Aloha FloraTina!
Mahalo for the props. Wish I could have made it to the crawl to have met everyone. I'll be looking to meet ya on da islands when you guys visit. Keep spreading the ALOHA!
Gecko
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Talkie-Tiki
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Joined: Jul 05, 2002
Posts: 193
From: Hendersonville. N.C
| Posted: 2003-01-02 12:14 am
thats a really cool place bong! congrats!
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Tiki_Bong
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 0 | Posted: 2003-01-02 09:02 am
Thanks Talkie-Tiki,
If you're ever out West you have an invite to stop by.
P.S. I have relatives in South Carolina and if I visit 'em maybe we'll hook up.
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twowheelin'tiki
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Joined: Nov 28, 2002
Posts: 712
From: santa monica
| Posted: 2003-01-02 9:17 pm
yo bongster, where are you gunna put that harley half miler?, got room?.
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The Sperm Whale
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Joined: Aug 23, 2004
Posts: 1387
From: Hawthorne California
| Posted: 2005-10-14 09:18 am
Bongs place has to really be seen in person. He has got the coolest place!! He also makes pretty good Mai Tais.
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