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Happy 93rd Birthday to Martin Denny |
GECKO
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From: South Sea Arts Honolulu
|  Posted: 2004-04-10 5:09 pm Permalink
For us exotica fans, our hero is celebrating his 93rd Birthday today and I just wanted to wish a Happy Birthday to Mr. Martin Denny!
I feel honored that I was invited to his private party! I will be going there in a few hours. but befor I get ready to go I just wanted to share with my freinds here his Birthday gift that I droped by his house a few days ago.....yes he loved it by da way!
It is a black velvet painting of the young Mr. Denny. To da right of him he has da tiki from page 205 in da B.O.T with the approval of braddah Sven. As you see on da bottom left of the velvet is my copywrite logo stamped right below the artist's name.
That is because this is the new "Gecko'z South Seas" Artist Mr. Leo Layug. We finaly agreed to terms and are now working together
to create beautiful art on velvet like this one you see today.
Well Happy Birthday Mr. Denny!!!!
Aloha
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GECKO
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From: South Sea Arts Honolulu
| Posted: 2004-04-10 5:14 pm Permalink
Eh, Happy birthday to my Friend Fil Slash and to braddah Sven's son who just had birthdays. Eh big bro I thought Mr. D's birthday was as same as your sons but it's actually today.
Aloha to da both of you and to all my freinds beyond da reef!
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Polynesiac
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From: San Pedro, CA
| Posted: 2004-04-10 5:18 pm Permalink
Gecko-
that is an absolutely beautiful gift! (before I saw the CU of your signature, I thought it was a picture!) Great stuff.
I'll play his records and raise a Mai-Tai for Mr. Denny this evening in honor of his special day! Have fun tonight, you lucky guy! 
Mahalo for the pix!
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GECKO
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From: South Sea Arts Honolulu
| Posted: 2004-04-10 5:34 pm Permalink
good idea Polynesiac. I will raise a glass to him at 4 p.m Honolulu time and if you got a drink in your hand please join me and lets raise it to da high preist of exotica and listen to his beautiful tunes!
Okole Maluna at 4pm Honolulu!
we are 3 hours behind California.
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Jungle Trader
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| Posted: 2004-04-10 5:54 pm Permalink
hey Gecko. Happy Birthday Martin.
So we raise a glass at 7 in Cali to be synchronized.
Great stuff Gecko and the best to you in your biz.
You have a 2 ft. redwood Bosko Moai comin' in June. It's all I could get with the light weight.
Cheers 
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tikimug
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| Posted: 2004-04-10 7:43 pm Permalink
Eastcoast checking in, I'm raising my drink (I doubt it'll be a mai tai since I'm at work) at 10:00pm to join you all. Here's to the High Priest of Exotica, I've enjoyed your music so much. Thank you!
PS eh, Gecko dat pic is cherry brah!
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Kailuageoff
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From: Honolulu Lounge,Lewes, DE
| Posted: 2004-04-10 8:03 pm Permalink
It's about an hour to ten east coast time, so I'll join in the toast... Mr. Denny is indeed a living legend.
Also, that is one ono painting Gecko. Quite an ambitious subject and very well done.
KG
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Shipwreckjoey
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From: San Diego, CA
| Posted: 2004-04-10 8:36 pm Permalink
Happy Birthday Martin, we're sippin' a mai-tai & listening to your music as I write. Mahalo for all the great music that (throughout the years) and presently inspire us to love & appreciate the culture we embrace so dearly.
Aloha nui loa,
Terry & Sally
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tikigreg
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From: ClubTiki
| Posted: 2004-04-10 8:39 pm Permalink
Mahalo Martin!
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Tiki Chris
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From: London
| Posted: 2004-04-10 9:37 pm Permalink
that's awesome! the first thing i did this morning was listen to denny's golden great on vinyl while drinking my morning kona coffee - i didn't even know it was his birthday!
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Tiki Chris
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From: London
| Posted: 2004-04-10 9:38 pm Permalink
that's awesome! the first thing i did this morning was listen to denny's golden great on vinyl while drinking my morning kona coffee - i didn't even know it was his birthday!
[ This Message was edited by: tiki chris on 2004-04-10 21:38 ]
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MakeDaMug
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| Posted: 2004-04-11 12:14 am Permalink
Hey Gecko,
Man, you did a great job on that painting... schweeet!
Alohaz!!
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Unga Bunga
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From: CaliTikifornia
| Posted: 2004-04-11 12:23 am Permalink
Beautiful Pic!
Were fortunate to know and love Martin Denny.
We are also lucky to have Gecko on TC.
The best to both of you.
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Tiki Rider
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From: South Orange County, CA
| Posted: 2004-04-11 12:29 am Permalink
Happy Birthday Mr Denny! and thanks a million to you both. Aloha!
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GECKO
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From: South Sea Arts Honolulu
| Posted: 2004-04-11 02:06 am Permalink
Mahalo'z to all who joined the toast!
I wish I could have brought you guys along with. Thank's for the kind words to!
I'm glad you liked da velvet. You braddahs are da bes! I'm lucky to run into a bunch of awesome collectors.
JT, thanks for da Bosko Moai. I'm trying to have a tiki from all of the talented artist here on TC and off. Anyways, I'll see ya wen you get to paradise brah.
mahaloz!
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