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Mister Tiki (San Diego) - Saturday, June 12th - Who's In? |
freddiefreelance
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Feb 15, 2003
Posts: 2983
From: San Diego, Ca.
|  Posted: 2004-06-13 9:30 pm Permalink
I was there! I was tired & not at my gabbiest, but I've proven my existence! It's a cliche, but it was wonderful meeting everyone & I hope to see everyone again soon, at least sooner than it took me to work up to this.
I'm usually much chattier, but after getting home from the San Diego Real Ale Festival after midnight (see my tasting notes here), waking up at 5:30, driving to Pomona to pick up my Gran'daughter from her Dad's, driving home & playing with a 1 year old 'til her Mom came by at 4... Well I think "tired" touches upon how I was feeling.
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Tonga King
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jun 04, 2004
Posts: 19
From: Orange County, Ca
| Posted: 2004-06-13 10:35 pm Permalink
WOW..!!! That about sums up our thoughts after our evening with the TCers at the new Mr. TIKI's..
This was our first outing with the great people of TIKI Central. In all honesty we were a little nervous about going to Mr. TIKI's, we didn't know anybody and we didn't know how anyone would recognize us.. After about 2 minutes at the bar you all just started introducing your selves to us, we felt like part of the crowd every quickly.. Thank you so much for being so friendly and nice.. We had a GREAT time and we can't wait for the next time we can get together will all of you again...
Mahalo…
Tonga King and Tonga Queen
AKA: Cindy and Dave
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Tiki Bird
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 25, 2003
Posts: 850
From: Cerritos, Ca.
| Posted: 2004-06-14 10:02 am Permalink
Utop & i made it in time for a drink, was great seeing lots of TCers there, Have nothing but best wishes for Mr. Tiki's longevity there. Special thanks to Kick_The_Reverb for having us over before we headed back to LA.
Tbird.
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Tiki Mo Fo
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Oct 16, 2003
Posts: 93
From: A Desert Oasis
| Posted: 2004-06-14 1:29 pm Permalink
I was so close, but still so far... Even being in Del Mar, I just could not get the rest of the way there.... I am now in deep regret, but I can not wait to drop by during one of my future trips.
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Humuhumu
Grand Member (5 years) 
Joined: Aug 22, 2002
Posts: 3536
From: San Francisco
| Posted: 2004-06-15 11:56 am Permalink
Here's some crappy-as-ever pictures! I've also updated the record for Mister Tiki's in Critiki.
Tikis!
Mondo Martiki, with the Stanley Cup of shakers and a very impressed Floratina!
Baxdog can't wait till we finish our drink so he can take his Mondo Martiki glass home! (Thanks again, Bax!)
Suck 'em up!
Wall o' Bosko!
Another tiki! And my pants! So wrinkly!
Another tiki!
Extra-chunky bamboo!
Gaping maw of tiki!
The artist Bosko deep in thoughts of tiki!
Mary Blair-esque (to me, anyway) orange flowers!
The bar!
Bamboo spaghetti-o's tabletops!
Ladies' room tiki! This is not for boys! For ladies only!
Tiki Diablo (thechikitiki) & Bosko chatting!
Arrrgh! Neon green nosering on a tiki! NO NO NO!
Kon-Tiki tribute tiki!
Are they glass float lamps or pufferfish lamps?! They're both!
Yet! Another! Tiki!
Whew. And with that, I've thankfully extinguished my supply of exclamation points.
More pics here:
http://public.fotki.com/Humuhumu/san_diego_weekend/mister_tikis/
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Tiki Bird
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Joined: Sep 25, 2003
Posts: 850
From: Cerritos, Ca.
| Posted: 2004-06-15 1:40 pm Permalink
Hey Modmana, i noticed under Locating Tiki forum that Mr. Tiki is not on there. Since you setup the great opening event with TC, would you do the honors.
Tbird.
oops...just notice mriddle did it, but not under the "Mister Tiki" name.
[ This Message was edited by: Tiki Bird on 2004-06-15 13:43 ]
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freddiefreelance
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Joined: Feb 15, 2003
Posts: 2983
From: San Diego, Ca.
| Posted: 2004-06-15 1:49 pm Permalink
Humu, I was just wondering how many people confused you with the hostesses? Your outfit was better, but I bet the hoi poloi would have trouble telling the difference.
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Humuhumu
Grand Member (5 years)
Joined: Aug 22, 2002
Posts: 3536
From: San Francisco
| Posted: 2004-06-15 3:51 pm Permalink
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On 2004-06-15 13:49, freddiefreelance wrote:
Humu, I was just wondering how many people confused you with the hostesses? |
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I was pretty nervous about that. It's embarassing enough to show up somewhere with the same outfit as someone else, but it's especially embarassing to discover you're wearing the same outfit as the staff. I apparently lacked any air of authority, though, as no one attempted to ask me how much longer it would be for their table.
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ModMana
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 05, 2002
Posts: 263
From: San Diego, CA
| Posted: 2004-06-15 4:26 pm Permalink
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On 2004-06-15 13:40, Tiki Bird wrote:
Hey Modmana, i noticed under Locating Tiki forum that Mr. Tiki is not on there. Since you setup the great opening event with TC, would you do the honors.
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TBird, Thanks for pointing that out. I added an entry for Mister Tiki. Since mriddle's entry only had a generic label and lacked details I went ahead and created a new one (sorry mriddle). The description is straight from the Mister Tiki website. I'll go back in the near future and customize the description to reflect the TC perspective a little better.
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On 2004-06-13 00:41, OnaTiki wrote:
A big, very special thanks to the Godfather of Tiki, Modmana, for setting this up. We were well taken care of.
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Ha! I'm sure I don't deserve that title. In case anyone is wondering, that was sort of an inside joke at our table. I am a self-proclaimed tiki neophyte. I'm not worthy...
Humuhumu and Monkeyman, those are some great pics! I have tons more pics of my own and lots of comments about the restaurant that I'll be adding as soon as I get a little more free time.
It was great seeing everyone on Saturday, especially all the LA/OC people who made the long drive down! We're always up for going back. If anyone is in town and wants to meet up, feel free to contact us.
ModMana
[ This Message was edited by: ModMana on 2004-06-15 16:33 ]
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Tiki Diablo
Grand Member (8 years) 
Joined: Jun 24, 2002
Posts: 1888
From: socal
| Posted: 2004-06-15 11:14 pm Permalink
Ah man, this place and event was too cool and fun. Bosko was really pleased that we all made it out and dug the bar. For the record, Bosko did not put that ring in the nose of the moai.
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crazy al
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 25, 2002
Posts: 1782
From: CA
| Posted: 2004-06-16 1:14 pm Permalink
sorry I missed this deal... but I guess I made it, if not in spirit....
I seemed to get myself into Bosko's Bar via TikiFarm...
this MondoMartiki Lono is a design from my Rocker Lightswitch cover and TikiFarm Shot Glass.
that place looks awesome!! great job Bosko!!!!!!!!!!!!! the original!!!!!!
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Moki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 08, 2004
Posts: 357
From: San Diego
| Posted: 2004-06-20 11:21 pm Permalink
Just a few pictures to add....
Al and the back of Dr. Z
Dr. Z, Dolphin Tiki & Al
Shipwreck & Floratina
Marquesan at the front door
Our Mondo Martiki was quite tasty with "all the juices"
and so pretty too!
And for anybody interested in the food, we passed the camera around our table. It was all good!
Seared Salmon
The Poke Platter. Yummy !!
Fish & chips
Chicken chow mein (I think. Modmana ??)
The dessert tower. Excellent for just little tastes and for sharing.
Fun was had by all...we know there are more pictures out there! Come on, post them!
[ This Message was edited by: Moki on 2004-06-20 23:25 ]
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