Tiki Eyeball<\/a> event. It promises to be a great weekender in the heartland of America. Great bands, vendors, rods and fun. I am bringing a motley crew of carvers together to show their skilz and spread the gospel of tiki to the masses. Expect a great room party with me and Basement Kahuna mixing up the cocktails. Lake Surfer is haulin his big and lovely sculptures in and throwin it down artic north style.
\nMore details to come. I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t wait to explore this very out of the way, vintage tiki establishment, AND the Tiki Truck Stop!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kick off the summer right with Kustom Kars and Tiki Bars! This is the first event of the season for\u00c2\u00a0 Wizzard Road Shows and the first\u00c2\u00a0Tiki Eyeball event. 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