{"id":225,"date":"2007-03-15T10:18:16","date_gmt":"2007-03-15T14:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2007\/03\/15\/summer-travel-in-the-land-of-tiki\/"},"modified":"2014-05-07T19:02:42","modified_gmt":"2014-05-08T02:02:42","slug":"summer-travel-in-the-land-of-tiki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2007\/03\/15\/summer-travel-in-the-land-of-tiki\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Travel in the Land of Tiki"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spring is in the air here at the Swank Pad. I saw the first robin two weeks ago. I may be getting old when this season brings on a certain dread as I think of all the yard work… But, I look forward to the work as well…<\/p>\n

Ms Swanky and I take off next weekend to visit Nashville and drop down to Smyrna to see Polly at the Omni Hut<\/a>. I have asked her many times about the possibility of putting together a little tiki gathering there, and she has balked. I think I may have the answer this time that will get her to say yes. We’ll see.<\/p>\n

In May I’ll be heading to the first annual Tiki Eyeball <\/a>in central Illinois where I’ll help Basement Kahuna <\/a>and Lakesurfer<\/a> vending and demonstrating their carving skills. Looking forward to seeing the Aku Tiki<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The week after that I make my first trip further west than Iowa to visit LA. I’ll be doing photography for the Tiki Calendar <\/a>there and will squeeze in a trip to the legendary Oceanic Arts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With a little breather after that, we’re off to Hukilau<\/a> for a long weekend, and more photography at the Mai Kai<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0We’ll have some preliminary images for the calendar then and may be vending for the first time. We came into possession of a large collection of Hawaiian shirts we need to sell.<\/p>\n

In July, the Haole Kats <\/a>will be around and I am working on some shows for them here and maybe Coon Tiki’s<\/a> second seminar with Benzart<\/a> and the annual luau here at our house.<\/p>\n

August means Tiki Oasis<\/a>. I don’t know if I can make that event, but I am helping the Haole Kats and Pablus<\/a> put together a west coast tour from Seattle to Tiki Oasis that week and I hope to be right there with them. Then there is the Hot Rod Hula Hop <\/a>in Columbus with all my Fraternal Order of Moai <\/a>sisters and brothers.<\/p>\n

In September, the calendar should be ready and then we work hard at sending it throughout the land as another embassador of Tiki…<\/p>\n

I have some hopes of HGTV doing a show on renovating part of our new house into the new Hapa Haole Hideawa<\/a>y this year too.<\/p>\n

I’m tired just thinking about all that, but it should be invigorating!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Spring is in the air here at the Swank Pad. I saw the first robin two weeks ago. 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