Tiki Bummed - General Tiki

L LavaLounger Member The Great Plains of Kansas Joined: Dec 27, 2005 Posts: 81	L LavaLounger Posted posted on Tue, Feb 7, 2006 11:03 AM On 2006-02-07 10:38, Basement Kahuna wrote: We used to have a big problem with no-shows at the Kon Tiki Paradise Room...After a few times I had to make a "No-Show, No-come-back" rule for first timers with a lame excuse..We'd typically spend 60.00 on fresh fruit and liquor re-stocking for any guest and spend a couple of hours preparing the bar, and excuses were typically along the lines of "(insert spouse or other unknowing scapegoat here)-wanted to stay home and catch the season premier of "Sex And The City"/was too tired so we chilled/etc." so that sucked...I think people just don't get the passion of it all sometimes, or they're passionate about other things (for my family it's antiques, football, etc.). And "civilians" will usually just dig it but not "get" it for it's unique subculture, and you can't really blame them, as not everybody will jump in at the same level of enthusiasm..Don't worry...if you build it, the Tiki Ohana will come; you can rest assured! DITTO! We had two no-show couples too and the excuses were lamer. And I was griping about the same thing after they all left. I have enough coconut, mango, and banana rum to sail to Fiji with but at least that will keep. But what do you do with cut up fresh pineapple wedges, orange wheels, and all the other citrus wedgies we made? Make Fruitcake? Please kill me first. I tried to pull one of the gals into the whole tiki mood by launching one little brewskie into a tiki mug for her and stuck all the drink toys I could find in it just to try to get rid of some of it! She looked at me like I just committed murder. Excuuuuuse me. These folks weren't my friends, thankfully, but it does make me a tad edgy to consider my next event where my friends will be included and I'm still supposed to have a neighborhood "welcome" event as they do in this new subdivision. I can blow off strangers to some degree but not sure how I'll view new neighbors or friends that might rain on my tiki bar or crap on my tiki drinks. My friends already know I'm one crab rangoon short of a pupu platter, so I'm sure they'll play along.....I hope. I will have to have a cheat sheet of crack responses to any "sissy" drink comments before the next gig. Maybe that'd be a good new thread. LavaLounger-breathing easier

On 2006-02-07 10:38, Basement Kahuna wrote:
We used to have a big problem with no-shows at the Kon Tiki Paradise Room...After a few times I had to make a "No-Show, No-come-back" rule for first timers with a lame excuse..We'd typically spend 60.00 on fresh fruit and liquor re-stocking for any guest and spend a couple of hours preparing the bar, and excuses were typically along the lines of "(insert spouse or other unknowing scapegoat here)-wanted to stay home and catch the season premier of "Sex And The City"/was too tired so we chilled/etc." so that sucked...I think people just don't get the passion of it all sometimes, or they're passionate about other things (for my family it's antiques, football, etc.). And "civilians" will usually just dig it but not "get" it for it's unique subculture, and you can't really blame them, as not everybody will jump in at the same level of enthusiasm..Don't worry...if you build it, the Tiki Ohana will come; you can rest assured!

DITTO! We had two no-show couples too and the excuses were lamer. And I was griping about the same thing after they all left. I have enough coconut, mango, and banana rum to sail to Fiji with but at least that will keep. But what do you do with cut up fresh pineapple wedges, orange wheels, and all the other citrus wedgies we made? Make Fruitcake? Please kill me first.

I tried to pull one of the gals into the whole tiki mood by launching one little brewskie into a tiki mug for her and stuck all the drink toys I could find in it just to try to get rid of some of it! She looked at me like I just committed murder. Excuuuuuse me.

These folks weren't my friends, thankfully, but it does make me a tad edgy to consider my next event where my friends will be included and I'm still supposed to have a neighborhood "welcome" event as they do in this new subdivision. I can blow off strangers to some degree but not sure how I'll view new neighbors or friends that might rain on my tiki bar or crap on my tiki drinks. My friends already know I'm one crab rangoon short of a pupu platter, so I'm sure they'll play along.....I hope. I will have to have a cheat sheet of crack responses to any "sissy" drink comments before the next gig. Maybe that'd be a good new thread.

LavaLounger-breathing easier

Post #213184 by LavaLounger on Tue, Feb 7, 2006 11:03 AM