Post #405546 by Pepe le Tiki on Tue, Sep 2, 2008 2:04 PM

"To hell with the conventional, the right fork, the right goblet, the fashionable flower arrangement. You can have more real fun with a flower behind your ear, a sparerib in one hand and a drink in the other than you ever will all swathed in damask, sterling and cut crystal. Just one thing is needed to complete the scene... good companionship." ~ Victor J. Bergeron Jr.

It's a sad day when any Trader Vic's location closes, new or old. To be honest, this is the last place I would expect to have to explain or even defend that reaction. For me, it was never about the quality of the venue but more about the gatherings. I know I won't be able to have a Mai Tai at Trader Vic's on future trips to Seattle but fortunately, it won't be the last time I share some exceptionally good companionship.
When ever I have the opportunity to visit a Trader Vic's location, I'll sit at the bar (hopefully with friends) and order a Mai Tai and raise it to Victor and thank him for his part in the polynesion pop-culture phenomena which I love.
Why, you might ask? Simply because it's still possible to do that.