Post #686842 by TikiAno on Mon, Jul 22, 2013 7:59 AM

Holy Tonga Hut! Luckily had to go to see friends in LA on Sunday, which just happened to coincide w/ Tonga Hut's 55th B-Day happening. Great to see everyone celebrating- the bar was completely packed, great for business, and the line to get Tonga Hut merchandise was serious.

This photo was taken around 12:15: a fairly daunting queue that moved oh not so quickly. Thankfully the wife came with, so got to switch off to go peruse the vendors. Expected a long line for the Shag mug- but I was really looking forward to taking home Eric's print- which is completely awesome (note, the print is not curled, just looks that way in the protective plastic):

They had run out of Shag mugs on site (two people before I got up to the front of the line)- I scribbled my address down on a receipt pad and will hope for the best that the mug will arrive.... they had additional mugs available that they were going to be shipping out. Hopefully this is true.... :wink: The Tonga Hut goodie bag was great- swizzles, an emblem sticker, and more.
Vendors had a great selection, I was stoked to finally meet Grog, talk ceramics, and buy this bowl:

Great seeing Johnnie Velour again (and all of the other peeps selling there) and talking shop- will have to get one of his Bob mugs soon....

Eric, thanks for setting up the vendors, look forward to next visit to the Hut w/o the zillions of peeps there- but certainly a good reason for everyone to meet up. Happy Birthday!