The Islands of the Fraternal Order of Moai

Good evening! I’ve been lurking among you all for many months.... exploring and feeling out what it would look like to be a member of the Tiki community, and I’m here today to declare that I wish to officially begin my journey! I’ve met many of you at this year’s Inuhele in Atlanta, and wow, what an amazing feeling of Ohana and the beginnings of lifelong friendships and fellowship that have emerged from that. I’m currently in the process of converting a downstairs bedroom into a Tiki Bar (project name is The Tangaroa Tavern Tiki Room) and I’ve already amassed quite a collection to fuel the concoctions that will flow from there! At any rate, I can’t wait to meet and fellowship with more of you once we are no longer isolated to our own private islands!

Mahalo!

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You can be whatever you want, just make sure you want to be whatever you are!

Aloha and welcome! Were you on the Tiki Bingo last night?

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Aloooooooohhhhhhaaaaaa!

Welcome! Happy you have finally stepped ashore and are seeking the path.

OZ

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To Taua Na Moai Mau Loa, Roger, Rob and Matt.

Yes indeed! Chuck Dillingham here! I’m just digging through the closet looking for my Honey I Shrunk the Kids Ray-gun so I can get my picture down to a suitable size for the avatar so you guys can recognize me!

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You can be whatever you want, just make sure you want to be whatever you are!

Hi Chuck! Welcome to the port!! Glad to see you here!
Do you know BlondDi? I think she and Vince are your closest members!
Great to see you last night!

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The Creative Adult is the Child Who Survived...

Aloha and welcome Chuck!!!! Great seeing you at Tiki Bingo for the Mai Kai last night. I think you're going to like it here. You already know at least 5 fellows that I'm aware of. I have no doubt you're going to be a good fit here.

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Aloha and Welcome!

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Poop jokes are always funny.

Great seeing you (and everyone else) last night on the Bingo benefit zoom!

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Di and I are great friends and used to work together!
Great to see you last night as well!

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You can be whatever you want, just make sure you want to be whatever you are!

Why Thank you! It would appear I met several members at Inuhele! Last night was fantastic, thank you for all of you who had a hand in putting it together!

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You can be whatever you want, just make sure you want to be whatever you are!

ALOHA!!!!! Glad you decided to sign in!

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Happiness is a warm pun.

Aloha and welcome! What's the NashVegas tiki scene like?

We have 2 "Tiki" bars... Chopper, which embodies a "Robo-Tiki" theme that is very modern in it's decor and very tiki in its beverage program (and quite fun!). Also we have a bar called "Pearl Diver", it's a bit more of an "elegant" vibe with a great cocktail menu.... but it goes out of it's way to not be overly "tiki" themed (oddly enough). Beyond that we have some enthusiasts, including myself. I'm in the process of building out my own bar in an old downstairs bedroom and have a pretty nice head-star on my liquor collection with about 60 different rums and a total of about 120 bottles not including syrups and mixers. All that being said, one of the best bars in town that can make almost any tiki creation you can dream up is a place called Patterson House. There is often a wait unless you arrive early in the evening, you won't get a drink unless you are seated at the bar or a table/booth, you are expected to maintain a sense of decorum or you will be politely asked to leave, the bartenders are some of the most knowledgeable you will ever meet.... equally adept at reproducing the menu with exacting skill as they are at creating something on the fly to suit your whim and fancy. Oh... and the food (which is all small bites) is excellent. I can't wait until all this is past us to get back there!

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You can be whatever you want, just make sure you want to be whatever you are!

Hey Chuck! I have not been on the forums in a while...Sorry I missed this thread! See you at Tiki Bingo next week!!

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The Creative Adult is the Child Who Survived...

Welcome ashore!!!

Its been so great getting to know you over these past few months since Inuhele! Good luck on your path!!

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ACK!! Somebody's been putting pineapple juice in my pineapple juice!

Aloha! Welcome to the Port

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That's what I do, I drink and I know things.



"Feeling weird is how you know you’re still here."-Halt and Catch Fire

Alllooooooohhhhhhaaa!!!

So happy you have declared!

The path is challenging but well
Worth it!

Watch out for the goats! They nibble a bit excitedly when you aren’t expecting it!

Salve usually helps I’m told!

Thank you all for the warm welcome! I can't wait to see several of you for Gumbo Limbo's Online Tiki Bingo tomorrow night (August 6th)!

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Welcome!! It’s wonderful to see you one these sunny shores!

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- Capt D

beware of the goat, and maybe some more zoom meetings in your future

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Chuck came to help celebrate a few of my peoples birthday this past weekend and saved my BUTT by bringing two batches of the most tasty drinks!

He made my favorite (jet pilots yum!) and an awesome drink w a delicious peach flavor to it I forgot the name of (sorry chuck!) but it was great... nautilus Maybe was name?

Anyhow... his drinks were spot on! And I just wanted to thank him for that effort. I had plans to batch up some drinks but spent a little too long in the lake the day of the party and didn’t quite find the time for it! Our guests enjoyed the drinks immensely and we ALL had a really much needed night of pool hanging, socializing fun.

This damned Covid business really makes one realize how important Connecting to and actually hugging people really is!

PRAYING no one gets it from the party and thinking to myself that SURELY if they drank the Jet Pilots they should be totally safe ha!!

Thank you Di! I had a great time. Yes, the other cocktail was the Nautilus from Trader Sam's Grog Grotto at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort. It's one of my favorite's there and one that I thought would be a tasty enough treat that even the non-tiki part of the crowd would appreciate! I'm so glad you enjoyed them both and look forward to being able to do it more in the future!
-Chuck

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You can be whatever you want, just make sure you want to be whatever you are!