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Hot Rod Hula Hop III
Friday & Saturday, August 10 & 11, 2007
The Fraternal Order of Moai (FOM) and the Headhunters Car Club present the third annual Hot Rod Hula Hop!The Hot Rod Hula Hop is a tiki-tinged trip to the exotic islands of kustom kulture! It's a giant luau with vintage and kustom rods, Surf, Exotica, Rockabilly and Psychobilly bands, vendors, and lots of Tiki!
On Friday, August 10, 2007 at the Tropical Bistro, The Fraternal Order of Moai proudly present the "The Feast of the Tiki Gods." It will include live Exotica Music by New York's Fisherman, Hawaiian-born guitarist Francis Llacuna and hula dancing by Aloha from Leilani. Also Exotica DJ Trader Jeff will be spinning Exotica music all night. This will be a night not to miss. Tickets are $20 and include an all-you-can-eat buffet and all the above mentioned entertainment. Tickets will be sold in advance starting in June at HotRodHulaHop.com.
On Saturday, August 11, 2007 at Largo's Tavern, the main event gets started at 10am. It will be a full day event that includes a vintage hot rod car show, live surf and exotica music, burlesque performances, vendors, as well as professional DJs, and food and beverage services. The theme for this event, as is evident by the name, is a cross-pollination of vintage Tiki, Polynesian Pop and Cruise-in car culture.
Check out the band bill alone:
The Coffin Daggers!
The Madeira!
Lucky 7!
The Heptanes!
Fisherman!
Daikaiju!
And lets' not forget the lovely and talented Barnyard Burlesque!
This is the show you have been waiting all summer for! Come out and have a mai tai with the Fraternal Order of Moai and the Headhunters CC!
Hot Rod Hula Hop II
written by: Jeff Chenault
August 18-19, 2006
The Fraternal Order of Moai (FOM) and the Columbus Drifters celebrated their second annual Hot Rod Hula Hop in grand style. Sponsored by Tiki Magazine, the event was a full weekend of hot rods, music and tiki’s. On Friday night the party started with a huge crowd of artists, writers, tiki enthusiasts and hot rodders from all over the Midwest. Over 100 people in all crammed into the Tropical Bistro for the “Feast of the Tiki Gods.” The Tropical Bistro is a new Pan Asian restaurant that recently opened up in Hilliard that brings the true spirit of Aloha back to Ohio. The owners Theang Ngo and Soeng Thong have furnished the restaurant with tables (as well as masks and other memorabilia) that originally graced the inside of the Kahiki. They serve the same food and drink menu as the Kahiki as well, but updated it a bit to fit in more with the times. If you want a Smoking Eruption to go along with your Tahitian Mermaid, they will be most happy to oblige. This night however, they served up a very special buffet style luau complete with roast suckling pig. Throw in a bountiful supply of tropical side dishes and you have a true “Feast of the Tiki Gods.” Cocktails were served by former Kahiki bartender Jim Carasco. Providing the beautiful background music for the evening was Hawaiian-born Francis Llacuna on slack-key guitar. The HRHH couldn’t have started any better!
Saturday was amazing! The main event was held at a really cool bar in Dublin, Ohio called “Largo’s Tavern.” Organized by the Columbus Drifter’s, vintage and kustom rods from all over the Midwest packed the large parking lot in front of Largo’s. An eclectic mix of Hot Rod, Rockabilly, Surf, Lounge and Exotica music permeated the area by DJ Kid Mongo, DJ Trader Jeff and HiFi Hijinx. Incredible food was served by resident FOM chef Dimethios. Vendors included Tiki Magazine from San Diego, Otto’s Shrunken Head from New York and local carver Jim Robinson’s Exotica Arts from Columbus. Jim also carved the special Tiki trophies that were given to the best cars in each category. A custom made Tiki Mug was designed specifically for the event by FOM member Senpai Lee.
After the car show, the stage was set for a monster grand finale. A stellar line-up of bands interspersed with titillating performances by the Barnyard Burlesque troupe. The bands included The Madeira, The Crimson Ghosts, Fisherman, The Cryptokats and Knuckel Drager. Each performed their own style of monster rock and surf tunes with a dash of Exotica thrown in for good measure. The Barnyard Burlesque featured savage amazons, lovely native girls and sirens that no mortal man could resist.
It all came together beautifully and one thing is certain—the Ohio Ohana know how to throw a party!
