May Swanking - The Puka Bar - May 6

[Not Afraid]

Well, this is being thrown together at the moment, but it will sort of look like this:

Saturday May 6th

Early Evening: Hawaiian BBQ and Some Tiki Viewable at the Lounge of Swank (ie: our house)

When we're good a ready: Walk up to the Puka Bar for Tiki atmosphere and libations.

http://www.pukabar.com/

http://www.critiki.com/cgi-bin/location.cgi?loc_id=550

There are several BD's in May and I think we should toast the Birthday people who happen to drop in. :cheers:

I'll get more details together after Coachella.

Oh, I guess I need to know who's going to be there - at least at our house. Puka Bar is a free for all.

[CoasterMatt]

I'll be in another part of the county that weekend... :(

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Us birthday people will be there. :tiki:

[NirvanaMan]

Something witty.

[JWBear]

Bill and I were planning on going to the LA Modern Show in Santa Monica that weekend. I'm not sure yet which day we're going.

[NirvanaMan]

Can't wait to see all them hot chix in coconut bras (and out) at the Tiki bar, so I'm in.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Yeah, lots of great birthdays in May. Hmmmmm.....lalalalalalala ;)

[Isaac]

I'm off that day.

Count me in. :)

[LSPoorEeyorick]

We will do our best to join in. I'll know more at a later date.

[Not Afraid]

I keept reading the thread destination at the PUKE Bar.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I keept reading the thread destination at the PUKE Bar.
And we wonder why you make so many typos.

[BarTopDancer]

Put this birthday girl down as a maybe. I'll know more next week.

[innerSpaceman]

Well, I'm there for the Puka Bar or Puke Bar, but I won't be able to make it the Hawaiian BBQ.


Sure will be nice to see my boyfriend again.






Though I'm quite fond of the rest of you, too.

[JWBear]

Bill and I will be coming... to the party, that is.

[blueerica]

I am so sad that I already made plans long ago to be out of town that weekend... I will make something happen sometime. I miss hanging with you folks!

[NirvanaMan]

Admit it, you hate us. You really do. And you beat puppies with sticks. And use babies to wax your car.

[BarTopDancer]

Admit it, you hate us. You really do. And you beat puppies with sticks. And use babies to wax your car.

You wern't supposed to out her! Shh!

[blueerica]

OK! Fine! You know I hate you all!

HMPF.... /weep

[Not Afraid]

OK. Here's the deal. We're gonna do Puka Bar on Saturday.

:tiki: Meet at Our House around 7:00 for Hawaiian BBQ and Tahitian Special.
:tiki: Then, around 9:00 it's off on foot to the Puka Bar
:tiki: Afterwards, we can come back and watch something appropriately festive, although I have no idea what yet. (Help!)

If you need directions to our place, PM me and I will provide. :cheers:

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Can we bring anything? I've been practicing a mean Blood Orange Cupcake...

[Not Afraid]

Oooh! Blood Orange Cupcakes sound divine!

I may "try" a pineapple upside down cake just because it sounds so good to me - but I'm not much of a baker.

The other thing we're missing is tropical fruit of some sort.

[BarTopDancer]

I hate to be non-commital but I am a solid maybe. I now have playoff games on Friday and Sunday, and somewhere in there I have to write two papers.

[Not Afraid]

Bump - or should I say Hula?

I've got this as the list:

JW Bear and Guy
Babette and NM
LSp...and Tom
GD and CP
Zap and ISM (for bar only)
BTD
Borneio (?)

Am I forgetting anyone? Let me know before I order food tomorrow.

We've got:
Hawaiian Chicken
Rice
Hawaiian Potato Salad
Some tropical fruit and assorted snackes
Rum drinks
Non-rum drinks
Tiny Umbrellas
A Pineapple Upsidedown cake if I can get my act together
Blood Orange Cupcakes???

Appropriate music
A really fun but tacky Hawaiian Adventure

And, of course, the star - the PUKA BAR!

See you tomorrow!

[AllyOops!]

I really would love to see you all. :)

Maybe I can make it to the Puka Bar a little later!

Cheers! :cheers:

[BarTopDancer]

If I make it I'll be +1

Where is the Puka Bar? We may have to meet you all there.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Would love to be there but Matthew is working until 10 and I'm possibly gigging.

Hope you all have a swanky time! :)

[Not Afraid]

The Puka Bar is on Willow before Magnolia (possibly at Daisy) but you'd pass it on the right coming to our house from the 710.

[Not Afraid]

Would love to be there but Matthew is working until 10 and I'm possibly gigging.

Hope you all have a swanky time! :)


:(

[JWBear]

...JW Bear and Guy...
No, I'm bringing Bill. Guy is my other boyfriend... :evil:

[BarTopDancer]

If I make it I'll be +1

Where is the Puka Bar? We may have to meet you all there.

:( The +1 is sick and we need to get him better in time for the Ducks game tomorrow. Silly noon-time games. See you all next time!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Woo. Woo, I say. :D

I'd make the Puka Bar our hang out if they could make a decent mai-tai.

Thanks to our amazing hosts...who time and again prove that they are the coolest around. Love you guys!

Didn't take any pictures because I was having too much fun ;)

[€uroMeinke]

I had a great time, but I have to say I was a tad dissappointed by the Puka Bar - it might just be becasue it was being at least partially taken over by some other party so I'm not sure if the DJ there was a permanent fixture. I would have prefered more tiki/lounge themed music - and yeah, the Mia Tais were way on the sweat side even for a sweat drink.

[wendybeth]

I had a great time, but I have to say I was a tad dissappointed by the Puka Bar - it might just be becasue it was being at least partially taken over by some other party so I'm not sure if the DJ there was a permanent fixture. I would have prefered more tiki/lounge themed music - and yeah, the Mia Tais were way on the sweat side even for a sweat drink.

Sweat flavored Mai-Tias........ Uhm, no thanks.

Maybe if you throw in some of those sweaty-ass crackers, eh?

[Kevy Baby]

I was just gonna let it slide, but ya just HAD to point it out

[AllyOops!]

I had a great time, but I have to say I was a tad dissappointed by the Puka Bar - it might just be becasue it was being at least partially taken over by some other party so I'm not sure if the DJ there was a permanent fixture.

Um, the DJ was not a permanent fixture.

I know this because I broke my no-drinking edict, got completely crunked on Belvedere vodka shooters toasting my late boyfriend's birthday and HELLO! You should NEVER drink when you're all emotional-like, crashed the birthday party in the adjoining room because, honestly, I saw that they had Cheetos and everybody knows that there is no finer or classier snack combo then Vodka and Cheetos :rolleyes: , then parked myself right behind the DJ booth where I giggled with the deejays, asked them about all of their gigs and requested that my favorite songs be played (AT SOMEONE ELSE'S PARTY). Imagine my heartbreak when they had no Smiths or Depeche Mode on vinyl.

This is why cocktails & I aren't friends. :(



P.S.~ It was so nice to see y'all! :)

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Thanks to the wonderful Swanky hosts. Your house is more than swank, its awesome. I had a ton of fun. Great food, great people and the Brady Bunch.

My Tequila Surise was pretty good. hehehehe

Great seeing everyone!!!

[JWBear]

Swell party! Bill and I had fun. Sorry we pooped out early; we had a very busy day.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Good times! The Puka Bar was indeed unimpressive. I mean, even with a private birthday party, that tiny place was almost empty. If we're the happening Saturday night crowd, the Puka Bar is not long for this world.

But the company made the evening, of course. Great to meet you JWBear!

And I stayed awake for most of the Brady Bunch in Hawaii, but Jack put me to sleep when Vincent Price arrived.

[Not Afraid]

Well, since I am not much of a barfly, it's nice to know that the Puka Bar is not something I am going to be missing. Too loud for convo. But, the men's bathroom is cool (Borneio and I has a little tet-a-tet in the potty! ;) )

I have more leftover Chicken Katsu and Beef that I will ever eat. I should've send some home with the later nighters. But, the delicious Blood Orange cupcakes and Earthquake Upsidedown cake are all gone.

I had a Brady Bunch dream which I don't really remember but it had to do with trying to get out of a cave so I could get to my client meeting.

We had breakfast with our niece Sunday morning and had planned to go to the park, but we feel asleep. Damn snuggley cats.

So, what are we doing for June?

[Kevy Baby]

Yeah, and I am sorry I missed the opening AND had to leave early (the former for a great reason and the latter because the Gusinator had to work Sunday morning).

*Eh* on the bar - even without the loud music.

[Ghoulish Delight]

We had breakfast with our niece Sunday morning Mmmm, katsu omlettes.

[wendybeth]

So, any thoughts on the June swanking yet? Hopefully it will be when we're there- it'd be great to attend one of these events.....:D

[Gemini Cricket]

Chicken katsu... Mmmmmm....


"Puka" is Hawaiian for "hole".

[Babette]

The cats liked the katsu, too. I think they wanted a cocktail as well because I was attacked by Scoundral when I tried to fix myself a drink. We had a hissing stand-off. I got my drink, but only because I went elsewhere when I learned the shaker he was guarding was empty.

[Not Afraid]

Yes, Scoundrel has a bad habit of hogging all of the alcohol then passing out at parties.