Aloha, WAITIKI Fans!

Updated Saturday 12/20/2008

UP NEXT: WAITIKI makes its biannual Honolulu, HI performance on Saturday, December 27 (7:30 pm) at Hawaii Public Radio’s Atherton Studio. Seating for this intimate, live performance is limited to 69 people. The show will not be re-broadcast on the air, and is expected to sell out —so we highly recommend that you purchase your tickets in advance by calling 955-8821, rather than buying at the door. Tickets are $20 General, $17.50 HPR Members, $10 Students with ID.

Videos from the “Retro Cocktail Hour” Show!

Martin Denny’s “Left Arm of Buddha”

Performed by The WAITIKI All-Star Exotica Septet; featuring Tim Mayer (sax) & Jim Benoit (vibes)

“L’ours Chinois” (original composition by Randy Wong)

Performed by The WAITIKI All-Star Exotica Septet; featuring Helen Liu, violin soloist

“Sweet Pikake Serenade” (original composition by Randy Wong)

Performed by The WAITIKI All-Star Exotica Septet

Show Encore: Martin Denny’s “Firecrackers” (dance arrangement by WAITIKI)

Performed by The WAITIKI All-Star Exotica Septet; featuring Jim Benoit (vibes) & Abe Lagrimas Jr. (drums)

“Tales of WAITIKI” Comic Book Now On Sale!

We are proud to announce that the First Issue of “Tales of WAITIKI” Comics is now on sale in our online shop (www.WAITIKI.com/shop). Follow the adventures of the WAITIKI gang as we race the clock to solve a Scooby Doo-style “whodunnit.” In this issue: Just as the Professah has finally perfected the Watermelon Palm Tree, Brother Cleve and Paul The Panda discover someone has sweetened the bitters of Okonkuluku! Who would do such a thing? Buy the issue today and be the first to know.

Click images below for a clearer picture.

The comic was lovingly illustrated and designed by Lenore “Tikilicious” and Steve Koppelman, the team behind Hey Boy Hey Girl Designs. It’s 40 pages jam-packed with tiki jokes, exclusive cocktail recipes, puzzles, and more. If you’ve read this far into the Newsletter, you’re sure to love the comic book. We’ve only printed 300, so get’em while you can! Each is hand-numbered and signed by our Okonkuluku Press. Each copy is $10. All major credit/debit cards accepted. If you’d rather pay by check, send us an email: info@waitiki.com.

HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO SHOW: Dec. 27

The WAITIKI Quintet will make a return to Honolulu to perform on Saturday, Dec. 27, 7:30PM at Hawaii Public Radio’s Atherton Studio. Seating is limited to 75 for this intimate performance. Tickets will be available via KHPR’s box office. More details to come!

Facebook/YouTube Us

Have our CDs but haven’t seen us live? We have pics & videos online:

• Our Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/profile?user=profhummingflowah
• Our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/pages/WAITIKI-Classic-Exotica-for-Modern-Listeners/16361941686
• Our Flickr page: www.flickr.com/photos/waitiki

New Shop!

We are proud to announce that we have a brand-new SHOP, powered by Nimbit. We our no longer working with Paypal. You can now purchase digital downloads or physical albums all in one place! We are still listed on iTunes, but the new Shop is perfect for those of you without iTunes accounts because our Nimbit digital downloads doesn’t require iTunes for purchasing. We will also be selling Limited Edition Exotic Tiki Collectibles (exclusive designs and artwork by leading tiki artists especially for WAITIKI) in the new Shop as well.

If you visited our website in the past year and received frustrating error messages from Paypal when attempting to purchase our products, we urge you to visit the new Shop —you’ll be able to complete your order much easier (without needing a Paypal account!) … thank you for your purchase and for visiting our website again!

Check out the OKU-FM player at the top of the right sidebar and hear stuff from our live shows!

Videos from WASSERMUSIK

A glimpse below at our show in Berlin. Please note, these came from an unmanned camcorder set up on the side of the stage, so the audio quality may not be as good (not a direct Line Out from the sound board) and the video doesn’t pan. However, we’re getting better versions of both audio and video soon, so stay tuned!

Martin Denny’s “When First I Love”

Featuring Helen Liu, violin, and Lopaka Colon, percussion

Randy Wong’s “Sweet Pikake Serenade”

Featuring Abe Lagrimas Jr., vibraphone

Martin Denny’s “Primativa”

Featuring Tim Mayer, saxophone and Zaccai Curtis, piano

Okonkulukully Yours, WAITIKI

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