Sunday, June 1, 2014

Aloha and Cheers!

Time for an update, kiddoes!

The Tipsy Gypsy is thrilled to announce that Roadside Attraction continues to evolve as we learn more about the retail vintage scene and work on refining our niche. (And what a niche it's turning out to be!)

Running a small business is the most exciting and all-consuming adventure for us as it represents pretty much every thing we love: treasure hunting near and far for the coolest stuff and being able to share it with everyone who walks through our door.

But the absolute best part of it all has been making so many new friends and meeting so many cool people. From favorite customers to fellow dealers and vendors, artists, musicians--the people we've gotten to know have added so much to this experience. No matter how hard running a business can be--most days, it's like trying to keep a lead balloon up in the air--we wouldn't trade it for the world because it put these awesome folks in our path.

What's next? Oh, so much is coming down the pike, I can't even believe it! Here's the summer in a nutshell:

Most immediately, we'll be setting up shop again at The Hukilau in Ft. Lauderdale, June 12-15. Not only will we finally get to meet one of the nicest guys on the planet (Jeff from Vintage Roadside--we've been carrying his popular Tiki Gardens T-shirts since we opened in 2012), we'll be seeing some of our favorite people who really helped make our first show EVER (at last year's Hukilau) such an amazing weekend. The booth next to ours, Jim & Freda of Aloha Art & Alligators, were so kind to help us with our set-up and offered such good neighbor-liness. Robert and Nicole were picture-perfect Hukilau-ers and an all around swell couple that we were thrilled to meet. And of course...there were The Intoxicators and their alter-egoes, The Disasternauts--what would a Hukilau soundtrack be without them?

We're also hoping to launch a new event concept in late June or July called "Speakeasy Sundays." It'll be a fun cocktail-related symposium, complete with a little learnin' and a little "refreshment" and a few other special treats. Keep checking our Facebook page for details.

In mid-July...We're doing away with the Craft Lounge and bringing in the Craft COCKTAILS! We expect to do a lot of SERIOUS RESEARCH at Tales of the Cocktail (a liquor industry extravaganza) in New Orleans, so we can bring you..."everything but the booze" by the end of the summer. In addition to showcasing even more sweet vintage cocktail accoutrements, we will make it easy for the home mixologist to whip up first-rate libations using the latest barware and other necessary ingredients for enjoying a civilized evening in with friends.

This segue into promoting the entertaining arts of yesteryear also represents another thing we love--hosting fabulous parties, as anyone who ever attended one of our legendary Halloween soirees can attest. So with the addition of more cocktail-related goods, we'll be elevating the retail experience to feel like more of a drop-in shindig on a regular basis.

Thank you for reading this post and be sure to follow Roadside Attraction on our Facebook page: www.Facebook.com/ShopRoadsideAttraction .

Mahalo and Cheers, Everyone!
--The Tipsy Gypsy