Hot Lava (a.k.a "How Bowers") plays baritone ukulele and sings with America's best tiki music band, 
Creator of Brady Bunch tiki necklace cursed!
Friday, October 31st, 2008
Ed No, a tiki sculptor and fan of the Brady Bunch, recreated the tiki idol found in the famous episode where the family goes to Hawaii. And just like Greg, he’s suffered bad luck ever since.
He tried selling the item on eBay to other fans, only to have unscruplous buyers purchase his idol, duplicate it, then have him kicked off the site so they could sell their inferior version in its place.
He has only handful of the necklaces left, which are maticulously sculpted and painted to match the ones in the episode.
$20.00, which includes USPS shipping.
Email spectra13@aol.com for details.
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