Post #10451 by tikivixen on Tue, Oct 8, 2002 4:14 PM

Oh no! My purple cow pitcher is slinking sadly away, dribbling milky tears...but he wuvs you anyway, Mr Smiley! In fact, he's probably hiding in your house somewhere even as we speak, plotting how best to win your friendship.

I still think the original post may've been a well-aimed joke, but in any case, I thank you all with great affection for making me crack up several times in the last few minutes!! I needed that. It's been a rough day.

I do think it's a good point that this is a community based on certain ideas, tastes and principles about what is and isn't "TIKI"; clearly those TikiCentralites who ardently dislike ol' Jimmy B. have actually heard his music and know whereof they speak. Encouraging them to be "open-minded" about him is missing the point. Indeed, if I wish to join or even FOUND a Jimmy Buffet club, I may do so, and so may any of you!

One small suggestion: if one doesn't actually respond to dubious or inappropriate posts, their authors may then lose interest and retreat in peace to the salty, parrot-infested depths of Margaritaville. Or wherever.

Of course, that mightn't be quite as much fun...

Tikivixen, aka Lisa

p.s. Special thanks to TikiKing for referencing one of my heroes, Dr. Zachary Smith. I just knew there had to be a Tiki/Lost In Space overlap somewhere!

p.p.s. What do Chris Isaak and Jimmy Buffet(t? would a real fan misspell his name?) have in common? Well, they both wore Hawaiian shirts before they were "cool" or "retro." Now, is Chris tiki? I say, quite so...the surfing thing is more than balanced out by his love of film noir. However, I hear he is a teetotaller, so...hmmm. Great taste in shirts, though.