On the Rocks, XM Radio, and Don Tiki - Tiki Music

C cybertiki Member Fort Lauderdale, FL Joined: Jun 28, 2003 Posts: 234	C cybertiki Posted posted on Mon, Aug 2, 2004 8:35 PM Well, it's a sad day for choices when the only station that I could get that played Don Tiki, Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, and Les Baxter is removed from the air. It wasn't always stellar programming, but XM Radio's "On the Rocks" was the only station that provided this programming on the service. I wrote the following letter to the programming department at XM Radio. --- cut --- Note that OTR was unique, and was really not an overlap with the "Franks Place" listening community. The pop culture of the 50's that included bachelor pad, lounge scene and tiki bar elements is a unique and exciting era in American History that associates with specific artists and musical metaphors that differ significantly from anything else that is available to listeners today (with the possible exception of "Vegas Vic's Tiki Lounge" on the Live365 Service). Artists and composers that were played on OTR such as Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, Les Baxter, Esquivel, Don Tiki, Yma Sumac, as well as some of the more well recognized artists such as Sinatra, Dean Martin and Julie London typify this wonderful musical era. I thought it was horrifying when XM Radio replaced OTR over the Christmas Season with a poorish selection of seasonal tunes, and I wrote to complain at the time. The total elimination of the station, to my mind, is an unforgivable and unconscionable offense to those of us who still enjoy sipping a Martini or Mai-Tai in swanky surrounds while socializing with our friends and listening to the tunes that we love. I urge XM to reconsider this decision, and to reinstate the ONLY station that provided a window into a bygone era when the Cocktail Culture ruled. --- cut --- I'm not a person who enjoys change and things like this really bug me. Anyone know if Sirius carries a station that provides comparable programming to what I'm losing on XM? Barring this, I guess it's time to figure out how to adapt an iPod to the car stereo system. Time for another Mai-Tai ... I haven't had enuf by half. Cheers!

Well, it's a sad day for choices when the only station that I could get that played Don Tiki, Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, and Les Baxter is removed from the air. It wasn't always stellar programming, but XM Radio's "On the Rocks" was the only station that provided this programming on the service. I wrote the following letter to the programming department at XM Radio.

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Note that OTR was unique, and was really not an overlap with the "Franks Place" listening community. The pop culture of the 50's that included bachelor pad, lounge scene and tiki bar elements is a unique and exciting era in American History that associates with specific artists and musical metaphors that differ significantly from anything else that is available to listeners today (with the possible exception of "Vegas Vic's Tiki Lounge" on the Live365 Service). Artists and composers that were played on OTR such as Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, Les Baxter, Esquivel, Don Tiki, Yma Sumac, as well as some of the more well recognized artists such as Sinatra, Dean Martin and Julie London typify this wonderful musical era. I thought it was horrifying when XM Radio replaced OTR over the Christmas Season with a poorish selection of seasonal tunes, and I wrote to complain at the time. The total elimination of the station, to my mind, is an unforgivable and unconscionable offense to those of us who still enjoy sipping a Martini or Mai-Tai in swanky surrounds while socializing with our friends and listening to the tunes that we love. I urge XM to reconsider this decision, and to reinstate the ONLY station that provided a window into a bygone era when the Cocktail Culture ruled.

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I'm not a person who enjoys change and things like this really bug me. Anyone know if Sirius carries a station that provides comparable programming to what I'm losing on XM? Barring this, I guess it's time to figure out how to adapt an iPod to the car stereo system.

Time for another Mai-Tai ... I haven't had enuf by half.

Cheers!

Post #105876 by cybertiki on Mon, Aug 2, 2004 8:35 PM