Tell us a story about the good ole' tiki days. - General Tiki

T tikijackalope Tiki Socialite KS/MO Joined: Oct 23, 2003 Posts: 835	T tikijackalope Posted posted on Tue, Aug 3, 2004 9:47 PM I actually hope the current boom lasts awhile. I just gloss over the crap pretty well and actually like some of the current stuff...makes me wonder if in a few years people will try to fill in details like whether or not the big Spencer's Moai came in a box with graphics like the smaller one. And speaking of things that stand in one's house, were Coco Joes and HIP figurines available much outside of Hawaii? And when Exotica albums were selling well, did the singles get much radio airplay? I guess I'm trying to get a picture of how pervasive tiki was (outside of bars), and some sort of timeline of what could be had, where and when. Its 1954 and your wife just got a boomerang formica table for the kitchen so you get to have a tiki bar and glassware for the den...where do you shop and what do you find? Its 1964 and you want some masks like Hef had in that Playboy issue three years ago...the one you keep hidden from your wife underneath the formica table, which has migrated to your workshop. Where do you find those masks? Are there knock-offs of similar style? Its 1974 and your kids love to remind you that Nixon hung out in a tiki bar. But you want to replace the tiki decor you lost in the divorce. Where do you go to try out your new MasterCharge on some tiki?

I actually hope the current boom lasts awhile. I just gloss over the crap pretty well and actually like some of the current stuff...makes me wonder if in a few years people will try to fill in details like whether or not the big Spencer's Moai came in a box with graphics like the smaller one.

And speaking of things that stand in one's house, were Coco Joes and HIP figurines available much outside of Hawaii?

And when Exotica albums were selling well, did the singles get much radio airplay?

I guess I'm trying to get a picture of how pervasive tiki was (outside of bars), and some sort of timeline of what could be had, where and when.

Its 1954 and your wife just got a boomerang formica table for the kitchen so you get to have a tiki bar and glassware for the den...where do you shop and what do you find?

Its 1964 and you want some masks like Hef had in that Playboy issue three years ago...the one you keep hidden from your wife underneath the formica table, which has migrated to your workshop. Where do you find those masks? Are there knock-offs of similar style?

Its 1974 and your kids love to remind you that Nixon hung out in a tiki bar. But you want to replace the tiki decor you lost in the divorce. Where do you go to try out your new MasterCharge on some tiki?

Post #106111 by tikijackalope on Tue, Aug 3, 2004 9:47 PM