Post #113042 by Urban Tiki on Wed, Sep 8, 2004 11:26 AM

To me, it's all about getting together with good people, but I think there's more to it. The whole tiki appeal has always been an escapist thing, but for me, it's also about childhood memories of having fun in simpler, more innocent times. I can remember being a kid in the early sixties with my parents at backyard bar-b-ques where there were always some tiki elements involved. Later, when I was in highschool, a friend of mine and I got jobs playing in a band in a tiki lounge at 16- so my introduction to the bar scene was tiki (yeah, the bartenders served us rum drinks).

I remember being at a business seminar when this guy was talking about seeing a survey of what worried teachers more in the 1950s and now. In the 1950s, they were concerned about things like kids chewing gum, skipping class, talking, smoking cigarettes, etc. Now it's drugs, guns, and their own safety!

Obviously, those times were never really that innocent, but that's one of the benefits of nostalgia- you tend to remember the good more than the bad (the good old days were never really as good as you remember, but that's okay).

Anyway, what could be better than getting together with others that share the love of tiki and experience the atmosphere, music, food, and drinks from a more carefree period.

Discuss...