Post #172868 by Urban Tiki on Mon, Jul 18, 2005 12:06 PM

I've always been the black sheep of the family, so the tiki interest is not a big deal. I have a reputation in my family for always enjoying myself and I think they appreciate that. That's not to say I don't catch some grief for my excentricities, but it's all in good fun and I can give as well as I take.

My friends have no problem with it since I threw a tiki party and made a bunch of drinks from Beachbum's books. Everybody loved the drinks and had a great time, so they appreciate tiki even if they aren't collectors themselves. My girlfriend gives me grief once in a while, mainly because of the lack of room in our Manhattan apartment for all my tiki stuff but, that too, is all very tongue in cheek.

I don't really talk about this kind of stuff at work very much. I'm the boss and, though I am friendly with my co-workers, I don't get into too much detail about my pesonal life.