I think it has reached a point where it bears discussion... - Tiki Carving

BK Basement Kahuna Tiki Socialite Jawja Province, Isle of North America Joined: Oct 14, 2002 Posts: 3618	BK Basement Kahuna Posted posted on Sun, Nov 13, 2005 9:53 PM Well, you guys and gal are pretty on target and in the pocket and I'm glad for the feedback and that so many agree..A long time ago (maybe three years ago?) here there was a lengthy discussion about the bastardization of tiki and how the very things that destroyed it in the first place were creeping back in again(I think the main element discussed was the Buffetism/Carribean thing that so often gets confused with somehow having something to do with Tiki, which it doesn't). Dilution destroyed Tiki's golden age by the mid to late 70's. It is quickly eating it's way into the rennaisance. Tiki is a style. You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything....you can't know where you're going unless you know where you've been...etc., etc.

Well, you guys and gal are pretty on target and in the pocket and I'm glad for the feedback and that so many agree..A long time ago (maybe three years ago?) here there was a lengthy discussion about the bastardization of tiki and how the very things that destroyed it in the first place were creeping back in again(I think the main element discussed was the Buffetism/Carribean thing that so often gets confused with somehow having something to do with Tiki, which it doesn't). Dilution destroyed Tiki's golden age by the mid to late 70's. It is quickly eating it's way into the rennaisance. Tiki is a style. You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything....you can't know where you're going unless you know where you've been...etc., etc.

Post #197897 by Basement Kahuna on Sun, Nov 13, 2005 9:53 PM