Post #197930 by congatiki on Mon, Nov 14, 2005 5:37 AM

I certainly understand the importance of "tradition" in
this whole Tiki biz...but I also sense a little "snobbism"
in this. Whether we like it or not...whatever is "Tiki"
now is getting broader than we may really like...what the
hell. How would you ever define Shag...Tikinator...Ape...
Kootch...or many others as "vintage" or "traditional."
Are Martin Denny or Robert Drasnin OK....or should we
just listen to Ukes and log drums? And there are some
pretty bizarre tikis in the BOT.
There are always growing pains when something gets
bigger and starts to include a broader spectrum than in
the past.
A football analogy....the Cowboys start to win and they
become "Americas team"....then they win too much and people
start to hate the cowboys.....then after a few years in the
cellar...surprise...people start to think they are ok again.
My coworkers always say that my analogies suck...sorry.
Anyway....I'm sticking around until Hanford says we
all have to do the same dance.