Post #219279 by professahhummingflowah on Mon, Mar 6, 2006 11:31 PM

How are we defining who the current tiki generation is?

I ask because neither the Space Kadet or myself from WAITIKI were around back in the 60s, in the heyday of tiki & exotica. Come to think of it, neither was Mr. Ho, Mistress Helenini, Guam Kane, Tupu, The Mayor, the WAITIKI Wahine, or any of the WAITIKI Village Elders. We all came into this game pretty recently, but we're doing our part to keep the tiki culture (& music, especially) alive... And I'd argue that though we may be removed from the first-hand experience of seeing the birth of exotica, we're all pretty close to it on a personal level (i.e. Spacey playing with Martin Denny/Don Tiki; me growing up watching Arthur Lyman; most of us original WAITIKI clan being from the center of the tiki-universe [Hawaii, Guam & Arizona] ... ). Long story short, I say the tiki baby boom is yet to come!

Have some faith in us, alright?

OKONKULUKU!