Post #220239 by Tipsy McStagger on Sat, Mar 11, 2006 5:06 PM

..lot's of good input here....keep in mind that tiki is an attitude, not a thing. Though it can be symbolized in a variety of forms, it is never any particular one of these and forever remains a frame of mind and as such will endure.....because of the laid back nature of this tiki attitude or perspective, it can never be truly co-opted or destroyed, simply on the basis that those things stand in direct opposition to what the tiki attitude is all about. it's like the term yuppies....yuppies do not exist as an entity in and of themselves,. by definition, I would be considered a yuppie if you are going by a dictionary translation of the term. Rather, to say someone is a yuppie is to comment on a certain type of attitude that that person conveys in their actions. The same can be said of a tikiphile....it's not nessessarily a stereotype but a statement about that persons attitude and all it conveys....tiki spirit touches something in all of us and as such, will continue to effect others......if all trace of tiki were wiped away for 20 years, and suddenly was rediscovered by people, I believe the fascination and connection would still be there....the artists and creative people would stumble upon it first.....tiki is interesting as it is attractive....we understand the visceral and sensual aspects of tiki, but there is a primal connection just under the surface which we do not have a handle on, let alone, control over......it is this, I believe, that is the unconsious source of the draw towards tiki....this may explain why mainstream folks may not "get" the visersal and sensual aspects but still somehow relate at least to the tiki world in general on some level in terms of going to the tiki bars/restaurants, buying party decor for luaus, etc.

I dunno...maybe i'm just drunk......sigh

oh yeah, this thread is now dead since I posted in it.....(see Pockitiki's thread if you haven't already)