Post #222105 by TB Hawks on Tue, Mar 21, 2006 2:28 AM

The question is are you Tiki or not?

Is there too much Tiki?

What is Tiki?

Tiki today will never be what it was 70 years ago, oh, you can go out and buy some antique Tiki things and spend a lot of cash on building the most elaborate Tiki Room, Tiki Bar, Tiki Garden.....

70 years ago, no one knew what Tiki was, who has the right to tell others that what they call Tiki is not really Tiki at all. To me Tiki is a state of mind, and if I add some little trinket to my make believe place, then that is me.

If we do these things, build or buy a Tiki Bar, convert a room in the house, re-model a porch, re-do a garden / backyard, add things we call Tiki to them and then when the mood fits the time, add music to the area (room / garden) is it not what the composers of Mood music say they created their music for, so we can let our minds cast off the everyday day in and day out blues.....It's called relaxing....

And when Tiki Lounges were built and became popular, it was for people to gather who had a common interest...

Oh! yes....Tiki, will never be as it was before...can we keep it alive, yes...we can...

Some say it's all about the money companies are making, look where Tiki came from (as we know it) it was created out of an idea a man had to bring people together and yes, he would be able to make money....

Are Tiki Items cheesy, yes they are 30 years ago we called them tacky....but, thanks to the companies that are still making those cheesy things....

Mainstream

[ Edited by: TB Hawks 2006-03-21 02:29 ]