Would you prefer Tiki as 'mainstream' or 'underground'? - General Tiki

H Hulakowloony Member Denver, Colorado Joined: Mar 05, 2006 Posts: 29	H Hulakowloony Posted posted on Tue, Mar 21, 2006 8:09 AM Underground.... I, personally wont buy "tiki" from evil empires like target or wallmart...this watered down version leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I can liken the whole popular tiki thing to the tattoo craze of recent years. people are getting tribal and chinese charaters and have no clue what these symbols even mean.Anyone can buy into popular culture and purchase a von duetch hat or a tiki time clock but still have no clue. Like many of you on here...i like what i like, and i do what I do...if its popular or not...i march to the beat of my own bongo drum. On the other hand...Not having a place to meet other like minded people(people who love this culture) is a big bummer. With the recent demise of tiki boyds in Denver whats a girl to do? So...in the meantime i will still hunt my local thrift shops, plan my home tiki bar, and wear my cheesy hawaiian shirts!

Underground....
I, personally wont buy "tiki" from evil empires like target or wallmart...this watered down version leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I can liken the whole popular tiki thing to the tattoo craze of recent years. people are getting tribal and chinese charaters and have no clue what these symbols even mean.Anyone can buy into popular culture and purchase a von duetch hat or a tiki time clock but still have no clue.
Like many of you on here...i like what i like, and i do what I do...if its popular or not...i march to the beat of my own bongo drum.
On the other hand...Not having a place to meet other like minded people(people who love this culture) is a big bummer. With the recent demise of tiki boyds in Denver whats a girl to do? So...in the meantime i will still hunt my local thrift shops, plan my home tiki bar, and wear my cheesy hawaiian shirts!

Post #222137 by Hulakowloony on Tue, Mar 21, 2006 8:09 AM