Post #234223 by caerthe on Fri, May 26, 2006 11:07 PM

With respect to those who've commented on this thread, it's a lot easier to say that Tiki doesn't need to be promoted when you have a great deal of Tiki locally available to you. There are still many parts of the country that don't have Tiki and it's in those places that people especially need to make the extra effort to make people aware that such a thing as Tiki exists. No conversions, shouting from the mount or sacred ceremonies. Just making people aware or (if there are people in the area searching for Tiki) that people of like mind are within the area.

Recent TC posts and conversation I had with a gentleman in CA. have cited the recent or impending closing of several classic Tiki establishments. I have to think that more promotion of Tiki would either have held off that figurative "wrecking ball" for a while longer or perhaps indefinitely if more people had been to these places. In my opinion, it's hard to keep a thing alive when knowledge of it's existence is limited.

Regarding KuKuAhu's post. Unless I'm mistaken, there have been more than a few comments of people supporting and promoting new and established tiki locales, arts, customs and traditions on this thread, so I'd respectfully ask Ahu to please re-read the posts on this thread and reconsider the "Here's what I personally would have liked to have seen as responses to this thread:" statement, in addition to comments that follow this sentence. I say this with respect and sincerity.

Finally, another suggestion for a bumper sticker: "Tiki-Indulge in the Exotic"

"It's kind of fun to do the impossible"
-Walt Disney

[ Edited by: caerthe 2006-05-26 23:09 ]