Tiki Bar Vs a Tiki Lounge (or where Buffett fits into this) - Beyond Tiki

L Lingam Member Joined: Jun 23, 2006 Posts: 48	L Lingam Posted posted on Fri, Jun 23, 2006 2:47 PM I wanted to voice a new opinion that I had not heard on the boards before about Jimmy Buffett and his influences. First off, MANY of the youth(people born after the 60's) are not starting with Mr Denny, or Mr. Baxter, most are starting with Mr. Buffett. Why? Because most of them have heard of JB. Many have went to his concerts in college and had a great time and got hooked on the islands. Few have heard of the aformentioned gentlemen. To say that Jimmy Buffett doesn't contribute to the "tiki" culture is absurd. I have given this some thought as I am building my tiki room and what theme I was looking for and I may have hit upon something. Tiki Bar Vs a Tiki Lounge A Tiki inspired bar is very much a place to have drinks (maybe get drunk...)and party. Jimmy Buffett goes well in that arena This is the place for all the parrothead kitch stuff you can stomach. A Tiki Lounge is a more refined and relaxing place. A lounge is a place to sit and unwind with a drink and calming ambient or "conversation" music. This is a place where getting drunk would be frowned on by other guests. Another distinction could be made between these two very cool things, by how much money is put in one vs the other. A lounge is much more expensive to produce as the materials normally cost more and the furniture is usually nicer. A tiki lounge would frown upon anything that seemed cheap. A themed bar is built on economy in materials as well as furniture so they can easily be replaced, because you never know when someone will end up "falling down drunk" and land on a bar stool and break it. As a former bartender, I can also say a main difference in a lounge vs. a bar is presentation. At a lounge the bartender knows that how the drink looks makes a difference (the right garnish for a drink as well as a swizzle stick). Where a bar the best presentation is the body shots you do off the hot chick next to you. (both presentations are equally cool, but don't go together.) The "tiki" culture must have room for both of these places. A lounge lizard would only rarely go to a bar of any type, and a bar fly would be uncomfortable lounging sipping drinks while talking about how smooth the rum is. Those are my thoughts? Anyone care to intelligently discuss the hypothesis?

I wanted to voice a new opinion that I had not heard on the boards before about Jimmy Buffett and his influences. First off, MANY of the youth(people born after the 60's) are not starting with Mr Denny, or Mr. Baxter, most are starting with Mr. Buffett. Why? Because most of them have heard of JB. Many have went to his concerts in college and had a great time and got hooked on the islands. Few have heard of the aformentioned gentlemen. To say that Jimmy Buffett doesn't contribute to the "tiki" culture is absurd. I have given this some thought as I am building my tiki room and what theme I was looking for and I may have hit upon something.

Tiki Bar Vs a Tiki Lounge

A Tiki inspired bar is very much a place to have drinks (maybe get drunk...)and party. Jimmy Buffett goes well in that arena This is the place for all the parrothead kitch stuff you can stomach.

A Tiki Lounge is a more refined and relaxing place. A lounge is a place to sit and unwind with a drink and calming ambient or "conversation" music. This is a place where getting drunk would be frowned on by other guests.

Another distinction could be made between these two very cool things, by how much money is put in one vs the other. A lounge is much more expensive to produce as the materials normally cost more and the furniture is usually nicer. A tiki lounge would frown upon anything that seemed cheap. A themed bar is built on economy in materials as well as furniture so they can easily be replaced, because you never know when someone will end up "falling down drunk" and land on a bar stool and break it.

As a former bartender, I can also say a main difference in a lounge vs. a bar is presentation. At a lounge the bartender knows that how the drink looks makes a difference (the right garnish for a drink as well as a swizzle stick). Where a bar the best presentation is the body shots you do off the hot chick next to you. (both presentations are equally cool, but don't go together.)

The "tiki" culture must have room for both of these places. A lounge lizard would only rarely go to a bar of any type, and a bar fly would be uncomfortable lounging sipping drinks while talking about how smooth the rum is.

Those are my thoughts? Anyone care to intelligently discuss the hypothesis?

Post #239306 by Lingam on Fri, Jun 23, 2006 2:47 PM