Post #241254 by Humuhumu on Thu, Jul 6, 2006 1:08 AM

Agreed... it depends a lot on where you're seeing it all from.

Here in the Bay Area, our ranks are pretty darned strong, and Forbidden Island is proof positive that Tiki is alive & well. Portland, Seattle, New England, Denver... these are all areas that are experiencing the same sort of social tiki renaissance that SoCal experienced a few years ago. SoCal itself seems to be shifing a bit, but while a few places have gone out of business, parties like the 'OnaTikis show it's alive & well in its own form. Trader Vic's is opening new places, there's enough tiki out there to support new ventures like Tiki Magazine and plenty o' lovely Tiki purveyors out there -- so it depends on where you're viewing it from. Yeah, a small handful of folks have moved on from Tiki to other things, but it seems that about every other day or so I get an email from someone who has been loving tiki for many years who has only just recently stumbled across tiki's online presence, so it all feels very, very alive from where I'm sitting.