Post #245490 by Cammo on Fri, Jul 28, 2006 11:47 AM

Here's another.

Parties.

I hate parties, almost all parties, except for TIKI parties. Can't stand 'm. Why is a Tiki party so different? What is it about the vibe, the whole glow of a Tiki party that so makes it so quality an event?

We went to an engagement party last weekend. Non Tiki. It was hot. They were serving big gallons of wine that got warm after a few minutes, made me feel sticky and queasy and didn't taste too good to begin with. The music was a satellite station playing (loud) classic rock, songs we've all heard before at better parties. Clothing was drab, conversation aimless. A headache set in after about 10 minutes.

I really wanted a big 12 oz Tiki mug full of ice, guava nectar and a dense float of dark rum. A transparent vision of this rum drink kept hovering in front of my eyes, and I wanted to ask people if they could see it too. Some cool islander music would have been nice, Iz or the Martini Kings, and where's that spam musubi?

You TCers are right. It's the only way to party.