Post #246801 by Tiki-Kate on Fri, Aug 4, 2006 11:41 AM

On 2006-08-04 09:58, DawnTiki wrote:
I think the posts by people who appreciate/understand the Polynesian Pop/Tiki culture are becoming farther apart and fewer in numbers while more and more of the Buffet loving Parrotheads seem to be finding TC as a place to play.

I find that people who have the balls to post images of lame, thrown together cracker jack boxes with two or three target tiki's in it is an insult to every true tiki collector and artist on this forum. People who have worked very hard adding to their collections and participating in the tiki community with real, consideration to the tiki culture.
These posts are a slap in the face to people who take their poly pop collections, tiki carvings, home lounges and businesses VERY seriously. Buffet has NOTHING to do with Polynesian Pop. So why should a tiki traditionalist care what the Buffet personally thinks abou the poly pop/tiki culture?

Wow Dawn. Thank you for expressing that so perfectly.

The mere mention of Jimmy Buffet always gets me riled up. Yes, that's my own issue, and maybe I should just deal with it quietly on my own. But it just seems to be getting worse. When we checked into the Caliente Tropics a few weeks ago and Margaritaville was playing in the lobby, I literally wanted to cry. It makes me desperately sad to see the continual watering down of that which I hold near and dear.

I miss the folks who would put the smack down on violently lame posts. Granted some people went a little overboard, but it kept things focused no matter how mean it sounded at the time.

When I first started posting about three years ago, I received the occasional snarky comment, but I knew that my opinion was valid because I lurked before I started posting. I got the lay of the land and knew that I never wanted to say anything so stupid that I would incur the wrath of Bong. I decided back then that I didn't want my posts to be meaningless. Unless I had something important to say or something really cool to show off, I stayed silent.

We all saw the way things changed back in March. Some punk ass puts up 252 meaningless, useless posts and then disappears after six weeks, and this place has never been the same.

The fun that results in meeting through TC seems to be more and more contrived these days. Everything is so ultra planned down to how everyone should spend every minute at an event. Who wants to go to something like that? I don't want any vacation Nazis planning my weekends for me. Let's just hang out. See what happens. If you are really into tiki, the fun will follow. It comes from this commonality of interest and not from some ridiculous, inherent need to party. If you just want to drink margaritas and listen to Buffet or whatever, apparently the world of Buffet does exist. Hang out there. It will probably mean a better time for everyone.