That's just wrong! The un-Tiki thread: - General Tiki

AA Aaron's Akua Member Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Joined: Jul 09, 2004 Posts: 1596	AA Aaron's Akua Posted posted on Fri, Aug 4, 2006 12:57 PM There's something about the proliferation of the "Party City" Tiki that bothers me the most. It's wrong on so many levels.. The garish colors, the feather headdress, the generic-ness of it. There's no real sense of polynesian style here. And the worst thing about it is the sheer volume of items with this image plastered on them. Cups, shot glasses, party trays, napkins, inflatable beer coolers.... the list goes on and on. If this is what the lay person envisions as "tiki", our genre is in deep trouble.

There's something about the proliferation of the "Party City" Tiki that bothers me the most. It's wrong on so many levels.. The garish colors, the feather headdress, the generic-ness of it. There's no real sense of polynesian style here.

And the worst thing about it is the sheer volume of items with this image plastered on them. Cups, shot glasses, party trays, napkins, inflatable beer coolers.... the list goes on and on.

If this is what the lay person envisions as "tiki", our genre is in deep trouble.

Post #246819 by Aaron's Akua on Fri, Aug 4, 2006 12:57 PM