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

V vintagegirl Tiki Socialite Los Angeles Joined: Jun 12, 2002 Posts: 542	V vintagegirl Posted posted on Mon, Aug 14, 2006 8:59 PM For those who are still a little unclear on what Tiki is about, here is a generally agreed upon definition from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiki_culture You'll notice that, although Tiki culture existed before the BOT, there was never a DEFINITIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE STUDY done on it until the BOT which, in turn, brought it to the mainstream. Yes, there was Tiki News before that, but that was not the anthology that the BOT is, nor was it nearly as widely distributed as the BOT. Due to Taschen's massive distribution, I've heard reports of the BOT being found far and wide across the globe. Therefore, it is possible to say that the BOT has had a global influence on popular culture simply due to it's availability. Not an easy task for just one man. I work for a small publisher and know that is a large achievement for any one book, let alone one that is about a nearly-defunct (at the time) subculture. In other words, Sven Kirsten has every right to be considered an (if not THE authority) on all things Tiki. I know it's not considered cool these days to have respect for authority, but I still choose to. And frankly, Sven is the kind of guy that is more interested in the scholarly pursuit of Tiki than in how much Tiki or un-Tiki stuff you have. (Although he is obviously interested in the physical art forms of Tiki as well.) Oh, and Humuhumu's sport's analogy on page 4 was absolutely perfect and very well explained. Sorry to have posted off-topic, but I felt the need to address this issue.

For those who are still a little unclear on what Tiki is about, here is a generally agreed upon definition from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiki_culture

You'll notice that, although Tiki culture existed before the BOT, there was never a DEFINITIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE STUDY done on it until the BOT which, in turn, brought it to the mainstream. Yes, there was Tiki News before that, but that was not the anthology that the BOT is, nor was it nearly as widely distributed as the BOT. Due to Taschen's massive distribution, I've heard reports of the BOT being found far and wide across the globe. Therefore, it is possible to say that the BOT has had a global influence on popular culture simply due to it's availability. Not an easy task for just one man. I work for a small publisher and know that is a large achievement for any one book, let alone one that is about a nearly-defunct (at the time) subculture.

In other words, Sven Kirsten has every right to be considered an (if not THE authority) on all things Tiki. I know it's not considered cool these days to have respect for authority, but I still choose to. And frankly, Sven is the kind of guy that is more interested in the scholarly pursuit of Tiki than in how much Tiki or un-Tiki stuff you have. (Although he is obviously interested in the physical art forms of Tiki as well.)

Oh, and Humuhumu's sport's analogy on page 4 was absolutely perfect and very well explained.

Sorry to have posted off-topic, but I felt the need to address this issue.

Post #248991 by vintagegirl on Mon, Aug 14, 2006 8:59 PM