R.I.P Kahiki Moon a.k.a Kahiki Moon....the end - General Tiki

S Swanky Tiki Socialite Hapa Haole Hideaway, Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 03, 2002 Posts: 5398	S Swanky Posted posted on Tue, Aug 22, 2006 9:20 AM On 2006-08-21 21:45, TABOO-ISLANDER wrote: "It's not as though the Kahiki Moon was hip-hop all the time. But in those crucial weekend evenings, you have to do what will get and keep people in the place to survive" sorry swanky, but it didn't.... And, as I stated before, it had little to do with all the above and a lot to do with shadey partners. "If you wanna get right down to it, I prefer a really quiet tiki bar. Having it packed, even with tiki-philes and Martin Denny playing is not the right mood." then you might as well stick to sitting in your basement and drinking by yourself.... Hmmmm, or go to Hala Kahiki, Mai Kai oe Trader Vic's on a night besides Friday or Saturday. Never had a problem with that plan... my point is, tiki themed places don't NEED "acts" like "DJ SINISTA" to thrive, as the places I mentioned in my previous post..... trader vics, hala kahiki, mai kai, lee's hawaiian islander, prove on a daily basis. NONE of them has a dj with hip hop, yet they're all doing WELL. Not only did the hala kahiki not have live music (much less hip hop) they don't even serve food, yet every night.... the place is PACKED. HELL, ...IF dj sinista walked into the hala kahiki and (provided he could READ the dress code sign) wanted to have a drink, he'd have to pull his pants back up over his exposed underwear, take his ball-cap off, and go home to put on a better shirt, just to simply DRINK..... and they still wouldn't let him "scratch n' spin" 'from the zombie village, TABOO-ISLANDER There are things that make various businesses thrive. Hala Kahiki has a great neighborhood to draw from. It's not packed with tikiphiles. Mai Kai is a giant operation with a full time PR person and has been there for 50 years and has a huge tourist trade. Trader Vic's is generally connected to a major hotel. And you may hear jazz or other music in any tiki bar. Only a few keep to the classics. A miniscule few. So, now list all the downtown, urban Polynesian restaurants, not within or connected to a major hotel, that keep the entertainment purely traditional.

On 2006-08-21 21:45, TABOO-ISLANDER wrote:
"It's not as though the Kahiki Moon was hip-hop all the time. But in those crucial weekend evenings, you have to do what will get and keep people in the place to survive"

sorry swanky, but it didn't....

And, as I stated before, it had little to do with all the above and a lot to do with shadey partners.

"If you wanna get right down to it, I prefer a really quiet tiki bar. Having it packed, even with tiki-philes and Martin Denny playing is not the right mood."

then you might as well stick to sitting in your basement and drinking by yourself....

Hmmmm, or go to Hala Kahiki, Mai Kai oe Trader Vic's on a night besides Friday or Saturday. Never had a problem with that plan...

my point is, tiki themed places don't NEED "acts" like "DJ SINISTA" to thrive, as the places I mentioned in my previous post..... trader vics, hala kahiki, mai kai, lee's hawaiian islander, prove on a daily basis. NONE of them has a dj with hip hop, yet they're all doing WELL. Not only did the hala kahiki not have live music (much less hip hop) they don't even serve food, yet every night.... the place is PACKED. HELL, ...IF dj sinista walked into the hala kahiki and (provided he could READ the dress code sign) wanted to have a drink, he'd have to pull his pants back up over his exposed underwear, take his ball-cap off, and go home to put on a better shirt, just to simply DRINK..... and they still wouldn't let him "scratch n' spin"

'from the zombie village,
TABOO-ISLANDER

There are things that make various businesses thrive. Hala Kahiki has a great neighborhood to draw from. It's not packed with tikiphiles. Mai Kai is a giant operation with a full time PR person and has been there for 50 years and has a huge tourist trade. Trader Vic's is generally connected to a major hotel. And you may hear jazz or other music in any tiki bar. Only a few keep to the classics. A miniscule few.

So, now list all the downtown, urban Polynesian restaurants, not within or connected to a major hotel, that keep the entertainment purely traditional.

Post #250185 by Swanky on Tue, Aug 22, 2006 9:20 AM