Post #253621 by Nina Coquina on Mon, Sep 11, 2006 3:26 PM

This group generally does not like brightly colored tikis, but that is partly because we like hanging out in retro bars at night, and try to recapture there the look of a classic 1950's/60's tiki lounge.

I'm so encouraged to see that "this group" and "we" dictate the rules. I live in a 1920s house filled with Hawaiiana and Floridania and tropical vintage funishings and art from the 20s through the 60s. I restored a 1950s house complete with authentic period decor that appeared on HGTV. In my guest house, I have a '40s tiki bar with tropical barkcloth upholstery, and guess what I have in the bar area, among other things? David Landry carvings. So I guess I'll now be shunned by you people for not being authentic enough? Give me a break. I can't believe you people.

The brightly colored tikis may have been more appropriate for a child's amusement park than a retro tiki bar, and reading the HearaldTribune article, I learned that such amusement parks were major buyers of David's work.

"More appropriate?" Says who? I can't believe you actually would insinuate that his carvings are only attractive or are mostly attractive if you're a child. Who are you to assume this? Most of his carvings were in private collections, bought by adults for adults. Some were purchased for display in area restaurants. Some were purchased by Busch Gardens and other nature preserves that also have amusement features. But to say they were primarily for children in amusement parks is a naive and inaccurate conclusion.

I have a grand total of three or four posts here. I assumed that my background in vintage tropicana would make me welcome here and find a group of like minds, but boy, was I wrong.

Enjoy your limited little world. I'm signing off.