Post #297783 by MrBaliHai on Mon, Apr 9, 2007 4:34 AM

On 2007-04-09 01:38, Koolau wrote:
...why did tiki become the central image of Poly Pop?

I'd be interested to hear bigbro's pet theories on that one...:)

This issue of Ballyhoo was clearly focused on leering at, and fooling around with native women. Hardly surprising for a men's mag. If you look at other publications from this era, the focus shifts slightly to "romance" and island music.