Which Bars Have Tiki Torches? - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Mon, May 7, 2007 7:12 AM 99% of all Tiki Temples used to have working Tiki torches. Now, of the few that remain, maybe 2% have. I believe that of all the places that I surveyed in the 90s that had torches visible, Trader Mort's was the ONLY one that actually had the torch burning. Factors for letting the flame of Tiki die were COST of gas, age of equipment, basic disinterest of owners, and to some degree, the fire code, too. After the BOT came out, some people were surprised that no Tiki establishments would serve their drinks in Tiki mugs--as if Tiki had never died. How soon we forget. The mug situation has SLOWLY improved. But we have to remember that OUR revival often is not "their" revival, still.

99% of all Tiki Temples used to have working Tiki torches. Now, of the few that remain, maybe 2% have. I believe that of all the places that I surveyed in the 90s that had torches visible, Trader Mort's was the ONLY one that actually had the torch burning. Factors for letting the flame of Tiki die were COST of gas, age of equipment, basic disinterest of owners, and to some degree, the fire code, too.

After the BOT came out, some people were surprised that no Tiki establishments would serve their drinks in Tiki mugs--as if Tiki had never died. How soon we forget. The mug situation has SLOWLY improved. But we have to remember that OUR revival often is not "their" revival, still.

Post #304571 by bigbrotiki on Mon, May 7, 2007 7:12 AM