Post #304779 by Son-of-Kelbo on Mon, May 7, 2007 9:01 PM

If Donald and Mickey hadn't been so obviously painted, and were presented as a pair of beautifully stained and laquered natural wood "tiki" sculptures, then I'm guessing the outcry would mayhaps be somewhat less aggrieved...

(ps: Fascinating thread, PsyTD! Once Upon A Time, EveryBody USED To Get It -- that's why the Great Tiki Culture emerged in the first place. We culturally diverged for a time when Camelot was gunned down, and everybody went on droogs for a while, then, eh? Disco was perpetrated upon the Hippie Culture, which fragmented into Metal, Punk, and New Wave. The Aloha Vibe was drowned out by Rock'n'Roll Anger. Then revival stylings of the Rat Pack era by Connick (& Others), combined with the ascendency of Retro and RetroTiki, recalling the pre-Camelot era's easy optimism, bouyancy, and edgy confidence. To "get it" in our time I think requires some extra genetic disposition in favor of unabashed whimsey, romance, cultural innocence, good-naturedness, fierce passions, and wonder, which some folks are in short supply of these days. It all depends on how many of us carry the Torch, until the Next Renaissance, neh? SOK )

"Don't let it be forgot,
That once there was a Spot,
Where Blowfish all wore sunglasses,
and Tiki-times were hot..."

[ Edited by: Son-of-Kelbo 2007-05-07 21:36 ]