Post #312618 by mzoltarp on Wed, Jun 13, 2007 7:02 AM

Who cares if tiki is a valid trend or not? There is no denying that it was a valid trend in the first place back in the fifties. Therefore, tiki has trendiness in it as a part of its DNA. I know there are purists here who like to sneer that they have the real this and that, but there are also people here--like me--that enjoy tiki and don't feel they have to be purists to do so. There are serious tiki people and there are kitchy tiki people. It takes all kinds and to each his own. Say heck yes to the reporter! What if 100 trend chasers get involved in tiki and in so doing they stumble across some treasures and preserve them? What if the patio store sells out all his tiki carvings that have been sitting around? I honestly see no downside.