Post #313830 by tikiyaki on Tue, Jun 19, 2007 11:30 PM

Well Ben,

Of course, it will be easy to spot the phonies, and while it may be a trend in some form, Tiki still remains a fringe element to the world at large. Just cos target and WalMart have Tiki stuff, doesn't mean it's a real bonafied "trend"....At the party stores, the "Luau" decorations never really went away...they have always been summer items, for birthday parties, graduation parties etc....

But where TIKI culture is right now, I think is great. Alot of great artists (like yourself) are getting attention and making some money...Of course, with SHAG being as huge as he is, some would argue that it's already Trendy, but I disagree.

When Paris Hilton calls you to do a "Tiki thing" in her mansion (and who better to call?) , THEN I'll call it a "trend"....and hey, drinks will be on YOU when that happens :)

Until then, I still consider it a fringe thing.

And I like it that way.

[ Edited by: tikiyaki 2007-06-19 23:31 ]