A Sad Day for Tikis Everywhere! - General Tiki

HB Hukilau Brown Member Hale Ka'ahele, Pacific Palisades, CA Joined: Aug 07, 2002 Posts: 57	HB Hukilau Brown Posted posted on Fri, Apr 25, 2003 3:15 AM An Open Letter to the Tiki vs. Parrothead Community: Jimmy Buffett provides a few hours of joy for the downtrodden masses by playing music for people wearing loud shirts and drinking excessively. We're not that different, Parrotheads and we. I had a hand in bringing what I believe to be the true spirit of Tiki to the production manager of the Tiki Time show. A few brave souls in the upper echelons of the Tiki world (who shall remain nameless lest besmirch their reputations) fought the good fight to bring a higher level of dignity and appreciation for Tiki to Buffett's production staff. Bless them, they know not what they do. Mass appeal does not mean the ideals are dead. We must uphold even more fervently what we know to be our unalienable rights. Aloha shirts with patterns matched on the pocket. A proper Mai-Tai. Drunken ukelele playing. Wal-Mart shoppers would buy groovy stuff in vintage stores if they knew better. Count your blessings. Next time you meet a Parrothead on the street, just smile and give him a warm "Aloha". You'll be glad you did. Sincerely, Hukilau Brown Director Emeritus, SPCA Society for the Preservation of Cocktails and Aloha Matthew E. "Hukilau" Brown Palu Ohana, Hale Ka'ahele Pacific Palisades, CA [ Edited by: Hukilau Brown on 2003-04-25 03:17 ]

An Open Letter to the Tiki vs. Parrothead Community:

Jimmy Buffett provides a few hours of joy for the downtrodden masses by playing music for people wearing loud shirts and drinking excessively.

We're not that different, Parrotheads and we.

I had a hand in bringing what I believe to be the true spirit of Tiki to the production manager of the Tiki Time show. A few brave souls in the upper echelons of the Tiki world (who shall remain nameless lest besmirch their reputations) fought the good fight to bring a higher level of dignity and appreciation for Tiki to Buffett's production staff.

Bless them, they know not what they do.

Mass appeal does not mean the ideals are dead. We must uphold even more fervently what we know to be our unalienable rights. Aloha shirts with patterns matched on the pocket. A proper Mai-Tai. Drunken ukelele playing.

Wal-Mart shoppers would buy groovy stuff in vintage stores if they knew better. Count your blessings.

Next time you meet a Parrothead on the street, just smile and give him a warm "Aloha". You'll be glad you did.

Sincerely,

Hukilau Brown
Director Emeritus, SPCA
Society for the Preservation of Cocktails and Aloha

Matthew E. "Hukilau" Brown

Palu Ohana, Hale Ka'ahele
Pacific Palisades, CA

[ Edited by: Hukilau Brown on 2003-04-25 03:17 ]

Post #31505 by Hukilau Brown on Fri, Apr 25, 2003 3:15 AM