Post #318770 by woofmutt on Sun, Jul 15, 2007 11:51 AM

"...Buffet...historically (albeit unknowingly) contributed to the devolution and gentrification of Tiki style by introducing his generic, hippy-esque Margaritaville world..." -bigbrotiki-

I think it could only be called a contribution if Mr. Buffet had literally lured away the clientele that once kept Golden Age Tiki joints hoppin'. But he was just an artist with the right sound at the right time and was made a big success by people who were most likely the children of the folks who frequented Golden Age places and had annual backyard luaus. And how many Baby Boomer (and beyond) kids wanted to do everything (or even anything) just like their parents did?

The "Paaaaaar-teeeeeee!" minded Buffet fans that head to Florida for a vacation of crappy tropical drinks in awful clubs aren't particular to Buffet. Back when the Grateful Dead were alive there were people who went to their shows just to do the pretend hippy thing (and probably a few drugs). I've noticed among the Rockabilly folks that a helluva lotta them aren't in it so much because they love the music as much as it's the music they love to party to.