Post #325414 by khan_tiki_mon on Mon, Aug 13, 2007 6:33 PM

I am a contemporary of Urban Tiki. I crossed the 50 mark about 2 months ago. "The relative innocence of that period." There's something to be said for that. I collect bar glassware from the 40s and 50s. I particularly like the naughty and politically incorrect stuff. The peek-a-boo glasses and the tumblers with ribald jokes illustrated on them. Who even uses that word anymore? Ribald. What was naughty then in retrospect today seems so innocent. I think that's what intrigues me. I was too young for the Tiki lounge scene. I saw glimpses of it. It was just so exotic and so mysterious and so compelling. My generation had disco and punk and I always felt cheated that I missed the lounge scene. However, like Urban Tiki, I am also an early adopter of new technologies. I think you can look back with fondness and still look forward with hope. And I wouldn't go back if I could. I'm probably waxing too nostalgic and if so I apologize.

[ Edited by: khan_tiki_mon 2007-08-23 19:30 ]