Jimmy Buffett is a tiki lover - General Tiki

T Thomas Member Lake Mojave Joined: Mar 15, 2005 Posts: 372	T Thomas Posted posted on Fri, Oct 5, 2007 9:33 AM I enjoy Buffett selectively and find that much of his material portrays, and thus in a sense promotes, an active, optimistic, openhearted life of travel and discovery. I understand the commercial imperatives behind the trademarking, branding, and promoting of "Margaritaville" this that and the other thing; while most of it doesn't interest me, I am inclined to respect the evident business savvy behind it. I most certainly don't need to denigrate others who buy into it more than I do. A lot of people swimming around in the waters of "greater Parrotheadism" are quite a bit more worldly and interesting than you might expect if you reject them all as clueless louts right off the bat. Their interests often dovetail with mine and, I would imagine, a great many folks here at TC. One interesting scene is that of the many singer-songwriters who trod similar territory but without the national fame of Mr. Buffett. Here are a few guys I like and respect: http://www.robmehl.com http://www.garyseiler.com http://www.markmulligan.net This sub-genre is often called "trop rock." I dislike that label, but that's the way labels are, they pigeonhole things and don't do them justice, but we use them anyway. I think the posts of Sabu, TikiSOX, and The Mayor of Exotica above pretty much hit the sorts of notes I agree with, and with class. The rants and put-downs really are tiresome in my opinion.

I enjoy Buffett selectively and find that much of his material portrays, and thus in a sense promotes, an active, optimistic, openhearted life of travel and discovery. I understand the commercial imperatives behind the trademarking, branding, and promoting of "Margaritaville" this that and the other thing; while most of it doesn't interest me, I am inclined to respect the evident business savvy behind it. I most certainly don't need to denigrate others who buy into it more than I do.

A lot of people swimming around in the waters of "greater Parrotheadism" are quite a bit more worldly and interesting than you might expect if you reject them all as clueless louts right off the bat. Their interests often dovetail with mine and, I would imagine, a great many folks here at TC. One interesting scene is that of the many singer-songwriters who trod similar territory but without the national fame of Mr. Buffett. Here are a few guys I like and respect:
http://www.robmehl.com
http://www.garyseiler.com
http://www.markmulligan.net
This sub-genre is often called "trop rock." I dislike that label, but that's the way labels are, they pigeonhole things and don't do them justice, but we use them anyway.

I think the posts of Sabu, TikiSOX, and The Mayor of Exotica above pretty much hit the sorts of notes I agree with, and with class. The rants and put-downs really are tiresome in my opinion.

Post #336617 by Thomas on Fri, Oct 5, 2007 9:33 AM