Post #343782 by Tom Slick on Wed, Nov 14, 2007 12:38 AM

In the collecting world....Fuggetaboud it, its everyman for himself! There are just too many tiki-heathens who buy with the specific intent to resell items at double+ the price. Those are the scumbags IMHO....get a real job, biatches! If I dont need or want an item, I leave it in the wild for the next collector who may see it fit for their collection, afterall that's the way it should be morally.
Anyhow, I stumbled across a semi-local watering hole not too long ago, and became friends with a co-owner and some bartenders, and I told them, I would like to make people aware of this spot via mass internet publicity, and they declined the advertisement(via internet boards like TC). They told me, that they only want people to discover it on their own, not to entice the masses by telling them or showing them how cool it is. The co-owner also said that the reason the place is "cool", is because not alot of people are in the know about this jewel. They do enough business with nice steady regulars and are comfortable not advertising mainstream, and possibly subjecting themselves going through the trend rollercoaster. I respect their decision, and only told my closest friends that I actually hang out with. There are a few vintage places that have been able to remain vintage and still open for business, due to the LACK of "scenesters" trendys and riff raff that goes along with advertising openly...Whether newspaper, or messageboards, sometimes places are better left off of the "discovery" map & radar for some people. If people really want to know, they'll find it on their own, just like how I stumbled upon it.
Finally, Although Tiki Central is a great resource and wealth of knowledge of Tiki & related culture, I don't feel that anyone is obligated to share here, nor feel obligated to do so. I don't owe anyone information, but should I decide to share something here, it's because I feel someone "may" benefit from it presently or in the future, adding to the knowledge within this community.

On 2007-11-13 21:56, boutiki wrote:
When asked why we did not announce the existence of this former Tiki Restaurant earlier, I remained silent rather than share my true feelings or reasons.

Sometimes, things are better off left unsaid...Or then you may have the insincere,vulturistic people with their hands out at closing time as if they deserved a piece of this lost treasure, when they didn't even support the establishment at anytime during the course of the business being open.
Just my opinions on a couple of indirectly related topics. There isn't 1 person here at TC who toots the trumpet for every find they've happend to come across, whether it be tiki mugs or tiki bars, and it is rediculous for anyone reading this to think so.