Don't know what this portends... - General Tiki

T Thomas Member Lake Mojave Joined: Mar 15, 2005 Posts: 372	T Thomas Posted posted on Sun, Feb 17, 2008 1:04 AM Styles and trends which are proximal, like tiki and "tropical," should be kept separate, in line with the saying, "good fences make good neighbors." However I think it's fun to mix heretofore unrelated things, for example, tiki and the '70s custom van craze. The latter of which is, just you wait, poised to stage a dramatic comeback, despite the doubts raised here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/10/14/DDGEOF7FB01.DTL By the way (and to be a bit more on-topic), I think the Margaritaville brand is going gangbusters. Pruning a losing branch of an otherwise thriving empire isn't a sign of weakness. Then again, my info and premise could be wrong here -- it's not like I have inside information. In fact I'll bet they fret about demographics -- the name resonates mostly with a graying segment. Will the well run dry in a decade or two, with the young and hip driving past boarded up Margaritaville cafes (in their custom vans!) saying, "Jimmy Who? Marga-what?"? Margaritaville Casino going up in Biloxi though -- JV with Harrah's.

Styles and trends which are proximal, like tiki and "tropical," should be kept separate, in line with the saying, "good fences make good neighbors." However I think it's fun to mix heretofore unrelated things, for example, tiki and the '70s custom van craze. The latter of which is, just you wait, poised to stage a dramatic comeback, despite the doubts raised here:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/10/14/DDGEOF7FB01.DTL

By the way (and to be a bit more on-topic), I think the Margaritaville brand is going gangbusters. Pruning a losing branch of an otherwise thriving empire isn't a sign of weakness. Then again, my info and premise could be wrong here -- it's not like I have inside information. In fact I'll bet they fret about demographics -- the name resonates mostly with a graying segment. Will the well run dry in a decade or two, with the young and hip driving past boarded up Margaritaville cafes (in their custom vans!) saying, "Jimmy Who? Marga-what?"?

Margaritaville Casino going up in Biloxi though -- JV with Harrah's.

Post #361651 by Thomas on Sun, Feb 17, 2008 1:04 AM