Who Is Better at Introducing Tiki to the Mainstream Tommy Bahama or Target? - General Tiki

T tekoteko Member The Abyss. Joined: Jun 20, 2005 Posts: 299	T tekoteko Posted posted on Mon, Feb 18, 2008 7:55 PM On 2008-02-18 19:42, Thomas wrote: "Yawn"? Evidently not, if it has spurred you to fire off four replies in under 20 minutes! Thanks for sharing your passion! I just wish yours had come before mine, rather than right after it. I worked hard on that opus, and you buried it! :) The yawn was more about the big dramatic "last stand" of "hard core tikiphiles" who are going to be slaughtered by Tommy Bahama shoppers...Tommy Bahama won't put the Mai Kai out of business. Tommy Bahama has nothing to do with Tiki. But they make a few mugs a year, which is apparently BAD. Just like Jimmy Buffett...set foot in a "Margaritaville" location and you'll see lots of parrots, but definitely nothing "tiki" or claiming to be so. What gets me hot is the continual "this IS tiki" "that's NOT tiki" and it always seems to come from a few individuals who try and make this whole thing more scholastic than it deserves to be. I'm all for being a jackass and ribbing people...I will make no bones about that. But the constant "You're wrong, because in MY book, I said something different" just comes off as lame...and I've been thinking it for a few years, I know others who say the same thing...and I finally decided to get it off my chest. Your post was more eloquent. I suggest everyone scroll up and read it. :)

On 2008-02-18 19:42, Thomas wrote:
"Yawn"? Evidently not, if it has spurred you to fire off four replies in under 20 minutes! Thanks for sharing your passion! I just wish yours had come before mine, rather than right after it. I worked hard on that opus, and you buried it! :)

The yawn was more about the big dramatic "last stand" of "hard core tikiphiles" who are going to be slaughtered by Tommy Bahama shoppers...Tommy Bahama won't put the Mai Kai out of business. Tommy Bahama has nothing to do with Tiki. But they make a few mugs a year, which is apparently BAD. Just like Jimmy Buffett...set foot in a "Margaritaville" location and you'll see lots of parrots, but definitely nothing "tiki" or claiming to be so.

What gets me hot is the continual "this IS tiki" "that's NOT tiki" and it always seems to come from a few individuals who try and make this whole thing more scholastic than it deserves to be. I'm all for being a jackass and ribbing people...I will make no bones about that. But the constant "You're wrong, because in MY book, I said something different" just comes off as lame...and I've been thinking it for a few years, I know others who say the same thing...and I finally decided to get it off my chest.

Your post was more eloquent. I suggest everyone scroll up and read it. :)

Post #362024 by tekoteko on Mon, Feb 18, 2008 7:55 PM