Post #372900 by Tiki King on Thu, Apr 10, 2008 12:18 PM

My Parents had a Tiki in the back yard, but to my knowledge, never stepped foot in a Tiki Bar.
They listend to Martin Denny (I still have her original "Quiet Village" LP)
They had Tiki masks hanging on the wall in the late 50's and early 60's, but probably
never had a Mai-Tai much less a luau. I think in some ways during the heyday it was so prevalent that many people had it around, but didn't really place any importance on it. One of my other obsessions is vintage scooters. I worked for a guy who was a Vespa mechanic and later a dealer. This guy had been associated with Vespas since the early 50's, was trained at the factory. The guy knew every part number for every model.
But, he thought the "Scooter/Mod Scene" was a load, and really didn't like all the gee-gaw, like pins, patches, magazines, etc.
Wouldn't even sell it in his shop at first.
He would even sometimes turn away scooters that he thought were too customized.
To his customers, Scooters were a lifestyle, a Scene.
To him, they were just transportation.
As Tiki again comes up in popularity, and becomes more available, there are people who will buy Palm tree motif and Hula girl items at Target, but have no idea that there is a difference between a Tiki and a Totem pole.

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[ Edited by: Tiki King 2008-04-10 12:21 ]