Post #385442 by tikijoeusaf on Sun, Jun 8, 2008 7:01 AM

I agree with all the answers given but, I'd like to add another possible reason.

My love of tiki (like many of us) has roots in my childhood. I think that along with visions of paradise we are attracted to tiki because it reminds us of a time that was very family oriented and a good time to be a kid. A time that many have pointed out when, our future was looking very optimistic and utopian. So the magic of those places and parties; The Enchanted Tiki Tiki Tiki Room at Disneyland , Mom & Dad's back yard luau, going to a tiki restaurant or, in my case vacationing every summer with my family at the Aku Tiki Inn in Daytona Beach, FL., it gets into your subconscious and whenever you see anything "Tiki" it instantly takes you back to that time.

So, owning a piece of that era, be it a mug from Trader Vic's or, a weathered old tiki from a long ago tiki bar keeps us in touch with that "enchanted past" and keeps it alive.

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