Post #386634 by Tipsy McStagger on Thu, Jun 12, 2008 11:25 AM

the initial novelty that fueled the first wave of polynesian establishments in the forties through the 60's has worn off...tiki will probably never come back into the forefront of our culture like that ever again..there was so much more to it than just being the first "themed" bars and such....there was a novelty of the chinese cuisine as well....it was a big deal in those days to get dressed up and go to the latest hawaiian themed place....

..it's a pipe dream to think it will ever get back to that level....and why would you want it??? things are always changing...you can never recapture the essence of anything...you have to live it as you go, and let the creativity of the moment guide it through to the next incarnation...which right now happens to be the neo tiki revival....so enjoy this period for what it's worth...the past is gone. When looking back, we always tend to highlight and focus on the selective aspects that we find appealing...this never paints a complete picture of the past, only the past as we would like to remember it or imagine how it used to be....

as a wise zen master once said " to be passing is to live.....to stay and continue, is to die"

[ Edited by: Tipsy McStagger 2008-06-12 11:27 ]