Post #388221 by Registered Astronaut on Thu, Jun 19, 2008 5:11 PM

I'm 29, I like Tiki bars, tropical drinks and the almost impossible, new urban archeological discovery. Beachbum Berry's books led me to bartending and the study of Don beach and Trader Vic have given me a historical context for restauranteurs, entrepreneurs and the history of "theming." I really enjoy learning new things and the preservation of history worth celebrating. However the internet age has enabled small niches of hobby and personal interest to flourish that otherwise might be consumed in broader subcultures without it. Maybe dedicating oneself to being a "tikiphile" is somewhat superficial, although I'm not one to judge because I spend a lot of time on very trivial sports teams and the daily minutia of their existence. I don't think having these Tiki-cons is a bad thing, I'm just not going to attend them. Partly 'cuz everyone is like fifty years old and they look boring in the pictures. But I'd rather go to a tiki party or tiki bar than to some trashy american apparel hipster event.