Post #391540 by bigbrotiki on Thu, Jul 3, 2008 9:04 PM

On 2008-07-03 16:11, GatorRob wrote:
The general public though? No way. It's not digestible at all. We tikiphiles are an obscure cult. Witco devotees are the cult within the cult.

Generally, that's fine with me (though I believe there is a whole group of non-Tiki people out there that appreciate Witco for its shock value...and that not only in America). The BOT succeeded in bringing Tiki back to the public. With Tiki Modern I wanted to dig deeper, and further out, and (just like the BOT), have it be something that I MYSELF can leaf through again and again and get a charge from.

I really am not seeking approval by the frat boy crowd that cheers Tiki Bar TV (which IS a good show!), my kind of fun is a different kind. Tiki is too complex a thing, too arty. Many different people understand it on so many different levels, but few people truly understand it in its entirety, or care to try. That way it can again be said that "the secret protects itself".

I am just glad I could stay true to myself with Tiki Modern, and to all my friends who love Tiki and modernism. :) And, by the way, I like liquor and sex, too. :D