Los Angeles Metro Mix Artilcle on LA Tiki Meccas - General Tiki

M MrBaliHai Tiki Socialite Behind the Cheddar Curtain Joined: Jun 01, 2002 Posts: 1031	M MrBaliHai Posted posted on Thu, Jul 17, 2008 11:31 AM On 2008-07-17 08:47, tikiyaki wrote: Funny , about 7 years ago I was speaking to an older woman I was woking with and told her I was into "Tiki Culture" and she snidely said "Tiki Culture...isn't that an Oxymoron ? ".... Sure, there are always going to be people who question the worth of particular pop-cultural trends, I do it every time I listen to the radio or watch TV, but to call something "kitsch" is to literally call it worthless. What I'm driving at here is that back when Donn Beach started his first restaurant, it was considered an exclusive hangout for sophisticates and celebrities, not something created to pander to the masses. Weblog: Eye of the Goof [ Edited by: MrBaliHai 2008-07-17 12:16 ]

On 2008-07-17 08:47, tikiyaki wrote:
Funny , about 7 years ago I was speaking to an older woman I was woking with and told her I was into "Tiki Culture" and she snidely said "Tiki Culture...isn't that an Oxymoron ? "....

Sure, there are always going to be people who question the worth of particular pop-cultural trends, I do it every time I listen to the radio or watch TV, but to call something "kitsch" is to literally call it worthless.

What I'm driving at here is that back when Donn Beach started his first restaurant, it was considered an exclusive hangout for sophisticates and celebrities, not something created to pander to the masses.

Weblog: Eye of the Goof

[ Edited by: MrBaliHai 2008-07-17 12:16 ]

Post #394666 by MrBaliHai on Thu, Jul 17, 2008 11:31 AM