Great Article! Shag, Bamboo Ben, Tiki Ray, Beachbum Berry - General Tiki

TS Tom Slick Tiki Socialite The Beaches of South Bay, SoCal Joined: Aug 26, 2005 Posts: 1093	TS Tom Slick Posted posted on Tue, Oct 28, 2008 4:33 PM Adam Tschorn from L.A. Times wrote: Tiki's new presence at the high end reflects the same co-opting of subculture that turned the swing-dance underground at Los Feliz's Derby into a worldwide craze for $22 martinis and transformed Kustom Kar culture into a launch pad for $50 Von Dutch trucker caps. I said it earlier in the other post, but I'll restate my question....What does the new Luau review in the L.A. Times have to do with $15,000 Shag Originals and $5,000 Witco bars? The author is seemingly adding fuel to a unwanted fire of trendyness. Are they trying to justify the Beverly Hills location? Could it be the potential "Paris Hilton-esque" clientel they are trying to lure into the tiki scene? Or could it be justification for the inflated food prices on the Luau's menu? Let me also point out, I do not make any criticism towards any of the builders/artists involved in the installation of the Neo-Luau, as I figure they only did what the owner wished by his own concepts and visions for the place. I do however, criticize the article which was written. Now, everyone not already into Witco is going to go in search mode to find witco bars to buy under 5k and automatically and artificially inflate the real market value????

Adam Tschorn from L.A. Times wrote:
Tiki's new presence at the high end reflects the same co-opting of subculture that turned the swing-dance underground at Los Feliz's Derby into a worldwide craze for $22 martinis and transformed Kustom Kar culture into a launch pad for $50 Von Dutch trucker caps.

I said it earlier in the other post, but I'll restate my question....What does the new Luau review in the L.A. Times have to do with $15,000 Shag Originals and $5,000 Witco bars?
The author is seemingly adding fuel to a unwanted fire of trendyness.

Are they trying to justify the Beverly Hills location? Could it be the potential "Paris Hilton-esque" clientel they are trying to lure into the tiki scene? Or could it be justification for the inflated food prices on the Luau's menu?
Let me also point out, I do not make any criticism towards any of the builders/artists involved in the installation of the Neo-Luau, as I figure they only did what the owner wished by his own concepts and visions for the place. I do however, criticize the article which was written. Now, everyone not already into Witco is going to go in search mode to find witco bars to buy under 5k and automatically and artificially inflate the real market value????

Post #415973 by Tom Slick on Tue, Oct 28, 2008 4:33 PM