JOHN-O's Las Vegas (& Honolulu pg 8) Thread - General Tiki

J JOHN-O Tiki Socialite Dogtown, USA Joined: May 16, 2008 Posts: 2721	J JOHN-O Posted posted on Sun, Dec 7, 2008 8:45 AM I think classic Star Trek definitely falls into the same 1960's kitsch category as does tiki. Remember the episode where the Enterprise visited the planet which based their society on tiki culture. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Apple_(Star_Trek) However instead of going native, Capt. Kirk blew up the pagan idol and forced the locals to start wearing clothes. And if you think about it, tiki culture in the U.S. started to go downhill after that. Hmmm... FYI, the Star Trek Experience closed down at the Hilton. There's talk about it reopening it at the Neonopolis complex in downtown. Wouldn't it would be cool to see fans wearing the original Star Trek uniforms and mini-skirts sipping Zombies at Frankie's? Throw in some Elvis impersonators and some shark-skin suited Swingers (Vegas baby, Vegas!!) and you have a scene that could only happen in Vegas. [ Edited by: JOHN-O 2008-12-21 08:46 ]

I think classic Star Trek definitely falls into the same 1960's kitsch category as does tiki. Remember the episode where the Enterprise visited the planet which based their society on tiki culture.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Apple_(Star_Trek)

However instead of going native, Capt. Kirk blew up the pagan idol and forced the locals to start wearing clothes. And if you think about it, tiki culture in the U.S. started to go downhill after that. Hmmm...

FYI, the Star Trek Experience closed down at the Hilton. There's talk about it reopening it at the Neonopolis complex in downtown. Wouldn't it would be cool to see fans wearing the original Star Trek uniforms and mini-skirts sipping Zombies at Frankie's? Throw in some Elvis impersonators and some shark-skin suited Swingers (Vegas baby, Vegas!!) and you have a scene that could only happen in Vegas.

[ Edited by: JOHN-O 2008-12-21 08:46 ]

Post #422496 by JOHN-O on Sun, Dec 7, 2008 8:45 AM