Post #426745 by Tiki Kiniki on Fri, Jan 2, 2009 12:20 PM

On 2009-01-02 08:09, Afkarp's Moai wrote:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but last time I checked Tiki was supposed to be laid back and easy going. At Kona's on New Year's about half of the people were having a good time while the other half took themselves so seriously that they didn't even smile. Just a word of advice, the best way to kill a cool scene is to pretend that you're more "elite" than someone else. Tiki by nature should be non-conformist. The scene shouldn't have royalty, heros, or a mandatory costume. True tikis shouldn't be rude to the bartenders and servers at Konas and telling young ladies that they can't dance to the band. Not that I ever quote Bob Marley, but jesus christ, "Liveley up yourselves". I've been doing this Tiki thing for a real long time, and the only way to keep this fun is if we all trueheartedly admit that we're all dorks. The cooler you think you are, the lamer the scene becomes.
Thanks
Afkarp's Moai

Whew....I'm glad I was with the good half that was having a good time! It was the best New Year's I have celebrated in a very long time! I don't know about anyone telling girls they couldn't dance but I was at a table right up front. There literally was no room to dance since there were tons of people sitting on the floor in front of the front row tables and in front of the band. I doubt anyone from the 2nd table back could have seen them sitting there since they were so low. Sorry it left a sour taste for you but please give it another shot! Tiki people are seriously the nicest I have run across!