Post #430481 by Toshi on Sat, Jan 24, 2009 8:09 PM

On 2009-01-24 17:27, leleliz wrote:

On 2009-01-24 15:54, Toshi wrote:

On 2009-01-24 15:48, bigbrotiki wrote:

On 2009-01-24 15:46, Toshi wrote:

On 2009-01-23 09:10, Cammo wrote:

The 30 year Tiki Era is interesting, but the 10,000 years of native arts, dancing, and the cultures that inspired it are far more fascinating...

I totally agree with this statement, it's a reason I don't really care for the tiki pop culture and all these rules of what people think should or should not be tiki.

Why do you come here and post here, then?

Simple, I like polynesian culture and tikis, is that good enough for you? Or do I need to write a book to have an opinion?

Sorry but I don't need people telling me what kind of music I need to listen to or what kind of drinks I need to drink for it to be considered tiki, I'm more interested in the culture and could care less about the pop culture to it.

It always amazes me when a subject like this comes up and BigBro just supplies knowledge and insight on the matter just to be helpful and to provide information/history and people get all snippy with him. lame

As for me the day I sign in here to post and someone deems my post not tiki because I include souvenirs from Hawaii in my Tiki FInds is the day I stop reading TC all together.

I like to use these forums as a means for escape, to be inspired, to learn and to pretty much absorb information from the various people who like to post and share it. I do not want to be a part of something that has a select group of people speaking for the forum members as a whole deeming topics and threads "not tiki enough" to be included on TC. that would be super lame.

I'm with Ken- can we get this thread in a "threads on cd" version so I can listen to it on the way to Forbidden Island???? Might inspire me to drink one too many zombies and well, there ain't nothing bad about that!!

That was my 2 cents. :)

Snippy? I just agreed with the statement I quoted and said I don't care for the rules applied to the pop culture side of it, personally I thought it was a rude question for him to ask me.

Now while I can appreciate Bigtikibros dedication and passion for the pop culture side of all this I myself am not so interested in the golden age of tiki compared to the actual history and culture of the South Pacific and the people that made it's culture. I don't need preached gospel that people aren't tiki or whatever you want to call it just because they listen to Jimmy Buffet(a band I can't stand) or whatever music they play in their tiki rooms, the argument is absurd if you ask me, yet it rages on.

If you want another reason I come here it's to see and be inspired by some of the excellent artists that are keeping South Pacific art alive today in the creating tiki forum, if you'd rather read charts that shows the devolution of Polyneasian Pop then good for you, it's not what I'm interested in.