Should Tiki Central be stripped of any hawaiiana discussions? - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Fri, Jan 30, 2009 8:46 AM IN CLOSING... (as in "letting this rotting pig's head thread die it's well deserved death"), I just want to point out that I never meant to insinuate that Mr. Buffet was either singularly or knowingly engaged in the devolution of Tiki culture by diluting and shifting the public's need for tropical island escapsim from Tiki and Polynesia to a generic Margaritaville. The public did that, and many other contributing factors, like: The fact that Tiki bar mixologists began to dilute the original recipes so the Polynesian cocktail got the "sweet and sticky" rep, so that the Margarita took over from the Mai Tai in the public's favor (remember, Polynesian restaurants were BUILT on cocktails!). AND television's "Fantasy Island". And The Love Boat. And fern bars. And Vietnam's palm huts on fire. And the Beatles, with the resulting music revolution and and the Sex, Drugs and Rock'n'Roll youth culture they were the beginning of. Thank you, Dr. Kirsten P.S.: I like the word creation "baffleation".

IN CLOSING... (as in "letting this rotting pig's head thread die it's well deserved death"), I just want to point out that I never meant to insinuate that Mr. Buffet was either singularly or knowingly engaged in the devolution of Tiki culture by diluting and shifting the public's need for tropical island escapsim from Tiki and Polynesia to a generic Margaritaville. The public did that, and many other contributing factors, like:

The fact that Tiki bar mixologists began to dilute the original recipes so the Polynesian cocktail got the "sweet and sticky" rep, so that the Margarita took over from the Mai Tai in the public's favor (remember, Polynesian restaurants were BUILT on cocktails!). AND television's "Fantasy Island". And The Love Boat. And fern bars. And Vietnam's palm huts on fire. And the Beatles, with the resulting music revolution and and the Sex, Drugs and Rock'n'Roll youth culture they were the beginning of.

Thank you,
Dr. Kirsten

P.S.: I like the word creation "baffleation".

Post #431583 by bigbrotiki on Fri, Jan 30, 2009 8:46 AM