Would you prefer Tiki as 'mainstream' or 'underground'? - General Tiki

F FrankieGillette Member Marina Del Rey Joined: Mar 26, 2008 Posts: 26	F FrankieGillette Posted posted on Tue, Jul 21, 2009 7:27 PM Some of you are in a time-warp or just confused. Cocktails came back with the retro lounge movement in the mid 90's. Venues in L.A. & S.F. like The Derby, Hi Ball Lounge, The Lava Lounge, Bimbo's 365 Club,& even the LA Encounter were the places to hang. Tiki was just a side thing, kind of the nerd cousin of Lounge. Combustible Edison, Big Bad Voo Doo Daddy, Royal Crown Revue, Lavay Smith & Friends of Dean Martin all were part of the music scene. Don't confuse Tiki with Lounge. Two different things. Tiki is fat middle age guys in Hawaiian shirts, Loungers wouldn't be caught dead in that scene. Lounge did encompass Swing, Space Age Pop, Jazz, Surf, Standards, Exotica, and some Surf. It also was about googie, big fin cars, post modern art, & a bit of rockabilly. Some Lounge people collected tikis casually, not the kind of mall middle class obsessive compulsive behavior here. This is more like high school with hard liquor. Many of you travel in packs, busting out the camera phone everywhere, buying into the culture. It's all good, but don't confuse the Lounge/Swing/Space Age pop movement of the 90's with your tiki tours.

Some of you are in a time-warp or just confused.

Cocktails came back with the retro lounge movement in the mid 90's.

Venues in L.A. & S.F. like The Derby, Hi Ball Lounge, The Lava Lounge, Bimbo's 365 Club,& even the LA Encounter were the places to hang. Tiki was just a side thing, kind of the nerd cousin of Lounge.

Combustible Edison, Big Bad Voo Doo Daddy, Royal Crown Revue, Lavay Smith & Friends of Dean Martin all were part of the music scene.

Don't confuse Tiki with Lounge. Two different things. Tiki is fat middle age guys in Hawaiian shirts, Loungers wouldn't be caught dead in that scene.

Lounge did encompass Swing, Space Age Pop, Jazz, Surf, Standards, Exotica, and some Surf. It also was about googie, big fin cars, post modern art, & a bit of rockabilly.

Some Lounge people collected tikis casually, not the kind of mall middle class obsessive compulsive behavior here. This is more like high school with hard
liquor. Many of you travel in packs, busting out the camera phone everywhere, buying into the culture. It's all good, but don't confuse the Lounge/Swing/Space Age pop movement of the 90's with your tiki tours.

Post #470759 by FrankieGillette on Tue, Jul 21, 2009 7:27 PM