Post #479959 by bigbrotiki on Fri, Aug 28, 2009 11:01 AM

There is always one good way to explain: Show them the Book of Tiki, or Tiki Modern. When I began my research in the early nineties, I encountered a lot of crabby, suspicious old timers that thought I was nuts, and I had nothing to show for it. A printed book always makes an inquest more respectable. There wasn't even a terminology established back then, so I came up with descriptive terms like "Polynesian pop" and "Tiki Style" --not that this lady would understand them even now. To this day we here at TC are a minority, and most folks out there don't know nuthin' bout our silly lil hobby. It should not make you feel "weird" when you get judged as such, but proud! Give them a knowing, friendly smile, and photograph the heck out of what they got, while you're there, and as long as its there. I wanna see pics now! :D