Luau - The Governor's Mansion, Myrtle Beach, SC (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Wed, Feb 17, 2010 10:57 AM Haaa! I was wondering about that weird leg and knee design! :D Late 60s makes it even further removed from the actual WWII experience. The little menu bio shows how the Pacific war became part of, and was incorporated into Polynesian pop mythology, rather than the actual thing influencing Polynesian pop. Which is not to say that the Pacific War didn't have a big overall effect on the American awareness of the South Pacific, by it having been part of the American experience, that general "we were there" feeling. It might be this lack of a connection that makes it hard for today's average American to relate to new Tiki bars.

Haaa! I was wondering about that weird leg and knee design! :D

Late 60s makes it even further removed from the actual WWII experience. The little menu bio shows how the Pacific war became part of, and was incorporated into Polynesian pop mythology, rather than the actual thing influencing Polynesian pop. Which is not to say that the Pacific War didn't have a big overall effect on the American awareness of the South Pacific, by it having been part of the American experience, that general "we were there" feeling. It might be this lack of a connection that makes it hard for today's average American to relate to new Tiki bars.

Post #511609 by bigbrotiki on Wed, Feb 17, 2010 10:57 AM