$hag Tiki Room Original on eBay - Collecting Tiki

H Humuhumu Member San Francisco Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 3691	H Humuhumu Posted posted on Wed, Sep 24, 2003 4:18 PM On 2003-09-24 15:54, suzywong wrote: What do you think Shag's motivation was in creating these designs??????? Or any for that matter? To preserve what is sacred? Love and respect of that which is tiki? NO and NO. I understand where you're coming from, and I love the Enchanted Tiki Room as much as the next girl, but it sure as hell ain't "sacred." Plus, Shag has been inspired by all things midcentury, very much including tiki, for many years now. More than a few folks have been introduced to Polynesian Pop through Shag. The boy is no johnny-come-lately. And hey, GOD FORBID an artist actually be able to make a nice living off of creating something. People make a ton of money doing all sorts of crappy and mundane and even hurtful things, I'm sure as hell not going to get my panties in a bunch over someone making money off of creating something. I have a friend who is an architect, and he's not a big fan of Frank Gehry. However, he says he still likes having Gehry buildings in the world more than not having them. I guess that's how I feel about a lot of Shag stuff. It's not my bag, but I like a world with Shag in it better than a world without. Back to the issue of folks snapping this stuff up only to turn around and sell it on eBay: they're entitled. They put in the effort to get there early and wait in line. There really isn't anything truly wrong with it. However, I was close enough to the front of the line that I could have bought two of everything and turned a tidy profit, but doing that at the expense of the guy behind me who actually wants to buy them to have because he likes them and was willing to stand in line for hours & hours because he got to Disneyland 30 minutes later than me... jeez, that's just kinda gross to me. The best tiki bar is the one that's within stumbling distance of your bed The Humuhumu Room [ Edited by: Humuhumu on 2003-09-24 16:22 ]

On 2003-09-24 15:54, suzywong wrote:
What do you think Shag's motivation was in creating these designs??????? Or any for that matter?

To preserve what is sacred?

Love and respect of that which is tiki?

NO and NO.

I understand where you're coming from, and I love the Enchanted Tiki Room as much as the next girl, but it sure as hell ain't "sacred." Plus, Shag has been inspired by all things midcentury, very much including tiki, for many years now. More than a few folks have been introduced to Polynesian Pop through Shag. The boy is no johnny-come-lately. And hey, GOD FORBID an artist actually be able to make a nice living off of creating something. People make a ton of money doing all sorts of crappy and mundane and even hurtful things, I'm sure as hell not going to get my panties in a bunch over someone making money off of creating something.

I have a friend who is an architect, and he's not a big fan of Frank Gehry. However, he says he still likes having Gehry buildings in the world more than not having them. I guess that's how I feel about a lot of Shag stuff. It's not my bag, but I like a world with Shag in it better than a world without.

Back to the issue of folks snapping this stuff up only to turn around and sell it on eBay: they're entitled. They put in the effort to get there early and wait in line. There really isn't anything truly wrong with it. However, I was close enough to the front of the line that I could have bought two of everything and turned a tidy profit, but doing that at the expense of the guy behind me who actually wants to buy them to have because he likes them and was willing to stand in line for hours & hours because he got to Disneyland 30 minutes later than me... jeez, that's just kinda gross to me.

The best tiki bar is the one that's within stumbling distance of your bed
The Humuhumu Room

[ Edited by: Humuhumu on 2003-09-24 16:22 ]

Post #52451 by Humuhumu on Wed, Sep 24, 2003 4:18 PM