JOHN-O's Las Vegas (& Honolulu pg 8) Thread - General Tiki

M martian-tiki Tiki Socialite Joined: Sep 19, 2009 Posts: 479	M martian-tiki Posted posted on Mon, Jul 19, 2010 10:03 PM On 2009-12-21 17:33, JOHN-O wrote: So what else does this have to do with Tiki? Well classic Tiki-style did originate during the 1950's Atomic Age. I might also argue that the mid-century popularity of Tiki was an escapist cultural response to the growing threat of Cold War nuclear annihilation. Could it be that Nikita Khrushchev was as much an influence on Tiki culture as Don Beach or Trader Vic? :) Also did you ever notice that while the beginning of the Cold War gave birth to classic Tiki-style, it was just after the collapse of that threat when the current Tiki Revival began. The Soviet Union fell in 1991 and the following year, BigBro gave his first public lecture on Tiki-style. Is this just a coincidence or is there some strange relationship between Communist world domination and Tiki? I'll leave that philosophic discussion for another thread. There needs to be a book written, from a strict cultural materialism perspective, that ties the communists, capitalists, cargo cults, and the caloric value of rum drinks served in pagan god statues all into one coherent explanation of the twentieth century. Alas Marvin Harris is dead! That said..."Communists, Capitalists, Cargo Cults, and the Caloric Value of Rum Drinks" is nearly as good a title for a book as "Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches" is.

On 2009-12-21 17:33, JOHN-O wrote:

So what else does this have to do with Tiki? Well classic Tiki-style did originate during the 1950's Atomic Age. I might also argue that the mid-century popularity of Tiki was an escapist cultural response to the growing threat of Cold War nuclear annihilation. Could it be that Nikita Khrushchev was as much an influence on Tiki culture as Don Beach or Trader Vic? :)

Also did you ever notice that while the beginning of the Cold War gave birth to classic Tiki-style, it was just after the collapse of that threat when the current Tiki Revival began. The Soviet Union fell in 1991 and the following year, BigBro gave his first public lecture on Tiki-style. Is this just a coincidence or is there some strange relationship between Communist world domination and Tiki? I'll leave that philosophic discussion for another thread.

There needs to be a book written, from a strict cultural materialism perspective, that ties the communists, capitalists, cargo cults, and the caloric value of rum drinks served in pagan god statues all into one coherent explanation of the twentieth century. Alas Marvin Harris is dead! That said..."Communists, Capitalists, Cargo Cults, and the Caloric Value of Rum Drinks" is nearly as good a title for a book as "Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches" is.

Post #543500 by martian-tiki on Mon, Jul 19, 2010 10:03 PM