Burlesque, Surf Culture, Hot Rods, Mexican Wrestling, etc. (pick one) in Tiki Culture - General Tiki

T TikiG Tiki Socialite Riverside, California Joined: Jun 17, 2008 Posts: 1560	T TikiG Posted posted on Thu, Aug 26, 2010 10:16 AM Jim Tikiyaki and I have discussed how cool it would be for the band to learn the whole Whipped Cream LP and then play it live in front of an audience. Logistics prevent that from happening but that's my guess. But I have since learned there is a brass band that does just that. Its quite interesting to think back to my childhood, how all my peers parents bought the Whipped Cream LP (including mine)but as "hip & cool" kids we hated the music only if because it represented an old more sophisticated audience base (equally because it was not longhair and electric.) TJB was everywhere...for a long time. Herb Alpert's TJB has taken on a whole new life during the past twenty years or so. I love the music now...I still find copies in record bins...it always puts a smile on my peers' faces when played. Nostalgia for childhood familiars I reckon? And really this whole revival thing is childhood familiars. Besides everything discussed so far I would lump in (for my sanity) classic Mad magazines, traditional amusement parks, Mr. Machine and Erector sets, 45 rpm records of all genres, Odd Rods, Venice Beach art & beatniks, slotcars and go-cart tracks etc etc etc - just rambling as none of this is the South Pacific and TIKI!! sorry my bad.

Jim Tikiyaki and I have discussed how cool it would be for the band to learn the whole Whipped Cream LP and then play it live in front of an audience. Logistics prevent that from happening but that's my guess. But I have since learned there is a brass band that does just that.

Its quite interesting to think back to my childhood, how all my peers parents bought the Whipped Cream LP (including mine)but as "hip & cool" kids we hated the music only if because it represented an old more sophisticated audience base (equally because it was not longhair and electric.) TJB was everywhere...for a long time. Herb Alpert's TJB has taken on a whole new life during the past twenty years or so. I love the music now...I still find copies in record bins...it always puts a smile on my peers' faces when played. Nostalgia for childhood familiars I reckon? And really this whole revival thing is childhood familiars. Besides everything discussed so far I would lump in (for my sanity) classic Mad magazines, traditional amusement parks, Mr. Machine and Erector sets, 45 rpm records of all genres, Odd Rods, Venice Beach art & beatniks, slotcars and go-cart tracks etc etc etc - just rambling as none of this is the South Pacific and TIKI!! sorry my bad.

Post #550301 by TikiG on Thu, Aug 26, 2010 10:16 AM