surfing and tiki - General Tiki

K Kailuageoff Member Honolulu Lounge,Lewes, DE Joined: Mar 27, 2002 Posts: 1506	K Kailuageoff Posted posted on Wed, Oct 29, 2003 12:13 PM In my mind tiki links to just about anything that exploded as a popular phenomena in the 50's to early 60's so that would include the 50th state, hi-fi/stereo, Elvis, Playboy, cocktails, bachelor pads, space age design, surf culture, gambling, night clubs/lounges and exotica music. All of these touchstones are part of the reason I dig tiki so much. Also, since we hardly ever hear from BigBro anymore (regretably some things have changed), I have to mention that the Hawaiians did invent surfing, but the haole's invented "tiki culture". [ Edited by: Kailuageoff on 2003-10-29 12:14 ]

In my mind tiki links to just about anything that exploded as a popular phenomena in the 50's to early 60's so that would include the 50th state, hi-fi/stereo, Elvis, Playboy, cocktails, bachelor pads, space age design, surf culture, gambling, night clubs/lounges and exotica music. All of these touchstones are part of the reason I dig tiki so much.

Also, since we hardly ever hear from BigBro anymore (regretably some things have changed), I have to mention that the Hawaiians did invent surfing, but the haole's invented "tiki culture".

[ Edited by: Kailuageoff on 2003-10-29 12:14 ]

Post #57503 by Kailuageoff on Wed, Oct 29, 2003 12:13 PM