Post #578567 by telescopes on Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:33 PM

On 2011-03-02 21:04, bigbrotiki wrote:

On 2011-03-02 15:41, telescopes wrote:
Oooops. Somebody better tell the folks at Forbidden Island so they can pull their sponsorship of this site.

So what are you saying: The above IS a Tiki environment? There are 101 oh-so-funny, smart ass examples of how Tiki bars have non-Tiki elements in them, and how there have been non-Tiki posts accepted here. Flashing them here still does not change the fact that the above is NOT a Tiki bar, while cribe thinks it is and presents it as such. It IS however a lovely, fun-looking CARRIBEAN home bar, nobody is denying that. C'mon people it ain't rocket science!

No, I am not saying it is a tiki environment. But I don't think Carib said it was. I think he was sharing his sense of escapism. And, in the beginning, as you have so aptly written, that's what DTB was selling. In fact, if we could go all the way back to 1934, how many tikis would we see at his first place.

I have them. I have three tikis and I have three moai. All of them are placed around the grounds. I have the torches, the bar, but I have no bamboo. Or thatch. But I have a love of Polynesia and a love of SoCal Poly Pop. But, my photos would not indicate tiki. No globes, no puffer fish, no.... you name it.

But, we have Rumaki, Hawaiian BBQ, Crab Rangoon, and etc all served at the parties in the backyard.

I guess what I am saying is escapism is a start and it is a beginning and tiki is not an end to itself but it is a mile stone along the way that one eventually learns and gets. But in the last words of Tea and Sympathy - "Be Gentle". He'll get there, and sooner without the unnecessary heat and ignorant statements - not that you were being ignorant.