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Tiki Central / California Events / Tiki Bob art show at the Tonga Hut March 27 starting at 4pm.

Post #581253 by JOHN-O on Tue, Mar 22, 2011 12:46 AM

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On 2011-03-22 00:03, bigbrotiki wrote:
WHAT is the significance of the Tiki Bob Tiki for the evolution of the style? :)

  1. Tiki Bob was the first Tiki without any attention paid to Polynesian authenticity.

  2. Tiki Bob was the first Tiki-style brand unique enough to be merchandised or franchised.

  3. Tiki Bob was the first Tiki to have an Anglo-Saxon name.

  4. Tiki Bob was a happy looking Tiki.

  5. Tiki Bob was the first Tiki rendered in a bright color.

  6. Tiki Bob was the first Tiki with eyeballs.

  7. Tiki Bob was "Tiki" in name only.

Here's 4 more...

  1. Tiki Bob was the first Poly-Pop icon to have a Modernist (Minimalist?) aesthetic applied to a "primitive" form.

Tiki Bob = Tiki Modern.

  1. Tiki Bob was the first Tiki who made a better mug than a free-standing Tiki.

  2. Tiki Bob was the first use of the word "Tiki" in a proper name, thus setting the standard for the majority of user IDs on TC.

  3. Tiki Bob was actually the point when Tiki began to devolve. (???)

[ Edited by: JOHN-O 2011-03-22 07:52 ]