Post #586059 by bigbrotiki on Fri, Apr 22, 2011 12:03 PM

Thank You John-O, I agree...on one hand, the title should be "DESERT POLYNESIA DISCOVERED!" or something. But on the other hand, your second thought is right: This plane is sort of the "Rosebud", the pottery shard discovered by an archeologist, which opened up the vista on a forgotten civilization, and inspired a new one. Just like a Tiki matchbook, or a Tiki mug that bears the name and city of some long gone Tiki temple, the photo(s) of this plane are powerful enough to let one's imagination soar. The image below has all the right elements: A cool guy, great art, and just enough information to peak the urban (or desert) archeologist's curiosity:

Most important of it all: It bears the name of Tiki. "Aloha Bird" would have been cool, too, but not quite as. This ads an AIRPLANE to the amazing variety of how the name Tiki was utilized: Tiki bars, Tiki apartments, Tiki bowling alleys, Tiki Motels, Tiki statues, masks, posts, chairs, bars, torches, mugs, bowls, lighters, etc., and now, a Tiki PLANE :)

And it bears the name of a place (Newberry Springs), and a specific location (Lake Loreen) that makes one curious to find it and explore - which is what Amy did....and then some!

So in a way, let people find this thread by its cryptic header, like an artifact in the internet desert, and make the effort to read through it, that way they take the journey and understand the quality of the discovery

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2011-04-22 12:06 ]