Is this really a Trader Vic's coconut cup? - Collecting Tiki

T tikithomas08 Member San Diego CA Joined: Apr 10, 2007 Posts: 528	T tikithomas08 Posted posted on Thu, May 26, 2011 10:16 PM On 2011-05-25 11:35, bigbrotiki wrote: Jeez kids, Trader Vic's or not, fact is it's just a crappy, cheapo, dime-a-dozen coconut mug! (Sorry, I just had to say that. :) I realize I have the luxury of coming from the generation of collectors BEFORE big spoon and forks, colored Orchids of Hawaii Tikis and Viking Witco were scrutinized with the same fervor than Tradewinds mugs and Barney Wests. It's just that these kind of things are NOT what inspired me to describe Tiki as an art form!) i wish i could "like" that

On 2011-05-25 11:35, bigbrotiki wrote:
Jeez kids, Trader Vic's or not, fact is it's just a crappy, cheapo, dime-a-dozen coconut mug!

(Sorry, I just had to say that. :) I realize I have the luxury of coming from the generation of collectors BEFORE big spoon and forks, colored Orchids of Hawaii Tikis and Viking Witco were scrutinized with the same fervor than Tradewinds mugs and Barney Wests. It's just that these kind of things are NOT what inspired me to describe Tiki as an art form!)

i wish i could "like" that

Post #590991 by tikithomas08 on Thu, May 26, 2011 10:16 PM