Post #591547 by JOHN-O on Tue, May 31, 2011 1:45 PM

On 2011-05-31 12:53, bigbrotiki wrote:
So now that we have gone from "People-on-the-Walk-of-Fame-that-had-an-impact-on-Tiki" to "Any-Hollywood-Star-that-ever-played-in-a-South Seas-Movie" just to keep this game going...

Actually I viewed this thread as the latter, i.e. "What connection (if any) does a HWOF star have to Tiki/Poly-Pop" vs. a literal "Tiki Walk of Fame". Boris's original inclusion of Calypso, Surf, Hawaii 5-0, and Magnum P.I. would support that take I think.

I see it this way, a couple of Tikiphiles walk down Hollywood Blvd. At each star they play Tiki trivia and ask "What connection does this person have to Tiki?"

It might be:

1. Significant as in the case of Les Baxter.
2. Obscure as in the case of Bill Holden.
3. Ridiculous as in the case of Jim Backus.

Not every thread has to be an academic definition or acknowledgement of Tiki-style.

Right ? :)

Boris, if that was your intent then I stand corrected.