Tiki Stars Walk of Fame (or as close as I could get) - General Tiki

O Otto Grand Member (3 years) NorCal Joined: Mar 29, 2002 Posts: 1000	O Otto Posted posted on Wed, Jun 15, 2011 11:41 PM On 2011-05-31 23:11, bigbrotiki wrote: I am sorry guys, how could I be so narrow-minded! Of course, Don Ho, Godzilla, and Herb Alpert are all soooo "Tiki". ... Sven, just HAD to share this one. Was reading liner notes from CD reissues of Herb Alpert today and found this nugget from none other than Josh Kun professor of English at UC Riverside and author of Audiotopia who has written articles for NY Times, LA Times, and Village Voice: talking about Herb's place in Pop culture history in relation to the impact of his music versus the culture at the time of its release: "...the music's playful evocation of cultural and international difference (a closer-to-home version of the exotica boom's tiki fantasies in the '50s), offered an escape from picket lines, police violence and protests..." While not Tiki per se, obviously the only legit extension of the Tiki ethos.

On 2011-05-31 23:11, bigbrotiki wrote:
I am sorry guys, how could I be so narrow-minded! Of course, Don Ho, Godzilla, and Herb Alpert are all soooo "Tiki". ...

Sven, just HAD to share this one. Was reading liner notes from CD reissues of Herb Alpert today and found this nugget from none other than Josh Kun professor of English at UC Riverside and author of Audiotopia who has written articles for NY Times, LA Times, and Village Voice:

talking about Herb's place in Pop culture history in relation to the impact of his music versus the culture at the time of its release:
"...the music's playful evocation of cultural and international difference (a closer-to-home version of the exotica boom's tiki fantasies in the '50s), offered an escape from picket lines, police violence and protests..."

While not Tiki per se, obviously the only legit extension of the Tiki ethos.

Post #593874 by Otto on Wed, Jun 15, 2011 11:41 PM