Official Introductions Thread. New Members, Post your introduction here... - General Tiki

VD Voodoo Devil Member Ridgefield, CT Joined: Jun 28, 2011 Posts: 9	VD Voodoo Devil Posted posted on Thu, Jun 30, 2011 7:34 PM Hey Everybody! Just joined the forum and wanted to say hey! After six years of enlightenment from discovering Sven Kirstin's Book of Tiki at a Houston museum gift shop in 2005, plus the years of Tiki Magazine following that, it's about time I started participating in the very active Tiki culture happening in real life.. right now! I could probably pinpoint when I started getting interested in the Hawaiian/SoCal culture of surfing and tropical exotica around the early 90's starting with Red Hot Chili Peppers and other similar influences, but since then it's become a strong passion for me on many levels. Since I found the modern Tiki movement, I've been inspired to collect vintage Tiki mugs, masks, artwork, ephemera, etc. and to discover Tiki bars and restaurants -- new and old -- whenever my partner and I travel. Vintage cocktails and vintage lounge music are a staple in our home throughout the week, and our guests expect it every time they visit (which is often). We don't have a formal Tiki Bar but plan on finishing the basement exercise room in full Tiki fashion in the near future. Our first Tiki convention was Tiki Oasis 2010 in San Diego, which was a total blast and a true spectacular. However I didn't feel the human vibe of the culture until we attended Ohana: Luau at the Lake 2011 in Lake George, NY last weekend. The people were perfectly friendly and fun, and the event was intimate, special and inspiring. I'm already looking forward to next year's! I'm fascinated by the surviving Tiki Temples from the original movement and I want to contribute to their preservation as well as the proliferation of new temples of the Tiki Revival Movement happening right now. And I want to meet the people who feel the same way I do. Oh, and I'm not sure I mentioned that I can mix cocktails that will put you on your ass.. in a good way. :wink: Thanks for listening. And thanks for making me realize I'm not completely insane. (Well at least not because of THIS..) -DJ (Voodoo Devil)

Hey Everybody!

Just joined the forum and wanted to say hey! After six years of enlightenment from discovering Sven Kirstin's Book of Tiki at a Houston museum gift shop in 2005, plus the years of Tiki Magazine following that, it's about time I started participating in the very active Tiki culture happening in real life.. right now!

I could probably pinpoint when I started getting interested in the Hawaiian/SoCal culture of surfing and tropical exotica around the early 90's starting with Red Hot Chili Peppers and other similar influences, but since then it's become a strong passion for me on many levels. Since I found the modern Tiki movement, I've been inspired to collect vintage Tiki mugs, masks, artwork, ephemera, etc. and to discover Tiki bars and restaurants -- new and old -- whenever my partner and I travel. Vintage cocktails and vintage lounge music are a staple in our home throughout the week, and our guests expect it every time they visit (which is often). We don't have a formal Tiki Bar but plan on finishing the basement exercise room in full Tiki fashion in the near future.

Our first Tiki convention was Tiki Oasis 2010 in San Diego, which was a total blast and a true spectacular. However I didn't feel the human vibe of the culture until we attended Ohana: Luau at the Lake 2011 in Lake George, NY last weekend. The people were perfectly friendly and fun, and the event was intimate, special and inspiring. I'm already looking forward to next year's!

I'm fascinated by the surviving Tiki Temples from the original movement and I want to contribute to their preservation as well as the proliferation of new temples of the Tiki Revival Movement happening right now. And I want to meet the people who feel the same way I do.

Oh, and I'm not sure I mentioned that I can mix cocktails that will put you on your ass.. in a good way. :wink:

Thanks for listening. And thanks for making me realize I'm not completely insane. (Well at least not because of THIS..)

-DJ (Voodoo Devil)

Post #595687 by Voodoo Devil on Thu, Jun 30, 2011 7:34 PM