Post #595738 by Voodoo Devil on Fri, Jul 1, 2011 5:05 AM

Hey Everybody!

Just joined the forum and wanted to say a special hey! to everyone at Ohana 2011.. in case no one checks the Introductions forum for new members anymore! haha

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 interaction of the culture until my partner and I attended Ohana: Luau at the Lake 2011 last weekend. The people were perfectly friendly and fun, and the event was intimate, special and inspiring. I'll hop on the bandwagon by saying I'm already looking forward to next year's!

I won't waste space here explaining my torrid love affair with Tiki -- I already did that in Introductions if you're really interested -- but I will say that after six years of enlightenment from discovering Sven Kirstin's Book of Tiki 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'm fascinated by the surviving Tiki Temples from the original movement like the Tiki Resort in Lake George, and I want to contribute to their preservation as well as support 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.

And if there happen to be a bunch of cocktails mixed along the way, that's fine too.

Thanks for listening. Thanks for a great time at Ohana 2011. And thanks for making me realize I'm not completely insane. (Well at least not because of TIKI..)

-DJ (Voodoo Devil)