Post #60204 by fatuhiva on Sun, Nov 16, 2003 9:42 AM

I suppose a mai-tiki is better than no tiki at all, but its still a goofy looking tiki to me. All these guys that copy his style should just open the book of tiki for some new inspiration.. I'd love to go buy a local tiki, but the only thing anyone carves around here has big lips and jimmy carter teeth- except for the old guy down in the keys, I try to grab at least one 60's style tiki every time im down there- but he also carves the goof type tikis.

I'm not saying there isnt room for the Mai-tiki style, I just think "OK, its been done, we get it, move on"

every tiki out here looks like a cartoon. As Flounder said it gives you a "tiki bump" to see one, but then i think "oh another biglips" It's kind of like the differnece between finding an Aloha Hut tiki mug in a thrift and finding something from Accoutrements.

..at one time Florida was full of cool looking tikis (Tiki Gardens, Cypress Gardens, Hawaiian Inn, Witco, etc) but now its mostly Mai Tikis. It's too bad the style wasn't mixed up a little more- I doubt customers demanded the Jimmy Carter tiki or they wouldnt buy... Wayne can carve an awesome traditional style tiki.. I've seen it done.. but for some reason the only ones I've ever seen in the wild are the goofs.. and pretty much every other carver I've seen knocks off the "goof style"

and that's why I have Keigs carve my tikis and ship them from the Pacific Northwest! hahaha