Post #603595 by AnitaMargarita on Tue, Aug 23, 2011 11:32 AM

On 2011-08-23 08:40, Matt Reese wrote:

On 2011-08-23 07:19, TNT wrote:
No burlesque isn't dirty but is a form of adult entertainment. I don't feel comfortable with the little kids there and if I were a performer that would be too weird for me. I personally would love to see this as a 21 and over event for the entire weekend.

I here you and believe me I understand both sides of it. I am friends with some of the dancers and we discussed this very subject. They seemed to be happy with the kids there. I guess the real question is how the parents are handling it. Some of us will just have to agree to disagree.
Peace with every step.

I think that folks just won't see eye to eye on this subject. It's understandable. If you don't have kids, you cannot understand why they would be attracted to the stage. But, if you do have kids, you know that they want to see the bands and dance and have fun, until about 8:30, then, they should be going back to their separate hotel with grandma or a nanny for the night. After staying the hotel for the first time, I can see that a "quiet" room at the Crowne Plaza just does not exist. I wasn't surprised by that.

I have to say that I entirely agree that the kids should not be allowed to just stand up right at the edge of the stage during the burlesque show. I wanted to tell the kids to sit down, but, I didn't feel that it was my place to tell someone else's kids, what to do. I think that people wouldn't even notice kids at this event, if they didn't stand right at the front of the stage. Maybe, a new rule could be that kids must sit on the ground, when in front, during burlesque. That would be the best thing for everyone.

It would be easy. King Kukulele can tell them that that's the rule, and they'd do it. Simple as that. He's like the Pied Piper with kids. Barring children from Tiki Oasis is not cool. Everyone should remember that our gracious hosts, Otto and Baby Doe have 2 young sons that attend every year, with them. I met a guy that has been attending Tiki Oasis for the past 9 years. His parents have always brought him, and the guy was about 20 years old. Let's all be tolerant of others, and just remember, that we're all here to have fun and enjoy all that is tiki!