Unwanted Tiki Gift - Help/Suggestions Needed - General Tiki

BB Bruddah Bear Member Los Angeles Basin, Westside Joined: Apr 07, 2011 Posts: 629	BB Bruddah Bear Posted posted on Tue, Aug 23, 2011 6:12 PM Sheesh! You don't see "Dive" signs on run down places, or "Hipster Hangout" or "Fern Bar" on others, what's with the annoying trend of badly executed, brightly colored generic signs touting the "style" of the Tiki bar? A true Tiki bar shouldn't need a sign, it should clearly announce that it's Tiki from the look of the decor. The look of it, as well as it's name, should conjure up thoughts of faraway exotic places. Having tiki in the actual name of the bar (like the Tiki-Ti) is one thing, but just a sign that says "Tiki Bar," that's like Romper Room time, it's a label, "Look kiddies, this is a 'tiki bar, t-i-k-i b-a-r, TIKI BAR.'" It's lame, it's patronizing, it's insulting. If you need a sign that labels the type of bar you have, that probably means it isn't that type of bar in the first place. Having said all that, you can always claim that the sign was somehow damaged (just don't tell them you did it intentionally) and you wanted to try to salvage what you could and preserve their "kind" gift, so you incorporated it into a new decor piece because you "didn't want to just throw it away. After all, what kind of friends would we be if we did that?" Bear

Sheesh! You don't see "Dive" signs on run down places, or "Hipster Hangout" or "Fern Bar" on others, what's with the annoying trend of badly executed, brightly colored generic signs touting the "style" of the Tiki bar? A true Tiki bar shouldn't need a sign, it should clearly announce that it's Tiki from the look of the decor. The look of it, as well as it's name, should conjure up thoughts of faraway exotic places. Having tiki in the actual name of the bar (like the Tiki-Ti) is one thing, but just a sign that says "Tiki Bar," that's like Romper Room time, it's a label, "Look kiddies, this is a 'tiki bar, t-i-k-i b-a-r, TIKI BAR.'" It's lame, it's patronizing, it's insulting. If you need a sign that labels the type of bar you have, that probably means it isn't that type of bar in the first place.

Having said all that, you can always claim that the sign was somehow damaged (just don't tell them you did it intentionally) and you wanted to try to salvage what you could and preserve their "kind" gift, so you incorporated it into a new decor piece because you "didn't want to just throw it away. After all, what kind of friends would we be if we did that?"

Bear

Post #603674 by Bruddah Bear on Tue, Aug 23, 2011 6:12 PM