Tiki at Burning Man - General Tiki

BB Bruddah Bear Member Los Angeles Basin, Westside Joined: Apr 07, 2011 Posts: 629	BB Bruddah Bear Posted posted on Thu, Sep 8, 2011 3:51 PM On 2011-09-08 11:36, JOHN-O wrote: ...sorry for the further derail How can you derail something that was a train wreck to begin with? The original pic that was posted is Party City/Target bright colored devolved/faux tikis on steroids being peddled as Tiki by people who have no idea (and/or don't care) what Tiki really is. Sadly, for many, this is what they think of when they hear the word tiki, and these types of display and execution continue to drive the general public's impression of what Tiki is about and should look like. If anything, the shift of topic to "Exotica v Surf Music, ¿Quien Es Mas Tiki?" actually gave this thread some value IMHO. Bear

On 2011-09-08 11:36, JOHN-O wrote:

...sorry for the further derail

How can you derail something that was a train wreck to begin with?

The original pic that was posted is Party City/Target bright colored devolved/faux tikis on steroids being peddled as Tiki by people who have no idea (and/or don't care) what Tiki really is. Sadly, for many, this is what they think of when they hear the word tiki, and these types of display and execution continue to drive the general public's impression of what Tiki is about and should look like.

If anything, the shift of topic to "Exotica v Surf Music, ¿Quien Es Mas Tiki?" actually gave this thread some value IMHO.

Bear

Post #605982 by Bruddah Bear on Thu, Sep 8, 2011 3:51 PM