Post #606078 by JOHN-O on Fri, Sep 9, 2011 2:06 PM

On 2011-09-09 13:08, jingleheimerschmidt wrote:

On 2011-09-08 22:12, ErkNoLikeFire wrote:
......all that tiki culture has is fez wearing drunks knocking back fruity umbrella drinks.

Uhhhh....we're not? :D

You might be, but I'm not !! :evil:

That stereotype annoys me far more than any Parrothead or Party City connotations. I'd like to see more Lounge culture classy cool than the Frat Party "lampshade wearing" excess that Tiki culture is sometimes associated with.

That's something interesting I've observed about the Surf Music scene. Even though it's more youth culture based, most of the fans don't drink very much (if at all). In many ways, the Surf Music scene is more "pure". It's 100% about the music, and less about the commerce and/or alcoholic excess.

And I have no problem with Disco. It has a certain post-Punk ironic hipness to it now. Also that "Tiki Hell" room party at Oasis with the puffer fish disco ball was super fun. And if you think about it, Tiki/Lounge culture has much more in common with Disco culture than it does with Rock and Roll culture.