The "Just Because It's From Hawaii, Doesn't Mean It's Tiki" Thread - Bilge

BB Bruddah Bear Member Los Angeles Basin, Westside Joined: Apr 07, 2011 Posts: 629	BB Bruddah Bear Posted posted on Thu, Sep 22, 2011 6:37 PM Poi definitely falls under the Hawaiiana category, which falls, at least partly, under the umbrella of Poly-Pop. But does that in and of itself make it Tiki? I'd say no. If a restaurant had it on a menu, would THAT make it Tiki? That depends on WHEN the restaurant had it on the menu. If it was before 1955, then no, that makes it Hawwaiiana/Poly-pop in the Pre-Tiki period. Post '55, then we're talking Tiki possibility. And Mike! Mike, Mike, Mike... They never REALLY sacrificed any virgins, it was all for show. All just part of that amalgam of Oceanic culture that was the Polynesian Floor Show, a little titillation for the paying customers. Ain't no big thing, Brada. Just think of it as a burlesque act. Bear

Poi definitely falls under the Hawaiiana category, which falls, at least partly, under the umbrella of Poly-Pop. But does that in and of itself make it Tiki? I'd say no. If a restaurant had it on a menu, would THAT make it Tiki? That depends on WHEN the restaurant had it on the menu. If it was before 1955, then no, that makes it Hawwaiiana/Poly-pop in the Pre-Tiki period. Post '55, then we're talking Tiki possibility.

And Mike! Mike, Mike, Mike... They never REALLY sacrificed any virgins, it was all for show. All just part of that amalgam of Oceanic culture that was the Polynesian Floor Show, a little titillation for the paying customers. Ain't no big thing, Brada. Just think of it as a burlesque act.

Bear

Post #607747 by Bruddah Bear on Thu, Sep 22, 2011 6:37 PM