Post #610336 by JOHN-O on Sat, Oct 15, 2011 8:35 PM

Lucas, you have my sympathies with your Tiki frustration. I don't want to add to your grief but I wanted to let you know there's another band performing around as the Smokin' Menehunes. I think they may be responsible for stealing your thunder. I saw them play at both Mojave Oasis and Tiki Caliente this year. They also played a Tikiphile-packed show at the Bahooka last Dec. More recently I saw them open up for Phillip Robert's Waikiki slide show event at DTBC.

I would love to tell you that they were a bad substitute for the original but actually they were really really good. Some of these shows were especially awesome in that they highlighted the great diversity of Tiki Music... Hapa Haole + Hulabilly + Surf + Modern Exotica all on the same bill !! I'm sorry these fake Smokin' Menehunes were getting all the credit due you. They even fooled Jim Tikiyaki into performing with them.

You need to take immediate action against these impostors !!

:)

(Edited to add Mr. Smiley Face)

[ Edited by: JOHN-O 2011-10-16 07:32 ]