Post #634927 by forgotten tikiman on Thu, May 3, 2012 7:50 PM

Well I thought I would post something on this thread since I joined not to long ago. My name is Steven Huffman and I live in Pismo Beach, CA. Thinking back on what first got me into tiki was at a young age. I was born in 1981 and from what I learned that tiki hit a falling point in the 80's. About 88-89 I was introduced to a movie called "Back to the Beach" by the family. That movie fascinated me as a young kid with its surf-tiki vibe. I loved it and is still one of my favorits today. So that stuck with me and then my true discovery of tiki came at about 2009-10. Even though the tiki revival came way before then and tiki is not big on the central coast, I just started seeing tiki everywhere when I payed visit to southern ca, orange county where my friend lives. He loves pinstriping and knew Doug Dorr. For those who know Doug, He's a tiki fanatic. So going to car shows such as Mooneyes in Irwindale, there is the tiki broker that vends there. So my interest was peeked. I started buying tiki stuff. Bought my first tiki in Huntington Beach and I own art and tikis from those mentioned above along with a whole bunch of other artists. Those are mentioned in my Forgotten tiki room thread. So my collection has grown ever since then ans I show no signs of stopping. I love this culture and the people surrounding it in every aspect. :D

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