Trader Vic arrives in the mail! - General Tiki

A aquarj Tiki Socialite SF bay area, CA Joined: Apr 02, 2002 Posts: 1125	A aquarj Posted posted on Fri, Dec 12, 2003 2:07 PM Unlike Buffett, the Kingston Trio actually are sorta close to the authentic "tiki" aesthetic. I bet their LPs frequently occupied the same music shelf as Marty and Arty in many atomic age homes. Of course they're not exotica, but their songs often represented snapshots of other exotic cultures from the viewfinder of early 60s America - a similar kind of escapism. In a slightly topical note, their song Scotch & Soda has always been one of my favorite cocktail flavored numbers by anybody, folkie or EZ or otherwise. Just an opinion. -Randy

Unlike Buffett, the Kingston Trio actually are sorta close to the authentic "tiki" aesthetic. I bet their LPs frequently occupied the same music shelf as Marty and Arty in many atomic age homes. Of course they're not exotica, but their songs often represented snapshots of other exotic cultures from the viewfinder of early 60s America - a similar kind of escapism. In a slightly topical note, their song Scotch & Soda has always been one of my favorite cocktail flavored numbers by anybody, folkie or EZ or otherwise.

Just an opinion.
-Randy

Post #64671 by aquarj on Fri, Dec 12, 2003 2:07 PM