Post #650066 by tiki mick on Wed, Aug 29, 2012 11:23 AM

On 2012-08-29 10:46, Bill5925 wrote:
Tiki Oasis is a special event. I know I'll support it whatever the theme. If it's something I detest, such as punk, I may stay off site, but I'll still be there for the party atmosphere. (The hotel will sell out anyway!) I appreciate the tremendous hard work that goes into this event. We all give suggestions because we all have likes and dislikes and want to see our favorites. But unless we put on our own event we shouldn't cry because we don't get our way.

Personally, I don't see how you can separate Tiki from the Hawaii, South Seas vibe. I think the Smokin' Menehunes are terrific and would love to see them by the pool. But again, the event is too much fun to miss regardless.

I agree with everything you say (and thank you for supporting our band!)

I hope babydoe does not take my suggestions as a complaint. It's not. Just what I would personally like to see, and nothing more. The tremendous hard work to set up an event like this must be mind boggling.

I also don't see how you can separate tiki from hawaii. BUT, I think where people make the mistake is by comparing modern, post 1970 hawaii to vintage hawaii. Tiki in hawaii is not about slack key, folky acoustic guitar and uke stuff, or jawaiian...and I think that's what more then a few tiki centralites think people like me are talking about.

Nope. It's jazzy, swinging music that a band like mine (and the sweet hollywaiians) play, NOT the modern stuff....so when you think tiki in hawaii, don't think "shaka brah" or anything like that....picture the brady family having their luau..or Elvis with his beach boys in "Blue hawaii".....

Ok? The Hukilau Hulas CD is a fine example of great hawaiian music...hapa haole!

And I am not talking either about pre-tiki stuff from the 20's and 30's either.

Having said that (jeff will kill me for this) I don't consider garage rock, punk or surf to be tiki at all. BUT, I realize that if we stick to my idea of what tiki should be, few would come to an event like this. You practically need the mosh pits and the 80's ska bands to keep a modern crowd's interest.

So on one hand, I realize the reason for bringing in all the stuff that is only marginally related to anything found in Sven's BOT (for example) and calling it tiki...or even, centering your whole event around it is to actually bring people in....part of me would like to see tiki oasis modified a little...for purely selfish reasons, of course!

I can tell you this: I have had fun at all three tiki oasis I have attended, but have to be honest and say that the music I enjoyed the best was when the mai-kai gents dudes were playing in the elevator a few years back. That was the bomb....and I rode the elevator up and down all night listening to them.