San Diego - General Tiki

B BC-Da-Da Member Joined: Aug 14, 2002 Posts: 161	B BC-Da-Da Posted posted on Thu, Aug 22, 2002 4:40 PM San Diego is the lamest big city (semi-big city, really) I've ever been to. That said, there are more Tikis to be found in San Diego, Leucadia, Oceanside and Carlsbad, than anyhere else I know in the U.S. While there are still some Tiki Meccas that resemble their original glory, for some strange reason, Surfers remain very much enamoured with the Tiki hunt (not restaurants, but carvings). The Tiki Surfah image lingers on in San Diego. There are a ton of great carvers there... guys just in their own back yard, nothing commercial. Many front and back lawns have Tikis (you see these just driving through neighborhoods), but beware if you are one of them. I have a friend that had a Tiki stolen from his yard. You hear stories like that all the time coming from the Surf cultutre. These Surfers, for the most part, are not people of great consciousness. The Surf culture is much different now than it was in the '40s and '50s. But some of the bohemain nature remains and Tikis can be found in the small shacks of Surfers. San Diego is way too conservative for my taste; every store has that plain mauve color to it (you won't believe how many times you hear "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" while you are there... Elton John is the most overrated Pop artist ever, in my opinion).

San Diego is the lamest big city (semi-big city, really) I've ever been to. That said, there are more Tikis to be found in San Diego, Leucadia, Oceanside and Carlsbad, than anyhere else I know in the U.S. While there are still some Tiki Meccas that resemble their original glory, for some strange reason, Surfers remain very much enamoured with the Tiki hunt (not restaurants, but carvings).

The Tiki Surfah image lingers on in San Diego. There are a ton of great carvers there... guys just in their own back yard, nothing commercial. Many front and back lawns have Tikis (you see these just driving through neighborhoods), but beware if you are one of them. I have a friend that had a Tiki stolen from his yard. You hear stories like that all the time coming from the Surf cultutre.

These Surfers, for the most part, are not people of great consciousness. The Surf culture is much different now than it was in the '40s and '50s. But some of the bohemain nature remains and Tikis can be found in the small shacks of Surfers.

San Diego is way too conservative for my taste; every store has that plain mauve color to it (you won't believe how many times you hear "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" while you are there... Elton John is the most overrated Pop artist ever, in my opinion).

Post #6545 by BC-Da-Da on Thu, Aug 22, 2002 4:40 PM