Don Tiki Does Disney - Los Angeles Dec 20 2012 - California Events

T telescopes Tiki Socialite Palm Springs Joined: May 06, 2007 Posts: 619	T telescopes Posted posted on Fri, Dec 21, 2012 7:26 PM On 2012-12-21 18:25, TheClamsCasino wrote: On 2012-12-21 16:28, lucas vigor wrote: Maybe, but it was in response to the last line of the preceding post, which was uncalled for, and patently untrue. . Sorry, I'll take enthusiasm and spontaneity over "musicians of the very highest caliber" any day of the week. Nothing went over my head, pal. Believe me. [ Edited by: TheClamsCasino 2012-12-21 18:26 ] Okay, you pulled me out of my rabbit hole where I've been quietly hibernating. And now, I have to agree with Lucas to boot. He's right! Don Tiki is the real thing. This is mid-century escapism in all of its Les, Arty, Denny fake Hollywood, Don the Beachcomber authenticity and it doesn't get any better than this. I was there, 3rd row, seat 151. If anything was wrong, it was the venue - Don Tiki simply isn't about big concert halls - the music as presented is simply too intimate and the performance too personal not to get somewhat lost in the expanse of the Disney Concert Hall. That said, Don Tiki stayed true to who they are and didn't change their act to fill the hall. What you saw was the real McCoy. The playfulness, the silliness, the goofiness, the not taking themselves serious are all part of some of the elements of exotica. Seriously - listen to the stuff and tell me you don't get a good unintended laugh from it at it from time to time. Nothing, and I mean nothing out there compares to what Don Tiki is doing. They are a one only type act. Serious criticisms can be made of what we saw last night - i.e. a big concert hall versus seeing Don Tiki on a beach as you would a Luau. Perhaps you do need a drink in your hand JOHN> I had lunch with a Mai Tai and a Navy Grog at Don the Beachcombers (They were closed but served me anyway), a Navy Grog at Trader Vics followed by a coffee grog and a Everyone Hates Fruitcake with a long smoke from my pipe at Cana all before the concert began - so perhaps I was better prepped to have a great time. I am going to now write something and if you don't agree with it after you read it, then .......... On a forum such as this, Don Tiki should be available for criticism. But remember this, they were tiki before this forum was really up and running and they have been living it for real. In terms of computer programing, they are about as close to experiencing the source code as we can get in this age. They aren't holy, they aren't sacred, and they aren't the finest in the world, but in terms of Les, Arty, and Denny, this is about as close as we can get to experiencing them in a live venue. I don't know, at this point, I turn to you Lucus. I readily admit you will be better able to make the argument about just why this group is an important part of what is going on in this genre.

On 2012-12-21 18:25, TheClamsCasino wrote:

On 2012-12-21 16:28, lucas vigor wrote:
Maybe, but it was in response to the last line of the preceding post, which was uncalled for, and patently untrue. .

Sorry, I'll take enthusiasm and spontaneity over "musicians of the very highest caliber" any day of the week. Nothing went over my head, pal. Believe me.

[ Edited by: TheClamsCasino 2012-12-21 18:26 ]

Okay, you pulled me out of my rabbit hole where I've been quietly hibernating.

And now, I have to agree with Lucas to boot.

He's right!

Don Tiki is the real thing. This is mid-century escapism in all of its Les, Arty, Denny fake Hollywood, Don the Beachcomber authenticity and it doesn't get any better than this.

I was there, 3rd row, seat 151.

If anything was wrong, it was the venue - Don Tiki simply isn't about big concert halls - the music as presented is simply too intimate and the performance too personal not to get somewhat lost in the expanse of the Disney Concert Hall. That said, Don Tiki stayed true to who they are and didn't change their act to fill the hall. What you saw was the real McCoy.

The playfulness, the silliness, the goofiness, the not taking themselves serious are all part of some of the elements of exotica. Seriously - listen to the stuff and tell me you don't get a good unintended laugh from it at it from time to time.

Nothing, and I mean nothing out there compares to what Don Tiki is doing. They are a one only type act.

Serious criticisms can be made of what we saw last night - i.e. a big concert hall versus seeing Don Tiki on a beach as you would a Luau. Perhaps you do need a drink in your hand JOHN> I had lunch with a Mai Tai and a Navy Grog at Don the Beachcombers (They were closed but served me anyway), a Navy Grog at Trader Vics followed by a coffee grog and a Everyone Hates Fruitcake with a long smoke from my pipe at Cana all before the concert began - so perhaps I was better prepped to have a great time.

I am going to now write something and if you don't agree with it after you read it, then ..........

On a forum such as this, Don Tiki should be available for criticism. But remember this, they were tiki before this forum was really up and running and they have been living it for real. In terms of computer programing, they are about as close to experiencing the source code as we can get in this age. They aren't holy, they aren't sacred, and they aren't the finest in the world, but in terms of Les, Arty, and Denny, this is about as close as we can get to experiencing them in a live venue. I don't know, at this point, I turn to you Lucus. I readily admit you will be better able to make the argument about just why this group is an important part of what is going on in this genre.

Post #662147 by telescopes on Fri, Dec 21, 2012 7:26 PM