Post #663130 by tiki mick on Sat, Jan 5, 2013 8:01 AM

On 2013-01-04 20:46, Otto wrote:

On 2013-01-02 11:37, TheClamsCasino wrote:
I'm just gonna say the Untouchables didn't belong at TO and take the flames as they come.

For those of you who are newbies (Clams) to the Tiki Oasis party, or or those of you who have never been (Lucas), Tiki Oasis is themed in order to present a wide array of art and musical acts that are tangentially associated with Exotica. Usually we try to present Exotica-centric bands on Friday (Ernie Menehune, WAITIKI, Bob Drasnin, APE, Tikiyaki Orch, Tiki Joe's Ocean, The Maikai Gents, etc) and bands related to the theme on Saturday (HERB, Untouchables, Phantom Surfers, Ghastly Ones, magician James Dimarre, etc).

Here's how The Untouchables fit the bill for Tiki Oasis. (speaking very slowly so everyone understands) Last year's Tiki Oasis was "Spy" themed. One of their biggest hits was "I Spy for the FBI" and a great spy video accompanied it. They also do "Agent 00 Soul" a spy/ska/soul classic. And they wear suits and fedoras so they look pretty secret agent-y to begin with.

Now, long before YOU were into Tiki, The Untouchables were into Tiki. Naturally since they were into vintage 1960s culture they would be fans of Tiki. This comic book, albiet it VERY 80s in an MC Hammer kind of way, shows them as secret agents versus the Tiki Brothers!

So not only is there a strong spy connection but a slight Tiki connection.

First off, Otto, I was at the 2004 tiki oasis when it was still at caliente. You might remember that was the first and last time the smokin menehunes played your event. Then, while I was still in the hula girls, I played 3 tiki oasis events, that included car shows, room parties and main stage.

Second, I don't know if the "long before you were into tiki" was directed at me, but I have been listening to Martin Denny and Arthur Lyman since I was 5 years old...and that would be around 1970. Been "into" tiki culture since I lived in hawaii during the 80's. However, did not know it was called "tiki" until I discovered this forum.

Also, as I mentioned, the untouchables surely are a good band, but they are so marginally tiki it's laughable. You are connecting the dots in a very nebulous way, and so do a lot of other people on this forum, and at the same time, you totally exclude hapa haole music from your event, and specifically my band, for whatever reasons you have. Whatever happened in the past was almost 10 years ago now. Great music should be bigger then that, you know?