Post #663175 by Otto on Sat, Jan 5, 2013 7:26 PM

On 2013-01-05 09:40, lucas vigor wrote:

On 2013-01-05 08:01, lucas vigor wrote:

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?

Our founder, Uncle Pat Enos:

Lucas,
My apologies. I did not realize that you were in the Smokin Menehunes back when they played Caliente tropics.
Also forgot that you were in the Hula Girls earlier on. Of course I remember the last time The Hula Girls played on the main stage with you in band, I believe I talked to you briefly backstage.

My apologies again for referring to you as new to neo-Tiki. I have only heard from you since 2004 and I know Sven has been researching Tiki Bars since at least 1984 and I have been frequenting Tiki bars since I was about 22 (Kelbo's in 1986)

And, as I noted, I am not against Hapa Haole music, The Maikai Gents have played many TO, Ernie Menehune is classic Haole music, The Friki Tikis played one year, the Uke jam has been a very successful aspect of TO since moving to SD and they play Haole Hawaiian tunes.

I often throw in some hulas and haole Hawaiian tunes during my monthly Exotica DJ gigs that I have been doing at Forbidden Island for a few years and other locations for the past 16 years.