Post #67368 by tikibars on Fri, Jan 2, 2004 1:13 PM

I went last year (ducking out on Saturday for Mondo Tiki of course).

There is definitely a little bit of an elitist "I'm more rockabilly than you" attitude there that would trounce even the snobbiest Tikiphile's anti-Buffettness in it's intensity, but you're not going to get thumped for showing up out of your rebel-conformist uniform. I paraded around in uncuffed, black (not blue) jeans with no wallet chain and Doc Martens, and I was fine.

The crowds feel full but never uncomfortably packed in, and with two stages, there is almost continual music.

They seem to try to balance old-skool acts with newer psychobilly stuff, so there's a good blend if you like both (personally, I could do without most of the new stuff, but that's just me).

The women are awe-inspiring, and people are having fun 24 hours a day. It's a good time. The rockabilly crowd have been embracing Tiki for the past few years, so Aloha shirts are actually OK there.