Post #691050 by mike and marie on Thu, Aug 22, 2013 6:10 PM

Obituaries are very upsetting to me. Often they are difficult to read, because you find out how interesting this person is and you have questions and you'd like to learn from them and hear more about their lives---and you can't. I detest obituaries. I think of them as missed opportunities.

We've had our share of missed opportunities in the world of tiki, but also many wonderful connections with those of the past. And sadly, thinking back to so many of our friends who are gone---Sonny at Hala Kahiki, George Nakashima, Anne at La Mariana, Mr. Chin ... well, the list goes on too long. Kind of like the "closed" icons on Critiki.

I wonder if we can use this thread as a way to make others aware of old timers who are still out there so we can catch them while we can. We need to make the effort. Thinking back, our earliest interviews were conducted with lo-fi magnetic tape, maybe a film photo or two. That really wasn't very long ago, so it's amazing to think of the technology that we have available now. It's easy to do interviews now with excellent quality video and audio. But we can't wait too long or put it off, that's the trick. At least we know we'll have Tipsy around for a while.