Post #696752 by LostIsland on Sat, Oct 19, 2013 5:54 PM

What does Tiki mean to me?....

Everything!

..but in considering your question..

Decor to me is the most influential being such visual creatures

Sound and music are a close second. Whether it's a cool soundtrack, trickling water features or both. Sound goes a long way toward really setting the tone. I suppose it could simply be grouped with decor under the heading ambiance.

For me personally, I like there to also be a dark element. Daily life is so sanitized these days. It's nice to evoke something exotic yet a bit frightening..

Lastly I would say drinks. Whether complex rum concoctions, high end cocktails or even just a good beer or ale. As long as it's cold delicious and mixes well with socializing..

I suppose in one word, it would be escape. Everyone's version of paradise differs. Mine is a dark hut festooned with flickering torches, Tiki gods, skulls and shrunken heads. A hut filled with good drinks and good folks. Where the nonsense of the day can be brushed aside, even if only for a few hours...

see you in the lounge..