What does tiki mean to you? - General Tiki

T tikiskip Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Nov 26, 2005 Posts: 5993	T tikiskip Posted posted on Tue, Oct 22, 2013 10:39 AM This band played outside our hotel the Halekulani every night. They were sleepy but good, and being in Hawaii made it better. But to play this at an event with tons of people would be too big of a downer. I love Hawaii, but to me it's more about the American fake 20s through 50s version of tiki. Lots of other things for me can fit into that as well. Like the spy theme at Oasis, that looked very cool from here. Wish I could have gone. The Brady Bunch and Gilligan's Island are not tiki by definition but they sure were a gateway drug to tiki for all us baby boomers. So is Gilligan's Island Tiki? no. Would Gilligan Island make a good theme for a tiki event? yes.IMHO hiram olsen trio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KoxsutKkII

This band played outside our hotel the Halekulani every night.
They were sleepy but good, and being in Hawaii made it better.
But to play this at an event with tons of people would be too big of a downer.

I love Hawaii, but to me it's more about the American fake 20s through 50s version of tiki.
Lots of other things for me can fit into that as well.

Like the spy theme at Oasis, that looked very cool from here.
Wish I could have gone.

The Brady Bunch and Gilligan's Island are not tiki by definition but they sure were a gateway drug
to tiki for all us baby boomers.

So is Gilligan's Island Tiki? no.
Would Gilligan Island make a good theme for a tiki event? yes.IMHO

hiram olsen trio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KoxsutKkII

Post #697037 by tikiskip on Tue, Oct 22, 2013 10:39 AM