Post #6998 by Tiki_Bong on Wed, Aug 28, 2002 9:33 AM

Uncle Arty is correct in saying that the future of a truly authentic tiki bar lies with us - Tiki Centralites.

The Tiki Centralite Tiki bars that I have visited are very much as true to detail as say a vintage Don's or Vic's.

And do we really want Tiki (bar or not) to go mainstream. Going mainstream is what eventually grinds good things into the dirt.

I don't want to sound pompous, but 99.976543% of the mainstream population I do not find a)interesting, b) moderately intelligent and/or c) anyone I'd want to raise a Mai Tai with (present company obviously excluded).

Besides, I've always preferred living next door to the Mainstream family. I like to peer into their window every now and then and watch them preparing their Kraft macaroni and cheese and watching 'Survivor'. They are sheep to be herded around by television (KILL YOUR TELEVISION!).

So it is up to us alone fellow Tiki Centralites to perpetuate tiki and his bars. So be TIKI!