The Lurid low-brow Tiki-Art of Brad (tiki-shark) Parker - Other Crafts

TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Mon, Mar 3, 2014 10:42 PM On 2014-02-28 21:19, Kai Koa wrote: Hey Brad just thought I would give you a tourist perspective of what I would look for in a beach towel purchased in Hawaiian gift shop, here goes: "Beyond the Reef" is great but "Yoho!" is not something I would associate with Hawaii, the pirate theme is cool and all but Im wanting a souvenir, so how about "ALOHA" on the "Beyond the Reef" beach towel. Now for the "The Moon of Manakoora" beach towel I think it would be cool with the word "SHAKA" on it. That word seems to flow with the mysterious imagery. Just my opinion. They look great no matter what! Kai Koa, so you stepped right into the middle of this on going debate about the text on the beach towels. We all like, (this is folks inside Tiki Shark & K C Hawaii, plus the kind in put of fans like yourself) all seem to think it's cool there are 4 in the set: 2 with no text, and 2 WITH text. I, personally, like that if you "google" the text "Moon of Manakoora" and "Beyond the Reef" you learn they were not only the names of Tiki-Art paintings,- they are old exotic a songs. (which I named my paintings after) I am very inspired by music. I like that maybe someone will learn about Exotica who never heard of it before. Hear Martin Denny for the first Time! Become a Tiki -Culture / exotica Fan. They must already like TIKIs, they bought the fowl, now, theycan discover the music from that mid century tiki-time period! Kai Koa mentioned changing the "Pirate"-ish"YO-HO!" on the "Beyond the Reef" towel It might might get changed to something more like "Aloha" or Shaka" or "TIKI" to be more Hawaiiana, and Tiki-culture. There is a debate going on about what 4 letter words I should put on my towels. ( !). What is funny though, is the folks who are Hawaiian don't mind the "Yo-Ho!", but the Main-landers think it's not "Hawaiian enough"! Strange, you would think the opposite, but not at all. The Hard Core "Tiki -Culture " folks all seem to be the folks NOT living in Hawaii... I guess cause if you live on the islands, u are are submerged in "it", so we like a little some thing else....but those from ..say Nebraska, in a cold, freezing March, they want MORE HAWAII, and only HAWAII Please! I understand.... [ Edited by: Tiki Shark Art 2014-03-03 22:53 ]

On 2014-02-28 21:19, Kai Koa wrote:
Hey Brad just thought I would give you a tourist perspective of what I would look for in a beach towel purchased in Hawaiian gift shop, here goes: "Beyond the Reef" is great but "Yoho!" is not something I would associate with Hawaii, the pirate theme is cool and all but Im wanting a souvenir, so how about "ALOHA" on the "Beyond the Reef" beach towel.

Now for the "The Moon of Manakoora" beach towel I think it would be cool with the word "SHAKA" on it. That word seems to flow with the mysterious imagery.

Just my opinion.

They look great no matter what!

Kai Koa, so you stepped right into the middle of this on going debate about the text on the beach towels. We all like, (this is folks inside Tiki Shark & K C Hawaii, plus the kind in put of fans like yourself) all seem to think it's cool there are 4 in the set: 2 with no text, and 2 WITH text.

I, personally, like that if you "google" the text "Moon of Manakoora" and "Beyond the Reef" you learn they were not only the names of Tiki-Art paintings,- they are old exotic a songs. (which I named my paintings after) I am very inspired by music. I like that maybe someone will learn about Exotica who never heard of it before. Hear Martin Denny for the first Time! Become a Tiki -Culture / exotica Fan. They must already like TIKIs, they bought the fowl, now, theycan discover the music from that mid century tiki-time period!

Kai Koa mentioned changing the "Pirate"-ish"YO-HO!" on the "Beyond the Reef" towel It might might get changed to something more like "Aloha" or Shaka" or "TIKI" to be more Hawaiiana, and Tiki-culture.

There is a debate going on about what 4 letter words I should put on my towels. ( !).

What is funny though, is the folks who are Hawaiian don't mind the "Yo-Ho!", but the Main-landers think it's not "Hawaiian enough"! Strange, you would think the opposite, but not at all. The Hard Core "Tiki -Culture " folks all seem to be the folks NOT living in Hawaii... I guess cause if you live on the islands, u are are submerged in "it", so we like a little some thing else....but those from ..say Nebraska, in a cold, freezing March, they want MORE HAWAII, and only HAWAII Please! I understand....

[ Edited by: Tiki Shark Art 2014-03-03 22:53 ]

Post #710064 by Tiki Shark Art on Mon, Mar 3, 2014 10:42 PM