Post #722859 by bigbrotiki on Thu, Jul 17, 2014 5:32 PM

I wouldn't even call Jimmy Buffet "Pretend Tiki", it's just generic tropical escapism of the post-Tiki period:

On 2003-12-18 20:06, bigbrotiki wrote:
Knowingly or not, J.B. contributed to the decline of Tiki culture, allow me to quote the Book of Tiki, page 52:

"In the 70’s, the thus segregated Polynesian style was watered down further through a certain “Jimmy Buffet-ization”, the introduction of a generic tropical island theme with no definite identity. Be it the Carribean, Mexico, or Polynesia, everywhere was “Margharita-ville”. The popular T.V. show “Fantasy Island” typified this new p.c. detachment from cultural complicity, creating a world of white wicker colonial style decor mixed with exotic plants.
The fern bar replaced the Tiki bar."

It's just two different styles, and we like to keep'em apart. Tiki to us has style, while Buffet represents un-style.

Later, AFTER the Tiki Revival got going, he jumped on the band wagon with concepts like this:

…which inspired such classics of Tiki art as this:

Now, if you don't see anything wrong with these Tikis - Jimmy Buffet is your man!

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2014-07-17 17:33 ]