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T Tropicarious Member Joined: Sep 20, 2015 Posts: 3	T Tropicarious Posted posted on Sun, Sep 20, 2015 11:15 AM Mihalo everyone! I'm new here, and although I'm not especially clubby, I finally could not resist this place! I've been interested in mid twentieth century culture since I was born (in the mid twentieth century), and am excited by space age/googie architecture and the hi-fi/stereo music that goes with it, as well polynesian pop in most of its manifestations, especially the music, tiki mugs, Aloha shirts, and mixology. The ambitious scope of activity I'm finding here is really inspiring. I am thrilled when I read that people are trying to restore the Kahiki fireplace, even though it is no longer in Ohio. I like to think that I cut my teeth on the pineapple slices from my parents' drinks at Georgie Rudin's Tropics restaurant here in Dayton. I was so sad when I found that the place was gone, and the same with the Kon Tiki theater. Those places were our Polynesian Pop outposts, and I was elated when the surf band I play in, The Nicky Kay Orchestra, was invited to play at The Call of the Tropics and Festiki, festivals put on here in town by the FOM to honor those places and evoke the mid century Tiki culture that inhabited them. I look forward to interacting with the cool people who are in abundance here.

Mihalo everyone!
I'm new here, and although I'm not especially clubby, I finally could not resist this place! I've been interested in mid twentieth century culture since I was born (in the mid twentieth century), and am excited by space age/googie architecture and the hi-fi/stereo music that goes with it, as well polynesian pop in most of its manifestations, especially the music, tiki mugs, Aloha shirts, and mixology. The ambitious scope of activity I'm finding here is really inspiring.

I am thrilled when I read that people are trying to restore the Kahiki fireplace, even though it is no longer in Ohio. I like to think that I cut my teeth on the pineapple slices from my parents' drinks at Georgie Rudin's Tropics restaurant here in Dayton. I was so sad when I found that the place was gone, and the same with the Kon Tiki theater. Those places were our Polynesian Pop outposts, and I was elated when the surf band I play in, The Nicky Kay Orchestra, was invited to play at The Call of the Tropics and Festiki, festivals put on here in town by the FOM to honor those places and evoke the mid century Tiki culture that inhabited them.

I look forward to interacting with the cool people who are in abundance here.

Post #751146 by Tropicarious on Sun, Sep 20, 2015 11:15 AM