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BB Bam Bam Tiki Socialite NEPA Joined: May 13, 2016 Posts: 502	BB Bam Bam Posted posted on Mon, Jun 13, 2016 7:15 PM Not sure how I couldn't see this thread before... Hello, all! (belated) I only recently discovered this forum, and tiki as a subculture, but I've been in love with a lot of its aspects for a long time. Midcentury design, mixology, and most of all the music. I've taken a lot of flack from friends and family a like over my listening tastes, from Monster Kid-era tracks at Halloween, to Bossa Nova, Lounge, 50's vocal jazz, and most recently Exotica. A lot of this comes from my passion for record collecting - you never quite know what you will hear when you first audition a freshly-dug disc! I've always made it a point to grab World Music and Hawaiian records, but since I've started looking at things through the lens of Exotica, there are a surprisingly large number of albums in the genre floating around this corner of Northeast PA; there was obviously a desire for escapism here back in the day. Sadly, there seems to be little love for even the word "tiki" around these parts. Thanks to the local seedy strip club being branded as a "tiki lounge" it takes on a different connotation in the public mind. If I can but cultivate a mild appreciation for Polynesian Pop among my friends, I would not consider it a wasted effort. "Bam Bam" is a nickname my Father gave me as an infant, since I had a propensity to slam my fists against the tray of my high chair, sending the dishes - and food - flying.

Not sure how I couldn't see this thread before...

Hello, all! (belated)

I only recently discovered this forum, and tiki as a subculture, but I've been in love with a lot of its aspects for a long time. Midcentury design, mixology, and most of all the music. I've taken a lot of flack from friends and family a like over my listening tastes, from Monster Kid-era tracks at Halloween, to Bossa Nova, Lounge, 50's vocal jazz, and most recently Exotica. A lot of this comes from my passion for record collecting - you never quite know what you will hear when you first audition a freshly-dug disc! I've always made it a point to grab World Music and Hawaiian records, but since I've started looking at things through the lens of Exotica, there are a surprisingly large number of albums in the genre floating around this corner of Northeast PA; there was obviously a desire for escapism here back in the day.

Sadly, there seems to be little love for even the word "tiki" around these parts. Thanks to the local seedy strip club being branded as a "tiki lounge" it takes on a different connotation in the public mind. If I can but cultivate a mild appreciation for Polynesian Pop among my friends, I would not consider it a wasted effort.

"Bam Bam" is a nickname my Father gave me as an infant, since I had a propensity to slam my fists against the tray of my high chair, sending the dishes - and food - flying.

Post #764977 by Bam Bam on Mon, Jun 13, 2016 7:15 PM