Post #786364 by LoungeShark on Fri, Apr 27, 2018 1:47 PM

Ya bunch of flamers....oh wait, can that be said?

Just to clarify what I meant when I said that Buffett brought me to tiki...ironically I started listening to Jimmy Buffett in college. We'd pack up several cars worth of ne'er-do-wells and head down to Phincy, er, Cincinnati to tailgate, meet chicas and enjoy the concert. And in those days, he was doing five days worth of shows (and they'd sell out in minutes). That became my gateway drug to all things Polynesian and beach-like. From there, I began to gravitate towards Tiki culture, as I had also grown up eating at the Kahiki. As far as the music, even he'll be the first to say that he's not all that talented a singer or guitar player, but he "surrounds himself with people who are." And yeah, the industrial machine that is Margaritaville is definitely a joke now. There's a reason why Buffett's still one of the more "successful" entertainers, though he's only had a couple hit songs. And most of that stuff is junk. The restaurants are too pricey for the food, the materials used for the clothing and such is cheap, and the fact that there's now a retirement village, with more on the way? That's beyond laughable.

But to this day, and probably because I'm a musician myself, there's still something about a guy sitting back playing guitar and singing boat songs, that I really like on a hot summer day, while drinking a beer. That's also why I prefer groups like the Crazed Mugs and the Hula Girls, over pure exotica. Not saying that exotica isn't music, but it gets repetitive for me. More like background or elevator noise. So I like it when "setting the stage" for a Tiki bar, but it's not something I would go over the top to indulge in.