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FW Fourth Wave Tiki Centralite Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, UK Joined: Sep 30, 2023 Posts: 17	FW Fourth Wave Posted posted on Sat, Sep 30, 2023 1:46 PM Hi, from the "Fourth Wave" deep in side the UK , from one of the Home Towns of the Pilgrim Fathers. I got the name from discussions by Tiki with Ray on his Youtube channel. I'm in the UK the scene here is pretty quiet, if there are serious Tikiphiles out there they tend to keep a low profile. There are a couple of Facebook Groups which cater for all tastes so quite a lot of Clown Tiki, but that's ok folk have to start somewhere. I know I did. Got into Tiki as a kid finding a Porcelain Tiki Idol at what we used to call Jumble Sales (Big Yard Sales) in about 82. my niave mind collated all Jungle and desert Island references to Tiki, be it Tin Tin and the Broken Ear. Films like Savage Islands/ Nate and Hayes, Mutiny on the Bounty and King Kong all helped keep the fantasy going. Then the 80s Skate boom inspired me to get in to surfing and the interest in the Pacific. Much later the VW scene and finally my first Tiki Bar in 2019. Of course it was initially a load of signs and some clown Tiki from Amazon and Ebay. With the signs came books, with the books came a more discerning eye and an improving knowledge. With that has come lots of Ebay and FB finds. I'm onto my second bar due to the expansion of my collection and also the want/need of a lounge area. The collection is evolving and many iterations of the bar. Most of the Clown stuff has been sold if not being sold as we speak. The signs are still in the bar but used as a backdrop to all my PNG Masks and wall hangings. As I said the scene is tiny and spread out, so any guests I have in the bar have no understanding or preconception of what the scene is or why there isnt any bitter on tap. So trying to educate without boring folk especially the wife who like to chill in the bar and have cocktails but doesn't understand why its never finished or why I am so enamoured about French Polynesia or Rapa Nui. My Interest or collection is a mixture of the Pacific Islands, a lot of mid century briefcase Tiki's and the odd authentic gem or 2. Trying to source them is the fun, the hunt as I call it. I have a few different ways of searching on line which I am willing to share, as we never had a Tiki Scene big enough to even register in the UK so Thrift stores dont have any other than items other than big band or Dutch house band versions of Hawaiian LPs. For even the most open minded listener these are a stretch too far. I hope to make some new acquaintances with like minded folk, so Maloha folks.

Hi, from the "Fourth Wave" deep in side the UK , from one of the Home Towns of the Pilgrim Fathers. I got the name from discussions by Tiki with Ray on his Youtube channel.
I'm in the UK the scene here is pretty quiet, if there are serious Tikiphiles out there they tend to keep a low profile. There are a couple of Facebook Groups which cater for all tastes so quite a lot of Clown Tiki, but that's ok folk have to start somewhere. I know I did. Got into Tiki as a kid finding a Porcelain Tiki Idol at what we used to call Jumble Sales (Big Yard Sales) in about 82. my niave mind collated all Jungle and desert Island references to Tiki, be it Tin Tin and the Broken Ear. Films like Savage Islands/ Nate and Hayes, Mutiny on the Bounty and King Kong all helped keep the fantasy going. Then the 80s Skate boom inspired me to get in to surfing and the interest in the Pacific. Much later the VW scene and finally my first Tiki Bar in 2019. Of course it was initially a load of signs and some clown Tiki from Amazon and Ebay. With the signs came books, with the books came a more discerning eye and an improving knowledge. With that has come lots of Ebay and FB finds.

I'm onto my second bar due to the expansion of my collection and also the want/need of a lounge area. The collection is evolving and many iterations of the bar. Most of the Clown stuff has been sold if not being sold as we speak. The signs are still in the bar but used as a backdrop to all my PNG Masks and wall hangings.

As I said the scene is tiny and spread out, so any guests I have in the bar have no understanding or preconception of what the scene is or why there isnt any bitter on tap. So trying to educate without boring folk especially the wife who like to chill in the bar and have cocktails but doesn't understand why its never finished or why I am so enamoured about French Polynesia or Rapa Nui.

My Interest or collection is a mixture of the Pacific Islands, a lot of mid century briefcase Tiki's and the odd authentic gem or 2. Trying to source them is the fun, the hunt as I call it. I have a few different ways of searching on line which I am willing to share, as we never had a Tiki Scene big enough to even register in the UK so Thrift stores dont have any other than items other than big band or Dutch house band versions of Hawaiian LPs. For even the most open minded listener these are a stretch too far. I hope to make some new acquaintances with like minded folk, so Maloha folks.

Post #810845 by Fourth Wave on Sat, Sep 30, 2023 1:46 PM