More tiki at Foundation Bar, Milwaukee with Lake Tiki - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Sun, May 9, 2004 2:48 PM On 2004-05-08 17:06, tikibars wrote: Tikiphiles have overlapping interest with lounge culture, which overlaps with swing, which overlaps with rockabilly, which overlaps with punk. To me there is one big paralell that Tiki shares with Punk: The great liberating premise of Punk was that ANYONE could pick up a guitar or form a band and it didn't matter how professional they were, they were a Punk band. It was inspiration and ingenuity that counted. Similarily, what matters more in Tiki than being a professional is the degree of inspiration and love for the subject matter: Your Tiki fever is what makes you a Tiki carver, painter or a Tiki Bar owner, at home or in business. [ Edited by: bigbrotiki on 2004-05-09 14:49 ]

On 2004-05-08 17:06, tikibars wrote:

Tikiphiles have overlapping interest with lounge culture, which overlaps with swing, which overlaps with rockabilly, which overlaps with punk.

To me there is one big paralell that Tiki shares with Punk:

The great liberating premise of Punk was that ANYONE could pick up a guitar or form a band and it didn't matter how professional they were, they were a Punk band. It was inspiration and ingenuity that counted.

Similarily, what matters more in Tiki than being a professional is the degree of inspiration and love for the subject matter: Your Tiki fever is what makes you a Tiki carver, painter or a Tiki Bar owner, at home or in business.

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki on 2004-05-09 14:49 ]

Post #90389 by bigbrotiki on Sun, May 9, 2004 2:48 PM