Post #9292 by Talkie-Tiki on Thu, Sep 26, 2002 9:41 AM

I think for us that the "fad" part of tiki is going to hurt us more than benefit us. The people that know learn about the tiki without finding out on their own the more watered down the movement becomes. When only a few people know about it people figure they like it because they like the style not because it is hip or trendy. People have more respect for the tiki movement. Take for example the Grunge movement. When the Grunge movement started out it was small and relatively pure. When it got popular it became exploited and lost meaning. This caused the downfall of Grunge (also Kurt Cobain killing himself also was a large blow). Now Parts of grunge are coming back but not in mainstream light. I think it's best if we keep tiki in the shadow coveted among the people who love it best.