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Washington Post Tiki Article 6/10/2009
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Wed, Jun 10, 2009 4:57 AM
One restaurant in Georgetown is bringing tiki drinks to its menu: And they even talked to the Bum, too! Nice article, although the cocktails in the photo seem to be slightly off in their identification/location. |
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Wed, Jun 10, 2009 2:05 PM
Interesting article, but then, most anything about Tiki is interesting. I have to wonder though if some of these post modern, deconstructionist, pseudo liberal newspaper writers don't grossly over analyze. Consider from the first paragraph: "Tiki drinks occupy a space somewhere in the Venn diagram of the American psyche where escapism, irony and kitsch overlap, cutting across so many cultural divides."* It seems as though they always have to identify tiki, to compartmentalize it and somewhat isolate it. Face it. . ..when it comes to Tiki, you either "Get it" or you "Don't get it." And, like our brethren who espouse that famous south of the border drink, (made with Tequila you know. . ) Take this article like that drink, with a grain of salt. *Copyright Washington post, Wed, June 10, 2009 |
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Wed, Jun 10, 2009 2:49 PM
The restaurant is in Georgetown called the Agraria we went there on the 1st day they were supposed to serve drinks from the Tiki menu. Aside from a decent Hurricane, their Mai Tai & Zombie really needed some WORK.The place has 100% Certified ZERO Tiki atmosphere. IMO that doesn't cut it @ $12.00 a drink! Thortiki |
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Wed, Jun 10, 2009 2:56 PM
newspaper reporters occupy a space somewhere in the venn diagram where a liberal arts degree, a smug sense of superiority, and yellow journalism overlap in an outdated business model that is better suited as packing material than reading material. ps. i have a liberal arts degree, with a journalism minor. writing snarky posts on the internet is about the only benefit it afforded me. |
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Wed, Jun 10, 2009 3:30 PM
Too Funny! I have to thank you for making me smile on an otherwise VERY BAD DAY. So apropos! |
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Fri, Jun 12, 2009 8:39 AM
Can I use that as a signature line? It's a long story but I work in the Navy's formerly journalist rate. (A merger kind of put me in that line of work) |
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Fri, Jun 12, 2009 9:47 AM
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Fri, Jun 12, 2009 5:52 PM
I don't get it, |
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whorton
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Fri, Jun 12, 2009 8:22 PM
Buster, The import of my comments was not to slam the writer per-se, but an observation on what was said. Interestingly enough, Another observer noted that the place the article was written about, had ZERO tiki atmosphere. Just some tiki drinks that were mediocre at best. Why the need to embellish the article with so much information about the history of tiki culture for an article about a place that offers a few tiki drinks? It was an interesting article, but his attempt to explain the appeal of tiki culture WAS a little over the top! |
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Sat, Jun 13, 2009 2:26 PM
I guess we may have to agree to disagree on this one. |
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Sat, Jun 13, 2009 9:57 PM
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whorton
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Wed, Jun 17, 2009 7:42 PM
Hey, we need to remember, Tiki is so much MORE than just drinks, it's a lifestyle. . . Man does not live by Mai Tai alone! (Well most don't) |
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Thu, Jun 18, 2009 6:42 AM
"witco in the whitehouse" has a nice ring to it... |
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Thu, Jun 18, 2009 12:02 PM
Is there some sekrit law of journalism that requires all articles about Tiki to have the word "Tacky" in the title? A fine piece otherwise. I have to go back and study my Venn diagrams now. |
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