Post #306219 by Swanky on Mon, May 14, 2007 9:42 AM

Good lord. Where is reality around here? Everyone is talking as though tikiphiles are the target demographic for Trader Vic's and all decisions whould be based on that. Hell, we likely account for less than a tenth of a percent of their business! You might suggest that it is the aesthetic we love that draws all the others there to some degree. That may be partly true, but, clearly, it is not the exact truth. Locations that are far from the tikiphiles dark tiki bar architype are flourishing despite your poo poos of them.

A well meaning idea has turned into a caustic, absurd, negative, stupid bunch of propoganda. You'd think somebody killed your puppy with a hoe.

I especially detest the list of people who are bashing the TVL and anyone who likes it at all without every having been there! Taking the opportunity to make some craptacularly dogmatic arguments that have no basis except in some sort of tiki-er than thou flagilating.

This is sickening.