Should Tiki Central be stripped of any hawaiiana discussions? - General Tiki

B bananabobs Member Joined: Feb 16, 2003 Posts: 824	B bananabobs Posted posted on Sat, Jan 24, 2009 11:35 AM My "for what it's worth" 10-cents In a conversation with my wife this morning, I was laughing over a picture I saw of people into BDSM and she said, "Your TiKi people are a bunch of kinky people too, they dress up, have lots of props, isn't the sort of the same thing"? I said that we love it yes but most of us don't need TiKi to obtain a orgasm, which I believe is a definition of a "kink". Edit; I reserve the right to alter that statement... Which made me think about TiKi and what it is. It is one thing to me and another to someone else. If we followed a discipline like ballet, where every move and action was closely regulated this whole site would have had 100 post maximum and we would all be bored. We all have our personal take on TiKi, I have dropped the name "TiKi" and have substituted it with Polynesian Pop. My love for old Wooden sail boats and nautical stuff has re-emerged strongly and my "TiKi Bar" is getting some changes. If you don't like what I've done to my Bar, don't drink my Rum. BigBro wrote the book. I tip my hat to his knowledge and effort. I do not agree with everything he says but what does that matter? We do not make a pilgrimage to the mountain top to seek the answers from the guru-ish BigBro (Mits das heavy German accent) But it is nice to have a starting place for information. I hope he stays the course of authenticity but TiKi today is not what it was even last year much less what it was in it's heyday. One final thought; Hawaiiana is what brought me to TiKi Central, I believe it is as much a part as anything else. I agree that these are not "TiKI" Beach Bars Pirates Smugglers That Jimmy Buffet guy & the music he exudes The entire continent of Australia The Raffles Bar in Singapore The Singapore Sling The entire continent of Asia The entire continent of Africa and their 10,000 year history of icon carving East Asia Canada South America Bamboo Bars with no Tikis in them I add; Monkey Pod bowls, giant fork or spoons [ Edited by: bananabobs 2009-01-24 11:39 ]

My "for what it's worth" 10-cents
In a conversation with my wife this morning, I was laughing over a picture I saw of people into BDSM and she said, "Your TiKi people are a bunch of kinky people too, they dress up, have lots of props, isn't the sort of the same thing"? I said that we love it yes but most of us don't need TiKi to obtain a orgasm, which I believe is a definition of a "kink".
Edit; I reserve the right to alter that statement...
Which made me think about TiKi and what it is. It is one thing to me and another to someone else. If we followed a discipline like ballet, where every move and action was closely regulated this whole site would have had 100 post maximum and we would all be bored. We all have our personal take on TiKi, I have dropped the name "TiKi" and have substituted it with Polynesian Pop. My love for old Wooden sail boats and nautical stuff has re-emerged strongly and my "TiKi Bar" is getting some changes. If you don't like what I've done to my Bar, don't drink my Rum.
BigBro wrote the book. I tip my hat to his knowledge and effort. I do not agree with everything he says but what does that matter? We do not make a pilgrimage to the mountain top to seek the answers from the guru-ish BigBro (Mits das heavy German accent) But it is nice to have a starting place for information. I hope he stays the course of authenticity but TiKi today is not what it was even last year much less what it was in it's heyday.
One final thought; Hawaiiana is what brought me to TiKi Central, I believe it is as much a part as anything else.

I agree that these are not "TiKI"
Beach Bars
Pirates
Smugglers
That Jimmy Buffet guy & the music he exudes
The entire continent of Australia
The Raffles Bar in Singapore
The Singapore Sling
The entire continent of Asia
The entire continent of Africa and their 10,000 year history of icon carving
East Asia
Canada
South America
Bamboo Bars with no Tikis in them
I add;
Monkey Pod bowls, giant fork or spoons

[ Edited by: bananabobs 2009-01-24 11:39 ]

Post #430424 by bananabobs on Sat, Jan 24, 2009 11:35 AM