There has been a bit of talk of late
…re how many of us Tikiphiles there are crawling around Melbourne.
So in an attempt to get an idea of numbers and link up, we are having a get together at the TIKI LOUNGE AND BAR in Swan St Richmond on Saturday the 8th of May from 7pm.
Everyone is welcome from Newbie to Old Timer and even if you are in Melbourne from interstate or overseas come along. It is not a big deal, so come down early on your way out to do Saturday night stuff or stay around for a few Exotics.
From 7pm…it’s a little hidden away, but you will find it…look out for the neon martini glass and head upstairs.
TIKI LOUNGE AND BAR
327 SWAN STREET
RICHMOND VIC
Cheers
CN
How do you know if someone is into Tiki? Unless they’re wearing an aloha shirt and carrying around a tiki mug, you have no idea just by looking at them. With a bit of luck we can drag a few out of the woodwork and meet up with some like-minded individuals we wouldnt meet otherwise. I’ll be there, so I look forward to meeting hopefully a few of you, and who knows, this could turn out to be a regular gig.
Looking forward to see you guys! It’s always tough when you get real tiki-philes in the bar – on one hand you’re glad you get to speak to people who share that common interest, but on the other hand you just know that some of your decor/mug decisions are being judged by people who are potentially way further into some aspects of the subculture than you are
I love how there are “levels” of authenticity and quality within a subculture that is, by its very nature, unauthentic and deliberately fake.
Hey Kev…your last comment. Never a truer word spoken. l totally agree.
Good luck with the experiment! sorry, i can’t make it down this time. we’ll be in Adelaide in a couple of weeks time so i’ll be doing a bit of poking around over there for signs of tiki life.