California Tiki, Polynesian Pop

[sus]

I cannot believe that cover. Incredible cover.

 

[catalog]

I read omoo which is the sequel to typee and it's really good. Sort of like straight reportage rather than a story as such. But his descriptions of stuff are really good.

eg https://www.mfetzcalatto.com/melvillecocoapalmtree.html

Even now, like over 100 (?) years later, his experience in those islands is pretty rare.

 

[catalog]

There's a good comic by Dennis Eichhorn, of Real Stuff, about his time in Hawaii

Aloha, āhole: Dennis Eichhorn in Hawaii

« In Hawaii they say, “aloha.” That’s a nice one, It means both “hello” and “good-bye”, which just goes to show, if you spend enough time in the sun you do…

whosoutthere.ca

 

[catalog]

Tao lin, who I also like, now lives there

Tao Lin | Substack

A blog/newsletter about literature, health, spirituality, psychedelics, nature, society, my cats, paranormal phenomenon, aether physics, extraterrestrials, secret government projects, prehistory, and other topics. Click to read Tao Lin, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

taolin.substack.com

Let's all go to Hawaii! Apparently a bit pricey tho?

 

[william_kent]

exotica from New Orleans



Mac Rebbenack and his Orch. - Sahara ( 1961 )

Mac Rebbenack became "Dr John" a few years later

apparently this tune was adopted by the Belgian "popcorn" scene

 

[luka]

I used to live on a Polynesian island

 

[sus]

I used to live on a Polynesian island

That's true! You did! Didn't you say the men there were giants who permanently damaged your masculine self esteem?

 

[sus]

Sexually charged encounters between the races is a key theme of exotica.

 

[sus]

And tiki is a Maori concept, their Adam

Did you see any tiki paraphernalia or worship practices while you were among the natives?

 

[vershy versh]

Surprised no one's mentioned the Disney angle yet; Moana's a juggernaut.

 

[luka]

The Rock was important in raising the visibility of Polynesians

 

[luka]

Now everyone knows the word uso

 

[vershy versh]

The Rock was important in raising the visibility of Polynesians

A bunch of professional wrestlers come from the same Samoan family, like that Brazilian jiu-jitsu family, the Gracies.

Anoaʻi family - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[luka]

Yeah i know. Like the Tuilagis in rugby too.

Tuilagi - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

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[Benny Bunter]

@sus !!! Listen to this!

 

[sus]

Oh this is perfect. It's the Western x Exotica thing that I'm talking about right now in Leave Words