"How do Monsters and Tiki go together? From rubber Godzillas tearing apart the South Seas to surfin, Go Go dancing Frankenstein and Wolfman, creatures have always been lurking in paradise. This year Tiki Oasis celebrates our monster brethren from King Kong (1933), Godzilla and Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954) to the famous monsters of Hollywood (1932-1950s)."
"Like lovers of Polynesian Pop, many of the classic monsters we know share the Modern Primitive ethos. Some were discovered in mysterious, exotic, tropical lands but others originated in urban areas and frolicked with average humans."
"While Godzilla loved to visit major metropolis' like Tokyo he lives on and originates from Monster Island."
"The original king of the jungle King Kong was a modern primitive and could be seen cavorting on major architectural landmarks when he wasn't picking up on chicks in his hometown. Even the Creature from the Black Lagoon left the Amazon and visited the U.S. The classic city monsters made famous in films (The Mummy, Frankenstein, Dracula, Wolfman, The Invisible Man) later got hip to the times and joined the beach/dance party scene. Not only did monsters leave their remote islands and come to the beaches, the Hollywood monster crowd there their own shindig."
Seems like a stretch to me me, but, hey, tiki culture something of a stretch itself, so, sure, why not?
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