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D DawnTiki Tiki Socialite next stop Hulaville! Joined: Sep 01, 2002 Posts: 1679	D DawnTiki Posted posted on Fri, Jan 28, 2005 1:37 AM I just picked up my very first issue of Tiki News, #17. I know, I know..what took me so long? Anyway, I am absolutely astounded by the amount of information stuffed into this little zine. 90ish pages filled to the brim and overflowing with more Tiki than you can take. Page 30 has a wonderful article about the mug makers. Beginning with the man of which you speak. But in the Tiki News article when Otto interviewed him in person he has his name as Gabe Florian not Florian Gabriel, so it would seem someone might be confused about his name. The article says "One of Gabe's interior illustrations can be seen on page 66 of the Book of Tiki and his designs are sprinkled throughout the Steven Crane chapter page 96. Over the next 12 years Gabe was the art director who helped erect a Tiki empire that rivaled Don the Beachcomber's and Trader Vic's if not in quantity at least in it's plushness, density and design." The article also has an interesting sketch Gabe did for a mug that never made it to fruition called "The Virgin's Revenge". The article states that the 73 year old Florian was at that point still an active painter and had works under the pseudonym Kemush. The only date I found in the issue, was in the editorial written by Otto and Sven that was dated March 2001. What a great read...I can't sing the praises of this magazine enough...a few months back I was looking for info on Trader Luke from San Pedro, BAM! there it was in black and white all my questions answered. Hmmmph, waddya know, my 1000th post, I hope it wasn't to terribly dull. Thanks Otto & Sven! More Tiki News please! [ Edited by: DawnTiki on 2005-01-28 01:53 ]

I just picked up my very first issue of Tiki News, #17.
I know, I know..what took me so long? Anyway, I am absolutely astounded by the amount of information stuffed into this little zine.
90ish pages filled to the brim and overflowing with more Tiki than you can take.
Page 30 has a wonderful article about the mug makers. Beginning with the man of which you speak.
But in the Tiki News article when Otto interviewed him in person he has his name as Gabe Florian not Florian Gabriel, so it would seem someone might be confused about his name.

The article says
"One of Gabe's interior illustrations can be seen on page 66 of the Book of Tiki and his designs are sprinkled throughout the Steven Crane chapter page 96. Over the next 12 years Gabe was the art director who helped erect a Tiki empire that rivaled Don the Beachcomber's and Trader Vic's if not in quantity at least in it's plushness, density and design."

The article also has an interesting sketch Gabe did for a mug that never made it to fruition called "The Virgin's Revenge".
The article states that the 73 year old Florian was at that point still an active painter and had works under the pseudonym Kemush. The only date I found in the issue, was in the editorial written by Otto and Sven that was dated March 2001.
What a great read...I can't sing the praises of this magazine enough...a few months back I was looking for info on Trader Luke from San Pedro, BAM! there it was in black and white all my questions answered. Hmmmph, waddya know, my 1000th post, I hope it wasn't to terribly dull.
Thanks Otto & Sven!
More Tiki News please!

[ Edited by: DawnTiki on 2005-01-28 01:53 ]

Post #137905 by DawnTiki on Fri, Jan 28, 2005 1:37 AM