Post #259387 by Cammo on Fri, Oct 6, 2006 10:15 AM

Here's a few coolio Tiki-ish book's I've just read;

"The Happy Isles of Oceana" by Paul Theroux,

who finds out that those islands aren't so hap-hap-happy after all. He tries to tour every major Polynesian Locale with his take-along kayak, it's mostly a real life travelogue by a good writer for once. Highlights; meeting the king of Tonga, spending a week in the most expensive hotel in Waikiki, and then trying to beachcomb at 1/1000th the cost of the hotel.

"Tattoo Traditions of Hawaii" Tricia Allen,

who has almost sold out the first edition of her book. She should have included more of her own designs, but that might be too pushy. If you want to get a copy, get one fast. Hey, does anybody out there have a Tricia Allen tattoo?

and the immortal

"Gidgety Goes Hawaiian" by Fred Kohner

which is basically a tour of Kaiser's Hawaiian Village, the surf scene, folk music, kissin' and makin up in 1961. It's so Tiki; awash in Missionary's Downfalls and draining salt water from your ears. Perfect fall reading - my wife stayed up late to read it in one sitting, and she never does that.