Who hasn't read The Book of Tiki? (Not a poll) - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Fri, Nov 10, 2006 1:58 PM On 2006-11-10 13:30, TIKI DAVID wrote: i have been collecting and "into" TIKI long before i knew about BOT,SVEN or TIKICENTRAL. HOW did that happen? That's great, David, none of these posts are negating that. MANY others have collected for years before too, like a lot of my best friends who contributed to the BOT. I waited for 8 years to find the right way to put Tiki out there in a quality form so that it mattered to pop culture, because I did not just want to hoard my treasures and sit on them, but share them (and not only to the "In-Crowd"). I wanted to have Tiki be recognized and appreciated in a way it was never before, since it was not defined as a style even in its own heyday. I did that, first, and completely, with the Book of Tiki, and sometimes that seems like a tough pill to swallow for some long time collectors who knew of some of it before, I am sorry.

On 2006-11-10 13:30, TIKI DAVID wrote:
i have been collecting and "into" TIKI long before i knew about BOT,SVEN or TIKICENTRAL. HOW did that happen?

That's great, David, none of these posts are negating that. MANY others have collected for years before too, like a lot of my best friends who contributed to the BOT.

I waited for 8 years to find the right way to put Tiki out there in a quality form so that it mattered to pop culture, because I did not just want to hoard my treasures and sit on them, but share them (and not only to the "In-Crowd"). I wanted to have Tiki be recognized and appreciated in a way it was never before, since it was not defined as a style even in its own heyday.

I did that, first, and completely, with the Book of Tiki, and sometimes that seems like a tough pill to swallow for some long time collectors who knew of some of it before, I am sorry.

Post #265780 by bigbrotiki on Fri, Nov 10, 2006 1:58 PM