Post #315723 by Swanky on Fri, Jun 29, 2007 9:42 AM

What Mike says reminds me of something BK pointed out a long time ago. This is one form of collecting that is unique in that it covers everything from drinks and music and dress, to decor and a lifestyle. You can interact with your collection in a way that many others do not. Most collections collect dust on a shelf or in a dark drawer. We drink out of ours and wear them to parties!

This confuses the outsider.

If we were just people collecting pieces of ceramic and paper, we'd be unworthy of any press at all.

When they cover Civil War recreationists, they know what's going on to some extent. They also are probably collectors and they interact with their collections and there is a lifestyle. But that groups is pretty tough to walk into and be "a part of."

And we have people being quoted as though we were some free love society. That was a bunch of the worst quotes ever. Make us sound like Parrot Heads.

Next time, we need to pass out a press brief with the program so we all know the talking points when the media shows up. And they know what we are doing in advance and get a direction from that press kit if they don't just ignore it of course. I know Kiliki does a press kit.

Imagine if the press was sent first to The Bum's or Jeff's seminar instead of the Mai Kai or the Bahia Cabana parties.