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C cynfulcynner Member Ocean Beach, San Francisco Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1799	C cynfulcynner Posted posted on Wed, Jul 3, 2002 11:36 AM bigbrotiki wrote: Hardly anybody (outside lounge circles) understood the appeal of Tiki until my book surprised them with the amount and variety of creative output that was Tiki inspired. Publishers did not get it by showing them my raw materials, they wanted to see the finished book. The lack of imagination was frustrating. I'm really surprised that Chronicle Books rejected "The Book of Tiki," since they've published "Googie: Fifties Coffee Shop Architecture," "Pad" and so many books on cocktails. (I was an intern there during my last year of college.) --cindy

bigbrotiki wrote:

Hardly anybody (outside lounge circles) understood the appeal of Tiki until my book surprised them with the amount and variety of creative output that was Tiki inspired. Publishers did not get it by showing them my raw materials, they wanted to see the finished book. The lack of imagination was frustrating.

I'm really surprised that Chronicle Books rejected "The Book of Tiki," since they've published "Googie: Fifties Coffee Shop Architecture," "Pad" and so many books on cocktails. (I was an intern there during my last year of college.)

--cindy

Post #3260 by cynfulcynner on Wed, Jul 3, 2002 11:36 AM