Post #330855 by RevBambooBen on Thu, Sep 6, 2007 10:43 PM

On 2007-09-06 22:30, Tiki Diablo wrote:

On 2007-07-16 22:36, Billy the Crud wrote:

On 2007-07-16 18:46, Tiki-Kate wrote:
Nick,

An art show in San Diego with the only local artist being Bosko?

What about Clysdalle and Tikidav and Mieko?

Just throwing out the names of a couple of amazing folks in the SD area. There are a ton more.

Sounds like it might be a fun event though.

Sorry Nick to get off topic but I have to get somthing off my chest.

These student carvers are great and developing into awesome carvers, but they are not in the same league as BOSKO! Period, end of discussion. Who is Bosko? Oh, just some guy who helped start the tiki carving / mug revival! Please realize that if it wasn't for Bosko doing tikis since the "80's we (yes I include myself 100% ) probably wouldn't "chopping" them today .

There are quite a few amazing choppers, just in our group here in SD. Seems a shame, indeed to "narrow the field" at the expense of these other great local choppers being edged out by a guy who's tikis all look pretty similair. My wife even mentioned that when we ate at Mr Tiki. She said "You can sure tell the same guy did all of these tikis!"

Hmmm.

Is there no more respect left in this tiki world???