Post #343286 by VampiressRN on Sun, Nov 11, 2007 7:41 AM

On 2007-11-09 16:21, Mo-Eye wrote:

I can be impartial to Witco, sometimes I like it and sometimes I don't, but I would like to speak more about the book itself. I think TM will have a profound effect on Witco, it's just way too early yet. I agree with the one post above that most of the TM books are probably in the hands of BOT owners and people on this board, who already know Witco and have made up their minds about it. TM has yet to reach the masses, some who may not even know tiki yet. I know that the BOT is how I got into the world of tiki, and embarrassingly enough, guess were I found my hard cover edition when it first came out... a Pottery Barn in Northern Virginia!

Interesting how your books get around and the influence they have. I too bought my first BOT at a Pottery Barn store. They have great coffee table books and I thought BOT was just fabulous as I flipped through it in the store. I was not even into the tiki scene back then, but it was meant to be as I had an inherent interest that I wasn't even aware of. Mostly I buy reference books that have pictures that jog my memory of childhood (Bali Hai, Kona Kai in San Diego). I had BOT for years before I found this board. Although I am not attracted to Witco, I agree with Thor that exposure through TM will have a great influence over time. Some day I might even find an obscure Witco item in a junk store and it will end up in my lounge...but that would only be possible through the education you provide in your books. :)