Post #36983 by tikibars on Mon, Jun 2, 2003 4:38 PM

I just heard from my editor at Playboy.com that the feature is up for all to read at:

http://www.playboy.com/features/features/tikibars/

I took a look at it, and it came out pretty good, but I was surprised to find that she made some rather curious changes and additions without telling me. That's her perogative I guess (unfortunately), but since TC'ers are probably the only ones truly interested, indulge me as I vent:

I didn't name the article, and if I had, "Mai Tai One On" would have been a choice that I'd rather have slit my wrists than have used.

In the sentence "New tiki bars (named for tikis, the exotic spirits and gods featured in those kitschy wood carvings from the South Pacific) are popping up all over the world...", the bit in parenthesis was added without my consent; I would have defined 'Tiki' differently, and would NEVER have implied that authentic South Pacific carvings and/or Tikis are kitschy in any way.

The phrase "Don the Beachcomber, the 1930s mixologist who invented many modern tiki drinks" was changed: my 'restauranteur' became 'mixologist', and puzzlingly, 'classic' became 'modern'.

I had nothing to do with the picture of Elvis or the caption below it, or the captions: "Swankiest Cocktails" or "Tiki Bar That Belongs in Swingers".

...and there are a few other ones too, but for the most part, the piece came out pretty good (unlike the miserable and dreadfully inaccurate piece that has appeared here: http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/q/chi-0306010340jun01,1,6944479.story?coll=chi%2Dleisureq%2Dhed ...a real excersize in how far one can be misinterpreted and misquoted).

This bit however, came out fairly well:

http://www.newcitychicago.com/chicago/2486.html

okay, I'm done.