Post #438746 by Kon-Tiki Viking on Mon, Mar 9, 2009 12:19 PM

Well, after a very hung-over Sunday, I just want to say a very BIG THANK YOU to the five hundred or so good people who attended the book signing at La Luz. It was great to meet so many cool people from the Tiki community and to have so many of the mug makers and artists featured in the book all under one roof .......Bosko, Tiki Diablo, Cass aka Ocea Otica, Stuckie Munktiki, Crazy Al, Squid, Tiki tOny, Gotiki & Dani, The Pizz, Notch, Tiki Kaimuki, Miles Ona Tiki and, of course, Holden Westland who made the whole project come together (if I missed anyone out, please forgive me...it was a long weekend and the first coffee of the day hasn't kicked in yet :0) ). It also meant a lot to me to have two of the contributing photographers to the book present...the hardworking Jonpaul Balak and the one and only Sven Kirsten.
It was truly an honor to be with such a friendly , creative gathering and really made all the work on the book worthwhile. Special thanks to Billy and his staff at La Luz for coordinating and hosting the event, to Lee for his PR work, to Holden for organizing everything including those Trader Vic's Mai Tais, to Trader Vic's for donating said Mai Tais, to Brian Ill for filming the event and again, to all those who came along and made the evening so special. The Tiki community is truly unique. Mahalo ! Jay.