Post #455294 by Monkeyman on Wed, May 20, 2009 9:57 PM

I was on a business trip to San Francisco in 2003 and had nothing to do at night. I found a Barnes and Noble near Fishermans Wharf and found ONE book of tiki on the shelf.

I spent the next two nights in my hotel room reading the book cover to cover and pouring over the imagery.. most of which I had never seen before. It was all new to me. It was amazing to me..

I gave me a real clue what the genre was really all about. Until that time I was one of the plastic party city guys.... I had fun before.. but I had no clue.

Ever since that evening when I purchased my book.. I have been some how or another involved in tiki stuff. 6 years and counting... AMAZING that anything could have given me such a diverse outlet for my creative and social pursuits.

Thank you Sven