Post #722659 by bigbrotiki on Wed, Jul 16, 2014 9:28 AM

Thanks for the heads up!

Ha, I just copied the "proto-Jimmy Buffet" quote to paste in here - that IS kinda an "Ouch!" moment :)

And the "backyards and backwaters.." thing is typical for us writers trying to have matching wordplay in there, taking so-called "poetic license".

The main thing is that it gives Tiki an exposure on WIRED, and that it is an intelligent take on it. There are ALWAYS things wrong to us who know it all, one has to accept the faults for the greater good.

I had an issue with the Collector's Weekly headline of:
"Tiki Hangover: Unearthing the False Idols of America's South Seas Fantasy"
…which is all smart concept but comes across as somewhat negative, but hey, the article was good, AND it got linked on Boing Boing, so who's crying.

I just edited the translation of the article that Academie Francaise member Marc Lambron wrote for "Le Point"magazine about Tiki and me, for the TASCHEN catalog, and it is full of subjective interpretations and puts words into my mouth I never said - but it is really funny, even dark, and an outrageous take on the subject. Being German, I am all about being correct about the details, but it was really refreshing hearing a creative, intelligent voice write about it - even if it was some hyperbole :)

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2014-07-16 09:29 ]