Post #807265 by Prikli Pear on Tue, Jan 10, 2023 6:43 AM

Thanks, Skip! Now that you mention it, that light pine does look like it came out of a plaster cast.

I know what you mean about Tiki Mag & More. I subscribed right as he turned into a ghost. Kinda annoying for someone just getting into tiki and looking to learn about the community. On one hand, I'm somewhat sympathetic as I've been involved in various ongoing publications/projects and know first hand how easy it is to get overwhelmed and disconnected, especially if depression is involved. On the other, if that's going on the proper course of action is to be open and upfront as opposed to denying there's anything wrong and making a whole bunch of publication promises you know there's no possibility of making. If I recall correctly, as late as 2020 he was posting that the new issue was ready to go to the printer and subscribers would see it within a couple of months. Obviously, that never happened.

When the pandemic hit, everyone else learned to make sourdough and I learned how to post to YouTube. Not sure which is the more useful skill, but a friend had been urging me to start a tiki bar build podcast and I thought the visual aspect of YouTube would suit that topic much better. And I think it has. The downside is that it's time consuming and I've neglected my build-along blog posts during that time, which are useful references in their own right. Usually by the time I remember I need stills, the project's finished and screen captures look crappy.