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outside of exotica 2007 and tiki eyeball.....we ain't got shit goin on here.....for more info on those 2 events you can stay current by visiting their websites or by locating the threads here on t.c. |
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Tue, May 1, 2007 5:09 PM
Tipsy! If 'ain't shit' includes regular FOM meetings, DvA Gallery's third annual Tiki show (how could you forget that - aren't YOU in it?), stuff at Tiki Terrace almost every weekend, and at least one TRT2 signing (date/place TBA), then yeah, we ain't got shit... oh, and what other state has TWO major-ish Tiki weekenders in one summer (Exotica/Eyeball)? I'd say that ChiIL is the place to be this summer. |
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Tue, May 1, 2007 5:12 PM
Stop the presses, indeed. The book is already at the printers. Every text change (even just adding a comma) that I make after the printer gets the book costs me $17 (out of my own pocket) per change to make - assuming the actual process of printing hasn't commenced yet. If graphic desgin tweaks are called for, then that gets REALLY expensive. But let's just say that TVBH cost me some cash late last night... Ink goes to paper any second now... |
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Tue, May 1, 2007 6:25 PM
I can hear those presses now!!! So looking forward to this one. Thanks for being so dedicated and helping the world stay current. :) |
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Mon, May 7, 2007 3:43 PM
http://www.tydirium.net/tiki/tikiroadtrip.html Ladies and Germs, as you all know, Tiki Road Trip 2 will be in your hot little hands in less than a month. Tiki Road Trip has been called "The book I wish I wrote" by Charles Bukowski, Kurt Vonnegut, John Steinbeck, Hunter S. Thompson, and George Orwell (not really... but if any of them were alive, they surely WOULD HAVE said this). Although "Tiki Road Trip" is a really freaking great title for a book, "Tiki Road Trip: 2nd Edition" doesn't really pop as well as it could. In coming up with this ultimately milquetoast rethinking of the intially snappy title for this book, many options were explored, such as: Around the World with 80 Suffering Bastards Kon-Tiki Road Trip: Across the Pacific by Mobile Exploration Lab Tiki Road Trip: I Drink in Shitty Bars So You Don't Have To Tiki For Dummies Lolita* Tiki Road Trip, Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Crappy, Syrupy, Mai Tais. How to Win Friends and Influence People to Drink Zombies ('four symbols' - 'zoso', et al) Tiki Road Trip 2: Electric Boogaloo Tiki Road Trip Strikes Back Tiki van der Road Trip the Younger The Great Gatsby** Encyclopedia Tikiroadtripa Tiki Road Trip: Now With 30% More Tiki Goodness Tiki Road Trip: No, Really, I DO Know Shag... NOW Will You Sleep With Me? Fac-Tiki-Totem The Tiki Road Trip of Our Hung-Over Discontent All right, these are getting worse by the moment. And order Tiki Road Trip 2 NOW at this link:
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Bora Boris
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Mon, May 7, 2007 4:18 PM
• Tiki Road Warrior |
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christiki295
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Tue, May 8, 2007 7:51 AM
Mai Tai Mana On The Road Again - oh, that's taken Traveling with Tiki Ku Said It Would Be Like This - Tiki Bars Everywhere The Best Tiki Bars in the World The History of the World of Tiki Bars |
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Tipsy McStagger
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Tue, May 8, 2007 8:30 AM
I always liked: tiki road trip I: "a fistful of maitais" and tiki road trip II: "for a few maitais more" |
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Tue, May 8, 2007 8:58 AM
How about "Tiki Quest"? :wink: |
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Tue, May 8, 2007 9:22 AM
Travelin' Tiki Style Okay... I should stop this insanity.
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Tipsy McStagger
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Tue, May 8, 2007 1:02 PM
tiki road trip II: "sometimes the shortest way home is the longest way around" |
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Tue, May 8, 2007 1:18 PM
"Tiki Tiki - Drinki Drinki" |
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christiki295
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Tue, May 8, 2007 10:55 PM
Tiki Gods, Bars and Moais |
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Wed, May 9, 2007 7:16 AM
Have tiki will travel. [ Edited by: hiltiki 2007-05-09 07:21 ] |
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Wed, May 9, 2007 11:30 AM
All over the Road: Tiki Road Trip II |
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tikibars
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Wed, May 30, 2007 1:21 PM
Books left the printing presses by truck on Tuesday (May 29). Due to arrive at the Santa Monica Press/Independant Publisher's Group warehouse on Friday. People who ordered from me will have copies shipped Monday or Tuesday (June 4/5). Amazon orders should ship some time next week... I can't say when (as long as it takes for the books to go from SMP's warehoue to Amazon's and then for the orders to br processed and shipped... a week or two?). Official book debut event is at Hukilau - June 15. I am working on signing events for: Tiki Oasis, Socttsdale, Las Vegas, Pittsburgh, Hot Rod Hula Hop, Chicago, Alameda, Cleveland, Los Angeles, New York, Boston area. But it from me in person, or buy it here: http://www.tydirium.net/tiki/tikiroadtrip.html Mahalo nui nui once again for all of the enthusiasm and support for this project! |
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Wed, May 30, 2007 7:28 PM
Is Dallas on the radar? |
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Tiki Flange
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Thu, May 31, 2007 7:18 AM
Any chance of doing the signing night at the DVA Gallery's tiki night this year? Might be a nice tie in for both of you. Anxiously awaiting my copy... |
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Thu, May 31, 2007 10:07 AM
I will be at the DvA show for sure, and will have some books with me (I always keep a case of 'em in my car!). As for Dallas, I would adore an excuse to come down and do something at the new Trader Vic's. |
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Mon, Jun 4, 2007 1:48 PM
Tiki Road Trip 2 has reached the Chicago warehoue of Independant Publishers Group, who distribute all of the books published by Santa Monica Press. I will have books in hand Wednesday morning. Pre-orders will be mailed by the end of the week. http://www.tydirium.net/tiki/tikiroadtrip.html See y'all at Hukilau for the big public debut of the Tiki Road Trip 2! |
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Mon, Jun 4, 2007 11:26 PM
What is the snappy new title? |
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tikibars
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Tue, Jun 5, 2007 10:42 AM
"Tiki Road Trip: 2nd Edition" (altough I liked your idea of The Luau Locator!) |
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tikibars
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Wed, Jun 6, 2007 11:49 AM
The eagle has landed (or perhaps, the Kon-Tiki has landed!). Point is: I have 180 copies of TRT2 in my living room, and there are 4820 more in the IPG warehouse. Tiki Road Trip 2 is being mailed to pre-orders tomorrow, and Hukilau attendees will be able to pick up a copy at my first TRT2 book signing, right after my seminar on Friday, June 15. The seminar is from 3:30 to 4:15, and the book signing is immediately after that, until 6:30. I am very pleased with the way this book came out. |
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Wed, Jun 6, 2007 12:22 PM
just ordered mine!!! |
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Mon, Jun 11, 2007 10:50 AM
I was in NYC visiting friends last week and we went to Brooklyn's Zombie Hut. Upon learning I was from Chicago, the attractive bartender started telling me about the psychology of tiki in the midwest. Asked how she knew all of this, she told me that she had spent hours chatting with "the guy who wrote a book about taking a tiki road trip." James, it's nice to know you spread the gospel while doing your research! |
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Mon, Jun 11, 2007 12:27 PM
Reedalong, cool story, thanks for sharing. |
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tikibars
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Wed, Jun 13, 2007 9:21 AM
Pre-order copies were mailed out last Thursday; they should be arriving soon (if not already -- sent Media Mail -- kinda slow). I'll have 135 copies with me at Hukilau this weekend. mahalo |
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Wed, Jun 13, 2007 12:44 PM
James could you put on some lipstick and kiss my copy. |
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Tipsy McStagger
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Wed, Jun 13, 2007 1:43 PM
take a xerox of your ass and send it to him...he can plant one on there and sign that for you as well. |
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tikibars
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Wed, Jun 13, 2007 5:06 PM
Sure, after YOU put on some lipstick and kiss my... CAN DO! |
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Fri, Jun 15, 2007 2:12 PM
Scored a copy of the book last weekend in Chicago straight from JT at no less than the Hala Kahiki. What a detailed book - so much more in there than the first volume! I have only browsed through it so far and barely scratched the surface. |
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tikibars
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Mon, Jul 16, 2007 10:43 AM
Some unfortunate news - looks like I won't be at Oasis this year, after all. I really wanted to do some book launch events on the west coast, but it looks like that won't be happening. Midwest events are still in the cards. So... anyone west of the Mississippi River who wants to buy a copy from me directly is encouraged to do so at: |
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Tue, Jul 24, 2007 9:09 AM
Ahh man...Thats horrible news for us! Ehh, you'll be back one day to sunny socal! |
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Thu, Aug 9, 2007 9:52 AM
Tiki Road Trip in Columbus for HOT ROD HULA HOP Hi everyone! The Tiki Road Trip caravan will be rolling through Columbus this weekend, so that James can hook you all up with copies of Tiki Road Trip 2 during the Hot Rod Hula Hop 3 event. HRHH a third-annual Tiki fanatic gathering (which also incorporates a vintage car show) presented by the Fraternal Order of Moai (FOM). More info on the event is here - I'll be there all weekend; book signing will be Saturday afternoon on the same premises as the car show. Zooooom. For you Clevelanders, I'll be up in the land of the burning river visiting some family on Monday through Weds, and will check out the new (not Tiki but still exotica - or so I am told) Vhooda restaurant in Parma. Tikiphiles are invited to come out and say hi (and pick up a book if I have any left). Email for details as I figure them out (time and day). I will end the week in Fort Wayne, Indiana at the new Kahunaz Lounge on either Wednesday or Thursday night (TBA). Again, Indiana Tiki people are welcome to come out and say Aloha (email for details, etc). Hope to see you this week - midwest Tiki is the best - we're the ones who need it the most! As always, mail-order autographed copies of Tiki Road Trip 2 are available here: |
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Thu, Aug 9, 2007 2:52 PM
james , the VHOODA is in Middleburg hts ,on Bagley rd. just west of I71. get the shrimp dish. Get in touch ,to stop by. I have scored got lots of WITCO since you last visit. TD |
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Thu, Aug 16, 2007 12:41 PM
well? did you make it to Vhooda? Did you try the shrimp dish? What did you think of FLOWER CHILD? or have you been there before? Next time on the back yard. call, TD [ Edited by: TIKI DAVID 2007-08-16 12:42 ] |
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Thu, Aug 16, 2007 4:58 PM
Vhooda is a disaster, a joke. I checked out Flower Child (small antique mall), which is about 2 blocks from my old pad near the Cleveland-Lakewood border, and found it to be very cool. Wish it had been there 15 years ago when I lived over there... Both of these places, and a lot more, will be in my next article for Tiki Magazine, which will cover the Midwest. |
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Wed, Sep 5, 2007 10:49 PM
Tiki Road Trip: Chicago (9/13), Milwaukee (9/22), Atlanta (9/29) Aloha! Tiki Road Trip 2 author James Teitelbaum will be doing three big book signings in the month of September! The first is at Tiki Terrace in the northwestern Chicago suburb of Northbrook, on Thursday, September 13. Live entertainment and vendors will also be on hand, and of course it is Zombie Thursday too - two-for-one Zombies all night long! The fun starts at 7:00 p.m.! Tiki Terrace is at 1 S. Wolf Rd., Prospect Heights, IL (847) 795-8454 Note that this is James' ONLY scheduled book signing in his home town of Chicago this summer, so come out and say hello. Just up the road in Milwaukee, James will be signing at the excellent Foundation bar on Saturday, September 22. The Bikini Beachcombers and the Cocktail Preachers will be spinning tunes, and once again there will be vendors on hand to sell you even more Tiki swag for your own home lounge (you DO have one, don't you???). Foundation: 2718 N. Breman, Milwaukee, WI (414) 374-2587 Finishing off the month, the Tiki Road Trip caravan takes to the skies for a trip to the amazing Atlanta Hilton, home of one of the best remaining vintage Trader Vic's restaurants. Their regular Tiki Torch Nights event takes place on Saturday, September 29. Trader Vic's will be unveiling their new menu that weekend, so come have some food. There will be live music, James scribbling on books, and lots more. This Trader Vic's is always a pleasure to visit, and I hope to see all of my southern 'ohana out for a Mai Tai that night. Thanks again to all of you for your readership and support! mahalo nui James T. [ Edited by: tikibars 2007-09-07 10:30 ] |
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Thu, Sep 6, 2007 1:28 PM
James, finally got a chance to pick up 2nd edition, and it is chock full of details and revisions! Sheesh! When comparing it to 1st edition, its amazing how much changes in such a short time. Great job, and when in SoCal, drop me a message. Congrats again on a well done job! |
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Thu, Sep 6, 2007 2:34 PM
i agree...the second one is far better. ....now i want a refund for the first edition i wasted money on you carpet-bagging bastard!! |
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Thu, Sep 6, 2007 10:01 PM
Tipsy, I was gonna wait until the second edition has completely sold out to announce that the third edition comes with a free bottle of rum, and every cover hand-painted by Shag, but that'd be letting the cat out of the bag too soon... |
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Tue, Sep 11, 2007 2:02 PM
WCIU TV is going to be at the Chicago book signing on Thursday filming for one of their local Chicago television programs (The Chicago Insider). So everyone show up early, dress real purdy, and get your sexy asses on telley. Tiki Terrace, 7 p.m.! |
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Wed, Sep 12, 2007 12:20 PM
I had planned to be at the Atlanta gig but have to go to Dallas for a meeting...bummer. I look forward to hearing all about it. BTW my back still hurts from when BK and I tried to throw your fat butt in the surf at Hukilau...lose some weight will ya? Guess I'll order mine on line. Can't wait to read it. Book 1 has been well used..so many drink stains you can hardly see the print. Call if ever in the Tampa area. Jungle Jim |
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Wed, Sep 12, 2007 7:17 PM
Ha! Sorry you're gonna miss the ATL event. As always, order the book on-line at this link to get it right from me:
http://www.tydirium.net [ Edited by: tikibars 2007-09-13 09:03 ] |
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Wed, Sep 12, 2007 8:12 PM
There's a street festival that day and I will be doing live carving right out front of Foundation most of the afternoon into the evening... until it gets too dark. Then I'm going inside to enjoy the Cocktail Preachers and drink Mai Tais. I'll also be bringing a whole bunch of stuff along to sell. It should be fun keeping an eye on that and carving. :wink: So come on up if you're not busy, hang out, have a Mai Tai watch me hack up logs! |
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Thu, Sep 13, 2007 9:05 AM
CHICAGO: tonight is Tiki Terrace night! Two-for-one zombies! |
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Thu, Sep 13, 2007 9:41 AM
Man, if only you were in ATL a week later, We'll be up there for a wedding. |
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Thu, Sep 13, 2007 10:05 AM
Tikis, fishhooks, masks, signs and TONS of tiki idols. I'll have all these and more at Tiki Terrace tonight! If you're looking for a tiki for your home or lounge... or you want to get an early start on your Christmas shopping for that someone tiki... TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT! No shipping! And you can enjoy a drink while you shop! Hope to see you there! [ Edited by: Lake Surfer 2007-09-15 00:45 ] |