WAITIKI featured in today's Boston Herald (w/ mentions: Tiki Mag, Bargoyle, the Bum, and more)

Okonkuluku villagers and TC folks!

We got Jed Gottlieb at the Boston Herald hooked on tiki!

Check out the centerfold (no nudity) in today's Boston Herald for a whole feature on Tiki culture. There are 4 short articles including ones on WAITIKI, Mass. tiki restaurants, drink recipes, and culture.
http://theedge.bostonherald.com/musicNews/view.bg?articleid=1018693

Mentions:

• Beach Bum Berry for his new drink, the Okonkulukooler (get the recipe!)
• Bargoyle's Northeast Tiki Tour which is tomorrow (not tonight).
• Tiki Magazine - go Nick!

IN THE NEUES

• The Professor is back in Florida to have his piece off our new record, L'Ours Chinois, performed by Project Copernicus --a chamber orchestra who will premier the Professor's new arrangement. Features Mistress Helenini on violyntar! Visit http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=25193&forum=11&0 for the details and show info (tomorrow, and Sunday in Miami area).

• WEST COAST TOUR! WAITIKI is actively planning a tour in mid-October 2007 to California (LA/SF) and Arizona (Phx, Tuc, Flag). If anybody out there in tiki land would like to help us in any way with logistics, rum, or whatnot and whatyes, please hit us up at [email protected] with a right hook.

• Short 3-min excerpt of WAIITKI's 21-pc Orchestrotica in Mexico posted to YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_qHM5lQjUI

• "Rendezvous in Okonkuluku" on vinyl and CD on sale at http://www.waitiki.com - if you have a blog, write a review!

SHEAUS:

Tomorrow, 25 Aug:
1st Annual Northeast Tiki Tour
WAITIKI @ The New Tiki (Westford MA)
Rumor has it, a couple last minute seats opened up - visit http://www.northeasttikitour.com and contact Bargoyle at [email protected] about a seat! Tickets: $35

Thu, 6 Sep 2007 at 9:00 PM (13 days away)
The Beehive - Boston, MA
541 Tremont St
Boston, MA
FREE! South End's newest hipster joint brings in the Exotica.

Sun, 9 Sep 2007 at 1:00 PM (2 weeks away)
Jamaica Plain World's Fair - Jamaica Plain, MA
450 Centre st
Jamaica Plain, MA
Happy to be invited to this great daytime street fair. Family-friendly too! We play at 1pm sharp for about an hour. Stop by and send your okonkulukus!

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 at 8:00 PM (3 weeks away)
Somerville ArtsUnion: Hawaiian Nights event - Somerville, ma
60 union sq
Somerville, ma
WAITIKI headlines this event as part of the series of Somerville Artsunion gigs. Br. Cleve will also be on board this one so stay tuned for outside fun!

Details on all shows at http://www.waitiki.com/shows.cfm

Mahalo and okonkuluku!

The Village Elders (WAITIKI)
Exotic Tiki-tainment from Polynesia and Beyond
http://www.waitiki.com

Very nice feature! Good for you guys, and all the others mentioned. Thanks to Nick for getting the BOT in there, I really appreciate it:

“Tiki is old-school,” Camara said. “It took a hit in the ’70s because it was ‘establishment’ style. I think in 2000, the popularity of Sven Kirsten’s ‘Book of Tiki’ spurred an interest and a huge subculture of fans.”

Because of the Book of Tiki now being out of print and not easily available, journalists nowadays do not understand its level of influence (out of sight, out of mind), and don't bother mentioning it, their articles often making it look like the Tiki revival is a selfperpetuating fad out of nowhere. TIKI MODERN will have its own impact, but it will not compare to the BOT in the cause and effect sense. You can only understand the BOT if you have the BOT.

In case you missed the related article,
TIKI STUFF

[ Edited by: pappythesailor 2007-08-24 12:15 ]

....from which I quoted above? It was NICK who gave my book the credit, not the reporter by researching it...
Anyway, I'm just bummed that they are not reprinting the book. :(

Yet HAPPIIIIE that Tiki Mod will be out soon !!! :)

Hey! They mentioned Big Bro's book too? Did anybody see that? Somebody should tell him.

I'm sorry, I didn't wanna go off on a rant, just wanted to thank Nick. This thread is about the article and Waitiki and Bargoyle's tour and the whole thing which deserves the attention.

While the BOT is out of print, Tiki Style is still accessible. Speaking from experience, those who purchase Tiki Style often seek out used copies of the BOT. I just purchased mine from Italy, still in the package, for a total of $31.00, including shipping. However, used prices are going as high as /////$200 plus dollars. So, when is BOT going to be reissued? Sven, Tauschen, somebody?