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tikibars
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|  Posted: 2009-08-10 12:46 pm Permalink
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On 2009-08-10 00:06, Phillip Roberts wrote:
BIG STONE HEAD
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I count three of 'em in the above pic!
Oasis news...
Good:
Thumb drives and cards in hand.
Loading the book onto them as I type (four at a time. These things are stuck into every orifice my computer has to offer, it's kinda raunchy, actually).
Not so Good:
Looks like the mugs will not have arrived for this weekend.
I will definitely be taking pre-orders, and will have a glazed, finished, prototype there for examination.
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tikibars
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| Posted: 2009-08-10 7:36 pm Permalink
The book is now available at www.bigstonehead.com.
Pre-orders for the mug are now being accepted as well.
(note: this post used to contain photos of two options for the mug glaze; posts below may refer to this).
[ This Message was edited by: tikibars 2009-08-22 12:11 ]
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PiPhiRho
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| Posted: 2009-08-10 7:45 pm Permalink
Left one.
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Phillip Roberts
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| Posted: 2009-08-13 5:46 pm Permalink
BIG STONE HEAD
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tikibars
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| Posted: 2009-08-19 3:28 pm Permalink
The ebook is now available for immediate download.
The de-luxe bamboo thumb drive edition (seen in photos above) is now shipping as well.
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tikibars
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| Posted: 2009-08-22 11:51 am Permalink
This is the kind of wacky stuff that I dug up researching BSH, but that just wouldn't fit in the book.
Last year, a cheerleading competition was held with a tiki theme.
They called it Moai Madness.
The main awards were big carved moai.
smaller Hawaiian-style tikis were given out as lesser prizes.
From their myspace page:
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=261192120&albumId=978872
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My new book is "Destination: Cocktails": www.destinationcocktails.com.
Get "Big Stone Head: Easter Island and Pop Culture" at: www.bigstonehead.com.
See www.tydirium.net for Tiki Road Trip, global travelogues, and more!
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tikibars
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| Posted: 2009-08-26 12:32 pm Permalink
Rob over at Chicagoist has posted a blog about Big Stone Head.
Thanks, Rob!
http://chicagoist.com/2009/08/26/tiki_e-book_brings_stone_age_into_t.php
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My new book is "Destination: Cocktails": www.destinationcocktails.com.
Get "Big Stone Head: Easter Island and Pop Culture" at: www.bigstonehead.com.
See www.tydirium.net for Tiki Road Trip, global travelogues, and more!
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Phillip Roberts
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| Posted: 2009-08-26 8:03 pm Permalink
Aloha,
JT,
Brilliant! Well done!
BIG STONE HEAD rules!
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Mo-Eye
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| Posted: 2009-08-26 8:39 pm Permalink
Funny you mentioned this event. I made them 2500 moai tiki pendants as their give away prize to each contestant. So, there are a whole lot of girls out there running around with Squid's Marcel Moai pendant!
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tikibars
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| Posted: 2009-08-31 11:03 pm Permalink
Big Stone Head sample pages -
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My new book is "Destination: Cocktails": www.destinationcocktails.com.
Get "Big Stone Head: Easter Island and Pop Culture" at: www.bigstonehead.com.
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JenTiki
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| Posted: 2009-09-03 10:53 am Permalink
Hey James, I don't know if you've seen these. Just picked up a couple sets at Barnes & Noble last night. The tallest one is only 2" tall and they're made of some heavyish stone/resin mixture I guess. Much heavier than one would expect for their size.
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bigbrotiki
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| Posted: 2009-09-03 11:24 am Permalink
Good to see some actual pages, James.
I recognized the Moai from this old print:
...in these avantgarde collages by Max Ernst:
I bet you have one or two from this series in the there, too.
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Phillip Roberts
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| Posted: 2009-09-05 04:53 am Permalink
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I count three of 'em in the above pic!
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Oh, OW...
If you have not purchased James's book "Big Stone Head" yet, shame on you. It is not only the one of the best books written on a oft covered subject, but is a milestone in publishing.
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tikibars
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| Posted: 2009-09-05 10:09 am Permalink
Sven - yes, Max Ernst gets a bit of ink in BSH. The scans you posted are both in the book, actually. I also go into Loplop, his birdman-inspired alter ego.
Jen - thanks for the image. There is soooo much Easter Island stuff out there, it is nearly impossible to track. At first I thought BSH would be a comprehensive catalogue of all of this stuff, but as I dug depper and deeper, I discovered that the almost 350 images in the book would merely have to be a representative sampling.
There is always more, more, more!
Maybe there will be a sequel that focuses on Witco moai, haha.
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- James T.
My new book is "Destination: Cocktails": www.destinationcocktails.com.
Get "Big Stone Head: Easter Island and Pop Culture" at: www.bigstonehead.com.
See www.tydirium.net for Tiki Road Trip, global travelogues, and more!
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tikibars
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From: Aku Hall, Chicago
| Posted: 2009-09-12 08:53 am Permalink
Thanks to Tiki Talk for a blurb on Big Stone Head -
http://tikitalk.astropad.com/archives/james-teitelbaums-big-stone-head-an-eco-friendly-easter-island-history-book/
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