beautiful Witco chair!

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G GECKO Member South Sea Arts Honolulu Joined: Jun 01, 2002 Posts: 1049	G GECKO Posted posted on Mon, Feb 3, 2003 9:11 AM Is their any story behind this great lookin' chair on ebay? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29460&item=2156724181&rd=1
TD Tiki Diablo Member socal Joined: Jun 24, 2002 Posts: 1916	TD Tiki Diablo Posted posted on Mon, Feb 3, 2003 9:51 AM Hey cuz. This chair is really cool, I have actually sat in it. The description is right on too. The folks selling it were nice also.
G GECKO Member South Sea Arts Honolulu Joined: Jun 01, 2002 Posts: 1049	G GECKO Posted posted on Mon, Feb 3, 2003 11:34 AM Chiki, how far is the shop from Oceanside or Temecula? Just wen I thought I seen it all from witco...Boom! as John Madden would say. Sumting li'dat is fo sho on the holy grail list! he created all kinds of stuff!! Now this chair is gettin me inpatient[sp?] wit da Witco book braddah Sven! No estimated time frame? you killin me!
WT waikiki tiki Tiki Socialite Atlanta, GA Joined: Jan 06, 2003 Posts: 144	WT waikiki tiki Posted posted on Mon, Feb 3, 2003 2:16 PM Personally I think this chair is ugly as sin! I like a lot of Witco stuff, but some pushes the line of being too tacky (and in this case, expensive!!) It will be interesting to see how high it goes considering it still has over 3 days left.
DZ Doctor Z Tiki Socialite Jasper's Reef, Torrance, CA Joined: Aug 01, 2002 Posts: 1620	DZ Doctor Z Posted posted on Mon, Feb 3, 2003 5:15 PM I was at the Starlight Room a few weeks ago and I checked the chair out, too! It's quite impressive (and EXTREMELY heavy!) You can't really tell from the pix all that well, but the back is "V"-shaped - not flat or curved. That's why the upholstery up the back is only about 4 inches wide. When I sat in it, I noticed it creates a weird effect: when you talk, your voice actually echoes/reverbs off of the sides of the chair - kinda trippy... They were asking $300 for it when I was there, but the "Throne" is not really to my liking either. However, I am curious to see what it'll end up going for... BTW - Jason & Catherine run a great place - lots o' vintage mugs n'stuff at NON eBay prices!
G GECKO Member South Sea Arts Honolulu Joined: Jun 01, 2002 Posts: 1049	G GECKO Posted posted on Mon, Feb 3, 2003 5:40 PM Being to tacky is what makes this a master piece in my eyes! To each is own ya! I have seen stuff I don't like too. I guess I look at it da way I do cuz I sit around a lot wondering what I can do different to out do myself with my own art so, I know Mr.WH was sitting in his shop 30-40 years ago brainstorming and came out with dis crazy a$$ shhhhh! I think the man was very creative and that's why his works are being repro by his grandson inlaw who does a great job, not to mention da kine...Bosko, even a few of my pieces. In order to make it in da art world you gotta have some imagination[sp?] no matter how crazy da idea ya! if da artist likes it, den do um! Sum peopo gon like em and sum not. no worries! I raise my tiki mug up to dis chair as a work of art!
S SugarCaddyDaddy Member Huntington Beach, California Joined: Jun 03, 2002 Posts: 1500	S SugarCaddyDaddy Posted posted on Mon, Feb 3, 2003 6:02 PM Doctor Z saw this WITCO item in a store and DIDN'T share the knowledge?!?! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGHHHHH! Oh what has become of this family? SadCaddyDaddy
B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Mon, Feb 3, 2003 7:17 PM Witco transcends the terms ugly and beautiful.....to become "unique"! Soon it will be a term in it's own right, like if you see an item of particularily whacky and stylistically doubtful design: "Well, I think it's zazz!" "Oh, I don't know, it's a little too witco for me!" "Yeah, and my wife will say it's klez..." I am gonna see if I can photgraph this thingy, I have it in a catalog, but even nicer, I have Bill's original sketch for it, so it will definitely be in the book...
TD Tiki Diablo Member socal Joined: Jun 24, 2002 Posts: 1916	TD Tiki Diablo Posted posted on Tue, Feb 4, 2003 8:50 AM Gecko, this place is about an hour+ from Oceanside. I believe they have a website.
A ahilava Member Joined: Jan 28, 2003 Posts: 21	A ahilava Posted posted on Wed, Feb 5, 2003 5:46 PM Shag must have designed it, it's got his name in the title.
JD Johnny Dollar Tiki Socialite Flyover, Missourah Joined: Oct 01, 2003 Posts: 3159	JD Johnny Dollar Posted posted on Thu, Nov 15, 2007 7:22 AM shakespeare likes witco
H Haole'akamai Member The Polynesian Port of NOLA Joined: Jul 07, 2005 Posts: 2276	H Haole'akamai Posted posted on Thu, Nov 15, 2007 9:17 AM Where the heck is that?!
JD Johnny Dollar Tiki Socialite Flyover, Missourah Joined: Oct 01, 2003 Posts: 3159	JD Johnny Dollar Posted posted on Thu, Nov 15, 2007 10:21 AM the renaissance festival in crownsville, maryland :D
T TIKIBOSKO Tiki Socialite Joined: Oct 17, 2004 Posts: 336	T TIKIBOSKO Posted posted on Thu, Nov 15, 2007 7:12 PM Shakespeare has good taste!
SF Slacks Ferret Tiki Socialite Calgary Joined: Oct 02, 2003 Posts: 1395	SF Slacks Ferret Posted posted on Thu, Nov 15, 2007 9:19 PM On 2007-11-15 19:12, TIKIBOSKO wrote: Shakespeare has good taste! He's got a Ming vase, tomato paste, but one thing that he'll have to face...and that's good taste.

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