The Cal-look Lounge

Just had a meeting with my book publisher on Thursday and, among three titles we discussed, one is.... the follow up to 'California Look VWs'! At last! Got to have another meeting to discuss matters further but it looks good. Maybe I should give you the publisher's e-mail address so you can all write to him...  ;D

Wish me luck... fingers crossed and all that.

good luck and put me down for one 8)

Cool! Look forward to it.   ;D

I hope that new book is full of your old secret cal-look treasures, Keith.....
I'll take one, with your dedicace for sure when it'll be published !
Good luck,
 ;)

Good luck and fingers crossed here.  ;D

wow....thats great news.....well done Keith!

HOLY SH*T  :o :o :o put me down for 47 copies  ;) :)

I can't wait dude  :)

Me too

go go go!

that's a good news  :o i will take 2 copies ;) go keith

COOL!  ;D

Yes, everybody here wait for the second episode.  :D
One more for me, and if it is dedicated, that's will be great  :-* :-*

Thank Keith to provide us quality books.  ;)

Great news Keith...!!
Good luck!

wow super good fine keith is coolman

cool show the heads this tread. i bet there will be a lot of people wanting this book as well.

good luck!

Cant wait to see it. I have 3 of the first one. I took one to the Classic a couple times and got signatures from peolpe like Ron Fleming, Bergs, etc.

oh do you?
Hey Keith,put me down for two!(http://)

yeah I only have three autographs in my copy of Keith's book.  I have Keith's, Gene Berg's and Dean Lowry's.  I guess I should photograph them, huh?  I do think this is really cool.  I can't wait for the new book!

Awesome news! Can't wait to see it!

What wonderful news, I really hope you can follow this up with a decision which is a positive one!

Good luck and good writing!

Autographs got me thinking. Just dug out my copy of the book and checked the autographs. Hmm, wonder what it would make on ebay!:

Darrell Vittone
Dean Lowry
Don "Brad" Bradford
Mark Hunsaker
Doug Haydon
Dave Andrews
Mike Mahaffey
Gene Berg
Dyno Don
Frenchy DeHoux
Ron Fleming
Greg Aronson
Roger Grago
Greg Bunch
Deano Kirsten
Doug Mische
Jose Medrano
Art Gutierrez
Sarge Edmiston
Rick Zavala
Roger Crawford
Mark & Paul Schley
John Lazenby
Art Alvarez
Tony Alvarez
Sergio Rampone
Larry Shaw
Bob Sechi
Dave Velton
Mark Thurber
Jere Alhadeff
Doug Gordon
Ron Brimlow
DonMetz
Hector Bonilla
Craig Foster
Kris Klingaman
Dave Kanase
Stephan Szantai
Jim Holmes
Dave Patrick
Terry Terrill
Mike Hunsaker
Dan McGrath
Dave Rhoads
Bill Schwimmer
Bill Taylor
Rich Kimball
Mike Taylor
Greg M?
Jim D?
R K Smith
Lonnie Reed
Pam Andrews (now Pam Bunch!)

Sadly, at least three of these great people are no longer with us, but the memories live on.

I know a lot of people (me included) call the first book the Cal Look Bible - does that make the new book the New Testament? :D

I'll take three!

will there be any parts of the book about 80's cal look?
and how cal look is today!

Cool! Keep us updated.

--louis

so I can sleep now, KS?

 ;D

What! I won't be able to sleep untill I get my new copy ;) :)

 ;D
That's going to be so cool, I'll take 2 copies please, signed of course.

Keeping the Cal Look faith alive - good work Keith !!

Sign me up!!!  ;D

When?

You realize Keith, that the guy that always used to show up at our tent at the Classic with about 50 of your books in tow to have everyone autograph each one is going to have to start all over again.....

Anybody remember the guys at Gene's funeral celebration at the Berg shop going around and getting autographs.  They never did get Gene's though.  Sounds like this will start it all over again.

Hold on guys! I'm just having talks with the publishers! :D

Don't start forming a line outside my door quite yet, OK? :o

But things do look positive... :)

NO! Dyno Don???  ;D

Number 9 on the list! I realise my post was written in English and therefore possibly hard for an American to understand, but... ;D

yes 3 COPY FOR ME  ;D :D ;)

Come off the phone to the publisher and the book is GO GO GO!!!!! ;D ;D ;D

Will be in their catalogue for 2008. At last! :D

YEAH!

So can we expect you to do some book signings? I want an autographed copy.

--louis

Congratulations Keith!!!! ;) ;D ;D

Frank

Awesome news, Keith!! The book will be in their catalog for 2008, so does that mean it is practically finished? Have you been secretly working on CLB II under wraps for some time now?? :D

Fantastic news, cant wait.  ;D

Sorry, means I get the green light, so don't start holding your breath yet!  :D

That is great news, Keith, super duper! I'm looking forward to it.  :)

woo-hooo!!

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

wow !!!! thanks keith !!

Oh man, I passed out and hit my head on the computer desk. I read your reply when I woke up  ;D

keith do you have already choose the car for the cover ????? :P

I heard it is going to be Cedor USA's car.

Congratulations Keith!
How about a re-run of the original to whet newcomers appetites?? 8)

Have you considered doing something on the Gene Berg Cruises?  If so let me know.

I know this guy with a pretty cool late model GTV.....

;D

Just kiddin.... kindof ;)

In all seriousness, congrats Keith! I cant wait to get my grubby mitts on volume too  :D

Keith, Great Effort, cant wait to read it again and again and again

I think Keith shoul dhave a rat rod on the cover!  ;)

Actually, maybe Keith would be willing to put a list of cars or events he has cover quality photos of, or could get photos of, and let us choose through a poll. Just a thought.  ;D


--louis

Hey Keith ,

that's what we all waited for ... just make it good !

Thanks
Marc

Sell autographs??? Isn't it easier to ask people directly money? instead of an autograph?

 ;D

Unlike some others I could mention(!), I would never sell my autographed book! Too many memories...  :)

So should we now start bothering you about updates to the interchange manual and the performance handbook?  ;D

--louis

Excellent news, another big shot in the arm for our great hobby!

This is great news! I can't wait. I love the photos. I heard Ron Fleming was cleaning out his attic and found a bunch of old photos this last weekend.

Pfiouuu I feel better now!

 ;D

If I have a good memory, we eard about a new book rumor, one or two years after the first cal-look book, ten years ago.  ::)

The rumor :
Some peolpe who get completely involved in the seventies california vdub scene were woken by the book  :o from a prolonged volkscene hibernation. Some of them sent you letters, picures and little historic rectifications or detail of the first volume. Those documents where the first step to the second opus... ???

Keith could you confirm this "old" rumor ? Or tell us what was the first step to do it again ? And what make you fight to realize your Cal-look "New Testament" project to the end.

ps: Sugest for the autographs. 100 books hidden with préprinted autographs 8) But it's not so funny !

Thanks Thanks Thanks Thanks 4 all.
Mike

welcome mike , hope that you will enjoy this place  ;D  ,it's pure cal look scene here
regard
fabian

Hi, not quite sure how to take this posting? Is it a criticism of me because I could not find a publisher to do a second version?  ??? Oh well... I can tell you that the people who ran the original publishing house have approached me about some new books and, among other ideas, I suggested a follow up to the original – and they have agreed.

Wow, not a criticism at all !
Perhaps, my english is not so good...  :-\

Am happy to read your second opus is truly on the way ! I hope your going to finish it to guive me a autograph at EBI2 in july 2008!! :)
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Mike (DAS)

Keith, I think what Mike is trying to say is that your book was responsible for getting some of the '70's cal look guys who'd dropped out of the "scene" back interested in VWs again, and the rumour was that some of them had sent you stuff relating to that time, which had made you realise that there was still more to write. But I might be wrong! ;)

AWESOME KEITH!!!!!

soo looking forward to this!

so can we expect a Launch party and Booksigning session at European Bug In #2?????   ;D ;D ;D ;D


Seriously Keith! without your First Book.. i probably wouldn't be working with cars today, and i for sure would not have been into BUGIN history Cal Lookers etc... and there would probably not have been a European Bug In! Thanks KS!

Aye, without that first book I would probably be back in hotrods. So I can blame Keith for all this money I am spending on my Looker.  ;D

--louis

yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

Agreed!!!  ;D

Thanks, Neil Davies you translate well what i try to explaine  ;D
Sorry Keith for the miss understanding.
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Mike

I was one of the ones that was "woken up" with the first book. I always kept in touch with my cal-look roots as I still have many close friends from that time. The books portrayal of the scene in a historical context certainly change my perspective and made me appreciate even more my experiences. Since the book came out and my involvement with The Lounge, I've often said; "If I known I would be talking about this twenty-five years later, I would've taken notes!"

However, I was upset at some of the parts that were left out. That kept me from purchasing a copy until recently.

Anyway, I hope that during one of your trips to So Cal, you and I and can get together... hopefully with Bill.

You have a date...  ;)

Cool I'm looking forward to it already!

Also YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

So Keith how is the progress going??? is that the new cover you got as a avatar?? or did i miss a post somewhere that has new info about the Sequal to "the bible"???

Avatar? What avatar?  :D

Book is hard work, trust me. I just hope all of you won't be disappointed when it eventually comes out. It can't have the same impact as the first as so much more material is now out in the public domain, but I'm trying my best... I think you'll like it. I do have some real gems when it comes to photos, that I can promise you.  :)

(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t318/Photokernow/cal009LR.jpg)

I AM SOOOOOOOO LOOKING FORWARD TO IT!!!!!!

drf car  :o :o who own this one ???

oh she's gone why ??? it's another one

:D Gotta be faster than that, Fabs!

i saw it and it has and awesome stance.. and... hmmmm loooove the bluestreaks!!!

Keith,
Please don't hesitate to ask if you need some old stuffs  (NOS parts, catalogs, old gassers pics) to shoot them and to put on your bible (even if i imagine that you've your pure secret dealers  ;)).
We're all impatient to read this next episode !

that car look like the  thurber brown sedan  , without the bullet mirror  ;D ;D
i just had  time to stole the pict keith   ;D ;D

can wait too
 

I personally think this book will have even more impact than the first cos its been soooooo long in coming  ;) :)

I can't wait dude  :)

I think we should make a rule that if your a lounge member then you HAVE to have BOTH books   ;) :)

The Lounge
only for the educated!!

:D :D

 ;) :)

is it ok to only look at the pics
 ???

 :D :D :D thats all I do  ;) :)

Not ALL you do... don't worry, the pages are washable...  ;D

so it wouldn't surpise you that I read the first book EVERY night when I get tucked up in bed  ;) :)

Anyway when you coming to get your glass  ??? ;) :)

When are you coming to Cornwall to deliver it? I thought you DROVE that Buggy of yours – or is it all talk?  ;D


My come up to that show in Esher – if I'm allowed...  :D

Keith your Cal look book was the first VW book I owned! All I can say as a 15 year old kid i wet my pants looking at those awesome cars! I used to take it to school and all the other kids thought I was a freak! I still look back on it now its so informative!

So you are responsible for my addiction!



Thank you


Rob.

 :D :D :D fair enough  ;) :)

My pleasure! I've lost count of how many divorce proceedings I've been named in as a result of that book... ;D

Yep its all your fault! ;)

Can't wait for the second version to come out, just wish I could get hold of the first one!!  ::)

I was hooked way before your book  ;)


If you are diligent, you can find copies of the first. I got one on Amazon last year sometime. It was used but in excellent condition.