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The Daddy-O of the Radi-O is back with Koop Kooper stepping up to
the plate once again in the sequel to his first book Koop Koopers
Cocktail Nation The Interviews. From the Sydney Penthouse the
Lounge Lothario has been working overtime putting in the long
distance calls across the globe to find you the craziest cats of
the retro scene along with the legends who cohabit the swank
universe that is the Cocktail Nation. In this edition the Lounge
Leader talks magazines with Tiki Magazine founding father Nick
Camara, art with El Gato Gomez and, most importantly, he explores
the beginning of the scene with the rediscovery of the one and only
Esquivel. The archaeological dig is dug with Kooper discovering a
canary by the name of Laurie Allyn who missed her initial fame
train by seconds but now her name is on the lips of hepcats across
the globe The Legends keep coming with manager to the stars Morris
Diamond, Dean Martin Show producer Lee Hale and the Keeper of the
Flame on the Big Island Jimmy Borges all add to another jam packed
panorama of all things Lounge, Created by the swank meister of uber
cool himself, Koop Kooper.
Koop Kooper, the Cocktail universe's high priest of all things hep,
swinging, and swank, and cyber disc-jockey of his radio show, "The
Cocktail Nation," has unleashed the definitive guide to the Lounge
universe. Replete with gassin interviews and cool pixeramas, he
reveals the incredible diorama of Cocktail culture, lifestyle, and
music. Koop mixes it up with cool luminaries and pioneers of the
Cocktail soundtrack, such as hepster Jack Constanzo, the bongo
player of the 1950s, shakes a martini with the leaders of the
revival Combustible Edison, trades smart lip with comedian satirist
Shelley Berman and 21st century hit-makers Martini Kings, heads
down the dark streets of Cocktail noir, muscling it up with
croonoir Jimmy Vargas, then it's off to the Vegas pool, where he
conducts an underwater interview with gorgeous fire-eating mermaid
Marina. Koop Kooper's Cocktail Nation book is a glorious panorama
of all things Lounge, created by the swank meister of uber cool
himself.
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