I want to stress that this is Paula's book. She shot and owns the photos. There are others who are helping with the cataloging. A lot of time and effort has gone into gathering all of the photo elements into one place. Negatives, slides, transparencies, proof sheets and back up 8x10's have all had to be analyzed and sorted. Tragically, after 20 years, some elements have gone missing. Where there was once a color slide, now maybe only a B&W negative now exists and so on and so forth. A good example would be the 'Waldo The Bird' B&W negatives. Some time ago, they were given to a cast member for printing. They subsequently went missing. Fortunately, the vast majority of her photos still exist as original negatives and slides.

The plan has always been to concentrate on the quality of the images. No one should be dissapointed. This will be no fly-by-night book pressing. It will be a hardbound book with stiched binding (think of books like 'The Pythons' or 'The Beatles - Anthology') and an attention to detail that Sam Stanley would be proud of. We are simply gauging interest at this point to determine how many copies to print up. Full details (page count, price etc...) will be available before we start taking orders.

The response so far has been fantastic! Hundreds of people from around the globe have already expressed an interest. Oh, and yes, we will ship worldwide (for those who have asked)

I would like to thank everyone who has expressed an interest in this project.

If there's a prestine print of this, I'll die happy.

I love Twin Peaks and as someone suggested this would make a perfect (at least for me !) coffee table book.

It looks like a  ' beautiful thing ' as dave would say. Thanks for the heads up Jerry !

There was a fiish..iinn the percolatrr!

 It's a Japanese thing actually.

Would love to get this book but I'm pretty sure it's out of my tiny price range.

"There is no need for medicine. I am not in pain."

"There is no need for medicine. I am not in pain."

as a HUGE beatles fans, I wouldnt give a shit if someone released a book of lost pictures from the Revolver sessions. why would I care about this one? dunno. but I'm happy for the people who'll enjoy it.

anyway - good one, jerry.

they are and I'm sure they all will be beautiful photos. and the book itself will be something really special.

but since every twin peaks diehard fans are waiting for these fucking deleted scenes (and we all know they'll be released someday), you can tell why some of us were disappointed. and J.H is our T.P. god, so we thought it would be IT. or at least some of them, youknow?

the countdown thing was a bit too much, wasnt it? you have to admit it. just say it and that's all.

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper

There are probably going to be a lot of James pics, though. I don't think it's too late to make a 'less James is more' request.

 A source close to a friend of the janitor of my main source says there will be a chapter titled Fruit Punch - The Real Story- Why Did He Choose It? 

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper

 So far, I see chapters such as 'One Eyed-Jacks' and 'The Double RR Diner'. No sign of a 'James' chapter!

 Trust me.

This book sounds really cool.  It will be new TP for most of us.  I am still worried about the price and that's the only reason I haven't signed up yet.  I really hope it's not only John Q. Supercollector or Suzy Q.  Affluentdame that can obtain this. Once I see the price, I will make a decision for better or worse.

*plunks two copper pennies in my piggy bank that has a severe crack in it*

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper

Hey everyone, check out Paula Shimatsu's new website:

PURELY PAULA

Make sure to bookmark and keep an eye on the 'Store' section. As a matter of fact, there are several tasty items up already...

I've just read about Paula's site on the Dugpa news page and it looks promising. I'm actually even more excited about the idea of prints than I am the book, which is no small feat. My fingers are crossed that Paula sells prints of Sheryl Lee as the Good Witch through the store (assuming that's Sheryl's elbow in the FAQ tab).