Meat knowledge: the gift that keeps on giving!

As one of our most difficult holiday seasons in recent memory, make sure to give the gift that will be incredibly useful after everything collapses. Think about how well-liked you'll be in the future when you save your family from starvation and post-apocalyptic boredom by giving them The Book of SPAM now.

Filled with fun facts and priceless meat knowledge, The Book of SPAM is THE reference of choice for all those preparing for a protein-packed endtime where might will be the only right.

Or in a much less dismal and severe tone, The Book of SPAM makes a great holiday gift for the people you love. People of all ages. People who can read or not -can-read. There's plenty of pictures. Kids will blush. Americans will be proud. And humanity will be uplifted. Don't ruin Christmas again, do it right this time. Buy The Book of SPAM.

Happy Holidays,
Dan & Dustin, your favorite authors.

Mayor demands SPAM for all, gets free book.

Chris Beutler, mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska, has come up with a delicious plan: he'll match anyone who donates 200 cans of SPAM to area foodshelves. That's a whole lot of tasty goodness. Read more about it here.

In honor of his SPAManthropic efforts, the mayor was presented a copy of The Book of SPAM by our very own Linda Black (Dustin's mother). We're hard at work developing an edible version for hungry minds all over the world.

Thank you, Mr. Mayor and Mrs. Black, for helping SPAM to do such wonderful things.

Big SPAM article in TIME magazine.

YES. It is TRUE. The two ALL CAPS entities finally join forces. ALL CAPS is not about shouting, it's just important stuff that you should notice. Anyhoos, Joel Stein wrote an article for TIME Magazine. He starts all trouncey but comes around when he finds out that big-time, nationally-renowned chefs not only cook with SPAM, they really like it. Had he only consulted The Book of SPAM, he would have learned so much more.

Here's the article:http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1865947,00.html

Find big-name chef SPAM recipes here. Or type in www.time.com/spam

Good times, bad times, always tasty!

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/blog/feeling-lean-more-spam-please/

Here's another quick story about how SPAM is beloved in good times or bad.

Kisses!

Some new press.

We were recently interviewed for the Baltimore Sun, here's the link to the article: http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-al.cowherd30nov30,0,3065470.column

And we got a small mention in the Minneapolis City Pages. Not really sure if they've read or even seen the book, since we don't talk about wine & beer pairings for SPAM anywhere that I can recall (other than the previous blog post). But thanks anyways! Keep up the great work.

Economy Schmonomy!

Now that America is supposedly going to collapse at any second, SPAM sales are through the roof. Of course, we here at the Book of SPAM firmly believe that it has nothing to do with the economy. It has everything to do with America, after reading our magnificent 208-page, full-color, magnum opus of canned meat, finally growing up and becoming individuals who think for themselves. That's what the founding fathers intended. Don't run around yelling "The sky is falling, the sky is falling!" Eat a SPAM sandwich and go spend some money. (If you're not sure where to spend your money, look here.) That's what will fix this. We all have to do our part.

BTW- If SPAM is the "emergency" food these journalists claim it is, why is this guy pairing it with red wine? Shouldn't he be out in the woods making moonshine? Hoot!


Here's links to a couple of SPAM stories in the news:

NY Times
CNN

The Book is on the can!

The eagle has landed. The chair is on the wall. Circle takes the square. Starting in mid-June, the good folks at Hormel saw fit to put together a promotion for The Book of SPAM! How nice of them! Now you can see the book on the front and back of every SPAM can! It might take a while for them to get on the shelf at your local market, so here's all the info on how you can get your own special copy of The Book of SPAM:

"Just mail in 3 UPC codes from any 12 oz. SPAM® product and a check or money order for $8.95 made payable to: "The Book of SPAM" Offer, P.O. Box 10, Austin MN, 55912"

Now go on and get it! You probably have 10-12 empty SPAM cans laying around in the backyard right now! How easy is that?

SPAM sales are way up!

Over the summer, many articles were published talking about how SPAM sales have climbed despite declines in the economy. They listed off all kinds of high-falutin techno-babble about the hows and whys this could be happening. But one element was never taken into consideration. Yes, we're talking about The Book of SPAM. It has inspired a whole new level of appreciation for canned pork. We've converted vegetarians, children, the elderly, the normal-aged, and all kinds of snooty-snootertons who would have otherwise never ever tried SPAM.

It's time the media gave credit where credit is due. Every time The Book of SPAM is opened, an angel gets a sandwich. You do the math.

And we're back!

Whew! So much has happened since the last post. Dustin got married! Dan had a baby boy! We whole-heartedly congratulate ourselves, but we welcome you to do the same. Anyhoo, we're back to keep you up-to-date on what's going on with The Book of SPAM. By the way, have you read it lately? C'mon! Buy it already!

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And don't forget to send it to all your friends!

Dustin and I hope everybody has a great holiday and we hope you bought a copy for everyone on your gift list. It would only make sense. The Book of SPAM is the best gift in the world, yo.

-Dan

On the air in Toronto and Montreal

Here's our interview on Canadian radio with Peter Anthony Holder. Peter is another radio host who holds SPAM near and dear in his heart. Like us, he is a SPAM crusader. This interview was also late-night. I was sleepy. But I still felt pretty. Which is important. Canada is like a totally different country that is also quite similar to our own country. I hope our words of SPAM knowledge were understood. Probably not by those Frenchies up there, though. Whatevs.

Grab the 20MB mp3 file of the interview here.

The Book of SPAM

Listen to our long and majestic interview on WGN Chicago.

In case you don't live in Chicago, or if you do and you don't usually listen to talk radio in the middle of the night, we've posted our interview on WGN Chicago News/Talk 720. The gracious Nick Digilio was our host. Careful. It's a long one, folks. We take calls and everything. We were both surprisingly sober for a Friday night at midnight. Such is the high price of fame.

Grab the 20mb MP3 here.

The Book of SPAM has spoken.

Our vids now on National Lampoon's TOGATV.com!

National Lampoon, a revered source of culture and sophomoric humor, has deemed the videos we made to promote The Book of SPAM worthy of placement on their new website. It is an honor and a privilege to be recognized by National Lampoon. We cried a tear of joy each. Log on to TogaTV.com and watch all four again and again! Did I mention we'll be making more of these soon? Oh yeah. I did.

More radio interviews!

Dustin and I were on WGN radio in Chicago last night at the smack of midnight. Nick DiGilio was our gracious host. He's a man's man who stays up late to spread the good word of SPAM and Schlitz beer, among countless other things. We'll post that one soon for your listening pleasure.

For those near Asheville, North Carolina, we'll be on 96.5 WOXL Tuesday morning at 9am EST. Mornings with Ken & Tammy. But maybe this one isn't live. Oh boy. Life is hard. I'll keep you posted. Have a sandwich! You'll feel better.

-Dan
The Book of SPAM

Ad Age coverage

For those folks in the dirty business of advertising, check out this week's AdAge. The last page (or first bizarro page) features The Book of SPAM. If you're not in advertising, you can still see it. But your haircut probably won't be as fussy. This may affect your enjoyment of this piece.

Or just grab it here and don't worry about your hair anymore.

We are now international

Howdy folks. The Book of SPAM has great news! A couple weeks ago, The Book of SPAM was released internationally. Now all God-fearing, English-speaking peoples worldwide can enjoy the tasty morsels of knowledge that lead to SPAM enlightenment. Non-English speaking people in Germany and France and parts of Asia can at least enjoy the funny pictures.

Also - check us out on neatorama! It's a popular blog about neat stuff.

We're working on new videos for your enjoyment. We're getting more and more press. Just Google "The Book of SPAM" in quotes. And then make yourself a nice cup of chamomile tea and dip your tootsies in a soothing salt bath.

Did you eat your SPAM today?

Kisses!

For your listening pleasure

Here's the mp3s of our radio interviews on WCCO. One with Charlie Boone, and one with MN Gov. Tim Pawlenty.

We've got more stuff coming up, but for now I'm heading to Germany for a week to enjoy Rocktoberfest. I'll be trying to fill their minds with meat, but the language barrier may prove difficult. "SPAM ist Schweine! Das ist alles! Schweinefleisch und Schinken! Ja wohl!" Yes, you have to shout everything.

Keep it meaty!

-Dan

On the radio with the Governor!

It is our proud civic duty to speak with Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty tomorrow morning at 9:45 on WCCO radio. So turn off your gangsta rap for 10 minutes and listen us on AM 830. I know it's not stereo, but you'll be just fine.

BTW- Gov. Pawlenty is the one in the red shirt.

And click here to see our TV interview with Tim McNiff yesterday at the crack of dawn on KARE-11.

We like to talk with our hands

I think our interviews are filled with meat, don't get me wrong. But do you guys think we're a little too handsy? Let us know. Please enjoy these awkward frames from our appearance on Showcase Minnesota, a TV show that showcases Minnesota!

Another TV interview

Minneapolis folks, tune in bright and early tomorrow morning to see us on the KARE-11 Morning show. Who ever thought we'd bust into the book business and never get to sleep again? Can you add SPAM to coffee? Mmmmm. What a meaty morning it will be.

Check it out Weds Sept 12, 6am on KARE-11.