beer bread

yumyumyumyummmm… you can view the beer bread recipe page from the zine on the issues page. here are some photos of the process….

ingredients:

ingredients

mix ’em up, dump it in the pan:

bake it, take it out:

let it cool, cut it up:

and eat it! mmm it’s best when it’s warmmmm!

oh by the way, this loaf was of the italian herb variety, with parmesan cheese on top.
and here are some links from around the interweb for different variations:

(google “beer bread” to find tons more)

weather attack means zines in sf

well that road trip didn’t quite work out – we got snowed in just before the oregon border and had to turn around, so we spent the whole time in the san francisco area. the zine can now be found for sale at needles & pens in san francisco, and in the zine library at rock paper scissors in oakland. i’m slowly getting it out there. if anyone knows a store that would like to stock it, especially in the la area, let me know. (it will be at open in long beach after they move to their new location on 4th.)

for online orders, i had been underestimating my paypal and shipping costs. i thought about raising the price of zines ordered online, but decided against it, that would be lame of me. it would help me out to have orders of more than one zine at a time, so i am going to include some free gifts to multiple zine buyers. (you and a friend both want one? one for you, one for a gift? heh maybe….) so, i’ll throw in a couple leethal buttons with 2-zine orders, and i’ll include a leethal mix cd with 3-or-more-zine orders, as well as buttons.

connect-the-dots!

at the end of the zine, you will find this connect-the-dots puzzle!

connect-the-dots

there’s a little contest for it. as stated in the zine: “it’s an album cover. if you know what it is, go to the blog – the first person to comment on the relating post with which album it is wins a colored 7″ record bowl! have fun!” so, here’s the post – if you think you know, comment to win that bowl!

and, ok, for anyone who wants to participate before they get their zines (or anyone who is down with blogs but not with zines), here is a printable sized file, so you can print out a separate copy of the puzzle.

and of course, if you haven’t done it yet, don’t read the comments for this post before you do it yourself; who wants to see the finished picture before connecting the dots?!

issue #1

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it’s officially released! the complete contents are:

  • p.1 intro, do stuff!
  • p.2-5 ninja mitts tutorials (5 versions)
  • p.6-7 record bowls how-to
  • p.8 leethal tea recipe
  • p.9 beer bread recipe
  • p.10-11 hat of the issue: monster hat
  • p.12-15 intro to photography
  • p.16 listen to: angela correa
  • p.17 correatown’s contribution
  • p.18-21 go here: las vegas
  • p.22 funny stuff, comic by pete
  • p.23 connect-the-dots
  • p.24 leethal bio, the end

you can see some of these pages on the issues page, including the monster hat tutorial! zines are sewn together with recycled cardboard + photo covers, and are $2, which includes shipping. (order through the issues page)

issue #1, coming very soon!

ok so, my original planned release date was today, feb 1st. that got pushed back when a broken hard drive and a job transfer put off my productivity abilities for a couple weeks around the beginning of the year. i’ve been working hard for the last few weeks though, writing, photographing, laying out pages. i’m getting to the final stages, it’s exciting! so, at this rate, and with minimal unforeseen last minute time-consuming details (of which i’m sure there will be a few), i think i’ll be able to make my feb 8th goal. you can pre-order a copy right now, here (also, the “issues” link at the top) – they’re $2. i’ll be giving away buttons and perhaps some other little goodies with zine orders; and, i’ll be giving away free zines with leethal store orders of over $20.

so here’s a sneak peek at what’s to come:

  • monster hat tutorial
  • record bowls how-to
  • intro to photography
  • leethal tea + beer bread recipes
  • ninja mitts (5 versions)
  • vegas trip
  • mystery musician contribution
  • neil dennis comic + connect-the-dots

and i’ll leave you with an excerpt from the intro page:

use your brain. challenge yourself. try new things. stretch your limits. be nice to your body and exercise your mind. make things, go places, learn stuff, and teach others. venture outside your idea of who you are and what you do. don’t let yourself be defined. don’t be afraid of change. and, don’t ever say you’re bored! do stuff!