Stump the Duct Tape Guys (Release)
Duct Shui (Release)
The Jumbo Duct Tape Book (Release)
The Duct Tape Guys (bio)
Humor Born of Grief (Release)
Duck Tape Prom Fashion Contest
Halloween Article
Duct Tape Guy Publicity Copy
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Stump the Duct Tape Guys
The Dynamic Duct Tape Duo Proves that Comedy, Imagination, and Duct Tape can Solve any Problem Life Unrolls
If duct tape isn't the answer, then you must be asking the wrong question!” –The Duct Tape Guys
What do a snoring husband, a nasty case of poison ivy, a poor-performing football team and the fall of the Roman Empire have in common? All of these problems can be solved with the use of a common household item: duct tape! Authors Jim Berg and Tim Nyberg alleviate sticky situations with Stump the Duct Tape Guys (Andrews McMeel Publishing, $9.95, September 2005), a resource that reveals how this humble adhesive can be your quandary cracking accomplice.
The Duct Tape Guys use their inventive imaginations to create outlandish and wacky tape tips by solving peoples’ submitted problems on their massive web site (www.ducttapeguys.com). With seven books published, the Duct Tape Guys are qualified to tackle any duct tape dilemma. Stump the Duct Tape Guys illustrates how this terrific tape can help solve it all:
• A new bike buyer wants to keep his cycle safe. The Duct Tape Guys recommend the paranoid peddler “cover the entire frame with duct tape into which you have woven barbed wire. Would-be thieves will think twice before touching your bike. Just make sure you are extra careful and are bow-legged when you ride the thing, or you will be using duct tape as a bandaging material for your own cuts.”
• To aid with the decision to attend college, the Duct Tape Guys advise a struggling student to duct tape the ceiling and throw all of his college catalogues up into the air. “Most of the catalogs will stick to the tape but then eventually fall again, one by one. The last one remaining on the duct tape is the college you should attend. This will probably be the lightest catalog, usually meaning fewer classes and more party time.”
• A pet owner has a feline that can neither hear nor see. To assist the handicapped cat, the Duct Tape Guys say: “You will have to settle for creating an enhanced ‘Whisker Alert System’ for your cat. Extend and sensitize the cat’s whiskers by applying duct tape strips to their ends. You can also fashion a large duct tape ‘bumper’ in front of kitty’s head to prevent her from getting injured when she does run into stuff.”
Whether it's a desire to win concert tickets on a local radio station or a family with triplets having a huge disposable diaper bill, Stump the Duct Tape Guys offers a humorous and unique look at the many uses of “the Ultimate Power Tool.”
About the Duct Tape Guys
Brothers-in-law Tim Nyberg and Jim Berg are the Duct Tape Guys. Together, they don their Duct Tape apparel and make appearances at home shows, conventions, comedy clubs, and on thousands of radio and television stations throughout North America promoting the real and wacky uses for Duct Tape. When not on the road, both Duct Tape Guys reside with their families in Door County, Wisconsin.
Stump the Duct Tape Guys by Jim Berg and Tim Nyberg
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Price: $9.95 ($13.95 Canada)
ISBN: 0-7407-5495-5
Paperback: 4 x 6, 240 pages
Publicity begins: September 2005
For review copies contact Courtney at Andrews McMeel Publishing - 816-932-6713.
To book an interview contact Tim, the Duct Tape Guy via email: tim@ducttapeguys.com.
Electronic art and photo files are available from our graphics page.
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"A New Duct Shui
by Jim & Tim, The Duct Tape Guys
"It's our FIFTH book!" - Jim & Tim, The Duct Tape Guys
The Duct Guys stumble head-first into the ancient Chinese philosophy of Feng Shui.
Totally bewildered, they explore their own theories on how to achieve harmony and happiness through the use of duct tape, thus creating their own breathtakingly stupid philosophy: “Duct Shui”. Duct Shui (Workman Publishing, $7.95, www.ductshui.com) by Jim and Tim, The Duct Tape Guys.
East meets West meets Duct Tape.Stumbling headfirst into the ancient Chinese philosophy of feng shui, The Duct Tape Guys emerge totally bewildered-but not before creating their own breathtakingly stupid philosophy. DUCT SHUI, as they call it, reveals the secrets of achieving harmony and happiness, all through the use of you-know-what.
With its terrific die-cut package (just to hold it feels peaceful, like a perfectly balanced roll of duct tape), DUCT SHUI is the newest work of inspired nuttiness from the guys who created the 365 Days of Duct Tape Calendar, The Jumbo Duct Tape Book, and other bestselling humor books.
• In Feng Shui, wind chimes and bird feeders stimulate the flow of chi (energy) in a yard. In DUCT SHUI, attract birds by duct taping plastic decoys to a birdbath.
• In Feng Shui, placing a wind chime in the front area of a home or office will summon people to help you. DUCT SHUI teaches that if you really want help, get some duct tape stuck in your hair and then pull hard-the screams will draw plenty of attention.
• In Feng Shui, a wind chime over the stove will cure binge eating. DUCT SHUI says enough with the wind chimes already!-you can cure binge eating by placing duct tape firmly across your mouth.
Includes a Da Ktap compass (instead of the Pa Kua compass used by feng shui consultants), its very own mantra (Duct Tape, Duct Tape, Duct Tape, whispered until tranquility or sleep is achieved), and an ode to that essential influence: the couch.
Think there’s no chi in duct tape? Just take a roll, tear off a piece, and hear the energy crackle!
DUCT SHUI
By Jim & Tim, The Duct Tape Guys
Paper: $7.95 (ISBN 0-7611-2635-X)
Photos and graphics to go with this release can be grabbed here.
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For review copies of Duct Shui fax your request on station/publication letterhead to: Workman Publishing 212/254-8098
To book an interview ccontact Tim, the Duct Tape Guy via email: tim@ducttapeguys.com.
Electronic art and photo files are available upon request.
TWO COPIES OF YOUR REVIEW ARE ALWAYS WELCOMED.
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"Absolutely Brilliant... Breathtakingly Stupid"
The Jumbo Duct Tape Book
by Jim & Tim, The Duct Tape Guys
"This is the most important book ever!" - Jim & Tim, The Duct Tape Guys
Isaac Newton had his apple and soon the world understood gravity. Benjamin Franklin had a kite and illuminated us all. Alexander Graham Bell had Watson to whom he placed the first phone call. Jim Berg and Tim Nyberg had duct tape and now we have created something truly important: The Jumbo Duct Tape Book (Workman Publishing, $8.95, www.ducttapeguys.com) by Jim and Tim, The Duct Tape Guys.
The Duct Tape Guys' adventures started one Christmas Eve when Jim was telling brother-in-law Tim about how he probably could fix a citywide power outage (like anything broken) with duct tape. Tim, having grown up on lesser tapes (like masking tape) asked, "What do you mean, Jim?" To which Jim responded by listing off all of the things you can do with duct tape.
"Ah, there's a book in here!" Tim replied and the idea, well, stuck. Their first three books have sold more than three quarters of a million copies combined, and their Workman Page-A-Day® calendars have sold out for six consecutive years.
"We think you will find our new book absolutely irresistable!" Tim says. "In fact, if you duct tape it to your hands, you'll find it hard to put down."
The JUMBO DUCT TAPE BOOK compiles all-new material and the best of The Duct Tape Guys’ previous books (The Duct Tape Book, Duct Tape: Real Stories, The Ultimate Duct Tape Book) into more than 450 pages of tips and ideas that abide by the principle "it ain't broke it just lacks duct tape."
The Jumbo Duct Tape Book provides "wacky and tacky" solutions (both functional and funny) to many of life's problems:
• Need a ceiling fan without the hassle of installing one? Just duct-tape any fan to the ceiling.
• Can't afford pricey massage therapy? Experience bona fide bargain reflexology by duct taping marbles to your pressure points.
• With duct tape, you can instantly (and completely) block any offending Web site or TV program.
• Make any item of clothing waterproof.
• Be sure the toilet seat never stays up (duct tape it down).
• Create a hands-free wireless phone environment in the car…
"One rule can get you through life. If it ain't stuck and it's supposed to be, duct tape it." - Jim and Tim, The Duct Tape Guys
THE JUMBO DUCT TAPE BOOK
By Jim & Tim, The Duct Tape Guys
Paper: $8.95 (ISBN 0-7611-2110-2)
Photos and graphics to go with this release can be grabbed here.
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For review copies fax your request on station/publication letterhead to: Workman Publishing 212/254-8098To book an interview contact Tim, the Duct Tape Guy via email: tim@ducttapeguys.com.
Electronic art and photo files are available upon request.
TWO COPIES OF YOUR REVIEW ARE ALWAYS WELCOMED.
The Duct Tape Guys, Tim Nyberg and Jim Berg, are two everyday guys who have dedicated their lives to duct tape. As the authors of seven books documenting well over five thousand real and wacky uses for duct tape, Jim and Tim are constantly on the lookout for wildly creative uses of “The Ultimate Power Tool.” Their newest book, “Stump the Duct Tape Guys” joins six others (“The Duct Tape Book”, “Duct Tape Book Two - Real Stories”, “The Ultimate Duct Tape Book”, “The Jumbo Duct Tape Book”, “Duct Shui” and “The Original Duct Tape Halloween Book”), which, with their best selling Duct Tape Page-A-Day® Calendars have sold nearly three million copies, a testament to the universal appeal of duct tape. It all started on Christmas Eve, 1993. The power was out in the small Northeastern Wisconsin town where Jim and Tim’s family was gathering for the holiday. Jim made the comment, “I bet if I knew where the power outage was, I could fix it with duct tape.” Tim, (Jim’s brother-in-law) who grew up on lesser tapes (masking and transparent tape), didn’t understand how duct tape could solve the problem. Jim’s wife replied, “Oh, Jim fixes everything with duct tape!” They proceeded to list some of the things duct tape has fixed in their household. “There’s a book in here!” Tim thought. He got out his laptop computer and the entire family sat around brainstorming uses for duct tape. So, on this cold, dark winter night, “The Duct Tape Guys” were born. Outside of their duct tape world, Tim Nyberg is a graphic designer, and advertising/marketing consultant and Jim Berg is an educational consultant for families with special needs children ages birth to three. They both reside in Door County, Wisconsin. Together, they don their “Duct Tape Guy” apparel and become Duct Tape Evangelists making appearances around the world at home shows, conventions, comedy clubs, and on thousands of radio and television stations. In addition to the Duct Tape Book series, Jim and Tim have also co-authored “Golf on the Tundra,” and “The WD-40 Book.” You can visit their massive online tribute to Duct Tape at www.DuctTapeGuys.com - 30 - For review copies fax your request on station/publication letterhead to: Workman Publishing 212/254-8098
Two weeks following his death in a car accident, Bill Berg's grief-stricken family gathered in Sister Bay, Wisconsin for Christmas Eve dinner. A four-hour power outage in North Door County had put a halt to dinner preparations and the numb family sat quietly in the firelight struggling to find cause for celebration without Grandpa Bill. Yet the unusual twist of no electricity was a welcome distraction from the unthinkable absence of their father. His jokes, laughter and hugs for everyone added joy to their gatherings. Bill's son Jim, growing increasingly irritated at the lack of power, announced, "If I knew where that power outage was, I bet I could fix it with duct tape!" "What do you mean, fix it with duct tape?" questioned his brother-in-law, Tim. "Oh, Jim fixes everything with duct tape!" replied Jim's wife, Kelly. "Just the other day we were walking and I reached down for his hand and his glove was covered with duct tape." The couple proceeded to list other repair jobs that Jim had recently accomplished with the simple gray tape until Tim, a freelance creative director and graphic designer proclaimed, "Oh, there's a book in this!" He retrieved his battery-powered laptop computer from his suitcase and proceeded to lead the entire family in a brainstorming session for other uses of duct tape. For the next hour, laughter filled the room as cousins, aunts, uncles, Bill's widow, Gloria, and children all sat around by firelight thinking of real and wacky uses for duct tape. The broken-hearted family immediately felt in the flow of creativity and laughter. It was a true gift to sense Bill’s love and encouragement — “Go ahead, laugh. I’m fine and God is caring for you, too.” With 365 uses in his computer, Tim returned home to Minnesota and designed and illustrated, "The Duct Tape Diary" (later renamed "The Duct Tape Book"). The book was quickly picked up by a publisher in Duluth, Minnesota, and now, five books and eight Page-A-Day® Calendars later, the number of their duct tape publications sold totals well over one million copies. The books' popularity is a witness to the universality of duct tape being used by men and women alike as a "quick fix" for anything that's broken... including the broken spirits of a family missing Grandpa Bill on that dark Christmas Eve in 1993. - 30 - For review copies fax your request on station/publication letterhead to: Workman Publishing 212/254-8098
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Electronic art and photo files are available upon request.
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Humor Born of Grief — The Duct Tape Blessing
Stump the Duct Tape Guys" book contact Andrews McMeel Publishers at 816-932-6713
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Electronic art and photo files are available upon request.
TWO COPIES OF YOUR REVIEW ARE ALWAYS WELCOMED.
