Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, April 04, 2001, Page 15, Image 15

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April 4, 2001
Focus In Print
The Wonderful
World Of Duct
Tape
B y J im and T im ,
T he P u t T ape G lys
W qkkman . P ublishing : 2001
Isaac N ew ton had his apple
and soon the w orld understood
gravity. B enjam in Franklin had
a kite and illum inated us all.
A le x a n d e r G rah am B ell h ad
W atson to whom he placed the
first phone call. Jim Berg and
Tim N yberg had duct tape and
now w e h av e c re a te d so m e ­
th in g tr u ly im p o rta n t: “ T h e
Jum bo D uct Tape B ook” by Jim
and Tim, The D uct T ape G uys.
T he D uct Tape G u y s’ ad v en ­
The
(The ^ìor t la uh ©bseruer
in the car.
C an’t afford pricey m as­
sage therapy? Experience bona
fide bargain reflexology by duct
taping marbles to your pressure
points.
tures started one C hrist­
m as E ve w hen Jim was
te llin g b ro th e r-in -la w
T im about how he pro b ­
ably could fix a cityw ide
p o w er outage (like any­
thing broken) w ith duct
tape.
T im , h a v in g grow n
up on lesser tapes (like
m asking) asked, “ W hat
do you m ean, Jim ?” To
w hich Jim responded by
listing o f f all o f the things you
can do w ith duct tape.
“ Ah, th e re ’s a book in h ere!”
T im replied and the idea, w ell,
stuck. T h eir first three books
Be sure the toilet seat
never stays up (duct tape it down).
Need a ceiling fan w ith­
out the hassle o f installing one?
Just duct-tape any fan to the ceil­
ing.
Can Naming Your Baby
Determine His Success?
(“T he D uct Tape B ook,” “ D uct
Tape: Real S tories,” “T he U lti­
m ate D uct Tape B ook”) have
sold m ore than three-quarters o f
a million copies combined, and
their W orkman Page-A-
Day calendars sold out
for six consecutive years.
“The Jumbo Duct Tape
Book” provides “wacky
Morgan Freeman's like a finely tuned Ferrari running on all cylinders.
and tacky” solutions (both
man's in a league unto himself and he's turned in yet another winner.'
Sam HaWenhacA. Entertainment Forecast
funny and functional) to
many o f life’s problems:
M ake any item
o f clothing w aterproof.
Create a hands-free w ire­
lins a chilling web of mystery, tension and intrigue-Don't miss it!'
less phone environm ent
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Bill Diehl, ABC Radio Networks
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You won't want it to end.
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