A few odds and ends …
Podcast Interview
Hank Garner, a guy who describes himself as “just a fat man trying to get to the truth” has created a new blog titled My Low-Carb Journey. Like Jimmy Moore, he’s making podcasts part of his offerings. And wouldn’t you know it, his first podcast was with The Man himself, Jimmy Moore.
His second podcast, which just went online today, is with yours truly.
The Big Fat Fiasco Speech
I don’t recall who first requested the Big Fat Fiasco speech on DVD, but bless you. I uploaded the speech to YouTube as a way of saying thanks to the many loyal readers who wished me well and said they’d like to see it. I certainly didn’t expect there’d be a market for a DVD version of a speech that was available online for free.
Boy, was I wrong. Once I edited and authored the DVD and put up an order page, we were swamped. I burned DVDs nonstop for days and ended up shipping copies to the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Scotland, Canada, Sweden, Belgium, Israel and Afghanistan. We still get orders trickling in every day.
So thank you all for your support… honestly, you blew me away.
Fat Head Direct
Now that we’re in habit of processing DVD orders, we asked our U.S. distributor if they had any issues with us selling Fat Head DVDs directly from the blog site. They said no problem — the only catch is that we can only ship their DVD to U.S. addresses. You can still buy from Amazon, of course, but you’ll notice we’ve changed the sidebar link from Amazon to a direct-order page. Since we do a little better financially without Amazon taking a cut, we’re making the direct-order price $15.00 with shipping included.
Fat Head overseas version
We’ve given up on waiting for our overseas distributor to make DVD deals outside the U.S. They’ve managed to sell the TV rights in several countries, but no DVD rights. For more than a year, I’ve been receiving emails from fans in other countries asking where they can buy a DVD that isn’t region-restricted for North America. I’ve had to tell them to be patient, our distributor is working on it. I’ve even heard from people who confessed to downloading an illegal copy and wondered how they could pay me for it.
Well, enough waiting already. We’re looking into other options to replicate and distribute the film overseas, and we should have the details worked out soon. There won’t be any foreign-language audio tracks or subtitles, but the DVD won’t be region-restricted either.
As a way of saying thanks to fans overseas who order the non-U.S. DVD when it’s ready, I plan to include the Big Fat Fiasco speech as a bonus track. Like the U.S. DVD, it will also include a bonus track of extra interview footage with the people you saw in the film.
Birthday weekend
Hard to believe, but I’ll turn 52 on Sunday. If only I’d known 30 years ago what I know now about diet and health, I could’ve saved myself a lot of frustration. I might have even kept a full head of hair, according to a new book I’m reading on baldness and nutrition.
But all’s well that ends well. I have a fabulous wife and two daughters I adore (one of whom had her own hair disaster last week, as described on my other blog), I live in a charming town, I work at home, I’m back to writing for print after decades away from it, I correspond with some brilliant doctors and researchers, and I thoroughly enjoy the back-and-forth comments with readers. Life is good. Here’s to 52 more.
If you enjoy my posts, please consider a small donation to the Fat Head Kids GoFundMe campaign.
Which book are you referring to that talks about baldness and nutrition? I’m interested.
It’s an eBook I received from Danny Roddy at Carnivore Health. I’m just getting started, but my first impression is that it’s very well written and contains a lot of good nutrition info, whether you’re balding or not.
Happy birthday Tom. I hope you do a post on that twinkie diet goofball soon =)
I’d sure like to his food journal if he kept one.
Can you share the name of the book you’re reading on baldness and nutrition? Thanks.
It’s an eBook I received from Danny Roddy at Carnivore Health.
Happy Birthday!
Thank you.
Amen to at least 52 more years!
Tom, you might go take a look at Lulu.com — they ship DVDs overseas and are pretty reasonable, as I remember. I worked (as an editor and layout tech) for a guy who was reprinting antique books through Lulu, and they did a nice job with books.
Thanks for the tip. I’ll give them a look.
Happy Birthday Tom !! And many more !!
Thank you.
Great news about the international version of the DVDs.
Keep us updated please Tom.
And happy birthday – us November people are extra special!
Happy birthday to you as well, in that case.
Tom, it was a blast interviewing you. Happy Birthday!
Thank you, Hank.
Happy Birthday!
Thank you.
Happy Birthday Tom..may you live to 53..one year at a time..huh.
As you know, what you know now was not on the radar 30yrs ago. You and your followers (incuding me) have entered the ‘cutting edge’ and refuse nonsense from here to the grave.
Good health and good luck.
Now that I know what I know, 52 more years isn’t out of the question. My great-grandfather lived to 101.
Happy Birthday Tom! Glad to hear you are at such a good place in your life! All the best.
Gita
Thank you.
Which book are you referring to that talks about baldness and nutrition? I’m interested.
It’s an eBook I received from Danny Roddy at Carnivore Health. I’m just getting started, but my first impression is that it’s very well written and contains a lot of good nutrition info, whether you’re balding or not.
Happy birthday Tom. I hope you do a post on that twinkie diet goofball soon =)
I’d sure like to his food journal if he kept one.
Can you share the name of the book you’re reading on baldness and nutrition? Thanks.
It’s an eBook I received from Danny Roddy at Carnivore Health.
Happy Birthday!
Thank you.
Amen to at least 52 more years!
Tom, you might go take a look at Lulu.com — they ship DVDs overseas and are pretty reasonable, as I remember. I worked (as an editor and layout tech) for a guy who was reprinting antique books through Lulu, and they did a nice job with books.
Thanks for the tip. I’ll give them a look.
Happy Birthday Tom !! And many more !!
Thank you.
Hi Tom – HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I was just saying to my partner that of all the people I read, you are the one who I believe. I love your mathematical approach to statistics and you reasoned approach to all the rubbish we are served up.
One person who I remembered today from years ago (who was responsible for totally messing up my eating) was Susan Powter. Have you heard ofher? google her if not. Her whole purpose in life is to tell people to eat carbs and not fat. I thought that after years she would have gone away but no, she has a new book out!
Anyway, well done with the DVDs and your wonderful family – you must have done something right to get such a lovely bunch of women around you 🙂
Ahhh, yes, Susan Powter. The “Stop the Insanity” woman. I made the mistake of believing her too. Didn’t last long, since I felt awful and couldn’t lose weight following her approach.
Great news about the international version of the DVDs.
Keep us updated please Tom.
And happy birthday – us November people are extra special!
Happy birthday to you as well, in that case.
Tom, it was a blast interviewing you. Happy Birthday!
Thank you, Hank.
Happy Birthday!
Thank you.
Now this simply cannot be true, about people paying you… don’t you know Hollywood says people just won’t pay for what they can get for free and that they are loosing billions upon billions on downloaders who STEAL their stuff? Which forces them, reluctantly of-course, to sway governments all over the globe to completely ignore all pretense of democracy and make brand new laws (quite often in secret) turning some 70% the country into criminals who get judged more harshly than bankrobers, rapists and actual Somalian pirates? 😉 Funny how the movie theaters are still just as full as they were 20 years ago..
Anyway, Happy Birthday 🙂 yours is one of the best blogs out there and your habit of commenting 99% of all entries makes you unique, kudos to you Tom 🙂
Of course, I don’t approve of people illegally downloading movies, but honestly, when Fat Head isn’t even available overseas and people want to see it, who can blame them? I just hope the legal version is as popular.
So, Tom – you are a Scorpio too? Now I am no longer surprised that you can’t leave well alone….Happy birthday and many happy return. Mine is two days after yours…
Happy birthday to you as well.
Happy Birthday Tom..may you live to 53..one year at a time..huh.
As you know, what you know now was not on the radar 30yrs ago. You and your followers (incuding me) have entered the ‘cutting edge’ and refuse nonsense from here to the grave.
Good health and good luck.
Now that I know what I know, 52 more years isn’t out of the question. My great-grandfather lived to 101.
Happy Birthday Tom! Glad to hear you are at such a good place in your life! All the best.
Gita
Thank you.
Tom,
Happy Birthday and keep spreading the good word.
Thank you for everything you do.
Life is NOT meant to be a struggle…eventhough CW likes us to believe that.
Very happy you are enjoyig every day the way we are supposed to.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Marc
I plan to, thanks.
Happy Birthday Tom – you’ve outlived my mother, who took the whole low-fat, high carb nonsense very seriously and died from heart disease at 51.
I’m sorry to hear about your mother. You of course will avoid that fate.
Hi Tom – HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I was just saying to my partner that of all the people I read, you are the one who I believe. I love your mathematical approach to statistics and you reasoned approach to all the rubbish we are served up.
One person who I remembered today from years ago (who was responsible for totally messing up my eating) was Susan Powter. Have you heard ofher? google her if not. Her whole purpose in life is to tell people to eat carbs and not fat. I thought that after years she would have gone away but no, she has a new book out!
Anyway, well done with the DVDs and your wonderful family – you must have done something right to get such a lovely bunch of women around you 🙂
Ahhh, yes, Susan Powter. The “Stop the Insanity” woman. I made the mistake of believing her too. Didn’t last long, since I felt awful and couldn’t lose weight following her approach.
Happy birthday!
Thank you.
Happy birthday Tom! Keep doing what you do, and keep enjoying life!
I certainly will, thanks.
Hi Tom,
Been following your blog for a while. I’m a Doctor of Oriental Medicine and encourage a low-carb (low grain) diet as part of my work with patients. I recommend your film to them all. I was thinking (yesterday, as a matter of fact) that it would be nice to be able to give the movie to my patients I could get it cheaper. I was happy to see your offering of only $15 today. That is awesome. Keep up the good work and Happy Birthday.
Thank you. I’m delighted to hear you recommend the film to patients.
Happy Birthday! And congratulations on your success with the DVD of the speech – you deserve it.
Thank you.
Now this simply cannot be true, about people paying you… don’t you know Hollywood says people just won’t pay for what they can get for free and that they are loosing billions upon billions on downloaders who STEAL their stuff? Which forces them, reluctantly of-course, to sway governments all over the globe to completely ignore all pretense of democracy and make brand new laws (quite often in secret) turning some 70% the country into criminals who get judged more harshly than bankrobers, rapists and actual Somalian pirates? 😉 Funny how the movie theaters are still just as full as they were 20 years ago..
Anyway, Happy Birthday 🙂 yours is one of the best blogs out there and your habit of commenting 99% of all entries makes you unique, kudos to you Tom 🙂
Of course, I don’t approve of people illegally downloading movies, but honestly, when Fat Head isn’t even available overseas and people want to see it, who can blame them? I just hope the legal version is as popular.
Happy birthday! I’m really looking forward to the overseas version of the DVD and quite happy not to give money to Amazon (but if anyone wants to click on the affiliate links on MY blog they are more than welcome – LOL)
So, Tom – you are a Scorpio too? Now I am no longer surprised that you can’t leave well alone….Happy birthday and many happy return. Mine is two days after yours…
Happy birthday to you as well.
Happy Birthday, d00d. Having been 52 for a month or so myself, I can tell you it doesn’t bother me. Except for that part about, you know, being closer to dying, I’m thoroughly enjoying being middle aged.
My only complaint (other than being closer to dying) is my bum knee. The knee feels 52; the rest of me feels 30-ish.
I wouldn’t have guessed you’re in your 50s. Must be all that good natural fat keeping the skin healthy.
Tom,
Happy Birthday and keep spreading the good word.
Thank you for everything you do.
Life is NOT meant to be a struggle…eventhough CW likes us to believe that.
Very happy you are enjoyig every day the way we are supposed to.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Marc
I plan to, thanks.
I guess that I was the one that suggested the speech DVD.
I’m glad it worked out so well for you.
Maybe it’s time for my other marketing idea: CSPI Guy T-shirts
Happy Birthday!
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you for the speech DVD suggestion. And I like the t-shirt idea. I’ll put my wife the artist on that one.
Happy Birthday Tom – you’ve outlived my mother, who took the whole low-fat, high carb nonsense very seriously and died from heart disease at 51.
I’m sorry to hear about your mother. You of course will avoid that fate.
Happy birthday, Tom! Hope you have a great one!
Thank you.
I purchased your DVD from Amazon last year and it works just fine in New Zealand. I play BBC DVD’s from the UK as well with no problem. Some players sold here seem to be multi-regional, which is good 🙂
I’ve heard from a few people who didn’t know about region coding and can’t play the DVD. I’ll be glad when it’s not an issue anymore.
Happy birthday!
Thank you.
Happy Birthday Tom! I bought the Fat Head DVD from Amazon, I live in the UK but I also have a multi-region DVD player, I’ve shown your video to family and friends. When I tell them it’s region 1 they are disappointed. Now I have the good news that it will be region free yipee. So more fully deserved sales for you and the message will be getting a wider audence.
I’ll be relieved when we no longer have to turn people away.
Tom, following is the link to the diet of Dr. Haub of the Twinkie diet fame.
http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/diary/who/haub/
Somebody has already done some preliminary analysis on it
http://hbfser.wordpress.com/2010/11/08/the-prof-mark-haub-nonsense/#comments
Look for Tess.
I would also like to see your take on it.
Thanks for the link. I’ll crunch the numbers.
Happy birthday Tom! Keep doing what you do, and keep enjoying life!
I certainly will, thanks.
Hi Tom,
Been following your blog for a while. I’m a Doctor of Oriental Medicine and encourage a low-carb (low grain) diet as part of my work with patients. I recommend your film to them all. I was thinking (yesterday, as a matter of fact) that it would be nice to be able to give the movie to my patients I could get it cheaper. I was happy to see your offering of only $15 today. That is awesome. Keep up the good work and Happy Birthday.
Thank you. I’m delighted to hear you recommend the film to patients.
Happy Birthday! And congratulations on your success with the DVD of the speech – you deserve it.
Thank you.
Happy birthday! I’m really looking forward to the overseas version of the DVD and quite happy not to give money to Amazon (but if anyone wants to click on the affiliate links on MY blog they are more than welcome – LOL)
Happy Birthday, d00d. Having been 52 for a month or so myself, I can tell you it doesn’t bother me. Except for that part about, you know, being closer to dying, I’m thoroughly enjoying being middle aged.
My only complaint (other than being closer to dying) is my bum knee. The knee feels 52; the rest of me feels 30-ish.
I wouldn’t have guessed you’re in your 50s. Must be all that good natural fat keeping the skin healthy.
I guess that I was the one that suggested the speech DVD.
I’m glad it worked out so well for you.
Maybe it’s time for my other marketing idea: CSPI Guy T-shirts
Happy Birthday!
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you for the speech DVD suggestion. And I like the t-shirt idea. I’ll put my wife the artist on that one.