Have you picked up your copy of THE HUNGOVER GOURMET #11 yet???

Well...have you?

The long-awaited and, sadly, last issue, of the seminal journal of "food, drink, travel and fun" has finally hit the newsstands! Dan Taylor's THE HUNGOVER GOURMET, one of the few zines left standing after the great Indie Publishing Bust of the Early Aughts, is going out with a bang, featuring not only multiple essays about America's love affair with coffee, but there's also beer, Clamato, enemas, White Castle and, best of all, "Stupid Size Me!", the book-length epic wherein I take the "Big Lots Challenge" and find out if one man really can survive on nothing but Rap Snacks, Guava Nectar and Toddler Cuisine!

So what are the "critics" saying about THG #11, more specifically, ME?

"The longest article in the issue has nothing to do with coffee, and it's also the best. This may sound biased, but it's BOOKGASM contributor Louis Fowler's "Stupid Size Me," an eight-page journal of his experiment to eat on only $20 a week, exclusively consuming edibles and beverages purchased from his local Big Lots. Considering that Armour Honey Mustard Flavor Vienna Sausage and Del Monte Toddler Cuisine Animal Pasta are on the menu, you know it's not going to be pretty. In fact, it’s nauseating, which makes it laugh-out-loud funny." -Bookgasm

"...Louis Fowler's descent into money-saving madness. He eats nothing but food from Big Lots on a budget of $20 per week and keeps a diary about it as he goes. It is both horrifying and engrossing." -Microcosm Publishing

"For added variety the issue ends with Louis Fowler's alternately hilarious and horrifying piece "Stupid Size Me," in which he spends a week on a $20.00 budget eating nothing but food scavenged from Big Lots. With detailed descriptions of some of the taste sensations found, many of the combinations he forced himself to sit through just do not sound good: "Day One: Lunch: Jumex Strawberry Banana Nectar ($0.25); Armour Honey Mustard Flavor Vienna Sausage ($0.50)." I think I can actually taste that..." -Paniscus Revue

"But my favorite piece in the issue was Louis Fowler's article "Stupid Size Me" in which he attempts to make it through a whole week on only $20 worth of groceries because apparently some politician said people wouldn't need welfare if they only spent $20 a week on groceries. There's no attribution to this quote so to be honest I have no idea if any politician said anything of the sort. It sure sounds too stupid to be true, but politicians being what they are I wouldn't put it past them. And the article is entertaining enough that it doesn't matter. Not only is it funny, it also makes a serious point about why so many poor people are so obese." -Xerography Debt

Celebrate the last issue of THE HUNGOVER GOURMET and, let's be honest, me, by purchasing this legendary title for the low, low price of $3, post-paid here. Do it now and tell 'em Louis sent you!