FUBAR's Terry And Deaner Are Still Givin'er... In Book Form

Two years after FUBAR, the movie, Terry and Dean are still givin'er with the best of 'em and now they've got it in writing.

Don't worry, it's easy-to-read writing, with pictures. Last Friday, the boys took over Montreal's Theatre Ste-Catherine, a new little venue located on what I like to call Ste-Catherine Street's choda (or taint, or durf, whatever you wanna call it), the short stretch between the hooker strip and the gay village. Arriving well before the hosts, 50-or-so party people sat around drinking free Molson "Cold Shots" (6.5 per cent beer in skinny cans) and eating nachos, salsa and neon cheese while a Guns N' Roses tape hissed and squealed in the background.

On stage, a beaten-up couch and other tattered living room props really cemented the old-school house party vibe — the only thing missing was a bong and the bangers.

Terry and Dean arrived eventually, in a hail of hoots and hollers, to shotgun some Cold Shots and share some wisdom. That's right, it was a banger book launch! Just Give'r: A Handguide by Terry and Dean, illustrated by Tom Bagley, is a cross between a self-help book and a lifestyle manual, offering practical tips on everything from "nailin'" (as well as nailin' in a canoe) to hair ("grow a mane like a lion"), and throwing out philosophical nuggets like, "How long is a bender? How long is a piece of string? Depends who's fuckin' cuttin' it."

With remarkably adequate oratory skills, Terry and Dean read selections from their "guide for life, love and the pursuit of givin'er," such as warning signs that you're too wasted. Dean had to explain the hidden meaning of one of them, "You wore out your coffee grinder" (code for "You gotta take a break from the weed, guy"), which the audience was probably too wasted to catch the first time around.

On that note, Montrealers who missed the Friday launch completely (after-work, pre-weekend benders are huge here) have a second chance to see Terry and Dean in the flesh, 'cause this party is a two-parter. The sequel is happening in a sober bookstore, but never fear, there will be booze (wine & cheese!), "bangers trying to read" and maybe even a little GN'R. That's tomorrow, Wednesday, November 17 at Paragraphe (2220 McGill College) from 5 to 7 p.m., for free.