For years, Dave Roche seemed invincible. He survived on a strict diet of free bread and vegan ice cream from fake coupons. After awhile his health caught up with him though. This zine is about his onset and diagnosis with Crohn's Disease and how it has since affected his life. A powerful document to make us all feel mortal and understand that serious health problems can already be happening in our lives.

Dave is a substitute teacher in Portland and tells his tales of woe. He goes to work not knowing what the day holds and tries to make the best out of it when people make fun of his glasses or threaten to fight him. He helps kids with their homework and he agrees when the kids tell him why they think school sucks. Dave is a great writer and this zine is made on copiers in high schools in his spare time. I'm embarassed that I can't eloquently phrase how great this zine is and how humble Dave is about it. Notice that #4 has screen door covers.

NOTE: ON SUBBING #4 IS OUT OF PRINT. MOST OF THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPRINTED IN THE ON SUBBING BOOK.

Dave Roche's first book contains his tales of woe from working as an substitute education assistant in Portland's school system. He helps kids who can't function in normal classrooms focus on their work and keeps kids from fighting while they tease him or adorably flirt with him. It's a real heartwarming ticket to putting a smile on your face or developing a good feeling to turn your day around. Contains illustrations from Clutch McBastard, Nicole Georges, Keith Rosson, Nate Beaty, Shawn Granton, and Aaron Renier. It's a rewritten "best of" collection from issues #1-4 (The stuff Dave isn't too embarrassed about) plus his second to last year of Subbing. New second edition has corrected errors, updated content, new jokes! ISBN 0-9726967-5-X

*** NEW *** Listen to a podcast of Dave reading his book from the Thinkin, Stinkin, Rarely Drinkin Tour!

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