You say you want a revolution?!

Best bootleg EVER!

Whoever is responsible for this bootleg was a fool for not including a return address. I couldn't make out the postmark either! By the same token I'm totally stoked that they committed so fully to THE WHITE EDITION! The cover is only the beginning (done on a nice thick cardstock). They sent us 15 copies in pristine condition. This person (or people) really did their homework. (When we bootleg the bootlegs we usually print 15...the exact number of tickets The Teens sold for their first concert.) Interestingly the credit page replaces the pin-up page in this edition but is a copy of the original credit page.

When we decided to call the first story UNLIMITED EDITION it was merely a play on words and a stab and the comic book industry that tried to take advantage of fans by offering "limited editions" just to turn and burn an alternate copy including "never before seen pages" then dump it all in a trade paperback three months later. When the first bootleg appeared three months after we released UNLIMITED EDITION Nik and I must admit we were a bit pissed off...then Lou Easi, manager of the TEENS, got us on the phone and made it clear that UNLIMITED EDITION was far more than a clever play on words. He told us that it was a self fulfilling prophecy and that the fans of The Teens would insure that the comic would always be made available in UNLIMITED quantities. Seeing the original credit page in this edition with the words UNLIMITED EDITION it really hit home what Nik and I were able to add to The Teens legacy and we thank them whole heartedly for letting us tell their story.



As for "THE WHITE EDITION", like I said there is something VERY SPECIAL in the pages of this unassuming cover! It's kind of what Nik and I had in mind when we wrote it. Well, one of the things we had in mind, anyway!

"We're more famous than The Beatles...and they were more famous that Jesus Christ...so, #*@% ?&!." -Scuz, 1994

We're big in Cumslo, Georgia!

Flip recently had a family emergency in Macon, Georgia where his uncle lives. Before heading home, Flip wanted to see Athens. The Teens played there back in the 80's and even though they all have great memories of the shows (opening for R.E.M.) they never returned after an incident with Scuz, a barrel of tar and a coop full of chickens! Stopping in Gray, GA to refuel, Flip had the distinct pleasure of meeting one Mr. Peter "Nutter" Newton, "Ambassador of the South" and Expendable Teens Fan from Cumslo, GA. "Nutter" comes from a long line of peanut farmers and is earnestly promoting his very own brand of biodiesel peanut oil, "Nutter-Putter" (There's Nuttin' Better!)

Turns out Nutter's grandson turned him onto the band and after a quick call on what might possibly be the last telephone booth in america Nutter's daughter-in-law and grandson were on the scene and presented Flip with one of the most unique bootlegs to date. We give you, the PEANUT EDITION!!!



Not sure if it was given to Flip in this condition or what happened, but aside from the cover there is very little that is unique to this edition which is sad. At first, other than it's origins I had no idea why it would even need an alternate cover and felt, as I still do, that the edition could have gone further to promote it's "nuttiness." If it was up to me I would have altered the comic and done things like replacing The Teens "NO" Logo with the peanut logo, change the dialoque to make Flip allergic to "peanuts" rather than "shellfish", etc...



So, like I said, it took me several passes before I finally saw the single stroke of genius that set this edition apart from all others. Aside from the bootlegging phenomenon itself there are three distinct characteristics that every bootleg seems to have:

1. alternate cover

2. art is omitted/added (often times this occurs on the inside covers and/or pin-up page)

3. another graphic is inserted above Lou's head on page six



Well, two out of three ain't bad. The addition of what appears to be an actual peanut above Lou's head was brilliant and we hope future bootleggers are as creative. We still can't believe that Nutter didn't make the kid put an advertisement for "Nutter-Putter" in the back!

ps...Lou says that if Nutter wants The Teens as the official spokeband of "Nutter-Putter" they're all in! He figures since most promoters pay them peanuts anyway at least Nutter would pay in REAL peanuts!