Mailing List Archive/2025-06-11
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⭕TMBGs epic swag sale! ⭕ 20% off bundles! ⭕ Free shipping! ⭕ And a John F.'s banana pancake recipe! ⭕[edit]
We currently have exactly three shows yet to sell out. GO!
Greetings from the road! We have our big SUMMER SALE going for 8 DAYS!
– 15% off all shirts!
– 15% off all vinyl!
– 20% off some sweet sweet bundles with FREE SHIPPING (not a small thing!)
– Our Brooklyn-style baseball hat is back in silver thread and “Stealth Style!" black thread
– Introducing our Instant Record Collector Bundle of 24 ALBUMS AND SINGLES is an insane $163 off and includes FREE SHIPPING
And finally a very practical 2-Ingredient Banana Pancake recipe direct from Flansburgh’s kitchen –– it’s FlansPanCakes!
The Stealth Bundle:
Our black hat with black thread and the stealth black-on-black baseball shirt – 20% off.
BOOK is on sale for 20% off.
BOOK has already SOLD OUT on our tour, and while we still have a bunch in the store, a time when this unique release goes out of print is foreseeable.
Don’t miss out.
The Idlewild Bundle!
A black hat, a TMBG metal shirt, and the Idlewild compilation on 180g gold crinkle vinyl!
A 20% discount with FREE SHIPPING
The Apollo 18 Bundle!
A baseball hat, the new TMB Dead shirt, and Apollo 18 on 180g interstellar vinyl!
A 20% discount with FREE SHIPPING
Become an Instant Record Collector!
Things were good, but then they got great!
Get the entire Idlewild Recordings catalog –– 22 albums, two 7” discs.
BONUS: every order includes a complementary, custom TMBGGGGG turntable mat! A $15 value!
All for just $595.20 including FREE SHIPPING (!?!?!).
That’s a $163 savings and 20% off!
A They Might Be Giants recipe! It’s time for FlansPanCakes!
JF here!
(I wish I had a groovy picture, but I’m on the road. So here is Password1234 making his biscuits instead. They are delicious and IMAGINARY!)
Gather round pals. Here is a delicious breakfast if you want to give yourself or your fam a homemade treat. It’s also a great way to save those overripe bananas from the compost bin. This is an idea that I was introduced to by Weight Watchers and I added some finishing touches that make it much nicer (and less dietetic!). It is gluten free and, if you sub out the butter, it’s dairy free. This recipe is very easy to prepare, but it conjures up a denser, more egg-forward, custard-like pancake –– so don’t be scared when you discover it’s not fluffy. It’s a different thing!
The results are sweet and comforting and totally delicious, and a great source of protein.
Serves 2 (three smaller pancakes each)
Or cut everything in half and it’s an easy bachelor breakfast.
1 banana, 2 eggs
w/ 1 tsp. brandy or cognac, butter, and maple syrup
In a bowl, scramble an egg. Smush up a banana on a plate with a fork until it has no big lumps. Add brandy, and mix.
Heat a large frying pan to medium-low and toss in a pat or two of butter (or a neutral oil or spray oil –– do not use olive oil). Pour out three or four 3” pancakes and cook until they brown a bit on the bottom. (They need to be cooked enough to flip, so the first side takes a bit longer than the second.) Flip and turn up the heat to get them piping hot! The pancakes' second side could be done in a minute! Just check for browning on the second side and they are done. If you do four at first you’ll probably only have two more pancakes left to cook.
Plate and add a pat of butter on top and maple syrup to taste!
SMALL NOTES: The brandy/cognac might seems like a skippable detail, but it is a huge aromatic/flavor improvement, and the standard trick in all restaurant French toast. I recommend checking it out.
Also, some people heat maple syrup (which should always live in the fridge otherwise, because MOLD) but I’ll just take it out the night before and save on the clean up.