Bassist Wanted

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Bassist Wanted

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Christina the mom drummer

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Popularity rank 11 #323. Wearing your own t-shirts

December 14, 2009

CHRISTINA: See? I posted mp3s of our demo last week.
DAN: Hey, that's a cool picture of us!

CHRISTINA: I put that up months ago... Do you guys EVER check the site?
DAN: No, checking your own website is like wearing your own T-SHIRTS.

CHRISTINA: NO! And we SHOULD wear our t-shirts, too...
RONI: We have T_SHIRTS?

DAN: Is our band, like, more successful than I thought?
CHRISTINA: No. We have a LOT of t-shirts...
RONI: Oh GOD... all these BOXES...

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Popularity rank 12 #322. Yelling contest

December 11, 2009

RONI: All right, fine. We won't sell our demo on the website.
CHRISTINA: No, we won't... cos I already posted the mp3s on our site for FREE.

JOHN: What? WHEN?
CHRISTINA: I tried to tell you earlier, but you cut me off. And I was not going to get into a YELLING contest with you.

JOHN: CHRISTINA! When the fuck did you DO this?! Can we take them DOWN?!
CHRISTINA: Well, Jonathan, I'd be happy to tell you...

CHRISTINA: But I don't really care for your tone of voice.
JOHN: Don't you MOM-TALK me, Christina!! DON'T YOU DARE!!!

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Popularity rank 13 #319. Gettin’ cashflow positive

December 4, 2009

DAN: This band needs to be gettin' cashflow positive. QUICK.
RONI: Why don't we sell our demo on our web?
CHRISTINA: Well...

JOHN: No no NO... DANGEROUS... That demo'll BitTorrent in MINUTES!
RONI: I don't think you understand BitTorrent.

JOHN: And we'll be SUED for infringement! And PIRATES will sell FREE COPIES on the STREETS!

RONI: Nor do you understand copyright law, piracy or... basic COMMERCE.
JOHN: Within DAYS we'll be in PRISON selling APPLES for CIGARETTES!

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Popularity rank 14 #216. John’s annual review

March 8, 2009

JOHN: Why is my mom even here AT ALL?
CHRISTINA: You said that I could run your annual review HOWEVER I wanted.

JOHN: But you didn't even invite ME, Christina!
CHRISTINA: This is how I review students at my SCHOOL, John.

CHRISTINA: Mrs. Romero, he gets very difficult during long rehearsal. Any tips?
JOHN'S MOM: Well, my Johnny gets VERY fussy when he's hungry.
JOHN: I am NOT! Mom! QUIT it!

CHRISTINA: Interesting...
JOHN'S MOM: So I always keep a sugar cookie in my purse...
JOHN: OOO, gimme...

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Popularity rank 15 #212. Incorporating the band

March 2, 2009

RONI: My cousin says if we incorporate the band, we'll save money on taxes we pay on band revenue.
DAN: Whoa, cool!

RONI: Now, we could be something called a Limited Liability Corporation, or we could be something called an S-corporation.
DAN: Ooo...

RONI: An LLC would provide us with more legal protection while an S-Corporation-
DAN: -sounds, like, 20 times more badass! Let's do that one!

RONI: Well, Dan, let's not just-
DAN: Baaand, In-corr-poraaaa-aaated! B! A! N! D!
CHRISTINA: We have revenue?
JOHN: (shrugs)

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