Bassist Wanted

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Bassist Wanted

Comics for musicians

Dan the naive guitarist

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Popularity rank 36 #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 37 #320. Amie Street

December 7, 2009

RONI: Look, no one's pirating the demo. We'll just post it on Amie Street.
JOHN: Ugh, that's that "pay what you want" 99-cent site.

RONI: It's "pay by demand". It starts cheap, but the more it gets downloaded, the higher the price goes. What do you want to charge anyway?

JOHN: At LEAST $25 dollars...
RONI: 25 DOLLARS?

RONI: For a shitty 4-song demo recorded in a Kinko's breakroom?
DAN: My boss is still mad about that mug tree you broke.
JOHN: He's a DICK...

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Popularity rank 38 #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 39 #235. Music and math

June 9, 2009

RONI: Music theory is like a... BEAUTIFUL MATH PROBLEM. Music and math are a lot alike actually.
DAN: But... I'm TERRIBLE at math.

RONI: Well...

RONI: You're not really great at music either.

DAN: Oh yeah, so that actually makes sense.
RONI: Yeah.

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Popularity rank 40 #218. Under the table

March 10, 2009

DAN: I don't get why we had to incorporate the band. Why pay taxes at ALL?
RONI: You don't cut corners on stuff like this, Dan. There're RULES for a REASON.

DAN: But If we ever get money from a gig, it's all UNDER THE TABLE anyway... Why declare it? Who CARES? Who's the VICTIM?

A pause.

DAN: Roni, you're looking at me like I stabbed a pregnant woman.
RONI: THE VICTIMS ARE THE AMERICAN TAXPAYERS, DANIEL!!!

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