Bassist Wanted

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Bassist Wanted

Comics for musicians

Character

John the egomaniac singer

John Romero sings for the Ambulance Men, a local band in Brooklyn. He writes all their lyrics, and “Cathartic Target Practice.”

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Popularity rank 1 #351. Scrapbooked EP cover

March 16, 2010

DAN: C'mon, John. We gotta get to rehearsal.
JOHN: Man, EFF rehearsal... I'm working on a cover for our E.P.

DAN: It's got glitter and hearts and... UNICORNS all over it...
JOHN: Yeah... one of the scrapbookers helped me lay it out.

JOHN: Isn't it GREAT? It really captures the raw emotion of our live shows.

DAN: The puffy paint says, "Friendship is: hot cocoa on a cold day."
JOHN: THAT (sniff) THAT is rock music, man.

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Popularity rank 2 #36. Writing a classified ad

August 23, 2005

DAN: $25 gets us a ten-word classified ad. So let's see... "Bassist Wanted... for... rock band..."

JOHN: More like "Bassist wanted for harmony-heavt, post-garage, low-to-mid-fi, pre-post-punk, alt-countrified, funk-based, psychadeliphonic, teenage-victory-rock...."

JOHN: "...band."
DAN: OK, so that's... well, we have to a few words, John.

JOHN: Then I dunno, cut "band" or that beginning part. The rest is pretty essential.
DAN: Oh wait... shoot, it says, "Limit: five hyphenated genres."

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Popularity rank 3 #350. The art of scrapbooking

March 15, 2010

SCRAPPER: Let me show you the ART of scrapbooking. You have any photos in your wallet?
JOHN: I got one of my mom.

SCRAPPER: OK. Here she is on a blank sheet of paper. Feel anything?
JOHN: No. Not really.

SOUND: Glitter! Stars! Serrated edges! Double-sided tape! Puffy paint! Hearts! Scissors! Glue sticks! More glitter!

SCRAPPER: How about... NOW?
JOHN: (sniff) NO... (blubber) I... I have to use the (full-on crying) r-restroom...

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Popularity rank 4 #348. I am an artist

March 13, 2010

SCRAPPER: Get your manager. I need someone who UNDERSTANDS arts and crafts.
JOHN: I GET art, lady. I AM an artist.

SCRAPPER: Really?
JOHN: YES. I AM. I happen to be in a VERY successful local band.

SCRAPPER: REALLY?

JOHN: I happen to be in a MODERATELY successful local band.
SCRAPPER: There we go...

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Popularity rank 5 #17. After the breakup

April 5, 2005

JOHN: It's like, she was such a huge part of my life, so it's not just like my girlfriend left me, but my whole life.

JOHN: And so now it's like, what now? Where do I go? It's all gone, my future, I don't even... it's all gone.

DAN: I hear ya, man. It's... you know, it's tough. And whenever you wanna talk, you just let me know.

DAN: We should probably finish this set first though maybe.

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