Bassist Wanted

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Bassist Wanted

Comics for musicians

John the egomaniac singer

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Popularity rank 101 #366. This isn’t a CD

April 19, 2010

JAMES: This isn't a CD. It's a bunch of construction paper and GLITTER.
JOHN: Uh, NO, it's a SCRAPBOOK and it's work of ART.

JAMES: We didn't order a SCRAPBOOK. We paid you to reproduce our CD.
JOHN: Oh, no, I destroyed your CD.

JAMES: That was our MASTER!
JOHN: It was GARBAGE. THIS captures the essence of your band.

JAMES: THIS is our album cover surrounded by pictures of a baby in a LOBSTER costume!
JOHN: It's... SO much more... Did you even READ the puffy paint?

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Popularity rank 102 #228. Everyone is a Ghostbuster

April 7, 2009

JOHN: I think you can break down any group of people into Ghostbusters roles.

JOHN: Like with our band: Roni's our Igon, the technical genius. You're our Ray, the heart. Christina's our Winston, the workmanlike outsider.

JOHN: And I'm Peter Venkman, the charming leader who gets the chicks and saves the day.
DAN: That's cool.

DAN: That club owner last night was, like, our Vigo...
JOHN: No, he was our Zuul. Vigo's from 2. Vigo's not canon.

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Popularity rank 103 #163. You’ll Need To Cut a Band

May 23, 2007

JOHN: OK, Joey. We're all set up.
JOEY: Oh, John, about your little show. You only until 7:50 now.

JOEY: You'll need to cut a band from your contest. YOUR band.
JOHN: What!? No!! Why!?

JOEY: Because you suck. And because Jenny Lewis needs more setup time.
JOHN: No! Joey! Where is she? I'll talk to her!

JOEY: John, what have I told you about talking to the real bands?
JOHN: Why does she need more time? Did a fucking third Watson twin materialize?

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Popularity rank 104 #161. We Don’t Do Bringer Shows

May 9, 2007

JOHN: Just saw your guys' set. Wanna be in our band contest next week?
ATRIUM SISTER GUY #1: Sorry, man. We don't do bringer shows.

JOHN: Ooo! "No bringers"! I'm so impressed! Think you're better than us?
ATRIUM SISTER GUY #1: You're in a band?
ATRIUM SISTER GUY #2: Yeah, he's in the, uh... the "Ambulance men".

ATRIUM SISTER GUY #2: We saw 'em last months at Parkside, remember? They had that Jeefro kid, kept tripping on the mic stand.
ATRIUM SISTER GUY #1: Oh yeah!

ATRIUM SISTER GUY #1: Yeah, man, we definitely think we're better than you.
ATRIUM SISTER GUY #2: This dude's the singer. We, heh, we called him "Francis Scott Off-key"...

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Popularity rank 105 #159. Our Own Band Contest

January 9, 2007

JOHN: Maybe we should run our own band contest. We could rig it so we could win.
DAN: Yeah!

RONI: Maybe we should practice more often so we sound better, and focus on the playing and songwriting and not on meaningless contests.
DAN: Yeah.

A pause.

JOHN: Ooo, we could get a cool trophy engraved with our names on it!
RONI: (sigh)
DAN: Ooo, yeah!

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