Bassist Wanted

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Bassist Wanted

Comics for musicians

John the egomaniac singer

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Popularity rank 31 #349. Artists vs. hobbyists

March 14, 2010

JOHN: The difference between me and you scrapbookers is that I am an ARTIST. You all are HOBBYISTS.
SCRAPPER: We're BOTH artists and we're BOTH hobbyists!

JOHN: I am NOT a hobbyist...
SCRAPPER: Do you make a living from your band?

JOHN: As a matter of fact I DO.
SCRAPPER: Then why are you working at Kinko's?

JOHN: I happen to have a deep respect for the printed word.
SCRAPPER: Well... the PHOTOCOPIED word...

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Popularity rank 32 #336. My boss is still pissed

January 13, 2010

JOHN: My settlement money got cut off, Dan. Hook me up with a GIG. Something EASY. No collating.
DAN: I dunno, my boss is still pissed at you.

JOHN: What, because I double-parked him in that one time? C'mon!
DAN: But... his daughter was in LABOR, man. He missed the birth of his grandson.

JOHN: I've SEEN his daughter, Dan. BELIEVE me. He'll GET more grandkids.
DAN: Heh, YEAH…

DAN: Wait, what does that MEAN?
JOHN: It means I'll see to it PERSONALLY if I have to, Dan! Just let me talk to the guy!

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Popularity rank 33 #330. I unsubscribed

December 31, 2009

STEWART: John?
JOHN: I've got a show at Rockwood tonight, Stewart.
STEWART: OK… why're you at my APARTMENT?

JOHN: You took your name off my email list.
STEWART: I unsubscribed from your list because I don't care about your stupid shows, John.

JOHN: Whatever. Our set's at 11pm. I'm giving you a ride over. Let's go...
STEWART: No! JOHN! I don't WANT to! Let GO!

STEWART: Augh! John! NO! Unsubscribe! UNSUBSCRIBE!!!

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Popularity rank 34 #203. Parentheses in the title

January 29, 2009

JOHN: Smart bands have cool song titles. Like with parentheses. I wish we had songs with parentheses in the titles...
DAN: We have that one with a tilde.

JOHN: Which one?
DAN: The song about your GeoCities page.

JOHN: Oh yeah...

JOHN: That song did NOT age well.
DAN: No...

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Popularity rank 35 #135. Friendship is based on trust

August 2, 2006

STEWART: John? Hey, man. What's... up?
JOHN: "What's up?" I had a show last night, Stewart. Where the hell were you?
STEWART: Oh... I...

JOHN: A friendship is based on trust, Stewart. I loan you my friendship, and I trust you will repay me by coming to my shows, but you've been missing payments, man!

STEWART: And I'm foreclosing on our friendship, Stewart!
JOHN: Whoa.

STEWART: Can I have my Newsradio DVDs back, then?
JOHN: No, Stewart! No! Those DVDs were... "friendship collateral."

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