Bassist Wanted

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Bassist Wanted

Comics for musicians

John the egomaniac singer

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Popularity rank 36 #214. Roni’s annual review

March 4, 2009

JOHN: OK, NAME: Roni Videtta... official TITLE: lead guitarist...
RONI: John, I'm not doing an annual review. We're not a real company.

JOHN: So we'll be evaluating you in several categories, OK?
RONI: We just made the band a corporation to save money on taxes.

JOHN: First: "TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY". I have you down for a 4 out of 5.
RONI: I put up with enough stuff like this at my day job, so-

RONI: I would argue I'm at LEAST a 4.5.
JOHN: Next up... "SHOWING CLEAVAGE AT SHOWS", an area you could really improve in...

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Popularity rank 37 #213. Calling human resources

March 3, 2009

SCOTT THE LAWYER: ...and then sign here.
RONI: OK.
SCOTT THE LAWYER: OK... Your band is now incorporated.

JOHN: I CALL HUMAN RESOURCES!

RONI: No, there's no "calling" and there's no human-
JOHN: Standard shotgun rules, Roni. Your lawyer here can back me up.

JOHN: Now, first thing I'd like to do is broach the subject of annual reviews.
RONI: Can you un-notarize this?
SCOTT THE LAWYER: No.

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Popularity rank 38 #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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Popularity rank 39 #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 40 #201. Patriotic songs

January 23, 2009

JOHN: Maybe we should do something in the show tonight in honor of Obama.
DAN: Do we have any patriotic songs?

JOHN: We haven't played "Good Old Fashioned American Fingerbang" in a while.

DAN: Yeah, but that song's more ROMANTIC than patriotic really.
JOHN: Maybe.

DAN: Plus, Roni said she'd quit if we ever played it again.
JOHN: Oh, she's always SAYIN' stuff though...

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