Bassist Wanted

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Bassist Wanted

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Kevin the jerk popstar

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Popularity rank 31 #266. Guitar Hero: Jumpstart Malady

September 5, 2009

TONY: So... great! Good to go. We'll make GUITAR HERO: JUMPSTART MALADY.
KEVIN: Awesome! My kid's gonna FREAK... how long'll this take?

BOBBY KOTICK: Well, each of our band editions is very SPECIAL to us, of course, but we've got over 17 in the pipeline. So by now it only takes...

BOBBY KOTICK: Scott, how long did GUITAR HERO: LEN take us?
SCOTT OF ACTIVISION: OH... about 3 man-hours.

KEVIN: Sweet! So we can knock this out by 6 o'CLOCK...
BOBBY KOTICK: Now, YOUR game will have more than one SONG in it though...

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Popularity rank 32 #263. Meeting Alex Rigopulos

September 2, 2009

TONY: OK, Kevin Edo, this is ALEX RIGOPULOS, CEO of Harmonix. They make ROCK BAND.
KEVIN: Hi Alex, I wanna get our music in your game, man.

ALEX RIGOPULOS: Um... Yeah, sorry. Your sound just isn't what our game is about.
KEVIN: ExCUSE me?! Do you know who I AM?!

ALEX RIGOPULOS: Yeah. I DO. You're like a more boring CHRIS MARTIN. And our game skews indie. So SCREW you.
KEVIN: Wh- Screw YOU!!

ALEX RIGOPULOS: And Anthony, you TOLD me this was a meeting with the guy from GRIZZLY BEAR!
KEVIN: GAH! What is it with everyone and GRIZZLY BEAR!!

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Popularity rank 33 #262. Get me in Rock Band

August 30, 2009

KEVIN: ANTHONY! Why are Jumpstart Malady songs not in the Rock Band video game?
TONY: Well, for starters, you never LET me sell you to video games.

KEVIN: What? WHY?!
TONY: You've always said were scared of people "Napstering your lime wires".

KEVIN: What does that even MEAN?!
TONY: I do NOT know.

KEVIN: Anthony, GET ME IN ROCK BAND!! My KID will LOVE me if I'm in ROCK BAND!
TEDDY: I promise NOTHING.

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Popularity rank 34 #259. A normal afternoon

August 27, 2009

DEB: Kev, look, I still don't know what you're trying to DO here...
KEVIN: I just want to spend a NORMAL afternoon with my son. That's IT.

DEB: Fine, you can come in. But your little "entourage" stays HERE.
KEVIN: NO problem!

A pause.

TONY: You guys wanna play RISK?
CROWD: Sure.
CROWD: OK.
CROWD: Yeah.

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Popularity rank 35 #257. Part of his life

August 25, 2009

KEVIN: Look, I want to come see my son.
DEB: (SIGH) You're not legally obligated to, Kevin.

KEVIN: But I want to be a part of his life... Maybe he could come on tour with me.
DEB: I dunno, Kevin. He doesn't even LISTEN to you guys.

KEVIN: Doesn't he get the CDs I send over?
DEB: Look, it's just not his THING, Kevin. He's more into... GRIZZLY BEAR.

KEVIN: GRIZZLY BEAR?!?! How are you raising my SON?!!
DEB: MY way, Kevin!! And MY way involves EXPERIMENTAL FOLK!!

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