Bassist Wanted

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Bassist Wanted

Comics for musicians

Roni the jaded guitarist

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Popularity rank 6 #52. The all office email

October 17, 2005

SARA: I just sent an all office email telling people about your band!
RONI: Wait. What? NO! Why? I don't want people here knowing about my band!

SARA: But Veronica, now we can come support you at all your shows!
RONI: I don't want people from work at all my shows!

TIM: Hey there, "rock star"!
RONI: AUGH!

TIM: Good news: we're making your next little "show" the October Fun Committee event.
SARA: See? You're Little Ms. Popular now!
RONI: You're Little Ms. DEAD TO ME, Sara... DEAD!!

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Popularity rank 7 #318. The Late Jar

December 3, 2009

DAN: C'mon, John, I had to WORK, man...
JOHN: NO EXCUSE! Put a dollar in the "Late For Rehearsal" jar!

JOHN: We are a nation of LAWS! Not of MEN!
RONI: We're... not a NATION.
DAN: John, you don't underSTAND...

DAN: He doesn't even WORK... He gets to live off that settlement money from G.E.

DAN: I wish MY dad would run his lawnmower over a loose power line...
CHRISTINA: We are late to rehearsal a LOT...

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Popularity rank 8 #233. Add more emotion

April 15, 2009

RONI: If that's what you want me to play, then say that!
JOHN: I DID say that!

RONI: No, you said, "add more emotion"! Who knows what that means!
JOHN: People! PEOPLE know what that means!

RONI: Isn't it much easier to remember that I play the root and fifth note as an arpeggio?

JOHN: Yeah, if you're a MIDI sequencer, Roni!
DAN: Wait, now I'm not even sure I was playing the same song as you...

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Popularity rank 9 #231. Dan and sheet music

April 10, 2009

DAN: That's amazing, you played that solo IDENTICALLY to the last time you played it.
RONI: Oh, well, yeah. I have the notes all written out.

DAN: Hmm, this is interesting...
RONI: Oh, Dan, I didn't think you could read music.

DAN: Oh, I can't, no...

DAN: But if you blur your eyes this looks like a little guy with a handlebar mustache.

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Popularity rank 10 #217. Corporate card

March 9, 2009

DAN: HEY... new mic!
JOHN: Sweet, right? I put it on our new CORPORATE CARD.

RONI: John... we incorporated the band to SAVE money, you jackass.
JOHN: Roni, you just don't understand ECONOMICS.

JOHN: This is like the STIMULUS PACKAGE. I'm INVESTING in the band NOW to allow us-

RONI: Give me the American Express, John, or I will throw this out the window.
JOHN: Dan! STOP HER! Our nation's infrastructure is CRUMBLING!

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