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#351. Scrapbooked EP cover

March 16, 2010

DAN: C'mon, John. We gotta get to rehearsal.
JOHN: Man, EFF rehearsal... I'm working on a cover for our E.P.

DAN: It's got glitter and hearts and... UNICORNS all over it...
JOHN: Yeah... one of the scrapbookers helped me lay it out.

JOHN: Isn't it GREAT? It really captures the raw emotion of our live shows.

DAN: The puffy paint says, "Friendship is: hot cocoa on a cold day."
JOHN: THAT (sniff) THAT is rock music, man.

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#350. The art of scrapbooking

March 15, 2010

SCRAPPER: Let me show you the ART of scrapbooking. You have any photos in your wallet?
JOHN: I got one of my mom.

SCRAPPER: OK. Here she is on a blank sheet of paper. Feel anything?
JOHN: No. Not really.

SOUND: Glitter! Stars! Serrated edges! Double-sided tape! Puffy paint! Hearts! Scissors! Glue sticks! More glitter!

SCRAPPER: How about... NOW?
JOHN: (sniff) NO... (blubber) I... I have to use the (full-on crying) r-restroom...

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#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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#348. I am an artist

March 13, 2010

SCRAPPER: Get your manager. I need someone who UNDERSTANDS arts and crafts.
JOHN: I GET art, lady. I AM an artist.

SCRAPPER: Really?
JOHN: YES. I AM. I happen to be in a VERY successful local band.

SCRAPPER: REALLY?

JOHN: I happen to be in a MODERATELY successful local band.
SCRAPPER: There we go...

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#347. Signing specific talent

February 15, 2010

JOEL: Hey, I'm in A&R at Hancock Records. Just caught your set. You guys are GREAT.
JAMES: THANKS! Heh, wanna sign us?

JOEL: HA! I WISH.
JAMES: Well... you ARE in A&R... you COULD sign us, right?

JOEL: It doesn't work like that anymore. I get ordered to sign specific talent that "synergizes our larger corporate goals".
JAMES: LAME.

JOEL: So then who're you here to sign?
JAMES: The gentlemen out there having public sex on the Honda.

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