Bassist Wanted

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Bassist Wanted

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Discovering Talent

Kevin Edo adopts an orphan who outshines him, Joel signs a Twilight actor who can’t sing, and John finds his true art form: scrapbooking.

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#333. Get a job

January 10, 2010

RONI: This BLOWS. Because of some tax thing, I won't get any of my dad's SETTLEMENT MONEY this month.
CHAR: Good...

RONI: You can get a JOB like the rest of us...
JOHN: I HAVE a job, Roni. I'm frontman of this BAND.

RONI: You sit around all day and do NOTHING.
JOHN: No, I work on stuff for the BAND.

RONI: John, you spent most of Friday photoshopping NIPPLES onto ZOE SALDANA pictures.
JOHN: For potential ALBUM covers for the BAND!

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#334. Giving back

January 11, 2010

KEVIN: I want to give back more, Peter. I mean, we've got more money than we need, right?
PETER: Yeah.

KEVIN: Like, we get these daily massages…
PETER: Uh huh...

KEVIN: Maybe we could, like, donate some of our massages to the homeless.
PETER: Sure.

KEVIN: I mean, if you're homeless, you need to RELAX.
PETER: Yeah. Those guys do look pretty stressed.

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#335. Unknown talent

January 12, 2010

BART: Joel, I need you to go to a club tonight and sign a new singer. That SHIRTLESS actor from TWILIGHT. He'll be at the Three of Cups.

BART: You'll present him with a CONTRACT, take some PUBLICITY shots, give out some T-SHIRTS… His people have the details.

JOEL: Sir, I thought my job as an A&R rep was to find new UNKNOWN talent.
BART: Oh... NO. HEAVENS no, Joel. No no no… GOD, no.

BART: I'm very sorry for the misunderstanding. Now, do you know how to work the t-shirt gun?
JOEL: (sigh) Yes, sir.

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#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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#337. Customer service

January 15, 2010

JOHN: … and I'm best suited for, oh, customer relations.
KINKO'S BOSS: Well, that's perfect, dipshit. I'll put you on some of our BEST customers.

DAN: WHOA...
KINKO'S BOSS: That's RIGHT, Lepp. Your little idiot SINGER friend is now an Assistant Customer Service Rep…

KINKO'S BOSS: ...in charge of SCRAPBOOKERS!

KINKO'S BOSS: A HA HA HA HA HA! Heh... ..
DAN: That's, like, a REALLY shitty role, man.
JOHN: Yeah, I GATHERED, Dan.

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