Bassist Wanted

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Bassist Wanted

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Making a Guitar Hero

Kevin Edo remembers he has a son, who ignores him, so he has Activision make a Guitar Hero game of his band to win him over.

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#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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#260. Absentee father

August 28, 2009

KEVIN: Hey Ted! It's your... your "absentee father"... heh... Can I hang out with you some today?
TEDDY: Uh huh...

KEVIN: You like this XBox 360? I sent you this last year for your 8th birthday, right?
TEDDY: Uh huh...

KEVIN: This is that Rock Band game, right? You know your dad's a musician, right?
TEDDY: Uh huh...

KEVIN: (thinks) I'm about 5 years too late to attempt a relationship with you, huh?
TEDDY: Uh huh...

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#261. Are my songs hard to win?

August 29, 2009

KEVIN: So you're pretty good at this game, huh?
KEVIN: Yeah, I'm OK.

KEVIN: I've never actually played this. Are my songs hard to win?
KEVIN: They don't have any Jumpstart Malady stuff on here, dad.

KEVIN: I wonder why not...
KEVIN: Well, perhaps they recognize how mind-numbingly VAPID, VACUOUS and VACANT your songs are.

KEVIN: ExCUSE me?
KEVIN: I'm sorry... Did my alliteration confuse you?

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#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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#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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