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Popularity rank 6 #344. Know where he is?

February 1, 2010

JOEL: I'm an A&R rep with Hancock. I'm here for a publicity thing with one of the shirtless Twilight kids. His name is... It's "Ayok" I think.

JOEL: Do you know where he is?
CLUB MANAGER: Wwe get the Twilight guys in here a lot. They're easy to spot.

CLUB MANAGER: Any guy you see who's constantly getting a handjob, he's in Twilight.
JOEL: Oh my. So... one of those three over there then.

JOEL: What about the kid getting the blowjob?
CLUB MANAGER: He's peripherally related to the Jonas Brothers.

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Popularity rank 7 #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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Popularity rank 8 #287. Change the industry

September 26, 2009

JOEL: (thinking) I took this job... at a record label I hate... because I was going to change the industry from the inside out.

JOEL: (thinking) It's been six years...

JOEL: (thinking) (sigh)

JOEL: (thinking) I'll get to it tomorrow...

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Popularity rank 9 #283. That last band

September 22, 2009

BART: I liked that last band you played. Who was that?
JOEL: Oh, no, that wasn't a band, that was just my phone ringing.

BART: Well, I LIKE it! What's it called?
JOEL: Uh... "marimba"?

BART: "Marimba"... I LIKE it... skews very LATIN... Let's sign them!

JOEL: (thinking) Sign WHO?
BART: I also like that TONE our voicemail system makes... sign that guy, too!

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