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Emo

Published on Dec 14th, 2004

comic strip | panel 1 - JOHN: We are what kids like, Joey. We're exactly wh-... well. Hold on. | comic strip | panel 2 - JOHN: Guys, are we an "emo" band? You know... "emotional"?; DAN: Umm....; CHRISTINA: Hmm. | comic strip | panel 3 - CHRISTINA: Um.... W-well... I cried during "Life as a House". | comic strip | panel 4 - JOHN: We're emo, Joey. Wicked emo. Hella emo...; DAN: Is Kevin Kline good in that?; CHRISTINA: Christina: Yeah. Yeah, he is. |

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Tags: Ambulance Men (a local band), Christina the mom drummer, Dan the naive guitarist, emo, John the egomaniac singer, TOP FIVE

Only way to buy tickets

Published on Dec 28th, 2004

comic strip | panel 1 - CARLOS: Can't... can't we buy tickets on the band's site? Or... or through the venue?; STEPHEN: No. Look, I'm sorry, OK? This is the only way. | comic strip | panel 2 - CARLOS: I just... I hate using them. I hate it.; STEPHEN: I know, I know, but we have no choice... just click "submit". | comic strip | panel 3 - KRAKOW!; TMDEMON: Who dares summon the great and powerful Ticketmaster! | comic strip | panel 4 - CARLOS: We... (sigh) we want White Stripes tickets.; TMDEMON: Then you will pay, mortal!!! First, a $6 service fee for every letter in your middle name!!! |

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Tags: Carlos, concerts, Stephen, Ticketmaster, tickets, TOP FIVE, White Stripes

Roni sets priorities

Published on Oct 27th, 2005

comic strip | panel 1 - RONI: No way, our rehearsal can't end at 3am. I'll be dead at work the next day.; JOHN: A ha! So we see where your priorities are, Roni! | comic strip | panel 2 - RONI: Yes, John! I prioritize the job that I LOVE, that pays my RENT, over a hobby of mine that I ENJOY but that doesn't CONSUME me like it does YOU, you SELF-ABSORBED, CLUELESS ASSHOLE! | comic strip | panel 3 - DAN: Whoa. She used the H-word.; JOHN: "H-... hobby"? | comic strip | panel 4 - |

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Tags: Ambulance Men (a local band), Dan the naive guitarist, day job, hobby, John the egomaniac singer, rehearsal, Roni the jaded guitarist, TOP FIVE

Desperate plea

Published on Feb 1st, 2006

comic strip | panel 1 - GREG: (to robot) Let me out of here! Ow! Quit that! Let--; DRM 9000: | comic strip | panel 2 - GREG: (yelling) BRETT!! Is that you? HELP!! Ow! I'm being held hostage by a Sony DRM robot! It's got me strapped to my chair and it's making me buy CDs, ow, against my will. | comic strip | panel 3 - GREG: (to robot) Ha, hear that? My roommate's here! Ow! Game over, robot! Ha! | comic strip | panel 4 - BRETT: This... is not my fight.; GREG: Hey Brett?! You there? BRE-- Ow! It is a REAL BEARD, will you PLEASE quit pulling on it? |

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Tags: Brett the hipster, digital rights management, DRM, DRM 9000, Facial Hair, Greg the mindless fan, music consumers, rootkit, Sony, TOP FIVE

How to tell when you graduated

Published on Feb 2nd, 2006

comic strip | panel 1 - DRM 9000: Out of curiosity, Greg, did you graduate college in 1999?; GREG: Yeah... how did you...? | comic strip | panel 2 - DRM 9000: A simple bell curve analysis of the release dates of your music collection reveals a statistical peak from November '95 to March '99. | comic strip | panel 3 - DRM 9000: Ergo... class of '99.; GREG: What? No... I've bought a ton of music since college, I... no... | comic strip | panel 4 - DRM 9000: Your "Pavement/Shins Ratio" also puts you solidly in the '99 bucket.; GREG: Th-there's a Decemberists CD on my dresser! Make sure you counted that!! |

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MySpace age

Published on Feb 17th, 2006

comic strip | panel 1 - DAN: Some cute girl sent us a MySpace message. Can I add her as a friend?; JOHN: Not so fast... What'd she put as her age? | comic strip | panel 2 - DAN: Well... I mean, it says 99. But--; JOHN: No, no, no. No way. No. | comic strip | panel 3 - DAN: Come on! Heh, you know, like, she's probably, like, 23, right? But, heh, she puts 99, and like... like.... | comic strip | panel 4 - DAN: (sigh) Yeah, I guess it's not funny.; JOHN: Standards, Dan. Fake 99-year-olds don't get adds. |