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Spanky The Thunder Chicken
2003-09-05 02:32:50 UTC
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Brad Sucks, too.

Brad Sucks is a one man band with no fans...or so he would have you
believe. The truth? Well, the truth is a little more complicated.

It all began in 1994 when, at the tender age of 16, Brad discovered
the Internet. He quickly decided his time had come. Utilizing this
quirky new forum, he was able to organize and maintain an
international fan club for himself, and almost overnight became a
sort of icon for his adoring fans. He wrote an epic story called "The
Fantastic Life and Suicide of Mister Mary Holiday," which garnered
still more attention. At one point, Brad was being courted to write
movie scripts and television shows. Admittedly, most of this courting
was being done by kooks and con men, but still.

After a few years of this, Brad decided it was time to step back. He
went into reclusion, and took this time to heal his bruised psyche.
The throngs had taken their toll, and Brad was only human. His fan
club took on a life of its own, and continued to grow without him,
and Brad avoided entangling himself in what it had become.

Brad took this time to reflect, and rebuild himself. Eventually, he
struck upon an idea.

“What if...” he asked himself, “...what if I made music and gave it
away?”

And so was born Brad Sucks. He threw himself into learning more about
home studio recording. He immersed himself in theory and technology.
He recorded his first song.

He passed “Gangsta Love” around to his friends. They all loved it. It
was quirky and smart. He began to spend more time recording,
eventually building the Brad Sucks website. He recorded a few more
songs, and eventually released an “Open Source Album”. He loaded his
songs and all their component parts onto a CD and offered it to the
public at cost. He not only allowed, but encouraged other musicians
to use his music in their own. He basically “gave it away.”

His idea of giving music away for free, not just the recordings, but
absolutely denying all copyright, actually raised the ire of some in
his newly chosen profession, and he began to receive more traffic
through the controversy. He involved himself more and more in the
profession. He began joining forums and attending conferences,
immersing himself in both the culture and his own work.

Finally, Brad has managed enough material to bring out a completed
CD. “I Don’t Know What I’m Doing” soared to the top of his website’s
charts (which wasn’t too difficult, since it was the only offering
since the “Open Source” CD). Encouraged by his success on his own, he
has begun to reach out to a broader audience...

So you are encouraged to visit bradsucks.net, and find out for
yourself about this new sensation.

Otherwise, I’ll have to revise this bio, and make it more
interesting.

http://www.bradsucks.net
--
Uncle Antny (mhm 11x10)
***@meow.org

The Orgasm of Meow
Starshine Moonbeam
2003-09-05 12:40:50 UTC
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Post by Spanky The Thunder Chicken
Brad Sucks, too.
Brad Sucks is a one man band with no fans...or so he would have you
believe. The truth? Well, the truth is a little more complicated.
It all began in 1994 when, at the tender age of 16, Brad discovered
the Internet. He quickly decided his time had come. Utilizing this
quirky new forum, he was able to organize and maintain an
international fan club for himself, and almost overnight became a
sort of icon for his adoring fans. He wrote an epic story called "The
Fantastic Life and Suicide of Mister Mary Holiday," which garnered
still more attention. At one point, Brad was being courted to write
movie scripts and television shows. Admittedly, most of this courting
was being done by kooks and con men, but still.
After a few years of this, Brad decided it was time to step back. He
went into reclusion, and took this time to heal his bruised psyche.
The throngs had taken their toll, and Brad was only human. His fan
club took on a life of its own, and continued to grow without him,
and Brad avoided entangling himself in what it had become.
Brad took this time to reflect, and rebuild himself. Eventually, he
struck upon an idea.
“What if...” he asked himself, “...what if I made music and gave it
away?”
And so was born Brad Sucks. He threw himself into learning more about
home studio recording. He immersed himself in theory and technology.
He recorded his first song.
He passed “Gangsta Love” around to his friends. They all loved it. It
was quirky and smart. He began to spend more time recording,
eventually building the Brad Sucks website. He recorded a few more
songs, and eventually released an “Open Source Album”. He loaded his
songs and all their component parts onto a CD and offered it to the
public at cost. He not only allowed, but encouraged other musicians
to use his music in their own. He basically “gave it away.”
His idea of giving music away for free, not just the recordings, but
absolutely denying all copyright, actually raised the ire of some in
his newly chosen profession, and he began to receive more traffic
through the controversy. He involved himself more and more in the
profession. He began joining forums and attending conferences,
immersing himself in both the culture and his own work.
Finally, Brad has managed enough material to bring out a completed
CD. “I Don’t Know What I’m Doing” soared to the top of his website’s
charts (which wasn’t too difficult, since it was the only offering
since the “Open Source” CD). Encouraged by his success on his own, he
has begun to reach out to a broader audience...
So you are encouraged to visit bradsucks.net, and find out for
yourself about this new sensation.
Otherwise, I’ll have to revise this bio, and make it more
interesting.
http://www.bradsucks.net
I like the description but I'll have to decline. Brad sounds like kind of
a knob.
--
mhm 31x9
Smeeter #28, 29, or 30
Alcatroll Labs Inc. (Division of Incendiary Devices)
StArSHiNe_MoOnbEAm aT HoTMaIL DoT cOM
Spanky The Thunder Chicken
2003-09-05 14:25:06 UTC
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It seems that on 05 Sep 2003, the number one hit in Croatia was
words...
Post by Spanky The Thunder Chicken
Brad Sucks, too.
Brad Sucks is a one man band with no fans...or so he would have
you believe. The truth? Well, the truth is a little more
complicated.
It all began in 1994 when, at the tender age of 16, Brad
discovered the Internet. He quickly decided his time had come.
Utilizing this quirky new forum, he was able to organize and
maintain an international fan club for himself, and almost
overnight became a sort of icon for his adoring fans. He wrote an
epic story called "The Fantastic Life and Suicide of Mister Mary
Holiday," which garnered still more attention. At one point, Brad
was being courted to write movie scripts and television shows.
Admittedly, most of this courting was being done by kooks and con
men, but still.
After a few years of this, Brad decided it was time to step back.
He went into reclusion, and took this time to heal his bruised
psyche. The throngs had taken their toll, and Brad was only
human. His fan club took on a life of its own, and continued to
grow without him, and Brad avoided entangling himself in what it
had become.
Brad took this time to reflect, and rebuild himself. Eventually,
he struck upon an idea.
“What if...” he asked himself, “...what if I made music and gave
it away?”
And so was born Brad Sucks. He threw himself into learning more
about home studio recording. He immersed himself in theory and
technology. He recorded his first song.
He passed “Gangsta Love” around to his friends. They all loved
it. It was quirky and smart. He began to spend more time
recording, eventually building the Brad Sucks website. He
recorded a few more songs, and eventually released an “Open
Source Album”. He loaded his songs and all their component parts
onto a CD and offered it to the public at cost. He not only
allowed, but encouraged other musicians to use his music in their
own. He basically “gave it away.”
His idea of giving music away for free, not just the recordings,
but absolutely denying all copyright, actually raised the ire of
some in his newly chosen profession, and he began to receive more
traffic through the controversy. He involved himself more and
more in the profession. He began joining forums and attending
conferences, immersing himself in both the culture and his own
work.
Finally, Brad has managed enough material to bring out a
completed CD. “I Don’t Know What I’m Doing” soared to the top of
his website’s charts (which wasn’t too difficult, since it was
the only offering since the “Open Source” CD). Encouraged by his
success on his own, he has begun to reach out to a broader
audience...
So you are encouraged to visit bradsucks.net, and find out for
yourself about this new sensation.
Otherwise, I’ll have to revise this bio, and make it more
interesting.
http://www.bradsucks.net
I like the description but I'll have to decline. Brad sounds like
kind of a knob.
BWAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Uh...do you see that little designation you're using there?
mhm 31x9
Yeah, that one.

The "mh" in that "mhm" stands for "Brad".

Oh what has this world come to, when Mad Hatter fans are talkin'
smack about Mad Hatter (and no, I don't mean the dork currently
pretending to be the Mad Hatter).
--
Uncle Antny (mhm 11x10)
***@meow.org

The Orgasm of Meow
Starshine Moonbeam
2003-09-05 23:32:53 UTC
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Post by Spanky The Thunder Chicken
It seems that on 05 Sep 2003, the number one hit in Croatia was
words...
Post by Spanky The Thunder Chicken
Brad Sucks, too.
Brad Sucks is a one man band with no fans...or so he would have
you believe. The truth? Well, the truth is a little more
complicated.
It all began in 1994 when, at the tender age of 16, Brad
discovered the Internet. He quickly decided his time had come.
Utilizing this quirky new forum, he was able to organize and
maintain an international fan club for himself, and almost
overnight became a sort of icon for his adoring fans. He wrote an
epic story called "The Fantastic Life and Suicide of Mister Mary
Holiday," which garnered still more attention. At one point, Brad
was being courted to write movie scripts and television shows.
Admittedly, most of this courting was being done by kooks and con
men, but still.
After a few years of this, Brad decided it was time to step back.
He went into reclusion, and took this time to heal his bruised
psyche. The throngs had taken their toll, and Brad was only
human. His fan club took on a life of its own, and continued to
grow without him, and Brad avoided entangling himself in what it
had become.
Brad took this time to reflect, and rebuild himself. Eventually,
he struck upon an idea.
“What if...” he asked himself, “...what if I made music and gave
it away?”
And so was born Brad Sucks. He threw himself into learning more
about home studio recording. He immersed himself in theory and
technology. He recorded his first song.
He passed “Gangsta Love” around to his friends. They all loved
it. It was quirky and smart. He began to spend more time
recording, eventually building the Brad Sucks website. He
recorded a few more songs, and eventually released an “Open
Source Album”. He loaded his songs and all their component parts
onto a CD and offered it to the public at cost. He not only
allowed, but encouraged other musicians to use his music in their
own. He basically “gave it away.”
His idea of giving music away for free, not just the recordings,
but absolutely denying all copyright, actually raised the ire of
some in his newly chosen profession, and he began to receive more
traffic through the controversy. He involved himself more and
more in the profession. He began joining forums and attending
conferences, immersing himself in both the culture and his own
work.
Finally, Brad has managed enough material to bring out a
completed CD. “I Don’t Know What I’m Doing” soared to the top of
his website’s charts (which wasn’t too difficult, since it was
the only offering since the “Open Source” CD). Encouraged by his
success on his own, he has begun to reach out to a broader
audience...
So you are encouraged to visit bradsucks.net, and find out for
yourself about this new sensation.
Otherwise, I’ll have to revise this bio, and make it more
interesting.
http://www.bradsucks.net
I like the description but I'll have to decline. Brad sounds like
kind of a knob.
BWAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Uh...do you see that little designation you're using there?
mhm 31x9
Yeah, that one.
The "mh" in that "mhm" stands for "Brad".
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I don't care.

Home music is just, well.... g33ky.

And the method of distribution is just.....bizarre. No self gain
potential at all. Dude fucked himself on the copyright. And isn't the
dream of riches and fame what home recording's all about?
Post by Spanky The Thunder Chicken
Oh what has this world come to, when Mad Hatter fans are talkin'
smack about Mad Hatter (and no, I don't mean the dork currently
pretending to be the Mad Hatter).
I tell a good Jesus joke too. I may be going to hell, but I'm gonna bust
a gut or two on the trip.
--
mhm 31x9
Smeeter #28, 29, or 30
Alcatroll Labs Inc. (Division of Incendiary Devices)
StArSHiNe_MoOnbEAm aT HoTMaIL DoT cOM
Spanky The Thunder Chicken
2003-09-06 00:55:57 UTC
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It seems that on 05 Sep 2003, the number one hit in Croatia was
words...
Post by Spanky The Thunder Chicken
It seems that on 05 Sep 2003, the number one hit in Croatia was
bundle of words...
Post by Spanky The Thunder Chicken
Brad Sucks, too.
Brad Sucks is a one man band with no fans...or so he would
have you believe. The truth? Well, the truth is a little more
complicated.
It all began in 1994 when, at the tender age of 16, Brad
discovered the Internet. He quickly decided his time had come.
Utilizing this quirky new forum, he was able to organize and
maintain an international fan club for himself, and almost
an epic story called "The Fantastic Life and Suicide of Mister
Mary Holiday," which garnered still more attention. At one
point, Brad was being courted to write movie scripts and
television shows. Admittedly, most of this courting was being
done by kooks and con men, but still.
After a few years of this, Brad decided it was time to step
back. He went into reclusion, and took this time to heal his
bruised psyche. The throngs had taken their toll, and Brad was
only human. His fan club took on a life of its own, and
continued to grow without him, and Brad avoided entangling
himself in what it had become.
Brad took this time to reflect, and rebuild himself.
Eventually, he struck upon an idea.
“What if...” he asked himself, “...what if I made music and
gave it away?”
And so was born Brad Sucks. He threw himself into learning
more about home studio recording. He immersed himself in
theory and technology. He recorded his first song.
He passed “Gangsta Love” around to his friends. They all loved
it. It was quirky and smart. He began to spend more time
recording, eventually building the Brad Sucks website. He
recorded a few more songs, and eventually released an “Open
Source Album”. He loaded his songs and all their component
parts onto a CD and offered it to the public at cost. He not
only allowed, but encouraged other musicians to use his music
in their own. He basically “gave it away.”
His idea of giving music away for free, not just the
recordings, but absolutely denying all copyright, actually
raised the ire of some in his newly chosen profession, and he
began to receive more traffic through the controversy. He
involved himself more and more in the profession. He began
joining forums and attending conferences, immersing himself in
both the culture and his own work.
Finally, Brad has managed enough material to bring out a
completed CD. “I Don’t Know What I’m Doing” soared to the top
of his website’s charts (which wasn’t too difficult, since it
was the only offering since the “Open Source” CD). Encouraged
by his success on his own, he has begun to reach out to a
broader audience...
So you are encouraged to visit bradsucks.net, and find out for
yourself about this new sensation.
Otherwise, I’ll have to revise this bio, and make it more
interesting.
http://www.bradsucks.net
I like the description but I'll have to decline. Brad sounds
like kind of a knob.
BWAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Uh...do you see that little designation you're using there?
mhm 31x9
Yeah, that one.
The "mh" in that "mhm" stands for "Brad".
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I don't care.
Home music is just, well.... g33ky.
It may be, it may not be. How can you judge it without at least
giving it a listen?
And the method of distribution is just.....bizarre. No self gain
potential at all. Dude fucked himself on the copyright. And isn't
the dream of riches and fame what home recording's all about?
If he can get it out there and become known, he can re-record the
music with copyright...or he can write new music.
Post by Spanky The Thunder Chicken
Oh what has this world come to, when Mad Hatter fans are talkin'
smack about Mad Hatter (and no, I don't mean the dork currently
pretending to be the Mad Hatter).
I tell a good Jesus joke too. I may be going to hell, but I'm
gonna bust a gut or two on the trip.
Well...you know. There's God, and there's Brad.
--
Uncle Antny (mhm 11x10)
***@meow.org

The Orgasm of Meow
Starshine Moonbeam
2003-09-06 20:32:56 UTC
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Post by Spanky The Thunder Chicken
It seems that on 05 Sep 2003, the number one hit in Croatia was
words...
Post by Spanky The Thunder Chicken
It seems that on 05 Sep 2003, the number one hit in Croatia was
bundle of words...
Post by Spanky The Thunder Chicken
Brad Sucks, too.
Brad Sucks is a one man band with no fans...or so he would
have you believe. The truth? Well, the truth is a little more
complicated.
It all began in 1994 when, at the tender age of 16, Brad
discovered the Internet. He quickly decided his time had come.
Utilizing this quirky new forum, he was able to organize and
maintain an international fan club for himself, and almost
an epic story called "The Fantastic Life and Suicide of Mister
Mary Holiday," which garnered still more attention. At one
point, Brad was being courted to write movie scripts and
television shows. Admittedly, most of this courting was being
done by kooks and con men, but still.
After a few years of this, Brad decided it was time to step
back. He went into reclusion, and took this time to heal his
bruised psyche. The throngs had taken their toll, and Brad was
only human. His fan club took on a life of its own, and
continued to grow without him, and Brad avoided entangling
himself in what it had become.
Brad took this time to reflect, and rebuild himself.
Eventually, he struck upon an idea.
“What if...” he asked himself, “...what if I made music and
gave it away?”
And so was born Brad Sucks. He threw himself into learning
more about home studio recording. He immersed himself in
theory and technology. He recorded his first song.
He passed “Gangsta Love” around to his friends. They all loved
it. It was quirky and smart. He began to spend more time
recording, eventually building the Brad Sucks website. He
recorded a few more songs, and eventually released an “Open
Source Album”. He loaded his songs and all their component
parts onto a CD and offered it to the public at cost. He not
only allowed, but encouraged other musicians to use his music
in their own. He basically “gave it away.”
His idea of giving music away for free, not just the
recordings, but absolutely denying all copyright, actually
raised the ire of some in his newly chosen profession, and he
began to receive more traffic through the controversy. He
involved himself more and more in the profession. He began
joining forums and attending conferences, immersing himself in
both the culture and his own work.
Finally, Brad has managed enough material to bring out a
completed CD. “I Don’t Know What I’m Doing” soared to the top
of his website’s charts (which wasn’t too difficult, since it
was the only offering since the “Open Source” CD). Encouraged
by his success on his own, he has begun to reach out to a
broader audience...
So you are encouraged to visit bradsucks.net, and find out for
yourself about this new sensation.
Otherwise, I’ll have to revise this bio, and make it more
interesting.
http://www.bradsucks.net
I like the description but I'll have to decline. Brad sounds
like kind of a knob.
BWAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Uh...do you see that little designation you're using there?
mhm 31x9
Yeah, that one.
The "mh" in that "mhm" stands for "Brad".
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I don't care.
Home music is just, well.... g33ky.
It may be, it may not be. How can you judge it without at least
giving it a listen?
Okay. You've got me there. I didn't listen to the music. It could be cool
and I just don't know it.
Post by Spanky The Thunder Chicken
And the method of distribution is just.....bizarre. No self gain
potential at all. Dude fucked himself on the copyright. And isn't
the dream of riches and fame what home recording's all about?
If he can get it out there and become known, he can re-record the
music with copyright...or he can write new music.
The only way you're gonna get your music out is to get people to notice
it. Not webpeople, because webpeople don't buy shit unless it's beanie
babies off ebay. Music people. Any record label but the bigger the
better. DIY just doesn't reach enough people. I'll give you an example.

Art Paul Schlosser.

Yeah, I know. "Who?"

Art Paul Schlosser is a street musician here in Madison. He's been doing
it for years. Dude's just mentally gone. He writes these incredibly
horrible songs. But he got the attention of "Sly" of Sly in the morning,
one of the local radio shows here. Got a cult following. He got a couple
of his songs on the Dr. Demento radio program. Still is a street
musician. He played of few gigs at the anchor inn for some kind of open
mike night but it's a biker bar and he got mercilessly ridiculed. Back to
being a street musician. Now selling mirrors and stuff in addition to his
cd's. He gets attention. People actually stop and watch for a while. They
give him money too.

Talked to him a few times. He's a looney but he's a harmless loony. He's
too far gone to be dangerous. If he was gonna snap, he'd have done it
long ago. Drunken frat boys aren't the most tactful.

So he's back to where he started but a little better than before but he
got played on a nationally syndacated radio show.

Tell dude to send in his stuff. It's the only way. It's the only way
you're gonna get anybody to notice you to get what you want. Home
recording makes a nice demo. Studios have the big nutz boss recording
equipment gives it a polished quality that shows through. A good sized
record company will squash a home recorder everytime. They can mass
produce and absorb the costs of promotion at the same time. Flyers at
Kinko's costs money. Making the T-shirs costs money. Gas to and from the
gigs costs money. The discs that you want everybody to buy costs money.
And so on and so on.

Tell him to send in the stuff he's already put on the website. If he
wants to send in new stuff, have him mail a copy to himself. It'll
protect him against his stuff automagically appearing in some schmuck's
next album. It establishes a date when wrote he it. That way he can prove
he wrote it first.
Post by Spanky The Thunder Chicken
Post by Spanky The Thunder Chicken
Oh what has this world come to, when Mad Hatter fans are talkin'
smack about Mad Hatter (and no, I don't mean the dork currently
pretending to be the Mad Hatter).
I tell a good Jesus joke too. I may be going to hell, but I'm
gonna bust a gut or two on the trip.
Well...you know. There's God, and there's Brad.
I don't know any good Brad jokes though.
--
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Smeeter #28, 29, or 30
Alcatroll Labs Inc. (Division of Incendiary Devices)
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2003-09-07 14:35:34 UTC
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Post by Starshine Moonbeam
Home
recording makes a nice demo. Studios have the big nutz boss recording
equipment gives it a polished quality that shows through. A good sized
record company will squash a home recorder everytime.
Chris Issak's Wicked Game was recorded and mixed at "home" with ProTools
and a Mac, so much for that assertion.
Post by Starshine Moonbeam
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Lorrill Buyens
2003-09-07 22:56:13 UTC
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Post by Starshine Moonbeam
Tell him to send in the stuff he's already put on the website. If he
wants to send in new stuff, have him mail a copy to himself. It'll
protect him against his stuff automagically appearing in some schmuck's
next album. It establishes a date when wrote he it. That way he can prove
he wrote it first.
Actually, no. Anybody can send theirself an empty envelope, then stuff
something into it later to "prove" that they created it.
--
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MHM: 9x1; Smeeter: #21; WSD: #3
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"I ZM NOT FIRGIT."
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Murexan Arthrorheumatism
2003-09-08 00:05:15 UTC
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Post by Lorrill Buyens
On Sat, 6 Sep 2003 15:32:56 -0500, little green men from
alt.alien.vampire.flonk.flonk.flonk abducted Starshine Moonbeam
Post by Starshine Moonbeam
Tell him to send in the stuff he's already put on the website. If he
wants to send in new stuff, have him mail a copy to himself. It'll
protect him against his stuff automagically appearing in some schmuck's
next album. It establishes a date when wrote he it. That way he can prove
he wrote it first.
Actually, no. Anybody can send theirself an empty envelope, then stuff
something into it later to "prove" that they created it.
Send in new stuff, have him to himself. It'll protect him against his stuff
something into it later to himself.

It'll protect him against his stuff he's already put on the website. If he
wrote he can prove he wrote it.
Post by Lorrill Buyens
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MHM: 9x1; Smeeter: #21; WSD: #3
Alcatroll Labs; Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Division
"I ZM NOT FIRGIT."
- The title of a thread started by an apparently
drunk Incantatrix, in aav3f
B. Oogey
2005-09-17 03:54:05 UTC
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Post by Starshine Moonbeam
I tell a good Jesus joke too. I may be going to hell, but I'm gonna bust
a gut or two on the trip.
The laughs won't be worth the trip.

flaXagg
2003-09-05 17:16:48 UTC
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Post by Spanky The Thunder Chicken
http://www.bradsucks.net
I've always loved "Everything Is Great", even when I didn't
agree with it.
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Spanky The Thunder Chicken
2003-09-05 17:59:22 UTC
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It seems that on 05 Sep 2003, the number one hit in Croatia was
Post by flaXagg
Post by Spanky The Thunder Chicken
http://www.bradsucks.net
I've always loved "Everything Is Great", even when I didn't
agree with it.
That's a "Borderline" attitude. You must be "Overreacting," because
you're "Making Me Nervous."
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Poetic Badgers
2003-09-07 14:14:40 UTC
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Post by Spanky The Thunder Chicken
Brad Sucks, too.
Brad Sucks is a one man band with no fans...or so he would have you
believe. The truth? Well, the truth is a little more complicated.
It all began in 1994 when, at the tender age of 16, Brad discovered
the Internet. He quickly decided his time had come. Utilizing this
quirky new forum, he was able to organize and maintain an
international fan club for himself, and almost overnight became a
sort of icon for his adoring fans. He wrote an epic story called "The
Fantastic Life and Suicide of Mister Mary Holiday," which garnered
still more attention. At one point, Brad was being courted to write
movie scripts and television shows. Admittedly, most of this courting
was being done by kooks and con men, but still.
After a few years of this, Brad decided it was time to step back. He
went into reclusion, and took this time to heal his bruised psyche.
The throngs had taken their toll, and Brad was only human. His fan
club took on a life of its own, and continued to grow without him,
and Brad avoided entangling himself in what it had become.
Brad took this time to reflect, and rebuild himself. Eventually, he
struck upon an idea.
“What if...” he asked himself, “...what if I made music and gave it
away?”
And so was born Brad Sucks. He threw himself into learning more about
home studio recording. He immersed himself in theory and technology.
He recorded his first song.
He passed “Gangsta Love” around to his friends. They all loved it. It
was quirky and smart. He began to spend more time recording,
eventually building the Brad Sucks website. He recorded a few more
songs, and eventually released an “Open Source Album”. He loaded his
songs and all their component parts onto a CD and offered it to the
public at cost. He not only allowed, but encouraged other musicians
to use his music in their own. He basically “gave it away.”
His idea of giving music away for free, not just the recordings, but
absolutely denying all copyright, actually raised the ire of some in
his newly chosen profession, and he began to receive more traffic
through the controversy. He involved himself more and more in the
profession. He began joining forums and attending conferences,
immersing himself in both the culture and his own work.
Finally, Brad has managed enough material to bring out a completed
CD. “I Don’t Know What I’m Doing” soared to the top of his website’s
charts (which wasn’t too difficult, since it was the only offering
since the “Open Source” CD). Encouraged by his success on his own, he
has begun to reach out to a broader audience...
So you are encouraged to visit bradsucks.net, and find out for
yourself about this new sensation.
Otherwise, I’ll have to revise this bio, and make it more
interesting.
http://www.bradsucks.net
I visited and it's interesting enough as you wrote it.
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Poetic Badgers
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HatchetMama
2003-09-15 10:56:07 UTC
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alt.alien.vampire.flonk.flonk.flonk Spanky The Thunder Chicken
Post by Spanky The Thunder Chicken
Brad Sucks, too.
Brad Sucks is a one man band with no fans...or so he would have you
believe. The truth? Well, the truth is a little more complicated.
It all began in 1994 when, at the tender age of 16, Brad discovered
the Internet. He quickly decided his time had come. Utilizing this
quirky new forum, he was able to organize and maintain an
international fan club for himself, and almost overnight became a
sort of icon for his adoring fans. He wrote an epic story called "The
Fantastic Life and Suicide of Mister Mary Holiday," which garnered
still more attention. At one point, Brad was being courted to write
movie scripts and television shows. Admittedly, most of this courting
was being done by kooks and con men, but still.
After a few years of this, Brad decided it was time to step back. He
went into reclusion, and took this time to heal his bruised psyche.
The throngs had taken their toll, and Brad was only human. His fan
club took on a life of its own, and continued to grow without him,
and Brad avoided entangling himself in what it had become.
Brad took this time to reflect, and rebuild himself. Eventually, he
struck upon an idea.
“What if...” he asked himself, “...what if I made music and gave it
away?”
And so was born Brad Sucks. He threw himself into learning more about
home studio recording. He immersed himself in theory and technology.
He recorded his first song.
He passed “Gangsta Love” around to his friends. They all loved it. It
was quirky and smart. He began to spend more time recording,
eventually building the Brad Sucks website. He recorded a few more
songs, and eventually released an “Open Source Album”. He loaded his
songs and all their component parts onto a CD and offered it to the
public at cost. He not only allowed, but encouraged other musicians
to use his music in their own. He basically “gave it away.”
His idea of giving music away for free, not just the recordings, but
absolutely denying all copyright, actually raised the ire of some in
his newly chosen profession, and he began to receive more traffic
through the controversy. He involved himself more and more in the
profession. He began joining forums and attending conferences,
immersing himself in both the culture and his own work.
Finally, Brad has managed enough material to bring out a completed
CD. “I Don’t Know What I’m Doing” soared to the top of his website’s
charts (which wasn’t too difficult, since it was the only offering
since the “Open Source” CD). Encouraged by his success on his own, he
has begun to reach out to a broader audience...
So you are encouraged to visit bradsucks.net, and find out for
yourself about this new sensation.
Otherwise, I’ll have to revise this bio, and make it more
interesting.
http://www.bradsucks.net
Visited. Listened. Enjoyed. Ordered CD. Linked.

Thank you Unky.
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