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   From: poeticbadgers@spammenot   
      
   Spanky The Thunder Chicken  wrote in   
   news:Xns93ECDB2FE2ADBOrgasmOfMeow@207.69.154.205:   
      
   > 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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