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   From: hatchetmama@outoutoutimseeingatherapist.com   
      
   On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 02:32:50 GMT, in   
   alt.alien.vampire.flonk.flonk.flonk Spanky The Thunder Chicken   
    wrote:   
      
   >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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