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Researching Writer

from Art Guards by Fishboy

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    Vinyl copy of Art guards with comic insert plus an Art Guard mini painting. Includes digital download of album and PDF of comic.

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    A CD version of the album with a 55 page 5"x5" comic book that follows the story of the the album. Both come together in a limited edition hand painted then gocco screen printed chipboard cover. Every jacket is unique, hand painted with a different pattern, and numbered by frontman Eric Michener. Signed upon request.

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    Vinyl copy of Art guards with comic insert. Includes digital download of album and PDF of comic. PLUS A CD version of the album with a 55 page 5"x5" comic book that follows the story of the the album. Both come together in a limited edition hand painted then gocco screen printed chipboard cover. Every jacket is unique, hand painted with a different pattern, and numbered by frontman Eric Michener. Signed upon request. This package includes a random Art Guard Mini Painting. If you would like to request a specific painting send an email. If it's available, its yours.

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    A CD version of the album with a 55 page 5"x5" comic book that follows the story of the the album. Both come together in a limited edition hand painted then gocco screen printed chipboard cover. Every jacket is unique, hand painted with a different pattern, and numbered by frontman Eric Michener. Signed upon request. This package includes a random Art Guard Mini Painting. If you would like to request a specific painting send an email. If it's available, its yours.

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  • HAND PAINTED ART GUARDS JACKET + 12" Black Vinyl LP
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    Limited edition of 14. Art Guards with hand painted jackets. Watercolor on chipboard. Folded and put into plastic sleeve with vinyl. No extra inserts. Download card inserted.

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  • Art Guard Mini-Paintings numbers 1-20

    A series of daily paintings and stories, these 3"x5" water color on chipboard portraits are each one of a kind. The backs are numbered and signed with a brief description of the character. Bandcamp only allows the listening of 20 variations within each merch item. Please check out the others if you can't find the one you want. For a look at all of them please look at yofishboy.com/archive All paintings are listed for sale over at yofishboy.bandcamp.com/merch

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  • Art Guards Mini Paintings numbers 61-80

    A series of daily paintings and stories, these 3"x5" water color on chipboard portraits are each one of a kind. The backs are numbered and signed with a brief description of the character. Bandcamp only allows the listening of 20 variations within each merch item. Please check out the others if you can't find the one you want. For a look at all of them please look at yofishboy.com/archive All paintings are listed for sale over at yofishboy.bandcamp.com/merch

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    Want a simple copy of the album but still need something physical? Here's CD in a hand screened chipboard sleeve! Only 50 made, all screened and numbered by Eric while listening to records on a Sunday afternoon in May 2017.

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lyrics

Someday I’d like to write
an epic story describing life
with intersecting storylines
nonlinearly written then combined

but my life’s nothing new
I rarely leave my living room
and so I’ve got no point of view
worth anything or anybody’s time

but that’s alright
it could be worse
all it takes is some research
after months of heavy work
I think my narrator’s a nurse
she’s strong but shy

and my sister who takes pictures well
convinces me of a lie to tell
I sneak in to a hospital
with a fake badge she created
so I imitate and I observe
pretending I’m a licensed nurse
I’ll leave no single stone unturned
as I research just exactly what it’s like

I will do the research
I will do my homework
a cat on the fence
scratching its chin
on every bare winter limb in the yard

one day
a doctor spies
me in the hall, we both lock eyes
I nervously apologize
then he asks if we can go out on a date
I say I may as well
research something I’ve never felt
he’s got a smile like a Roosevelt
uncomfortable
and wide

and so I try for months to see
If this love is what I need
but it's not love and awkwardly
We now sit across from each
other tonight

but mostly I just want to write

someday

credits

from Art Guards, released May 19, 2017

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