Guitar Heroes

It's been awhile since the kids had a video game that tweaked my interest. As a matter of fact, the only ones that I can think of that I ever played on a regular basis were Mario Cart, Dr. Mario and Pokemon Snap (yes, Pokemon. But it was a very fun game where you were a photographer and had to shoot pics of the characters, then develop them to see how good they were. It was fun, o.k.?!).

I bought Ty Guitar Hero II for Christmas...I'd never heard of it and it was just something he'd expressed interest in. Well I'll be damned if it isn't about the funnest game I've ever played. We liked it so much that we went out yesterday and got the first edition so we can rock out together.

I've always dreamed of playing guitar...when I was young I got Mom & Dad to send me for lessons and I quit because my teacher wouldn't teach me from the Led Zeppelin complete songbook I'd purchased for the deal. It was Stairway to Heaven or bust, baby. I guess I'd never heard of baby steps and was a little too ambitious there. (I still have that songbook - just can't play a damn thing from it).

My new "handle" is Wolfmother. I've almost mastered "Woman", in its' entirety, and I feel like a bloody rock star...I even throw in a couple of side kicks, for good measure. The kids find me hilarious, especially when I first started out - I completely sucked and when you miss a note/chord, rather than hear the guitar, it makes a blooper type sound that keeps in time with the music.

The kids are really good...both of them own guitars and can actually play, so I'm always the "loser". But somewhere deep down the inner rock star in me is now fulfilled, even if it is in my own living room.