I'm The Guitar Hero

The Riggs kids weren't really allowed to play video games when we were growing up. We did have a Nintendo and played Super Mario Brothers and Legend of Zelda... to a certain extent. But it was discouraged. I am not a really a fan of spending hours playing games that don't really get you anywhere. We did go through a period at work where we played a little game called Tumblebugs to excess. And there was an entire summer of my life which was spent playing Tripoley until the sun came up. I recognize that games are fun-- that's why we play them. But I see the potential to waste valuable time on an activity that doesn't really give you anything to show for it. Better to watch an educational show on Discovery, or read a book. But that was before I played Guitar Hero II. I am a convert, I am an addict. It has been just over 24 hours since my virginal GHII experience, and my fingers are callused, my arms are sore, my brain is full of the chord progressions and syncopation of heavy metal songs I had never heard before GHII came into my life. I have always fancied myself a guitar player, although to be perfectly honest, I have never played one in my life...not even a little. But now, I am THE GUITAR HERO!!!! I can't wait to play again. I can't wait to conquer another song. I can't wait to let the music flow forth from my fingertips. OK, to be perfectly honest, I can't wait to progress beyond "easy" and to actually recognize the sounds coming from my instrument as an actual song. I will now fall asleep to the wonderful sound of "Sweet Child O' Mine" pulsing through my brain.