Guitar Hero

There are some Playstation games that inspire a full-on geeking-out by some kids. A friend of our 11 year old brought over to the house “Guitar Hero” to play during her birthday party. Everyone, including myself, fought over who was going to play next…all night long! The problem with this game is that apparently it is very addictive. I have been toying with the idea of purchasing it ever since. The kids have been begging for me to buy it. I wanted to wait until Christmas, but found out that it was on sale so I used this as an excuse to go ahead and get it. (I fully plan on letting the kids play it too!) My wife gave me the go-ahead, so off I went. The great white hunter was on another mission to bring joy to the household. While I was still in the store, my 8 year old son called my cell phone. The conversation went something like this,

“Dad, are you buying Guitar Hero?”

“Yes.”

“Which one are you getting, Guitar Hero One, Two or Three?”

“I’m getting Guitar Hero Three and two guitars!”

This is when he dropped the phone, screaming and totally geeking out over the idea of me buying this game. He called twice more before I could get home. As I was driving down the street, I noticed the figure of a child standing in the back of my pickup truck. Can you picture the hero of a movie standing on the bow of a ship, holding on to some ropes with one hand, and shielding the sunshine with his other hand, scanning the distance for a long lost love? When he realized it was me driving down the road, he jumped out of the truck, and bounced over to the driveway, eagerly awaiting the arrival of Guitar Hero.

This was last weekend, a three day weekend, and guess how much fighting and arguing went on over who got to play next. Anyway, I have been the kids’ hero ever since, although as far as being a “Guitar Hero” myself, it appears that I am severely lacking the eye-hand coordination to be truly great.