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And it seems you can be too if you’re willing to spend a few days with your favorite video game console. We got Guitar Hero 3 on the Wii for Christmas. It’s the first guitar game in our house, but we’ve played Dance Dance Revolution (controller pad as a mat on the floor that you “dance” on) and Singstar (sing along with a microphone).

The basic idea of Guitar Hero is that you have a controller shaped like a guitar. You press buttons located on the neck of the “controller” and strike a “strum bar” in time with the “notes” on the screen.

I’m not rhythmically inclined. As a child, my piano teacher suggested I find another calling. For me, and the many people in the word like me, the game enables some type of participation in the music world that has never been available before. Even Linda and Katie (who are both miraculous on the piano) enjoy the game (and are far better than I).

The game quickly became very popular in our house. So much so that we went and got Rock Band for our PS/2. Same idea, but now you have 2 guitars, a drum kit and a microphone. A whole rock band. Personally, I like the Fender Stratocaster controller from Rock Band more than the Les Paul controller from Guitar Hero.

So, here’s the score: Connor is a beast, Katie is very good, Linda is great, I’m okay and CD’s getting better.

We had a great Christmas this year. CD & Connor came out. It snowed. Half of us ended up getting sick…

CD got sick first, then Connor and then me. That part wasn’t very fun. We played spoons. I never realized how bloody things could get when you play with girls that have nails. CD and I went skiing up at Alta, but it was too cold (-4 F) to last very long.

Linda got me Guitar Hero for my Wii. I’ve never really been very rhythmic, but it’s sure fun to be a rock star in a video game. Connor is beastly good, Katie is great and the rest of us are still catching up.

After the kids went home, Linda, Katie and I headed to Las Vegas to see Linda’s mom Chris and to see circ de soleil.

Check out the Christmas pictures here.