16-year-old drops out of school to play Guitar Hero

MrOrange · 08-19-2008

Regular readers know that I love video games as much as the next guy. In fact, my right ankle is still sore from drumming my way through a marathon Rock Band session last night (who knew calibrating the TV would make such a difference!?), and I'm always looking for the latest titles to pop into my Xbox.

But how much gaming is too much? For North Carolina native Blake Peebles, there's no such thing. Guitar Hero is his title of choice. "I usually play till I can't anymore," he says, in this profile from the News & Observer.

In fact, young Mr. Peebles is dropping out of high school... in order to focus on Guitar Hero full time. Peebles hopes to join the small but growing crew of players looking to make gaming a job. Citing his victories in Guitar Hero tournaments, which include "gift certificates, gaming equipment, and chicken sandwiches," Peebles thinks he has the chops to play competitively and earn actual money in the process. As the story notes, top gamers on the competitive circuit can earn up to $80,000 a year (though $25,000 is more common). Peebles, of course, can count his 52 Chick-fil-A combo meals toward that total.

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King Stubby · 08-19-2008

and what happens to him the next time he loses an arm? he moves down the block into a roomy cardboard box, holding his can of beans with his only hand, asking for money for a new arm to play guitar hero with.

GhostlySpoon · 08-19-2008

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Originally Posted by King Stubby

and what happens to him the next time he loses an arm? he moves down the block into a roomy cardboard box, holding his can of beans with his only hand, asking for money for a new arm to play guitar hero with.

>the next time he loses an arm
>the next time

So he's lost an arm before?

Besides, he could start singing in Guitar Hero: World Tour.

I KNOW I'll sing Misery Business, but I won't be able to sing it right until I punch myself in the nuts, to get my voice as high as Hayley's. Even then it wouldn't be high enough.

Some good songs in it, good for singing to. All we need is someone to upload Hare Hare Yukai, God Knows and Bouken Desho Desho to GHTunes. Then I'd NEVER put the damn mic down. Unless my throat was damaged and I'd just pick up the guitar. And play God Knows. It would be great to both sing and play on guitar.

Yes, I know I'm a Haruhiist. And PROUD.

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