Okay, so nearly a month ago, I had the pleasure of hosting the First (Sorta-) Annual Consultant Leap Year Party for my staff at the Meyer Tech Desk and Multimedia Studio. With two separate stages of Rock Band playing nonstop for four hours and an additional Wii thrown into the mix on a third projection screen, the Leap Year Party was fun, crazy, and just plain LOUD!
If somehow you’re not familiar with the concept of Rock Band, the plastic guitars and drums are probably looking pretty silly. Oh well, that’s ok. =]
Not to be outdone, a girl band quickly formed on the opposite stage. I think they meant to name themselves “The Outlaw Thugs” but somehow through a series of unintentional keypresses ended up with the name “The Outlaw Hugs”.
If you’ve played before, you can probably relate to the feeling of setting the song on a slightly-too-high difficulty level. Suddenly, your peripheral vision gets shot, all the notes start to blur, you break out into a cold sweat, your limbs get tingly and numb with stress, and the virtual (and sometimes real) crowd starts booing. *gulp*
I think the Wii felt (literally) caught in the middle of the action. I think these guys are just trying desperately to stay entertained until it’s their turn in Rock Band again. Yay, Wii Golf…
I clearly took myself way too seriously, having practiced for hours in secrecy for this crucial moment of fame.
No party is complete without glowsticks. And Adobe Lightroom did wonders for this low-light situation. (Hmm, I just noticed the slight product name change by Adobe…)
We were having so much fun, we completely forgot to set up a massive LAN game in the Studio. I think some of our resident super-nerds are actually doing their homework on the computers in this scene, despite the noise and chaos.
These two guys were relentless, winning the Most Improved Drummer and Rock Band Longevity Award for playing basically playing all night long.
After the party, some people still hadn’t had enough of the plastic drums and guitars, so I turned one of the meeting rooms in the office into a makeshift practice room. The soundproofing in there is AMAZING. With the doors closed, you can’t hear anything going on in here. (“But what is that constant thumping from the ground?”)
And, alas, after more than 20 people stomped on it for hours and hours, it was bound to happen…
Anyway, best Leap Year Party ever. See you guys in four years for the Meyer Demolition / Consultant Paintball Leap Year Party!!
Congrats on the broken pedal! All that hard work, finally.
Thank you always for your honest & thoughtful comments on my Xanga. (:
Fair assessment; I think there needs to be grace and understanding on both ends. On the knowing end, patience, encouragement, and humility. On the unknowing end, eagerness, courage, and humility. Seems like humility is the lowest common denominator. :]
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Cheers to better days for all of us. The change starts in us now.
Thanks to you (and just you!) I recently asked Jason if we could get Rock Band. I don’t think he believed me at first (me who does not play video games) but quickly said yes. =P I’m sure he thought I was going to change my mind haha. It’s a great party game too–everyone in our small group enjoyed it!
Still only on the medium level in drums…is it just me or are some of the medium songs EASY and some should really belong in HARD???
go girrl band!!!
@miniplum –
Hi miniplum! Haha, that’s funny that you got hooked! Yes, I agree that sometimes the song difficulties don’t seem to be completely consistent. Then again, I’ve found that most songs on Hard are really quite HARD.