We had a fun little event today during our lunch break at the office. Rather than just going out to eat, we ordered pizza and went to my friend Dave’s house to play some Rock band.
Here’s a photo of up-and-coming band, featuring Steve “Red Drum” Fischer on the drums, Joe “Loud” Ferguson on vocals, Dave “This is how I do Star Power” Reed shredding on the guitar, and Matt “Groovin’” Groves strumming a mean bass line.
Personally, I played a little bass and guitar, and did quite a few vocals. I “sang” quite a few songs, including some like More Than A Feeling which are way out of my league. It should be noted that songs that are in my league don’t necessarily sound any better, but I at least feel like I give them good attempts (things like Reptilia and Dani California). We may be doing it again tomorrow as a “going away” type lunch for me, but I’m not sure — might just be a normal lunch.
Playing with friends from work was definitely a great experience, and something that I’ll definitely miss (and hope to build up) at my new job in Colorado Springs. I doubt we’ll be taking any big lunch breaks to rock out on the 360, but I’m sure there will be opportunities to build up friendships with my new coworkers. Similarly, I think X-Box Live might actually provide a fun way to keep in touch with old friends after the move — a place we can get together and rock out still. We’ve played Halo over Live some before, but I think I actually missed a lot of out-of-work opportunities to do things with these guys, like go to movies that our wives don’t want to see and things like that.
It’s also interesting to note that some of the more innovative games nowadays are bringing together some pretty diverse people together. Games like Wii Sports and Rock Band have expanded the video game experience to so many people who had never touched a controller before. Similarly, things like Brain Age on the DS are even entertaining to my Mom and Dad, who just a few years ago I couldn’t have envisioned playing any kind of game.
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