Did You Ever Know That You're My Hero?

And now to reveal my inner nerd and passion for spending a weekend in front of my TV. Last winter I bit the bullet and bought a Wii. For the first 3 or 4 months of its existence at the house the ladies of 187 did in fact become official "gamers". I remember the first day that N & I unpacked the little guy and hooked up Guitar Hero around 6pm. We were "Weady to WOCK!". We filled the night with power stands on the ottoman and some sweet kicks that even Sammy Hagar would be proud of. Somewhere around 3am my eyes began to sting and we all looked at the clock in disbelief, I think we shut 'er off around 4am that day. Pathetic I know. As the Fall season rapidly approaches so does some exciting news for the "gamers" of 187.

1) Logo redesignYes, I can say I'm excited about this. One of the nations leading design firms, Pentagram, has redesigned the Guitar Hero logo. Most of you will probably like the first one better and think that the redesign is boring, but in terms of usability I think the 2nd one is far more sound. The visual balance is better and the peaks on the letters are more consistent. I do wish that the two words were more integrated like the first version, but in the end V.2 is a step in the right direction.

2) Guitar Hero 5
Soooooo excited to buy this! I think the best thing that I have discovered while investigating the new game is that 4 guitars can play at ONCE! J & S this is what we have been waiting for :) Don't worry I still want to buy the drums, but I think having 4 people rockin' at once will be a rockin' good time. The set list is also exciting. Faves so far include:
The Rock Show // Blink-182
Song 2 // Blur
You Give Love A Bad Name // Bon Jovi
Hungry Like The Wolf // Duran Duran
Sex On Fire // Kings Of Leon
Smells Like Teen Spirit // Nirvana
Ex-Girlfriend // No Doubt
What I Got // Sublime
Steady As She Goes // The Raconteurs
Blue Orchid // The White Stripes
Runnin' Down A Dream // Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Wolf Like Me // TV On The Radio
A-Punk // Vampire Weekend

Phew, that just sounds awesome right?! Well N & I are thinking it calls for a GH5 party, you might even have to dress like your favorite rocker, we will keep you posted, after the drums are purchased of course.

3) DJ Hero
And I don't even know how to describe how cool this looks, so watch the vids. Yeah the first one is 10 minutes, but it looks freaking AWESOME! The 2nd one shows how you can play DJ vs. Guitar mode, which is also cooler than cool. JW looks like your dreams of the basement becoming a discotheque just may come true.