Dispatch from the U.S. Air Guitar Championships
I couldn’t make it to Washington, D.C., to follow Eric “Mean” Melin through the U.S. Air Guitar Championships, so we enlisted the help of a D.C. operative, Erin Slattery, former Kansas City blogger (Erin in the Real World) and current Washingtonian, for a special guest appearance on the Plog. Here’s Erin’s field report.
When Justin asked if I wanted to go to the U.S. Air Guitar Championships and report back for the Plog I was totally down. Mostly because:
- It’s sponsored by Boone’s Farm and, wow. I thought Boone’s Farm only sponsored underage drinking!
- It’s at the 9:30 Club, a famous D.C. venue that I have yet to visit — due mostly to how popular it is. They bring in great acts and sell them out on a regular basis.
- Free tickets and a photo pass. Actually, the photo pass was almost a reason not to go.
- Air guitar contest = costumes and crazies. Love. It.
Even after reading up about the contest via the (shoddy) press materials and Justin’s article on KC’s own Mean Melin, I really had no clue what to expect. I packed up my super-professional reporter supplies: my CoolPix digital camera, Wonder Woman notepad and boyfriend. It was time for the press conference.
It’s hard to explain the scene that we witnessed once the press conference got rolling (a half-hour or more late).
“Shit show” comes to mind.
