I'm a Rock Star!

I just had to post this really quickly because I want to share the latest fun experience we have had! We went to Sam's Club to get steaks for dinner tonight, and ended up walking out with the coolest game for the kids (and me). They had a set-up near the electronics section for Rock Band on XBox and all these kids were waiting in line to play. Our kids of course wanted to try it out, so they did. Watching all these kids pretend to play electric guitar and the drums made me want to try it too. Before Felipe knew it, I threw the game (for the PS2) into our cart. It comes with the guitar, a microphone, and a little drumset. We got it home and it took about 5 minutes to set up, and we have been playing it for about an hour. Between Jessica, Alisa and myself, we all get to be lead vocalist, drummer or electric guitarist at one point. So maybe my kids won't be classical pianists or excel at a band or orchestra instrument, but at least I can say we can rock out to Bon Jovi's Dead or Alive pretty well. What is also cool is that the vocal track to all these songs is the original, and not some silly karaoke wanna be.

So if you are up for some silly family fun, and don't have a "real" guitar or drumset, this is a pretty cheap way to do it. We paid $149 at Sam's Club and so far it looks like it is worth the money. The only downside is the limited song selection, but hopefully that will grow as time goes on. In the meantime I am satisfied singing Bon Jovi and Weezer.