Ok Shred Heads it’s time to show off your Fret Skillz!

Check out the First Annual Music Station Guitar Hero II Tournament.

Date: July 28, 2007
Time: 12 noon to 4pm (tentative)
Place: Riverview Plaza Gazebo, St. Clair, MI. 48079
Ages: 12 to 20
Entrance Fee: $10
Registration: Limited to the first 40 contestants - so sign up early. Register at the Music Station July 18th through July 28th (11:00 a.m. deadline on the 28th).
Questions: Contact Michelle 810-329-0823 or email: info@stclairmusicstation.com

Winners will be posted here along with pictures from the tournament and high scores. Name in lights…all the fame you can handle.

Prizes sponsored by RedOctane, Hero Gear and Music Station with a Grand Prize, Second Place, Raffles for contestants and of course prizes for Best Performance (despite the fact that you suck at the game), Best in Show (mullets, spikes, spandex, leather, ripped jeans, impersonations, whatever floats your boat…no masks).

Game Rules:

* PS2 Medium/Hard.
* The contest will be a bracketed, single-round elimination tournament.
* First round competitors choose med/hard, second round play on hard until down to the final two. Competitors may choose to play on expert if they want.
* Competitors will be given a number and two numbers will be randomly drawn in categories of med vs med & hard vs hard for first round.
* Competitors will play randomly drawn songs from the GH II songlist.
* Winner of each round will progress to the next bracket.
* Two finalists will compete with best two out of three in expert mode.
* High score wins! In the event of a tie then highest percentage, and if needed…note streak.
* Bring your own guitar if you want!
* Spectators welcome!!!

bOObapalooza 07: Guitar Hero Tournament and Benefit Concert to Support the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for Breast Cancer Research at the San Diego Sports Club, Celebrating Women Who Rock! 

Silent Auction of Music Memorabilia, Raffles, GH Tournament, and Concert by Steady Echo and Moxie!

Sponsored by Red Octane and Daisy Rock Girl Guitars, and brought to you by Operation: Save Second Base and the San Diego Sports Club.

Saturday August 11, 6 pm- 2 am (21 and up only!) at the San Diego Sports Club at 1271 University Avenue.  (Yeah, the same one as seen in Maxim Magazine as one of the Top Ten Bars in the Country.  We’re that cool.)

No charge to enter the tournament!  You heard right, the price is NADA!  Yeah, it’s free, but hey man, it’s a charity event.  Leave some moolah at the door!  (We’re suggesting $10, but give what you can.)

Anyone can enter the tournament – All skill levels welcome!  Prizes for each skill level.  Even if you have never played before, you can still win a prize for Best Style!  Come in character and get a special gift.  Only 8 slots per Skill Level.  Refer an Expert Level player or a chick (who actually competes) and get a special prize! 

Pre-register and guarantee yourself a spot.  Call Robert at 858.349.2793, email at robert@esmiinc.com, or send a message through http://www.myspace.com/operationsavesecondbase.

6 - 7:30 - On-site registration for the tournament, GH Warm-up on two screens.

8 - 10 - GH Tournament (8 people max per level, prizes commensurate with level) on a real stage!

10:30 - 11 - Announcements (Tournament Champions, Raffle winners, Silent Auction winners)

11 – Steady Echo (http://www.myspace.com/steadyecho)

12 – Moxie (http://www.myspace.com/moxierocksusa)

All times are approximate.  We’ll get to everything when we do, man.

Rules -

a)  Single elimination on a PS2; no Hyperspeed unless agreed-upon by both players.  Or unless we forget to change it back.  Or if we just want to watch you panic for our entertainment.

b)  NO Free Bird, Fall of Pangea, War Pigs or any other ridiculously long song (until Finals).  We have things to do, man.

c)  No Red Lottery, or Yes We Can.  Dude, I’d rather stab my ear with a pencil than have to listen to those songs ever again.  Feel free to nominate other songs for elimination!

d)  Early Rounds - Easy from the first two sets, Medium from the second two sets, Hard and Expert by draw from remaining sets and bonus songs.

e)  Finals - Best of three.  Each player picks a song; ties are broken by songs chosen by event organizer.

f)  Contestants may use their own controller.  All controllers must be functionally unmodified.  That is, no cheating…c’mon, it’s just a game.

g)  Prizes are awarded to the winner of EACH level.  Special prize for Best Girl Rocker and best “style” (as determined by event organizer)!  And, WE decide what’s “special”.

h)  Event organizer, at his discretion, may bump a player up or down a level, based upon their playing ability.  Yeah, that’s right, no sandbagging.

i)  If you pre-registered and don’t show up by the time we’re ready to start, we reserve the right to kick your lazy butt to the curb and give your spot to someone else.

j)  Event organizer, at his discretion, may make up any other rules, if not just to keep himself entertained.

k)  Oh yeah…simply being at the event gives us the permission to take pictures and stuff.  So, if you’re planning to run for President, don’t do anything stupid.  But, if you’re not…feel free to be an idiot!