Get Drunk, Be a Hero

It started with Guitar Hero. I tried my clumsy hands at it once night at a friend’s house, and after a frustrating few minutes of button-mashing decided it was for losers. That is, until I picked it up again, and actually hit a few notes. Before long, I could play a song without failing miserably, and I got it. It’s the quickest and nerdiest way to feeling sorta kinda like a rock star. That is, if rock stars were lanky girls with plastic instruments.

Now I’m fully hooked, with a full Guitar Hero: World Tour set-up in my tiny one-bedroom apartment. My boyfriend Micah and I have been getting pret-ty good–so good we sorta want to show off. And there are only so many nights we can beg friends to come over for such purposes.

Lucky for me, the Seattle Times reports that Guitar Hero and Rock Band are the latest craze in Seattle bars, taking the place of or sharing the stage with the local affinity for bad karaoke. Where can you live out your deepest, most secretive rock star fantasies?

Goldie’s and the Dubliner Pub [above photo via Flickr user treesandsquirrels] in Fremont, among others, now host regular “Rock Band” or “Guitar Hero” nights, and some spots — like Renton’s Pounders Bar and Grill — at least occasionally do likewise. Spectator Sports Bar and Grill in Queen Anne even holds “Guitar Hero” competitions.

 

And it’s not just in bars. Hotel Monaco downtown offers “Guitar Hero” in its lobby on Fridays, and Beacon Hill’s Grown Folks Coffeehouse has hosted game nights in the past and soon will again.

Okay, I’ve never been to Goldie’s, but from the outside, it’s pretty gnarly looking, i.e., perfect for Guitar Hero nights. That’s a must-check-out. Hotel Monaco surprises me, because that is a classy joint. I just keep thinking I’d be afraid of disturbing all the fancy rich people hoarding their shampoo samples.