"I read the news today, oh boy..."

Life's in an uproar and it's sometimes hard to get up early to workout. The good thing is playing on some of the higher levels on hard and some of the lower levels on expert gives you nearly as good a workout as rocking out.

Heard some recent news about the upcoming Guitar Hero titles.

Several hours ago Nintendic reported more specific tracklist information for the Wii on Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. Among others, it includes Lenny Kravitz, The Clash, The Black Crowes, and Run-D.M.C. Personally, I can't wait to play "Dream On".

There's been more info out on Guitar Hero: World Tour in the last few days, too. I'm not sure who first reported this, but I saw on Games Are Fun, that the full set will set you back $190 (or $170 for PS2). They also price just the game ($60 or $50) and the game plus guitar ($100). It's out on October 27 - is that old news?

Also saw a video of Tony Hawk playing the new set with Paula Abdul there to judge (weird - article here). Anyway, I don't know if that's the new guitar, but it doesn't seem to be much different except for the directional pad in the corner. Not sure what the "secret new functionality" is. We'll see.

Don't Stand So Close To Me

Arrrgh.

A couple more days missing my workout. Start back tomorrow.

Have you seen the trailers for Guitar Hero: World Tour at GuitarHero.com? Go to the site, click on "Media" or "View the Trailer" and click on the second trailer to see Stuart Copeland (The Police) and Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) play the new drum set. (Skip the first trailer with a bunch of dorky kids playing "battle of the bands".)

Also spin around the 3D image of the drums at the bottom of the screen.

And I haven't had a chance to talk about that Game Informer article, but it mentioned a completely new guitar shipping with GHIV (they're not releasing yet what the differences are). And looking at the shadows on the site, is that something lower on the neck? I imagine it'll be different that the double set of frets on Rock Band.

After Midnight

Or maybe it only feels after midnight...it's a bit before.

A good day 0ff - played a lot of Guitar Hero today. I was able to get my workout in every day this weekend, too. I didn't post yesterday, but I played. I've been eating a bit better, so let's hope it starts showing up on the scale...

Get Into the Groove

It's good to get back into the groove. Jumped into my set today like I never left.

Sometimes it seems like it takes forever to get past a certain point in the game - then it's easy for a while. As I mentioned earlier, I made it through the first level on expert (Guitar Hero II). It's taken me a while to do that - it seems like it took forever to get through "Mother" and "Woman". But then I tackled level 2 today, and made it through all 5 songs on the first try. Just barely, but I still made it through. I haven't gone to the 3rd level, yet, but was surprised that I was able to get through the entire second level so quickly. The same thing happened on hard - it took me a while to get through level 1, but when I was finally able to do it, it's like a switch was turned on and I was suddenly able to play at that level.

Maybe more practice on expert will help me finish the last two levels on hard.

Looks Like We Made It

Finally made it to level 2 on Expert tonight (Guitar Hero II). The practice mode in GHII sure does help...

Still halfway through level 7 on hard. Don't know if I'll ever get past "Psychobilly Freakout".

Home Sweet Home

Sorry for the hiatus, but I've been on holiday (actually a business trip) to London without my PS2, my Guitar Hero, or my trusty ax. But I'm home now (severely jet-lagged) and plan to get back in the swing of things tomorrow.

Plus, I read the GHIV Game Informer article, so if you haven't read it, I'll be talking about that.

"Saturday, in the park..."

What do ya know? I got up early on a Saturday and worked out. Which is good, because the day was filled with much running around, and I wouldn't have been able to fill it in otherwise.

I'm So Tired

Got up on time this morning.

Worked out.

It's all good.

Gotta get to bed.

I Feel Good

There's just something about that feeling of getting in a good solid workout. Now just to keep it up. And I think I've actually been losing a few pounds. I haven't jumped on the scale in a week or two, but my clothes are fitting a little better.

"The journey of a thousand miles..." You know the rest.

"I woke up this mornin' with the sundown shinin' in..."

I've been so tired in the morning lately...I had a decent workout today, but it wasn't long enough. I've got to get to work early tomorrow, so I'll try to get up earlier and get the full set in.

My brother gets Game Informer, so I'll have to get a copy from him and read the Guitar Hero IV article...

Getting Better

On two fronts...

Got back into the workout this morning. Don't need to be taking so many days off. Don't need to be going to bed so late. What's a rocker to do? Anyway, it felt good to get back into the swing.

In Guitar Hero IV news, it looks like the next installment is going to give some direct competition to Rock Band. Game Informer's new issue apparently has the scoop, and the next Guitar Hero will feature drums, as well as including a character creation system, more downloadable songs, and a music-creation tool. This article at IGN has little more if you're interested.

Sad But True

Yup - 2 days in a row missing my workout. Going to bed early tonight so I can get up in the morning and not make missing it a habit.

Everybody's Working for the Weekend

I'm going to have to figure this weekend thing out...no time today. It was Mother's Day, I had to mow the lawn, and on top of it all, we went to Zaxby's after church tonight. Have you seen their menu? Even the salads are artery-hardening.

Get up early tomorrow...

We Are Family

I think from now on, my Saturday workouts are going to be improvised jam sessions with my daughter.

It's too hard to get up early on Saturday and try to work out before everyone else gets up, so I find myself trying to fit it in during the day. This way we can still be spending "family time".

Talking in Your Sleep

Got up early for work this morning (before 5 am), and still got in some good workout time. But now I'm about to fall over.

See you tomorrow...