August 19, 2008


high school musical

Blake Peebles, a 16 year old Guitar Hero virtuoso, is dropping out of school to pursue gaming full time.

In fact, young Mr. Peebles is dropping out of high school… in order to focus on Guitar Hero full time. Peebles hopes to join the small but growing crew of players looking to make gaming a job. Citing his victories in Guitar Hero tournaments, which include “gift certificates, gaming equipment, and chicken sandwiches,” Peebles thinks he has the chops to play competitively and earn actual money in the process. As the story notes, top gamers on the competitive circuit can earn up to $80,000 a year (though $25,000 is more common). Peebles, of course, can count his 52 Chick-fil-A combo meals toward that total.

posted by Deron Bauman in education, games 

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7 Responses to “high school musical”

  1. Andrew Simone on August 19th, 2008 at 9:10 am

    I knew a few guys who did this. They used to work at a liquor store with me.

  2. Amanda Mae Meyncke on August 19th, 2008 at 9:28 am

    One of them was a short lived wonder named… oh what was his name… Andre Simon? Andrew Symonee? He never made it… I wonder what happened to him… Carpal Tunnal always takes the young.

  3. Mike Dresser on August 19th, 2008 at 10:25 am

    Guitar Hero is not going to get you girls.

    “I wrote you a song. It goes, red green blue-blue green whammy baaaaarrrrr…”

  4. Andrew Simone on August 19th, 2008 at 10:30 am

    Hehe, I actually wasn’t being coy, they were really other dudes I worked with. They were pro-Soul Caliber III players which is a whole different ball o’ wax.

  5. Cindy Scroggins on August 19th, 2008 at 10:39 am

    Must be frightening to give up a career at the liquor store for something so risky.

  6. Amanda Mae Meyncke on August 19th, 2008 at 10:43 am

    Guffaw, oh Cindy.

  7. Sean Salmon on August 19th, 2008 at 3:43 pm

    Must have never seen the South Park episode

    Guitar Queer-O

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