As you are now well aware, Mean Melin won the Air Guitar World Championships! As you also know, that competition took place in Finland, which is a long hike from Kansas City. And if you've been keeping up with things, you'll know that he made a snap decision to go (after much peer pressure from his fellow air guitarists at the US National Air Guitar Championships) since he hadn't won his way there.
When you win, they pay your way.
When you go on your own, you pay your own way.
When you try and buy a ticket to Finland on a few days' notice, it costs you as much as a decent used car.
Obviously it was worth it - he won - but he could use some help. He's selling the iconic "Mean Melin" t-shirt that has been out of print for a while, and all proceeds are going towards defraying the cost of his trip.
You can see the shirt on Melin, dead center in this photo from 2011 Nationals in Chicago