Like many women involved in competitive air guitar, there's been something on my mind for ages. Years, really. And it came to a head at the National Finals this year, when an argument broke out between the judging table and a competitor about how judges talk about the women they are judging. Most of what I've had in mind was there for a long time, simmering and making me grit my teeth or roll my eyes or just confusing me to death. But having spoken with a few other ladies, I'm going to branch out a little.
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Like many women involved in competitive air guitar, there's been something on my mind for ages. Years, really. And it came to a head at the National Finals this year, when an argument broke out between the judging table and a competitor about how judges talk about the women they are judging. Most of what I've had in mind was there for a long time, simmering and making me grit my teeth or roll my eyes or just confusing me to death. But having spoken with a few other ladies, I'm going to branch out a little.
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The dream came true, everybody. Kansas City hosted the 2014 US Air Guitar National Finals and the city went crazy for air guitar. And so did I, all over again. This is truly in large part because of the huge, supportive, involved air guitar community in the area, and specifically defending World Champion Mean Melin, who apparently knows everybody in town and can make things happen. But everyone really jumped in and did all they could, from arranging events to housing out-of-towners to setting up a livestream of the finals (which you can watch here).
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The dream came true, everybody. Kansas City hosted the 2014 US Air Guitar National Finals and the city went crazy for air guitar. And so did I, all over again. This is truly in large part because of the huge, supportive, involved air guitar community in the area, and specifically defending World Champion Mean Melin, who apparently knows everybody in town and can make things happen. But everyone really jumped in and did all they could, from arranging events to housing out-of-towners to setting up a livestream of the finals (which you can watch here).
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I know this post is super late. There's been a LOT going on, you guys. But let's start at the beginning: Thursday night in Kansas City, the US Air Guitar Dark Horse competition went down, with the largest number of competitors in history - 31! We took over Missie B's, Kansas City's premier gay club, and I do say "we"... I got a last-minute invitation while sitting in a barbecue restaurant earlier that day. So that was a little nuts. In fact the entire evening was a little nuts. Nuts were perhaps the only foodstuff that didn't end up all over the stage. I'm getting ahead of myself.
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I know this post is super late. There's been a LOT going on, you guys. But let's start at the beginning: Thursday night in Kansas City, the US Air Guitar Dark Horse competition went down, with the largest number of competitors in history - 31! We took over Missie B's, Kansas City's premier gay club, and I do say "we"... I got a last-minute invitation while sitting in a barbecue restaurant earlier that day. So that was a little nuts. In fact the entire evening was a little nuts. Nuts were perhaps the only foodstuff that didn't end up all over the stage. I'm getting ahead of myself.
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Brace yourself, Kansas City. In one week's time, the lunacy begins.
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Brace yourself, Kansas City. In one week's time, the lunacy begins.
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The last semi-final of the 2014 US Air Guitar season has now taken place! The road is clear to Nationals! And the last semifinal in question was the Southeast one, in DC, which is apparently always totally mindblowing. I'm smelling a campaign to get Nationals there soon... but before we go off on a Nationals-tangent, let's talk about what happened Saturday night!
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The last semi-final of the 2014 US Air Guitar season has now taken place! The road is clear to Nationals! And the last semifinal in question was the Southeast one, in DC, which is apparently always totally mindblowing. I'm smelling a campaign to get Nationals there soon... but before we go off on a Nationals-tangent, let's talk about what happened Saturday night!
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dc,
2014 season
