Air guitar

These are variations on a logo for my famed air guitar persona. I think it's close, but not quite there. I've spent a lot of time fussing with the stroke modulation to strike the right tone and balance, and it's time to step back and get some more eyes on it.

What I'm going for:

1. Menacing
2. Heavy metal and D&D (somewhere between vaguely and overtly)

Likes:

1. Good interplay of positive and negative space.
2. Doesn't immediately… See more →

A vote for Windhammer is a vote for freedom: ok.cogaoke.com/contestant/windham…

The 2009 World Air Guitar champion is France's Gunther Love! Congrats to him and to USA's Hot Lixx Hulahan and William Ocean, tied for 2nd!

Struggling to simultaneously work and watch the live stream of the World Air Guitar Championships: airguitarworldchampionships.c…

As of last night, William Ocean is our two-time US Air Guitar champion. This short video "interview" of him is hilarious.

Collapsing after a ridiculously great night with ridiculously great people, thankful to have found my way into the US Air Guitar family.

Clarification: I am not competing at the US Air Guitar National Finals tonight. I am here merely to cheer on my comrades.

Backstage at the 9:30 Club, rubbing elbows with the country's finest air guitarists.

Video of my first round performance last night at the US Air Guitar Brooklyn Invitational (courtesy of Juris Rocktor): youtube.com/watch?v=vOoGfBwWw…

Ending my air guitar season with 3 2nd place finishes. Congrats to Steve Lavender, who edged me out by 1/10 of a point in Brooklyn tonight!

Ice-cold shower after intense rehearsal. Windhammer spares no one tonight.

RSVPing to the US Air Guitar Brooklyn Invitational on August 5th: "Windhammer accepts." Tickets go on sale Saturday: brooklynfungwah.eventbrite.com

Invited to compete at the US Air Guitar Brooklyn Invitational. Last chance to go to finals. Should I ignore localist principles and do it?

I fucking love this guy.

Excellent photo essay of the Philly Air Guitar Chamionships, courtesy of @m_a_goldberg: music.pwblogs.com/2009/06/01/the-… (NSFW) and music.pwblogs.com/2009/06/01/more…

2009 air guitar lessons: 1. Sometimes it makes sense to offer more Rob and less Windhammer. 2. Studded belt plus windmills equals ouch.

Proud to relinquish my title and take second place to new Philadelphia air guitar champion Fender Splendor!

Boston Globe's air guitar photos from Wednesday night (boston.com/thingstodo/hotshot…) and WAAF's Windhammer vs. @MikeHsuAAF video (link.brightcove.com/services/play…).

"How did it go last night? Did you win?" I hold up two fingers. "You won twice?"

Just in time for the Philly regional air guitar championship, here's Part 2 of @m_a_goldberg's interview with me: music.pwblogs.com/2009/05/28/part…

Proud to take second place to three-time Boston air guitar champion McNallica!

Suffocating on the cologne of a cabbie yelling at his phone in French, en route to do an air guitar radio interview. Nothing to see here.

To kick off the air guitar season, here's Part 1 of @m_a_goldberg's Philly Weekly interview with me: music.pwblogs.com/2009/05/22/make…

Damn. If I wasn't ready for this year's air guitar season before, I am now: vimeo.com/4150457

Announcing the official 2009 return of Windhammer. Boston: May 27. Philadelphia: May 30. usairguitar.com/tickets

Just got introduced to all of Harmonix via a company-wide e-mail with this Windhammer photo: flickr.com/photos/chasingfun/…

Backstage, an hour before show time, the cramped green room buzzed and shuffled with conversation and preparation. Rhinestones and tassels adorned leather and denim, which adorned bodies aged eighteen to forty-eight, travelers hailing from as far as West Virginia. Many were veterans of the air guitar stage, and some had competed as recently as the previous night. Having failed to capture the titles in their home towns of New York, Boston, and Washington DC, they… See more →

What a year this turned out to be.

Shortly after the year began, my time with the amazing team at Happy Cog ended. It was the best thing for all concerned, even if my lack of an exit strategy left me without direction. My comfort zone was toxic, so really, any direction would do.

I set out to get healthy, physically and mentally. I got my finances in order. I drove 9,400 miles around the… See more →

Great night of karaoke with The Motherfucking Rockness Monster and his entourage.

Enjoyed the hospitality of Hot Lixx Hulahan and looking forward to hopefully indulging in some karaoke with my air guitar comrades.

Bumped into Patton Oswalt on the sidewalk. Signed an autograph for him.

Thank you one and all for the tremendous support before, during, and after last night's thrill ride. I just may return next year.

Missed qualifying for the final round at the US Air Guitar national finals by a tenth of a point, and had a fantastic time doing it.

Sometimes, you just can’t fight the urge to have your hair shaved into lightning bolts, hop a plane to San Francisco, and stand glaring in chaps on a stage in front of 1,500 drunken lunatics. I did this at the behest of my alter-ego Windhammer and the 2008 Cuervo Black US Air Guitar National Finals last Friday while the rest of the world had decidedly less fun watching the Olympic opening ceremonies.

The competitors may… See more →

San Francisco! I will invade your borders on August 8 to represent Philly in the US Air Guitar national finals. Tickets: ticketmaster.com/event/1C0040…

Just got the itinerary for next Friday's US Air Guitar national finals. This is going to be one hell of a show.

I like adjectives that are both crystal clear and totally vague. For example, you may be coming off a “good” weekend just like I am, but it’s entirely possible that the “good” elements of our respective weekends were completely different. Perhaps you were served an amazing slice of peach cobbler, or your blind date turned out to be George Clooney, or you finally disposed of some incriminating evidence that’s been haunting you for years. But… See more →

Just signed a tit.

Won the motherfucking Philadelphia Regional US Air Guitar Championship. Heading to nationals in SF in August.

In the 5'x5' green room with my opponents in air guitar. Cliques are already forming.

Apparently my chaps don't really fit if I don't have pants on underneath. Damn.

Just invited a whole bunch of people to be dazzled by my air guitar skills on Friday. Feel free to add yourself: crush3r.com/page/public/hvyrltmiz…

Registering for the motherfucking US Air Guitar Championships! Come see me compete at the TLA in Philly on Friday: livenation.com/event/getEven…