Yesterday, while playing Guitar Hero II on my 360, I finally managed to beat the song Jordan, written by Buckethead specifically for this game.  The crazy thing is, I didn't really practice for it a lot beforehand -- I just tried at it two or three times, failed, then... I got it... (!)

It reminded me of when I finally, finally, beat Bark at the Moon on the first Guitar Hero for the Playstation.  As soon as I struck the last note, and I heard the crowd screaming, I went ballistic.  I unstrapped the white Gibson X-plorer guitar (one of those sorry models with the wonky whammy bar) from my back, hurled it into the sofa before I even realized what I was doing, and I pumped my fists like a madman, screaming and cheering myself on for finally struggling through Jordan.  Sure, I only hit about 80% of the song... and I only 3-starred it... but that doesn't mean beating Jordan was any less exciting.  Just ask the "lucky" recipients of my insane XBOX Live voice message which I began by screaming "I beat Jordan on Expert!" at the top of my lungs...  You catch that, Saga?

The feat netted me 30 gamerpoints, but having the I beat Buckethead's Jordan achievement means more in itself than any score.  The only thing that would be better is if I got a cool new Buckethead gamer pic or... wait!  Maybe... Better go check!

*zooom!!!*