Reunited...And It Sounds So Good

 You know how certain summers are remembered for specific things? The first summer after graduation from high school, the first summer you're together with a significant other...those are a few that come to mind.

For our family, this will be the summer we fell in love with (some would say, become addicted to...) yard sales. I don't know why this particular summer turned out to be a summer of yard sales for our family, but it did. I've included many of our finds on this blog and for my daily pictures. Not to crow too loudly, but we've been able to decorate our home from items bought at this summer's yard sales.

Then, last Saturday, we came across pure gold.

Well, gold to us.

We found a Guitar Hero guitar and two Guitar Hero games.

Years ago, we had several of those guitars and several games for the Nintendo Wii. Then, we gave them up--literally. We turned them in and didn't think much about it. Little did we know that a decade later, we'd miss those days. 

So, what did we do when we missed something? We did what most of us do--we looked online to see how much it would cost to replace our beloved game. Turns out, a lot. It would cost several hundred dollars to replace the equipment.

At the yard sale, it cost $9 for a guitar and two games. Needless to say, there's been many smiles in our house this week. 

Yes, as I sit in our living room, I look around and see several yard sale finds. But, the haul from last Saturday might have brought us the biggest smiles to our faces.

Anyone Have A Copy Of "Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock" They'd Like To Offload...?

I've blogged about video games I've played and currently played before. I don't consider myself much of a player when it comes to those games, not like I used to be, and no where close to my boys and their games. But there was one game...one now very "dated" game both my wife and I loved.

Guitar Hero, specifically, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.

And years ago we turned in that game for a refund and got less than a dollar for it.

What a shame.

Now, we're on the hunt to capture the magic again.

There was a time when it seemed like everyone played either Guitar Hero or Rock Band. I can't say we preferred one over the other...we only bought the Activision version. But, as things do sometimes, the game fell out of favor. Maybe it got too big too fast. They came out with drums and vocals to accompany the guitars to spice up the game. Eventually, it sort of died. I believe there was a resurrection attempt, but I don't believe that lasted very long.

The reason we want to find the game again is because of my wife's playlist on Spotify. We do more driving now, and when we drive, we play the playlist. There are many songs on that playlist that were also include in the Guitar Hero III game. Hearing the songs made us miss the game so we're looking for it.

If you've got a copy of the Wii game and you'd like to give it a new loving home, let me know. We just may be that home it deserves.