Thinking of competing?

Press releases for the Second Annual Syracuse Air Guitar Competition are out!
http://asnews.syr.edu/newsevents_2012/releases/2012_Air_Guitar_Competition.html

If you're thinking of competing, don't forget to reserve your spot by emailing salsasydney AT gmail DOT com. Last-minute entrants are also welcome, but space is limited so it's on a first come, first serve basis.

You can read up on the competition rules here. There aren't many, but they are important: http://usairguitar.com/rules-2/

Get ready.

We are already planning for the 2nd annual Syracuse Air Guitar Competition!
Mark your calendars for April 14, 8 PM, at the Redhouse...

Newsworthiness

There was partial stripping and a flying leap resulting in mild injury. Liquid was sprayed over the judges, and a part of the human anatomy was drawn in marker. It's no wonder that the First Annual Syracuse Air Guitar Competition has attracted so much media attention.

See some of the post-event coverage, including video, here:
http://videos.syracuse.com/post-standard/2011/04/syracuse_air_guitar_competitio.html
http://www.syracusenewtimes.com/newyork/blog-16-rock-you-like-a-hurricane.html

And before the fact, here are a few of the articles that appeared:
http://www.dailyorange.com/feature/air-guitar-competition-redefines-rocking-out-1.2186828
http://blog.syracuse.com/entertainment/2011/04/fridays_best_bet_air_guitar_na.html
http://insidesu.syr.edu/2011/04/05/first-syracuse-air-guitar-competition-will-be-april-22/

World Peace: Achieved at last!

Air guitar is meant to help create world peace by bringing everyone in the world together to play imaginary instruments. To achieve this, every air guitar competition throughout the world concludes with those present joining together to rock in harmony. Mission: accomplished!

The Judges' Table

Judges Daniel Hege, Theo Cateforis, Ulf Oesterle, and Mark Bialczak can feel the rock pulsing through the Red House, but aren't sure they want to.

Airmione

Airmione magically rocked the button-down shirt in a high-energy effort, teasing us by undoing that top button halfway through.

Cornelius Airelius

While there was some debate over whether the use of a human footstand counted as a prop, we were blown away by Cornelius's self-recorded, classical-turns-Paranoid performance that landed him in the top of the heap after the first round.