April 2011
13 posts
WatchAfter a chilling discovery involving current Chicago US Air Guitar favorite Nordic Thunder, OLD GLORY swings his axe of freedom for truth, justice, and the 2011 US Air Guitar Championship.
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LEGENDS: Hot Lixx Hulahan
So much of US Air Guitar’s history is inexorably tied to the antics of HOT LIXX HULAHAN (Craig Billmeier) that it was nearly impossible to choose which highlights and anecdotes to include on his Legends card. It was doubly a pain in the ass to write his back matter because I couldn’t count on him to do it for me like he has for RDC, Dreamcatcher, Björn and C-Diddy.
Here’s how it all...
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USAG Champions: Dreamcatcher, a bag of Cheetos,...
In an age when most people are bombarded by social networks, smartphone notifications, and online digital trading cards, it’s refreshing to know that there’s still one man with the cajones to sign off. “There’s no room in these daisy dukes for an iphone, man. Just my junk and a CB radio.”
With fingers stained orange from his trademark on-stage bag of Cheetos,...
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I am the terror that flaps in the night
Clayton Hauck Photography
A new performer, BALD É, has drawn a bead on our kickoff show (May 12) in Chicago. Like the country he’s come to symbolize, it’s hard to say whether Bald E’s intentions are good or evil – but he sure as shit is terrifying.
From his secret perch early Tuesday morning, Bald É warned fellow shytown competitors, “Genus Haliaeetus, bitches.”
USAG crew dons new uniform
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LEGENDS: Björn Türoque finishes second
Author of To Air is Human (wherein he coined the word “dick-do,” an endearing term bestowed upon him by his mother at a disturbingly young age), star of the hit documentary Air Guitar Nation, and 7-time second-placer, it is only fitting that air guitar wunderkind BJÖRN TÜROQUE (Dan Crane) is our second release in the LEGENDS trading card series. He comes in right after last...
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USAG Champions: Romeo DanceCheetah ain't no pussy
ROMEO DANCECHEETAH (Matt Cornelison), is known for combining his Midwest work ethic with that breakdance robot funk from the jungles of Zambia. He’s known for taking the 2010 Championship Belt and representing the Stars and Stripes at the World Championships in Oulu, Finland. And now, he’s known as a bona fide Champion.
Romeo DanceCheetah’s name represents the style of air...
A young man discovers his training wheels
New USAG Trading Cards Released, now with Asian...
To celebrate our newly updated high tech throwback 80s web site that can’t center justify (bear with us while we work out some kinks), we’re updating our old Profiles of Excellence in the Field of Magnificence feature with some very pricey, brand-new, super glossy, hi-res, TRADING CARDS – presented exclusively via jpeg (for now).
These trading cards will celebrate like never before...
9 air guitarists inducted to Hall of Fame
It’s official. The US Air Guitar Hall of Fame welcomes nine new masters of airness into its rarefied ranks. Congratulations to all, and we’ll see most of them on tour!
US Finals Will Be Held 7/23 in CHICAGO!
For nearly a decade, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and DC have consistently outbid Chicago for the honor of hosting the US Air Guitar National Finals. But Chicago’s audiences and, most of all, her regional champions, have made an inarguable case for their beloved “Shy” in 2011. After hearing the announcement,...
