So we hear about this Guitar Hero contest out in Chesterville about an
hour outside of Ottawa. Jon tells us the details and says it's being
held at the county fair. We figure ...what the heck.. and off we go.
Jon is flipping from nevous one second to "I think I can win this" the
next. We get out there and sign up. There is one kid younger than him
and another 18 that are older (up to age 25). It's head to head
battle...three rounds and then its winner take all for the top three.
Jon knows the older guys are awesome but still thinks he can take
them. Long story short, he wins the thing by 2200 points. Does an
encore where he knee-slides and plays behind his back and gives the
crowd quite a show. Win the Guitar Hero game, a Wii console, two
controllers and two guitars......total value....$500+. Ask him if
he's proud. Ask us if we are proud of him. Erica can't wait to tell
all her friends. They all play and think Jon is unbelievable. He lives
for this game and today was the biggest day ever for this nine year
old kid.
