Now this is just stupid...

petrocs
petrocs Posts: 4,342
edited August 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
An American teenager has dropped out of high school in order to become an expert at the video game Guitar Hero.

Blake Peebles, 16, quit his sophomore year at North Raleigh Christian Academy to concentrate on perfecting his game, which so far has seen him win prizes from gift certificates to gaming equipment and chicken sandwiches.

The Raleigh, North Carolina native’s parents hired a tutor and allowed their son to drop out of school after he wore them down with his complaints.

"We couldn't take the complaining anymore. He always told me that he thought school was a waste of time," his mother Hunter told The News & Observer.

Peebles hopes to get to professional-level gaming, which can see competitors earn from $25,000 to $80,000 per year, although the figure is usually at the lower end and sponsorship opportunities are rare for competitors who coming in any lower than first place.
Shows:
9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
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  • alexers
    alexers Posts: 492
    AT LEAST pick up a REAL guitar.
  • small town beck
    small town beck Posts: 6,691
    alexers wrote:
    AT LEAST pick up a REAL guitar.


    ha ha so true. Join a band or something, kid.
  • Kilgore_Trout
    Kilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    kudos to the south for showing yet again the importance "y'all" place on education...
    "Senza speme vivemo in disio"

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  • Stone Is God
    Stone Is God Posts: 1,331
    I guess that kid didn't see that South Park Episode.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-2Zw0hgfEw
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me.
  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    idiot parents.
  • Kilgore_Trout
    Kilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    idiot parents.
    are you kidding?? i WISH my parents had encouraged me to pursue a career that pulls in 80K a year... all im doing with my life is teaching... :rolleyes:
    "Senza speme vivemo in disio"

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  • LeilaMoonTurtle
    LeilaMoonTurtle Posts: 1,418
    hmm where is that thread pj play south?
    http://s278.photobucket.com/albums/kk103/Moonturltemoon/PJ MSG 6-24-08/

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  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    sgossard3 wrote:
    are you kidding?? i WISH my parents had encouraged me to pursue a career that pulls in 80K a year... all im doing with my life is teaching... :rolleyes:
    ...
    I wonder what the parents that encouraged their kids to become 'Pac-Man' Masters are thinkin' today.
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  • blackredyellow
    blackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    Way to step up and be parents...
    My whole life
    was like a picture
    of a sunny day
    “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
    ― Abraham Lincoln
  • restlesssoul
    restlesssoul Posts: 6,952
    yikes.


    "we just couldn't take the complaining anymore?"

    COME OOOON. pathetic
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  • petrocs
    petrocs Posts: 4,342
    my guess...trailer park...just a hunch
    Shows:
    9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • Comatose11
    Comatose11 Posts: 77
    sgossard3 wrote:
    kudos to the south for showing yet again the importance "y'all" place on education...

    The theme from Deliverence suddenly crept into my head......
    I'll end up alone like I began...
  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    sgossard3 wrote:
    are you kidding?? i WISH my parents had encouraged me to pursue a career that pulls in 80K a year... all im doing with my life is teaching... :rolleyes:
    way to go dummy

    ;) hahaha
  • Kilgore_Trout
    Kilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    Cosmo wrote:
    ...
    I wonder what the parents that encouraged their kids to become 'Pac-Man' Masters are thinkin' today.
    come now... pac-man has many skills that translate well into other fields... the culinary arts, cryptozoology, architecture... im sure it was just as useful as any secondary education
    "Senza speme vivemo in disio"

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  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    sgossard3 wrote:
    come now... pac-man has many skills that translate well into other fields... the culinary arts, cryptozoology, architecture... im sure it was just as useful as any secondary education
    ...
    But the risks... Claw Hand and Mountain Dew addiction comes to mind.
    Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
    Hail, Hail!!!
  • petrocs
    petrocs Posts: 4,342
    I was a Zelda man myself :)
    Shows:
    9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,128
    LeilaMoonTurtle wrote:
    hmm where is that thread pj play south?
    what the hell does that have to do with anything?
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  • Kilgore_Trout
    Kilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    petrocs wrote:
    I was a Zelda man myself :)
    fuck yah... i shouldve dropped out to perfect my Z-targeting skills :D
    "Senza speme vivemo in disio"

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  • petrocs
    petrocs Posts: 4,342
    We should send this little bastard to LukinFans school..he'll shape him up or f*&^ him up ! lol
    Shows:
    9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,128
    petrocs wrote:
    We should send this little bastard to LukinFans school..he'll shape him up or f*&^ him up ! lol
    haha- I deal with kids like this and worse everyday- but you've got to blame the parents. I had to beg my parents forever to get an old school nintendo after they came out. Then i was only allowed to play it a certain amount of time each day. Some parents these days, I just don't know about. But then there are others that are doing an excellent job
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    1998: Birmingham
    2000: Charlotte, Tampa
    2003: Tampa, Atlanta, Phoenix
    2004: Kissimmee
    2008: West Palm Beach, Bonnaroo, Columbia
    2010: MSG2
    2012: Music Midtown
    2014: Memphis
    2016: Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Jacksonville, JazzFest
    2018: Wrigley 1, Fenway 1
    2022: Nashville
    2023: Ft. Worth II
    2024: Baltimore
    2025: Hollywood II

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