Blake Peebles Is Living The Dream
When we were little, kids dreamed of maybe one day playing bass or guitar in a band. Playing instruments was never my thing. I always wanted to be a video ho like Tawny Kitaen. Well, kids today are really fucking different than kids from yesterday.
Meet 16-year-old Blake Peebles. He quit high school to pursue his dreams of becoming a professional Guitar Hero player. Yes, the video game. Yes, he wants to make a career out of pushing shiny, plastic buttons. No, Blake doesn't know how to play a real guitar.
Somebody needs to let Whitney Houston know that she better change the lyrics to "I Believe the children AREN'T the future." For real.
After bugging their asses for months, Blake's parents finally agreed to his plan. They let him drop out of high school and hired a tutor for him. Blake spends all night playing his video games and some of the day doing school work. His mother said, "We couldn't take the complaining anymore. He always told me that he thought school was a waste of time." That's funny. I complained to my mother about school all the time and you know what she told me? "Shut up and deal with it! Now pass me the boxed wine!"
Blake has already played in professional tournaments and local competitions. So far he's only one around $1,000 in prizes. However, he did win 52 chicken sandwiches from Chik-Fil-A in a competition. Well, fuck me with a deep fried chicken cutlet! Sign me up! I'm quitting this blogging business and becoming a full-time Guitar Hero slave. Who needs a roof over your head and clean socks on your feet when you have free Chik-Fil-A!
Professional gamers can make up to $80,000 a year, but most of them make around $20,000 - $30,000 a year.
Good for Blake! There's nothing wrong with going for your dreams! Even if it means living in your parents' house for the rest of your life! And at least pushing on those buttons all day will come in handy when he finally has to get a job as a cashier at McDonald's. I mean, Chik-Fil-A.
Source: Kotaku
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Hahaha I missed that thread yesterday, but now I wish I hadn't.
Submitted by mike on August 20, 2008 - 8:51am.
I don't even understand what Guitar Hero IS (and don't really care to).
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Submitted by No Words on August 20, 2008 - 1:13pm.
Okay, a word of support for MK...
What he does bears no resemblance to what this kid is doing.
Dumbass.
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Oh god - a tongue-in-cheek observation and he needs words of support??
Sorry, MK - I didn't realise you were of such fragile constitution as this reaction suggests. I retract my comment and cast myself upon the mercy of the ravenous wolves!!
Yeesh!
Callan: that's her, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Tanzler
I learned about her on dlisted last night when we were talking about the freeze dried homie in the corner...
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"Blame it on the London air!"
Wonder what he will do when in a year from now theres another hot game du jour around and guitar hero is no longer cool...dumbass
@snowpiece @ Fatmartha
Here's the link to the story about that body in Snowpiece's avie if you're interested. Creepy shit.
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/13195
Okay, a word of support for MK...
What he does bears no resemblance to what this kid is doing.
Dumbass.
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"Blame it on the London air!"
I'm counting on it Chato. I'm currently working on my trademark move, the FUKA. Double back handspring into a kolache split.
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Submitted by DeeDee on August 20, 2008 - 9:09am.
Come on over Okie! I'll have the slide, my bong, and stoner snacks waiting for you.
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*says w/ amazed look on face* I am NEVER leaving your house!!! *mouth agape*
Hmmm. Blaaaaaaaaaake should take a few hours a day to practice "Do you want fries with that?".
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Submitted by snowpiece on August 20, 2008 - 9:35am.
Isn't that a Jonas Brother?
Haha, I thought the same thing. I actually knew a "professional gamer" who made a fair amount of cash (about $15,000) and he was only 14. Nice kid. Pissed me off that he's more successful than I will be at my inner-city teaching job in a few years.
P.S. Snowpiece that rotted bitch is gonna come back and haunt you for making her desecrated body your avie!!!
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Ok I totally agree its insane but it did say they got him a tutor so hopefully he will finish high school. The real crime here is that people are being PAID TO PLAY VIDEO GAMES. And paid more than I make with a two year degree. Societies iminent fall has begun
Come on over Okie! I'll have the slide, my bong, and stoner snacks waiting for you.
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Submitted by missy on August 20, 2008 - 1:03pm.
ok, Im stickin up for MK here... he HAD a regular job, and got into this blogging thing on the side and only did it full time when he realized he could actually make a living off of it.
He's following a creative pursuit that he proved to be a reasonable way to make a living. He didnt drop out of HS on some pipe dream.
*harumph*
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Well yeah, of course MK made a more informed decision, and this kid's obviously just a spoilt brat, but there is still a *wee* element of pot-kettle-black here, nyet?
Submitted by DeeDee on August 20, 2008 - 6:04am.
My kids wanted an inflatable water-slide and it doesn't mean I gave in.....oh wait, bad example.
heehee. Just wait till water-sliding becomes an approved Olympic sport--you're set. Hey, was Joe your Walmart greeter?
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ON that SouthPark epi, where Stans dad is like, This is the real guitar, and He plays it. But then tries to play the Hero, and sucks at it. Don't they try to win some contest, and when they do, after reaching 1 million, it says You're a DOUCHE!!
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@ Snowpiece
Okay, this may seem like a question out of left field, but I remember reading something on Mental Floss about this weird guy who married this young foreign girl, and when she died, he preserved the body and slept with it in his bed for several years. Is that your avie?
ugh did i mention how much i hate guitarhero /rockband. stupid ass games.
his parents should also make him get a hair cut :P
thankfully as i dont live in that country i wont have to support his sorry ass one day for being on welfare...
whats sad though is someone will prob pick up on this at some point and make a movie of it...
you know, child prodigy, dropped out of school to follow his dream, now 45 living in parents basement still holding on to his fake guitar staring at all the trophies and crumpled chik-fil-a wrappers stewn across the floor thinking i wonder what happened..only to be thrown back into a tournement to bring him back to his flaming glory...*yawn*
The idea that "professional gamers" (whatever the hell that means) make more than teachers or nurses just about puts me over the edge.
Why didn't his parents do what everyone else does when their kid has a dumb idea? Laugh it off and point them to the real world.
Snowpiece.. Shouldn't Rumor be at a potato photo shoot somewhere, instead of hanging in ur av? LMAO, that does look like a Jonas, U funny.
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My salsa, salsa, salsa, salsa, my salsa
Makes all the pretty girls want to dance
And take off their underpants
My salsa makes all the pretty girls wanna dance
And take off their underpants, My Salsa
Submitted by Culcha Vulcha on August 20, 2008 - 8:51am.
I dunno.... you *do* just blog about celebs for a living, MK - most people wouldn't see that as such a wise career move...
Just saying!
There is a difference from having a successful blog site and playing in guitar hero competitions. I am also sure the point here is that he quit school -- not that he wants to follow his dream. ____________________________________________
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Why not teach yourself to play the guitar for real and stay in school, dumbass? Oooh, chick-fil-a....
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HaHA DeeDee.. *drives over to use slide* Weeeeeee Dis fun!!
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My salsa, salsa, salsa, salsa, my salsa
Makes all the pretty girls want to dance
And take off their underpants
My salsa makes all the pretty girls wanna dance
And take off their underpants, My Salsa
Isn't that a Jonas Brother?
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@Missy
Totally agree 100% with everything you said. There is a world of difference between Michael K and this little over-indulged douche nozzle.
He's pissing me off w/ that smile tho. All those guitar's he's holding, I want to break them REAL Rock star style! *bangs them on stage/groupies*
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My salsa, salsa, salsa, salsa, my salsa
Makes all the pretty girls want to dance
And take off their underpants
My salsa makes all the pretty girls wanna dance
And take off their underpants, My Salsa
Stupid!
As a parent, this is my advice to all kids- Follow your dreams but have a fucking education and a career to fall back on, especially if your life's hope is something as poorly thought out and fucktarded as being a professional video game player.
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I have 2 kids obsessed with Guitar Hero and if they wanted to drop out of school to play 'professionally', I think my laughter would send them the message.
If my parents listened to me every time I had a brilliant idea in high school, I would be living under a freeway right now.
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My kids wanted an inflatable water-slide and it doesn't mean I gave in.....oh wait, bad example. But seriously, I see our future tax dollars supporting his fool when he gets chronic carpal tunnel and applies for disability. Ass!
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How much do you want to bet that this Blake kid is an only child? I've noticed that only children get indulged this way a LOT.
I'm sure his mother falls all over him, picking his smelly socks off the floor and making him whatever he wants to eat when he gets hungry in the middle of the night during "practice". Well, she's sure gonna get her wish - she'll have that privilege for the rest of her life.
the ole quitting high skool trick.. I puled that on muh parentz. And look wher I am todaye.
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My salsa, salsa, salsa, salsa, my salsa
Makes all the pretty girls want to dance
And take off their underpants
My salsa makes all the pretty girls wanna dance
And take off their underpants, My Salsa
Submitted by Culcha Vulcha on August 20, 2008 - 7:51am.
I dunno.... you *do* just blog about celebs for a living, MK - most people wouldn't see that as such a wise career move...
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ok, Im stickin up for MK here... he HAD a regular job, and got into this blogging thing on the side and only did it full time when he realized he could actually make a living off of it.
He's following a creative pursuit that he proved to be a reasonable way to make a living. He didnt drop out of HS on some pipe dream.
*harumph*
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Submitted by angel_i on August 20, 2008 - 5:55am.
Pay attention! You'll be asked to draw a diagram later.
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Parents it REALLY is OKAY to say NO to your kids. Geez I think that is part of the problem w/ kids these days parents can't say no to them. I think kids today have no boundaries,spoiled and LAZY . In a few years he will go back and get his GED(I hope). I don't want to end up supporting this BRAT w/ my hard earned income in the future.
Remember the show "Solid Gold"?
so, when I was a kid, I wanted to be a Solid Gold dancer. I told my mom, and then she banned me from watching the show because "those girls are slutty"
Now Im pretty sure my job in finance was a better move.
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You'l all be sorry when his Guitar Hero skills save us from digitally impaired aliens determined to destroy the world.
Rock on Blake!
Sorry to keep ranting, but how is this sustainable as a career? I mean it's one thing if you were a video game tester, or had master several games and entered competitions, but this kid can only play Guitar Hero. What happens in a few years? Good thing I didn't try to earn a career playing Mike Tyson's Punch Out with my Power Glove.
Professional gamers? WTF? Do they make special appearances at Hooters or something? How the fuck do you make 20,000 a year from playing some dumb game? Someone please explain that to me. Seriously please.
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If he gets his GED, he has saved all of us worrying about his sorry ass. The parents should have just gave him $50 and said "Have a Nice Life"
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Yeah, and if he moves into the $80,000 income bracket, he'll earn more than the poor teachers who taught his ungrateful ass.
I swear, I feel like kids just keep getting lazier and lazier. They want to earn a living doing the dumbest, easiest shit.
Submitted by Sheeps on August 20, 2008 - 8:54am.
He's kinda got a good rock-star name already.|
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Actually, I thought he was famous already!
But then I realized I was thinking about Mario Van Peeples. That's a different guy altogether;p
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I can only find pictures of the girl twin.
That's fucking sad. People get paid more for playing video games than they do for working in a hospital.
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Submitted by Culcha Vulcha on August 20, 2008 - 8:51am.
I dunno.... you *do* just blog about celebs for a living, MK - most people wouldn't see that as such a wise career move...
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For reals. Some of the most valuable people in the world have left school for various reasons, or lived differently than the rest of us. And seriously, the way schools have been getting over the years he might just get a better education on the road with Guitar Hero, sadly enough.
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I can only find pictures of the girl twin.
He's kinda got a good rock-star name already.
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