in the Technology section of the current Newsweek magazine there is an article about Guitar Hero 2...here are a couple funny excerps from article...

One Guitar Hero 2 junkie,Detroit Tigers pitcher Joel Zumaya,spent so many hours playing the game that the resulting wrist inflammation kept him out of 3 post-season games...

Ed Robertson,lead guitarist of Barenaked Ladies,recently told the New York Times that he was so engrossed in a Guitar Hero 2 solo of "Free Bird" that he barely made it onstage for a real concert...

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