It was surprising how simple it was, provided you have access to a video projector. After the rain cleared, it was a beautiful night, so why would we stay inside and play Guitar Hero when we could just as easily gone to the park?...and played Guitar Hero.

Which is exactly what we did. Centennial Park in downtown Fort Myers was a perfect venue for our first (of hopefully many) blatantly public Guitar Hero sessions. We found a wall that was 8 ft. high and plenty wide to accommodate a huge projection. We plugged in to a nearby power outlet, hooked up the audio to my friend's truck, connected the PS2 and we were good to go.

A couple people stopped by and played a song, but we seemed to get more attention from a few of the homeless guys hanging around under the bridge and in park. I had a less than fulfilling conversation for longer than I wished to have with one toothless vagabond who was hanging around us and demonstrating how to completely ignore one's personal space. Apparently, he has an acoustic and an electric guitar and a 9-piece drum set at his "house" in Georgia. He wanted us to come back in 2 weeks so he could show us his guitar skills.

Other than that, we didn't attract too much attention, which may be a good thing. Thankfully, the Fort Myers police didn't seem to mind us being there. An officer drove by and got out to use the bathroom, but besides a quick look, he didn't pay any attention to us.

I can't wait until we do this again...it was such a spontaneous thing, but it worked out perfectly. Our goal for the next session is to set up outside of Barnes & Noble, which is right next to the main road that goes through Fort Myers. Shoot, if it's good enough and we draw a big enough crowd, we might have to start charging entrance fees...