ROCK BAND-Mom

Who would have imagined it could all start with a video game! Hi, I'm Laura and a mom of six children, all of whom love to play video games. That was great for them but video games didn't much interest me. That all changed November, 2007 at my oldest son's 17th birthday party where they were playing the video game, 'Guitar Hero'. Immediately it caught my attention and I tried playing it. What a blast it was! I knew what I wanted for Christmas that year. Then I started thinking, wouldn't it be cool if someone made a game like Guitar Hero but that also included drums? Low and behold that same month the video game 'Rock Band' came out. We quickly rushed to the stores to find this new and exciting game. Once I started playing Rock Band I was instantly hooked! It didn't take long and I was working my way up to expert levels. Out of all the instruments in the game the drums were the closest to the real thing, so they were more challenging than playing the guitar. Eventually my husband grew weary of me playing the game and suggested I learn the real instruments. 

In July 2008, I got a Mexican Fender Stratocaster and a 5-piece Ludwig CS Custom drum set. I wanted to try and learn both the guitar and the drums. Maybe I could at least try to be a rock star like the character I created in the video game. After a few months of learning both instruments it became clear that I had to choose one. We homeschool our children and I just couldn't feasibly continue to do two practices a day and still have time for my family. It wasn't hard to choose. The drums were awesome and I knew that was going to be my instrument of choice. 

Now six months later I've been given the opportunity to join a band! The Mydols! I am so grateful to my husband for supporting me in my quest to learn the drums and join a band and to God for blessing me with this awesome opportunity!