There are many reasons I strive to be like this guy and I show everyone this video.

1. Someone knows how to do useful, cool video effects.  Every guitar hero video should be this cool - it shows the portion of the screen you need to see, AND you get to see the fingers, strumming and mechanics.
2. He’s really really good at the best song on Guitar Hero II (YYZ by Rush)
3. There’s not an extreme lack of humor. 
4. This reminds me of how I would introduce myself to The Internets if I was that good on the game.
5. The ending is something you HAVE to stick around to watch.
6. I needed a good excuse to try out my new video plugin on WordPress.

P.S. One of the “follow-on” links at YouTube was this one for something called a “custom song” in Guitar Hero - and they’re playing Metallica!  I’m perusing the comments now to figure out how this was done and how to get more songs.  I’m desperate for some Steely Dan, Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai, etc…  even Beatles, Duran Duran, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard and others just to help please the fans!

Now I have to find out how to do custom songs!!!!!  I found a few links that I’ll pursue:

• Play custom songs on hacked Guitar Hero II - Joystiq
• Digg - Totally metal hack allows custom Guitar Hero II songs
• Digg - Make Custom Guitar Hero Songs!