This is the official site of the 2011/2009 Kansas City and 2010 Las Vegas Air Guitar Champion MEAN MELIN. In case you’re wondering, the last name is pronounced muh-leen. It rhymes, get it?Tumblr (3.0; @meanmelin)http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/<p><h1>US Air Guitar Regionals Come to KC: Meet The Oxygen Warriors<a href="http://kcur.org/post/us-air-guitar-regionals-come-kc-meet-oxygen-warriors" target="_blank"><img height="540" src="http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kcur/files/201206/313012_232476056797989_4850934_n.jpg" width="360"/></a></h1></p>http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/25586902670http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/25586902670Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:12:12 -0500air guitarnordic thunderstackhammerkansas citymean melin<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5ol5gGpkw1qzgi4do1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/408398445859626/" target="_blank">The 2012 US Air Guitar Championships - Kansas City Regional</a><br/> sponsored by The Pitch<br/><strong>Friday June 22, 2012</strong><br/><a href="http://beaumontkc.com/events/single/the_pitch_presents_the_2012_us_air_guitar_championships/#top" target="_blank">Beaumont Club</a></p> <p>It’s my fourth year in a row. SO excited for this to be in KC again!</p>http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/25186887936http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/25186887936Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:58:00 -0500us air guitarkansas citybeaumont clubair guitar regional2012<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-0j1vUmKQVw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>I’ve always wanted to find a way to creatively tell these people to fuck off, and I finally did! Read the FULL STORY here:</p> <h2><a href="http://www.lawrence.com/weblogs/scenestealers/2012/may/26/how-i-ended-up-playing-air-guitar-vs-the/" target="_blank">How I ended up playing air guitar vs. the Westboro Baptist Church</a></h2>http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/25186666648http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/25186666648Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:54:52 -0500air guitarwestboro baptist churchvan halensprint centerkansas city2012mean melin<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m22hdnu0sY1qzgi4do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Looks like the<a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/228807217216727/" target="_blank"> Lawrence Air Guitar Championship 2012</a> made the front page of the <a href="http://www.kansan.com/news/2012/apr/05/students-compete-air-guitarist/?news" target="_blank">KU newspaper</a> today with a big picture of <strong>Sonic Bitch</strong>! Congrats!</p>http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/20595474664http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/20595474664Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:48:59 -0500lawrencekansasair guitar2012<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m22h5ycXiP1qzgi4do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Wednesday night’s <a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/228807217216727/" target="_blank">Lawrence Air Guitar Championship 2012</a> was a blast! Thanks to everyone who came out and the wonderful (and controversial) judges. (They always are, aren’t they?) Here’s some coverage…</p> <h2 class="header"><a href="http://www.lawrence.com/news/2012/apr/05/air-guitar-championship-bottleneck/" target="_blank">Air guitarists wail at the Bottleneck</a></h2>http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/20595219933http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/20595219933Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:44:22 -0500air guitarlawrencekansasbottleneck<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/B7w-k-zf_fo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><h1 id="watch-headline-title"><span id="eow-title" title="Mean Melin US Air Guitar Quest for Glory 2012">Mean Melin US Air Guitar Quest for Glory 2012 </span></h1></p>http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/17274990096http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/17274990096Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:01:33 -0600mean melin2012air guitarus air guitarkansas city<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz39ubapMl1qzgi4do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Amazing account of 2011 US Air Guitar Nationals in Chicago by the one and only Shreddy Mercury! <a href="http://shreddymercury.com/2011/07/27/2011-us-air-guitar-finals-recap.aspx" target="_blank">READ AND SEE!</a></p>http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/17273405148http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/17273405148Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:22:59 -0600shreddy mercuryus air guitarchicago2011nationals<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/29275929" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Cool multi-cam video from 2011 Kansas City US Air Guitar Regional of my 1-minute “Bohemian Rhapsody”</p>http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/17273297979http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/17273297979Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:20:15 -0600us air guitarmean melinkansas city2011regionals<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz39jq6dX71qzgi4do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Cool photo gallery from 2011 US Air Guitar Nationals in Chicago, courtesy the Chicago Tribune! <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-110724-airguitar-pictures,0,1484505.photogallery" target="_blank">WATCH HERE</a></p>http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/17273160646http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/17273160646Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:16:38 -0600mean melinair guitarus air guitarchicagonational championship2011<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz39gvIFyD1qzgi4do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The air guitarist known as Pork Sword wrote about his trip to the 2011 US Air Guitar Nationals in Chicago! <a href="http://www.lawrence.com/news/2011/aug/01/us-air-guitar-we-are-family/" target="_blank">READ HERE</a></p>http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/17273094648http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/17273094648Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:14:55 -0600mean melinchicagoair guitarus air guitarnationalsnational championship<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/g2-3PBLRe9k?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>The 2011 US Air Guitar National Finals in Chicago didn’t go exactly as I would have hoped…</p>http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/17272974565http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/17272974565Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:11:45 -0600mean melin2011chicagoair guitarus air guitarnationalsnational championship<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GgEG7W6r5j4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Round 2 Kansas City 2011 “Back in Black”</p>http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/17272920955http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/17272920955Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:10:19 -0600mean melinkansas cityair guitar2011<iframe width="400" height="243" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pte3Jg-2Ax4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://capncarrot.tumblr.com/post/7658439434" target="_blank">capncarrot</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Check out this cool playlist from <a href="http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Eric “Mean” Melin</a> for some good Friday afternoon tunes</p> <p><a href="http://www.greatsoundbank.com/2011/07/guest-list-talking-influences-with-eric.html" target="_blank">Full playlist</a> (at the bottom of the page)</p> </blockquote>http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/7658486616http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/7658486616Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:45:14 -0500<a href="http://usairguitar.com/post/6800940347">The US Air Guitar Championships: Champions: MEAN MELIN</a>: <p><strong>I HAVE MY OWN US AIR GUITAR TRADING CARD!!!!!</strong></p> <p><a href="http://usairguitar.com/post/6800940347" target="_blank">usairguitar</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://usairguitar.com/post/6800940347/champions-mean-melin" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ln7kv3K0yK1qdeh4v.jpg"/></a></p> <p>Eric Melin is the type of guy who’s waiting at the hotel with cookies when the van pulls up. He’s the type of guy who gets you free passes to AMC’s flagship theater in Kansas City. He’s the type of guy who’s always smiling.</p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">MEAN MELIN, Eric’s alter ego, is a world class son of a bitch….</span></p> </blockquote>http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/6804503430http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/6804503430Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:20:38 -0500MEAN MELIN,TRADING CARDU.S. AIR GUITAR20102011kansas city<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmym90h5i51qzgi4do1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmym90h5i51qzgi4do2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmym90h5i51qzgi4do3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>May 10, 2011 cover of Pitch magazine -</p> <h1 class="headline"><a href="http://www.pitch.com/2011-05-12/news/air-guitar-mean-melin-crosstown-station/" target="_blank">Air guitarists get ready to shred the competition</a></h1> <p>article by Justin Kendall, photos by Cameron Gee</p> <p>Sweat soaks <a title="Eric Melin" href="http://www.pitch.com/related/to/Eric+Melin" target="_blank">Eric Melin</a>’s black T-shirt as he shouts out cues to eight men and women wailing on imaginary guitars. <a href="http://Sweat%20soaks%20Eric%20Melin's%20black%20T-shirt%20as%20he%20shouts%20out%20cues%20to%20eight%20men%20and%20women%20wailing%20on%20imaginary%20guitars.%20" target="_blank">Read on…</a></p>http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/6638192395http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/6638192395Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:19:49 -0500mean melin,pitch,kansas citycover storycoverphotoimageair guitarcrosstown stationus air guitarchampionship<object width="400" height="300"> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2F56015993%40N05%2Fsets%2F72157626758198340%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2F56015993%40N05%2Fsets%2F72157626758198340%2F&set_id=72157626758198340&jump_to=" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=104087" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=104087" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2F56015993%40N05%2Fsets%2F72157626758198340%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2F56015993%40N05%2Fsets%2F72157626758198340%2F&set_id=72157626758198340&jump_to=" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Photo Gallery from KCUR’s Central Standard radio show and video podcast</p>http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/6637774613http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/6637774613Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:06:07 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmylj90vOW1qzgi4do1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Believe it or not, the addictiveness of social media has a direct correlation with America’s up-and-coming favorite new pastime, the world of competitive air guitar.</p> <p>I wrote this for my blog at work. It’s a big love letter to the power of the air guitar community.</p>http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/6637722436http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/6637722436Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:04:21 -0500social mediaair guitarkansas cityflash mobair guitar flash mobcommunitymean melin<object width="400" height="314" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="vid=14811170&autoplay=false" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.ustream.tv/flash/viewer.swf" /><embed flashvars="vid=14811170&autoplay=false" width="400" height="314" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://www.ustream.tv/flash/viewer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object> <br/><br/><p>Here is the video from Central Standard’s first<strong> videocast</strong> EVER. Proud to say US Air Guitar broke their cherry on this one - and received numerous complaints! Hilarious stuff.</p> <p>This one features air guitar author/speaker/legend <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bjornturoque.com/">Bjorn Turoque</a>, World champ <a target="_blank" href="http://www.hotlixxhulahan.com/">Hot Lixx Hulahan</a>, US National champ <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmpTlm1Trtk">Romeo Dance Cheetah</a>, and 3-time regional champ <strong>Mean Melin </strong></p>http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/6637643303http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/6637643303Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:01:48 -0500mean melinbjorn turoqueHot Lixx HulahanRomeo Dance Cheetahkcurpublic radiokansas cityvideopodcastradio shownpr2011<a href="http://archive.kcur.org/kcurViewDirect.asp?PlayListID=8278">Download/listen to US Air Guitar all-stars on KC NPR affiliate radio talk show</a>: <p><a target="_blank" href="http://archive.kcur.org/kcurViewDirect.asp?PlayListID=8278"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/lDbA9.jpg" height="425" width="294"/></a></p> <p>Public radio will never be the same. Did KCUR get complaints? You betcha.</p>http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/6637120189http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/6637120189Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:44:28 -0500mean melinbjorn turoquehot lixx hulahanromeo dance cheetahkcur central standardkansas cityradio showkcur <embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" salign="l" flashvars="&titleAvailable=true&playerAvailable=true&searchAvailable=false&shareFlag=N&singleURL=http://wdaf.vidcms.trb.com/alfresco/service/edge/content/810e6937-3ce0-4794-ba27-770ea24b65d9&propName=wdaf.com&hostURL=http://www.fox4kc.com&swfPath=http://wdaf.vid.trb.com/player/&omAccount=triblocaltvglobal&omnitureServer=fox4kc.com" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" menu="true" name="PaperVideoTest" bgcolor="#ffffff" devicefont="false" wmode="transparent" scale="showall" loop="true" play="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" src="http://wdaf.vid.trb.com/player/PaperVideoTest.swf" align="middle" height="400" width="400"></embed><br/><br/><p>World champ <a target="_blank" href="http://www.hotlixxhulahan.com/">Hot Lixx Hulahan</a>, US National champ <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmpTlm1Trtk">Romeo Dance Cheetah</a>, and 3-time regional champ <strong>Mean Melin </strong>give the Kansas City FOX-4 crew some tips on air guitar “verocity” on the morning newscast.</p> <p>Best quote:</p> <p>- “That’s just [the Cheetah’s] daywear. When he gets into his costume, it’s pretty stunning.”</p>http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/6636684106http://meanmelin.tumblr.com/post/6636684106Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:29:56 -0500fox-4romeo dance cheetahair guitarmean melinhot lixx hulahan