RIAA Rocks Out With 'Guitar Hero'
'Tis the season for holiday happy hours in Washington, which promise to bring out a fun mix of hacks, flacks, wonks and a potpourri of policy junkies. I kicked off the party-going parade on Tuesday with the Copyright Alliance's soiree at the swanky Sonoma wine bar.
A modest but lively crowd sipped specialty reds and whites and munched on a buffet of intriguing appetizers at the Capitol Hill bistro's back room. While there, I caught up with Cara Duckworth, media maven for the Recording Industry Association of America, who disclosed that she has been playing an awful lot of "Guitar Hero."
The latest version of the top-selling videogame for PlayStation 2 is on a number of holiday wish lists but Duckworth couldn’t resist buying it last weekend. She admits that the software has taken up much of her free time in the days since -- but she is getting really good at mimicking the moves of 80s crooner Pat Benatar.
Speaking of pastimes, I also learned that Patrick Ross, the executive director of the trade group that represents Microsoft, NBC Universal, News Corp., and more than 40 others, is an avid antique map collector. Go figure!
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