A cool part of the Insight Bowl is that its next door to downtown Tempe's new year's eve bash. Here's an action shot of newphew Mike rocking on the bash's air guitar stage. This was Mike's second year of wowing the crowd with his self-styled performance to the Police's Message in a Bottle.
Mike was not pleased with this year's air guitar organizers. Last year featured solo performers who were competing to win a Wii. This year it was a free-for-all, and organizers allowed multiple performers on stage simultaneously. Mike, who had been working on his routine for some time, felt as though the organizers had cheapened the event.