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LiLSpArKlEAngl13 · Level 19: Smoke Out **Posts:** 959 **Timestamp:** Wed Aug 20, 08 4:36 PM

16-year-old quits school to play video game
Mother "couldn't take the complaining anymore"

By Mike Smith
It's both a teenager's dream and a parent's worst nightmare.

Blake Peebles, a 16-year-old from Raleigh, NC., dropped out of high school last September in order to devote more time to playing Guitar Hero, according to an article in the Raleigh News & Observer. Peebles, who's receiving at-home tuition in lieu of his schooling, puts himself among the top 15 or 20 Guitar Hero players in the country, and has racked up about $1000 in prizes so far.

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Only a handful are able to make a living from professional gaming, but the number is growing. Peebles, who plays under the alias "Dreminem," hopes to become one of them. Although his parents didn't want him to ditch school, in the words of the article he "bugged them until they let him quit."

"We couldn't take the complaining anymore," Peebles' mother Hunter told the News & Observer. "He always told me he thought school was a waste of time." Blake hopes to win a place at the 2008 World Cyber Games Grand Final, which takes place in Germany in November, where -- if successful -- he'd take on gamers from over 70 countries.

Would he have better career prospects if he'd dropped out of school to be an actual guitarist? Time will tell.

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MetalMessiah · Level 41: Metal Blade **Posts:** 16244 **Timestamp:** Wed Aug 20, 08 4:37 PM

Old news, heard about it before.

This kid is a loser though. He cant possibly make a career out of GH. Now if he would just pick up a REAL guitar, maybe he could get somewhere.
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Black Rose · Level 31: Sheng Long **Posts:** 6544 **Timestamp:** Wed Aug 20, 08 4:39 PM

Wow just wow. I'm surprised his parents let him even do that.
Well...I hope he has a good time playing GH lol.
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LiLSpArKlEAngl13 · Level 19: Smoke Out **Posts:** 959 **Timestamp:** Wed Aug 20, 08 6:14 PM

my mom would slap me silly if i told her i was dropping out of school to play video games haha
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Cursed · Level 39: Paper Luigi **Posts:** 13270 **Timestamp:** Wed Aug 20, 08 6:17 PM

Makes me think of the episode of South Park...
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BigNig · Level 43: Monk **Posts:** 20023 **Timestamp:** Wed Aug 20, 08 7:58 PM

I sense failure in this one.
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whadu · Level 47: Snake Eater **Posts:** 31346 **Timestamp:** Wed Aug 20, 08 8:22 PM

If that's what he truly wants to do, best of luck.
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Kennisiou · Level 20: Metal Mario **Posts:** 1263 **Timestamp:** Wed Aug 20, 08 8:26 PM

I dunno, lots of people are actually playing games professionally now, and with the prizes at some tournaments, some of the good ones don't even need jobs. I've heard about pros at shooters and RTS's that are highschool dropouts that make a lot. If he's really that good at Guitar Hero, he may not really need that diploma.

Although he should get his GED now while he still remembers at least some of what he's been taught in school. Boo on the parents for not giving him that condition before letting him drop out.
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Jumpin' Jack Flash · Level 25: Twin Snakes **Posts:** 3332 **Timestamp:** Wed Aug 20, 08 8:43 PM

What. A fucking. Retard.
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Toadonpa · Level 26: Holy Knight **Posts:** 3622 **Timestamp:** Wed Aug 20, 08 9:04 PM

Old news, gg. But still a retard.
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