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Short Of The Record But Not Of Greatness

Posted By swoononeone On June 7, 2009 @ 11:14 am In Entertainment, Events, Festivals, Music, People, interesting | Comments Disabled

Yesterday afternoon’s Guinness Book of World Records attempt at largest guitar ensemble ^[1] attempt was astounding. In 2007 Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany brought together 1,802 guitarists ^[2] to play Smoke on the Water. Neil Young’s Helpless was to be The Great Canadian Tune ^[3] to rally Toronto guitarists and beat the record. We were close. “Just” 1,623 made it! While just shy of the record seeing a city block wrapped with a line up of guitar players was pretty cool.

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[1] World Records attempt at largest guitar ensemble: http://www.luminato.com/2009/events/44#comment644

[2] Germany brought together 1,802 guitarists: http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,490522,00.html

[3] Neil Young’s Helpless was to be The Great Canadian Tune: http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090528/neil_young_090528/20090528

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