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Lt. Facemelter of San Diego is crowned US Air Guitar champion

Jason Farnan (aka Lt. Facemelter) is the winner of the 2013 US Air Guitar Championship.
Jason Farnan (aka Lt. Facemelter) is the winner of the 2013 US Air Guitar Championship.
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Lt. Facemelter of San Diego is crowned US Air Guitar champion

This past weekend, the National Air Guitar championships took place here in L.A. at the House of Blues. It was the first time in nearly a decade that this sporting event was held in southern California.

That home court advantage proved useful to Jason Farnan of San Diego, who was crowned the new champ:

 

Farnan is now on his way to the world air guitar championships in Finland, but he took some time to chat with us earlier from John Wayne Airport.