Guitar Hero addict Jimmy Winter was rocking out against a friend recently when he managed to snap his knee during a particularly exuberant rock-out.

We were neck in neck in points... I had to do something special. I needed STYLE points. I breathed deep, my rock meter was maxed out and I was going to make this audience feel it. I twisted to the right and threw my guitar in the air! Instead of a roaring audience I heard a loud snap! My knee slid to the outside of my leg and my leg bent sideways as I fell to the ground.

After a couple of misread MRIs (gotta love our crap health system), a doctor told Winters that he had managed to knock an inch and a half piece of bone off of his femur and that he needed knee surgery.

Ouch!

Hit the jump for Winter's heartfelt letter to Red Octane Games. Brian Crecente

Dear Red Octane Games,

I have terrible news. While I am in love with your game, it has caused me great harm. Guitar Hero broke my knee. Its true, while playing your game on July 3rd and shredding a massive lick I pivoted into a great thrashing stance and my knee gave way. After several doctor visits and x-rays it later turned out my rocking had knocked an inch and a half piece of bone off of my knee and it was now floating about the inside of my leg.

I ended up going under the knife to reattach the smaller piece of bone back to my leg and now, more than a month later, I am still unable to walk. I am however gearing up from a triumphant comeback in early September to show others on my block I can still rock twice as hard as them.

This is a story that must be told. Imagine being able to tell your customers that a young man in Omaha, NE rocked Guitar Hero so hard his own bones crumbled. Boys would cheer and mothers would cringe.

Maybe an endorsement deal? I would be like Subway's Jared. Maybe we could do something as simple as Red Octane supporting the local Guitar Hero championship my friends and I are setting up. You could send some banners and an advanced copy of Guitar Hero 2 our finalists could play.... kind of like in the Wizard when they played Mario Brothers 3.

Well I've attached 2 photos of me suffering after my surgery to really tug your heartstrings. I think we should talk about this. You can reach me at jimmy@guitarherobrokemyknee.com or by phone at 402-XXX-XXXX.

Yours in Rock,

Jimmy Winter

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