I'd wager that once the reality of learning an instrument kicks in, junior's new guitar will soon find a home in the corner gathering dust while waiting for the eventual indignity of placement next to an old stack of gardening magazines at the spring garage sale.

What, and he's saying that didn't happen before Guitar Hero and Rock Band? There's always been a vast difference between the idea of playing an instrument and the actual work of learning to play an instrument, and there have always been more people who've taken a few lessons and then quit than people who've become proficient. I know; I've been both! :)