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Josy Forsdike

Air Guitar World Championships 2013 – in pictures

Air Guitar: Mitsuaki
Mitsuaki 'Inogami Koushou' Inoue of Japan. The belt says it all Photograph: Mauri Ratilainen/EPA
Air Guitar: 18th Air Guitar World Championships in Oulu
Kereel 'Your Daddy' Blumenkrants of Russia looks more like he is playing air piano Photograph: Mauri Ratilainen/EPA
Air Guitar: AIR GUITAR WORLD CHAMPION GRAND FINAL IN OULU FINLAND
Altair 'Rockin`Rabbit' Kassymov of Kazakhstan was hopping mad when he only placed 12th Photograph: Mauri Ratilainen/EPA
Air Guitar: Emmanuelle
Emmanuelle 'Miss Issipy' Stempniakowski of Belgium plucks the air guitar with her tongue – ouch! Photograph: Mauri Ratilainen/EPA
Air Guitar: Eventual winner Eric 'Mean Melin' Melin of the USA
Dave Grohl lookalike and competition winner Eric 'Mean' Melin of the USA Photograph: Mauri Ratilainen/EPA
Air Guitar: James
James 'The Beast' Lowe of the Netherlands only managed 15th despite the impressive makeup job Photograph: Mauri Ratilainen/EPA
Air Guitar: 18th Air Guitar World Championships in Oulu
Representing the UK, Thom 'Wi!d Th!ng 37' Wilding. Wi!d Th!ng 37 came third – better than Bonnie Tyler managed at Eurovision! Photograph: Mauri Ratilainen/EPA
Air Guitar: Justin 'Nordic Thunder' Howard
The rather unkempt Justin 'Nordic Thunder' Howard of the USA failed to retain his title, placing fourth this year Photograph: Mauri Ratilainen/EPA
Air Guitar: Kasper 'ThunderFlesh' Toernstroem of Denmark smashes his air guitar to the
Kasper 'ThunderFlesh' Toernstroem of Denmark smashes his air guitar to the ground Photograph: Mauri Ratilainen/EPA
Air Guitar: Runner up Doug 'The Thunder' Stroock from the US
American Doug 'The Thunder' Stroock's 'oozingly sexual air guitar moves' landed him in second place Photograph: Mauri Ratilainen/EPA
Air Guitar: Vladlena 'Ivana Rock' Kaminskaya
One of only two women in the top 17 air guitar players in the world, Vladlena 'Ivana Rock' Kaminskaya of Russia placed 16th Photograph: Mauri Ratilainen/EPA
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