So I just came back from a trip to Texas where I got to get some good Smashing in. I got an opportunity to battle Caveman who was ranked at #20 out of the top 25 before people stopped using the National Power Rankings due to conflict over it... famous for the combo video "Enter the Cave" and also considered the best Young Link in the world for consistently bringing Young Link further in tournaments than anyone else. I never beat him against his good characters, but I always got it down to one stock. I also got a chance to battle Smiles who is an insanely good Peach. Out of a good handful of matches, I won a couple battles against him. From what he's told me, he's ranked about #6 in Texas or so... so I guess I'm not terrible at Melee. The two are clearly way better than me, but it's not bad for playing Melee for about a year and a half. SOS and a few other amazing Melee players were around, but I didn't get a chance to play them. Maybe next time...