Sarcastic Gamer.  Let me say that again.  Sarcastic Gamer.  That name has always and will always bring back great memories.  I’m not normally sentimental and sappy, but I’m making an exception here.  For the past three years, I’ve had the opportunity NAY the privilege to podcast for a great little gaming website.  And now it’s time to move on to the next endeavor.

Let me take you on a wee journey.  Back in early 2008, I was listening to Gamercast Network’s Video Game Show podcast.  I heard a short promo talking about Sarcastic Gamer’s Red Show and decided to have a listen.  That was around episode 7 or 8.  I loved the casual gaming talk and was happy to find the website had the same atmosphere.

That is what always drove me back to Sarcastic Gamer.  We never generally didn’t take things too seriously.  We had fun while we created content that, thankfully, others found enjoyable to consume.

A few months later, I submitted a Fiction Friday article as my application to become a staff member on the site.  I was accepted and was WAY TOO EXCITED.  I’d be working alongside Doc? Dave? Rothbart? Frawlz? Pacman? These guys were in my ears every day and now I’d be getting emails and phone calls from them.  DUDE!  Shortly after, the site announced that they were opening a podcast channel for anyone and everyone that wanted to submit content.  I had never done a podcast before but was crazy enthusiastic to give it a whirl.  I called up my brother (Smelly Pirate), a former coworker that I had spent hours upon hours with in Call of Duty and Gears of War (Saint Mantooth), and another good friend of mine that I perform improv comedy with (Don Marco).  The result was the Panda Watch Podcast.

Fast forward over three years later and we have recorded over 130 episodes (Panda Watch, Humpday Update and SG Brown), produced over 80 parody songs, and made exponentially more friends along the way.  And quite honestly, that’s the part that matters the most to me.  The grind of podcasting every single week is taxing.  But it’s all worth it, knowing that our listeners are enjoying our content.

You, the listener and reader, are why we are NOT stopping the show.  More songs are yet to come.  More bathroom humor.  More Don Marco.  More Brown.  The name may change but everything else will remain the same.  And it’s because of you guys.  Thank you for being so accepting of our silly little show.  Off the top of my head, thank you to TamarindLAZ (first bud!), Fisherman, ChickenX, Sir Firo, Blinkcard, Mahagna, Fisherman (yes twice…you deserve bro), Mcnally3000, MTaylo050, jvmaxwell (AKA i5-2500k!), stingo, NMReign, JJMAC (old school yo), heyfling, hollitz, MercenaryR56, DarkTAO, KCohere.  If I left you out, I apologize.  Nothin but love for ya.

To my cohosts that I’m actually continuing to record episodes with… Thanks for putting up with me!  I know that every few months I go from “accusing everyone that you’re not doing enough for the show” to “Can I quit doing this every week?”  You are my Rispiradone.  And for that I am thankful … also, you guys SERIOUSLY need to pick up the freaking slack on pre-made content. Stop slacking.  I WILL send an email.  YOU KNOW I’LL DO IT.

Thanks for everything SG.  See ya on the flip side.