One of the strange things I remember about the episode I was listening to was how friendly the two hosts were. I would listen to the radio sometimes, and the hosts always seemed to be very crass and loud (I guess I picked up some of their bad habits…) but Scott and Ben were just…nice. They were quiet, good-natured and I felt like I was one of their buddies, listening and laughing at their conversation in the cafeteria or something. I never missed an episode of Two Geeks in the same way I never missed the chance to hang out a friend’s house.

So that was my relationship with Scott Carelli and Ben Noblitt, all the way up until the Spring of 2008. I was listening to the second episode of Geek By Night and it suddenly occoured to me that I could probablly do a good job writing scripts for the show. Why this idea didn’t come to me during the actual auditions for writing, who knows? But for some reason, I lacked the patience to simply wait for the next season. (It’sa good thing I didn’t though; a year later and I’d still be waiting for Season 2.) So I wrote this dumb little skit over Spring Break and emailed it to Scott, as my early audition piece. Scott sent me a friendly but unintrested reply and for a while, that was that.

Then John  left.

Now, I feel like a piece of shit for admitting this, but the second I finished listening to the podcast where Scott, Randy and Ruzzo announced auditions for a new Elliot, I downloaded Audacity and sent for the audition piece. This was at the beginning of June. Then June turned into July and July turned into August and I had accpepted that maybe Geekshow just wasn’t in my future. Then, about two weeks before Junior year, Scott sent me an email, asking me to play Billy. I was on the team.

I think it was during one of our Skype table reads or something that I had my fist conversation with Scott. It was a bit jarring hearing the little voice in my headphones talking back, but as I wrote before, I already considered him to be something of a “friend” already. So when my good buddy Will Rithcie and I came up with the idea to do our own podcast, I felt comfortable asking Scott if it could have a home on Geekshow. Foolishly, he said yes.

Despite my presence on it, Geekeasy has become somewhat sucessful. We were the  goofy little brother of Two Geeks and I felt right at home. Then, during one of our now-dialy Skype convos, Scott dropped a bombshell; He was killing the show. My brain sank. No If We Ran Hollywood? No Ben scolding Scott for saying “hey guys,” thus ignoring the female listeners? No Two Geeks? No way.

Without thinking and without consulting my loyal co-host, I told Scott, “hey, wouldn’t it be funny if Will and took over for you and Ben?” Scot replied the same way most of you did: “Uh, why?” Why indeed. I guess the most basic reason is that I love Two Geeks a Mic and a Podcast and I didnt want to see it die. If killing Geekeasy means Two Geeks will live so be it. Would it make a lot of listeners unhappy? Without a doubt. But hey, no one ever accused me of being a considerate guy. (Hey Kim.)

Which brings me to the reason I’m writing this. I want to let all the Two Geeks listeners know that me and Will are going to be 100% dedicated to you guys. It’s a big responcibility, and I know that a show like Two Geeks deserves a lot better than someone like me. But Will and I are going to do our best to make the best show possible. So please, if you’re still suscribed to the show, keep your suscription for at least two eps into our run. And if you don’t, hey, there’s always Fandamonium.

Anyhoozeles, if you’ve somehow managed to slog through all of this, thank you. And please, keep listening.

Hey Geeks. Scott here.

As most of you probably know by now, the 100th episode of Two Geeks a Mic and a Podcast is going to be Ben and I’s swan song. We’re leaving the show, and we couldn’t think of a better way to go out than with all of you to be around to see it. We’re going to talk about it in detail in episode 99 (to be released on Tuesday), but I wanted to take the time to make a formal announcement on the site.

Two Geeks Episode 100 will be recorded LIVE on Sunday, May 17th at 7pm EST.

We will be doing the show via TalkShoe. For those of you familar with how GeekiNtertainment did their series of GeekiNput episodes, this should be a breeze. For those of you not, here’s the rundown: (Most of this is stolen from Randy’s original article on the subject because, hey, if it ain’t broke…)

Go to Talkshoe and register an account. If you plan to call in using a telephone, then make sure your pin number matches your phone number. That way, the system automatically links you to your username. After registering, go to the page for Two Geeks Episode 100. Make note of the show dates and times. Click “Follow This” to receive reminders prior to the show going on air.

30 minutes before a show goes on air, visit the GeekiNput site to join the chat room. If you download Talkshoe Live! version of the software, it has a VOIP program for connecting to the show (Assuming you have a Microphone and headeset) built in. If you don’t download the Live! version (Which is free, BTW) then you can still connect to the chat room by clicking on the non-download version.

When the show goes on air, you can listen to it by streaming the audio in the Talkshoe chat window. In order to participate with the show, you will need to “dial in”. Using a telephone is the easiest method to do this. Simply dial (724) 444-7444 and enter 49988 as the Call ID#. Then if it asks, enter the pin number you registered with (If you are calling from the phone number you used as your pin number, you should not have to enter anything here).

The show is moderated, so you will have to wait your turn to talk. Help us speed the process up by pressing the “request to talk” button when you have something you want to say. That can be found in the chat window.

So there you go, it’s really not as complicated as it might sound. Promise.

Now, what will we be talking about? Well, that’s where you guys come in. If you remember waaaaaaaay back to December of 2006, we were celebrating our first year as a podcast, and we asked you to all submit questions for us (geek related or otherwise) to answer on the show. Well, we’re asking for questions again, only this time, you’ll be asking us the questions directly. So come to the show fully loaded. We’ll also want you to recount how you started listening to us, and how long its been.

On top of that, we’ll also be doing a very special If We Ran Hollywood that we want you all to participate in: Two Geeks a Mic and a Podcast THE MOVIE! We want you to cast it, give it a plot, and pitch us your idea LIVE on the show. The winner (as judged by us on the show) will be given a special prize pack of various goodies courtesy of InStockTrades.

So, come join us as we celebrate our FINAL EPISODE! We hope to see you all there!