This is the first Friday since fall 2005 that I didn't hear Garnett Lee say the memorable phrase "Weekend confirmed." And to think that I started listening to 1up yours almost by accident, after watching a video of Luke Smith interviewing David Jaffe, the creator of God of War. The scruffy looking dude with the beard, Mr. Smith, kept asking sharp question after sharp question. It was fascinating.So after discovering that Luke was also host of a "podcast," I knew I wanted to listen more, and thus I became a fan of 1up yours. The years passed, people left: Luke, John. Other people joined: Brian, Mark, Shawn. And the two most controversial and unique hosts stayed: Garnett and Shane.
Now the 1up network is owned by UGO, half of the people working there were fired, and the most entertaining podcasts about video games are no more. It really feels strange coming home and not having those familiar voices go at it for two hours of pure fun. How could anyone forget Garnett saying "This is my god damned show!" or Shane "mangod" Bettenhausen defending everything PS3 related?
I just want to say Thank You to all the people of 1up for providing me with some the most memorable entertainment for the past three years.
