Hosting a podcasts definitely has it’s advantages and Disadvantages. The weekly investment of hours sometimes prove to be too much for aspiring podcaster. Also, there is usually little to no monetary gain involved. The payoff is building a community of people that listen to your show. Watching as commentors post in the forums and on forum topics, is more valuable than money, and the community is the reason that podcasters work tirelessly at building their craft. I get excited everytime someone just sends me a message about the show, or just want to say hi. It’s even more exciting when someone in the community actually wants to hang out with you.

In mid December Sam(GHR Superman) and I(GHR Maverick) decided to take Bizz up on his offer to have a Rockband party. Honestly, we were a little nervous, because we never met Bizz personally and he is a very vocal person. So we set out one cold Friday night in December to play some Rockband. Expecting Bizz to look like a George Constanza look-alike, I was pleasantly surprised when a young bearded college-looking student came to the door. We ended up having a great night. Honestly, we rocked out to all types of songs. I’ll even admit some of my favorites. “Gimme Shelter” The Rolling Stones, “Maps” Yeah Yeah Yeahs, “Roam” B-52′s, “Creep” Radiohead. We had a great Band. I was on Bass Guitar, Sam- Drums, Laurie(Mrs. Bizz) – Vocalists, and Bizz Lead Guitar.

Sometimes, as podcasters, we get so caught in the daily grind of making a show/working on the site/life, that we lose track of even why we started podcasting. That night of extreme rocking out, and I mean ROCKING OUT, I forgot about all of my stresses. I wasn’t thinking about forum posts, or download numbers. This is the reason we started GamerHusbands. This night showed me that we have done more than build a community. We built friendships!