Guido "Host of the GRR Podcast"

Almost like it was picked out from a scene from a movie... this is the final accounts of my life as an in-store FireDog Technician

I go to my work PC for the last time… Like looking for music at a jukebox, I look for the most fitting song to play as a farewell song to my final departure from a place I called my second home since August 16th of 2006. I click through folder looking for one musical piece that defined my time there and what I came to do, an anthem of sorts to tie up every moment that I had there.
I scroll down a list of songs and like the neon lights of a bar in night I find the song.
I double click the song and start the music player on the computer. I picked up the phone, dial the intercom and tell few people left at the store, “This is Greg’s farewell song.” Then I put the receiver next to the speaker and press play on the music player.

I've paid my dues -
Time after time -
I've done my sentence
But committed no crime -
And bad mistakes
I've made a few
I've had my share of sand kicked in my face -
But I've come through

I jumped up on top of the services counter and start to sing as the music played over the intercom...

We are the champions - my friends
And we'll keep on fighting - till the end -
We are the champions -
We are the champions
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions - of the world –

The closing manager and most closing employees start to flock towards the bench and I keep singing kneeling on the bench with air guitar in hand…

I've taken my bows
And my curtain calls -
You brought me fame and fortuen and everything that goes with it -
I thank you all -
But it's been no bed of roses
No pleasure cruise -
I consider it a challenge before the whole human race -
And I ain't gonna lose –

Then everyone around starts to sing with me in the triumphant farewell of their tech

We are the champions - my friends
And we'll keep on fighting - till the end -
We are the champions -
We are the champions
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions - of the world –

After the song ends, I sit on the counter exchanging numbers with some of my friends from the store and saying “Give me a call some time, we’ll go shoot pool some time and drink some beers.”
Some people were surprised that this evening was the last time I would be part of team mesquite and said, “we’ll miss you” etc. I told them I would be back by to pickup my check.
And before I left through the side door, my store director made store announcement over the intercom and said a nice little speech before I went out the door. We hugged and I walked out of the building.

Circuit City we shared laughs together. We complained to each other. We dressed up on Halloween. We rocked out at the Tech Bench with the musical selections of DJ Guido. We made fun of customers together. We were a team. And I will never forget you guys.

And I close on the final chapter of the “Geeks.” Trilogy… “Geeks. Revenge of the Retail Empire”