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Giant Bomb Thread #5 - We love you, Ryan Davis

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I'm really going to miss his hijinks.
 
I can't believe this. And I can't believe how much this has seriously affected my mood.

I just... we don't know the reason for his death, but I always wished he had taken better care of his health...
 
I met Ryan on several occasions at E3 and stuff, and he even name dropped me once on the podcast - and that made my damn week. He was always the nicest, funniest, most big-hearted man going. Just so welcoming. I'm absolutely devastated. Even though we only met in person a couple of times, he's been a part of my life every single week in the form of the podcast and videos and such for years. There's a void there - but not as much of a void as those who actually worked, lived and laughed with him day-in and day-out will feel. My thoughts and love is with them first. What a terrible day. RIP.
 
FluxWaveZ said:
I can't believe this. And I can't believe how much this has seriously affected my mood.

I just... we don't know the reason for his death, but I always wished he had taken better care of his health...
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I can't get into giantbomb and look at the pictures I have of me and him and it is making me furious.

This is terrible. I wish I could come up with something better but
 
I was wondering why Jeff hadn't answered any tumblr questions in days. He's usually pretty on point about that. I just thought he was taking his 4th of July weekend very seriously.

:'(

RIP Ryan Davis. I immensely enjoyed his work over the past year I discovered Giant Bomb.
 
I mentioned it before, but Patrick has to see July 3 as a cursed date now. Last year his dad passed on that day, and now Ryan?

Fucking sucks.
 
He had a teasing public persona but everyone that knew him personally always said he had a huge heart.

I always remember the story of the Boy, his Mom and the blue 3DS.
 
Morgan Freeman said:
I was wondering why Jeff hadn't answered any tumblr questions in days. He's usually pretty on point about that. I just thought he was taking his 4th of July weekend very seriously.

:'(

RIP Ryan Davis. I immensely enjoyed his work over the past year I discovered Giant Bomb.
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Yea Iwas wondering what was up with Jeff too

man just no words
 
Felix Lighter said:
He had a teasing public persona but everyone that knew him personally always said he had a huge heart.

I always remember the story of the Boy, his Mom and the blue 3DS.
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That was a good story.

Never thought I'd get teary over someone I knew almost solely over the internet.

Think I'll always remember how hard I laughed when he drank the breastmilk at PAX East.
 
birdhammer said:
It's not your, or anyone else's place to speculate. If Ryan's friends and family want to tell us how he passed, they will. Until that happens it's our job to fondly remember the guy that brought fun and comedy anywhere he went.
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Xyrmellon said:
I don't think we should start let rumors start running wild, so yes, please stop.

And that guy that made the third comment on that link should go to hell.
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Sorry for speculating. :( All of this is very sudden and I couldn't behave well.

My condolences to his wife and family.
 
Ryan was always like the rock of the site to me, nobody could host a show or bombcast like he could. This is tragic, three years of hearing his voice almost daily, it's not going to be the same and I can't imagine how this has affected his friends.
 
So, I'm a cosplayer. And I used to have a big group of friends who were cosplayers. And one of the things I would do when we were working on stuff together was take out my laptop and put it on the floor, and load up a quick look because my friends weren't in to games very much and it let them get an understanding of where video games were. It was me being a little selfish in choosing what we had in the background and forcing myself on others but, we all came to like giantbomb and we laughed with it, it became a pretty important part of where I was at the time.

At the second PAX I attended, I dragged my friends to the giant bomb panel and we got pretty good seats. We were cackling through the entire session and groaning at the QA. We got our badges signed by the entire crew. Afterwards we went to the GiantBomb afterparty that was a JJ Foleys, a bar that I had never been into because of how it's exterior looked, but I frequent pretty regularly there. We went early and had dinner there and, thusly, had a booth when everyone start to pour in. Eventually I got up to use the bathroom and say hi to Brad, but when I came back, Ryan was sitting out our table, talking to my friends. I was a little floored, but it was...pretty great. He let me back into my seat and settled in beside us, and we talked and had drinks for a few hours. He hooked us up witht he giant bomb free drinks password, and all of us got ridiculously drunk. He did the thing where he stands perfectly still and you think the stream was broken, but it was just him being really still. It was one of the best parties I had ever been to. Ryan was one of the nicest people I've ever met. And this probably shouldn't be effecting me as much as it is, but fuck.

I hate this.

I was prepared for the site shutting down for financial reasons or everyone going their separate ways, the things that happen in this industry but I never expected this. I never wanted this.

I hate this.

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This big group hug twitter coverage we all love you thing is a little bit too much for my non-emotional self to endure. This feel like close-people-family loss, with the pictures and people talking about who they lost.

I'm crying the hell out because somebody I never spoke to, but listened to everyday died. And, somehow, I don't think I should be a part of it. But, weirdly enough, it seems I am?

Modern times are SO goddamn weird.
 
Mesoian said:
So, I'm a cosplayer. And I used to have a big group of friends who were cosplayers. And one of the things I would do when we were working on stuff together was take out my laptop and put it on the floor, and load up a quick look because my friends weren't in to games very much and it let them get an understanding of where video games were. It was me being a little selfish in choosing what we had in the background and forcing myself on others but, we all came to like giantbomb and we laughed with it, it became a pretty important part of where I was at the time.

At the second PAX I attended, I dragged my friends to the giant bomb panel and we got pretty good seats. We were cackling through the entire session and groaning at the QA. We got our badges signed by the entire crew. Afterwards we went to the GiantBomb afterparty that was a JJ Foleys, a bar that I had never been into because of how it's exterior looked, but I frequent pretty regularly there. We went early and had dinner there and, thusly, had a booth when everyone start to pour in. Eventually I got up to use the bathroom and say hi to Brad, but when I came back, Ryan was sitting out our table, talking to my friends. I was a little floored, but it was...pretty great. He let me back into my seat and settled in beside us, and we talked and had drinks for a few hours. He hooked us up witht he giant bomb free drinks password, and all of us got ridiculously drunk. He did the thing where he stands perfectly still and you think the stream was broken, but it was just him being really still. It was one of the best parties I had ever been to. Ryan was one of the nicest people I've ever met. And this probably shouldn't be effecting me as much as it is, but fuck.

I hate this.

I was prepared for the site shutting down for financial reasons or everyone going their separate ways, the things that happen in this industry but I never expected this. I never wanted this.

I hate this.

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That's such a nice story.
 
It's strange to say goodbye to someone that you feel you knew so well, even though you never met. This hit me hard. Rest in Peace, Ryan.
 
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