brandonh83
Banned
I can safely say that as a nerd, I would want this sort of stuff personally. You weren't wrong for backing down though so don't beat yourself up over it.
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Remembering Ryan Davis, 1979 - 2013
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I can safely say that as a nerd, I would want this sort of stuff personally. You weren't wrong for backing down though so don't beat yourself up over it.
CouldBeWorse
Member
Ben Morales
Member
Just got to the part where they talked about doing the Too Human video. One of my favorite skits by them. I love when Jeff and Ryan went into Gangsta mode! XD
http://youtu.be/a0nynA24Zzk
http://youtu.be/a0nynA24Zzk
bassman2112
Member
I think you guys are overreacting if you think it's weird for them to sound happy.
When my best friend died, my friends and I grieved on our own for many days; but when we all got together, we reminisced and we celebrated the amazing times we had with her. It was a positive affair, one in which we were celebrating a life.
I am so glad that this is how the guys have chosen to approach everything. Ryan would be happy.
When my best friend died, my friends and I grieved on our own for many days; but when we all got together, we reminisced and we celebrated the amazing times we had with her. It was a positive affair, one in which we were celebrating a life.
I am so glad that this is how the guys have chosen to approach everything. Ryan would be happy.
Relax. Seriously. Dude explained himself, and got a few things off his chest.
34 is way too young. I can't even imagine what his wife is going through. I hope she has a lot of support.
CouldBeWorse
Member
Do they break down on the podcast? That's what gets me the most - other people breaking down.
There is no disrespect to the deceased if you want to remember the happy times. I don't get ppl who want funerals to just be sad and depressing. Yes it's a terrible time but it's apart of life.
At my funeral I want my favorite songs played and for ppl to remember the happy times.
At my funeral I want my favorite songs played and for ppl to remember the happy times.
The Grim Heaper
Member
I haven't listened to most of it,
but I hear at least Drew breaks down
a little more than half way in and it hasn't been like that... maybe like one or two snippets of sadness but mostly just great stories and boisterous laughter.
It's more celebratory really. A nice tribute to Ryan. Lots of fascinating stories about how the guys all came to know each other, back in the Gamespot days and whatnot. Not really a sad tone.
Of course I've teared up multiple times, but I get misty eyed embarrassingly easy at stuff so your mileage may vary.
matrix-cat
Member
"Matthew Rorie, you are a human piece of shit"
Tears from my eyes
EDIT - Meant to post that in the Bombcast thread, but still, Ryan was amazing.
Tears from my eyes
EDIT - Meant to post that in the Bombcast thread, but still, Ryan was amazing.
Go listen to it. It's a real lighthearted chat about their friend. Gets a little rough for the last 3-4 minutes.
MasterLeePhD
Member
I cant believe the GB crew found the strength to do the podcast. Listening to now.
BobTheFork
Member
Don't want to ruin it but what he did to Rorie at his own wedding was hilarious
Conflict NZ
Member
I never did get round to watching the Brad/Ryan Deadly Premonition Endurance run, it's going to be odd.
It's a really good Endurance Run.
You missed one of the all-time great Ryan moments.
Theresagiantdoginthatintersectiontheresagiantdoginthatintersectiontheresagiantdoginthatintersection.
Run that dog over. Run that dog over. runthatdogoverrunthatdogoverrunthatdogover.
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/endurance-run-deadly-premonition-part-br-30/2300-2479/
daemissary
Member
Let us know what the final verdict is...I'm debating whether to try and listen to this at work but if it gets too serious then I don't think I'll be able to handle it.
SteveWinwood
Member
Listen to it.
Listen to it. There's a couple moments of them breaking, but it's over in a flash. Ending's a bit rough, but not really sad in tone. It certainly got me, but not really because of what those guys said. It's more the whole situation finally sinking in for me.
Man, those guys on the Podcast, those are some good friends. I could only hope if I were to pass away unexpectedly i could have people like that sitting around telling stories and laughing and enjoying my life, not being angry of the fact I was gone.
Thanks Ryan for all the laughs. You may be gone but you'll never be forgotten.
Thanks Ryan for all the laughs. You may be gone but you'll never be forgotten.
just finished it and it's fine. They tough it out and laugh it out. Fitting tribute.
It has its really tough spots though.
I don't really get emotional about celebrity deaths, even for people I'm a huge fan of. Steve Jobs is really the only one that hit me in any form, and that was just feeling depressed for like a half hour.
Then there's Ryan. For the past few days, I feel like I've been taking this well. I never had the pleasure of meeting him. I didn't really know the guy, but that doesn't actually matter. The man has been a really important, influential part of my life. He's been important in developing my tastes in entertainment, comedy, and especially video games. I've grown up listening to his voice, once a week minimum. Post GiantBomb, I've heard him at least 5 days a week for most weeks. That podcast really broke me. It's finally setting in, and the tears are flowing. I'm willing to admit it, I'm really going to miss the dude. I'm sorry I never got to shake his hand and speak to him in person, if only for a minute or two. I guess all I can do now is express my appreciation for being an awesome dude for so many years.
Thanks Ryan, I am going to miss you. I truly am.
Then there's Ryan. For the past few days, I feel like I've been taking this well. I never had the pleasure of meeting him. I didn't really know the guy, but that doesn't actually matter. The man has been a really important, influential part of my life. He's been important in developing my tastes in entertainment, comedy, and especially video games. I've grown up listening to his voice, once a week minimum. Post GiantBomb, I've heard him at least 5 days a week for most weeks. That podcast really broke me. It's finally setting in, and the tears are flowing. I'm willing to admit it, I'm really going to miss the dude. I'm sorry I never got to shake his hand and speak to him in person, if only for a minute or two. I guess all I can do now is express my appreciation for being an awesome dude for so many years.
Thanks Ryan, I am going to miss you. I truly am.
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
Can you make a painting of just the first screen?
Dr Duncan Steel
Member
Going through another podcast and I was listening to a Screened cast with Ryan and fuckin love the part where
he effectively starts hosting the show himself ala Bombcast.
I have to go out and assume you never have dealt with someone close to you dying.
People deal with it in different ways, and laughing is a great tool. So please don't be so judgemental.
matrix-cat
Member
Couldn't find the right tattoo, but at least he lives on, suplexing random motherfuckers all day long.
Nihilistic Monk
Member
Well said. When my best bud died his family played "Tokyo Drift" by the Teriyaki boyz full blast in the church, as it was his favourite thing at the time and he loved all things Japan. He would have loved it.
At work surrounded by all the other people who knew him, we were telling stories & cracking wise. Remembrance, in ANY form isn't disrespectful. It simply shows how close you are and how well you knew them.
Haven't listend to the bombcast yet (need to bolster myself a bit first), but I bet you its a pretty darn close comparison to the conversations we had the days after loosing our friend.
Gillian Seed
Banned
Well said my friend.
I don't normally like to hear people talk about entitled gamers but holy fucking shit if this isn't the most entitled fucking shit I've ever seen. FUCKING. WOW.
you've got to be trolling?
LightofRohan
Member
Oh man, yea this podcast is a little hard to listen to (just 2 mins in). I thought they would take a week off at least... but everyone deals with it in their own way and it's been longer for them than us. But man, still weird!!
Well said! Was a little jarring at first, but it's nice everyone being happy.
Well said! Was a little jarring at first, but it's nice everyone being happy.
NOTHING STOPS THE BOMBCAST
BladeoftheImmortal
Member
Just went and saw the July 3rd and 4th tweets. Hits hard once you know what really happened.
NathanMcMahon
Banned
That one where she mentions sending her brother to wake him up...
general_garcia
Member
Man alive. What the hell is wrong with people that are so entitled they expect the Giant Bomb group to grieve in the precise manner that fits their own ends? That's the most upsetting bullshit I've read in this entire thread.
It's their website, he was their close friend, and they're sharing everything with us in the way they think is appropriate. That has to be the way it is, not some tailored period of mourning that fits in with a few subscribers that want it different.
Show some respect. If you want to mourn Ryan in that manner, just don't listen to the podcast and don't visit the site for a week. Everybody does things in their own way. Let them do it the way that suits their group.
It's their website, he was their close friend, and they're sharing everything with us in the way they think is appropriate. That has to be the way it is, not some tailored period of mourning that fits in with a few subscribers that want it different.
Show some respect. If you want to mourn Ryan in that manner, just don't listen to the podcast and don't visit the site for a week. Everybody does things in their own way. Let them do it the way that suits their group.
RealDeadOne
Member
So impressed by the podcast tonight. What a fantastic tribute to a great man. My doubts that the site couldn't be the same without Davis have been erased. They were respectful while still being hilarious.
This still is so bizarre for me and I can hardly believe it. I didn't think I'd see the words in the thread title, the thought never even came to me.
It feels so shitty not to have him anymore. I always valued his opinions on games more than anyone save Jeff, and I love how he loved to talk in depth about irreverent shit like chairs, junk food, weird social expectations and even shitting, which is usually talk I can only get from my own close friends. It sucks so bad that I'll never get his thoughts on anything next gen.
I don't feel like I've fully come to terms with this yet, not only the fact that a personality I appreciated so much is gone but how the guys must feel. I can't even imagine what it is like to wake up and find your closest, oldest friend is dead. This is like my third or fourth heartfelt post about him in this thread but this is how I'm working through these feelings.
This still is so bizarre for me and I can hardly believe it. I didn't think I'd see the words in the thread title, the thought never even came to me.
It feels so shitty not to have him anymore. I always valued his opinions on games more than anyone save Jeff, and I love how he loved to talk in depth about irreverent shit like chairs, junk food, weird social expectations and even shitting, which is usually talk I can only get from my own close friends. It sucks so bad that I'll never get his thoughts on anything next gen.
I don't feel like I've fully come to terms with this yet, not only the fact that a personality I appreciated so much is gone but how the guys must feel. I can't even imagine what it is like to wake up and find your closest, oldest friend is dead. This is like my third or fourth heartfelt post about him in this thread but this is how I'm working through these feelings.