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Remembering Ryan Davis, 1979 - 2013

Ninja Scooter said:
The thing that struck me about the podcast was how Jeff mentioned that he and Ryan oftened talked about "getting out of this videogame shit" and doing some other stuff like the live Cards Against Humanity show. It definitely sounds like both of them had wider aspirations for the future. I wonder if Ryan's death will be the impetus for that change in Jeff.

I think for the next few months things are gonna be tough for the guys before thy get better. Brad said how he was so restless the weekend and couldn't wait for Monday to come just to be around friends and there is going to be a lot of that I imagine.
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I would have loved to see them branch out. But also, rather selfishly, I wanted them to keep doing video game stuff forever. They're the only people I enjoy getting game coverage from. Who knows what'll happen, I feel like anything is possible right now.
 
Having some Eagle Rare in honor of Ryan. Fuck me, this shit burns.

Part of that is probably because I almost never drink, but wow. Whiskey ain't no joke.

yes, I'm 27 and this is the first time I've ever had whiskey, don't laugh
 
Fjordson said:
Having some Eagle Rare in honor of Ryan. Fuck me, this shit burns.

Part of that is probably because I almost never drink, but wow. Whiskey ain't no joke.

yes, I'm 27 and this is the first time I've ever had whiskey, don't laugh
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One ice cube. Or a splash of good water. Opens it up. And sip, slowly. It's to be savored. You'll get the hang and then nothing else will be quite as good.
 
Fjordson said:
Having some Eagle Rare in honor of Ryan. Fuck me, this shit burns.

Part of that is probably because I almost never drink, but wow. Whiskey ain't no joke.

yes, I'm 27 and this is the first time I've ever had whiskey, don't laugh
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Eagle Rare is smooth next to other mid-range stuff. How are you drinking it?
 
I've drunk at least most of the popular brands. :P

I actually do like whiskey quite a bit. Probably the only alcohol I do like. So I salute ryan for his love of bourbon.
 
I remember one bombcast? they talked about drinking stella artois like it was some high class, expensive beer.

Here it pretty much seen as a scumbag drink. Not the scumiest scumbag drink but its near the bottom.
 
funkystudent said:
I remember one bombcast? they talked about drinking stella artois like it was some high class, expensive beer.

Here it pretty much seen as a scumbag drink. Not the scumiest scumbag drink but its near the bottom.
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where is "here". i'm in the southern us and wannabe beer snobs act like it's fucking champagne. i think it's highly overrated. i'll take a newcastle over it anyday. hell, i'll take boring old amstel light over it anyday. i think it's a fad in the us (that seems to be passing thankfully).
 
funkystudent said:
I remember one bombcast? they talked about drinking stella artois like it was some high class, expensive beer.

Here it pretty much seen as a scumbag drink. Not the scumiest scumbag drink but its near the bottom.
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They did a bang up marketing job here in the US and so it is a 'premium' drink served in a special glass in most bars.
 
I remember a few weeks ago on the podcast when Ryan was talking about moving his arcade cabinets with Vinny or something.
They joked about how if it fell on Ryan, he'll be alive only until it's taken off of him. Jeff was saying how friends would visit him, asking if they could have his stuff, or playing having one last game while the cabinet is on him. That was the hardest I've ever laughed listening the bombcast.
:(
 
Recall said:
I have to disagree. He was covering up having to think or deal with it with his humour. It was very obvious. I really feel for him, he lost his greatest friend :(
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Yeah his facade was cracking near the end when he was saying he didn't think it would feel any better later. Kinda made me tear up a bit hah
 
Nibiru said:
He sounded ok to me on the podcast. Of course he is sad but I wouldn't call him a "mess." Maybe he is in private but did he do something publicly that I missed?
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I disagree. I thought he sounded shaken. He was trying to cover for it, but I thought he was struggling. Heck, I'm struggling. It's been a rotten week. I've been super depressed about Ryan passing. I never met the guy. Never would have. But I spent so much time listening to the podcast, and watching quick looks, that those guys are a big part of my life. I listen to the podcast while I work out three or four days a week. I watch quick looks while I work.

Anyways...I'm so bummed. I can't even imaging what it's like for those who were actually friends with him. I feel like he was friend. I have a friend that reminds me SOOO much of him, in a lot of ways. I can't put words to it, but I will miss the dude a ton, and he would have never even known I existed. That's pretty f'd, and awesome. Most people can only dream of having that impact on a few people. He impacted a lot of people.

Anyways, I hope Jeff and the folks at Giant Bomb come back from this. I think they will. Ryan, without a doubt, would want them to continue and make it better than ever. That's his f'n legacy. If I died, I would want my business, my life's work, to continue and thrive. I can't imagine any scenario where Ryan wouldn't want those to continue and become bigger than ever. I just hope they put a cutout of him in the office, because he's a big part of their success.
 
xxracerxx said:
Eagle Rare is smooth next to other mid-range stuff. How are you drinking it?
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Ryan style. I think I remember getting it from his twitter :lol "three fingers with a single ice cube"

It's pretty good, just got to take it slow. Like I said, I so rarely drink, so it's pretty stiff for me.
 
Fjordson said:
Ryan style. I think I remember getting it from his twitter :lol "three fingers with a single ice cube"

It's pretty good, just got to take it slow. Like I said, I so rarely drink, so it's pretty stiff for me.
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Ha, even now Ryan is turning people on to products

I say as I look proudly upon my zojirushi thermos
 
I have a Zojirushi rice cooker that I used with dinner tonight and it is awesome. I heard about it from Ryan and Jeff on the bombcast. Thanks again to Ryan (I will miss you.)
 
I might as well take the plunge and try some bourbon in Ryan's honour. I like scotch, both single malt and blended, but bourbon's just never quite grabbed me. And by that I mean, I've never quite grabbed it from the shelf at the liquor store.

It is time
 
funkystudent said:
I remember one bombcast? they talked about drinking stella artois like it was some high class, expensive beer.

Here it pretty much seen as a scumbag drink. Not the scumiest scumbag drink but its near the bottom.
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Yep, always cracked me up seeing the guys drinking it. It's a terrible beer drunk by wife-beater wearing tossers (TM).

But it's similar to how Coronas are loved here in Australia by people who don't know any better. It's 'imported' and 'exotic', carries a premium price tag and so is treated and drunk that way by many. But it's not a very good beer.
 
So has it come out how it happened yet? I saw the debate earlier in the thread about do we really need to know? And I agree with what was written for the most part.

I just feel like for some closure I would like to know. I have no right nor expectation. Just curious if its out there.
 
voltron said:
So has it come out how it happened yet? I saw the debate earlier in the thread about do we really need to know? And I agree with what was written for the most part.

I just feel like for some closure I would like to know. I have no right nor expectation. Just curious if its out there.
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His father alluded to it being sleep apnea related.
 
His mom seems pretty cool. Responding to and thanking GB fans and such. "My son was a funny mother fucker."

Makes you laugh, but then I'm reminded of how bad I feel for her and the rest of the family =[
 
Burning Justice said:
His mother posted on Twitter that his heart stopped.
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Well, to be honest, that is what happened to every single person who has ever died, ever. I dont really know why people are still all caught up on how he died. I think we have a pretty clear picture now and can stop speculating on it. His dad said he died peacefully at home, his sister tweeted on the July 3rd the day he died that she was sending her brother over to wake him up (meaning she was probably unsuccessful waking him up I assume via phone), then his father tweets that Sleep Apnea is a serious health concern. That is all we are going to get and that is a lot.




34 is way to0 young to die, but if you have listened to all the stories and tributes, the guy had an awesome life. He lived it to the fullest, and Lived Hard & Partied Hard. I try to do the same with my life, and have even told my family and friends at different times if something ever happens to me, I have had a wonderful life and had a great time with no regrets. I think that is the way we should all live our lives.
 
3rdamention said:
(I) have even told my family and friends at different times if something ever happens to me, I have had a wonderful life and had a great time with no regrets.
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That's an amazing thing to do. I dunno why I find it so difficult and awkward, even though I feel the same way.

It's the same when I want to tell people before they go, unexpectedly or otherwise, that I love them. Unless they're basically on their death bed, it feels like a really exposing and awkward thing to bring up for some reason. I hate that.
 
3rdamention said:
Well, to be honest, that is what happened to every single person who has ever died, ever. I dont really know why people are still all caught up on how he died. I think we have a pretty clear picture now and can stop speculating on it. His dad said he died peacefully at home, his sister tweeted on the July 3rd the day he died that she was sending her brother over to wake him up (meaning she was probably unsuccessful waking him up I assume via phone), then his father tweets that Sleep Apnea is a serious health concern. That is all we are going to get and that is a lot.




34 is way to0 young to die, but if you have listened to all the stories and tributes, the guy had an awesome life. He lived it to the fullest, and Lived Hard & Partied Hard. I try to do the same with my life, and have even told my family and friends at different times if something ever happens to me, I have had a wonderful life and had a great time with no regrets. I think that is the way we should all live our lives.
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I don't have health insurance, but was able to acquire a CPAP machine two weeks ago. OMG! For me, it makes a lot of difference. "So this is what sleep is like for everyone else!"

Sad situation. Rip Ryan.
 
Baron_Calamity said:
I've been trying to write this post all day. It may go on a tangent, so people may think this isn't the place. I'm sorry in advance.

I feel horrible. Of course. Everyone is, I'm 43 years old and I've lost many friends. Even internet friends. Sure internet friends aren't "real" but the emotions we feel are. I have taken some deaths of internet friends hard. I first experience this pre-internet when I ran a local multi-line BBS with door games. The most popular game was Scrabble. I even held local get togethers with real scrabble boards. It got insane. The best player was the 73 year old retired man. We got to be fairly close in real life as well. One day I got home from work and saw he had been logged on to the BBS play Scrabble for 14 hours. He passed away playing on my computer. That hit me hard but for some reason, Ryan Davis' passing is hitting me harder and it is making me feel weird.

As some of you may know, I've been battling heart disease for the past few years.Last year I had a heart attack and was rushed in to have several cardiac artery stents installed.When I woke in recovery, I asked for my ipod and drifted in and out of sleep for the next 16 hours listening to the Giant Bombcast. Ryan Davis' upbeat attitude help me to get past a scary moment in my life. It was like he, and the rest of crew, were reassuring me. Everything was going to be all right. We are still going to be here talking about stuff you love.

I know speculating on Ryan's death is against the rules, Talking about just my case, I was a lot like Ryan before my heart attack. I was morbidly overweight, got out of breath easily, sweat all the time, and while I didn't use a CPAP machine to sleep at night, my doctors were concerned that I should have a sleep study done. After my heart attack, I lost close to 100 pounds, got fit, eating healthy, and exercised. Most of the time went I was on the treadmill I was listening to the Bombcast.

A few months ago, my heart took a significant turn for the worse. I went in for one corrective surgery, only to be woken up and told the surgeons didn't perform it because they didn't believe I could survive it. They told me I had just weeks to live and they were putting me on the transplant recipient list. I had another group of surgeons told inform me they could do the surgery in a different way and my odds of surviving would be 30%. I went in thinking I might never awake. In the recovery icu, my wife had the nurse put my ipod on me. When I awoke, I started my ipod and the first voice I heard was Ryan's cheerful voice "HELLO IT'S TUESDAY!!" Once again telling me that everything was going to be alright. I really believe that he and the rest of the bombcast was as important to my recovery as my exercise. My recovery so far as exceeded even the most optimistic estimates.

I wanted to write Ryan Davis and tell him how much he helped me. Just doing and loving his job. I didn't write him. I felt it was corny, he might never see it, or worse, he might have read it and then get self conscious. Now I wish I wrote it. Even if it was stupid.

RIP Mr Davis.
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I was just notified of this via Twitter. Stunning. Beautiful. Well done. Made me cry.
 
Finally able to start processing this... watching the tributes, listening to the Bombcast and even Weekend Confirmed discussion at the start. Learning it was an accidental (totally fucked up but it happens) sleep apnea related death and reading all the positivity... I feel like I can accept it.

To those that say knowing how it happened doesnt matter, to you say I say bullshit. It helps a great deal.

I gotta say, one last thing, Vinny's final farewell at the end of the cast "I just wanna say thankyou, to you Ryan" speaking to Ryan in the first sense in a way. Vinny choked up. Im sure they all did. And cant get it out of my head. Whenever I run it over in my head it choked me up big time and I genuinely wanna ball my eyes out.

anyway. Cya big fella. You will missed big time.
 
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