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Remembering Ryan Davis, 1979 - 2013

So I've been celebrating this evening with a ton of wine and almost started crying out of nowhere. My friends laughed at how drunk I am to go from laughter to tears so suddenly, and I laughed along.

But I know why.

Dammit.
 
I was just approved to post on the forums and I just wanted to pay my respects.

RIP, even though I never met you personally, I feel like I knew you because of the countless hours spent watching and listening to you.
 
I hate to bump this thread and refresh any sadness in the GAF community, but it's something I need to do.

Almost exactly two weeks ago, I was banned (rather appropriately) from NeoGAF for a post I made in this very thread. This post was meant to get a chuckle out of people, as stress-reliever in the face of Ryan's death. It was a reference to a thread where people had recently been complaining about Jeff's observed dislike of many games. I'm not trying to defend my post, just give context. With that said, the post was totally off-base, missed the mark, and wildly inappropriate, and so I am sorry for that. I made the post, walked away from the computer, and came back seeing many people quoting it with disgust plus me being banned, so I couldn't edit it out with an apology. I emailed NeoGAF's support email within 30 minutes of being banned asking any mod/admin to remove/strikethrough my post and replace it with an apology, but that never happened; I suspect the support email address isn't routinely used.

So, I've waited rather anxiously for two weeks to change the post myself. In addition, I feel bad about it, even if it was just one post, because I feel like I took away from what should have been a place for people to grieve about Ryan's death. So, I'm sorry not only to GAF, but also Jeff, any other of Ryan's friends/family that assuredly read portions of this thread, and even Ryan for interrupting what was essentially his digital wake. Ryan was a great guy that will be remembered for a very long time, and I wish that is all I had put in my post two weeks ago. RIP Ryan.
 
I earned a two week vacation for bumping an old thread, so I have been unable to join the RyDeezy discussion here until now. I don't really have anything new to say that hasn't already been said, just to reiterate that he was both one of the nicest and one of the strangest people I have ever met. I will never forget the nervous, wild, awkward time when he let me stay at his house for a couple days prior to E3 2001. Or our conversations when he'd do basic copyediting on my reviews when Jeff was out of the office, which usually began with "Is this game really this good or have we just made you play so much crap your bar has lowered?"

What can I say... I liked Car Battler Joe.

I can't even imagine how the people closest to him are dealing with it. The cliche is that this sort of thing really makes you think. But it's not a cliche; it really does. Have I tried to get the most out of life and celebrate those I'm closest to like Ryan did? For the last three weeks, I've just been shrugging my shoulders and trying not to think about it... not because the honest answer is "no," but because mortality is so cruel as to take the better examples among us anyway.

Fuck, Ryan Davis... indeed.
 
I got into Giantbomb.com when I was working at a videostore, and I started watching Ryan's TANG reviews. They were so hilarious and on the mark I got more interested in the rest of the site.

I'm really bummed we'll never get more TANG :(.
 
Was thinking about the Assassins Creed series the other night and wondered if Ryan was going to review Black Flag.

Made me sad, :(
MMaRsu said:
I got into Giantbomb.com when I was working at a videostore, and I started watching Ryan's TANG reviews. They were so hilarious and on the mark I got more interested in the rest of the site.

I'm really bummed we'll never get more TANG :(.
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Yeah, I rather enjoyed TANG too.
Soka said:
apology
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It is noteworthy to come back and apologize. Good call.
 
Sorry for the bump, but as I just found out today, I wanted to give me condolences.

I took a 2 month hiatus from GB at the beginning of July (because basically no games were out) and just returned to it two weeks ago. When I couldn't hear Ryan's voice and none mentioned him I got suspicious. I wish his family and wife all the best and he will be truly missed.
 
I usually keep two weeks behind on the Bombcast. I still haven`t listened to the last hour of the June 25 podcast since I know it`s the last one he was on.
 
PalaceBrother said:
I usually keep two weeks behind on the Bombcast. I still haven`t listened to the last hour of the June 25 podcast since I know it`s the last one he was on.
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I know what you mean. I used to listen to older bomb cast randomly while I try to get to sleep.

I don't [read: can't] anymore.
 
Flashing across this thread title gave me a chill until I realized it was just the same old thread.

I wrote a song about Ryan's passing for my Coursera songwriting course. I was thinking about sharing it if I can record a version that I'm happy with.
 
I'm just now at a point where I can watch old Ryan videos again. Seeing Jeff joke about his absence on the PAX panel was strangely reassuring.
 
GavinGT said:
I'm just now at a point where I can watch old Ryan videos again. Seeing Jeff joke about his absence on the PAX panel was strangely reassuring.
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Still haven't watched the PAX panel. I don't think I can watch it if know anyone breaks down during it.
 
oneida said:
sigh, it really does :<
I feel like I actually knew the guy. Maybe it's the nature of GB, but I felt like I was just hangin with the dudes.
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Pretty much my sentiments. If you put 800 hours of a guy's voice through your ears over the course of 5 years, you'll feel like you know him.
 
Jeff's opening joke on the PAX panel was pretty good.

Without going too much internet psychologist on this, you could tell how hard Jeff tried to be a good host with his own distinctive style in Ryan's stead.
 
Now that this thread has been bumped, I just want to put it out there that if anyone has any questions about sleep apnoea and the treatment of it, send me a PM. I'll be happy to share my experience and any advice I can.

Don't leave it till it's too late. This condition CAN end your life. If your partner complains about your snoring, if you wake up with headaches and routinely doze off during the day - get a sleep test done. It can save your life.

RIP Ryan. I wasn't really into the Giantbomb stuff before, but have started to go back and listen to the old podcasts. I like the big guy.. Wish I was on the Giantbomb train earlier.
 
Just tears me up seeing this thread get bumped. I miss that guy so much, and i didn't even know him. The world is't the same place without him.
 
Zaph said:
Just a heads up, the mods (and a lot of users) didn't appreciate this the first time 'round.

A lot of Ryan's close friends read this board, so no need to pry unnecessarily.
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I don't think it's unecessary. I'm sure a lot of people weren't around when he passed and don't want to search through hundreds of pages to find out how he passed, and it is a form of closure for a lot of people.
 
i've just started being ok with watching old thursday night throwdowns and others sub vids again. it's still in that makes me sad but makes me happy at the same time phase, but it's nice to see those old videos again. the giantbomb gang has been fantastic through all this, i just wanna give them all a hug whether they want one or not.
 
this is probably useless and rude and selfish..but i posted some stupid thread almost 3 years ago on GB asking jeff and ryan to watch their weight. it was stupid, but I honestly have been watching these guys since my childhood. I think Gamespot was the pioneer of streaming video for me... And when the news hit about Ryan I just screamed and was very depressed for a few days. Damnit. Im sorry. RIP
 
doomquake said:
this is probably useless and rude and selfish..but i posted some stupid thread almost 3 years ago on GB asking jeff and ryan to watch their weight. it was stupid, but I honestly have been watching these guys since my childhood. I think Gamespot was the pioneer of streaming video for me... And when the news hit about Ryan I just screamed and was very depressed for a few days. Damnit. Im sorry. RIP
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Of course all people need to watch their weight, but it's not like Ryan didn't know himself that his weight wasn't exactly healthy and probably not the conversation or tips you want from GB or GAF users, but rather friends and your doctor, so yeah it is kind of pointless.
 
There is another like condition that if you smoke too much your body gets use to a low oxygen state and turns off the alarm to breath if you stop breathing in your sleep. Because you have trained your body to a low O2 in your blood state.
 
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