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I was just told that Doc passed on Nov 27th. I don't have the details but I know many of the old timers knew him well.
I wasn't close to him, but I admired his "Take No Prisoners" attitude and I was so very amused when he stood the Poser community on its ear with the Pink Pony controversy. It was fun watching that OTHER "osity" lose their hair over Doc's fabulously pink artwork.
He was invaluable when this site was started, keeping everyone on good behavior, or playing nice. And those that didn't play nice had to go to Thunderdome. Facing Doc in Thunderdome was enough to make anyone think twice about being bad.
His other job was to take down pirates all across the net, and in this case he will be SORELY missed. While someone will take on the job, NONE will ever replace him. He was definitely the the Warez Terminator.
Yo, Doc. Ease on down the road...
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This is indeed sad news.
Doc will be missed particularly for his mastery of the takedown notice. His work on behalf of Renderotica artists was much appreciated.
Ah, the Thunderdome. Remember it well.
My condolonces to his friends and family and the staff at Renderotica.
Farewell Doc. Rest in peace.
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Sad news. Doc helped me out on a number of occasions. He will be missed.
My condolonces to his family and friends.
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Aww damn, very sad. He's probably hanging out with Don Tatro right now making Creepy the Clown for President posters ;-)
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Sadly I only had minimal interaction with Ken via work, but I know from those few times he was deff a force to be reckoned with!
Rest in Peace Ken, you will be missed!
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He helped me out too. Rest in peace.
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Oh wow. this is really hard to take, two dear souls in less than a year.
I was the one who told doc about Andrew and he was really taken aback by his passing, now he goes to the Pearly Gates and hopefully can make a case to get in. After all to many of us Comic Artist and Prop Makers, He was the Poster Saint against Piracy.. and he fought the good fight.
Many a time I would find our stuff out there on the web and he would grab those website by the horn and take them down with DCMA's or worse. We once came across a site that had many comics on it and Doc noticed they used Pay Pal.. He hit them hard with a notice to Pay Pal about who the site was and what they were doing and Pay Pal dropped them without any hessitation what so ever.
Many may not know this but Doc suffered a Major Heart attach while the site was under Diane's Watch and it was she that suggested we could help Doc by donating a portion of our sales towards Doc's recovery. Never knew how much we raised but he was very thankful and even joked about his surgery. He said the hardest thing the doctors had to do was not to mess up his body tats and even he was surprised of how well they stitched him up.
Like many of you Doc helped me get a great deal of my stuff off the web that was posted on Planet Suzy and a few other places. He designed some DCMA templates for me as well..
I think My last chat with him was a few months back right after Andrew's Passing he had confided in me that he had found a companion up thee is the Pacific Northwest.
Anyway.. Doc you will be missed, as was said, I'm one of the old timers and for a while a fellow member of the staff. Rest Peacefully Dear Friend and give Saint Perter Hell and make your case that for many of us, you fought for Copyright Protection and were a champion to many of us.
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Sad news for sure! My condolences as well as thoughts and prayers to his family and friends.
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Recently heard the news as well. :(
I've known Doc since the days of the PFO and when he found out that I was going to leave there and start my own by getting *deleted* up and running, he signed right up.
Ugh, that first Thanksgiving was a nightmare with the both of us on the phone because everyone freaked out when we created an adult section for him to run on *deleted* and it was his idea to start a separate website and, though not many know this... Doc Legume... Ken... was the one who came up with the name "Renderotica".
He told me he would run it, while I, along with Ed, Traveler, Diane, Colm, Clint and others, focused on growing *deleted*.
Ken was awesome, dedicated to the community and also dedicated to ruffling the feathers of self-rightous, SJW's that would freak if someone rendered one more Nude Vicky in a Temple scene.
I will miss my friend, his wit, his sarcasm, his brash way about things... but most of all, his dependablity, his care and his friendship.
Rest Well Doc, I'll see you again, bud!
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For a while I was playing game with him to see how fast he would send out take downs. Once I must have caught him with his fingers on the keyboard because by the time I'd send the notification, the torrent was gone. Because of his work, R'otica items where almost impossible to find openly shared.
Please pass my sympathies to his family.
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Doc, in my not very humble opinion, was a 1000hp asshole!
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Damn. Sorry to hear it. Condolences to his family.
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I only just heard this news as I have been mostly off the scene for a year. This is heartbreaking news, Doc was always a good friend and was fiercely intelligent. I always thought he was a cuddly, kind hearted soul although he was tough when he needed to be. I knew him for 20 years and for me he was Mr Renderotica and things just seem a little emptier knowing he is no longer around. "The higher and more advanced the civilisation, the more perverted the sex" Aldous Huxley
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Rest in Peace, Doc. You'd be disgusted at what this site's become. Why'd you, Jack, and the others even bother in the first place?
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I remember Doc telling his story in the chatroom about how years ago he became the Artist of the Month at (some well known render site or the other) and how it started a shit-war there.
Ah, good times...
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Originally Posted by: dieterderblau 
Rest in Peace, Doc. You'd be disgusted at what this site's become. Why'd you, Jack, and the others even bother in the first place?
This is a harsh statement. What is wrong with the site?
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Originally Posted by: Velshtein
I remember Doc telling his story in the chatroom about how years ago he became the Artist of the Month at (some well known render site or the other) and how it started a shit-war there.
Ah, good times...
Ahhh the pink pony debacle... I am going to miss him :D
He started that place too. "The higher and more advanced the civilisation, the more perverted the sex" Aldous Huxley
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Originally Posted by: dieterderblau
Rest in Peace, Doc. You'd be disgusted at what this site's become. Why'd you, Jack, and the others even bother in the first place?
Dieter
With the passing of Andrew, this site has done it's best to stay afloat... both you and Bodo do great work with supplying fresh material to Premier, something I wish I could do more often. I think this site is doing it's best een with the roadblocks placed in the road.
I do thinks things will improve in 2020 But if you disagree, that is your right to say so.
How about we give the site a few more months.
Regards Shado
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Originally Posted by: KristinF
Originally Posted by: Velshtein
I remember Doc telling his story in the chatroom about how years ago he became the Artist of the Month at (some well known render site or the other) and how it started a shit-war there.
Ah, good times...
Ahhh the pink pony debacle... I am going to miss him :D
He started that place too.
KF
I could have sworn I sent an email in regards to Doc's passing, If I did not I am so sorry that I failed to alert you.
He was a kindered soul and a good friend, He helped me out a while back on his own time getting some of my stuff off the web.and he saved me a lot of time and I was just so amazed of how fast it all happened. I greatly compensated him for his time as this was not actually work regarding Renderotica We stayed in touch after his move to the Pacific Northwest and I occasionally sent him images of site stuff posted elsewhere and he did the job he did so well in regards to the artist and vendors who post here.
I hope your are OK and all things are good across the pond.. I can relate to your comments about your aging PC's I have one going on 10+ years now that uses XP It has a lite version of photoshop I use for post work. It also had a comic software I dearly loved but it finally crashed and I had to switch to Comic Life and I really enjoy that program
Take care now Shado
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