2 The Ranting Gryphon / 2gryphon / Matthew Wayne Davis - Furry Fandom "Comedian" Whose Spotlight is Fading, leader of the "Anthro" fandom

[Toilet Grenade]

I also read on ED that the dude snorted shit from exotic birds mixed with cocaine.

 

[That Damned Tiger]

That's assuming 2 can even keep his shit together. He said he was starting this new Anthro Fandom and I've yet to hear a damn thing since his mentioning of it. He wants to start a bar and yet I highly doubt he even has the funds or credit to get a business loan going in the middle of a pandemic.

It's obvious by this point that, since not being given stage time at Anthrocon (despite not really being considered persona non grata, since he's not been banned), 2's pretty much devolved into being full of shit. Pity, since I've kind of expected him to kick off his non-furry comedy career hard enough to come back with a vengeance. But no, he has to be butt hurt about being shown the door, and about feeling like Kage betrayed him despite Kage having no say in giving him the boot to begin with.

 

[Meowthkip]

I also read on ED that the dude snorted shit from exotic birds mixed with cocaine.

That is ED, though, so take that with a heaping helping of salt.

 

[Stock Photo James]

I also read on ED that the dude snorted shit from exotic birds mixed with cocaine.

This sounds bullshit. No way 2 could afford shit.

 

[billydero]

It's obvious by this point that, since not being given stage time at Anthrocon (despite not really being considered persona non grata, since he's not been banned), 2's pretty much devolved into being full of shit. Pity, since I've kind of expected him to kick off his non-furry comedy career hard enough to come back with a vengeance. But no, he has to be butt hurt about being shown the door, and about feeling like Kage betrayed him despite Kage having no say in giving him the boot to begin with.

One day the full story of how Kage got overruled by his own Anthrocon underlings, and saw his drinkin' buddy 2 get cancelled from the con, must be told.

It's always funny to see this; in any deal where people end up in some 'leadership' kind of role, even in a bullshit one like in a nerd fandom, they get complacent and think they'll be da king forever. 2's been dethroned, Kage's on the way down... you'd think their successors like Boozy would see that and understand but come their day, they'll be just as sad and surprised when they get deposed.

 

[That Damned Tiger]

One day the full story of how Kage got overruled by his own Anthrocon underlings, and saw his drinkin' buddy 2 get cancelled from the con, must be told.

I think the closest we're gonna get is that 2 was a victim of Kage's control over how the fandom was presented to the media, ie "don't be a degenerate in front of the cameras". Enter the Anthrocon board, whom Kage has given the power to ban people so that that responsibility wouldn't fall on him, and they took that power and went with it knowing Kage's pleas would fall on deaf ears.

Edit: A word.

 

[not a horse at all]

It’s one of those stories that’s more sad than funny, unfortunately.

There’d been a lot of complaining internally about the position he held getting prime-time billing from many departments. For years it had been bubbling up, with board members growing fed up with his increasingly erratic behavior. After a few internal shake-ups, particularly around programming, the decision was made that he “wouldn’t be booked this year“ as the convention was starting to block out its schedule grid.

Even though there was some call from inside for the convention to distance itself from the wild stuff 2’d been saying, it was ultimately decided that it would just be done as quietly as possible. New year, new fanbase, new direction, thanks for your service. At that point in time Kage was still all in on defending him, and the jury was out on whether or not it was a permanent change. His participation wasn’t feasible because of the direction the winds were blowing in the fandom, but there was always the possibility he‘d be back.

As I recall, Kage insisted on bringing this news to 2 personally, and there was even the option presented to allow himself to position it as his “stepping aside to allow new performers time on stage.” Of course, 2 immediately (within hours) ran to twitter and completely blew up and exploded. The schedule hadn’t been announced, the convention had made no statement. This started an entire shitstorm, whipped the internet into a frenzy, and began a series of threats that people would ”cancel their plans to attend“ and some vague threats of violence. I think Kage’d expected that his friend would handle this reasonably considering their history and that he’d had the guts to bring him the news directly, but it did not play out like that. Last I hear, Kage had texted him something along the lines of “do you intend to destroy Anthrocon?” and received no response. They don’t talk anymore. He’s since apologized to the board for all this.

Ultimately 2 was the one who made his removal from the stage permanent, by being exactly the guy everyone expected him to be. His ability to self-inflict wounds is profound.

 

[KillThemCrackasBabies]

It’s one of those stories that’s more sad than funny, unfortunately.

There’d been a lot of complaining internally about the position he held getting prime-time billing from many departments. For years it had been bubbling up, with board members growing fed up with his increasingly erratic behavior. After a few internal shake-ups, particularly around programming, the decision was made that he “wouldn’t be booked this year“ as the convention was starting to block out its schedule grid.

Even though there was some call from inside for the convention to distance itself from the wild stuff 2’d been saying, it was ultimately decided that it would just be done as quietly as possible. New year, new fanbase, new direction, thanks for your service. At that point in time Kage was still all in on defending him, and the jury was out on whether or not it was a permanent change. His participation wasn’t feasible because of the direction the winds were blowing in the fandom, but there was always the possibility he‘d be back.

As I recall, Kage insisted on bringing this news to 2 personally, and there was even the option presented to allow himself to position it as his “stepping aside to allow new performers time on stage.” Of course, 2 immediately (within hours) ran to twitter and completely blew up and exploded. The schedule hadn’t been announced, the convention had made no statement. This started an entire shitstorm, whipped the internet into a frenzy, and began a series of threats that people would ”cancel their plans to attend“ and some vague threats of violence. I think Kage’d expected that his friend would handle this reasonably considering their history and that he’d had the guts to bring him the news directly, but it did not play out like that. Last I hear, Kage had texted him something along the lines of “do you intend to destroy Anthrocon?” and received no response. They don’t talk anymore. He’s since apologized to the board for all this.

Ultimately 2 was the one who made his removal from the stage permanent, by being exactly the guy everyone expected him to be. His ability to self-inflict wounds is profound.

I only barely know who this guy is, from a decade ago, from two specific outbursts (Portal of Evil misunderstanding and his "poisoning"), and all of this sounds immediately believable.

 

[That Damned Tiger]

It’s one of those stories that’s more sad than funny, unfortunately.

There’d been a lot of complaining internally about the position he held getting prime-time billing from many departments. For years it had been bubbling up, with board members growing fed up with his increasingly erratic behavior. After a few internal shake-ups, particularly around programming, the decision was made that he “wouldn’t be booked this year“ as the convention was starting to block out its schedule grid.

Even though there was some call from inside for the convention to distance itself from the wild stuff 2’d been saying, it was ultimately decided that it would just be done as quietly as possible. New year, new fanbase, new direction, thanks for your service. At that point in time Kage was still all in on defending him, and the jury was out on whether or not it was a permanent change. His participation wasn’t feasible because of the direction the winds were blowing in the fandom, but there was always the possibility he‘d be back.

As I recall, Kage insisted on bringing this news to 2 personally, and there was even the option presented to allow himself to position it as his “stepping aside to allow new performers time on stage.” Of course, 2 immediately (within hours) ran to twitter and completely blew up and exploded. The schedule hadn’t been announced, the convention had made no statement. This started an entire shitstorm, whipped the internet into a frenzy, and began a series of threats that people would ”cancel their plans to attend“ and some vague threats of violence. I think Kage’d expected that his friend would handle this reasonably considering their history and that he’d had the guts to bring him the news directly, but it did not play out like that. Last I hear, Kage had texted him something along the lines of “do you intend to destroy Anthrocon?” and received no response. They don’t talk anymore. He’s since apologized to the board for all this.

Ultimately 2 was the one who made his removal from the stage permanent, by being exactly the guy everyone expected him to be. His ability to self-inflict wounds is profound.

You'd think a guy pushing 50 would have some kind of restraint or ability to put a spin on things.

 

[Excellent at Mediocrity]

As I recall, Kage insisted on bringing this news to 2 personally, and there was even the option presented to allow himself to position it as his “stepping aside to allow new performers time on stage.”

I think Kage’d expected that his friend would handle this reasonably considering their history and that he’d had the guts to bring him the news directly, but it did not play out like that. Last I hear, Kage had texted him something along the lines of “do you intend to destroy Anthrocon?” and received no response. They don’t talk anymore.

This is quite enlightening. I'm sure I'm not the only one here who'd love to see those receipts.

 

[jayjayjay]

He in fact was not better than that

 

[santaclaus]

Shitbird still doesn't have a real job, but fell to irrelevance where he didn't merit a post for a year. I checked his Youtube, but it's very thin on content for an edgy ranter. Same shit different year. In his world it's always 2003, he still has followers who aren't overwhelmed with content from tech corps, and he can hold their attention with frantic joke-mimicking word salad. Fart jiggle giggle boogers!

I don't think anyone talks about him at all any more.

https://archive.ph/ZYW5h