*DAMN R6 Forum

Hi Guys.  We wanted to give everyone who played with (SiX)Dancer over the years the opportunity to leave their thoughts for our online group of friends and Dancer's family.  We plan on sending this thread to Dancer's wife Joanie.  When she left the message on Friday that Dancer had passed away, it was with an overwhemingly positive energy.  She wanted us to know how much Dancer had valued his time us, how much fun he had with us, and how important we all were to him.  This is not a thread to mourn our colorful friend, but to remember and appreciate him- and also a reminder to us that Dancer would want us all to realize that what we have is a very cool thing to be able to play together, and to never to take it for granted, and enjoy every minute of each other.  Joanie said Dancer had regretted not being able to play with us over the last several months due to complications from his illness.  She also wanted us to know that he was with people, and was talked to, and loved, and touched until his last breath.  Feel free to leave your thoughts, comments and memories below.

Well, I didn't know Dancer very well but one thing I know for sure was that he was a nice guy.I think the whole Raven Shield community wil miss him.

I will miss Dancie very much, he was a great person and the only person i know besides me that plays WoW and know all the words to the West Side Story!  I will miss him acompanying my off key voice!

well damn.
I personally suck at this whole death and eulogizing thing, so i'll just say my piece and let you take what you will from it

i've probably known of dancer since i started playing in this community, and long after i  stopped being an active member on the forums, though to be honest, or relationship was mostly me often shouting  DAMMNIT DANCER WHY WON'T YOU JUST DIE WHEN I SHOOT YOU!, while i waited for the round to restart.

i unfortunately never knew that dancer was ill and the thought that the time we spent together (or more accurately the time i spent lying dead due to errant head-shots) helped a great guy have a bit more fun in his time here on earth puts a whole new perspective on this community as a whole

i'll miss the man.
here's to you dancer ::morecider::

also, WillieTell sends one last shout out for our man
"he will always be remembered as my TINY DANCER,.. DANCER FOR MONEY..."

Been a long time since I visited this site, but this is one of those times you just need to suck it up.

Dancer, I cursed you often when playing against you, and laughed deep when playing with you.  You will be missed.  

You are never truly gone as long as you are remembered.  And I, among many, will remember my friend.

Danial was one of the most positive people I have ever had the opportunity to know.  I always enjoyed talking with him at every opportunity.  He always had such an enthusiasm for life and his work.  You will be missed Danial and there will always be a place for you in my heart.  Farewell my friend.
Michael Bailes

Daniel and I had many things in common...aside from being clanmates for almost a decade, aside from taking it to those who fought against us in any game, we laughed together, abused each other and reflected on many things more pertinent in our conversations than just gaming.
You can't be anymore of a solid human being when your focus is living and being, or enjoying the time you have with others. Dancie was ALL that and a bag of Chips... Please keep the love going and remember, if not only Dancer, the people in your life RIGHT now that make it all worthwhile. I don't like to cry, but I can always shed tears for a man I loved. "Ready-Up Dancie!"

Corpsey

Additional: Here is a Pic of Ash(Marrow) and Dancer from last spring - Sharing the love
(http://u2.netgate.net/~meatplow/images/DanAsher.jpg)

One of, if not thee, nicest person I got to know on GR.  Thanks for all great times you brought us Dancer.  Thank you.


~Steven Johnson (aka mesa)

I don't know if i knew dancer better then everybody else, but dancer and i were friends for a very long time. I would give him computer support as well as opportunities to defeat me in rb6 and he would be by my side as we took out noobs. Dancer aka SEALs Dancer was an artist and a skilled person. I remember meeting him for the first time when he performed a show in New Jersey.. after months of him inviting me to come see his show i finally told him i would and sure enough watched a very well choreographed masterpiece. Joanie by his side, they were amazing to watch as they danced around stage like he did to some of the players on the gaming community.

Our video chats and movie downloading, i just wished we could of had one more rb6 game, to reminice of the good ol' days. I still laugh on the days him and i used to go for hours playing mods of ITF for RB6, i would snipe him out of no where. He was Elite, and probably one of the best players out there. That might not have meant much to the real world, but it sure meant a lot to everybody in the gaming community including myself.

I was probably one of the very few that knew of his illness.. but i told him if he died on me i'm going to kick his ass, he laughed it up and sure enough assured me that he wouldn't so i let him go for the moment. Dancer i know your in a better place now... but i'm sure your up there playing god in rb6 and winning.

Daniel Shapiro, you are Elite and will be missed! I hope your spirit stays strong and that people will remember the laughs.

Good-bye mf (my friend)

-Tristan Carneiro (aka Ghost)

P.S. I remembered this after i posted, but i remember when Dancer sent me something from Hawaii. When i walked up to my big ass mail box and opened it, and saw a huge coconut! i started laughing. The guy actually put a postage mark and a note on a coconut and mailed the dam thing. It wasn't in packaging or anything it was a actual coconut. I told him to send me something from Hawaii but i was thinking more of a postcard, but a coconut? I never laughed so hard in my life. I had that coconut for about 3-4 years before it started to fall apart. Dancer and i Joked about that dam thing for the years that followed. I hope there are plenty coconuts where you are mf. Thanks for the laughs.

(http://homepage.mac.com/ghost1/Picture%2012.jpg) March 1st, 2001

Agreed..one of the nicest people Ive had the pleasure of becoming friends with.

I respected him for the following.

He looked out for people..was protective, and loving.
Sensitive when no one else gives a shit.
He laughed a hearty laugh.
He stood up for his principles, and the only time ive ever seen him angry , was in defence of those principles. He was protecting someone.
He loved what he did, and the people he worked with.

And that man loved his wife. You could hear it anytime he said her name.
Several times I could hear her laughing in the background in mock horror at some of the hilarious, (and slightly disturbing) interchanges between he and Gemini..

He actually came online several weeks ago to play. And it was pure joy to hear him laugh.
He had a great time...we all did.
We ran our routes on Garage...where he rushes the kitchen.... nades, and second man prefires the hallway.

(i was the second man)

I shot him....
right in the ass.

Ive never heeard him laugh so hard, and honestly.
He sounded very tired..and i knew what it meant.
He came by just to be with us..it was profound.
Ill remember that.

I began grieving then..because it seemed so very unfair.

He would make fun of me, for the depth of my grief..im sure.
Dancie, I'm mostly sad for Joanie. Such a sweet loving supportive woman...
and I know how much she'll miss you.

Yeah Dance...ready up.

Michael Anthony

p.s. Thank you for inviting me into SiX, and fighting Nixons 'no' vote to confirm me. ::bussi::

I can't say I had the pleasure of personally knowing Dancer but I am truly sorry to hear of his passing. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.

I met Dancie through Gem, and the first conversation they ever had in my presence was all about the intense-to-the-point-of-violent manlove they shared for eachother.  And their love endured all the way from the early days of rainbow six to the WoW days and nights :).  Being part (by proximity) of the SiX clan on GR and then the SiX guild in warcraft gave me a chance to sing showtunes with Dancie, talk about love and life, and commiserate about how I had lost Gem to Bio and there was no reclaiming him.  Dancie would do anything for anyone (including logging on when we would call his cell at 2am cause we needed a tank in van cleef).  My favorite dancie memories while gaming usually started with him saying things like "whoops," or swearing cheerfully.  And in WoW he used to take screenshots he called "Family Portraits" of us running around together.  I hope he enjoyed his time with us as much as we loved spending time with him. I thought he would be with us forever because he never seemed to doubt that he would be.  That is what made him such an exceptional person- I have never known anyone with such a positive drive.  We will all miss him and I am so happy to have known him.
Bye, Dancie and much love from your punkster.
-Angel aka Punkie

If Terry Fox was a dancer instead of a runner, his name would have been Daniel Shapiro.

From Eagle Watch to Warcraft, (SEALs) to SiX, I have known Dancer for 8 memorable years. He had one of the most amazing attitudes I have ever seen. He was a great prefirer in Rainbow Six, a marksman in Raven Shield, and a fantastic warrior in Warcraft.

When it all comes down to it, Dancer was the model gamer. Skilled, humble, friendly, sportsmanlike, funny, the list goes on. He taught us all that gaming was more than just about winning. It was about having fun with friends, winning or not, bottom line (and believe me, it can be very easy to forget that games are for fun when you get wrapped up in it like we all sometimes do  ;) ). I can honestly say that we are all better people just for having known him for as long as we did.

I will never forget the hilarious tk moments we had, from grenades to line of fire to claymore camping to straigh up blue dooring.

I will never forget the times we shared in Warcraft. One of the funniest moments i can remember with Dancer was making a 5g bet that I could make a very long leap over a gap in Blackfathom Deeps. I guess it was one of those you had to be there moments to see me go face first into a wall and fall right into the muck. What a great laugh that was.

It was never a dull moment with Dancer. I thoroughly enjoyed the time i knew and spent with him and he will not be soon forgotten.

"anyday now... that helm of yours is going to drop"

r up.

James Goldberg, Team SiX.
-aka Tical aka Dishwasher aka Citizen.

Being realatively new I didn't have the opportunity to experience what must have been a tremendous asset to the gaming world we know. Dancer will be missed but never forgotten. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

I will miss u dancer, it was great to have u back more often and share with u jokes & gunfire. All I can say its  he was a great player and i liked him and always had fun playing with him. My deepest condolences to his family and friends.

Te voy a extrañar un monton, me enseñaste muchas cosas en poco tiempo.

[a] FrOg

Panama, Central America

Well, I knew Dancer thru RvS.  We had many many many good games.  I really liked Dancer.  He didn't take a biased look at me, which showed me he was a great person, who was not judgmental, upon the he say/she say.  He was very competitive, and a pleasure to play with, and against.  I feel fond for him especially, because he was one of the few fellas, that really stood up for me, when all were against me.  I know I had missed him not playing RvS for the past while, and now I know why...   Dan, you're in God's Hands, and we'll always treasure the moments we shared together here, online.  You made many friends, and you touched their souls with your kind words.  We'll always remember good honest players like you, and cherish the good times.  Keep looking over us, and know we'll always have you in our hearts.  I know I will, and I know all that posted here will.  You were a good competitor, and a good man.  Our community, simply lost one of the good ones...   


God Bless You.

Dancer, I must admit that I never knew you very well, though I knew of you. And after reading many of these posts I can honestly say that I wish I had taken the time to get to know you better over the years.

Here's to GGs in the afterlife...

Ugh. how frustrating. I posted but I forgot to input a subject, so my post lost all it's content.

Anyway, Daniel was simply one of the greatest guys I had ever talked to on earth. i first got to talk to him about seven years ago, back in Rainbow 6 days. He defended my and my noobish ways, because I was a crappy player, and pretty young and immature. Time went on, Rainbow 6 died and ravenshield came out. This was when i really got to know Dan. I becamed a follower and joined SiX, which consisted of every old rainbow 6 vet still playing on gameranger. I got on voice comms and got to talk to dancer. I got to know him, his voice, his laugh.

We moved to World of Warcraft after a while, and I got to know him even more. No matter what game we played we relied on eachother. I was his rusher, he was my cover in shoot them up games. In WoW he was my tank, I was his healer. I remember, Joanie, him showing me picts of you on KDX after the dog messed you up a bit. i could hear the concern in his voice. he loved you.

Dancer and I talked about everything under the sun. he was the best of the best when it came to dirty talk. He was a huge comfort for me when my uncle died of cancer last year. One thing I never got the chance to express to him is how much he's affected my life. He was always optimistic, looking on the bright side. He would make a joke at the most irrational times, and his laugh was downright infectious. I knew he had lost energy and whatnot from reports via Nick, but I never thought he was going to die. i don't know why that never occured to me. To me, Dan just seemed something so surreal that he could never be beat. I really wish i could tell him how much he impacted my life. That's the one thing I regret never telling him. how awesome of a man he was and how much he has done for me without even realizing it.

But I suppose I should focus on memories, eh? Well, my favorite Rainbow 6 memory was being schooled by him in Road Ambush repetitively. He'd type random things like *smooch* and stuff after killing me. it made me giggle. tehehehe. He was always good humored like that. In raven shield, by far my favorite memory was getting to hear his voice for the first time and actually having the chance to talk to him ear to ear, so to speak. He would randomly pull amazing kills out of his ass in the most opportune times. And would never EVER get upset. Finally, World of Warcraft, every time I heard Dan say something like "Whoops" I remember nervously giggling to myself.

I feel blessed to ever have been given the chance to know Dan. He was one of the greatest people I had the privilege to meet.

Love you D

"Hey. You see that button there.... the one everyone else pushed... it says "READY"... you never hit it. maybe you should now, eh?... Being as we're all waiting on you and whatnot.."

~ Ben Odell
aka (SiX)Ben & TheBenners

It's wonderful to read so many kind words about Dancer.  I greatly miss the old r6 days of taking FB's and using them all to blind dancer, nixon, and pretty much any other SiX on my team as much as possible (:  I played a bit with him on rvs and listened in on the man-fest kdx orgies back when i was without a mic, and now (of course) i deeply regret my dissent from the mac gaming community.  It really is something special to know that the simple pleasure of playing games with him helped him through rough times.

My best wishes go out to his wife, and I hope the words of everyone here will help her through this time.

Dancer and I go way back on Game Ranger, he was a great R6/RVS player and most importantly he was a wonderful person.  This is one of the nicest guys you could ever meet man i am telling you.  He played fair in Game and in Life, and fought to the very end!  He will be missed by me and alot of others I am sure, Dancer helped me out in RL more than once and even more (in game), a man you can only remember with great intence feelings. Long Live your Spirit my brother!

Nixon

Our thoughts and hearts go with Dancers family and friends through this difficult time, a sad loss to everyone whom knew him. 

                                    with deepest sympathy
                     {DrK}*DEA & {DrK}*deadred      aka  Dylan & Dawn

"To the few who love you and whom you love
to those who feel rather than to those who think
to the dreamers and those who put faith in dreams as in the only realities"

Edgar Allan Poe

As I woud say: To the MANY who love you and whom you love...


I remember Dancer when I played one of my very first games online on GR. Eagle Watch, map: Killhouse Double. I saw Dancer, Dema and Nixon flashing eachother for fun. As beeing new to R6 back then, I had no clue what they were doing. All I can say is that they were just having fun.
I never had the chance to know Dancer better but I'll remember him as Flash-Dancer.


My thoughts and prayers go with Dancers family and friends...

Reginald,
aka
The...Beast

Hi,

      I have laughed, chatted, and played video games with Dancer for eight years. The clan which we were both in before (SiX) was called (SEALs), and it is there that we developed our initial and lasting relationship as friends and teammates. Dancer hung on to his (SEALs) tag for a long time but when the time came to depart from that team I decided to initiate Dancer's induction into team (SiX), and I'm sure that none are suprised that he was recieved so well. I will always remember Daniel as someone who was always happy to see me, and someone who I was always happy to recieve as well. People like that are so important in personal development, and as I've grown I am certain that some of Dancer's good nature has manifested itself into me. He wasn't a preacher, he was one who taught by example, a person who expressed his opinions and held his ground like an aged tree. Each branch of friendship which this man has extended bore healthy ties and loved and appreciated respect. Dancer and I have logged many hours in the online gaming world, and it is because of this world that I have become connected to such a great person. He wasn't just a gamer to me either, he is a person who has helped me with issues in my life, giving advice, and explaining how he went about making his own decisions as a source of comfort. Dancer and I once chatted for two hours over our headsets while he and I wrote a paper in which I was to write a Dialogue between two characters, which literally became a conversation between Dancer and I. To truly mark this moment in time and to set in the reality of this to me in my life, I spoke with my family about Dancer, told them what he meant to me, and mentioned a few stories which did the trick to make me smile. This helped me to reflect on him externally. Personally I'm happy that I have logged so much time with Dancer while he was in his playful element, having fun and laughing with friends. He rests as one of the best friends I have ever had.

He will be missed and remembered, and whenever I move in the smooth and rhythmic ways of life's dance - a dance which he taught and furthered - I will think of him. To the friends, family and dance company of my beloved friend: may you accept my deepest sympathies, thoughts, and prayers.

Redbaron, Team SiX.

I am very much in shock that Dancer passed away. He was a great player and moreover a great human being. He has been one of the most nice and thoughtful person on GR. I have known him since I started playing RVS. And all the (SiX) and Dancer taught me how to have fun playing this game. I am truly sorry for his family and I wish him R.I.P.. Thank you, Dancer for the great fun and the great memory which lives forever within us. We will miss you very much.

Yohei Goto (we:ASSGOBLIN)

Dancer, RIP m8.

You were a respected player as i bet you were in real life. ( a shame i didnt get to know you close )
Many will miss you around here, take care where ever you are!

We wont forget you.




Yours,
Stripes (Imad)

those with familiarity know the pain is immense, and so the end becomes almost joyous, it is the beginning of something better, something were all here waiting for. but still im fighting sorrow and i truly wish i had one last chance to say farewell... i guess this is it. insightful and wise, many positive discussions ive found in you over the years, i could always count on a cheerful disposition... and a quick draw. looking back it has been a long time but still it seems so short... you will be remembered with fondness dan, much love my friend.

-j

Oh. one more of my favorite memories from Dancer. Anytime anyone said the word "gay", Dancer would totally go crazy. I love that about him. How he stood his ground on that.

All I can say is that he was the nicest person on gameranger. Rest in peace bro.

Wow, this is very sad news.  My condolences to all that new him.  We will say a special prayer for him and his family.

One of my favorite memories of Dancey is when I first got on comms, he invited me in his kdx room with Sheix, Mesa, and Blake.  He was so cool man, I mean I was a bit nervous talking to people on the internet for the first time, but he just made you feel like you've known him all your life.  He will allways remain on my buddy list.

Danial,  may God welcome you in his kingdom with open arms.

My thoughts and prayers go out to his wife and family, he will be missed, he was a great asset to the gaming community, not just for his skills, but also for his attitude.


May he rest in peace..............

i remember that...
that was when I started saying heterosexually challenged. just to be funny about it.

Haha yeah man I remember that as well.  Classic Dancer.

Wow man, I can't believe what I'm reading.  I've been gone from the r6 community for a long time, but I'll always remember playing rainbow six with that fantastic motherfucker during the glory days of online mac gaming. I've been playing games online for a good 7-8 years now and the greatest, tightest cyber community will always be the old mac rainbow six family. And now a major component of that family is gone, wow. Peace man.

For some reason having Dancer stomp a mudhole in my ass and walk it dry for damned near 8 hours a night playing Eagle Watch helped ease me through the longest period of depression I’ve ever had.  His infectious sense of humor and tutelage in our chats helped me through a pretty low point in my life, for that I’ll always be grateful.

I never had the privilege of meeting Danial in real life.  We schemed on several ways to get the dance company out to Seattle and lamented the state of arts funding in this country, but life proved to be too short.   I will always be envious of those of you who were blessed enough to have actually seen him on stage doing what he loved. 

I didn’t find out about his illness until very recently and having lost several close relatives to cancer makes this news especially tough to take.  But I know dancers, and I know they are physically and mentally some of the toughest SOBs walking the planet.  Our Dancer certainly proved himself to be tough as a railroad tie.  Somehow I know Danial would just tell me to stop being a wuss about his departure from our ranks and rock on, if he could.  It was a privilege and a pleasure lobbing flashbangs at you Dancer, I am honored to have been your “bullet catcher”, but most of all I’m very lucky to have been your friend.

Easy Kill (Mark Santa Ana)

I didn't know Dancer as much as some people, but from my few experiences with him, I could tell he was a genuinely nice person. My first personal experiences with him can be described in the least as interesting and fun. I remember we were playing Raven Shield. As other players were concentrating on getting kills, Dancer and I stayed back to do some online dancing. I must say that we were equally impressed with each others skills. We made our characters move in ways I never thought possible. But seriously, he made me laugh and smile and I think its these little moments in life that are the most important. I will definitely carry these memories with me. My best to his family and friends.

I didn't know dancer very well although I was familiar with him as a member of SiX from the early days of the R6 Mac community.  Unfortunately, it seems I missed out knowing a wonderful human being.  My thoughts go out to him and his family.

Dancie you have really made an impact on my life. You would always make us pots for our raids though you could not alway make them. No benefit to you. Just you being a loving team mate. Always giving away your mats to anyone that would ever ask. SiX in wow is history and I am so happy I was a part of it. I know this was mentioned before about you getting angry when someone would say the word gay but that actually touched me. Made me think twice even today about saying it. You on coms and all the dirty convo's. I matured pretty quick with you and gem. I will really never forget it. I love your sexy voice too. Love you forever. See you someday...

Love, James Sullivan

ohh and when we saw
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/fiddy2/dcol.jpg)
we knew to get on coms for a load of laughs and a good time

Dancer made everybody feel like his best friend. He always stuck to his guns and stood up for anyone who deserved it. From ravenshield dance parties to world of warcraft adventures we always had a blast. Daniel's power and influence will last for much time to come. That is one amazing soul.

Ill miss you forever and will never be without your influence, Ready Up bro, Good Games.

Dublet

I met Dancie through Gemni and Punkie in WoW. He was always fun to play with and this news made me very sad. I talked with Punkie/Allison recently and she made me feel better about the whole thing. Everyone reacts differently to this sort of thing. For me, it reminds me that we are only human. Even though we lost a very close friend, he is in a better place, and knowing that makes me feel better. I'm going to miss Dancie very much.  :(

~Yraen

I've known Dancer since he was an R6 newb, and spent far too many hours to count on coms with him. In that time, he never once did anything but improve my mood and brighten my day. I consider him to represent most of the good things we humans can offer the universe.

Judging by his impact on the virtual world at GameRanger, I can only imagine how much better he made life for all of those around him in his offline world. Despite the pain you all must be feeling now, I still envy his true friends and family for being lucky enough to know him much better than I ever had the chance.

Scott B.

Wow it's a shame something like this has to happen for all you old guys to show yourselves. It's great seeing some of you, but now is the time to remember a long time player and friend on GR. Trust me guys no matter what religion you are, or what you believe Im sure Dancer is in way better place. Rest in peace dude you will always be missed.

heh, Dancer brings me back to the R6 of "dancing" or running around crazily not being shot, but anyways I didn't know him that well, but Dancer was a great player and I'm sure a person as well.  Best of luck to him wherever he may be, his family and his friends.

-one

Eventhough I don't know Dancer personally, but we had played together quite often when SiX was active more than a year ago. From the conversations he had with us, I can tell he's a nice, patient and loyal person. Eventhough it's virtual in GR, all players share a kind of bonding, be it bitter or sweet. His presence will be missed and I sincerely hope he's in a much better place.

We are so sorry to hear of the sad news, we had only played with Dancer once or twice before. Our thoughts and love go out to his family and to his friends. I know that the GR community is grieving at the sad loss of Dancer, may all fellow members remember him for the great player that he was.
  
 With deepest sympathy
 {DrK}*DEA & {DrK}*deadred    aka Dylan & Dawn

Dance - One of my best friends on GameRanger. Actually, most of our conversations took place outside of GameRanger and had nothing to do with WOW or SiX. He was so personable, that he'd chat me up about anything that was on then on our minds.
I never knew that Dance was sick. He never told me and it never came up during casual conversation about politics, his fancy feet, or my being nerdy. Any allusions from others, about his not feeling well went completely over my head; He never complained of of being unwell to me, goofy as our chats were.
I still haven't truly registered that I can't message him online and talk about how business and life is going. I still have memories of the love that Dan had for Mephi, his chocolate brother and everyone close to him. He will be deeply missed.

I didnt get much time to play with Dancer either, but what I do remember is that he never liked to see us bad mouth each other personally.  He didnt mind the game smack talk that we all do but once it got personal he didnt appreciate it.  He seemed to really love life himself and had a respect for it that more people need to have.

We will all need to be better people in order to make up for losing someone like Dancer.

I wish I had more time to get to know him especially considering looking at all these posts and the way people liked him.  He certainly made an impact.  I can't imagine how much better the people who got to be with him day to day in person must have been influenced by him.  Way to go Dancer!!  I will feel my life meant something if half as many people are touched by my presence.

Good Bye Dancer!

Also, i wanted to add something about Dancer.  He truly set a standard on how to carry yourself in GR.  A person that treated EVERYONE with respect. 

Something i often wondered...if i died tomorrow, would these people say the same things about me?  Or maybe you can ask yourself this question.  Dancer's passing has brought the Mac community closer together i feel.  He has shown us all how to have fun and be respectful towards others.  He might never know what he did for a lot of us, but it's our duty to carry on what he has given us.  Thanks again Dancer.

i would like to say that i was sorry to hear of the sad news of dans passing,
my thoughts go out to his family and friends

i played with dancer some a little while ago and he was ownin me i remember !

he will be sorely missed and i hope he is in a better place.

love anthony

ps dancer is a legend and like all legends he will live forever in the harts of his friends 

ggs Dancie ggs

I remember Dancer from the haydays of Rainbow Six.  Before all those fancy pants graphics cards came out, and the better your gear was, the better you were.  This was back when grit and skill took the match, and Dancer had planty of it going around, and then some.  Back when I was a (SiX) n00b, dancer took me under his wing and was always cordial and had something positive to say.  Then I took gemini under my own wing and their love blossomed just like i had hoped.  I havent played rainbow six or been on gameranger in a while now, but im sure the owning that dancer mastered 8 years ago hasent ebbed a bit.  You will be missed by all dancer,  and ill be sure to put your name on the first flashbang i throw when i get downrange.  Take care buddy.

"(SiX) AliasUnknown"
Morgan Keane
SEAL Team 5

I wish it was under better circumstances that I'm here replying. Please bare with me on this post for I'm not the greatest in gathering my thoughts during this momment in comming to terms with all that has happened. It seems I lose touch with a lot of things whether its in this forum or in life, and I find it always leads me into being last to know anything.

It was June 2000 when I started playing and back then the gameranger world was still in the works but already had a decent following as far as mac gaming was concerned.  It was funny clans came and gone, especially for me  ;), but it was the community with the rag tag bunch we all were that kept me comming back for more each day.  So many fun times have been had that were lived throughout that  game. Namely our CSL skirmishes, hillarious moments of running out of ammo in the middle of a CQB and switching to your side arm and still missing your mark then retraeting downstairs to get pre-fired at the stairs, and the oh so well placed grenade launched 30 yards and 5 seconds before landing deadsmack in your lap as you sat in the stair well just exiting your side of the CSL basment. Feel free to take a breather from that last run on.   

You guys were like family to me, and after hard days it was great to have people there to make you feel that much better.   Back when I played R6 and some RS, it seemed everyone was a character and had something interesting that they brought to the table.  We all had our different personas and images we'd hold up and retain on the battlefield.  A handful of people always stood out from the crowd,  Daniel Shapiro was definately one of those people.  When he entered a room you definately took notice, for fun and happiness just seemed to radiate from him and to pick that up through a medium of an online game, well it's just rare. He was one of the nicest guys I've had the pleasure to play with, clan with, and just down right shoot the shit with.  I just wish I got to meet him in person, and more so at one of his shows to see him in action live.  We talked a lot during downtimes, and even recently about the possibility of coming to Boston for a performance.  It breaks my heart that I won't get that chance.  (Continued)       

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Even when we talked months ago he never shed light onto the situation he was in,  maybe that was his therapy I'd assume regarding the circumstances, or just didn't want to change the nature of our chat, I understand.  I just wish I found out sooner I suppose. 

My heart sincerely goes out to his family, and to his wife.  He will be deeply missed, but not forgotten by any standards his charm and warmth alone had a way of sealing that deal long ago. 

To his wife: I realize it must be hard to find condolence via people you've never met, specially through online.  I find it special to see how many of us were impacted by your husband, and on so many levels.  He truly came off as being one of the most well rounded persons I sadly never got to meet.  His outlook on life was something special, and many people could benefit from taking a page out of his book.  My heart goes out to you during this time, as well to his family.

Take care Daniel "Dancer" Shapiro, you keep on dancing there in "Youngstown". I love you man and you'll be deeply missed.


(SIX)cybershark

Not to get off track or anything.

i just wanted to take the opportunity to say a couple things.

First off: Alias, Cyb - I love you guys and miss you dearly. I hope life is well with both of you. And I'll miss you when you go oversees Al. :( Cubby, get on gr more bud. Al. You're freaking hot.

I wanna thank everyone for their posts about Dancer. It's theraputic for myself just to hear some of this. So, again, thank you guys.

<3
Ben

 :(
i hope that his family is pulling through it.
mim

wow, such a very sad loss.  I really cant add anything else that hasnt been said already about Dancer.  I wish his family the best in this time of mourning.

For some reason after months i decided to check out the forums today.. what a shitty thing to see.

I think everyone here has summed it up pretty well - human beings do not get much better than our friend dancer. I honestly wont forget all those nights i stayed home to get on kdx with dance and gemi and willy and aut and sheix... some of my fondest memories, really.

..No fair.  :(

love you dance.

-blake

Well, this was not what I was expecting when I checked into the forum tonight....

I haven't been on GR for a while now, do wish I would have been able to be on more often, even not to play (and because i don't have any games), but just to chat and catch up with some old faces.

I remember Dancer from the SEALs, SiX, R6 days.  The late nights of playing R6, chatting with Kordova, and even Johnnothing singing.  I was not as close to him as alot of you guys were, but my memories of him are with playing R6 (prefire + hbs! or you could be like spaz or Roy and just run around) and with team SiX.

 ::applause::  Dancer!

(SiX) Mr.Buffy
Anthony Chan