U are tottaly right about how Rodger touched the lives of people all over the world I didn't kno him but he was like a long lost brother u nvr knew u had but always wanted I've always wanted to go to japan i've nvr had the money but watching swans vids makes me feel like I'm there one day I'll save up the money and go and live my dream of going
i know i didnt start viewing rodgers videos untill after he passed but at the time i had never knew he had passed but i thought his videos were an inspiration for me to clean up my life and that you can be genually happy being yourself and now when i go to japan im going to iwate not just tokyo. but when i found out he passed i couldnt help but cry even though ive never met him just because he was such a nice and genuine person and im honestly jealous that you had the honour to meet him. R.I.P
i just started watching Rodger's videos today,but later on when i found out his passed away i started to realy tear up which shows you how when someone passes on to the other side that you never knew can have such an impact on someone
R.I.P. Rodger Swan 1986-2010 You will always be Remembered
We can try to be as positive and enjoy life like him.
If we saw him smile and people received enjoyment from it, we should try to learn from that and make the world less miserable and a richer, more beautiful place.
That's what I feel in my heart that should matter.
Long live the memory of good people and let's hope we let their kindness has a positive effect our life.
I was walking to the store today when for some reason Rodger popped up in my head. I had not watched his videos in such a long time so i was looking forward to it. I Never thought I would be this saddened from a death of a person I never knew. His videos were great and I felt like Rodger just loved life and because he was so happy, even if it was for a few minutes , he made his viewers smile. Its so Inspirational to see a person live out his dream. I will never forget Rodger Swan. ご冥福を祈ります。rip
Thanks for the vid Dave, I watched it when you made it before, but I just watched it again and I think that through out all the tribute vids that were made for him I have to say this one made me feel the best about this whole stupid fuckin situation. You stay black buddy.
@TkyoSam thanks! it was a video I wished I nor anyone else had to make but I wanted to comment on the impact Rodger had before and still has. stay black, stay strong
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh shit,i have been hardly been hardly coming on this,that is messed up,he will be missed,his videos were amazingly helpful and entertaining,what a waste of a short life!!!!
this is bullshit!! i can't believe he is gone. It doesn't make any sense. He was so younge. I thought for sure he was changing the way people vlogged about life in Japan. He was so detailed in his videos. I'm sad and angry he has passed away. Sad he is gone and angry that the world will not get to see the quality of videos this great person made. It's not fair that Rodger had to be taken from us.
believe me this kind of video I would rather not have had to make if possible ie that Rodger never had to die but we can't change the past or fates. We have to play the hand were dealt. I just hope I was able to get across why Rodger was so special.
Hello, Dave! Hope you be good today! First, thank you for sharing with us your tribute to Rodger! I didnt know him personaly, and I was completely apart from the existence of his videos, until the day I saw the IWATE SWAN 22: SNOW COUNTRY... But I can tell you, I felt in a really short space of time, the charisma, the goodness and the peace of this guy... And what he could represent to so many people! ...
(cont.) I am feeling at the moment, like I am losing someone of my own family! The emptyness I am feeling is bigger than my fear of even thinking of what his family is passing right now! All I want to do is to respect his passions and try to, as you said, make this world little bit better than when I got here!! I guess now it is our turn to say " See You Next Time, Rodger " ---- From this brazilian who loved his passion!
good comments! I feel many people who never heard of rodger until Tokyocooney's video went to his channel and found a really honest to goodness nice guy and were suddenly sadden to realize that he was now gone.
I was curious about acute pancreatitis so i asked a nursing student she said by having acute in the title it means it can happen like that i dont think it was like he had anything build up in his body i think how i undersood it , It was like turning on a light switch his body flicked the wrong switch and it instantly hit him one of the possible causes could be he had diabetes which he was unaware of but of course thats assuming it runs in the family of course there could be other factors
I agree with everything you said here. It was because of Rodger's positive personality that had drawn me into his videos and his life. Now that I think about it, I think the reason why Rodger was here on earth was to touch the lives of many people. After he had done that, it was time for him to go unfortunately. He had touched and impacted my life quite a bit and it made me cry after hearing about his death. He tought me to enjoy life to fullest and appriciate what's around us. Thanks for this!
In certain Buddhist beliefs someone like Rodger might be considered a kind of Bodhisattva, that is a spirit which forsakes Nirvana and seeks to help and enlighten others.
yeah, his death hit the community hard. I think more than a few people didn't want to make any videos for a while but that's not what Rodger would have wanted. But spread the word to who you can and tell them to look at his vids. I'm sure they'll be an instant fan
can you do me a favor...if it is ok with you, i would like to sub to your channel?
also.i rarely,(i mean rarely)do i ever meet north americans outside of north america.if i ever c u in japan...it would be my pleasure to have a beer with u.
Thanks for taking time making a great tribute and posting news on the internet and stuff RoninDave.
As a lond term fan of Rodger, I think you expressed beautifully what we all felt about him. And I feel terrible that I actually couldn't thank him fully while he was alive.
We should really appriciate everyday life as much as we can.
thanks, that means alot. I was worried I would come off as melodramatic and fake which is the last thing I want to do when talking about a genuine guy like Rodger.
You and sam are among those JVloggers who knew him best. You were his guru and sam his rival and buddy. I'm just glad that I did get the chance to meet him and I regret not knowing him better. You & sam are very lucky in being close to him despite the pain it brings now.
Why can't it all just be a joke or a dream? I want to wake up
How greatly I felt encouraged by his cheering videos! A young man with future abruptly died of acute pancreatities in a
foreign country! I'm a wearily tottering old Japanese, who should have stepped into his shoes for him. I must use the German philosopher's words; God is dead (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche).
The crazy fuckin' thing is that I was in Yoyogi Park for the 2008 Hanami. I went looking for the YouTube Hanami blue tarps but could not find y'all. If it was the same place as 2009 I walked right by. Barely missed meeting him.
that does sucks but also what sucks is I met him at that penis festival and when I checked thru my video files I found I didn't have any footage of him! I was so pissed off at myself for missing an opportunity.
I hope others out there that have vintage swan unseen as of yet on old tapes and hard drives will dig those out and share them.
It kills me man. I never knew the guy but we did have some chats on the dreamcast and other topics from time to time. I had no clue in till I notice he had not posted up anything today. A Legend indeed and will never be forgotten. I hate that it went this way for 2010 start. He just got his Sega Saturn to. But we will see him again.
If anyone would argue about Rodger on negative terms, then they are a idiot! This has got to be number one on the list of random things you did not see coming for 2010. I'm going to get on the dreamcast and play some games in his loss. I'll be sure to take a beer down for him to. Great vid man. It's always great to see people show respect to good people.
rodger died..... Oh my goodness I almost stopped breathing for a moment ... I loved his videos ..... I am so much in shock right now !!!!!! I can't believe it! I was looking foward to his next videos. This is just depressing !!!!!!
making a memorial to Rodger is easy because you don't have to embellish anything and just tell it like it is. The hard thing is doing it without breaking down into tears
It's not just my loss, it's everyone's. I only met him twice and trade some emails with him but I miss him. The people who knew him well are really torn up and my sympathies go out to them.
*smh* T.T...
Apophlc 1 year ago
Who could dislike this?
Horrorlord1 1 year ago
Or maybe a time machine and save rodger! Also, Rodger doesn't feel dead to me, it still feels like he's out there in the world
NickBFilms 1 year ago
Somebody needs to make a machine that can bring people back to life. Bring back Rodger!
NickBFilms 1 year ago
very well put man sure put a tear in my eyes thank you
thextortionist 1 year ago
what's the name of the song? i love it.. i had never heard of this guy........stumbled upon him through a video from At the drive in-1980.
thecomfortisnow 1 year ago
@thecomfortisnow which song? Two of them are from a band formerly in Nagoya and the last one is from the Eels
RoninDave 1 year ago
@RoninDave the first one with the piano.it's awesome!!!!! I'm looking for it.i like it cause it reminds me of the early 90's when music was awesome.
thecomfortisnow 1 year ago
@thecomfortisnow It's from the Sushi Cabaret Club. I have a video doc on them with a link to their homepages. Just search my video files for it
RoninDave 1 year ago
@RoninDave the first one..is awesome.cant find it on youtube.need the nam eof the song.thanks. :)
thecomfortisnow 1 year ago
Oh my god, I didnt even know he died! Thats so sad, I loved his movie reviews.
AxcelKaru 1 year ago
U are tottaly right about how Rodger touched the lives of people all over the world I didn't kno him but he was like a long lost brother u nvr knew u had but always wanted I've always wanted to go to japan i've nvr had the money but watching swans vids makes me feel like I'm there one day I'll save up the money and go and live my dream of going
Bailian24 1 year ago
wow and to think i almost died in January
fujisakimari 1 year ago
i know i didnt start viewing rodgers videos untill after he passed but at the time i had never knew he had passed but i thought his videos were an inspiration for me to clean up my life and that you can be genually happy being yourself and now when i go to japan im going to iwate not just tokyo. but when i found out he passed i couldnt help but cry even though ive never met him just because he was such a nice and genuine person and im honestly jealous that you had the honour to meet him. R.I.P
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SimplyToEasy 1 year ago
i just started watching Rodger's videos today,but later on when i found out his passed away i started to realy tear up which shows you how when someone passes on to the other side that you never knew can have such an impact on someone
R.I.P. Rodger Swan 1986-2010 You will always be Remembered
Estill123 1 year ago
In the end, there is something we can do.
We can try to be as positive and enjoy life like him.
If we saw him smile and people received enjoyment from it, we should try to learn from that and make the world less miserable and a richer, more beautiful place.
That's what I feel in my heart that should matter.
Long live the memory of good people and let's hope we let their kindness has a positive effect our life.
Jesus00000000000 1 year ago
I was walking to the store today when for some reason Rodger popped up in my head. I had not watched his videos in such a long time so i was looking forward to it. I Never thought I would be this saddened from a death of a person I never knew. His videos were great and I felt like Rodger just loved life and because he was so happy, even if it was for a few minutes , he made his viewers smile. Its so Inspirational to see a person live out his dream. I will never forget Rodger Swan. ご冥福を祈ります。rip
shadyvill325 1 year ago
This video almost made a 6'6 300 pounder cry Wow It was just all of a sudden. I had to stop the video at 0:09 before I started to get really sad.
elitechrstn 1 year ago
Thanks for uploading this tribute.
andIcanwritetonight 1 year ago
R.I.P to soon .
maple1anime 1 year ago
Thanks for the vid Dave, I watched it when you made it before, but I just watched it again and I think that through out all the tribute vids that were made for him I have to say this one made me feel the best about this whole stupid fuckin situation. You stay black buddy.
TkyoSam 1 year ago
@TkyoSam thanks! it was a video I wished I nor anyone else had to make but I wanted to comment on the impact Rodger had before and still has. stay black, stay strong
RoninDave 1 year ago
R.I.P Rodger Swan
bitchuknowbetter 1 year ago
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh shit,i have been hardly been hardly coming on this,that is messed up,he will be missed,his videos were amazingly helpful and entertaining,what a waste of a short life!!!!
manhunteress 1 year ago
this is bullshit!! i can't believe he is gone. It doesn't make any sense. He was so younge. I thought for sure he was changing the way people vlogged about life in Japan. He was so detailed in his videos. I'm sad and angry he has passed away. Sad he is gone and angry that the world will not get to see the quality of videos this great person made. It's not fair that Rodger had to be taken from us.
MaskedPrankster 1 year ago
I miss you swan!! you were truely great. you were taken to soon, and you had a very bright future!
R.I.P SWAN
eroupopper 2 years ago
RoninDave - Thanks so much for this video. Your thoughts have helped me put my own grief into perspective.
RIP to Rodger and my condolences to all who were touched by his life.
TheNoelle33 2 years ago
I followed him from the start. and Rodger was a very special guy.
RIP roger. you will live on in our minds.
maidenrulezzzz 2 years ago
excellent video RoninDave, very powerful stuff... RIP Rodger Swan, you will not be forgotten...
JtotheROC 2 years ago
believe me this kind of video I would rather not have had to make if possible ie that Rodger never had to die but we can't change the past or fates. We have to play the hand were dealt. I just hope I was able to get across why Rodger was so special.
RoninDave 2 years ago
R.I.P. i'm gonna miss your videos and your cheerfulness.
Yoritsuki 2 years ago
Hello, Dave! Hope you be good today! First, thank you for sharing with us your tribute to Rodger! I didnt know him personaly, and I was completely apart from the existence of his videos, until the day I saw the IWATE SWAN 22: SNOW COUNTRY... But I can tell you, I felt in a really short space of time, the charisma, the goodness and the peace of this guy... And what he could represent to so many people! ...
madsinjapan 2 years ago
(cont.) I am feeling at the moment, like I am losing someone of my own family! The emptyness I am feeling is bigger than my fear of even thinking of what his family is passing right now! All I want to do is to respect his passions and try to, as you said, make this world little bit better than when I got here!! I guess now it is our turn to say " See You Next Time, Rodger " ---- From this brazilian who loved his passion!
madsinjapan 2 years ago
good comments! I feel many people who never heard of rodger until Tokyocooney's video went to his channel and found a really honest to goodness nice guy and were suddenly sadden to realize that he was now gone.
RoninDave 2 years ago
I was curious about acute pancreatitis so i asked a nursing student she said by having acute in the title it means it can happen like that i dont think it was like he had anything build up in his body i think how i undersood it , It was like turning on a light switch his body flicked the wrong switch and it instantly hit him one of the possible causes could be he had diabetes which he was unaware of but of course thats assuming it runs in the family of course there could be other factors
1000narutokun 2 years ago 2
I agree with everything you said here. It was because of Rodger's positive personality that had drawn me into his videos and his life. Now that I think about it, I think the reason why Rodger was here on earth was to touch the lives of many people. After he had done that, it was time for him to go unfortunately. He had touched and impacted my life quite a bit and it made me cry after hearing about his death. He tought me to enjoy life to fullest and appriciate what's around us. Thanks for this!
StarDr0ps 2 years ago 6
In certain Buddhist beliefs someone like Rodger might be considered a kind of Bodhisattva, that is a spirit which forsakes Nirvana and seeks to help and enlighten others.
RoninDave 2 years ago
R.I.P. Rodger. Also, acute pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas. We'll miss Rodger.
musictiger86 2 years ago
WOW, what a shocker! I watched his vlogs and was a subscriber. That is very sad he passed so young. Thanks for doing a tribute to him.
Stay healthy.
Dan in Tennessee
ccr1965 2 years ago
yeah, his death hit the community hard. I think more than a few people didn't want to make any videos for a while but that's not what Rodger would have wanted. But spread the word to who you can and tell them to look at his vids. I'm sure they'll be an instant fan
RoninDave 2 years ago
that was very well done.
can you do me a favor...if it is ok with you, i would like to sub to your channel?
also.i rarely,(i mean rarely)do i ever meet north americans outside of north america.if i ever c u in japan...it would be my pleasure to have a beer with u.
qchome 2 years ago
be my guest and I'm always up for a beer
RoninDave 2 years ago
Thanks for taking time making a great tribute and posting news on the internet and stuff RoninDave.
As a lond term fan of Rodger, I think you expressed beautifully what we all felt about him. And I feel terrible that I actually couldn't thank him fully while he was alive.
We should really appriciate everyday life as much as we can.
RIP Rodger
SuperBookworm365 2 years ago
That was powerful man.Rodger will always be with us in our minds and in our hearts.Thanks for the video man....
vaughnd13 2 years ago
this video made me warm inside. I didn't know about Roger before the tragic event, but I feel like I've been connecting with him through his videos.
legolaschaz 2 years ago
I think this was one of the most eloquently put videos. Thanks for sharing.
tokyocooney 2 years ago 9
thanks, that means alot. I was worried I would come off as melodramatic and fake which is the last thing I want to do when talking about a genuine guy like Rodger.
You and sam are among those JVloggers who knew him best. You were his guru and sam his rival and buddy. I'm just glad that I did get the chance to meet him and I regret not knowing him better. You & sam are very lucky in being close to him despite the pain it brings now.
Why can't it all just be a joke or a dream? I want to wake up
RoninDave 2 years ago
RIP Rodger
singleton33 2 years ago
I must abandon myself to lasting grief.
How greatly I felt encouraged by his cheering videos! A young man with future abruptly died of acute pancreatities in a
foreign country! I'm a wearily tottering old Japanese, who should have stepped into his shoes for him. I must use the German philosopher's words; God is dead (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche).
Please rest in peace now, Rodger.
Many thanks for letting us know about his
demise without a prolonged delay.
U5NK8 2 years ago
The crazy fuckin' thing is that I was in Yoyogi Park for the 2008 Hanami. I went looking for the YouTube Hanami blue tarps but could not find y'all. If it was the same place as 2009 I walked right by. Barely missed meeting him.
ElevenColors 2 years ago
that does sucks but also what sucks is I met him at that penis festival and when I checked thru my video files I found I didn't have any footage of him! I was so pissed off at myself for missing an opportunity.
I hope others out there that have vintage swan unseen as of yet on old tapes and hard drives will dig those out and share them.
RoninDave 2 years ago
It kills me man. I never knew the guy but we did have some chats on the dreamcast and other topics from time to time. I had no clue in till I notice he had not posted up anything today. A Legend indeed and will never be forgotten. I hate that it went this way for 2010 start. He just got his Sega Saturn to. But we will see him again.
robzo87 2 years ago
Still in shock. You will be missed Rodger
murasakiryu 2 years ago
rip roger
theuglyninja 2 years ago
Well said and heart felt! Long live Rodger's memory! A great guy that will forever remand in out hearts!
APOKALYPSE34 2 years ago
indeed! I don't think anyone will argue with me when I say Rodger was the best of us.
RoninDave 2 years ago
If anyone would argue about Rodger on negative terms, then they are a idiot! This has got to be number one on the list of random things you did not see coming for 2010. I'm going to get on the dreamcast and play some games in his loss. I'll be sure to take a beer down for him to. Great vid man. It's always great to see people show respect to good people.
robzo87 2 years ago
Nicely done, man.
TheJapanChannelDcom 2 years ago
beautiful man, well said. Exactly, live life, live life to the fullest. It's really not fair such a great guy is gone...
CaliBoyinJapan 2 years ago
great video i know rodger would like it to
drifting91civic 2 years ago
good work, Dave.
bluesheeft 2 years ago
Well-spoken, sir.
yearofspaghetti 2 years ago
This was nice. Thank you.
I want to do one of these.
RizingBlackSun 2 years ago
Very touching tribute to a great man! Thank you very much for making this video Dave :)
BusanKevin 2 years ago
thanks for the vid dave
TkyoSam 2 years ago
hey, man, I wished I never had to make this video and Rodger was back making videos safe and sound in Iwate. Stay black...
RoninDave 2 years ago
touching tribute ~
kmah88 2 years ago
rodger died..... Oh my goodness I almost stopped breathing for a moment ... I loved his videos ..... I am so much in shock right now !!!!!! I can't believe it! I was looking foward to his next videos. This is just depressing !!!!!!
SHADOWSAGE123 2 years ago
a what festival?
malevolenceXXXensues 2 years ago
Nice Video man,we are already missing him :(
denitson777 2 years ago
I never knew him..
...I am sorry for your loss. :(
markshmily 2 years ago
r.i.p. roger
ilikethingsfromjapan 2 years ago
Beautiful video Dave. ^.^
R.I.P Roger <3
getoutofmyband 2 years ago
Well said . RIP Rodger ...
JapanofileRob374 2 years ago
Excellent tribute video Dave, sheers to Rodger
MageThief 2 years ago
R.I.P
MisterYuu 2 years ago
"I wish I knew what it was so I could find it...and kick its ass.." - Great line.
TokyoNerd 2 years ago 2
acute pancreatitis better watch its acute ass. There's a lot of people right now that want to give it a proper beat down.
RoninDave 2 years ago
That was a very heart felt video and a great message that Rodger would be in total agreement with.
Smashingblue 2 years ago
Amazing video, shed me a tear again -- I miss him greatly =(
Thank you for making this.
JapanielGuerrera 2 years ago
R.I.P rodger
misterheatmizer 2 years ago
great video...rip rodger
bulletproofKevlar 2 years ago
a very beautiful video sir, a memorial video indeed worthy his memory, thank you
swedcrow 2 years ago 2
making a memorial to Rodger is easy because you don't have to embellish anything and just tell it like it is. The hard thing is doing it without breaking down into tears
RoninDave 2 years ago
i can understand that, and i am really sorry for youre loss,
swedcrow 2 years ago
It's not just my loss, it's everyone's. I only met him twice and trade some emails with him but I miss him. The people who knew him well are really torn up and my sympathies go out to them.
RoninDave 2 years ago