{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"Matt (zeldatra)'s status on Sunday, 02-Mar-14 22:28:33 UTC","author_name":"Matt (zeldatra)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/zeldatra","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/3327933","html":"On March 25th, it will have been two years. I think I should get some stuff off my mind.<br \/><br \/>I didn't know Edd personally, so I know it seems kind of silly to get sentimental over a person over the internet that I had never met. But Edd was the reason I started animating. If Sebas hadn't shown me 25 Feet Under The Seat some four or five years ago, I wouldn't have even considered animating. I'd just be another boring-ass teenager playing Call of Duty. When he was diagnosed with Leukemia, I remained hopeful that he'd be able to beat the cancer a second time. When word got to me that he passed away, it was just... horrible. Edd Gould truly was the greatest influence on my animation career, in that I wouldn't HAVE one without him. Even two years after the fact I wish he was still here. But he's not, so...<br \/><br \/>Here. I'm going to cry if I say any more. I drew this. I purposely kept it messy to emulate the style of Eddsworld before TomSka and Paul took over. Later. !<span class=\"vcard\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/group\/42\/id\" class=\"url\" title=\"Pony Artists (ponyartists)\"><span class=\"fn nickname group\">art<\/span><\/a><\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/pny.lv\/00ha\" title=\"http:\/\/fi.rdn.io\/file\/mrmattimation-20140302T222833-4xyn3w4.gif\" class=\"attachment thumbnail\" id=\"attachment-693175\" rel=\"nofollow external\">http:\/\/pny.lv\/00ha<\/a>"}