The SFDPS News Archive
Where old news is sometimes good news.
Today's_News_01/08/02
Sad news today. Wendys founder, Dave Thomas died at the age of 69. Go and see DDR Dave Thomas at Newgrounds.com.
Today's_News_12/25/01
Merry Freakin' Christmas all. I hope everyone got what they wanted. That's all for now.
Today's_News_12/16/01
Me and Joe lost our jobs, so the Denny's Project will happen sooner than expected. All we need is money. And in the spirit of the holiday season, check out PickleJ's interview with Old St. Nick.
Today's_News_12/02/01
What's up doggs? Playstation2 has taken over my life. GTA3, MGS2, WWF Smackdown, etc. That's all I've been doing. It is much harder to get back in the groove of things. Soon though... Anyway, my friends and I have a project we are going to do called "The Dennys Project." We hopefully want to spend 24 hours in our local Dennys and document everything that goes on in that day. Our only restriction right now is when can we do it. Gary pulls a full time job, and Joe and I work at the same store. There will be more info on the project in weeks to come. I forgot, to all people who sent emails who haven't recieved a reply, I'm sorry. I'll try to back to all of you as soon as possible. Stay cool doggs.
Today's_News_10/27/01
Umm... yeah. About last night... uhhh. I'm sorry! I got distracted playing GTA3. Anyway, here it is, a day late, the Gym Class. Olskool death baby.
Today's_News_10/24/01
Boy, I'm stupid. If you visited the death page from about 9:30 (central) last night until about 4:30 today, you had a chance the see my new movie. If you didn't notice it or didn't see it, shame on you for not checking the site 24/7. And whoever did see, I will hunt you down... and I will cut you. Bye until friday, the offical release date.
Today's_News_10/23/01
Booya suckas! A new, long overdue, death is premiering this friday. And I'm kickin' it olskool. It's a brand new, never before seen, GIF! Check back friday, baby. Ooooh, booya!
Today's_News_10/16/01
Blah! I've been sick the past week. Plus, I went away for the weekend. So really nothing new. And right now, my hands are cold. New stuff soon. Brrr...
Today's_News_09/25/01
Well, I'm not animating yet. I need to find a good animating program. Since the link for MS Gif animator is dead, I don't really know what to go for. I was thinking about Gif Movie Gear. PickleJ said, a long time ago, it was pretty good. Other plans of mine include keeping up with the SFDC. Haven't been seen there in a long. Soon, it will be like it was before.
Today's_News_09/17/01
Welcome to sfdps.com ultra lo-fi. As you can see, there are a few changes. I plan on at least updating once a week. I'm really sorry I slacked off. Between my girlfriend, my job, and my few friends, I have no time to work on my site, let alone go on my computer. But now, I am forcing myself to take care of the site. I want to try and get a death out every other week. So about two deaths a month. To all my hardcore fans who checked on my site to see if it is update, I thank you for keeping the faith. Thank you all. So without furter ado, I present sfdps ultra lo-fi.
01-01-01
Happy New Year, ya'll! Sorry for the major lack of updates. I
spend most of the week with my girlfriend. Well, that's going to
change... just a bit. I'll make some time a couple days a week to
keep you fans up to date. The deaths page has a little update.
When you click a link, the death pops up in a new window. Hate
Mail and Fan Made (more below) will be up soon. Now, I hate to
admit it, but for a time not to long ago, all I worried about was
get hits, but I just didn't realize it till recently. But now, I
am totally focus on entertaining the people. So, I want all the
regulars to the site, all the new visitors to the site, anyone
and everyone who has been to the site, to tell everyone they know
about SFDPS. But I don't want you to think I want you to do this
cause I want hits, I want you to do it so that everyone in the
world can see my, and many other animators, sick sense of humor.
A fan sent me an email a long time ago saying I should put out a
chain letter to promote the site. Well, I sent up one up. Click
here to see what you can send. Plus, soon I will be putting up fan
animations. That way, we can get some new animators onto the
stick death scene. And I'll put their email so you can tell the
animator directly what you think of his/her death, and what
he/she can improve on. It kinda sounds like SFDT's database of
deaths, but my idea will only feature deaths from people who are
just starting, or don't have a webpage. I guess you can say,
it'll be kinda like the stick death underground scene. As soon as
I get situated, I'll put up the Fan Made page, where you can
discover new animators. Who knows, maybe the next PickleJ,
Bighed, Matt Calvert, Rob Lewis, will start right here.
10-8-00
Howdy all. I've gotten a few emails to make more gifs, and guess
what, I am. Right now as you read this, I'm making a new gif. I'm
gonna try to cut down on the Flash work, and continue with good
'ol gifs. And I've made a hate mail page. I've finally gotten
enough to make one. And I've been designing a new version of
SFDPS. I'm gonna take all 3 versions and cut it down to one
version. It's going to be similar to Newgrounds. Except that sometime
mid-November. And except the new gif sometime this week. Adios.
9-18-00
Hey, made a new movie. Go see "A Day in the Life of
Ron." It's nothing special. I just got bored. It is a Flash
movie, so you'll need a Flash player. I rearranged the deaths
page. It's got all the movies. The gifs, the Flashes. I plan on
disposing of the Flash Movies button. But that means new menu
design for the Flash and Frames page. Lot of work ahead of me. Oh
well, I'm up for another challenging menu. And thank Larry
Lastanzowitz for reminding me to update my profile. Check the
DeathBook for more info. I don't who those Gary and Joe people
were though. I think Larry has had a "losper"
withdrawl.
9-8-00
Hey all. Well, I haven't finished the movie. I think I have
A.D.D. I get distracted to easily. All I have left is the killing
scene. That may take a few days, but dammit, I'm gonna try to
finish as so as I can. It is a big file, about 573k. And, it will
be the first Flash movie available for download. In a few days,
I'm gonna make a few short Flash movies to tide you people over.
Does that sound good? Other news, I joined Newgrounds Fan-Net.
The red NG with Fan-Net on it above this post. Click on it to
vote for me on the Newgrounds Fan-Net. Oh, I also made another
poll. Vote for the type of banners I should have, pop-up or on
the page. Again, I will finish the movie as so as possible. Sorry
for the wait.
7-26-00
Well, today is a special day here at SFDPS. It is our 1st Ani-versary. I wanted to have an action packed Flash death done by today, but it is taking longer than excepted. But I think it will be worth the wait. I'll try to have it finished before the end of the month. In other news, our fight with the Top Fidy is over. I guess we kinda won, even though, most of us are banned from the Top Fidy. And, I've added a new link in Other Crap. Go see Drunk Mike at drunkmike.com. Mike is kinda a friend of mine.
7-4-00
Hey all. Made a new death. Go check out "The Boomerang." Sorry for the lack of updates and deaths. I've been busy with multiple things: friends; girlfriend; creating other sites; etc. Once I get some more free time, I will finish "When Animators Attack: Pt. 1" Join DeathMail to get the 411 on all that is going down. Ok, now I will be going off the subject just alittle. This is for the people in the Top 50 Animated Death Sites. As you know, the Top 50 is the breeding grounds for lamers and cheaters. Wait, they're the same thing. Anyway, help the cause, support your local Anti-Top 50 site. Click here to learn how. Oh yes, I will be gone till the 16th. See ya soon.
5-30-00
I've been working on a new death I hope to finish soon. I made a bunch of banners for the site though. Check them out by clicking here, or the SFDPS Buttons 'n Banners button.
5-13-00
Well, I made a new opening on the ***WARNING*** page. If you didn't see it, click the back button. Plus a new banner that is in Flash. Check out the Button and Banner section. New GIF coming soon.
4-21-00
Tada! Welcome to the new and improved SFDPS in Flash. This is
what I have been doing the past week. Now, it's finally up. First
of all, there is a new GIF death. Go see "The Chest" in
the death section. Most of the buttons above are self
explanatory. The "What's New" button goes to the newest
movie. I'll get it working soon. The "Today's News"
button isn't working properly, and, it may never work. I'm
thinking about making it a randomizer button. It will take you to
a random part of the site. And there is a button to turn the
music on and off on the QuikLink bar. Also, with the music
button, it is a random loop generator. Everytime you click the
music off, and then back on, a new loop will play. Sometimes, you
might not get any music. Click it again, then you should get
something. How about that random quote generator. Thanks to Mr.
Brian Beaton from Slitfinger Productions for help with that. Now, if you're
signed up with DeathMail, you got to see a preview of the site
last week. What? You didn't get to see the preview? Huh? You're
not signed up for DeathMail? Scroll down an inch to join. Oh, I
moved the Favorite Death poll to the death page. That's all the
news for today.
4-21-00
After a week of work, I finally finished the Flash version of the site. You need a Flash player. Click here to see it. There is also a new GIF death. Go see "The Chest." It's in the death section.
4-7-00
Hello people. I'm climbin' back on the updating horse. Within a few days, I'll be adding a Flash version of the site. It's going to be cool. And, the new and improved links are up. More changes to everything soon.
3-23-00
Hey loyal fans, sorry for the major lack of updates. I'm not on the computer as much as I want to be. I've been hangin' out with friends till like 11 p.m. The weekends are my only two days I'm free, unless my friends are in ice-o (isolation). Soon, I'm going to start work again and bring you some quality GIFS, unlike those lamers in the TOP 50. Oh yes, I thinking of dropping out of the TOP 50, 1)it's been eff'ed up and 2)nothing but lamers in the top 10, except for CriScO and SpaceFem.
Now here is something really important, I want all you people reading this to 1) join DeathMail the mailing list if you're not already, this way you don't have to come back everyday to see if there is an update, and 2) tell everyone you know about SFDPS. By next week, I plan to have new improved links pages up and a new death.
2-29-00
Happy Billy Day, all. Yep, MACHINA/The Machines of God, by the Smashing Pumpkins is out. Click here to order. Soon, a new GIF movie.
2-20-00
As I promised, Kill the Stickman: The Interactive Game is out. It's in the Flash Stick Deaths. Plus, a short music video, Eraser (polite) by NIN. It's in the Other Flash Movies section.
2-18-00
Hey all. Did you hear... Matt Calvert, owner of SFDT, became part of the Troma Coalition. The same thing that Newgrounds is a part of. Enough about other sites. Soon, maybe Sunday, Kill the Stickman: The Interactive Game will be out. It's in Flash, so download the Flash player if you haven't already. Get it here. You may notice two counters. One is for unique hits (only counts new visits) and page views (reloads and everything else).
2-12-00
Alright, I'm back. And I brought a gift... a new death. In gif format. Yep, going back to the basics. Go and watch, "Death of a Pickle." One reason it's so late is because I've been working on a kill the stickman game and a long movie both in Flash. I'm going to try to put out a new movie next week too.
2-3-00
The new warning page and the no frames pages are up and running. I figured it would be easier if everything opened up in a new window. You tell me. Now just the link page and the deaths.
2-2-00
Sorry for such a long wait. I've been working on websites, a long Flash movie, and school. I redoing the link page, the warning page and still on the non frame version. Two new deaths soon. One on the 13th, it's a birthday present for PickleJ, Pickle J's Stick Figure Death Animations. And the other will be soon after. Pretty soon everything will be in order again. Soon...
1-15-00
If you have not heard by now, SFDPS was second in the 1st Annual Donahue Best of 1999 Awards. Check it out HERE. Well, since I'm in such a good mood, I'm putting out the new Concert Pt.2. Completely in Flash. I might make it in gif format too. And, in a little over a month, Machina: The Machines of God, the brand new Smashing Pumpkins album will be out. I put a countdown clock at the bottom of the page. What a great time to be alive.
12-22-99
Merry Christmas everyone. Oops, that's not PC. Happy Holidays everyone. My gift to you, a new death. "A SkiveeCo Christmas Story." Go check it out, won't you. Oh, I think I fixed the Flash movies. They should be preloading. Email me and let me now if there is a screen that says "loading..." and repeats it till the movie is done loading. You'll now the movie was preloaded if it runs smoothly. This may be my last typed update until after the new year. So, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all from Jon and me.
12-21-99
Tomorrow will be the Christmas death. New Flash movie to day. It's on the page after the shooting one. Watch for random updates there. When ever I finish a movie, I'll put it up. Tonight is the last Pumpkin show(boo hoo). Oh the font thing, I'll put that link after the new year.
12-20-99
Well, tonight is the Smashing Pumpkins show, that I wil not be going to. Tickets sold out in 4 mins. Tomorrow, or Wednesday, the Christmas stick death will be out. I've been working with Flash. It's fun and easy, but expensive. To see what I made, Click This Link. Sorry, they are not preloading movies. Give them time to load. Don't got a Flash 4 player, Click THIS Link. And no, the Christmas death will not be Flash. It will be a good 'ol gif.
12-18-99
I feel pretty stupid right now. I have some cool fonts on this page that, maybe, only I can see. You probably think it's boring with plain fonts. So, in light of this, I will be making a font page with the fonts I am using. It is not necessary to download, but they're small files, cool, and they'll make the page look better. New death... coming soon.
12-12-99
Nothing really new today except for the defcon.org banner, which your's truly made. New Christmas death next week. Oh, I got hate email. I guess I'll have to make a hate mail section soon.
12-09-99
New movie today. Check out " The Road Trip." I also fixed the credits page.
12-05-99
Someone sent me an email about how the could not get into the site. They click the dead face and no window popped up. So, if you want to enter in the same, normal window, click the link under the dead face. Sorry for any inconvenience.
12-02-99
A little upgrade to the site. You like? I hope you do. There is a new movie on the way. I reset the SFDPS Ver. 2.0 poll and changed it to the SFDPS Ver. 3.0 poll. The credits page will be down for awhile. I have to fix it up and make some changes to it. And, I'm only leaving up three days of old news instead of five. Some good news, http://sfdps.findhere.com is working again. I also added a How To section, check it out.
11-30-99
Look for a major change to the site. Less graphics, more text, quicker load times. A movie will be out some time next week. That is all.
11-18-99
It's a happy day. We've reached 10,000 hits. And with it, comes a new movie. "Tips for Surviving Y2K" Sorry it's so late. It took longer than expected. Join DeathMail to get random updates to the site or if there is a new death. Yet again, Findhere.com is having problems.The URL sfdps.findhere.com is still not working. I received an email that they changed it to .org for awhile do to some problems. But, sfdps.findhere.org won't work. So, the address for now is http://www.fortunecity.com/bennyhills/cleese/480/. Just bookmark us, it's alot easier. Oh, almost forgot. All the people who emailed us with questions, sorry for the delay on the replys. I've been busy. I'll try to get back to you by the end of the week.
11-13-99
Sorry about the movie people. We're "fixing up" our house. I haven't been able to work on the movie. I'm making any promises, but it might be out next week. But instead of coming back everyday, type your email address at the bottom of the page and be automaticlly emailed when the movie is out. Soon people. Please, forgive me. Oh, the findhere URL might be working again. It will work once and awhile.
11-3-99
Once again, my short URL, sfdps.findhere.com, doesn't work. This time, the site is out of commission do to money problems. So if you need to get to our site, the URL is http://www.fortunecity.com/bennyhills/cleese/480/.I don't know how long it's going to be out, maybe a month. Other news, there have been a lack of updates. Sorry. Between school, friends, trying to get a job, and driving shcool, it is hard to find free time. Next week, a new movie. Oh, and on "A Hole in One", I spelt course wrong. I'm sorry. I'm not the wurolds gratest speler.
10-27-99
"A Hole in One" is out. All new. All original. All drawn with MS Paint. And don't forget about the easier navigation. Read the last update. It is now on the death pages. That's all.
10-26-99
Tomorrow is the day. New movie. Completely original. And, two weeks after tomorrow, another one will be out. There is an easier way to navigate thru the site. Hold Ctrl and click the left mouse button and a menu with all the pages will pop up. Click what page you want to go to and you are there. Every page but the ones with the death have it. I'll make one for the deaths once the movie is out. I got this cool JavaScript from Speed JavaScript Resources. And there are plenty more cool JavaScript there. I can't wait for tomorrow. By the way, how did you like the new background and music?
10-21-99
Great news, I will try and put out a new movie every two weeks. Starting next week, and every other week after that, a new movie will be a your fingertips. The only ways I won't get a movie out is if I break both of my arms, I fall into an alternate dimention, or run out of ideas. If you're wondering what the "As seen on Stupid.com" sign is, click and you shall see. Bye.
10-19-99
Sorry for the lack of updates. I've been very busy. Good news, the Top 50 ADS is fixed. Updates will now be posted there. New movie soon. Maybe two short ones or one long one. I don't know. Since I have no more room in the polls, I added a favorite death entree in the DeathBook. That's all.
10-11-99
Nothing new today. I learning to make Flash movies, so the SFD movie is being made in my spare time. No, I am not copying the other people who make Flash SFD movies. I'm going to make movies like the one's at New Grounds. Buh bye.
10-8-99
New music. Give it time to load. The music is on this page, the SFD page, and our profile pages. New Midi's on the SkiveeCo story page and the news archive. New movie soon. Don't forget to bookmark us. Later.
10-6-99
Hooray! The new movie is out. It's called, The Concert. It's an ongoing series about the tragedies at concerts. It's not what you think. Part 1: Metallica. It's the first time I used PaintShop Pro. Not the whole thing, just a bit. Plus, a new background. That's all.
10-5-99
New movie, tomorrow. It will be a series. I don't know how many will be in the series, but there will be a few. I will debut the movie and the series tomorrow. The Top 50 is still messed up. Check out the Yahoo Stick Figure Death Club for any major updates. Peace.
10-1-99
New month. Well whoop-de-frikkin-do. New movie soon. Sooner than I expected. I started today. New link added to the links page.. If you kill stickmen and have them on a webpage, join the VDAA. The Violent Death Animators Alliance. Click the link at the bottom of the page. Kill dem sticks. I'm gone.
9-30-99
How did you like the error message. Hehe. That is not all that is new. Check out the credits page. I just learned some cool JavaScript tricks. I also put back buttons on every page. Click so you don't get the error pop ups. Look for a new movie in a few weeks. That is all. Peace out.
9-28-99
You can see there is a new background. I took SpaceFem's advice. The background slowed down the loading process. If you couldn't tell, it is a S, for SkiveeCo. This is the SkiveeCo seal of approval. New movie coming soon. In other news, I played Grand Theft Auto 2. It is great. It takes about three hours to load and you need Direct X 6.3 or higher. By the way, the Top 50 is still messed up. If there are any major updates to this site, go to The Stick Figure Death Club and look for messages written by Fr3ak_13. Or, you can come here daily. I'm outtie.
9-26-99
There is a new button/banner. It's bigger than a button but smaller than a banner. It has some death in it. Hmm... there was something else. Oh, vote in the polls and on the Top 50 ADS. Today, visit everything on this page, write in the DeathBook, and send email.
9-25-99
There is a new movie out for those who didn't know. The Top 50 is screwed up. That is old news under the name. And now there is a news archive filled with old, useless info.
9-22-99
1,000 hits means new movie. "Spontaneous Combution" is out. Go see it. It was done by Jon.
9-21-99
New movie once the counter reaches 1,000. This one was done by Jon. Well, most of it at least. You can tell what he didn't do. To recap, we are celebrating 1,000 hits with a new movie. The sooner we reach 1,000, the sooner the movie comes out. Catch y'all on the flipside.
9-14-99
Nothing new today. Just a new poll and "The Stick Cannonball" is out. Please vote in the polls and vote for our site in the Top 50 ADS. Thanks.
9-12-99
The movie is out. The Stick Cannonball is out. Hooray! If only Jon were here to see his movie... but he couldn't come over.
The movie will be out today no matter what. I am trying to get Jon over to see the unveiling of it because it was his idea for this movie. If I can't get him over, I'm putting it up anyway. And if I can get Jon over, we're going to start writting out ideas for the big, long movie. Again, I apologize for the movie not being out. Please fill out the DeathBook, send e-mails, send links. Tell me what you think of Mr. Squeaky. Anything. Oh, and the chat room is now called The SFD Chat room. I didn't want to be selfish.
9-11-99
9-9-99 was a bust.
Anyway, the movie, sometime later today.. It's hard with school
and all. Well, I know you all have read everything on this site
(yeah right), if you read the credits, you saw the name Mr.
Squeaky. I know what you were thinking, "Who the hell is Mr.
Squeaky?" Wanna know who he is, click here .
9-7-99
Boy, Labor Day weekend was fun. At least I wish it was. Well, there will be a new movie this week. I guarantee (guarantee void in Tennessee). What else is new? The DeathBook is fixed, but all the entries are gone. Please people, write in it. That's what it's there for. I don't care what you write about, as long as it isn't sexual. You can write about your dog, friend, what like and dislike about the site, or what you ate for lunch. And that link page is pretty lonely. End Transmission.
9-2-99
Nothing new today except ... a new movie will be here Tuesday. It is almost done. I'm doing some finishing touches on it. Many may have seen something like it but Jon had the idea for it three years ago, so. We're are not copycatting. I don't know if thats a word but you know what I means. The reason it will not be out this weekend because I'm going away. I will be back Tuesday. It has come to my attention that the DeathBook is screwed up. So I shut this one down and got a new one. And about the movie, so far it will be a homemade original. That is all.
8-31-99
Well, as you can see and hear, there have been some improvements. And there will be a few more. Sorry for not updating. With doing stuff with my friends (yes, I have a life outside my house) and school, it's been hard. I'm working on a new movie. It my take awhile though.
8-25-99
Well, the movie is still under discussion. I have to call Jon today. Well there is a new button and there will be some changes to the site. So don't be frightened. That's all.
8-21-99
And now, for that big announcement. Well first, the link page is now up and running. Still no e-mails. Anyway, the big announcement. It may not be that big but here we go. There is a long movie in the works. We got two ideas, either make our own, like Stick'o'cide did with "SQUAT", or ripoff one of this summers big movies. But either way we go, it will be long. We promise you that. And I am going to make a news archive page so the frontpage ain't so long. Don't forget about the chat room.
8-18-99
Lucy, I'm hoomme. Sturgis was great... except for the rain. I got back Monday, but I didn't update because it late in the afternoon and I had just got my game, Driver. So I played it. Nobody sent any e-mails to have their link on our page yet though. Oh well, their loss. Good news, we got a chat room. Come in and chat your deathiholic brains out. There will be about 5 movie here in the months to come. And guess what. There is more than one way to get to our site. You could type out the full Fortune City address, or go through the ADS Top 50 (ok, two ways). One new way is to type "sfdps" (without the " marks) in the address bar and then click "sfdpsRN The RealNames link takes you directly to sfdps" or type "sfdps.findhere.com". You get an ad banner though. I also changed the music, it is now "Bulls on Parade" by Rage Against the Machine.
8-9-99
As you can see, I haven't left yet. There were some problems with the bike. So, I decided to update. It is a little late, but better late than never. I added a credits page and thats is about it. Oh great news, We are at #11 in the Top 50 ADS. Hooray for us. Thank you all for voting. Oh more good news. I will be adding a link page soon. If you want me to put up your banner on our page, e-mail us. There is a catch, you have to put ours up on your page. A small price to pay, is it not. That is all for todays news.
8-6-99
Nothing new today. Saw the Blair Witch Project. Great movie. Eerie ending. Makes you think. Anyway, either today or tomorrow will be the last update because I'm hittin' the road and goin' to Sturgis. We're ridin' the whole way, on the bike. I'll be gone till Monday. Don't worry, I should have thought up some movies by the time I get back. Well if I don't update tomorrow, bye all. See ya all next week. It has also come to my attention that I am one day behind. I'm sorry.
8-4-99
A new movie. Today. Send your feedback. Either e-mail us or sign the guest... I mean DeathBook so everyone else can read it. There are still plenty of deaths to be drawn by us. Don't forget to vote in the poll and the Top 50.
8-3-99
Nothing special today. There should be a new death either by Friday or Monday the 15th. Not next Monday because I will be in Sturgis. So no updates next week. I'm sorry. Oh, this is Ron talking. I take care of the site. So when ever you see someone referring to himself, it's me ,Ron. Jon can't talk because he can't come over everyday. He lives a half-hour away from me, so. And, he doesn't really know much about webpage design. But if I think we would both agree on it, I'll say us. If we talked on the phone, and told me something that he wanted on the site, I would refer to him as Jon. I'm glad we got that cleared up.
8-2-99
Well, nothing new happened except the poll. Please vote in it. I took out the music because it started to get annoying. Maybe not you people, but we we were getting annoyed. So for now we decided to put in KoRn with Shoots and Ladders. And don't forget to vote for us in the Top 50 Animated Death Site.
8-1-99
We have reached 200 hits! We're so happy. In a little over one week, we get 200 hits. We would like thank the Animated Death Webring and SFDT. And a special thanks to all of you who came to our little site.We are going to party like it's 1999. Speaking of 1999, thats the song that's playing now. I'm keeping till we get some more news. If you don't want to the music, click the stop button.