I went to Doo Dah a couple years ago, my friend  W0nderdawg said you visited him and some other friends of mine, I would still like to be your friend and know you, I never got the chance and hope that you can get things right again with yourself and the community,  mozee will help you, he loves you very much! Your online (I hope) friend. Bandit.

Duke, you were one of the reasons why I got into the fandom, and bear in mind I was 10 when I got into the fandom and I'm turning 20 in July so that's 9.5 years of being a proud furry, and basically all because of you I idolized your bubbly, effervescent way of life was so addictive to me back then and it helped me through some shit times.

So, Duke never doubt yourself, never think your worthless and most of all never get to deep into that cesspool called depression I've been there and it almost consumed me.

Never give up, I look up to you, Mozee looks up to you and hundreds if not thousands maybe even millions of furries around the world respect you, so keep on keeping on Duke our Aussie G-Shep

You've got Mozee to talk to right?
Your a pillar of the fandom Big D, don't quit on us because of a few haters.

Sometimes you just have to take off the feetpaws, pack away the suit, kick your feet up, and contemplate life and where it is going. I was wondering why I hadn't seen any twitter nonsense from you lately, figured you were taking a small break. Honestly I did that myself recently....I tried to do too much and kept getting shit on by people to the point I just kinda snapped. I lost people I considered friends....I thought I was doing things right....but some couldn't see it that way. I agree with you in the way that the fandom is changing....much more drama than there used to be....and I've only been doing it for 6 years. I'm 35 now and I look at some of the current drama stuff and it makes me sad. I'm sorry you're feeling this way dude....hopefully you can find peace in some way. I just look at it this way....you can't please everyone. As much as you may try...in the end you're only going to end up hurting yourself. It's impossible to please everyone....and when people turn on you...it hurts....it really does. You still have plenty of people out there who want to be your friend and care about who you are and what you are going through. You got a friendly ear here.....hell you grabbed my huge D at ANE so that pretty much makes us friends right? hahaha......seriously though.....every once in a while you have to do things for yourself.....not others....and people will just have to accept that....and if they don't, well than that's their immature choice. I've always respected you for the things you've done for everyone in the past and that respect will continue.

Well, I'm really sorry to hear that. I really would like to be your friend but....it seems to me that every time I reach out to you, you just ignore me and frankly that hurts so I gave up trying. I still like your videos, photos and the like. You seem to be a fun person and would like to know you better but if only you give me a chance.

You matter. Let nobody ever tell you otherwise. Never doubt that people care about you. Never doubt that you will ever find yourself in a situation without someone who wants to be near you, or to stand in your deepening shadow, or to whom you can call upon as “friend”. You have genuine sympathy directed towards you. Your black dog is one of many following closely behind an endless parade of the world’s silent sufferers. But know this: You have made your mark, and no matter how hard someone tries, no matter how many lies or rumours they spread, no matter how many traitors turns their tails on you and fall back on their beliefs that it is easier to subsist on preconceived notions than challenge themselves with discovering buried tangible truths, they can never take away what you have done. You have made things better, more interesting, and more dynamic. And gosh darn it Duke, you make the rest of us want to try. We want to be like you; not narrowly in a popufur sort of way that causes some people to imitate you and plagiarise you and rip you off, but we want to have God-given talent. We want to be able to stand in front of the world proud of who we are because we actually have something that sets us apart, and we want to do so not because people flock to us, but because this gives us some innate sense of wholeness; of knowing that we actually changed the tapestry a little and added a pattern to the greater whole. We want to matter, like you. And if the Furry Community should cease to exist, you will still have left your mark on the world, and you will go on to find something else that will cause you to light up the sky with stars.

Understand the self confidence issue. Decided to move in hopes it could be brought back up. If you need to talk, I'm always available

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Hi Duke, I saw you at DooDah thus year. I so wanted to come over and introduce myself, but saw you were hanging with your friends, so I didn't. Please know, I love your character, and really would like to meet you out of suit sometime. I'm really shy around New people and I felt I would be bothering you if you were with your buddy's! But at least I found you here!!