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On September 8, 2004 the first post on the new website was made after an active Yahoo! Group out grew the simplicities of the medium. It was quite active for several years, and expanded it's content from just being a message board to an information source. I'm case you can't remember some details concerning 2004, let me refresh your memory: The medium known as "social media" did not exist. The only way groups of people could interact with each other was on message board websites or the simpler email groups. If you wanted peer-to-peer assistance or to discuss a common topic, this was it. Dennis DeYoung had no official online presence. His "Grand Illusion Music" website was put on a self-imposed hiatus, and anything Styx-related would concern the group without Dennis as a member, since he was removed from the group less than five years earlier. Any comments were usually negative concerning Dennis, or completely ignored him and his contributions to Styx. The large Styx fan base had been split and had turned against itself with constant arguing. Sadly this aspect still continues today. DDY Talk was a place where members recognized Dennis' contributions and supported him. Not only for what he did as a member of Styx but for whatever the future may have in store for his career. Simply put, they cared for Dennis DeYoung the individual, not just Styx. All discussions were of a pro-Dennis nature, and possibly a little more bashing of his former bandmates than I would like to recognize now, but it was an extremely volatile time to be a fan. With this forum, people were able to express that they still cared about Dennis DeYoung. The website grew and expanded with a few interviews, as well as discography information and lyrics. It was redesigned several times at first, because I knew what I wanted, but not sure how to do it. After teaching myself HTML, and then later CSS and eventually basic PHP I was able to make the site better, and much more than a message board. In 2006 the website received an award for design. In 2008 work was being done for a complete redesign as the way things were presented in the Web were changing: Screens were getting bigger and smaller, with larger resolution desktops which gave away to phones and tablets. Real Player, and then QuickTime disappeared. I started learning Flash only to see that go away. The 2008 redesign was based on a color scheme from the cover of "One Hundred Years From Now" and liked really good, but unfortunately never came to be. It was a lot of time, effort, and hard work, and I had other things in my life demanding my attention. Plus, she new websites called MySpace and Facebook were just starting up, and all of the discussion that was happening in the message board moved to these new platforms. Also, by this time, Dennis once again had an active website and was touring regularly. The need for someplace like DDY Talk wained, and the site would remain dormant. I still paid the bill every year, as I just couldn't let it go and shut the site down. In 2019 I started working with she of the additions in the message board software to update the website and hopefully get it ready for when "26 East Volume 1" was to be released. A lot was done, but not completed. I still haven't added "Volume 2" into the site yet. So here we are 20 years later. Even though many things have changed, and that the website has been dormant for most of us existence, it still exists. For the simple reason to say "thank you" to the person that wrote lyrics and music that shaped my life, and the lives of those that came to this website to share. The impact that Dennis DeYoung has made with the music that he had created as a member of Styx and beyond, as well as the impact on my life, will never be forgotten. Ron Stevens 9/7/24

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In songs like "Earl of Roseland," Dennis DeYoung beautifully portrays his nostalgic sentiments towards his youth and the cherished memories of home and family that kept him grounded. When listening to "Come Sail Away," it's easy to envision Dennis reminiscing about his dreams with friends on warm summer nights. However, it's the poignant lines from "Desert Moon" that truly resonate, capturing the essence of youthful aspirations and the innocence of being dreamers. Dennis's ability to convey profound emotions in just a few words is truly remarkable.

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