Dan. The man. The legend.

Hello fellow Danlings.

Welcome to The Dan Zine, our online fanzine of all that is Dan. He was a man of words, faith, apples, skies, and a deep commitment to the ridiculous. Here is where we take deep silliness and the spirit of Dan Very Seriously. Share your own Danecdotes (offerings) of googly eye placements, arms on birds, reflections on the beauty of creation, or words about Mr He Funk himself. We might have lost a legend, but legends Live On as long as their stories are revelled in and shared. As a wise man said about Dan “in breathing in and breathing out this man’s life somehow he lives on, taking us higher up, farther on, deeper in, making us cheekier, more honest, less selfish, more real, more loving.”

Show us whatchoo got.

Kate and Ben Cooper

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Featured Danecdotes

Benign Detatchment

By Dan Cooper

Draw your own emotions like Dan did

Blummin Good Sky

By Dan Cooper

The sky from Dan’s flat in 2012. Don’t forget to look up and savour what you see. Show us your great skies.

Arms on Birds

By Dan Cooper

God forgot to give birds arms, it’s our job to steward creation.

Lion Tattoo

By Dan Cooper

Dan was going to get a lion tattoo - so we got a design made thanks to the lovely Katie, and printed out transfers for you to use. Show us your tat’s Danlings!

Dan’s Final Apple Report - Ribston Pippin

By Dan Cooper

Time for another Apple Report, and this is a corker: the Ribston Pippin. Just the look of it is a feast for the eyes. One notable thing about this apple is that it's almost certainly the daddy of the Cox's Orange Pippin. And as you'd expect (unless you've only ever eaten poor quality supermarket Coxes), the flavour is an absolute treat. Rich, complex, aromatic, full of character. And just for good measure, it comes from Yorkshire. Everything you'd want in an apple. 10/10.

(Happily bought from the lovely people at Barra Organics)

I Say Yes

By Dan Cooper

I say yes. Yes to life; yes to death; yes to letting go; to letting go of control; yes to opportunity; yes to the mountain...

I say yes. Yes to life; yes to death; yes to letting go; to letting go of control; yes to opportunity; yes to the mountain, even if that means going through the valley; yes to people; yes to growth; yes to the journey, wherever it may take me; yes to His kisses, to letting myself be loved; yes to liminal space and being transformed; yes to feeling emotion, even if it hurts, yes to giving; yes to trusting; yes to reality.

Dan Cooper

Mr Pepper

By Dan Cooper

A brief how-to of googly eyes - stick em on things. That’s it! But even betterer if it’s off in the world.