Daske

David, I have you on facebook so I might send you a more detailed message there. I don't have any questions for you but you've been the biggest influence of my life and I'd really like you to read this.

Ever since I watched your video "whales and orgies: the early years of david choe" four years ago I have lived my life by it. You said in the video the movie 'colors' really changed your life. 'Whales and Orgies' and 'dirty hands' changed my life in a big way. Before I watched your movies I was always getting in trouble with the law and spent 6 months in a junvenile detention centre. Just fucking around with mates. Breaking into places, stealing cars and destroying property. I was a very angry kid. After watching your movies I stopped with a fair bit of my drug use and breaking/stealing and spent my money instead on paint and my time on graffiti. I really got into art and I found this appreciation for quick dirty, messy art: Art in its purest form. Raw energy. I got caught a couple times but haven't spent any more time in prison yet and don't plan to (I'm 19 now).

I just wanted to thank you for keeping me going and motivated through all the bullshit. Honestly if it wasn't for you I'd probably be dead or in jail. And i mean that. Ive got pretty bad depression and I probably would have killed myself if I'd never found those videos. You got no idea how much you helped me and I can't thank you enough.

I'm from Australia but i'd love to come to the US just to hang out and have a beer (or even go painting). I've been saving up money and I plan on going overseas soon. I think I have enough to fly to the US so let me know if you want to just do something one day.

Thanks for taking the time to read this man. If you even just read this it will have made my day big time. Much love.