I am not sure that I deserve all of this, but I promised him I would post it up. Love David Dear Dave, I know you hate stories that involve you, or as you would say sparks that involve you. I am writing this because I do not know how much time I will have left on this earth, and wanted to sing your praises like a canary. Dave when God made you he broke the mold. Your heart is filled with love and you’re always willing to stand in the gap for those that need a helping hand. I feel like you’re my big brother that is always there to protect me from the boogie man, when he comes to get me. I met Dave more than 10 years ago, and yes he was a frog with many words at that point in time. He had a big heart and even a bigger temper at that point in time. I met Dave when I was 18 years old, and living on the streets. Three months prior I had just found out that I was HIV-positive, and my parents and kicked me out of their house. Dave was feeding down in the park, when I showed up by accident. I did not know that there was anybody feeding in the naked park, until I met Dave and his awesome organization that day. As moved up in the line, I saw Dave handing out hugs like they were candy, and I knew I needed one of those hugs. As I stood in front of Dave, I whispered in his ear that I was HIV-positive. He said you have AIDS. I said yes and I could tell by the look on his face that he was freaked out. I asked him what was wrong and he said, I do not want to catch this by giving you a hug. I looked at Dave with a big smile and said this is not something you can catch by casual touch, or breathing on somebody. Dave looked me in the eye and said you know what; it does not that matter, because I’m going to hug the stuffing out of you. He proceeded to give me a hug so hard that I thought my eyeballs were going to pop out of my head. Dave came and sat down beside me, and we began to talk, he asked me all sorts of questions about my family and why I was on the streets at such a young age. I told him that I contracted HIV, and it was an embarrassment for my family. The second that I told Dave, they asked me to move out of the house and not come back. I’ll never forget what Dave said right after that, it still has me laughing so hard. Dave said isn’t that a load of panther piss. I started to laugh so hard that I wet my pants. David not sure if that’s a good or bad word but I hope it doesn’t get you in trouble. When Dave was all done feeding everybody day, he walked over to me and gave me another hug, and told me that he loved me. I began to cry so hard that I could not stop. Dave has been a great friend to me, and to the entire AIDS community. He’s taken such strong stance against people discriminating against people with HIV, that I’m sure it has hurt his business. You might be wondering what the spark is in the story is, it is the man himself! He is always willing to give, even when he doesn’t have it to give. He is always there to defend those that cannot defend themselves, he is the voice for the voiceless, and he’s always there to spread love and kindness where we can. Dave never acted like he has it all together; no he’s always one to tell you that he is the frog with the most warts. This is why I think so many people love him as I do. He is never there to condemn or judge. He only wants to give love where you can, smile where it counts and a hug to warm every heart that he can. I don’t know how many more breaths that I’ll have to take on this earth, and I felt compelled to let everyone know that this man has not only given me love, but he’s given me financial assistance for over 10 years. He comes to my house in the morning to check on me, and then he comes by my house on his way home to make sure that I’ve gotten a good meal. There are many times that he goes to the store for me because I’m too weak or sick to get out of the house. So many people often ask on this page what does Dave do with the money that you guys give? I promise you that the money that you gave you last year 40,000, would not even make a dent, and what is done for me or the thousands of other people he has helped. Dave came by the other day to take me for ice cream, and we were setting there and a guy asks if we were queers. Dave looked at him in the eye and said yes we are and if you don’t turn around I’m going call in the gay mafia to give you a beat down. I started to laugh so hard that I wet my pants! The guy got a little testy until Dave stood up and saw that he weighed about 240 pounds and the vein of the middle of his head was popping out. I do not advocate violence, but it sure did feel good, to have someone stick up for me. There were several people in the restaurant that new Dave and they just stared at him, when he said we were gay lovers. I wanted to say if anybody knows Dave, you would know that’s not even a remote possibility. I did not say it because it felt good knowing that there was a man on this earth that always there to defend me. I love you my friend, and I promise you one day we will see each other again in heaven! Yes I said it and you know why.
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 22:20:06 +0000
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