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Archive for April, 2009
You Are My Hero…
This message is from one of the artists that submitted an awesome design for our T-Shirt Contest…
Any of my friends would tell you that the Deftones are my all time favorite band… and what an honor it would be for me to give back just a little. I had the pleasure of hanging back stage with the Deftones several years ago in Phx, Arizona. I spoke for a while to Chi that evening and I told him he was the nicest guy in music I had the pleasure of meeting. I told him he was my hero and he told me right back that I was HIS hero. Man, I will never forget that day… What a fantastic heart man… Thanks so much for being by his side during this time… We all feel like we are standing right there with you.
CHI – Rise up and walk my hero… Our prayers are with you.
- BIGCHRIS
Chi is still putting up a fight… we need to keep him in our prayers. Lets all do some extra hardcore praying tonight.. power in numbers…
keep the faith!!!
one love for chi,
gina
Message From Smokey… Thanks Smokey & Fieldy From KORN!!!
HELLO GINA THIS IS SMOKEY, (CHI’S AUNT RENEE’S MAN)..I WANT TO SAY A FEW THINGS ABOUT CHI. I HAVE KNOWN RENEE FOR THE PAST 3 YRS. SHE IS A BEAUTIFUL PERSON, AND NOW I SEE WHY, CHI AND HIS WHOLE FAMILY FROM AUNTS TO UNCLES,-HIS MOM,-BROTHERS AND SISTERS,AND HIS COUSIN’S..ARE ALL GREAT PEOPLE…THE WHOLE FAMILY IS CARING .
I OFFICIALLY GOT TO MEET CHI LAST SEPT. RENEE AND I WENT TO VENTURA TO SEE THE TONES, YOU KNOW HOW THEY SAY THE 1ST IMPRESSION IS EVERYTHING? WELL MY 1ST IMPRESSION OF CHI WAS GREAT,I ALSO THOUGHT (ROCK STARS) DIDNT HAVE THE TIME OF DAY FOR YOU. HOWEVER TO MY IGNORANCE, CHI TOTALLY CHANGED THAT FOR ME… WHEN WE GOT THERE HE CAME RIGHT OUT TO THE CAR AND JUMPED IN WITH US, WE DIDN’T HAVE TO HUNT HIM DOWN, HE WAS RIGHT THERE WAITING FOR US, HE WAS SO EXCITED TO SEE HIS AUNT RENEE, IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.. I COULD TELL RIGHT AWAY THAT HE WAS A STAND UP GUY, AND THAT HIS HEART WAS AS BIG AS HE IS… WE PARKED THE CAR AND WENT TO STARBUCKS FOR SOME COFFE, ON OUR WAY IN EVERYONE WAS COMING UP TO HIM SAYING HELLO, CAN YOU SIGN THIS, CAN WE GET A PICTURE WITH YOU, THATS WHEN I REALIZED WHAT HE WAS ALL ABOUT!! HE TOOK THE TIME TO ANSWER AND ACKNOWLEDGE EVRYONE, TOOK PICS WITH FANS, SIGNED THIER STUFF, AND HE EVEN LOOKS YOU STRAIGHT IN THE EYE WHEN HE ASKS ABOUT YOU AND HOW THINGS ARE? AND HE F***IN MEANS IT…. WHAT A GUY!!! THEN CHI’S BROTHER CHI (PAK) AND HIS WIFE CARRIE SHOWED UP, ONCE AGAIN BEAUTIFUL KIND PEOPLE.. WE ALL HUNG OUT TOGETHER , LISTENED TO THE DEFTONES, IT WAS AWESOME…
AFTER THE SHOW WE ALL HUNG OUT UPSTAIRS IN CHI’S AREA WHERE (HE GETS READY FOR THE SHOW) ,AND WE ALL TALKED FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, (IT WAS LIKE I KNEW HIM FOR YEARS) WE ALL LAUGHED AND JOKED AND HAD AN AWESOME TIME, (CANT WAIT FOR THAT MOMENT AGAIN). WE WERE THERE FOR SO LONG THE JANITOR HAD TO KICK US OUT SO HE COULD LOCK THE PLACE UP, (AFTER HE TOLD US LIKE 3 TIMES TO GET OUT). THE NEXT TIME WE SAW CHI WAS IN THE HOSPITAL, FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE!! IT IS VERY SAD TO SEE BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE!! BUT HE IS A FIGHTER AND HE WILL (MAKE IT HAPPEN).
WHILE WE WERE VISITING HIM IN THE HOSPITAL, FIELDY FROM KORN CAME UP TO SEE HIM, AGAIN ANOTHER ROCK STAR WITH A HEART, (WHATS THIS WORLD COMING TO?) IT WAS AWESOME TO SEE FIELDY VISIT CHI, HE TOOK THE TIME OUT OF HIS BUSY LIFE TO SEE A BRO!! SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE GOT TO KNOW FIELDY ,(NOW I KNOW WHY HE AND CHI ARE GOOD FRIENDS, THEY ARE BOTH CARING PEOPLE WHO TRUST IN GOD, AND DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR OTHERS..) SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE KEPT IN TOUCH WITH FIELDY (WHO JUST LIVES COUPLE MILES UP THE ROAD FROM US) AND HE IS ALWAYS PRAYING FOR CHI AND ALL OF THE FAMILY… ON THIS PAST SUNDAY I WAS ON MY HARLEY RIDING WITH SOME BRO’S, AND WHEN WE GOT TO THE L.A. AREA I GOT 2 MESSAGES, ONE FROM RENEE CRYING AND UPSET THAT CHI WAS BACK IN I.C.U., AND THE OTHER A TEXT FROM FIELDY, SAYING THAT HE IS GETTING TOGETHER A SONG FOR CHI, THAT HE SAYS WILL BE DOPE!! THEY WILL HAVE 4 BASS PLAYERS, 4 GUITARS, 4 DRUMMERS, AND ALL MUSICIANS INVOLVED ARE GIVING UP ALL THE C.D. SALES TO CHI’S RECOVERY!!!!!!!! IT WILL ALSO BE FILMED!!!!!! HE WILL KEEP ME POSTED, AND I WILL LET YOU AND MOMMA J. KNOW AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM HIM…… WHAT A GUY !! GOD BLESS YOU FIELDY, AND EVERYONE WHO TAKES THE TIME TO PRAY AND DONATE TO CHI’S RECOVERY….
I AM ALSO A CUSTOM HARLEY PAINTER AND DO HELMETS, GUITARS, SURFBOARDS , WHATEVER,, AND I AM GOING TO PAINT UP SOME THINGS SO WE CAN PUT ON EBAY WITH ALL THE MONEY GOING TO oneloveforchi.com , YOU CAN SEE MY WORK ON (paintbysmokey.com) RENEE’S HELMET IS ON THERE YOU CANT MISS IT… IT’S THE ONLY DEFTONES ONE AROUND……..ANYONE WANTING ANYTHING PAINTED THAT HAS TO DO WITH CHI, LIKE ONE LOVE FOR CHI SKATEBOARDS, HELMETS, SURFBOARDS, ETC. I WILL DONATE EVRYTHING I MAKE OFF THOSE ITEMS TO HIS RECOVERY ALSO…… AND GOD BLESS YOU GINA FOR TAKING YOUR TIME TO DO EVERYTHING YOU HAVE TO HELP CHI (DAI) AND HIS FAMILY!!!!! YOU ARE AN ANGEL……UNTIL THEN BE SAFE, AND MAKE IT HAPPEN…….. SMOKEY
THIS IS SO IMPORTANT AT THIS TIME AS CHI IS STILL IN ICU!!!!
10:00 AM PACIFIC TIME! (IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT AT THIS TIME.. ANY TIME IS STILL FINE!!!)
A group of us have started a prayer time for Chi.. please join us by taking a few moments each day to send him healing energy.
i have been doing alot of research for Chi about hyperbaric oxygen therapy and i just wanted to do a quick thanks to nicole @ bay area hyperbarics for letting me pick her brain about this therapy… thanks nicole.. you were so patient and helpful.. if only everyone in the world were this way. i can really tell you love your job and you really care for others.
thanks again!!!
one love for chi,
gina
hi all… i just had to take a moment to share some thoughts and really just express how blown away i am about what has happened here… i started this out as a way to help someone I cared about.. but it has turned into so so much more. i get so many emails that express so many kind words… people that tell me they look forward to checking the site every day.. that it helps them in some way.. just so much LOVE!!! it is just.. well amazing. i am in awe!
so – i meet this sweet girl Patricia… she has been praying for Chi.. and well.. the best way to tell you.. is to show you… so i am going to re-post her comments… it is special…
this was her first comment:
I have been a huge Deftones fan for years, and have heard countless stories of Chi & the guys over the years from friends of mine who know the band. I have been following the updates on this wonderful site for some time with a heavy but hopeful heart, mostly thinking “I cannot imagine what those close to him must be going thru.” Then, on Friday, April 10, my own little brother was in a car accident that has left him in a coma,in & out of ICU, with traumatic brain injuries (among many other serious injuries) as well, and he is still fighting for his life tonight as i write this to you. About a week before his accident, we had been listening to/blasting the Deftones together, rockin’ out in that same car and talking about Chi- how we both hoped he’ll come out of it soon so we can go see them again together, and the Tones can keep making the amazing music that has been such a HUGE part of our lives & gotten us thru so much. I just want to say that my prayers and LOVE are with you all, Deftones & Cheng family, and all who know & love Chi. My brother and I prayed for Chi together that night, and now I pray for Chi & my precious brother. May they both find their way through this darkness & back into the light where they belong.
p.s.: Gina, this website is AMAZING! Thank you so much for creating it & going out of your way for everyone. You truly must be an angel on earth.
my response:
hi patricia.. i am so very sorry. please let us know your brothers name so we can also keep him in our prayers…
thank you so much for your prayers and support.
stay strong sweetheart…
thanks again.
one love for chi,
gina
And.. her reply:
Hi Gina-my brother’s name is Marco.I thank you from the heart for asking, and offering to include him in your prayers. It seems we need it now more than ever, as the news we got this morning was not good, and he had to be put back on life support. At the hospital my cousins & I have been praying for Chi each time we pray for my brother. It’s just become a natural part of the prayer now, as we are all such fans of the band, and a musical family in general. One of my cousins suggested we bring some Deftones to the hospital to play for him, and I believe we will be doing that later this evening, hoping that at the very least, hearing one of his favorite bands will soothe him in some way. I know it soothes me! Last night, my cousins and I (there were 9 of us!) hung out in the hospital parking lot’s top level with the Deftones blasting from the car, and we all just kind of got into this zone, laying on the ground or car hoods so we could star gaze, all singing and swaying. It was awesome, because we were all so upset, and afterwards we felt so much better!!! Not to mention we were doing what my brother would have been doing for one of us. Ok, I’m ranting here, so…time to get ready to go back to the hospital anyway. Thanks again, Gina & others who commented on my first post. MUCH LOVE TO DEFTONES, CHENG FAMILY & DEFTONES FANS!!!!
And she emails me back… I had offered to help send her something that may help in waking him….
Wow. What a gesture, Gina. My brother & I would cherish such a gift in this time of need. WHO ARE YOU WOMAN??? You are such a godsend to so many, it seems.The very fact that you have just taken the time to reply to my posts has meant SO MUCH to me. I told my cousins last night that I posted on the site and that you replied and they were blown away and said “Wow-there ARE still some good people out there in this world.”Thank you so much for your prayers for my brother. He is a great, young, handsome musician full of compassion and spirit like Chi, and is loved by many as well. It is all we can do to hope that these two bright lights in our world come back to us soon, and in the meantime, while hoping & praying, do the best we can to keep their spirits alive within us by being the best human beings we can be in their honor. For them and because of them. You, my new friend whom I have never met are the epitome of that.Thanks again, Gina. There are many lights in this world, and you surely must be one of them.
Please everyone… let’s all take the time to also include Marco in our prayers… it would mean alot!!!
One Love For Chi,
Gina
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