January 3, 1962 — August 25, 2021David was from St. Paul, Minnesota. He served in the United States Air Force and became involved in the Minnesota leather scene, most notable as Minnesota Drummer boy 1998.David's lifelong dream of becoming a piercer came to fruition, also in 1998, as he served his apprenticeship under Jim Ward with Gauntlet Piercing in San Francisco.
Soon after he became the co-owner of Gauntlet, which became Gotham Body Piercing with stores in San Francisco and Guerneville, California until the move to Palm Springs in 2004.