Sorry that I haven’t been posting as regularly as usual. I’ve been very busy this weekend. These three incredible people came to visit Lisa and I and our kids for the weekend. Luckily we have enough rooms in our house to keep them. They are Rik Leaf(left), Marie Josee Dandeneau (right) and Tina Newlove (middle). Rik is a singer-song-writer politically socially involved kinda guy from Winnipeg. Marie Josee is this funky dreads girl from Winnipeg who plays bass like a wild woman and is incredibly playful and funny. Tina is an artist who dances and paints while the other two perform. She works and sells in the Guelph area. They are all bursting with creativity and I loved hanging around with them for three days. Needless to say we had lots to talk about. They played at a couple venues while here. One of them was our church service. They took two hours of just playing and talking. I’m telling you it was an incredible time. I was very emotional through the whole thing. I thought to myself that this is what it’s about. This is what it is! Many others said the same.
When they pulled out of our driveway this morning, I could feel my heart being pulled right out of my chest. Rik and Tina have been here before and we are friends. MJ was brand new. But I fell in love with her and with them all over again. We all live too far apart, don’t we!?
My name is David Hayward, and I am the nakedpastor. I am a graffiti artist on the walls of religion.
Yes we do.
S x
“This is what it is!”
Beautiful.
sounds wonderful.
It was so great to meet all you creative people on Sunday night. I’m not so alone afterall here in the Maritimes. Artists are everywhere it seems. Safe travels to you
And David, thank you so much for inviting me. I had a wonderful time and hope we can all get together again soon and maybe create some art!
cheers!
awwwww!!!! sniff sniff!!! the distance IS crappy crappy crappy.
sunday night was saweeet! meeting jessica was a treat too. gotta plan another party at the hayward’s real soon.
I really love Rik too, and we just met Tina last year. Folks like that make you wish the country was a whole lot smaller than it is.
Sounds like a great time was had by all. I went to Rik’s site and listened to his music. Good stuff!
thanks for the intro to Rik Leaf, just downloaded his “winter of discontent” album from iTunes after listening to it on his site, he should have greater exposure so I will spread the word here in Ireland