All This Talk of Love - Johnny Barnes
Submitted by Tina on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 09:03.
On this special day we celebrate LOVE, I wanted to share with you the story of Johnny Barnes, Bermuda's friendliest man. Johnny has made it his mission to tell everyone that passes by the Foot of the Lane roundabout in Hamilton, Bermuda, "I Love You." Why? Nobody can really answer that question. But there is no doubt he is an island living legend. The islanders spent $70,000 on a life-size bronze statue of him blowing his kisses in the air just to honor their beloved brother. You can catch him just about every day from 4 am to 10 am spreading love from his happy place smack dab in the middle of the morning traffic commute. He's the guy greeting the world with a wide smile, often giggling, and blowing kisses.
Matt Morris made a short film called Mr. Happy Man, about Johnny. I promise this will make your heart sing on this Valentines Day!
"We human beings gotta learn to love one another." Johnny Barnes
Mr. Happy Man from Matt Morris Films on Vimeo.
