This weekend was a blast!! I went on an "old school" road trip with Jed and our good friend Josh. Now, to give some background for this: 5 years ago, a guy named Hayden was coming to Memphis to play in this small bar .. Jed and Josh have loved this guy for like 5 years so we were all going to go to this show, well because it was in a bar I couldn't go b/c I was only 20, so instead of going we stayed at Jed's house playing James Bond all night.... What great friends!! OKay so fast forward 5 years later, and I just randomly decide to get on his website and boom.. We have two weeks to plan this awesome trip.. ( because I mean the closest he is getting to us is St. Louis) Also, did I mention he wast the opening act!!:)
So, Okay,,, It's Saturday night about 6:00 we are driving to the show and trying to find something to eat and we drive through the Chinese ghetto.... and realize there aren't alot of options so we just decide to park and go have some food at the Church's Chicken ( We Aint Scared, we from Memphis) okay so we park and there is like one of those trailer things like right behind us... and we get out of the car and then................................. There is Hayden walking out of the building to apparently his trailer!!!! O My Gosh, I say, its you..... ( 0f course its him what an idiot!!!) so we talk to him for a few min. tell him we drove from Memphis to see him and we take pics together.... 
( BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE)
SO, during the show he totally says " I met some people in the parking lot and I think they know some of my old stuff, and so he played a song just for us" in front of like all these people!! How cool is that!! This is one of those things that you cherish because it was just so surreal and I mean it will put a smile on my face thinking about it for the rest of my life.!! T
hen, after his set, we waited around near the exit and we ran into him again.. he signed our CD and talked to us for a few more minutes. Then we stayed and watched Feist. It was actually a pretty fun show. Then it was time for some White Castle and some sleep before heading back to the kids and the real world...( with of course a stop to Lambert's on the way home!!!) I'm including links to Hayden.... He'
s very Folksy, Indie... type music so, he's not for everyone but.... We love him baby!
http://www.myspace.com/feist
http://www.myspace.com/hayden
Thursday, April 17, 2008
A Trip to St. Louis
Posted by Wheatley Family at 12:27 PM
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so, the difference of perspective in the two pictures with Hayden made me laugh...Was Josh standing on something or is he just so tall that even Jed has to look up?! I feel like I haven't talked to you in forever...maybe once school's out we'll work on the same day some time! Hope you're great!
That is so cool that you ran into him. Sounds like you had a lot of fun.
What a great story, Val! Dave will be jealous you got to see Feist.
Sounds like a fun trip. I haven't seen Josh in forever and I am SO jealous you ate at Lambert's. Did I mention I'll be in Memphis in June. If you can Shuana's going to have a get together June 15th, Sunday night and I'd love to see you guys!
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