Forthcoming Break

Topic: Goodbye...For now Darren New In The Garden Posts: 42 Registered: Aug 2000 posted 12-15-2000 06:08 PM Well, this is it! My dreaded final post. Not forever. Just for now. Tonight I sit in my hotel room in South Africa contemplating the year long tour that's just passed before my eyes in what feels like seconds. We have one more show to go. One. I decided to post before that show because once I walk off the stage I will be walking into the first day of the rest of my life. I wanted to put a beautiful rest to the album, tour and 2 years that have been this record and embrace the future. Tonight I sat with dear friends and, like Thanksgiving, discussed the moments of gratitude that I've had as a result of this band, this crew, this tour, these fans..this year. There are so many moments, but most of them involve friendship. Spirit. Connections. I will miss my touring family SO MUCH!! This really as been an incredible experience. 82 shows! 82 high notes in I knew I loved you. 82 crotch grabs (although there may have been more!).. 82 cities.. 82 moments that existed then and there and are now safely filed away in my memory with a smile. This site... your encouragement, support and love.. how can I thank you for that? Simply with those words. Thank you. You are the bomb diggity of fans. The shit! The best in the world and you know I love you. This site will eventually shut down until the future reveals itself. While the band is on hiatus, so will our websites be. When new music arrives... new websites will appear I'm sure. darrenhayes.com is just a thought now... sometime mid next year I'm sure it will spring to life..gasp the first breath of air and introduce itself to the world. What I'm excited about is the prospect of going away now.. living my life for a while.. out of the performer's head space. I get to collect my thoughts.. reinvent and redesign it all. Think up something completely new. Believe me... it's time for change. I'm excited about the future of music.. of performance.. of spirit. But in order to do this, we really need to disconnect from the busy blurring spinning world of all of this delightful madness. So with the deepest respect... I thank you all for being a part of this.. for opening up your hearts and minds and coming along for the ride. See you round! xxxxxDarren Stanley Hayes With peace in my heart... December 15 2000 ******