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Canadian Media Feature Johnny Barnes Statue
A Guelph, Ontario news outlet has featured the late Johnny Barnes in an article highlighting a statue of the well-loved Bermudian at an area school. The GuelphToday website said, “Around this time seven years ago, a statue of a waving man appeared on the lawn of Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute, flanked between two benches and facing Paisley... Read more of this article
Audio: Song Commemorates Johnny Barnes
A new song celebrating the life of Bermudian Johnny Barnes has been released on YouTube. The song, which is simply called Johnny Barnes, is written by Greg Morrison, who provides backing vocals and plays acoustic guitar on the record and produced by John Woolridge. Mr Barnes, who died aged 93 on July 9 in 2016, was well known after staking a spot at... Read more of this article
YouTube’s ‘Rare Earth’ Highlights Bermuda
Rare Earth, a YouTube channel with more than 830,000 subscribers, has posted two videos about Bermuda, including a highlight of the late Johnny Barnes and a closer look at the island’s unique roofs. The first video, entitled “When A Traffic Circle Loved Us,” focuses on the story of Johnny Barnes and has garnered more than 32,000 views... Read more of this article
Johnny Barnes Film To Be Featured In Australia
The documentary “Welcoming Arms” — which features the late Johnny Barnes — has been selected for the Gold Coast Film Festival, which will take place during the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Australia. A New York-based filmmaker made the short documentary that explores the positive effect that Johnny Barnes had on the island.... Read more of this article
Johnny Barnes Featured In ‘The Joy Initiative’
Stacee Smith, writing in the UK’s Guardian, has featured the late Johnny Barnes in a piece titled “The joy initiative: people who inspire others to live happier lives,” highlighting his effort to spread good cheer on the island. The story said, “Before his death on 9 July 2016 at the age of 93, Bermuda’s Johnny Barnes – who... Read more of this article
Children Welcome Commuters On East Broadway
The legacy of Johnny Barnes is now a regular aspect of the Bermuda Tourism Authority’s #LoveMyBermuda campaign. Once per month the island’s school-aged children are welcoming morning commuters into Hamilton while standing alongside a life-sized Johnny Barnes mascot. Yesterday young people from the Pembroke Hamilton Club youth football programme... Read more of this article
Documentary: Johnny Barnes ‘Welcoming Arms’
A New York-based filmmaker made a short documentary that explores the positive effect that Johnny Barnes had on the island, and while the trailer was previously online, the whole film is now available for viewing, with the director saying that they have made the film public as they are at the end of their festival run. Director Rosanne Ma calls the... Read more of this article
Telegraph On “Beloved Figure” Johnny Barnes
The United Kingdom’s Telegraph has taken note of the passing of Johnny Barnes, calling him a “familiar and beloved figure” and quoting the Bermuda icon as saying simply “I enjoy making people happy.” The story said, “Johnny Barnes, who has died aged 93, was a familiar and beloved figure in Bermuda, where he was known... Read more of this article
Bermuda Icon Johnny Barnes Dies At 93
[Written by Don Burgess + Updated] Johnny Barnes, a beloved Bermuda icon and national treasure, passed away today at the age of 93. Mr. Barnes is best known for his decades of standing at the Crow Lane Roundabout, originally from 3:40am to 10am, and greeting motorists on their way into Hamilton on Mondays through Fridays with a hearty “I love you”... Read more of this article
Canadian School Features Johnny Barnes Statue
Bermuda’s Johnny Barnes is now a fixture at a Canadian school, with the Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute in Ontario installing a statue of him saying he represents a “welcoming spirit.” The school’s newsletter said the statue was commissioned by the Keenan family, who are residents of Toronto, with the family getting to... Read more of this article
Johnny Barnes Receives Doll Made In His Image
A local artisan who made a limited number of dolls in the likeness of Bermuda’s Johnny Barnes for the Christmas season recently presented Mr. Barnes himself with one of the dolls, and said that he was “thrilled with his action figure.” Mr. Barnes, who turned 92-years-old in June, is an island fixture, greeting commuters as they pass... Read more of this article
Johnny Barnes Celebrates 92nd Birthday Today
Johnny Barnes is celebrating his 92nd birthday today [June 23], and started his birthday off the same way he has started every day for many years now, by getting up early and waving to people driving into Hamilton, and yelling out “I love you”. On the occasion of his birthday today, Mr Barnes told Bernews, “I am 92 today — thank god... Read more of this article
