Mike Lenhart (bio)

Found, and Davy's passion, is to get possession of such "finds" and publish them in his annual work of hand-written, literary art. I was not all that familiar with the work or personality of Davy before his lecture - er, performance. But after hearing the stories and listening to samples of actual finds that folks from around the country send him, I instantly felt an interest and attraction to this form of art/design/story-telling/stand-up/exposure that made me want to hear more.

Most of the finds that Davy receives are notes, personal letters, or portions of personal letters that involve relationships of some sort. I guess that's what makes them so interesting. The contents are familiar and strikes a chord of similarity with the author, even though we have no idea who they are or what they're really writing about. Additionally, Davy has a way of reading them that really adds to the sense of authenticity.

I guess the bottle of Maker's Mark at hand to help lubricate Davy's vocal chords helped as well, but, hey, whatever works. The guy is funny and really has a way of keeping the almost archaic habit of hand-written notes and story-telling alive and contemporary. He dresses like a rapper and kind of does a cross between rap and coffee house book-reading in the spreading of his method of communication. He has compassion and a big heart, I can tell. It's great.

There were too many funny stories and notes that he presented to mention here (and too many four-letter words to relay here), but suffice it to say, they wouldn't be as interesting or funny as when in person, with Davy.

If you get a chance to go to his site or pick up a copy of one of his books or magazines, you're in for a treat. Just don't be surprised if you find one of your discarded notes or email messages as part of the content.