Why "Purple Hayes"? My husband, Michael Hayes and I met and dated in high school. After high school, we went our separate ways for about 10 years and then reconnected in our late 20s. We had always joked about our mutual affinity for Jimi Hendrix, and said if we ever had a child, we should name him/her "Purple Hayes". As a nod to that inside joke, we walked into our wedding reception to Hendrix' "Purple Haze." Well, we now have three children, and none of them are named "Purple," so I thought naming my other baby (my painting collection) Purple was fitting,