Darren
Stone's
Welcome Page
A contemporary website
for people with nothing else to do.
Easy enough to get into the site. Just as easy to get into my head. Here we go.
Coming in October!
The Molly Murphy's book I started 12 years ago, finally in print.
"Who Are You Supposed To Be? Wrestling with the Echoes from Molly Murphy's House of Fine Repute"
The 340-page book includes 69 photos, 16 Guest Chapters, and 27 quick caricature cartoons I did.....plus a 7-page Bonus Activity/Game section!
Intertwined throughout all the memories and silliness - the birthday cakes and the smell of croutons.....the blood, sweat, tears, sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll - is my simple personal story of how I came and went and came and went, and what I saw, and what I felt. Just enough to hopefully tie all the crazy pieces together and give it a little introspection - enough that everybody else who worked there can say, "Hey, I had nights like that too!"
As Toby Tobin put it, including the points of view of 16 "guest authors", gives it a nice "3-Dimensional" feel........it obviously doesn't tell everything about Molly's, but it's a good start until the next book comes out!
"Sometimes I laughed. Sometimes I cried. Sometimes I just wanted to hit you in the head." - M.R.R., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
"It's like we're inside your head, watching everything from over in the corner." - D.E., Portland, Maine
"Wow, I devoured the book, absolutely loved it." - E.M.L. - New York, New York
"I couldn't put it down - loved reading all the dirty little secrets about Molly's from inside Darren's ADHD mind." - J.N., Portland, Maine
"Did I tell you I bought a new fence?" - my mother, Nashville, Tennessee
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PRE-ORDER
signed hardcover - $24.00 (includes shipping, Maine residents add 5% sales tax)
signed softcover - $16.00 (includes shipping, Maine residents add 5% sales tax) If you would like your book personalized, PLEASE include exact spelling of recipient's name!
(click on "special instructions" in Paypal window)
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- OKLAHOMA CITY BOOK SIGNING -
FULL CIRCLE BOOKSTORE
50 PENN PLACE, OKC
DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING:
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2008
scheduled for 4-6pm...but will run as long as necessary
Why I'm
Here
A. Planet Earth - As luck would have it, I don't happen to know yet, why I'm here.
B. The Web - Fortunately
for you, this page does have some entertainment value. You can learn
about a broad range of musicians, you can find valuable information on
how to have a custom guitar or bass body built, you can discover for
yourself why we should establish Ann-Margret as a living icon, and you
can learn how to be just like me.
How You
Can Be Just Like
Me
Relax a little. Don't waste your money on good-looking transportation. (This has got to be the most overvalued concept since growing pains.) Eat Mexican food and ice cream whenever you like, but exercise regularly. Get a cat. Contribute to your company's 401k plan.
Turn the TV off.
(exceptions: NBA, NFL, women's tennis, and movies with NO COMMERCIALS)
Never, EVER turn on the radio.
Throw away your suits. Keep one tie.
Learn another language. Make things with your hands.
Write something. A short
story. A song. A love note.
Who Is More
Influential To Me - Miles Davis, Pat Metheny, or Gino Vannelli?
Okay, Darren,
You Lived In LA For A While....Did You Ever See Any Stars?
Why Do People
Alphabetize Ann-Margret Under The Letter "M?"
Did Anybody
Ever Say Anything Worth Remembering?
Who Or What Is
This Molly Murphy You Speak Of?
Want To Try
Some Of My Original Music?
What Are Some
Of My Best Pictures?
You are now well on your
way to becoming just like me.
Got a phone call to make to someone? A painting to finish? A screenplay
to write?
What WILL you leave behind? A half-baked idea?
Who will want to be like YOU? How will we know you were ever here,
and.......
Why will we care?
I have this many friends:
E-mail:DarrenInMaine@aol.com