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.

Buy my book!
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"
by Darren Stone

featuring chapters by
Susie Hazelton Kitchen, Glenda Kelly Pardue, Kelley Griffith Nedbalek, Heather Hanson Campbell, Brett Leveridge, Cindy White, Russell Lilly, Dottie Pearson, Chip Burch, Melanie Rose Reber, Chris Cotten, Scott Ferguson, Lisa Houston, Marv Hodges, Gia Walker Maloney, Mark Shipp, and Dave Eagle

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 just keep laughing at this crazy stuff you all did." - O.W., Rogers, Arkansas

I read your book and enjoyed it very much. Of course there was a part that I cried about......You were always a true friend to Adam......He loved you......We had no idea the cancer could come back. We didn't know about remission. I do now. - F.H., Stillwater, Oklahoma

"Your book is fantastic. Really dredges up the good times." - G.K., Burbank, California

"I couldn't put it down - loved reading all the dirty little secrets about Molly's from inside your ADHD mind." - J.N., Portland, Maine

"Did I tell you I bought a new fence?" - my mother, Nashville, Tennessee

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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)

personal checks and money orders may be sent to:
Darren Stone
2 Warren Road
Standish, Maine 04084

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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?