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About Me

A New Yorker who was raised in Houston, Flew Attack Helicopters in the Army,
Comic Book Writer/Publisher (After Hours Press), youth Baseball, Football and (was) basketball coach.Married (sorry ladies), have three great kids and a few fish too.I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)

My Interests

Family, Sports (playing & coaching my kids), Writing (novels & comics), Art, Computers, Flying Helicopters (seriously), Publishing. ..
Paleontology, Marine Biology, Cryptozoology & of course... Light Saber training. Check out my latest comic at AHPComics.com

I'd like to meet:

I enjoy meeting anyone who inspires me to write, draw, create, learn, or just talk sports with. Anyone who is a positive individual. I don't want to meet you if you're going to depress me or complain about something that is trivial. That said... I've been fortunate enough to have met some great people in life, but here are others I'd LIKE to meet (and some who I would have liked to meet, before they died)... (deceased) Rod Serling, Steve Erwin (the Crocodile Hunter), John Lennon, Bruce Lee, Babe Ruth, Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, Lucille Ball, Albert Einstein, Nostrodamus, Peter Benchley, Jules Verne, HG Wells, Walt Disney, Bogart, John Wayne, Ernest Hemingway, Lou Costello, Curly from the 3 Stooges, Pat Morita, Bob Hope, King Leonidas of Sparta, and maybe even a Neanderthal (from a safe distance).(living) Paul McCartney, Samuel Jackson, Bobby Flay, Bill Gates, Donald Trump, Harrison Ford, Jim Carey, Will Smith, Ray Bradbury, 5-Stephens: Spielberg/Tyler/Hawkings/King/Coonts, James Cameron, Quentin Tarantino, George Lucas, David Arquette, Bagwell & Biggio, Earl Campbell, Nolan Ryan, Hakeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler, Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Randy Ortiz, Royce Gracie, Chuck Norris, Michael J. Fox, Jeff Fisher, Bill Parcells, John Madden, Terry Bradshaw, Andrew Clements, Clive Cussler, Dean Koontz, Michael Crichton, James Gandolfini, Ivan Reitman, Chris Columbus, JK Rowling, Vince Young, Eddie Murphy, Wierd Al, Iron Chef Morimoto... Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston (not at the same time), Courtney Cox, Pam Anderson, Rachel Ray (hey, she can cook too), Scarlett Johansen, Natalie Portman, Kiera Knightley, Tyra Banks, Drew Barrymore, Kirsten Dunst, Kate Hudson, Reese Witherspoon, Eliza Dushku, Sara-Michelle Gellar, Stacy Kiebler, Jessica Alba, Giada DeLaurentiis and Rosalyn Sanchez! Hey wait... what was this list again?

Music:

I like lots of different music. Too eclectic to get into. But as a dad, my kids say my musical taste is tragically uncool, so I won't even bother to try to appear cool here.

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Movies:

Jaws,
Star Wars movies, Pulp Fiction, Goonies, Karate Kid, Bad News Bears (1st one), T2, Aliens, My Cousin Vinnie, Rocky (first 2), Wedding Crashers, Indiana Jones movies, Martial Arts flicks (esp. Bruce Lee), Shaun of the Dead, action movies, Stand By Me, Harry Potter movies, Superbad, The Sandlot, most Pixar movies, most Bill Murray flicks(Stripes, Ghostbusters), goofy monster movies (8-Legged Freaks, Anacondas, Surface), Superhero movies, anything with Time Travel, Monsters, Vampires (Underworld, Lost Boys) or Dinosaurs will get a look & too many others to name. Oscar worthy Meryl Streep type movies aren't my thing. Though a romantic comedy with the wife is cool.

Television:

Entourage, 24 (when it used to be on), Heroes, used to watch Sopranos, Big Love, whatever GAME is on,
ESPN, House, Food Channel, UFC fights, Discovery Channel, Survival / Martial Arts shows, .., and of course some Disney Channel and cartoons with the kids. And some for me (Family Guy).

Books:

I'm trying to write more myself instead of reading everyone else's writing... The last two books I read were about Darth Bane from Star Wars and they were excellent. I've also read CELL, by Stephen King. Jurassic Canyon, by Douglas Preston... both were okay... not great. Also have read, Natural Selection, Second Genesis, Sleeper Cell and NEXT, by Michael Crichton. On occassion will read Clive Cussler (Dirk Pitt novels), Dean Koontz (though not lately), Ray Bradbury, Harry Potter books (Yes, I'm immature), and I try to keep up with some other kid/teen stuff occassionally to help me write what I write. I will also read an occassional comic... especially if I know the writer or artist. But most comics are either too serious or just plain ridiculous. Not fun, basically.

Heroes:

(Fictional)
most of the Jedi, Chief Brody, Superman, Spider-Man, Colossus, Hercules, Kelly Leek, Aquaman, Mister Miyagi. (Real-Life) Spielberg, Lucas, James Cameron, Donald Trump, Bill Gates, Earl Campbell, Bagwell & Biggio, Babe Ruth, Stephen King, JK Rowling, Spartan King Leonidas, Elvis, Lennon and McCartney, Bruce Lee, Anyone (especially writers, actors, producers, directors & artists) who work for themselves and do well. (In my life) my Mom and Dad, my Wife, my kids,VanHook, Pierce and all of my Army-Pilot buddies.

My Blog

200 Movies... How many have YOU seen?

A Friend of mine challenged me to list 200 Movies that I had seen.I'm sure I've seen at least another 200 that I have forgotten, but this is the list I came up with off the top of my head. I just stop...
Posted by Darren on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:03:00 PST

My Newest Comic Book venture

Hey there.I'm currently working on a comic called, the Foxwood Falcons.It's skewed to a younger audience, but still a fun read for all ages.There was a movie trailer made for this back when I first wr...
Posted by Darren on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:20:00 PST

Interviewed by Jazma Online- about Impossible Tales

I was recently interviewed by JazmaOnline.com (a comic book news website). Below is the transcript from that interview. There's a goofy picture of me there too, but I didn't put it in. If you wanna ch...
Posted by Darren on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 11:30:00 PST

Plugging my new Comic.... and... Things I Hate.

This blog stuff is new to me, so first I'll get the plug for my new comic out of the way.I wrote a comic called, IMPOSSIBLE TALES. It's not terrible, but with some cash, could have been better. Check ...
Posted by Darren on Wed, 02 Aug 2006 10:12:00 PST