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Don’t Talk Garbage (1987)
Don’t Talk Garbage (1987)

During the 80s, there were many reasons to hang out at Ramsgate Pleasurama that didn’t involve queuing up for Golden Axe or Double Dragon. One of these was to trade and collect something so priceless and valuable that you didn’t even need to name it: you simply stood there chewing the free bubblegum that came with each pack and waited for somebody to wander up with the question, the ultimate question, the question of Life, the Universe and Everything.

‘You got Oliver Twisted?’

‘Sort of: I’ve got Dizzy Dave?’

‘NO. NO. NO. That’s totally different.’

‘It’s the SAME card.’

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Update!

David Lee Stone intro video

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Dear Geoffrey
Dear Geoffrey

I found a letter in my attic the other day: it was written by me, aged either five or six. The spelling wasn’t great, but when corrected, it basically read:

Dear Geoffrey from Rainbow,

I am worried about you because I watch you every day and you are my friend and I have to tell you that there is a man inside Bungle did you know this do not say anything to Bungle in case he gets angry and the man comes out I never want you to die

Love David Stone from Ramsgate

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The Boys Brigade
The Boys Brigade

‘Anyone can play the drum: you just hit it.’

This seemed like a really stupid argument, especially if you were talking about a drummer in a band... but the guy in question was talking about ME, and the band in question was the 1st Ramsgate Boys Brigade.

In the late 80s, there were two Boys Brigades in Ramsgate, imaginatively titled 1st and 2nd Ramsgate. We were 1st Ramsgate, and our brigade captain wanted to be the best: the best figure marchers, the best athletes...and the best musicians.

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About…

David Lee Stone (occasionally known as David Grimstone or even Rotterly Ghoulstone) is a former Tesco No.1 Bestselling author of series fiction for Disney and Penguin USA and Hodder/BBC UK. His books include The Illmoor Chronicles, Gladiator Boy, Undead Ed, Davey Swag and The Outcasts. His short stories have appeared in Knights of Madness (with Terry Pratchett & Tom Sharpe, Orbit Books) and The Edge magazines and his columns have appeared in SFX and Interzone, among others. He was also a contributor to the halfling histories of Stillwater for Games Workshop. He lives in Ramsgate with his family, where he co-owns the pet company Hoobynoo and dabbles in amateur dramatics!

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Published Work

Book cover for 'The Shinbone Shadowhunter' by David Lee Stone, featuring a surprised man sitting at a cluttered desk with books, a candle, and a globe, with a shadowy figure and a horse's head silhouette in the background, and a night sky visible thr

Book cover for 'The Shinbone Shadowhunter' by David Lee Stone, featuring a surprised man sitting at a cluttered desk with books, a candle, and a globe, with a shadowy figure and a horse's head silhouette in the background, and a night sky visible through a window.

Book cover titled 'Shadow of the Shapeshifter' by David Lee Stone, showing two characters on a rooftop at night with lightning in the sky and a distant cityscape.

Book cover titled 'Shadow of the Shapeshifter' by David Lee Stone, showing two characters on a rooftop at night with lightning in the sky and a distant cityscape.

Book cover titled 'Wrath of the Rattlord' by David Lee Stone depicting an illustration of a woman with white hair sitting cross-legged on a rock ledge playing a flute, overlooking a scene of numerous black rats with glowing red eyes, some climbing a

Book cover titled 'Wrath of the Rattlord' by David Lee Stone depicting an illustration of a woman with white hair sitting cross-legged on a rock ledge playing a flute, overlooking a scene of numerous black rats with glowing red eyes, some climbing a rock formation, with a forest and a cloudy sky in the background.

A young woman with dark hair and a surprised expression holding a large black bird with feathers on her head, set against a jungle background with lush green trees and a volcano in the distance. The image is the cover of a book titled 'Curse of the V

A young woman with dark hair and a surprised expression holding a large black bird with feathers on her head, set against a jungle background with lush green trees and a volcano in the distance. The image is the cover of a book titled 'Curse of the Voodoo Ostrich' by David Lee Stone.

A futuristic car parked in front of a spooky cemetery with leafless trees, a tall iron gate, and a person walking through the gate on a foggy night under a full moon and starry sky.

A futuristic car parked in front of a spooky cemetery with leafless trees, a tall iron gate, and a person walking through the gate on a foggy night under a full moon and starry sky.

Book cover for "Curse of the Kingslayer: An Ilmoor Collection" by David Lee Stone, depicting a fantasy scene with a large, muscular, angry creature with tattoos and chains, surrounded by smaller figures in a medieval-style landscape with mountains an

Book cover for "Curse of the Kingslayer: An Ilmoor Collection" by David Lee Stone, depicting a fantasy scene with a large, muscular, angry creature with tattoos and chains, surrounded by smaller figures in a medieval-style landscape with mountains and a windmill.