In December 2003, Darnielle’s sister, Theresa, called to tell him that their stepfather had died. Back in 1972, their parents, Mary and Max, had gotten divorced, and Mary had moved in with a family friend named Mike Noonan. In the apartment in San Luis Obispo, California where Mary, John, Theresa, and Mike first lived, things got crazy fast. One of John’s early memories, from when he was around six years old, was of Noonan throwing a drinking glass from across the room at his mother’s face.
2005: The Sunset Tree
2005: The Sunset Tree
2005: The Sunset Tree
In December 2003, Darnielle’s sister, Theresa, called to tell him that their stepfather had died. Back in 1972, their parents, Mary and Max, had gotten divorced, and Mary had moved in with a family friend named Mike Noonan. In the apartment in San Luis Obispo, California where Mary, John, Theresa, and Mike first lived, things got crazy fast. One of John’s early memories, from when he was around six years old, was of Noonan throwing a drinking glass from across the room at his mother’s face.