ONE MAN ONE LIFE

One Man’s Memoir – In IV Acts

Daryl Hoffman, 3rd birthday
Daryl (Schuyler) Hoffman at the beach
Daryl (Schuyler) Hoffman with his dad at 260 S vine Street in Marion, OH
Daryl (Schuyler) Hoffman senior photo
Schuyler Hoffman horseback riding in Hawaii
Me with big biceps and an apple pie

Thanks for your interest in reading my memoir! It has not been professionally edited nor has the website been professionally designed. So take it for what it is—warts and all.

Initially, read through the groundwork that sets up the adventure. Start with the PROLOGUE below. Navigation is via buttons at the bottom of each section, or you can use the navigation menu at the top of each page. The latest posts appear below, after I HAVE VOICES IN MY HEAD.

At the bottom of each section is a Comment form, feel free to leave me a comment. You can also use this form to receive updates when a new post is added. Don’t miss out!

  • PROLOGUE

    I decided to look back and try to remember all that has happened in my life. I’ve had an exciting, varied, sometimes normal life…much of the time. I want to get it down on paper—or digital screen, as the case may be—while I still hold the memories in my head. I’ll admit, some memories may…

  • JACK OF ALL TRADES

    I didn’t follow a traditional career path. My dad worked at The Marion Star—the local newspaper—for 28 years before becoming a real estate agent then broker. My brother, Floyd, right out of college, made his career in the Army as an officer and Blackhawk helicopter pilot. Dwayne was an educator for many years before becoming…

  • I HAVE VOICES IN MY HEAD

    I was fortunate to begin singing at a young age. Over these many years, I’ve been fortunate to be a part of some memorable singing groups. I was six years old the first time I sang a solo in church. I sang in the teen choir when I was older. I sang in the choir…

  • ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP…ALMOST

    ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP…ALMOST

    Being in Los Angeles, First Church of the Nazarene had its share of members who were in the entrainment business. As the Mother Church for the denomination, we also received a good bit of attention from Headquarters in Kansas City, MO. James Dobson and his Focus on the Family were a big thing in the…

  • MORE CAMPING, 1979

    MORE CAMPING, 1979

     As youth director, I think it was expected that I would participate in the summer camps, especially being a member of the mother church. The camp was held in the San Jacinto mountains at Idyllwild. I’m sure the camp had a name, but we all just called it Idlewild. It was a sort of rustic…

  • ADAM AND STEVE

    ADAM AND STEVE

    Steve was one of the best looking young men I have ever met in my life. Long blond hair, lean muscular body, a basketball and baseball jock, pretty face, perpetually ruddy cheeks, and a dazzling smile. He was 17 when we met at camp. I don’t recall if he was in my cabin nor, if…

  • WHO SHOT JR

    WHO SHOT JR

    I began my “career” in food service at The Old Spaghetti Factory in Hollywood, CA. In the tradition of that company, the restaurant was housed in an old brick warehouse building, with a trolley car in the middle, furnished with antiques—booths made from the headboards and footboards of antique beds, antique tables and chairs, and…

  • BACK TO THE NEW WORLD

    BACK TO THE NEW WORLD

    I took a 10-day Caribbean Cruise with Rodney and Jimmy. I’m not sure why Steve wasn’t part of that. Maybe because of the money or something. We booked it through a travel agent friend from church. He suggested 10 days, saying seven isn’t enough and 14 can be too much. It was on one of…

  • LOVE AND LAGUNA BEACH

    LOVE AND LAGUNA BEACH

    After Jon Ross and I split up, I rented a room from Mary, a fellow server at Tony’s Sea Landing. I’d visited Laguna Beach and knew that’s where I wanted to be. Taking the room with Mary gave me the chance to get away from Jon Ross, regroup and look for a place to live…