This is a link to download my original Christmas song "Christmas Dream"! Click Play, then select the download button.

We are celebrating our new prez & the life of our little baby, Groovy dog, who sadly left us this week. Come out and share a toast, while we kick it acoustic style for FREE Thursday at Crane's..

9:15 - 10 PM
1611 N El Centro Ave
Hollywood, CA

You are cordially invited to celebrate our new CD release "LOVE STREET"!!!

This is a rare event and I would be so grateful if you would come to support us and have some fun while you're at it! There will be free stuff (including prizes, drinks & food if you come early). Spread the word & tell your friends, neighbors, co-workers and hairdressers! The time has come...


WHAT? CD Release Party & Performance, open to anyone 21+

WHEN? Wednesday, OCTOBER 22nd  / Performance @ 7:45 PM / Party @ 7 PM

WHERE? The Hotel Cafe, 1623 Cahuenga (b/t Hollywood & Sunset) LA, CA 90028

WHO? ARDEN of EDEN is Mary Arden Collins (vocals, guitar), Mark Gorman (bass, vocals), Cameron Stone (cello, vocals) and Dave Allen (drums).

WHY? Cuz we've worked hard and now it's time to love it up! You don't want to miss the "Love Booth" or the "Love Potion Cocktails" do you? GET THERE EARLY because the FIRST 25 PEOPLE there to see Arden of Eden will get a VIP gift bag!!!

HOW? Get your friends together after work and carpool over to Hollywood. There's a parking lot off of Selma and street parking on Cahuenga in front.

HOW MUCH?  Since you're special, just print out this invite and get in for only $6.00.  Everyone else has to pay $10. Forward this invite to your friends and they'll get the special rate too!

WHAT ELSE?    Your support of this event will benefit humanitarian and environmental endeavors. Our show is part of the Squeaky Wheel Tour, trying to locate missing persons. Arden of Eden is trying to help locate Mike http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/gallery/ncmaprofile_all.php?A200300533W. Please spread the word.

WHO ELSE?       There is a full night of music. Marina V is on @ 7pm and our friend, Amilia Spicer plays @ 9pm and more.

RSVP? INFO@ARDENofEDEN.COM

Thank you so much for being awesome and supporting live, indie music!

Peace, Love & Music,
Mary Arden Collins
ARDEN of EDEN

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Listen / Purchase "Love Street": www.cdbaby.com/ardenofeden

Check out the new music videos: www.myspace.com/ardenofeden

Next live show: October 22nd @ Hotel Cafe www.hotelcafe.com

Next TV show: October 29th on CBS "Criminal Minds". Hear the song Better.


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Arden Music Co.
PO Box 27011
Los Angeles, CA 90027

What if John McCain were a former president of the Harvard Law Review? What if Barack Obama finished fifth from the bottom of his graduating class?

What if McCain were still married to the first woman he said "I do" to? What if Obama were the candidate who left his first wife after she no longer measured up to his standards?

What if Michelle Obama was a wife who not only became addicted to pain killers, but acquired them illegally through her charitable organization? What if Cindy McCain graduated from Harvard?

What if Obama were a member of the "Keating 5"? What if McCain was a charismatic, eloquent speaker?

If these questions reflected reality, do you really believe the election numbers would be as close as they are? This is what racism does. It covers up, rationalizes and maximizes positive qualities in one candidate and emphasizes negative qualities in another when there is a color difference. - Kelvin , Fort Worth"


"If you're a minority and you're selected for a job over more qualified candidates you're a "token hire."

If you're a conservative and you're selected for a job over more qualified candidates you're a "game changer."

Black teen pregnancies? A "crisis" in black America.
White teen pregnancies? A "blessed event."

If you grow up in Hawaii you're "exotic."
Grow up in Alaska eating mooseburgers, you're the quintessential "American story."

Similarly, if you name your kid Barack you're "unpatriotic."
Name your kid Track, you're "colorful."

If you're a Democrat and you make a VP pick without fully vetting the individual you're "reckless."
A Republican who doesn't fully vet is a "maverick."

If you spend 3 years as a community organizer growing your organization from a staff of 1 to 13 and your budget from $70,000 to $400,000, then become the first black President of the Harvard Law Review, create a voter registration drive that registers 150,000 new African Amerian voters, spend 12 years as a Constitutional Law professor, then spend nearly 8 more year s as a State Senator representing a district with over 750,000 people, becoming chairman of the state Senate's Health and Human Services committee, then spend nearly 4 years in the United States Senate representing a state of nearly 13 million people, sponsoring 131 bills and serving on the Foreign Affairs, Environment and Public Works and Veteran's Affairs committees, you are woefully inexperienced.

If you spend 4 years on the city council and 6 years as the mayor of a town with less than 7,000 people, then spend 20 months as the governor of a state with 650,000 people, then you've got the most executive experience of anyone on either ticket, are the Commander in Chief of the Alaska military and are well qualified to lead the nation should you be called upon to do so because your state is the closest state to Russia.

If you are a Democratic male candidate who is popular with millions of people you are an "arrogant celebrity".
If you are a popular Republican female candidate you are "energizing the base".

If you are a younger male candidate who thinks for himself and makes his own decisions you are "presumptuous".
If you are an older male candidate who makes last minute decisions you refuse to explain, you are a "shoot from the hip" maverick.

If you are a candidate with a Harvard law degree you are "an elitist-out of touch" with the real America.
If you are a legacy (dad and granddad were admirals) graduate of Annapolis, with multiple disciplinary infractions you are a hero.

If you manage a multi-million dollar nationwide campaign, you are an "empty suit".
If you are a part time mayor of a town of 7000 people, you are an "experienced executive".

If you go to a south side Chicago church, your beliefs are "extremist".
If you believe in creationism and don't believe global warming is man made, you are "strongly principled".

If you cheated on your first wife with a rich heiress, and left your disfigured wife and married the heiress the next month, you're a Christian.
If you have been married to the same woman with whom you've been wed to for 19 years and raising 2 beautiful daughters with, you're "risky".

If you're a 13-year-old Chelsea Clinton, the right-wing press calls you "First dog."
If you're a 17-year old pregnant unwed daughter of a Republican, the right-wing press calls you "beautiful" and "courageous."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vtHwWReGU0

While not a good name for a Music Publication, The Biggest Letdown posted a unique review of "Love Street" (though I think the deer would dig the music too). Here is an excerpt...

Monday, 29 September 2008

This album showed up at the BIGGEST LETDOWN OFFICE a little while back, and it waited very patiently for a kind review. ARDEN OF EDEN is Mary Arden Collins. Her band is composed of Mark Gorman, Cameron Stone and Dave Allen. I can definitely close my eyes and hear these songs on the radio or on popular TV shows. It's very commercially produced. That's a good thing.

Arden of Eden's music is a combination of indie and pop. On this album, there's a few songs that really stick out. Namely FREE, MAGIC CHILD, and ONE MORE DAY. Those are some catchy songs. Alright, I like this album. It's the kind of music you can listen to while you're driving around town, getting your daily chores done. It's also an album you can listen to while doing your laundry. Do NOT listen to this album when you are hunting deer in the woods, though. They will get scared off and you will never catch them.

Andy, The Biggest Letdown

Check out their website: www.ardenofeden.com