The Cliffnotes: Thirty-something writer/producer/designer/, ghetto-turned enlightened negro, married, techno-geek. I’m a laid back, comedic (but not funny), intelligent (but not smart) musician (but not musical) who (in the right light) can be non-hideous by today’s ostentatious standards.
Other Thoughts: I’m a person with a lot to say and do, but too shy to really put it all out there. I grew up pathologically shy, so just communicating on an everyday basis can be a bit of a task.
Writing: I love writing. Not in the sense that i’d like it to be a job. But I love trying to translate my thoughts and feelings to paper. More times than not, it comes out totally different and I learn more through the process.
Music: I listen to music all the time. I created music from samples. It’s what I am. Music is my first love and rules my every thought, hope and dream. I can’t understand how people don’t live with a soundtrack constantly playing in their head. To me it sounds frightening, like losing your site or hearing. You can take anything away from me and I will recover. Take music from my life and you’ve destroyed me.
The Sexy Fun Facts:
Name:
Todd “Alfred” Kelley.
(Yes… ALFRED… Let’s move on…)
Occupation:
Visual Media Designer. Currently unemployed…
Personal Status:
Married (HEY SWEETIE!!!)
Race:
Black (with a ‘pinch’ of Irish and Native American… you know… for flavor).
Entered This World:
June 8th… In The Year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Sixty Nine.
Expected Exodus:
September 27th, 2023… Prophecize during the ‘Clone Wars’!
Born and Bred:
In Los Angeles, California
But Escaped To:
San Francisco, California.
Education:
Crenshaw High School (yep. the same school from Boyz N The Hood and Moesha), and San Jose State University.
Religion:
Not Religious. But I love God, and he loves me.
Turn-on’s:
The quiet and My wife.
Turn-off’s:
‘Smart’ people who think they’re ‘intelligent’.
Hobbies:
Making music, Crate Digging, Writing, Blogging.
Guilty Pleasures:
ADULT SWIM, Professional Wrestling.
Catch Phrases of the Moment:
“That doesn’t look good…”
Order Of Business:
Life (God), Love (Wife), Music (Me).
Types of Music:
Chilled-electronic, Classic and Neo Soul, Classic Hip-Hop.
Favorite Vocalists:
Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Jill Scott.
Favorite Albums:
“Mama’s Gun” – Erykah Badu.
“Breath From Another” – Esthero, “Compositions” – Anita Baker.
Favorite Songs:
“Superheroes” – Esthero
“After The Dance” – Marvin Gaye
Favorite Film:
Leon: The Professional
The Kill A Mockingbird
Favorite Cult Film:
Dawn Of The Dead (1978).
Favorite TV/Film Makers:
Joss Whedon, Kevin Smith,
Luc Besson, David Fincher.
Favorite Current TV Shows:
Dexter, Battlestar Galactica, The Shield.
TV Show of All time:
Farscape, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, The Wire.
Sport:
Football (American).
Fake Sport:
Professional Wrestling
Favorite Reads:
“Monster” Series by David Wellington.
“The Dead” by Mark E. Rogers
“Hip Hop Matters: Politics, Pop Culture, and the Struggle for the Soul of a Movement” by S. Craig Watkins
Magazines:
Res, The Fader,
Wax Poetics, MacWorld.
Music Video:
“Sabotage” – Beastie Boys,
“Hot Thang” – Talib Kweli
Favorite Alcoholic Beverage:
Guinness Stout w/ a shot of Jamison Whiskey
Gadgets:
Machintosh 15″ MacBook Pro, iPod Classic 160, PSP
Food:
Any form of Chicken (duh).
Horrifying Fears:
Spiders, Satan, Freddie Prince, Jr., Dog heads on human bodies
