Meet the Team: Kevin Kelly

by Kevin Kelly { Jun 17th 2008 at 7:00PM }

In the world of professional game blogging, the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important groups: the bloggers who investigate the stories and readers who make silly comments. These are the first group's stories.

Name: Kevin Kelly
Job Position: Contributing Editor, Los Angeles Area Monkey For Hire
Past Experience/Education: I studied radio, television and film production and writing at The University of Texas in Austin, and although I never planned on moving to Los Angeles, I've now been here for umpteen years. To think, it all started with one simple internship.
Life Outside of the 'Stiq: There's life outside the 'Stiq? What the?! In the spare time I'm able to muster up, I also write about movies, television, and other pop culture things for various sites around the web. I also hike a lot in the Los Angeles area, hit the beach (literally, with my fists) and try to be a well rounded dude. And no, I haven't tried surfing out here yet.
Why I'm Blogging: I still don't know the answer to this, because it happened by accident. I worked in the movie industry for ten years, and a good deal of those were at The Jim Henson Company. When Disney bought the Muppets, I went into limbo. Somehow I emerged into the realm of blogging, as if from a wormhole.
First game experience: Pong. The original version, so very long ago. I still remember bouncing between friend's houses because one had a ColecoVision, an Odyssey, an IntelliVision, and we had the Atari 2600. Ah, the heady days of practically no-bit gaming. A few years later, and I had a subscription to Coin-Op Monthly. It was a good day when you'd come home from school and that was in the mail.
Favorite games: Literally anything from Infocom (interactive fiction, ftw!), Full Throttle, King's Quest, The Last Express, Myst, Alternate Reality, The Bard's Tale, Ultima III, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, The Dig, Day of the Tentacle, Elevator Action, Cliffhanger, Dragon's Lair, Halo (1, 2, and 3), Catan, Um Jammer Lammy, LocoRoco, Super Mario Galaxy, and tons and tons of board games. I have a closet full of 'em, almost like that scene in The Royal Tenenbaums.
What the hell kind of clown are you?!: The crying on the inside kind, I guess.

There's more to come every Tuesday and Thursday.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Fernando Rocker @ Jun 17th 2008 7:09PM

"These are the first group's stories."

So, are you going to make a "Meet the Readers" section? That would be nice =p

Nigeria @ Jun 17th 2008 7:16PM

Favorite games?

beatboxtaun @ Jun 17th 2008 9:23PM

what happened?

CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Jun 17th 2008 7:17PM

I don't think I've ever seen an article posted by you Kevin.

Unknown @ Jun 17th 2008 7:33PM

I was "away from the fold" for a bit, but I've posted over 831.

http://www.joystiq.com/bloggers/kevin-kelly

Chase @ Jun 17th 2008 7:37PM

Well, welcome back, Mister Kelly. Any relation to the former pro-wrestling interviewer or former Wired magazine editor? ;]

Unknown @ Jun 17th 2008 7:39PM

No, they just usurped MY name. Dammit.

Foxybohunk @ Jun 17th 2008 7:43PM

I remember Kevin from when he used to interview me during my Pro Wrestling days. He'd comment on my cameltoe and I'd give him a jumping facebuster into his berber carpet. Welcome back, Kevin! I'm gonna crush you!

j.howlett @ Jun 17th 2008 7:54PM

you worked at jim henson! did you ever meet that lion that told the the stories? what was kermit like? is animal really that wild? how weird is gonzo really? do you know how to get to sesame street? but seriously, i think its cool you worked there. any cool stories you can share?