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1. What is your name?
For the purposes of this FAQ, Kevin will do just fine, but I'll give you a hint: go to this URL.
2. Where are you from?
Originally I'm from the little town of Manalpan, New Jersey. My family moved to Texas when I was eight or so and I spent the next 10 years living in Houston, Texas. After I graduated from high school, I moved to Austin, Texas.
3. Where do you live now?
In an apartment in Austin, Texas.
4. How tall are you?
Ummm, I'd like to say 5'10", but I'm told that might be generous by an inch or so.
5. What color eyes do you have?
Blue.
6. What is your favorite color?
Green.
7. Are you married?
No.
8. Are you single?
Would a non-single guy have a website with multiple FAQ's about himself on it?
9. Are you rich?
Most certainly.
10. Can I call you sometime?
Hmmm, why don't you email me your picture first.
11. Are you the type of guy that enjoys dates?
Actually I prefer plums, though dates and more importantly, the act of dating, has appealed to me a time or two.
12. Do you have any favorite authors or books?
I have to be honest, I'm not much for reading. Not that I don't like books, I just prefer having them read to me via audiobooks or CDs. I generally prefer mystery books, random fact books, history books, and generally anything scientific in nature.
13. What about your favorite TV shows?
I don't watch that much TV. I like the FOX block of The Simpsons, Seinfeld, King of the Hill, and sometimes That 70's Show. Other than that I tend to stick to the Discovery Channel, the History Channel, and movie channels such as HBO (namely b/c I hate commercials).
14. And for the trifecta, how about movies?
I think my favorite movie is The Shawshank Redemption. As for clever movies, I like Guy Ritchie's Snatch. I've enjoyed all 30 or so Hitchcock movies that I've seen and also like a number of old silent pictures with Charlie Chaplin and/or Buster Keaton. A local Austin band, Guy Forsyth, has put on a fabulous show a few times by playing an original score to Buster Keatons, 'The General'.
15. What kind of music do you listen to?
I listen to most everything except for rap and country. Tho, even some rap has grown on me thanks to the Tony Hawk and Grand Theft Auto video game series. I've recently really gotten into listening to more worldly music and of course, being the narcacist that I am, I enjoy listening to some of my own homemade music.
16. What kind of a car do you drive?
A black 2004 Saturn Ion2 Quad Coupe.
17. What other cars have you owned in the past?
My first car was a white 1993 Mitsibushi Mighty Max small pickup truck. This was followed by a cherry-red/mocca Ford F150 Eddie Bauer pickup truck. After that came a cherry-red/mocca 2000 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer. This is about when I moved to New Zealand. First, I purchased a 1989 Honda Beat 50cc Scooter, then a 1981 Subaru Leone. After returning stateside, I purchased my 2004 Saturn Ion2 Quad Coupe.
18. Do you like to travel?
Indeed.
19. Have you visited much of the United States?
Most all of it. I still have yet to visit Alaska, Hawaii, and a few states of the central north such as the Dakotas and Montana.
20. Have you traveled outside of the United States?
Yup. I've traveled to some of the Virgin Islands, Mexico dozens of times, New Zealand, Australia, Fiji and Puerto Rico (technically not part of the US)
21. Where would you like to go next?
I would really like to visit Canada, Cuba, Japan, Thailand, Russia, and then Europe. ...more or less in that order.
22. Do you have any pets?
No - sadly I've seemed to develop certain allergies to some pets.
23. What pets have you had in the past?
My family has had (and I grew up with) cats of the following names: Henry, Fluffy, Tabitha, and Sam. Dog names were: Barney (a sheltie), Freckles a.k.a. Senor Taco (a long haired chihuahua), and Sampson (a mutt). We also had a horse for many years named Tara. Personally, I have had dozens of fish including a few large mouth bass. I had a pet crawfish named Bob, and my personal favorite was my pet mouse named Mario Van Peebles Mouseman III a.k.a. Mousie.
24. Was it really necessary to type all of these questions?
You're the one that read them.
25. Is there anything that really annoys you?
Yes, people that would have typed the former answer as: 'Your the one that read them'.
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 KLO with a promising 3rd place victory and 2,375,665,920 points!
Legitimacy?
Dave and I were experimenting with the machine a bit and thus decided to take the glass table top off of it. It's actually amazing how much louder the pinball gets when the glass top is off, not to mention how much fright it adds to the game (as there are heavy ball bearings shooting all over the place). I told Dave that I would play the game after putting the glass back on, but he wanted me to leave it off. Should have guessed it would be my best game of all time breaking into the top 5 high scores (placing 3rd), and also beating the home runs score. Dave questions the integrity of the score, even though he did come into the room when I was at about 500 million. The final high score was 2,375,665,920 and my high home runs were something like 78.
To anyone that can afford it, I would highly suggest purchasing an arcade pinball machine. They run anywhere from $1000 - $5000.
06/11/05 - 07:19:39 PM
The glass was off, providing an unfair advantage enabling him to see the field better. While he certainly played a good game, I've cleared his score off the board. Sorry.
06/11/05 - 07:21:34 PM
Dave left the glass off. It was his own fault. I naturally played the game of my life during this. The record stands!
06/11/05 - 09:23:45 PM
I'd also like to add that dave is not happy with this simply because he WAS 3rd place, but now sits beneath my pinball wizardry at 4th. Surely had I only shot to 4th, this record would have no problem being in the books.
07/24/05 - 06:59:14 PM
I'm with Dave on this one.
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When starting my university career back in 1997 at the University of Texas at Austin, my first major (of any real dedication) was film. More specifically RTF or Radio, Television, and Film. I kept on this path for about 2 years and inevitably wound up making a number of short films. In some cases the films were made for myself, in others they were made for class projects. If you would like to see some media saved from these films, please click on the links below.
Please note that all work is copyrighted by Kevin Ludlow and can not be used or duplicated without the explicit consent of Kevin Ludlow.
 Klaus Wagner in Alive April Chase Part of the opening sequence
Running Time: 3 minutes 20 seconds
Shoot Date: March 8 - 12, 1999
Release Date: March 23, 1999
Cast: Klaus Wagner, additional names to be released
Specifications: Super 8mm
Genre: Comedy / Animation
Notes: Ludlow's first movie shot on film. The piece was just over 3 minutes long and contained stop action animation as well as hand drawn animation. It follows a newspaper comic hero.
 The opening action sequence from Bill's Day Jeff Smith at Quix
Running Time: 2 minutes
Shoot Date: May 1 - May 5, 1999
Release Date: May 6, 1999
Cast: Carey Quackenbush : The Driver, Vance Kotrla : The Passenger, Jeff Smith : Money Ower, Laura Kennemer (Edwards) : Girl, Sunni Graham (Graves) : Letter Girl, Quix Clerk : as himself
Specifications: Digital 8mm
Genre: Action / Mystery
Notes: Shot for a film class, this 2 minute video follows a random storyline with action.
Return of the Forest Monster
Running Time: 75 minutes
Shoot Date: Summer 2003
Release Date: November 8, 2003
Cast: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383593/fullcredits
Specifications: DV, 1.78: 1
Genre: Comedy / Horror
Notes: A long time friend of mine, Vance Kotrla, has made a number of independent films, this is one of them. He shot the film over the summer of 2003 and needed a few of his friends to act in it. I didn't have a very large role, but I was in the film no less. Sadly, I get eaten by the forest monster.You can view the movie trailer (4.75mb .WMV)
... or visit the movies home page at http://www.brokenimage.net/rotfmwmv.html.
Suicide
Running Time: 18 minutes
Shoot Date: December 1998 - January 1999
Release Date: January 19, 1999 (trailer only)
Cast: Victor Perez : Joe / Mr. Sabatini, Kevin Ludlow: The Blue Guy
Specifications: VHS C / 8mm
Genre: Action / Mystery
Notes: Shot over Christmas with friend Victor Perez. Perez also wrote and directed the film with Ludlow.
 Kim Ludlow starring as Mary
Running Time: 5 minutes
Shoot Date: December 1998
Release Date: (not released)
Cast: Kim Ludlow : Mary
Specifications: 8mm Video
Genre: Drama
Notes: After casting his sister to do this project, Ludlow created a dramatic silent piece to the score of an inspirational song.
When the Son Rises
Running Time: 4 minutes 30 seconds
Shoot Date: April 24-30, 1999
Release Date: May 4, 1999
Cast: Daniel Putt : Father, Klaus Wagner : Younger Son, Kevin Ludlow : Older Son, Kim Ludlow : Bendaw the Servant, Heather Kominczak : Passing Lady
Specifications: Digital 8mm
Genre: Biblical
Notes: Experimental film piece shot with family and friends. A biblical piece with changed dialogue to fit the times. Depicted in pre-Judeo-Christian times. The only song used in the piece is my so called 'A Song'. (See: A Song)
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 Momma's casket in the funeral home ready to be interred
My grandmother, Momma as she was called, lived to a ripe old age. Towards the end of her days she sadly suffered from Alzheimer's disease and though she had her good and bad days, the symptoms seemed to be getting progressively worse. Apparently in the last week or so of her life she had become upset with the fact that she could not remember my grandfather's death (her husband) only three months earlier. I think it was probably a good time for her to go.
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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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Song (c)2003/2004 Kevin Ludlow
This song is exclusively copyrighted by its owner.
From: ludlow@math.utexas.edu
Just a little something I was playing around with.
Tempo: Moderate
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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
Song (c)2003/2004 Kevin Ludlow
This song is exclusively copyrighted by its owner.
From: ludlow@math.utexas.edu
Short Chord Progression. Still a work in progress.
Tempo: Moderately Fast
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