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Brad... 1

Let me not be too consumed with this world.

About Me



Bill Hicks said it best...

IM : withayou

Website : www.bradkayal.com

Band : The Information

49admiral (Another musical endeavor) : myspace – iTunes – website

I started putting some of my photos and things on: Flickr

The video I got to shoot and direct.

Oh, and I helped design a video game: Quadradius.com

My Interests

design, drums, rock and/or roll, schlitz, bikes, computers, photography, the gipper, pretty girls

I'd like to meet:


The A-Team.

Anyone who works in advertising. Because I hear there's a special place in hell for people like us and I don't want to be in there alone.

Music:

Band of Horses, The Weakerthans, The Decemberists, Neutral Milk Hotel, Dillinger 4, Pinback, The Eels, Wilco, Archers of Loaf, Jawbreaker, Iron & Wine, Bear Vs. Shark, Lucero...

Movies:



a lot...

Books:

Chuck Palanhiuk, Vonnegut, Michael Moore, Hunter S Thompson, Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Guy Debord...

Heroes:

The A-Team

Positive thinking...

Status

Hometown:

Northampton, PA
College:

Tyler School of Art - Temple University
BFA - Design
Dream occupation at age 5:

Rockstar.
Reason for not achieving dream:

Genetically lacking specific "cool" gene
required for rock stardom.
Current occupation:

Senior Designer / Art Director
Here for:

The free drinks
Space for Rent:

...
Random:


Super power:

I figured out how to make these little text fields and
I will probably only use them for evil.
Best friends...

My Blog

My Letter to Richard Donner about a Goonies Prequel

Dear Richard Donner,I don't normally write famous directors and/or producers, but I believe you'll find this letter both visionary and groundbreaking in its depth and insight. But before I get ahead o...
Posted by Brad... 1 on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:51:00 PST

How I Got Into SXSW (without even being remotely hip)

So from a very young age all I ever wanted to do was play music. I had my first drum set when I was 4 and actually knew all the words to Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It" by age 6. I had my f...
Posted by Brad... 1 on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 09:07:00 PST

How I Got Kicked Out of Second Life

January 9th, 2008From : Second Life Terms of Service (TOS) Dept. / Linden EnterprisesDear Mr. Kayal,We regret to inform you that your Second Life account has been terminated after repeated failures to...
Posted by Brad... 1 on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:34:00 PST

Holiday Gifts : Doing Everything Wrong for a Fraction of the Cost of Doing it Right

Part IV : The Adult Version of Macaroni & Popsicle SticksMy earliest memories are all silent. This is mostly due to the fact that my father shot them on super 8mm. The synapses in my brain have foreve...
Posted by Brad... 1 on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:43:00 PST

Failed TV Ad Concept for the All-New Chevy Suburban Hybrid

Ad opens with shot of whole family in the All-New Chevy Suburban Hybrid starting on a road trip with the father driving.Father : Is everyone ready?Mother : Remember, this is the All-NEW Hybrid Suburba...
Posted by Brad... 1 on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:59:00 PST

How to Complicate Everything : Bang Camaro Poster (Part II)

So after waiting patiently for about two weeks I received a HUGE box via UPS. It was the printed fake ads and god damn were they big.So, the next step was find myself a basement and get to work. Lucki...
Posted by Brad... 1 on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:03:00 PST

So Much Hate... So Little Grammar

WOW!! !!!!!!your one rotten person !!!!!! - w4mReply to: [email protected]: 2007-10-08, 9:55PM EDTCan't ansewer that question,can ya...Anyone who thrives on making people feel badly are ...
Posted by Brad... 1 on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:28:00 PST

Pandoras Box

Pandora's Box was opened...... - w4mReply to: [email protected]: 2007-09-30, 1:33PM EDTI guess it is for the best that is closed. I am glad we at least acknowledged that they may have ...
Posted by Brad... 1 on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:27:00 PST

How to Complicate Everything : The Bang Camaro Poster (Part I)

So as many of you know, in my ever-shrinking free time, I try to make some nice rock posters for bands I like or end up playing with. These posters are usually 3 to 4 color silk screen prints and I us...
Posted by Brad... 1 on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:45:00 PST

Fun with Missed Connections IV

Mark... - w4mReply to: [email protected]: 2007-09-24, 3:37PM EDTI am soooooooooooooooooooooooooo mad at you..._________WAIT...You're mad at me?!For what!?Listen, I have been standing out...
Posted by Brad... 1 on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:21:00 PST