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Miss Kelly Strange

Sparie Farkles!

About Me

Lead singer for Staring At Strange (myspace.com/staringatstrange) and Creative Director for Dead Girl Walking Music Promotions & Productions.
All I've ever wanted to do is sing. I feel lucky to have come from a very musical family, my father being a professional jazz trumpet player and composer, my mother a classical singer and pianist. Much of my childhood was spent traveling with my father's band, grabbing every opportunity I could to perform with him, or wherever I could. Twelve years of piano lessons, four of which were devoted to music theory and jazz, I knew I'd find my niche in rock (much to my father's dismay). I would rather have dropped out of college and gone on the road singing, but through threats of poverty and bodily harm from my parents, I stayed the course and graduated from SDSU with my B.A. in Fine Art, emphasis in Graphic Design. Since then I've been selling my soul to the corporate machine, however that will be changing soon. Most influential female vocalist, by far, Ella Fitzgerald. Most influential male vocalist, Chris Cornell.

My Interests

Singing, rocking, writing music, traveling, and paying the bills as an award-winning book jacket designer.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who isn't a total ass.

Music:

Some of my favorites would include: Soundgarden, Bad Brains, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, Living Colour, Jeff Buckley, Primus, Jane's Addiction, Beastie Boys. Then of course the ladies: Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Bjork, Nikka Costa, Etta James, and more that I'm blanking on right now.

Heroes:

Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Peggy Lee, Etta James, Billie Holiday, and my friends because they rock!

My Blog

Second chance...

Where does it say that we, as individuals, can only have one soul mate? One chance at that perfect connection? In what corner of the world are such things determined? According to Merriam-Webster, a s...
Posted by Miss Kelly Strange on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:48:00 PST

Hot Mess?

Recently my best friend referred to me as a hot mess...meant as a compliment, no doubt, but the comment left me unsettled and unsure as to why. Maybe the level of truth struck a chord, disturbing the ...
Posted by Miss Kelly Strange on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 07:47:00 PST

I'm still here...

Why the perception that I've changed so dramatically, so radically not the girl I used to be? Why is it unreasonable to assume the varied streaks of color haven't merely been lying dormant, tormented ...
Posted by Miss Kelly Strange on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 11:07:00 PST

Where did all the ladies go?

Whatever happened to the ladies of grace, decorum, and...gasp...morals? When did it become cool to exploit and degrade the most lovely of lady bits, young women serving themselves up like pieces of me...
Posted by Miss Kelly Strange on Mon, 17 Jul 2006 06:47:00 PST

Sneaks and creeps

Sneaks and creeps, everywhere. People you'd never suspect, they like to infiltrate and disintigrate. Alienate and negotiate in the name of peace, tearing and smearing, not giving a thought to the wake...
Posted by Miss Kelly Strange on Fri, 30 Jun 2006 06:15:00 PST

Facts about Chuck Norris

I love to laugh, and this makes me laugh A LOT!!!! 1. If you ask Chuck Norris what time it is, he always says, "Two seconds till." After you ask, "Two seconds to what?" he roundhouse...
Posted by Miss Kelly Strange on Fri, 20 Jan 2006 09:59:00 PST