Thank you, Jimmy Kimmel, for that robust introduction. I know you’re in a rush to get to the 2025 Oscars.
Like Jimmy said, I am sometimes a writer, runner, actor, singer, painter, drawer, doodler, sculptor, artist, conceptual artist, carver, photographer, video editor, dancer, poet, and filmmaker. But I’m probably best known for being the first-ever Todd of the Month. But enough about my resume.
I’d like to welcome you all to the White House—not the president’s residence but the downtown performing arts theater, also called the White House, which is a little misleading now that I think about it. You all probably thought the April Todd of the Month event was important enough to have in Washington, D.C.
For you first-timers, the Todd of the Month recognition is a high-status award given by Stormstrouper.com, my blog website, that works just like Employees of the Month. Well, kind of! Our awardees don’t receive this glory for doing something exceptional or remarkable but because they are named Todd.
We’ve assembled a marvel team of uncanny Todds so far. The roster includes a cartoon character from the Simpsons, a place in the North Carolina Mountains at an elevation of almost 3,000 feet, and myself, the Todd behind Stormstrouper.com, who created the Todd of the Month. And we’re about to add another impressive Todd to the group.
That’s why we are at the White House tonight. So I better get on with it because we only have this venue for another fourteen minutes.
When I say this Todd is out of the world, I really mean this Todd is out of the world. Unfortunately, I couldn’t clear it, but I wanted to play Beastie Boys’ Intergalactic in his introduction tonight. That would have been the bee’s knees. Because he is intergalactic planetary, planetary, intergalactic. <Pause for Laughing>
I am through the cosmos to honor our first Todd from a distant planet. So, who is this Space Todd?
Well, it all started back in 2006. Lieutenant Colonel John Sheppard from the Stargate Atlantis Expedition encountered him, a dominant member of the Wraith species, and blessed him. The blessing is the name Todd for the great Wraith commander. Todd has two distinctions now: a starburst tattoo over his left eye and the April Todd of the Month. Todd is a swell guy even though the Wraith is a vampire species who lives on the life forces of other beings for sustenance to survive and live. Just don’t high-five this Todd.
Adding Wraith Todd to our bravo bunch means eight more Todds will be announced on my Instagram (@stormstrouper) and my blog, Stormstrouper.com, this calendar year. That’s a silver quarter of Todds if that makes sense. Make sure you follow along to see who else will be honored.
What Todds do you believe deserve this glory? To nominate Todds of the Month, directly message me on Instagram, write in the comments, or email me at stormstrouper.writing@gmail.com.
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