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Todd Camps

E-mail: tcamps@bakersfield.com

Nickname: Toddzilla

Tagline: Sometimes you just gotta force it

Sports to play: Football, ping pong, golf, softball

Sports teams: North High football, UCLA Bruins, CSUB Roadrunners, Dodgers, Rams, Lakers, Kings,

Outdoor activities: Biking, hiking, bodysurfing, skiing, bird watching, boating

Foods: Coconut Joe's, Spencers, El Pollo Loco, Leo's Burgers, The Knotty Pine,Tahoe Joe's, In 'N' Out Burger, Original Tommy's

Candy bar: Mars (pending I can find one)

Films: As Good As It Gets, Hoosiers, Braveheart, Gladiator, Wedding Crashers, Cobra, Point Break, Road House, Top Gun (anything of the TBS Movies for Guys Who Like Movies genre), A Few Good Men, Gigli (not really)

TV shows: Simpsons, Sopranos, Rescue Me, Saved by the Bell reruns (pathetic, I know)

Hobbies: Playing guitar, karaoke, cooking/grilling, spending time with family.

What makes you an expert: Knowledge of the area and the fortune cookie note I just read ("You are wise beyond your years")

Biography: A Kern County native, I moved to Bakersfield in 1989 and attended West High (1998) and CSUB (2003). Joined the Californian in June 2003 as a part-time news assistant and became a copy editor in July 2006. Played football and baseball in high school.