Melissa and Todd welcomed their firstborn, Abby, in April, 1995. Even before she was born, Abby was the spitting image of her father; she still is.

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The next few years would bring a move to Tupelo, in March, 1997, and two more little Hunts: Mallie in October, 1997, and Noah in August, 1999. Each child continued the tradition of emerging from the womb looking exactly like Daddy Todd. 

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Feeling the call of home (and eager to get back to being known as Little Gaddis), Todd took a job at his alma mater as director of the <a href="http://www.humphreycoliseum.msstate.edu/">Humphrey Coliseum</a> (aka The Hump). The years in Chattanooga and Tupelo were lean ones for drumming, but returning to the warm, enfolding arms of Starkpatch, he found at least one like-minded person who wanted more cowbell. With John Brocato, formerly of "rival"  Starkville band Skeleton Crew ("rivals" of the Jonestown Survivors, that is), he formed <a href="http://www.thepersians.net">the Persians</a>. To hear Todd's "mature" sound, visit <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thepersiansms">the Persians MySpace page</a>.

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Todd's latest experiment in going back where you came from has been a return to Tupelo. As of July, 2007, he's back in Elvis' birthplace as director of the <a href="http://www.bcsarena.com">BancorpSouth Arena</a>. Surprisingly (or maybe not), Todd has become a popular speaker on the North Mississippi Kiwanis Club lunch circuit. Not surprisingly, he still travels to Starkville to practice and gig with the Persians. If you're in Starkpatch this weekend, you can catch them at Dave's Darkhorse Tavern on Saturday night. Stop in and treat the drummer to a birthday round of Maker's Mark.