Spotlight On... Sharhonda Brown

Urban Author:             U ready for the interview?

Sharhonda Brown:       Interview?

U.A.:                             I'm gonna interview you.

S.B.:                              Lol. Wouldn't you rather interview me in person?

U.A.:                             Well, I kinda have a routine.

S.B.:                              Ooooh sorry.

U.A.:                              I mean, I gotta type all this and tweak it and go back and put stuff  in stuff you    really didn't say.  It's a whole big thing.

S.B.:                              Once again, your infinite wisdom can only be surpassed by your blinding sexiness.

U.A.:                              Stop it. (Blushing)

S.B.:                              Stop what? Hey. I didn't say that!

U.A.:                             See. Current projects?

S.B.:                             Currently I am working on a site called Hollywood Casting Service and I've launched a  web channel with three web series so far.

U.A.: Well. You have--

S.B.: --And I'm writing a coupla scripts

U.A.: Don't interrupt me.

S.B.: Hey! I do good interviews, but wtf... Text? My thumb hurts.

U.A.: Jesus Martin Lawrence Christ! Fine! We'll do the rest in person (Mumbling inaudibly)

S.B.: (In her sweetest voice) Thank you baby

U.A.: (Mumbling even more inaudibly)

2 HOURS LATA

S.B.: So you gonna interview me?

U.A.: Ooh! Wait. Stop. I gotta write that down! (Running towards computer)

S.B.: Why don't you have a tape recorder?

U.A.: WHY DON'T YOU HAVE A TAPE RECORDER!?

S.B.: How do the interviews look?

U.A.: Like a little piece of heaven wrapped in bacon... Shit! I can't remember how this all started. How'd this all start?

S.B.: I was like “You gonna interview me?” and then you was like “Oh no” (dancing around) “I gotta write everything down. That's why text is better. Look at me I'm Dan!”

U.A.: So... You have your hands on a lot of projects. Out of all the things your doing now what are you most passionate about?

S.B.: Hmm... I would say finishing my scripts.

U.A.: Really?

S.B.: Even though they aren't my primary bread and butter, I'm taking a leap of faith and (something something something.)

U.A.: I need a stenographer... How long have you been writing?

S.B.: Since before I was born! Naw... I remember writing on my mother's typewriter. I would mess up and just keep going. Then I remember writing a story one day and discovering the typewriter had an erase button. I guess, that's when I became an editor. Lol.

U.A.: The typewriter had an erase button?

S.B.: That's what you got out of the story? How long have you been interviewing people?

U.A.: What is one of your current screenplays about?

S.B.: Well... It's called A Lawless Game. (A line I took from a Lil' Wayne song). It's about an underground fighting ring--

U.A.: Cash Money Records, It's a lawless game.

S.B.: (Patting his head) Very Good... It's about an underground fighting ring between cops and civilians where people bet money on the contenders. Um... The winner gets to live and the loser dies... It's a very boyish film.

U.A.: That's pretty damn cool

S.B.: YOU'RE PRETTY DAMN COOL! Next question

U.A.: Whoah Kemo Sabe. Let's not get ahead of our--

S.B.: NEXT QUESTION!!

U.A.: Tell me about the studio

S.B.: Airfilms Productions is Anabella's brain child. It's a 2,200 sq ft space that she she wants to expand into a 4,400 sq ft space... Currently my role is to help with the booking. I also designed the website; $ Filmmaker dot com.

U.A.: That's pretty tight

S.B.: She promotes people who really can't afford it. College students, independent filmmakers, actors, new producers. I mean, it's about the people. thedollarfilmmaker.com, “Making Our Passion Possible, One Dollar at a Time,” is the motto.

U.A.: Well, usually these interviews last a little longer and we get more ground covered, but I only type 13 wpm and since I COULDN'T TEXT... Is there anything else you would like to say?

S.B.: That's it?

U.A.: You've heard it here first.

S.B.: I thought you where gonna ask another question.

U.A.: Remember to help Roni support the underground entertainment industry by donating a dollar or more to The Dollar Filmmakers Dot Com...

S.B.: Yeah. Everybody can spare a dollar and if we can get a dollar from everybody in the world, imagine how many people we can help.

U.A.: True dat Pretty Gurl... Check us out next week when I interview my very own sister Taisha Morris, the world renown violaist.

Spotlight on..................Donna Marbury

Urban Author:     All right Donna, I'ma interview you….  You ready?

Donna Marbury: Hold on… Okay… Hurry this up.  America’s Next Top Model is on.

U.A.:                    This is gonna be so funny.

D.M.:                   Can you get on with it?

U.A.:                    So what r your current projects?

D.M.:                   Are we on the record?

U.A:                     Yeah.

D.M:                    Well, I am working with this hard headed author…

U.A:                     Would you please stop talkin' 'bout how my dique head is?

D.M.:                   Oh my! Um…. Anyway I just help him out when I can….  Still freelancing.

U.A.:                    Name a few of your freelancing projects.

D.M.:                   I do some work with AllHipHop.com and TheUrbanStarr.com…. shout outs to The Urban Starr!

U.A.:                    Niggas.  Even professional nigg-- Ooh!  Does Nik Vik still work there?.

D.M.:                   Talk about niggas… I’m not on the staff, so I don’t know.

U.A.:                    You know, I can type your name in Google Search and pages of $#!+ come up about you…

D.M.:                   Yeah, I’m an internet star

U.A.:                    …..

D.M.:                   No witty retort?

U.A.:                    My dear, dear Donna.  I believe the silence spoke 4 itself…lol

D.M.:                   Do you usually badger everybody you interview like this?

U.A.:                     I've only interviewed me so far…  It was ruff.

D.M.:                   You beat yourself up?  Besides the hand job, that is.

U.A.:                    OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHH!

D.M.:                   I keed…. I keed.

U.A.:                    R there any near future projects that we should be on the look out for?

D.M.:                   …..

U.A.:                    Donna?

D.M.:                   Huh?

U.A.:                    Can you phuck America's Top Model for one second, prease?

D.M.:                   Blasphemy!

U.A.:                    I said r there any near future projects that we should be on the look out for?

D.M.:                   I have an interview with Floetry for their next CD.

U.A.:                    What if people said lol in reel life?

D.M.:                   Reel life?   What is this, the movies? “I'm laughing out loud, Ha!"

U.A.:                    Reel, movies, get it?  Um....Is there anything you want to say b4 you run off to watch punk @$$ Top Model?   Huh?

U.A.:                    Donna…  ANSWER ME!

D.M.:                   I’d just like to say shout outs to my mom dukes and my nigga on loc, stay up nig!

U.A.:                    The one with the shotgun who blew up the TV?

D.M.:                   lol!

U.A.:                    Can I put that on here?  Can I?

D.M.:                   How can u remember that and not remember my middle name?

U.A.:                    Maria?

D.M.:                   Nope.

U.A.:                    Mary?

D.M.:                   Nope.

U.A.:                    Murie?

D.M.:                   Murray?  It’s Marie.

U.A.:                    That’s what I said….  Thanks for giving me the opportunity to interview you Miss Marbury.

D.M.:                   Check me out on the Pink Ghetto…  We keeps it real in the Pink Ghetto.   Don’t let this journalism stuff fool you...I’m real gangsta, according to you.

U.A.:                    Touché.

*footsteps and a door slam*

Spotlight on…

The Urban Author

Y not be selfish?  Don’t worry.  There are four weeks in a month and 12 months in a year.  That means (um…carry the 1, multiplied by--) I will have a spotlight on almost 50 people a year!  That’s like half a hundred.  In years that’s five whole decades.  Do you know how many different genres of music where created in half a century?

Oh!  I know…  We’ll interview the people.  This’ll be such fun!

Urban Author:   Current projects?

Urban Author:   Straight to the nitty gritty.  I like that.        Well… Currently I’m doing a lot to get some   eyes on my book.  I got this blog, and  I got one on Blogspot.com.  I’ve put some business cards in Military Circle mall…  I’m also putting together some ideas for a gallery that I’m going to be a part of in Columbus.

U. A.:                   Georgia?

U.A.:                    Ohio.

U.A.:                    Oh yeah—that’s right.  I’ve gotten it from a crazy amount of sources that you love Columbus Ohio.

U.A.:                   Who?

U.A.:                    I can’t reveil my sources.  So tell us a little about this.

U.A.:                    Reveal.  Yeah, Columbus is like a crazy ass semi-psychotic girlfriend to me.  When I’m away from her, I miss her to death,  when I’m with her, I can’t stand the bitch!  I dunno.  Donna said that she thinks I love the fact that it has such a progressive black community, which is true….  And the diversity of people is astounding.  The fact that the biggest city in Ohio has a college with the biggest campus in the nation-- you got a mesh of people coming from everywhere!

U.A.:                   *snoring*

Associate

Producer:           Psst! *nudge*

U.A.:                   Huh—wha?  Oh…um *throat clear* Yes….me too!

U.A.:                   Asshole.

U.A.:                   So, what is your infatuation with Columb—hold on…  I mean--  Okay.  I hear you airbrush as well.  Is that correct?

U.A.:                   That’s correct.  You can see me in Virginia Beach working at Kozy Korner on 16^th and Atlantic until November and every summer until I die.  And from November 2005 until May 2006--  Damn!  Can you believe it’s about to be 2006.  I remember when the millennium was just a thought.  I was like thirteen thinking, “I’ll be 20 yrs. old in the year 2000.  I’ll be an old man.  I don’t—“

U.A.:                    Sir.  Stay on subject, please.

U.A.:                    Oh yeah, sorry…  Um…

U.A.:                     You’ll be working at…

U.A.:                     I'll be working where?

U.A.:                     In November?

U.A.:                    Oh, at Danny’s shop in the City Center.  Did I say that I was moving back to Columbus in November?  Yeah, well I am.  Well, hopefully I’ll be working for him.  I kinda haven’t told him yet.

U.A.:                   You play it dangerously, don’t you?  (Gawd, how much time do we have left?!)

U.A.:                    …..

U.A.:                    …..

U.A.:                     ….

U.A.:                     So, how bout them Steelers?

U.A.:                    PITTSBURGH!  You know, after last season’s upset, I didn’t wear my Roethlisberger jersey all damn summer…  But I put that bitch on just recently…  What are we?  2 and 0?

U.A.:                    And that’s all the time we have left (thank the powers that be!)  Remember to check out The Urban Author’s two webblogs at http://www.xanga.com/private/home.aspx and http://condomrappers.blogspot.com/.  And be sure to pick up his newest book—

U.A.:                    Only book.

U.A.:                    --only book, 79 Ways 2 Die at redleadbooks.com.  And like he said, you can find him airbrushing in Virginia Beach at Kozy Korner T-Shirts on 16^th and Atlantic until November and in Columbus starting in November at City Center Mall.

U.A.:                    I’ma also be starting school at CCAD in Jan—

U.A.:                    It’s over.  Join us next week when I will be interviewing Donna Marbury, Communications Specialist for the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.

Donna

Marbury:            I’d rather you put that I was a journalist.

U.A.:                   Oh shit!  You scared the BeJesu—Where the phuck you come from?  Security!