Scriptwriter Chronicles: MEN ON THE ROAD (Part 21)

Part 21 - Missing Pieces Pt 2

The four women refelct on the day's evets in Jane's living room with young Joshua while Kim and Cameron are in the kitchen...

Michelle
This is a sign you know

Jane
Really?

Michelle
Yes. Life is too short for arguments. For all you know, I mean I dont know the details but Julian could of been shot and killed and then what?

Jane
True, but he made his decision and when he put his ring on the table

Evelyn
True

Natalie
I agree, loyalty is a strong factor here

Michelle
Thats funny coming from you Nat

Natalie
What's that supposed to mean?

Michelle
It means nothing, I just like to point fingers every now and again

Evelyn
Michelle's clearly drunk but disloyalty is clearly showing its true colours here at the moment

Jane (stutters)
Im..uh...uhm, I'm baffled

Evelyn
Just take time to think whether you want Julian back in your life ok? Jane and Natalie look at each other totally confused

Michelle
You tryna say my brother's not good enough for her?

Evelyn
What I'm saying is...nevermind, Josh can you get your brother so we can eat dinner? Josh walks towards the kitchen

Michelle
No No Josh stops you aren't going now, explain this disloyalty you're refering to

Jane & Nat
No No No

Evelyn
Josh please go and get...

In David's Car....

Nadine
Cameron

David
Oh wow, small world. How do you know my son?

Nadine
just through a couple mutual friends, we did some erm, erm...

David
Some....?

Nadine
Things

Ritchie
Things?

David
Things?

Nadine
Yeah things like, business ventures Nadine relaxes

David
What kind of business ventures? Nadine unrelaxes

Nadine
You know, uhm... Ritchie intervenes to save Nadine's blushes

Ritchie
You know Uni graduates nowadays Dave they dont like to offload business plans just in case you steal them and run off

David
I'm his dad, I wouldn't run very far Nadine's phone rings, she answers it as David and Ritchie continue talking

Nadine
Hey Kim....I have to speak low 'cause Im in the car with........no.......there's 6 of us now........really?......What the hell are you doing there!?!........Oh My God!?!.....Natalie aswell?..........Whatever you do dont say anything to anyone there until I get back........just wait!.......Every woman in that house is coupled up with guys here except Natalie, I dont know who Evelyn is. Those guys messed up and got Julian..... Jane is his wife and you're in her house...Yes! I couldnt say anything, you've got me in a comprimising position you know. she pauses for a moment Kim you love me right?....and whatever I do you won't kill me right?...ok she pauses again I found out who Seb is cheating on you with Nadine looks up and sees Ricthie who is staring at her, she disconnects the line immediately

Ritchie
Interesting

Nadine
How much of that did you hear?

Ritchie
How much did you want me to hear?

Nadine
How about none

Ritchie
Sorry to dissappoint you then, we'll just say I heard enough to make me question you and my friend's loyalty

Nadine
I don't know what you're talking about David's phone rings, he answers

David
Hi son....yeah I'm fine, I was the hero...ish for once. Guess who I have in the car with me?.....Nadine! turns to Nadine It's Cameron Nadine fakes a smile yeah small world. He asked if your battery died Nadine shakes her head She said no.....ok i'll be home soon, take care of Evelyn....ok bye.

At Jane's house....

Cameron
Well her battery's on so if you wanna find out call her

Kim
good Joshua walks in

Joshua
Cameron, Evelyn says we should go and eat dinner

Cameron
Cool, I'll call the idiots to lay low, call me when you found out who she is

Kim
I will

Part 22 Next....

Scriptwriter Chronicles: MEN ON THE ROAD (Part 20)

Part 20 - Missing Pieces Pt. 1

It's the early evening and the six travellers are on their way back home on the mororway, Gerald and Sebastian are in Julian's car while Ritchie and Nadine are comfortably seated in David's car a few yards behind. Julian's car is silent and full of conflicting thoughts from all of it's members, they drive opposite the same petrol station where there was an altercation earlier which prompts conversation.

Gerald
Jules what actually happened in the car? Julian takes a deep breath

Julian
I've gotta praise God for blessing me with the UK's dumbest criminals

Sebastian
What happened?

Julian
According to them it was a case of mistaken identity and they were after someone else. Someone who doesnt have a wife and kids..

Gerald
So these dudes were actually after someone?

Julian
It appears so

Sebastian
You reckon it could be any of us?

Gerald
Yeah because the rest of us dont have a wife or kids

Julian
Thanks Gerald I was bemused by that fact until you told me. Erm, I dunno, they seemed purposeful from the moment they were in the petrol station so there's every chance it could be one of us. Gerald and Sebastian look at each other

Gerald
But who?

Julian
There lies the question mate Sebastian thinks to himself What you think Seb? Sebastian's startled

Sebastian
Huh? erm...probably Ritchie, you know he's had some crazy girls in his bed before, they probably got an older brother to come and do some damage

Julian
True but that's just too easy, they're crazy but I know Ritchie would be able to trace steps

Sebastian
So what you tryna say?...it's one of us?

Julian
Honestly? I dunno, thinking about it's making my head hurt. The whole situation, this whole day has been..

At Jane's House....

Cameron
Crazy! Cameron and Kim hold their heads in shock in Jane's kicthen

Kim
Oh....My....God. I cant believe this

Cameron
I know. I f***** up, how did my dad get involved in this?

Kim
What I wanna know is how everybody here knows everyone else!!

Cameron
All I know is that the woman I came with (Evelyn) is trying to get with my dad and she's close friends with all the other girls here. Some Sex and The City type s***

Kim
Yeah but I heard her mention names, who's Gerald? who's Julian? You reckon one of those was the guy they got by mistake?

Cameron
Maybe, I, probably

Kim
Where are those guys now?
Cameron
Ah crap, they went to the tournament to get the "job" done, I gotta tell them to scrap it

Kim
This is messed up, I gotta call my sister

Cameron
What do you want to call..

Back in Julian's car...

Julian
Nadine

Sebastian
What about her? Gerald turns back at Sebastian with a grin

Gerald
Yeah what about her? Sebastian stares back baffled

Julian
Maybe Im reading too much into things

Gerald
It's good to read, it builds intellect and imagination

Julian
Imagine shutting up Gerald, how about that?

Gerald
There goes those quivering lips

Julian
Her personal statement or account whatever was too short for my liking, seemed strange to me; it's like she purposely made it short to defend something, someone

Gerald
What like one of us?

Julian
No like the dudes with the guns. Like I said I read too much into things. I just wanna go home to my....

Back in Jane's kitchen...

Cameron
Wife!!

Kim
Shh..yes

Cameron
So what about the others?

Kim
Everyone is coupled up except Nadine's tutor. I'm in the house of the wife and girlfriend of the guys you stupid ass friends got by mistake

Cameron
So Sebastian knows everyone here?

Kim
Yes! and she knows who Seb is sleeping with but her phone just cut off when she was about to tell me. I need to get through to her

Cameron
Thats good news right? Kim nods as she paces up and down I cant get over my dad being involved, I never knew or even saw the people in this house before today. I need to call my dad

Kim
Listen dont tell him nothing. If we can cut all ties pointing to us and Nadine confirms to me who this woman it is then it works out for the better

As Cameron prepares to call his father a draft of air comes through; the kitchen door is slightly open with Joshua on the other side who has been listening to the conversation all along....

PART 21 continues in simultaneous time...

Day 'n' Nite

Everyone always has those days, weeks or a similar period where a song is randomly in your head and you cant stop singing it whether it has significance to your life or its just catchy. Kid Cudi's Day 'n' Nite has been in my head non-stop for the last month, I heard the track last year and liked it but the UK club version kinda dented it's effects for me even though its a banger. The original version has been on rotation since the star of the year and I find myself belting out the tune at random moments including today at work when my manager was talking to me. No idea why, I just did it. Anywho while I was up writing at 2am I saw on WSHH that the video had been released so it was all good timing ay? I know everyone else has posted this vide in their blog but I dont ind joining the list, the tune is big. "Day 'N' Nite (bwah bwah)"!

Friday Means Throwback!

This week's gone mad quick! Im already pissed about going work this monday. Back to the title. Many a artist are slept on in the industry whether it be 'cause of record sales, their music wasnt mainstream enough or just because they dont acquire the superstar quality labels are looking for, I dunno. One guy that went about his business quietly during the 90's was Horace Brown, the dude had some serious tracks! I actually had a problem choosing which one I'd pick for today. I recently downloaded his album and reassured myself why the 90's will never be emulated for great R'n'B music. Everything was smooth, real and most importantly everyone could legitimately hold a note. (Who the hell signed Lumidee?....kill yourself). So without further a do, here's Horace Brown. Do you remember?

Horace Brown - Things We Do For Love

"Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime is not enough for music"

Colour Blind (Thought Of The Day)

We live in a multi-cultural world built on ethics, morals, love and ruling but we seem to be held back and seperated by this few thousand year old burden aptly named Racism. Racism is that nagging subconscious that creeps out through the mouths and thoughts of the ignorant and creates a dent in the perceptive integration of our society. Ironically, I'm not gonna dwell on the wider perspective and go into one about Slavery or the plight of certain races 1. because slavery is now used as an excuse rather than a statement 2. I've no time for Jesse Jacksonesque speeches, I have work to do. I'm just gonna have my little say and you can leave a comment afterwards.

The Story....
Now how this post actually came about was when I was on the train back home from work. A mediterranean olive-skinned girl came on the train with an attractive friend and sat down. No problems there right? The thing is that the girl was more than above average in looks and the attractive friend was her ass. Again no problems there right? Wrong! Unfortunately two nubians took it upon themselves to start on the girl just because she was getting attention from virtually the whole train (apart from me, 'cause you know I was tryna search for a track on my ipod..ahem). Now I throw the word "hating" around loosely at friends as a joke but this my friends was full on hating!! They started complaining that her bag was on their feet when she was diagonally across the carriage from them. WTF!?! When she replied back, I was surprised to hear a little "ghetto" in her, needless to say the girls were too and they started berating her with wankster and black wannabe statements etc etc. Sigh...this is young teenage talk from grown ass women!!

Before it got physical a couple people stepped in (both men, obviously) and it calmed down after the girl got off at her stop. I was just shaking my head at the other two girls who continued dissing her skin tone and one said "Why you tryna take our mans for, stick to your own". The mixture of the bad vocab and stupdity of the statement sent me into a frenzy of laughter. Is this what we continue to come to? We can all live together as long as we stay in our own lanes, cultures and races? Sad Sad. I dont blame them fully though, I blame the concept that is Stereotypes. Stereotypes are the real reason behind racism. Everyone's been brought up to believe things are a certain way so they are blind to these levels of diversity and change...its true.

It's Stereotypes that make women clutch their bags when a young black man's walking towards them, It's stereotypes that make some the police and people hardly ever see eye to eye, it's stereotypes that makes people look at asians funny when they bump bashment in their cars, its Stereotypes that make people laugh at Tim Westwood when he speaks and it's Stereotypes that makes people think all oriental asians have rich parents and know some form of martial arts. Cut it out! I cant deny that certain stereotypes derive from consistent behaviours in cultures but we as a people need to stop being colour blind and start being blind of colour. Think About It!

"Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd"

Quick Question

Gotta love work; instead of reaching company deadlines we found ourselves enthralled in a debate over the theory surrounding the 2 for one deal. As usual there was a divide and difference of opinion between the male and female contingent, we argued for hours and now the debate is over nothing has been concluded so Im bringing this question out in the open. Is it really that wrong for the male to use a 2 for 1 voucher/coupon to pay for dinner on any date let alone the first? Now I know from the get-go that sounds amazingly cheap and wrong (and funny) but think about it, if you're out on a date and the option arises to get whatever it is you require for half price so to speak then wouldnt you expect to take it? Some call it cheap (the girls) but realistically it's just being resourceful...right? Let me know your thoughts please!

"The safest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it in your pocket"

Update!

I know, I know I've been slacking hard on the scriptwriting front; it's not my fault, too much to do. I've written ahead this time and have most of the story in front of me. So for my week's of procrastination Im gonna post Part 20-24 THIS SUNDAY!!! That is a legitimate promise. There are 25 parts to this story so the next 5 parts are gonna be special, just stay tuned. Q & A will be scheduled the week after if you have queries on any plots, potholes, characters in the story. So This Sunday, Feb 22nd!!

Be Easy

Broadband

Friday Means Throwback!

Friday definitely means throwback but I had to choose another post millenium track just for the fact that this song takes me back, memories, memories, memories. They always say that people want what they cant have, but what if you can have it but are forced not to?......Me and another girl was seeing our partners respectively but KNEW we were both feeling each other, the looks and the dialogue was enough for us to realise it but we kept quiet. Its not a good predicament to be in trust me; homewrecker is not something you want on your CV so I managed to stay clear but you always wonder what if? with those situations. Hmmm. Anyway Enjoy!

Avant - Read Your Mind

"Music is what life sounds like"

A Valentine's Compilation

February 14th to me is just a saturday but I wont shy away from the fact that it's a special day for the ladies. It's that fake holiday with a positive message where men show their more sensitive side and women lap up the presents, love and commitment showed to them by a signifcant other. Yes Valentines Day is here to stay and even as a singleton we're just as much affected by this event as couples. According to cards and text messages I have 7 secret admirers (altogether now "woooo") which I take on with the humility and modesty of Kanye West...kidding . Only problem is that they're secret admirers so how do I exactly act on it when I dont know where they came from? I call the numbers but no response; its a fun game...for now. Didnt we stop that at the teeange stage? Nonetheless I won't be taking "Miss Right" out this weekend as I have a birthday to attend (hopefully one that will include a string of singletons). My friend asked me to make a playlist for them, which only means they want something that will guarantee them action so I went through my collection and came up with three lists, burned them to CDs and sent them to his address. They're alright. The First Playlist is below. What do you think?

PS: - I endorse AND promote safe sex and if you decide to add these on your own playlist you WILL guarantee yourself action, so use protection!!!

Aaliyah - Come Over

112 - Sweet Love


Ginuwine - So Anxious


Adina Howard - ButtNaked


Floetry - Say Yes


Floetry - Getting Late


R.Kelly - Seems Like You're Ready


Silk - Meeting In My Bedroom


H-Town - Knockin the Boots


Jodeci - My Heart Belongs to You


Faith Evans - Soon As I Get Home


SWV - All Night Long


Joe - All The Things


R.Kelly - Sex Me


Tank - I Deservee


Ne-Yo - Say It


Tweet - My Place


Ghetto Romeo & Sassey - I Just Wanna Kiss You


R.Kelly - The Greatest Sex

J Dilla - Greatest Producer

Press Play

Quincy Jones, Babyface, The Neptunes, Dr Dre, DJ Premier, Bryan Michael Cox, Tim & Bob are all up there amongst my favourite producers of all time but with the exception of Timbaland no other producer has made a big impression on me as much as J "Jay Dee" Dilla. JD's influence on the rise of Neo-Soul in mid 90's was defining and understated; he worked with the finest in Hip-Hop and traced the genre all the way to it's roots to bring out the heart and soul. He was your favourite producer's favourite producer, he was just that good.

Raging from Detroit the rapper/producer was responsible for the forming of underrated hip-hop group Slum Village and worked in a production supergroup called The Ummah with two members of A Tribe Called Quest and later on Raphael Saadiq. What I enjoyed most about his production was the simplicity of it. Not many can pull off a beat with simple patterns but make it speak a thousand words without an artist even singing/rapping over it. This was more or less the reason why so many conscious artists were able to work with him as the beat acted as a guide to their patterns of thought.

"Sometimes, fixation can be a good thing and sometimes it can be bad. There'd be days when I wouldn't eat at all, because I'd be in the basement working all day" - J Dilla

The list of classic productions is endless, I cant even go through all of them but check here for his discography. My playlist on the right hand side sports a large percentage of J.Dilla's work and no doubt I will add more in fture. Q-Tip, Slum Village, The Roots, Erykah Badu, Common, De la Soul and Pharcyde to name a few are some of the name's he worked with and it was only after his untimely death in 2006 on this day that people began to realise his influence in music. Sometimes I wish he was able to take himself more mainstream just for the world to understand how great a producer he was, then again his behind the secnes and underground status is what made him a special entity in the first place. I salute J Dilla as one of the, if not thee greatest producer of all time.

"Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend"

Mish-Mash #3

I'm just gonna jump straight into it, Chris Brown is a wasteman!! I decided to wait until there was confirmation of the full incident and it has now come to my attention that not only did Chris Brown assault Rihanna and turn himself in but he assaulted her with a deadly weapon! (which is yet to be confirmed). I dont care whether the girl gave him Herpes, told him he aint shit, said she's sleeping with someone else or she disrespected him in any kinda way you should NEVER!!! put your hands on a woman. You can shake her but dont hit her. I've lost tons of respect for him and the fact that he himself had to experience that same type of behaviour when he was younger makes this somehow worse. I blame Money and Fame getting into his head but there should be no excuses. Anyway here's a crappy TMZ video of Chris Brown being booked into custody.

Award Season

The Grammies was probably something I shouldn't of stayed up for. It was ok but nothing spectacular but they did a good job filling in the spaces where Chris Brown and Rihanna were meant to perform. Lil Wayne and Coldplay picked up a few gongs as expected but I was baffled to see Jennifer Hudson pick up the best r'n'b album. I mean I know she's had a bad year and all but regardless there were others more deserved of it (Jazmine Sullivan), but I wont dwell on it because her voice is fire! A couple of decent performances including the "Swagger Like Us" Performance which can be seen by clicking here.

Congrats to Estelle for winning a grammy along with other UK artists including Duffy, Coldplay and Adele. Looks like UK music is finally showing forward movement. Speaking of UK and forward movement, congrats to Noel Clarke for winning the rising star award at the BAFTAS. Now hopefully young writers, directors and producers can get more exposure. I'll be there, fingers crossed!

• Pbleepd Radio is coming.....End of the month!!!
• 50 Cent/Rick Ross & Bow Wow/Souljah Boy beef is stupid but still funny!
• Made a playlist for Valentine's day, are you ready to downlaod it?
  

Gonna go listen to the Friday Foxxhole Radio recording

Be Easy

Broadband

The Demise of Candy...?

It's a crowd pleaser, an uplifter, a classic; Cameo's Candy has long been the answer to a boring event but is it beginning to lose it's spark? I remember 5 years ago back in my first year at University and just the sound of the bass guitar and drum pattern in the intro would spurr everyone out their seats or prompt them out of conversations to go left left, right right, back back etc etc. Even the quietest of the quiet and the goons were caught having rhythm. However now it seems the song has been overplayed, over done...over! From when it became a regular spin for DJ's on radio it lost it's nostalgia and now the dance routine has become just routine!

I dont go out as much as I used to so I still get a small urge to do the dance when it comes on, I even made my own version...Im just that good haha. But my advice to DJs is let the tune rest for like a year then bring it back, and stop playing it on radio amongst modern hip-hop and r'n'b tracks...thats just stupid! Nonetheless it will defo be getting a play at my wedding reception. I was hoping to get the scene from The Best Man on here with the dance but youtube have done a good job removing it, ah well.

"It's never safe to be nostalgic about something until you're absolutely certain there's no chance of it's coming back"