Week 588: Back Pain

Weekly Written Review 

Forgive me. I've lost the creative spark for blog titles, better yet the entire blog. My back pain originated last week and carried over. I got rid of it by Tuesday but reaggravated it again on Wednesday.  The same day I had to catch a flight. I was suffering. I spent the whole flight trying to find a position that wouldn't hurt. I stood around for about 20 mins when I got up to use the bathroom. I hope I never experience pain like this on a plane. Meanwhile, I'm evaluating my desire for window seats moving forward. 

Sunday, December 19, 2021

* Team of Two shoot...

* Gaming, Ring Fit with Lalee...

* Witcher season 2

Monday, December 20, 2021

* Team of Two shoot...

* Phone call showdown with Nintendo

* Witcher season 2

* Central Casting profile update


Tuesday, December 21, 2021

* Return home...

* Packing...

* Numbers win! Four dollars cash! First time. It's a sign. 

* Archiving files...

* Back pain gone..?


Wednesday, December 22, 2021

* Finally got my vaccine shot...

* Back pain returned. Reaggravated it moving a big plastic box in my room.

* Flight to Tampa. Worst flight of my life. Back pain was excruciating.

Thursday, December 23, 2021

* Arrived in Tampa in the morning. Went to sleep with a headache and back pain. I woke up with a fine back. It took a little more time for the headache to leave. 

* Low-spirited day...

* Dumping footage...

Friday, December 24, 2021

* Visiting my father with Pam...

* Chilli's with Pam...

* Watching Xbox's Power On...

* Gaming...


Saturday, December 25, 2021

* Cyper duel watching The Wheel of Time...

* Dumping footage...

* Gaming...

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 587: Better Late or Better Skipped?

Weekly Written Review 

It's Thursday night of week 591 and I'm playing serious catch up with this blog. Lately, my recording keeping has been atrocious. It's so bad that I accidentally skipped week 587. I'm not even sure if the bullets are acute but this is what I have. I honestly haven't had the time or interest in blogging lately. Thus, I don't want to give up on it... yet. 

Sunday, December 12, 2021

* Watching True Story and The NeverEnding Story II...


Monday, December 13, 2021

* Finished watching The NeverEnding Story II...

* Watched Bright Samurai Soul

* Stocks...

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

* Lazy day...

* Orders for Papa...

* Watching Jungle Cruise 


Wednesday, December 15, 2021

* Returned home...

* Walking... bank...

* My back is a little better today...


Thursday, December 16, 2021

* Tennis with back pain...

* Gift from Erick...

* Send Help submission...

* Backing up files...


Friday, December 17, 2021

* Tennis with back pain...

* Resting...


Saturday, December 18, 2021

* Weekend pickup...

* Watching True Story & Wheel of Time...

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 586: Tis the Season To Do Nothing

Weekly Written Review 

I didn't keep good records this week. I do recall realizing my annual shut down was activating and I embraced it. Around this time of the year, I shut down and I'm not fighting it. 

Sunday, December 5, 2021

* Team of Two shoot...


Monday, December 6, 2021

* Mass email prep...

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

* Echoes of a Dream press release...

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

* Returned home...


Thursday, December 9, 2021

* Raining. No tennis. 

* Sleep a lot...


Friday, December 10, 2021

* I slept so much Thursday night I woke up with back pains...

* Tennis...

* Resting...

Saturday, December 11, 2021

* Pick up...

* FAMU So Cal Alumni Zoom meeting/ Echoes presentation

* Watching True Story, Wheel of Time


As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 585: Another Back & Forth Rendezvous

Weekly Written Review 

I'm behind on my blog and I'm not about to dive deep into those memories. I'll write this... The fun from last week carried over a little this week and I returned to my life in LA. 

Sunday, November 28, 2021

* Morning Fun! 

* Return home...


Monday, November 29, 2021

* Playing numbers...

* Ace Hardware store pick-ups

* Clearing mail...

* Phone calls...


Tuesday, November 30, 2021

* Attorney appointment... My mom's efforts succeeded. 

* Mowing lawn...

* Post Office...

* Visiting my father...


Wednesday, December 1, 2021

* Return to LA...

* Dusting off Mail Chimp for an Echoes press release...

* Resting...


Thursday, December 2, 2021

* Tennis...

* Ross... new sneakers...

* Website updates...


Friday, December 3. 2021

* Tennis...

* Ralphs...

Saturday, December 4, 2021

* Blogging...

* Post Office...

* Pickup, Ralphs run...

* Watching Arcane, Wheel of Time

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 584: Overall Unexpect Fun

Weekly Written Review 

I spent Thanksgiving to myself but overall I had a lot of unexpected fun in Riverview. I wasn't planning on staying there that long but I'm glad I did. 


Sunday, November 21, 2021

* Mental Love episode 2 shoot

* No fun...

* Gaming...

Monday, November 22, 2021

* No fun...

* Editing...

* Attempted to share watch a movie with Atarah but Dune was removed for HBO Max...

* Errands... Charle's House. Mail pick up. 

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

* Starbuck...

* Fun...

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

* Setting up Fire Sticks...

* Playing Moving Out...

* No fun. Good sleep.


Thursday, November 25, 2021

* Morning fun...


Friday, November 26, 2021

* Video game day with the Gibbs...

* Partial fun...


Saturday, November 27, 2021

* No fun... talk...

* Basketball with Rodney and Malcolm

* Watching Candyman (remake)

* Pantses photoshoot 


As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 583: Caretaker, Animal Keeper & Time Traveler

Weekly Written Review 

So many jobs in one week.

Sunday, November 14, 2021

* Watching Arcane & Birds of Prey...

* Drama with Joyce and a sporadic Lyft ride

* Helping Barb...

Monday, November 15, 2021

* Returning home...

* Helping Barb...

* Backing up files...


Tuesday, November 16, 2021

* Trip to White Memorial Hospital for Barb...

* Feeding animals...

* News about the Crypto.com Arena...

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

* Backing up files...

* Flight to Tampa...


Thursday, November 18, 2021

* Morning arrival...

Friday, November 19, 2021

* Important phone call...

* Toyota service appointment...

Saturday, November 20, 2021

* Setting up equipment...

* Live hangout with Pam...

* Gaming...

* Semi-fun night...


As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 582: Echoes of Potential - Echoes of Uncertainty

Weekly Written Review 

Friday was the first night I went to bed without crying since August 29th. It was a long day and I was tired. I'm not sure if that means I'm making progress or not, but it happened. 

In other news, Echoes of a Dream, my latest remaster completed last week got approved this week. Let's see where this goes. Plus, my landlady was in really bad shape this week. I helped her to the best that I could and had to make sacrifices because of that. It looked pretty bad at some points. The reality is, her health status could mean a lot of uncertainty for her tenants. 

Sunday, November 7, 2021

* Watching Rampage & Arcane...

* Playing Animal Crossing...

* Watching Takers...

Monday, November 8, 2021

* Watching Thunder Force & Heman...

* Paying bills...

* Echoes Approved...


Tuesday, November 9, 20201

* Returned home...

* Soccer with Hugo...

* Post office...

Wednesday, November 10, 20201

* MLK Agent letter writing...

Thursday, November 11, 2021

* Tennis...

* Barb is in bad shape...

* Pushups/ Ring Fit


Friday, November 12, 2021

* Tennis...

* Blink rental to help Atarah and Zorka but I had to help Barb instead. She couldn't walk...

* Trader Joe's run...

* No tears tonight. 

Saturday, November 13, 2021

* Helping Barb...

* ATM...

* Post Office. MLK agent letter sent. 


As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 581: FUD

Weekly Written Review 

FUD: Fear Uncertainty and Doubt. 

No fear in me. I live a life of uncertainty and doubt is sometimes part of the equation. 

Sunday, October 31, 2021

* Watching Mulan (aminated version) 

*Workings on Echoes - closed captions...

* Playing Animal Crossing...


Monday, November 1, 2021

* Echoes upload completed...

* Stock crazy...

* Echoes flier prep...

* Watching Free Guy...


Tuesday, November 2, 2021

* Watching Jumanji (remake)...

* Fish dinner celebration...

* Echoes submitted...

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

* They want to take the house!

* I can't believe my aunt in NY asked "Why don't I get a job as a reporter."

Thursday, November 4, 2021

* Tennis with Hugo. I bet him for the first time. First set 6-4. 2nd 0-6, then I changed grip. Then 6-4.

Friday, November 5, 2021

* Tennis...

* To At...

* Watching Jumani - The Next Level


Saturday, November 6, 2021

* Gaming...

* Watching Arcane...


As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 580: C-to-ing...

Weekly Written Review 

I've lost the most important person in my life who cares if I lose all my money next. Or maybe I won't lose. YOLO. If there's even been a better time for me to take big risks, that time is now. 

Sunday, October 24, 2021

* Jackie's birthday

* Walk to the bank with Zorka...

* Tried to watch The Avatar movie with Atarah but I couldn't do it. I've seen it before. Even worse the second time.


Monday, October 25, 2021

* Watching Luca...

* Working on Echoes: Captions...


Tuesday, October 26, 2021

* Watching Mulon. The live-action version.

* Working on Echoes: Completed captions... 

* Instacart order for pop...

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

* Return home. Lazy day...

Thursday, October 28, 2021

* Tennis at 9am

* C-to-ing... 

* Instacart for pop again...


Friday, October 29, 2021

* Tennis...

* Numbers..

* C-to-ing... 

* Mario Party Super Stars release date

Saturday, October 30, 2021

* Working on Echoes: Audio review...

* Watching Mulan. Animated version.

* Playing Mario Party Superstars...

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 579: Don't Wake Me Up!

Weekly Written Review 

Lately, I wake up wishing I could stay asleep indefinitely. 

For several years, I use to do approximately 30 push-ups once a day. It's been hard to motivate myself to do that recently. Now I'm on a new push-up schedule. The plan is to do multiple sets of push-ups before I play tennis. So far I like it. I've even included Ring Fit into the workout.  

Sunday, October 17, 2021

* Trader Joes

* Watching Onward

* Mental Love Premiere. It was disappointing so I resigned. 

Monday, October 18, 2021

* Blogging...

* Family business. Handling debt. 

* Working on Echoes...


Tuesday, October 19, 2021

* Working on Echoes: Color, flier...

* Walk to the bank

* Return home?

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

* Tennis with Erick. I beat him both sets. Totaled around 12 to 6.

* Working on Echoes: Sound...


Thursday, October 21, 2021

* Tennis at 9am. Trying it out for the first time. It's not a morning shift person but I'll make it happen.

* Working on Echoes: Music, captions, motion slates...

Friday, October 22, 2021

* Working on Echoes: Editing...

* Ring Fit/Push-ups. I'm back doing Ring Fit.

* Mario Party Superstars arrived...


Saturday, October 23, 2021

* At Atarah's...

* Working on Echoes: Captions... I attempted to finish but it needs a few more days.

* Gaming Mario Party...

* Instacart for pop...

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 578: Technical Difficulties - Ventilation Required

Weekly Written Review 

After weeks of prepping for the Mental Love live stream, it was a failed broadcast. My laptop was not cooperating. After the fact, I realized it was because my laptop was overheating and didn't have enough ventilation. We were able to move forward by recording the show with plans to premiere the following week. Besides that difficulties, it was a fun weekend gaming and partly adventurous week. Making a lot of decisions and getting stuff done. There's never enough time. 

Sunday, October 10, 2021

* Mental Love goes love with technical difficulties...

* Gaming...

* Watching: Y: The Last Man

Monday, October 11, 2021

* Leaving Pam's

* Walk to the Park and played tennis...

* Polo Tropical...

* Watching The 5th Element...


Tuesday, October 12, 2021

* Dropping Atarah at the Airport...

* Errands...

* Paying bills...


Wednesday, October 13, 2021

* Going back to...

* Getting readjusted...


Thursday, October 14, 2021

* Mental Love editing...

* Library visit. The upload idea was unsuccessful. 

* Numero Uno pickups...

Friday, October 15, 2021

* Attempted to play tennis but there was a special event. Plans got canceled...

* Dem numbers...

* At Atarah's.... gaming... uploading...

Saturday, October 16, 2021

* Mental Love uploads completed...

* Watching: The Witcher Anime on Netflix

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 577: Key To Distractions

Weekly Written Review 

After a slew of unnecessary back and forth with my homeowner's association they finally granted me the key to parks facilities. The more mental distractions the better. 

Sunday, October 3, 2021

* Aaron's House Zoom meeting...


Monday, October 4, 2021

* Homeowners association key pick up... 

* Visiting my father the delivering some Panada Express...

* Tried Kickball... Kicked sand in my eyes twice and fell during my second kick attempt. Got a little better after that. Was close to scoring but some of my teammates had brain farts and didn't run when they were supposed to. 

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

* Schedule an attempt to have a pop-up tennis meetup on Friday...

* Yard work...

* Filing DV tapes...

* Actually had a decent phone call with my father...

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

* Walmart... garbage cans...

* Storing tapes...

* Cleaning porch...


Thursday, October 7, 2021

* Porch looking good for the first time in years...

* Removed the Direct TV antenna from the roof. 

* A little yard work...

* Taking out the garbage...

Friday, October 8, 2021

* Mental Love call sheet...

* DV tape filing...

* Walmart...

* Clearing the porch a little...

* One person RSVPed for tennis then canceled...

* Talk with Raj...

Saturday, October 9, 2021

* Atarah Pick up. 

* Arrival at Pam's...

* Setting up for Mental Love...

* Park walking in Riverview. Ending up playing a game of basketball barefooted. with some kids. It was my first time shooting a goal since March 2020.  I made my second 3-point attempt.  

* Gaming... Just Dance, The Jackbox Party pack...

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 576: Fighting for Creative Time

Weekly Written Review 

My new life is bundled with so much responsibility I barely have time to be creative. Thus, I'm not worried because I know exactly what I'm fighting for... legacy. 

Sunday, September 26, 2021

* New camera arrived early...

* Dollar store, Walmart Supermarket...

* Established an email for EJ...

Monday, September 27, 2021

* Mental Love IG flier post...

* Medicare calls...

* Drama with Plantation...

* Cleaning porch...

* Taking out the trash...


Tuesday, September 28, 2021

* Paying bills...

* Mental Love commercial editing...

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

* Calls, decisions...

* Porch cleaning. Storing tapes. 

* Mowing the lawn...


Thursday, September 30, 2021

* E A consultation meeting..

* Post office...

* Hedge stone order...

* Echoes remastering, titles...

* New camera testing...


Friday, October 1, 2021

* A little yard work...

* New camera testing...

* Social worker conversation...

* Phone calls...

* Hungry Howies treat. Walmart Supermarket.

* Since I'm producing documentaries, might as well start watching some. High Score Ep1 


Saturday, October 2, 2021

* Phone call with Katherine. Great catch-up. Noting definite but there's hope and potential. 

* Joe's last looks...

* Porch cleaning...

* Organzing CDs and DVDs

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 575: Legacy and Dominance

Weekly Written Review 

Legacy. That's the most important aspect of my life at this moment. If it's meant for me to host my own late-night show I'll be ready to embrace it but that's not driving me anymore. Legacy is my motivation. 

In the mists of my terrible situation, I had to start enforcing dominance during talks with my father. Some might interrupt it as mean or nasty. Albeit, I had to let him know, for the time being, I'm no longer his son. I'm his care liaison and he's a patient I'm helping. Trust me, for the most stubborn man in the world, my approach was necessary. You have no idea how delusional he is about improving his health. 

Sunday, September 19, 2021

* 11 Years on my quest today and I'm not in LA at the moment. Blog update.

* Filing tapes...

* Writing talking points for Mental Love...

Monday, September 20, 2021

* Debt phone calls...

* Porch cleaning. Throwing away papers.

* Unexpected visit from my aunt...

* Rough talk with my father. I had to lay down the law. 

* Researching, decided to order a new camera...

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

* Taking over bills, debt calls for my parents...

* Porch cleaning, filing tapes...

* My new portable computer CD/DVD player works great. 

*  eBay problems with my order...


Wednesday, September 22, 2021

* Blogging...

* Making plans for my father...


Thursday, September 23, 2021

* Lost of errands today...

* _ certificate pick up...

* Bank of America account established...

* Wells Fargo account closeout...

* Walmart Supermarket...

* Plantation Homeowners visit...


Friday, September 24, 2021

*  Brainstormed a title for a new documentary. AOH... I thought about it last night and woke up thinking about it. 

Saturday, September 25, 2021

* Rough scan of photos...

* Paperwork with Joe...

* Cleaning porch...

* Mostly a low-key day...

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 574: Working and Cleaning

Weekly Written Review 

All I want to do is work and clean. That's how I cope. 

Sunday, September 12, 2021

* Working on Echoes...

* Filing CD's and DVD's...

* Sleeping...


Monday, September 13, 2021

* Energy deflated...

* Agreement with my father about coming home...

* Stocks and Crypto

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

* Viewing/funeral...


Wednesday, September 15, 2021

* Attempted to see my father in the outside visiting area but he couldn't handle the pain. The pain of being transferred. 

* Paying Plantation bill...

* Porch cleaning...

Thursday, September 16, 2021

* Porch cleaning...

* Echoes of a Dream editing...


Friday, September 17, 2021

* Slept all day. Worked on Echoes of a Dream at night.

Saturday, September 18, 2021

* Mental Love flier design...

* Talk with Joe...

* Aaron House phone meeting. Myself, Atarah, and Pam. 

* Chinese food pickup... 

* Picked up Ziplock bags from Wal-Mart to start storing old tapes...

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 573: Purposeless

Weekly Written Review 

My life feels purposeless now.

Sunday, September 5, 2021

* With with.. about leaving...

* Searching for my father... "Don't home unless you're walking...

Monday, September 6, 2021

* Emailing...

* Catching up...

* 20 pushes first the time since...


Tuesday, September 7, 2021

* Phones...

* Found a tennis meet-up in St. Pete. I left empty inside but I'm glad I played. Upon finding it, I requested to host a tennis event in my community. The next day, I was made a host. 

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

* Rest Haven visit. Paperwork...


Thursday, September 9, 2021

* Pulling weeds...


Friday, September 10, 2021

* Connecting with next-door neighbor Lucie. Picking weeds. Yard work.

* Emailing...

* Echoes research...


Saturday, September 11, 2021

* Echoes...

* Dog walking with Lucie...

* Crypto session with Atarah, hosted by Rodney...


As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 572: My Life Is Over - Devastation & Anguish

Weekly Written Review 

The task of composing a paragraph of the most tragedic ordeal of my life is currently not an option. As a result, I will bullet some of the events and emotions. The least worst thing that came from this was the inspiration for a full-feature documentary in the far distant future. I started working on the draft immediately. I also took several photos and vlogged throughout the devastation from this week and the next couple. 

Every day this week my eyes were full of tears. 

Sunday, August 29, 2021

* Preparing for my flight to Tampa...

* Crying all day long...

* Departed at 11:59pm...

Monday, August 30, 2021

* Arrived in Tampa at 12:09pm...

* Arrived home...

* Void...

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

* Numbness...

* Spoke to my father. Informed him...

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

* Blame... Accountability...


Thursday, September 2, 2021

* Conversation with Joe... Arrangements...

* Phone calls with Atarah, Pam, my father and Lulu...

Friday, September 3, 2021

* Funeral home search...

* Approximately today I got the idea for a very important documentary. 


Saturday, September 4, 2021

* I spent the week avoiding people. Even family that came to the gate. 

* Someone that was assigned to cut down a tree in the front yard showed up and I ran after him. He cried when I told him the news. I allowed him to cut the tree as it was intended. 

* Visits from Asha/Johanna...


As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

What Now?

During the last 11 years, no one could tell me I'm not The Future of Late Night Television. Now, if you doubt me I'll say, "You're probably right." For over a decade I had purpose. Now I "feel" soulless. The difference between now and then was the presence of the one person that gave a reason to fight for. Now that the person isn't with me anymore, the point of my existence is in question, so are my goals and my so-called late-night destiny. 

A few weeks ago, I was a free-spirited young man with very few obligations. My life now is embedded with a myriad of challenges. I'm a broken man that will most likely cry at least once a day for the rest of my time. Life...? Is it wrong for me to want to get my life over with? Not take my own life but simply finish up whatever I'm supposed to do on this planet then move on. I hate having to continue this way.  

As for the status of this blog... Working on projects helps me cope. I can't confidently say that I will achieve my goals but I'll continue. I've been on this impossible path for a long time and frankly, that's all I know. I'm without faith, hope and I'm discouraged, yet, I'll keep going because I know my love would've wanted me to.

I wish I could confidently say, I will achieve my goals but I can't. My level of conviction is wounded. From this day forward, I'll continue. I'll try... Hopefully, at some point, I'll be able to try my best. With or without the achievements, I will live out the rest of my time trying to make my heart proud. 

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

This Is What Death Feels Like!

Due to devastating news, for the first time in almost 11 years, I will be taking a hiatus from this blog. Indefinitely. 

The Future of Nothing!

Week 571: Rescheduling In Favor of Favor (Updated in the Worst Way)

Weekly Written Review

Update: 9/22/21

This blog was posted hours before this week actually ended which is very rare. Little did I know, I would receive a phone call on Saturday night, forever changing the course of my life.  

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My energy has been on the lower spectrum for the past couple of weeks. Disappointing results from my grant applications didn't help. The outcome led to embracing that I'm not going to be able to shoot my film in October. Two main reasons. 1. Covid Delta surge. 2. Nothing enough funds. At first, I referred to this situation as a postponement. Joston, a filmmaking colleague said to call it a reschedule. I agree. October was highly ambitious to begin with. I knew that when I set the goal. Now I'm aiming for early 2021 which was my original date. More time to plan. More time to build. More time for favor. 

Regardless, I'm still moving forward as if we're shooting in October. I want to have most of my producing work done by that time frame. Next on my list is acquiring a crew. This week I started reaching out to cinematographers. I composed a professionally crafted email to 8 cinematographers all referred by Tehana Weeks. One of them I worked with previously, What is School For? Almost a week later, not one reply. Nothing. That's Hollywood for you. Since I'm not a Hollywood type, I don't attract those kinds anyway. Oddly enough, shortly after sending those emails, on the way to an event, a cinematographer on Bumble Biz connected with me showing immediate interest. We actually have a coffee meeting set on Sunday. I've been on Bumble Biz for at least a couple years now and this will be the first time I'm meeting with someone in person. All of my previous connections have not been meaningful until now. It just so happens to be when I'm specifically looking for a cinematographer. It's a mysterious blessing of favor. More is certainly on the way. 

Sunday, August 22, 2021

* Errands...

* Talking to Rodney...

* Small Brawlhalla gaming session...

* Watching Pacific Rim 2 - Uprising

* An article about Shaq's stocks boosted my energy a little and brought forth some future hope...


Monday, August 23, 2021

* Tennis...

* El Segundo rental car favor...

* Message to locations about film shoot change of date...


Tuesday, August 24, 2021

* LA River Studios Open House event. Lots of fun. Open bar.

* Cinematographer search. Sending out emails. 

* Bumble Biz cinematographer connection...

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

* Return home...

* Food 4 Less. Water pick up. Surprised Barbara with some milk

* Lazy day...


Thursday, August 26, 2021

* Sending/ returning emails...

* Gaming...

Friday, August 27, 2021

* Tennis...

* Night bus trip to Atarah's

* Gaming...

Saturday, August 28, 2021

* Setting up my AKAI Professional MPK Mini MK3 software...

* Blogging...

* Watching Jurassic Hunt...

Update: 

* While watching the movie with Atarah and her aunt I got a phone call. I paused the movie excused myself. After hearing what happened, I resumed the movie for them to watch, went to the restroom and sat in darkness. I made a call for more details. The next call I received broke me. In anguish, I screamed yelled, cried, packed my belongings and journeyed to the bus stop. On the way, I canceled a couple next-day appointments and when I arrived at my garage I began searching for a plane ticket then cried myself to sleep. It was the beginning of the end of my life. 

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 570: Music Plunge - No Turning Back Now

Weekly Written Review 

After weeks of snooping around, my curiosity took control of me. I'm now the owner of an AKAI Professional MPK Mini MK3. This means I've taken the plunge and decided to learn how to make my own music. I have no idea what I'm doing but I'm also not in a rush. Somehow, someway, I'll figure it out. 

Sunday,  August 15, 2021

* Walk to the park. Watched people play basketball. Considering making a return to outdoor basketball. 

* The Late Night Experiment is live on Tubi...

* Talking to Moeheat...


Monday, August 16, 2021

* Tennis...

* Designing the Late Night Experiment flier...

* Backing up files...


Tuesday, August 17, 2021

* The Late Night Experiment trailer...

* Ordered an MPK mini keyboard. Lowly but surely embracing the life of making music. 

* Backing up files...

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

* A journey to find an avocado less than $2.00. Ended up at Food 4 Less. They were priced the same but I picked up a few other items I needed. 

* Purchased the Midi soundtrack pack, $27.00...

* Backing up files...


Thursday, August 19, 2021

* Walk to post office to vote. That recall stuff. 

* Trip to the bank and Asian supermarket for Mangos...

* Blogging...

* Upload trailer...


Friday, August 20, 2021

* Tennis...

* Lazy evening...

* Watching Ozarks...

Saturday, August 21, 2021

* Weekend pick-up...

* Food 4 Less...

* Watching Masters of The Universe and Batman VS The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 569: Rest In Peace Mike Oates - COVID has no right!

Weekly Written Review

This week weighed heavy on my heart. I found out on Wednesday via Facebook that my high school friend/neighborhood balling crew partner, Mike Oates passed away from Covid. He left behind young twin boys. He had so much life to live. It's disheartening. We haven't been in touch over the years but he was apart of my childhood, now he's gone. 

"It was me, Troy, Mike and Joel. Sometimes lookout for tall Tyrone. It was like that cause we was a crew. But once in a while it was two on two." 

Those are the lyrics to a song I wrote after graduating from high school. I woke up the next morning reciting those lyrics. 

Mike was a good guy. Competitive. Loved to laugh. He got along with everybody. No one deserves to die from Covid. Mike was certainly did not deserve this. 

My spirit is hurt because a part of me is missing. The thought of him gone is simply depressing. Sending love, peace and strength to Mike's family. 

Last week was already rough. This week disclosed the inevitable. I had ambitious intentions to begin production for my feature film in October. That reality of that became unreal after getting delined for another grant on Monday. I'm still going to find a way to make my film but most likely not in 2021. I'm now aiming for early 2022. I'm detered by the lack of grants and Covid Delta rising. The timing just isn't right. I'm also coming to terms with my project being low budget. I might not even be able to pay some actors. I hope not. Now that I'm shooting at a later date, I have more time to figure how to increase the budget. Lottery? Stocks? Robbing a bank? I honestly don't now. 

On the brighter side of things, I finally discovered a show to watch. In recent days, I've spent a good portion of my nights looking for a new show and found no success. I considered Ozarks in the past but this week I finally gave it a try. I like it. It's good to have a show to look forward to. Having a show to end my work day is helpful. I watch several shows with Atarah but I haven't had one for myself in a while. I'm reinvigorated. 

Sunday, August 8, 2021

* Tennis doubles. My partner and I were leading 5 to 2. We lost in the tie break. He got tired and the other team gained an advantage with breaks. Terrible. 

* Korean BBQ after tennis with Kent...

* Head pressure. Nothing to watch.

Monday, August 9, 2021

* Tennis...

* Passion Fund contest declined...

* Casting development...

* Discovered Ozarks... Pretty good. 

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

* Watching Ozarks...

* Casting development complete...

* Post Office...


Wednesday, August 11, 2021

* Mango pick up...

* RIP Mike Oates

Thursday, August 12, 2021

* Tennis...

* Watching Ozarks...

* Low-spirited day. Thinking of Mike.

Friday, August 13, 2021

* Tennis. A total of 3 showed up today. 

* Watching Ozarks...


Saturday, August 14, 2021

* Watching Ozarks...

* Subway pickup for Barb...


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Week 568: August Is Here

Weekly Written Review

August arrived like a punch in the gut. The end of Week 567 took a lot out of me and it carried over to this week. This month looms the results of all the grants I've been applying for. Wednesday yielded my first decline and the reality of being able to produce my film in October is collapsing. Decisions are pending. My head is throbbing. I can't find a show to watch... On the bright side, I decided to start doing push-ups twice a day now.

 

Sunday, August 1, 2021

* Errands with Atarah...

* Watching A Quiet Place 2... My thoughts? Meh. 

* Watching Masters of The Universe

Monday, August 2, 2021

* Emails...

* Tennis...

* Watching World War Z

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

* Wrap Book Zoom meeting. Wasn't impressed. They rushed me off the phone. 

* Watching Army of The Dead...

* Props researching...

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

* Screencraft Film Fund results. Declined. Did not advance. 

* Sleeping a lot...

* Returned home...

Thursday, August 5, 2021

* Wells Fargo meeting...

* Washing clothes...

* Relaxing...

* Echoes of a Dream research...

* Gaming...

Friday, August 6, 2021

* No tennis... No RSVPs

* Echoes of a Dream remastering. 

* Watching Olympic Men's Basketball. Gold medal. 

* Cat photos for Barb.

* Gaming...


Saturday, August 7, 2021

* Cleaning... mixing cement...

* Mango pick-ups

* New controller gift arrived...

* Pressure in my head. Nothing to watch...


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Week 567: Music On My Mind

Weekly Written Review 

If I wasn't producing a film I would be investing my time in learning how to make music and remastering my old songs. I'm become intrigued by that creative realm but I have to remain focused on my movie(s). The time will eventually come for me to make beats and spits tracks. 

Shout out to my Switch Lite. I began using it more to play games lately.  

Sunday, July 25, 2021

* Tennis with Kent...

* 8th production meeting...

* Script breakdown development 


Monday, July 26, 2021

* Script breakdown work...

* Watching Masters of The Universe...

* Turned down an opportunity to be a part of Hank's new movie. My fans want to see my face not wearing a mask and body doubling. 


Tuesday, July 27, 2021

* Return home. Lazy day...

* Eric, a homeless guy in our driveway is gone. I'm kind of the reason. I didn't intend of getting him kicked out but he put it on himself. 

* Mario Golf: Super Rush delivered

* Bumblzing...

* UPS Joycon drop off. Post Office drop off for At...

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

* The A-Team reunited against roaches...

* Script breakdown...

* Script revisions...

* EDD success. Finally got through and fixed the problem with my 3 payments on hold...

* Purchased Streets of Rage 4 digital...

Thursday, July 29, 2021

* Walking errands: Wellsfaro, Dollar Store, Ralphs, Asian Supermarket, Food 4 Less

Friday, July 30, 2021

* Tennis. I really sucked today...

* Watched half of Justice League. 

* Not a great day over. Kind of tense and uneasy. 


Saturday, July 31, 2021

* Lazy day...

* Weekend pick up...

* Trader Joe's...

* Watching Masters of the Universe & Cobra Kai...

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Week 566: Make It Stop!!

Weekly Written Review

A frivolous argument knocks me out for 2-4 days. I go from being highly productive to unproductive in seconds. It tears down my spirit and I can only repair it with, time isolation, and sleep. Human, please make it stop. 

Sunday, July 18, 2021

* 7th production meeting/argument...

* Gaming, head pressures, resting...


Monday, July 19, 2021

* Tried to list my place Peerspace for my Landlady. The submission was declined.

* Sending emails. Aaron's House confirmation letters and more... 

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

* Phone call with Dawnmarie...

* Lazy day...


Wednesday, July 21, 2021

* Lazy day...

* Helping MaTown with printing and stuff...

* Found out Papa went to the ER...

Thursday, July 22, 2021

* Aaron's House meeting 

* Mango pick-ups...

* Script revisions...

* Bumble Bizing...


Friday, July 23, 2021

* Tennis...

* 1$Wiser course. Helping MaTown with computer stuff.


Saturday, July 24, 2021

* Walking to Ross. New sneakers...

* Picking up water...


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Week 565: Return to BOTW

 Weekly Written Review 

My gaming habits have changed. For a good while, I was all about online competitive games. I even hosted several Brawlhalla tournaments last year. Recently, I realized I'm tired of gaming online. Before my trip in June, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild DLC was on sale, I purchased it and it's been a good change of pace. I'm enjoying solving the puzzles and not having to deal with annoying unbeatable online gamers. 


Sunday, July 11, 2021

* 6th Autobio meeting...

* Police found Atarah's car

* Just Dancing 2021


Monday, July 12, 2021

* Return home...

* Location scouting, jail cell...

* Somebody at my house made a China virus reference. Terrible!

* Potential investment call with Mike R...

* Tennis...

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

* Meeting at Kevin Boot's...

* Developing location budget...


Wednesday, July 14, 2021

* Walgreens photo pick up...

* Argument...

* Lazy day...

* Emails...


Thursday, July 15, 2021

* Aaron's House meeting...

* Peerspace Film shoot at Atarah's. Memorylane with Viciva Fox. 

* Happy B-day MaTown


Friday, July 16, 2021

* Location scouting, conference room. 

* Peerspace film shoot day 2. 12pm to 12am.

* After 3-4 months Tubi finally selected The Late Night Experiment. I was totally surprised. Remember it picked up Talk About A Meal immediately and I figured hope was gone for The Late Night Experiment. I was wrong and really shocked it eventually happened. It's just the waiting game now for my titles. It's been almost two months and they're still not live on the 3 selected channels. Only Vimeo. I know it can take up to 12 weeks so I'm patient.

Saturday, July 17, 2021

* Free taco event in Carson. First time I dressed up and went out in over a year. Free drinks and tacos. It was a great night.

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Week 564: Ta Hell With Theives

Weekly Written Review 

One day she has a car. The next day she doesn't. They stole Atarah's car on the night of the 4th. Thieves are truly the scum of the earth. Next to most politians. A week later the car was found. Exciting at first but not worth repair because of the damages. They mainly stole the catalytic converter and her laundry. :-(


Sunday, July 4, 2021

* 5th Autiobio meeting

* Blogging...

* Dinner at Atarah's...


Monday, July 5, 2021

* Found out Atarah's car got stolen :-(

* Police station

Tuesday, July 6, 2021

* Location scouting, church and theatre studio

* Phone call meeting with Composure Edwin...

Wednesday, July 7, 2021

* Location scouting, Pre-school and LA River Studios


Thursday, July 8, 2021

* Aaron's House meeting

* The Files Collective Grant submission

* Phone calls/scouting


Friday, July 9, 2021 

* Tennis...

* Relaxing...


Saturday, July 10, 2021

* Location scouting, Shatto Banquet Hall, conference room, bus stop...

* Watching Resident Evil, Netflix series

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Week 563: Back To LA - Back to work

 Weekly Written Review 

My trip to Tampa was the first time there since 2010. The humidity did hold back in reminding me. 


Sunday, June 27, 2021

* 4th Autobio meeting...

* Pam visited and treated my family to Chinese food. 

* Errands... Gas, windshield wipers...

* Discovered an issue with my flight...

Monday, June 28, 2021

* Ink pick up for MaTown...

* Flight back to Tampa. Last night I realized I didn't receive any updates about my return flight. I later learned they suspended my fight because I didn't show up to my Grand Rapids error (Week 561) I called Delta and was on hold for 5 and a half hours. No answer. Priceline couldn't help. I had no choice but to show up and plead. Thankfully, it worked out in my favor at the airport. 

* Returned to my garage and discovered I had a rodent visitor while I was gone. Mainly a bag of popcorn and walnuts. 


Tuesday, June 29, 2021

* Discovered I had an unexpected IRS refund waiting for me. 

* Data recovered most of my documentary. Some files are still missing.  

* HDD testing a hard drive...

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

* Email...

* Food 4 Less pick-ups...

* Blogging...

* Canceled my YMCA membership. Haven't used it since March 2020. 

Thursday, July 1, 2021

* Location scouting...

* Planning...


Friday, July 2, 2021

* Tennis...

* Planning...


Saturday, July 3, 2021

* Location scouting...


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Week 562: Surprise! - Long Road to Recovery

Weekly Written Review 

After not seeing my parents for approximately a year and five months (due to the Pandemic) I made a surprise visit after my Colorado trip. Moms did not see it coming. I arrived, called and told her to look for a father's day package that was delivered. I told her they might have put it in the wrong place. She came out and was shocked to see me. It was a lovely reunion. 

I did not sleep at my parent's house for a reason I prefer not to mention. It's nothing serious. I still spent plenty of time doing errands for my mom. I also watched a couple movies with my pop, Dragon Soldiers and One Night In Miami. Aside from that, I was on a mission to recover data from my old hard drives and embrace throwing away old files. I bought a shredder and went to work. My main focus was locating a documentary I completed in 2006. I want the master. To make a long story short, I consulted with three computer experts. None of them could help me. Four if you count my attempt to touch base with Reggie. Ten if you count Best Buy's Geek Squad. Not even they could help me. Ralph The Computer Mentor helped me the most when he suggested the dreaded idea of data recovery services. His scary suggestion lead to more defined research and now I'm thankful that I figured it out on my own. I unlocked something that might have cost me thousands of dollars if I paid a company to do it. It's amazing how much you can do by yourself with the right research, yet, my journey to data recovery is far from over. 

Sunday, June 20, 2021

* Flight to Tampa. Surprised my parents. 

* Hard Drive testing...

* Errands with MaTown...


Monday, June 21, 2021

* Writing Vocal Media / Memberful story...

* Best Geek Squad. Data recovery attempt. Waste of time.

* Perscription pick up for Papa...

* 1998 Prayer tape find...


Tuesday, June 22, 2021

* Watching Dragon Soldiers with Papa...

* Prayer tape on Youtube gift for MaTown...

* Cleaning the porch. Coming to terms with throwing away stuff. 


Wednesday, June 23, 2021

* Vocal Media / Memberful submission...

* Hanging with Pam. 

* Sam's club... Gifts for Edwin's family and a paper shredder. 

* Found Pam's remote...

* Attempted data Recovery with Pam's neighbor. Negative. 

* Regretfully watched the first two episodes of Them. 

* Walking...

* Typical Stress recovery success thanks to toothpaste. 

* 2000 Gospel CD birthday gift for MaTown recovery...

Thursday, June 24, 2021 

* Vocal submission approved...

* Hard Drive Data recovery attempts. 

* Wal-Mart Supermarket...

* Shredding paper...

* Watching One Night In Miami with PaTown


Friday, June 25, 2021

* Errands with MaTown. Picking up fish. 

* Clearing out the porch. 

Saturday, June 26, 2021

* Connecting with Edwin...

* Connected with Ralph Smith for data recovery. It was unsuccessful. He did give me a clue. 

* Wal-Mart supermarket...

* Ralph's clue led to me figuring out how to recover data on my own. Horray! 

As the quest continues...

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Week 561: Best Night of My Entertainment Career

Weekly Written Review 

I was hesitant about going at first but I'm abundantly glad I went. I had a tremendous amount of fun in Grand Junction. I took a lot of photos and signed a lot of posters. My favorite highlight was after the movie during the Q&A. I couldn't believe the first question from the audience was for me and it was about my character's toothpick. After the Q&A compliments about my toothpick kept pouring in. I couldn't believe it was such a hit. It was a random idea I picked in Vegas on the way to Colorado in 2019. Hank liked it. Two years later it's a fan favorite. My other highlight was in the club. Immediately across from the movie theater was a club. I can't recall the last time I was in such an environment. I'm not the party type. Paid $5.00 to get in and I found $5.00 while I was there. That's golden. The rest of the night is historical. Let's just say I had a few first-time experiences in GJ. 

Sunday, June 13, 2021

* 2nd Auto Bio Meeting...

* Grant writing review...

* Watching Ready Player One


Monday, June 14, 2021

* Location searching...


Tuesday, June 15, 2021

* Haircut...

* Grant video recording/editing...

* Phone calls/lcoations...


Wednesday, June 16, 2021

* Locations: The Mint, MKM Cultural Center, Fonco Studios...

* Watching Captain America on Disney Plus

Thursday, June 17, 2021

* Zorka Support (Animal Hospital)

* Errands...

* Location scouting...


Friday, June 18, 2021

* Trip to Colorado...


Saturday, June 19, 2021

* Dragon Soldiers screening and unexpected adventures

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Week 560: Fish and Favored Water

 Weekly Written Review 

My last full week before my trip to Grand Junction was nice. I had a visitor and accomplished a lot. I even treated myself to a fish meal on Thursday. 


Sunday, June 6, 2021

* 1st Auto bio meeting...

* Grant writing...

* On the phone with a college friend. Nat...


Monday, June 7. 2021

* TLNE reunion email...

* Autobio planning...

* Food 4 Less


Tuesday, June 8, 2021

* Visit from Dudley...

* Bumble Biz-ing...

* Transfering files...

* Papa is out of the ICU. Praise God.

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

* Discovered a terrible error with my flight. I booked a flight for Grand Rapids. I'm going to Grand Junction. They couldn't fix it. I had to buy another ticket. 


Thursday, June 10, 2021

* Help Barb Clean Joyce's room...

* Walk for a fish meal treat...

* Blogging...

Friday, June 11, 2021

* Tennis...


Saturday, June 12, 2021

* Soccer... We were told to leave but we stuck around and played anyway.

* Locating scouting... The garage...

* Surprise check from Ford. A background commercial I did in 2019. I think. Never seen the commercial. No one has seen me and I doubt I'm noticeable. I think this is at least my second surprise check from this gig. 

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Motown Maurice

Week 559: On The Way To Grant St.

 Weekly Written Review 

When the arrows pointed west. I relocated. Arrows are pointing to grants now that's my focus. On Sunday, May 16th (Week 557) I helped Tehana put a cabinet together. She informed me of a We Make Movies grant. After reading up I wasn't interested but it reminded me of a few other funding opportunities I should follow up on. By doing that, I discovered the Screencreaft Film Grant. I submitted to that last week. This week I was expecting to get back into location scouting but I actually found more grant opportunities. With that, my focus became clear. Now it's all about finding and submitting to as many grants as possible. No more paid ones though. 

Sunday, May 30, 2021

* Brawlhalla Wildcard tourney...

* Watching Castlevania...

Monday, May 31, 2021

* Tennis...

* Returned home... with all my stuff. 

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

* Found more grants and decided to focus on it...

* Location scouting...

* Low-spirited day...

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

* A sliver of bird poop fell from the bright blue sky onto my left forearm. I was right outside my garage. Good luck perhaps? 

* Found out Poppa is back in the ICU


Thursday, June 3, 2021

* Trader Joes...

* Lakers lost. Lebron is eliminated in the first round for the first time.

* Grant writing...


Friday, June 4, 2021

* Tennis...

* Attorney zoom meeting...


Saturday, June 5, 2021

* Soccer... Not a really impactful performance. A little better toward the end. I need to get there earlier so I can warm-up and not start cold. 

* Last Brawlhalla tournament...

* Digitizing Reflexton. I fought most of these songs. It's been over 20 years since I heard it. 

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Week 558: Grant Submitted

Weekly Written Review 

After submitting to several screenwriting contests in 2019 I vowed not to pay for any more screenwriting contests. This week I broke that vow but I have a reasonable exception. This opportunity is for a grant/contest. I've never applied for a grant before and considering how improved my script has developed since 2015, I like my chances.  


Sunday, May 23, 2021

* Dog sitting - day 14 

* Gaming... Knock Out City...

* Watching the Disaster Artist...


Monday, May 24, 2021

* Dog sitting day - 15

* Tennis...

* Cover letter writing...

* Tubi and Plex news...

* Finished watching The Disaster Artist. Liked it. Regretted now purchasing it in send of renting it.


Tuesday, May 25, 2021

* Dog sitting - day 16

* Cover letter corrections...

* Website stuff

* Pitch deck updates...

* Blogging...


Wednesday, May 26, 2021

* Dog sitting - day 17

* Grant submission...

* Wix upgrade... 3 years. Site work...

Thursday, May 27, 2021

* Dog sitting - day 18

* Bananas pick up 


Friday, May 28, 2021

* Dog sitting - day 18

* Tennis...

* Nick Cane's birthday gettogether. Had an interesting connection with a talent manager. Sent an email but never heard back. 

* Airport pickup. Dog sitting ended. 

Saturday, May 29, 2021

* Soccer...

* Brawlhalla Tournament canceled...

* Watching Castlevania...


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Motown Maurice

Week 557: Preproduction Is Rolling - Official Entertainment Website MotownMaurice.com

Weekly Written Review 

I officially started scouting for locations this week and so far so good. In addition, I have an official website for the first time in my entertainment career. This blog was all I had which served as a really good site but I needed something more focused. I'm really proud of what I created. Three websites in less than two days. MotownMaurice.com, TheLateNightExperiment.com and GiftedFromGrenada.com 

Sunday, May 16, 2021

* Dog sitting day 7 

* Helping Tehana put together a cabinet...

* Watching Teenwolf... It's hard getting through the last few episodes. 

* Watch the movie Late Night... Meh.

Monday, May 17, 2021

* Dog sitting day 8

* Lawyer outreach...

* Autobio location scouting...

* Discovered a tennis shop and restrung a racquet for the first time...

* Tennis...


Tuesday, May 18, 2021

* Dog sitting day 9

* Autobio location scouting...

* Bumble Bizing...

* Finished watching the movie Late Night. Meh and meh.


Wednesday, May 19, 2021

* Dog sitting day 10

* Low-spirited day...The community center I have my eyes on didn't reply back. They later replied. All is good. 

* Decided to apply for a grant/contest...

* Decided to go to Colorado and Tampa

* Website development...


Thursday, May 20, 2021

* Dog sitting day 11

* New tennis sneakers from Ross. The previous ones are done. I just got some too. 

* Attorney phone call at 4pm...

* That community center responded. There's hope yeah. 

* Blogging...


Friday, May 21, 2021

* Dog sitting day 12

* I officially have a website. Two websites actually. MotownMaurice.com and TheLateNightExperiment.com

* Errands...


Saturday, May 21, 2021

* Dog sitting day 13

* Soccer... Good and bad moments. That's progress. 

* NBA playoffs...

* GiftedFromGrenada.com is live. 


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Week 556: Obsessing Confirms It's Time

Weekly Written Review 

One thing about me. When my mind begins obsessing about an idea, it's time. It's time to move forward. It's time to take action. It's time to set goals. It's time to get it accomplished. After 5 years of revising my script, I now have the knowledge, wisdom, and most importantly the confidence to make it happen. It's just a matter of building the right team, which I'm am in the process of doing. This will be my first feature film but it's nothing I'm not capable of accomplishing. The only difference is paperwork. Let the journey begin.

Sunday, May 9, 2021

* Autobio revisions...

* Watching Invincible...


Monday, May 10, 2021

* Airport drop off. 7am flight.

* Dog sitting day 1

* Autobio revisions...

* Tennis...

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

* Dog sitting day 2

* Autobio revisions. 1st read-through completed. Started at 115 pages. End at 101 pages. Really proud of the cuts.

* Blogging...

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

* Dog sitting day 3

* Reading and revising my autobio script again. 

* Discord...

* Found out my series was removed from Blume TV. I was disappointed. Later found out it wasn't at the fault of my series. My distributor isn't doing business with them anymore. 

Thursday, May 13, 2021

* Dog sitting day 4

* Completed the last read-through of my autobio. Still at 101. That's the magic number.

Friday, May 14, 2021

* Dog sitting day 5

* Tennis...

* Sent script to Raj...

* Started watching Axeman At Cutters Creek...

Saturday, May 15, 2021

* Dog sitting day 6

* Soccer... more compliments. 

* Started stretching. I've never been a flexible person. I believe it will help me with my soccer. Hopefully, I'll keep it up. 


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Week 555: I Can See The Future - Reunion and Screening In Mind

Weekly Written Review 

I'm gearing up for my feature. I've begun the team-building process. I reached out to two key people and so far they're down. I want to spend the next 6 months planning. Shoot in January and screen at my 2022 reunion. It's ambitious but I've never been more ready. Now is the time. 

Sunday, May 2, 2021

* Zoom call with Raj...

* 2nd TAAM submission 

* Watching Invincible. The end of the first episode was shocking.


Monday, May 3, 2021

* Tennis...

* Returned home...

* TLNE FB reunion inviting...

* TAAM selected by Vimeo...

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

* TLNE FB reunion inviting...

* Walk to Food 4 Less

* Cat pics...

Wednesday,  May 5, 2021

* Doom 2017 arrived...

* TLNE FB reunion inviting...


Thursday, May 6, 2021

* Auto-bio revisions...


Friday, May 7, 2021

* Tennis...

* Switch time with LuLu. 

Saturday, May 8, 2021

* Soccer... Slowly getting better. Got some compliments. Did my first inbound kick in. Someone almost headbutted it in. 


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Week 554: Auto-bio Sign

 Weekly Written Review 

On Monday Atarah brought up my Auto-bio. We had a nice conversation about filmmaking possibilities. Within that conversation, K called. Afterward, we signed our deal memo. My auto-bio has been on my mind ever since. Now is the time! 

Sunday, April 25, 2021

* Helping LuLu with interview questions...

* COVID Test for booking...

* 2nd Remaster - Final touches/uploading - day 27

Monday, April 26, 2021

* 2nd Remaster - uploading - day 28

* Washing clothes...

* Call with K. Deal memo signed. 

* Vision with Raj in mind for my auto-bio...

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

* Liza On Demand booking on Disney's Ranch. I took my chances the for role Couple with Brush but I ended up throwing a football around with my back facing the camera. Oh, well. 

* 2nd Remaster - completed upload - day 29

* TLNE selected by Vimeo...

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

* Phone call with SAG...

* Backing up files...

* Blogging...

* TAAM assets: flier thumbnail, music queue sheet... - Day 30

* TLNE delivered to Vimeo...

Thursday, April 29, 2021

* Water pick up...

* Returned home...

* Found an error in one episode (lower case california) had to fix and rerender. - day 31

Friday, April 30, 2021

* Tennis...

* Final TAAM touches - day 32


Saturday, May 1, 2021

* Kung Foot tourney...

* Soccer.... Just above sucky. Two passes led to a goal. Someone else good to that lead to a goal. 

* Watching Pacific Rim The Black...

* TAAM failed its first submission. A couple episodes had minor errors and other minor fixes. It passed after this. 
 

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Motown Maurice

Week 553: Rounding the Corner on Remaster 2

 Weekly Written Review 

It's almost over. Simply putting in the finishing touches on remaster two. 

Sunday, April 18, 2021

* 2nd Remaster supervisor review with Atarah - day 22


Monday, April 19, 2021

* Tennis...

* Flier development...

* Found out Tim Oman passed today. He left us last Friday. 

* Recording Atarah's VO for...


Tuesday, April 20, 2021

* 2nd Remaster  VO selection - day 23

* Walk... Food 4 less, Panda Express...

* Discord Post. Upcoming tournament...

* Making orders for MaTown...

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

* Celebration of Tim video/memory video sent. 

* 2nd Remaster corrections - day 24


Thursday, April 22, 2021

* 2nd Remaster - music queue sheet - flier adjustments - day 25

* Gifted From Grenada is live...

Friday, April 23, 2021

* Tennis...

* Switch time with LuLu


Saturday, April 24, 2021

* Soccer. Not the worst. 2 or 3 shots on goal. No turnovers. I did miss a couple passes but I tracked it down.

* Brawlhalla 1v1 tournament

* 2nd Remaster - Spaghetti shoot. Food dressing for the flier. - day 26

* Booking notice for Tuesday. Background or not to background or to feature? 

* Watching DOTA Dragon's Blood. 


As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 552: First Selection Listed

 Weekly Written Review 

After officially submitting my series in early February I wondered if it would ever get selected by a channel. Now I know the answer is yes. Blume TV was the first to select my series this week and more is on the way. Exciting times. 

There were a lot of highlights this week. From submitting my uncle's music for distribution, completing C&B's pitch deck and finding out C&B is being offered to Lifetime. Those are all cool but unfortunately, a person that has been helping with the development of C&B passed away on Friday. Rest In Love Tim Oman. 

Sunday, April 11, 2021

* Highly productive Sunday...

* Rough Competition submission

* Pitch Deck completed...

* Blogging...

* Buying domains...


Monday, April 12, 2021

* Walking... Numero Uno pick-ups...

* Rough Competition fix and resubmission...

* Tennis...


Tuesday, April 13, 2021

* 2nd Remaster captions ep 3 - day 17


Wednesday, April 14, 2021

* Paying taxes...

* 2nd Remaster - series review  (1-3) - day 18

* Quality time with Barb...

* Walking to Rite Aid. Chinese Rice and the way back.

Thursday, April 15, 2021

* 2nd Remaster  - series review (3-6) - day 19

* FH selection, Blume TV...

* C&B update. Pitched to Lifeline


Friday, April 16, 2021

* Tennis...

* RIP Tim Oman...

* 2nd Remaster - trailer editing - day 20

* Contact from a Beatles author...


Saturday, April 17, 2021

* Soccer...

* 2nd Remaster  - trailer/captions - day 21

* Walking/fruit pick-ups...

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 551: New Title - Music Manager

Weekly Written Review 

It's crazy. I'm not really into music. For fun, I did produce an album after high school, one during college and post-college. All for fun. Nothing more. Absolutely no aspirations for that line of business. A week ago I recorded a few song snippets for C&B's pitch deck presentation. We ended up not using it but it was cool to revisit that form of creativity. It's been a very long time since I've done such a thing. 

Then there's my uncle, Gifted From Grenada. As long as I've known him he's been about his music and he's never given up. Recently, he's asked me to help him put his music on Youtube. That did not excite me but I agreed. I looked for his last CD couldn't find it and he priority mailed me another. Before the CD arrived he shared recent feedback about his music and told me that someone said he should put it on Itunes then asked if I could help. Now, that request sounded so much better than YouTube. Inspired by some of my research for C&B song snippets, by studying a particular artist, I was guided in the right direction to assist my uncle with his passionate music career. Just like that, kind of in the music business. Let's see where this goes.

Sunday,  April 4, 2021

* Reviewing a computer dock for some Amazon credit...

* C&B pitched deck completed (2nd version) 

* Gifted CD research...

* Watching Snowfall...

Monday, April 5, 2021

* Gaming...

* Blogging...

* C&B is sent to K's executive

* Slow day...

* 2nd Remaster. I'm back. ep3 - day 13

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

* Tennis. Beat Erick 6-1 and 6-4

* Script update ??? (Not sure what I did here)

* Gaming...

* 2nd Remaster. ep4 - day 14

* New keyboard arrived...

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

* Walk to Numero Uno and Ross for new tennis sneakers and soccer ankle protection

* Watching Snowfall

* 2nd Remaster. ep3 - day 15

* Follow up chat with A... from the 27th

* CD package from Gifted


Thursday, April 8, 2021

* 2nd Remaster. ep5 part 1 - day 16

* YouTube Tv hook up, Pam...

* Gaming...

* Phone call...

* Pitch deck update...

Friday, April 9, 2021

* Tennis... played from 11:30am until around 6ish. Never played that long before on a Friday.


Saturday, April 10, 2021

* Soccer... I got a lot of compliments about my defensive. That's encouraging. 

* Research for Gifted

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 550: Five Days of Recreation

 Weekly Written Review 

Sent off C&B's treatment and spent the rest of the week gaming, playing tennis, soccer, and watching Snowfall. It was a playfully great week.  


Sunday, March 28, 2021

* Watching Inception...

* Recording studio for C&B...

* Editing...


Monday, March 29, 2021

* Treatment due...

* Returned home...


Tuesday, March 30, 2021

* Watching Snowfall's newest season. It's been a while.

* Cleaning/organizing...

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

* Tennis (2 Whoopers)

* Taxes appointment at 1:00pm. Wow, I owe money. A significant amount for the first time. Thanks, PRIR. 

* Gaming... Rocket League

Thursday, April 1, 2021

* Gaming... Rocket League


Friday, April 2, 2021

* Tennis... Sucked most of the day but ended strong. Took me a moment to figure out what I was doing wrong. 

Saturday, April 3, 2021

* Soccer. Another sucky performance. 


As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice