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i need a deal. so i can begin the united coast to coast gang and crime intervention business plans and the youth martial arts training centers.
please someone help me to help my people change a bad situation around now! hopefully , Gil Wainwright. p.s please allow me to be me so i can help these kids. I can do this. I would appreciate a little support starting here with O.G. the mentor series, I know it is a little ruff. but these kids are much worst than a few bad words. so please over look the oppinions and help. or if you are a right winger I already know whats up. so peace.
o.g script for publisher
Mon, November 16, 2009 10:32:49 AMFrom: Gilbert Wainwright View Contact
To: unitedwestcoast@yahoo.com
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Dear,
My name is Gilbert Wainwright; I created this animated script/series, Titled, “O.G. I would appreciate if you will read it. I believe that I have a positive message for people here. Please take a few minutes to read this script. I created and produce this script of, “O.G,” in three days. Here are three short stories. The graphic arts are not included here today,but I introduce to you, “O.G the animated series”. O.G is my way of making a constructive contribution to the world, from the very many bad choices that I made in life, while promoting a true inspiration close to my heart, which is gang intervention through mentorship, and self improvement activities. The interesting lesson to learn from O.G is like the young eagle forced out of the nest, only in experiencing his or her greatest fear; when it is falling, that it discovers its’ greatness. I hope that rule of discovery happens here today in
life.This script is for mature audience and contains strong language.
Thank you and I hope to be hearing from you. I have an interesting inspiration to share i.e.: It is only in the darkness of night we are able to see to stars and their beauty.
Contact information: Gil Wainwright 8101 W. Flamingo rd. #1108 Las VegasNevada89147
(702) 873-2821 (702) 504-3791
How does O.G come into existence?
One bright sunny day in Los AngelesCalifornia, crime and violence in South Central is going on as usual.
Scene one:
The daily activities are going on as you can see: drive by shootigs,gang banging, drugs being bought and sold, robberies and thefts being done , dice games on the streets, right out in the open , and in the alley ways ,fist fights taking place ,and people are standing around arguing over petty stuff, kids are walking to school with school books under their arms headed off to school , and dog fight being held out in the middle of the street , with thugs betting money on which dog will win , this is a ghetto. Now focus on scene two
Scene two:
Drug dealers walk up on a man who is known as O.G
Thug: hey’ nigga you stole my money off the table back at my spot.
O.G: no’ you got me mixed up with somebody else.
Thus#2: no not no more we don’t.
Thugs pull out hand guns and unload them into O.G; they shot him over 20 times. O.G fell to the ground and they kept shooting him. O.G died. The thugs ran away from the scene of the crime.
Scene three:
Suddenly two miniatures O.Gs come out of O.Gs chest, one of them dressed in red, and the other dressed in blue. The one in blue was dressed well in a dress shirt , tie , an Ace duce gangster hat and Stacy Adams shoes;the red O.G was dressed in khaki outfit, tennis shoes,and an Ace duce gangster hat as well.
They were identical twins in physical appearance, except for their clothing and their attitudes.
The red O.G went down to hell and spoke with the demons. The blue O.G went up to heaven and spoke with the angels.
The ambulance came and pronounced O.G dead on arrival. They took his body away from the crime scene and police officers there, which was tape off with yellow tape.
Scene four
Scene four
Red O.G: Hey’ this place is hot, I see crazy Mike, Hey’ crazy Mike, what’s up my nigga?
Commentary:
Nobody can hear red O.G because he had not been processed yet. His body continued to travel through hell to see the top demon , whose name is Voteron. Finally he arrives to a stop. He saw a huge throne and looked upon it, there was a little demon seated upon it. The demon spoke.
Demon: you are here because you activities are wickedly commendable and we applaud you,but there is one problem.
Red O.G: what’s that?
Voteron: your mind and soul are split you are divided. You must be complete to join us here.
Red O.G: Hey’ wait what am I suppose to do?
Voteron: defeat your self who calls you now.
Scene five
Suddenly a magnetic force pulled red O.G out of hell, and up into the sky above the clouds. To a table with a chess board on it and placed him into a seat of two chairs there.
Scene six
The blue O.G floated upwards into the outer space and went into a paradise area where he saw his grandmother.
Blue O.G: Hey’ granny! Hey’ granny over here!
Commentary
O.Gs grandmother does not her him because he has not been processed yet He continued to float closer to a huge light until he reached a huge throne. Upon it was a bright light that was too bright to look at. The light spoke to O.G.
Light: you are here because of your good heart and your loyalty. But, there is one problem.
Blue O.G: what’s that, did I do something wrong?
The light: your soul and mind must be one for you to be here. You are incomplete. Go to the realm of humanity and defeat your demon and then you may enter our paradise. Your challenge is the young one they call Nut. Suddenly the blue O.G is transported to the seat opposite of the red O.G at a table with a chess board between them. They both looked at one another and then looked at the chess board. They saw a scene playing itself out down below, not chess pieces ,but they were looking at a real life event unfolding. A young man was talking to some others about doing a crime, one of the young men said to another, “ Nut”, you need to come and get some of this money nigga. At that moment the blue O.G understood what was going on. The red O.G under stood the challenge as well.
The conclusion to the manifestation of O.G the mentorship series by Gilbert Wainwright
The homboy got shot scene one
Mad Rock: Hey’ Nut the homeboy Wolf got shot today by some scabs!
Nut: Is he dead?
Mad Rock: No, but he is fucked up. They got him in his gut my nigga.
Scene stop:
.G Introduction O scene set up:
A bright and clear day above the clouds. The camera focuses in on two O.G’s while they are seated at a table with a chess board between them. Engaged in a game of wit. They play a game of chess which represents the verbal arguments and evaluations , attitudes and the thoughts going through the main characters mind. The good conscious O.G is wearing a blue outfit and the bad conscious O.G. is wearing a red outfit. The color red is selected to be the bad conscious only because of a common association with red to the negative and blue is chosen to be the opposing color to focus the attention on two common colors usually opposing one another. Let the games begin now.
Scene one
Red: let’s go to the crib and get my shit. We can do this, fuck that somebody is going to die today.
Blue: stop and think, don’t believe everything you hear. This going to kill someone because the homie got shot stuff is getting old, this is the third time in two weeks. At some point I need to elevate my life above this life style. At some point I need to make a meaningful life for myself and have children, I need to grow up because this stuff is not worth me losing my life over.I need to go up to the hospital and find out what happened. Let’s see what wolf has to say about this. He may be dead for all I know. When are we going to rise above this cycle of self destruction and unproductive behavior? I need to start with me,nobody loves me like me, but God. I need to refocus my attention towards bettering my life condition. I am going to the hospital to see Wolf myself, and see what he has to say.
Red: fuck all that weak ass shit nigga we need to go handle that shit O.G style. We don’t need to be going to see nothing. Just go get the heat and ride.Nigga we don’t compromise with terrorist. If you fuck with one of us your ass is out.
Blue: that is the mentality that has held us back that mentality ,not being able to look beyond the circumstances, We have been over reacting since the Wattsriots back in the 1960s. We need to start thinking about our ideas and the genius that we possess. We need to be individuals who can think independently. Stop jumping the gun and not over react.A man’s character is only as large as his views about himself. Life can be our paradise if we try to create peace in our life. Don’t be like some people I know and rush to war and destroy people. The end result is always more of the same and it goes on and on it never ends until you decide to get out of the rat race, by stopping it yourself. for you.
Red: what nigga you sound like some kind of broken record, the only thing that has held us back is weak ass nigga’s who are scared to stand up and fight get out in the thick of this war zone and put work in , nigga , put a motherfucka on his back!
Blue: that mind set is why people fail in life. You need to rise above the circumstances and see the vision of your future. The things that you want to come true in your life. They can all happen, but first get away from people who are not trying to move their own life forward, and people who try to hold you back, you can figure them out by the way they dress , talk , act and the easiest way to spot one is by the way they see you. You know my momma told me a long time ago that if you are not moving forwards in life then you are moving backwards , because nothing in life is standing still everything in life is moving all the time. I say, go up to the hospital and talk to wolf about what happen. Get it from the horse’s mouth , not the other end.
Red: I say go get your pistol and gear up for this payback, all hands on deck. 187 time nigga ride with mad rock nigga lets go. It is time to lay some mother fucka’s down. Let’s put these punk bitch made nigga’s on notice. The set tripping is on! Next page #2
The homy got shot page #2
Blue: I say avoid going to get a gun at all cost trouble is easier to get into than it is to get out of. Focus on avoiding people like mad rock and wolf as much as possible, build a future for yourself. You have star qualities and you are very intelligent , be original originality does not mean you get there first, it means to be unique or one of a kind. I’m unique, one of a kind and I think for myself. I know how to be original first of all nut, don’t be a follower for one thing. I say stay on the high ground in your life and inspire others don’t be a follower. Rise above the negativity that pulls great minds down and ruins your life.
Scene show nut imagining to carry out red o.g advice
Nut goes to get a gun from home with mad rock following along. Let’s go. They go and do a drive by shooting nut is the trigger man seated in the passenger’s side, yells out fuck you nigga’s as he shots six or seven shots from the car window striking two men.
Before they could get far the police pulled up behind them. Rammed their car over jumped out and pulled their guns out ready to blast. The police arrested them.
Next scene
Nut and Rock are in court charged with 2 murder charges and facing 27 to life for each count. The judge sentenced nut and mad rock both to 27 years to life in the state correctional department concurrent.
Scene shows nut going to see wolf in the hospital
Nut goes to the hospital room of wolf
Nut: hey’ wolf how you doing man?
Wolf: as well as can be expected. Nigga, how you think I’m doing? I just got shot by some punk as scabs.
Nut: what happen?
Wolf: I was getting at this broad in the mall, she was acting all uppity and shit,talking about she was already taken. I told that bitch fuck you and your punk as nigga. I’m wolf man, bitch, the Mack captain ho.
Nut: you said that?
Wolf: yea, nigga you know how I roll.
Scene returns to original scene
Mad rock: what’s up nut you in?
Nut: no, Wolf I’m not in man, we need to rise above this kind of Insanity that promotes killing people. I’m not going to continue to do the same things that I have been doing for so long because I need a change in my life. I am tired of the non productive activity that destroys every thing but never ever builds up anything. Going out to kill somebody won’t make me tough, it will make me stupid. Disrespecting people does not make us tough ,it makes us stupid. We need to respect the next man if we expect the next mans respect. I think I’m going to bail up to the hospital and check out the situation for myself. We need to start using our heads, Rock. Right now there are too many of our people out here dying in these streets and behind them concrete walls over immature juvenile wasteful things and we are wasting our lives too often.
Return to O.G scene in the clouds
Blue: I’m glad to see that nut is thinking wisely. I am proud of him,he has a bright future ahead of him. One small step at a time and the next thing you know , Nut is going to make a new life for himself. Many great men and women’s overcome adverse life condition and rise up from abject circumstance on into prosperity and very successful lives.Nut has the same opportunity.
Red: Man, I don’t give a fuck, nigga lock me up! I was made for that kind of shit. No pain no gain mother fucka.
Blue: That is why you lose I’ll see you again next time checkmate
Robbery Scene
Scene set up: Nut is in his home when all of a sudden, he hears a knock at the door. When he answers it there are mad rock and wolf.
Nut: what’s up, what brings you guys over here?
Rock: let’s go do a lick man; we need to get some money.
Wolf: yea’ we need to be counting some paper,my nigga fuck this being broke shit.
O.G. scene begins above the clouds
Red O.G : count me in nigga let’s go get some of that paper. Hey’, hey’, hey’ nigga let’s get some paper! (Happily.)
Blue O .G: you got bigger and better dreams for your life than, doing a robbery. Remember those green jobs are about to be on and popin, I can train for a green job.
Red O.G: you know how we roll nigga where is the artillery? Smash and grabs are the shit. We can come up real quick, nigga like grease lightning we can be Rollin.
Blue O.G: why is it that every sentence you make is followed up by saying , “nigga”? nigga this and nigga that. Nigga, this nigga .You become what you see yourself, you actually create your own reality by how you define you. In your mind just put a still picture of what a think a nigga looks like. Really just imagine a nigga in a picture. Is he respectable? Is he smart, good looking. Is he someone you respect?
Red O.G: look who’s talking Mr. Goody two shoes, nigga stop making a big deal out of meaningless bullshit. You want to be Mr. Intellectual and shit fuck all that intelligent bull shit. Nut is a G, and he knows how it’s done a nigga got to do what he got to do…
Blue O.G: Nut is his own man.He knows that fast money is not always good money.Fast money like that is like a mouse trap, it is holding a nice looking slice of cheese, but once he gets inside; wham”, the trap snaps closed, then it’s a different ball game. Tell mad rock and wolf, thanks but no thanks.When you give in to despair and hopelessness , and give up on yourself in a situation such as this, you can never rise above this neighborhood where you live now. Life has a challenge for us all, that is where you will end up in it. You can start anywhere in life at the beginning and take yourself to any destination that you believe is possible. My motto is, “so, shall a man think in his heart so is he”, my grandmother taught me that. Strong beliefs and strong states of mind creates miracles, Joseph Mc McClendon, the book unlimited power a black choice. One of my best studies. Nut, don’t do it, you are better than that.
Red: Man that weak as sympathizing talk is why niggas losing now. I’m trying to blow up nut get your money homboy. Your grandmother was talking that same old stuff for a long time, where did it get her? All due respect to granny in all but nowhere. That is that classic slave mentality, okay, masta, and this side be over soon and shit. Fuck to nigga wake up let’s go get this money,point blank.
Blue O.G: I was disturbed by the depth of your ignorance at first, and grieved by your discouraged mind, but as I look from an objective perspective at you and consider you life experiences and evaluate your emotional immaturity, I can only imagine the levels of distress assimilating you mind state and character. Nut you can reach any dream and any desire, if you are patient and not rushing into situations seeking overnight success. You just got to believe in you. You r thought create your own reality, you can rise above this situation be strong.
Red: Nut, say yea and go with the homies they gone hit a jewelry store, we about to do a smash and grab baby all eyes on you my nigga. We gonna be living the good life, movin on up, to the eastside to a deluxe apartment in the shy, it’s on my nigga let’s roll. This is a simple ass lick all we got to do is mob up in there, smash the glass jewelry cases fill up the motha fuckin bags, full of diamonds and gold, and get the fuck out of there, nigga we gonna be riding like Jesse James and the James gang. You gonna be strapped ain’t nothin to worry about. If anybody gets Froggy put a cap in they ass, that’s it that’s all.
Red G side plays out in nuts mind
Nut: O.K let’s do this mad rock wolf and nut are off to do the robbery. They go inside of the jewelry store
They order everybody to freeze and start to hitting the jewelry case glass cases with their gun butts. Breaking the glass and grabbing hands full of gold and diamond jewelry. Filling their bags with the goods. The store owners and clerks are scared to death because of the guns. But one of the clerks pressed an alarm button behind the counter when they had first arrived. The store was surrounded by the police, and helicopters. They heard a loud speaker telling them to come out with their hands up now. Your are surrounded. They decided to give up.
When they went to court, they were all found guilty and sentenced to 10 years each.
Blue G side plays out
No thanks fella’s I’m not into that life style on more. I’m planning on doin real big things with my life. No disrespect but I got to go. I’ll see you niggas when I see you. I’m expecting my girl over any minute. Peace out. I got plans that I need to be on deck for.
Scene return to Nut
Nut : No, fella’s I’m just gonna chill I think things are going to turn around for a me, I believe that I can rise above this same old negative day in day out stuff we been doin for years. We still here, they say the definition of insanity is to keep on doing the same thing and expecting to get a different result. I’m tired of this same old stuff cuzzy Count me out.
O.G chess game scene returns
Blue O.G: That was a good call, fast money looks good but it is not always what it is cracked up to be. Now, thankfully nut can stay in the game to win another day. Checkmate.
Red O.G : I am not worried about no motha fuchin police, police are the least of my worries. I’m a motha fuckin gangsta understand me. I could have been Rollin in the big league jewels and cash flow like a motha. Fuck it!
THE END
Offer to sell dope
First scene: Nut walks up to the corner store and bumps into mad rock and wolf
Mad rock: hey’ Nut when you gonna stop starving yourself out here and come get some of this chedder my nigga?
Wolf: yea, my nigga them white folks ain’t trying to give a nigga no job. You got to make your own job.We entrepreneurs, get with the program my nigga.
Nut: man I am getting tired of going around here broke ,starvin like Marvin.
Scene stop goes to the scene above the clouds at the table of O.G’s chess game now
At the chess table above the clouds it is a bright sunny day. O.G red and O.G blue are seated at their table engaged in Nut’s situation. Each one gave their own evaluation of the situation and stated their recommendations. Suggesting the action for Nut to take.
Mad rock: yea;’ man get involved, you need to get plugged in with us. Start making some real paper. We need to eat nigga, ain’t nobody doing nothing for you, but yourself.
Blue: Don’t leap before you look. Everything that glitters is not gold. Keep on trying to find an honest job don’t give up . Sometimes the circumstances may look bad but if you stay strong and don’t give up hope, your circumstances will change for the better. You have to stay in the game to win. Honesty is the best policy.
Red: selling dope is an honest job nigga that is entrepreneurship and I can run my own shit. I ain’t gonna be hanging out begging nobody to help me do a mother fuckin thang. Man I’m about getting my money.
Blue:If you perservere , and have faith in yourself and in your God, He will see you through. You can get a job,you and you won’t need to keep looking over your shoulder. An honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay.
Red: man I wish a mother fucka would try to gank me, that’ll be the last motha fucka they try to jack, that’s why I stay strapped, and I ain’t gonna ever get caught slippin nigga, never you dig.
Blue: but when the police roll up on you everybody wants to start running like a little cowards. Mr. Tough guy is not so tough anymore.Once the police show up.
Red: I’m not trying to hear all that fool,I need to eat. I got to look out for me, and mines.By any means necessary and I will deal with the consequences , come what may . scared nigga’s need to go to church,we handle our business out here. This shit is real nigga , you trippin.
Blue: Sounds good, but the negative side of all that is jail or maybe even death. You still didn’t tell me how you are going to handle the police when they show up. You know confidential informants are made every day. If a crack head gets busted,their going to tell on you. The police will send the dope Fein back to buy some dope from you with marked money. ,don’t get it twisted. Your best customer could turn out to be your worst nightmare. Drug addicts don’t have any moral values; they will turn you in for 50 cents.
Red: man you can’t be scared out here if you want to make this money. You just got to do what you do.All that weak ass, punk coward shit is gay nigga.I’m a rider, I got this. Say yea, hook me up and let’s get it popin . Don’t worry about tomorrow, eat drink and be marry for tomorrow we die nigga. I don’t give a fuck.
Scene of the blue G plays out in his mind:
Nut says no ,goes home, no food in the refrigerator his family are all broke no money and hungry.He goes in his room and looks at the news paper employment section where the only job listing was for a dishwasher for minimum wage. Nut puts the paper down and begins to think.
Red G scene plays out
Nut says yea rock I want to get with it.
Rock: come over to my spot tomorrow.
Nut went over to rocks drug house and picked up an ounce of crack on consignment the following day.
Rock: now you in the game nigga get your money. You don’t have to be broke no more Nut ,welcome to prosperity. This is how the west was won my nigga one dollar at time.
Return to original first scene
Nut: yea, rock I’m in.
Rock: come over and see me tomorrow, you know where I’m at.
Nut: I’m all on it homie I’ll be there.
Scene 2
Nut went to Rocks dope house and picked up a package of crack cocaine. He went out in the neighbordhood and begins to sell crack near the corner liquor store.
A police car pulled up with one of his customers inside pointing their finger at him, the police got out of the car with their guns draw and arrest Nut.
Scene 3
Nut goes to court
Nut went into the court and took his seat next to the public defender then the crack head took the stand. He pointed Nut out to the jury for selling drugs. The judge sentenced him to 5 years plus ten years more for being in a school zone.
O.G scene return to the clouds
Red: Well that’s the breaks nigga you win some and you lose some. That punk ass snitch needs his ass whipped. Oh’ and checkmate.
Blue: He could have taken that dishwashing job. He would have made more money than he is going to be getting in jail. In there Nut is going to be washing dishes, sweeping Floors ,mopping. Whatever they tell him to do and for free.He could have made more money out here working on a job. He is going to be in jail for a long time, that little minimum wage job would have added up to a fortune by the time he gets out of jail.He could have became a doctor in 8 years. People need to have a little faith in themselves and in God. More success and less arrest, man I am sorry for Nut.
You got dissed
Scene set up:
Nut is at a party, with Wolf and Mad Rock standing near the punch bowl table socializing.
A young man was walking by and stumbled he nearly fell down on the floor,he stepped on Nut’s foot. He regained his balance and walked on by..
Nut was offended, he began to think.
Scene one O.G’s appear seated at the chess table above the clouds.
Red O.G : Man wack that nigga across his mother fuckin head, that’s out of line. That nigga didn’t even say excuse me or nothing. I’m about to check this nigga right now. He got me mixed up with somebody else. I don’t play that kind of shit, you gonna respect me,point blank. That shit chaps my hide.
Blue O.G: Think reasonable, the man almost fell and broke his neck, he probably did not even know that he stepped on my foot. I need to be able to see a situation from more than one perspective. My foot is not even hurt , why would I need to jump on that man over some immature stuff like that? I am on a higher level than that. A man cannot rise any higher than he can see himself. I need to see myself rising above this kid stuff right now.
Re O.G : Man that is some weak weak ass shit the next thing I know you gonna start singing cumbyya, man fuck all that rise above this and let go of that weak ass punk bull shit nigga we gangsta’s this shit ain’t no joke out here nigga this shit is real. We lay mother fucka’s on they back for steppin on our toes, on the freshly shined Stacey’s! Man and then don’t even say excuse me pardon me or nothing? Man that’s an automatic ass kickin, my 87 year old grand mama would beat his ass, he was out of line period,nigga don’t get weak on me, we run this shit like gangsters.Handle that shit, O.G, style.
Blue O.G: Think about the situation, you were standing there and the man almost fell, he accidentally stepped on your foot,and walk away. The choices are simple either I be understanding and reasonable or I act a fool. I want to be successful in my life, and every decision that I make is taking me into a direction, if the decision is good the direction will reflect a good outcome if it is not it won’t. The truth is that I am in control of my life and I am behind the wheel. If I make good decisions I will have good things happen in my life. I chose to take the high road. I want to rise up, and shine like the new money I am. I’m a winner and I was made to win. So, that said I am too big to think so small. That stepping on my shoe, is kid stuff, I out grew that a long time ago. Think big Nut, be big live big don’t let small people small things or small minds pull you down rise up Nut and be the man you were made to be.
The Red O.G scene plays out
Nut rushed the kid and started beating down. He knocked him into the punch table and broke the table down and the punch and glasses all fell on the ground and broke up. Nut said “nigga you don’t ever disrespect me fool”. Nut lost control , then the house lights were turned on real bright. The party was stopped, and the police were called. The fight stopped the police came in and took Nut to jail for assault and battery.
Nut went to court and the judge sentenced him to 6 months in jail and 3 years of probation.
The blue O.G scene plays out
The young man regained his balance and walked away, Nut tried to help him stay on his feet and over looked that his foot was stepped on. The young man thanked Nut and walked away, Nut said no problem and let it go. The party kept on going and Nut met a pretty young lady and asked her to dance. Nut has a great night and got the young ladies telephone number before he left the party. He also discovered that the person who bumped into him was the cousin of the person giving the party.
Nut stood there at the scene with his associates Mad Rock and Wolf.
Wolf: Nut you gonna let that nigga diss you like that man?
Mad Rock: Man if a nigga step on my shoe, he just signed up for shining my mother fuckin shoes. I’ll be getting a spit shine out of the seal or something.
Nut: I am trying to elevate my life and to do that I need to start by looking at the big picture and get out of the small mentality thinking. I am going to let that ride.
Red O.G. Nigga fuck that letting it ride the only riding that nigga is going to be doing is on these nuts. I about to put my foot in that punk ass nigga’s behind. I’m Nut the craziest nigga on the Westside, don’t take no prisoners and don’t fell no sympathy for nigga’s crossing the line.
Blue O.G. Very wise and forward thinking on Nuts part the key to being a respected man is not in how you pump fear in the hearts of others; it is in how you make greater things happen for yourself than the others around you are doing. Check mate you lose.
The End
Gilbert Wainwright creator and writer.
Comment by Gilbert Wainwright — November 20, 2009 @ 11:26 pm |