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It's 12:00 and we're alive on city land. I'm Dan Hanson. And I'm Jackie Hall. Our guest today is the premier jazz artist. He's an internationally acclaimed keyboardist, vocalist, composer and conductor, and he's our special guest, live on City Life. Buying a home in Baltimore City can be easier and more affordable than many may think. I'm t monti and we'll talk about how you can become a homeowner with $500 down. My name is tim watts. And today on the entertainment page, we talk to a Baltimoreans who is in the new DC cab movie and the final video from Shalamar. Our guest is Roy Ayres joining us this afternoon as we talk to Roy Ayers about the man and his music. He's with us next on City Line. Good afternoon and welcome to the city line. You know, I'm really excited today day, I guess it was in the early seventies that I first got introduced to the music of the man who was our guest today. Without further ado, let me just introduce you to Roy Haynes. Roy, welcome. Thank you. No, we get it. I've had a few problems with them going here, so I cut it off. Now I understand. Yes. You know what I'm talking about A little bit about it. Well, what brings you to this area? Well, we're doing a concert at Morgan State. 70. That's right. So that's why we're here. We're doing a promotion for it. And we're very geared up on it. And we have a new album out, so we're promoting that as well. Okay. But you're with Anita Baker next week, right? Anita Baker is going to be with and that is going to be fabulous. Yeah. Morgan State. I haven't played Morgan in about five years, so this is going to be a great.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665#t=64.39,213.28"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665/transcript/47218/annotation/2","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I got to ask you, where did you get the jacket? Mean you won't believe it? Well, you know, I mean, I feel as though I have to compete with my competitors. So we're talking about I'm competing with my Michael Jackson. This is my I got this in Hollywood. It's it's a great cold. It's a beautiful day. And I bought it just off the rack, just like this guy. It was great. I want to tell you how much it costs me. I want to know what's going on. Bring us up to date on some of the things you've been doing lately. Well, the greatest thing that happened to me recently was the fact that I found my own record company, and it's called all melodic Records. And that's very unusual because usually in the industry, most of our young artists, artists, especially artists, don't have the opportunity to form their own record companies. And I find my own record company. I have a new album out, which is entitled Lots of Love, and it's it's a killer album. This album is doing very well, especially in the Baltimore Washington area. Well, I would think it would do well in D.C. with that cut on there. Was it was it perfect timing? It was coming in from Chicago? Oh, yes. I know how to get to the cities, you know, when you get to Baltimore. Well, Baltimore, Baltimore is on the two. It's right to Chicago. There's I say something about Baltimore, but we're subordinated. We should be out front. Well, let me explain to you. I think I think you're off right now because you've got some great people here like Mr. Sugar Ray Leonard. Okay. Among many, many others, you know, but close enough. I love Baltimore.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665#t=213.91,297.73"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665/transcript/47218/annotation/3","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I've always loved performing here and coming here. Boy, you you I guess I guess I got to go back to when I first got attuned to your music back in the early 70 seconds. Ubiquity. I guess a lot of people are curious about how you formed the group, how it came about. Well, I had a manager named Myrna Williams, and she came up with the word ubiquity. She said, You should call your group what is ubiquity? And I said, What does that mean? Is it it means to be everywhere at the same time? And I said, we thought about it for a while. I said, That's right. If everyone has one of our albums, then we are in fact everywhere at the same time. So. But they did accurately describe your music. Yes, the music is ubiquitous as well because we play a combination of many different forms of music, jazz, pop, blues, so you know what have you. And that's fusion. So it's ubiquitous everywhere. It's a little bit of everything. Where is ubiquity now? Is it still in existence? You know, what happens is that the any band that performs with me is automatically ubiquity, which is great, which is good. So what do you do? You add on? Well, you have a drummer leave or a new drummer. I mean, he becomes the new member of ubiquity because I have the rights and the name. So it's ubiquity infinitum, that is throughout Roy Ayers career. Right. Well, tell me a little bit about this instrument that you that you're playing now with a vibraphone. Vibraphone. I must say that my most infamous teacher and mentor is Mr. Lionel Hampton, and he's the man that made the instrument speak. He also laid some spiritual vibes on me because he gave me my first set of 5 minutes when I was five years old.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665#t=298.3,388.87"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665/transcript/47218/annotation/4","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"My mother and father took me to see him perform, and I always give tribute to his genius. Now you had your background is you play a lot of different instruments. Why did you kind of zero in on the vibe? What I think of it, it meant something to me. It gave me some kind of spiritual relief that, you know, in contrast to the other instruments, I like the piano and like the the saxophone and the trumpets and things with the vibraphone. I think it was really Lionel Hampton to give me that spiritual vibe. I really came to explain that, though the spiritual release, the instrument has a fascinating sound, a hypnotic sound, and it makes me feel like a C. I used to play in church. The steel guitar tried to play in the barber shop, and if there is a similarity with the guitar and vibe because of the electronics now, even on the vibes, but it gives me a it gives me another form, another release. Very. I think that's probably what you added to the barbershop about vibraphone, rather. I remember probably Vibrations was the first time I really became attuned to the fact that you were playing it differently than anybody else was. Well, you know, I tried to adapt new devices to the instrument, such as the first box and the wah wah instruments that were generally used on the rock and the guitars and other instruments. I'm actually the first artist to amplify the vibration, the vibraphone, whichever name you prefer, but they're one in the same and two different brands. Okay. What we want to do right now, we want to go to a break and then we're going to put you at the vibraphone. And I want everybody at home going to have opportunity to listen to Roy Eyre, but you also have a little bit of an opportunity to talk to him by calling 4113 30.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665#t=389.47,483.04"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665/transcript/47218/annotation/5","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"After this. The troops. John. Our treat to you is a special City Line mini concert with Roy Ayres. And. But. Now, here's this week's community calendar. Greetings. I'm Barbara Gray. Provident Hospital's 90th anniversary benefit gospel extravaganza featuring the Clark sisters and some of Baltimore's most talented artists will be held on Saturday, December 17th, 1980 3:08 p.m. at the Lyric Theater. Please join us in this evening. That's sure to get your holiday season off to a great start. For tickets, call 2252718. If your group or organization would like to announce an event, please write us in care of Cityline. WJC TV Television Hill, Baltimore, Maryland 21211. Or call us for further information at 46600013. Between the hours of nine and five. Or we're back on city land with our special guest, Roy Ayres. Roy, you were playing it, too. Is that on the new album? Yes, That's a composition written by arranger composer William Allen, and it's entitled And then we were one. Fantastic. We've got some people at home we want to talk to you. Let's go to the line for right now. Okay. Hi, You're live on City Line. Hello. Yes, go ahead. Roy. Yeah. Hey. Hey. With Madison. Hey. Hey. We're that way. You do for my city. First of all, I love your jacket. And I'd like to know, are you married? Yes, I am. And I have three children. Oh, my goodness. Okay. Oh, would you take the jacket off? Something for your body? I can't do it this way because I have a hole in my shirt, you know? Yeah. So, anyway, thank you. Thank you. Okay, let's take another call from the audience. Hi. Hi. Hello. Any surprises on line three? Oh, hi. You can go ahead and talk with Roy.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665#t=483.81,1108.2"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665/transcript/47218/annotation/6","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Hi. My name is Janet. And I've enjoyed your music for quite some time. I'm a songwriter, and I'd like to know, how do you go about getting exposure and getting musicians to listen to your music? Oh, the first thing to do is find the musicians. Find out through the musicians union or through friends of yours or the musicians musicians. You can contact some of the record companies who would be interested in material as well as new artists. You know, the major labels, you know, you know the records that you have at home. Contact those like those labels. I think a lot of people don't realize that if you look on the back of an album, on the back of the album, it gives you not only the name of the record company, but the address. Exactly. That's perfect. And just exactly sending this material there. Make sure you copyright it. Good point. We've got a question from the audience. Yes, sir. You know, Mr. Ayres. Yes. Out of all the many places that you have performed well, please do you enjoy performing the most? Nigeria. Africa. I enjoyed that the most. And why The enthusiasm and the being in Africa made me feel very enlightened and it gave me a feeling that I'd come home and to go to the place of my ancestry. And secondly, where was the first place it had performed in my life? Yes, there was. There was a church. And what inspires you the most about it? Just spiritual movement inside your body or. I think I've always managed to see my mother played piano and of course, we all went to church. You know, that was mandatory. I'm from Los Angeles, California, and the church plays a very significant and important role in my life.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665#t=1109.16,1201.62"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665/transcript/47218/annotation/7","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And I played I played instruments in church and of course I sang. But, you know, I came up with music that's been my life. CHURCH Thank you. Thank you very much. All right. We've got another call from someone at home. Hi there. You want to talk to Roy? Is. Yes. Mr.. Yes, sir. Um, my name is Nigel, and I like to say that me and my friends are great fans of yours. And my question to you is, where do you conceive your music? Is it. Do you wake up in the middle of the night or is it something that you just see about you? You know, sometimes it comes from myself and sometimes it comes from the people that like yourself, the people that enjoy my music. Sometimes fans say things to me. They say things like, What's happening? And I'll say, what's happening? And I put it to a lyric. I say, What's happening? What's going on? What, you know, those kind of things happen. That's the easiest way to write, I think. Okay. Thank you. Mr.. Welcome. Okay. We've got another question from the audience. Yes, ma'am. Hi, Roy. Hi, I'm Mrs. Janice Williams, and I would like to know what kind of advice do you give or have for the young students that are coming out of school? The most important thing, the young students, of course, stay in school. It's important for you to get that education, to get that knowledge, get the education to gain the knowledge in order to go out and work to find a job. You got to you've got to learn to earn. So to stay in school if you can. I didn't finish college myself, but I did go to Los Angeles City College for two years.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665#t=1203.36,1286.43"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665/transcript/47218/annotation/8","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I advise them greatly to stay in school and get that education. Well, thank you. Thank you. All right. You know, I guess one of the things that's always impressed me about your music is the overtones of black consciousness and black pride, right. In your music, I guess. I guess when the most popular introductory line in America was, you know, Are you a Scorpio? What's your side to side? Exactly. They just of mine. And then after that. Red, black, green. Exactly. I mean, you know that African have an effect on after, you know, Africa actually came later. There was an awareness of Africa then. But, you know, I just went to Africa in 79, and my whole life I've never been before. I think it was just the environment that I was in, the different individuals that I had the opportunity to meet and be with. And they understand me with a lot of enlightenment regarding my and my history. And and it's important that we do know the history in order to know what happened in the past, especially the negative things that happened in the past. They won't happen again, like slavery, you know, And that's just something to think about. Interesting. But since the African trip has your. Music been influenced by that? Definitely by the African musicians over there too, as well. They have a musician over there named Fela Anikulapo Kuti and his beautiful music as of 40, 30, 35 dancers. And it's beautiful. It's not the traditional African type of music, but it's very influential. You cut an album with him then, right? Yes, I did. I cut it over there in Nigeria. And not only that, but on my new album, which is Lots of Love, there's a composition on there that's called Black Family.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665#t=1287.81,1378.54"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665/transcript/47218/annotation/9","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Fantastic. Okay, let's talk to our family at home. Good afternoon. Your live on City Line. Yes, Mr.. As I would like to know how you got to be great. And what kind of advice do you have for someone who would like to do the same thing that you're doing? Okay, I got my big break. The biggest break I had was when I went with Herbie Mann in 1966. I joined Herbie Mann's van. I worked with him for four years, and that was a big break. I toured throughout the world on several occasions and I that's the big break. The second question was for how can someone that who wants to do the same thing you do and how could they go about it? Well, you know, in anything that you try to do, especially with that, what I'm doing is is playing a musical instrument and singing as well. It's important that you pursue that, that which you want to do. That means that you have to go take lessons. If you want to play an instrument, that means your job to also take voice lessons on instrument lessons. That's it. That's what you have to do. So get out there and do it because you can do it. But you've not only been a composer and obviously a great musician and a vocalist, but you've done such and made albums, but you've also done some movie scores. That's right. I had the pleasure of doing the soundtrack to the motion picture Coffy, which starred Pam Grier as read in 1974. And hey, that was that was a great opportunity for me because I had never done a soundtrack before. How did you approach that assignment? Well, they approached me. No, I mean, in terms of actually finalizing and creating it, it was it was quite different because it's it's another dimension in the indie music industry.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665#t=1379.47,1477.48"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665/transcript/47218/annotation/10","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"But it was so it was different. But it was very to me it was very simple because, you know, you here you are sketching music, two scenes in a film that you know, that are already shot, and you have to just keep the imagination of the people going. And it was interesting. It was, you know, I look forward to more films. As a matter of fact, you did have the opportunity to see the film. Oh, yes. And yes. And I. Oh, yes, I did. I rented right in the studio as we made the music know, I kind of like that film. As a matter of fact, I like the music, too. It was interesting. Yes, nice. I've got I've got the soundtrack because I think you just reminded me of that tonight. Okay, Let's take another question. I want to talk to Roy Ayres. Yes, go ahead. Okay. My name is. I'm Bobby. Julius Ray. Okay. Right. Okay. I wanted to ask and Roy asked to explain the concept of fusion and his movies, because I don't think that a lot of people really understand fusion. You know, I'll explain it to you. What I'm saying is that I play a variety of different, different forms of music. I play jazz. I play rock, I play blues, I play soul, I play gospel, I play classical, I play Latin. And if I missed something that I play country, Western, even I play a lot of different forms of music. So I call those forms in music fusion because they are all now fuzed together and they bring out the Roy sound. That's how I explain it. Thank you. Okay, Thank you. Oh, great question, because I'm not sure I even understood what fusion was. Oh, Roy, you've you've performed, I guess, through the years.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665#t=1477.81,1569.85"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665/transcript/47218/annotation/11","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I know. Through all through the seventies, up until the early eighties, with with a guy who is now really coming into his own as a vocalist and a composer. Edwin Birdsong. Edwin Birdsong That's right. Everyone's working now with Stevie Wonder. He's directing the band with Stevie as well. He's also recording on Sell Sell Records. And Edwin is an incredible writer and a musician. He's written about 30 or 40 songs for me and with me in collaboration on several of my album. I really have to say that he plays a very important role in my success at, you know, through the years. You know, I'm not the most informed jazz person, enthusiast or whatever, but for some reason I associate you with Everybody loves the sunshine more than anything else I've ever heard you play. Well, no, that's for me. Okay. All right. Do you feel that that that is what you're known by greatest, or are there other tunes that people just automatically associate you with? I think that that's that song was such a big song. There are there are a couple of other songs that were big, but I think that song went all it just went round the world and it was one of the biggest sellers and I think the only one that's so bigger than that was the You Send Me album because I did the cover on the the Sam Cooke song You Send Me, and it did very well for us. So between Everybody Loves the Sunshine and You send me those. Favorites, you know. Actually, you know, when you get into the roots of real what real jazz is, you know, I had the pleasure many years ago to work with people like Teddy Edwards, Harold Land, Joe Wilson's big bands in his studio in junior Hampton Halls on the West Coast.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665#t=1570.18,1664.37"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665/transcript/47218/annotation/12","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"A lot of West Coast guys. And that's why I that's what I really attribute my enlightenment to. You know, I guess I guess trying to expand a little bit on the question that the underlying question a lot of people have ask you as to how did you break in? You broke in. I guess your first big break was with Polydor. Yeah, I would say that was associate Polydor, as a matter of fact. James Brown. Right. It was really the big break for me as an individual artist, even though I did two or three albums on on on Atlantic Records when I was with Herbie Mann, Herbie produced three albums on me. Do you know, I have 43 albums under my name. And, you know, I'm 43 years old. I believe I might only write a few of them. It's easy to listen to kind of music. I'm just curious, though. I mean, you went I guess most of a lot of them off. A lot of them during the years that that I was becoming into your music were with Polydor. Oh, yeah. And then you recently left. Yes. And that's when I found my own company on them. A lot of records. And I, you know, I really want to get into the black music market as far as marketing is concerned, and also the Hispanic market as well. What I want you to tell me that about now, though, is is how you got into your own thing and why you left outdoor. I realized that, you know, an artist in most cases, not in all cases, but in most cases, most artists eventually do leave record companies. And generally when they leave those record companies, they're not prepared to go out on their own with their own record companies.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665#t=1664.58,1751.55"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665/transcript/47218/annotation/13","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So I did all my research early and I started planning for it. I think that you have to plan for things ahead of time. So I plan for the record company and I waited till the appropriate time, the appropriate time to make my move so that I wouldn't financially burden myself. And that's why I found my company when I left Polygram. I really hope as and we're going to take one more call. Hi. Do you want to talk to Roy Ayers? Yes. Hello, Mr. Ayres. How are you today? Fine. How are you? Just great. My name is Kelly Ash, and I'm visiting from Wilmington, Delaware. And you have a lot of fans. And deliver. I must add several questions for you. And one is, are you going to be at the famous ballroom tonight with Dizzy Gillespie? No, I'm going to be at Morgan State on the 17th. Oh, you are with Anita Beck, but you are appearing at Blues Alley tonight. I am a blues alley tonight. That's where I am right now. Tonight, Sunday night, that's the 11th I'll be at Blues Alley. If you can make it in D.C.. Great. I have to be there. All right. Starts at 9:00. One more question for you, sir, and that is, what are your plans for the future for the music industry? Oh, well, I'm just going to start recording new artists. Are you? Yes. I'm going to start getting more into video. Right. New artists as well as established out as they can get deals with major corporations. That's where I'm going into the business. Full force. Oh, great. That's where the industry is going these days. VIDEO Hello. You know, we have a person in Wilmington, Delaware, who's a very good vocalist.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665#t=1751.82,1834.83"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665/transcript/47218/annotation/14","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Okay. You're going to have to wrap up quickly. Okay. We have a very good friend of mine in Wilmington, Delaware, is a very good vocalist, and I was so glad to get him in touch with you so that maybe you can, you know, hear him and maybe produce one of his albums or something. Like you can have him send a cassette or something whenever you have a tape, a cassette, if you can just give me a brief. Okay, guess what? CALLER We have the address that we're going to put on the screen before we leave today's show. Okay. Very much better. Stay tuned. Thank you. We're going to take a break right now and come back with more voices. See. Speaking of sounds of Africa, Royals is now going to take us to Ethiopia. Roy. Where I come from. Have you read? Feel the. Rather than. Thank you, sir. Thank you for coming by to see us. He will be at Morgan State University next Saturday night, and he's at Blues Alley tonight. We're going to take a break and come right back. Thank you. Because really good boy. Thank you. Oh, thank you, buddy. Good afternoon. Topping today's news that Baltimore's district court will have a new judge tomorrow. He is Eugene Mathews, an assistant state's attorney. MATTHEWS was recently named a district court judge by Governor Hughes. There are 22 district court judges, four of which are black. MATTHEWS will become the fifth swearing in ceremony for the new judge scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at district court. National Urban League President John E Jacobs will be in charge of city this Thursday, December 15th. Jacob is the featured keynote speaker for the Baltimore Urban League's Equal Opportunity Awards banquet. The awards banquet will honor two Baltimoreans for their leadership service and dedication in furthering the goal of equal opportunity here in the city.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665#t=1835.43,2426.37"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665/transcript/47218/annotation/15","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Tis the season to be jolly and to give especially to those less fortunate than others. That's what the AFL's Mrs. Santa does, and she needs your help. Mrs. Santa uses money to buy food baskets, which are delivered by the Maryland National Guard to needy Baltimore families at Christmastime. Thus far, she's raised over $12,000 toward her December 17th goal of $20,000. Mrs. Santa desperately needs clothes, toys and money to help make this a merry Christmas for many. Anyone interested in making a donation can do so at the Afro-American newspaper offices at 628 North Utah Street. Monday through Friday, 9 to 5. Or you can call 7288205. Last week on Cityline, we had a healthy discussion on the pros and cons of high rise living here in the city. Some said it was acceptable, some strongly disapproved. But I'm sure many will agree that one constructive alternative to that situation would be to own your own home. And according to Deb Davis of Baltimore's Housing Department, with $500 down, that option is now very possible. Well, we have a unique program that makes that exactly that possible. This is a program in which you not only can you buy it with just having $500 in your hand, assuming that you're going to be able to meet the mortgage payments eventually, but you can buy what's effectively a $50,000 house for in the neighborhood of around 35,000. This is because of that, because of two things. The city has gotten an urban development action grant, which we call you Dad. Mm hmm. And the city takes a second mortgage for the second part of that $15,000. So. You're paying on a first mortgage of around $35,000 and your mortgage monthly would run you, what, roughly roughly 300? Well, $368 in the first year, $368 per month in the first year.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665#t=2427.27,2551.3"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665/transcript/47218/annotation/16","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And that would go up to $443 in the sixth year. Now, the reason for this difference is because the Community Development Administration is state organization has provided an additional subsidy which is lowering your interest rate during those first five years so that the person with $500 down can purchase homes. What kind of homes are we talking about renovated? Well, in some cases renovated. But in a for example, over in Johnston Square, there are 63 brand new brick and vinyl, three bedroom houses. And those were the that those are the prices that I was talking about, obviously. And in different cases, the prices is slightly different sometimes in some cases much less, much less. I think it is as low as around $15,000 for your first mortgage. But those are very rare and I'm not sure whether any of those are available. But the but there are many cases. There are there are around 1000 houses either being built or renovated, and many of them are under construction already. Some of them, as a matter of fact, are already completed and sold. How many are available currently? Well, around 2000. Around the country, a thousand homes are available for sale with $500. That's correct. Baltimore City. That's right. So these aren't all know. They're not ready to move in. Now, some of them may be, but but others will be ready. They're either under construction now and will be ready probably sometime this spring or or else probably later this year. How does someone go about finding out more about the program and getting into it? What are the qualifications? Do they have to live in the home if they bought it for $500? You have to have to live in the home and the second mortgage will be paid off for you when you sell that house, But you have to live in it for a specified number of years.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665#t=2552.02,2660.35"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665/transcript/47218/annotation/17","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Now, to get more information about it, you can call my office at the Department of Housing Community Development. 3964 100. And we'll put you in touch with the developer of the particular houses that are nearing sale on sale that you might be interested in. You're also utilizing minority contractors to work on many of these. Yes, indeed. Jerry Loomis, Jerry Cole, and a number of others who are involved in this. Ashland Park Mews is as a minority developer. And of course, as I say, apostolic faith housing is as one. Mr. Davis, thank you very much. Thank you. Davis says some of the available housing as sold was a little less $12,500 here in the city. He says though, those units are not available. There are many others that are, and he urges you to contact his office. When political leaders discuss the growing strength of black leaders in Congress. Charlie Rangel is one name mentioned. That same name is now cropping up. And talk of a black candidate for New York mayor in 1985. While Representative Rangel avoids saying he'll bid to unseat Mayor Edward Koch, he makes no bones about his desire to see a black candidate. ACP Chairman Margaret Busch Wolfson tops our list of News Corp newsmakers today. Wilson is seeking reelection to one of the eight At-Large seats on the national board. Wilson says her years of experience demonstrated concern and commitment compel her to run. Elections will take place up until December 31st and each of the 1700 branches nationwide. President Joseph Lowery, head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, is steering a delegation of black and Hispanic leaders to Managua, Nicaragua, on a fact finding tour. Lowery is making the visit at the invitation of the Nicaraguan government. The delegation left yesterday for Managua and is scheduled to return December 16th.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665#t=2662.4,2773.04"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665/transcript/47218/annotation/18","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And finally, News Corp. has gotten a lot of positive feedback concerning our students of the week. We're proud to salute students who excel in their educational pursuits. Students wishing to be saluted must do the following. Have your council, a teacher or principal nominate you by sending a letter of recommendation, photo and phone number to City Line Student of the Week. W Jay Z TV. Television Hill. Baltimore. Maryland. 212, one one. It is important to include your phone number so we can contact you for further details. Good luck and continued excellence. That is today's news cap. I'm t montero. Tim watts is up next with the entertainment page. Have a good day. More music on city Land this week. Up now is Tim Watson Entertainment page and Tim has an exclusive interview with Alfie Brown, star of DC and Shalamar on the video. Today we get to do one of my favorite things, and that is Spotlights and Baltimore Talent. There's a movie coming out this month called DC Cab. It was filmed in Washington, DC and stars Mr. T also in the movie as a Baltimore resident. I don't see Brown. She appears here on the Maryland Public Broadcasting System on a program called The Critics Place. Earlier today, I had a chance to ask her about her role in the movie. I play marry the housekeeper of an ambassador whose children are eventually kidnaped within the movie. And that is the pivotal point of the of the movie when the children are kidnaped. The first time you see us, however, is my simple arrival by taxi for a day's work. And you meet the children for the first time. All right. And we have a clip of that scene you're talking about. Sounds good.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665#t=2774.02,2967.58"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665/transcript/47218/annotation/19","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And we'll take a look at that now. There's the British in Seattle and. And up ahead is the embassy where we were. Tyronne drives us to work every day. So at least when you're going out with me, why should I go out with you? Because I'm black and I'm beautiful. Well, so is Lola Falana. But you don't see me going out with. Hey. Okay, now, here we are. Get out! Get off me! You know, how many times have I told you not to throw in the towel? All right. You are known in the industry as what is called a character actor. Yes. And you've done some other movies. Tell us some of the other movies you're doing. Well, I've been in The People might have seen. Let's put it like that. I was in being there and I was in a movie called A Hitter, which many people may have seen locally. I was thinking, other than that, it's been a lot of work in films for scientific films, for Britannica films, wilding films and things like that. You know, D.C. Cab is a comedy. I would think so. Right. Are you a part of any of the real funny scenes, and how is it handling comedy? Was that new? Well, actually, I guess I'm not considered a serious comedian in this show because there are at least five stand up comedians in this particular film, and they really go to work on the show in terms of the comedy. And I'm just a foil, so to speak. I'm I'm the one to which it is done. Let's put it like that. But it was an enjoyable show to work on. And Mr. T, of course, is the star of the movie. Is he ever the star of the movie? A very impressive young man.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665#t=2967.85,3088.93"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665/transcript/47218/annotation/20","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I must say, I. I have to admit that I hadn't heard much of Mr. T. I'm in the wrong age bracket before this show happened, but my children had heard of him and were impressed for 5 minutes with their mother that she was in a show with Mr. T, But having worked with him, he's a very nice young man and a very disciplined and hardworking. That's what I wanted to do. Last question is, number one, do you deal with him at all on the screen in the movie only to stand beside him in the parade? But I'm not in a scene with him as such and off the camera. Did you get a chance to dialog with him much at all? No, because he was protected by bodyguards at all times, and it really amounted to the fact that most of the time he was really surrounded by people. And so he simply did his work and then retreated to his limousine and away from the the action whenever he could, because there were just mobs of people. Most of the time. Mr. T has bodyguards. Oh, yes. And they are I wouldn't I wouldn't say anything to Mr. T's bodyguards. They look like very tough men. All right, Alfie Brown, thank you so much for coming back. You for having me? We'll look for you in DC. Thank you very much. We thank Alfie Brown for stopping by TV Hill and DC Cab opens here in Baltimore on December 16th. The group Shalamar has been having its problems for the past several months and they finally decided to go their separate ways. The problem came to a head when they were recording their latest LP. One of the members, Jeffrey Daniels, didn't show up for some of the studio sessions, so there are several cuts on the LP with just Howard and Jody.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665#t=3089.38,3184.2"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665/transcript/47218/annotation/21","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Supposedly, Jeffrey was in London and didn't want to record. Jeffrey is the one who was divorced from Stephanie Mills not too long ago, so the problems with the group snowballed When it came time to do a music video of their hit tune over and over. No one showed up but Howard, so they did it anyway. It was just him. And it's our music video today. Also in this video, you'll see the man who produces most of Shalamar tunes, Leon Silver's of the Silver's Family. He'll be the one at the control board. Here's our music video. Oh. That's where you dump me when I need that. I look at it, I see how hard it. Westminster. And sell some of those TV. And. Oh, good news. Do that same. When you get the first one that you. Hey. The recovery. It. He goes. Keep me posted. I did this in ten days. Big names and people playing. Let's make. And I saw that. And maybe I'll. And. And. It means there's been no. I guess. I know that. I need. As. I will. This is good. I could. You. Oh, I need you, David. I love you. That's Howard Hewett of the now defunct Shalamar. The company they record for solo records owns the rights to the name Shalamar and will keep the act alive with new personnel and entertainment news. It seems like we've had a story about Eddie Murphy every week recently. Well, this week is no different. A gay group in Hollywood is really mad at Eddie for his comments about gays in his act. They took out an ad in the show business newspaper Variety, and said so last week. Eddie used his sharp wit and his money to take out an ad of his own.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665#t=3185.1,3477.94"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/103604/file/203665/transcript/47218/annotation/22","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Eddie's ad announced the opening of the MTF, the Eddie Murphy Disease Foundation. Eddie said the foundation is for people who suffer from the same disease. He has homophobia. Supposedly, the disease makes you afraid of homosexuals. And the ad ended by saying that Eddie's comments on gays are not to be trusted. Sounds to me like Eddie apologized without really apologizing. That's this week's entertainment page. My name is Tim. What? See you next Sunday. That's this week's edition of City Line. And Roy Ayers has joined us here on the set just to say bye bye to everybody. We'd like to tell you how you can reach him if you'd like to, and give you the address on the screen so that you can write to him if you'd like. It's the Roy Ayres Fan Club, P.O. Box 1219 and Sonny's station, New York, New York, 10023. Coming up next week, the controversial subject of religious objects. Then in public places, the committee to the Q. Thanks, Jackie. The committee to get rid of religious objects or whatever. And also a special city line farewell to Oprah Winfrey. Let me just say real fast that Wednesday, 8 p.m. Roy will be checking back with Larry Wilson to be one of three. Roy, thanks again sitting there. 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