A. My name is Josh Powell, 2x NBA Champion with the Los Angeles Lakers, Co-Captain for Big 3’s Killer 3s and co-creator of CheMinistry, a relationship platform. I’m also an entrepreneur, philanthropist and my all-time favorite, a father.
Q. Can you give some advice to someone who would want to play basketball?
A. My advice to anyone who wants to play professional basketball is consistency…Stay the course. Don’t compare yourself of your journey to anyone because that’s the quickest way to be deterred. Focus on your journey and remain steadfast to achieving your goal.
Q. If you could describe this year of basketball what would it be?
A. The NBA season during the pandemic was some of the best basketball I’ve seen this year. I think because of the pandemic and social distancing rules in place, the players only had one focus and that was basketball. Everyone was competing with a level of intensity at an all-time high. It was great to watch.
Artis Leon Ivey Jr also known as Coolio was a Grammy award winning rapper. I remember listening to Gangsta’s Paradise all the time. I also got a chance to interview him and do an article on him. He was funny and down to earth. Glad to get to know his wife, she is also a down to earth person and loved that they keep it real. Here is some of my favorite songs by him:
· Gangsta’s Paradise
· Fantastic Voyage
· C U When U Get There
· What is an MC
If you ever watched the film Dangerous Minds that’s where Gangsta’s Paradise was on, and everyone loved that movie. Did you know he was on Celebrity Wife Swap? He also loved to cook. He was the cooking master. He talked about doing something with cooking that he was working on. He also had 17 million records sold worldwide.
I was Glad to get to know him a little and I definitely want to give prayers to wife Mimi and his family. They had a great connection, and they were doing a couple of videos you can check out online. So, quotes by him that I loved:
“Life is too short to not have fun; we are only here for a short time compared to the sun and the moon and all that”
“I want to provide a well-rounded perspective life”
“I am a winner; I win most of the time”
Make sure to check out the interview and article I did on Coolio. Great memories. He was a good person. Tell me what are your most memorable moments by Coolio? What was your favorite song by him?
This book was a good book, as you know I love stories. Elliott is a handsome, rich man that owns a couple of businesses and homes. All the ladies think of him as Mr. Casanova. He usually dates models and women of that caliber. Kate works for Elliot. She dresses casually to not be seen just plain. Kate’s parents had passed away and when they passed away, she kind of just stopped dressing up and dating. She just grieved differently. She had been working for Elliott for 7 years now and the two just didn’t get along. She spoke to him in a different way than the other employees, but she was good at her work. They both didn’t really look into each other like that.
Kate has a sister and brother. Her brother is cool and down the earth while the sister is mean and beautiful. Her sister usually gets any man she wants because of her beauty. Kate has a roommate Rebecca, and they just got this new roommate Daniel. When Daniel moves in, he goes out with the roommates to get to know them better and a friendship starts. He sees that Kate is beautiful and just needs a makeover. So, he decides to shop for Kate and get her back to how she used to be. Kate goes to work in her new outfit, and she is working and dancing as Elliott is looking at the screen, he sees her from behind and gets this attraction to the person dancing. When she finally turns around, he sees it is Kate. He starts looking at her in a different way from that day. Daniel gets Kate out of the house and everywhere they go Elliott is in the same place looking at Kate.
Elliott and Kate both get on this Dating app and have alias names. They become friends with each other but at first don’t know that they are actually talking to each other. Then they both find out the truth but never let each other know that they are talking to each other. So, they build a friendship there also. Elliott believes in Fate. He is into this one lady painting and has been searching for this one lady for years because the painting touches him in a way. Before Elliott started to like Kate, he would see this lady at auctions but could never catch her. He was very interested in her, but she always left so fast he never really met her.
Elliott and Kate ended up getting to know each other and basically were just going out and having fun with no string attached. It was like Elliott had two sides of himself, the one that likes to be in control, have things to himself and then the side of being sweet and having fun. His sex drive was very high, but Kate could keep up. She was different and special to him. They both were falling for each other but scared at the same time. Elliott showed Kate a good time and brought happiness to her. Kate showed that she was different, didn’t care for his money and that lifestyle but liked him for him.
Elliot believes in Fate. Do you believe in fate? Do you believe that people come to you for a reason? Do you believe in fairytales? These two were brought together by fate and it’s so much more that happens but I don’t want to give the good part away. Check out the book and tell me what you think. It’s very interesting. I loved the book and can’t wait to read more books by this author. If you like a good romance, juicy, with laughter, and drama in it this book is for you. One other thing that I loved about the book. I love it when you start off friends first. My saying is always your soulmate is your best friend. I believe in that. Is it good to mix business and pleasure together? It could be hard that your boss is your mate. Check it out.
Kirstie Alley was a great actress. She was known for acting in the NBC sitcom Cheers, for which she received an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe. I really started watching her when she was on Look Who’s Talking and Look Who’s Talking too. Those were some great films back in the day. Some of the films she played on was:
· Look Who’s Talking
· Look Who’s Talking Too
· Look Who’s Talking Now
· Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan
· Madhouse
· Sibling Rivalry
· While I was Gone
· Drop Dead Gorgeous
She was funny and she gave you that look in the films like what don’t play with me lol. Some of her quotes that stuck out to me was:
“I You’re not going to live your life unscathed”
“I binge when I’m happy. When everything is going really well, every day is like a birthday party.
“There’s a lot more to life than how fat or thin you are”
Tell me what your favorite film is that she starred in? What was your favorite moment with Kirstie Alley? Make sure to follow me @cece.atl.
Q. Thanks for interviewing with us tell us who you are and where you’re from?
A. Hey! So, I’m Terrika Foster Brasby, multimedia journalist and producer. I was born & raised on the Eastside of Detroit, MI and currently residing in New England in the great state of Connecticut. As a multimedia journalist, I provide written content on some of the best basketball has to offer, in the WNBA. And I also produce the ESPN Women’s Basketball podcast Around the Rim with Lachina Robinson.
Q. What is one fun fact about yourself?
A. I jumped out of an airplane of 13 years old. (Don’t ask! lol).
Q. Where do you see yourself in the next 3 years?
A. I certainly see myself more advanced in my career, more than likely doing some studio hosting. Three years from now I just want to be in a solid place where I’m able to continue growing in my craft and continuing to inspire other young black girls to reach the stars.
