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KW: Did you have any
reservations?
JF: I didn’t have a knee-
jerk reaction like some peo-
ple did to the language and
the violence. My stepfather
was a history teacher at Lin-
coln High School in Dallas.
So, I was already familiar
with the N-word and the
brutality of slavery. What I
was drawn to was the love
story between Django and
Broomhilda and how he
defends and gets the girl in
the end. I thought it was just
an amazing and courageous
project.
KW: Children’s book
author Irene Smalls says: In
this film you turn the docile
stupid black man myth on
its head. You also portray
the enduring love of a black
man for his woman.
JF: Most definitely! When
you see the slave who’s
been chained and whipped
with no way out, and he
finally catches up to this,
some people call that
revenge. But I say, “No, it’s
righting a wrong at that
time.”
You’ve
been
wronged for so long, and
here’s your karma personi-
fied, standing in this funny
blue suit. And on the end of
that suit is your maker.
You’ve never seen that in a
movie before, at least not
when it comes to slavery.
Ordinarily, when the slave
gets a chance to hold the
whip or the gun, they start
singing a hymn or doing the
speech about “If I do this,
I’ll be as bad as you.” We
come out with a mix-tape,
and that’s it. But with
Quentin Tarantino, it’s just
like a regular Western. The
bad guy has to pay, and the
good guy gets his woman.
KW: Have you seen the
film with a black audience?
Were people talking back at
the screen?
JF: Yeah, they were
yelling like crazy.
KW: Irene also says: In
both your stage name and
your career choices you’ve
paid homage to great black
artists who have come
before you. Is this film
another acknowledgement
of that legacy?
JF: Absolutely! I know
this might sound strange,
but some of the people I
actually studied for this film
were a little more contem-
porary. Of course, I started
with the original film Djan-
go and Clint Eastwood’s
The Good, the Bad and the
Ugly, but I also watched
Wesley Snipes in New Jack
City, and Denzel Washing-
ton in Glory and A Soldier’s
Story. Those performances
moved me in a way that I
cannot explain. So, you’re
seeing me tip my hat to
those guys in this film.
KW: Film student Jamaal
Green says: Jamie, you are
such a talent in so many
areas, it seems like there
isn’t anything you can’t do.
Is there any chance that
directing will be something
you may try next?
JF: We’re doing a direct-
ing thing with Canon and
INVITATION TO BID
GROVE HOTEL BUILDING RENOVATION
401/439 W Burnside, Portland, OR
R&H Construction is seeking bids for the renovation of a
27,000 s.f., 3-story building (72 units with retail below).
Major scopes of work include: final cleaning, masonry
restoration, steel, millwork, casework, insulation, roofing,
doors, glazing, drywall,tile, floor covering, painting, special-
ties and others.The following scopes are design-build: fire
sprinklers and HVAC. The demolition, plumbing and electri-
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**Important** BOLI wage rates based on July 1, 2011
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Pre-Bid Meeting: December 21, 2012 at 10:00 AM
(Meet at 401/439 W Burnside)
Bids Due: December 28, 2012 2:00 PM
Bid Questions: Contact John Hillenkamp, 503-248-5509,
jhillenkamp@rhconst.com or Ev Galloni, 503-248-5523,
egalloni@rhconst.com
Plans available December 14th at the R&H Office and the
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Room
1530 SW Taylor Street,
Portland, OR 97205
Tel. (503) 228-7177
Fax (503) 224-363 8
This project has MWESB participation goals. R&H is an
equal opportunity employer and encourages sub-bids from
minority,women and emerging small business enterprises.
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Ron Howard, a special
where we have people send
in pictures. I would also like
to direct some comedies
with people like Chris Tuck-
er, Kevin Hart and Mike
Epps, and go to work with
them on some fun stuff.
KW: Nick Antoine was
wondering whether you’re
ever going to get around to
doing Skank Robbers, that
long-rumored film based on
the characters Wanda and
Sheneneh that you and Mar-
tin Lawrence played on In
Living Color?
JF: No, that’s not going to
happen.
KW: This question is from
your co-star Kerry Wash-
ington: If you were an ani-
mal, what animal would you
be?
JF: Wow! If I were an ani-
mal, I would be an eagle.
KW: The Melissa Harris-
Perry question: How did
your first big heartbreak
impact who you are as a
person?
JF: Guys don’t adapt as
well as women do to getting
their heart broken for the
first time. It’s tragic. I really
wanted to be in love, get
married, have kids and buy
a wood-paneled station
wagon for the family. But it
didn’t work out, and, boy, it
wrecked it!
KW: Would you mind
coming up with a Jamie
Foxx question I could ask
other celebrities when I
interview them?
JF: Hmm… [Thinks] If
you only had 24 hours to
live, what would you do?
Would you do the bad stuff,
you never got a chance to
do, or would you do good
stuff to make sure you make
it into heaven?
KW: Great question!
Thanks! Harriet Pakula-
Teweles says: You have so
much fun singing. What
would be your dream band,
i...from any group?
JF: My dream band? Jesus
Christ! I would start with
Prince, and then Questlove
CITY OF VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL #2-13 (RFP) FOR
and Buddy Rich on the
drums, Rick James on the
bass, and Herbie Hancock
on the piano. The horn sec-
tion would be Miles Davis
on lead trumpet, with Wyn-
ton and Branford Marsalis.
I’d have Santana on lead
guitar and Sheila E. doing
percussion. My height man
would be Jerome [Benton]
from The Time, and my
singing group would be
New Edition. There it is!
KW: Great band! Thanks
again for the time, Jamie,
and best of luck with the
film.
JF: Thanks, Kam.
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PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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APPLY NOW!
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Portland Public Schools is now hiring for Full-Time Custodi-
ans. To be considered for this position, please complete an
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sified vacancies. This position is scheduled to close
December 30, 2012 if sufficient applications have been
received.
Additional information is available via the Human
Resources website. Please contact Nancy Dickison for any
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and employer.
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ON-CALL PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION
MATERIALS
SAMPLING AND TESTING
The City of Vancouver (City) is seeking proposals from well
qualified construction materials testing and laboratory
companies for on-call field testing, sampling and laboratory
analysis of materials incorporated during the construction
of city streets and transportation facilities, as well as water,
sanitary sewer, and storm sewer utilities within the City’s
service area. Occasional specialty inspection for the con-
struction of building structures may be requested.
Request for proposal packets may be obtained from the
Customer Service Desk, 1st floor lobby, at 415 W. Sixth
Street, Vancouver Washington, by visiting our website at
http://www.cityofvancouver.us/procurement, or by calling
(360) 487-8430.
Technical questions regarding this Request for Proposal
should be directed to Dan Swensen, Engineering and Con-
struction Services Manager, (360)487-7754.
Sealed responses will be received by the Procurement Serv-
ices Manager of the City of Vancouver, Washington up to
the hour of 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 6th, 2013.
Responses delivered later will not be accepted. The City of
Vancouver is not responsible for delays in delivery.
All responses to this request that are mailed through the
United States Postal Service shall be addressed to the Pro-
curement Services Manager, City of Vancouver, P.O. Box
1995, Vancouver, Washington 98668-1995. Please be
advised that USPS deliveries requiring a signature may not
be delivered in a timely manner as our receiving point is not
staffed at all times and may not be available to sign at the
time of delivery. Hand-delivered responses, or responses
not sent through the USPS, shall be delivered to the Van-
couver City Hall, Customer Service Desk, 1st floor lobby,
City of Vancouver, 415 W. 13th Street, Vancouver, Washing-
ton 98660. The United States Postal Service will NOT deliv-
er to the street address.
All proposals shall be placed in a sealed envelope, which is
clearly marked “RFP #2-13 ON-CALL PUBLIC WORKS CON-
STRUCTION MATERIALS TESTING”. Responses by FAX will
not be accepted.
The City of Vancouver is committed to providing equal
opportunities to State of Washington certified Minority, Dis-
advantaged and Women’s Business Enterprises in con-
tracting activities.
The City of Vancouver reserves the right to cancel this
request or reject any and all responses submitted or to
waive any minor formalities of this call if the best interest of
the City would be served.
No respondent may withdraw his response after the hour
set for the opening thereof, unless the award of contract is
delayed for a period exceeding ninety (90) days.
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