cellblock, so a lot of the guys when they almost instantly would see me, would assign me nicknames. what kind of stuff have you been called here, steve? since i ve been in jail i ve gotten the name shaggy from scooby-doo, harry potter. my hair was a little longer when i first came, a little bigger. i ve got to say, that was the most offensive one. that was the one that hurt my feelings more than the others. and then mclovin is the one i got from super bad. a skinny guy with glasses but funny and he s the best part of that movie so i can t complain much about that one. when these nicknames started coming at me, it didn t bother me. it was funny. it was something that made me feel like those guys and i had a connection. it actually made me feel more comfortable, really, than if i just had a name and they called me, hey, guy. hey, you. sometimes the production assistant s duties extend beyond the usual tasks. we re in the kitchen where
alligators and horses lamborghinis and porsches ellis williams, who went by the name e-dub, on the left, daniel robinson, known as true down, were two of the more memorable rappers we ever encountered. i smell like a bunch of money they think it s a cologne we don t get along and their rap, alligators and horses, made an impression on one of us. it was the most entertaining songs i d hear while filming lockup. it was clever and it really stuck with you to the point where i find myself singing it quite often. alligators and horses alligators and horses alligators and horses lamborghinis and porsches what? [ bleep ]. robinson served as backup this time, his alter ego drew down, was a well-known member of oakland s rap scene. he was a recording artist and appeared in numerous videos and movies. when he came to jail on a dui conviction, everyone seemed to
i ve got to say, that was the most offensive one. that was the one that hurt my feelings more than the others. and then mclovin is the one i got from super bad. a skinny guy with glasses but funny and he s the best part of that movie so i can t complain much about that one. when these nicknames started coming at me, it didn t bother me. it was funny. it was something that made me feel like those guys and i had a connection. it actually made me feel more comfortable, really, than if i just had a name and they called me, hey, guy. hey, you. sometimes the production assistant s duties extend beyond the usual tasks. we re in the kitchen where they re making food for the inmates and they re cooking up a blended meal. that s for inmates with broken jaws, jaws that are wired shut. someone has a broken jaw, we have cookies, bread, the meat, whatever they re making over there we put in a blender, milk, and we blend it all up, all up good. they take whatever s on the
coping mechanisms we use is humor. always about the show. it s always about the show. we like to bring some levity into the situations at times with the staff, with each other, and even with the inmates. the production assistants like jeremy stark often find themselves at the center of the levity. two hands. our production assistant in san antonio, texas, steve capri, also learned the value of having a good sense of humor. you meet a lot of inmates and a lot of people sort of get to know you a little bit, but i m a fresh face. i m a young-looking guy. i m maybe not the toughest-looking guy on the cellblock, so a lot of the guys when they almost instantly would see me, would assign me nicknames. what kind of stuff have you been called here, steve? since i ve been in jail i ve gotten the name shaggy from scooby-doo, harry potter. my hair was a little longer when i first came, a little bigger.
everyone involved. a lot of times when we re filming lockup one of the coping mechanisms we use is humor. always about the show. it s always about the show. we like to bring some levity into the situations at times with the staff, with each other, and even with the inmates. the production assistants like jeremy stark often find themselves at the center of the levity. two hands. our production assistant in san antonio, texas, steve capri, also learned the value of having a good sense of humor. you meet a lot of inmates and a lot of people sort of get to know you a little bit, but i m a fresh face. i m a young-looking guy. i m maybe not the toughest-looking guy on the cellblock, so a lot of the guys when they almost instantly would see me, would assign me nicknames. what kind of stuff have you been called here, steve? since i ve been in jail i ve gotten the name shaggy from scooby-doo, harry potter.