...How often do you guys get to check email?
Access to email is different for everyone here. We have what are called MWR - Morale Welfare and Recreation centers. Think of a gym with computers and TVs. A lot of people use these to access their email. I'm in a signal unit and we provide several different types of communication. I have a little better access to email then most guys here.
How did you find the "Lazy Muncie" video?
I'm from Muncie and as soon as "Lazy Muncie" came out I had 4 or 5 emails waiting for me with links to different sites to check it out. I was home for two weeks of leave last December and actually saw "Lazy Sunday" when it aired on SNL. So when Lazy Muncie came out I thought it was the funniest thing ever and started to plan Lazy Ramadi.
Your video has a really high production quality. Have you guys made videos before?
I have made a few small movies for my friends and family, nothing as good as "Lazy Ramadi."
How long did it take you to shoot the video? How long to edit it?
I took a few months to get all of the pieces into place. Dobbs had been moved to another FOB Forward Operating Base and I had to wait to get him back. We needed better video editing software, etc. But once we started working on the movie it only took about a week.
Where do you get a digital recorder in Iraq?
I brought it with me. It was a gift from my wife and I had planned to make some fun movies to send home.
What was the hardest part?
Writing the lyrics and recording the rapping. I had no idea how much would go into it. We could not have pulled off the music without the help of Andre Franklin (A friend of the filmmakers)....