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I’ve been an assistant manager of a self-service gas station W hen requesting an interview or a to an executive secretary for the city clerk.” press kit from an artist, one usually goes Ronna’s life took a turn that began through a process of corresponding with a innocently enough when she and a friend Press Agent, Media Consultant, Tour decided to travel to California for a vacation Manager or some other title before you have six years ago. “My friend really wanted to access to the artist. They have a role to play come to Los Angeles. Neither one of us had and are an important part of keeping the ever been out west before. We were in Los operations running smoothly. Often times, it Angeles for a total of 24 hours when we has been a curiosity of what their lives are looked at each other and decided that this like. How did they end up working for so was the place we needed to live.” and so? What were they doing before then? “The weather had a lot to do with it plus What is a typical day like for them? Is there I loved being near the beach,” said Ronna. such a thing as a “typical day” in the “All of my life I had never really felt like I entertainment world? Armed with such truly belonged anywhere. Growing up in questions, an interview sprouted with Louisiana, I never felt that I belonged there. I Rhonda Brewster, better known as Ronna to then moved to Alabama and lived there for a her family and friends. Ronna is the while which wasn’t really my niche either. It enough money to rent an apartment. What newspaper and on line that I thought I was Marketing Assistant to Brian Ray. Brian is wasn’t until I came to California that I felt we didn’t figure on was that no one would qualified for,” she said. “It was my first job the bass guitarist for Paul McCartney. “at home”. This is where I belonged.” rent to us without having a job first. So, we interview that I went on out here and they Talking with Ronna brought about a new Ronna continues, “My friend and I lived in a hotel, which made us go through hired me.” understanding and appreciation for what she moved out here nearly one year to the day our money much faster. We were in Los Ronna shares the job duties of her does while still finding time for her own from when we first were here on vacation. Angeles for a total of 40 days before I found current position. “The company I work for is interests. We saved our money, tried to figure out rent, the job that I have now. My friend found a called, Entertainment Partners which has “I am originally from Louisiana and how much money we would need to earn to job a week later. Eventually we were able to several divisions. I work in Central Casting studied commercial art in college. I wouldn’t live on and so forth. We moved out here move into an apartment. Now both of us Payroll, which is the oldest division for say that I actually pursued any career without a job lined up. We took our savings work at the same place, too.” “extras” in Hollywood. They have been in specifically,” recalls Ronna. “I did a lot of and were prepared to live off that for at least Luck was about to bring Ronna a break.