- From 2003-2005, wrote a Miles Davis biopic titled "Miles Ahead" on spec under the direction of Cheryl Davis and Vincent Wilburn, Jr. of the Miles Davis estate.
- His mentor, Andrew "Black Jack" Jackson (a former-Chicago gangster and concert promoter turned record label exec), holds the distinct honor of being the first to book the legendary Tammi Terrell and Marvin Gaye in Chicago on Friday, October 13, 1967. Black Jack started his musical career working in promotions for Cadillac Records as a teen in the 1950s.
- 2004's TV movie "The Last Ride - GTO" was greatly based on his 2003 original feature script titled "64-1/2: To Catch A Mustang". His script was written within 3-weeks and later shopped to studios to pay homage to his favorite car [the Mustang] and in celebration of its 40th-anniversary.
- As a hobby, he often studies/researches politics, finance, religion(s) and global history - predominately astute in indigenous-American, African and Asian history.
- Favorite filmmakers/directors are Gordon Parks, Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese, Antoine Fuqua, Tyler Perry, Michael Bay and Oscar Micheaux.
- As a teenager, Cairo's paternal grandfather joined the US Army during WW1 and retired immediately following the end of WWII; and he went on to amass wealth in Ringgold, Louisiana as a successful businessman and one of a few black landowners who leased land out to both white and black sharecroppers.
- His late-maternal grandmother (Clara Smith-Jackson) directly related to former-slave turned wealthy black oilman, businessman, landowner, and philanthropist, Newton Smith.
- Started playing the baritone saxophone at the age of eleven; and tenor saxophone and bass clarinet by thirteen.
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