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I'm a musician, singer/songwriter, blogger, writer, poet, bodybuilder, movie lover, music lover, video gamer, history/political buff, conservative/republican, etc. I like to do a lot of things.
Politics/war, TV

Thoughts on Matt Lauer firing, there are sexual predators everywhere you look, not just in Hollywood!

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Why are people surprised about the firing of Matt Lauer? I’m not! I never liked that asshole anyways to begin with so good riddance! Lauer had the word “creep” written all over him for many years so I’m not surprised.

On top of that, there are sexual predators everywhere you look like the title of this topic says. It doesn’t just exist in Hollywood. There are predators in politics, journalism, sports and there are predators in real life too. They’re everywhere sadly!

It’s just that these predator men hide it very well. How are they able to get away with it after all these years? Well they probably found a way to silence the victim like giving them hush money, threatening their lives and sometimes the victims are afraid to speak out.

One thing for sure though, I find it unfair that so many people are bashing the victim for speaking out about it after all these years. Some of them are like, “Why didn’t the victim speak out about this a long time ago?” Well think of it this way… maybe the victim is afraid to speak about it ’cause he/she feels it’s a hard topic to talk about. Maybe they refused to talk about it publicly ’cause they’re trying to get it out of their minds, ya know? Maybe the victim is afraid they would get in trouble if they spoke about it. Now that all of this is going on, they just feel it’s the right time to talk about it. Now more victims are coming forward, they feel more comfortable coming forward. So give the victims a break.

Yeah, there are predators everywhere. They can be even your close friends and family. Be more aware of your surroundings and watch who you trust ’cause you’ll never know someone’s true character. There are a lot of sickos and pervs out there,  it’s crazy!

Anyway, I’m not a big fan of InfoWars, but this is a great article in regards to Trump’s “Pussy Grabbing” tape. If you’re still upset about Trump’s “Pussy Grabbing” comments, maybe you’ll have a different feeling about that now that Lauer and NBC got busted since they were the ones who leaked the tape so enjoy this read:

https://www.infowars.com/irony-matt-lauer-fired-for-sexual-harassment-after-suspected-role-in-leaking-trump-pussy-grab-tape/

It’s funny… NBC tried to make Trump  look like a sexual predator and now Matt Lauer gets exposed as a predator. This is the same network that gets all over Bill O’ Reilly and Roy Moore for sexual misconduct. Everybody in liberal Hollywood tried to make Trump look like a sexual predator but they get exposed for doing the same.

So does this make Trump innocent over the “Pussy Grabbing” stuff? Oh yes, absolutely! NBC started all of that, remember that.

Kev

Random/off topic posts

Beautiful things will happen once you distance yourself from all the negativity and drama…

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In facebook, I’m always seeing all kinds of negativity and drama. You see it everyday. Men and women ranting about how tough life is publicly on their FB walls. I’m sure you’ve seen it too. When men and women get crap by people in their lives, they would also rant about that publicly as well. Ya know something, I don’t know why people get themselves into so much drama. They claim they don’t like it but I think they do… people really love drama and addicted to it.

Not me. I would pretty much rather stay far away from it as much as possible. Some may not think it but I’m a very happy guy right now. My life isn’t perfect but I found ways to be happy. One way to make you happy is distancing yourself from negativity and drama. It really works. I used to have a problem getting myself into negativity and drama — all that did was make me unhappy most of the time. You’ll be much happier if you stay out of all drama and bullshit, always. Whether the drama and negativity has something to do with you or not, you should stay out of it either way.

Ya know, if you’re getting attacked and criticized by people… just ignore it and move on. If people around you are getting themselves into drama and if it doesn’t concern you at all then don’t get yourself involved. I see drama everywhere, not just in social networking, in real life too. I’m sure you’ve seen all kinds of drama between your family members and friends, but when you see that stuff, stay out of it. Once again, don’t get yourself involved. I never understood why people get themselves involved in other peoples drama when they shouldn’t.

When you’re getting attacked, bullied and criticized by people aka “haters”… there are gonna be some other people who think you instigated it and thinks it’s your fault. It’s not your fault at all; it’s just that a lot of people are assholes out there and that’s it. Ya know,  just because someone has a lot of haters like myself doesn’t necessarily make them a bad person. Never judge the book by it’s cover.

Yeah, I hear ya about drama & negativity in life ’cause I get a lot of it too… I’ve just gotten much better distancing myself from it. I don’t care about drama and negativity anymore like I used to. Nowadays, all I wanna be is a positive and happy person. I found myself to be a happy person by playing music, doing bodybuilding/fitness, yoga and doing all the hobbies that I like to do. I have a lot of other hobbies such as reading books, writing, watching movies and playing video games. I do a lot of hobbies ’cause that stuff keeps me happy and continues to make me feel strong. I gotta do things to be inspired.

The secret to distancing yourself from negativity is not caring about other people. Just don’t care what people think and just be yourself. Don’t change for anyone just because someone doesn’t like who you are. People always tried to change me just because they don’t like who I am and it’s not happening.

I know it’s hard to stay away from negativity and drama ’cause it’s everywhere you look, but you gotta learn to stay strong and not be a sensitive person. Yeah, a lot of people are assholes out there nowadays, but when you call people out for it… no one will believe you and they’ll keep getting on to you even more that’s why you gotta distance yourself from bullshit.

If people are being negative to you all the time then don’t be afraid to eliminate them from your life completely. I’m noticing a lot of people are having a hard time doing that. It’s not that hard really and does make your life much easier! People have no reason to get on to you about stupid shit, they’re just assholes and a bunch of low lives trying to put you down to their level. That is all.

Yeah, I still get assholes out there thinking it’s okay to say whatever they want about me but I just ignore ’em. Whenever I say I have haters, some never want to believe me but that’s okay. I don’t let negative people bother me anymore. My life is real good. I love making music and doing all the bodybuilding/fitness/yoga… that’s all I care about pretty much. I don’t care what people have to say or think about me anymore and you should have that same attitude. Just live life the way you want to and screw the rest.

Kev

Random/off topic posts, Uncategorized

About my vocal range, I’m pretty sure I’m a “tenor” after all!!!

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I know I’ve been switching back and forth a little bit on what my vocal range style is, but I think I’ll make it final that my vocal range is “tenor”. I’m very sure and 100% positive it is.

On the piano, I can sing from C4 to F4 (C4 which is middle C on piano). In order to be a tenor, you need to be in the B2 to G4 range. That’s the tenor range right there. I can sing from B2 to F4 which pretty much lands in the tenor range. I’m not quite up to G4 yet but I’m getting there.

https://www.becomesingers.com/vocal-range/vocal-range-chart

So yeah,  I’m definitely a tenor singer which feels pretty awesome. I sung the notes on a piano so I’m pretty sure I can sing from B2 to F4. I actually can hit G4 a little bit but not quite. I gotta stop right there so I don’t damage my voice, but I can already sing pretty high.

I’m gonna continue to practice my vocal exercises to see if I can go even higher ’cause I would like to make it up to alto possibly. I already do have quite a vocal range, though which feels awesome.

I do want to hit the really high notes and it’s possible I can go all the way up to soprano too. Just gotta work hard and stay dedicated. I do want to have a really strong singing voice. I love singing. I’m doing all I can to improve and get better. My voice is already decent enough to sing rock n’ roll and even metal so I’ll give it a go soon.

Kev

music, TV

Why are music award shows trying to shut out Taylor Swift?

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The Grammy award nominations are out for 2018 and they are terrible like they usually are every year. Taylor Swift snubbed again in major award categories when she just put out a new album titled, Reputation. I am noticing more and more that music award shows are trying their best to shut out Taylor Swift. The Grammy’s didn’t shut out Taylor Swift completely; however, they did give her a nomination for something. They gave her a nomination for “Best Country Song” category, but it’s a song she didn’t perform herself. She wrote a song for Little Big Town called, “Better Man” and Taylor will probably end up winning that award too.

Check out the nominations here…

http://variety.com/2017/music/news/2018-grammy-nominations-list-nominees-1202623881/

Why are the Grammy’s trying to ignore Taylor Swift? Why are they snubbing her from major awards like “Record of the Year” and “Album of the Year”? I think the obvious answer to that is politics. Are award shows upset that Taylor continues to stay apolitical in her career? Ya know, Taylor keeping quiet about her political views. Are they upset that she refuses to be a loudmouth about liberal politics and she won’t bash Donald Trump? Those are probably the reasons.

Another reason is that race could be a big part of it too. Have you noticed each year in the Grammy’s there have been more black artists getting nominated than white artists? This year there are mostly black artists nominated. Pretty much all artists nominated for “Record of the Year” and “Album of the Year” are black artists except for Lorde.

Yeah, no doubt the Grammy’s are doing all they can to keep Al Sharpton and all the race baiters out there happy. All of this have got to do something with race, absolutely. The Grammy’s are looking to be more like the BET awards nowadays.

Look… don’t get me wrong… I have nothing against black artists because I happen to like some rap/hip hop and R&B myself. It’s just that it’s unfair for these award shows to ram these rap and pop artists down our throats when there are many other talented artists that deserve these opportunities. I think it’s because some don’t want Taylor Swift hogging the award show spotlight and that’s what they’re afraid of.

I love Taylor Swift. I just think the music industry just stopped caring for her. Now they’re trying to ram Beyonce, Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar down our throats… artists that I don’t care for at all. Award shows are getting worse every year. Fed up with them all. I stopped watching all award shows and you should too.

Speaking of Taylor Swift, I haven’t bought her new album Reputation but I’m gonna get it pretty soon. I love her previous album 1989. Yeah, I’m mostly into rock n’ roll and metal music but sometimes I have to listen to a little bit of everything else that’s out there.

Kev

Politics/war, TV

Which mainstream news outlet deserves the “Fake News Trophy”???

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When Trump put this tweet up this morning, I couldn’t help myself but laugh. I laughed pretty hard out loud. This tweet is too funny. Seriously. I can’t blame Trump for ranting about the media this morning ’cause they must be driving him up the wall. That’s what the media is hoping to do… they’re hoping to drive him insane.

It should be easy to see that the mainstream media is so fake. They’ve always has been for years. They’ve been fake news long before Trump became president. When Barack Obama was president all they did was protect him like he was king. The media made Obama look like he was a good president when he was not. The media lied about so many things about Obama as a way to look good. All the media did under Obama was praise him and never once reported anything negative about him.

I mean, what kind of media do we have when all they do is make left wing people look good and make right-wing people look bad??? That is not journalism, y’all. It’s all propaganda is what they’re promoting. Everybody wants to deny liberal bias in the media, but it’s so easy to see. I don’t see how that’s so hard? There are still people who wants to mistakenly believe that the media is a credible source of news. If you’re one of those people then you’re one of those who are pretty lazy at research and pretty lazy at getting yourselves informed. A lot of people rely on the news for the truth and many refuse to make sure what the media is saying is correct when most of the time they aren’t. There are still too many people who watch the news on TV and read the news on the internet… and they actually believe everything they say. It’s really frustrating, ya know? I remember the days when tabloid newspapers were pretty popular in the past… well now the mainstream news are the new tabloids. Quite sad!

Most Americans are pretty much fed up with the media… that’s why we all voted for Trump to begin with ’cause we’re all smart enough not to fall for their bullshit. If you still like Obama, if you still like Bernie Sanders and see nothing wrong with Hillary then chances are you probably watch NBC, CNN, read the Washington Post, etc. We knew Trump was the right guy for president after we all saw how the media treated the man.

So what media outlet deserves the “Fake News Trophy” award as Trump calls it? Well, all media outlets are pretty bad, but the worst ones are: CNN, NBC, NY Times and the WaPost. I despise CNN so much so I guess the “Fake News Trophy” award would go to CNN absolutely. CNN makes the National Enquirer look good.

It’s unbelievable that there are still people that follows the mainstream news and believes everything they say. When will the Fake News bullshit end? We need real journalism back like the old days. What Americans want to see is real journalism. That’s why FOX News is pretty hot right now ’cause sorry to say, y’all, they are more credible than any other source out there. That’s why people go to sites like Breitbart, Wikileaks and the Drudge Report ’cause they all report real stuff without any bias.

It’s disgusting how the media treats Obama and Hillary like angels and how they treat Trump like he’s a bad guy. Politics shouldn’t be this black and white at all but the media is trying to make it like that. Yep, liberalism is good for the country but conservatism is evil. That’s how the media looks at America and it’s disgusting. That’s not what America wants to see. We want fair and honest reporting on both sides.

For many years, I’ve tried warning you all about the media but all you liberal readers did was laugh at me and continued to believe what the mainstream news says. I love it when I try to debate politics with my liberal readers here and when they show me “facts”, they send me a link to the WaPo or CNN. The news sucks. Turn off your TV, stop reading the internet and stop reading the newspapers.

There’s a meme going around facebook that says, “Caution: The media is not a reflection of reality”. It’s true if you think about it.

So yeah, CNN definitely deserves the “Fake News Trophy” more than all the others. I could have sworn that CNN used to be a credible news network without the liberal bias but now look at them. It’s very sad.

Anybody that still watches the news and takes them seriously needs to get their heads examined.

Kev

 

Politics/war, Uncategorized

Trump doesn’t need to be on covers of magazines, he’s got better things to do like “Making America Great Again”!

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I love this tweet by President Trump. What Trump just did here was that he basically told TIME magazine to fuck off and leave him alone.

Why did Trump turn down the “Person of the Year” award this year? Well here’s a little flashback y’all…

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Time magazine attacked Trump on the cover by calling him the “President of the Divided States of America” instead of calling him the “United States of America” which was pretty cruel and uncalled for! It was also pretty unprofessional and bad journalism at best. TIME magazine also bashed him in the actual article from last year too. I’ll never forget it.

Then here comes this tweet by Time magazine themselves on twitter claiming what Trump said was full of shit and you know this tweet was a flat out lie by Time magazine…

TIME magazine is obviously trying to save themselves from bad publicity. Trying to save themselves from their readers boycotting and unsubscribing from their shitty magazine.

Ya know, who cares. Trump doesn’t need to be on covers of magazines anyways ’cause he has way better and more important things to do like making America great again. I remember when Barack Obama was president, he did too many magazine covers and was featured in interviews in a lot of them too. Why? It’s because Obama was obsessed with the fame and he was a bit of a narcissist. Trump however doesn’t care about the fame ’cause he’s already famous.

Sure, ever since Trump got elected he may have done plenty of TV interviews, but they were mostly done at the White House. Ever since Trump got elected and sworn in, he hasn’t done many magazine covers which is good.

I loved how Trump called out TIME magazine and told them to fuck off. It was awesome.

What happened to news magazines like Newsweek and TIME? They’re both garbage. They’re both lapdogs for the Democrat party just like the fake news MSM so fuck ’em. TIME magazine was probably planning to attack him again this year.

Trump is so focused on his presidency and doing all the things we elected him to do. Trump doesn’t care about fame and publicity.

I hate how everything is so liberal nowadays. Think about why Trump won ’cause we’re fed up with all the liberalism.

Kev

Local music

Bands drinking and getting drunk on stage: cool or stupid???

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Another big problem I’m seeing in local music scenes is that most bands around the area wants to drink and get hammered on their shows. I’ve been seeing that with bands more nowadays. You have to ask yourself… are bands drinking alcohol on stage and getting smashed cool or stupid? Some believe that it’s cool for musicians to party hard but lets be realistic here, folks. Bands drinking during their live performances isn’t cool. It’s time to grow up and get real.

Nowadays, all musicians want to do is drink alcohol.  Many musicians out there are alcoholics, unfortunately. There are too many of ’em out there. Not me. I’m done with the drinking and hard partying. I was never an alcoholic per se, but I did used to drink alcohol and get myself wasted occasionally. I’m done with that.

It’s sad that there are many alcoholics out there nowadays. There are bars all over the place. That’s why the local music scene is pretty hot in the bar rooms ’cause they make a lot of money when they have bands play in them. That’s how bars stay open and thrive. That’s how you get gigs at bars ’cause the only reason they’ll book you is if you could only pull in a crowd… they don’t give a shit whether your music is good or not. They’re only happy if you could pull in people to buy drinks.

Nowadays, bands just want to act like narcissistic jackasses and showoff how cool they are ’cause like to party hard in front of their fans.

Ya know, playing in a rock band doesn’t always have to involve drinking and hard-partying. If I ever get a band, that’s not what my band is gonna be about. It’s gonna be strictly about the music.

Some people make the mistake that if you’re musician, it helps make you play better when you’re really intoxicated. Not always. Most of the time, I’ve seen musicians that play really sloppy and awful when drunk. When I see bands that are totally smashed on stage, it makes me want to leave the show. It used to be a bad thing for bands to get drunk on stage during live gigs but nowadays it has become more accepted which is sad.

Local music doesn’t always have to revolve around alcohol. You don’t always have to play in bars. You can play in places like cafes, diners, restaurants and family friendly events/festivals and most of those don’t involve alcohol.

To me drinking is stupid but if you want to do it, that’s your choice and your decision. Drinking alcohol is not for me anymore. Too many full grown adults out there that are nothing but drunks. It’s just sad. Beer and alcohol is overrated nowadays. I don’t need to get myself wasted to have a fun time. Alcohol has become big and mainstream… I blame that on beer commercials you see on TV, of course. I don’t like the alcohol anymore. I can’t drink anymore anyways ’cause I get sick each time I do. I’m okay with that. Alcohol is dumb.

Kev

TV

Finished watching all of “Longmire” yesterday evening…

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Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving yesterday. I was meaning to post something about Thanksgiving but didn’t feel like posting on the blog much.

After my Thanksgiving meal, I decided to spend the whole Thanksgiving evening watching the rest of Longmire – The Final Season on Netflix last night.

This was such a good show. Most of Netflix’s original material when it comes to their TV shows and original movies are no good, but they actually have a few good things on Netflix TV. Longmire is one of their few good original TV shows. I’ve been watching Longmire since the beginning. This is one show that had everything: good acting, great writing and good filming. The show was filmed like a modern day Western. I look at it as part Western and part Mystery. It’s a mystery who-dun-it kind of show. The show can get unpredictable a lot ’cause you’ll never know who committed a lot of the crimes that were in the show. There will be some big shockers throughout the show too.

The acting by the cast was the best I’ve seen in a TV show in a long time. Everybody did good, but I was most impressed with Robert Taylor and Lou Diamond Phillips. Both of them stole the show and killed it. I think both of them deserve to win awards for this show. The characters and the stories are entertaining to watch, though.

Of course, the final season got a little more violent than the previous seasons… gotta save the best for the last.

Check out “Longmire” here:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1836037/

I’m disappointed that Season 6 is the final season, but I don’t see this show ending for good ’cause the ending of the finale seemed like it just left open for more in the future. Does this mean that Longmire will have future reunion shows maybe? I think they will be back in the future like maybe for a TV movie or a limited run series kind of like what the X-Files did. Hopefully the show will be back for more.

Kev

Random/off topic posts

Singing like a hard rock & metal singer isn’t really all that hard, thanks to the “Zen of Screaming” DVD instruction…

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For a long while, I’ve been trying to figure out other singing styles ’cause I just didn’t want to sing clearly all the time. Singing clearly all the time can be a bit boring and I wanted to discover new singing techniques like singing with a little grit, distortion, maybe a little growling and I want to learn how to scream too. Doing those singing techniques aren’t really all that hard to do. In order to sing like a hard rock and metal singer is that Melissa Cross said on “Zen of Screaming” DVD set is that you need to learn how to sing regularly first, though. Meaning you have to  learn how to sing clearly first before you start singing with grit, growling and screaming. Also, gotta learn how to breathe well and all that stuff. Learn how to maintain your throat and take good care of it.

Yeah, I want to learn how to sing like a rock & metal singer. That’s the goal and I’m working my way there. I’m tired of singing acoustic folk music and want to switch to heavier rock n’ roll finally, ya know? I’m a rock n’ roll guy, always has been. I love metal too, though. I want to be able to finally make full band rock n’ roll music and I’m working very hard to make my dream come true. I want to make full band rock songs: heavy guitars, loud drums and bass. I’m also still working on my lead guitar playing ’cause I want to play face melting guitar solos over my songs too.

Some people out there make the mistake that your singing voice stops improving as you get older, but I disagree. Don’t listen to them. I’m 40 years old and noticing a major improvement in my voice, and my singing has gotten more stronger lately. There are famous singers in the industry who are over 50 years old and they still sing very well… singers such as Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden, James Hetfield of Metallica, Ozzy still sings well, Steven Tyler still has a strong voice after all these years and many more to name. It’s definitely possible to still have a killer singing voice even when you’re aging. It is possible that I can go from Baritone/bass range to Tenor and I’m that close to getting there too. Just gotta work and practice harder.

I’m not trying to sound like a narcissist or anything, but I’m trying all I can to become a good singer. I want to improve and get better. Sing a little more professionally.

Kev

True Crime

Listen to podcast about Jaliek Rainwalker… #justiceforjaliek

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There’s this podcast that I stumbled upon twitter and on their website they said they did a podcast on the Jaliek Rainwalker case. I’ve talked about the Jaliek case on my blog before. If you don’t know about the Jaliek case listen to this podcast and do your google research too.

This kid named Jaliek Rainwalker went missing in my hometown of Greenwich on Nov. 1st 2007. It’s now been 10 years since he went missing and it’s now been turned into a cold case after all these years.

When it comes to the Jaliek case, there has always been a controversial debate over this. Many believe that Jaliek’s adoptive parents had something to do with his disappearance and there are some that actually believe the claims that he has run away.

If you’re one of those who side with Jaliek’s adoptive parents on their run-away claim then give this podcast a listen. This podcast maybe a real eye opener for you and you may wake up a bit if you think Jaliek’s adoptive father is innocent. A lot of people believe that Jaliek’s adoptive father had something to do with it. I do too. I believe the father did something horrible to the kid and he covered his tracks.

Give this podcast a listen by the Missing Minority Project. They’re a podcast that focuses on missing people who are of color and LGBTQ people. They’re thinking the same thing what we’ve all been thinking… Jaliek a victim of foul play.

http://missingminorityproject.com/episode-1-jaliek-rainwalker/

Something horrible happened to poor Jaliek in that Hill St. home in Greenwich (my hometown). The family wants to claim that Jaliek is alive and has run away but there’s no evidence of that.

Whether Jaliek is alive or dead (he’s probably likely dead, unfortunately), I want him found like most people. This case needs closure. 10 years on and still nothing. There are some that don’t want us pointing fingers at the adoptive father, but he was the last person to see Jaliek alive. How else do you want us to respond?

If anybody out there knows something about what happened on Nov. 1st 2007 in that house, you should come forward. Speak to the Greenwich police. There’s gotta be someone or some people that knows something. I’m tired of all the silence and nobody talking.

It seems that this case has gotten more attention I’m noticing. It pretty much went viral. The longer Jaliek stays missing, the more people wonder about him. I’ve been following this case ever since it happened and I haven’t forgotten Jaliek. I care about the kid and want him found like everyone else.

Kev