All posts by Kev Brock

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.
movies

Report: Hi Ho Silver…The Lone Ranger coming back to the big screen…

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Screenwriters Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio who were writers from the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films is in final negotiations with Disney and producer Jerry Bruckheimer in bringing the famous “The Lone Ranger” back to the big screen.

“The Lone Ranger” first began as a radioshow back in the 1930’s, the popularity of “The Ranger” led to movies, TV shows, cartoons, comics, toys, and more.

The character once hit the big screen in 1981 in a movie titled “The Legend of the Lone Ranger” starring Klinton Spilsbury as the Ranger but the movie failed big time in the box office. In 2003, a TV movie of the Lone Ranger was aired but that failed in the TV ratings as well.

The Hollywood Reporter reports:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i0253b4ed794b135a4980bb7be375dd49

I’m sure Disney will do a great job so America can care about the character again. It’s Disney, those people don’t mess around.

As long as they don’t get Antonio Banderas as the Lone Ranger in the new film, I’ll go see it.

Kev

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BREAKING NEWS: Tom Petty announces Mudcrutch reunion with original members…

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Tom Petty just announced the official reunion of his former shortlived band before the Heartbreakers, Mudcrutch with it’s original members. The Mudcrutch lineup includes Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Tom Leadon, and Randall Marsh.

In 1974 Mudcrutch left their hometown of Gainesville, Florida to California in search of a record deal because of Tom Petty’s dream of being signed to a major label. The band had difficulty finding a label that would accept their music and later a label named “Shelter Records” signed the band. They released a single titled “Depot Street” backed with “Wild Eyes” but it didn’t chart. While the band was trying to record their first album back in those days, it didn’t go well and the band disbanded. So their first album never got made.

After all these years, Mudcrutch has finally got the opportunity to get together to make an album (with old and new material) and tour to follow it. The debut Mudcrutch album will hit stores April 29th.

The band Mudcrutch will not do a world tour, they will only play a bunch of dates in California.

From Tom Petty’s official website:

http://site.tompetty.com/lastdj_newsdetail-beta.php?section=announcements&id=9183

Pretty sweet news! I’ll definitely get the Mudcrutch album! Looking forward to hearing it!

Kev

Celebrity news

BREAKING NEWS: Dennis Quaid is considering suing Cedars-Sinai Medical Center…

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The reason actor Dennis Quaid has not yet filed a lawsuit against Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles is because he wants them to do the right thing. Quaid made the announcement at the Assn. of Health Care Journalists meeting. Quaid said he wants the hospital to improve patient safety, if they continue to fail, he will consider suing.

Quaid says he wants the hospital to get a bar code system where it scans medications before being administered to the patients.

More on it here:

http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-me-quaid28mar28,1,7175770.story

Quaid is keeping a good eye on the hospital. If they mess up again, he’ll sue, I guess that’s his plan.

I can’t blame him.

Kev

Celebrity/musician deaths

RIP: Herb Peterson 1918 – 2008

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The creater of the famous McDonald’s breakfast sandwich the Egg McMuffin’, Herb Peterson, has passed away at the age of 89. Peterson died peacefully at his Santa Barbara home. Before he died he was still the vice president of operations for McDonald’s restaurants. Peterson was famous for inventing a breakfast sandwich called the Egg McMuffin which is just an egg, a slice of Canadian bacon, topped with cheese and covered with two buttered english muffins. The sandwich has became a hit ever since. He was also the first to bring breakfast to McDonald’s food chain. Peterson loves McDonald’s so much that he would even talk with customers while they’re eating and make friends with the employees.

Peterson has worked with the McDonald’s food chain for more than 30 years. He is survived by his wife and three daughters.

The Associated Press Reports:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hXGNuzGh7W1P5yK8wdlzne2rkXVgD8VLFVAG3

Oh my, this makes me want to go to McDonald’s this weekend some morning to grab a couple of Egg McMuffins in honor of Peterson. Everyone else should do the same!

RIP Herb.

Kev

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BREAKING NEWS: A few good Led Zeppelin news!!!

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NME, a UK magazine for music news brought up a few good latest news about Led Zeppelin.

The first Robert Plant seems to be in a better mood about playing more shows with Led Zeppelin and seems more positive about it. He says Led Zeppelin will be all up to playing more shows only for the right reasons. Like the last time was a tribute to Ahmet Ertegun, “special” reasons would be things like that. They may not go on a full fledge tour but they’ll probably play some more shows. Hopefully they play MSG in New York one more time to relive “The Song Remains the Same” concert in 1973.

http://www.nme.com/news/led-zeppelin/35481

John Paul Jones hinted that Led Zeppelin could go back into the studio again to record a new Led Zeppelin album. For many months now Jimmy Page has been hinting us that he’s working on new music that was meant to be for Led Zeppelin. Lets keep our fingers crossed that there could be a new Led Zep album in the future!

http://www.nme.com/news/led-zeppelin/35482

And the last, Jimmy Page hinted that last year’s December 10th O2 show could be getting released on DVD in the future. He confirmed the show was videotaped but he said creating the DVD of the show would be a lot of hard work. Lets keep our fingers crossed for a DVD release of this show as well.

http://www.nme.com/news/led-zeppelin/35484

This is pretty sweet news here.

If anything, I want a new Led Zeppelin studio album more. I would like to see what new changes and style of music Led Zeppelin would sound like today if they worked on new material. If they work on a studio album and release it, then they can do several more shows to support it.

Led Zeppelin, Guns N’ Roses, Ac/Dc….coming back to music again?

I said it before and will say it again, “We need our rock n’ roll back dammit”. If those three bands come back to the national music industry full time, people can start caring about mainstream music again.

Kev

Videogame news

Report: Grand Theft Auto IV to be the best videogame ever made? Here are 5 reasons why…

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Own a Playstation 3 or an Xbox 360? Do you just love Grand Theft Auto games? Have you played every single GTA game made so far and you still feel there is not enough? Well in “Grand Theft Auto IV” that game will have everything you can ask for. Every videogamers dream come true.

Yes, “Grand Theft Auto IV” could be the most popular game in history. In GTA IV, they have made the game more realistic.

Check it out:

http://us.i1.yimg.com/videogames.yahoo.com/events/grand-theft-auto-iv/grand-theft-auto-iv-five-reasons-you-want-it/1199905

Gamers, get ready for some hardcore gaming action here! GTA IV is coming around the corner, it is coming out in stores everywhere April 29th!

 Fuck yeah!

I’m so happy I got a Playstation 3 now, GTA IV is definitely my next game for it!

Kev

Politics/war

Report: Eliot Spitzer linked to second hooker…but this one is hotter than Ashley!

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Our now former New York governor, Eliot Spitzer has been linked to a second call girl prostitute named Kristin “Billie” Davis and she is 32. A little older than Ashley Alexandra Dupre and much sexier, bustier and a blonde! She is also a pretty rich hooker, pretty much a millionaire. Spitzer’s spokewoman says he was never a client of Davis.

The NY Post reports:

http://www.nypost.com/seven/03272008/news/regionalnews/and_there_he_hos_again_103741.htm?page=1

Man, who cares about the hookers Spitzer fucked. Why do we have to know every single women he’s been with?

Come on Silda! Do what’s right and leave your cheating husband!

Kev

music

Report: Axl Rose responds to Dr. Pepper offer…says he’s “happy” and very flattered…

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Well, it didn’t take long for Axl Rose and the new Guns N’ Roses to pick up on the Dr. Pepper offer. Axl Rose wrote about it on the bands “new” official website.

Although Buckethead is no longer in the band, his recordings on the album are still on there, Axl replied back he’ll share his free drink of Dr. Pepper with Buckethead.

Read it here:

http://www.gunsnroses.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080326&content_id=a1&vkey=news&fext=.jsp

But again, he still says nothing about a “release date” and no word about the future of “Chinese Democracy”.

Since Axl seems very happy about the Dr. Pepper offer, maybe he will actually release the album this year.

Lets keep our fingers crossed!

Kev

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Report: Axl Rose responds to Dr. Pepper offer…says he’s “happy” and very flattered…

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Well, it didn’t take long for Axl Rose and the new Guns N’ Roses to pick up on the Dr. Pepper offer. Axl Rose wrote about it on the bands “new” official website.

Although Buckethead is no longer in the band, his recordings on the album are still on there, Axl replied back he’ll share his free drink of Dr. Pepper with Buckethead.

Read it here:

http://www.gunsnroses.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080326&content_id=a1&vkey=news&fext=.jsp

But again, he still says nothing about a “release date” and no word about the future of “Chinese Democracy”.

Since Axl seems very happy about the Dr. Pepper offer, maybe he will actually release the album this year.

Lets keep our fingers crossed!

Kev