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.

What’s gonna happen with the upcoming Benghazi Select Committee hearings…

A lot of people want to mistakenly believe that nothing will happen to Obama and Hillary with the upcoming Benghazi investigations. It can… and it will happen. All Trey’s Select Committee have to do is find hard enough evidence proving their guilt. Documents, photos, videos, witnesses, e-mails, etc. They’re gonna be looking at all that stuff if they can find ’em.

There’s still tons of info that needs answers still like why did it happen in the first place. How come no help came? Where was Obama during the attacks? Who gave the stand down order and all that stuff. It’s gonna take a long while to get all that info.

It shouldn’t be all that difficult to find out where Obama was during the 7 hours the Consulate was under attack. There were claims that Obama was in bed during the attacks but they could be lying about that too. Nobody is telling us where Obama was and Obama himself will not tell us where he was during that time. It should only take a few quick easy seconds to find out where Obama was. All they have to do is look up Obama’s records ’cause the White House keeps track of everything of where the President goes.

It’s gonna be a long and difficult investigation but as long as it takes to get the truth, I’m fine with that. I want them to take their time and not rush it. Take their time to get everything.

Like I said before, Benghazi is never going away until the full truth comes out and that’s true. Once the real truth comes out and those are held accountable… then we can stop talking about Benghazi and move on. Until then we aren’t gonna move on until those 4 gets their justices that they deserve.

I think Trey and the team will do a good job. A lot of people mistakenly believe nothing will come out of this investigation but Trey and his team are not gonna give up until something DOES come out of it. Like Trey warned earlier, there is no deadline. They’re gonna keep the  investigation going until they get everything they need to know. It doesn’t matter how long it takes.

They’re gonna look at everything and everyone. Doesn’t matter if it’s Obama or Hillary.

While it’s gonna be a long investigation, I hope they get the real truth even sooner, though. Obama and Hillary covered their tracks pretty good but I’m pretty sure they made a couple of mistakes that will prove their guilt, Trey just gotta find it. He will, give it time.

Like most, I want this Benghazi stuff to be over and done with too but not until the real truth comes out and until those 4 gets their justices. I’m not gonna rest until the Benghazi case is solved and closed.

It is absolutely possible that Obama and Hillary could be held accountable. I’m sticking with it no matter what anybody says. No matter what you think of it, they should be looking at possible life in prison with death penalty.

Kev

Honestly, I believe “The Birdcage” is one of Robin’s best films, watched it last night!!!

I don’t think I ever really saw the film, “The Birdcage” until last night. I was a little nervous watching it ’cause it’s a movie about a gay couple owning a nightclub. Even though the movie had gay material in the film, I thought the movie was entertaining as hell and very good! It’s honestly one of Robin’s best films too. Pretty high up there.

The movie was funny as hell and I couldn’t help myself but burst out laughing at a few scenes.

At first, I was a little worried that the movie was made for liberals but surprisingly enough, there are plenty of conservative politics in the film too ’cause of Gene Hackman who plays a conservative Senator. The movie is actually for liberals and conservatives. Something for everybody.

I thought it was surprisingly a great film. The film was well-written and well acted by everyone in the cast.

If you haven’t seen “The Birdcage”, I’d recommend it to you as well.

Yeah, I’m trying to have a Robin Williams movie marathon this week as you can see.  A shame I don’t have a lot of his movies on DVD. I hope Netflix will add many more of Robin’s movies for streaming soon.

He really was one of the best in the movie business. I respected him for a long time.

Kev

Things I’ve learned in music theory so far…

I’m really am studying music theory. Studying pretty hard. Trying to learn and memorize it all.

Stuff I learned so far are:

– All the notes all over the fretboard
– Knowing the notes in the major scale in all keys
– The Circle of Fifths/fourths
– Key Signatures
– Intervals
– Notes in chords
– A few different scales like Minor/Major Pentatonic, the Blues Minor Pentatonic scale

There’s still a lot more stuff I need to learn. I’m not a music theory wizard just yet but I’m getting there, though and that’s my goal. I want to learn as much of it as I can. I want to understand music and understand it well.

There are many reasons why I think it’s important to learn music theory.

1) You’ll become an even better musician
2) You’ll be able to improvise better and solo well
3) You’ll write songs a lot better and be more creative
4) When you jam with other musicians or when you’re talking with other musicians, you’ll be able to
understand what they’re talking about when they give you chord names, note names, scales and all this theory stuff.
5) Other musicians will take you more seriously if you know music theory. This is no joke. If you know your shit, other musicians will be proud of you.

When you want to become a part of the musicians community… it’s pretty important to know this stuff. Why would you want to become a musician and not know this stuff??? I mean when you talk to a musician about music, chances are he/she is gonna be telling you all kinds of chords with weird names and all kinds of notes and if you don’t understand any of that stuff… he/she will look at you like you’re some kind of hobbyist.

There are tons of books out there that teaches you theory and there are all kinds of apps that I can recommend you.

Theory isn’t that difficult to learn. Piece of cake. Even a 5 year old kid can learn this stuff. Music theory is fun to learn too. It may seem boring at first but once you get into it, you’ll like it more. Learning music theory is kind of like learning math in a way. I’m having fun studying this stuff. Still got way more to go.

Kev

Simon Cowell planning a live-action Betty Boop musical movie…

I don’t know if I like Simon’s idea of this or not. I used to watch the Betty Boop cartoons when I was a kid. Simon Cowell brought us “The Lego Movie” which starred Will Ferrell and the film was a major hit. Admittedly, I did see “The Lego Movie” and I honestly, wasn’t all that crazy about it.

Simon is planning a live action Betty Boop movie but it will be a musical. He says that the music is gonna be current which is probably gonna end up being pop, r&b and rap kind of stuff.

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/aug/14/simon-cowell-betty-boop-movie

Now, you can predict what actress he’s gonna get for Betty. I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s going for a former American Idol winner like maybe Kelly Clarkson or Fantasia. Maybe somebody from X-Factor.

Of course, I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets somebody like Beyonce or Rihanna. Will they get a black actress/singer for Betty? They did that with the “Annie” remake.

Either way, though, Simon Cowell is pretty honest with talent so he’s obviously gonna try and get somebody good. He’s gonna look for somebody who can fit Betty’s look and he’s gonna look for somebody who can sing.

I’m skeptical of this one but if he picks a good actress for Betty, maybe I’ll give it a chance.

Kev

“Godzilla 2” won’t hit theaters until 2018…

Man, I freakin’ loved the new “Godzilla” movie. I was looking forward to the sequel but we’re not gonna see a sequel until the next 4 years which sucks. That’s way too long of a wait, in my opinion. I’m sure that movie would have been released earlier but director Gareth Edwards got that gig for the Star Wars standalone movie. I’ll be around 40 years old until the next Godzilla movie comes out, lol!!!

Who knows. Maybe the release date of “Godzilla 2” will change and hopefully release it earlier. Hollywood is always changing release dates so anything is possible.

The new Godzilla 2014 movie was really great, though. You should buy it or rent it when it comes out.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-godzilla-2-release-date-20140814-story.html

Kev

Robin Williams was in early stages of Parkinson’s Disease before suicide, wife reveals…

Wow. This is even more shocking.

The wife of Robin Williams, reveals that the actor and comedian was in the beginning stage of Parkinson’s Disease. The same disease that Michael J. Fox currently has.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/14/robin-williams-parkinsons_n_5679283.html

Damn.

Maybe this is why he killed himself ’cause he didn’t want everybody finding out he was getting Parkinson’s. Now that I learned that he was at the early stages of Parkinson’s, I wish Michael J. Fox contacted him before Robin took his life. I’m pretty sure Michael would have taught Robin how to be strong and live with it.

I remember when Michael was first diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 1991, it took him a little while for him to go public with it. He went public with it in ’98. During that time, he got depressed for a while and started drinking heavily again. Then he got professional help. Michael is still alive and he’s trying his best to live his life to the fullest.

I understand that getting a disease sucks but people have to learn to live with it like Michael did. Too bad Robin couldn’t get the help that he needed. I’m pretty sure Michael would have been willing to help Robin and give him some advice.

Kev

Get ready for prison Hillary and Barack!!!

While Hillary Clinton have been out there selling books and doing autograph sessions like you see in the photo above, Trey Gowdy has a public Benghazi Select Committee hearing set for next month in Sept. The photo above is Hillary’s public appearance at Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs.

In this article Gowdy explains what the investigations are going to be like and like I warned you plenty of times, Gowdy is NOT fucking around!!!! This is gonna be a full investigation. They’re not gonna half-ass it like the Intelligence Committee did. They’re gonna get every detail, all information as they possibly can. There’s no deadline either. They’re gonna keep it going until everything is out there.

Trey also warns they’re gonna get the full truth. The real truth, it doesn’t matter whether or not the public wants to hear it. For example, whether or not Barack and Hillary were responsible for the attack and if they ordered it, it’s gonna get out there whether people likes it or not.

I know the American people expects the Select Committee to find no conspiracy but don’t be surprised if something different comes out of this. Trey’s a tough dude and he doesn’t give a shit.

I really hope Trey exposes both Barack and Hillary and I think he will be successful. Get ready for this America!!! This is gonna be good!

http://www.westernjournalism.com/trey-gowdy-confirms-public-benghazi-hearings-set-next-month/

Kev

The Rock takes his Mom home from the hospital…

Dwayne’s Mom is still smiling despite her injuries. Dwayne himself seems like a strong dude as well. To those who don’t know this, The Rock’s family is a Samoan family.

When Dwayne posts these photos publicly, it’s just his way of taking a stand against drunk driving.

I’m not a fan of drunk driving either. I’ve seen people do it and it’s just dumb. A lot of people just drive drunk anyway. They claim they’re okay even if they only had a few drinks but even a few drinks can affect your driving.

Nothing wrong with drinking and having a fun time but drink responsibly. If you’re going out for the night, don’t drive. Leave your car there and walk or take a taxi or get a ride with someone else who hasn’t been drinking.

I hate when people drink and they say they’re okay to drive.

I always get real nervous going home from a bar with people. I don’t go to bars and parties too much. I hate partying. Only time I go to a bar is to check out a local band which doesn’t happen much. I’m not a bar & club kind of person.

It’s pretty sad that America is obsessed with drinking. I’m glad I gave it up for good.

Kev

People showing more compassion to the Robin Williams suicide than Kurt Cobain’s???

This the public’s response to the Kurt Cobain suicide: “What he did was a stupid selfish act. A drug addict who got what he deserved. Fuck him.”

This is the public’s response to the Robin Williams suicide: “RIP, Robin. Lets remember him as the talented and wonderful man he was.”

Something is wrong with this picture hey? My simple point being is that people showed more compassion to Robin’s suicide than Kurt’s. All Kurt got was a lot of hateful and negative responses while people mourned for Robin.

Isn’t this messed up or what??? Sometimes I don’t get people. Kurt Cobain sparked a lot of controversy with his suicide. Sparked a lot of anger and outrage. While people today felt sorry for Robin Williams. Back in the day when Kurt killed himself, you never saw people help bring awareness to suicide. You never saw people bring up suicide prevention hotlines back then while a lot of people are doing that right now with Robin.

There are some people saying hateful and disrespectful things about Robin’s suicide but not a lot of them. Kurt got it worse.

Why didn’t people show a lot of compassion for Kurt? Don’t bring up the drugs ’cause Robin Williams was a drug addict too at some point. Robin used to be a big time cokehead in the 80’s. I believe people treated Kurt like crap ’cause he was young and he was a rock star. People thought Nirvana was a horrible band so that made it easier to attack him. People didn’t bash Robin for his suicide ’cause he was more of a lovable guy and a talented actor/comedian.

Sorry y’all but all people who committed suicide deserves compassion. It doesn’t matter whether or not you like the person. It doesn’t matter how talented you think he/she is. They all deserve compassion and respect. Why? It’s because saying negative stuff like “suicide is a selfish act” and saying all kinds of hateful things about it is not gonna help put suicide to an end. Talking trash like that is just going to keep making suicide a lot worse in America. You gotta show compassion for all suicide victims. If you have a loved one or a friend who is suffering depression and is suicidal, you can’t ignore it. You gotta give them psychiatric help. Yeah, a lot of psychiatrists are garbage and some don’t even help but makes things worse but you can help suicidal people yourself. You gotta put ’em on suicide watch and things like that. Do your best to try and talk to them and stuff.

Maybe Robin’s suicide will get more people to feel compassion for Kurt now.

I just find it strange and hypocritical that when celebrities in the past commit suicide, they get treated negatively but when Robin killed himself, everybody showed compassion.

Just wait until the next celebrity kills him/herself. If a reality star or a rock musician commits suicide, nobody would care but if it’s a celebrity that everyone likes, they would be like, “Oh wow, RIP”.

See where I’m getting at?

Kev

New wordpress editor interface is garbage… hope they get rid of it soon!!!

I hate the new wordpress editor interface they just changed today. I figured out how to still be able to use the old one by going directly to the dashboard, go to “posts” and click on “Add new” instead of going to the drop down menu.

The new editor sucks ’cause they have this message that comes up that says,”beep beep boop” which is real lame and fucking stupid. Who came up with that stupid idea??? I googled on this and most wordpress users aren’t happy with it either. The new editor sucks ’cause it takes a long time to load the posts and sometimes the posts disappear or doesn’t post fully. The new editor is all glitchy as hell and having all kinds of technical issues.

Yeah, I know it’s a new editor so they got a lot of repairing and troubleshooting to do.

I hope wordpress fixes the new editor ’cause if they don’t… people will leave wordpress and go somewhere else.

I’ll just keep using the previous editor. This sucks. I was liking wordpress too. I don’t wanna keep using the new editor ’cause I don’t wanna see that lame “beep beep boop” message. I know they did it as a joke but it’s just dumb.

I know a few of you guys have a wordpress blog. Try making a new post with the new editor and you’ll see what I mean. Like I said, to use the old editor just go directly to the dashboard, click on “posts” and “add” new in the dashboard instead of the “add new” in the upper right hand corner.

If they keep getting worse with upcoming changes… I’ll probably go somewhere else like blogger (or better known as, blogspot).

WordPress is getting a lot of complaints of the new editor design. Hopefully they do the right thing and get rid of it. Let us keep the old one.

Kev