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.
music

In defense of Bon Jovi, sometimes singers have their bad nights, ya know? Who cares?

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Yup. Here comes all the pro singers that think that know it all.

So Jon Bon Jovi had a few bad nights of his singing at his concerts. So what? It happens with all singers, ya know? You can’t win them all. I just laugh at these singers coming out going over every detail about how Jon Bon’s vocals are a bit off.

And fans who actually saw Bon Jovi live disappointed in him.

Telling Bon Jovi to take a break or worse even quit? You freaking serious?

Not only that all singers sometimes have their bad nights… they also “age”. As they get older, they sometimes lose their voice so they don’t have the strong voice like they used to have.

People criticizing Jon Bon’s vocals is nothing new and wish they would all stop.

That’s the beauty of live performing. You either have it or you don’t. A lot of times bands & artists are on “fire” but I’m sure they can’t win every single show night after night. Touring can be grueling so that’s another part of how singers “lose it” sometimes.

Why are so many criticizing Jon Bon when so many singers lip sync and so many bands nowadays mime to a backing track? At least Jon Bon’s live performances were done for real, that’s one thing his critics won’t admit.

I’m no Bon Jovi fan by any means ’cause I’ve never bought a single album of his but I do respect his legacy and actually dig “some” Bon Jovi songs… I just feel that all these attacks are just unfair.

I hope Bon Jovi himself looks at all these critics and proves everyone wrong that he still does have that “fire” in him and those telling him to “quit” or “take a break” will regret it.

On top of that, whether singers sing great or not at concerts, who cares? Just enjoy the show!

Kev

Random/off topic posts

The Iphone 11 is really nice… maybe it is a good idea for Apple to get rid of the Ipod Touch since they’re both pretty much the same anyway? Right?

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Well I got my first Iphone set up and it’s ready to go. The Iphone 11… this Iphone is actually really nice. After looking at this Iphone, I’m now thinking that maybe it is a good idea that Apple gets rid of the Ipod Touch ’cause both the Ipod Touch and the Iphone are pretty much the same thing anyway. It’s just that the Ipod Touch is just an exact copy of the Iphone except it’s without cellular service, ya know? The Ipod Touch was for those who didn’t want an Iphone but yeah, it’s actually a good idea to get rid of the Ipod Touch ’cause why continue to pay a lot of money to keep making the Ipod when you can put your Itunes library on everything else?

Makes total sense of why Apple did that so now I agree with it, now that I think about it.

The Iphone 11 is awesome. The screen is kind of huge, kind of like a mini Ipad so maybe I won’t be needing a new Ipad after all, haha. On this Iphone, I got the latest IOS and got my Itunes library on it so it’s all good. I got cellular service on this now so now I can call people on the phone and text people everywhere I go.

I won’t have my phone turned on everywhere I go, though… there will be times where I’ll have the phone turned off like at the gym and in the movie theaters. Things like that.

Anyhow, I’m not gonna start taking my phone out and about just yet ’cause I need a really good and strong case for it first. I plan to go to Target tomorrow to see if I can find Iphone 11 cases and I’ll need a few Iphone accessories like earbuds and things like that.

I’m gonna take good care of this thing and be careful with it ’cause I don’t want to destroy this one.

It’s exciting to have an Iphone finally. I’ve been meaning to get one for a long time anyway and finally got one. If I meet new people like meet new friends when I’m out and about, I can get their phone numbers from him/her much easier.

I prefer to talk to people by text than by voice, though. I’ve never been a great voice talker, I prefer to talk to people in writing.

Now I got to find a way to be able to connect my guitar into this Iphone for Garageband and I also plan on buying the Amplitube Guitar app in the future too. It’s probably easy just need those Irig guitar things and the right connector.

I’m still pretty new to the Iphone bandwagon so I got a lot to learn. Just got to get used to it now.

Kev

Random/off topic posts

Just got my very first Iphone, the Iphone 11… pretty exciting really…

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Well today I just got my very first Iphone 11 dropped off here. I gotta have somebody teach me how to set it up and all that stuff ’cause I know nothing about the Iphone.

I’m late getting into the Iphone bandwagon. Now real soon this weekend, I’ll be able to contact friends and family members with it w/ either by voice or text messaging. I have text messaging now so that’s exciting.

Now I don’t plan to use the Iphone to load it up with all kinds of contacts like a lot of people do out there ’cause I’m a low key guy and like to keep to myself. So I’m only going to be contacting people on the Iphone with people of my choosing. I’m not gonna have all kinds of random people on it, ya know?

The main reason why I got the Iphone is so I can have something to listen to music and podcasts with since they discontinued the Ipod Touch. I also got it to make music with ’cause I’m gonna put garageband on it. I’m also gonna use it for social media too like FB and Instagram to take pics and videos with.

I’ll take very good care of it though ’cause one thing that’s amazing to me with people having these Iphone things is that not a lot of people out there take very good care of them. They break ’em all the time and they just go right out and buy another one right away. That’s not gonna be me.

I don’t think I’m gonna bring my Iphone to the weight room with me anymore unless I’m gonna film a lifting video and that’s about it ’cause it’s rude to sit there talking on the Iphone, texting and scrolling through social media during the gym, ya know? When I bring my new Iphone to the gym, I’m just gonna turn it off and put it away.

I’m stoked to have one, finally. Just gotta set it up.

Kev

movies, music

“The Batman” original score soundtrack is really good stuff but the best track is the last track that ends the movie…

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So I’ve finally gotten around to listening to “The Batman” original score soundtrack. I hardly ever buy soundtracks much but I bought this soundtrack to “The Batman” movie ’cause I liked the score.

Really liked the whole score. Michael Giacchino is a great composer and I’ve never heard of him before. He’s definitely very classical influenced… ’cause I’m sure all the music for the movie was written on piano first before the score.

“The Batman” soundtrack is over 2 hrs worth of music but I’ve listened through the whole thing. I would have to say though that the best track on the album is the final track “Sonata In Darkness”. Which you can hear some of that in the rolling credits at the end of the movie. This track is just piano playing and that’s it. No orchestration and no other instruments, just one person playing a piano and it’s very classical piano inspired. Kind of reminds me of stuff like Beethoven and Mozart.

That final track “Sonata In Darkness” is beautiful stuff, though. This score also has a gangster movie and film noir kind of feeling, ya know?

The ending of “The Batman” was very powerful and the credits needed a very powerful score and this piano playing fit that perfectly.

“The Batman” is an amazing and mind-blowing movie itself, though. Definitely the best Batman movie ever made and I definitely plan on re-watching it on HBO MAX this weekend.

Kev

Health and Fitness

Is it safe and healthy to be 6% bodyfat and under? No definitely not… Greg Doucette here is right on the money!

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I love that we have Greg Doucette calling out Scooby’s bullshit finally. This video is pretty good stuff.

The Scooby1961 fitness channel I used to follow but stopped being a fan years ago. Greg Doucette is kind of a weirdo himself but at least he’s smart and knows what he’s talking about.

Greg is so right that it isn’t healthy to be obesed and it’s not healthy to be 6% or lower bodyfat either. In fact, being 6% bodyfat or lower is very dangerous. It’s fine to be 6% bodyfat if you’re competing for a bodybuilding competition but do it only for that. It’s definitely not healthy being under 6%. If you live with bodyfat that low all year round, it’s asking for future heart disease, mood changing problems, dealing with hunger issues, you start to have problems with your lifting and all kinds of problems.

Doing a little research bodyfat that is considered dangerously low is 14% or lower. The right percentage a bodybuilder should be in is 14 – 23 % which I’m somewhere around there. I haven’t checked my bodyfat percentage yet but I’m gonna check it next time I go to the gym but I predict it’s still somewhere between 14 – 23 %. That’s where you want to be and that’s perfect.

I want to lose bodyfat still but not gonna go super crazy, just to get rid of a little flab but I’m not that bad. I still have visible muscles and visible abs still.

This video by Greg Doucette is kind of old but still worth watching and worth sharing on here. Enjoy.

Kev

music, Random/off topic posts

RIP the Ipod Touch, it was fun while it lasted…

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Well, this is a real bummer ’cause I really liked the Ipod Touch. Apple was really onto something for this ’cause it was like a portable walkman or something. I’ve been using the Ipod Touch for a long time. I used the old Ipod Touch Generation 4 for a long time but since that Generation was getting so old and unusable, I had to upgrade to the Ipod Touch Generation 6.

So now I’ve had the Ipod Touch Generation 6 for a few years now but the only problem is, I broke my Ipod Touch 6 at the gym by accident. What happened was, I was doing heavy dumbbell chest presses on the floor. I forgot my Ipod Touch was on the floor near where I was lifting and when I was done doing a set, I accidently slammed a dumbbell on it so now it doesn’t work anymore.

I could take it to an Apple Store in Albany and have it repaired ’cause the damage wasn’t that bad. I’m sure it needed a few things replaced so instead of going to an hour long trip to an Apple Store and spending extra money on repairs on it, I was gonna save up for the Ipod Touch Generation 7.

Now stores are no longer gonna sell ’em. Apple is getting rid of the Ipod Touch and no longer gonna keep making them. For now you can only get an Ipod Touch “while supplies last”. You can only get what’s leftover and that’s it.

https://gamerant.com/apple-ipod-touch-discontinued/?fbclid=IwAR1iBxGTSe85ne3T71de7TZRneJo_iorsq4IC6WB5cyo9ZUm5KAE1RdPYVo

So now I’m like, fuck it. Fuck the Ipod. I’m gonna finally get an Iphone since you can put your Itunes library on that too. Yeah, I’m gonna get an Iphone that way I can have a cell phone, text messaging, social media, etc. like everyone else. I used to avoid getting an Apple Iphone like the plague but I’m gonna join the Iphone bandwagon finally.

I need something to listen to music with ’cause I can’t live without music, ya know?

So this is the death of the Ipod Touch. It’s a shame ’cause I liked the gadget. Steve Jobs is rolling in his grave, he would not want the Ipod Touch to die… that was his creation to begin with.

Kev

music

If Dolly Parton does a rock n’ roll covers album with rock artists contributing, man, that would be huge and it would be a huge seller! Hope she does it!

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Well Dolly Parton the country star is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and here is her interview with Billboard about it. It seems to me that she’s trying to have a change of heart with this and giving it a go? Still though, she doesn’t know if she’ll attend the ceremony to give an acceptance speech or perform or whatever but if she does perform at the Hall of Fame, she says she’s gonna perform the hardest rock cover she can think of.

She also hints that she might do a rock covers album with famous rock n’ rollers contributing and she had Mick Jagger in mind first and she wants to do Lynyrd Skynyrd.

https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/dolly-parton-rock-roll-hall-fame-interview-1235066988/?fbclid=IwAR0j9sdW_5T9TzGdEZvT5lxdo08YLvmSvaF2qjUFTYVJ7cBaf3hr8HHDBlI

As far as Dolly doing a rock covers album, that’s actually a pretty cool idea, in my opinion and I hope she does it! Ya know, if she does, that album will sell pretty huge. I can see it being a no. 1 album on the Billboard for a long while. All the rock music fans will be curious about it for sure.

Dolly is sort of hinting a “classic rock” covers album. I can see her doing songs by Led Zep, CCR, The Who, Janis, Pink Floyd, Queen, David Bowie, Steppenwolf, Steely Dan, ELO, Heart, Fleetwood Mac, Joan Jett, The Doors and stuff like those.

I can see Dolly singing The Doors “Riders on the Storm” or “L.A. Woman”. ha or what about Led Zep “Rock and Roll” or “Black Dog”. I can see her doing CCR “Born on the Bayou” or “Suzie Q”. The Who “Baba O’ Reilly” would be perfect for her. You get the idea?

Dolly’s done covers of rock songs before but she made them into country and bluegrass versions.

This time she wants to make a full on rock n’ roll album with loud guitars and everything. I think Dolly could pull this off.

I respect Dolly for being honest with herself and respect her for being so humble. She doesn’t take herself seriously as you can see. She’s just a musician like the rest of us.

If she makes the rock n’ roll album, I’ll definitely buy it for sure.

Kev

Health and Fitness

Are a lot of people that go to the gym are misinformed at lifting? Yes and it’s crazy…

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You want to know why that people in the gym never change… they never get muscular… never losing body fat and never losing weight? Well maybe it’s because they’re lifting the same weight all the time and lifting light all the time. Nobody wants to lift weights that makes them feel comfortable with good form anymore. Also, there’s a lot of gym goers that seem desperate in lifting heavy. Lifting weight that you can’t handle and I see it all the time at my local gym.

If you’re a powerlifter, it’s fine if you want to lift heavy for bench, squat and deadlift but you still need to do that carefully and safely. You still need to lift the big three lifts in good form and I try!

People struggle to lose fat ’cause they’re nutrition sucks for the most part. Sorry but you’re not gonna build muscle and lose fat eating whatever you want. You gotta eat clean, cut out sugars a lot more often, stay away from fatty foods and avoid processed foods too. I do eat mostly clean during the week but I have my cheat meals on the weekends only.

I still get a lot of kind compliments on my lifting and physique ’cause why? I’m not trying to sound egotistical or arrogant or whatever but I kind of have a ripped and muscular body ’cause I know what I’m doing. I think it’s been like 15 – 20 years, somewhere around that I’ve been lifting in the gym now. I’ve learned a lot about lifting, bodybuilding through books, the internet and youtube fitness channels. I’m a self-taught lifter, I’ve never had anybody coach me. I know how to do this which is how I have a bodybuilder physique but I still have work to do, though. I still gotta drop bodyfat myself and I’m working on that. I’m always learning still so I don’t know everything.

It is funny though… that even though I’ve been lifting and doing this a long time there are still so many that want to act like I don’t know what I’m doing and that’s the dark side part of it. I want to eat better and more cleaner, that pisses people off it seems. It’s socially acceptable to eat junk food now. When you eat junk, people don’t care but when you want to clean your diet, people judge you and criticize. I deal with that crap all the time.

When you get a built body and ripped look, that’s when you get all the jealous people coming for ya. So keep it going.

My gym days are going good. Still doing the bodybuilding and powerlifting training. For deadlift, I’m gonna avoid the mixed grip from now on ’cause I need grip strength. My bench and squat going okay too but they could be better, though.

As far as my bodybuilding training goes, it’s going well on that too and I’m feeling strong again. Doing 35lb Dumbbell curls starting to feel pretty light now so now I’m just moving on up to 40 lb. Dumbbell curls for reps which I’ve never done before. It took me a long time to get there.

I’m still working on trying to get big naturally as possible. I want to get that bodybuilder freak look. I will never compete for the stage. Just want the jacked body that I’ve always dreamed of. Yeah, I want that muscle dude look. It’s why I got into this.

I look at all these muscle guys you see everywhere (I’m not gay, believe me) and I thought to myself, “That’s what I want. I want to look like that one day.”

Kev

Celebrity news

That’s it for the Johnny Depp vs. Heard trial for a while as it won’t pick back up until May 16th… the Heard testimony was entertaining as hell, though…

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So I watched the last of the Heard testimony. I watched most of it, though. I was at the gym earlier today and then after the gym, I relaxed all afternoon listening to the Heard testimony.

The Heard testimony was entertaining as hell throughout, though. It was a freaking joke all the way through. There are people out there that actually believe this nutjob of a lady? Johnny and everyone else in the court room definitely needed a well deserved break to be away from this trainwreck of a lady for a while.

She just sat there blabbering and on and on and on for hours how Johnny is a monster and wife beater and she even went as far as accusing him of being a rapist too. Like what?

Accusing him of stupid shit like smashing a bottle but she can’t remember the drink of that bottle, all she said was “hard liquor”. She can’t remember the exact drink ’cause she made it up is why. Shoving bottle up her vagina and funny thing is she can’t remember if the bottle inside her was broken or not. She claims her vagina was bleeding and all that stuff? Where’s the proof of that? DNA evidence? Medical records?

https://www.tmz.com/2022/05/05/amber-heard-johnny-depp-testimony-trial/

All those pictures she showed today prove nothing either ’cause she could have set all that up to make it look like he did it.

Also, all the fake crying. You knew that was coming, right? She cried a lot to make herself look upset and “scared” but from what I saw, she spoke with no emotion really. Not a single “tear”. She goes from crying really hard to looking really “normal” real quick. That is some really bad acting.

Where is the proof of all that bullshit? Witnesses? Medical records? Amber seems to love recording video/audio of Johnny so much. Was there ever videos of Johnny beating her up??? The only video you saw of Johnny being a little “violent” was him slamming cabinets, pots and pans but so far, they had never showed a video physically hitting or being physically abusive to Amber at all. Not one.

I’m pretty confident that Johnny is gonna win this ’cause she has nothing. I think this drama will be all over before the end of this month, the verdict will be read sometime at the end of May. Johnny sued her for $50 million and Amber counter-sued him for $100 million. I think Johnny will win and the countersuit will get thrown out.

Again, I don’t care about celebrities and their problems but this is an important one ’cause “men being physically and verbally abused by women” is real and it’s a problem all over America. Domestic violence doesn’t have a gender as it goes both ways.

Kev

Politics/war

It’s hilarious seeing all these leftist women lose their shit over abortion… it’s all entertaining really… I stay out of these debates, though!

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I’m a pro-lifer, 100%… totally against abortion and while it’s long overdue that Roe vs. Wade is being struck down by the US Supreme Court, I just love how leftist women losing their shit about it in social media. It’s like really? They’re getting so pissed off and going crazy. You don’t want to argue with them or you’ll get attacked and hated on.

The same leftist women that said “masks are safe” and tried to push the vaccine on you… the same women that said “my body, my choice” are now suddenly mad that abortion rights getting taken away from them?

Women are now showing their true colors, showing that they hate men even more. They’re in social media attacking and hating men like crazy. It’s funny to see. Another reason why I shouldn’t date a leftist female.

These leftist women call conservatives and Trump supporters racists but they are saying all kinds of racist things just because things don’t go their way.

I try to stay out of controversial things like this but it is funny seeing these leftist women get so mad. Better not talk to a leftist woman especially now. Now they understand the topic of “men and women” again. Now all of a sudden the topics of trans and non-binary don’t matter. What happened to that?

It’s all entertaining and funny to me. I just laugh at it all. I don’t get into these topics in social media ’cause I got better things to do and better things to worry about.

The Constitution, learn it, live it and love it.

Who ever leaked that document though is in a lot of trouble ’cause that’s a crime and should be held accountable.

Kev