While reports say that the Academy just lifted the ban on Sacha Baron Cohen at the Oscars, I believe this back and forth feud was a fake. Just a simple way to help promote the movie, “The Dictator”.
Deadline, reports.
Will Sacha present an award in this character too? We’ll have to wait and see…
Kev
The economy sucks so bad right now, there are no jobs out there. I’m not the only unemployed person. There are too many unemployed people out there. Many folks got laid off of jobs, and to the people that are still working their paychecks maybe getting cut and all that stuff. That’s how bad the economy is getting. During the last election, Obama promised us that he will revive the economy. That’s why he got elected. Well, he did nothing, and the economy is much worse than before.
I’ve tried looking in the classifieds, the NY Department of Labor, and other websites on the internet. There’s nothing out there. I even tried sending in a few applications at a few local business’s in my hometown but got nothing back from them.
While the job thing maybe tough, the best thing you can do is live life the best you can. Stay strong and be happy. That’s all you can do these days. A lot of people would get depressed or even suicidal when they can’t find work. Not me. I’m going to stay strong and positive.
The Ultimate Warrior’s “It Does Matter” videos is inspiring me that life can be great. With the Ultimate Warrior’s “OWN” campaign he started, he just wants people to have the best life possible. That’s the point with all his videos in his youtube channel. The Warriorman is not all about himself, he wants to help other people as you can tell. That’s why he’s an inspiration. He wants people to have a successful life even if times are tough these days.
Back with the economy, this is why I believe Rick Santorum would be the best choice for President. If he’s elected, the economy and jobs will get a lot better. He will do something about it. He seems pretty serious about it and I believe in him. People call Santorum crazy & insane, but I don’t see anything crazy about him. People call him crazy & insane without anything to back it up with, it’s just an opinion, that’s it. I believe Rick will win the GOP nomination as well, and he’s getting up there. Rick is the real deal.
In the past, I used to have no problem getting a job, but getting a job is so tough today, that’s what I call crazy. I’ll get a job at some point, hopefully this Spring/Summer. Maybe the job economics will pick up a little. I doubt it though.
Like I said in another blog post before, being unemployed isn’t so bad. You can still live a great and happy life.
Kev
Oscar predictions for this Sunday, I haven’t seen most of the movies this year but these are just my guesses that will win:
Best Picture – “The Descendants” or “Hugo”
Actor in a Leading Role – George Clooney for “the Descendants”
Actress in a Leading Role – Michelle Williams for “My Week With Marilyn” or Rooney Mara for “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
Actor in a Supporting Role – Nick Nolte for “Warrior”
Actress in a Supporting Role – Octavia Spencer for “The Help”
Animated Feature Film – “Rango”
Directing: Alexander Payne for “The Descendants”
Writing (Adaptive Screenplay): “Moneyball” (because of Aaron Sorkin)
Writing (Original Screenplay): “Midnight in Paris” by Woody Allen
I remember, I once said Nick Nolte was snubbed from the Oscars, but I looked at the Nominations list again and saw him on there. I must of missed it, someone should have told me!
I hate most award shows, but the Oscars I like to watch. It’s pretty much the only award show I enjoy more than the others. Looking forward to the Oscars, Sunday night. I’ll be DVR’ing the “Walking Dead” while watching it.
Kev
There’s a lot that I still want to accomplish in music and goals to achieve. One is to learn to sing better. Yes, learn to become an actual singer. I refuse to work with a vocal coach, ’cause you’re just going to get their style. That’s why I feel it’s better to work with vocal instructional DVD/books. They are better to learn from ’cause you can get your own style that way. Be a self taught singer just like you are self taught at guitar playing.
I want to be able to sing higher, stronger, and with more emotion. It’ll take years of practice and learning, but you’ll get there if you keep at it. Some people make the mistake that you can’t get better at singing, well you can. There’s always ways to improve even if you suck now.
I don’t think I’m a great singer, I just do it for the enjoyment of it. In music, you don’t need to be a professionally trained singer if you want to sing. Just do it if you like it. No matter how bad your voice sounds. Look where it got Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Neil Young or hell, even Ozzy. They never had professional vocal training, they just did it ’cause they wanted to.
You can still write a good song, no matter what your voice sounds like. It’s all about the passion and the emotion. The intensity of the song is what matters.
I do want to improve the singing and trying to get better as you can tell. Metal Method’s “Vocal Power” is probably the best vocal instruction out there, it really works. It helped my voice become a little bit stronger. I know I plug in “Vocal Power” quite a bit here, but it is recommended if you want to get better yourself.
Kev
LMAOF!!! This is why Sacha is the fucking man! Here he is in character of the The Dictator, threatening the Academy to lift the ban or there will be consequences.
Comic genius. See? The guy is unpredictable, you just never know what he’s going to do. It’ll be interesting to see what he’s planning at the Oscars.
I’ll be posting my Oscar predictions today.
Kev
– In 1957: Buddy Holly recorded a new version of ‘That’ll Be The Day’, the title being taken from a phrase used by John Wayne in the film ‘The Searchers.’
– In 1965: The first full day of filming took place for The Beatles movie ‘Help!’ with the group riding bicycles on location near London Airport, England.
– In 1969: The Jimi Hendrix Experience played their last ever-British performance when they appeared at the Royal Albert Hall.
– In 1973: Roberta Flack had her second US No.1 when ‘Killing Me Softly With His Song’, started a five-week run at the top. The song was written about US singer songwriter Don McLean.
– In 1973: The Byrds made their final live appearance when they played at The Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey. (The then-current incarnation of the Byrds, which included Roger McGuinn, Clarence White, John York and Gene Parsons).
– In 1975: Led Zeppelin released their sixth album Physical Graffiti in the UK. Recording sessions had been disrupted when bassist and keyboard player John Paul Jones had proposed quitting the band, supposedly to become choirmaster at Winchester Cathedral, England, although in reality he just needed time to rest after Zeppelin’s demanding tour schedule. The group decided on a double album so they could feature songs left over from their previous albums Led Zeppelin III, Led Zeppelin IV and Houses Of The Holy.
– In 1976: The Eagles ‘Greatest Hits’ became the first album to be certified platinum by the R.I.A.A. New certification’s represented sales of 1 million copies for albums and two million for singles.
– In 1982: Winners at the Grammy Awards included John & Yoko Album of the year with ‘Double Fantasy, Kim Carnes for Song of the year with ‘Bette Davis Eyes’, Quincy Jones won producer of the year and Sheena Easton best new act.
– In 1992: Kurt Cobain married Courtney Love in Waikiki, Hawaii. The press reported that the couple were expecting a baby on Sept 10th of this year.
– In 2000: Carlos Santana won eight awards at this year Grammy Awards. Before the ‘Supernatural’ album, the guitarist had not had a Top 10 album since 1981. Sting won two awards, one for best pop album and another for best male pop vocalist. Sir Elton John won the legend award and Phil Collins the best soundtrack award for ‘Tarzan’.
– In 2010: 50 Cent was being sued over claims he unlawfully distributed a homemade sex video. Lastonia Leviston filed legal action in Manhattan, saying she made the private video with a lover in 2008 and alleged that 50 Cent posted the video on his website last year after blurring out the lover’s face – and editing himself into it as narrator.
– In 2011: Suze Rotolo, Bob Dylan’s girlfriend in the early-Sixties, who walked arm-in-arm with the songwriter on the iconic cover of ‘The Freehweelin’ Bob Dylan’, died aged 67 after a long illness. She inspired such Dylan songs as ‘Don’t Think Twice’, ‘It’s All Right’, ‘Boots Of Spanish Leather’ and ‘Tomorrow Is A Long Time’.
Again, my original songs seem to be getting largely ignored by the public. It seems that my cover songs is getting more respect than the originals. That’s okay with me though. As long as people can see that I have “talent”, that’s all that matters to me. Even though I started getting back to covers again, I’ll continue to do them, and I’ll continue to write original songs ’cause I write to express myself.
As for cover songs, I’ll just pick the ones that I like, my favorite songs and if it’s a song I think I am able to pull off, I’ll do it.
I’m proud of being an original songwriter as well, I’ll continue to do that, whether my originals get a large response or not. I just love making music, it’s a passion of mine and always will be.
Kev
This band from Saratoga Springs called, Probing Digit, just released this interesting video with a song called, “Five Pounds”. I saw them play at Battle of the Bands at SPAC last year and they played this song. This band maybe weird and they may seem hard to get at first, but they’re actually pretty good. I dig this song, “Five Pounds” and the video is funny too. Enjoy.
I like to help plug in other local bands & artists in this site too.
Kev
The Academy were quick to respond to reports and they denied banning Sacha Baron Cohen. They’re just waiting to see what he’s planning to do. He’s planning to show up in character in, “The Dictator” (pictured above), but the Academy is worried that he might do something crazy and offensive.
The Hollywood Reporter reports.
Oh please, the Academy should not be taking him so seriously. The guy’s a comedian and a pretty funny one, I must say. I am looking forward to “The Dictator” ’cause it looks like a funny ass movie. I like Sacha’s films when he’s starring in the leading role. Yes, “Borat” and “Bruno” are both good movies. Sascha is obviously politically motivated ’cause all three of these films are based on politics, in some way.
I’m looking forward to seeing what Sacha is going to do this Sunday at the Oscars. The man is unpredictable. Since they might not allow him to show up as the Dictator, what’s stopping him from showing up as Bruno or Borat? Ever think about that, eh?
I’m looking forward to the Oscars this Sunday. I’ll be DVR’ing the Walking Dead while I’m watching it. I’ll post my Oscar predictions later tonight.
Kev
Ever since author, J.K. Rowling, finished writing the Harry Potter series, she hasn’t released a new novel since. It’s been 5 years since she hasn’t released a new book. That’s okay for her, ’cause she doesn’t need to release books as much anymore. She have made a fortune out of the Harry Potter books and I’m pretty sure she gets paid for the movies, that includes payments from the Harry Potter theme parks at both Universal Studios. She’s an extremely rich woman that she doesn’t need to write anymore if she doesn’t want to. I guess, she is continuing to write ’cause writing is her passion.
She has signed a book deal with Little, Brown publishing company to release her next book in the U.S. and the U.K. This will be her first novel for adult readers only and her focus in the novel could be away from magic and Wizards that she’s known for. It’s going to be a different genre even if details haven’t been released yet.
Read the full story, here.
What genre is the next book going to be? Since it’s going to be an adult story, not for children. It might be a romance novel, that might be pretty racy and sexual. Or it could be a horror novel or mystery, something like that.
I can definitely see it being away from Fantasy novels ’cause she’s done the Fantasy thing for so long with Harry Potter. I can’t blame her for wanting to do something different finally. It’ll be interesting to see what she has in store for us, and I’ll be looking forward to this book, no matter what genre it is.
Kev
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