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.

Report: Reese Witherspoon hit by 84 year old driver…

Talented actress, Reese Witherspoon, was out for a jog this morning in Santa Montica, California, and suddenly, Reese was hit by a car. The driver happened to be an 84 year old woman. She is okay as her injuries are not serious.

More on the story, here.

Glad she’s gonna be okay. I like her. She’s been in some good flicks, especially, “Walk the Line”, which is what she is most famous for.

She got lucky. Things could have been worse for her. In my opinion, I think the elderly driving should be illegal. Reese could have been killed.

Kev

Report: Michael Shannon confirms he’s in the mo-cap suit, mo-cap is also General Zod in CGI…

Ever since the Behind the Scenes pics of Snyder’s “Man of Steel” began surfacing the web, there is this mysterious guy in a mo-cap costume. The internet has been debating on trying to figure out who or what that mo-cap thing is. Well, the mo-cap mystery has finally been solved.

The guy in the mo-cap on the left, is indeed Michael Shannon. He also confirms that General Zod will be a CGI character.

More on it, here.

I kinda had a feeling it was Michael Shannon to begin with. So is Zod going to be a giant this time around?

Kev

Report: Bruce Willis and Arnold confirmed to play longer roles for “The Expendables” sequel…

Bruce Willis is set to return as, Mr. Church, and, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is set to return as Trench for, “The Expendables”, sequel. They will be playing longer roles this time around, now that Arnold’s governor days are over with.

Deadline, reports.

My question is, which one of these guys will get into a major fight scene with Sly in the next film? I’m hoping Arnold. I’m hoping Arnold will be villain for the next one.

JCVD and Chuck Norris have been rumored for this movie for a long while, lets hope they confirm soon. It’s most likely they are part of this film too. We’ll have to wait and see.

Kev

Thought: Should Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel” ignore the John Williams theme song?

There’s a huge debate online through movie forums and blogs on whether or not Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel” film should keep the John Williams “Superman” theme for the opening title sequence, of the new film. Should they keep the theme song?

Of course, there are mixed reactions to this….

Some people do want the song because they feel it’s not a Superman movie without it.

Some people don’t want the song. Some fans say that Zack and Christopher Nolan should trash the theme song and go for something different since this is a reboot and has nothing to do with the early Superman films. Some claim it wouldn’t make sense if they still used the main theme.

So what are my thoughts to all of this? I agree that they need to KEEP the original theme. If they want to hire a different composer and change the song around with different styles and arrangements, I’m fine with that, but they shouldn’t ignore it completely. I mean, every Superman movie had a different composer but they still used the JW’s theme song, but each version had a different arrangement to it. If they use the original theme, I’m cool with that too.

I think the theme song is needed for so many reasons. 1) The theme song was made for Superman character himself, not for the actual movies 2) They need to get the audience pumped up and excited before the movie starts 3) They need to stay true with the Superman character.

The reason JW’s “Superman” theme is debatable on the internet now is because, Zack Snyder haven’t confirmed anyone for a composer for “Man of Steel”. Plus, Zack never said anything if he will use JW’s legendary score or not. I’m sure we’ll hear something soon. In Hollywood films, the film crew would mostly hire a music composer after the film is done ’cause they score the film in an orchestra setting while the movie is playing on screen. That’s how they do it.

Think about it, if they use a different theme song, people won’t get used to Superman anymore. It might turn the new fans off and it won’t be as successful in the box office. It won’t be as exciting and fun. I love the Superman theme. It certainly pumps me up and puts a smile on my face when I watch a Superman movie. That’s what the audience needs for this film.

If they used  a different composer for Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel” movie, I don’t care who the composer is. NOBODY, I mean, NOBODY, is ever going to top JW’s legendary score. In my opinion, I think Zack and Chris are going to use the song. I think Warner Bros. would want them to use it. I hope they use it.

Kev

Full body progress shots…

Some of you may wonder why I haven’t really posted full body progress shots of my fitness, showing off my legs and everything else. Well in order for me to take pics like that, I’ll have to be wearing nothing but underwear or something. That’s what most bodybuilders do when they post their progress pics online.

I’ll get to pics like that sometime in the future but not at this time. When I’m ready, I”ll post full body progress pics. I already do take pics like that, I won’t make them public.

I don’t do progress pics for attention or just to admire myself, there’s a reason people do progress pics, just to see how you’re improving in your goals. Photos are important. We don’t do it for nothing.

I feel that my legs especially my quads has gotten pretty big. I’d like to show them off again but when I’m ready.

Kev

The Top Ten Best Pearl Jam Songs…

Pearl Jam has always been one of my favorite bands. I respected them in the 90’s and still respect them now. They are one of the only grunge bands that never broke up and still going today. Congrats go to Pearl Jam for staying together for this long. I think it would be fun to celebrate the band’s 20 years by naming 10 of their greatest songs, in my opinion.

Here’s the list:

1. “Alive”

(I think this was the first song I heard of them, and immediately I was blown away.  I first heard the song when I saw the video on MTV, of course. This is a beautiful and powerful song. Love it too much!)

2. “Oceans”

(This is my second favorite PJ song off the “Ten” album. It was never a radio single, but still a great song. You can hear the emotion in Eddie’s vocals. His vocals were the best in this song, in my opinion.)

3. “Why Go”

(I think this the band’s most heaviest song ever. It has an incredible guitar riff, Eddie’s voice sounds really angry throughout the whole song. Just a bad ass song overall, love it.)

4. “Animal”

(Love the guitar riffs, the lyrics, and the vocals are awesome. Short song, but very catchy and one of the best songs of “Vs.”.)

5. “Rats”

(This has always been another favorite song of mine off of “Vs.”. PJ takes a different genre by going funk. I love the funky groove and makes you want to dance to it.)

6. “Tremor Christ”

(One of their most underrated songs, and I don’t think they ever played this live. This one of their darkest songs. I love the opening guitar riff. Very unique and different. PJ not afraid go to different directions.)

7. “Bugs”

(Another killer tune off of “Vitalogy”. It’s just an organ and Eddie’s voice.)

8. “Yellow Ledbetter”

(Like a lot of people, this is a favorite PJ song of mine too.)

9. “Nothing As It Seems”

(This is an extremely powerful song, this is the best song off the album “Binaural”, very haunting and creepy.)

10. “Johnny Guitar”

(One of their new songs of “Backspacer”. Best song off the album. Killer guitar riffs. Just a badass tight rock tune.)

BREAKING NEWS: Brock Lesnar set to fight Alistair Overeem on Dec. 30th in Las Vegas…

Well, once again, it looks like Brock Lesnar is about to make another UFC comeback. Is this Lesnar’s 2nd or 3rd comeback? Anyway, I lost count.

Lesnar is set to go against, Alistair Overeem, on Dec. 30th in Las Vegas.

More on it, here.

I never watched Strikeforce, but I heard a lot about, the Reem. I hear he’s a monster of a fighter and he’s a beast. While I do like Brock Lesnar, I’m rooting for the Reem on this one. Brock is just a wrestler and brawler, the Reem has more martial arts experience that includes kickboxing. Could Brock actually win again? Note sure, Brock lost miserably to Cain Velasquez the last time. I’m actually looking forward to this fight.

Kev

 

BREAKING NEWS: Eddie Murphy confirmed to host Oscars!!!

Well, that was fast! Earlier this week it was announced that the Academy is in talks with Eddie Murphy to host this year’s Oscars, it is already confirmed. Eddie is game for hosting the Oscars this year.

Deadline, reports.

This is a much better choice of host than last year. Last year, it was James Franco and Anne Hathaway, they weren’t funny. I’m sure Eddie Murphy will be very funny and will bring lots of laughs. The Academy’s filming crew better have their censor button ready ’cause he’s going to drop a lot of swearing.

Congrats to Eddie, he deserves to get recognized again.

I wish Eddie would get back into action movies instead of doing all of these films for kids. I hope a 4th Beverly Hills Cop movie will happen too.

Kev

Cool Videos: Temple of the Dog makes a surprise reunion…

The band Pearl Jam, are celebrating their 20 years of being together as a band, and their way of celebrating it, they play a surprise, PJ20, show on Sept. 3rd, at the Apline Valley Music Theatre, in Wiconsin. Before Pearl Jam played their set, Eddie Vedder invited Chris Cornell to sing four songs which would reunite, Temple of The Dog. Nobody ever thought a Temple of The Dog reunion would happen but it did. If Soundgarden can reunite why can’t, Temple? I think Temple should go back in the studio and record a second album because I loved their first one.

Enjoy the videos. Both Eddie and Chris seemed pretty thrilled to be back together and they still sound great!

Kev

Thought: Alcohol is not fun, it’s dumb…

I used to like alcohol. Beer, hard liquor, wine, etc. Whatever. I was never an alcoholic, however, I was just an occasional drinker. I used to drink only when I hung out with friends or go to a local band show. I had to give up the alcohol completely because I was getting into fitness full time.

What I don’t get is that a lot of people think drinking and partying it up a storm, is fun. I mean, really? Getting drunk is fun? In my opinion, no. I am tired of seeing facebook status’s of people posting they’re going out drinking to have fun or they post things like, “I’m drunk from that party I went to earlier”. You get the deal.

You see all kinds of people from 30’s – 50’s partying hard and getting wasted. The way I look at it, is that they all party like teens in high school. Hey, I’ll admit it, I used to be part of the partying crowd a long time ago, but I stopped the partying lifestyle. It’s not my thing anymore. The reason I got into partying in the past ’cause I wanted to feel like everyone else and be part of the crowd, hoping to make some friends and stuff.

Drinking will only get you into trouble. It’s no wonder a lot of people are assholes and have bad attitudes. Part of that comes from their drinking habits.

There are better and healthier ways to have fun that doesn’t involve drinking alcohol at all. I can find plenty of things to do that I can have fun doing that doesn’t involve drinking. Things I love to do other than bodybuilding/fitness: Playing the guitar, going to the movies, travelling, reading, playing video games, writing,  and things like that.  Those are fun things to do that doesn’t involve drinking.

Going to a shithole bar or a crap house party with a bunch of people you don’t know, what fun is that? You’ve probably don’t even remember most of people you met the next day because you’ve been drunk off your ass. You either wake up with hangovers or with your head over the toilet bowl. You call that fun?

A lot of times when I go to some party or a local band show, I have refused so many drink offers from other people. A lot of people would look at me with a disappointed look on their face like, “You’re done drinking for good, huh?”

I don’t party anymore. I am proud of the hobbies and activities I do daily.

Still though, nothing wrong with having a few drinks every now and then, but I won’t even do that either. Alcohol and fitness don’t mix. I can’t touch alcohol anymore. Not good for the muscles and the body.

I still go to house parties and local band shows once in a while, but I only drink water, no alcohol for me at all. I just enjoy the company of other people.

Kev