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.
True Crime

Casey Anthony trial gets the night off, jury deliberations continue tomorrow…

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Well Judge Perry gave the jury the night off during the Casey Anthony trial. The jury needs more time. The deliberations will continue early in the morning. Will the Verdict be read tomorrow? Probably. It depends how long the jury needs.

Casey Anthony is definitely guilty of “1st degree murder”. She killed her own child in cold blood. If she’s acquitted, that would be shocking and it would create controversy, if she walked out an innocent woman, but judging by the evidence of trial, she’s definitely guilty, 100%.

I’ll be keeping an eye on the trial tomorrow live stream.

I’m off to kick some ass in Duke Nukem for the rest of the evening.

Kev

Local music

Thinking about giving up music? Don’t be a quitter!!!

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Over the years, I have seen plenty of musicians give up music or thinking about giving it up. It still continues with other musicians as well. My question is, why? Yes, some musicians feel guilty that they suck and don’t have what it takes to be a musician. Some musicians feel guilty that they can’t stay in a band. Some musicians get bored with music. Some musicians feel guilty when they can’t get success with their music. Some musicians give up because their career was treated in a negative direction by other musicians and music fans. There’s a lot more reasons why musicians give up or thinking about giving up music.

I came this close to giving up on my music for some of these reasons, honestly. Basically because, I thought I was going no where with it. I was having trouble booking gigs. Venues make booking gigs so difficult and ridiculous around here. Plus, I came close to hanging it up because I became fed up with the negativity I get from people in the music scene. You know, getting wrongly criticized and judge by other musicians and fans.

When you want to become a full time musician and put yourself out there for the world to see, yes, you’re going to get your share of love and hate. If you want to succeed in music and make your dreams come true, you have to be strong, and ignore all the bullshit. Simply put, fuck everybody. You only care about your music, the love of playing your instrument and that’s it. You have to be strong. Have to have balls if you want to get out there.

You can’t let negativity bring you down. You only care about the people who support you as a musician and care about your fans. Ignore all the haters & doubters.That’s why people talk shit about you because they want to put you down and put your dreams to an end. Don’t let it get to you. Stay out of drama of any kind.

Yes, you will get musicians who you thought they supported you when they really didn’t, but fuck ’em, right? While Albany continues to be a shit music scene, just keep playing your music. Don’t be a quitter. You shouldn’t give up something you love. Those musicians who did give it up (not naming names), you will regret it down the road, trust me. One day you’ll wish you never gave it up.

That’s why I came back to music. I thought to myself, “You know, I shouldn’t be a quitter”.

Kev

Books

Book Review: A Clash of Kings (Book 2 of “Song of Ice and Fire” series)

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So I’ve finally finished the second book of the “Song of Ice and Fire” series (or better known as “Game of Thrones”), titled, “A Clash of Kings”.

The stories continue to be addicting and hard to put the book down. I can’t stop reading these books. The second book leaves off from where the first book ended. In this book, the Seven Kingdoms is plagued by a civil war. About 5 kings who fight for the iron throne. King Joffrey, the young king from the first book still sits on the iron throne. The book also continues the adventures of Princess Daenerys who wants to conquer the Seven Kingdoms. It continues the stories of Tyrion Lannister, the midget character who continues to feud with King Joffrey and Tyrion tries to help avenge the death of Lord Eddard Stark. Arya Stark, the daughter of Eddard, poses as a boy named Arry and goes on an adventure with new recruits of the Night’s Watch.

Just like the first book, “Clash of Kings” continues to be dark, sexual, and violent. It is also more controversial than the first book. It’s different without Eddard Stark though, that’s my only complaint is George R.R. Martin killing off that character so soon. This is not a really a spoiler ’cause everyone knows this is going to happen anyway.

If I had a favorite character of these books, I think Tyrion is the superstar here. Tyrion continues to be funny and entertaining just like the first book. Other than the comic stuff about Tyrion, there’s something more serious and dramatic about him too. That character is so special in a big way. Hard to explain. While all the characters in the books are great, I think Tyrion is the important part of the series. I’m not sure what, but reading these books, I think something bad is going to happen to Tyrion later in the books. Maybe he’ll get killed off too, I’m not sure. Don’t give me any spoilers, but I know something will happen to him.

The reason I love these books so much ’cause they are so insightful and detailed. Plus, they are easy to read, you’ll read ’em quickly. This book makes you feel like what it will be in the Medieval times in real life. This book is just as good as the first one.

I’ve started the third book, “Storm of Swords” today. If you’re not reading these books, then what are you waiting for? Starting reading them soon!

Kev

UFC

Thoughts: UFC 132 last night, brief review…

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Last night, I ended up watching “UFC 132”. Simply because there was nothing else on TV, and I was bored. So I ended up buying the PPV.

I was very impressed with it. Every fight was impressive. Most fights were quick ones. Most fights last night ended in the first or second rounds.

While I do hate Tito Ortiz like most people, you can’t deny that he did a great job last night. I was actually pretty impressed with Tito. Like most people know, Tito hasn’t won a fight in a long time and having so many injuries in the past. Tito finally stepped up. He must of trained hard during his hiatus and he finally won a fight. I’m no Tito fan like I said, but I liked what he did last night. It was pretty amazing. If he keeps doing that and winning more fights, stop being a jackass, and maybe he will get everyone’s respect again. I was pretty shocked with Tito’s performance like most people.

Other fights that I liked were “Don Hyum Kim vs. Carlos Condit”, this fight was good because you couldn’t tell who was going to win this one, they made it unpredictable. I also liked Leben vs. Silva. I’ve been liking Chris Leben for a long while and I continue to be a fan of his.

I think the best fight of the night was obviously the main event, Cruz vs. Faber. Even though it was “unanimous decision”, neither guys didn’t want to lose over a knockout and it shows. Both men fought pretty technical and they made it exciting.

I think this was the best UFC ppv of this year, so far.

Read the full results, here.

Kev

TV, World Wide Web

Report: “Star Trek – The Next Generation” is now streamable on Netflix…

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Announced today, all 7 seasons of “Star Trek – The Next Generation” are now streamable for Netflix along with “Voyager” and “Enterprise”. I’m such a huge Star Trek “TNG” fan and I’m looking forward to watching this show all over again.

I’m glad Paramount let Netflix stream Star Trek series, because Star Trek still deserves to get known. Star Trek isn’t for everyone, but I suggest people to try and get into it. I’m a big Trekkie, and quite proud of it too. Have been a Trekkie ever since I was a child.

Thanks to Paramount and Netflix for this. I’m excited!

Kev

True Crime

Thought: My Casey Anthony trial prediction…

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I have been following the Casey Anthony trial very closely. Wow, what a fucking circus this trial is! It’s like Anna Nicole Smith and MTV mixed together! A soap opera indeed!

It’s pretty amazing how the trial tried to make her look innocent.

My thoughts? I think she has guilty of murder written all over her face. She did it. She killed her own child. Everyone knows it. So far in the trial, nobody proved her innocence. It’s all just talk.

Some people think she’s innocent. She may serve some prison time and not get the death penalty. She could even walk out a free woman if acquitted. I don’t think either is going happen. This women is a monster. An evil woman who deserves to die for what she did.

Poor little Caylee had a whole future ahead of her, and Casey took it away from her. She killed her own daughter, and she thinks she’s going to get away with it? Whether Caylee’s death was an accident or not, Casey still killed her own daughter. How can people think she’s innocent?

The trial is almost over soon. Just get it over, and put the bitch away. If Casey didn’t want Caylee in her life, she should have simply sent her away to another family. The trial should be over this week and I can’t wait for the verdict! Will she be like OJ Simpson and get away with murder? I don’t think so, but it would be shocking if she did walk out a free woman. As soon as the verdict is announced, I’ll post it asap.

Kev

Random/off topic posts

Trying to learn how to sing better too…

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Not only that I’m trying to get better at guitar, I’m also trying to get better at singing. I would admit, that I was never really professionally trained vocally…but that’s okay. Most singers out there aren’t professionally trained, they just do it. Many of my favorite singers were never professionally trained like Neil Young and Kurt Cobain for example. I learned that if singing is what you want to do, then go ahead and do it. It doesn’t matter if your voice sounds good or not, it’s the songs that mattered, in my opinion.

Now I’m not looking to sing like Robert Plant or Barry Manilow or anything like that, I am still look to improve my singing some. My goal is that I would like sing high notes which is what I can never do. I am practicing and learning though. I’ve been working with “Metal Method’s Vocal Power” DVD and it really works. That instructional vocal DVD really does help make your voice a little stronger.

Singing is fun. I enjoy it. I learned that if you write your own originals, you sing ’em yourself. To me it doesn’t make any sense when people write lyrics and have someone else sing them. If you create it, you do the job yourself. I sing every day just like I play the guitar every day.

I know I’m not the best singer in the world. I just do it for fun but I would like to become better though.

Kev