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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.
Random/off topic posts

More on Cape Cod vacation…

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Along with my Cape Cod vacation, I also took a full week off of working out in fitness. You gotta have those once in a while. At least a full week off of fitness for at least once or twice a year. Some bodybuilders workout a full year with no breaks, but honestly, it’s not really good for you. The reason is, you don’t want to burn yourself out. You need to find more time to rest & heel. Recharge yourself and start over again.

Don’t worry. A full week with no exercise at all, you will NOT lose muscle mass in a week. Just by continuing to eat good nutrition and keeping your protein going, you will get much stronger and get more muscle mass. I have gotten a little more with my week off of fitness. On top of that. I just needed a break from exercise. Get away from it for a while, but I continued to eat healthy food and eat proteins. Of course, when you’re on vacation, there’s always a time where you get forced to eat bad nutrition and it had happened a few times. I don’t mind. Doing all that walking in Cape Cod helps burn it off anyway.

For shopping, I didn’t buy too much. Just a couple of music CD’s: Weird Al’s new album “Alpocalypse” and “The Book of Mormon – Broadway Musical” (Comedy created by the guys from “South Park”). I picked up Dan Brown’s “The Lost Symbol” hardcover book at a Used Bookstore that costed me only 5 bucks. I also picked up a Korg Metronome MA-30 from a musicians shop called, “The Drummer’s Store”. I needed a metronome so I finally bought one. I plan to play guitar with a metronome from this point on, so I can play better in time.

The video footage that will be coming. I visited President John F. Kennedy’s hometown of Hyannis, Mass. where he lived and grew up. I’ll have the video tomorrow. Didn’t feel like messing with it today.

Edit to add: Btw, the weather was shit in Mass most of the time. Mostly clouds and rain. I would have went swimming in the ocean if there was sunshine, but there wasn’t sunshine at all in Cape Cod.

Kev

movies

Report: Update on Christopher Meloni’s role in “Superman: Man Of Steel”… he won’t be playing either Lex Luthor or Perry White!!!

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When Chris Meloni was announced for “Superman” everyone thought he would be playing Lex Luthor or Perry White. Turns out he won’t be playing either of them. Vulture caught up with Chris himself and he revealed that he will be playing a military General but he couldn’t get into details about the character.

More on it, here.

Noticing that Chris will be playing a military General, my wild guess is that he’s going to be playing, General Sam Lane. It’s the only other General I can think of in the Superman franchise. Michael Shannon already has General Zod.

Kev

 

TV

Report: James Spader in talks for CEO as Dunder Mifflin for “The Office”…

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“Boston Legal” star, James Spader is in talks to be the new CEO for Dunder Mifflin in “The Office”, as replacement for Steve Carell. He already guest starred in the season finale.

More on it, here.

James Spader is a phenomenal actor. I never watched “Boston Legal”, but I remembered Spader in the first “Stargate” film and the drama, “Crash”.

No matter who replaces Steve Carell, the show is going to bomb without him. I’m pretty sure the ratings will drop next season. The show is going to get canceled, just watch.

Kev

 

movies

Report: Julia Ormond will play Lara in Snyder’s “Superman: Man of Steel”, Christopher Meloni to play an undisclosed character…

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Woah, is the new “Superman” film by Zack Snyder going to be full of hot MILF’s or what? First Amy Adams for Lois Lane, then Diane Lane for Martha Kent and now we have Julia Ormond in talks to play Superman’s Krypton mother, Lara. Julia is most famous for her role in, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”.

The 2nd Superman casting this week, Christohper Meloni former “Oz” and “Law & Order: SVU” star is in talks to star in the film with an undisclosed character. Meloni’s character for “Superman” is not being revealed at this moment but the speculation is that he could be playing Lex Luthor.

More on the story, here.

As for Christopher Meloni’s character. I don’t think he is Lex Luthor. I think Meloni is the new Perry White, the head honcho of the Daily Planet. He would make a great Perry White more than Luthor, in my opinion.

After leaving “Law & Order: SVU”, Chris Meloni is already getting big movie roles. Looks like he wants to be a full time movie star now as I predicted he would! He’s becoming too famous for TV much like Steve Carell.

Kev

 

True Crime

Thought: About Whitey Bulger being arrested…

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So the big news, that “Whitey” Bulger has finally been captured after all these years. The famous former mob man whose been on the run for a long time. They finally got him!

When I was in Cape Cod, this story was pretty huge there in the local news. It was on TV all day long and he was on the cover of every local newspaper in the Cape Cod area pretty much. While I don’t know much about the history of “Whitey” Bulger, it’s still good news.

No matter how long ago, you commit crime, they never forget. You can run but you can’t hide.

Kev

Politics/war

Thought: Gay marriage is violating the FMA

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So yesterday the big news was announced that “Gay Marriage” has been officially legalized in the New York State. So NY has became the sixth state to legalize same sex marriage. So the question you’re all wondering is, do I agree with it? For you long time readers of my blog site, I’ve been strongly against “same sex marriage” for years. I still stand by it too. So no, I do not agree with same sex marriage being legalized here in NY. It shouldn’t be legalized anywhere.

Don’t get me wrong. I don’t hate gay people. I respect them, but in my opinion, a marriage should be between a man and a woman. Gay marriage is not really “marriage” if you think about it. Seriously, think about it.

The second you disagree with “same sex marriage”, everyone will call you the bad guy for it. People will accuse you of hating and disrespecting gay people, when that is not the intention. Why do some people disagree with same sex marriage? For a lot of reasons.

1. It violates the FMA, which stands for “Federal Marriage Amendment“.

2.  I don’t think Thomas Jefferson would have approved of it if he was still here today, he would have banned it all across the country.

3. Not good for politics.

4. Imagine what kind of family gay people would have, when they get children. Most children would want a mother and father. I don’t think children would enjoy having parents as a “Dad & Dad” and “Mom & Mom” type of thing. Watch the movie, “The Kids Are Alright” as an example of this. That movie is about two lesbian women with children living with them and the kids in that film don’t enjoy having lesbians raising them.

5. It gives Adam & Eve a bad name.

I can think of plenty of more reasons why it’s bad. People call it “equality” and “civil rights” or whatever, but this isn’t a “civil right” if you think about it.

I don’t understand why people get all pissed off when someone disagrees with “same sex marriage”. It’s pretty ridiculous, in my opinion. We all have a right to an opinion. Not everyone is going to agree with “same sex marriage”, and I’m positive I’m not alone on this either.

I’m sick of people who support “same sex marriage” trying to get us to change our minds and get us to respect the gay people. We don’t have to “respect” gay marriage. Our opinions won’t change and mine won’t either.

Kev

Random/off topic posts

Back from vacation…

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To those readers who were wondering where I’ve been, I’ve been on a few day vacation from Cape Cod, Mass. I did film some video, so I might work on it tonight. If not tomorrow. I got a lot of news to catch up on in this blog.

Whitey Bulger captured, Peter Falk being dead, a few new Superman castings, Gay Marriage being legalized in NY, James Spader might be the new boss for “The Office”, etc. Lots of stuff to catch up on. I’ll get to it right now.

Kev

TV

Report: Former “Lost” star Terry O’ Quinn to return to island adventure in “Hawaii Five-O”…

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John Locke and Jin from “Lost” will reunite in the new “Hawaii Five-O” show for Season 2. Well sort of. Former “Lost” star Terry O’ Quinn will return to island adventure in the new version of “Hawaii Five-O”. This makes it so that Terry and Daniel Dae Kim (who played Jin from “Lost”) will reunite with the new show.

Terry hasn’t done any acting at all since he finished “Lost”, in 2010.

Read more on the story, here.

It’s nice to see “Lost” actors getting work again. Terry O’ Quinn for “Hawaii Five-O”, Mattew Fox for “World War Z”, Josh Holloway (Sawyer) is in “Mission Impossible IV”, and now I’ve heard that Evangeline Liily (Kate from “Lost”) has been casted for “The Hobbit” remake.

Speaking of “Lost”, I’ve started season 5 this week. Watched the first 5 episodes of “Lost – Season 5” already.

Kev

Celebrity news

Thought: Ebert is only speaking from experience…

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If you knew Roger Ebert’s history, Ebert was an alcoholic in his younger years way before he was diagnosed with Thyroid cancer. Ebert quit drinking in 1979 and he has been a long time member of the AA. Read his old blog posts about his experiences, here.

His comments about Ryan Dunn on twitter, may have been controversial, but he couldn’t help it. As soon as Ebert heard about the news, I’m sure it brought back memories about his past. So he found himself on twitter, ranting about it and calling out on it.

The thing is folks, that not everyone is going to grieve over someone who died over a drinking & driving accident. Other people have the same feelings. I’m pretty sure if Ebert didn’t say it, somebody else would have.

I love Ebert’s new blog about Ryan Dunn: here. Like Ebert or hate him, he is right on everything he said.

On top of that, I’m 100% positive that this wasn’t the first time that Ryan drove while being drunk. I’m sure he’s done it plenty times in his past, but does it surprise you that it finally got to him? No. I’m certainly not surprised, when it comes to these Jackass guys.

What Ebert said may have been controversial and harsh, true, but it was meant to be. He means well. What he did was a wake up call. It’ll get yourself thinking, “Gee, maybe he’s right, I better not drink & drive”. Other celebs drove while drunk: Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Keifer Sutherland, etc.

Drinking and driving is never cool. It doesn’t matter who you are. If you’re at a party or at a bar, you’re drunk off your ass, DON’T DRIVE. My original song, “The Crash” is about a guy who gets a cool car, so he takes his girlfriend for a ride. Yes, in the song they were drunk, he survives the crash but she doesn’t. “The Crash” is a protest song, a song about drinking & driving. I haven’t performed that song at a gig in a long time but I plan on reviving it.

Back to Ebert/Dunn controversy, the news hit Ebert pretty hard. It scared him. That’s why he couldn’t help himself but write that comment. I understand why he did it and I believe in him. He may have gotten a backlash for it but he was willing to take the heat for telling the truth.

Even if you’re not driving, you shouldn’t be riding in vehicles with a driver who is drunk. This is why I stopped going to bars and going to house parties ’cause this shit still happens everywhere. I gave up alcohol a long time ago. I wasn’t an alcoholic, I was an occasional drinker, but I had to give it up completely for my fitness routines.

What if Lindsay Lohan did get herself killed in a drinking and driving crash? I’m sure much more people would be saying worse things than Roger Ebert have said. Don’t drink and drive. This should be a lesson for you.

Kev

Local music

CRUMBS give me a shout out in Times Union for being favorite blog commenter…

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If you need proof on how the people over at CRUMBS are big supporters of me, here it is:

Check it out.

When other local musicians do interviews for the local papers, I never get mentioned.  So thanks Guzzo for the shout out.

Yes, I post at CRUMBS on a regular basis. It’s the only Times Union blog that I read and post on. I don’t pay attention to other TU blogs, just the CRUMBS one.

I’m pretty flattered.

Kev