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Ever since “Suicide Squad” and “Batman: Arkham Knight” game, Harley Quinn has become very popular…

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These days everywhere you go at the mall or your local comic book store, you’re gonna see Harley Quinn everywhere. There are Harley Quinn statues (or life size replicas, whatever you want to call them), t-shirts, posters, action figures, etc. They’re selling those all over the place. I take it that Harley Quinn has all of a sudden become very popular. There are men that like the character but the character is mostly popular with women. Have you noticed that more and more women have been liking the Harley Quinn character? She was the Joker’s girlfriend from the comics. This character is getting so popular for whatever reason.

So for this reason alone, I think she’s definitely gonna get her own spinoff series for film and possibly a TV show even. The pic above I took myself while at the mall doing my Christmas shopping. It’s nice to see Harley Quinn finally get some recognition ’cause she is an interesting character. Why is it that a lot of women love her so much? Is it because Harley relates to women? Maybe women like her ’cause they admire the fact that Harley is not afraid to look like how she wants and women out there feel the same. You know how Harley is kind of crazy? Well a lot of women out there are crazy too so this character can relate. Harley relates to women in a lot of ways.

Wonder Woman and Catwoman should watch out ’cause I think very soon, Harley Quinn is gonna be bigger than them. Harley could take their spotlight pretty quick. I haven’t seen “Suicide Squad” but plan on getting around to it.

It is interesting how this Harley character is getting popular very fast. She is an interesting character. I like her a lot myself.

Kev

Books, music

Sorry Bruce Springsteen but why call it a “book-signing” if the books are gonna be pre-signed???

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So Bruce Springsteen confirmed a book signing tour to help promote his upcoming memoir, “Born To Run”. To attend these so-called book signings, you must order these wrist-bands online which are free but in order to get a wrist band you must also buy a pre-signed book of “Born To Run”. Yes, you heard that right. “Pre-signed” as in the books were already signed before the event, not at the event.

It gets even better though, the signing also has all kinds of strict rules like you won’t be allowed to bring any other Bruce Springsteen memorabilia for him to sign. You won’t be allowed to bring CD’s, posters, T-shirts and things like that. The only thing that you’ll be allowed is one photo with Bruce and you will be allowed to take it with your Iphone.

It won’t be much of an event. No book discussion by Bruce, no Q&A session… just a photo with Bruce and that’s it? I bet you won’t even be allowed to talk with Bruce yourself. Maybe Bruce will allow a “hello” and a “handshake” but that’s about all.

Here’s how to get a wristband for Bruce Springsteen’s book signing at the Harvard Coop

Um, sorry Bruce but I’m losing my respect for you more and more. In my opinion, this is a bit egotistical for Bruce and he obviously thinks he’s more important than you.

Ah well, that’s just the way it is, though. A lot of famous bands & artists are great with their fans and some are horrible with their fans. Bruce turns out to be one who is horrible with his fanbase.

There are plenty of bands & artists who are great with their fanbase though. There are kind and down to earth musicians who will sign just about anything that gets handed to them. There are plenty of musicians who will get into long conversations with their fans at “Meet & Greets” and hang out with their fans. One band who I can think of who are great with their fans is Metallica. Watch all their “Meet & Greet” videos in youtube for proof on that.

Bruce is clearly into it for the money alone. He don’t care about the fans at all which is a shame. Bruce is just one of those who are not for autographs much. I think his book is just a big cash grab. Nothing more. I won’t be getting his book.

Kev

Books

Book Review: “Fortunate Son” by John Fogerty…

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So I finally finished reading John Fogerty’s rock memoir “Fortunate Son”. I thought it was a really good book. I’ve read many rock memoirs written by famous rock stars over the years and I think this one is the best one. Fogerty’s story is really interesting. This book is much different than all the others too. You know how most rock memoirs they mostly focus on the sex, drugs & rock n’ roll? Well, in this book you’re gonna read a lot about rock n’ roll but you’re not gonna read anything about sex & drugs. Why? Simply because Fogerty wasn’t into the music for girls and partying. He was strictly in it for the music alone.

In this book, goes from his childhood all the way up to his latest solo album release, “Wrote a Song For Everyone”. Fogerty went into talking about the making of each studio album he did with Creedence and his solo career which was interesting stuff to read. I liked reading about how he made each studio album.

The main reason why I wanted to read this book is ’cause not only that I’m a huge fan of CCR and Fogerty’s solo music, I wanted to read this book ’cause I wanted to read about his legal battle with Fantasy records and Saul Zaents. His legal battle with Fantasy records is pretty crazy stuff.

If you think being a rock n’ roll musician is easy well you might want to re-think that ’cause once you read this book, makes you want to think twice about getting signed. John had a difficult career, he really did. He had to go through betrayals with members of CCR and his feud with Fantasy records. When you want to be a rock musician, you have to deal with some setbacks ’cause you’re gonna through that a lot. You’re gonna have ups and downs in music. That’s the way it is. Even Fogerty went through ups and downs in his musical career.

Even though Fogerty went through a lot of negative stuff in his life, still though, he won the CCR catalog back which he totally deserves. He may have won his songs back but still though, it wasn’t an easy battle for him. That’s the thing when you want to be a musician, you got to deal with a lot of big egos and jealousies from people. Crazy.

If you’re a fan of CCR and a fan of rock music like myself, this is a must read book.

Kev

 

Books

Playboy shows off it’s first non-nude issue… it’s actually kind of cool, I guess…

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Not so bad, really. Kind of different and I actually like it. Maybe Playboy can do well with their new change. Now that Playboy is officially non-nude, it is now legal for underage men to buy at newsstands. I think that’s why Hugh Hefner did this is to attract a younger audience of men and even young women? Keep in mind there are even some women that read Playboy too. More young teenagers will be able to buy Playboy now, I think. That’s what they want, I believe.

http://www.playboy.com/articles/playboy-march-2016-cover-reveal-sarah-mcdaniel

Remember now, women are more than just tits & ass. A woman don’t always have to be naked to be beautiful and maybe that’s what Playboy wants to prove, ya know?

Kev

Books

Hey George R.R. Martin, take your time with “Winds of Winter” and make it great!

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People are still begging George R.R. Martin to release book 6 of the Game of Thrones book series titled, the “Winds of Winter”. Fans and critics are complaining that George is taking way too long.

http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/01/george-rr-martin-no-winds-of-winter-before-season-6

Well I’d say, he should take as long as he takes! I give a lot of kudos to George for taking his time because maybe he wants the next book to be really good? I’ve read all the books so far and saw all the seasons of the TV show. Well, I still haven’t seen GOT “Season 5” yet which will come out on DVD/BluRay later this year.

I’m still a huge GOT fanatic and I can’t wait for the next book but I’m being patient. Other people should be patient too. Let him make it a really good one. He just wants to take his time with it.

The thing with writing books is writers don’t finish stories just because their fans want them to finish it. The story itself finishes on its own. It’s all up to the story on whether it wants to end or not. Just be patient and George will be done with the book whenever he’s ready to be done.

Kev

Books, music

Jimmy Page’s photographic memoir book review…

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I’ve read many Jimmy Page books and many Led Zeppelin books that weren’t written by any of the band members. Finally, we get an official Led Zeppelin biography that is actually by a member from the band! Since there are too many Jimmy Page biography books out there, they all just tell the same story so most of us already know about Jimmy’s life and career. Finally, we get a story from Jimmy Page the man himself. However, instead of telling his story by text… he wanted to do something a little different by telling his story by photographs which is an interesting idea.

This is a pretty amazing book and I’m happy he did this. It only took me two days to finish looking through it. The photos are amazing too. Lot of rare ones and a lot of photos I’ve already seen before.

Just to be aware of something, this is strictly about music. You will not learn about Jimmy’s personal life. It’s all about his contribution to music over the years and it covers everything. It covers all of his music projects from when he was a young kid all the way up to the Led Zeppelin reunion O2 show.

It’s a pretty cool book and a must-see to any Led Zep fan. A lot of you know I’m a die-hard Zeppelin fanatic. I may love a lot of music out there but Led Zep will always be my no. 1.

Kev

Books, Politics/war

Finished reading Donald Trump’s book, “Crippled America” this morning…

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This morning I got around to finish reading Donald Trump’s new book, “Crippled America”. It was a real short book but an entertaining as hell read all the way through. If you can’t understand the man yourself then I suggest you give it a read too.

Many want to accuse Trump of not being a true conservative. Many on the left accuses Trump of being a secret liberal pretending to be a conservative and there are even some so-called “conservatives” saying that too. If you truly believe that Trump is no “conservative” then I suggest you read this book and he’ll show you how “conservative” he really is. I’ve always believed that if you’re a so called “conservative” accusing Trump of being a liberal then you’re no “conservative” as well. You’re a true conservative when you support Trump and doesn’t take anything he says or does seriously. If all you wanna do is ignorantly doubt Trump’s “conservative” views then read this book and he’ll prove you wrong. This is a book that the left & the right would hate reading.

Other than that, this is a great book. It goes into detail of his vision for America and he also calls out how this “left vs. right” thing doesn’t work. It was a short book so it only took me about two days to read.

Kev

Books, Politics/war

New Donald Trump book “Crippled America” is out today…

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I know Donald Trump has written so many books over the years in his life but I’ve never read a single one of them. I’m about to for the first ’cause the Donald just released his new book “Crippled America” today and it’s in book stores everywhere and I’m sure it’s available digitally too for your Ipads, Kindles or whatever.

I think I’m definitely gonna buy the hardcover edition, though. I’m planning on buying Trump’s new book this Friday when I go see the new 007 movie, “Spectre”.

Can’t wait to read the book. Trump is doing an autograph session for it at Trump Tower in NYC today in celebration of it. Wish I could go. If I had the money for a bus trip to NYC, I’d go in a heartbeat. It be cool to meet the Donald in person for sure. The Donald may seem like a villain to you on TV but in reality, he’s a nice guy.

Kev

Books, music

Paul Stanley’s book, “Face the Music: A Life Exposed”… probably the most honest rock memoir I’ve read…

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I’ve finished reading Paul Stanley’s book, “Face the Music: A Life Exposed” and wow. I think it’s definitely the best rock memoir I’ve read. I’ve read a lot of memoirs by other rock stars over the years but Paul Stanley’s book is the best of them all, in my opinion. I used to think of Kiss as a bunch of egomaniacs and arrogant guys but now I have huge respect for them. Gene Simmons maybe a bit egomaniacal and arrogant yes but Paul Stanley, no. To me, Paul seems very real, intelligent and down to earth.

I was glad to read Paul’s take on the whole Kiss feud with the original members. Paul told some pretty interesting and funny stories in this book. It’s a long read but a good book. A must read for any Kiss fan or if you’re a newbie, read it anyway.

This was a pretty ballsy book of him to write too. In the past, I wasn’t that much of a fan of Kiss but now I’m pretty much a die-hard. I heard all of their albums on Apple Music and now trying to read all their books to get their side of the story on their feuds.

I like to read a lot of rock memoirs ’cause I like learning about the rock n’ roll lifestyle… see what it’s like to live that kind of life. Would I ever become a rock star? Not sure. It’s kind of late for me to get there now ’cause I’m heading in my 40’s but I just do music for fun. I don’t care whether I get signed or become big or not. The rock n’ roll lifestyle is interesting to learn about, anyways.

Kev

Books, Celebrity news

Is Playboy trying to compete with other men’s magazines? Maxim, FHM, Esquire, Blender, Stuff, etc. I’d say yes!!!

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I know another post on this but I’ve got something else to say about it that came up in my mind. I would think another big possible reason that Playboy is going PG soon is that I think they are trying to compete with the other popular men’s magazines that are out there like Maxim, FHM, Esquire, Blender, Stuff, etc. I think that’s what they’re probably doing. Trying to take the spotlight of all the other men’s magazines that are out there. So that probably means that Playboy is gonna have to get rid of all the sex stories and all the swearing in interviews as well. I don’t read men’s magazines at all but I used to, though. You don’t need to read these things to become a better man.

Anyway, this move should definitely help “Penthouse” for sure so I’m sure that magazine is happy. More and more people are already threatening to unsubscribe to “Playboy” and a lot more people will probably turn to “Penthouse” instead. More business for “Penthouse”. “Penthouse” is definitely a better magazine anyway ’cause they are totally hardcore while “Playboy” was more softcore.

Also since Playboy is soon gonna be transforming into more PG friendly, more people are asking Playboy to have more natural models… the real models without the airbrushing ’cause most people are fed up with the plastic barbie dolls these days. I hear them, though and I agree. The plastic barbie dolls in the industry are becoming a problem these days… I don’t care for those kind of women myself and I’m all for the naturals. I mean, think about it right? If you’re gonna go PG friendly, then why continue to have plastic barbie dolls when they’re gonna be all covered up? Nobody wants to see that. If Playboy is serious on going PG than they better take their readers advice and have more natural models.

I wonder who Playboy is planning to put on the front cover of the first non-nude issue in March? They’ll put some female celebrity on the front cover like Selena Gomez, Lana Del Rey or Lady Gaga to help keep people’s interest.

When Playboy made this shocking announcement, I too was scratching my head a little bit and I’m like “Huh”? I’m surprised like everyone else.

Kev