Final post for the night. Just thought I’d post another interesting meme that just came up on my facebook newsfeed that just caught my attention and this is a great one!

It’s interesting how this works doesn’t it?

You try to call out evil and sneaky people. Douchebags you can’t trust. When you try to call this person out publicly nobody can see it. When you try to call out someone’s bad behavior, everyone else is ignorant about it. Their supporters, friends and family would come out for their defense. When you do stuff like this, you get looked at as the bad guy instead.

Look… there are too many people that I don’t really like too much and I would call them out by name. Call them out with their bullshit and destroy their reputation. I’d do that stuff in a heartbeat but I know people aren’t gonna listen. Their supporters, friends and family would come out for their defense. They are called cliques. That is how cliques works.

There is a long list of musicians that I would like to call out publicly but I already have been doing that, it’s just that I leave names out of things. If you want to call people out, it’s okay as long as you leave names out of things. You’ll be safe if you leave names out. I would like to use names. I do it in a heartbeat but using names is kind of dangerous and risky. If you use names, you could get potential lawsuit threats and all that legal stuff. You could lose a lot of respect from people around you.

A long time ago, I used to use names publicly on blogs but I learned later that’s a bad idea to do.

Ah well, let people be ignorant about it. They’ll soon realize that you were right about this person soon enough.

I’m sure you experienced the same. Warn everyone about someone you can’t trust but no one wants to listen. Everyone goes through it.

It really is crazy how this is, ain’t it???

Barack Obama can be a perfect example of this also. You want to tell the world of Obama’s bad behavior in the White House, no one wants to listen. I’ve been dealing with that shit since 2008.

Kev

This is true if you think about it. While I do have many haters, I do know I have many that love me out there. I do get quite a lot of loyal support from others whether they love me for my blogging or music or both. I do have loyal fans, believe it or not.

This could be the reason you get haters. It isn’t because they think you’re not a good person. It isn’t because they think you’re crazy or unintelligent.

It’s because they know that a lot of people support you and it’s killing them. They know they aren’t getting the same love and respect people give you. That’s why some get all over ya for no reason.

This is probably the main reason why I don’t get along with too many musicians out there. They attack you out of jealous rage. They’re just envious and they wanna be you.

I have a lot of supportive people. Not just in the Capital Region. I have supporters from out of state. Out of country too (mostly the UK).

No matter what you think of me, I can be a pretty lovable guy if you give me a chance. I’m not that bad as some make me out to be.

Kev

I was gonna go see “Lucy” w/ Scarlett Johansson and Morgan Freeman but people are not saying good things about that film so far so I think I’m gonna say fuck it, I’ll wait for DVD rental on that one.

So instead, I think I’m gonna see “Dawn of the Planets of the Apes” ’cause that movie is getting great reviews. Somebody just told me today that the new Planet of the Apes movie was really good. I saw the first “Planet of the Apes” in theater and really liked it so I think I will see the sequel.

I’m a huge “Planet of the Apes” fan. Loved all the original movies especially the first one with Charlton Heston. I even enjoyed the Tim Burton remake! So yeah, “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” it is. I’ll go see it soon, probably in a week or two.

Kev

This is so true. I experienced this many times in the past. I have always been called crazy over the years, no matter the topic. I’m not a crazy guy at all even though others may think I am. I know what I’m talking about most of the time. I’m not dumb. I just tell the truth as I see it but when others have a different view on it or a different opinion, I usually get called crazy, delusional, insane, etc. Then later they will find out that I was right all along which they will never admit it, though.

I know what I see. I know what I hear. I’m completely sane. Know what I’m doing. Know what I’m saying.

I can’t wait to see the reaction of people when ever they find out that all of the things I’ve said about Barack Obama over the years turns out to be true.

Kev

I’m real sick of people being nice to you and friendly to you in person but when you talk to this person online… they are so mean to you all the time. They claim that they like you in person but they don’t like you online but you know it’s a freakin’ lie. You can’t separate both. The online world and the real world are both the same so when you bash someone online that means you are bashing them as a person altogether. So therefor, when you say that you don’t like this person online, that mean you don’t like this person at all. There’s no difference between the online world and the offline world.

The reason that some people are nice to you in person but mean to you online is ’cause simply put, they are cowards. They are scared to say that stuff to your face.

You see, folks, when you decide to bash someone online or call them out, we don’t ever forget these things. We are human. We have feelings and have different emotions. Sometimes we do take how others treat us very seriously.

When you publicly use facebook, twitter, wordpress blogs to call someone out you can’t expect this person to be nice to you when you run into him in person somewhere.

For example, if some guy that I know is bashing me in facebook or a wordpress blog and if I happen to run into this guy in person somewhere like at a party or a local band show, you can’t expect me to be friendly with this guy after him bashing me online. I’m not saying that I would react violently ’cause I’m not a violent guy but I would be violent for self-defense only, however. Even if I won’t be violent to the guy who bashed me online, I still won’t be friendly to him. I won’t forget how he treated me online, I’ll probably lose my temper and tell him to, “Get the Fuck Out Of My Face” and would have no problem saying that.

Some of these guys especially from people that I know who bash me online are just scared to say these things to my face… that’s why they do it. They’re pussies. All of ’em.

Kev

I get negative commentary toward my blogging everyday. I get it all the time. I’ve been getting negative commentary and opinions toward my online writing for years so I think I’m pretty used to it by now. That’s the thrill of blogging. The mixed responses and mixed reactions. Some of it will be positive and some negative. I always get mixed responses. That’s the kind of response you wanna get with your blogging. If you’re getting nothing but positive responses or no response at all then you’re doing something wrong.

When you have a blog and getting people all fired up and going… don’t ever make the mistake to think that you’re doing something wrong. You’re not. You’re all cool, brotha. Getting people all fired up and pissed off is the way to do it. That’s how you become a good blogger.

Don’t ever change for anybody if they don’t like who you are or if they don’t like how you write on your blog. When you give yourself up and apologize to those you may have offended… they will declare victorious. You don’t ever wanna do that. Never ever ever. It is your mind. Your opinions. Your thoughts. Your life. Don’t allow people to think they have complete control of it. I made a promise to myself that I will never let people control my thoughts if they don’t agree with me.

The things people always say about your blogging is not always true. It’s just opinion. There will be those who will never take everything you write seriously and would actually enjoy it.

Like I said before, I just do this for entertainment and just for fun… whether I get a good or a bad response… so I don’t really give a fuck.

A blog is a great tool to say what you want and that’s what it’s for.

I understand that people are gonna get upset and offended at my topics about politics, local music, and women but if you get offended that easily, then you must be a sensitive person.

People usually get offended at everything I write. No matter what it is. It’s crazy I know. There are pretty much no rules here except no attacking or bashing the blog owner. I know the terms of service of wordpress pretty well so they respect freedom of speech here well. That’s why I have chosen to come to wordpress years ago.

I don’t read negative commentary ’cause I don’t care what people have to say about my writing. I don’t read other blogs written about me and I try not to even read the comments.

Who cares if others get offended. That’s their problem, not yours or mine.

Kev

I have been a part of the music scene in Albany for many years so I have seen how it changed over the years. There is a huge difference between the music scene from the past and to today’s music scene. In the past, it used to be that it was mostly cover bands becoming established and getting the spotlight. In the past, there were also original acts becoming established but the well-known musicians used to be adults. These days established musicians and bands are pretty young. Established musicians who are between their 20’s and 30’s years of ages. It’s weird how the aging of popular bands have changed over the years isn’t it???

I partly blame that on the internet and garbage reality shows like “American Idol”, “America’s Got Talent”, “The Voice”, etc. I know that most bands around here are pretty young.

It seems that the young musicians around here have it pretty easy for them. They can get popularity and success with no problem while the older bands continue to struggle in the scene. The older bands try to get the same success the younger ones are getting for the older bands it is tough. It takes the older bands a long time to get success and popularity while it seems quicker for the young ones.

Why are younger bands becoming more successful and established than the older ones??? Well, the answer to that one is easy. The younger bands is what people around here wanna see. Most of them are young and good looking. They are more fun to see live than the older bands. So therefor, that is part of what draws people in to see the younger bands.

While it’s a good thing that young bands are getting success and popularity… at the same time, it can get quite annoying.

A lot of young bands don’t really understand how the music community works. A lot of ’em are not careful with the gigs they choose. They fall for pay to play scams easily and they jump at every opportunity they can get… playing the “yes” man. Saying yes to everything that throws at ’em. A lot of ’em don’t really understand how to run gigs smoothly and professionally. They really don’t understand how to be professionals like they think they do. Some of them feel the need to go through garbage competitions like Battle of the Bands and other radio contests in order to get somewhere when they didn’t need to.

In other words, the younger bands have a lot of learning to do when they want to play music on a professional level. It’s a tough world out there. They think they can handle it but I think they can’t.

I’m glad for these bands wanting to do their thing and get themselves out there but they have to be careful with themselves. For one thing, they have to be careful on how they treat people ’cause a lot of them make the mistake that they can treat people how they want to since they are so big and successful. Sure, bands don’t like other people but the professional thing to do is they should just keep their negative opinions to themselves and be friendly to the person anyway.

Young bands think they have “it” but they have a lot of learning to do. Tons of it.

The older bands who have been playing around the area for years know what they’re doing and they understand things ’cause they’ve been doing it a long time. The young bands should get advice and help from them.

I’m not trying to knock the young bands. I’m just being realistic. Some of you might even agree with everything I said. I’ve had my share of gigging around the scene myself so I have every right to bring this up.

Kev

I know I have a lot of enemies out there but I guess that’s a good thing. I guess that’s what you get for telling the truth so much and standing up for things that you believe in.

One thing I seem to be pretty good at is creating enemies with my blog. That’s okay, though. No regrets. I like what I do.

Kev

Nothing wrong with supporting other musicians that you like and becoming friends with them… all of that is good but the trick is you don’t wanna support musicians at random. I stopped doing that a long time ago. I don’t support musicians who don’t share the same respect in return. What you wanna do is support musicians who really believe in you. If they really like you as a person and musician, that’s when you wanna return the favor. Show them your full support in return. When you do this that way you can absolutely tell that these musicians really do believe in you.

Ways you can tell that other musicians really believe in you and respect you:

1) They are always positive about you. They think you are a good person.

2) They support your music and willing to help you. They go to your shows. Always giving positive feedback on your music and playing. Things like that.

3) They stay loyal to you no matter what others say about you. In other words, they stay friendly with you no matter all the negative things people say about you.

When musicians treat you like shit for no reason and treat you with disrespect, why continue to support them, ya know? They no longer deserve the support and respect when they all of a sudden act like a jerk. You were nothing but nice to this guy. You went to his band’s shows a lot, you bought his albums… gave his band good reviews… they don’t care to return the same respect.

This is what’s going on with me. I was nothing but extremely supportive of this band. A well known local original band who plays country/bluegrass rock and I’m sure you know who I’m talking about. I went to a lot of their shows. Bought all the albums they released. Gave them plenty of shoutouts on my blog and even gave their latest album a positive review. I’m done with that now ’cause their frontman won’t show me respect. He have seemed to join the Brock hating bandwagon.

You see, don’t support musicians like that when all they want to do is spew out all kinds of negative opinions about you.

Make no mistake about it, though… I have other musicians around the area who respect me and I am grateful and honored for that. I do have other musicians who fully support me around the area… agree with it or not. It’s true.

Just because one musician is saying all kinds of negative opinions about you doesn’t necessarily mean the rest of them will agree. All negative criticism about you is just all opinion. That’s it. End of story.

Like I repeatedly say, haters are gonna hate.

Like I said before, only support musicians who support you. That’s how you create your own little music community. No matter what people say about you… you’ll always get supporters and fans. Never listen to the negative jerks.

I know you enjoy this band’s music but why would you want to continue to support them when they don’t seem to care about you at all?

That’s not how a band should act around people. They shouldn’t even have a career and shouldn’t even be playing music. Bands who treat people like shit should be banned from playing clubs and venues. They don’t deserve all the opportunities and good stuff they are getting.

It’s all ego. They’re egomaniacs who think they’re better than you. Pay no attention to them and only support the musicians who DO like you. Music life would be easier this way. 🙂

Kev

Great advice. When people treat you like shit, don’t be afraid to remove them from your life. Like Danielle said above, it shouldn’t matter if it’s someone you know really well or not. I’ve been doing this for a long time and it works.

When you have your own cousin or a family member of yours or someone you know really well who treats you with disrespect constantly… just pretend they’re dead. It’s gotta be easy to do.

When all ignorant people wanna do is slander you, judge you, and make negative opinions about you… you don’t have to listen to them at all. You shouldn’t be afraid to shut people out of your life.

You deserve happiness and joy. Don’t allow people to ruin things for you.

Kev