Random/off topic posts

Why I’m not worried about becoming a rock star…

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In this day and age, there are too many unsigned and local musicians want to move forward to a bigger career in music. Hoping to get signed to a label whether a small indie label or a major label. All bands & solo artists want to move forward and keep achieving their dreams to try and get noticed. They all want to make the big time. Too many musicians want it these days. They all dream of touring the country, playing the big theaters & arenas, releasing albums and making music videos… all that stuff.

All that is fine and good but I’m not that worried about becoming a big music artist. I used to have that dream but you gotta learn to get out of your delusions and try to stay humble.

Thing is, I just love writing songs and performing covers. I’m a musician, guitar player and singer. That’s all I am pretty much. Even though I have no plans in having a big music career, I still love performing on the stage, though. I’ll just continue to perform live locally ’cause I really do love performing myself. Even though I haven’t performed live in ages, I know I don’t gig much but I want to get back into it soon hopefully.

I just don’t take myself so serious and don’t want to get ahead of myself. Being a musician is who I am. I just play music for the love of it

Would I ever sign a record deal if the opportunity ever comes up somehow? Not sure. Depends on the label. I would only do it if the label is right for me ’cause I’m not gonna sign everything that comes my way, ya know? When you get a contract from a label, ya gotta read it and learn about the label before signing or else you’ll get screwed. If I were to sign to a label someday, it wouldn’t be for the money at all but to continue to make music and get more listeners. If a label signing doesn’t happen to me at all, I’m okay with that too. I’m just fine with making music for the internet.

With that being said, I don’t care to become famous or to make it. I’m fine with just playing music to just a few people or to myself. I’m good either way.

I think fame is pretty lame to begin with. I wouldn’t want it. I wouldn’t want the press bothering me and don’t want to deal with all the crazy stuff in the industry. It’s a tough industry, it really is. On top of that, I don’t like the way record labels are going these days.

I’m flattered that people want to see me move forward and get bigger but I will continue to make music for you all for sure.

Kev

Politics/war

Thoughts on the Trump/Pence GOP ticket…

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I was unsure of Gov. Mike Pence at first, simply because he supported the TPP trade and he was all for “amnesty” but now I’m realizing that Pence is a great choice for VP for the Donald. Why?

Simply because Pence isn’t a career politician and he fought back at the establishment which is what Trump  totally needs. Plus, Pence is young and good-looking (not trying to sound gay or anything).

Trump based on his VP pick on the looks alone mostly which makes total sense and it’s pretty smart. Why would we want a VP who is fat and ugly, ya know? If Trump picked Chris Christie as his VP, people would make fun of Christie and we don’t want that. So the VP choice had to be good looking. Pence is also a total unknown which is also smart.

Sure, Pence may have supported TPP and “amnesty” in the past but keep in mind that Trump is a great negotiator. Trump could get him to change his opinions on certain things.

Pence is a great choice now that I think about it. I was disappointed at first but doing a little reading about Pence and watching his speech at the NRA, I am totally sold to him now.

Get ready for next week, y’all. I’ll be watching the RNC next week and Trump is gonna become the official nominee next week. Can’t wait! NeverTrumpers are hoping the RNC will change the rules so that Trump will get rejected and get robbed of the nomination but so far, looks like that’s not gonna happen so Trump should be able to get the nomination just fine next week.

Trump is gonna become the next prez. Deal with it, haters!

Kev

Politics/war

Could Sarah Palin end up being Trump’s VP running mate, is that why she’s not listed to speak @ RNC next week?

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Trump  is about ready to announce his VP running mate finally which he will do that in NYC. In the link below is a list of people who will speak at the RNC next week. However, Sarah Palin’s name isn’t seen at all in the RNC schedule. She’s been a big supporter of Trump for a long while now and suddenly she’s not scheduled to speak at the RNC?

There could be a big reason for that as I think Trump might of actually picked Sarah Palin to be his VP running mate. Notice on the list the VP nominee will speak on Night 3. So if Sarah Palin has been chosen to be the VP running mate then she will speak on Night 3.

There has been a lot of talk that either Newt Gingrich or Ivanka Trump has been chosen to be the VIP running mate but it’s not gonna be them ’cause they’re scheduled to speak at RNC next week. The VP running mate will not be Jeff Sessions either ’cause he is listed to speak at the RNC.

http://m.hannity.com/articles/hanpr-election-493995/heres-the-list-of-speakers-at-14907252/

If Sarah Palin is the VP for Trump then that would be cool. I still love Sarah Palin too. Palin and Trump would make a great team-up. Don’t be surprised if Trump’s running mate could end up being Palin. It would for sure upset the NeverTrumpers if it’s indeed, Sarah Palin. I hope he picked her. Palin being Trump’s VP would create a lot of controversy for sure and would drive the media crazy.

Kev

movies

Whatever happened to watching the movie first before making an opinion? (New Ghostbusters film related)

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These days more and more people have been giving their opinions on movies before it even comes out. Why has that been happening lately? I totally blame the internet for that for sure. These days social networking like facebook and twitter has been ruining the enjoyment of movies. Also movie critic websites like Ain’t It Cool News, CominSoon, The Hollywood Reporter and many others. Too many have been releasing too many movie scoops like releasing photos from the movies, revealing movie posters too early and things like that. That’s been happening a lot in the age of the internet which drives people into making an opinion before a movie comes out. I wish people would stop previewing what the movie is like before it comes out and maybe that would help stop judging the movie before it comes out but whatever.

I’ve always learned that it’s a pretty bad idea to negatively judge a film before it comes out. I always see the film first and then I make my opinion. What’s wrong with people when they review films before they even come out? I would never do that.

With that being said, I’m still willing to give the all-female “Ghostbusters” movie a chance. I’m gonna see it this weekend hopefully. Who knows, maybe I’ll even like it myself and maybe it won’t be all that bad?

I never listen to movie critics. That’s the last thing you want to do. Always go by your own opinion and not worry about what everyone else thinks.

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

 

Politics/war

People finally woke up on Bernie Sanders, maybe they’ll be more careful on who they support next time???

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So Bernie sold out his supporters by endorsing Hillary today. Bernie fans are raging mad. Many of Bernie’s die-hard supporters has turned their backs on him… in other words, no longer supporting him. The reason is many Bernie fans don’t want Hillary and they don’t like Bernie supporting her in order to take down Donald Trump. Bernie fans looks surprised and shocked today and I’m watching all this thinking to myself, really? They should have seen this coming a long time ago.

It’s amazing to see that many liberals & independent voters who supported Bernie finally realized what a liar and a fraud Bernie really is. Many of them feel stupid for supporting him. I’ve been trying to warn Bernie fans for a long time not to trust him but of course, they don’t listen. Why are they surprised that Bernie sold out his die-hard fans? Bernie’s a career politician. You can’t trust any career politician. Bernie’s been Senator for 30 years what has he accomplished during those years?

Bernie hates big business, Wall Street and banks… Bernie just sided with a woman who supports all of those. Bernie has always been friendly with Hillary.

Now a lot of Bernie fans who hate Hillary are either gonna go to Trump, Gary Johnson or Jill Stein.

It’s pretty clear that people are never careful on who they vote for ’cause they are so naive that they trust everything so easily. Will they be more careful on who they support next time? No. They will always be dumb and misinformed. Them planning to vote for Gary Johnson or Jill Stein to vote against Trump is proof of that. The Never Trump idiots will do anything so they won’t have to vote for Trump. They don’t care what the other candidates policies & issues are which is sad. It’s just that the Never Trump idiots will support anyone who hates Donald Trump which is even sadder.

They really do think Trump is bad for America which shows that they are even more misinformed but at least they finally woke up about Bernie Sanders, though. They shouldn’t have trusted Bernie to begin with. They now know how much of a whack job Bernie is which is amazing.

Lets see how many Bernie fans will go to Trump, Gary and Jill. I’ll be looking out for the polls on this one. I bet more ex-Bernie fans will go to Trump. Some will go to Gary and Jill but most will go to Trump. My bets are on it, y’all.

Kev

 

music

Bands & artists that everyone loves but I don’t like…

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I may have posted this topic a long time ago before but just for fun, I don’t mind doing it again. There are bands & artists out there that a lot of people like but I’m probably one of the very few that don’t care for that band or artist.

Well, here is a top 15 list of bands & artists that everyone loves but I don’t… if this list pisses off a few, I don’t care:

 

  • The Rolling Stones: Everybody loves the Stones but I’m probably one of the few who can’t stand ’em. I respect Keith Richards guitar playing but I don’t like Mick Jagger’s singing. There are some Stones songs that I actually do like, though. I’m just not that crazy about them.
  • Bob Dylan: I respect Dylan’s legacy but was never all that big of a fan. I never really bought his albums but there a few Dylan songs that I like but that’s about it.
  • John Mayer: Mayer is a great lead guitarist but I hate his songwriting. I don’t like his singing and I also think he’s overrated as hell.
  • Phantogram: I guess they count as a national act now so it’s safe to put them on here. Everybody seems to love Phantogram just because they’re from Greenwich and have a lot of Greenwich friends but I’m probably one of the few who don’t care for them. Yeah, I’ve heard their music, seen their videos and even saw them live once. I’m not trying to knock ’em, they’re not my cup of tea is all. Not sure what people see in them but whatever. I also think they’re overrated.
  • Ed Sheeran: Many love Sheeran but I can’t understand him. He’s just another overrated hack to me.
  • Prince:  I respect Prince’s legacy but I never really got into his music. Although I did watch the “Purple Rain” movie which is a good film.
  • The Dave Matthews Band: Used to love ’em but not anymore.
  • Red Hot Chilli Peppers: I stopped liking the Chilli Peppers after John Frusciante left the band. I don’t like their new guitarist.
  • Poison: A lot of people seem to dig this 80’s hair metal band with Brett Michaels but I never really got into them. Although, “Every Rose Has It’s Thorn” is the only good song I like from them.
  • Bon Jovi: Women love Jovi for his good looks and guys love him for the music. I’m probably one of the few who don’t care for Bon Jovi. Am I the only one who finds his singing voice annoying?
  • The Eagles: Like the Dude says in the Big Lebowski, “I hate the fucking Eagles, man”. I’m right there with him. I hate the Eagles too. Although, I’ll admit that “Hotel California” is the only song I like from them.
  • Coldplay: The only good album they did was “Rush of Blood To The Head” but other than that… once they’ve gone mainstream, they’re a pop band now.
  • Bruno Mars: Everybody seems to love this guy named Bruno Mars and people has been talking about him nonstop since his Superbowl appearance but I’m probably one of the few who don’t understand him. Another overrated hack.
  • The Weekend: A lot of people seems to be all over this guy but I can’t understand him as well. His music is also not my cup of tea at all. Sorry.
  • Florence and The Machine: A lot of people seem to all over them but I hope I’m not the only one who can’t stand Florence and her voice.

That’s all for now. I’m sure there’s more but can’t think of ’em right now.

Kev

video games

Planning on getting a Playstation 4 finally…

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So I’ve finally started saving up for a Playstation 4 and I should be able to get it next weekend. I know I’m late getting the PS4 but late is better than never right? The reason I’m getting the PS4 pretty soon is ’cause the reason is simple. Sony doesn’t release games for the PS3 much anymore. It’s getting harder to buy PS3 games ’cause of the PS4. All the new games coming out is PS4 exclusive. I’m planning to buy the PS4 that comes with “Call of Duty: Black Ops III” and I’m also planning on getting the new “Batman: Arkham Knight” game. That’s pretty much the reason why I’m getting the PS4 is to play the new “Batman: Arkham Knight” game. I’m a huge fan of the “Batman: Arkham” games for the Playstation ’cause I’ve played them all. Haven’t played “Arkham Knight” yet and I really want to.

Of course, I’ll still get other games for the PS4 as well… there are other games I’m interested in. I’m thinking about that “Overwatch” game, not sure.

I also want to get a game called, “7 Days To Die” which looks awesome. I’m also interested in those “Dark Souls” games ’cause I’m a huge fan of RPG games. I also want to get the “Deus Ex: Human Revolution” that’s coming out for the PS4 pretty soon. The game “Until Dawn” looks pretty cool too.

I’m still a pretty big video gamer. I prefer Playstation than other consoles. I don’t like Xbox and I don’t like the direction Nintendo has gone these days. Playstation for me all the way. Can’t wait to get the PS4. I’ve had the PS3 for a good several years now, time to make an upgrade.

Kev

Politics/war

Obama is trying his best to extend his presidency after 2017, enact martial law…

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Obama is trying to start a race war with the police which he is doing a good job at. He also left the borders wide open and intentionally allowing illegal aliens to enter the country. Obama has got ISIS going on and Islamic terrorism has become more of threat than ever. So with all this stuff going on, you can tell that Obama has something up his sleeve. Yes, you guess that right. Obama wants to continue his presidency after 2017 which is what he is doing. He is hoping to enact martial law even before Nov. 8th comes. Enact martial law, the elections will be cancelled and Obama will extend his presidency. If you do a little digging in order to enact martial law, the country must be under civil unrest and the country must be in a war.

I’ve been saying for a long time now that Obama is trying all he can to extend his presidency and still trying to make that happen. If you want to know my thoughts about all this Dallas stuff going on, it’s just Obama’s attempt to start a war with our police. Is Obama trying to get rid of the police in America? That’s what it seems like he’s trying to do. He wants to get rid of the police so we can feel helpless and useless. That’s why Obama is trying to make it okay to kill cops in America. He’s intentionally doing that as a way to destroy America.

I don’t care what people think. I stand with our police officers. It’s unfair that our police is being treated this way and they don’t deserve it. Shame on Obama and the media. It’s sickening to me that the media continues to defend the Dallas shooter. I support the police and it’s a real shame to see that this country made it okay to hate the police. Disgusting. The police should be respected ’cause they are the reason why we’re still alive today. So we should thank them and give them our support.

Obama wants a race war and a war against Islam for “martial law”. That’s what I think is going on and I’m sticking with it. Obama wants to extend his presidency ’cause he loves being president and his ego is so big. It’s crazy. Everyone wants to call Donald Trump a selfish and arrogant person but what about Obama? I’m so tired of people still sticking up for Obama when it shouldn’t be that hard to see how corrupt and evil he is.

Obama needs to go. Obama extending his presidency is not gonna happen ’cause Trump is gonna stop it from happening.

Kev

UFC

Last night’s UFC 200 ppv was surprisingly really good, glad I got it!

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Last night’s UFC ppv was worth the money after all ’cause I enjoyed every fight. Even Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt was a really really good fight. Brock did it, though. He proved UFC fans wrong once again. Fans didn’t think Brock would be able to do it but he did. Lesnar won by unanimous decision. Most Lesnar fights were kind of quick and kind of boring but this one was actually a lot of fun. Lesnar vs. Hunt was a tough and brutal fight but both men did really great. Neither one didn’t want to lose over a KO or TKO so they did all they can to avoid that. Like I’ve been predicting Lesnar was gonna do all he can to avoid Hunt’s hard punches ’cause Lesnar knows Hunt is a hard hitter. Lesnar did exactly that. Well, Mark Hunt did punch Lesnar quite a lot and Lesnar fought back. Lesnar actually had a cut above his eye. This was a great fight ’cause you never knew what was gonna happen and it was unpredictable. Even though Mark Hunt lost, Hunt still was a pretty tough dude, though. I was real surprised by Lesnar ’cause he was doing really good and putting on an exciting fight actually. After last night, I respect Brock Lesnar even more now. I predicted Lesnar would lose the fight but thought wrong but I’m happy for Lesnar that he won for his comeback fight, though.

One thing for sure, I’m glad that Lesnar gave the police a shout-out after all the stuff going on in Dallas. That was awesome to see.

All the other fights were really good too. I loved Miesha Tate vs. Amanda Nunes, that fight was quick and brutal but really good. Miesha in a bloody mess and she tapped out, giving Amanda the victor and now Amanda is the new champ.

All the other fights were exciting too… Cain Velasquez vs. Travis Browne was great. So was Anderson Silva vs. Daniel Cormier, I’m still shocked that Silva lost Cormier. Silva is the greatest of all time and a legend. Aldo vs. Edgar was another good one.

It was an exciting UFC ppv last night. Definitely worth the money and glad I watched it. I don’t watch UFC ppvs all the time ’cause I don’t like paying a lot of money for ppvs but once in blue moon, I’ll watch one only if the card is good enough.

Kev

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