Well I went to the Antique Fair at the Washington County Fairgrounds in my hometown earlier this afternoon. Scored pretty big on vinyl. Take a look at the Instagram post above to see what I got! Came home with 8 vinyl albums today. A couple of ’em were about $20, a few were about $10 and a few were about $1 – $5.
About that Robert Plant “Pictures at Eleven” album, I just looked at Plant’s discography and found out that was his debut album so it’s pretty cool. Looking forward to listening to that one ’cause I love Robert Plant’s solo music.
As far as Frampton’s “Comes Alive”, Kiss “Alive”, Janis’s “Pearl” and Deep Purple “Machine Head” goes, I already have those albums digitally so I got the vinyl versions.
The rest of the albums I don’t have yet. I’ve always loved the Carpenters so I went for a greatest hits album of theirs so I can start listening to their stuff.
I’ve always been a fan of Bobby Vinton music ’cause “Blue Velvet” is one of my favorite tunes. I’m also a fan of Joni Mitchell and trying to get into more of her stuff.
I love antique fairs but I only go for the used vinyl. I just want to start a vinyl collection of my own… new or used, it don’t matter to me, yo.
This week I just watched a few classic movies that starred big music artists that were in leading roles of films… “Love Me Tender” starring Elvis and “Tony Rome” starring Frank Sinatra. Both really good.
Some people find it questionable that big name music artists like Rihanna and Lady Gaga getting movie roles and they get criticized for it but music stars also being actors is nothing new… it goes way back.
Here is a list of huge music stars that did movies over the years:
Elvis Presley
Frank Sinatra
Dean Martin
Bing Crosby
Cher
David Bowie
Tina Turner
Will Smith
Whitney Houston
Courtney Love
Tom Waits
Mick Jagger
Bjork
Dolly Parton
Jennifer Lopez
Michael Jackson
Queen Latifah
Tupac Shakur
Barbra Streisand
50 Cent
Ice Cube
Kris Kristofferson
And the list goes on and on…. Why is it do you think that music stars do both music and movies at the same time? Is it ego? Is it about the money? Not really. I think it’s because they want to express their talent with something else other than music. They felt that they could do something else. Maybe it gives them something to do when they’re not touring or something. Many of them just fell in love with acting and kept at it. I also believe it’s a great way to help keep their name known and them starring in movies is a great way to market their music careers too.
Music stars doing movies is not gonna stop, that will always be around. No doubt that their music careers helped them get in the movie business ’cause without music, they wouldn’t have made it in Hollywood.
I’ve been watching some movies with big music stars in them lately which inspired me to write this topic. It is interesting if you think about it.
Last night, I finally gotten around to watching the Stone Cold Steve Austin A&E doc. I was meaning to watch it on the night it came on but forgot it was on so I watched it last night via “On Demand”.
I’ve been a huge Steve Austin fan for a long time and I still admire & respect the hell out of that dude today. Yes, this guy a legend and a big name in wrestling for sure. He’s not just a big name in wrestling, he’s a big name in entertainment all around
What interested me most about this doc last night was how the Stone Cold Steve Austin character was created. When Steve first arrived in the WWE, he was at first a gimmick called the Ringmaster which he hated so much and begged for a different character which he got. Steve says he inspired the Stone Cold character off the “Iceman” Richard Kuklinski murderer. He was trying to come up with a new character name for WWE and naming all these dumb names based on ice and “cold” but Steve hated them all. Then his ex-wife came up with the name “Stone Cold” and it stuck. That name was a hit obviously. Then Steve had to create a new look for the character. He inspired the bald look by actor Bruce Willis in “Pulp Fiction” so Steve kept a shaved head over the years and then Steve grew the goatie to fit the look… that way he can look badass and look tough.
Then they came up with Steve’s ring attire, the black boots, the black trunks and black vest with the skull behind it. Now that Steve’s character was created, they had to give him something to do. Steve needed a villain for him to feud with then they came up with none other than Vince McMahon to be his arch rival. Ya know, the WWE owner/chairman was never meant to be an onscreen performer at first but he was needed. How was the Vince vs. Stone Cold feud inspired? Well according to the documentary, all employees at jobs has an evil boss that harasses and bullies their employees and all employees at jobs you work at has a boss you really hate & despise… so why not have that in a WWE storyline? Well obviously that idea worked ’cause the Stone Cold vs. Vince feud became one of the greatest of all time. WWE ratings were skyrocketing high during this time. Vince never wanted to be an onscreen performer in the beginning, he started off as color commentator but he was forced into it. This historic feud started when Mike Tyson were making those early WWE appearances.
I was impressed with that documentary. I’ve seen so many wrestling documentaries over the years and the Stone Cold by A&E is definitely one of the best. So whether or not you’re a fan of wrestling, it’s a good watch for all. You don’t have to be a fan of wrestling to learn wrestling history. This is a good doc to introduce you one of the greatest feuds of all time.
This doc definitely brought back a lot of memories for sure.
Even though Stone Cold is no longer wrestling and only makes occasional appearances on WWE TV, he still keeps himself involved in the wrestling business in other ways just to stay around it. That’s why he started his podcast which is the most popular wrestling podcast ever. Steve doesn’t do podcasts anymore so I just listen to older episodes as much as I can. His podcast show got so popular that he does his “Broken Skull Ranch” interviews for the WWE Network interview past and current WWE wrestlers. He also has his own TV show, “Straight Up Steve Austin”. Steve has also done some big screen movies over the years, he’s done some acting gigs. He’s definitely a multi-tasker.
Steve Austin is the freakin’ man and I hope to get the opportunity to meet him myself someday ’cause it would be cool.
Like most, I am getting tired of Black Lives Matter and this awful movement isn’t gonna go away anytime soon. The Chauvin verdict was no surprise but Black Lives Matter sticking around is no surprise either. These are the kind of people they are.
The thing is, those who participate think they’re doing something “positive” and “heroic” but there is nothing “positive” and “heroic” about being part of this BLM thing. This stuff is not my thing and I’m staying out of all of it.
Don’t get me wrong, I love african/American and dark skinned people… in fact, I love people of all types. It don’t matter to me. If you need a color to debate “race” which is a tiresome and boring topic then you’re the true racist. BLM doesn’t fight against racism at all… it’s just here to divide and conquer. I don’t like this movement and never did. It is also here to make you Anti-American. It spreads an anti-American message and nothing more.
To me it’s just here to disrupt peace and spread even more negativity and drama. I understand it’s mission that they think the police kills dark skinned people but it’s not true at all. Not all cops are evil and yes, there’s a few bad apples in the police force but most police are good people. If cops are giving you problems then behave, don’t break the law and then maybe they’ll leave you alone, hmmm??? I’m 44 years old and have been well behaved my whole life. Never been arrested, never got ticketed for anything and cops never really gave me shit. Don’t be a trouble maker and you won’t have to deal with them at all.
Yet, all I’m seeing here is the police force being disrespected and watered down. Getting so much hate and people treating them like bad guys when they don’t deserve that at all. Cops losing their freedoms with body cams and all that garbage. I’m sure right now that more and more people are refusing to become a cop nowadays and I’m hearing somewhere that cops quit their jobs ’cause it’s getting so bad.
Yeah, I support the cops and am the “Back the Blue” and “All Lives Matter” type and don’t care if my stance on all this offends people. Of course, this BLM thing will get worse under Biden as president, I predicted it would be.
I was late getting into Greta Van Fleet’s music but I’m glad that I got into them. I was into them before “Anthem of the Peaceful Army” though. Someone in Facebook recommended me that I should really check them out ’cause they’re like Led Zeppelin 2.0. When I decided to check out Greta Van Fleet for myself in youtube, I was like, “Holy Fuck”. They do sound like Led Zeppelin. All the members in Greta Van Fleet plays like the guys in Led Zeppelin. It’s crazy, they blew my mind and I’ve been supporting that band ever since.
Yeah, they got Led Zep influences going on in there for sure but I also hear a lot of 60’s and 70’s classic rock vibe like the Who, Hendrix, Lynyrd Skynyrd and such bands as though. I also hear a lot of blues influence in the band as well. I read interviews with the band online and in magazines and they’re more inspired by the blues than rock, though.
For a long time now, the band got slammed by fans and music critics for sounding too much like Led Zeppelin but that’s one of the reasons why I respect them so much. There are too many bands that sound like Led Zep out there but none of the others were able to nail Led Zep’s sound and style but Greta Van Fleet somehow did it.
The band got so tired of the Led Zep comparisons. They were flattered at first but as years went along they grew tired of it so they made an album that sounds totally different. They released a new album titled, “Battle of the Garden’s Gate” which I got this week. I haven’t heard it yet but going to. Even though I heard that album is different, I’m sure there is still Led Zep influence even though they tried to sound different than them. I’m a huge fan of this band and love what they’re doing. Their musicianship and playing is very impressive. Josh is a helluva singer, that young man can sing and that’s one thing the haters won’t admit.
People complain about dance and rap taking over the industry but here comes Greta Van Fleet, letting you know that rock isn’t quite dead yet…, though people are still hating on them.
I think they’re one of the great bands left nowadays and I respect them so much. Thankfully they stay out of politics and focus on the music. They are probably left-wingers but it don’t matter, I just love ’em for the music and that ‘s it. I think they’re talented dudes. Don’t care what anyone says.
Well over the weekend I watched “Wrestlemania 37”. It was a two night show that took place on Saturday and Sunday. I thought it was a pretty good Wrestlemania but could have been better.
I thought every match on Saturday Night 1 was really good, every match that night was great. I even thought Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre was fantastic even though I can’t stand Lashley and I thought the women’s main event Sasha vs. Bianca was a great match as well. I even thought Bad Bunny did a great job in a wrestling match with Damien Priest even though I hate his music.
Night 2 wasn’t the greatest. I thought the best matches of that night were Shayna/Nia Jax vs. Natty Neidhart/Tamina tag match, Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayne was great and so was Asuka vs. Rhea Rhipley women’s tag match. The other matches that night weren’t that great at all…. especially Randy Orton vs. The Fiend, this feud is getting stupid even though I’m a huge fan of Randy.
As far as the main event goes with Roman Reigns vs. Edge vs. Daniel Bryan – Triple Threat Championship match… I’m sure everybody expected Roman to lose the belt last night to one of the other guys but of course, that didn’t happen. Roman won the match and retains. It’s probably gonna be a long title run for Roman. That’s okay ’cause I actually like this new heel Roman persona. I think Roman is a badass actually, I’m a fan.
I thought it was an okay Wrestlemania, just thought Night 1 was the best.
It was refreshing to see actual live fans back at a Wrestlemania, though. That was great. Watching wrestling with fans in the crowds is what it’s all about and that’s what they do this for to begin with. This is what wrestlers sacrifice everything for is to wrestle in front of live crowds.
So I just bought the Deluxe Versions of the Black Sabbath albums: “Heaven and Hell” and “Mob Rules” which both of those albums had Ronnie James Dio as a singer. Tony Iommi released those albums as a Deluxe Edition just not too long ago. There are no unreleased tracks on the Deluxe Versions, just a bunch of live stuff after the studio albums gets done playing.
While Black Sabbath were active, all they did was ram the Ozzy era down our throats constantly. They never gave the other singers any acknowledgement until now. Tony releases “Heaven and Hell” and “Mob Rules” as a way to remind Black Sabbath fans that Ozzy wasn’t the only singer in the band.
Yeah, Sabbath should celebrate the Ozzy era of Sabbath… now that the band is no more officially… it’s time to celebrate the other eras. It’s time to get the whole career of Black Sabbath out there. I’ve read somewhere that Tony Iommi is planning release a box set of the Tony Martin era of Sabbath real soon which is gonna be real cool. I believe there were two other singers of Sabbath which only lasted for an album or two: Ian Gillan and Glen Hughes.
I never heard the “Heaven and Hell” and “Mob Rules” studio albums before and I just gave them both a listen this week. Both albums are amazing. It’s Ronnie James Dio, I’m just starting to get into his music more too ’cause he’s one of the greatest rock singers of all time. The live stuff on those deluxe albums are really cool too so I’m glad I bought these two albums.
I’d say it’s about time that Tony Iommi is trying to get the other singers of Sabbath known again… Ozzy wasn’t the only singer of that band, remember that. I’ve loved Black Sabbath for a long long time, ever since I was young and still listen to that band now. Tony Iommi has always been one of my favorite guitarists and he is the riff master for sure. He definitely knows how to write riffs with “power” and knows how to make them sound musical… riffs that never leave your head. Tony was the master at that… while Tony is mostly well known as a riff master and rhythm guitarist, another reminder that Tony is also a lead guitarist and he played some mind blowing solos in Sabbath songs. Iommi has always been one of my top 10 guitarists. He’s a genius for sure.
Since Sabbath will never make a new studio album ever again, Tony is still trying to find ways to keep fans happy by re-releasing the old albums into Deluxe editions which is a good idea, in my opinion. That’s smart band marketing.
Earl Simmons aka DMX may have had a lot of problems and personal issues in his life and music career but we’re all human and we’ve all made mistakes whether you want to admit it or not. Yeah, DMX has been arrested a number of times and did some pretty bad stuff but that’s because of his drug problems over the years, ya know? I’m not gonna hate on the guy and disrespect him, no hate here at all. My heart, thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family & friends.
Even though things aren’t looking good with Earl, I’ve always believed in miracles and hoping for a miracle and hoping he pulls through. It seems like he’s a fighter alright ’cause even though things aren’t good with him, he’s still trying to hang on.
He’s a human being as we all are and all this shows is that life is fragile, it really is.
DMX music isn’t my cup of tea but got nothing but love and respect for the guy. Praying for him.
Hmmmm, well today I’m gonna catch up with last week’s Smackdown, NXT and NXT UK. Tomorrow night will be WWE RAW, Tuesday Night will be the WWE Hall of Fame show, Wed/Thursday will be the NXT ppv “Stand and Deliver” which is a two night ppv, Friday night will be Smackdown and on Saturday/Sunday will be two nights of “Wrestlemania”. Yup, that’s a whole week of wrestling for sure.
Usually there’s a lot of wrestling to watch to watch on Wrestlemania week, usually happens every year ’cause that’s the WWE’s way of building up hype and to help promote Wrestlemania.
That’s a lot of wrestling to watch this week so I won’t be streaming any movies/TV shows this week.
I like to watch the WWE Hall of Fame live show every year before Wrestlemania ’cause it’s very powerful hearing the Hall of Famer’s speeches. The WWE will be officially inducting legends into the Hall of Fame for 2020 and 2021 ’cause there was no Hall of Fame show last year due to Covid. The Hall of Fame show is back for this Tuesday night which is gonna be on Peacock on Tuesday evening so can’t wait to watch that.
So happy that I signed up for Peacock ’cause just for the hell of it, I just looked on the WWE Network site and it got shut down today ’cause of the big move.
Not sure how to watch live TV on Peacock for WWE yet but I’ll figure it out ’cause I’m still new to this Peacock thing.
I was at Barnes & Noble bookstore earlier today and I’m amazed to see that the store has leftist political books all over the shelves. Mostly you’ll see anti-Trump books all over… and mostly Barack Obama & Michelle books. There are pro-right wing books in big chain bookstores but you won’t find many. The funny thing is though, those right-wing books like Candace Owens, Sarah Sanders and Diamond & Silk sell pretty well while a lot of left-wing leaning books don’t sell for shit. I’m tired of walking in big chain bookstores and seeing Barack and Michelle books all over the fucking place, uggghhh…. please.
This is coming from someone who loves books and I love reading. I went into Barnes and Noble this morning to shop and look around to see if there were any cool books, graphic novels, blurays and music things like that. There wasn’t any books I wanted or no Blu Ray’s ’cause BluRay’s are kind of overpriced in B&N so I picked up a few vinyl albums instead.
I think big chain businesses need to stay out of politics altogether, all of them. It’s disgusting…. so tired of them all ramming left wing political views down our throats: Barack & Michelle, LGBTQ, Climate Change, Black Lives Matter, loving Islam, etc. I think you get my point. It all needs to stop.
People go to these places to shop and go and have fun. Why do politics have to be rammed down our throats everywhere we go? It’s fucking stupid and getting worse. Politics doesn’t have to be everything, ya know? Enjoy life and be happy, sometime. It’s not that bad!
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