I think from this point on, I’m only going to review stuff by local bands/artists around this area and the world who have professional albums or professional videos made with great quality. I don’t mean to be an ass but I seem to review those better than the bootleg and amateur stuff — aka, stuff with bad quality. No offense to you musicians out there who sent stuff or planning to send me stuff. Professional quality material only that’s on a CD or vinyl. Music videos must be professional quality as well.
Even if it turned out that the two suspects had nothing to do with the bombing of the Boston Marathon, the 2nd suspect is still going to get harsh punishment anyway. 1) Resisting arrest 2) having explosives 3) firing at officers and killing one of them 4) hiding from the law and maybe other charges. Just because he was trying to escape and get away with it, doesn’t mean he was responsible for the bombings. The bombings could have been responsible by anyone. Yet, people who are young and who are from a different country always get the blame. Why would this kid resist and try to hide when he could have just turned himself in to prove his innocence? Well, he could possibly have an Islamic/Muslim background and those are the type of people who could be dangerous. Still doesn’t mean he could be responsible for the bombing, though.
Law enforcement would need hard evidence to prove that these two would be responsible. They’ll need to look at the evidence around that crime scene, DNA samples, and other things. I’m not saying he was framed, and not defending him but trying to prove the fact that criminals are “innocent until proven guilty” in the court of law — unfortunately, the media has made it the other way around. I remember when there was a time where a trial and jury decides who’s innocent or guilty. Not the people like us or the damn news media.
So I was watching some of the coverage of the Boston lockdown on CNN. Social media brought up the fact that two young kids from a different country could possibly be the, “suspects”. They were walking around the streets of Boston with suspicious looking backpacks on, just before the bombing happened. One suspect already died by a police shootout and the other suspect whose name is, Jahar, is still on the run.
Am I seeing all this correctly? Wait… time out —
Whether you agree with it or not, these two young kids are innocent until proven guilty, but of course, in this day and age it seems to be the other way around. So, a couple of kids walking around the streets of Boston — who could possibly have an Islamic/Muslim background — with backpacks on makes them immediately guilty? It seems that when something terrible happens, the blame is almost always on a foreign person. Someone who is not from the United States. The other suspect escaped and is out in hiding. I don’t want to speculate or jump to conclusions (and you shouldn’t, either) but just imagine how it would make us look like if these two didn’t turn out to be the bombers after all? What if they weren’t responsible? From the sounds of things, they don’t sound like they were responsible. They seemed like they were good kids according to their friends and family members.
Why would two kids would want to do something, big and risky as this? If they were really the bombers, why would they show themselves in public? When people commit bombings, they almost always stay on the down low. They wouldn’t show themselves publicly. Most bombs are usually planted when there is no one around. You have to be really smart committing a crime like this. I just can’t see two young kids doing something risky as this.
If they did turn out to be the bombers after all — if they were proven it — then they had to have some other help. Other intelligent criminals who knew a lot about bombs. You get the picture here? I’m not defending these two. Just being realistic.
If these two turned out innocent, once again, you have to look at how that would make us. After all the lockdowns. The police raids in every home and all the law enforcement work. All that stuff over nothing. The police killed an innocent kid over nothing. That would make us look bad more than the terrorists who did this. See what I’m saying?
On top of this, the news media covering the lockdown is shit. CNN, WNYT, MSNBC, FOX NEWS, etc. They’re all garbage. Stick microphones in peoples faces and harassing the suspects family. It’s crazy — ALL OF IT! Peoples homes in Boston are unfairly being invaded, not giving them much privacy — which is disrespectful, in my opinion. I was watching the coverage of the lockdown and I had to turn it off ’cause the news was making me sick.
Somebody obviously did the bombings but I don’t think it was these two. This is why I don’t watch the news anymore ’cause they’re simply shit. Garbage. The news media should take their microphones and cameras, stick ’em up their asses.
Kev
EDIT TO ADD: Corrected a few little mistakes, I’m sure there are more grammar mistakes, but I did my best to write this.
Sad. Two of my favorite shows on TV are ending completely this year. They are: “Dexter”, and “Breaking Bad”. It’s sad that Dexter have to end this soon ’cause I believe there is much more of a story to be told. There is too much more. Just before Season 7, I remember Michael C. Hall almost retired from the show but Showtime talked him out of it by offering him a deal he couldn’t refuse so he can come back for two more seasons. Michael really wants to move on from this show and he’s finally decided has had enough. I can’t blame him though. He’s been working on this show for years, and he is probably all burned out. He wants to move on to other projects.
Here is a clip from the Season 8 premiere. The clip features Dexter having this bizarre conversation with his adoptive-sister, Debra. Debra and her usual potty mouth. She’s been like this throughout most of the show over the years. Her constant “F Bombs” is what makes her character awesome.
It is going to be interesting to see how Dexter is going to end, though. Will Dexter give himself up and turn himself in or will they finally catch him? Maybe Dexter will get killed off before anything even happens. It’ll be interesting, and I’m looking forward to it. Sad this is the last season. One of my favorite shows on TV. Michael C. Hall is a very talented actor; he deserves to move on to better things.
Today officially marks the 75th Anniversary of Superman. The first Superman “Action Comics” was published: April 18th, 1938.
Superman is over hyped for a lot of reasons. First of all, the character means so much to so many people — including me. Secondly, the character just rules and he is the king of all superheroes. I loved Superman ever since I was a kid and still love him now. Watched all the Superman movies over the years, the George Reeves TV show, and all the Max Fleischer cartoons. Of course, I read a lot of comics as well.
What mattered to people the most was the Superman films; most notably, the films with Christopher Reeve who helped made the character more iconic. Chris Reeve will always be the best Superman of them all. Nobody will be able to top him ever. Not even Henry Cavill or Brandon Routh. I thought “Superman: The Movie” and “Superman II” were both amazing films but “III” was pretty good — “The Quest For Peace” was garbage. Then comes “Superman: Returns” in which Bryan Singer directed; that film was okay but needed a lot of improvements and the script was a mess.
Here comes the new Superman flick, “Man of Steel”, directed by Zack Snyder and produced by Christopher Nolan. The trailer was released this week to help celebrate the 75 years of Superman. I can’t wait for, “Man Of Steel”. I’m sure it will be a Superman flick that will make all of us fanboys happy.
I’m not sure if some of you have noticed, but I’ve been changing my writing style to this blog a little bit. How, you may ask? I’ve been studying Grammar and English on my own. There’s something, I need to study for, and I just want to make my writing style a little better. Over the years, I wanted to make my writing style just simple and easy to read. I never took the grammar part, that seriously ’cause when you’re posting on the internet; grammar really doesn’t need to be taken seriously by people. I’m going to be taking building sentences more seriously, use of punctuation, expand my vocabulary, etc. I just want to improve my writing to the next level. I have bought a book that teaches you better Grammar, and I’ll be buying more books. I have also been studying Grammar on the internet as well. I’m studying real hard. My grades in English class in high school were decent, but I want to do my best and perfect my writing style, so I’m going to be using my blog to practice my skills. Perfecting my grammar is necessary, if you want to attract more readers to your blog and if you want people to take it more seriously. Another reason is, I’m thinking about getting back into fiction writing. Want to write a book someday. Something I’ve dreamed of doing for years.
Today’s an exciting and joyful day, for gun lovers all across, America. The Senate has shot down, Obama’s, proposals on background checks for gun purchasing at gun shows, and on the internet. Sure enough, the President is angry, and crying about it. Accusing the Senate of “politics”, and accusing gun lobbyists, and it’s allies, lying about the bill. The Senate did the exact right thing, by respecting the 2nd Amendment. “Well-regulated”, doesn’t mean control or change. It means well-trained or well-disciplined. Look it up yourself. Also, what part of “shall not be infringed”, do people not understand? If you disrespect the 2nd Amendment, you are a traitor to this country.
This is not really about putting guns in the hands of every American; it’s about respecting the Constitution. That’s what this is about. That’s what the Senate did. The world doesn’t revolve around, Obama, just because he’s President of the United States. He’s all about power, and ego. His response today, totally shows it. It’s not a shameful day in, Washington. It’s actually a good day.
I got this album by a band called, the Weasels, in the mail, so I thought I would give this album a review.
The Weasels, are a rock band from the Albany area. The bands members include: Doctor Fun (lead singer, keyboardist, saxophonist, and he plays a variety of other instruments), Roy Weasell (electric, acoustic guitars, keyboards and other instruments), and Chris Graf (keyboards, bass, and other instruments). On this album, they also collaborated with other musicians such as guitarists Chuck D’Aloia, and Eric Finn. This album also has contributions from saxophonist, Brian Patneaude, and Sarah La Duke who provided some vocals.
This would be considered the band’s 6th album, and the album has a total of 15 tracks. The album has 60 minutes worth of music. As for what styles are on the album? Well, from what I’ve heard, there is a combination of different genres. It can have something for everybody. If you like tight rock songs with jamming riffs and blistering guitar solos, you will hear some of that. If you like folk, and bluegrass type of songs, you will hear a little bit of that — especially, a song like, “Invasion of the Body” — which is a great tune. You will also hear a lot of jazz, and jam band type of stuff.
Dr. Fun’s vocals — whatever his real name is — an be catchy to listen to. He also creates interesting vocal harmonies. The lyrics on the album can be pretty humorous, and you can sing along to a lot of these songs, pretty easily. The lyrics on the album seem to be telling a story. Each song tell a different story. Some of these songs can be politically-driven — specially, a song like “Do The Teabag” — which is one of my absolute favorite tracks. In my opinion, I think, “Do The Teabag”, is one of the best songs on the album; along with, “Invasion of the Body”. In fact, all songs on the album are great. The lyrics has some of the best lyric writing on an album, I’ve heard in a long time. These guys certainly know how to write them.
The album has pretty tasty guitar solos — which all guitar players should love. The guitar solos on the album, is one of the big things on it, that will keep you listening. The leads are pretty musical, and it seemed they were improvised. Who ever the lead guitarist is on the album, certainly knows his stuff.
While I do love every song on the album, the tracks to watch out for are: “Invasion of the Body”, “Do The Teabag”, and “The Wailing Song”. I think this is one of the best local albums, I’ve heard in a long time. I don’t know how often these guys perform live, but they need to play live a lot more often. If they get themselves out there more, they could become something, HUGE. There is something special in this band, and I’m a new fan. After hearing this album, makes me want to listen to their first 5 albums. I listened to, “AARP”, like 3 or 4 times. These guys are cool!
To learn more about the Weasels: visit the links and see the videos below. Enjoy!
This looks like a pretty amazing movie. Will we finally get a great Superman movie, we’ve all been wanting for years? Will Zack redeem himself with this one? So far, this film is looking pretty amazing. The music played through the trailer, is the new music composed by Hans Zimmer.
I love how Lois tries to give him the Superman name, but then they cut it to a different scene right before she said it. Look like we’ll have to wait for the movie itself for her to say the “Superman” name, in full.
It does look like a realistic approach to the character, though. It’s about time, too! Wish Christopher Reeve himself was still alive to see this movie going on. I’m sure he would have loved it too! Enjoy all! I’m psyched. I’m definitely gonna be there for this one.
Ozzy just put out an official statement on his facebook saying that, he is not divorcing Sharon. Apparently, Ozzy has picked up alcohol and drugs again…
From Ozzy’s facebook page:
For the last year and a half I have been drinking and taking drugs. I was in a very dark place and was an asshole to the people I love most, my family. However, I am happy to say that I am now 44 days sober.
Just to set the record straight, Sharon and I are not divorcing. I’m just trying to be a better person.
I would like to apologize to Sharon, my family, my friends and my band mates for my insane behavior during this period………and my fans.
God Bless,
Ozzy
Isn’t it pretty ironic that Black Sabbath fired Ozzy for being a drunk and drug addict years ago, now he’s back with them again? Maybe Ozzy and Sharon are living in separate homes just for the safety of his family. The guy is an asshole, admittedly, and he has a short temper. Always had.
Kev
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