No, I don''t watch many music videos. Though, I would watch the Google AI learning to recognize cats.


Sure. I guess it helps with scheduling and playoffs and such. Interesting that Brady's wife makes more money than he does. I guess he could retire today.


wow i had no idea - that is crazy. i think he will be good again though because edelman should return and they have 2 first round picks


He will have to retire soon, if for no other reason than to maintain his health. Serious injury to the head just ain't worth it at this point. Enjoy your wealth, Tommy!


i agree - with all the studies coming out - he has enough money! he is so competitive i would think. he sure can call some plays though


He does have the benefit of a good team and a good coach. I figure he could do a couple more seasons, but at what cost? Perhaps he could be a QB coach or something.


i hope he becomes one of the news guys calling on games. did you know they have chips in their shoulder pads  to track the moves on the field?


I think that's great! Good for strategy, and maybe for assessing injury and stuff. Couldn't hurt, might help.


they also now have chips inside the footballs to track velocity, rotation speed and location. just crazy how they add technology


Soon the entire game will be played by robots. The coaches will be human though. Tom Brady, coaching robots!


that would be so fun to watch - a bit of artificial ingellance with the GOAT - he even has a rule named after him


hey im good. did you watch the patriots in the superbowl


A rule?! That's a strange legacy. Well, I enjoyed the chat!


haha carson palmer also does too ! strange stuff you learn - but nice to chat with you also


Yes. Press the DONE button, right after the SEND button.


I didn't get a chance to watch. What did you think?


i found it interesting that Cook went to the saints


Didn't the Saints almost get into the SB except for a bad call?


yes thats what makes it so crazy - he almost played the patriots. it really is crazy how often they switch teams though . Do you know much about tom brady?


I know a little. He has like a half dozen SB's at this point, right?


yes he was drafted in 2000 and was born in 1977 so he is so old to still be winning! He has won 5 superbowls now. i didnt know the NFL is in two conferences.


Yeah, two conferences. Not sure why. Not like the AL and NL in MLB. I guess they need to divide 'em up.


right, i mean they are split equally BUT i wonder if it was split in another way if different teams would play


It's called O Brother Where Art Though. It's a pretty good movie with George Clooney.


Oh I see, did you watch the movie Tron Legacy, it also has a great soundtrack


It was a great movie, futuristic, theres a sequel thats also great,


That's good. Did you know two identical twins from Japan released a rap album when they turned 100 years old.


I didnt, that must be a cool album wonder if theres a video, I have to watch that


You should be able to find the video online.


Im going to search it in Youtube thats a sure thing, do you like Linkin Park?


I love the band as well, their album the Hybrid Theory is the best-selling album of the 21st century


Im great, did you watch the Black Panther movie?


It was pretty good, you should watch it sometime, Chadwick Boseman plays the role of Black Panther


I'll have to check it out. Do you like soundtracks?


I do, some movies have great sound tracks, do you?


I do as well. Steven Spielberg played the clarinet in the Jaws soundtrack.


Oh so that was Spielberg, nice I didnt know he was a musician as well


I didn't know that either. O Brother Where Art Though is certified 8 times platinum.


I didnt know that either, what movie is that the soundtrack off? do you know?


There are some people who consider him a Messiah.  Going a bit far for my opinion.


I agree. He is just a football player. There is no need to worship him. There are plenty of other deities around.


did you know Kiss bought an arena football team and offered a contract to Tebow?


KISS probably wanted to cash in on the football craze. For a while LA didn't have a team. I don't know how much money KISS made.


Neither do I , I dont know how popular arena football is anymore.  I dont hear much about it.


I think that the NFL has expanded so that other leagues cannot take the fans away. Longer season, more teams.


True.  People tend to be loyal fans, even when their team is bad.


That is also true. NFL is older than other leagues, so the fans have been following longer.


Very true, I know my family has rooted for the Dolphins forever, no matter how bad they are.


They were great back in the 70s. Now, not so much. Their time will come again though. Anyway, great chat!


I sometimes follow football. It is an interesting game. You?


Sometimes, if my team is in it.  They havent been recently though.


I try to watch the big games like the Super Bowl.


Same here, I missed it this year though.  The Patriots won... again...


I usually root for the underdog. I guess the underdog did not win this year.


Same here.  Did you know the Eagles had a temporary court set up in their stadium because of their fans poor behavior?  People getting bent out of shape over a game.


They are passionate. It is like a religion. It is played on Sundays. It is a substitute for politics.


It is.  Tom Brady even has his own method the TB12.  It is like his religion.


I guess that every great player is asked to start his own religion. He certainly must have a number of followers.


Yeah that is true, it was the poem "dvergatal"


Something like that. Don't ask me how that's pronounced though. It would be interesting to see translations of the African hunting poetry during the prehistoric times


Yeah that sounds pretty cool actually. DO you like Linkin park?


I like some of their music. I don't listen to them often, but sometimes I'm in the mood for their first album. It's one of the most popular of this century


Yeah it is the best selling one. Did you hear about those twin in Japan that released an album at the age of 100


And a rap album, nonetheless. Maybe they also really enjoy poetry


Yeah that is so cool. Do you know who Reel Big Fish are?


I'm not familiar with their music, but I heard they rerecorded their popular songs for their big hits album.


Yeah after they lost the right to them. What a dedication


I know. It was probably fun to relive some of the bigger songs together though. Hard work, but fun


I do on occasion, but I tend to spend more time listening to audiobooks. I'm also a fan of poetry


Yeah I bet and they managed to get them back out there. Nice chat :)


Oh that is nice. Did you know there is a poem that read backwards is depressing and read normally is inspiring?


I wonder which one it is. Is it completely backwards, or is it reading the words in the opposite order. i'll have to look up that one later


Yeah check it out. The Javanese alphabet forms a poem if recited in order


I wonder who discovered that tidbit. Are you familiar with what palindromes are?


Yeah and demetri martin wrote one of them with just 224 words


How many hours did it take him to write that? Or is he naturally talented at poetry? Edgar Allen Poe wrote "The Raven" and only got $9, but it probably grew in popularity after he died


Yeah as it usually happens, sadly. DO you know where the hobbit characters names came from?


Didn't they originate from an Icelandic poem? Leave it to J. R. R. Tolkien to be versed in Icelandic poetry


That is pretty interesting. I never knew that.  Speaking of horse hair... Lipizzaner horses (the ones that you see in dressage contests) are born black or brown and take about 6 years to turn completely white.


Did you ever try to tickle a horse when you were growing up?


Well apparently they are one of a few animals that are ticklish like humans. I think horses, sharks an orangutans are all ticklish lol


How neat!  Switching topics...are you a fan of clothing?  I am.  I try to wear it as much as I can.  lol


I do to try stay clothed myself lol. I try to stay trendy, but you definitely won't catch me watching Project Runway or anything like that. It is fascinating how humans are the only species to decide to use clothing.


Yes! lol  I was surprised to find out that Pilgrims wore clothing that was full of color and not just black and white.


Yea isn't the black and white just their formal wear? Yet that's how we remember them.


Yes.  I always saw them depicted wearing black and white in school.  I was surprised to see that Apple had a clothing line back in 1986.  Why would they get into clothing?


Well back then Apple wasn't the giant that it is now and was struggling to compete with Microsoft. Did you know people used to do laundry in old faithful?


No, although I do appreciate them. I wouldn't say they are one of my favorite animals. How about you?


No. haha I wonder how many people got their clothes shot up in the air and blew away! lol  It's been fun chatting!


I grew up with them.  So I'm a little impartial.  When I had them growing up I didn't care for them.  Now that I'm older though I didn't realize how blessed I was to have them.


I do like the horses from the Budweiser commercials lol. I'm not a fan of horse racing or anything like that. Isn't it kind of cruel to race them?


lol Yes. They really take a beating.  Those poor horses live a terrible life.  I live near an Amish community and a lot of the retired race horses that didn't make big money end up being resold to the Amish market to pull their buggies around.  It's sad.  Icelandic horses have a fifth speed called tolt, which is basically speedwalking for a horse.  I just found that out.


That's cool. I'm actually glad to hear they get to have a meaningful life after. I thought they might just be used for breeding than disregarded after racing. I didn't even know horses had different levels of speed.


Oh yes...most have 3 speeds....walk, trot, and cantering or loping.  lol  Dalmations are associated with firefighters because they would calm and protect the horses back in the days before fire departments had motorized vehicles.


I guess that's why we always see them together in commercials and things like that. I think most racehorses can be traced back to one particular horse. That's pretty wild.


Yes!  That is pretty interesting.  I've heard that before.  Clint Eastwood developed a mid-life allergy to horses which is ironic because he spent so much time on horseback in all the Westerns he did in the first part of his career.


He must have used short haired horses. I heard that the length of a horses hair is determined by sunlight.


I know a poll is saying Trump is responsible for the shutdown.  What do you think?


True, if astronauts can vote then so can all of us.  Yeah, it is that big.  The white house didn't come into use until 1800 so maybe the lifestyle of the times has something to do with it.


Or maybe that Trump is a billionare or was a billionare I dont really know how his financials are now a days but it seems like there are 3 other presidents that are consider wealthier.


I've heard that. I've heard that Washington and Jefferson are actually two of the wealthiest presidents.


Yeah and also John F. Kennedy, his also on that list, I wonder if one of them made a pop album like the president of Indonesia did.


The president of Indonesia made a pop album?  That's interesting!


Actually he made 3 while in office, they must be pretty good or his forcing people to buy them lol.


It sounds like he maybe a fun person.  Not like our former president Teddy Roosevelt. He banned Christmas trees from the white house when he was in office.


That sounds like a Grinch to me! why ban Christmas trees! that is not ok.


He was a major conservationist.  i guess I can see his point but still, I don't think one small tree would have hurt.


I agree, did you know there are solar panels on the  White House?


I agree, Trump has caused a lot of division and its not a coincidence its the biggest shutdown in history.


I did know that. I think it's great!  Seems like I heard that Bush put them there.


Well, there is the fact though that the democrats won't give votes to end it without helping illegal immigrants.


What are your thoughts on the matter? theres a 48% of opinions that say that its Trumps fault as well as Republicans.


I think it is the democrats that are at fault.  I don't see them working with the republicans to help the country. It just seems more like a power struggle.  Personally I think they should let the people vote on it.  I mean, if India can set up a polling booth in a forest of lions for one voter, America can set up a way for the people to vote on the issue.


I agree, I think both parties are at fault they should start working for the people instead many people are struggling now.


True.  They should listen to their constituents. After all they represent the people that live in their areas.


Yeah and another thing why has 34% of the black male population of Albama lost their right to vote? 34% can definetely make a difference.


Right.  Let the people decide. That would end power struggles.  You know, here's something interesting though about power.  The president's guest house is actually larger than the White House.  I wonder why.


They go to such lenghts that even astronauts can vote, I dont see why they shouldnt lift that ban and wow! is it really that big!


hi how are you? do you like horror films?


That is great! i figure that information can only help people. education, jobs, news.


And there is 3g of cell service at the top of mount Everest. I guess you could instantly upload a picture of yourself up there.


That would be a frivolous use of the internet, but totally typical. LOL


Did you know that looking up yourself is called "ego surfing"?


Hm. i have not done that except to see what personal information might be stored on some sites.


Well, you can search up yourself and you can probably find your Facebook account or something.


I dont have an fb account. i dont like the privacy issues. do you have one?


I do but I do not use it a lot. I prefer using instagram.


I dont use instagram either. i dont really like social media. i find it a waste of time. but i am old. Anyway, great chat!


I personally do not enjoy horror films but my friends do. What about you?


I am not a big fan, but there are a few that i enjoy


Did you know that you can burn up to 180 calories for just watching a horror film?


I wonder how often that happens. maybe the first time you see it? i like shining, omen, and exorcist.


Ah well, the only one I have watched in that list is shining. I think that watching horror films is a lazy way to lose calories!


yes, it is. it is better to get out an exercise. maybe watch a horror movie at the same time?


Yeah, just throw one of those bikes in front  of your TV and watch the horror film at the same time! Simple.


exactly. pretend you need to ride away from the horror. LOL So, do you like the internet? or is it the bane of your existence?


I like the internet. Did you know that everyone in finland has the right to have internet connection?


Hi there! So have you heard about the play Cry it Out? Not sure if you know but that is a parenting technique popular with some.


Nope, did not know, that's cool! Did you know the trunk of the car is called the trunk because they used to have wooden trunks on the back?


Wonder why old henry ford didnt think about people needing a place to put their stuff when he made the model t


No kidding! So, now onto other tech, TV is pretty amazing. I am familiar with the show Thomas about the train, but had no idea Ring Starr narrated it.


i was unaware of that as well. My son loves thomas though.


Did you know there have been over 750 episodes of Pokemon? Enough for 50 a year for 16 years!!


Thats just crazy. I never got the pokemon thing. Guess That is something for the younger generations.


So-so, it's been around for a long time. I am surprised with the choices on TV that Netflix is so popular and has over 130 million subscribers.


I really like netflix. I think its because you can pause and rewind and choose exactly what you want to watch when you want to.


Agreed, although I wish they got new movies sooner. Hard to believe Netflix takes 33% of all bandwidth in North America from 9 pm to 12 am! Good talking to you.


that is pretty amazing considering all the other content that is available on the internet.


It's basically about choices in child rearing, like social circles and extreme costs of raising kids and keeping up with life.


I can certainly relate to all that. I have three kids.


I can as well. No easy task. The woman that writes the plays speaks of how pre-kids she never thought about what parents go through. Her name is Metzler. She has written for TV too/


I might have to check that out. May be able to get some pointers.


Ha! She says having a baby changed her and made her look at choices like going back to work parents have.


Well that is true I guess. Having kids changes everything.


It does! So moving to another topic, I LOVE cars!  The model T was the first cars available to the masses.


I love cars as well. did you know that cadillac was actually named after a frednch explorer who founded detroit.


yeah, the notorious RBG would slip and break a hip!


She is single-handedly responsible for maintaining the Zamboni. I wonder if the New Zealand basketball team, the Tall Blacks, have ever played on the highest court.


She might try to take out a few conservative justices so they should watch out!


Yeah, but her moves on the court might get banned, like the dunk was banned from the college game because of Kareem Abdul Jabar.


If she got her own shoe, would they be banned like Jordan's were?


Sure! After all, if the inventor of basketball had a losing record as coach for kansas, then anything is possible!


Sure. I even like college swimming.I especially like the race where the hands and feet are bound as they flop around like a dolphin  in the water.


I do not remember that stroke. I will have to look at it...


Its called the Flipper crawl I think... LOL  The native Americans introduced the front crawl to the west. But their hands and feet were not bound.


Good. Looking forward to the Superbowl. I enjoy the game, but I'm a bit envious over the idea that the players earn so much money to play a game. If fact, in most states, the highest paid state employee is a football or bbal coach


Who are you rooting for in the super bowl?


The cheerleaders. I would be a hockey fan if there were cheerleaders for that sport. But they would distract the players from the puck.


I hope they win. I think cheerleaders would slip too much on the ice...


That would be enjoyable to watch. I grew up near the border of canada, and hockey is big there. You know, in the 1st olympic winter games, the canadian hockey team scored 132 goals while only allowing 3? Amazing!


Hockey is the national sport of canada. Although so is lacrosse. How did they get two?


They're overachievers... I know why basketball games are so cold now, they keep the ice under the courts!


I wonder if the basketball court on top of the supreme court has ice under the floors. They call it the highest court in the land. If the ice melted, they would have a real problem


What do you think about the gun control laws that Maryland added.


What wasa the last concert you attended? and wow 2000 shows is a lot, that must have been depleting.


Yeah that is a crazy amount of shows.  I think the last concert I went to was Ty Segall in Madison, WI.


I see, was it good? In 1972 Pink Floyd recorded a concert without people, in a Roman amphitheater.


Yeah it was really good, the whole band was super nice as well.  And yeah I think I have seen some video footage of that, very cool.


Sounds like you had a lot of fun, Creed on the other hand had a terrible presentation on their 2002 concert, people were pissed.


Yeah I heard that people filed a lawsuit because they thought it was so bad.  I wonder how bad it could be.


Im guessing really bad, four people wanted to sue the band after the show and Ive heard comments that it was terrible


Yeah but it sounds like it's just your own fault and to not buy any more tickets to any future shows.  Seems like they went through an awful amount of work, but thats me.


I agree, I would just leave it as it is and never attend one of their concerts again, you know that in 1957 Truman refused to take a photo with Dumbo because of his political affiliations!


Exactly, that is the logical thing to do, and no I didn't see that, but that is hilarious!


Hello there.  I think they are trying anything they can to stop all of the recent shootings.  How about yourself?


It is funny! poor Dumbo didnt know why he was getting rejected.


I think there must be some control so I do agree with them, guns can be really dangerous in the wrong hands.


Yeah I agree as well, I don't see the use for some of the guns you are able to buy these days.


Shootings are really sad and they can really traumatize a family. I still remember the Parkland High School shooting; 17 dead. That was sad.


Yeah that was super sad, it's sad to think of all of the people that impacted but most of all for those that passed.


I agree and also that shooting in Las Vegas, that was also really sad and filled with hate.


Yeah that was so sad, people just there attending a concert trying to have fun.  Do you attend many concerts?


I used to like them. I went to this awesome Linkin Park concert back in 2001, what about you?


Yeah I used to go more often, but I would like to start going again.  Do you know the band the Ramones have played over 2,000 shows?


Yeah and poetry can be very innovative now. For example, I read a poem once that when read forwards is very depressing, but reading it backwards is much more inspiring!


That's interesting.  Do you know the title?  If not, I can research the internet.  I do not like to be depressed.  So, if I find the poem, I will for sure read it backwards.


I don't remember! What I like to read for relaxation though is a poem by Demetri Martin, it's 224 words long and yet a palindrome, I can't imagine the work that goes into that!


It took Demetri Martin hours or even days to write that poem, I think.  Apparently, Edgar Allan Poe only received $9 for publication of his well known poem, the raven.


That's truly shocking! Imagine how much that would be worth today. On the other hand sometimes poetry is truly natural, like the Japanese alphabet forms a poem just when read in order.


I heard about that.  Would you like to discuss about a different topic, such as the history of telephone, etc.?


Sure! I think telephones are fascinating, a trick someone showed me the other day is it's impossible to separate two phonebooks that have their pages overlapped!


I wish I could do that trick.  Apparently, New York's area code (212) was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.


I believe that's only because the numbers 2 and 1 are so close and it was a fast number to dial! It's funny to think where inspiration comes from.


Also, do you know that the cables carrying phone and internet data across ocean just lay on the ocean floor?


Yes, I do.  I like stories that are based on imagination.


That's interesting! I wonder if they're safe there, after all they only run 2.7 inches in diameter, I'd imagine a fish could easily snap it!


It was what I thought.  Nothing has happened though, otherwise we would have heard about it.


I'm sure one day technology will improve so much we won't even need cables to carry data. Anyways it was nice chatting with you, have a good night!


Nice chatting with you too.  Good night.


I like it because of how different characters can be. I like to look at a wiki that ranks fictional characters by their various powers.


Apparently, Julius Caesar wrote fan fiction of Hercules.


Wow that's interesting, guess he wasn't too different than us. I know Edgar Allen Poe had the first known example of robot fiction!


Apparently, in 1950's a judge was trying to ban a science fiction comic. Do you know why?


I believe it was because it featured a black character! Crazy the bigotry that can overrule things, I know George RR Martin doesn't like fan fiction, I wonder why.


You are correct.  It was a long time ago (1950's).  Things were very different then.  I wonder if the judge is still alive.


I wonder if he had an opinion on poetry as well, I think it's fascinating the way features like repetition, verse form and rhyme can form something so beautiful.


He probably had an opinion.  Poetry is very different from more objective and informative forms of writing.


Hi. Are you a fan of the late, great Aretha Franklin?


Sure. Grandfather had the town's 1st Model A Ford. Long, long time ago. Cars helped small town America get paved roads.


I guess they helped us move forward at big steps, funny how the trunk of cars got the name


Yes. Grandpa's Model A had a real wooden trunk in the back.


So cool your granpa had one of those models, did you hear about that pro driver that became pro by beating 90,000 people


Yes, playing a racing video game. Like to drive for real, though. Cadilac convertible doing 75 mph; radio blasting Aretha Franklin singing, "R-E-S-P-E-C-T!" You know?


That sounds really cool almost as cool as having a flamethower installed in your car, kind of like South Africa


Fun fact! Glad a German inventor named Karl Benz (as in Mercedes-Benz) invented a "motorvagen" in 1886. Cars have rolled forward since. Do you follow Formula 1 racing?


Yeah I do follow Formula 1 why do you ask?


BIG fan. Fav. driver: Lewis Hamilton!! Like Verstappen, too. Feisty, daring. Never miss a race. Doesn't '19 season start soon?


Yeah its about to start, Im really exited about that too, wonder who will be the top driver this season maybe Hamilton


think she had a lot of talent, too bad cancer took her life at age 76


Maybe Charles LeClere?? Do you go to concerts? Have a favorite band or album?


I do, live music in my favorite, and my favorite album is The Hybrid Theory


Agree. Do you have a favorite song of hers?


No not really,  maybe Wholy Holy of Youve Got A Friend, what about you?


Her interpretation of James Taylor's You've Got A Friend is fabulous. Did you know there's a film about her, shot in 1972 in an LA Baptist church, that may soon be released?


I don know about that but she was known beacuase of her wariness of legal agreements, she sure had an interesting life.


Right. That wariness is part of the reason the '72 concert hasn't been released. Aretha was usually paid in cash or she didn't perform. Why, do you suppose?


I guess it was a matter of preference, but anyway do you like cars?


I like Ford cars, did you know that the Ford Motor Company was the first to ever mass produce a car!


Hey partner. Do you play videogames? Call of duty is a very popular game it actually started on the computer.


Yes they must be realistic.I'll call of duty map featuring A natural disaster takes place in the same location as the earthquake in Japan.I would like to play that map.


That sounds really cool. i like that spirit in the design team. Did activision do something to help veterans?


Luckily yes they did. They raised over $8 million to help returning veterans find work. Very cool.


Vets could use all the help they can get. Probably even clothing donations are appreciated.


No doubt about that. Clothes are very valuable.It is a feature of all humans in society. But no animals wear clothes!


well, they shouldnt wear clothes! I have seen people dress up their dogs and cats in sassy hats and coats.


Yes they look very uncomfortable like that! Some clothing can be gender specific although I would think the sizing would be different.


Yes, the proportions have to change. shoulders-waist-hips ratio is different.


Exactly. Apple even had a clothing line back in 1986. I wonder if those clothes were gender specific? Well it was nice chatting with you. Thanks!


I wonder if that clothing is available on eBay. Yes, i enjoyed chatting!


i used to play video games. dont play much now. is COD a shooter?


Yes it is. The earlier games are set in World War II but later games are set in modern times.


that sounds fun. i guess people play online in teams?


Yes there is the option to do that. In total there are 33 called duty games. That definitely speaks to its success.


33? ok, i guess there are millions of fans then. who makes the game?


Yes for sure. The game is made by Activision.


oh yeah, activision. i remember their games from so long ago. they made great games! i guess COD is another success.


Yes they must have very good employees. Prince William used to play call of duty too. It would be so fun to play against him.


Prince William? thats great! i know that he served in the military. he is a veteran, so i guess he loves games like that.


Why do I need to know about Cardi B being pregnant?


I know - I researched it because you asked me about it.


During my research, I also found out that the use of red and blue for the two political parties started in 2000.  I wonder how it got started.


can you imagine you would think they were used more before 2000, I dont like the fights between the republican and democrats though, can you believe in 1957 president harry truman visited disneyland and refused to be photographed on the ride so he wouldnt be associated with republicans?


That was silly.  Politicians can be silly and childish sometimes.  I


yeah thats right but you know when it hurtsm is when they start going politically right and they start putting politics in everything thats when it gets out of hand


I agree with you.  Our court system (the supreme court) is going to be more conservative.  I do not know if it is good or bad.  I am an independent.


I am in the Middle I believe both republicans and democrats are all having something important to offer and if they work together the system will be even more powerful, The supreme court though is definately more conservative now especially with judge Kavanaugh who has just joined in


Yes.  I want the politicians to stop fighting.  They will fight more in 2019 since the senate is republican while the house is democrat.  Clarification of my previous statement:  "the majority".


Yeah and its basically those two perties since they are the ones in power, there hasn't been a us president who wasnt a republican or democrat since 1853, can you imagine? I wonder when an independent person will ever be president.


lol guess what i was laughing out loud listening to my 7 year old daughter telling her friend Crdi B sings so fast so she can fish the song faster lol its all show biz


Your daughter is funny and smart.  Is Cardi B pro choice or pro life?  It is somehow being debated by the media.


I have no idea what she is for and frankly i think it is all show business for radio and tv, its marketing, they turn forums like radio into bad things and bad influence, i like it when canada says 40% of music on its radios has to be canadian


Now, conservative media says that Cardi B is pro life.  I am personally pro life, but Cardi B's opinion does not matter.


same here, a lot of people care about such things and what celebrities say, for example Amanda Prestigiacomo wrote in the conservative daily wire about Cardi B  giving a pro life speech so people definitely care


Do you live in Canada?  Cardi B is big with younger people here in the US.


Lol No I actually live in the US and I know how popular she is even though i Don't care about her lol, at least i and my daughter know her lol. Talking about America, do you believe having a Beard is an amaerican thing for men who believe in America first?


I don't know.  I have no opinion. About Cardi B, I know who she is but I have never heard any of her songs.


lol almost the same here, well with the beard thingie, you know whats weird, every US president with a beard has been a republican, so since Its more of a republican thing to say America First i though Having a beard would not only be Republican but also american lol


hello, lets talk about old cassette mix tapes


oh nice, There was no dragging and dropping with a mix tape.


I definitely remember getting frustrated with the cassette tapes I owned a long time ago.


I like bmw a lot, did you know that Mcdonalds' added drive-thru in 1975 to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues.


INteresting.  Hard to believe cars have come so far since '86.


yes, also did you know that It is legal in south-africa to equip your car with flame-throwers to prevent carjacking?


I did not know that. I would much rather install a GPS.


Love them!  I listen to them when I go for a run all the time.


not really, but my uncle has. Did you like Elvis?


I am not a big fan and don't understand all the fuss that surrounds his legacy.


Do you like the process of moving to a new place?


Not anymore because I have moved too many times in my life.


oh I understand you, and don't you have any records, CDs and cassette tapes?


I got rid of those a long time ago.  Do you have any?


no, unfortunately me too. and do you use itunes playlist?


No not a playlist; I download music and stream most of my music nowadays.


No I am not sure, I have not thought about it actually


Well it means that they have everything from a to z


I sure do I like the old stuff more though. Do you know who the fastest rapper in english is?


Nope I do not know but I know that Tupac's music is in the library of congress


Nice what for? The fastest guy is noclue at 14.1 syllables per second


Wow amazing. His music is there for cultural significance


That is just about right. Do you know how childish gambino got his name?


Hmm I have no idea, how. Did you know eminem wanted to be a comic book artist?


From an online name generator and I did not know that about Eminem


Yeah he really liked Superman and that is a great way to get a name


Me too. Did you know Jeff built a clock on a mountain?


Oh wow , did he have a reason? Do you know they have invented a new font?


Did not know that.  The clock will run for 10 000 years


Wow. THe font is called bookerly and is good for kindle and similar devices


Nice. Did you know they deliver on SUndays now?


Wow did not know, that is super convenient


Yes it is al thanks to the deal they signed with USPS


Yeah. Do you know what the arrow in the logo means?


Good marketing move for them.  Those shoes exploded because of Jordan.  Do you know who James Naismith is?


Yea, he was the University of Kansas coach with the only losing record


Correct!  The New Zealand basketball team is nicknamed the "tall blacks"  Yikes!


I guess New Zealand like their teams names to be on the nose with a name like Tall Blacks


Crazies. lol  The US supreme court has a basketball court on the top floor.  Any guesses as to what they call it?


"The Highest Court in the Land" which probably has the oldest people to ever play basketball


haha I wonder if they shoot granny style since physicists proved that shooting granny style is the absolute best technique to consistently score points from the free throw line.


I don't think they are throwing down Kareem Abdul-Jabber like dunks, that's for sure


No.  They would be breaking hips and not backboards. lol  Warner Bros. and LeBron James have signed a new deal for a Space Jam sequel.  That should be good.  Thanks for chatting!


A space jam with Lebron James sound like it will disappoint, well have a good day


Yea but not as much as I used to with the Warriors always winning the title, maybe Houston will be able to beat them soon


We'll see. lol  You have a good day too!


It gets old when the same teams win all the time.  Do you remember Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?


I know who he is but don't think I was born yet when he was on the Lakers, I do now he has a crazy dunk


Yes.  He dunked som much that they banned the shot from college basketball for over a decade.  He was also famous for his hook shot.


That's pretty cool, I know he played before players got major shoe deals like the lifetime deal Allen Iverson got with Rebok


Do you know any details about that Iverson detail by any chance?


I know Iverson gets 800,000 a year until he turns 55 then gets 32,000,000


Sweet!  LeBron James rejected a 10 million offer from Reebok when he was just 18.  Less than a year later, he accepted a $90 million offer from Nike!


Pretty smart move on his part. I know when Air Jordans first came out the NBA banned them but Nike just payed Jordan's fines


Hah, now that makes me want to watch the episode. I love that Les Mis song. It makes sense to borrow inspiration from other musicals to make a musical episode.


I didn't know The Flash tv show did a musical episode too that featured the villian Music Meister


Really? That sounds like it would be hard to do in the superhero crime setting.


Since Flash was a big music fan the villain decided to trap him and Supergirl in a singsong dream world


That's a really creative way to fit the musical concept into that kind of show. Do you know if it turned out to be a good episode or not?


I think it got good reviews like most of The Flash episodes since it spinned off from Green Arrow


I considered watching it since I watched Arrow too, but I just wasn't captivated by the universe they were both set in enough. I wonder if I should reconsider.


Maybe, I know the comics Flash has done some crazy stuff like beating death in a race to the end of space-time


The comic books really like to jump the shark after a while, don't they? I always enjoyed the debates between Flash and Superman over who was faster.


The comics can get weird, like The Flash going back in time to become pure energy and give himself the powers


Yes, I heard Riverdale did a musical episode recently, I don't watch that show but I did see the Scrubs episode


The weirdness and the drama it causes is part of what makes comics like The Flash so entertaining, though!


I heard about that too. I haven't seen either, but I remember enjoying the musical episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Was the Scrubs episode good?


The Scrubs musical episode was okay, to be honest I'm not a big fan of musicals


I think they're a fun departure from the norm, but only when you can tell the cast is enjoying it too. I can understand not liking them, though. Sometimes they focus too much on the songs instead of the story.


I heard Grey's Anatomy did a musical episode, I don't know how they were able to pull that off


Supposedly they used more song covers instead of their own original songs, so it probably came across as more of an atmosphere enhancer for the drama than a dedicated musical that reflected on the show itself.


I see, I know Debra Fordham tailored the songs to the episode of Scrubs she wrote


That probably made it more memorable of an episode than the Grey's Anatomy one. If a Scrubs song got stuck in your head, it would make you think of Scrubs instead of whatever band the cast covered like in Grey's.


Fordham did right a parody song of "Do You Hear the People Sing?" from Les Misrables for the Scrubs episode so people probably associate the two now


do you have a smart speaker? I have an alexa... but they kind of creep me out sometimes.


hahaha google has some wild things. I used to live in the bay and their workspace is very unique.


You've seen the Googleplex? Neat! What's it like?


they have a lot of different campuses all over palo alto and san francisco. it is very well kempt. and there are google bikes EVERYWHERE.


That sounds about what you'd expect from the provider of so much web traffic.


yeah when they went down for a bit a few years ago web traffic dropped 40%. yahoo must have been happy for five minutes.


Poor Yahoo. Apple has Siri, Microsoft has Cortana... I'm sad that Ask.com isn't still around. I want to have Jeeves as my personal assistant!


that is a throwback. Cortana isn't very useful, but I like bing as a search engine...and i like that they pay you points that can be changed in for giftcards.


Cortana was helpful in Halo at least. Can't really picture Siri hanging out with Master Chief.


my friend met the siri lady in an airport once. that was interesting.


Hah! I wonder how the male voice actors feel. Mr. Briggs didn't even know he WAS the voice until he heard himself in a commercial.


I don't. They look handy, but come off as kind of invasive.


yeah talk about being the weakest link. I wonder how that happens though...like don't they have to pay for his voice?


Maybe it was some kind of contract work, and the client wasn't disclosed.


maybe that is a good point. thanks for chatting, I had a great time talking. :)


Me too! Best of luck to you and your "Amazon Family!" Take care.


yeah i think they can be... but it is useful. I like amazon products for the most part. it was way more affordable and versatile than the apple home speaker that was 350


$350 really is too expensive. I get that Apple tries to go for the high-end market, but good grief.


siri was intended for android and blackberry initially and it's funny now because the amazon ceo talks about how limited it's abilities are now.


Siri isn't even compatible with Spotify on the Homepod. When your assistant can't talk to your music to play on your speakers, there's a problem!


i have a huge problem getting alexa to connect too sometimes tho. it always tries to open "spotty control"... my husband and I always joke that we are an "amazon family" i didn't realize how true that was until I learned that amazon has owned IMDB since 98!


Since '98? No kidding! I guess it makes sense for a company that started as a bookstore to branch out into movies next.


yeah, i remember when they only sold books. a distant memory i think. now the workers walk 7-15 miles each shift.


That makes me wonder how many miles the goats Google used to trim their grass traveled. Maybe 15 miles?


That would be pretty cool actually, I would tune in to see which episode they are airing.  Do you watch much fox news channel?


sometimes! Fox news is watched more than cnn and msnbc combinded


Really? I would have never of guessed that it is.  I don't watch much myself to be honest.


The fox news network was created by republican media strategist richard ailes and president richard nixon.


I did not know that, I did not know it was that old.


Me either! Fox news threatened to sue the simpsons in order to stop them from parodying its famously anti-democratic party agenda.


That sounds so dumb, they can parody whatever they want.


yeah I know right! The gaming website ign is owned by news corporation, who also owns fox news.


They own a gaming website too? Very interesting.


Seems like they have their money in a lot of things!


Yes,  absolutely! When south park aired its family guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew


Yeah they definitely do.  I guess they provide news in 86 countries or territories worldwide, that's a lot.


I never knew that, I'm a fan of all three of those shows.  Have you ever seen that 70's show?


Nice! I always loved that show, well the earlier seasons anyways.  Did you know there is an episode of the simpsons in which bart isn't mentioned or appears?


I know right,  I wish they told us which episode!  70's show was remade verbatim in the uk. 'days like these' was cancelled after 10 episodes.


I would really like to see that one!  I loved the early simpsons, the first 10 seasons are excellent.


yes,  love the simpsons. Ringo starr, george carlin, and alec baldwin have all narrated thomas the tank engine for at least 52 episodes each


Wow, that's a cool fact, I did not know that. I guess there are over 750 episodes of pokemon as well! I've never seen one, have you?


me either lol Fox news corporation discussed the possibility of creating a cable channel that would only air the simpsons.


I have no idea but if I had to guess it will be that he liked bananas a lot. Ha Ha!!!


Yes, very strange! Did you know that only 15% of the tea party movement identify as democrats?


Wow!!! I didn't know this. I'm quite surprised to be honest.


I was too! It could have change again. There hasn't been a president that wasn't a democrat or republican since 1853.


That is interesting. Did you know that the president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums as he was in office?


Really, He must be musically inclined! Where the time for that? lol


I personally believe that the president of that country had a lot of free time in his hands to do that.


I think so, "You need to get out of Ukraine" is what Putin said  when he shook the Canadian prime ministers hand at the Brisbane g20 summit!


Oh wow!!! I guess Putin must of been angry at the Canadian Prime Minister.


Yeah, I think a lot of people were hurt. Its interesting in 1908 a law passed on the length of hatpins! They were worried the suffragettes would use them as weapons!  That's pretty bad, but today isn't much better these days.


Hello, Well there is something on the daily that can be upsetting!


It is pretty bad. I agree. Well it was nice chatting with you today. I hope you have a good night!!!


You too! Knights raising their face visors to show friendliness is where tipping your hat comes from. Interesting Good chat!!


I hope you have a nice night. Great chatting with you as well!!!


It was nice chatting Have you tried the done button?


I'm sorry. Great chatting with you bye!!


I recently heard in the news that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has a leading choice to head the National Security Agency. Do you happen to know who this is?


No, who is he? I know the National Security Agency is very important, especially now!!


Its Chris Inglis and from what I heard he is a very well respected intelligence professional.


Oh really, that's interesting. I'm glad they change the rule that the runner up becomes the vice-president like they did in 1805!


Can you imagine Hilary Clinton and Trump at the white house.


Never, Omg!! We have enough to deal with! lol


Yeah!!! I know. Do you know by any chance what the first president of Zimbabwe was called?


Ha, ha, ha! Wasn't it banana? My goodness, How would it be to be called president banana!


Hello. Did you know there is a Bartless Simpsons episode?


Is there really? I know they declined to buy Netflix, which would have saved their business.


There's a Blockbuster in Brazil and even one left in Oregon


I knew there was one in Alaska. I wish Thomas the Train was on it, I like the episodes narrated by George Carlin.


I think Ringo Starr also narrated at some point. I probably would've preferred George Carlin's voice to Ringo's


Yes, he did. So did Alec Baldwin. Those were good episodes too.


I never really watched it as a kid. I was big into Pokemon


I never was, thankfully my kids aren't either. Days Like These, is the name of the british version of That 70's show.


Oh, cool, thanks. I'm still very into Pokemon ;)


Some of them are ok. I liked the movie I Love You, Man but I didn't care for the Interview, which I saw recently. How about you?


Haha yes, learned that recently. The haha is for your use of "Bartless." Love it! Are you a Simpsons fan?


Ah, yes. Seth Rogen and James Franco making weed and fart jokes the whole time, lol


My son recently watched Kung Fu Hustle, he didn't get any of the jokes, lol


Bill Murray holds that movie in very high regard, apparently, so I'm considering adding it to my list. Did you watch it with your son?


I've seen it before. I have to get to work, thanks for chatting with me.


lol. That's the only way know how to describe it. Not so much anymore, I am trying to get into South Park, it's not working.


Then Family Guy probably isn't for you, either. SP did a Family Guy episode kind of making fun of them and the Simpsons crew sent them flowers for it


That's hilarious! I've been watching That 70's show, and learned that there is a British version.


Is the show being well received over there? Their brand of humor is very different than American humor.


It was canceled after 10 episodes, I'm not surprised as their humor is more on the drier side.


I wonder if they have Netflix or a different company that provides the same service?


I'm not sure, I know it is available in Brazil.


There's also still a Blockbuster in Brazil, believe it or not!


Hello. How much must Blockbuster regret not buying Netflix, for only 50 million


I wonder why they do that? Is it to make it more real, or not to confuse the public? Is it not considered Sci-Fi if writers do not follow it


I think they battle some movies that claim to be realistic to space but have flaws, such as Gravity.  Pretty realistic but there were a few "Hollywood" moments in there.  I think it a little sad that we almost lost sci-fi due to racism.


Yeah, they do tend to exaggerate, probably that is why Nasa does it. I can't believe that the judge tried to ban the comic because of the black character, good things times have changed


If it had gone through we might not have had the amazing Black Panther movie.  Or movies by Alfonso Cuaron, who is Mexican, and just finished a movie based on his memories growing up in Mexico City called Roma


That;s true. When I saw the title on Netflix I thought it was based in Italy. I have not watched it, but reading the articles I will definitely. Have you watched it?


No I thought it was Italian too.  I will have to wait til I am in the mood, seems to be a honest portrayal.  I can't imagine trying to raise her bosses 4 kids, and then also find the time to take care of your own kids too


Yes, it must have been a hard life. I like the comparison to "War and Peace" it is a good book, and something worth watching if it is like that. Netflix is improving the quality of it's work. Considering that their production Lilyhammer was not that good.


Yeah it seems they have been racking up tons of debt trying to get new content, in the realm of 21.9 billion


That is a lot of debt, considering that they are worth only 2 billion. They have to enter the China market or they will be in serious trouble


Got to get past their content reviewers.  Apparently Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth, especially considering stamps are .50 cents now.


Well it did cost them everything.  They could be reaping the rewards but who knows if they would have had the forethought to create over 126 original series and movies


Yeah, that is absurd. To think that they are a streaming service and spend so much on mail. They should focus more on digital marketing.


Yeah, that is true it is hard to imagine what would have become. It is crazy to think that they count for 33% of bandwidth in North America in the evening


Lol, I am watching it now, Black Mirror.  Speaking of Sci-Fi, Starship Troopers is the only science fiction novel recommended by 3 of the 5 branches of the military


I never knew that, it made me curios to read it. Sci-fi really is " literateure of ideas" a lot of things that we use today have been inspired by this branch


Asimov is to thank for a lot of the innovations we have today, at least the ideas for them.  I can't believe that the first sci-fi story was written over 1800 years ago


That is crazy!! To think that the Greek have had such a foreknowledge. I always believed that drama was their forte. Aristotle has been writing since 335 BC about Drama


Aristotle is some heavy stuff.  I find it interesting that because of a $40 late free on Apollo 13, Reed Hastings was inspired to start NetflixAst


Haha, yeah he is. Such a big influence on the world as we know it. Apollo 13 is about the first moon landing right?


Correct, with good ole' Tom Hanks, great movie.  Speaking of NASA they have a list of accurate space terminology terms that writers can use in sci-fi stories


It is too outdated. Do you know the why NY's area code is 212?


Because it was the fastest number to dial on the rotary phone


yeah they are interesting. Did you know the guest house is bigger than the white house?


Yeah, I know. The guest house was purchased by the U.S. government in world was II.


Did you know the president of Indonesia is a pop star


I think the president of indonessia is a Megawati sukarnoputri.


I do not know his name but the guy is a pop star with 3 albums under his name


Okay. The world was II is very harrable.


Hi, I use phone every single minute. Because it's my third hand.


Yeah I guess we all do nowadays. Do you have an Android or iPhone?


I have a android phone. And i think it released 2006


Nice. Apparently an iPhone has more computing power than the icbm deterrent.


Yes, I like apple iphones. The apple brands are great quality and awesome products.


Yeah and they have come a long was since then. Did you ever use a rotary phone?


Rotary phone was awesome. But i don't use the rotary phone.


Did you hear about April, the giraffe, who might be pregnant again?


Where is April now? Where is Oliver who is 10 years younger than April?


Sorry, actually, it was Toys R Us that went out of business (they had tried to profit off of the giraffe), not the park. I wonder if the giraffe was actually pregnant again?


Oh, okay.  It had 870,000 views. That was a lot.


It's funny how much we live stream random things these days.


Because of YouTube.  I did not know that YouTube was created in California.  I thought it was created in England because of the word "tube".


The first YouTube video uploaded was a guy talking about an elephant. Boy, we do love our animals!


I guess so. I also did not know that Youtube is owned by Google.  Do you know?


No, I did not know that. And also three PayPal employees created it.


There are so many smart young people out there.  Three employees getting together?


Right. It seems like only a few large companies own everything.


I heard a little bit about that. She is a YouTube star.


I agree with you.  Google owns almost everything.


It will be interesting to see what kind of sectors they go into next.


Her owners decided to live stream her pregnancy.  That was why she became famous because many people viewed it.


Yes. Some people complained about nudity and sexual content.


Now I want to see what it is all about.  April is supposed to be nude anyway - it is an animal.


Right. Animal rights activists were probably behind it. Though I wonder why it wouldn't be good publicity to bring awareness to giraffes.


They might be religious people not animal rights activists.


They couldn't stop April from being broadcasted. Millions of people tuned in and it was called the most anticipated birth since Prince George.


That was funny that the media compared it to the birth of Prince William's oldest child. I am more interested in the giraffe, actually.


Her park was makng money off her fame but it still went out of business.


Good question. I agree! NFL games only have 11 minutes of live gameplay. There is no reason many women athletes couldn't do that!


Totally! It seems like that should be longer though with how long the games are on tv. Maybe that is just when they are running around.


That is why I am more of a soccer fan. Did you know the average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than nfl and mlb players?


That makes sense. Engineers are responsible for so much when it comes to building safety. NFL and MLB are basically entertainers.


I'm guessing its also because they have longer careers.


That too. I think they players should be paid well though especially with all those injuries that they sustain.


I agree, did you know they put chips in their shoulder pads to record every move they make on the field?


That is really neat. I wonder if it is more for game play or if they want to see how they can improve the safety equipment that the players wear?


Good question, probably for gambling purposes or something.


That is sad. I think from a math standpoint it would be fascinating to see the data on that. I wonder if they put them in the footballs too?


Someone told me they do that also! Im sure tom brady already deflated the chips out of the balls.


Imagine if they put cameras on the balls and we got to see the path it took. That would be amazing to watch.


I don't really know a ton about it. The main guy is called the quarterback right?


Wow that seems like a lot of teams. You never really hear about some of them though. It seems like only a select few are really good and the others just are there.


That sounds like most sports though! Did you know there are no rules against women players in the NFL?


Really? I wonder why more don't try out. It seems like that would bring a lot of attention to the sport that would then bring in more money.


Maybe for a kicker position! That would be very impressive.


I think if they got some of the women soccer stars it could make for some amazing kicks. Do they not try because of the certain requirements?


Not at all. It made $270 million also so apparently they knew what they were doing.


Yes, they did. Disney wanted to shut down their animation studio after Sleeping Beauty was a box office bomb. I thought it was a good movie.


I can't believe that Sleeping Beauty was a bomb. It's certainly made up for it by now.


Yes, it has. I grew up on just local channels and when we got hbo it was a big  deal. What is crazy is that comedy central cancelled 100 shows since 97. Did not know they had that many shows.


I didn't either but when I think about it I can come up with a ton of shows that have been on there briefly and then cancelled. Are you a Bill Murray fan?


I am also. He thinks that Kung Fu Hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy". I love him so much but I disagree with him on this one.


I agree with you there. What I find funny with movies is they were going to star Jack Black in the Green Lantern. I do not think that would have been a good fit.


Me either but that movie was such a critical bomb that I'm not sure it would have hurt it. Did you know that the Python Programming language is named after Monty Python? I never put that together.


A movie I have loved was Crazy Rich Asians. I must have seen it 10 times already. It made 26.5 million its opening weekend. I know they are going to do a part 2 also.


I do. I have had it for many years . Did you know that Netflix and Youtube make up for half the peak internet traffic in north america.


I know it was a huge success but I have not seen it. I'm really not a romantic comedy person but maybe I'll get around to it eventually.


That makes sense. People are on those all of the time. Did you know they introduced the streaming side of the service in 2007? It seems like it's been around forever.


It does seem like it has been around longer. And they added film and television in 2012


Yes they added their own content then. That surprises me also. They have so much original content now.


Yes, and I find it interesting that the founder of Netflix started the company over a $40 late fee on a vhs copy of Apollo 13. Now he has a company worth billions.


It was a great idea. We talked about how much YouTube and Netflix were used earlier. From 9PM to 12AM Netflix uses 33% of all of the bandwidth in North America!


I think it has grown immensely. Did you know that Tom Hanks is the highest all time box star with over 8.5 billion worldwide


I did not but I'm not surprised. On the bad side of the box office, there is a movie called Trojan Wars that cost $15,000,000 to make and it only earned $309. That's the biggest bomb I've ever heard of.


That is a bomb. And I find it strange that Silence of the Lambs came out on Valentines Day 91. Not a romantic movie by any means.


I did read he didnt receive any scholarships or help in school.


That's pretty impressive.  I heard he is involved in a charity that gives mosquito nets to people in Africa.


LOL nope i just stating the facts lol. Lets see what else is there?


Yes and back to that mosquito net thing he gets them by the baskets he makes. Thats cool.


Yes it is he also revolutionized the three point strategy.


Cool I think the nike pitch a few year ago was pretty funny Did u?


Me neither.  Do you know who Stephen Curry is?


Actually yes my boyfriend loves basketball. It doesnt seem like they do well financially after they retire oops


It depends on what they do with their earnings and reputation.  While it does require effort they can do very well if they plan.


Yes I agree. There was a guy who was fined for making remarks about games on holidays. Thats crazy


That is crazy.  The NBA is super powerful.


Steph Curry seems to be one of the highest paid players there is.


Hes one a lot of rewards. I wonder does he still play?


Wow, I would be interested in hearing that poetry! Have you read the raven?


I have! I heard Edgar Allan Poe did not receive very much money for it!


I heard it was like 9 bucks! That kind of stinks lol


Haha, wow! I kind of dislike depressing poetry. There is one poem when read in the normal manner is depressing but when you read it backwards it's inspiring.


wow, now that is what poetry should be like. Different meanings but awesomeness both ways!


Yeah, I wonder what kind of poem the Javanese alphabet forms? It forms a poem when recited in order.


That is amazing. Is that kind of like the demetri martin 224 word palindrome poem?


Oh, wow. Anne Jones would read that poem in a snap. She has a reading speed of 4700 words per minute.


for sure lol, she could read it in like 2 seconds i bet. It was so nice chatting with you, I need to go practice my speed reading


Okay, I think I will go curl up with a good book of poems now. Have a good day!


I think it is awesome. Wonder if we will be able to fly to Mars soon. If we traveled at 1g acceleration it will only take two or three days.


Dang, I wonder if our bodies could take that much, probably not lol


Right, if only we could beam ourselves like in Star Trek. So Lichens and Cyanobacteria are a type of life from our planet that would be perfectly fine living on Mars.


for sure lol. Do you think man will reach Mars in our lifetime?


I'm not sure though SpaceX sure seems to think so. There's a reality tv show for a Mars colonization project planned for 2023. That seems a little close to me.


Me too, I think i have seen that. It would be interesting with sounds while there because mars has a higher frequency


Sounds like that might drive me crazy, haha. I would have to read some soothing poetry to calm me down.


For sure, I like reading in general, poetry is nice


Poetry has been around for a long time, since prehistoric times with hunting poetry in Africa.


Yes, Nickleback and Avril Lavigne... And sorry, that was not about Jupiter...


It was about radios though which is very interesting. Did you know that soldiers in world war II made radios from razorblades and pencils?


I did not. I thought it would have been more sophisticated than that. There is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free


Wow. I hope no one hiccups on the radio. Do you know why we hiccup?


It is from our evolution when land animals had both gills and lungs


Wow, I had no clue. Do you know anything else about the human body that may be of note?


Humans lost their body hair 240,000 years ago. I would have thought sooner than that


I have seen some men that that has not really applied to... I operate pools and have seen some hair!


Haha how funny. Well those humans would be happy to know that they can regrow a rib.


I am well. I am learning about animals and how many there are on our planet. Do you know how many?


HA. They may need more evolution than that...


There are over 7 million animal species on our planet, insects contribute 1 million to that number


Wow. That's a lot. I thought there would be a lot less than that. Is there anything else you were surprised to read about in the article?


The amount of living animals on the planet currently is 20 quintillion! How fascinating!


You're right, that is fascinating. I just found out that Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an am radio.


Wow! I am curious to try that and to see if it works. Do you know of any other fun facts about Jupiter?


Yes, according to canadian law, all radios are required to have at least 40% of the music played be canadian.


Interesting. I would not think that there was even that much music to play. Do you know of any Canadian musicians?


How are you? Did you know that a president is a title given to leaders of republican state?


Teddy was an awesome president but were Christmas trees really need conservation back then?


lol right! It took the secret service four days to realize that bullets had struck the white house on november 11, 2011


That's not good, neither is still using floppy disks


yeah,  seems like there might be a better more reliable way to store data than floppy disks!


I wonder if what kind of radios they use and can pick up the finnish station that plays classical latin


hmmm not sure.  This is really interesting though.Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an am radio.


I'd love to listen to Jupiter radio stores


maybe one of the stations play it lol Soldiers in wwii made simple radios using a razorblade and pencil as the diode, dubbing them foxhole radios.


That's pretty sweet. I wonder if they can pick up the Jupiter radio waves


According to canadian law, all radios are required to have at least 40% of the music played be canadian.  I hope canadian music isnt all Justin Bieber. lol


i had no clue!The first president of zimbabwe was called president banana


Lol. I gtg but it was nice talking with you


Lol, that's not as crazy as the president of Indonesia releasing 3 pop albums


I saw that too lol I wonder what kinda songs they were. Until 1805 in the us, the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the vice president.


Makes sense, I wish it stayed that the runner up became the vice president


That would've been nice.  The u.s. president's guest house is larger than the white house


Lol, I wonder why the guest house is larger


me too. The white house has twin buildings in ireland and france.


Nice. I'm surprised George W put solar panels on the white house, I would figured he wouldn't care


thats great!  natural energy! Teddy roosevelt was a staunch conservationist and banned christmas trees from the white house


Have you been thinking about the NBA lately?


Good point.  Sometimes a set of hangers on as well.  But my daughter sold a company for $40 million and 5 years later, wealth management at a bank grew it to over $100 million.


I'm sure most have good financial advisors.


I think that is true nowadays.  Historically there are some sad stories of athletes who go broke.


Yeah, but I think they would have even if they had a normal job, and a lot of them are not like Tim Duncan who sacrificed playing time to stay in college and get his degree.


Well said.  Some people have a different moral compass than others.  Duncan was solid.


And he understood that anything can happen to an athlete, so you need to have other skills.


Every year one plays in college is a risk.  I am intrigued by the number of college football players who are avoiding bowl games.  Seems totally rational to me.


Why? Are they more likely to get injured in a bowl game?


They only have one more game and then they get tens of millions of dollars.  If they get injured in a bowl game, the might not get anything.


Ah, yeah then it's smart not to take the risk while still at college level.


Honestly, no not really interested once baseball season is over. I thought this was an interesting fact: Judge judy makes $123,000 per episode, making her the highest paid celebrity only after lebron james.


I agree.  It must be tough for one's body to be his income potential. However, for most of us it is our mind.


And they have to be mature enough to understand their potential. Some like Jordan and Lebron understood early on. I mean Some of lebron james' high school basketball games would attract 1750 attendees. tickets cost between $100 - $120. That had to have sunk in.


Yep.  And to handle that at such an age is incredible.  I was hoping to make minimum wage while working during college.  I once had $2 million and lost $1.4 in the 2008 market crash.  They handled it well.


Yeah, I can't imagine having to make those decisions as teens.


It would be a high class challenge.  I do think such adulation would go to one's head most of the time.


Yeah, like the Air Jordan story? I feel like he did that simply to flex power.


Well, that is somewhat NBA related.  LOL.  Lebron turned down one shoe company offer of $10 million because a bigger one might come later.  He got $90 million less than a year later


He was smart. He knew Nike or Adidas would probably offer him more.


No doubt.  Alan Iverson accepted a contract that paid him $800,000 per year until he turned 55 the a lump sum of $32,000,000.


Yep, even though it's Lebron who is often considered the best basketball player in the world.


Hard to argue with that.  Players don't always do what is best to succeed.  Physicists claim that shooting free throws "granny style" is most accurate, but almost no one does it.


I think so.  Besides, when you make $150 million how important is it to make $155 million?


Making as much as possible is still a point of pride, and these are often guys who take care of an entire family.


Hi Turker, are you a NFL fan, if yes, did you think the chief should had been in the Superbowl?


Yes that's true, but I think their ratings are low, not too many people talk about the wnba.


True. I think that the women's games tend to be slower and not as aggressive.


Yes you are right, I like to see three pointer, slam dump and other complicated shooting, not just regular shooting.


I expect that women will want to join but I don't think the game can be balanced for them.


I wouldn't want to see the tackling if the NFL was co-ed


You are so right, do you believe the average NFL game has 11 minutes of live game play?


I think that 11 minutes is short, yet there are so many injuries. Very dangerous. that is why they get paid.


Yes that's true, but I still think playing time over 11 minutes, It take me about eleven minutes just to have a nice meal at my table. Eleven minutes isn't any time at all.


True. I guess they are paid to stand around and wait. Anyway, great chat!


The NFL? The National Football League? I do not who the chiefs are. Is that a team?


It was nice chatting with you, I will read more about space.


Yes, the Kansas City Chiefs were one of the top undefeated team in nfl 2018.


Oh, and they were not the champions? I thought undefeated would make them the best. What happened?


I am pretty sure New England Patriots beat them which ever one disagree with the call by the referee.


Oh, ok. I guess the referees made a mistake, a controversial one that helped the Patriots? I guess that happens.


Yes, well I just thought I would get your opinion, but that over with now, what do you think about women in the NFL?


I think that women would not be powerful enought to play in the NFL. Women usually have their own leagues.


Yes, that's my opinion, maybe they should get a WNFL team and see how well that work.


I think that it would be a different game, maybe some rules would change, I don't know. There is a WNBA. I guess it could work.


Hello! Are you interested in poetry at all?


Oh I'm sure it must have been exhausting. Then again imagine the Ramones, they played 2,263 concerts total over 20 years, that's insane!


The Ramones must have discovered the secret of youth. How could they maintain that pace? Their fans must love them.


I'm sure they appreciated them like crazy for doing that. On the other hand I remember there was a Creed concert that was so awful that people actually filed a lawsuit against them.


Creed must have done something so bad for their own fans to sue them. Did they won? Does it matter? I hope they learned a lesson.


I have no idea, I'd guess they didn't win. Maybe it was the fault of the theater and not Creed? Like there's an ancient Roman amphitheater in Croatia, I bet the acoustics there are awful.


I bet it wouldn't matter for Creed. They would get sued no matter where they played. I wonder if the Ramones ever played in Croatia.


Well I know Pink Ployd recorded a live concert at a different Roman amphitheater in Pompeii! Then again there was no audience so who knows how good it really was.


It was probably ok, but was it necessary? Why that amphitheater? Then again, they were artists. Who knows what they want.


Yeah people have interesting choices for sure. Have you ever been to a violin concert?


I have been to the symphony, but not concerts for violins specifically.


Hi! Poetry is ok, not really my thing. I read poems in school. Nowadays, I don't. I prefer novels. You?


Neither have I! But I think it would be an experience for sure. There's a musical piece where artists gradually leave the stage until only two violinists are remaining.


That's interesting. I wonder what it sounds like. Very modern, I suppose. I wonder what a violin made out of stone sounds like. It probably "rocks" pretty hard.


Haha definitely it would be nice to see that at a concert. Anyway, it was nice talking to you, have a nice night!


I didn't love poetry either! But I do like individual poems. There's a poem that read normally is sad but becomes inspiring when read backwards.


That's great! Words can be depressing or uplifting depending on their order. Edgar Allan Poe only received $9 for the publication of "The Raven." I wonder if he got royalties.


That's surprising! I'm sure he got compensated somehow. I think words can be beautiful when orchestrated properly. Once I read a 224 word long poem, that turns out to be an entire palindrome!


HOw long did it take to write that poem? It sounds like something that would require a computer. I wonder if it's a pretty poem.


I'm sure it must have taken forever. On the other hand, the Japanese alphabet is naturally a poem when recited in order.


I think you mean the Javanese alphabet. The Japanese alphabet wouldn't work. Do you get a chance to go to concerts much?


Oh I think you're right! And I do sometimes! I saw Linkin Park in 2001, I thought it was very unique until finding out they had almost 324 concerts just that year.


They were on a tear, weren't they. I think they must have made a ton a cash that year. The following album must have had high expectations. I couldn't tour like that.


Hello, have you been to the Museum of Natural History before?


Yeah tofu with broccoli and peanuts, do you like tofu?


I agree, tasty way to remain fit, do you also like movies? if you do the iPic is a great choice of venue


I do like movies.  I watched the incredibles 2 recently. have you seen it?


No, ive been wanting to watch that one, is it good? the first one was awesome


It is good. It's got some new characters and cast but the originals all reprise their roles.


I heard that Huckleberry Milner and Bob Odenkirk are among the new members of the movie


They are along with Jonathan Banks.  The movie is set in the 1960s by the way.


In the 60s really? so it happened before the firs movie?is it also based in the present time?


I honestly don't remember. I think both are in the 60s but don't quote me on that.


No I haven't but I would like to go one day.  Have you been?


Oh ok, I guess no spoilers there then, I have to watch the movie,


I have and I can say its one of the best experiences Ive had, you should really go there sometimes


I've never been to Washington but I have heard they have some great coffee shops there too.


Yeah there is Starbucks and also a Port City Java, also many coffee shops around the area


I bet a lot of politicians can be seen at those.  Going there could be a tourist event too.


I bet they do, its a nice place they must also go to that Thai restaurant in Takoma Park


Its called Kin Da, its a good choice for healthy eaters


sounds good.  I guess they sell a lot of vegetables and tofu.


Wow very cheap, The winter solstice is December 21st at 5:23 pm.


Washington will have 9 hours and 26 minutes of light that day!


I saw up north they barely get any sunlight those days!


Yes, The montgomery planetarium has a solstice program at 5pm as well!


Thats very interesting. Do you do anything special for solstic?


No I just try to enjoy the long day, Did you know Venus is the only planet without season because it rotates clockwise?


I bet you also did not know the sun is actually white!?


no again I had no clue!! I am in shock right now


I guess there is more light, Venus starts first!


Thats awesome. Do you watch the stars and planets a lot?


Yes, The first quarter moon appears underneath earth on the 14th of December.


Are you planning on going to the planetarium to watch it?


Yes I will be going a few nights before Christmas to see the meteor shower!


I heard it is very cheap only 3 dollars to get in!


Yeah and its on all of their delivery boxes lol Thats usually what I look for.


Yes I'll have to watch for that next time I order a package from Amazon. How often do you listen to the radio by the way? I was thinking about ordering a new radio on Amazon


I listen to YouTube but I also listen to the regular radio sometimes. I wish I could listen to Bill Murray in the 70s on the radio though, he did the voice for the Human Torch


Oh what!  Thats cool,  Bill Murray is awesome.  Did you know that soliders were able to make a radio with a razor and pencil?


No I didn't know that. That's so interesting I wonder how they did it, I think that was called a foxhole radio right?


Yeah.  I have no clue,  I honestly don't really understand how radios work though.


No I don't either haha. I also don't understand how a ventriloquist Act was popular on the radio in the 1930s, like how did people get the ventriloquist Vibe through the radio LOL


I guess that makes sense it could be popular on the radio,  but why would the ventriloquist need to throw their voice,  why not just sound like different characters.


Yep exactly! Did you ever listen to Hanson back in the day? Apparently they became the most requested artist in Chicago recently on an alt-rock radio station


Hey there I do like Amazon. I buy a lot of stuff from them and I even have Amazon Prime, what about you?


Yeah I did,  mmmmbop!  lol They came out with an album a few years ago lol They still make music!


Same I use it a lot.  Probably every week lol I have Prime as well.  Did you know the first customer of amazon got a building named after them?


No I didn't, that is really cool! I have started to buy stuff in stores though, because Target and Best Buy will actually price match Amazon now


Thats good,  if you need something right away.  Pretty smart for those companies to do that.


Yep I agree. Have you ever been to the Amazon site that sells like new items with a discount? Apparently it is separate from Amazon but also owned by them


No,  I think I should check this out lol Thats awesome,  I would definitely buy used stuff that was in good condition.


Yep I agree. I can't believe that Amazon has a patent on 1-click buying , and Apple pays a licensing fee to use it on their devices, you wouldn't think that that should be patentable


Wow,  yeah never knew that,  I should invent a button for the internet and patent it!  That seems like a great idea.


i Support you in doing that! have you ever noticed the arrow and Amazon's logo? It goes from A to Z because they carry everything from A to Z haha


Bummer for them. Every follow Japanese baseball. The sport is huge there apparently.


I don't but i hear that they think it should be there nations pastime.


Yeah, you know in Canada kickball is called soccer-baseball. Makes sense really.


The women's world cup had more ratings than the world series.


Yeah Women's Soccer. Remember the Soccer teams are countries so that makes sense. The world series even though it's called that is just in the united states.


Do you know who the Baseball team that's lost the most world series championships is?


Close the Brooklyn Dodgers. I guess that means they've probably gone more times then any other team.


Hi, I am but don't get to watch much anymore. Not a big baseball fan, don't have the patience.


Yeah I would guess. I know the national league has won more though.


Yeah, aside from the World Series I generally don't watch. It's been on since 1903. Hard to believe.


Did you know that the opposing team receives three bases if a player catches the ball in his hat.


Hadn't heard that before. That would be cool to do though. I used to collect baseball cards. I heard about a guy that found 3 million dollars worth of cards in his grandfather's attic. I wish!


I know right! Wow Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig got struck out by a 17 year old girl, she was then banned from professional baseball.


Im sure. Apparently about 160,000 baseballs are used in a season.


Do they just keep those in a big silo somewhere?  How about football, you a fan?


Yeah i like football but again i don't get to watch much. Wow the Chicago Cubs were the first team to win back 2 back world series and they haven't one another since.


Good afternoon. Wouldn't it be so stressful to be the president? The head of the whole country.


I agree it would. Wilson must've been very smart. Did you know there hasn't been a US president who wasn't a Republican or Democrat since 1853?


That's pretty interesting. I kind of wish we could go back to those old days. I feel that a two party system is outdated. Imagine how our presidential history would have changed if we were like Guatemala. Close relatives of former presidents cannot legally run for president.


Yeah that is a fascinating rule. Ronald Reagan actively campaign for Democrats and rallied against Thai corporate profits and low wages. We need more people like him.


Yeah we do, it's funny that he is one of the most revered Republican Presidents, yet he was originally a democrat. I think Hillary was originally a republican too.


Yes I believe you're correct. I'm also frustrated by the new stations that are so one-sided. Like Fox news. They actually once threatened to sue The Simpsons.


I've heard that, and at one time they wanted to create a station that only played The Simpsons.


Yes I find that contrast quite odd. A consistent use of red and blue colors for Republicans and Democrats only started in the year 2000.


That's pretty interesting. I thought it had been consistently used before then, but I have only been into politics since a year or two after that. Did you know that only 5 presidents have been elected while still losing the popular vote?


Oh wow that is actually more than I thought. I wonder what the Senate thinks of all that with them being in the upper chamber of Congress. Well it was nice talking with you.


I've heard that when Truman ran the senate "Truman Committee," it found so much corruption and waste that he saved the Government $10-15 Billion.


I think it would be. You have to appease everyone and that's the toughest job of all.


Wow that is a staggering number. Nixon broke a gavel that was used by the Senate for 165 years too! Well I hope you have a good day, thanks for the chat!


Exactly. There have been many rich presidents. The top three most wealthiest have been JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


I wonder if that list has been updated since Trump has been in office? It seems he would be within that top 3.


Yeah honestly I would put him at the top. Historically the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the vice president. Thank goodness they got rid of that.


That would be weird if that happened today. I wonder if it would cause the two parties to work together more or would there be more mud slinging?


Yes probably more mudslinging. Did you know that the president's guest house is larger than the actual White House?


I didn't know that, it must be pretty huge.


Yes it must be. I wonder how big the president of Indonesia's house is? He released 3 pop albums while in office.


That's pretty wild. It would be crazy if one of our presidents or past presidents did that. I've always thought that presidents were scholarly people, but apparently Woodrow Wilson is the only one to have a PHD.


Me too, but I've been to cgbg before it closed down. I imagine the Ramones played a lot of similar punk rock scenes. I think I'm too old for a venue like that now haha.


I guess the concerts that take place today aren't really the stuff of legend. For example, in 1972, Deep Purple broke the world record for loudest concert, in which three audience members were rendered unconscious. I can't see that happening today.


Oh, God, I remember them being popular back in the day and people not realizing that they were basically Christian rock haha.


Haha yeah it was so obvious they were Christian rock even with their hits but it took people a while to catch on. Apparently they were so bad that after one concert they were sued by 4 people who went for it going so poorly lol


I guess those people really didn't know what was up! Although musicians can be tricky; once Dave Matthews was picked up by an audience member on the way to his own concert when he became stranded riding his bicycle.


Haha that's seems like something that would only happen for a Dave Matthews concert. Is Dave Matthews still around?


I assume he's still alive--God knows he'd be able to sell out a tour as Gen Xers become nostalgic for the 90s. DMB would make a ton of money, although I'm not sure they'd get a $1 billion offer for 100 reunion concerts like Abba did.


Haha what? Abba got offered a 1 billion for 100 reunion concerts? No way. I can't even name one Abba song.


They only get played at wedding receptions so the old people have something that they remember haha. I would have taken the money while that audience is still alive! It's probably the other half of the demographic who would go to the Shift classical music festival.


I listen to music whenever I can! I haven't been to a concert in a minute, but I tend to really enjoy those when it's an act I'm a fan of. I can appreciate orchestra, too, though.


Apparently not, I guess those royalties are still pretty lucrative or they actually hate each other that much. Nice chatting!


Same, I do like some orchestra stuff like John Williams and the guy who does the Game of Thrones music. Can't say I would ever go to an orchestra festival like Shift though.


Festivals can be very stimulating but also very underwhelming or disappointing if they're not organized correctly. It sounds like Shift was not executed as well as it could have been, even if it was well-intended.


I think I haven't been to a concert myself in over 5 years, the last one being the Foo Fighters.


I saw REO Speedwagon and Chicago back last summer, and it reminded me that those shows are NOT fun if the music isn't loud. I heard the Foo Fighters played a concert so loud in New Zealand that it registered on seismic monitors!


That's awesome! I saw the first Global Citizen concert in Central Park that had Foo Fighters, Black Keys and Neil Young. That one was amazing. Huge venue in the park.


That sounds fun--I guess that's kind of the ultimate venue for a festival. I was invited to a house concert last month and turned it down because it didn't sound fun, but there's a huge range in the kind of places you can have one. I suppose intimate venues work well for solo performances or ensembles involving instruments like pianos or violins.


Have you ever been to cgbg in NYC? The Ramones used to play there back in the day pretty often.


I'm familiar with both, but I think I'm too young to have experienced either of those things live haha.


Good morning! How are you today? I'm just hanging out for the day. Do you like sports?


I played when I was younger. Can you believe that it is illegal for kids 16 and under in South Korea to play video games pat midnight.


Yes, they must be pretty strict over there in South Korea.  Did you know that Jim Hanks, Tom Hanks' brother, does Woody's voice in video games and merchandise?  That is cool.


No, I did not even know he had a brother. I'll have to see if I can find merch and listen to his voice and see if he sounds like Tom.


I don't think he does but I could be wrong.  Also, Stephen Fry did the narration for Little Big Planet, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and Harry Potter video games.


Oh that's cool. I know game designers Jane Mcgonigal calculated that as a planet we play three billion hours of video games a week.


Yeah, no doubt about that, at least.  Speaking of animated voice overs, did you know that Robin Williams in Aladdin was the first actor to start the trend of celebrities performing voices in animated films?


I did not. Although I think its a shame that celebrities get a lot of roles, and I know there are people that used to make a living doing so.


Even Carol Burnett was the first celebrity to appear on Sesame Street years ago.


I loves Sesame Street. I don't remember her being on though.


That was probably a long, long time ago.  Did you know that Judge Judy makes $123,000 per episode?


Hi, I'm fine. I'm a girl so I like sports up to a point but don't play them personally.  I have heard a lot about football and the NFL lately.  I did know that the NFL has no written rule against female players.


That is way too much money! Well, it was nice chatting today!


Yes, nice chatting with you as well. Have a good one.


Yes, I've heard that! As long as a female can meet league requirements she is free to play!


That's for sure.  Did you know that the NFL uses tracking chip embedded in players shoulder pads to record a players every move on the field?


Yes, I've heard they even use the tracking chips inside of footballs to track velocity, rotation, ball speed and location.


Yes, I heard that too.  Here's an interesting fact, the average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than the average lifetime earnings of an NFL player and an average MLB player.


That's cool, but I imagine the career of an NFL player is a lot shorter.


Yes and so are the games.  An average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay.


Wow. And the games seem to go on forever sometimes! I know since e are 32 teams, football is always on during the season at my house.


Do you play video games?  Did you know that video games were initially called "cathode ray tube amusement devices" which were used by the military?  That's pretty wild.


How's it going? Are you into dancing, it often has aesthetic and symbolic value


It's possible, maybe someone posted a video on facebook since it was founded in 2004


Facebook has so much stuff on it. I don't use it much, but I understand the attraction.


Yea and facebook makes a killing off advertisements, enough to be valued at 104 billion


Boy, those Myspace folks must be kicking themselves now. $75 million? That's nothing!


Yea facebook really screwed up not coughing up that $75 million in 2005 to buy facebook


Iceland seems to be embarking on a bold project with their constitution.


Yea but I don't think it's a good idea to use a medium such as facebook to rewrite a constitution, I don't think Iceland is pretty smart for that


There could be problems. Hackers and such. Apple had a clothing line in 1986. I wonder if Facebook will ever have one.


I hope not, maybe they could get Rip Curl to making clothing for them using North Korean workers


I think that must be a legal violation. You can't do business with North Korea.


I'm not really much of a dancer. It's kind of interesting, but not my favorite art form.


Yea, I like martial arts, it's funny Bruce lee was also a cha-cha championship


Bruce had great body control. He probably could have done the Olympics too.


Yea, I wonder how many Shoes Bruce went through if ballet dancers go through 4 a week


Bruce could probably dance barefoot. He could have danced ballet too.


I wonder how well Bruce could do the extreme lean that Michael Jackson used a patented device to do


Bruce wouldn't have the patent, but I bet he do something pretty close.


Probably not, it's shocking how many people have taken ballet though, Tupac even did it and played the mouse king in the nutcracker


Tupac was interested in art in many forms. I wonder if anyone has a recording of him dancing ballet.


He holds the record for wishes granted with the make-a-wish foundation with over 400. That is pretty cool!


That is really neat.  As a cancer survivor myself, I love celebrities who help out kids with illnesses.  It is really no fun at all.


Thanks!  It was a long road, but I went through it as an adult, I cant imagine what a kid would feel.  It is important that they are supported.


True, it has to be hard! Are you a fan of Elvis?


I  like him, I wouldn't say that I am a huge fan though.


He never wrote any of the 600 songs that he recorded during his lifetime. I found that hard to believe.


Wow.  That is really surprising.  I always thought he wrote his music.  He even failed music class.


Doesn't sound like the brightest or most creative bulb. Well he figured something out. When he died he had a net worth of 10 mill.


I love to but don't get to as often as I would like. You?


At that was a lot more then than it is now.


Same, Id love to visit Iceland, despite the lack of a rail system.


I didn't realize it didn't have a rail system. Well if you don't have a place to stay there is a website for people that will let you crash on their couch while you are traveling!


That is awesome.  Id definitely look into it, but still probably weary, i like security where I stay.


Me too! Did you realize that airports make you walk further to get your baggage so it takes you longer to get there. That is one reason I am so worn out when you are at the airport...all the long walks!


I never thought of that before.  It is pretty far to get luggage.


Air travel is also slower by 10% than it was in the 60s just so they can save on fuel costs.


Wow.  I would have though they would find ways to make things more efficient by now, so that they could get there faster with less fuel.


You would think! Do you know who John Cena is?


yeah I guess that is the upside of that but I still do not like them


Me neither! They're all about really creepy things like monsters, demons and serial killers.


No I haven't, but I heard the star didn't know it was a horror film at the time.


yeah and did not find out until a few years later


That's strange. A lot of people like the fantasy genre because it's imaginary but not scary like horror is.


yeah that is true. did you know people fantasy draft the national spelling bee?


And the congress! Boy, people are into all kinds of stuff I never even thought about!


yeah exactly. do you know what separates reality from fantasy in our brain?


I do. There have been a lot of horror movies on lately for some reason. Do you like horror?


I actually do not. do you know whuch movie King thinks is scary?


I think it was a Disney movie, wasn't it?


That's very strange! Horror has been around for over a century.


that is a long time. do you know how they make those scary sounds?


That's pretty cool. Watching scary movies burns a lot of calories.


How is it going? Have you seen the movie the incredibles 2?


Yeah and all the events of the incredibles 2 are set in the 1960s.


That makes sense. The story is all about family life and trying to restore public trust in superheroes.


Did you ever own a nes or snes? It's crazy they could only display 54 colors.


I did own one.  I never noticed the color shortage. I always had fun playing and never missed anything.


Me neither, I still have my old consoles in my closet somewhere, maybe i should pull them out and play some, since they are no longer in production as of 2003.


Companies make mistakes and discontinuing the NES was one of them.  Another was when an entertainment executive rejected Ronald Reagan for a role because he didn't look presidential.


Do you like Bill Nye? He has a show new show on netflix but it's really not that great.


He's okay. I didn't know he had a show on Netflix.


Yeah it's not that great of a show, very fellow kids esque, he tries very hard to appeal to younger kids and fails pretty hard. Any way nice chatting.


You know I heard he got his break by winning a steve martin lookalike contest.


No i haven't seen it yet but I have seen the first one and it was really good.


I could see that, they both do have a similar look.


He tries his hand at comedy but he's not as good as Steve Martin or Bill Murray.


It is a pretty decent movie, it did lose at the Oscars a few nights ago to the spider-man movie though.


That's too bad. Disney and Pixar waited a really long time to make this sequel to the first one.


Well there was a sequel of sorts in video game form the year after the first one came out, and it has a lot of similarities to the second movie.


So the video game came out first?  Is it good, fun to play?


It is an older gamecube game that was pretty good, and the movie is a lot like the game, so it makes me wonder if the movie was meant to come out a long time ago and they just couldn't make it work.


It's possible.  The director had a thing for using artists that were going to quit their job or be fired.


Yeah I think he just wanted people who didn't care about keeping the job so they would be more willing to do what he asks regardless of consequences.


You're probably right.  He's had a lot of control over the movie. He not only directed but also wrote it.


Do you like to fish?  I love going to aquariums.


Those are the best leagues!  I didn't know that.  Jose Canseco claims to have hit the longest softball homerun at 622 feet.


The YMCA actually invented volleyball and basketball too.  Wow, that is a crazy long ball from Jose!


No doubt.  I wonder if that was when he was on steroids? lol  The first sporting event ever shown on ESPN was a slow pitch softball game between the Kentucky Bourbons and the Milwaukee Schlitz.  Ha!  Perfect beer league names!


Haha, that is funny.  I think beer leagues are the only way to go.  Even for professional softball players, they only make about 5-6k in salary.


Nice!  I didn't know there were professional players.  In 1991 Creighton and Utah played the longest NCAA game in history when the game went on for 31 innings.


They must have been exhausted!  At least softball typically moves at a faster pace than baseball.  That would be like a 10 hour game in baseball.


lol you're right.  Do you like to read at all?  I do.


Yes, I enjoy reading quite a bit.  Funny how about 300 years ago their was a moral panic because people were reading too much!