Speaking of celebrities wanting to do things for greater causes, did you know that the Beatles song "come together" was written for a campaign?


Yup me too and there are some new canadian artists like alesia caa who are very talented


Never heard of her.  I'll have to give her a listen.  Did you know there is a website where you can listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free?


Yeah that is so amazing. do you like them?


I listen every now and then, just for something different.


A little.  I read somewhere that a Finnish radio station broadcasts a weekly news program entirely in classical Latin.


yeah and I really wonder how many listeners they have


Probably not too many, I would think.Lol


yeah I think so too. do you know much about politics?


Not really, I get so frustrated hearing all the fighting between the two parties going on.  I just turn it off.


yes me too. do you listen to the am or fm?


Mostly FM, when I'm on my commute to work every day.  I read somewhere that soldiers in WWII made simple radios using a razorblade and a pencil as the diode.  How cool is that?


that is just amazing. if you tune to am you might hear jupiter's storms


yeah if the radio can catch them they have to be


Do you know that by Canadian law, at least 40% of all music played  on the radio must be Canadian.  What a law.


yeah talk about supporting local and national talent


But, hey I like Celine Dion, I can't really think of any other Canadian artist.


He's also excited about Alex Smith, their new qb from kc.


Kellan moore is the only left handed quarterback in the NFL. All time record for wins by starting a quarterback in NCAA division.


I hope the redskins had a good year in 2018. I hope Dale had fun with it too!


Yes. All you wishes come true. Do you use library ?


Yes. Library is the collection of knowledge and updated technology is used today we are digital library.


Yes, I really enjoy using it. I think the library has grown to more than just books and digital items. I think it has become more of a central part of a community.


It make the habit of reading and in ancient Greece also have a library.


I know a librarian and she cares more about the peopple in her library than just about anyone I know cates about things.


Most of the US teenagers use the library very frequently. Library is also collection books range from singe to several books.


Yes. The NFL is a professional American football league consists of 32 team which divided equally between NFC and AFC.


Thanks for spending some time with me this morning. I hope you have a nice day!


Dale Earnhardt seems to be a redskin fan. do you have a favorite team?


You had a good year last year. Earnhardt thinks fondly of his redskins but not recently.


NFL regular season was from September to December, each team want to 16 games and advance t play-off.


I bet earnhardt thinks back to 1992 fondly when the redskins won their first superbowl.


NFL uses tracking chips embedded in players shoulder pad to record the movement of a players in the field to know the rotation, ball speed.


I like to eat chips! Especially doritos! At least earnhardt is optimistic about the future...


The team gets locker-room guys and character guys that are bringing the team together and feel as one family in this moment we surely lift the trophy in this season.


I think so! and ringo starr did some and alec baldwin. I would be interested to watch again


Yes I agree! they each did about 52 episodes I so there's a lot to watch LOL


wow that is so many! do you like to travel at all?


Yes I do like to travel. I just got back from Florida actually, what about you


Nice me too, just booked a flight to brazil. I want to go to iceland next


I heard that Iceland does not have public rail, and so you have to take flights to hop from City to City, hopefully you can do that that sounds annoying to me


true, i hate flying more than I have to. Apparently in michigan there is a place that has banned motorized vehicles


Yep I'm from Michigan and actually I have been to that Island. It's called Mackinac Island and the whole island smells like horses, unfortunately I'm allergic to horses LOL


lol! i wonder if people are in shape and healthy from walking also


Yep I could see that, cuz yeah there is no Uber haha. Did you hear about the first king to travel around the world?


No I can't say that I do. I don't have cable but I watch The Simpsons sometimes with my friends at their house, what about you


I like the simpsons, apparently there is one episode where bart isnt mentioned or in it


Yeah I want to see that episode, I also want to see the episode where South Park makes fun of Family Guy, and apparently The Simpsons Creator sent them flowers afterwards, that sounds interesting


Yea that was an awesome episode. I can see the love there! Do you watch pokemon much?


I have watched it from time to time. I think there are over 800 episodes now aren't there?


about 750, I think I watched that many as a kid for sure lol


I only watch The Originals when I was a kid, I'll never be able to catch up AKA "catch em all" haha


for sure! did you ever watch thomas the train


Yes I've seen that show. I watched it a lot as a kid, I think George Carlin did narration on it isn't that right?


I wonder if you would consider eating healthy as being sometimes in your perfect day?


My son plays that Xbox console, it's amazing how realistic that looks.


I know what you mean.  In Sept. of 2003 the Nintendo system was discontinued in Japan.


I thought it was sill around.  It's a whole lot better than watching chickens for fun like the Brits used to do in the times of Caesar!


LOL I agree!  Do you remember Bill Nye the science guy?


A little, my kids are into him now.  I think he's good, the way he gets kids interested in science.


Yes.  He got his big break by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest!


I can ind of see that.  Steve Martin is very entertaining, I used to enjoy his comedy movies.


Yes.  I love his movies.  Do you like comedies then?


Depends on my mood.  After a long hard day I really like to relax with a comedy.


I like them too.  I didn't realize Comedy Central has been around since 1989.


I would think so!  Playwright-director Aaron Posner pondered the same question.


Again time flies, just like with the original Incredibles move.  Also, just like this conversation.  Goodbye.


I feel my perfect day would be a little more indulgent.  I can eat healthy any time, a perfect day for me might involve alcohol and calories.


I agree.  Have you seen the movie Incredibles 2?


Just recently, we streamed in on Netflix a couple of weekends back.


I can't believe the first one came out in 2004.  Time is flying.


I know, I feel like that with so many things.  It still holds up well, though.  The second one is just as good.


There was technically a sequel to the first movie that came out in the form of a video game called "The Incredibles: The Rise of the Underminer"


Movies and video games are getting closer and closer, soon it will be just the one thing.  I'm amazed at the games my son plays on his console, way better than Pong!


Pong!  I remember that!  I think I was 7 or 8 when that came out.  The first Nintendo systems was capable of displaying only 54 colors.


Me too, sometimes I turn the radio on to AM to see if I can get some jupiter radio storms


I wonder what that would sound like?  Static, ambient noise, classic Latin?!?!?!


lol, it could. I want to hear it some day. I wonder if they heard it in WW2 when they made radios with  razors and other things


Radio and radio waves a fascinating in that they are all around us, and free for the most part - you have to have the receiver to decipher the signal but it's possible, as you say, to create your own radio from spare parts.  Amazing!


Right! God my mind is blown right now. Do you have a favorite celebrity?


I'm not very current on celebrities of modern movies and music - there are so many.  One actor I find interesting is Crispin Glover - he played George McFly in Back to the Future movies


I did not know that, do you ever watch judge judy, she makes so much money, but not as much as Lebron


I've heard JJ makes a mint, but I've never had time or the time slot to be a regular watcher of her show.  I know the format from Judge Wapner back in the day.  Someone must be watching - a lot of people!!!


I heard a lot of retired people who are bored with their day lol. I can't wait to retire to watch judge judy all day! Good chatting with you!


Yes - I didn't even think about that demographic.  Great chat - have a great day!


Good Morning!  My Grandpa and Dad listened to old time country, so I am more partial to George Strait, Conway Twitty, and Johnny Cash than I am to modern country artists.  You?


I used to love those old timers! I like it better than the new stuff. George strait is cousins with Jeff Bezos!


I wonder if Bezos is a Country fan?  The King of Amazon is related to the King of Country - what are the odds?


I bet he would have to be if my cousin was george strait, I would have to be. There are only 2 african americans in the country hall of fame.


Interesting - I wonder who they are and what era they're from.  Not that I'm very familiar with Country as most are, but I'd have a hard time naming any African American artists...


right, The only one i know it darius rucker and he didn't start off as a country guy


Hootie!  Big golfer too - big hitter!  I bet one of the HOF inductees was Charlie Pride.  After racking my brain, he is the only African American country star I can come up with


Hootie! yes! lol. for sure. Do you listen to much radio?


I listed to a lot of talk radio when I'm at work to fill the void and have some interesting topics in the background - you?


Right! it was Jefferson, JFK & Washington. Can you imagine Hillary and Trump together in the white house?


That would be pretty funny.  Or Trump and the first president of Zimbabwe  - President Banana


TOO FUNNY!! I don't think i could let anyone call me banana. How about the president of Indonesia having 3 pop albums?


That is pretty crazy!   Imagine listening to Trump sing on the radio?  Radios were one of the first methods of long range messaging.


Oh no! Apparently Jupiter storms are so strong that they can be picked up by Am radio.


Wow that is crazy!    I did not know you could make simple radios using a razorblade and a pencil - soldiers in WWII did such things!


Those guys are super heroes for real. Did you know that Canada has a law that 40% of its music be Canadian. .


That's pretty funny.  I prefer Canadian music over the news in Latin like they play in Finland.


I hear you. Did you know that our government owns 86% of Nevada.


Wow. That is pretty crazy.  I had never heard that.  Some governments definitely are in favor of preservation - Norway gave 1 billion to help save the amazon rainforests,


I am good but very frustrated at Jeff Sessions defending the child separation at the border.


That should have been enough to save it then. nice talking with you.


I know this has gotten way out of hand. Apparently the concession is if you don't want to be separated from them then don't bring them.


That is a horrible idea.  These people come here to try to save their children from abuse and death. The Washington Post told Sessions that separating infants and toddlers from their mothers is wrong.


I agree this situation is untenable. Apparently the US lost track of 1,475 immigrant children in 2018.


It is so traumatic for the children.  There are 11,000 unaccompanied children and it is taking 45 days to place them


Yes it is a sad state of affairs, something amicable needs to be done.


The ACLU is fighting it - they say its the worst thing they have seen in 25 plus years.


Well i guess we will have to wait and see. Did you know that the guest house is bigger than the actual white house?


Yes but probably smaller than Margo Largo!  Even though Trump is not one of the 3 wealthiest presidents.


Good morning! Not much of a jazz enthusiast, but can talk radio...


As far as being a radio DJ, it depends on the market that you're in. If you are in say New York, Los Angeles or Chicago...you will make big bucks. Then there's middle market like Milwaukee, Cleveland, or Spokane where the money is a little less great, but you can earn a living. Then there's the small markets, from small towns where you broadcast farm reports, and little things like that. And you don't get much money at all...maybe minimum wage, and that's where generally everyone  starts at. I got lucky in starting in the middle market.


So the more people you got listening the more money you make. Makes sense. I would think you could make a living just doing parties and stuff like that. Karaoke is big around here.


Yes, as far as not being on radio...the gigs paid a lot more! And yes I did karaoke shows as well. Did almost every type of DJ job that could be done. Parties, VFW halls, weddings as well as the clubs. Heck, I was making anywhere from 50-150 bucks an hour. As opposed to minimum pay for the radio stations, which is why I chose doing that instead of radio


Thats pretty good money if you can stay busy. I would have thought the guys on the radio made more money than what you say. As much money there is in advertising.


Like I said, if you were in a big market in radio, you would make a ton of money. Not only in the on-air portion of the job, but they pay you a lot for doing on-the-air promotions from a location. More money than the advertising, though they make big coin as well


So did you ever get to hang out with anyone famous being a dj.


A there were a few...not HUGE famous, but local artists (Michael Stanley Band, Devo..etc), some big DJ's used to come to my shows. The whole key to do those gigs was you can't be afraid to talk into a microphone, and you had to choose your words wisely in public.


I think that would be my downfall in it. I dont have a problem talking into a microphone, but watching my words might be a different story. I imagine that not even seeming to be a job.


It all takes practice. That's why going to the radio school was so important! It taught me how to do it professionally! Thanks for the conversation this early in the day...LOL....felt like I was being interviewed.....see? You could make it in radio! Good questions and you didn't swear once....LOL. Have a Great day!


No problem. You seem like you have had an interesting life. Or at least work life. I appreciate the conversation. I learned a little bit from it, and thought it was very interesting.


Glad to hear that! Sometimes I feel like I haven't done a thing in life, then conversations like this one prove me wrong. Thanks again for that! Have a nice one!


I used to work in radio, but my listening preferences were to light rock...sorta like Beatles and Stones.


Thats cool, were you a dj. That would be an awesome job. I personally like country music.


Yeah...I like country music from like mid 90s to now. I was a radio DJ and a club DJ, retired now. But, being on the radio was pretty neat.


I would be afraid to say something I shouldnt. LOL. So did you go to school to be a dj.


Yes, but you just always had to remember that being on the radio was your job...LOL. Yes, I went to the Ohio School Of Broadcasting (it's called something else now though). In fact, I didn't spend too much time in radio as I found that I would make more money playing in the clubs...so I went that way instead.


I would imagine it being more fun in the clubs to. Im interested in the technical aspects of it. Like, how a radio works. How somebody speaks into a mic and it goes out over the airwaves.


I was never to educated in that aspect of radio, except to say that you would talk into a microphone, and there were generators (quite powerful actually) that would power your voice (or music) up through those giant antennas you could see. Built high so that they can transmit what you were saying to radios that would pick up the signal that was being sent.


I dont know I just find that stuff interesting. So is there good money in being a dj.


Well it is off topic, but I think college basketball and football are finely tuned machines to make money for schools and pay no money to the athletes who risk their health and well being


right.  Did you know new zealand has a team called the tall blacks?


I did, that seems sort of insensitive these days


I found it interesting that the losing-est coach in U of K history is the inventor of basketball, talk about a run of dominance


I know right,  thats kinda weird.  Maybe its true,  if you cant do...teach.


that is true, and sometimes you are just too good, Like Kareem getting the dunk banned in college basketball


Yeah!  Thats kinda messed up,  but I guess to even the playing field.


I suppose so, some may see it as neutralizing skill though


i recently read some fun facts about humans,  did you know we can regrow a rib that has been surgically removed?


I did know that, very interesting that it takes only a few months as well!


I definitely do not follow it,  but I like the warriors,  so anytime they play I try n watch it.


well they are a great team, historically great. Speaking in great teams, I like Duncan from the Spurs


Yeah,  didnt he retire recently?  Hes been playing forever,  since I was in high school.


He did, when he played, he sacrificed money for his teammates to stay, which is a very rare move


what do you mean he sacraficed money for his teammates to stay?


There is a limit to how much money a team can spend on players, and he was worth a lot of money, but did not demand it


Oh I see.  That is very nice of him.  He also stayed in college for 4 years instead of going straight to the nba.


yes, that one I do not personally agree with though


hey did you know that baseball managers can actually play for their teams if necessary?


Well I want to go to the Phillippines for sure, Japan, and maybe go to China since I'm over there, but Japan and the Phillippines are my top two, do you travel at all?


I do travel. I have two little ones so when I travel, they go with. Most of my upcoming travel will center around them. Do you have a travel companion you are going with?


yes I'm going with some of my friends actually, and I know some peopel who live over there so that should be fun, can't believe the inventor of basketball is the only losing coach in his teams history though thats funny haha


Sounds like a fun time. Are you planning your trip now on what to see, like the Great Wall of China?


haven't done too much exact planning yet but yes I'd see that, I really want to just see how life is over there, it's going to potentially be a bit of a culture shock haha


Yeah. I am 6'6" and I think I would be stared at. I get stared at here so I can only imagine. My Mexican friend's family are so intrigued and a little scared of me. His mom is like 5'1". I am a giant compared to his family!


haha I bet if you travelled to asia they would take pictures of you! I know thats what they did with my one really tall friend who went there


Probably. Too bad I am nothing but tall! If I could only monetize my height, besides little people asking me to get the cereal on the top shelves at the grocery store...


haha you should have been a baseketball player! maybe you'd get invited to play at the court on top of teh supreme court, they call it the "highest court in the land" haha


I do not want to get crossed over by RBG so I will pass. Losing to to the justices would be so embarassing.


haha it would, also I think it's embarrassing that the dunk was banned for over a year, that is like a basketball signature move


ya I think so, I don't really like baseball do you? I think it's really boring


I think it is boring too but I love it. Do you like it?


well I can't say I do haha it just doesn't keep my attention, it is interesting that it is super popular in Japan though, not sure why that is


Have you seen one of the japanese games? They are super fun and the fans never sit down. It's crazy! The players are stars too. They enjoy playing the game.


Nope I should check it out I guess, I haven't been to japan what about you?


I have not. I would love to go but I am a little afraid of foreign cultures. Have you been?


no I haven't but I am going next year, I want to travel through Asia and visit a bunch of countries, do you like basketball at all?


I do like it. Do you? What countries are you going to?


I think I would wait until it came out on netflix lol. You can never have a better movie than the original!


Haha true true. It was the highest grossing basketball move of all time. Although White Men Can't Jump was pretty damn good.


That was great as well! Speaking of Space Jam, did you know Air Jordan's were originally banned in the league?


Well he still wore the shoes, but Nike payed the fines for him!


Spency Haywood couldn't have 10% stake in Nike about 30 years ago. He opted for $100,000 upfront instead. Ever hear of him?


I have never heard of him. I bet he keeps hitting himself over that every day lol.


Who do you think will win the NBA title this year? The Warriors?


I am hoping the Celtics actually. I'm not a fan but they are playing great ball. Who do you think?


It's hard to bet against the Warriors. I'd like to see the Bucks it though. Would be interesting with Kyrie if the Celtics make a big run.


Hi there! I'm good how are you? Are you a basketball fan at all?


Oh for sure! The bucks weren't even in the running at all. It will be interesting for sure. It was great chatting, have a great night!


I'm doing great! I am! I especially like the NBA, how about you?


I do as well. Unfortunately I'm a Knicks fan so I don't watch a lot of local games. I mostly watch the good teams play on TNT or ESPN.


You and me both! Maybe they'll get better soon haha. I bet Allen Iverson can't wait until he turns 55.


Why's that? I think he's still playing in China lol


He gets a lump sum of 32 million dollars for his life endorsement with Reebok! Big money!


Wow, that's great. Especially because more than of NBA players go broke 5 years after retirement.


I believe that! He would have played longer I'm sure if he did the granny style approach to shooting freethrows!


What do you think about this Space Jam 2 that Lebron James is thinking about making?


We also have that. lol People must still rent a lot of dvds still through the mail because Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than it does on bandwidth.


Yeah, I'm not sure if that information is completely up to date. I forgot that they used to mail their DVDs out.


I'm not sure either. lol  Blockbuster declined several offers to buy Netflix for $50 million.  I bet they really regret that move.  Netflix is now worth $2 billion and Blockbuster is down to 1 store location.


Yeah, but you have to wonder if Blockbuster would have just run the company into the ground.


They might have.  Did you ever have a Nintendo?


I did, I used to play Punch Out on it all the time. What about you?


Haha I did too.  I remember when the original Nintendo came out.  We all thought it was the best thing.  It could only display 54 colors.  Now that's nothing compared to the games they have now. lol


Yeah, that is crazy. Do you have a game system now, if so what do you recommend/


I don't have one now.  My kids do.  I played through the Super Nintendo or Nintendo 64...can't remember which one was last.  I was surprised to find out that the Nintendo was discontinued in 2003 in Japan.


I played both of those, I was leaning towards Playstation 4. Well, nice chatting with you!


I used to, but I had to cancel my subscription.


Sorry to hear about that.  Netflix currently has 137 million subscribers worldwide.


Interesting. I liked the show Stranger Things, ever see it?


Yes!  That's a great show.  We love it.  It reminds me of a new modern Goonies.  lol Netflix's first self produced series was Lilyhammer but I've never watched it.


I was gonna say that. They seemed to just steal the Goonies. LOL


Yes.  From 9PM to 12AM, Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in North America.  That's when I'm usually watching it. lol


Interesting. I usually binge watch the shows, do you do that?


Yes.  We'll start one and go through the whole series if it's an old show.  Netflix and youtube together make up half of the peak internet traffic in North America.  That means every other person online is watching videos. lol


I do have amazon Prime though. To be honest, I don't even use it that much either.


they have a longer career and a lot fewer injuries.


That is true. I know I wouldnt want to be a Saints cheer leader. They have to leave a restaurant if a player walks in.


That is a strange rule. outdated and sexist. why does a rule like that exist these days? odd


It really is. Its not like everything a player does these days isnt under a microscope. If anything bad happens you lose your job. They shouldnt make them leave a restaurant. Its messed up.


it is messed up. i bet those tracking chips could help avoid the problem. where are the players? tell them to not go to that restaurant!


Well I think the chips are actually put inside the shoulder pads as well as inside the football.


we could put them directly on the players! then they would never displace cheerleaders again! LOL


Thats taking it a little bit far. Im not sure many of them would agree with letting that happen. Lol. There is only 11 minutes of actual gameplay in an nfl game. What do you think about that?


That is far too little. i would not want to buy a ticket to a game. not enough action. Anyway, great chat


It was a good chat. You have a great day.


I sometimes watch football. usually the super bowl. i didnt see it this year though.


I actually didnt either. I know that the Patriots won because my boyfriend hates them. Lol.


I heard that the game was a bit dull this year. last years game was much better


Did you know that there is no written rule against a female player in the nfl.


I have heard. does that matter though? i dont see women trying to get in. it is a pretty tough sport for anyone.


Yeah I dont really see it happening. I know I wouldnt want to play in the NFL. I would be afraid of getting hurt.


Yeah, the concussions are terrible. the cte problem is serious, at every level of the game.


I think I would rather be an engineer. they actually average more over a lifetime than nfl players do.


I was not aware that google purchased them for 1.65 billion dollars.


Wow didn't realize Google owned it.  Do you just watch the free stuff?  Heard there's a YouTube Premium service.


Yeah i got Hulu and Netflix i don't need to pay for anything else but i heard that as well.


Considering getting the premium service since it's ad-free.  Think Hulu has some of their stuff on YouTube as well.  Not sure about Netflix.


Well i might try the free 30 day trial they are the 2nd largest search engine on the web. Did you hear about Blutube?


Think so.  Some to do with the police right?


Yeah apparently they share cop enforcement videos.


That must get a lot of likes.  Oh, I bet you don't know what video was the most disliked video on YouTube.


Listen to some of her stuff.  Think her most recent single is Delicate?


Oh ok that makes sense then. Did you know that NWA's Straight Outta Compton album went platinum without the support of airplay or a major tour. That's deep and they were they first to do that. Nice chatting with you my friend.


That was a pretty good album.  I'm more of a Dark Side of the Moon kind of listener.  Take care.


I'll have to check it out. She won female artist of the year at iHeart radio music awards.


Heard about that.  There was some to-do about her not being there to accept the award.  She's apparently been out of public view for a while and people are making speculations about why.  Guess it's hard to be a superstar.


I can't even imagine. Do you use youtube at all?


Funny you should mention YouTube.  That Delicate music video utilizes it a lot.  Guess her fan base the "swifties" are on social media a lot.  Got any favorite youtube videos?


Really honestly i don't use it for that. I usally use it when i need to learn something...about my car or fix my computer or phone. Do you?


Mostly music.  My little one, for some odd reason, really likes that Gangnam Style video.


Oh ok You know youtube is the second largest search engine on the internet?


I can imagine.  Heard this crazy stat that there's more than 400 hours of content uploaded to YouTube each minute.  That's a lot of things to look up!  But I think it's kinda cool that I can look up full albums of songs I used to listed to on vinyl.


Hello, how are you? Do you like to travel?


I do too! I bet the amazon warehouse workers get a lot of exercise each day with 7 to 15 miles a day!


That's a lot of walking. Amazon's first customer got a building named after him.


I was surprised to read that too! Only spent $27.95. Good to know the US Postal service helps on sundays.


Yeah, Amazon has a contract with the usps.


Do you like to read?  Its a great way for deep exploration.


I think reading is great. Do you know who Anne Jones is?


Yes, Wow what a fast reader. I would like to do that!


Yeah I know! She can read 4,700 words per minute.


Unreal, Guess reading novels in the 18th century was a moral panic! very sad.


I bet so! Cs Lewis and Tolkien would hold competitions when reading terrible poetry to see who would laugh first!


Funny, Its interesting how the military picks books for the branches to read.


I believe I have seen that somewhere, it is interesting.


Yes, like star troopers sci-fi novel. Interesting Imdb is owned by amazon.


I know, I believe Amazon has owned Imdb since 1998.


Yes,  Do you download/stream any audiobooks from amazon?


Yes, I did not know amazon sells low-end products brand amazon basics?


Oh really, you didn't know? I've bought their baby wipes and they work just as well!


Oh really, interesting. Very scary driving in icy spots and darkness. Hazardous spots.


Yeah, very scary! It was great chatting with you, have a good day!


I do too! Isn't it interesting the dutch are creating a commuter bus that travels 160 mph.


That's crazy fast. Iceland needs to learn from them. They don't have a public rail service and have to use domestic flights.


Yes, very interesting. Very expensive in Japan to travel, more than $300.00 to travel across the country!


That is expensive. The first king to travel the world was King Kalakaua of Hawaii.


I love Hawaii, Very cold in D.C. in January. Do you use an Amazon Alexa device. Good for  getting the latest forecast.


No I don't have one, but I heard Jeff Bezos built a clock in a mountain!


That should run for 10,000 years! Do you shop at amazon?


No, I must have missed that.  Tell me more.


Janice wants the lord to buy her a Mercedes Benz. Popular song that pokes fun at some televangelists.  So, the song covers Billy, radio and TV.


Ahh.  I missed that one.  I guess I dont listen to as much radio as I used to.


Radio waves are received by a tuning antenna.  A radio converts  into a usable form.  Right now, the radio waves are all around us.


They are, I heard that you can even hear storms on Jupiter on certain AM stations.


It is interesting that Canadian law says 40% of all content must be Canadian.  They have so many country and western singers by law.


But there is always Drake, and Justin Bieber.


True.  I think Bieber is kind of like a religion for teen girls.  So, what do you like to watch on TV?


I like cartoons or the food network.  You?


I do enjoy cartoons.  Food network would be trouble for me.  The best thing is Thomas the Tank engine.


I watch a lot of TV.  Color TV.  Dialing for dollars is searching for me.  I wait for delivery each day until 3.


Yes.  Ringo was very relaxing.  I am not sure I have heard an episode narrated by George Carlin.  They might be good, but I think of him as up, energetic, wild.


I think wild would be a good description.   Ive got to get going, have a great day!


Right, avoid the seven words you can not say on TV. Good day.


Hopefully next week is your week!  I love cartoons, they are probably my favorite!


My friends all drive porsches, I must make amends.  I too like cartoons.  It is funny to think that Cartoons and religious programming are about equal.


Really?  I didnt realize religious programming had that many viewers.


Crowd drawing evangelist Billy Graham would crusade.  It was popular, but I have no numbers.


I guess Billy Graham and company do draw big crowds, they have huge followings across the world.


Billy seemed to be a moderate in the crowds.  He said, "We are a secular country by our constitution." The man deserves some recognition for these words.


He really does, that is a hard thing for people to realize and admit.


It is a controversial topic that gets many people over excited. I like to listen to the radio.  Did you see that Janis Joplin song lyrics were being used?


Did you hear about the police officer who shot the guy Leonard Thomas?


Yes, multiple. Did you know Cadillac was named after the man who found the city of Detroit?


Yes, I own a pearl white Coup De Ville.  It's an old school caddy, just sepent $3000.00 of my income tax refund on a new transmission and she's running like a top again!


Did you know the trunk is called that because we used to have wooden trunks in the back of them?


I just found out that McDonald's added the drive-thru for soldiers that weren't allowed to get out of their cars in uniform


That was so nice of them to do that.  It also revolutionized their fast food industry.


I wonder if they patented it. They could've made a lot of money off of it


Probably not!  Lol oh well, they certainly benefited from it well, though!


Did you ever play the game Gran Turismo. I heard Jann Mardenborough became a professional racer just by being good at the game


No, I never played it, but I read somewhere that he had beat like 90,000 people playing it!  That's impressive.


Definitely. I've gotta go. It was nice talking to you.


Lakewood, Washington. Leonard's mom called the police on his son after getting into an argument.


I think I did hear something about that incident.


But the police sent over a SWAT team for some reason. Nothing was stated about Leonard being armed


Wonder why SWAT was sent then?  I thought only got sent out if someone dangerous had barricaded themselves in a building and wouldn't come out.


Yeah, I'm losing trust in the police at this point. Thomas's family was reward $15.1 million so at least something good came out of it.


I know right, but it still won't bring back that lady's son or that little boy's daddy.  Shame on them for killing that poor man.


True. I also read that none of the jurors in the officer's trial were African American. That's outrageous.


Sometimes, I think the system is terribly broken down.  On a different note, do you own a car?


Hey there how often do you use the site reddit.com? I know that I use it almost everyday, what about you


No I haven't heard of it either. Do you ever watch football by the way? I know that I watched the Superbowl this year which I normally don't do


I watch football every sunday. The superbowl this year was super boring too.


Yep I agree with you. What did you think about the fact that the average football game only has about 10 or 11 minutes of gameplay? that definitely helped explain why the Super Bowl is boring haha


I'm not surprised, there are a lot of commercials and play calling.


Yeah that's true. Do you know anyone who is an engineer? I never knew that the average engineer makes more, in their lifetime, than the average NFL player, or the average MLB player for that matter


Actually, I'm an engineer, I can believe it.


Yeah it makes sense. Because players don't play their entire lives. Also they can get injured and stuff like that. If you're an engineer, what do you think about the tracking chips that the NFL uses on the field


Yeah, I'm not that surprised by it. Did you know that they use tracking chips embedded in players shoulders?


No I didn't know that. How does that work exactly? Is that even legal? Hopefully they take him off after the players leave the field haha.


I'm not sure, I think they do it to make sure players are ok though.


Yeah I guess they put tracking chips on the ball too. They can track the rotation and velocity. I think that can be useful, especially for stats and stuff like that


Haha what subreddit did you go to? I like seeing the popular stuff, and also I like the fasting section


I usually go to a few different ones. There are so many.


Do you ever vote for Reddit content? Apparently only about half a percentage of the entire site actually vote in those polls


No, I'm not logged in. I just read it for information. What about you?


No I don't think I've actually ever voted in one of the polls haha. I also didn't know that there is an online magazine called"the redditor", I don't know why you wouldn't just check Reddit itself


That's hilarious. The first comment on reddit was apparently a complaint!


Haha that doesn't surprise me. That site is full of people that complain. I do like it though because you can get a lot of information from it. Do you know the Downing Street memo is? Apparently that was the first post on Reddit,  it was regarding that


No, what is that? I've never even heard of that.


I never saw that. I'm surprised that Danny from The Shining, didn't know he was in a horror film. I wonder what kind of movie he thought it was.


That is hilarious, yeah what part did you think you were getting into.  Tons of fake blood and what not, I'm sure a nice PG flick.


Do you use Google? It's funny that they used goats to keep their lawns neat.


Yeah I use Google quite a bit i'm sure, and that is funny but kinda cool, goats are awesome.


They are a dog company. They allow employees to bring dogs to work. When Google went down in 2013, 40% of web traffic disappeared.


That is cool as well.  And wow, that is an amazing amount of traffic.


One Google search requires more computing than it took to send the astronauts to the moon.


That makes you think how far technology has advanced over the years to where we are now.


Google can calculate traffic by tracking Android devices. Everywhere you go, you are being tracked.


Yeah that is a bit scary to think about.  You are being followed or watched digitally basically everywhere.


Hello there, I am well thank you.  How are you today?


Google probably even tracks the goats doing the lawns. I'm surprised that Trump isn't one of three richest presidents.


Yeah they probably did, imagine all the goats that got fired for being lazy. Well it was nice talking with you, I hope you have a good day.


Yeah I'm a big movie lover, do you like horror movies?


I'm not a big fan of horror. Stephen King considered Bambi a horror movie.


I never knew that, thats hilarious.  I like horror movies, but they are really hard to do right, there are tons of bad ones out there.


Lots of bad ones, but some good ones. I liked The Shining, The Omen, and The Exorcist. What about you?


Good call, all three are really good and examples of movies done right.  I prefer the older titles as well myself.  Rosemary's Baby is always a fav of mine as well.


That was based on a book and directed by Polanski. Classic. It don't know whether I'd burn 180 calories, but I'd certainly enjoy the film.


Yeah I don't think that part is true but yea Polanski you are right for sure.  Any other good ones you can think of?  The original Texas chainsaw was pretty good.


Batman didn't even start in his own comic, he first appeared in Detective Comics issue number #27, probably didn't expect him to become such a big character and just named him last minute.


I know, heck, when I first started reading comic books, I even remember Batman just being an additional plotline. Didn't even have his own comic for a little while until they fleshed out his character.


That's surprising to me, given how interesting his backstory is. My favorite batman though is the TV show with Adam West.


LOL....I loved Adam West as Batman. Killed his acting career, but he lived a long time relishing it. Man, that show was awesome...loved all the characters. Great Entertainment.


He didn't need anymore jobs although in recent hears he has gotten a few gigs playing himself. Did you know he has the batman logo on one of his molars? That's dedication.


On one of his molars??? Nope never knew that. I've seen a few Youtube interviews with him, and he never mentioned his molar as Batman. He looked and sounded like a really great guy that Adam West.


Speaking of great guys, I was just recently watching the latest animated batman movie and a voice in it was so familiar. Turns out it's Weird Al! I love Weird Al.


Really? I love Weird Al...another great man of entertainment. I've got just about all of his tunes as MP3s. His videos were hilarious.


Yes, surprised he didn't make a batman song after working on the movie. Another thing I noticed in the movie is Batman and Joker never referred to each other by name. Turns out they never have in any Batman..


Wow....I never knew that either. I'll have to take a look next time I watch the show or movie. Well, I gotta get moving on. It was great talking to you about Norm Breyfogle, Batman, Entertainment and Comic Books....not to mention Weird Al Yankovic....you have a Great day!


Good Morning....well, a bit. I'm 61 year old now and haven't read a comic book since I was around 12. LOL...is Batman still around?


For sure. It's strange once you notice. Have a good day, Bye!


Yes, but it hasn't been the same since Norm Breyfogle died. He was my favorite batman artist and he died at just 58 years of age.


I've  really never heard of Norm Breyfogle before. Did he do the graphics for Batman a long time?


Yes he did, some of the best graphics. In his death he also brought attention to the fact many in the comic book industry don't have health insurance. Kinda crazy to think about, but I guess it makes sense since they are mostly freelance. Doesn't make it right though.


I believe that everyone in their life should make sure they have health insurance. I mean he drew for Batman for many years...I'm sure it must've come up in conversation through all those years.


The companies you work for should provide it as part of your benefit package especially a large company even if you are technically free lance. He had to start an online fundraiser to cover his medical bills.


I'm sure that an executive would've mentioned it to him at least once or twice in his career. Heck, I'm guessing even Bruce Wayne would've mentioned it to someone...the dapper guy he was.


Speaking of Wayne did you know Batman was originally named Bat-Man?


No I didn't, wonder why they changed it to just Batman. I wonder if they started off  with just Rob-In...lol. Jason Todd would've like it.


Hey do you like Star Wars? I know that I like the first three movies, the next three are ok, and I really hate the new ones


No I agree with you. Are you going to watch the Academy Awards by the way? They give out 24 Awards and I think that the first broadcast was back in 1930, which is wild


Yeah, so like the academy awards totally suck. Does anyone actually give a bleep what they think?


No I think that they don't really pick the best movies. A lot of good movies that I like a lot or never even nominated. I do like Daniel Day-Lewis though, I'm glad that he won three times for best actor


By the way, do you watch you tube? Much better than AA!


Yes I agree with you! I watch YouTube almost everyday. I can't believe that Google bought YouTube for 1.65 billion dollars back in 2006. That seems like so long ago


Oh, I can believe it. Google could make it a success, Youtube couldn't succeed on it own.


Yep I agree with you. Did you know that YouTube is the second biggest search engine, I assume that Google is the first


I'm surprised it isn't the first to be honest!


Yeah I know that everyone uses YouTube do you ever watch the music video for Gangnam Style by the way. That is one of the highest viewed videos on youtube


No, but I have watched it. Good song, good short term fad too!


I love the original 3 like you. But the new ones are bad, I agree.


Yep it was definitely a fad haha. So was Justin Bieber song Baby, I don't think it should be the most disliked video on YouTube, but it's definitely annoying


Haha well I'm glad we agree on that. What did you think about Rogue one that came out in 2016? I thought it was a total disaster haha


I think any movie that relegates the Great Luke to the trash heap is nothing. "No! I am your Father" is the greatest scene of all time.


Oh I agree with you. I just feel bad that James Earl Jones only made about eight grand for doing the voice in the first movie, although it was only about two and a half hours of work, he hit it out of the park


Really? That is bad. Have you ever scene the scenes without him and the original actor?


Yes I have. Doesn't that guy have a Scottish accent or something? And I think he thought he was going to be the actual voice, very strange.


Hilarious. I think they are great though. I didn't know JEJ only spent 2.5 hours recording though!


Yeah I know, he did a great job for the limited time, can you believe that 20th Century Fox let George Lucas keep the merchandising rights, that's what made him a billionaire, so crazy I don't think they would do that ever again


I think I can believe it. Good for him, what does the corporation need with something they didn't invent anyways?


Yes I did. They had it to record their stats.


cool.  Did you know the author of game of thrones says that the patriots are the lannisters of football lol


I did not know that. I am not a fan of Game of Thrones.


I should try to watch it. Is it on Netflix?


Its on HBO,  you should try n watch it,  it is fantastic.  This april they are releasing the final season.  Perfect time to binge watch it.


Do I have to make an account? You'll never know if it's the last season.


Well,  they have already announced it is the last season though.  It has been confirmed.  I think they are doing a spin off show though,  I hope the spin off is of one of the families in game of thrones.


Aren't there surprises from other series? Is it really a game show?


I am not sure what you mean about surprises from other series.  It is not at all a game show,  it is about different families/ houses trying to be king,  or get on the throne and the journey they take to get there.  But its awesome,  with dragons and white walkers and dire wolves.  its a very complex story line.


hello,  I dont watch much football anymore.  But I like the 49ers.  although,  they havent been good in awhile lol


You know how movies have that ending before the credits appear? That's when you know that there is another movie.


did you know the nfl has no rule against female players, women can basically play football.


Let's think about this. In high school, coaches accepted girls to condition and play for the team.


I have no idea lol Did you know the new orleans saints cheerleaders are forbidden to eat at the same restaurant as the players.  crazy.


In high school during your days, were girls allowed to play football? That is sad. They should allow the cheerleaders to eat with the players.


yes, we actually had a girl on our football team,  she didnt play much though.


I guess they are getting used to a girl being in the team.


Did you know the nfl uses tracking chips embedded in the players football pads.


How's it going, do you like football? The Jaguars had a great defense last season


I don't think playing video games would make much money, I mean engineers on average make more in a lifetime than a NFL player


Yeah, engineers make a lot of money, but I imagine that's because their career lasts much longer than an NFL player.


Yea it's insane how dangerous an nfl game is when it averages only 11 minutes of live gameplay


Nope, I'm a Giants fan, don't really like the Lannisters of the nfl


Yeah, I remember reading that George RR Martin called them that. Hilarious, and accurate.


It's pretty crazy how Bilichick has 21 post season win with the patriots and browns


And the Browns last playoff was when Belichick was their coach.


Yea it's ironic the Brown beat the patriots back in 1995


Yeah, and that was when Belichick was their coach.


I'm not very familiar with the Jaguars. I'm a Cowboys fan, myself.


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


The Jags were 3-1 last season before going down hill after that


Oh no. Do they have a good Quarterback? Quarterbacks are a pretty important part of the team.


No, they're qb sucks, the starting qb of Brady's JV high school team is probably better than him


Well, Brady's high school football team was probably so bad because they wouldn't play him!


Yea it's pretty horrible to not even score a touchdown in a season


Can you believe Baker Mayfield was going to give up a football career to pursue professional gaming?


No that's insane he'd consider playing Halo 3 professionally instead of football


Yeah, like being able to beat all the kids on your campus is going to pay your bills.


I was just thinking about relations between the US and Russia. Do you remember the Cold War based Broadway musical Chess. It had a good soundtrack for its time.


I agree with you again that would make for a great analogy. The game is very complicated. The President of the world chess federation thinks the game may have been invented by aliens. Not sure where he got that idea though.


There was a magician that simultaneously played and beat nine people. All he did was replicate their moves against each other


That is interesting.I heard about a five year old that beat a family friend without even looking at the board.


That is one smart kid. If he were in the boy scouts, he would get the badge for that for sure. They even have badges now for robotics, geocaching, and inventing as well


I heard that girls are now allowed in the scouts. Robotics in the Boy Scouts is surprising to me. I thought that the scouts were mainly centered around bush craft and nature awareness.


They're adjusted to the times, it seems. I don't know much about chess, but the knight can visit each square exactly once. That is, if he survives long enough


I dont remember much about the days when I played chess.Each piece has certain abilities and limitations.


That's what I've observed. I wonder what the different names for each pawn used to be. They were named after occupations held by the commoners


That is an interesting fact that I had never heard.I am curious as to what the pieces were named also.


Since the pieces as we know them now were solidified in Spain, it may have been based on the occupations that would have been held there


I've actually never heard of it, but with a soundtrack half written by ABBA, I'd expect the music to be pretty good


That is a possibility.I heard that the game was developed in India.


I guess there are several games similar to it, but the game we know now was finally standardized in the 1800s


It featured the song One Night In Bangkok which was a big hit.


I guess the guy who came up with the idea is the same one who wrote Jesus Christ Superstar, and I really enjoyed that one. Sounds like he wants to give Chess another try on Broadway


Michael Mayer is directing a new version of the story. It will be interesting to see if this version does any better on Broadway than the first.


From what I heard, the inspiration was more about passion and politics than it was about the actual game of chess.


The political climate of the cold war was a very popular theme in entertainment at the time.I wonder if the release of the latest version of the musical has anything to to with the US and Russian tensions of today?


I feel like a lot of politics can be compared to strategy games. It's possible that the game has been around since before the 7th century


I agree the chess game analogy has been used many times to describe politics.I was amazed to find out that there are more possible chess moves than atoms in the universe.Seems unreal.


I want to see a game of chess between three people. There's a board that allows that, and I think that would perhaps be a better analogy for politics


Hey there do you ever watch basketball on TV? Personally I don't like the NBA


It has definitely grown since then! For instance, in 39 out of 50 states, the highest state employee salary is either a basketball or football coach, kind of screwy


That is kind of screwy, but I guess the market demand for good coaches sets the salaries high. Our priorities have been set!


They are definitely the most important in the entire state for sure! LOL, what are your thoughts on the basketball court in the Supreme Court House?


I think the justices need to blow off steam. But there are only 9 of them, not enough for two teams. Hm. Can bet on that game.


Haha that's a good point maybe one of them is the referee? I also love the name of it. It's on the top floor of the building so they call it"the highest court in the land"


Makes sense. Did you know that Shaq  has only one recorded 3pt score throughout his entire basketball career? That's rather sad. I guess he's lucky the dunk wasn't banned during his career.


That is really sad. You'd think that that would be a disqualifier for him. But I guess he was still such a good player that he was able to make up for it. Also did you hear what the nickname for the New Zealand basketball team is?


NZ? I didn't know they had a b-ball team. What's the nickname?


It's the "Tall Blacks" don't ask me why haha. I don't think that name would fly in the United States


It's a play on All Blacks, their rugby team. Well, I enjoyed chatting with you!


I can understand. I do like basketball and enjoy the playoffs.  Is there a sport that you do like?


Oh I didn't know that haha. Well that makes a lot more sense now haha. I'll have to watch some more New Zealand basketball then


I will watch Tennis sometimes but that's about it haha. One thing I didn't know is that there was a ban on the dunk in basketball for over a decade oh, did you know that?


They put a ban on it for some reason. I think they thought it was unfair or unsportsman like.


Well from what I understand Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was just too good at it. And it was ruining the game haha that's a funny thing to have a shot banned because you're too good at it


I think that it is too important a part of the game now to ban. The fans love the dunk.


Yep I agree with you. The game just wouldn't be the same without it. I don't even know how they did that in the first place haha do you know who the inventor of basketball was?


I think it was a Canadian guy named Naismith. Is that right?


Yes you're right. He was the inventor and also the only losing coach in history of his university LOL like how is that possible, you think that the creator of basketball would be an amazing coach


I guess he was creative but not strategic. Maybe he had terrible players. Maybe he was a jerk. Who knows. Now the game has grown tremendously.


That I certainly didn't know. She is still too little for ballet lol


Michael bay's average rotten tomatoes film rating is 38%


Quite surprising. Also Netflix has almost 150 movies with 100% rating on rotten tomatoes


I was just reading that.  How cool is that? I like to watch some of the stuff on Netflix.


I also like to watch movies on Netflix. Its convenient and the premium is not too high


Exactly, Spykids received a 93% fresh rating on rotten tomatoes, better than, say, lincoln or the dark knight rises.


true that. How about soundtracks. Any thoughts on that?


I didn't realize that Steven spielberg played the clarinet in the jaws soundtrack.


Same here. Thought it was very interesting


No doubt.  The soundtrack to 'o brother, where art thou?' is certified 8 times platinum.


Hello, Michael jackson has a patent. on a device used to achieve the extreme lean in some of his dance moves


Thanks for the chat.  It was informative.


That is extremely interesting actually. never knew that


I didn't either.  I guess for the song Smooth Criminal.


perhaps. what article you thought was the most interesting?


Tupac danced ballet in high school and ended up portraying the mouse king in a production of the nutcracker.


I found interesting the concept with rotten tomatoes. Poor people


Babies spontaneously dance when they hear music, and smile more when they hit the beat.  Dance is so interesting.


Dance truly is interesting. As for the babies dancing spontaneously when they hear music, I totally agree. My child does the same


Mine do as well.  Professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week.


I didn't see that one either!  There's so many other good ones, though.


Have you ever seen any of the lord of the rings? I love those movies.


That is correct! It's the only movie that was a fantasy to win an academy award for best picture!


I seen those movies. Loved the character played by Vigo Mortenson, can't think of his name, I think he died though. It's def a fantasy movie!


I'm not sure either, but there is an actual university where you can study things like Tolkien!


That's awesome, I'm sure they have lots of students.  They are probably just as fanatic as the Harry Potter Potterhead fans!


Oh I agree! Have you ever watched the show Shark Tank?


Yes, they have really good ideas on there!


I never thought this but apparently most deals made on that show never take off.


Hello! I'm great how are you? Do you like TV?


That's a shocker! Well, it's been fun chatting with you.  I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.


I'm good, thanks for asking.  Yes, I like tv, my favorite show is The Walking Dead. How about you?


I love that show! I love TV as well. We are currently watching Sherlock.


Cool, that's a good show, too.  Ever watch the Simpsons?


I have! I think it's awesome that Homer has had 188 jobs through the first 400 episodes. Do you?


I can only ever picture him working at the nuclear plant. lol


Me too! I know he was a mascot once and in a circus another time haha. They get so many guest actors to voices on that show.


It was a good show that I watched a lot when I was younger.  Don't ever remember the episode everyone talks about Bart was neither seen or mentioned. Did you see it?


No I wish I did so I can say I did! I want to see the treehouse of horror where Daniel Radcliffe voiced Edward Cullen haha.


I didnt know that thats pretty crazy by the end of the 21st century earth will be helium free


It will? wow, I wonder if we are doing something about it, doesnt seem like a valuable element but still, do you use YouTube?


Yeah I know it is on the periodic table lol and yeah i use it to play music videos sometimes


You know that site began as a dating website!


Really that is pretty crazy!! I know the police have there own youtube called blutube where they share law enforcement videos


No, I didnt know that either, one thing is sure, Youtube is a great service and has grown a lot since it got started, even having their own service for police, that is amazing


Yeah it is really handy you can look up instructions on how to do anything


I agree, the first video uploaded to the site was of a guy talking about an elephant, that seems kind of random


That is random lol.. Now adays anyone can be youtube famous


It has become a common phenomenom YouTube is far more interesting than radio, do you listen to the radio anymore?


Im doing great, what about you? do you ever wonder about earth and all the amazing things that involve it!


Only when I am in the car then half the time I have pandora playing lol. The radio used to be really popular


It used to I agree, theres a station that translates solar activity into sound, that must be an awesome station to listen to


that would be pretty cool.. jupiter has storm radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by am radio


Thats cool I would like to listen to that, Jupiter Storms must create an interesting sound.


I am doing pretty good and yeah I think about that kind of thing all the times


Its amazing how earth is 4.5 billion years old,


Yeah it really makes me wonder what all went all before we got here cause that is alot of time its pretty crazy that 71% of the surface is water


I  know right, I wonder how scientists can tell the age of earth, 4.5 billion years seems an exact number,


Yeah I agree with ya where does that number comes from


I think it's because of the carbon 15 test, but there's a lot of science behind that, to think we are only the third planet from the sun


Yeah that is crazy.. I still am a firm believer in pluto being a planet lol... ya know if earths history was viewed as a 24 hour period humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds..


1 minute 17 seconds doesnt seem like a lot but our histoy sure is long and with a lot of spcial characters in it, you know the earth is 4 times denser than the sun!


Basketball is a great sport do you follow it?


Not sure, possibly because of the height of the players and the tone of their skins, the team is from New Zealand


Yeah, I find that a little odd. I wonder if they have a swim team and what the nickname is for them, maybe dolphins because there is a type of competitive swimming where the athletes have their limbs bounded and have to swim like dolphins!


I havent heard of that before but who knows maybe there is, you know that the US has more Gold medals than almost the rest of the world combined


combined?! Is that only for swimming only or for all sports combined?


Thats only for swimming and it makes sense, the US have great swimmers, Michael Phelps is one of them


Yeah, I really enjoy watching the swim competitions when it comes time for the olympics. Don't really enjoy hockey quite as much, maybe the only entertaining one was when Canada scored 132 goals in one game in 1924.


That was a long time ago lol, I bet the other team didnt have a goalie, and you might not like it that much but it sure is a great way to exercise, players lose about 8 pounds per game


I would probably lose more than 8 pounds from the constant falling and slipping and lack of hand eye coordination and struggle in the frigid temperatures.


Its a tough sport to play indeed, back in 1993 a player was traded for only $1, that player then won 4 Stanley Cups


What a bad investment decision! Way to stick it to them! I think I'd be a little discouraged if that happened to me, wouldn't you?


Hi! Yes I love basketball but I don't have a favorite team in particular, do you?


They definitely meant it as a joke and a way to humilliate the player, sounds like he showed them what he was made of


I like the Mets but Im not a big fan either, I just think they have a great team and like how they play


Yeah, they're a good team, don't have a favorite in particular on that team but I'm sure the coach is one of the highest paid employees like other college football and basketball coaches.


I always thought players earned a higher salary I was shocked to learn that as well, apparently in 39 out of 50 states this is the case


I think players do earn a higher salary because I think that statement refers to college players and coaches and I don't think students can earn money for being on the team, they get paid in the form of scholarships, I suppose.


Oh I see, that makes a lot more sense, Basketball is so popular the Supreme Court has a court on one of its floors.


I wonder if any of the supreme court justices play, probably the aides play since I imagine the justices are much older


Thats an interesting question, I bet some of them are on the team, maybe on the bench, there is a team called Tall Blacks or well at least thats their nickname,


Do you know what the reason is for a nickname like that?


Hi there my friend. Do you like dramatic movies?


Yep it was supposed to be more drama I thought. Do you watch Netflix by the way?


I do, but I just canceled my subscription. I used to love the show Billions.


I have to check that out. I did hear good things. Pretty crazy that they have 60 million subscribers in the United States


Yeah, that is a lot. Did you know smoking near apple computers voids their warranty?


I heard that. I think they call it a Biohazard? If it were possible would you upload your mind to a computer? People that would do that are called transhumanists


Yeah, it might be. Is it the same for iphones?


Are you saying you would upload your brain to an iPhone? Haha maybe that is possible we'll have to see. It could be the new Apple big thing


Well, the old Space Shuttle just ran off of 1mb of ram, why not load the brain to an iphone! Hilarious!


I like the way you think! Especially if the Russians can make a computer that runs on water back in 1936 we must be able to put our brains into iPhones haha


I don't believe that is real, how is it possible, unless it is like a dam.


I do, I also like Hugh Laurie the actor.


Yes I'd have to look it up. Have you ever played Minecraft apparently someone 16-bit computer in that game


I do too I can't believe he made $700,000 per episode when he was doing house


Yes that's real! That guy is definitely not worried about money. Do you know who Michael Caine is?


Yeah, he played Alfred in batman, apparently he went to acting school to chase girls. LOL


That is funny. What makes me sad is that Jim Carrey won't do dramas anymore. He only wants to do comedies to promote positivity


Yeah, I don't think I've seen any of his dramas to be honest, which one did you like?


I really like The Truman Show. It does have some comedy but it's mostly a dramatic role. I think he's too goofy when he's in a comedy personally


Oh yeah, I thought the Truman Show was more comedic, but I suppose it was a drama.


Hey there do you have a phone? I only have a cell phone I don't have a house phone anymore


I do like Steve Martin! I also liked the Nintendo Entertainment System when I was growing up. Apparently it only could display 54 colors but that never bothered me


I know, I remember playing that also. I think I still have it somewhere in the house! lol It was finally discontinued in 2003 in Japan.


Yes I still have mine! I'm just glad that we don't live in the time of Julius Caesar, apparently people in the United Kingdom used to use chickens for entertainment instead of eating way back then LOL I'm glad we have video games today


True, that's crazy!! I wonder what entertainment meant!


LOL I think that's what it was, but that would make me sad! Have you ever read the Harry Potter books by the way


Yes, OMG, I think I've bought my kids all of them.. Have you been to Universal and been on the ride? The whole area is magical and the ride is fast and fun!! Butter beer of course to drink! lol


I love the butterbeer! It's so tasty, I haven't read all the books but I have seen all the movies. I do like at Stephen Fry does all of the voices in the audio books though, he does a great job


I agree, Hard to believe the books were the most banned books so far in the 21st century!!


Wow that is crazy! It's also crazy that the author, JK Rowling, was turned down by 12 Publishers before she finally got a deal to publish the Harry Potter series


I was just thinking of that, told to get a job, omg she's worth millions now!  Just like most successful people, never give up!!


Hello, Yes, I have an iphone too!! I use it all day long!!


Nope I agree! I also agree that Harry Potter is awesome LOL it's great that they were translated from British to American English, I wonder what the difference is, great talking to you by the way


It's crazy that an iPhone has more computing power than the United States missile defense system haha. I have an Android but I think is about the same


I know its hard to believe what they can do! I am switching my next phone will be an Android.


That's good I like Androids a lot more! Speaking of phones though, did you know that there is a cable connection between the United States and Europe? Apparently it runs through the ocean and is about 2.7 inches thick


Wow, I never thought about that, very cool! I love the idea of Unicef donates a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you don't use your cell phone! Who knew...


Yeah I should do that because I certainly don't use my phone 24 hours a day, what do you watch for entainment by the way? Do you watch anything on your phone, I know I watch a lot of YouTube on mine


Yes, I do too! I do watch on my phone. I have the Netflix and Pbs app and along with utube, I will watch movies or educational shows!! Its great!!


Well have you ever watched Bill Nye the Science Guy before? Apparently he got his break after he entered a Steve Martin look-alike competition, I used to watch him a lot as a kid


Not so much Bill Nye, But I loved Steve Martin growing up!! I can't see the the look a like though. Steve Martin made some funny movies!!


Hi, how are you doing this fine evening?


That could be your superpower. You could be a comic book hero.


Do you read comics? There is a new one "Batman and the Signal" which is a three issue miniseries.


Unfortunately, my reading is not so good. I usually enjoy the pictures though. Comics have pictures, and usually more than 54 colors.


Haha, that is true. Have you heard of Duke Thomas? I guess that is a character they are trying to develop.


I do not know Duke Thomas. Is that his title, Duke? Does he own lands?


He is called the Signal. I guess he fights during the daytime


That is an unusual superpower. Is he part of a union or something?


I am not sure! They hope that one day he will join the Justice League.


They are definitely union. Work restrictions, overtime, mandatory dues. The "Justice" League.


Haha, right? I guess Duke is a teen superhero so he is still evolving.


Yeah, not too good to have child labor in the Justice League. Comics should be held to a higher standard.


Ahhh, never thought about that! Have a good one!


I'm great. I know little about the character named Bat Man. Do you know him, the Bat Man?


Yeah, sure! Have you heard of the Batman villain Condiment King?


No, but he sounds delicious. What is his trademark power?


I guess he shot out ketchup. But that was also how he was defeated-he slipped on his own ketchup.


Generally, I am in favor of entertainment, mostly because of its fun factor. When Caesar visited Britain, around 50 BC, he noted that people bred chickens not for food, but for entertainment. Were the people vegans? And did chickens have more colors than the NES?


Haha, that is interesting that the Nintendo used to have only 54 colors. I used to think it was awesome.


It was awesome, but not as awesome as a British chicken. The NES died an untimely death in 2003 in Japan. It should have lived forever.


It lasted longer than I thought though! I remember playing this game in the 90s. It was a track race and you had to stomp on this pad super fast in order to win. Awesome.


Do you like any of the movies that came out in the summer of 2018>


Who would have thought?  That franchise is the oldest and has been around for decades. Do you like comedies?  I love them.  Bill Burray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comeday.


He's weird. When Black panther came out, I was really surprised they called it that because of the black panther political party.


LOL  Weren't they going to call the character Black Leopard?


I think it was! So many of us were like they are calling it Black panther? Kinda like when they came out with Soylent.


Yes.  Do you like Stephen King?  He calls Bambi the first horror movie he saw.  That's kind of weird.


Bambi really is a horror show. I kinda feel that way about Watership down myself. I loved the Mist though.


Yes.  It's on Netflix I think.  I love comedies.  I used to love watching 3rd Rock from the Sun back in the 90s.  It won the golden globe for best comedy series in 1997.


I love thrid rock from the sun! So much fun!


Yes.  I love them.  They are a good way to pass time in the winter months.


I did.  Great movie.  I love those movies.  They just added a great superhero spinoff "Ant-Man and the Wasp" on Netflix.


I might have to look that up! Black panther is the richest super hero to date though!


I remember seeing that somewhere.  The symbols and written script from that movie are based on an actual script called nsibdi.


Really? I had no idea! I was surprised that Black panther was worth more. I thought Tony stark might be.


Tony Stark is worth $100 billion.  Black Panther crushed him bringing in $500 billion.  Whoa!  That's a huge difference.


It is! and Bruce wayne only brought $80 billion!


hello are you a fan of serena williams/?


they used a helicopter to dry the grass in 1968 lol


That is too funny, sounds like they did it for the US Open tournament.


Did you know that the polo shirt was originally invented for tennis?


Yeah and get this by the a famous player rene 'the crocodile' lacoste.


Do you watch tv much?  I recently learned that simpsons have one episode where Bart is not seen or mentioned?


I think I read that, it must be in one of the later seasons because I have not seen that one.


me either,  something I would definitely like to check out though.


Yeah same here for sure, interesting fact though.


Hello there, I wouldn't say I'm a fan but I do think she is really good and dominates that sport, how about you?


I cant believe Pokemon has 750 episodes!  That is a lot,  do you like pokemon?


That is crazy!  Well it was nice talking with you, I hope you have a good night.


i definitely dont follow tennis or her career,  but I know shes very talented lol


Yeah I am the same, speaking of tennis, do you know how long the longest match ever was?


I think 3 days long.  exhausting.  I recently found out that she is co owner in the miami dolphins


Yeah good call, 11 hour match.  Who is Serena Williams? That is pretty cool.


Did you know that she speaks fluent french and italian as well?


No I didnt,  thats pretty awesome.  she also won her 23rd grand slam tournament while 2 months pregnant


That is domination for sure, and wow that is incredible!


Hello.  Do you enjoy reading political news?  I just read "happy hour roundup".


That was interesting. I hope he did not neglect his presidential job.  Three pop albums would require him to spend a lot of time, I think.


I'd hope not either. I can't imagine Trump singing pop songs lol.


I cannot imagine it either.  Apparently, a dictator of a one-party state can also be called President.  I do not agree with that.


I don't agree with that either. Officials in Athens were appointed by lottery because they believed elections would lead to oligarchy.


I wonder who could be in the lottery.  It was very unusual system. It was in the past since now they have regular elections just like ours.


I saw that voter turnout for a US president hasn't breached 62% in the last 100 years.


It was actually better than I expected.  I thought it was under 50%.  People must realize that it is important to vote, especially in presidential elections.


Did you vote during the last mid term election?


Hello - I do read some political news. Did you know the 3 wealthiest presidents were JFK, Jefferson and Washington?


Yes, I did.  I voted in both presidential and mid term elections.  I wanted to make sure that legislature seats are being filled by competent people.


Yes, I do.  I wonder though if the news article was created before Trump became president.  I still think that Trump is the richest president even after taking inflation into account.


I think this was definitely made before he was president. He would be at the top of the list for sure.


Glad you agree.  Apparently, the first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana.  I wonder why.


That's funny. I would hate to have that nickname. The presidents guest house is actually bigger than the white hosue.


I heard about the guest house.  I think it should be the other way around.  The White House should be bigger than the guest house.


I agree. Until 1805, the runner up for president automatically became the vice president.


Wow!  I cannot imagine Hillary Clinton as Trump's vice president.  They would literally wrestle each other, I think.


That would be nuts if they were together like that. The president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums.


Based on his work history, yes. Despite the  huge growth in the women`s game in recent years, this highlighted that we do not have enough female coaches at the highest level, unfortunately.


I am sure they could have found someone who doesn't engage in misogynistic and sexist comments.


The Football Association," Kick It Out CEO is not a fan of his either.


Yes. Besides soccer makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis and hockey combined, facts.


The team deserves much better considering they reached World Cup semifinals in 2015 and currently sitting at No. 3 in the FIFA world rankings


Yes, agree. Besides the FIFA World Cup  is association played by the senior man national teams.


I would like to see the women's team reach gold at the next world cup in Japan


Well, I know that city which is set to host the 2022 qatar fifa world cup final does not yet exist..


Do they still plan on having air conditioning in the stadium there?


Yes. I am . Just read about Phil Neville, the coach of the England women`s team.


Yeah, I am sure there is a small bit of regret on the part of the country for hiring someone who is insensitive to women


Totally agree. He was perhaps not the best choice. His previous twitter history is pretty hackneyed and horrific.


I am surprised he has not come out to apologize or reaffirm his view of those he coaches.


Yes. Agree. And others have knocked Neville for his sexists social media presense.


He tried to hide his true feelings by deleting his twitter account.


Well. I say that he has never coached women, and never been more than just an assistant coach for professional men`s teams.and it was only for few years by that.


So you do not feel he is qualified to coach the team?  Do you think they should have found a woman to coach the team?


Hey there, I found it pretty interesting that the Presidential runner-up became the Vice President until 1805


Thats a good question - I've wondered about the animals too. I wouldnt argue with a third party either - speaking of consistency, its wild that Nixon and Bush have been so frequently on election tickets


I did not realize that either. I would have to see if that fact is really true with Wikipedia even thought I trust our requestor friends. I thought some of the facts about radios were wild. The fact that Jupitar has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an am radio. I thought they were going to tie back radios to when earlier Presidents started to talk to the public on them but the fact section didn't.


I thought it was weird that radio facts were thrown in there too, but definitely interesting. Id like to see one of the homemade radios soldiers used in WWII. I dont know how a razorblade and a pencil could transmit


I think it must be the carbon inside the pencil. It doesn't seem possible at first glance to be either must it has to be some sort of chemical properties/science thing. I would like to see that website where you can listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free. I think old time radio is so interesting like that where everyone was scared of a fake Mars invasion.


You definitely have more scientific knowledge than me! I'd like to see that website as well - its cool we're archiving so much. Its crazy that a finnish station broadcasts in classical latin too - you wouldnt think too many people would speak latin


I was really surprised at that time. Latin is always advertised as being a 'dead language.' My old teacher said that people are not even certain how to pronounce it. But, if you think about it, scientists 'speak it' because of how they categorize everything. I guess those Finnish people want to make sure that people can practice their Latin.


Maybe its some sort of educational initiative - learn by hearing? Sounds more cultured than Trump Jr. and Anderson Cooper having arguments - why cant we just be civil?


I guess people have forgotten 'The Golden Rule." The manager of Midtown Tavern was wise when he said, "We just try to stay politically neutral. We're a restaurant."


Yes, that is a good stance to take. Its a shame they even have to justify their opinion. Why was the radio station even making an issue out of it?>


Many radio stations need a story to draw listeners in. Sensationalism I suppose it would be called. I don't think the media always has an 'agenda' even though the sometimes do.


Hi. I thought that was awesome too. But now they have more choice in who they can work with. I thought it was awesome that Canadian law requires radio stations to play Canadian music 40 percent of the time.


Yeah, I suppose youre right. Well hey, it was nice talking to you. Have a good day!


Yeah that was pretty interesting too. At least they are supporting their artists. The first couple articles were a bit frustrating - I feel like we're confusing politics with popular culture too much anymore.


Yes. We have. It seems as if every pop star has to get in on the political scene now.


Agreed, and we have our President and his staff/family getting into arguments, and every normal person wants the spotlight talking about politics


I thought it was interesting that the President of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office. We need more artistic expression and less politics.


Totally agree. Much less divisiveness in art!  How about the President of Zimbabwe being called President Banana - I laughed a lot at that fact


I thought the same thing. And the guest house of our President is larger than the White House. I had no idea!


I think I may have heard that before, but I could be making stuff up haha. I wonder who made that decision. I was surprised the parties didnt start using red/blue colors until 2000


I was too. News casters always focus on that during elections. And who came up with the Donkey and Elephant thing?! I think we need a third party. There hasn't been a US President who was a Republican or Democrat since 1853.


I couldn't imagine living in such a volitile area as the gaza strip.


A computer that ran on water!? That is amazing! It is crazy how far computers have come in such a short amount of time.


I know.  I mean, there's a guy or girl that built one out of minecraft building blocks.


That would be so cool to see. It is interesting to me how many things computer chips are in nowdays from tvs to something as simple as a remote.


They are in everything aren't they?  Who knew programs would be so important years ago.  Back in the day people were happy to make a radio out of a pencil and a razor blade and now we have people trying to find ways to upload their minds to computers.


I don't understand people sometimes. Of course it all comes down to hubris and not wanting to accept that death is a part of the human condition.


You'll have to explain to me what hubris is. I am not familiar with that term.


Basically ego. So what makes a politician get up in the morning.


Oh I get it.  It's like the president of indonesia not only being president but releasing 3 pop albums as well.


Pretty much. Why music albums? Like is running a country not enough for you? Are things that great that it doesn't require your entire focus?


Exactly! Does he need that much attention all the time?  In our country the guest house of the president is bigger than the president's house.  Doesn't sound like too much ego there.


I know what you mean.  It's dangerous with Hamas took it over 11 years ago.


We have some of the wealthiest presidents though. Look at JFK.


It is so sad because the militaries are trying their best to kill each other and the innocents that live there are just stuck in the middle of this war.


It is sad.  I'm not sure if the land belongs to Israel or Palestine but I do know that there have been three ways with Hamas.


It is terrible. In the recent attacked it wasn't just militants either. Over 80 of the people were women and children.


I get that there are emotions on both sides and have been that way for years but it does some that some of the people just make things worse.  When you have crowds of angry people streaming towards a border someone is bound to get hurt.


For sure. Everytime I read something about it I wonder how the doctors in those areas feel. It is their job to heal and all they see over and over is this death and destruction.


That's a good point. I'm sure it is very hard for them.  There is definitely a lot of gun shot wounds and bombing injuries to deal with.  I heard during the peak of one border crisis there was gunshot injury every few minutes.


That is terrible. You would think in this day and age with all our advancements and tech we would stop shooting each other.


i hear you there. If the russians can make a computer than can run on water then people can surely find other ways to iron out grievances.


Well at least they could remember how the songs went haha. That is crazy how that could happen!


Yeah, that really sucks.When eddie van halen recorded the solo for beat it he set the speakers on fire!


That would have been a sight to see lol. He must have been rocking hard!


Yeah, that would have been insane! Queen's guitarist has a Ph.D. in astrophysics!


He looks smart haha. He uses coins as guitar picks too. That must take talent!


Yeah, he's a pretty interesting guy. Pink Floyd turned a house boat into a floating recording studio!


I wonder how that would be on the drums lol.


Muse's guitarist holds a record for most smashed guitars on tour!


I wonder how many! Well great chatting with you!


I do! I didn't know they were formed in 1968 though! Do you?


I listen to them every now and again. Did you know they partially funded monty python and the holy grail?


I didn't know that! That's awesome though! Do you know how "Black dog" got its name for a song?


It appears there was a dog wandering around the studio! Interesting, I never knew that! Speaking of recording songs, NWAs straight outta compton was the first album to reach platinum status without a major tour.


That is so cool. That means it was really good haha. Did you know Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory is the best-selling album of the 21st century?


That's actually pretty surprising! Two twins in Japan released a rap album when they turned 100. It's never too late I guess.


Well said! I would love to hear it sometime haha. The Dark Side of the Moon was still one of the top albums in 2014, 40 years after release!


That's pretty awesome! Reel big fish had to rerecord all their hits for a best of album after losing the rights to their old record label. Ouch.


Did you hear that Kanye claimed that 400 years of slavery was a choice?


True.  He treated it with good humor when he was mocked about it later.  I think he forgives himself because of his mental illness.  He has done a lot as a singer, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer and more.


He really has had a successful career, he has even helped others along in the industry, like Big Sean.


I agree.  They say he has changed cultural movements with his hip hop and pop music.  I am not a student of that, but I will believe until I am taught otherwise.


I think no matter how outlandish his ideas are, nothing can take away the fact he has had popularity as an artist, and despite that I personally feel that he isnt  particularly talented, he has made a mark on the industry.


Very true.  Michael Jackson had much more talent and he made a lot of difference in music too.  One of his albums had 5 number one singles.


He was indeed talented, but had his eccentricities as well.  He was going to sing with Freddie Mercury but Mercury cancelled the duet because Jackson insisted on bringing his llama to the studio.


I don't blame Mercury.  I listened to the Freddie Mercury guitar riff in "Beat it" the other day.  He performed it as a favor and did not charge Michael.


I though Van Halen did that riff, but either way that is a great service to another musician.


I meant Van Halen.  I guess I was reading your last post.  Van Halen caught the studio speakers on fire with that riff.  Thanks for the catch.


No worries.  I guess Michael paid it forward when he wrote "Do the Bartman" for the Simpsons, as he was a huge fan.


I did, sometimes  I can't believe the things he says, like claiming Martin Luther King Jr and Malcom X are too far in the past.


There was a child's mind there even when he was an adult.  He named the dance "Moon Walk" and that may be the longest lasting impact on our language.


There really was.  The moonwalk has become so iconic, it is even done by kids today.  That and his famous tilt, which I heard he wore special shoes for that assisted with leaning over.


It is hard enough to do that special shoes for the tilt makes sense.  Did you know that a car was invented in 1886 in Germany?


No, I guess I always thought the the Model T was the first ever car.


It was the first that was mass produced.  Benz patented the one in Germany.  I guess I will go now.  Nice talking with you!


I know!  But each person has a right to his or her point of view.


I agree, everyone has right to believe and think as they wish.  I, too, am white, and would have no problem using currency with Tubman, it definitely wouldn't drive me to bitcoin.


I am old enough to remember Martin Luther King Jr. and he is one of the heroes of the last century.  It is interesting to hear Kanye's odd point of view.  There is some logic there like him claiming that Michael Jackson wanting to be white was destructive.


I only remember King from what I have learned through my schooling, but he was a visionary who championed for some of the freedoms Kayne definitely enjoys today.  I think every person probably has their fair share of outlandish thoughts, but those in the public eye seem to have theirs exposed at high levels.


Good point.  As an aside, of the 10 most successful songs of all time, only Kanye's is in a minor key.


As a musician, I find that odd.  I wonder what metrics they use with that, and if the key of the song influences popularity or not.


My wife is a musician and she is looking it up now.  Kanye also thinks that AIDs is a man-made disease.


When some stars do controversial things it seems to diminish their populariaty, but for him it only makes it better.  When he mocked himself for interrupting awards shows and then did it two years later it didnt seem to damage him with his fan base.


Nice. Where is the best spot you have been to?


I love Montery, CA. A beautiful place with great mid temperatures all year round.


Really. Where is that in CA? In Napa Valley?


No, closer to San Jose on the West Coast. Around Carmel.


Nice. Have you ever been to Mackinac Island?


No, but I understand it's a very calm place, with no noisy, pollutants called motor vehicles. ;)


I saw that on a previous hit and looked it up... the houses are beautiful and the island is so nice looking. It is in michigan though so it has cold winters...


That's for sure. It must be very cold there now. It's cold everywhere. It's a good time to stay in the house and watch TV or listen to the radio. Can you imagine the intelligence of those who invented these things that keep us occupied these days.


I know. And the evolution of the stuff too. I remember switching the TV with a knob and getting yelled at by my dad for turning it too quickly.


Ha. Do you remember the circle in the middle of the screen when there was no programming. The good old black and white. Wow, now the screens are huge and beautiful projections. I wonder what Edison would say about "smart TV's"?


A little more advanced than his lightbulb! Nice chatting with you!


I am well. Do you pay attention to the international happenings?


A little bit. Everything that goes on in the world will definitely affect other countries. It's interesting how people have become so much more knowledgable about other countries since we have tv and radio.


Yeah. I am intrigued by the Russian international motication. What are they trying to do? I guess they could say the same about the US...


Probably so. Although, Russia is no stranger to trying to control other countries. Just look at its history.


Yeah. I worry about countries like Ukraine, not strong enough to be an international player so they have to bend to the will of large super powers like Russia. I do not care about their officials. I care about the ones who lose their loved ones to chemical attacks by their president or Iraq's citizens through Hussain.


It is a terrible world. I love to travel, but it is getting more frightening to set off of US soil. So far, our country has been very blessed in spite of the problems that we face.


I agree. I feel like I won the geography lottery when I see what other countries are going through. Feel like lightening this up a little?


Yes. By all means. There is enough dispair. Speaking of travel. I love to travel whether in the US or outside. The beauty of the US is wonderful no matter where one goes. I've been all over the US.


That seems odd but I guess if you add in things like facebook games, that makes sense.


and the price doesn't seem to go down for video games like it does for movies. Is there any soundtrack from a video game you like?


Not really. I cant even think of a soundtrack for a video game. Is that a thing?


It is! My guys like Mach the knife from some game. Introduced them to 40's and 50's music. Have you heard of the bank JP MOrgan?


I have heard of that bank. Do you use them?


no, but I read a fact the other day. Did you know they bailed the US government out of debt in 1895? I wonder if they are the Federal reserve?


HA! I think they got a huge bail out in 2007 so I think we are even...


Good deal! Were you affected by the recent government shutdown?


I was not. I was saddened by it. Were you affected?


No thankfully! But I was surprised by the folks not having saved any money. The government has shut down 17 times in the last 37 years.


Good, thank you - yourself? do you play video games?


I am well, thanks for asking. I used to play a lot but I got married and my priorities shifted. What about you?


no not really. my kids do though. did you know the creator of atrari made chuckie chese to get kids to play games?


Really!??? That's so interesting! What a crazy idea to get people to play video games?


Video gaming wasn't as big then! I remeber my kids playing mortal kombat. Do you know that why they started rating video games?


Mortal combat is why they started rating video games? That seems like a benign game though.


It does now, but when it first came out? It seemed really violent. Australia probably banned it!


South Koreans 16 & under cannot play video games past midnight. Seems agist!


I think they want them to concentrate on getting some sleep! Video games make more money then films do!


He is the guitarist of Queen. He made his guitar in an unusual way.


He built the guitar our of parts from an old fireplace and also from his mother's knitting needle.


I know right, that requires a deep level of skill Brian May also has a PHD.


I mean pursing a degree while playing professional sports is also incredibly impressive


That is impressive, not many artists would have that determination. Do you like Taylor Swift?


I respect her achievements, but not too big a fan


I think she has great songs like  ''You Belong to Me'' and also ''Love Story''


I admit that its true. I may check out some of her songs after this chat. Thanks for your time.


No, Im just a beginner, theres a lot I have to learn still, the guitar is a beautiful instrument though


No idea, but it has grown a lot over the years. Did you ever hear the Nokia ringtone?


Have you even smashed a guitar or made an instrument burst into flames?


No! that would be awesome but then I would be able to buy another one. Have you? many rock stars like to smash guitars.


I haven't, but I know matthew bellamy holds the guinness world record for most guitars smashed on a tour


That is a crazy record to hold I would trust him with my guitar for a second. Do you know who Brian May is?


That would be nice. The trunk of your car is called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back.


that's a funny term for it. In England, they call the trunk the "boot." I don't think they had a boot at the back of the car.


Thats true. Their language is a bit different. American language is so frank.t is legal in south-africa to equip your car with flame-throwers to prevent carjacking.


If I lived in South Africa, I would equip my car with flame-throwers.


me too! Jann mardenborough became a professional race car driver by beating 90,000 people in the video game gran turismo.


How long does it take to play against 90,000 people? Seems like the hard way to become a race car driver.


probably years. I bet he started young. When caesar visited britain, around 50bc, he noted that its people bred chickens not for food, but for entertainment


I guess the Brits had another source of food besides chickens. And not a whole lot of entertainment.


no it's not! The nintendo entertainment system could display only 54 colors.


I think Nintendo has come a long way, enough though they kept the NES around until 2003! Who was still playing it then?


I don't really know much about the sport. I've never played it. How about you?


my kids! Bill nye "the science guy" got his break in entertainment by winning a steve martin lookalike contest. nice talking with you!


no, seems like a rich persons sport to me. The average american golf course consumes around 312,000 gallons of water per day. That is a lot of water!


Probably in hot climates, too, where water is scarce. Yep, it's a rich person's sport. I bet we could use that land for something productive.


Like growing food! Golf courses in america make up more land space than rhode island and delaware combined


Those are pretty small states, but that's still a lot of land. I didn't know that Babe Ruth was a golfer. I guess he could hit a ball anywhere.


True! Samuel l. jackson puts a golf clause in his film contracts that allows him to play golf twice a week during production! Wow.


I'm not surprised. He wears a lot of clothes that make him look like a golfer. Are you into cars?


Not much, you?  Cars became widely available in the early 20th century.