Hi are you a Basketball fan

I love basketball.
How bout you?

I watch it once in a while.
Im excited for March Madness

I have never really got into college ball much.

Reggie miller had a hard time getting out of his sister Cheryls Shadow.

I heard that.

She scored 105 points in one game.

That would be nearly impossible to overcome.

There are teams that dont score that many in a game.

But he has risen to a Hall of Fame level.

Yeah he was really good at the three.
Maybe the best ever.

Shaq only got one three pointer in his entire career.

Wonder how many he actually took.

Good question, probably a bit, but he was known for powering through with his big body.

Yeah I remember when I was a kid watching him play.

He was so powerful.

Breaking the rims and such.

I wonder how he compared to Abdul Jabbar in the dunk.

Jabbar revolutionized the game with his dunks, but I think Shaq did as well

Jabbar got it banned in college for a while.

Glad they put it back in!

Yeah the game isnt the same without dunking.

True.

Even though it has been proven granny style is best for free throws, they still dont do it.

Maybe if some of them did they would shoot better.

Yeah.
I dont think they will.
It looks to funny.
Lol.

Can you believe they tried to ban Air Jordans?

I heard that.

Jordan wore them anyway and nike paid the fine.

I think they have gotten their money back on that though.

Definitely that and much more!

Were you a fan of Allen Iverson.

Cant say that I was.
But I must go, nice chatting today!


hello there, do you watch football?

On occasion.

I like college ball and NFL during the playoff season.

You?

Nice, yeah I watch it from time to time.

how about basketball?

Less than football, but yes.

Of the 30 teams in the NBA, I do not have a favorite.

me neither.
Do you have a favorite player though?

I used to follow Tim Duncan when he was with San Antonio.

I admired his decision to stay in college and complete 4 yrs.

So many jump straight to he NBA, and then are bankrupt a couple years after leaving the NBA

Yes he played it really smart there and in the end he got both because he was successful in both

To many are jumping to the pros for the money and promotional deals.

I can remember back in the day, when Jordan pulled down the big Nike endorsement deal.

Air Jordans were the rage

Oh yeah that was big, so big the nba fined him every time he wore those shoes in the court

Yeah, but Nike paid the fines, so, money was the dominant player.

yeah of course, I bet they made enough from the sales to cover that and more

Are you familiar with the Nike Iverson deal?

Lifetime endorsement.

Can you imagine?

Yeah that is insane, $800 000 a year is a lot of money

AND a $32 mil lump sum payment after he reaches 55.

Now that is a sweet retirement!

Oh yeah, the guy is taken care of for the rest of his life

Where are all the humble players?

I recall hearing about Reggie Miller as a teen.

He tried to brag about his big 40-pt game, only to find out his sister scored 105 points.

That is humbling!

That is one talented family.

and what about the players not practicing the granny shot

It is humbling to throw the ball like an old lady, but physicists claim it is the superior style to perform Free Throws.

I think the pros would rather be cool that be proficient.

Yeah but then they are also risking losing sometimes just by not practicing that.

not sure if that is very smart

You gotta admire a player that knows how to beat the percentages!

Remember Kareem Abdul-Jabar?

His was so dominant with that dunk that the college basketball banned the dunk for a while.

Hahaha yeah, too good at what he did.
nice chat :)


Have you ever watched International Soccer?

The Saudis love them some soccer.

I've never watched it but I am familiar with it and you're right, they do love it!

Rightfully so considering it's the first time in 12 years their team will take the field at the World Cup!

I hope so.

There are so many feuds in soccer.

I can't keep up!

I hope the feud between Qatar and Saudis ends well.

Agreed.

I hope it goes as well!

Crazy knowing it's basically all over airing games-something so trivial!

Yes!

Who is going to host the 2022 qatar fifa world cup final.

I don't think it has been decided!

I've heard it doesn't exist yet but perhaps something will happen soon!

But since there are no economic gains for the countries that host them, I'd imagine it's a difficult process!

I know, same thing for the Olympics!

I can't believe that the American team has never placed below third since the Women's World Cup started in the 90s.

That is crazy!

America must have serious talent!

I know the US even placed third in the very first world cup back in 1930!

Did you know that soccer makes more money than football, basketball baseball, golf, tennis and hockey combined?

I am guessing it is huge in a bunch of countries.

Holy cow!

No, I actually didn't know that!

That makes sense though I suppose considering over 26 billion people worldwide watched in 2006.

That's the total number of all the matches!

You know we American's call it soccer because it is slang for association football.

I was wondering about that.

I always wondered that as well since most other countries call it football.

That makes sense I suppose.

I know there's a variation of soccer where three teams actually square off at the same time!

I don't follow soccer much but I have heard that there is a variation where 3 teams face each other at the same time.

I can not even imagine what that is like.

I know, right?

I bet it's exciting but also complex!

Wonder where that takes place at?

It could be anywhere since it's played in over 200 countries by 250 million players!

No idea, but I also had no idea that Jon Stewart was a good soccer player in college and went to the American Maccabi games in Brazil!

Is that so?

Never would have guessed that!

Wonder if he ever received a world cup bonus, what he would have done with it since he's already rich?

Mesut Ozil donated his entire bonus to pay for 23 different children's surgery in Brazil.

Are you a TV watcher?

Have you ever watched Family Guy or South Park?

Oh yes!

I love south park!

My favorite episode was the family guy episode.

Heck, even The Simpson's crew sent the south park producers flowers after that episode aired!

Ha!

Love it.

I also thought it was interesting when they aired that Simpson's episode without Bart.

Never appeared, never mentioned!!

That had to have been the only one right?

Seems like he's been in every single episode!

Were you a fan of the 70s Show?

It was actually remade in the UK but was cancelled after 10 episodes, sadly!

I am sad too.
Good talking to you!

And there are over 750 episodes of Pokemon but a 70s Show remake couldn't make it in the UK!

Ha!

Great chatting with you as well!

Have a great night.


Imagine a World Cup in a city that is not yet built!

Yeah I just read that,  that would be kinda cool.

The whole city to yourself!

The hungary national football team only had one defeat between 1950 and 1956, and that was the world cup final.

I think that Hungary had little more to do than practice.

They were under the thumb of the Soviet Union in those days.

Our US women do better than our men in this sport.

Good to know!

The american team has never placed below third place in the world cup since women's world cup started in 1991

Hope Solo was a real hero as goal keeper for about 3 world cup competitions.

Soccer fans go crazy in some countries.

Did you know Soccer makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis and hockey combined.

That is amazing.

I know that the value of some UK soccer teams is higher than the value of the NY Yankees.

Wow!
Thats incredible!

I have a friend who is British and he was crushed when France beat them in 2018 for the world cup championship held in Russia.

Well yeah Im sure Britain and france are very competitive on many levels not just sports lol Jon stewart was a skilled soccer player in college and represented the us at the pan american maccabi games in brazil in 1983.

That is not too surprising.

I think that many people do not understand what and athlete one has to be to win at driving race cars like Stewart did.

It is a real challenge to do it well.

German soccer player mesut ozil donated his eur300,000 world cup victory bonus to pay for surgeries for 23 children in brazil.

Those kinds of actions are wonderful.

I am frustrated that Warren Buffet gives nothing to charity but has a foundation set to distribute money when he is dead.

T Boone Pickens is a billionaire who is giving it away while he is alive.

Thats interesting.

How about a soccer game with 3 team playing at once.

That would be interesting to watch.

That would be crazy!
Seems confusing too!

I agree.

I once played in a highschool football game where each team played for 10 minutes, but against two different teams for 5 minutes each with a total of 12 teams involved.

It was to show off the teams in a city before the season began.

Oh wow,  thats cool.
Also sounds confusing though lol

It was peculiar.

When the clock ran out on one team, you might have to go in and defend 4th and one on your one yard line.

Interesting.

I just learned There are no net economic gains for the countries that have played host to the olympics or the world cup

That does not surprise me.

The host country has to build a lot of facilities.

I thing I will be going now.

Nice talking with you.


do you like soccer?

I do , do you ever watch the world cup?

yes every time Do you know where it is taking place in 2022?

yes that will be in Qatar but the city for it is not built yet

Yeah Did you know US place thirds in the first fifa cup?

yes but it has been downhill for us since then unfortunately

yeah too bad, but the women's team is still doing well

true they never place below third spot

There are no economic gains for the host countries though

And yet they bid to host it, I do not really get ut

Me either, It is a very lucrative sport and business still though

THat is true, they make more than some other popular sports combined

Yes.

Don Stewart used to be a soccer player too for the US team

yes he represented the US in the panamerican games in Brazil in 1983

Yeah.

DId you hear of Mesut Ozil donating all his winnings from the world cup?

Yes and that helped 23 children get medical care in Brazil

That is so awesome.
Do you know why we call it soccer?

Yes it is just a slang that stuck around here

Yeah.

Did you hear of that version with three teams?

Yes I have but I wonder how that works though, do they have three goals?

I guess so, I do not see any other way


Do you like watching sports?

I do.
Soccer is my favorite.

So do you watch the fifa world cup often?

I do.

Every summer it is on, I get nothing done because I watch it.

I was laid up with cancer this past summer, so it was great entertainment for me.

What do you think about the next one being held in qatar?

I think it is going to be neat.

I like when different countries get the bid.

It will give all the players a neat experience.

They say there is no economic incentive to host, but I think there actually are.

Well, they build all these stadiums and housing that lies in ruins years after.

Ya but there is prestige, tourism, and creating jobs to say the least

It is.

I think the long term doesnt work out for them.

I think it is a cost/long term benefit type of thine.

True but when else do you hear about qatar.

Just about never.
lol

I know right?

Qatar doenst have the finals stadium built yet.

Nor even the city

Have you ever seen the version of soccer that has 3 teams?

No but it does sound interesting and chaotic in a good way

The sport does drive money in.

More than Football, Basketball, baseball, golf, tennis and hockey!

Well internationally, soccer is the most popular sport

It really is, they call it football most places.

Ya football and american football used to confused me when I was younger too due to the similar names.

Anyway thank you for your time.


Are you a soccer fan?

No, not really but it would be cool for Iceland to win.

I like supporting underdogs.

Me too, I love the underdog also!
did you favor a team in the world cup?

No.

Well, I like my own country, USA.

I like that Iceland isn't real flashy be organized and can counter explosively.

For sure, the US is my favorite but we can't count on them to make the world cup lol.

I  liked Brazil

I guess Iceland's star, if they have one, is Gylfi Sigurdsson.

I have never heard of him, but I can start looking.

I liked german soccer player mesut ozil because he donated like 300000 euro to pay for surgeries for kids in brazil

Sounds like a good man.

I guess Iceland has the rep of being everyone's second favorite team.

I may just make them my second favorite.

Iceland is good I want to visit there once and catch a game now

...or a volcano!

It seem that many wonder if Russia put on a World Cup given it's history of racist attacks and "hooligans"... Love that word "hooligan"... Hee

that is so true lol.

I wonder if there will be a city for the Qatar world cup in 2022, I heard one doesnt exist yet

I heard that...

If there's nothing there, how did they get chosen?

Strange.

Did you know New Zealand was the only undefeated team in the 2010 World Cup?

I did not know that, they must have been really good.

Do you watch television much>

Some.

I can't believe that the Super bowl is smaller than soccer's 3rd biggest event.

dang, I would never have thought that.

Soccer makes more money than all other sports COMBINED

I don't get it.

I guess I was just raised around football, basketball and baseball...

me too, I always thought of soccer as a joke, but international it is like church

Yeah... Back to your TV question...

I used to like SNL when they had people like John Belushi -- I guess "Weekend Update" is their longest running skit.

I didn't know that, that is funny.

I will watch now, good chatting with you!

I do watch the Simpsons.

Poor Homer has held 188 jobs in 400 episodes.

Yes, thanks!

have a good weekend!


Hello do you like soccer?

hi how are you?
yes i enjoy soccer.

Hello I am doing great.

How about yourself?

The united states got 3rd place in the 1st world cup!

Yeah, and since then it has not been good for the mens team.

the women have done well though.

Thats crazy that soccer makes more money than most american sports put together!

Yeah, the world loves soccer.

men and women, young and old.

they all love to watch local and national competition.

I had no idea it generated that much money,  that is amazing.

It is also called association football.

Yeah, that is the root of the word "soccer."

i think it is funny that they chose that name.

football makes more sense, but american football probably was more popular.

lol football does make more sense.

American football has hardly anything to do with the foot lol

True, i dont know why they chose that name.

i get there wasnt another simple name out there?

i dont know.

The american team has never placed below 3rd since the womens world cup in 91

The women are great!

i wish that more americans followed the sport.

the us women do a great job of representing the country.

Sounds like it!

Have you ever seen the variation of soccer where 3 teams play against each other?

No, i havent and i wouldnt want to bet on one of those games.

or be a referee.

LOL

It sounds very confusing lol

Yeah, it does.

i wonder why it was created in the first place.

Do you watch tv much these days?

Yeah I still watch some tv,  you?

i dont watch often.

i usually watch when i go to the gym and exercise.

i use the computer now.

Same here.
Do you remember the simpsons?

Yeah, loved the first eight seasons.
classic television.

There is an episode where Bart doesnt appear.

Just one.
Ok. i wonder which one it was.
Anyway, great chat!

It was Bart is not dead I think.

Yes,  great conversation,  Thanks for the chat.


You know there is no legitimate way to watch the World Cup in Saudi Arabia, they must resort to pirated TV.

That's crazy, but I don't blame them.

Are you a soccer fan?

I wouldn't want to miss a World Cup game.

Especially if it's the first in 12 years.

I am a soccer fan.

I am glad I don't live in Saudi Arabia, as I don't have to worry about some grudge with another country, like Qatar.

Yeah Saudi Arabia shouldn't rely on a Qatari network.

Especially with the instability in that area.

Wasn't Qatar suppose to host the World Cup soon?

Yes, I heard Qatar is supposed to be hosting the World Cup in 2022.

Maybe it is a conspiracy to get more attention for Qatar and their new city.

I heard they were huge labor violations in the construction for the World Cup in Qatar.

Kind of a bad look for what's suppose to be the most prestigious football tournament.

Qatar is trying to shut down beoutQ because they didn't think $35 million was enough to broadcast to Saudis.

I'm not sure if they are concerned about how they look.

True.

And apparently there's really no economic benefit for the hosting Fifa World Cup.

I wonder why these countries compete for it.

From what I understand Soccer makes more money than football, basketball, golf, tennis and hockey combined.

Maybe the country doesn't benefit, but somebody is.

Somebody must.

The players do.

Have you watched the American teams?

Funny how much better the women's does compared to the men's.

I don't watch women's soccer but I believe you when you say they are good.

Did you know that there are 750 episodes of Pokemon?

Lol, I don't watch women's soccer either, but I think I'd prefer that over even 1 episode of Pokemon.

The women's team hasn't placed lower than third since 1991.

I'm pretty sure the men's team didn't qualify for 2018.

Americans will never win as long as they call it soccer.

The game in 2018 with France was incredible.

I would like to see them crush Russia again.

I've heard the argument that our best athletes don't play soccer.

I don't know if that holds any weight though.

It's crazy the US isn't bigger into the largest global sport.

Do you think Saudi Arabia will beat Russia when they play?

I think it's happened already and Russia did win.

Russia is a much better team.

It's Saudi Arabia's first time making the tourney in 12 years.

Did you know Jon Stewart played soccer in college?

yeah, I heard that Jon Stewart went abroad to play in some country.

I miss him on the Daily Show.

Comedy Central had some quality shows between that and South Park in it's heydey.

Were you a fan?

Yes, I love South Park.

And Family Guy.

I loved the crossover they did.

Did you hear the Simpson's sent them flowers because of it?

I did.

That was a great episode.

They made fun of the Simpson's in an episode as well.

yes, that was a great episode.


hi how are you?
do you like soccer?

Yes, watch FIFA World Cup matches here in US.

How about you?

i usually watch the world cup.
i dont have much time to watch tv.
i did play soccer as a kid though.

I see.

Didn't know until recently that World Cup started in 1930.

Saw France win in 2018 match in Sochi, Russia.

You?

I saw the french win too.

a great game.

the french were not the favoriate if i recall correctly.

I think that's right.

Did you know that, in Saudi Arabia, due to disputes w/Al Jazeera, the Qatari network that owns rights to air games, they created a pirate network so Saudis could illegally watch their team play.

Didn't know there was politics involved in soccer, did you?

i expect anything as international as soccer would eventually become political.

people love the game.

they love their teams.

it is a religion.

So I've heard.

Nobody wants to miss a match.

But the Arab states went to extremes, it seems.

Wonder why they hate one another so much...?

i think that their govts probably stoke the rivalry.

people love to belong to a group with a clear identity.

Well said.
Perhaps follow a national team, too?
As you said, sports can be a religion.

i like it when the US does well in the world cup.

it is not a popular sport here, but it is a good sport for young people.

Absolutely.

In 50 yrs., I've seen soccer introduced at local level I never thought I'd see.

Cousins' kids play; go to matches.

Don't understand the game too well, though.

What do you like best about soccer?

you do not need to be tall or muscular.
people that are slight can play.
it is good for boys and girls.

Yes.

That's true.

No brutes required.

Heard that soccer makes more $$$ than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis and hockey combined.

Whew!

It's that big?

it really is the global sport.

everyone except americans follow it closely.

it is a great sport, but a bit slow, and there is not enough scoring.

Americans would say that, but baseball can be a slow sport, too, don't you think?

yes, there is about 18 minutes of action in a baseball game.

i can watch the highlights and get enough.

i think baseball is fun to watch at a stadium

Agreed.

Hotdog, cup of suds, sunshine.

Great fun.

Do you think TV has helped to promote soccer in the US?

Not enough.

it is too slow.

not enough spectacular happens.

i think that people that play themselves get interested.

i know that a lot of latinos in the US follow the game passionately.

Along with 250+ million players in 200 countries and millions more who don't/didn't play but are still fans!

What is a corner shot?

a corner kick?

when the ball goes over the end line, the ball is put at the corner of the field.

the offensive kicks the ball.

Yes, corner kick.

This seems like a golden opportunity to score...Is it?

it is.

it is a direct kick, so if you can spin the ball hard enough, it will bend into the goal.

usually teams try to head it in.

"Bend it like Beckham?"
literally, then?
Did you ever have issues w/concussions?
Should kids not head balls?

yes.

um there is some concern about heading the ball, especially children.

i havent heard about concussions.

Okay.

Understand Qatar is hosting 2022 World Cup.

Maybe that has something to do w/Saudi resentment...Who knows!

I'll still watch the games.

Thanks for so much useful soccer info.

Sure.

Qatar is a rich country, but there have been problems with worker deaths.

Anyway, thanks for the chat!

Too rich to sweat the small stuff and enjoy sports w/out international "incidents".

Cheers!

Thanks!

My pleasure.
Have a rewarding day.


How's it going, do you follow FIFA that governs the World Cup?

I try to watch some games during the World CUp.

the last one was fun.

Yea, I'm a little disappointing France won the 2018 World Cup

Who did they play in the final again?
it was a small country, right?

Yea, I forgot who it was though, I know it wasn't Russia the host country

The French did quite well.
The germans lost early on.
the US didnt go at all.

The US never does that good, at least not since 1930 when they placed 3rd

The womens team tends to do pretty well.

they are consistently competitive.

Yea, the womens' US team hasn't placed below 3rd since 1991

well, there's a good bet.

i have to remember that next time the CUp rolls around.

I know Qatar is hosting one in 2022 in a city still yet to be built

Why Qatar?

that seems a strange country for a soccer tournament.

I guess Qatar must of gave fifa a lot of money to host the 2022 World Cup

a desert country for the WC?
hm.

Yea, sounds fishy.

Soccer makes so much money, more than golf, baseball, football, and hockey combined

Yeah, the world loves soccer.

it is played by men and women, young and old.

There's even a type of soccer where 3 teams play each other at once

how would that even work?
what kind of rules are there?
how many referees?
seems strange.

I'd like to try it out, 3 teams against each other sounds pretty chaotic and fun

I guess so!
i wouldnt know how to bet though!
LOL Anyway, great chat!

Have a good one


Hi there!

Wondering what you're up to?

I'm hanging out watching TV.

Love my shows even though TV is a mass medium for advertising.

Yea I hate tv ads, and the fact that pay cable channels still run ads

No kidding!

Don't know if you ever saw any episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine, but Ringo Starr narrated Thomas for at least 52 episodes!

I've seen a few, I really like the Simpsons though, Daniel radcliffe did a guest voice in Treehouse of Horror XXI

That surprises me.

I thought he only did Harry Potter.

On the Simpsons there is only one episode where Bart does not appear and is not mentioned.

The funny thing is Daniel Radcliffe's character on the Simpsons was a parody of Twilight's Edward Cullen

Oh, no kidding that is funny.
I have not seen that.

Yea, I think I stopped watching after 300 episodes.

Funny thing is that Homer had 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes of the simpsons

Wow!
That's a lot of jobs.

Yep.

Do you watch SNL at all?

Weekend update is their longest running skit

I watch from time to time.

I miss the classic actors.

I like SouthPark.

I know when they aired their last episode of Family Guy producers got flowers from the Simpson's crew.

Yea, that was a great episode.

I'm surprised Shakespeares The Two Noble Kinsmen has never been adapted for film or tv

No kidding.

I like that I can access so many episodes from my computer.

Hard to believe that Russians invented a computer in 1936 that ran on water.

That is crazy, so is the first google computer being house in an enclosure made from lego bricks

Oh crazy!

Did you know smoking near apple computers is a biohazard that voids the warranty?

No, sounds like a rip off.

I didn't know Doom was installed on more computers in 1995 than Windows 95

Really?

I wonder how people were running their computers?

Did you know the space shuttle's general purpose computer runs on 1 mb of RAM?

Nope, that's pretty scary but better than the manual cardboard computers Bell distributed to students in 1968

Innovative and insane all in one!

I like that computers are control systems for so many things lie microwave ovens and remote controls.

Yep, and they're able to do things like help the Soviet Union send a spacecraft to venus

Yes, really good.
Nice chatting!
Goodbye.


What is the weather like where you are?

The weather is cold but does not compare to the summer of 2018.

Record high temperatures were experienced all over the Northern Hemisphere.

Yes, and it seems to have caused wildfires and floods.

Yes, that is true.

I heard that the jet steam is being disrupted by the extreme fundamental changes in the weather.

And these extremes are likely to occur more and more frequently, and even with a higher intensity, for longer time periods.

Yes, I believe that is part of the warm climate.

I think a slower jet stream with more wavy peaks and dips is to blame.

It's called quasi resonant amplification

That is amazing.

The signs from the summer of 2018 were not subtle when it comes to the jet stream.

Yes, there is a clear increase in adverse weather events over time.

I know it!

That is so true.

A researcher from Rutgers University said that changing the jet-stream behavior can be attained by fossil fuels to renewable energy.

Yeah, it seems we are just starting to begin understanding extreme weather events

I totally agree with you.

The crazy weather reminds me of an episode of South Park.

Tv shows model real life sometimes.

Ha, interesting.
I don't watch much South Park.
I do watch the Simpsons though.

I love the Simpsons too!

Did you know that Bart was in every episode but one.

Fun fact.

Yeah,I wonder why he wasn't in that episode.

He is my favorite character!

I like him too.

My kids favorite show is Thomas the Tank Engine.

I used to watch that when I was small!

I liked it better back then when it was like stop animation and not CGI.

Apparently Ringo Starr, George Carlin and Alec Baldwin each has narrated  at least 52 episodes each.

Yes, I love how they bring in famous people for the voices and characters!

Ringo Starr was my favorite.

I don't think I ever have paid attention to the narrators though I know narration is an important part of that show

Yes, it helps parents enjoy a kids show.

That is how I feel anyways.

Yeah, I think it's good for the kids to extend their vocabulary too by listening to a story that is narrated clearly.


Do you enjoy reading?

Well, I do not like reading, if there are no pictures.

Then you must enjoy comics?

Yes I do.
I love manga books.

Did you know that while comics have origins in 18th century japan, comics in the US became popularized in the 1930s?

No wonder they had the Manga books.

Did you know that American comic books were once a compilation of humorous comic strips, not stories?

That is interesting, well, it ends up being a story though.

If we are talking about comics Stan Lee is a must.

Did you know he ends every phone call with "excelsior!"

which is why the phrase is so iconic

Yes!
Stan Lee is a must for sure.
After when he appeared in Spider Verse.
Wow, that teared me up a bit.

Marvel and DC are spectacular in their own right.

It is especially interesting that marvel universes for the cinema take place in earth 199999 while the original comic earth is in earth 616

True.

I was a DC fan, but I keep going back and forth between the two.

That is insane.

Speaking of DC comics, did you know dc stands for detective comics so their name is redundant?

No wonder.
Their movies are so relatable.

If you like comics you may want to visit Michigan state university someday.

Their library has the largest publicly available comic book collection in the world.

Wow, if only I had the money to travel.
I would be down to go.
What is your favorite comic book?

I enjoyed the series called marvel zombies.

The story and depth of character was amazing

I should check that out.

The reason I asked if you enjoyed reading in the first place is because I think reading helps promotes the deep exploration of texts and allows you to create worlds within your mind

Wow, I know you like reading.

Besides comic books, I'm trying to read books that relate to reality.

Something to motivate me.

Comic books are different.

It's a source of entertainment.

That is true.

I would recommend books like the short history of nearly everything as well as books by brandon sanderson.

Both are great choices if you ever in a reading mood.

Thank you for this wonderful chat.


Do you like comic books and are you a fan of Stan Lee?

i dont really read comic books.
i do like stan lee.

The same here...

He ends every phone conversation by saying "excelsior".

He's made appearances on The Big Bang Theory.

excelsior!
that is a great way to end a convo.
i should start doing that.
he was a legend.
i bet the fans of BBT loved seeing him.

Yeah he was great.

He put out a restraining order on  Sheldon.

The Michigan State U. has the largest public comic book collection in the world.

im glad that someone is preserving them.

i think that they have value as literature.

it is not typical literature but it is creative.

I agree.

I am also grateful that McDonald's started drive-thu's in 1975.

Originally it was for soldiers.

I thought it was older than that.

i guess people just parked and ate inside.

thats interesting.

I know from movies that the 50's had people getting served in cars by people wearing roller skates.

the car hop?
yeah, i guess so.
people had time to sit and eat.
now we need to eat and drive.

Yep, that's true.

Back when a trunk in the trunk may have been the case.

i wonder how that name really happened.
in the uk its called the boot.
LOL

In S. Africa, it's legal to have a flame-thrower on one's car to prevent carjacking.

i wouldl like to see one in action.
how much does it cost?
do people ever get hurt?
what do the cops do?
many questions

I don't know to all of 'em.

I've never been there.

I didn't know the Cadillac's name was connected to a French explorer.

i did not know that.

i guess he must have been famous in detroit then.

Not that he'd claim it... Do you read a lot?

i tried to read a lot.

i enjoy it and find it a good way to keep the mind sharp.

you?

I read more from a computer screen than paper.

I can't believe there was a moral panic in the 18th century because people were reading novels.

If they could see us now!

poetry was the stuff of morality.

novels covered all sort of base behavior.

LOL.

anyway, great chat!

Yes, thanks you were great!


Do you like comic books?

I do.

I really like the Marvel series.

It was created by Stan Lee and at the end of every phone conversation he would conclude with the word "Excelsior!"

That guy.

Do you know which planet the Marvel cinematic universe takes place in ?

I knew the answer was Earth.

What I did not know was that it takes place on Earth 199999

Yes.

How about the original comic book universe?

I never knew that one existed.

Apparently, it is Earth 616.

Maybe that is the timeline that Marvel made a generic comic book to trademark the names "Super Hero" and "Villain".

Yes that was genius of them to publish that generic comic book just to coin those terms

I would like to visit Michigan State University.

They have the largest publicly available comic book collection in the world in their library.

Yeah that sounds pretty cool.
Do you know what DC stands for?

I knew the word comics was in there but I did not realize it was Detective Comics.

Unfortunately, the name is redundant when not abbreviated.

Yeah I know.

On another topic.

do you like cars or know much about them?

I know very little about cars but I do know how expensive they are.

You have to pay for the car, the loan if financed, repairs, fuel, parking fees, taxes and insurance.

And after all is said and done it is never worth what you paid for.

Yeah that is true.

Do you know who invented the drive thru and for what reason?

I would definitely think it was McDonald's but I just learned it was to accommodate soldiers who could not exit the car wearing fatigues.

I thought it was because of car hops in the 1950s.

Yes they were that nice to accommodate them then but also they profited a lot from that

My family used to own a Cadillac.

I didn't know then that it was named after a French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac.

Nice good cars.

Do you know why the trunk of the car is called that?

Original cars used to have wooden trunks on the back.

As a kid I always thought it had something to do with elephants.

Haha I love your thinking actually.
DO you know who Jann Mardenborough is?

I know he is a professional race care driver.

What I did not know is that he became a professional by beating 90000 people in a video game!

THat is insane.

In south Africa you are allowed to place flame throwers in your car

And I am worried about the costs of a car in America!

Well thanks for chatting.

I learned a lot of fun information today.


Are you into comics?

They were first popularized in the 1930s

Not so much, but I like Marvel Heros movies based upon dc comics.

Dc stands fro detective comics

Nice, I guess Marvel has multiple universes and the movies take place on earth-199999

They are cool.

The comic book legend ended every conversation he had with the word exclesior

Stan Lee was a pretty smart guy, he published a comic to trademark super-hero and super-villian

Big loss this year with him passing.

Did you know that Michigan State Univ library has the biggest publicly available comic book collection in the world

No, I might have to go check out thier library for some old comics then

Did you know that McDonald's added their drive-thru in 1976 to accommodate soldiers not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing fatigues

Nice, I never knew that the Cadillac car was named after Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac

Yes, and the trunk of the car is called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks on back

Nice, hope the trunks aren't made of wood in South Africa, they can mount flame throwers on their car

scary.

There was a race car driver who became professional by beating 90,000 people in a video game gran turismo

It's funny how far we've come since the car was invented in 1886

True.

Who would have imagined dvd players in cars?

I guess reading has advanced creativity

Dvd's windshield wipers, flame-throwers.

we've come a long way

Did you hear about 18th century "moral panic" due to the spread of reading novels

No, that's insane.

There seems to always be a panic over novels and comics

The world record for speed reading is held by Anne Jones reading 4700 words per minute.

I guess the spread of a lot of information can be scary if it goes that fast!

Wow, Anne Jones can read the Bible pretty quick

how many words are in it?

I have no clue


Hello!

Isn't it great hat we can talk over the Internet today?

I remember the days without the World Wide Web (WWW).

Indeed, back when we had to talk over the phone.

Ha!

But these days, iPhones have more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent.

Isn't that crazy?

Wow!

These days there is even cell service and internet capabilities at the peak of Mt.

Everest!

Who could have imagined that?

That is wild, isn't it?

That's almost as crazy as the cables that carry internet and phone data across oceans are 2.7 inches in diameter and simply lay on the floor!

Think how fast we went from no internet, to real measurable addiction in the brain from the constant novelty from clicking on links on the internet!

No kidding!

It's so addicting now, Unicef has agreed to donate an entire day's worth of clean water to kids in need for every minute one doesn't use their cell phone.

That gives me hope at least!

Wow!

I know it would be a struggle for me!

But maybe it would get me caught up on some literature!

Do you enjoy literature?

I love literature!

How about you?

I really hated hearing the FDA burned six tons of literature in a censorship act.

That is plain wrong!

I love it as well.

Did you know literature was an Olympic event from 1912 until 1952?

Wouldn't it be great if it still was?

I think it's also great that Winston Churchill won a Nobel Prize for literature instead of peace.

That's quite an accomplishment!

Indeed it is.

I wonder if he ever entered the annual literature contest that challenges writers to come up with the worst possible opening to a novel.

Isn't that a strange competition?

That is!

I bet a lot of the material is hilarious!

Although I find it unbelievable that romantic kissing is a recent development seldom mentioned in ancient Greek literature!

Indeed.

Maybe writing about romantic kissing contributed to the growing distribution and proliferation of written works, culminating in electronic literature?

Probably so!

But what gets me is we're willing to read literature but only 7% of plus actually read the full terms before buying stuff online.

No telling what we agree to without even knowing!

No kidding.

Did you know the currently library of Alexandria has saved a copy of the internet in case the internet burns down.

How long do you think it would take to read all that?

I bet it would take longer than we can imagine.

Ha!

Did you know the 3 horizontal line menu on websites and apps is actually called the "hamburger button".

That's weird!

Hamburger button?!

Now that's making me funny.

I might have to use my telephone to call and order some dinner!

Remember the old days when you had to keep a phone book around to look up phone numbers?

Indeed I do.

It was a lot simpler back then.

In fact, 212 is New York's area code because it's actually the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.

I kind of figured 111 would be, but apparently not!

I have to admit, sometimes I miss rotary phones and phone books.

It's impossible to separate two phonebooks that simply have their pages overlapped together!

Ha!

I bet is impossible even though I've never tried it.

You ever stop to think about how phones work and how weirdly amazing it is?

How they convert sound and the human voice into electronic signals that are then transmitted by cables and other channels to another phone.

It's so fascinating to me!

It's very fascinating.

I wonder what communication technology will come next?

There's no telling!

We've already got the internet, electronic mail, file sharing and telephony.

I guess we shall see!

Well it was great chatting with you!

Have a good evening, friend!


Hello, do you consider yourself a dog or cat person?

I don't have a pet now but I consider myself a dog person.

My sister owns a st bernard!

I read that google prefers dogs and lets them come to work.

Well I am a dog person as well and yeah google is a dog company just like amazon and many others.

I also did not know that dogs could see colors?

I guess that was an old wives tale.

Apparently they can but not as good as humans, dogs are really smart, they are the only animals along with elephants that understand pointing.

That is interesting.

Maybe we should be more like Istanbul and have water and food stations for dogs in exchange for recyling bottles.

That would be a great idea to clean certain cities and you are helping homeless dogs in the process.

Are you a car lover?

I am surprised that McDonalds built drive thrus for service men that were not supposed to get out of their cars?

I am a car lover, and I think that was back in 1975 right?

well its a great invention for sure

I did not know that trunks got their name because people carried trunks on the back of their trucks!

I did not know that either just lilke how the Cadillac brand got its name.

I did read that it was named after the explorer that founded Detroit.

Good to know!

Yeah interesting facts for sure just like the fact that the first car to be massed produced was the Ford T Model back in 1908

There are now so many costs with cars, insurance, fuel, maintenance.

I think more and more people in urban areas opt to Uber.

I agree there are many costs associated with a car, I wonder how much it would cost to equip a flame-thrower just like in South Africa

Yikes!

Changing the subject a bit.

Have you heard of ask Amy?

I read that someone asked her about a boyfriend living with her.

He hates and is rude to the grown daughter and grandson also living with her.

Amy justly told her to get rid of the boyfriend!

I think that is good advice, theres going to be more problems in the future so there should be an ultimatum.

And on another note, Did you know the tower of Babel really is most likely a building in Iraq?

Amazing!

Really after a real building?

that is interesting indeed, are you religius?

I was raised Catholic but I have not practiced in awhile.

Did you know that kids in grade school used to read from the bible?

I didnt, but heres an interesting fact for you and its that Thomas Jefferson had his own version of the bibble.


Hello,  did you know an iphone has more computing power than a U.s. nuclear deterrant?

I did not know that, that is crazy!
so much power in a little thing.

I know,  technology is amazing.

Especially these smart phones are like little computers.

It is amazing, it has its pros but a lot of cons as well, many people get stalked because of the internet, I would be scared to be in that situation.

That is true,  but there are cons to everything.

Youre right, did you know there is a copy of the internet stored?

it would be terrible if we lost internet forever.

Yeah I read that too,  That would be devastating lol I cant imagine having to do actual leg work o find things out.

Yeah I know, and I wouldnt be able to communicate to a lot of friends and family, there would be a lot of economic losses.

Yeah,  and we would have to look things up in the phone book too!

Did you the 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger

Did you know its impossible to separate two phonebooks that have their pages overlaped together, I know its a difficult scenario but internat saves us from this, and I didnt know about the hamburger menu thing.

Lol me either,  I wonder why they call it a hamburger.

I have never tried to separate  2 phone books,  but that is good to know!

another pro for internet!

Yeah, besides with internet you have access to many books instantly, do you like to read?

the fda burned a lot of literature to censore some things from the public.

That is a bit extreme lol I do love to read.

Right now I mostly do audible though.

How about you?

I love to read, I wanted to be a writter when I was a kid, there is an annual competition in which you have to come up with the worst oppening sentence to a book or novel.

lol have you ever participated in the competition?

No, havent participated but I think it would be fun and difficult as well.

Sounds very difficult.

It is interesting that Winston churchill won a nobel prize in lit.

I wonder what piece of literature made that happen!

literature was an olympic event before.

That is crazy,  doesn't seem like a typical olympic sport lol

Yeah, also architecture, music, painting and sculpture, I dont see them as sports either.

Yeah.
More like art.
well its been great chatting!


Good Morning!
Do you own any dogs?

No, But I like dogs.

They are the first species to be domesticated.

Crazy!

I wonder how long it took for that!

I always liked the rumor that they were color blind, but they just don't see as many colors as us.

The dog has a long association with humans.

They have uniquely tuned behavior.

To bad about the colors, they make great art.

or a mess.

A mess indeed!

Speaking of messes, South Africa allows flamethrowers on your cars to prevent carjacking!

Right.

I bet riding around with a big dog is effective as well.

Does your dog know 1000 words?

My dog is super smart so she probably knows more than me haha.

Dogs and elephants are the only animals that know pointing.

So, if we could get a chimp and your dog together, would they become a 1000 word knowing crime fighting duo, or just fling poo and bark a lot?

haha that's too funny.

They definitely would fling poo and bark a lot because why not?

I like the idea of the crime fighting duo using the subway.

They would clean up a lot of unguarded food.

They really would.
Do you own any cars?

I do own a car.

When I had a dog, it had a Eureka moment every time he got to go for a ride.

what was your Eureka moment?

The little arrow on the gas pump symbol, next to the fuel gauge.

That arrow points to the side the filler is on.

Eureka!

Yes that took me awhile to realize too!

I can't believe cars have been around since 1886 when Karl Benz patented it.

I thought it was only around 120 years old.

The model T was an amazing successful car.

Many of the features it had exist today.

1908  and evolving ever since.

Funny how some things never change, especially the trunk of the car.

It used to be a literal wooden trunk.

Apparently Audi had to create a new horn for the Indian market.

They are heavy users of the horn.

That is funny.

Car history is interesting, especially how companies get their names.

Cadillac was named after an explorer who founded Detroit.

There are a lot of french names in Detroit.

Gratiot is a street.

Do you believe that googles self driving cars have an aggressive option?

I do believe it because Google is probably located in areas where there is heavy traffic.

Should a device that carries one to eight people have four tires and runs on a road be aggressive.

Sounds like a bad idea.

It does.

Driving is supposed to be stress free, but others make it stressful, unless you're beating 90,000 people in a video game.

So, if we lock your dog and a chimp in my car, which one will cause the most stress?

I would say the dog for sure.
They really show emotions.

Is a cold day here, I think I will warm up the car and go somewhere.

Good thing I am not in Ohio.

Terrible place to be.


its amazing how Istanbul has a vending machine for stray dogs.

Interesting, that wasn't in my article.
How do the dogs operate it I wonder?

that's a good question.

and can they take as much as they want lol

That is cool, I could see other wild animals getting into it though

Off Topic did you read the article with the 51 year old women, asking if her boyfriend is out of line for hating her daughter and grandson?

Yes!
How is that even a question?
Dump the guy

right, I have a strange feeling he's wants all the money to his self.

he only pays for heat and electricity..

Oh yes, I'm sure its all about money.

You'd think he could be smart enough to pretend to be nicer to the daughter

that's because the daughter is on to him haha

Right.

And asking if you can bring your dog to bible study?

Just ask the people who go

right, which I don't think that's appropriate.

especially with a lot of people having allergies and asthma

Sure, depends on the people.

I love dogs as long as they are in control of potty training

I agree, I am not a dog lover but I don't hate dogs, and as long as your dog is well trained.

It doesn't bother me.

it was interesting to read dogs have 12 different blood types

Did you see the part about Mcdonalds' inventing the drive-thru for soldiers who couldn't get out of the car while wearing fatigues?

Yes, I think that was a very nice gesture.. but I didn't know they couldn't get out of their cars if they were in Fatigues.

Right, I'm really wondering why that was.

Some military rule that no longer exists I suppose.

But good for McD

Yeah, I am gonna read more up on it.

and how about the guy that became a professional race card driver by beating people in video games

I loved the its legal to have flame-throwers on your car in South Africa.

Can you imagine?

I can imagine the amount of cars on fire in the US lol

I know, I'm picturing cars driving down the freeway shooting flames at each other when someone gets cut off!

I just visioned it, and lol.

Nice talking to you!


I have always wondered if the Dear Amy articles are real.

They often seem to be overly dramatic situations.

Hello - I'm not too familiar with the Dear Amy articles.

I encountered them a lot doing puzzles in the newspaper.

They always seemed to be printed next to them, so I couldn't help but read through them.

It always seemed like they manufactured a crazy conflict in a family.

That's pretty cool.

Did you know there are 12 different blood types that a dog may have?

I did not know that.

I do know that a lot of veterinarians keep an office dog or cat to always have an emergency blood donor on hand.

Oh wow I didn't know that either.

It says dogs can donate blood at dog blood drives too.

That's interesting.

You always think about blood donations in time of emergencies for people, but not for pets.

It's an area that could use some publicity.

Yea I've never really thought of that before.

Did you know dogs and elephants are thought to be the only animals that understand pointing?

They're a lot smarter than we give them credit for.

I wonder if other animals through training can achieve that level of recognition?

I know for dogs and elephants it's a built in instinct already.

Yea I bet other animals can be trained to understand it.

I saw that Google prefers dogs to cats and in their code of conduct it states they are a dog company.

Personally I believe dogs are more sociable animals and therefore a bit more work friendly.

Cats seem to be much more independent and solitary.

I agree.

I love dogs, but not a huge fan of cats.

I am a big dog lover as well.

I do like cats but I am somewhat allergic to them, if I am around them too long it bothers my eyes and sinuses.

My wife is allergic to them as well.

Did you know dogs are not color blind, but they can't see as many colors as humans?

The way I have always seen it presented is that their vision is muted when it comes to colors, they don't see them as brightly or as vibrantly as we do.

That's interesting.

I saw that Istanbul has vending machines that dispense food and water for their stray dogs in exchange for plastic bottles.

That's a great way to help animals if your area doesn't have the infrastructure to support shelters.

It helps a lot of goals simultaneously: feeding strays, helping the environment, and promoting recycling.

Yea it's a very smart idea I think too.

I am a big supporter of helping animal welfare groups, how about you?

I am as well!

My family owns a dog daycare so we have had the chance to partner with some great organizations in our area.

That's really cool.
It was good talking to you!


hi how are you?
do you like the internet?

I love the internet, so much stuff on there!

It is too much.
i feel overwhelmed.
i keep clicking on things incessantly.
am i losing my hold on myself?

I think everyone is, but we still do it.

Do you ever read the terms of service?

I cant say as i do.

i figure that it is a bunch of legalese that i wont understand.

they probably want to use my data

very true lol.

Apparently only 7% of people actually read the terms.

I may have sold my soul to the devil for all i know!

True.

i figure that it was about 1 %.

the devil has the trickiest tos out there.

for sure lol.

Did you know if you ever went to mt everest, you could get cell and internet access at the peak!

Yes, for my vanity project!

I could take selfies at the peak and upload to the cloud.

right lol!

Or to show off on instagram to my 50 followers lol!

Yes, that is how it starts, but soon you would have millions!

think big!

Everest!

That is true lol, I may go to Everest now!

Life changing!

You have your mission, your internet mission.

Check the ToS at the peak though.

perfect lol.

I can write a book then about it and it become famous literature.

Do you read much?

I dont read a lot of literature.
usually non fiction.
You?

Me too, I like the facts.

FDA apparently not, they burned like six tons of books in an act of censorship

That is terrible.

i dont want the govt deciding what is safe for me to read.

That is right, why would they need it censored, it is just words.

Fear of a revolt and uprising?

I guess they figure that certain ideas are seditious and to keep people under control it is better to destroy.

i would not.

leave it out there and watch who reads it.

the govt does better by spying not destroying if it wants to control people.

That is a valid point, I like your point of view.

It has been so good chatting with you!

Have a great weekend!

You too!


I just love a good Pixar film; do you?

Yeah..thats a steve jobs company right?

I hear they have a secret room for celebs

That they do!!

I also know that Robin Williams started the trend for celebrities to perform just using their voices in animated films.

Yeah...that makes a difference, even if you don't notice it consciously.

They should get Judge Judy to do a voice...if they can afford her

I agree!!

I love watching her!

Rumor has it she makes $123,000 per episode she does.

Second to Lebron she is the highest paid celebrity.

OMG.

I didn't know she was in LeBron's league.

I would like to hear them both sing "money for nothing".

That would be no doubt funny.

do you watch animated show's such as the Simpsons?

I know the show is based on a main character named Bart and his adventures with his family but in all of the shows aired only one has he not been seen or mentioned in it.

yeah...its like south park...i think the latter sent the former some flowers

That they did when the final show of Family Guy aired the producers received flowers from the Simpsons crew.

I think that is a stand-up thing to do; I mean it shows great support for a rival.

yeah...no one is sending pokemon flowers.

Pokemon is a long time running show!!
I think they have over 750 episodes.

well there's at least 150 episodes of thomas the tank engine...if you want to hear some Ringo Starr thats where to go

In addition to Ringo Starr; George Carlin as well as Alec Baldwin have narrated for the Thomas The Tank Engine on many different episodes.

Wow.
I blame Robin Williams.

I am not sure Robin Williams is to blame there but feel he too would have been an excellent choice for a voice of Thomas.

yeah..i just meant that he started the trend of celebs performing voices in animations.

Aladdin was the 1st

I see as well as understand better now.

It is sad for me to think that Robin Williams is no longer among us to carry on with great films.

Next to Walt Disney I loved Robin.

Walt Disney has so many awards that I feel he should give more credit to the actors that made his art come alive; so to speak.

Yeah.
He's got 22 oscars.
Daniel Day Lewis only has 3.

I think bringing home the record would be that of Eminem as he has more that many people combined.

Wow Eminem?
I see he has more than Johnny depp.
weird

Exactly as well as more than Bill Murray, Goerge Lucas, Will Smith and Leonardo Decaprio; combined.

WTF?

Thats like Carol Burnett having more Super Bowl Rings than Tom Brady

I feel proper recognition is given but also should be spread around as all are great actors and all bring about different aspects to entertainment for all.

Yeah...there should be consideration for those who go beyond the call of duty.

Like the Ethiopian celeb chef who is trying to combat hunger

I totally agree with you there!!

To try and encourage others to help is a wonderful thing to do as well as end a problem as wide spread as hunger.

Yeah.

I like that Carol Burnett did Sesame St. Its good for kids

I agree with that as well!

It is such a great educational programs for kids of all ages.

True.
Nice chatting with you.


Hello are you a fan of horror films?

Hello,  I watch some of them.
Some are are too scary!!
Do you?

I do from time to time.

Stephen King calls Bambi the first horror movie he was because it terrified him as a child.

Yes, I saw that.

I think that movie would upset any child when losing their mother.I didn't know watching horror  movies burns 180 calories!

lol

I agree and I didn't know that.

lol  The majority of creepy metallic noises in scifi or horror movies are made by an instrument called a waterphone.

Never heard of that before.

I didn't either, interesting.

I wouldn't thought of looking at abstract art before watching a horror movie to enjoy it more either.

haha me neither.

The boy from the Shining movie Danny didn't know he was acting in a horror film until several years later.

lol

Yes, how scary is that!
That is somewhat upsetting!
I wonder what he thought he was doing?

Who knows?

I bet his parents were cashing the check though.

lol  Do you watch a lot of television?

I don't watch TV as much as I use to.

I have cable but rarely use it.

I use the internet most of the time and look up any shows I missed.

I use Amazon Prime and Netflix to watch tv now.

Did you ever watch "That 70s Show?

Yes, I use Netflix and Amazon prime too!

I have seen a few shows, but I didn't know was remade in the UK?

They remade it and called it "Days like These" but it only lasted for 10 episodes.

Its interesting that there's only one episode of The Simpsons where Bart isn't seen.

I don't think I saw that episode.

Probably because I was too busy watching one of the 750 episodes of Pokemon.

lol just kidding

Pokemon has been around a long time!!
16 years

Crazy.

My kids were and still are big time into it.

Did you ever get into reading comic books?

Mine too!

Some, Michigan State University must really like them, largest collection in the world!

Wow.

Never would have thought that.

I just learned that DC from DC Comics stands for Detective Comics.

Really, that's good to know.

I was surprised Marvel published a generic comic book!

Good chat!

Interesting!
Good chatting!


Hello, How are you tonight?
Do you enjoy comic books?

I do, I am not a super fan, so I don't know all the characters by heart.

Did you know DC comics paid $130 in 1938 for exclusive rights to Super-man?

Really?
That was a steal!

I agree, Google purchase the name gmail.com from the Garfield comics.

I love Garfield, I have a cat like him!

Garfield was one of my favorite cartoons as a kid!

Mine too, He's so funny...

There is a state University in Michigan that has the largest comic book collection!!

Who knew?

I didn't even know there were large public collections!

Do you enjoy watching television?
Did you watch the 70's show?

I didn't watch too much of it.
I didn't care much for it.

Yeah, it could be boring sometimes.

UK has a version of it, but it only lasted 10 episodes.

That doesn't sound like it went too far, people must have seen the US version and then opted not to watch the exact same thing.

Yes, On SNL, the weekend update is the longest running skit!

Seems like its been around forever!

It has, it is one of my favorite sketches!

Have you ever watch Shark Tank?

Most of those deals made are never enacted.

Not surprised!

Some of those products don't seem very good.

I wonder what happens off camera that they fall through?

I bet they have their contracts covered.

Are you a Homer Simpson fan?

I am!

I heard he had like 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes!

lol, I know its funny!!
The show was the best!!
Good chat!
!

It was!
Have a great night!

You too!
!

Bye!


Do you ever read comics?

I do My favorite ones are Archie

I thought it was interesting how Archie came out with some 1941 themed comics.

I think it was to reignite interest.

Its only a five issue  miniseries, just a tease for fans.

Yes, it's certainly a new turn on things.

Even though Archie came out the same month as the Pearl Harbor attacks, the stories never really showed what was actually happening during the era.

They were more like an escape.

It was just weird how the comic never really addressed the times as they were back then, the war and all.

But I understand why at the time, people would need more of a distraction from the war.

True.

It was a tough period in our history and Archie took readers away from all that for a brief period.

It seems like Archie will make decisions differently since the future seems so unsure.

Archie was constantly battling and struggling with the decision of what to do with himself after high school even though there was really only one choice, join the war effort.

I wonder if the dynamic between Archie and the girls will be the same?

In order to keep a sense of the originality I am guessing so.

There may be less of a love triangle and more of a focus on Archie and Jughead.

Do you enjoy Marvel or DC comics?

I enjoy DC Comics a little bit more.
How about you?

I also like DC comics and Superman

It's funny that DC actually stands for Detective Comics, so the company name DC Comics is redundant.

The term brainiac also came from the DC comic world too

And super-hero and super-villain were also trademarked by DC Comics.

Michael Jackson wasn't able to get his hands on Marvel and the Spiderman character.

Oh, that would have been odd!


Hi, are you a fan of the academy awards?

No.

I was nice that somebody proposed to his girlfriend on the Emmy's though.

Man, that has to be pressure packed.

He had to know she would say yes though, right?

I hadn't thought of that.

Wow, it would have been wild if she said no.

Yeah, probably rigged.

Nice optics with the kiss and everything.

I don't understand why some guys propose and their girlfriend says no.

I mean, don't you have to know going into it what thier answer is going to be?

One would think.

Weiss later pretty much alluded to the fact that it was a planned thing.

C'mon, in front of all those people and cameras?

She had to know.

Agreed.

And t have a 67 year old ring, that's pretty romantic.

That was a nice touch.

I think some of the controversy is planned too.

Like when Spike Lee lost his cool at the last Oscars.

I heard about that but I do not watch the shows so it was lost on me.

I got it 2nd hand too.

Talk about a crony network, The Oscars were nominated for 9 Emmys in 2013.

I thought that too!
What a scam!
Disney has 22 oscars too!

Well, I can kind of see them getting that.

I can't see 750+ episodes of Pokeman doing that.

That's too many!
My son may have seen all of them too.
50 a year for 16 straight years!

That's some serious dedication.

I wonder why the UK version of the "70's Show" only went 10 episodes?

I would be interested in their ratings.
Do you watch the simpsons?

Yes, I understand that there is only one episode without Bart or the mention of him.

Personally, Homer is my favorite.

Me too!

I love that show.

They sent south park flowers when it aired the family guy episode.

That's nice of them.

I miss Robin Williams.

He was so cool and a great voice for animation.

Yeah.

He started the trend of actors to do voice work in animated films too.

Yeah, he broke a lot of new ground.

Can you believe Judy Judy makes $123K an episode for doing her job as a judge?

I went into the wrong profession!

I know, right!
Nice chatting with you!


Hi, do you watch much TV?

Not too much anymore, just football and survivor haha

Survivor has been on forever it feels like.

Awesome show.

Im a fan of the simpsons.

me too, they have so many episodes, over 400 easily by now!

Likely, there is only one where Bart isnt seen or mentioned.

Crazy.

that is very interesting, but it makes sense since he is an important character

He is, homer has supposedly had something like 180 different jobs too.

that is crazy to me, I remember him only working at the power plant when I was younger

Me too

apparently Daniel radcliffe was even in an episode of the simpsons, that is pretty cool!

Was that the one where he played Edward Cullen?

I believe so, pretty funny since he was also harry potter

Did you know Judge Judy is the highest paid celeb.

behind Lebron?

She makes as much as lebron?
that is quite the career!

Just a bit less, she is next in line for wealth.

123,000 per episode.

that is more than I have made in my life, holy cow

I know.

I picked the wrong career, TV judge is where its at!

I suppose so!

She really made out well, I heard that shark tank is mostly staged, that is unfortunate for the people that come on

Yeah, I heard that not many of the deals are actually enacted.

Sad.

Maybe they just fall through after more in depth discussions

True.

Some of the product ideas dont seem worth it.

Anyway, I must go.

Good Chat!


Do you pay much attention to the Emmys, or any awards?

Not really,  do you?

Not really, I don't really watch too much television now, not aware of what is going on.

Plus these awards show are a lot of back slapping and self congratulation.

Yeah I agree.

I think its cool that George lucas wife or ex wife won an oscar for film editing star wars when he has won zero,  what a shame

He might be upset, but all he has to do is look at his bank account to cheer himself up.

Yeah I am sure it will pass lol

Winning Oscars is not a gauge of ability, Eminem has more Academy Awards than Decaprio, Depp, Lucas and Bill Murray combined!

lol Thats crazy,  good for him.

Walt Disney won a special award for snow white.

I understand that he has over twenty Academy Awards, I'm not sure if that is him personally, or his production  company.

Yeah,  Im guessing him.
who knows lol

It's kind of funny that the Academy Awards show put on by ABC won an Emmy, that seems, almost, the ultimate self congratulation.

Yeah it does,  lol award shows congradulating award shows.

like " Hey good job we are making so much money" lol

Being a celebrity must be very hard, there are just so many awards show to attend, how do they find the time, the poor souls.

Paris Hilton was in the 2007 guiness book for most overrated celebrity lol I didnt know that was a record.

I don't think I'd argue with that back then, I wonder who holds the record today?

What could be in the Pixar secret room for celebrities?

Probably one of the Kardashians lol

Again, I can't argue with your guess.

The money some celebrities make is mind boggling.

Judge Judy $123,000 per episode is astounding.

Thats is a nice pay check!
that is a good show lol

I'm trying to add up in my head how many episodes that must have been on for, it's been on for years.

Pokemon made 750 episode, but I think Judge Judy must be getting close to that.

Wow I cant imagine.
They have like 50 episodes a year lol

That' a lot of $123,000 per episodes.

I should have gone into law, or TV, or film, or anything that makes more than I get now.

Yeah I know right,  its been great chatting.


Did you ever read Archie comics growing up?

I did not, I never got the appeal of it, did you?

No not really, it was just a little bit before my time.

I remember having some marvel ones though.

ya I read marvel as a kid and its a dream to see all their movies coming onto the big screen now

Yeah me too, do you know what the DC in DC comics stands for?

no I don't what does it stand for?

I guess it stands for detective comics, which makes it detective comics comics lol.

oh haha well I didn't know that, also I didn't know michael jackson wanted to buy marvel and then play as spider man in his own movie, now there is a movie I wish we were able to see

Wow, that is very interesting who knows what that final product would have looked like had that happened.

I know right!

also that DC paid only $130 for exclusive rights to superman in 1938, I know there is inflation but thats a crazy low amount still

Yeah wow, imagine how much total money that is worth in today's terms.

oh a crazy amount for sure, also I didn't know google purchased gmail.com from garfield comics, give a whole different feel to that name now haha

That is funny, I've never heard that before.

Do you watch much television?

I don't actually I only pay for internet and not cable, what about you?

I watch mostly live and recorded sports so I have cable.

Did you know there are over 750 episodes of a Pokemon show?

wow didn't know that, I watched season 1 as a kid and then was done after that so I'm missing a lot haha, did you know home had over 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes of the simpsons?

Yeah that is so many, and wow!

I would not have guess that many, I love that show too.

ya I do think it went downhill over time but I've heard the latest episodes are good, I haven't watched them though have you?

No, I think seasons 1-10 are the only way to go, after that it went downhill for me.

ya I wonder how long the show will go on for, I know eventually the voice people will be really old, would they continue the show if homer passed away?

I dont know!

Yeah they would have to stop once all the original voices are gone in my opinion.

Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good day.


Do you listen to the radio?

Yea I listen to radio dramas, there is a website that streams them for free

That is great, I like listening to them on long car rides and have used that site, it is so nice to have!

Yea it's a great site to find some classic detective serials to listen to along with older radio readings

For sure!

Have you ever tried to listen to radio storms through the AM radio?

It can happen

No not yet but I'd love to find the AM frequency that can pick up Jupiter's radio storms

For sure me too!

I wonder what they sound like and how you know if you have found them, I want to research that.

Yea I wonder if Jupiter's radio storms come in as static or if they have a distinct sound

Right, I really want to know now lol.

What type of music do you like to listen to on the radio

I usually just listen to sports shows on am radio, nothing serious like Nunti Latini I'm not too well versed in classical latin

I heard of that before, it would be so interesting listening to that and hearing what latin sounds like.I like listening to rock mostly, or albums.

Do you have a favorite album>

I like Dark Side of the Moon, it's still a top selling album despite coming out over 40 years ago

That was a great album, I like how it is still popular!

I was big into Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory, it was the 21st century best selling album

Yea Hybrid Theory was a great album, I think I downloaded the mp3 album

nice, I still listen to some of those songs.

Sad about their lead singer

Yea it's pretty tragic.

Have you ever listen to any of the songs from the Identical Twins from japan that released a rap album on their 100 birthday?

I heard about them, I have not though, I bet it is rap gold!

Have you?

I have not, thank god I don't know Japanese

Right lol, I think I may wait even longer to listen to it lol.

It was so nice chatting with you!

You too, I'm gonna listen to Reel Big Fish's rerecorded best of album

that is awesome, maybe I will too lol.
Enjoy your night!


Have you heard of Dierks Bentley?

Love Dierks Bentley, he is a great country singer!

Yeah, he feels that he has finally established a foothold in country music.

I agree, he is like the modern day George Strait, who just happens to be Jeff Bezos cousin!

Neat!

Bentley has often talked about how challenging it is to be in the country music world and he took a break to release a bluegrass record in 2010.

Did you listen to that one?

I did not, I would love to listen to that, bluegrass is so interesting.

Are you a fan of any other singers?

U2 is cool.

They have even opened for themselves a some shows in 1987 as a country music band.

lol, I heard that.

They were called the Dalton Brothers from Galveston, TX lol.

I wonder what the crowd thought

Yeah I wonder if people fell for it at first.

I am sure they did lol.

Did you know there are only 2 african americans in the country music hall of game

Hmm, I did not know that.

Country music has roots in Irish, Celtic and English music.

who would have guessed so many different genres influenced the beginning of country music

And it's the most listened to rush hour genre during the evening commute, second in the morning commute.

Do you listen to it when you drive?

I switch between that and rock music, or my favorite albums like Linkin Park and NWA

Did you know the Fender Stratocaster was originally intended for country music?

I never knew that, I would never have thought that.

Were you a Pink Floyd fan at all?

Not that much.
Why do you ask?

Their album Dark Side of the Moon is still one of the best selling albums and it has been for 40 years straight!

Wow, cool!

And Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory is the best selling of the 21st century.

I liked that album.

me too, so many great songs on that one!

It was so nice chatting with you!

Have a good night.
Nice chatting with you.


Hello there, do you listen to the radio much?

I do on occasion.

Nothing crazy like listening to the storms on Jupiter though.

Yeah isn't that so wild that the storms there are so strong we can pick up the radio waves?

Interesting.

It really is, and that soldiers during world war 2 used a razorblade and a pencil to make a diode to create a foxhole radio.

That is too, that is very genius as well.

I'm sure any information or entertainment they could get was helpful.

Very true.

What type of music do you listen to on the radio?

I really like to listen to oldies, I found a really good local station recently that does.

How about you?

I am a rock person myself.

Not that big of a fan of some recent music.

I would agree with you on that.

I don't feel today's music (or at least the popular stuff) has much substance to it.

Much agreed.

It isnt classic like Dark Side of the Moon which still is a popular album as 2014.

Yeah that is true, that is impressive that it still draws those kind of sales so many years later.

NWA had some good stuff too, going platnium without major tours or air play.

Air Play and streaming have changed the music world

Yeah the streaming of music I think has had the biggest impact.

And yeah they sure did, I love late 80's early 90's rap music.

It was some of the best stuff.

I wonder how the album was from the japanese twins who released it when they were 100

Right!

I think that is so cool they did that, but yeah I wonder what it sounds like.

It is probably one of a kind.
lol

Yeah I'm sure it is, I bet their grandchildren think they are the coolest ever as well!

They probably do, did you know Henry Ford helped finance country music?

He was worried about the effects of jazz music.

That is crazy!

It is nuts to think of how much things have changed and how mindsets have evolved.

It really is, what he saw as a danger turned out to be a great art form and one that is unique to the US

Agreed completely.

Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good day.


hi do you listen to the radio?

I used to listen to the radio a lot.
Not so much now.
You?

not really,  I listen to audio books and pandora mostly.

Yeah, I usually use Youtube.

Canadian law seems a little restrictive, with the requirement that at least 40% be Canadian.

What do you think?

I think that is a little too much justin bieber for me lol

Yeah, I wonder how they deal with the Internet.

No way to regulate content on there easily.

well maybe its only a radio law.

I guess it would be, but they want to ensure that Canadian artists are heard and supported.

But with the Internet, there is no guarantee of exposure.

Would you listen to the news in Latin?

Maybe if I understood Latin.

If it was canadian,  wouldnt it be french?

English or French.

But a Finnish radio station has broadcast a weekly news program in Latin since 1989.

How many listeners are there in Finland for that?

maybe a lot of they all speak Latin lol did you know there is a website that has thousands of classic radio dramas you can listen to for free?

I would like to know the average age of the visitors to that site.

I can't imagine young people listening to old radio shows.

lol probably not thats probably why it is free.

Are you a fan of country music?

I like country music,  but I dont follow it enough to know a lot aboutit how about u

I'm not really a country fan.

I was surprised to learn that the stratocaster was design for country music.

It really caught on in rock.

Yeah that is interesting.

I hear U use to open for themselves and dress up in costume.

thats pretty funny

U2 probably got bored with the same old music and wanted to have some fun.

I understand the desire for variety.

They probably had enough money.

I didnt know country musician george strait and jeff bezos are cousins that is interesting fact.

I wonder if Jeff is a fan of George's music, or if George gets a special deal at Amazon.

Maybe lol its been fun chatting.


Do you listen to the radio?

Hello, yes, I love the radio.
What about you?

I do as well, interesting but theres a am radio station that picks up Jupiter storm waves

That is crazy.

I guess the storms are so powerful on Jupiter that we can hear them here on Earth.

I guess they are, so what are your thoughts on that weird Canadian law?

I think it's really odd.

Why make them play 40% of Canadian music?

I think its to support local talent but still 40% is a lot, what if don't like local talent.

I agree.
Walmart sells clean versions of albums.
Did you know that?

I didnt know that, do you have any favorite artists or albums?

I love Linkin Park.
What about you?

I like the as well, did you ever listen to their album the Hybrid Theory?

its the best selling album of the 21st century

I loved that album.

Crazy that's the best selling album of the 21st century.

I would have never guessed.

Yeah, it is, and do you also know the album Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd?

I love that album and Pink Floyd.

Did you know Aerosmith made more money from guitar hero than any other album?

I didnt know that, that is crazy, well that album by Pink Floyd is still one of the best selling ones to date

That's good.
Led Zeppelin hated rock press.

They did?
I wonder why, do you know why?

Not really sure.
Do you like country music?

I do like country music yeah, do you?

I love country music.

Did you know the Fender Stratocaster was intended for country music?

I didnt know that, that is a great instrument anyways its been great chatting with you friend.

Very good.
Thanks and have a great day!


Good morning and thank you for chatting with me today!

Are you an American Idol fan?

No, not really, I only watched a little of the first season.

The only reality shows I watch are sports.

How about yourself?

I like to watch reality shows such as Idol and Survivor.

I also like to listen to the radio, do you listen to the radio very often?

Yes, I enjoy listening to the radio, music and sports.

As far as Idol goes, did you watch the season Trent won?

Yes; I did watch it.

I also felt he did a good job.

Did you know that during WWII soldiers used pencils and razor blades to make makeshift radios and called them foxhole radios?

No, I did not know that.

I knew soldiers created radios but not with pencils and razor blades.

Technology finds a way through anything.

Back to idol, why do you think Jennifer Lopez did not think Trent sounded country?

I think it all came down to personal choice for each judge; perhaps she felt he did not have the tone of a country singer.

Glad Trent was able to prove her and probably others wrong.

Do you think Finland has a large Latin culture?

I would agree; and yes I do think Finland has a large Latin culture.

I know that since about 1989 a radio station has played a weekly news program entirely in classical Latin.

Interesting, I learned something new today.

What are your thoughts on Linkin Park's "hybrid theory" being the best-album of the 21st century?

Were they really that popular?

I do think they are that popular and I listen to many of their albums.Did you know that the fender stratocaster was originally intended for country music?

Nope, had no idea.

I actually enjoyed some of Linkin Park's work, just surprised they had the best selling album.

A surprising factoid I have learned is that back in 1992 a set of identical twins released a rap album in Japan when they turned 100 years old.

I could only hope to be able to carry any tunes at 100 let alone think about actually remembering all the words at that age.

Ha, that is absolutely amazing.

Same here, I would love to do something similar at that age.

I wonder is that album is on youtube?

What would your genre be?

I have not looked to find it but think I will this afternoon; if nothing else will be interesting to see them not acting their age.

I do not really have one particular genre of music as I like just about all music to some extent, I find I like most listening to Harry Connick Jr. and John Maynor

That's funny, I know Harry Conick Jr. but never listened to his music.

I've listened to countless John Mayor songs, has a great sound.

Ever been to any of those 2 concerts?

I have not been to a concert for either but would love to be able to go one day.

Do you have a favorit genre of music?

I am mostly a hip-hop, r&b, and soul kind of guy but I mix in a bunch of everything.

My favorite at the moment is listening to the soul of Sam Cooke and Stevie Wonder, love their sound and music.

I totally agree I too love soul music, it just has a way of calming my thoughts as well as makes one think about the tone as well as the words.

Completely agree.

Soul is calming and soothing, but also uplifting and makes ya feel good.

Thanks for the chat and good luck to ya.

I agree and you have a good day as well.

Thanks, appreciate it.

Now, I'm going to look up the 100 year rappers from Japan and see if they are better than me, bye.

I agree again, headed to do the same thing.

Goodbye


Do you know Dierks Bently?

I don't know him by face, but I have heard his name many times before and his songs.

Same here.

He has been on the country scene for years.

I didnt realize that.

Yes you are right, Dierks Bentley has more than a dozen hits singles and 13 grammys.

Really?
Im glad he isnt one to chase the money.

Yes you are right, did you ever owned albums in the days, if yes, do you still keep them as a collection?

I do!
I have tons of old records too.
Even a record player.

Wow that good, I only have a few, did you know two identical twins from japan released a rap album at the age of 100 years in 1992?

That is so cool!
Probably a bucket list item.
Kudos to them

Yes you are right hahaha, I would have liked to hear that rap.

Have you heard Jupiters radio storms?
They can be heard on AM radio.

No, I never heard of it, do you know why it called Jupiters radio storms, his this actually from Jupiter?

Supposedly the activity is so strong that peope can pick hem up on AM radio

wow that's amazing, I would never thought that would be possible.

Neither did I.  Id love to check it out sometime.

Yes, I would like to also, do you still have any of the old radios from back in the days?

I do have some old receivers.

I have not hooked them up in a while.

Definitely not the razor and pencil version though

did you know that George Strait and the wealthiest man in the world Jeff Bezos are cousins?

Wow, its truly a small world after all.

Yes, did you know that there are only two african americans in the country hall of fame?

Wow.
I did not know that.
Anyway, good chat, but Ive got to run!
Have  nice day


Hi, how are you?

Good.

How about you?

Surprised to see Linkin Park is the best selling album of his century, though they did put out some quality music.

I am well, thanks.

I do enjoy the throw back when they pop up on my spotify shuffle.

Me too.
What is your favorite album by a band?

I like dark side of the moon but I also like a bunch of new stuff.

Me too.
Are you a fan of country?

I do like country but I only recently got into it.

Do you like it?

It's not my favorite.

The wife can't stand it, but I had to a project on country rock in college which was at least slightly enlightening.

Nice.

My roommate in college had a class on movie appreication.

He watched a jessica lange movie for te entire semester and I cannot stand that movie now.

Honestly, sounds like my 5 year old.

Can watch the same thing quite often.

Not the same with music though, if a song I love comes on the radio often, it's better

Yeah.

I love when a good song comes on in the car and I just jam to it.

I can only imagine what I look like to other drivers...

Who cares what they think!
ha

yeah!

I usually listen to podcasts so when I am listening to music, I do jam!

Who's your favorite band?

I am mostly into alt rock, like Chevelle, some Tool sometimes.

Nice choices!
I listen to Chevelle at the gym a lot.
There's some stuff in their catalog!

They are one band I want to see live, but they arent in the midwest often.

That would be a good show.
I would feel to old to go though.
I can barely stay up past 9!

LOL.

I went to a Foo Fighters concert a few years ago.

Dave Grohl apologized for starting late but assured everyone it was worth being out till 11pm.

HA!

I would love to see them live.

I had no idea he was this talented when he was with Nirvana.

Pushed into the background with them with Cobain in the picture

Yeah... nice chatting with you!


Hi.

Do you like music?

I like country music that originated in the south of America in the early 1920s.

I love music, country music is one of my favorites, how about you?

Fun fact.

Country music legend George Strait is cousins with the wealthiest man in the world, Jeff Bezos.

wow, that is awesome, why do country singing, I would just mouch off Bezos lol

I can't imagine them being related.

I am happy Henry Ford helped finance country music but I don't think he did it for the right reasons.

He had a fear over jazz music.

I heard about that, kind of racist I think lol.

Was scared over the urban decadence

Well we still have some work to do.

There are only 2 African Americans in the country music hall of fame.

Yes, they need work on that.

I only know one african american country singer and that is Darius Rucker, do you know any others?

I would think Charley Pride would be the other.

He was definitely a big artist and a contributed to country music radio being the most listened to rush hour genre in the evening commute.

nice, I will have to check him out!

Do you have any favorite albums of any genre?

I mostly just listen to the radio.

Did you know there is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free?

I heard about that, but have never checked it out.

That would make for a nice long car ride!

Speaking of radio, Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard from an AM radio.

That is amazing!

I wonder what it sounds like, I would be so interested in listening to that.

Have you tried?

I haven't but now I have to try.

If World War II soldiers found a way to make a radio from a razorblade and a pencil then I can certainly try to listen to a Jupiter storm.

That is amazing, I wonder who thought of doing that first?

That would make the war a tad bit better

Sometimes it is better to have your favorite albums then wait to listen on the radio.

I have never listened to the best selling album of the 21st century but maybe I should give it a shot, Linkin Park's hybrid theory

I used to have that album!

I sold it unfortunately, i never knew it was that popular, wow!

One album I always hear on the radio is Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon.

People must really love it because despite being released 40 years ago it is still one of the best selling albums.

That was another good one, I am glad everyone still appreciates the beauty of that one.

It was so nice chatting with you!

Thank you chatting.

I learned a lot of new and fun information today.


Do you enjoy music?

I love music.
How about you?

I enjoy country music

I like country music as well, not my favorite but i do enjoy some of it.

Isnt it also called western and hillbilly music?

By some.

It became popular since ford helped finance its spread out of fear of jazz

There are only two African Americans in the hall of fame for country music, so i guess it's not for everyone.

still i enjoy it.

I wonder if it was a issue of talent or race

Not sure, some music just isn't for everyone.

I can't do hard core heavy metal and I don't like the rap music today.

I think some rap is okay, but I agree with heavy metal.

That music is just painful to hear, but hey it is a subjective topic.

It is interesting how the fender stratocaster was originally intended for country music though

George Strait and Jeff Bezos are cousins.

What an amazing coincidence.

Do you enjoy listening to music on radio or through albums?

probably the radio.How about You

I actually only listen through albums.
I never really used the radio

Did you know there are storms on Jupiter that can be picked up by AM radio due to the strength of the storm?

I wonder what kinds of sounds you can pick up.

I wonder if a foxhole radio could pick up Jupiter's storm as well

Not sure about that.

Radio along with technology has come a long way.

I wonder if it is still often used in day to day life.

I know there is a website to listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free, but not really sure how often people today use radios

Canada has made it law that 40% of its radio music is Canadian.

I guess that is one way to encourage the use of Canadian.

Not sure how many people in Canada use radios though

Do you like Linkin Park?

I think they play wonderful music, especially their album hybrid theory

Did you know that it was the best selling album of the 21st century.

wow!

Indeed that's why I checked it out.

In any case thank you for the enjoyable chat.


Good morning.
How are you doing.

I'm good, thanks for asking.
How are you this fine morning?

Hey Im alive.
Thats all that matters.
Lol.
So do you listen to music much.

I sure do, I love Country music.
What about you?

I love just about all kinds of music to be honest.

Country is probably my favorite though.

Great, you sound like me!

Were you aware that George Strait and Jeff Bezos are cousins?

Isn't that just wild?

I wasnt aware of that.
Who is jeff bezos again.

He's the wealthiest man in the world and Amazon founder.

Oh.
That is an interesting fact.

Yes, it is.

They are a very talented and successful family for sure.

Talk about succesful.

Did you know that U2 used to open shows for themselves.

You know I had heard that before.

They would disguise themselves in wigs and costumes, playing Country music and introducing themselves as the Dalton Brothers from Galveston, Texas.

What a bunch of characters huh.

I can imagine those guys being a fun group to hang out with.

Yeah, me too.I read somewhere that Henry Ford helped finance the popularization of Country Music.

Wonder why someone in his position would do something like that.

It was said he feared the "urban decadence" of Jazz music.

Well that just crazy.

Leads me to the thought that there is only two african americans in the country music hall of fame.

I can think of Charley Pride, I wonder who the other African American is?

Im not sure.

You would think by this time there woud be more than two though.

My thoughts exactly.

Hey did you know that the fender stratocaster was intended for country music.

I didn't realize that, how interesting.

Well, It's been nice chatting, I need to shower for work.

I'll talk to you later, friend.


Hi.
Are you a fan of Dierks Bentely?
He's a country music singer/star.

hey Ya I like him, crazy he's been nominated for 13 Grammys!

It really is.

He's about to release his ninth album.

i had no idea he had been around for so long!

ya I might actually go see his concert, tickets are only at most 250 bucks, not bad

I don' t know, that seems a little steep to me.

I might go for the cheaper seats.

I think they are around 50 dollars.

ya I'm still making up my mind, do you have any favorite albums btw?

Oh his?

I can't think of any.

I like some of  his songs like Drunk on a Plane.

Do you have any favorites?

oh I was thinking about artists in General, like I like Led Zeppelin IV for instance

In general, I would have to say my absolute favorite is The Eagles Greatest Hits, the one with the skull on the cover.

Although I've heard the Linkin Parks album is the best selling album of this century.

ah yup youre right, THe Led Zeppelin Album I like too wasn't titled in order to confuse the rock press which is awesome haha

That is pretty cool I have to say.

Some old albums are still pretty popular.

The dark side of the moon was still one of the best selling as of 2014.

that is cool I like Floyd!

sad though that Aerosmith actually made more money from Guitar hero than any of their albums

I guess it's just a sign of the changing times.

In a way it increases their popularity though.

I am surprised albums, vinyl albums, are still made.

It seems like everyone would either by a cd or a digital download.

ya I agree, I remember even cassettes were super popular through the 80's and 90s, funny that vinyl is still coming back in a big way in our modern times

It is weird.

I'd like to see the original way albums were done, in books, come back in to production.

ya that would be interesting, I would never however buy an Album at Walmart though

Really, why not?

I might be persuaded to by a rap album done by a couple of 100 year old japanese twins.

ya they only sell clean versions of albums, very lame!

Well you could always listen on the radio.

Say, talking about country music earlier, did you know that Jeff Bezos and George Strait are related?

ah no I didn't know that, ya I guess country music started in the 20's and can be called hllbilly music, but I would never call it that haha

Neither would I .

I had no idea that Ford had a hand in country music.

Apparently he didn't like jazz so helped finance country music back in the day.


Hi, how are you this morning?

Well rested... We might want to go to 11 since we're not supposed to waste a turn on greetings.

So, do you listen to the radio a lot?

Why, yes I do.
What about you?

Only when I'm in a car driving somewhere.

Did you know that soldiers in WW I made radios out of razor blades and pencils?

I don't have that kind of talent.

Me either, very smart of them to come up with that radio out of such simple parts.

Yes.

I wonder if they could tune in on Jupiter?

It has strong radio storms on the AM band.

I doubt it.

I hear in Canada it's the law that at least 40% of the music played on the radio must  be Canadian.

Yeah, I'm not sure how I feel about that.

I listen to albums/CDs so I can make my own choices.

What's your favorite album?

I have many, maybe Pink Floyd "Wish You Were Here"  It sure as hell isn't rap like NWA's Straight Outta Compton.

I hear you on that.

lol I hear The Dark Side of The Moon  was still one of the best selling albums of 2014.

Yeah, makes sense.

Not a rap fan but I am curious to hear what two identical twins' rap album sounds like.

They were 100 years old in 1992!

I'm sure it wasn't too pleasant to listen to.

Do you listen to any Country music?

I have a few songs of C&W.

I'm mainly into alternative.

I am surprised that there are only two African Americans in the C&W hall of fame.

I guess it's not their thing.

I bet one of them is Charlie Pride.

That is correct, Charley Pride is in there, but I've been racking my brain trying to come up with the other one, and all I can come up with is maybe Darius Rucker from Hootie and the Blowfish?

I don't know either.

Blind Mellon Chitlin'?

Just joking... Wild that George Strait is related to Greedionaire Bezos...

Yes, that is a very successful and talented family for sure.

It's also hard to believe the Fender Strat' was intended for country music.

Yeah, look how its transformed other genres besides Country.

It became the quintessential "rock guitar".

When I think of country guitars I think more of Les Paul's style.

How true, nice chatting with you.

I need to go wash my cat, if you know what I mean.

Talk to you later.