Hi, how are you this evening?

Hello, great do you like dance?

Not really much of a dancer.
Do you like to dance?

Yes.

i learned recently that Bruce Lee won a Hong kong cha cha and was a great dancer.

He had total body control.

I wonder how many pairs of shoes he went through every week.

Probably not as many as ballet dancers.

I think that's gotta be hard on the feet.

It's hard on the shoes.

I can't imagine Tupac dancing ballet.

Absolutely,  but if you love it,  it probably doesn't bother them as much.

I guess the interest in dance starts early in life.

I never gained an interest, though I like music.

Yeah I hear babies dance spontaneously.

I guess I didn't dance so good when I was an infant.

Have you heard of UNICEFs promotion?

No,  what is that?
or what does that stand for?

It's the United Nations organization that helps children.

It will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute that you do not use your cell phone.

oh I heard about that just never knew what it meant thats good.

I wonder how successful the program will be.

People are addicted to their phones!

I am sure they get a lot of donations,  I really hope people dont spend 24 hours on their phones.

It would be good to get some water to these kids.

Did you know an iphone has more computing power than a us nulcear deterrant?

Computing power doubles every year or two, so I'm not surprised.

Well, I enjoyed talking with you!

good talking to you.

LIkewise.

Thanks.


hi,how are you?
do you watch netflix?

Doing great thank you.

I am obsessed with Netflix.

As are many other people since Netflix has 137 million total subscribers worldwide.

i used to watch netflix.
i dont now.
that is a ton of subscribers!
and it will only grow

Yes it well.

What made you stop?

The company has offices in the Netherlands, Brazil, India, Japan, and South Korea.

They're taking over the world LOL.

yes they are.

they unseated another giant way back in the day.

i wonder if someone will unseat them

Yeah that's a good question.

Blockbuster had the chance to buy them but they declined.

Big mistake.

Yeah, they really blew it.
i bet they regret that.
now there is only one store left.

I wonder how long that store will stick around?

Read Hastings was inspired to start Netflix when he racked up a $40 late fee on a VHS copy of Apollo 13.

I wonder if that was from the blockbuster?

i bet it was.

i bet blockbuster made a ton of money from late fees.

that made Reed angry enough to start a new company!

Yeah I bet they made a ton of money from those fees.

Netflix is so popular though.

From 9 PM to 12 AM Netflix account for 33% of all bandwidth in North America.

They still spend money on postage though.

I am surprised.

i guess some folks dont have the bandwidth.

Yeah I agree and it seems like they spend a ton of money on postage.

Up to 20 times more than bandwidth.

yeah, but i guess the market must be pretty good.

and in the future, those customers will migrate to online, im sure.

Yes good point.

Luckily Keeping Up With the Kardashians isn't on Netflix!

I don't understand how she was ranked an influential person!

she is famous for being famous.

i dont think she has enough talent to warrant her fame.

she does everything to be seen everywhere though.

Agreed.

She used to be Paris Hilton's assistant.

I would love to see that!

Yeah, that makes sense.

they are perfect for each other.

I don't think either of them has talent, but that they are famous for being famous.

Totally.
You know the band Fall Out Boy?
She was in one of their music videos.

I dont know the band.

she has the look of a gal for a music video.

i wonder what she is like in person.

vapid, frivolous?

Yeah I bet she is not very interesting.

She actually has a book that is titled Selfish-very fitting if you ask me!

What a shallow topic to write about!
basically about herself.
Anyway, great chat!

Exactly lol.
You as well I hope you have a good day!
Bye!


What do you do for entertainment?

I like to do many things.
I enjoy watching movies.

What do you watch?

I like to watch dramas and comedies.
Sometimes I watch travel shows.

Those always make you want to travel too

I would love to travel if I had the time and money.

I do not, so I watch travel shows.

When you do travel, how do you like to move around?

By car, plane, etc?

I prefer to fly for speed, but the train for comfort.

What about you?

I usually prefer to fly to the country and then travel by car

Yes, I would agree.

Once you're there, you want to get around easily.

I usually use taxis.

I hate driving in foreign countries.

I personally try to scout out a guide rather than taxis.

Overall it is more cost effective and you get a better experience

Yes, a guide can be quite useful.
I don't like to go on big tours.
I hate crowds.

Also if you aren't careful, you get the fake experience rather than the authentic one

True.

I would rather go off the beaten path and maybe discover something interesting than just see the standard stuff.

I mean it is usually a good way to avoid tourist traps

Yes, I would like to see a country for what it is, not for what it advertises.

Museums are usually pretty good though.

I like those.

I agree, museums help concentrate the local history in a digestible manner

They are entertaining but not like TV.

Much calmer, much better for reflection.

Indeed, I agree

Anyway, great chat!
Safe travels!
Try a new country every year!
You won't regret it.

The same to you.
Thank you for your time.


Hi there!

Any plans for the weekend, maybe something cultural like a play or dance performance?

Yeah!

That does sound like a fun way to spend the weekend, though I'll stop myself from attempting the infamous Michael Jackson leaning dance move since he uses a patented device for it, what about you?

I'm probably sticking to dramas on TV haha.

It's crazy that he patented a device for a move--he was a businessman too!

Speaking of people with multiple talents, did you know that Bruce Lee was a champion cha-cha dancer?

Though I don't think anyone has attempted to recreate that iconic move, perhaps to avoid paying any licensing fees or something.

For some reason, cha-cha dancing and Bruce Lee don't seem to belong in the same sentence, just like Tupac and ballet is surprising to me too!

Well, even babies dance spontaneously when they hear music, so it must be hardwired into human behavior.

Babies dancing to the beat is so cute and fun to watch but ballet dancers going through four pairs of shoes in a week, ouch!

Yes, that sounds hard, both on the wallet and on the body.

I bet they go through less shoes than Shakespeare went through pens, though--he wrote 39 plays!

That's a good conclusion.

I had no idea that it was Shakespeare who invented the names like Miranda, Jessica, and Olivia.

I think Jessica is a very common name.

He certainly was creative, but who knows how they were even pronounced originally.

Some of his rhymes and puns don't work with modern pronunciations, so the meaning isn't quite the same.

That's a good point.

His plays have even been translated into all types of languages but I am curious to see how the terms he coined like "good riddance or laughing stock" are translated in other languages and whether or not they convey the same meaning.

I'm sure a lot is lost in translation, especially given that blank verse doesn't carry over rhythmically haha.

So much about him is unknown because he was a commoner, so who knows if he was even cool with his words being translated.

Do you have a favorite Shakespeare play that enjoy?

So, I am less than enthusiastic because I took a Shakespeare course in college and ended up liking his works less than I did initially because the professors who team-taught it presented opposing interpretations.

But a Polish composer liked Hamlet so much that he donated his skull to the Royal Shakespeare Company in hopes that it would be used as the skull of Yorick--talk about being a fan!

Oh wow, I would be really interested in classes where the professor takes an opposing view contrary to what everyone thinks.

That's really impressive, I recently read that more football players who have passed are donating their skulls for research as well.

I think there is an association between head injuries and behavior with football

Football is definitely tough (physically) on the brain.

I imagine one would struggle with a Shakespeare play after a few major concussions, maybe even making a phone call!

Yeah seriously!

Speaking of telephones, the area code for New York is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone back in the day.

I wonder how many people know what rotary phones are these days.

Yeah, I know how to use one, but most kids these days have never even opened a phonebook!

Apparently it is impossible to separate two phonebooks whose pages simply overlap, I guess because they have so much friction from the paper.

Oh wow, I agree, a lot of kids probably didn't know that people used to make a living from selling ads in phone books!

We have come so far these days!

I wonder if people knew that Unicef donated a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute someone did not use their cell phones, how many people who participate, what do you think?

I think that's a tough sell for a lot of people because they use their phones so much, which is a shame.

An iPhone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent, so I guess you can't blame a generation that has such easy access to information all the time.

That is a lot of computing power, but in this digital age, I guess that's much needed since no one has the patience anymore!

We even have cables laying across the ocean floors, I guess that's what we need to brace ourselves for 5G evolution!

I think the cables are there to stay because of how difficult it is to send data over the air over long distances.

5G is actually going to consist of a lot more small, local devices transmitting data than huge cell phone towers every couple of miles, so at least that eyesore will be eliminated gradually!

Oh ok I need to read up on that to stay informed!

Thanks for the great insight!


Shakespeare one of the best writers in history.

Fav little facts are how we popularized sayings of good riddance.

Love his mind

I didn't know that good riddance was a term made by Shakespeare I find that pretty interesting as well.

same.
He was good with names too.
Made Jessica and Olivia popular

Thing is how do they know that he invented the names Jessica and Olivia, considering there is a lot of history we don't know about so what if there was someone in 500 BC or so that was named that.

So much history we dont know.

I wonder about his personal life.

They say a lot of then themes come from his way of life what was different in those times.

Main sexuality and religion

Oh yea like it was common for people to get married super young like its interesting in Romeo and Juliet I'm pretty sure Juliet was only like 13 yet Romeo was 18 which I find pretty crazy that would be shut down quick in today's age.

very true..hopeful that is.....his work still important and being taught all over the world.

Love that it has to many translations across the world for all the read

Do you have a favorite Shakespeare play?

I read Hamlet in High School for my English class and really enjoyed it.

I love Hamlet.

Have a quote tatted on me.

Also with the name themed, I am too name after a Shakespeare  Character...my name is Portia.

Tru fact!

Wow, that is actually very cool I haven't read The Merchant of Venice but I am familiar with the name.

I was into theater during school so I did lots of plays.

very cool.
Having any dance experience.
I did a lot of that in school to.
Very fun to learn most arts have too.
MJ and Tupac to name a few

I would never have guessed that Tupac did ballet although I feel like I've heard of that fact before.

Me personally I wasn't into dance much I'm not the best dancer but watching people that are good at dancing is fun.

All it is is Movements in the sense of telling a story.

Anyone can do that with commitment.

Babies are the best at it!

they smile when ever the beat hits

It does require a lot of dedication although I guess that can count for any hobby you want to get good at.

Babies are so innocent and fun its cool how they recognize music.

I wonder when babies start to understand dancing and voices.

just like the telephone, I wonder if the brain works like its converting sound.

Crazy how the communication with telephones are so simple, yet so grand

Yes in today's age the fact that we have technology like iPhone's that have more computing power than the entire us nuclear ICBM deterrent is mind blowing.

I look forward to the technological advancement in the future.

Same.

Heard about the Unicef making a donation of clean water to every min you use your cell phone.

That can make a big difference in the world

That is another fact that I can't believe they do, it must be so helpful for the people in need in struggling countries that they help donate clean water facts like that make me have faith in humanity.

Growing themes of love and compassion learned from the minds of Shakespeare im sure has bleed into out hearts to help people.

Yes I think Shakespeare was very popularized and people learn a lot of love and romance from his works so that is a good thing.

work to live on and inspire people for change and growth for years to come


Have you ever heard of "Childish Gambino"?

He has a music video about gun violence in America.

I hadnt heard of it until you just mentioned it.

The video has white people in black face.

Some pol is in trouble for doing that way back when he was in college.

I may have een something about that on facebook.

Though I havent seen the video.

I think it had something like 18 million views in 48 hours.

There is a choir singing joyously in it.

Something about a church massacre in 2015 (Charleston).

So have you seen the video.

Do you know what the overall message is?

Yeah, guns are evil and I'm a great guy for pointing it out.

Lot of imagery, and some reference to that poor, poor victim, Rodney King.

Like I said I have not seen it yet, but I disagree with his message.

I dont think guns are evil.

What do you think?

I'm a gun owner and I don't even hunt.

The problem with gun laws is that only the people that aren't a problem wi;; abide by them.

Only the criminals will have the guns.

Do you use YouTube a lot?

I use youtube every day.

If I need to fix my car or learn to do just about anything I go to youtube.

As well as just about every trip in the car we are listening to music through youtube.

Yeah, it's great for that.

I do that a lot too.

I guess the police like it to.

They have their own channel called "BluTube".

Never heard of that before.

Wonder if it is a youtube affiliate or something else entirely.

I don't know but YouTube is the 2nd largest search engine on the net.

I would say google is number one.

If that is the case google is doing pretty well considering they bought youtube in 2006

I think they are.

In the good ol' days, people actually put trunks in the trunk of their cars.

Makes sense...

I think they actually strappped a trunk to the back of their cars so they had a place to put their belongings.

Which is actually the reason we call the trunk the trunk.

Dunno.

I'm old but not that old.

I am old enough to have seen Clint Eastwood on horseback.

He later developed allergies to horses.

I don't remember him sneezing...

They probably edited those parts out huh.

Lol.

Yep.

I guess Icelandic horses have a speedwalking gait that they refer to as the "fifth speed."

Hmm.

Thats interesting.

I heard about two high school students who rode their horses to school on no vehicles to school day.

Lol.

They got suspended for it.

Mu family is from TX.

My dad rode a horse to school.

He used to make it buck in front of the teacher and students just to stir things up.

Nice chatting with you!


did you know that soccer worldwide makes more than all over sports combined?

Ah yes, Association Football.

Good entertainment for sure in about 200 countries.

Are you a player?

I am not, I'm watching the super bowl right now are you?

Yup.

Interesting that in Association football, players are not allowed to touch the ball with their ands while in playing field.

This is hugely different from NFL.

that is strange, I think it's weird how yes Americans call it soccer but the rest of the world refers to it as football though

It is strange also that soccer makes more money than football, baseball, golf, tennis,.

and hockey combined!

Maybe the Super bowl isn't so Super?

ya that is wild, I think it's nice that a German soccer player donated his world cup winnings to pay for the surgeries of 23 children in Brazil

Nice.

I recently learned that Jon Stewart, the comedian, is a skilled soccer player.

I wonder if he has donated some of his earnings to the unfortunate.

ya I wonder that too, I guess Jon represented the USA in the soccer games in 1983 so he must have been pretty good

Have you ever watched the version of soccer where three teams square off against each other at the same time?

It would be like two teams and a mischievous referee crew.

ya that sounds like a lot going on, did you play the NES as a kid?

apparently it could only display 54 colors

I love nintento.
54 colors or black and white.

ya I loved it, can't believe they officially retired the system in 2003

Makes me feel old.

Not as old a Ronald Reagan.

You know he once was rejected from a movie role because he did seem presidential enough?

Trump would never get the role...

haha that is crazy, did you know bill nye got his start by winning a lookalike contest?

He dressed as Steve Martin

Nice.

I wonder if he was wearing an arrow on his head?

haha, well he definitely dyed his hair white, do you like roman history?

Hail Caesar!

When he visited Britain, he noted the propensity of brits to love their chicken,,,not for dinner but for entertainment.

That was a nugget of trivia for you.

that is interesting, do you travel a lot?

all of the highways in japan are tolls and it would cost over three hundred dollars to cross the whole country!

$4 for a Big Mac, but $25 for the ride to the McDs.

We, at least they can used motorized vehicle there.

On Mackinac Island, motorized vehicles are banned.

ya I'm from Michigan and I've been there, I'm allergic to horses and that is the only allowed mode of transportation, I didn't like it haha


Hi, how are you?

Good Morning.

Have you heard of the book 'Clock Dance?'

I have not.
Have you?

No.

I love murder mysteries and that's usually what I read but I have not heard of the author or the book.

I usually read biographies and business books so this is out of my depth.

Have you read shakespeare?

I like Shakespeare.

I would rather see it as a play than read it.

Gives it so much more dimension.

What do you think?

I had to read it in high school and couldn't follow it.

I eventually got it on tape and read and listened, which helped but I still couldn't comprehend like I do other books.

I would prefer to see it in play form too.

I find it amusing that Tchaikowsky donated his skull to the royal Shakespeare Company to be used as Yorrick.

Shakespeare coined a lot of phrases.
Did you know he coined Good riddance?

My son always uses that phrase.

I will have to tell him Shakespeare invented it.

He won't believe me because his is the only generation to come up with anything good.

lol

HA!

The ignorance of youth.

I knew it well.

He also came up with heart of hearts and laughing stock!

I wonder if he came up with 'To be or not to be.'

That's either Hamlet or Macbeth.

We could look it up but that might be going on a "wild-goose chase"!

Haha.
He was certainly a prolific writer.
Never boring, either.
He even invented names.

What names did he invent?

Miranda, Jessica, and Olivia.Those names are still popular.

Yeah!

Olivia seems like a really popular name too!

I like to see Shakespeare in an era appropriate language and accent.

I have seen several plays where they try to modernize it.

That doesn't work.

I like the costumes too.

Did you see Romeo & Juliet with Clair Danes and Leonardo Dicaprio?

I had a hard time following that!

I did like that.

I think if you read the play first you can follow it better.

I don't know how the actors memorize all of those words and still say them with a clear meaning.

Nice chatting with you!


Hello.
Do you own a cell phone?
If yes, how long have you had one?

Hello, yes I have had one since 1997

Awesome, I have had one since 1999.

Awesome.

An iphone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent.

that it does!

I find it crazy that Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child for every minute you do not use your phone!

I am on my phone quite a bit.

I am on mine quite a bit as well.

New york's area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone

Thats crazy!

I bet Blockbuster regrets not buying Netflix when it was only $50 million.

Ouch, yeah they got behind the technology curve for sure.

From 9pm to 12am, netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in north america.

Reed Hastings started Netflix after he racked up $40 in late fees for a VHS!

He definitely has a good business going.

It'll be interesting to see where we are in 10 more years.

I totally agree!

It's crazy to think that Netflix and Youtube make up half of the internet traffic in North America!

I believe it though because I tend to be on both quite a bit when I am not working!

I do also.

I like to watch I am a Killer on Netflix

I just watched BirdBox!
It was interesting!
My kids like to watch Boss Baby.

Yeah, my wife and watch BirdBox also.
It was pretty good.

Have you watched Peaky Blinders?
That's a really good show, also!

No, I haven't.
What's it about?

It's based in a different country.

They are kind of like gang members that make a living off of Horse races.

It's definetely not a show for children.

If you ever get free time, you should watch it!

Oh ok.  That sounds interesting.

Do you watch, Keeping up with the Kardashians?

No, I do not.
Do you?

I used to but not anymore.

The fact that they are all famous for no reason at all is pretty annoying.

I agree.


Hi!
Seen any good movies lately?

Hello there, I haven't seen any recent movies but watched Jaws the other day.

How about you?

I watched Stargate last week.

I loved that movie, and the resulting TV series!

I really enjoyed the humor, the characters, and the cinematography

I remember watching that at a sleepover when it first came out when I was younger.

It was pretty good.

I enjoyed the TV series too.

I am not one to usually embrace remakes of original movies, but the TV series added much to the story and characters to make it interesting.

One TV series that did NOT go well as a remake was the UK remake of That 70s Show.

It was canned after 10 episodes.

Epic fail!

Wow, that is an epic fail, I didn't know about that one.

Some TV shows just go on forever and will never be remade, like Pokemon, that aired over 750 episodes over 16 years.

That would be too many episodes to remake!

That is crazy there are that many episodes of one show.

Even Thomas the Tank Engine has over 150 episodes, although they did switch narrators a few times.

Ringo Star, George Carlin, and even Alec Baldwin each filmed over 50 episodes ...

I think that is so cool they each did narration for that show.

And it sounds like it wasn't just one or two episodes.

Yeah.
Do you like the Simpsons?

Yeah I sure do, I grew up watching them.

I don't care for episodes past season 10 though.

How about you?

I watched on and off for years.

Did you know that of all those episodes, in only one did Bart neither appear nor is mentioned?

No I didn't know that, but I don't think I have ever seen that one, so most likely in the later seasons.

Simpsons have been successful for many years.

Disney has put out a lot of successful films too over the years, but also a few major flopos.

Did you know that Disney considered closing down their animation studio after Sleeping Beauty was such a box office bomb?

Now, everyone seeems to have seen that movie at one time or another.

That is pretty crazy, think about what if they had closed down?

There are so many movies that never would have been made.

Exactly!

Did you ever see the film, Treasure Planet?

No I didn't, it sounds like a pretty strange movie though.

Have you seen it?

No.

Based on the box office numbers, it doesn't sound like many people did watch it.

If only they had Tom Hanks in it...

Yeah Tom Hanks is one of my favorites.
What is your favorite Tom Hanks movie?

With over $8 billion in film earnings, Hanks has done so many great films  A couple memorable ones: Castaway and Forest Gump.

Nice chatting with you!


Hi there.

You a fan of cinema?

It is derived from a Greek term meaning "movement"!

I am.

I don't watch a lot of films these days, so I need to find a good streaming service and get back in the habit.

How about you?

Yeah good idea, Netflix is always solid!

I like cinema.

No woman has ever been nominated for the academy award for best cinematography!

That's outrageous.

Do you watch much TV?

I wonder why the British version of That 70s Show failed.

Must not have translated well even though it was remade verbatim!

Yeah, maybe the actors weren't a good fit for the show.

Possibly.

Have you seen Days Like These aka the UK That 70's Show?

No, I haven't.
But apparently I didn't miss much.
Have you?

Nope I never watched it for the above reasons that we talked about lol.

There was a cinematographer, Roger Deakins, who was nominated for an oscar 13 times but never won!

That seems to happen to people in a lot of categories.

Do you know which Simpsons episode didn't mention Bart at all?

I should Google that.

Yeah I have no idea to be honest.

Never seen it but I am curious.

I know the Simpsons Movie had him.

It did well at the box office.

Tom Hanks is the highest box office star ever!

I don't think I ever saw the Simpsons Movie.

I stopped watching around 2002 when I thought they'd jumped the shark.

Oh yeah that's fair.

Disney once considered shutting down their animation studio after Sleeping Beauty was a Box Office bust!

That's wild.

That's one of the worst examples of short-term corporate thinking I've ever heard of.

Yes I agree it is.

On the other hand, Trojan Wars was a massive bust with a 15 million budget that didn't even make close to that in the box office.

Have you ever seen treasure planet?

I never heard of that one.

But I've seen some box office flops I thought were pretty decent movies.

Nope never seen it but it sounds cool.

Some films surprise the box office like Silence of the Lambs!

Yeah, and Captain Marvel has done really well despite all the GamerGate/ComicsGatepeople who were trying to sabotage it.

Yes did you see it?

I am wondering if I should go.

The projection and analysis of box office earnings is very important for the industry.

I really should.

I haven't seen many superhero movies.

I think the first Spiderman was the most recent I've seen.

Oh wow yeah you have some catching up to do!

The box office stats I was referring to is predominant in the Hollywood movie industry but not so much the independent studios.

Well it was lovely chatting with you!

Same -- take care!


Hi, how's it going?
Are you a fan of dance at all?

I like dancing but I don't watch any of the dancing shows or go to the ballet a lot.

How about you?

I don't either, but I could appreciate the moves of a Michael Jackson or a Justin Timberlake.

Yes they are both great dancers.

I was recently watching the video of Michael Jackson doing the moonwalk for the first time, it was great!

Michael Jackson has a patent on a device to achieve extreme lean in some of his dance moves lol

Yes he used it in the Smooth Criminal video, it was basically a locking device on the bottom of his shoe that allowed him to lean almost 45 degrees.

Wow that's pretty cool.

Did you hear a new documentary just came out about him?

Not necessarily a flattering one.

He had an odd and turbulent life.

His dad really did a number on him growing up.

It's a sad story.

Yeah I think it's called Leaving Neverland and it's about two of the kids that accused him.

I think Michael Jackson still just thought he was a kid in his mind.

I think in the end he really didn't do anything wrong with those children and he was just misunderstood.

His behavior was a little odd but not illegal.

Agreed.

And you aren't kidding when you say that Joe Jackson did a number on him.

It is really a sad story.

It's a shame because I remember when he would release new music growing up and it was an event.

He made some of the best songs of all time.

So many great songs.

Sorry I didn't mean to bring this conversation down but how can you talk about dance and not include Michael Jackson?

Without him we probably don't have Timberlake, Usher, Chris Brown or anyone else.

In watching the video about him moonwalking they mention that after his performance he got a congratulatory letter from Fred Astaire.

He said it was the best letter he received in his career.

That's pretty cool.

Did you know Tupac danced ballet in high school?

I did not know that, I know a lot of athletes such as Michael Jordan have.

In fact his Air Jordan logo is him performing a ballet leap.

Haha what?

Is that true?

I thought it was his dunk from the free throw line.

It is designed to resemble that but he did not do that big a split in his dunk

Very interesting.

So Michael Jordan actually danced or it was just modeled after a ballet leap?

He did ballet to help with his agility.

Nice chatting with you.


do you use your phone much?

Unfortunately, yes.

I have an iphone and use it way too much!

How about you?

Me too.

Do you know why the NY area code is 212?

I think it's because it was easy to dial on old phones, right?

Yes rotary phones took forever to make a phone call, so that was smart of them

Hard to imagine a time before any type of phones, now everyone carries a phone in their pocket!

I can't believe how many iphones there have been since the first one.

Who can keep up?

Right?

Did you know the cables that carry phone and internet data are only 2.7 inches wide

And they run along the ocean floor!
That's amazing to me.

I know and I wonder how they do not get tangled to animals and stuff down there

Lots about phone technology is incredible.

Like, an iphone has more power than the whole US nuclear deterrent!

THat is mind blowing.
Did you ever use a phone book?

A long time ago!
Now you just google numbers!

Yeah If to of those books get stuck together, there is no separating them

I guess when you overlap the pages?

I wonder who took the time to figure that out!

Yeah exactly, good point.

Did you know UNICEF donates clean water when we do not use the phone?

That's great!

Did you know more women have iphones than men?

I wonder why

I wonder why too.

Did you know during the presentation of the iPhone Steve Jobs had to have a few handy as they kept crashing?

That's sad.

Amazing how far they've come from that first iphone that didn't even have 3G!

Yeah for sure.

Microsoft once held a funeral for the iPhone when they released their phone

That's pretty funny.
Do they even still make phones?

I am not sure , they probably do.

Have you heard of the game Send me to Heaven?

Isn't that the one where the creators tried to get people to break their phone when they dropped it?

Ridiculous!

Yes so glad Apple but a ban on that.
Nice chat!
!


How's it going, did you know on a rotary phone 212 is the fastest area code to dial?

Hello, no I didn't.

I wonder if Hedy Lamarr had anything to do with that, she helped invent wifi.

I never knew that, maybe that's a reason women are more likely to own an iphone than men

She also helped invent the cellphone, along with gps.

That's pretty cool.

Did you know Microsoft held a mock funeral for the iphone when it launched it's first phones?

That was a huge blunder on their part

Seriously?

That is hilarious.

A 17 year old was the first to unlock an iphone.

He sold it for a car and three other phones.

Smart kid.

That's pretty cool, Matt Bellamy recorded his son's heartbeat with an iphone and even put it in a song

That is so sweet.

The London Symphony Orchestra records ringtones for a luxury phone maker.

I cannot even imagine who that would be.

Maybe they were used in the first live Iphone presentation, it's pretty funny Jobs had to use 2 phones due to the potential for the iphone to run out of ram

I didn't know the bars of service doesn't have an effect on the connection quality, I always thought it did

I always figured that too, I figured the closer you are to the ocean cable carrying phone and internet data the more bars you'd have

That makes sense.

I wonder if dolphins can hear what is being transmitted by those cables, since they seem to know whom they are talking to when they use a phone

Lol I never knew that, maybe dolphins can help humans separate 2 phonebooks with overlapping pages

I really dont think there is anything they can't do, not if they set their mind too it.

I wonder if they play "send me to heaven" with phones they find in the ocean?

I don't know, it is kinda scary an iphone has more computing power than the US nuclear icbm deterrent

It truly is.

Oddly, J.P. Morgan bailed out the government in 1895.

I never knew that, maybe the government should of gave him the 86% of the land they own in Nevada as a thank you

Isn't that insane how much land they own?

Yet, we stil have these shut downs, 3 in 1977 alone.

It's a shame how incompetent the government is, Wikileaks was able to leak their plans on destroying Wikileaks

At least we haven't gotten around to Chinese level censorship yet.

They actually censor the word "censorship"

Wikileaks leaking plans to destroy Wikileaks and China censoring "Censorship", to much meta for me lol

I think it's crazy that the government publishes the names of those who renounce their citizenship.

Too much of that going on.

Yea, governments shoul do nice things like donating 1 billion to save the rainforest like Norway did

That would be lovely if they would do that.

It's getting late, and I have to work in the morning.

Thanks for chatting with me.


Are you a watcher of Netflix/

Sure am, I watch it almost every day.
How about you?

Me too, i enjoy it so much.
Have you ever watched Lilyhammer?

i haven't!
I haven't even heard of it before.
is it a show on Netflix?

Yep, it was the original show they created.

It was about a former mobster wanting a new life.

I recommend it

oh that sounds pretty cool!

I should check it out.

Did you know Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than on bandwidth?

I think I heard that before, I wonder how many people actually order DVDs still and if that is part of why they have like 21 billion dollars in debt

it might be.

I didnt even know they still offered the DVD rentals anymore

I think they have a small number of people still getting them.

Did you ever hear how netflix started?

I  had heard that they tried to sell themselves to Blockbuster but they said no, beyond that I'm not too sure

They tried a few times.

It started because of late fees because of blockbuster.

If only they didn't charge the creator, maybe blockbuster would have more than one store left!

oh wow!
It was on Apollo 13 too, good movie

Right, he must have watched it a few times like!

Blockerbuster could have had it all, Netflix is worth like 2 billion now

and theyre responsible for 33% of all bandwidth in North America at night.

thats insane

wow that is so much!
I am part of that every day lol

who isn't??
haha

right lol, I don't want to meet people who don't netflix.

I hope Kim Kardashian doens't I dont want to meet her

I think shes probably too rich and socializing with the "Elite" to watch Netflix.

She was reported as being the highest paid reality tv star in 2015 with earnings of over $53 million

gross, I don't like her!
It was so nice chatting with you!

yes it was nice to chat with you as well!

Thanks, enjoy your day and Netflix!


Hi, are you a You Tube fan?

I'm a huge YouTube fan!

Love it!

I watch a lot business and entrepreneur videos on there.

Do you like it?

Me too, I love You Tube and watch it in some capacity every day, actually.

It didn't even come out until February 2005 but I cannot live without it.

You Tube allows us to view, upload, share, rate, add to my favorites, report, and comment on videos and subscribe to other users as well

Yes.

I think I watch it more than I watch regular tv now.

It's also the 2nd largest search engine on the internet.

Wow, it also offers a wide variety of user-generatred and corporate media video with available content including TV show clips, video clips, documentary films, music videos to just name a few.

Neat.

Along with Netflix, Youtube makes up half of the peak internet traffic in North America.

That shows a lot of people like to watch video.

lol

Yes, that's the truth.

Adding to the list of content is educational videos, live streams, movie trailers, audio recordings, and even video blogging.

A lot of these technologies have evolved via You Tube since 2005.

Google paid 1.65 billion for youtube in 2006.

Holy smokes!

That's a lot of cashola.

It certainly is.

Add to that fact, most of the content on You Tube is uploaded by individuals, the BBC, Hulu, and Vevo.

And if you register on You Tube you have more options than unregistered users.

True.

The most disliked youtube video is Justin Bieber's "Baby".

I think that's more of a cultural backlash of people who weren't fans of his rather than people truly not liking the video.

I agree with that.

Another interesting fact is that the police actually have their own youtube called bluetube, where they share law enforcement videos.

That has a nice ring to it.

I didn't know that.

Psy's Gangnam style got so many views that they had to upgrade the view count integer to 64 bits.

Wow, a 64 bit integer, that's a really big number.

I just found out that Netflix coupled with YouTube together make up over half of the peak internet traffic in North America.

That's a lot of bandwidth!

Did you know that McDonalds didn't have drive-thru's until 1975?

Yes, I've heard that McDonalds added those drive-thrus to accomodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out their cars while still wearing their fatigues.

That makes sense.

Cars use to carry wooden trunks on the back of them and that's how the word trunk came about for the back of a car.

I thought that was a very interesting fact, too.

Plus the car brand Cadillac was named after the french explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac who actually founded Detroit.

That's neat!

I always wondered where the name came from.

Do you like horses?

Yes, I love horses.

Did you know that humans began domesticating horses around 4000 BC.

And that there's an extensive specialize vocabulary used to describe equine-related concepts?

I did not know that!

Clint Eastwood had a mid-life allergy to horses.

Interesting since he had been on horses in a lot of his movies.

Yes, very interesting.

Well nice chatting with you, it's been a pleasure.


hi, do you use the phone much :)

I do, I use it almost everyday, it has become a basic need  for me, what about you?

yeah, me too, work and at home,both.
did you ever use a rotary phone

Yeah I did, my grandma used to have one, it seems like a lot of work just to call a number

Oh yeah it is I bet, hence the reason NY stuck with the 212 area code

Yeah that makes sense, why not make it 111, seems faster!

Maybe some other state had it, but good point

You know that separating two phonebooks once their pages are overlapped is an impossible feat!

I wish i had two phone books just to try it out of curiosity

That would be an interesting experiment, what kind of cellphone do you own?

I have an android, how about you?

I have an IPhone, curious fact about my phone but apparently it has more computing power than the US nuclear deterrent, well not just my phone but most IPhones do

That is insanw, I guess phones nowadays need to do so many thing sso that makes sense

Yeah phones are basically a small computer never imagined phones would advance that much, color was a big deal back in my day now they have 3 cameras on their back and 2 in the front!!!

crazy.
do you enjoy comedies?

I do, one of my favorite actors Demetri Martin, what about you?

Oh he is so funny.

he actually dropped out of harvard to become a comedian

It is!

that's a hard call to make, I would finish college and then become a comedian but I guess his dream couldn't wait.

Well, I bet he enjoyed that more if that was his passion

Yeah I bet he did well at least he didnt drop out of high school like Ryan Stiles

Yeah that is true, but I guess ryan still managed to do well

I agree but still high school is important, you should at least finish that, good thing it turned out ok for him.


hi how are you?
do you follow soccer?

I don't follow it but I watch often.
I know soccer makes a lot of money!

It does.

it is the worlds most popular sport.

people all over the world follow teams and watch the world cup.

Yes, I guess football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis and hockey combined do not make as much money!

Yeah, everyone and anyone can play soccer.

just need a ball and an open space.

very democratic

It sure is.

It has some extremes as well.

Sometimes three teams play one another in one version of soccer.

How is that possible?
how many referees are there?
it sounds complicated.

I can not even imagine!
It does sound very complicated indeed!

Are you interested in phones?
i dont spend much time on mine.

I hate to say it, but I use mine often.

I have an I Phone.

A nuclear ICBM Deterrent does not even have as much computing power as my phone!

Yes, and the ICBMs are not as good at texting and downloads.

I dont have an iPhone.

Have you ever used a rotary dial phone?

Yeah, i have.

very very very very very slow.

and boy you dont want to get a digit wrong.

LOL

Haha-that is pretty funny.

I know what you mean!

The fastest area code to rotary dial was given to New York back in the day.

It is 212.

Yeah, the new yorkers got lucky on that one.

alaska probably got the longest one.

LOL

I wonder.

So I know you said you do not use your phone a lot.

People like you can help kid without clean water as UNICEF donates a day of clean water per minute people do not use their cell phones.

Yeah, i might singlehandedly solve the worlds water problem LOL.

Quite possibly!
That would be great!
I've always been amazed by the phone.

Yes, it is a great system.

it helps every society around the world.

Anyway, great chat!

Yes, it is great and so durable.

Even though the cables on the ocean floor are only 2.7 inches around they carry phone and internet data effectively.

Yeah, fiberoptics are quite thin and can carry multiple conversations.

it is quite amazing.

I agree.
Have a good day!
Nice chatting with you.


Are you a fan of comedy?

Hi, how are you?

Yes, I enjoy comedy.

Did you know that Ryan Stiles dropped out of high school to pursue a comedy career?

Good, thank you.
I did not.
It worked out for him.
Do you know Demetri Martin?

No, I do not know Demetri.
Is he a comedian?

Yes he is.

He had a show on Comedy Central for a season or two.

He was accepted into Harvard law and left to pursue his comedy career.

Pretty smart guy!

I guess the law just isn't as fun as comedy.

Have you heard of the comedy genre "bromantic comedies?"

His comedy is very intelligent so it makes sense.

I have heard of that.

I would say Pineapple Express and I Love You Man would be examples.

Have you seen Harold and Kumar?

That's a good example too.

I wonder what's going on in bill murray's head when he says that Kung Fu Hustle is a supreme achievement in comedy.

I have.

I love Bill Murray so much but I disagree with that statement.

It's a silly movie though and he tends to be very silly himself.

I think he must be making a joke.
Do you follow soccer at all?

Not really but I know a little.

I know it's played in over 200 countries.

It's the sport of the people.

It makes more money that the other major sports combined.

Wow!

I wonder if that's just because of the mass appeal.

Apparently Americans call it soccer because it was slang for association football but I wonder wonder how that slang term came about?

Don't know.

Probably because there was already a sport called football, they needed something new.

The variation of soccer with 3 teams sounds weird.

I wonder why that was started.

I have heard a little about that.

Isn't that where they all three face each other at the same time?

The referee must have trouble keeping track of everything.

There can't be 11 players on each team.

Too many people on the field.

Yes, I would imagine it would be confusing.

Are you familiar with Mesut Ozil from Germany?

Is he a soccer player?

Yes he is.
He did a lot of charity work.

That's great!

Professional athletes make so much money, it only seems fair that they donate some of it.

I agree.

He donated 300,000 Euros to pay for the surgeries of 23 children in Brazil.

That's so commendable.


hi, do you like nba?

I do, what about yourself?

yeah me too.
do you like LeBron?

I do I think he is a great player, its amazing how much money he makes

that is for sure, he is the only one to make more than judge judy

He does, he even rejected a $10 million offer from Reebook when he was 18

yeah but I guess he know he was going to become big and later got way more than that from nike

Yeah 9 times more, a $90 million contract, its a good thing he had confidence in himself I would have taken the money lol

yeah good for him for sure.

and then his involvement with charities.

the guy raised six million

I think thats a great thing to do, did you ever watch the Space Jam movies?

I did and apparently LeBron is going to be in the sequel

Yeah he signed a deal with Warner Bros, I will sure watch that movies, I love the franchise, the first one with Jordan was great.

yeah I will be waiting to watch it too.
do you know reggie miller?

Yeah I do, he is a graet player, he scored a career high of 40 points and I also think he is in the hall of fame.

yeah he is but as good as he is his sister was always better than him

She was?

what is her career high or some of her achievments

well once she socred 105 points and broke 8 national records

Wow that sure is impressive, 8 national records, that is a lot of talent right there, its suprising how much players win from endorcements

yeah I know.

Talk about Allen Iverson being set for life pretty much

Yeah, $800000 a year sounds nice and then he will get 32 million, that sounds like a sweet deal to me

Yup it sure, does, he is taken care of for sure.

nice chat


do you like LeBron?

Yes I do.

He once rejected a $10 million offer from Rebook

Wow why?
That is a lot of money to reject

I know, he was 18 then and said that Nike or Adidas will offer him more and Nike did, $90 million a year later

Wow talk about a guy that knew his selfworth back then

Yeah.

In 2012 he was really hated when he tranferred to Miami Heats though

Wow.

Did you know he is the highest paid celebrity?

Wow cool.

WHen he moved from Cleveland his posters were marked down on price

WOw.

He onlce raised 6 millions for charity by televising the decision

Nice.

He also has a photographic memory and remembers things vividly

WOw he just has too many talents overall

True, do you like Tim Duncan?

Yes I do.
Do you like Reggie Miller?

Tim decided to stay in college and then go to the NBA.

WHat about Reggie?

Nice.

Reggie was great but his sister was always better than him in basketball

Nice, I guess they a re a family of talents for the game

Yeah she scored 105 points in a game and broke 8 national records

Wow.

Did you know most NBA players have financial issues after they retire?

That is said ,Did you hear of that deal Iverson signed with Rebok?

Did not hear of that, did they cut him a good deal?

Yes he got $800 000 per year till he is 55 and then $32 million lump sum


hi how are you?
do you like horror films?

I personally do not enjoy horror films but my friends do.

What about you?

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

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

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

Ah well, the only one I have watched in that list is shining.

I think that watching horror films is a lazy way to lose calories!

yes, it is.

it is better to get out an exercise.

maybe watch a horror movie at the same time?

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

Simple.

exactly.

pretend you need to ride away from the horror.

LOL So, do you like the internet?

or is it the bane of your existence?

I like the internet.

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

That is great!

i figure that information can only help people.

education, jobs, news.

And there is 3g of cell service at the top of mount Everest.

I guess you could instantly upload a picture of yourself up there.

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

LOL

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

Hm.

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

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

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

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

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

Great chat!
Thanks for you time!

Have a good night!

You too!


Have you heard of the actress Taylor Hickson?

Yeah, I heard about her on the set of Deadpool.

Sad.

Actually, I think she was injured while filming for a movie called "Ghostland" because they didn't use safety glass for her scene

Wow, that is a big mistake.
Is she suing?

I heard she is.

Once the glass broke into shards, she had to go to the hospital.

I heard she got close to 70 stitches total!

That is a lot, especially if it was near her face.

The gash was from her chin to her left ear, and was serious enough to need laser and silicone treatment.

All because they probably wanted to save money

Wow that is a long scar.
It was all preventable too.
Its just horrible for her.

And she worked so hard in the movie too!

Hopefully the studio does the right thing in this situation.

Do you know much about cinematography?

I don't really know much about it.

It's basically the science of motion picture or video.

It's a big deal when it comes to the Oscars, and a woman has never been nominated for best cinematography

Really wow.

I heard there was a fight against digital cinematography.

A fight?

Why?

Without change, we won't see it get any better.

James Wong Howe pioneered many of the techniques we see used all the time, but I wonder how accepted it was when he first utilized them

I think they wanted to preserve film.
They were likely scared of the change.

Interesting.

Still, it changes the arena just like the low-key lighting and wide-angle lenses did when Wong Howe introduced them.

That's why he won an Oscar

Wow, there is really a lot to it.
Stuff I sometimes dont even realize.

Roger Deakins is another famous cinematographer, so much that he's been nominated 13 times.

But he's never won the award

That's crazy, Nicolas WInding Refn uses high contrast because he is color blind

It's cool finding out how people adjust to situations, like Kubrick did while filming Spartacus.

It's unfortunate that he didn't get the credit for filming the scene himself, but rather let the cinematographer take the credit

That was a nice thing to do.

It was, especially since the award didn't go to the real person behind it


Hi!

Do you like to watch movies?

Have you heard of Taylor Hickson, the actress who is currently involved in a lawsuit?

I love movies!

Not so much superhero movies, but I did see Deadpool and I did hear about the lawsuit.

Apparently she was disfigured due to an on-set accident.

Yeah that was terrible to hear.

I loved Deadpool!

Hilarious movie.

Apparently the "Ghostland" production team had an unexpected stunt where the glass broke into dangerous shards!

And it resulted in a lawsuit.

She was young when it happened too, only 19.

So, it was deserved that she was compensated for this incident.

Wow, yeah you're right.

So young.

I like superhero movies and there are apparently 300 registered superheroes in the USA.

Then why is there still so much crime?

haha because there are only 300.

And they're likely a little odd.

There's a superhero called "Normalman," who doesn't have any superpowers.

Haha yes I wouldn't want to see a movie about Normalman.

I loved Stan Lee, can't believe he wrote 15 DC comics.

I know, very impressive.

There's even a Garfield book series called Pet Force.

Oh wow.

I used to like Garfield!

I like watching superhero shows on TV and movie.

Movies have gotten so good lately.

One cinematographer Roger Deakins was nominated for an Oscar 13 times but never won!

That's sad, but at least he was nominated, which is something to be proud of.

I actually just learned that there are 750 episodes of Pokemon, which equals to 50 a year for 16 years.

Very true.

wow that is a lot.

I used to watch that show.

And collect the cards.

It was so popular!

I also loved that 70's show and I had no idea there was also a UK version.

Kind of like how the UK office became the US office show.

I never knew that about the 70s show.

And personally I like the American version of the Office more.

Did you know that there is an episode of the Simpsons where Bart never appears or is mentioned?

Me as well, much better.

Oh wow I just figured Bart was in every episode.

Also Thomas the Tank Engine must have been popular if Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin narrated it!

I loved Thomas the Tank Engine as a child.

I remember Ringo and Carlin on the shower, but not Baldwin.

I just learned that the word "cinematography" is based from the Greek word that mean movement and record, together meaning "recording motion."

Oh nice.

Cinema has definitely become a global phenomenon!

For example Chinese-American James Wong pioneered the use of wide angle-lenses.

I just realized I said "shower" instead of show haha sorry.

And James Wong was married to a white woman but their relationship was illegal until 1948 due to racism, which is pretty sad especially because of how recent in history it is.

That is so hard to believe.

It is hard to think about times back then.

Also no woman has ever been nominated for best Oscar for Cinematography.

I wonder when that will change.

Hopefully for Roger Deakins, he has the opportunity to win first haha, being nominated 13 times, I'd say at this juncture it's well deserved.

Yeah I totally agree with you there!

Have you heard that the slow motion cinematographer Gavin Free is known for rooster teeth and achievement hunter on youtube?

Kind of odd I think.

Very odd!

And I thought it was funny that the Simpsons crew sent flowers to the South Park producers when they aired the Family Guy episode.

Yeah that is a very nice gesture.
Nice talking with you have a great day!


Hello do you like super heroes?

I do, how about you?

Yes absolutely!

there are over 300 registered super heroes in the united states lol

Interesting.
I didn't know that.
What do you mean by registered?

I think there is a site that you can register yourself as a superhero if you think you have powers lol

Interesting.
Who is the best one?

I think thats all perspective to each person who is the best lol

I would think Superman is, right?

I dont know,  I guess it depends on the person.

It could be super girl too lol

That is true.
Do  you watch tv?

Yes I love watching tv.
how about you?

I do, but I've never seen Pokemon, have you?

I have watched a few episodes lol I guess they have 750 episodes lol

Yeah, I had no idea there were that many.

Its like 50 episodes per year!

Crazy isn't it?
Did you watch a lot of south park?

I havent seen a lot of that either lol But its really good and funny

The episodes that I saw were pretty funny, I have to agree.

Do they still make south park episodes?

I'm actually unsure.

I think they do.

Well, it was really nice chatting with you.

Great chatting, thanks!

Have a good evening.


Hello do you like horror films?

No, not at all.
They scare me.

lol Yeah I guess mission accomplished on their part!

Did you know stephen kings first horror movie was Bambi?

(in his opinion Bambi was a horror film )lol

Really?
With the little cartoon deer?

Yeah!
lol It was more sad than scary for me.

Oh I thought you meant that Steven King wrote Bambi.

I see what you mean now.

Oh lol oops,  I guess I didn't explain that correctly lol no Bambi is a Disney movie lol

Well yes.

Walt Disney was a nut too, come to think of it.

Did you know you can burn 180 calories watching horror films?

Well yes, I just read that in the box next to this.

Cool!

Isn't weird how some child actors or actresses don't even know what kind of movie they are in.

Like The boy from the Shinning never knew it was a scary movie.

I've never seen it.
I would probably poop myself.

It is a pretty scary movie.

Did you know some of the zombie sounds eating humans in Walking Dead are just made by a man eating friend chicken.

I never understood why people like horror movies.

I don't like them one bit.

Maybe they like feeling the thrills and chills.

I suppose it must be something like that.

Well, to each his own I guess.

Did you read the part in the third section about helium?

Yes, but sometimes we do not get the same stuff.

It's a strange assortment of information this time

Its so weird how the earth has changed,  when it was first formed each day would only be about 5 hours long!

That is so short!

Well, keep in mind that was several billion years ago.

Yes.
Nice chatting.


hi how are you?

what do you think of this planet of ours?

Hey I'm doing great how are you?

Our planet is amazing I love it.

However I hate that more than 80% of our natural forest have been destroyed.

yeah, we have treated the old gal pretty shabbily.

we need to learn to respect this planet, the only one we have.

I totally agree.

Kind of odd that earth will be virtually helium free by the end of the 21st-century.

I wonder what caused that?

i dont know.
where does helium come from?
where does it go?
i have questions.

Yeah I need to look these questions up as well.

Apparently when earth was first formed a day was only 5.5 hours long.

I could get used to that work week!

yeah, but how much internet time could you get in?

LOL the day will get longer and the work day will too

Yeah that's true.

Probably not much.

I love the Internet and there's even Internet capabilities at the peak of Mount Everest along with 3G cell service.

who would want internet on the top of everest?

people taking selfies, i suppose.

Oh yeah always got to be posting to Instagram!

The Internet can cause real addiction measurable in the brain so no matter where people are they need it.

i think i am one of the sad victims of the internet.

i click and click yet my craving is never satisfied.

Ha ha I am right there with you.

It is like a drug.

The three horizontal line menu on apps and website is called a hamburger button.

That makes me hungry just thinking about it.

i think that PETA and the vegans hate that word!

they probably want a different term.

Perhaps they do.

Did you know the current library of Alexandria has a saved copy of the Internet?

is there really a copy?

how could you make a copy of the whole internet?

it seems impossible.

Yeah I don't know enough about the Internet to answer that question.

But do you know those terms that you see when buying a product or service on the Internet?

Only 7% of people read that.

i am not one of the 7percent.
i am surprised that it is that high.

Yes me too.

Do you like horror films?

I like watching them around Halloween.

Maybe that explains why I lose the weight around that time because watching horror movies can burn up to 180 cal.

I guess that works the first time you see a film, but the next time, it is not so scary.

Anyway great chat!

Yes cause you know it's coming.

Another thing that you should do after watching a horror movie is viewing abstract art because you'll enjoy it more.

Great talking with you too hope you have a good one.

Will do!
Ill check out some art afterward.
Thanks!
Have a great day!

Also remember the metallic noise in horor movies is from something called a waterphone!

Enjoy your day now :)


Hi, how are you?

Hi, I'm doing great.

Have you seen anything cool on TV lately?

I am watching the Daytona 500.
Does that count?

Awesome!
I didn't know it was on.
What lap are they on?

I think they are on like 100?

It's on my second monitor so I am not paying that much attention to it.

I do know the guys in front are second tier drivers.

Never heard of them.

But I also do not follow nascar that much.

All I know about Nascar is what my mother tells me when I see her, since she's a big fan of it.

I don't watch much TV, personally.

I usually only watch live sports and the occassional movie.

I find that I can work with sports on in the background and still keep focus on what I need to do.

There's 62 laps left so 138...

It's good to be able to multitask and still maintain focus.

I'm pretty bad at that - I can't watch something and work at the same time.

I get distracted by the cinematography and the excitement.

That's why it's sports and not something by stanley kubrick!

Very true!

The motion of fast cars or fast athletes is still distracting, even though it's not as flashy as a movie with lights and CGI.

Speaking of cinematography, roger deakins has been nominated 13 times for the oscar and never won!

Cough***Susan Luchy***Cough

That would be so aggravating to always be so close but never quite get the win.

Who's Susan Luchy?

What?

You don't know who she is?

You have to be under 35... Am I right?

She was nominate for soap operas for like 20 straight years and never won.

Just over a decade under 35, haha.
I've never heard of her before.
I have a lot to learn!

HAHAHA.

That's ok.

I don't watch soap operas and it was always news when she didn't win.

She eventually won and it took all the joy out of it.

That reminds me of Leonardo DiCaprio repeatedly being nominated for an Oscar and never winning until just a few years ago.

It ruined all the jokes!

I know!

Stupid academy ruined all the jokes.

Think about the jokes once in a while!

I don't even like awards shows so I am not sure how I know about that stuf..

I almost never watch award shows.

I just get corrupted by all the jokes I see on the internet about them afterwards.

Nice.

I feel so old watching the music ones.

I have no idea who any of those acts are.

So different from when I was growing up.

I even feel old watching those.

I know a few of the big names, but most of the time I sit around wondering if I've ever heard anything from them, or if I'm no longer "cool," haha.

It's a crossroads!

I look at my mortality whenever the VMAs come on.

Who the hell are these people?

Funny enough, I feel the same way when I look at Nascar drivers now as compared to when I used to sit and watch them with my mom when I was six.

If they look old now, what does that mean about me?


Are you a fan of lebron james?

I do, I think his a great player, do you like him?

I am!

I like that he is involved with charity!

Thats great so not only skilled but has a great heart, I heard he raised 6 million for a charity

I know!

He televised "the decision" and raised that much money.

I bet that was a great show, he is also the highest paid celebrity out there

I think it is funny that judge judy is the next highest paid celebrity after him.

She does make $123,000 per episode, a lot of money

I feel like she is always on TV.

I wonder how many episodes she has filmed.

That is a crazy contract.

Must be, I bet more than 20 in a season, did you ever watch Space Jam?

I have not seen the whole thing but I heard their is a sequel.

Yeah the sequel has LeBron as the leading actor, the first one was with Michal Jordan

I wonder how much Warner Bros is going to spend on that movie.

Im guessing a lot of money, I wonder who else got casted for the movie, I bet other famous players will appear

I agree.

Before he was 20, he accepted $90 million from nike.

Can you image?

That is a lot of money, wow, I heard he rejected a $10 million dollar deal from Reebook

I cannot believe an 18 year old would reject that money but smart on his end.

I would have taken the money, $10 million dolars at age 18 is a lot of money, Im 27 and its still a lot of money for me

I know.

I wonder why he was waiting for adidas and nike?

If he had a preference or just wanted more money.

Maybe wanted a big company to sponsor him, like the biggest one out there, people used to pay 100-120 dollars to watch him play in high school

You are probably right.
It was nice talking to you!


How's it going, do you know an album is an audio recording on a cd, vinyl, or audio tape?

Yes, I did know that.

When I think of an album, I think of a vinyl record but the other mediums count as well.

Did you know that albums of recorded music were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78-RPM records and were collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album?

No, that's pretty cool.

There's so many great albums out, like Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon which was still a best selling album in 2014

That's an awesome album that was recorded over 40 years ago.

That tells you how good it was.

NWA's Straight Outta Compton was pretty good too, it was able to go platinum without airplay or a major tour

Yes, and Linkin Park's "Hybrid Theory" is the best-selling album of the 21st century.

I bet the album released by the identical Twins in Japan is one of the worse selling albums

Probably, do you go to concerts?

Due to the success of the debut album, Linkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001 alone.

Sometimes, I would of loved to see a Ramones concert, they played 2,263 concerts as a band

Yes, they toured almost non-stop for over 20 years, wow.

Also back in 1972 Pink Floyd recorded a live concert at the ancient Roman Amphitheater in Pompeii ... with no audience.

I wonder if they at least recorded it.

There's a Roman amphitheater in Croatia that is still in use

Yes, they still use it as a concert venue in Croatia.

There are many different kinds of concerts from private houses and small nightclubs to dedicated concert hall, arenas and parks to large multipurpose building and even sports stadiums.

I really like the sports stadium concerts myself.

As long as Creed isn't playing, in 2002 people filed a lawsuit against them for a bad concert

True.

Do you like to dance?

I love to dance especially at concerts (just kidding) but did you know that babies spontaneously dance when they hear music?

Yea, babies also smile more when they hear a beat too

One of the best dancers of all time (in my opinion) Michael Jackson even had a patent on a device he used to achieve the extreme lean in some of his dance moves.

That surprised me.

Yea theres videos on youtube that show the device MJ patented and how he would use it in his dance moves

Wow, even Tupac danced ballet in high school and portrayed the Mouse King in his school's production of the Nutcracker.

That's crazy, I wonder if he went through 4 ballet shoes in a week like professional do

I don't know but another little known fact also surprised me.

Bruce Lee was also a great dancer and won the Hong Kong Cha-Cha championship in 1958.

Wow, never would have guessed that one.

Pretty cool.

Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


Good morning?

You have any favorite types of music?

I know I should like Jazz, such a history.

Want to get the real thing in New Orleans, might be different.

yes i like jazz , thats one thing i have in common with my favorite actor which is Clint Eastwood

Is there a particular period you like?

I guess I am more the smoother type.

I like melody and the calming sounds of the 1940's.

Yes I love love the Jazz-rock fusion era, it wit first aperared in the 1960s

I am not familiar with that.

I just love music in general, I may have to look into that!

Music , instruments, and lyrics are like poetry to me.

Some songs can make you feel so deeply..like Edgar Allan Poe.

"The Raven" haunts me.

He mad nexxt to nothing with it too.

Yea i know I think he only made like 9 dollars on that poem what a bummer.

My guess is it was a lot more money back then.

Obviously poetry is important to many.

The whole "Lord of the Rings" series had Hobbit character names taken from an Icelandic poem.

I remeber hearing about that , I think the name of the poem was dvergatal, or something like that.

I believe you are right.

History is so important, a lot to teach us.

Interesting that poetry can be traced back to prehistoric times and then Jazz back to the early 1800's.

yes and jazz and poetry can be transmitted into thousands of people through the use of radio waves because they can carry that information.

Technology has taken us so far.

Can you imagine having been in a foxhole and using a pencil, razorblade and diode for a radio?

I can but my great grandfather that was in world war 2 could he use to tell us stories of soldiers who did that exact thing when I was a kid.

Thank your Grandfather for his service for me ( if he is still around).

I wonder if they were able to make radios that could pick up the sound of the storms on Jupiter?

I wonder how you can pick up sounds from jupiter I guess you would have to intercept the electromagnetic waves are something like that.

At least when we listen to the radio we aren't required to listen to certain things.

Would hate to have the Canadian law that 40% played has ot be from Canada itself.

If I did I think I would rip the transmitter out of the radio so I wouldn't have to listen to it no more.

You prefer to hear it live?

I guess they had an all access pass in DC for concerts.

A lot of famous Jazz started there.

Yea but jazz comes from all over the world it also has roots that stretch as far as West Africa.

Oh I was just thinking if you were in the area of DC there was a lot going on there that might be interesting.

Classical music, Jazz concerts, movies..even different types of beers and pairings.

Me and my wife were thinking about going to Freer Film Friday on Friday but were still debating on it.

I am jealous!
I would love to see "Becoming Dr Ruth".
The life she led is fascinating.
Nazi Germany and training in Jerusalem?
Never thought of her as a sniper!

Are you talking about the famous sex therapist, I would love to see that also so she is so funny.


Good morning, do you listen to the radio?

Hello there, I do listen to the radio, mostly when I am driving to and from work.

How about you?

I listen to satellite radio in the car, not so much the regular AM/FM anymore.

I have gone on a few road trips in cars where they had satellite radio, it is very cool, so many stations to choose from.

Yes it seems like they have a station for every type of music you could possibly want.

I like the variety because you get tired of hearing the same songs over and over.

Yeah the variety is really good.

Did you know that in Canada, all music played over the radio has to be at least 40% Canadian bands and acts?

That's a great rule to help support local artists.

I wonder who gets the job to monitor that?

I agree!

I don't know how much the Canadian public likes it, but it is really good for all those local bands.

I'm sure it's not even that noticeable because you don't really think of the nationality of the artists when you're listening to a song.

There's a station in Finland that airs a weekly Latin news program.

That is true, I think a lot of the music I listen to doesn't come from the US.

And really thats pretty cool!

It's important to expose yourself to different cultures and music is an easy and fun way to do that.

I know that I've enjoyed listening to a lot of acts from different parts of the world.

Very true again.

Do you know what soldiers used to call the small radios they would make during WWII?

No, it is really amazing at how a radio can be made out of the smallest and craziest items.

Yeah it sure is, I guess they were called, 'foxhole' radios if I'm correct.

They were made with bits of pencil and razors, it's very impressive that they made them in a way that they were functional.

Yeah it really was.

What is also impressive is the radio storms on the planet Jupiter.

I would love to hear what those sound like on the radio.

I wonder if they sound similar to static?

I agree, I wonder if there is a site you have to go, or if there is a certain frequency you can tune in to hear that.

That's something I definitely intend to research.

Do you listen to podcasts?

I have not gotten into podcasts yet, but would like to.

Do you have any suggestions where to begin?

I listen to a few true crime podcasts and few interview based ones.

I would recommend Stuff They Didn't Teach You and 99% Invisible.

It was fun talking with you, have a great day!


Do you like Washington DC?

I guess.
I have never been there though.
I hear its nice.

There are a lot of good restaurants, like the Penn Quarter.

That sounds interesting.
I think I would go for the museums.

Baltimore, which is nearby DC, has the Baltimore Museum of Arts.

It is really good.

I have to check it out.

There is a great display, by Spencer Finch.

Are you into jazz music.

I like jazz music, Kind Of Blue is my favorite album,  and you ?

Have you heard the Pakistani jazz orchestra that is currently topping the charts.

I wonder what kind of jazz they play.
Do you have a favorite style of Jazz ?

I like the trumpeters.

They only grow those goatees because it makes playing more comfortable.

Oh that makes sense, I like Bebop.
It is like poetry, do you read poetry ?

Not really.

Maybe you should read the depressing poem that if you read in reverse, it is positive.

It would cheer you up.

I think i would always just read it backwards lol.

You could rad also Demetri Martin's poem backwards, it is a 224 word palindrome.

What is a palendrone.

A Palindrome is a word or a sentence that could be read from right to left or left to right.

Like the town Laval.

Learn something every day huh.

Maybe Edgar  Allen should have learned something, like how be a car mechanic, he did not make a lot of money with his poetry, "the raven" earned him only 9$.

Yeah that's not very much.

Somebody made a lot more than that off it.


hello

Hello.

what is ur opinion about guns

I think it's important to have our gun rights and to do what we can to help to lower the crime.

i think has to be more strict , theres a lot the surgeons hasve to do to fix wounds made by guns

Danny, the boy from the shining, did not know he was acting in a horror film until several years later.

i know , i mean i would try to hide to my boy what was exactly going on to protect him , and what about burning a lot of calories by watching horror movies ?

thats amazing

Haha, that is crazy.

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

i didnt know that if u watch horror movies beofre u view abstatrct art u wl enjoy the art more , ill do that next time

Stephen king was terrified as a child when he saw the movie bambi, calling it the first horror movie he saw.

is very interesting to read about the car history and many different trivia about it , for ecxample to know that macdonalds added the drive thru because of the soldiers who were not allowed to leave theur cars while wearing their fatigues

Very neat and patriotic.

The car brand cadillac was named after french explorer antoine de la mothe cadillac who founded detroit.

i wasnt aware that in southafrica u can equip ur car with falme throwers to prevent car jacking

Country music legend george strait and the wealthiest man in the world jeff bezos are cousins.

country music is a mix of different sounds like celtic and irish with traditional english ballads

I enjoy country music.

Real country music like George Jones is my jam.

what about U2 disguising and play in texas 1987 as the dalton brothers

Haha, that's cool.
I don't know much about U2.

i love them !

i wasnt aware that there is only 2 african american men in the country music hal of fame

Yeah, me either.
Probably one of them is Charley Pride.

oh ok  ,well , it has been nice talking to u

Thanks and you too

thank u , have a nice day

bye

Goodbye


Good morning!

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

Ok. Well do you like to listen to then.

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

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

Yeah...I like country music from like mid 90s to now.

I was a radio DJ and a club DJ, retired now.

But, being on the radio was pretty neat.

I would be afraid to say something I shouldnt.

LOL.

So did you go to school to be a dj.

Yes, but you just always had to remember that being on the radio was your job...LOL.

Yes, I went to the Ohio School Of Broadcasting (it's called something else now though).

In fact, I didn't spend too much time in radio as I found that I would make more money playing in the clubs...so I went that way instead.

I would imagine it being more fun in the clubs to.

Im interested in the technical aspects of it.

Like, how a radio works.

How somebody speaks into a mic and it goes out over the airwaves.

I was never to educated in that aspect of radio, except to say that you would talk into a microphone, and there were generators (quite powerful actually) that would power your voice (or music) up through those giant antennas you could see.

Built high so that they can transmit what you were saying to radios that would pick up the signal that was being sent.

I dont know I just find that stuff interesting.

So is there good money in being a dj.

As far as being a radio DJ, it depends on the market that you're in.

If you are in say New York, Los Angeles or Chicago...you will make big bucks.

Then there's middle market like Milwaukee, Cleveland, or Spokane where the money is a little less great, but you can earn a living.

Then there's the small markets, from small towns where you broadcast farm reports, and little things like that.

And you don't get much money at all...maybe minimum wage, and that's where generally everyone  starts at.

I got lucky in starting in the middle market.

So the more people you got listening the more money you make.

Makes sense.

I would think you could make a living just doing parties and stuff like that.

Karaoke is big around here.

Yes, as far as not being on radio...the gigs paid a lot more!

And yes I did karaoke shows as well.

Did almost every type of DJ job that could be done.

Parties, VFW halls, weddings as well as the clubs.

Heck, I was making anywhere from 50-150 bucks an hour.

As opposed to minimum pay for the radio stations, which is why I chose doing that instead of radio

Thats pretty good money if you can stay busy.

I would have thought the guys on the radio made more money than what you say.

As much money there is in advertising.

Like I said, if you were in a big market in radio, you would make a ton of money.

Not only in the on-air portion of the job, but they pay you a lot for doing on-the-air promotions from a location.

More money than the advertising, though they make big coin as well

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

A there were a few...not HUGE famous, but local artists (Michael Stanley Band, Devo..etc), some big DJ's used to come to my shows.

The whole key to do those gigs was you can't be afraid to talk into a microphone, and you had to choose your words wisely in public.

I think that would be my downfall in it.

I dont have a problem talking into a microphone, but watching my words might be a different story.

I imagine that not even seeming to be a job.

It all takes practice.

That's why going to the radio school was so important!

It taught me how to do it professionally!

Thanks for the conversation this early in the day...LOL....felt like I was being interviewed.....see?

You could make it in radio!

Good questions and you didn't swear once....LOL.

Have a Great day!

No problem.

You seem like you have had an interesting life.

Or at least work life.

I appreciate the conversation.

I learned a little bit from it, and thought it was very interesting.

Glad to hear that!

Sometimes I feel like I haven't done a thing in life, then conversations like this one prove me wrong.

Thanks again for that!

Have a nice one!

You to thanks for the conversation.


Hey there.
What kind of music do you prefer?

I like many kinds of music.
What about you?

Yeah me too.
Have you heard of the singer Lorde?

Heard of her because of South Park.
I know that the kids like her.

Yeah I guess that would be fitting since she is so young.

I used to listen to her first album songs too.

Quite different really

Have you listened to Linkin Park?

Their album "Hybrid Theory" is the best-selling album of the 21st century.

Yeah, I really love their music.

Too bad about the lead singer, they had so much potential as a band

I'm amazed that Linkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001 alone.

When did they find time to sleep and eat?

True.

Same with the Ramones, toured for almost non stop for 20 years.

That must have been tough.

2,263 concerts.

I wonder whether they played in that Roman amphitheater in Croatia.

With that many concerts I would not be surprised

I think it's typical of Pink Floyd to record a live concert at an ancient Roman amphitheater in Pompeii, minus the audience.

Very artsy.

Haha very true.

Too bad not all concerts are awesome like this.

I mean Creed was sued for bad performance

Creed should have taken a book from Linkin Park.

They probably deserved to be sued.

NWA's Straight Outta Compton was the first album to go platinum without airplay or a major tour.

I can’t imagine their lyrics on the radio.

So true, nothing wrong in taking some tips from other, especially in this industry.

I guess same goes for dancers too

I'm not really much of a dancer.

The image of Tupac dancing ballet doesn't not fit with his rapper image.

Neither does for Bruce Lee, and let alone winning a dance championship

The bodily control of martial arts could transfer to dance.

I wonder about the rhythm though.

I want to know more about the identical twins from Japan released a rap album when they turned 100.

What kind of fire did they spit?

Did they complain about arthritis?

That is quite something.

I am also always puzzled by the flexibility of ballet dancers.

There's a cost to all that practice though.

Ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of shoes in a week.

Yeah and the images of their feet are not too pretty but what a passion.

I guess they enjoy it as much as babies do.

Never seen a baby dance except on Ally McBeal.

I enjoyed chatting with you!

Same here.
Have a good one

Ta!


Hello,  do you like music/?
if so,  what kind?

I od like music.

I like all kids but lately ive been into 90s and 00s alt rock.

Also country.

I am not sure where the country came from but I am listening to it.

What about you?

yeah I like all kinds of music,  I just listen to whatever sounds good.

Did you know The Dark side of the Moon was still best selling album of 2014?

Really?

I love Pink Floyd so I know the greatness of that album but I also know the entire catelog is good

hmmm I dont know lol I actually never listen to that album,  only a few songs.

Save your time... Linkin park's "hybrid theory" is the best-selling album of the 21st century.

Hahaha thanks for the tip!

I do love Linkin Park!

They make good music.

Very sad what happened to Chester bennington.

Yeah, that was a huge bummer.

I listen to that album working out all the time.

It's great front to back.

Yeah great music.
Linkin Park did 324 shows in 2001.
That is a lot of concerts!

That's a lot of hotel stays.

I bet they have a lot of Marriot points.

Since artists make most of their money on shows, strike while the iron is hot!

yeah,  must be hard living out of suitcases for so long.

But the shows and partying was probably fun!

I can only imagine.

Reel big fish re-recorded all of their hits for a best of album after losing the rights to their old record label.

So petty and I love it!

interesting.

Did you know the Ramones did 2,263 shows !

Omg that is insane.

Seems like too many shows!

oh true, I didnt even think of that,  I just thought how tiring lol

I look at stuff like that little jaded, I guess.

In croatia, there is an ancient roman amphitheatre that is still in use as a concert venue Kinda like red rocks...

That is amazing!

Well if you think that is interesting... Bruce Lee was also a great dancer and he won the hong kong cha-cha championship in 1958.

I did know that,  and that is pretty cool!

Pro ballerinas go through 4 pairs of shoes a week!

I hope they get a frquent buyer discount lol

HA!

I know how expensive sporting shoes are so I really hope they're cheap!

Seriously!
anyways been nice chatting.


How are you?

Been to any concerts lately?

I went to one at a park but want to go to one at a sports stadium one day

I haven't been to a concert since Hanson, ha!

I used to like Creed but I'm glad I never went to one of their concerts-a lawsuit was filed against them for a concert being so bad!

Lol, I'm surprised it was just one lawsuit filed against Creed for a bad concert

The Ramones must put on better concers.

They have played over 2000 concerts, and have toured non stop for 20 years.

That's a lot, much more than linkin park playing 324 concerts in 2001

But that is crazy that that wasv only in one year, must have been exhausting!

Linkin park was very popular, hybrid theory is the best selling album of the century so far

Another popular album is Dark Side of teh Moon.

It was released more than 40 years ago but was still a best selling album in 2014.

Yea, Pink Floyd was pretty popular, they played in the roman ampitheater with no crowd back in the day though

That is very eerie, but very cool.

Speaking of ancient roman ampitheatres, there is one that is still used as a concert venue in Croatia.

That's pretty nice, I wonder if Lorde ever performed in an ampitheter, she did recently sell out the Anthem in Washington

Apparently a 6000 capacity venue is smaller than she is used to.

Apparently she and her dancers were pretty nervous during the concert

Seems like a pretty cool show.

She used her own heartbeat as the dance rhythm in one song.

That's pretty neat, she also requested a drink from the audience, I'd do that to if I had to put on a concert

She also connected with the crowd by using humor.

Her melodrama tour and song are getting some good reviews, might have to catch some clips on youtube to see if it's good

I do not believe I have actually listened to her music.

I like how her concert made her seem really human, emphasizing her joys, fears and mistakes.

I'm not a big Lorde fan myself either, I do listen to Tupac though who also did ballet in high school

That is interesting!

I wonder if he did pointe?

Ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes a week.

That's crazy, I wonder how many shoes Bruce Lee went through when he danced in Hong Kong

I never knew Bruce Lee liked to dance, but that makes sense.

I want to see if there is any footage of him doing the Cha Cha!


hi how are you?
do you like horror films?

Hey, how are you?
I do like horror movies!
They are a great way to burn calories.
You can burn almost 180!

I wonder if I would burn that many.
I dont scare so easily.
What is your favorite?

Haha, that is true I would be happy to burn 100!

I think I liked the Friday the 13th series the best.

The music was great in that and scary.

i saw that once.
i am not into slasher films.
i liked omen, exorcist, shining.

The Shining scared me a lot!

Have you ever heard of the instrument called a waterphone?

That is what makes the creepy metallic noises.

i want to see that instrument and maybe play it for fun.

it sounds intriguing.

Yes, I bet it sounds awesome!

I recently learned that Stephen King was terrified by Bambi growing up.

Never would have guessed that!

i was pretty scared of that film when i was a kid so i dont blame him.

he turned that fear into a career though.

He did.

I never realized Edgar Allen Poe was such a pioneer in the horror industry.

I think of him more as a classical writer.

yes, he wrote literature, not pulp.
still, a strange guy with odd tastes.

Haha, no kidding.
Do you like country music?
I like it, but it is not my favorite.

it is not my favorite but there are some tunes i like.

i heard shania twain.

she has a great voice.

I like her too.

I never knew until recently that it is not very diverse in terms of performers.

Only two African Americans are in the country music hall of fame!

why is that?

are there not many artists like that in country?

music seems to have boundaries that dont reflect the nation.

I guess not, I always assumed there would be in the southeast.

Funny enough, Henry Ford helped country music gain popularity!

I think he liked the wholesomeness of it.

didnt like jazz.

too urban and decadent.

The funniest part about it is that he was from Michigan!

Very far from the south where country is so prevalent.

Yes, but i guess the workers in his factories listened to all kinds of music.

Anyway, great chat!

Yup, that is true.
Great chatting with you too!

Yes, you too!
Have a great day!

You too!


do you like horror movies?

I like some of them.

DId you know KIng thinks Bambi is super scary?

I wonder why though , I guess the part where the mom is killed can be scary

I guess so but still.

Did you know you burn more calories watching them?

Yes you burn 180 more calories, quite a bit

True.

Also is a good idea to watch it before you go to an art gallery with abstract art

Yes because you will enjoy it more

Yeah.

Do you know how they make those creepy noises?

Yes they use an instrument called a waterphone

Yeah it sounds so creepy and adds to the scary effects

I know.
Do you like cars?

I sure do.

DO you know when the drive thru was invented?

Yes that was by McDonalds way back in 1975

Yes and do you know why?

SOldiers were not allowed out of their cars in their fatigues

Yeah.

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

Yes because old cars used to have wooden trunks

Yeah.
Do you know how cadillac got its name?

Yes after the founder of detroit, de la Mothe Cadillac.

It was nice chatting with you

Yes and it is pretty fitting , the name.

Same here.

That is very true.
Bye.


Do you have a favorite horror film?

No, but Watching horror movies can burn up more than 180 calories!

The kid from the Shining thought everything he was doing was real

Thats interesting.

Horror films often aim to evoke viewers' nightmares, fears, revulsions and terror of the unknown.

I know that Jason and Freddy kept me up all night long when I was a kid.

Same!

Most of the creepy noises in horror movies are made by a waterphone.

That is interesting.

I did not know that.

I did know that Stephen King was terrified of Bambi as a kid

I can see that.

A horror film is a film that seeks to elicit fear.

They definitely do that for me!

Do you own a car by chance?

I do.

Cars came into global use during the 20th century, and developed economies depend on them.

I have a Ford, which was the first Amercian car company

Pretty cool.

In 2014, there were over 1.25 billion vehicles and I'm sure it has gone up since then.

We need more of them to be electric and get away from oil and gas.

That's true.

Most cars in use in the 2010s are propelled by an internal combustion engine, fueled by the combustion of fossil fuels.

Fossil Fuels are not renewable but electricity is; We can get tons of it from the sun by way of solar

Exactly!

It is legal in south-africa to equip your car with flame-throwers to prevent carjacking!

That would be a sight to see!

I know I have been trying to get one installed on my car but I don't know where to buy one or who I can get to install it.

Haha.

Old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back.

So glad they got rid of those.

They were ugly.

I do like a big trunk in my car now though.

Its essential

Cars are expensive not only to individuals, but to society.

The costs to society include maintaining roads, land use, road congestion, air pollution, public health, health care, and disposing of the vehicle at the end of its life.

I so badly want a Mercedes C-class for my next car.


Do you enjoy any type of hobbies or entertainment?

I do but I am not passionate about any of them.

I really just like spending time with my family as my hobby... What about you, do you have any hobbies?

I personally enjoy traveling with family.

How about you?

I do like to travel with my family.

We like to go to hotels with pools, like the Wisconsin Dells.

Where have you been that is fun?

I have traveled throughout japan and man was it expensive.

Did you know all of japan's highways are tolls so traveling cross country alone is already $300

I did not.

That's a lot of money to spend on tolls.

Did you like Japan?

Japan was definitely a unique experience in a different culture.

Also it was very convenient to move around, unlike for instance Mackinac island, which has banned motorized vehicles for over a 100 years

I think I would enjoy a society without motorized vehicles...

Especially on the beauiful Mackinac Island.

The homes and vegitation on that island are just beautiful!

That would definitely be a defining aspect of Mackinac Island, but transpiration would definitely be inconvenient.

Another such case is Iceland which lacks a public rail services so to move between major towns, people need to use domestic flights

The King Kalakaua could have used that.

He was the first king to travel around the world.

Do you prefer to travel by foot, bike, train, boat, plane, or other?

I like car, unless it is far, then plane.

But I hate traveling by plane.

That turbulance is too much for me.

Then do you choose to rather travel domestically rather than internationally?

I will travel internationally, I have been to mexico but nothing else.

I am planning a trip to Ireland in the upcoming year.

Have you been?

I don't have any plans at this moment for traveling, but I am considering going to some concerts.

Do you enjoy music and concerts?

I do like concerts.

Which ones are you thinking about going to?

I am planning to go to one by Joe hisaishi, but I also want to try going to a concert held at an ancient roman amphitheatre someday as well

That would be fun.

There's an ancient roman amphitheatre in Croatia!

You should go there.

Yes I would like to someday.

I would also like to go to concerts by amazing artists like linkin park.

They were so successful that they played 324 concerts in 2001 alone

That's a long time on the road.

Do you think you would be able to make it that long on the road?

I probably could not, but I would definitely like to see at least one.

I mean they were probably successful for a good reason, unlike the creed concert that was so bad that 4 concerts got filed lawsuits against.

I remember that!
Nice chatting with you!


do you like baseball?

I sure do.

DO you know why the managers wear uniforms?

Yes because they can play if the team needs them to

Yeah.

Do you know what kickball is called in Canada?

Yes it is called soccer-baseball

Yeah.

DO you know why used to do the schedule for MLB?

Yes it was a couple who did it for 24 years

Yes and they scheduled 2430 games each year

THat is a lot of games, what a career for those two.

Yeah.
Do you like to travel?

I love it.

Did you know the Dutch are working on a bus that can go 160 mph?

So cool.
Have you ever been to Japan?

I have not but I hear they have lots of tolled highways

Yes it will cost you $300 to travel around the country

Yeah.

IN Mackinac island there are no motorized vehicles allowed

Yes that has been going on for 100 years now, they have horses though

True.
Do you like concerts?

I do and like to go when I can, and you?

Me too.

Did you know LInkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001?

THat is amazing.

The Ramones also toured for 20 years in a row

Yeah and played 2263 concerts, amazing