Have you ever played any sports?

I used to play baseball.

Can you believe the Cubs almost won the last World Series?

They were the first team to win back-to-back series, but hasn't won since!

I played baseball as a kid too!

I was kind of rooting for the Cubs last World Series.

They came so close!

I know!

Did you know that if a player catches a baseball in their hat, they receive three extra bases?

I'm surprised I don't see more players trying that.

Some of the field players pull pretty incredible stunts to catch baseballs.

Athletes are pretty incredible.

Did you know the soccer player, Didier Drogba, stopped a civil war in his home country all on his own?

I had no idea.

You're right that soccer players do some amazing things, though.

German player Mesut Ozil donated his entire World Cup victory bonus to pay for 23 children's surgeries.

That's so generous.

Tennis players are pretty crazy, too.

There was once a point that lasted 29 minutes and consisted of 643 shots.

Good grief, that's over 20 shots per minute.

I'm worn out just thinking about it.

The longest match went on for 11 hours and had to be split across three days - I guess the players got worn out too!

Wow!

That's like soccer, too.

Players run on average up to 7 miles per game!

Sports players must train so hard to be able to do that.

The people behind the scenes work hard too.

For 24 years until 2005, all 2430 major league baseball games each year were scheduled by just two people, a married couple!

Wow, what a lovely job to be able to have with your partner.

Can you imagine all of the other behind the scenes efforts, too?

In just one season, around 160,000 baseballs are used!

The sports production industry must be making a lot of money from all the balls and equipment they have to make, plus fan products like baseball cards too.

A man once found 3 million dollars worth of cards in his grandfather's attic!

Wow.

It's funny most people think about baseball and football being the most major sports, when soccer actually makes more money than all of the major sports combined.

Well, soccer is an international sport.

Baseball and football are mostly localized to specific areas, but soccer is played in over 200 countries.

Yeah, the super bowl is actually smaller than soccer's third largest game.

The Super Bowl might be part of America's most popular sport, but soccer is the world's most popular sport.

And they're both called football all over the world.

Evidently, soccer is "slang" for Association football, but I don't get it.

Football makes more sense.

I think it comes from the "soc" in as"soc"iation, and the difference between association and gridiron football is based on the play structure.

One just got abbreviated in America differently.

I get it, but then Americans should call it s-oh-sh-er instead.

Sohssher just doesn't have the same ring to it, but it makes me giggle when I say it out loud.

I want to go up to some soccer fans and start calling it that instead.


Hello, do you like dogs?

Yes I do, I have two wiener dogs.

Did you know dogs have 12 different blood types?

they can also donate blood!

Very cool.

I didn't realize they had so many blood types and also blood drives for dogs.

Also dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand pointing.

I figured Gorillas would also understand pointing but maybe i am wrong.

Wow that's interesting.

Did you know Google prefers dogs over cats and considers themselves a dog company?

Wow that is a pretty bold claim as a company!

Istanbul has a vending machine that gives stray dogs food and water in exchange for recycled plastic bottles.

That's a very good way to help the environment too.

We should do that here in the US.

Well it is hard tog get things like that implemented in the US when our political leaders are climate deniers, unfortunately.

Yea that's true.

Did you know dogs are not color blind like many people think?

Yeah they just can not see as many colors as we can, it is one of the reason why as big screen tvs have gotten better and better resolutions and HD Dogs can actually see what is happening on them now.

Interesting.
Do you like to wear a hat?

I wear beanies if it is cold outside.

I love wearing a baseball hat.

Did you know British politicians had to wear a top hat if making a point in the House of Commons up until 1998?

Wow that is pretty crazy, like how in the old west the most popular hat was the bowler hat and not the cowboy hat.

That is odd.

I would have figured it was the cowboy hat.

Also tipping hats originated from knights lifting their face mask to show friendliness.

That's a good gesture I guess.

Did you know that over 80% of earths natural forest have been destroyed?

I don't think people realize just how bad off the planet is right now.

Oh wow that's scary.
I Had no idea.

Also earth will be pretty much helium free by the end of this century.

That's also scary.
Well, it was good talking to you.
See you on the other side.


Hi there!
Are you a tennis fan?

Hi, I watch a little.
How about you?

I watch it very rarely.

lol  Polo shirts were originally invented for tennis and were later adopted by polo players.

I wonder the name of the guy who invented it?

I think it was Rene " The crocodile" Lacoste who invented them.

That's his name!

A black man won the first US Open tennis title in 1968 and no black man has won is since.

I think that might have been Arthur Ash.

That's surprising!

especially, since Venus and Serena have dominated in the past years on the female side.

I know right?

They used a helicopter to dry the grass tennis courts for the 1969 US Open.

Bet that dried them fast.

That was smart thinking to use a helicopter!

Yes.

The longest tennis match in history went on for 11 hours and was spread over 3 days.

It was faster to watch paint dry over that same span.

lol

I couldn't have watched that long.

I'm sure there was some die hard fan that watched every second of it, though.

Lol

Probably.
lol  Do you like baseball?

I watch a little, do you?

Here and there.

Baseball is so popular in Japan that many fans there are surprised when they discover its status as American's national pasttime.

I've been to Japan, before and yes, they most definitely love baseball, so I could see them being shocked to find out it's our national pastime.

These days, I mainly watch my grandsons play T-Ball, now that's fun to watch.

I would have to agree with you there.

I love watching kids learn the game.

Did you know that kickball is also called soccer-baseball in Canada?

That's an odd name, but it makes sense, kickball is a combo of both.

Yes.

Do you know why baseball managers wear uniforms?

To show their team spirit?
I'm not sure, really.

Baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically able to play if they are needed!

It's been fun chatting!

Wow, I didn't know that!

it's been nice chatting with you, as well.

Thanks!
Have a great day!


Hi, do you like soccer?

yes, i like soccer.
i try to watch the world cup.
You?

Me too.

I like the Premier league.

It is on Saturday and Sunday before college and the NFL start.

Do you watch any other soccer?

I dont usually watch other soccer.

i know that it is a worldwide sport that people love.

People do love it.
Jon Stewart used to play in college!

I think jon looks like a soccer player.
he has a slender build.

Yeah.

I also feel like soccer players walk a little bow-legged and stewart does too.

It all fits.

Yes, the soccer player stance.

LOL I guess it is normal for playing that way for so long.

I did not know there was a name for it.
That's funny!

I know what you mean though.

American football players seem to have a gait too.

Yeah.

I swam for years and you could always tell swimmers by their backs.

Yeah, i hated swimming.
i was not good at it.
i preferred soccer.
probably the right build for it?

I had to do something and I was uncoordinated so I swam.

I am 6

Swimming is good exercise, but it was never fun for me.

I hated it.

i liked running.

Sorry, premature send.

I am 6'6" and the basketball players would always shake their heads at my waste of height.

I am the opposite.

I cannot run for the life of me but I can swim.

Do you run for fun or do you compete too?

No, i dont run anymore.

I usually sit on an exercise bike and pedal away.

easier on the knees.

Agreed!

I do that a lot more.

Although I am power walking more now, at a huge incline.

Yes, i would do that but i found it hard on my knees.

the bike is a lot easier on my joints.

I understand.

When my joints ache, I usually head over to the bike or pool.

That is a good idea.
loosen up the joints.
anyway, i gotta run.
great chat!

Ditto!
Have a great day!


Hey do you ever watch girls soccer?

Yes.

What do you think about Claire Constant being named Player of the Year in the DC Metro area?

I think that's a great honor!

I know that Virginia had a great season, they scored 23 goals

Lauren Flynn of Yorktown One scored 25 goals.

She's only a Sophomore.

Maybe she'll be Player of the Year in the future.

Yeah I could see that.

I think she's really talented.

How often do you watch soccer by the way

Every now and then.

Watched an EPL game earlier today (ManU won late).

"Association football" isn't my favorite type of football.

Haha it's not my favorite either, did you ever watch The Daily Show with Jon Stewart?

Apparently he used to play professional soccer and was pretty good

Yeah, I like John Stewart.

I admire their fitness.

They run something like 7 miles in a match.

Yeah that is crazy.

What do you think about tennis by the way?

I do like tennis more than soccer myself

I don't play tennis but will watch the big events.

I play table tennis... er, Ping Pong (which is actually a company name).

LOL that's a funny way to put it.

Did you know that the polo shirt was not actually invented for the game of Polo?

It was invented by a tennis player

I hadn't heard that.

But I don't know anyone who plays polo.

Did you know tennis rackets didn't used to be required by rule.

You could use any object to hit the ball.

No I didn't know that.

That's crazy!

Did you know too that there's only been one black man to win the US Open title, and that was back in 1968

My guess would be Arthur Ashe.

Of course, black woman have won a bunch of titles now.

Yes I think you're right.

Did you hear that in 1969 the tennis Association used a helicopter to dry a grass tennis court LOL

That reminds me of how Greenland can't join FIFA for soccer because they don't have enough grass growing there.

Yeah that's a silly rule, you think they could just use fake grass or something haha.

Do you know who Rodger Federer is by the way

Sure!
Federer is one of the all-time greats.

Yep he's awesome!

It's amazing that Gael Monfils beat the Federer of paddle tennis after learning how to play a couple days previously

That's wild.

Seems impossible.

Kind of like the old story of a teenage female who struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.

Yeah I wonder what happened to her.

She was only seventeen when she did that I think right?

Also do you know what kickball is


Hey, how are you?

I've just read that baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically able to play for their teams if the need arises.

I didn't know that.

It's interesting.

If you go to Canada they call kickball "soccer-baseball."

What a fun game!

Do you like kickball?

I don't know all difference, but it looks like soccer actually.

I like it.

In fact, it's my favorite sport.

Do you like soccer?

I liked watching it but never got to play soccer when I was a kid because they didn't  have a team.

If you like baseball, though, you could run into millions of dollars if you find the right baseball cards.

One man found some in his grandpa's attic worth millions.

lol true.
It's option.
But I don't believe in luck.
It has never worked for me so far lol

One married couple must have loved baseball a lot because they together scheduled 2430 major league games

It's easy to believe.

Sport helps to build bridges.

Btw, I didn't know that baseball is very popular in Japan.

I have no idea why

I guess the same reason it's popular in the U.S. Do you follow lacrosse?

The player of the Year was Anna Callahan of Glenelg helping Maryland to a state championship and committing to Duke

lacrosse is kind of new game, right?

I've never heard about it in my chilhood

I never heard of it, but saw toys that looked like it as a kid.

I don't think it reached out to all places in the U.S. Callahan was an all-American though

Agreed.
Generally, what's your favorite sport?

I like to watch the Superbowl with Football.

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

I can imagine.

It's trully sport number 1 in the world.

However, US events like Superbowl make a lot of money

A kind act was performed by German soccer player Ozil who donated eur300,000 from his World Cup Victory Bonus to pay for surgeries for 23 children in Brazil

I think it was done after 7-1 score, which was too dramatic for Brazil.

It was an effort to make less painful.

I would like to see the variation in soccer where 3 teams face each other.

Is it your idea?

No that actually exists although I haven't seen it.

Really?

I've never heard, but it sounds like a lot of fun.

Anyway there a lot of question how it can be done

Do you enjoy tennis?

Polo shirts were invented by a famous player named Rene "the crocodile" Lacoste; I wonder if those are the shirts with a crocodile

I like tennis.

I used to watch a lot when I was a child.

I even played recently and it's not easy sport.

You need to make a lot of effort.

It is good exercise.

What do you know about it from the article?

well, I need to go actually.
It was my pleasure to talk with you.
Have a good day!

Have a good day!

If you get a chance, check out the 11 hour record tennis match with US open quarterfinalist gael monfils


Good morning!
How are you today?

Im good.
Do you like rap music?

I do.

Did you know that rapper Tupac's music is in the Library of Congress of "cultural significance"?

Yes I did, and was surprised by that!

The word "rap" has been used in england since 16th century which means "lightly strike" and now describes quick speech.

i guess that makes sense.

Well I guess that makes sense.

Are you familiar with the 1998 Rugrats movie?

Uh YAAAAAAA.

my house loved rugrats.

still do even though the little ones don't see how awesome it is.

Okay, then I'm sure you know that rapper Busta Rhymes voiced the Reptar wagon in that movie.

well now I do.

korean rappers invented a new type of freestyle called compliment battle.

thats got to be so much nicer than americans rap where they just bust on each other

Well that sounds nicer.

I cringe at knowing in 2001 a MI judge delivered her ruling in the form of a rap when trying a suit filed against rapper Eminem.

Its kind of funny though.

did you know eminems true dream was to become a comic book artist?

Yes, I heard his favorite superhero was Spider man!

I wonder if he ever raps about spider-man?

OH since we were talking of tupac earlier did you know he danced ballet in high school?

So far I haven't heard any Spidey verses, but who knows?

I would never guess that Tupac danced ballet!

he was the mouse king!
in a nutcracker production.
so it was a big roll not just an extra

That is crazy!
Are you also familiar with Drake?

yes and I dont like him.

sorry if you do but I cant figure out the love people have for him.

he didnt graduate high school until age 25 but um didnt he PLAY a high schooler on degrassi?

theres some irony for you

Yes, I think he did.

From what I've heard he is a good person.

I know he visited Drake University in the middle of the night after students gave up trying to get him to visit on a tour stop.

that was super nice of him.

celebrities need to do that stuff it makes them so much more likeable.

because when you see that they spent obscene amounts of money on a first edition book its kind of annoying that they waste so much money

I agree.
It is.
Well, it was nice chatting with you.
Have a good day.

same to you

Bye.


Do you like dance performances ?

I like the Nutcracker during Christmastime.

But I think that it would have been really cool to see Bruce Lee do win the Hong Kong cha-cha championship in 1958

Dance and Kung Fu are almost the same, they are coordinated movement.

Even boxers dance around their opponent.

Michael Jackson was quite a dancer and even patented a lean device so he could do an extreme lean for his dancing performances.

That because other tend to copy dances moves, so they can be also popular, everybody copied each other disco moves in the 70s.

Ballet dancers work very hard and may go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week.

Their movements are so beautiful!

That is because they dance a lot.

And maybe because those pointes are not made to last long.

What is your opinion about that ?

I think a little of both probably.

Aren't babies so sweet dancing whenever they hear music and smiling as they hit the beat.

I think it is because we are wired in our to like culture, song and dance, they unite us.

Do you like to dance ?

Not really, but I attended dances as a teenager for the socialization.

Tupac must have enjoyed dancing playing the Mouse King in the nutcracker in high school.

His rap music later made it to the library of congress too

I have never took the time to appreciate Rap music, do you like rap music ?

No, I can't say I'm a fan.

However, a lot of people seemed to enjoy Drake the rapper's role as an actor in Degrassi: The Next Generation.

He then began with a release of his debut mixtape Room for Improvement in 2007..

Drake is an establish artist, he started as an actor from 00 to 07 then till now as a successful musician, he must be rich.

He does have platinum albums for two mixtapes including If You're Reading This It's Too Late and What a Time to Be Alive.

He seems to be interested in literature,  he bought a first edition of Charlotte's web and Winnie the Pooh.

Sounds like a kid at heart with those choices.

He did go to school till he was 25 and graduated High School in October 2012.

I think it is important the be an example when you have this kind of success.

Do you like comics?

Eminem really wanted to be a comic book artist.

He may have worked for Stan Lee if he didn't rap.

I did not know that about Eminem, I like serious and original comics.

I like to be surprised.

I wonder then if you would like compliment battles a new type of Korean rap

Rap is constantly evolving, it stated with the griots in West Africa a long time ago and it is still relevant.

I do enjoy the rhyming and beat, but not necessarily the content.

I would have preferred the early precursor to modern rap with praise-singers I think.


Hi do you go to concerts much?

Yes sometimes.

Did you know the Ramones toured for 20 years?

Yes and they played a total of  concerts

Yes , Linkin Park once played 324 of them in a single year

Yeah their album was too successful so they had to keep up

Yes.

A creed concert was so bad that people sued them

Haha how bad did they have to be to be sued?

Wow too bad for them

Yeah.

IN Croatia there is an ancient theatre that hosts concerts

Yes and same in Italy where Pink floyd once played a concert without an  audience

Yeah strange.
Do you like Michael Jackson?

I sure do.

He was supposed to make a duet with Mercury but that failed

Yes only because Jackson insisted to bring his llama to the studio, so weird

Yeah could have been an amazing duet for them and for us to listen too

Yes agreed.
Do you like dance?

I love dance.
Did you know Bruce Lee was a dancer?

yes and he even won a cha-cha championship

Yes and Tupac was also a dancer but of ballet

Yes he was even in the nutcracker as the mouse

Yes so cool.

Babies seem to be really good at dance to when they hear music

yes and they tend to smile more when they hit the beat

THey are smarter than we make them to be


Hi!!

How do you feel about musicals?

I would love to see the Temptations , i love good dancing.

I would like to the temptations also but not big on musicals.The Temptations will be playing in DC before Broadway.

Do you enjoy concerts  or live music performances more than musicals?

Yes I enjoy concerts.Did you know in 2002 a Creed concert was so bad that fans filed a lawsuit.

That's so funny!

Almost as funny as pink floyd performing a live concert with no audience!

I also heard something else funny.In the 80s Freddie Mercury cancelled a show with Micheal Jackson because Micheal wanted to bring a llama to the studio.

hilarious!!

Related to MJ, did you know that michael jackson has a has a patent.

on a device used to achieve the extreme lean in some of his dance moves

I did not know that.I know Micheal was the the most awarded artist in popular music history

He's so great.

I also love tupac, i think its great that he did ballet in high school!

different than what he is known for!

I would have loved to see Tupac dance in the nutcracker

same!

do you think that they also went through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week, or is that just professionals?

That a good question.I figure he was hard on shoes.I heard that Bruce Lee was also a great dancer

i heard that too!

It makes me laugh that babies spontaneously dance when they hear music.

so adorable.

That is cute.Dance also have many forms including martial arts and gymnastics.

Fascinating.

linkin park playing 324 concerts in one year is EXHAUSTING and impressive

Linkin park played so many concerts because of the popularity of their album.

so crazy!!!!

ramones were also really popular and they toured for over 20 years!

Thats a long time to tour.They toured nonstop.2,263 concerts thats amazing.

It really is.

Did you know that Michael jackson wanted to build a huge robot of himself!

I heard that.How strange.He wanted it to follow him around.

So weird!!!
he must really love himself


Hello

Hi, Do you think the Temptations are back in style?

Yes.

The fact that Sergio Trujillo has choregraphed great dancing to the music proves it.

They are sure to entertain all cultures

Did you have any idea that Bruce Lee has a strong dance background?

He sure has some great moves, so it makes some sense.

Michael Jackson was also a great dancer.

He also had a large impact on dance through his musical videos.

I feel bad that the spotlight ruined his life though.

He had such great talent!

Yes, what a shame.

It's interesting that Jackson would want a robot of himself to roam the desert

Yes.

I was also suprised about that, but after I thought about what he had become I wasn't really actually suprised.

Jackson also was a Simpons fan.

Did you know this?

No, that would probably fit his personality though and his writing of the song do the bartman by jackson

Have you ever been to a linkin park concert or a pink floyd concert?

Apparently pink floyd has played in pompei italy and linkin park played 324 concerst in 2001.

I think they were short on money that year or needed to buy something big!

That's a lot of concerts.

I'm surprised to hear babies spontaneously dance to hearing music.

I guess that pink floyd had a lot of babies dancing.

That doesn't suprise me at all.

The fact that music naturally makes people smile and laugh seems obvious.

Everyone does actually have rhythmy naturally!

I guess Bart Simpson inspires too for music wise!

Do you like the Temptations?

Yes, who doesn't.
They still inspire today with musicals.

True.

I often hear Motown but never really knew what it meant.

I now see how the Temptations are the posterchild for Motown sound.

It's interesting how all the cultural pop songs can make their way into musicals too.

So true.

Apparently they are doing a musical and Cher and Michael Jackson too now.

I can't believe that in Croatia there is an ancient roman amphitheatre still used for concerts.

Music and entertainment is timeless

Very interesting and so true.

Michael Jackson will live on even after his death in culture and music.


Hello there, are you a Michael Jackson fan?

Absolutely.

I love Michael.

His contributions to music, dance, and fashion along with his publicized personal life made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades.

Same here, he was the king of pop in his prime.

Not only that, he was very inventive.

He had a patent on a device used to achieve the extreme lean in some of his dance moves.

He really was, that is awesome, and probably necessary when everyone is trying to copy your moves.

No doubt.

Did you know that Michael Jackson helped write the soundtrack for Sonic 3?

No I didn't, that is a very unusual fact to be honest.

Michael is the third best selling music artist of all time only behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley.

That is one heck of a group of company to have.

I wonder how much bigger he would have gotten if he were still alive making music?

That's hard to say.

Jackson won hundreds of awards, making  him the most awarded recording artist in the history of popular music.

That is very impressive, did you know he was a really big Simpsons fan?

Yes, in fact, he wrote the hit song "Do the Bartman" so he was a massive Simpson fan.

That is awesome, did you ever see the episode where he was part of?

The Lisa it's your birthday one?

Yes, I remember that one.

Another interesting fact about Michael Jackson is that Eddie Van Halen played the iconic guitar solo in "Beat It" and Eddie did it for a favor and free of charge.

That is very cool, I think Eddie is an excellent guitarist as well.

Jackson became the first artist in history to have a top ten single in the Billboard Hot 100 in five different decades when "Love Never Felt So Good" reached number nine in 2014.

Wow, another impressive feat for the king of pop.

That is quite a run.

Yes, did you also know that babies spontaneously dance when they hear music?

I think I have heard that before, I think babies start moving while hearing it still in the womb.

Even Tupac danced ballet in high school and ended up portraying the Mouse King in his high school production of the Nutcracker.

He was really talented all around.

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


Hello there, do you attend many concerts?

I try to when I can, how about you?

Yeah same here, I would like to go a lot more, but just don't have the time or my work schedule conflicts.

If it were 2001, you would have been able to probably get to at least one linkin park concert since they put on 324 of them!

That is such an insane touring schedule for one year, wow.

Oh I agree!

That's not even close to the Ramones though!

Yeah I think they have played over 2,000 shows!

That is basically a non stop tour for 20 years!

Have you ever seen a Creed concert?

Yeah that is, crazy.
And no I haven't, have you?

I never plan on it, especially since they were sued for playing a concert so badly in 2002 lol.

That is just funny, people sue others for just about anything.

What happened to live and learn?

Like you don't like it, so don't buy a ticket and go next time.

I couldn't have said it any better!

Did you know bruce lee used to be a dancer?

I think I have heard that about him, it makes sense though, he really could more around effortlessly.

He was the jack of all trades!

He even won the hong kong cha-cha championship in 1958.

That is hilarious!

I wish there was a Youtube video of that performance.

That would have been nice to see, and also seeing Tupac do ballet in high school!

Yeah that too, I would have liked to seen Tupac doing ballet so funny!

Music has come a long way for sure, especially from the classical form back in the 1500's.

Yeah it sure has, but the skill level back then was incredible!

I find classic paintings just amazing as well.

That is an outstanding period of time!

I like how in 2011, a computer wrote a classical piece!

That is very cool, very interesting as well.

It's been nice talking with you as well, I hope you have a good night!


Hi!
Do you like dance?

Yes!

It is amazing, although I m not very good.

Same here!
I have no rhythm, unlike Bruce Lee.

He is one of my martial arts idols!
I never knew he was a good dancer too!

He won the Hong Kong cha-cha championship in 1958!

That is pretty amazing.
Mr. Rogers once did breakdancing!

I would love to see that!

I am sure it was very funny seeing an old man break dance.

Probably like seeing Tupac do ballet!

I heard about that.

Interesting that he danced ballet in high school.

He did, and he studied Jazz and poetry in this life too!

Good for him!

I would like to see him portraying the mouse king in a production of the nutcracker.

I bet that would have been cool.

For someone with such a tough guy exterior he sure did have the grace.

I agree.

Did you know Michael Jackson has a patent?

Yeah for some special shoes for those leans.

That is crazy!
I would love to try on a pair.

Same here.

Give that lean a try and see what I can do!

Very true.

Speaking of shoes, do you know how many pairs professional ballet dancers go through in a week?

Like 4 i think!
That is wild!

Yes!

I wonder what makes them go through the shoes so fast.

Maybe they should be reinvented.

Or come up the a thing that you can wrap around them and just change out, Like athletic tape or something.

Yes, I am going to go look into new shoe solutions.

Have a nice day.


That is crazy that Tupac danced ballet in the Nutcracker.

Tupac was quite a talented guy!

I'm not a fan of ballet, but I bet it's challenging.

I am not a fan of ballet either, but I did not know that professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes within a week.

The shoes look pretty delicate.

I've heard that Bruce Lee was also a good dancer.

He had tremendous body control.

I believe the dance was called the hong kong cha-cha.

Maybe he started when he was just a baby.

Babies will dance when they hear music.

They will also giggle and smile.
Babies are so cute.

Do you listen to Linkin Park?

I don't know their music, but I know they are popular.

I wonder whether babies could dance to them.

I think I listened to a few of their songs, but I can imagine babies banging their heads along the rhythm.

Linkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001.

I wonder when they slept!

I know right!

When do they ever have some time to rest?

Linkin Park did better than Creed, who got sued by fans for a bad concert.

I wonder what happened to the lawsuit.

That is sad.
The fans were expecting a great show.
Imagine how the rehearsals were.

Perhaps they should have practiced in an empty amphitheater first.

Well, I agree before the concert begins.

Croatia has a roman amphitheater that still used today.

It is nice to keep their history to this very day.

Pink Floyd recorded an album in an empty amphitheatre.

Interesting choice.

It is, but in front of nobody.

Well, I've enjoyed chatting with you.

It was nice chatting with you too!


Good morning!
Do you like classical music?

Hi, how are you?
Yes, I like classical music.
You?

i do like some of it.

I think it's interesting that it can be used to control people's behavior.

A shopping mall in australia plays classical music to stop teenagers for loitering.

Yes, I have seen that on city streets too.

Classical music just ain't cool for the youth.

I guess that is a good way to keep the place safe.

Sad, they just don't know what they are missing.

Classical music is art that dates way back in our culture.

Yes, and it has influenced modern music in many ways.

Melody and harmony developed in classical music.

I wonder if teens know that back in the day classical music concerts had loud, moving, wild audiences.

That might just change their perspective some.

Yes, there was no rock scene back then, so they had to make do.

Even though it is an art form, I've heard that a computer can compose a piece of classical music and did so in 2011.

If you feed the software enough data, it will figure out what patterns it has and spit out something similar.

I suppose it would at that.

There's a human being that can identify a piece of classical music just by analyzing the grooves on a vinyl record.

What?!
That's amazing.
How could you do that?
That is genius level stuf.

I totally agree with you!

His name is Arthur Lintgen and he must be a genius because he can definitely do it.

I wouldn't even want to try.

I wonder how long it took him to develop that talent.

I don't know but it does seem like it would take a while.

Say, do you like going to concerts?

I do like to go to concerts, but I usually don't have time or money.

What about you?

Same here.

Some concerts are really expensive these days.

There's an ancient roman amphitheatre that is still used as a concert venue.

I bet tickets to that are expensive.

I wonder how comfortable the seats are.

I think that it must be pretty cool though.

Anyway, great chat!

I never thought about it but you're right.

The seats would be hard.

Could be the reason Pink Floyd recorded a live concert in one in Pompeii with no audience.

I guess they are artistes and have some reason.

I don't know.

Anyway, great chat!

It keeps you from getting sued if you perform badly.


Do you listen to classical music?

Occasionally, but not often.

Yes me too.

I've never been a big fan though there are many passages that we all have heard like Beethoven's 'Requiem for the Masses'.

I like some of his stuff.

Maybe more people should listen to classical music.

It can be very soothing.

They have shown it has even deterred crime.

Really?

Well music does sooth the savage breast.

It's amazing that so much classical music has liven on through the centuries.

In art forms I prefer to watch dance, especially contemporary or interpretive dance as it used to be called.

I love dancing.

I love watching it, I love doing it.

There is so much sybolism in the movement.

I agree.

I routinely watch 'So you think you can dance?'

, a summer replacement show that has been on for several years now.

Some of the dances they perform move me deeply.

I love that show.

It is neat they they have different styles of dance that can be categorized by the choreography and movements.

Yes.

There are some I don't enjoy like Baliwood dancing but even those are worth watching.

My favorite so far is when they had kids on the show.

So much talent in such young performers.

Bollywood it quite unique.

I suppose it has importance to some cultures, but it isn't my favorite either.

Maybe they will come up with a new move on that show, like the moonwalk.

Speaking of, the first person to actually do the moonwalk was a tap dancer.

I thought it was MJ.

Did you know that Martial Artist Bruce Lee won a cha-cha contest in Hong Kong?

I had heard that he was a really good dancer.

I suppose martial arts and dance do kind of go hand in hand.

I would think so, fluidity and controll are both important to each.

One of my daughters took ballet.

She was big for her age so there would be a line of little girls with a giant at the end.

She loved it though and continued for about 5 years.

Did you know that there are some ballet slippers that actually make drawings from the dancers' movements.

I would like to see that artwork.

That would be interesting.

I am always amazed that they can do the pointe and balance on their toes like they do.

Must be hard on the feet.

I have heard it is very painful.

I think I will stick with other forms of dance personally.

I always wanted to learn how to breakdance.

I figure if Mr. Rogers can learn, so can I.

I think I would break something if I tried that but I do like watching good break dancers do their routine.s

Well, there are so many other types you could choose from.

anyone can learn to dance some form.

If a parrot can do it, then anyone can.

At most I manage to shuffle my feet from side to side.

Course, if I've been drinking I become a virtuoso at least until the next day when friends laugh at me.

Well even Emilia Clarke from Game of Thrones did the funky chicken and the robot dance in her audition tape.

You could try those dances.

Don't try to encourage me.

I know my limitations.

But even the repper Tupac was a dancer when he was young, ballet if you can imagine.

Wow, really?

That is impressive.

Well, I think you should try something.

It is a great way to relax and have fun.

Thanks for chatting with me, have a good day.


Do you go to many concerts?

I used to but am too old and chlostrophobic (sp?

Me too, I tend to stay in the back and jam out to the concerts.

Go to anyone good?

I usually go to small shows at local places.

I just saw a johnny cash tribute band and they jammed!

You?

nice that is awesome lol.

I went to Linkin Park back in 2001, they had 324 concerts that year!

That's a lot of shows!

Didn't they have the top album that year?

Yep Hybrid Theory, it was so good.

It is like the ramones kind playing 2263 concerts over 20 straight years

That's a lot of shows.
Almost too many.
Did you ever see the Ramones live?

Right, I never did, but wish I did.
You?

No.

The best Ihave is seeing Dave Matthews in a small venue in 1994.

Then they hit it big and I was surrounded by frat boys and knew my time at concerts were limited.

Nice that would be awesome, I was supposed to see Dave but all my friends backed out!

Even had the tickets

Oh no!!!

I went back in 2008 0r 06 and we took a bus.

It was so much fun until we parked next to another bus, filled with high schoolers and frat boys.

I did make friends quickly though.

The HSers were asking for a stern talking to though.

That makes me happy I didn't go there, I was in college though.

Did you ever see creed in concert?

No, not a fan after the law suit, You?

lol that must have been a terrible concert, i think 4 people sued them.

I never saw them

Scott Stapp got stupid drunk back stage, did 15 minutes of music (poorly), passed out on stage and then called it performance art.

no way!
I need to youtube this lol.
Do you like to dance?

I do but I am terrible at it!

me too, i need some liquid confidence to get me going lol!

It was so nice chatting with you!

Ditto.
Have a great day!

Thanks, you as well!


Hi, are you by chance into classical music?

I know a few little facts about it.
Kind of into it the older I get.

I like a lot of different music, but the history of classical is so interesting because it's been around so long.

What we know of as classical music dates back to before the 6th century!

Crazy isn't it.

Almost as crazy as Arthur Lintgen.

That guy can ID music from the groves on a record.

He doesn't even need to play it!

I'm into vinyl but not at that level.

That is amazing!

There is a shopping center in Australia that is using classical music to stop teenagers from loitering.

lol

I'm not surprised.

Classical music is used in a lot of public places to deter crime as well.

The only problem is if they do this long enough everyone will just get used to it and drown it out.

That's true.

I'm reading that classical music concerts had loug, moving, wild audiences during the performance.

I've always thought it would be the opposite.

I think it's just the idea we have of classical music, which is probably why it's working to deter crime.

I wouldn't be surprised if eventually some punk kids get into it and they enjoy listening to it while they are loitering.

Hahaha  In 2011 a computer composed a piece of contemporary classical music.

I could see that happening.

Probably a 2019 machine could out do that now too.

It's a shame there are no original recordings of most classical music, since of course there was no way to record.

Yes.

That would be so cool to have been able to capture that moment when it was recorded.

It's still fun to go see today's musicians play classical music live in concert though.

Even if a lot of today's arenas have terrible sound compared to older concert halls.

I agree with you there!

There's no acoustics in the arenas.

Speaking of concerts...do you like going to them?

I've been to probably well over 100 during my life.

That's a lot!

Although I too have probably been to well over 100 now that I think about it.

I hate going to these multipurpose venues though.

Amphitheaters are so much nicer along with the small concert halls.

Yes!

I agree!

In Croatia, there is an ancient Roman amphitheatre that is still used as a concert venue.

That would be neat to see a show there.

I've seen some videos of those old Roman venues.

Much better then some random corporate hockey area that sounds like you're in a tin can.

It's amazing those buildings are still safe to go in.

Yes.

Have you ever heard of the venue here in the states called Red Rocks in Colorado?

I don't know how the sound would be but would be an interesting place to see a show.

Yes it's a great place I've seen Queens of The Stone Age there!

Still don't think it compares to a Roman venue though.

No way!

Lucky dog!

Pink Floyd recorded a live concert at an Roman amphitheater in Pompeii with no audience!

It's been fun chatting with you.

I've seen the video!
Have a great day.

I'm going to have to look it up.
You have a great day as well!


in 2001 linkin park played 324 known concerts

I loved Linkin Park.

They were one of my favorite bands in high school.

Speaking of bands in one of the ancient roman amphitheater pink floyd recorded a live concert in 72

That's awesome.
What sort of concerts do you like?

i like creed and they had a bad concert and a law suit filed against them by four concert goers in 2002.

Yikes.

I was a fan of Creed's first album but not their later stuff.

The ramones toured non stop for 20 years and played 2,263 concerts

That's amazing.

The Ramones had a rowdy fan base.

Did you know that certain cities play classical music in public places to deter wild behavior?

Even if a performance is by a single musician it is still considered a concert

I like live music.

My baby dances automatically when she hears music.

moving wild audiences are associated with Classical Music

That's awesome.

There's a man named Arthur Lintgen who can analyze the grooves on a vinyl record and correctly identify a piece of classical music.

In 2011  a written piece of contemporaneity classical music was written by a computer also

That's so cool.

I wonder if ballet dancers have ever danced to that piece.

Did you know that professional ballet dancers can go through four pairs of pointe shoes in a single week?

No I didn't but I found out Tupac once even danced ballet in high school.

RIP Tupac.

He was a great artist and a great dancer.

So was Bruce Lee.

Not only is he a great martial artist, he won the Hong Kong Cha-Cha championship in '58.

Yes Bruce Lee was also a great dancer too.

Michael Jackson was one of the best dancers ever.

He had help, though.

He had a patented device to help him with his extreme leans on his dance moves.

Well babies are also good dancers not to put Michael down or anything

It's so fun to watch babies dance, even though if it lacks aesthetic or symbolic value.

Its amazing how they know spontaneously how to dance, I mean its instinctive, explain that one??


Do you know the american tv news are the best?

That's amazing!

That is where I first heard about Roger Federer.

Do you know about him?

Yes, I know him.

He was a swiss professional tennis player.

I heard he has been given some pretty unique awards for his tennis playing.

Cows seem to be the most surprising...

Okay, Roger federer has the second most open eva.

He has been playing tennis for years.

I guess the worst injury he's had has been at home drawing a bath for his children, though.

Bad luck!

So sad.
I think he has four children's.

He is known for how much he cusses and reacts on the court.

I sure hope he's not like that with the kids!

I don't know this news.

I bet he was really cussing when he was beat by Gael Monfils.

I guess Gael just learned to play a few days before, so Roger must have been upset!

I think gael monifils was french player.

He was also a good player.

Yes, he was excellent.

Roger is probably the most dramatic player.

Speaking of drama, do you like drama movies?

I love movies and dramas.

I think I like comedy and horror films the most.

I wonder if a film will ever be made about Roger Federer and his tennis drama?

I also like comedy movies.
Mr. bean was my favorite movie.

That's a great movie!

Did you know that Jim Carrey gave up on making dramas?

Yes, I know that.

It doesn't bother me any that he won't be making dramas since I love his comedy.

I do remember a good movie he made that was a horror, I think.

Did you see it?

I am waiting for his upcoming movie sonic the hedgehog.

I didn't know that was being made!

Sonic would have made a good tennis ball!

Maybe there will be a movie or game like that made...

Okay.

Jim carry was a american and canadian actor.

He was a great actor.

his movies all are very funny.

I really enjoyed his movies.

Yes and I just saw him on SNL and he was great.

I wonder if Roger Federer has ever been on SNL?

A parody of how dramatic he plays tennis would be great!


Good morning.
Do you read comic book much?

Good morning, No, I don't.
How about you?

No, I'm much more aware of the movies that have been made from them than the actual books.

Same here!

I just found out recently that DC comics stands for detective comics comics.

Had no idea!

All these years, I thought it stood for D.C. as in Washington, D.C.

I did not know that.

So if comics are not are thing, where to do get your entertainment from?

Television, movies, concerts, and I like to read.

Just not Comics!

Lol

I like reading, never have the time though.

I could goes through books in day in the past, now it takes weeks.

That's true for me, as well.

I read somewhere that there are theories that the universe maybe one big super hologram.

Do you believe that?

I hope I'm not just part of some hologram!

I think scientists can theorize about many things with the universe, and never be able to prove them.

Yeah, I feel like sometimes they just throw out the most craziest idea they can think of and see if anybody jumps on and agrees with them.

There's another theory I heard that there is only 1 electron in the whole universe.

I theorize that we are all part of one great comic book, beholden to the whims of the great comic book writer.

Prove me wrong.

Stan Lee would be proud of you!
Excelsior!

My son is into all this space stuff at the moment, I think he gets it from Bill Nye.

That's good.

Space is very interesting.

I've learned recently, that there are stars that are cool enough to be touched with your hand.

Wow that's interesting.

If only we could get there, I always struggle to comprehend the distances and times they talk about in space travel.

I know, it's above my pay grade, for sure.

My son is also into his computer and video games.

Can't get him away from his Xbox.

It's funny to think back, the Nintendo entertainment system could only display 54 colors and now how these systems have progressed.

Wow!

I know, watching my son play Fortnite I can't believe I was happy with just 54 colors, or 2 when it came to Pong.

It didn't take much to impress me back then, especially when we only had 3 channels on the tv!

You mentioned, Bill Nye the Science Guy earlier.

Did you know he got started in entertainment after winning a Steve Martin look alike contest?

I can just about see that, funny the things that can change your life, I wonder what he was doing before that.

he was a mechanical engineer, of course.

Well, it's been nice chatting with you this morning.

Hope you enjoy your Friday!

Same here, have a good day.


Hello, Do you like comic books?

I do.

I read them as a kid and I still read them from time to time.

They really have come a long way

That's true.
Do you have any favorites?
I like cat woman.

I am more of a Marvel Guy, but I do enjoy some DC characters too.

Yeah, I like them both!

Did you know that Michigan State library has the worlds largest collection of comic books!

I did not, but that is great.

I actually get comics from my library sometimes

I hardly get to the library anymore.
I use to though.
Marvel published a generic comic book.

I really enjoy the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

I do not think they have made a bad movie yet.

I agree!
Do you like detective comics?

Yes, I believe that was the first major book from DC comics.

DC even stands for Detective Comics.

True, What are your other entertainments?

Did you ever play the Nintendo entertainment system?

I had the NES as a kid.

I still have it around somewhere, but I do not play it.

I too have the Nintendo around here somewhere?

I didn't know at the time it had only 54 colors.

Well the 8 bit systems look pretty basic compared to the PS4 and Xbox One.

Technology is always improving

Oh yes, I know!

It's going to be interesting to see whats next!

Do you like the solar system?

They say the universe is one vast super hologram!

I like the Solar System just fine.

It is where I live.

Pretty amazing whats out their in the stars

Yes, I love to learn about the planets.
Jupiter and Mars are my favorites!
Do you have any?

Probably Mars.
I really like stories about Aliens

Really, Have you been to area 51?

Did you know there are stars cold enough to be touched by the human hand?

I did not know that.
I always assumed stars would be hot.

There is a theory there's only 1 electron in the universe!

Good chat!

Yes, I had a good time.
Interesting talk


good morning to you, how are you doing today>?

Hello there, I am well thank you, how about yourself?

Im not too bad, Im having my morning cup of coffee watching some tennis, I sure do love tennis

Nice, I am about to make a pot of coffee myself.

Are you a pretty big tennis fan?

huge fan.

Almost as huge a fan as the helicopter blades they used to dry the court for the 69 US open.

haha get it?

funny joke

Haha, that was a good one, that sounds like a McGiver type move whoever came up with that idea.

i know, it sounds absolutely batshit crazy haha i would have wanted to sit in on that meeting

Agreed, someone probably got promoted after that move.

or at least a career in comedy

Lol, good call.

Did you know Federer once lost to a man that learned how to play just days earlier?

which is so embarassing, Federer is a name synonymous with men's tennis.

i wonder where that other guy is now

That is exactly what I was thinking, what happened to that phenom who learned the game and days later beat one of the best ever.

the biggest injury in all of Federer's career wwas caused by a bad stretch when he was bathing his daughter.

What odd fate he has

I think I heard about that before, it sounded like he tore some of his meniscus in his knee.

i dont know how that would even happen!
must have been a big stretch

Yeah it sure must have been, I tore my ACL this past summer and had to get surgery so I feel his pain!

oh gosh how did you do that?

Playing indoor soccer, running hard one way, then turning and trying to plant another way, sucked a lot.

But, I didn't do it while not playing a sport like old Rog there.

yea at least you have an excuse!

that sounds rough, thats my biggest fear when im playing sports

Yeah I had to miss about 3 months of work so financially not very good, not like old Rog, I'm sure he was plenty fine.

especially since his injury was in 2016, he already had so much career under his belt.

his bank account was healthy im sure


Happy Saturday!

Do you read DC comics?

I hear there's going to be a new series starring Hawkman?

I did not hear that.
I don't know Hawkman.
Is he cool?

Ha!

Me neither!

I'm not a great fan, but I know some people are.

I guess Stan Lee who is responsible for so many comics has a favorite word he ends all his conversations with, Excelsior!

What does that even mean?
Excelsior?
I guess he wanted a catchphrase.
He got one.
No one else will ever use that.

Right!

I can't imagine saying it myself.

Michigan State University is a fan of comics They have the largest publically available comic book collection in the world.

I wonder if that really distracts students!

They might restrict access.
You might have to have a special card.
I wonder.
That would be a distraction.

I guess they even have the generic comic book that Marvel published so that they could trademark the names super-hero and super-villian.

That would be the doing of the lawyers.

I guess they can try to control those words.

I wonder if it works.

Probably.

The university must also have some of the first books that were made of only comic strips with a humorous tone.

It's wasn't until later that they started having stories of other genres too.

Yes, I think that it's easier to make jokes in comics.

Easy to draw funny faces and bodies and such.

Realistic stuff is harder.

Drama is a challenge in the medium.

That's a good point.

Funny is easier because it doesn't have to be so accurate.

It's funny that DC stands for Detective Comics so the real name is Detective Comics Comics!

Yes, a silly name, since few of the stories are about detectives.

What do you think about the universe?

If you could fold a piece of paper in half 103 times it would be as thick as the observable universe.

That's a hard thing to picture for me.

Hard to visualize.

I wonder if that will change if they are right about there being a region of space that may be pulling galaxies outside our observable universe?

I wonder how that is possible, but the universe is huge and mysterious.

In fact, the universe may exist inside a black hole.

Yes, there are all kinds of theories about the universe, right?

One is that the universe evolve through natural selection must like species on earth do!

We might be in a pretty good universe, or a crappy one that will disappear.

Oh well.

Just don't die before I retire.

No, retirement is looking good to me!

Speaking of science, did you ever watch Bill Nye The Science Guy?

My kids loved that show and he did do some fun science!

He is a natural entertainer.
Great presentation, great showman.

He really did entertain a lot of people.

Did you ever play Ninetendo for entertainment?

Those early systems were really low-tech, with only 54 color displays.

The tech was low but the gameplay was great!

Great game design.

Anyway, great chat!

Yes, a lot of people go hours of entertainment out of that old system.

Good to visit with you too!

Talk to you soon!
We'll visit in the future.

Maybe we will get to hang out some more soon.

As Stan Lee says at the end of his conversations, Excelsior!

Excelsior! !

Of as Ronald Reagan said after being rejected for a movie because he didn't seem presidential enough..."Take one for the Gipper!"

Yes, funny.

I guess presidents looked different in those days.

Good point, they probably did.

Just think how different Caesar looked from politicians today, in 50 BC when he visited Britain and saw that they raised chickens for entertainment and not food!

Well, thanks for the chat!

You too, have an entertaining weekend!

Thanks!

I wonder if anyone reading our conversation would consider it a form on entertainment since it can be storytelling, music, drama or any other kind of activity that people enjoy?


Hi!

Have you ever heard of the Cartoon Network show "Steven Universe"?

Yes, I heard her interviewed on NPR

I was intrigued by the backstory of how she created the show and how it was loosely inspired by her brother Steven Sugar.

So was I. I was also impressed on how she pursued her dream by taking art classes

Yes!

The thought that taking an art class could catapult her career into developing such a popular show.

I was reading through her commentary at her latest conference in Maryland.

I thought it was hilarious how she referred to making the show as making sausage.

Yes, no one wants to know HOW sausage is made.

I find it interesting that she is the first female creator of a show on the channel.

She is inspiring.

I thought her comparison of sausage was funny; that at the sausage factory you have to make a different sausage every time to make the customers happy and compared that to writing a story line and making a different show each time is crucial to the audience.

Her explanation clearly explained how challenging it is about creating an animated show.

I agree.

And adding humor related to her audience and grabbed their attention.

What are your thoughts on her writing episodes that relate directly to her personal experiences?

Meaning, when she opened up about how personal the show has become in its story line.

I think her relating her episodes to her personal experiences is the best part about her story: especially because the network did not want openly LGBTQ characters in it.

I found her stance on creating openly LGBTQ characters brave in a field where this is highly discouraged.

I feel like her taking a stand against the executives, that clearly did not agree with her, shows how personally related to the story her life is.

Yep, I couldn

The idea that the executive would send her notes of discouragement is heartbreaking.

And that they would discourage "queer representation" as a subject matter, I think is poor leadership or management on their part.

Sorry, I hit enter by accident.

I think her insistance on including "queer representation" is what makes her show successful.

The executives were wrong.

No worries!

And I agree with you about the executives.

She makes a very good point when she says that no one is horrified to talk about how Charlie Brown likes the Little Red-Haired Girl.

And it is very true, the idea that LGBTQ kids exist is not horrifying or a surprise to most of the world.

Very true.

When she stated how hurtful the message that "bixesuality" was wrong is something she learned from watching the media as a kid, should have alerted the executives.

Exactly!

Switching gears a little bit; her comment about bisexuality not being a surprise to the universe brought to mind this article I was reading about the universe being all about space and time with their contents.

I was wondering your thoughts on the idea that the actual spatial size of the entire universe is still unknown.

We tend to think we have the entire universe at our fingertips with the internet and social media.

I think the actual size of the entire universe is still unknown.

We're still learning things about the universe.

I tend to agree with that too.

This writer stated that it is possible to measure the observable universe, but I think there is so much left out there that we just do not know and maybe never will know.

Yes, we've recently changed the number of planets.

So I think the better we get technologically, the more we'll learn.

I had not even thought about that aspect of changing the number of planets.

Like, where did Pluto go?

LOL.

The thought that scientists think the universe evolved through natural selection sparks my interest.

I'm not certain how much I lean towards my scientific side of Darwinism versus Creationism, but the fact that some think the universe could be just one big superhologram is scary and eye opening at the same time.

It can be overwhelming at times.

I tend to stay on the side of Darwinism, though

I have mixed thoughts that could lean either way.

These are the types of questions and theories that great movies are made of!

The fact that entertainment has been around for centuries and builds on these types of theories to gain people's attention shows how any of these themes can be interpreted in a different way as in fact or fiction for entertainment value.

Yes, the possibilities for movies are endless.

But it seems our entertainment doesn't even begin to explore half of the possibilities.


Do you keep up on DC movies and TV shows at all?

I have never heard of them before.
How about you?

I'm not big on the TV series, but I keep my eye on the movies.

Apparently there's a character known as Hawkman who is getting his own series this summer

Sounds nice for the kids?
I think there is a Hawkgirl too.

Yes, I've heard she's part of the Justice League and might play a role in the upcoming TV series.

I don't know much about either character, but it sounds interesting

I will have to see some of this.

I was never interested in Superman or Batman, etc.

It's good to have super hero ideals though when you are young.

Comic books have only been popular in the United States since the 1930s though that have existed in Japan much longer

I used to read Archie and Veronica.
Typical teen stuff.
It's big business, though.
Especially for collectors.

Did you know there's a TV show based on those comics now?

It's funny how entertainment changes overtime

Wow.

They didn't have a lot of TV shows when I was a kid so I can see them doing that now.

I used to be limited to Hop-a-Long Cassidy and The Lone Ranger.

lol

Now we have wide variety of media for entertainment.

I remember the Nintendo 64 growing up, and in Japan, it was popular enough to not be discontinued until 2003

Yes, my son was into that.

I like the terms super-hero and super villain.

Reminds me of some of our politicians.

But Marvel came up with that.

Apparently if you visit Michigan State University library, you can access the largest publicly available collection of comic books

They must have a whole building devoted to them.

Not to change the subject but someone thinks there is only one electron in the whole universe

There are others who believe that the universe may only be a superhologram

I would like to know what these quasi-scientists are basing their theories on and how they will attempt to prove them.

Who knows?

Some of them also believe that like the different species on earth, universes evolve through natural selection

That might be possible if these universes are made up from more similar matter than others.

I would like to touch a star -that would be incredible

It's pretty incredible that some are cold enough to be touched.

Some think some galaxies are being pulled outside the observable universe

The universe is so vast and made up from such strange anomalies that I suppose we can't see all of it

True.
Those Greeks were really intelligent


This is going to sound weird, but do you wear trousers?

Yes I do - I much prefer them over skirts or dresses - they are much warmer.

LOL, a D.C. judge sued a dry cleaning business for 67 million bucks!

Yes just for losing pants!

I have never had any pants that expensive!

I do agree with Collinsville Ill in banning saggy pants - I don't need to see people's underwear!

That is crazy right, I had some Hammer pants when I was younger.

Were you trying to look like Aladdin?
Did you have a magic carpet?

LOL, nope.
I was trying to look like Hammer.
It was hilarious.

That is funny.

Have you seen the movie the Black Panther?

It was really good - and based on a script from the 4th century!

I have not, is it any good?

Yes  - it helped earn the black panther 500 billion dollars!

WOW!
How did he make so much money?

It was a very popular movie and won many awards!

How many awards did it win?

I know it was nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars.

I think it is fitting because Chadwick Boseman could not afford to go to a prestigious summer theater program but Denzel Washington paid for him to go.

20 years later Chadwick got to thank him

Interesting, I'm a Denzel fan.

Did you know that Air Jordans were initially banned by the NBA?

Yes but Jordan won them anyway and Nike paid the fine!

Too funny!

Yeah, Jordan was the best player of all time in my opinion.

He was amazing for sure.

Tim Duncan went to my school - Wake Forest and he sacrificed money to stay in college for 4 years.

Great guy.

Yeah, I'm not sure I would have done the same, you can always get an education later, but you can't always play basketball.

I would have - the education is so important.

And he spent many years in the league.

He even took a pay cut for the good of the team to get some players in under the salary cap - how many people would do that?

Not a lot, does he shot granny style?


Do you wear trousers?

I do, but unlike people in the UK I call them pants.

Hilarious.

The romans saw wearing pants as a sign of barbarism.

Now that is hilarious.

Really I can't imagine wearing anything other then pants, well shorts too.

It's crazy there were so many rules and taboos about something like pants.

Do you watch the NBA?

Yes, I am a Raptors fan.

Nice!

Did you know that the NBA banned Air Jordans initially?

I remember that.

Michael wore them anyway and Nike paid the fines he got after every game.

Hilarious, he was a great player.

Surprised Jordan doesn't have a stake in Nike.

Spencer Haywood was offered 10% of Nike but he took 100k instead.

Oops.

Imagine if he had taken that !
Woah!

If he had the 10% would be worth 8.62 billion!

OMG, that is awesome.

I'm surprised reebok gave Iverson so much money!

He will probably need it eventually.

Apparently 5 years after retirement 60% of NBA players are broke.

That is just sad.

That is terrible, but I suppose with expensive mortgages it can happen.

but NBA players are the highest paid professional athletes.

Yes their careers are short but once they start making real money they really should use a small portion to hire someone to manage their finances.

Yeah, that probably happens, I wonder if they end up on that 30 for 30 show.

If they are lucky.

The NFL is even worse though 78% of NFL players either go bankrupt or are under financial stress just 2 years after retirement.

That sucks.
Do you watch the NFL?

Not that much really just into the NBA.

I just went on a tour of the head office in NYC it was really cool.

That's awesome, well nice chatting with you!


Are you a fan of the horror genre?

No absolutely not I only like the romance, and action genre.

That is unfortunate I read an article about Stephen King and the horror genre and thought the way Netflix has been producing his work has been interesting.

Yeah I've heard and also read that people say Stephen King's work is great but I'm just not really into it at all.

Yeah I find his work really good.

You might be interested to know he says the first horror movie he ever saw was Bambi as a kid.

Sometimes it's all about perception.

Isn't Bambi like a childrens movie or something how is it scary?

I think one of Bambi's parents are killed tragically which is true to most disney movies.

oh I see I just don't find it to be a horror film like how King stated.

Well a horror film is simply a film that elicits fear, I can absolutely see how Bambi could fit that genre to a child.

I've never really seen it before so I'm not really sure.

Ah, well maybe you should check it out.

I wouldn't consider it a horror movie so It would be right up your alley.

I'll think about it I like disney type of movies they are nice and peaceful to watch

Hmm, what do you think makes them peaceful to you?

I would argue the opposite actually.

Especially most Pixar movies, they may have a happy ending but they are usually quite chaotic.

The happy endings and the fairytales make me feel peaceful and happy to watch.

I see, do you follow the academy awards at all?

Speaking of Disney films, Beauty and the Beast was the first animated feature to be nominated for best picture.

Yes I do follow the academy awards and Beauty and the Beast was one of the best remakes from two years.

Yeah the remake was decent.

The original was the one nominated though, since it's inception the Oscars have given out 3,072 awards.

Beauty in the Beast did not get the best picture win.

Yeah I know which was a major disappointment.

I believe it was given to Unforgiven that year, which was Clint Eastwood's Directorial and actor vehicle about the west.

Really I don

Really you don't?


Hi!!
Do you likeNetflix?

I suppose I do haha, what about you?

I do too!

I spend most of my time on Netflix or Youtube, Did you know that Netflix and Youtube together make up half of the peak internet traffic in North America?

It's' crazy!

Did you watch the movie "Get out"?

I have seen that movie, do you know anything interesting about it?

As a matter a fact, I do.

The movie "get out" received a nomination for best picture and Daniel Kaluuya is one of the five actors competing in the leading role.

It's funny, because I can imagine the director

I heard the movie also made over 100 million, that is impressive!

yes!

and I didn't know it was directed by Jordan Peele!

I love his movies!

He is so talented!

He stated that he let out an "ugly cry" when he found out one of his movies had been nominated for an Oscar... that's amazing, which I could relate haha I Looove watching movies though!

Good, I am proud of him, I am excited to see what he does next!

Me too!

I'm sure he won't disappoint!

I really enjoy watching the Oscar's as soon as the celebrities come rolling in, usually to be in awe by the dresses they wear although I was surprised at all the great nominations this year.

Along many favorite movies I watched such as "Moonlight" "Lost in translation" "lady Bird" among so many others.

How into horror movies are you?

You can burn over 180 calories just by watching one!

I should watch more scary movies then!

haha, I really enjoyes them when I was younger but now Ive become such a chicken.

It's insane because Stephen King was terrified as a child when he saw bambi!

he calls it the first horror movie he saw... and then turn around and sell insane best selling books!

impressive I must add.

i have heard that, how can you find bambi scary?

Right?!!

That was my favorite movie!

well besides Beauty and the Beast!

He was probably traumatized when they killed Bambi's Mom, I know I was!

My 6 year cried when she first saw it, that's when it clicked... Bambi was depressing.

Who would of known that the majority of creepy noises in scifi movies are made by an instrument called waterphone!

i ddnt.

I have never heard of a waterphone, that is odd.

Apparently if you watch a horror movie before viewing at, you will like the art more!

That is an interesting fact!

you know another fun fact?

well not fun fact for Danny, the boy from the shinning... he didnt know he was acting in a horror movie until years later!

What??

How scary would that be?

Where is Danny today?

that is really crazy, but I guess a child maybe should not watch a movie like that

Very true, let alone act in one.

It's no wonder these Horror movies are so successful with high calorie burning and inspiring tales from literature authors like edgar allen poe, bram stoker and mary shelley making it known that horror films have been around for more than a century!

there are just so many aspects to horror movies, science, supernatural, fantasy, sci fi, it is such an expansive genre

Expensive indeed, Most of the time The Macabre and Supernatural are frequent themes, I can only imagine the cost to make it look and feel real.

for sure, I think a lot of horror is just the tone and atmosphere they set, that is how I see it

Oh for sure, they mess with our senses so every part of our being is involved in the movie like "12 years a slave" amazing screenplay and effects no wonder it was also nominated this movie played with all of my senses as well.

I have never seen that, what is it about?

its directed by Steve McQueen, It basically tells the story of a black man and his tale during the times of the civil war, he was sold and subjected to malevolent cruelty.

A masterpiece to say the least.

that sounds terrible, but I am sure it is a riveting story!

Most definately, a must watch.

It was nice chatting with you :) take care


Do you like watching a horror films?

Also do you think Bambi is a horror movie haha

Well I do remember Bambi being scary when I was little, when the mom got shot!

I don't like horror films, as I dislike being startled.

How about you?

Yes I don't really see the appeal myself.

Stephen King thanks Bambi is a horror movie.

It is very disturbing especially if you're a kid.

Have you seen the movie The Shining

I am not sure, I might have.

It's surprising that the boy from the Shining didn't know he was acting in a horror film.

I hope that means that it was not scary for him.

I think that's what it means yes.

I'm glad he wasn't Disturbed after making that movie.

There are definitely some messed up scenes in there.

have you ever used a water phone?

Right?

No, I haven't used a water phone.

I want one so I can discretely follow people around making noise on the water phone.

Haha.

I guess that instrument is used for making a creepy noise that is used in horror movies or something?

They should play that in art museums.

Apparently if you watch a horror movie before you view abstract art you enjoy the art a lot more

Interesting.

I think when movies have the waterphone sound it makes it less scary because I know to anticipate.

It's when something suddenly jumps out at me that scares me.

that would scare me too.

but those scares is what makes you burn calories.

You can burn up to 200 calories watching a horror movie

Unless you eat a ton of buttery popcorn like I do!

Haha I love buttery popcorn!

I also eat popcorn when I watch Netflix.

Do you have Netflix

Yeah, I watch it every night before bed.

I'm not alone.

From 9 pm to 12 am Neflix accounts for 33 percent of all bandwidth in North America.

Wow that's a lot!

They also spend 20 times more money on postage than on the actual bandwidth costs.

Did you hear the story about how Netflix was started?

I totally forgot about the mail option.

I heard that Reed Hastings got a late fee and was inspired.

Yep it was a late fee for the movie Apollo 13.

That's a great movie but a $40 late fee would definitely make me mad LOL

Haha, well I bet he is grateful for the late fee now since Netflix is now worth 50 billion dollars!

Oh for sure!

crazy that Netflix has about 140 million subscribers right now too.

They also started by selling DVDs and by renting them as well.

But they stopped selling the DVDs in order to just focus on renting

Interesting!

So they must just sell the DVDs wholesale?

I bet Blockbuster is kicking themselves for not buying Netflix

Oh I bet they kick themselves everyday haha.

Are you going to watch the Academy Awards?

No Im not much into those type of shows.

How about you?

I'm interested in who wins, but not really because I've seen the movies that were nominated haha.

I won't watch but I will see the final results.

What are your thoughts on Daniel Day-Lewis?

I really don't know who that is, haha.

I don't know celebrity names.

I do know that he must be a good actor as he won the oscars 3 times.


Emma Gonzales is an inspiration to many young people.

She is.

I think twitter gives young people a voice.

I just hope they use it responsibly and don't get sucked into the 15 minutes of fame aspect of it.

Sad how she was in a shooting and then emerged after that, I imagine that is a traumatizing event for anyone.

It would be terrifying.

I think that she is making a good statement but I hope that she can listen as well as raise awareness.

So many of these young activists don't know the laws already on the books and how they aren't being enforced so they call for laws that already exist and it diminishes their message.

I hope that as well, she is getting good critic acclaims from people over social media, one user even compared her to Joan of Arc.

As long as it doesn't eventually get buried on social media under more op-ed pieces about yoga pants and how women need to wear something more "appropriate".

Yeah I know but its kind of hard to blurry that now even celebrities had something to say, Chadwick Boseman also twitter something about the subject

He was the guy that played Black Panther right?

He did such amazing acting in that movie!

Yeah thats the one, and it was an amazing movie Im guessing you watched it?

Chadwick is a great actor

I've seen bits and pieces but haven't had time to watch the whole thing.

He is fantastic in all of the marvel ones he has been in though.

I couldn't imagine anyone else playing a better black panther.

I agree, fun fact about Black Panther but the hero is actually the riches one out there with a net worth of 500 billion dollars.

wow that is a crazy amount of money!

Marvel really knows what they are doing with characters.

They have come a long way from a struggling studio who could have lost their characters in a loan to merrill lynch.

They sure do, I like the Marvel universe a lot better than DC at least in movies, they get their inspiration from history as well.

Yeah they are amazing.

And they aren't afraid to go with an unknown for a character either.

The merchant elder is a woman who just sent in an audition tape.

She was 88!

88 years old no kidding?

its a good thing that they gave her a chance, I guess theres room for anyone in the Marvel universe.

I think their key to success is their diversity of characters and actors.

They really find the right person for the role and dive into the stories that were in the comics.

Yeah they sure can, so do you like the NBA, do you like basketball?

Yeah I do.

It is a great game and the skills of the players is a pretty cool thing to watch.

Do you enjoy watching it?

I do like it, do you have a favorite team out of the 30 ones in the league, maybe the Canadian team ?

I like the smaller teams.

I almost want to root for the Spurs just because of the smart decision of Tim Duncan to get his degree.

I think more players should do that instead of going straight to the pros.

Tim Duncan is a really smart man, more players should do that I agree thanks for all the cool facts, its been a pleasure chatting with you.

Yes it has been a very education conversation.

Have a nice day!


Jordan Peele's Get Out is truly deserving of an Oscar nomination, in my opinion!

He made history as a writer and director with the film after all!

Yes.
Have you seen that movie?

I have and I loved it!

Hard to believe Peele is only the fifth black director to be nominated!

That is insane!

Yeah.

I am assuming that has to do with the limited opportunities black directors have in hollywood.

I wonder how many great films we have missed out on due to racism?

That is so true.

In fact, Peele was also the first African American writer to be nominated for best original screenplay in nearly 25 years.

He is truly breaking down racial barriers!

Yeah.

He is really talented to.

Key gave him a lot of credit for the success of key and peele.

Agreed.

Are you a fan of horror movies by chance?

I enjoy them because it's a great work out as you can burn up to 180 calories just by watching one.

Wow.

I do not like them but will incorporate them into my workouts!

It is a great work out for sure!

Heck, Stephen King said the first horror movie he ever watched as a kid was Bambi and it terrified him.

That's kind of funny.

I remember being really upset when I watched it with my parents.

I do not think they knew that was coming when we watched it.

I was a wreck!

I never saw it, honestly.

I should one of these days.

Maybe I can find it on Netflix.

I'm one of many North Americans who contribute to Netflix accounting for 33% of all bandwidth after 9:00pm each night.

Do you also use YouTube?

Yeah, I'm one who also contributes to both YouTube and Netflix accounting for half the peak internet traffic.

Lol

Blockbuster turned down a deal for Netflix for $50M.

What a bad decision!

I know, right?

Huge mistake considering Netflix is worth 2 billion now!

You know they'll forever have to live with that mistake!

And there's only 1 blockbuster left in the US.

It's in alaska!

Seems like a huge problem for them.

I wonder if their website is still up?

That's a great question!

I'm glad Reed Hastings had a $40 late fee for a silly overdue VHS, otherwise we probably wouldn't have Netflix today!

So are you into the history of the Academy Awards?

None of this would be possible without the annoyance of Reed.

Thank you blockbuster for being rude!

So true!

I'm also glad Netflix started releasing their own series starting with Lilyhammer.

Perhaps one day the actors in their films can beat Daniel Day-Lewis' best actor record at the Oscars!

Walt Disney has 22 oscars!
That's a record!

Indeed!

And that's extremely hard to believe.

It's also crazy knowing Eminem, a musician, had won more Oscars than Bill Murray, Leo, Will Smith, Depp and Lucas combined!

Nice chatting with you!


Have you ever heard of Australia Day?

No, don't know much history about Australia.

What's it about?

Well it falls on January 26th and it is the day the British sailed into Sydney cove and claimed the country.

Hmm, so that is a good thing?

When did they start dumping the convicts?

You're right.
It was a penal colony at first.
But these convicts prospered.

Did they kill the aborigines like us Americans did the Native Americans and steal their land?

This is why some people do not want to celebrate the day.

British troops did in fact kill many of the natives,who had been there for more than 50,000 years.

Very sad!

That is the same reason I hate Columbus day.

I wish people realized the true history about that.

I heard some want to rename it Native American day and change the focus away from him.

Many of the natives also died of small pox.

Apparently, all of the Australian political parties still want to celebrate this day.

Sounds like a mirror image of America.

They have Native Americans blankets covered in Small Pox here.

Wonder if the British thought of that too.

Are you a fan of astronomy?

I just learned the sun accounts for 99.86% of the total mass of our Solar System!

I'm a fan of the sun.

Otherwise we wouldn't be here.

:D I am actually, I have an App on my phone that tells me the nights the ISS passes over my house.

Watch it every time.

It looks like a star that moves across the sky.

It moves at 17,000 miles per hour.

That is awesome.

Apparently, the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy!

The thing that surprised me is that a lightning bolt is 5x hotter than the sun.

If we could harness that power all our power needs would be met.

That is amazing.

I could  not imagine being struck by lightning!

I stay inside during thunderstorms!

I'm a risk taker.

I stay outside and watch until the rain starts.

My wife really gets mad at me.

But you are more likely to get killed in a car accident.

But people don't stop doing that.

What do you think of Facebook?

Facebook is both good and bad in my opinion.

Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook for $75 million back in 2005.

That's unfortunate for them since MySpace is no longer around and Facebook is worth $104 billion.

Like it is unfortunate for me that I dumped my Apple stock when Apple was about to go bankrupt with Steve Jobs was gone for awhile.

I'd be a millionaire now if I hadn't.

Apparently, Iceland is rewriting its constitution via facebook.

Allowing the public to make suggestions.

I think that's a horrible idea.

You?

No, it think it is a great idea.

It if a free medium for them to collaborate  otherwise they would have to develop their own interface probably costing billions.

Wonder why they want to rewrite it.

I wish I invested in Facebook back in 2012 when it went public.

I could really use that money!


hi, do you know much about the sun?

Not much.

It's usually in the sky every day.

I don't really talk to it frequently, but I guess it has a pretty good personal life.

did you know it is white but we see it as yellow

The atmosphere really creates an illusion.

I've heard that the sunsets on Mars are blue.

that must be really cool and different to see

I wish we could harness the energy of lightning.

I might help solve our energy needs.

yeah that is amazing, all we have to do is catch one of the bolts

Still, the sun produces a lot of energy.

We need to find more and better ways to capture it.

The sun might not be that big, but it has a lot to offer.

it sure has, all we need is 1 second of its eneger and we are good for 500 000 years

That would a terrific feat!

Even if we capture just a bit, we might get a 1,000 years' worth.

yeah , we'll have to wait and see.
do you go on facebook much?

I don't really to FB much.

I know that it is popular and has been used for many things.

Worth quite a bit now, I suppose.

Oh yeah for sure.
did you ever use myspacE?

I never used it.

I guess it was a lot like Facebook: make friends, get info and news.

yeah and they had the opportunity to buy facebook and did not

I bet they are kicking themselves about that!

I think it's funny that Burger King had an "unfriend" campaign.

What was the purpose of that?

I really wonder about that too, not sure though

I would have made 10 friends just to unfriend them for the Whopper.

Iceland has embarked on a bold project to rewrite its Constitution.

hahah there you go.do you know why it is blue?

I never really thought about it.
Why is it blue?

because Mark is colorblind, green-red.
nice chat


Hello there, are you a user of Amazon?

hi there, yes I buy stuff on amazon all the time, although I have been buying stuff at best buy more because they will price match amazon

I didn't know that about Best Buy, thanks for the tip.

Do you know how much the first ever Amazon order was for?

no I don't, what was it?

I think the first person who bought something on amazon did get a building named after him though

Yeah good call you are right.

I guess they spend a whopping $27.95, I wonder what year that was in though.

ya it must have been in the 90's at some point, do you like the movie the dark knight rises?

Yeah I think you are right.

Yeah I have, I think the whole series is pretty good.

How about you?

ya I do like those movies, I guess the director of that movie doesn't like digital film and is currently fighting to make sure that directors keep using actual film

I didn't know that, very interesting.
Are you a big movie fan in general?

yes I am, I built a movie server that is like my own personal netflix, it has over 4000 movies and a bunch of shows that i've collected over time

Holy cow that is awesome.

I'm sure you have seen every  movie I might ever have.

Did you know Blockbuster had offers to buy Netflix years ago, but declined?

I didn't know about that, but I was sad that Blockbuster went out of business, I remember as a kid it was always fun to go there, but blockbuster did apparently laugh their offer out of their office, which shows they were cocky

Yeah I remember that too, usually with my friends' mom.

I'll always remember the late fees and her getting upset, but it was always right when your up in line renting so it never mattered.

ya, I guess netflix has around 150 movies that have a perfect score on rotten tomatoes, I wonder what they are I want to make sure they're on my server too haha

Wow, I didn't know there were that many.

Yeah I would try to get them all.

I guess Netflix spends 20x more money on postage than they do on bandwidth.

that is crazy, I wonder when they will stop their shipping service, I think it's funny they look at illegal download levels to decide what shows to purchase next to see their popularity haha

That is hilarious, but I guess it would work very well.

Yeah I wonder how long the physical part will last.

Do you like Vanilla Ice?

I guess the cinematographer of one of his videos also photographed Schindler's list haha

I remember my brother playing his hit song a ton when it came out.

And that is hilarious!

ya Vanilla Ice is solid haha, did you ever see the movie Drive?

No I don't think I have.
Do you know what you it was released?

its from 2011, it's actually a really good movie, I didn't know until now that the director is actually color-blind!

that movie has great colors in it which is weird

That is crazy, I will have to check it out sometime now and I'll keep that in mind when I do.

Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you enjoy the rest of the day.


Hi there.
Hope you are having a good day!
We use Amazon all the time.
Do you?

I do, both for entertainment and shopping.

I actually ordered a pair of shoes yesterday--they've certainly come a long way from being an online bookstore!

Yes!

From books to the largest internet retailer in the world!

I've done my fair share to put money in Jeff Bezos's pocket!

Bezos is certainly a visionary; he built a clock into a mountain that should run for 10,000 years; I wonder how that works.

That kind of engeneering is beyond me!

But, it will be interesting for our ggggggg-grandkids to see if it is still going!

I wonder if that first person who bought something for $27.95, had any idea what they were starting?

That's got to be the cheapest way to have a building named after you without dying haha.

I doubt they foresaw that, let alone that their purchase would create the most valuable retailer in the US, the title for which Amazon took away from Walmart in 2015.

I'm sure they didn't.

There's a big difference between Walmart and Amazon, though they are both hitting sales pretty hard.

Amazon has a contract with the post office to deliver on Sunday.

But the few times I've had one coming on Sunday, it didn't actually arrive until Monday.

That's interesting, although it's not like they're known for customer service the way some other online retailers are.

I've heard that they don't even treat their employees that well, either; a warehouse worker walks between 7 and 15 miles as part of a daily shift.

I wonder if the warehouse workers bought fitness trackers from Amazon to find out how far they walk each day?

I guess you definitely get your steps in, if you work there!

I didn't know they owned IMDB too.

That's the movie review website, right?

Yes, I supposed there's a logical leap from selling books to a buying a movie review site and eventually leveraging that information to sell, stream, and produce video content.

We watch a lot on Amazon Prime and on Netflicks.

Do you use Netflicks too?

I do watch a good amount of Netflix; I like some of their original series, but some of their movies are downright terrible.

I think Amazon has an edge in offering content that you can pay extra for, but you have to give Netflix credit for originating the streaming model in 2007.

Right!

I can still remember when we had movies mailed to our house, in the beginning of Netflix.

IT's funny that they spend more on postage than they did for their bandwidth.

I guess, not anymore!

Yes, they account for 33% of bandwidth use in North America from 9 PM to 12 AM, which is crazy.

It does have massive debt, though; it had $21.9 billion as of September 2017 and announced plans to raise another $2 billion in October 2018!

It' hard to imagine how they have that much debt considering that they and YouTube make up half the peak internet traffic in all of North America.

I really hope they become profitable because I can't imagine entertainment without them.

Maybe they'll move their movies like Roma into more actual theaters to make money; it won an Oscar for best cinematography, so they must be doing something right on that front.

I've not heard of that movie before.

I guess I should see it.

Sounds like we owe a lot to James Wong for all his innovations in cinematography, like the wide angle lens.

Can you imagine going back to watching TV and movies in 4:3?

Cinematographers are definitely underappreciated, although it has an interesting history in the Oscars.

No woman has ever been nominated for the award, which makes it the only non-acting category in which a woman has never been nominated!

Yes, I think cinematography is what makes most movies today.

I am sure a women will win that category soon.

And speaking of winning, Hopefully Roger Deakins, who hasn't won in 13 times of being nominated, will win soon!

Talk about 13 being unlucky haha.

Although I guess it's not as bad as when Stanley Kubrick took the camera away from his cinematographer for Spartacus and shot the film himself, but the credited cinematographer got the Oscar instead of him.

I know!

That was really something but either they had to go with the guy on record, or maybe he just really didn't care about getting the credit.

I love the slow motion cinematography we have in so many movies now.

I know it's not new any more, but I still like it.

They can do so much more shooting in digital than on film, but they also had to be much more deliberate with the old technology, which I can appreciate.

Nice chatting!


Hi, are you an Amazon prime member?

I am!

Love their options, especially that fast delivery!

I do too.

Jeff Bezos built a clock into the side of a mountain that can run for 10,000 years.

Wow!

Not only is he a master entrepreneur he is pretty inventive too!

For sure.

The first customer for Amazon spent around $30 and had a building named after them

That would be pretty cool, or just prime for life!

Id like that too.

I really like how I can get my packages on sundays!

That would be sweet.

Yea I heard they made a deal with the postal service to deliver on Sunday's.

Amazon actually holds the patent on one click purchases.

It is proven the more steps you have to go through to buy something the more likely you are to not pruchase!

Oh very cool.

I saw their warehouse workers walk between 7-15 miles per shift.

That is a lot of miles, far above my daily average!

Do you know what the arrow on their logo means?

I saw it means they cover everything from A to Z.

Is that what you mean?

Yup, exactly, pretty inventive!

For sure.
I saw Amazon also owns IMDB.

Really?

Thats pretty cool.

They sure own and manage a lot of things.

Kindles, Fire TV, Echo Devices.

For sure.
Do you like Netflix?

I LOVE it.

I am definitely a part of all that peak traffic.

Haha me too!

Hard to believe they account for 33% of the bandwidth from 9pm-12am.

It is pretty incredible,  I guess that is why netflix always asks if I am still there.

lol

I agree.
I use Netflix almost everyday.

Same here.

I should look into a job with them as a tagger, I could get paid to watch it and tag content!

HAHA.
Well, it was good talking to you.
Take care!


Good morning!

Good morning, are you a big fan of going to the movies?

I love it!
How bout yourself?

I haven't enjoyed it as much lately!

I find that there are too many distractions and it bothers me.

Thats true.
Do you use Movie pass to go?

No but I have a friend who did.

He lives right by a movie theater and he would go about 3 times a week.

He got a lot of value from his membership.

wow!

That would be so much fun to live by a theater!

Ours doesn't take movie pass.

I think they have saved a lot of theaters though.

I read that the company is not doing so well.

They offered a lot of passes at a deep discount and now theaters are not letting them be used as frequently.

Oh no!

thats not really fair.

I use Amazon a lot at home to watch movies.

How bout you?

I use Netflix mostly but have started to use Amazon a lot more.

Did you know Bezos built a clock into a mountain that should run for 10000 years?

I did not know that, I wonder what the reasoning was behind that?

He's the richest man ever maybe?
I have no clue!

Haha, I hope it had some scientific purpose besides him having way too much money.

Do you watch any of the shows on Amazon Prime?

Mostly movies that I cant find on Netflix!

What about you?

I watched a couple HBO shows through Prime.

I have been watching more Netflix programming lately because they have had some interesting documentaries.

They really do.

I bet blockbuster is kicking itself now for not buying them!

I wonder if they would have let Netflix grow into the company that they are now.

I don't know if Blockbuster would have encouraged the streaming and original programming over DVD rentals.

I bet you are right.

What documentary would you recommend on Netflix?

I recently watched the series about Ted Bundy, I was not alive for that story and it was very interesting to see the court proceedings and just how crazy he was.

I would definitely recommend that.

I'll have to look it up.
I watch youtube too, how about you?

Sometimes i do to learn about things I want to do around the house or for movie trailers.

I was watching what is coming out on Netflix this month on youtube yesterday!

I hope you enjoy the Bundy documentary, it was nice chatting with you!


How's it going, did you know a Prime Minister is the head of cabinet and leader of ministers in the executive branch?

i have heard that.
canada has a prime minister.
so does japan.
so does the uk.

Yea, Australia does too but their Prime Minister position isn't in the constitution and is done through custom

that is interesting.

i guess they decided to use the british system.

i wonder how many countries have a PM.

it seems to be a good system.

Quite a few.

The cool thing about the UK's PM is that their cat has the government title of Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office

that is an excellent position.

that privileges pussy is certainly lucky to have gotten that job!

Speaking of pussy did you know in 1995 Queen Elizabeth II was successfully pranked called by a radio station?

that is great!

i bet it was those pesky canadians.

they like to prank royalty.

i am surprised that the queen did not suspect something.

Probably not, I wonder how the station got her number, maybe Helena Bonham Carter gave it to them since she is a descendant of PM Herbert Asquith

oh, those canadians are so cunning!

i bet they talked their way right to the queen.

they probably used silly accents.

I like HBC.

she seems like royalty.

I like Japan's PM, he sends out silver cups to Japanese citizens when they turn 100

that is a wonderful tradition, but with the ageing population in Japan, it bet they will be giving out a ton every year.

Yea, Japanese people tend to live longer, Japan will have to make cheaper cups, maybe use bronze

bronze, yes, something more affordable but still classy.

Or raise the threshold to 200 years old.

200 years old should be a platinum cup

yes, and i think it is not impossible.

with health care and stem cell therapy, people will live much longer.

think of the facebook pages.

200 years old.

wow.

I don't think I'd like seeing 200 years old posting photos on facebook, it's bad enough they let 13 year olds on

Yes, they could raise the minimum age.

that would help protect kids.

Facebook really has grown, though i hear the kids are leaving it for other sites.

I guess that's a good thing, maybe they are unfriended people to get a free whopper from Burger King

I would have made friends just to unfriend them for greasy calories.

i have no shame.

anyway, great chat!

You too, have a good one