Are you a Taylor Swift fan?

Hi, yes I am a fan have been ever since she started out singing Country.

How about you?

I became a fan when she moved to pop.

Do you remember when she removed her music from Spotify?

I sure do.

She said that she removed it because "music should not be free".

These stars with their big ideas, I hear she donated all the proceeds from Wildest Dream to African Wildlife Conservation.

That was extremely nice of her.

It's great to see people of means do things like that to help.

That's true.

You know she comes from a wealthy family and lived on an 11 acre tree farm growing up.

I did not know that.

That's a lot of land!

Did you know that 2 years before he interrupted her onstage Kanye West did a skit on SNL mocking himself for interrupting awards shows?

You know I had heard that somewhere, I didn't realize it was true.

You know she was the youngest artist ever to sign with Sony/ATV Music publishing house?

I knew she was young when she started but I did not know that.

Her music has become so popular that she once accidentally released 8 seconds of white noise and it topped the Canadian ITunes charts!

Oh, wow that's just silly about the white noise, what are those Canadians thinking?

I hear she walks backwards to avoid being photographed.

That takes some talent especially since I'm sure she is in heels a lot.

Off topic but I spend a whole lot of my time on the internet.

Do you?

Yes, I spend alot of time on the internet.

I hear the astronauts in space have alot faster internet than most Americans do at home.

That's crazy.

I wonder how they do that?

Do you know what the three horizontal lines on apps and website menus is called?

I think it's called hamburger?

You are correct.

I guess that makes sense given that it's 3 lines.

Do you realize that humans are the minority on the internet?

We are outnumbered by automated software programs.

I did not.

That's very interesting.

Did you know that you can get service on Mount Everest?

That's a cool fact to know if I'm ever in Tibet.

Lol

Ha ha yes it is.
You can even get 3G up there.


Hi are you a fan of Taylor Swift?

I like some of her songs.
Are you a fan?

Somewhat.

I liked her earlier songs.

She removed her music from Spotify because she said "music should not be free"

I heard about that.
I think she was right.

Taylor Swift once accidentally released 8 seconds of white noise and topped the Canadian itunes charts.

lol

That was funny!

She also walks backwards to avoid having her picture taken.

That's interesting!

I've always thought that if you're a performer, in the public eye, and you rely on fans for your career that you shouldn't act like that.

She wouldn't be where she's at if it wasn't for the spotlight.

What is it about people not liking her last album?

I think it's because she's becoming more of like a cheesy pop artist and getting away from her country roots.

I see.

Do you like her recent songs or do you prefer her country songs?

I'm a big music fan so I like it all, but I do lean more to liking her earlier material better.

She was more down to earth than to.

Now she owns a Dassault Falcon 900 private jet that cost around $40 million and an airport hangar at the Nashville international airport.

I think everything has gone to her head now.

She is a snob now since she does not allow people to take her picture.

Perhaps this fact was from a long time ago when she was still nice:  she donated proceeds from wildest dream to african wildlife conservation.

That's good she did that to protect the animals.

Do you know many facts about the Earth?

Not much.

Apparently, Jupiter saves earth from many asteroids heading towards it.

Nice!

Earth was formed over 4.5 billion years ago!

Amazing they can gather that kind of data.

Also, the Hudson Bay region of Canada has less gravity than the rest of at the earth!

Interesting!

When earth was first formed a day was only 5.5 hours long!

That was amazing.
So, the earth was dark longer than?
I would be so depressed.

Me too.

On a sad note more than 80 percent of the Earth's natural forests have already been destroyed.

It was nice chatting with you!

It was sad.

I hope people will stop destroying natural forests.

It was nice chatting with you too!

Have a great night!


Hi there !
Looking forward to chat with You !

Hi there.
Do you like Taylor Swift?

I think she is hot, but I don't really listen to her music... why ?

It seems the cover of September that she did came under some criticism.

Why ?
What changed?

She stripped away a lot of the original aspects of the song.

It was more countrypolitan, though I am not sure what that means.

hmm interesting...

I've heard that Taylor swift removed her music from spotify because music should not be free - is that true ?

That kind of conflicts with the news that her cover of "September" was on Spotify.

Perhaps they came to a better deal?

could be... but I bet it didn't bring her more popularity....

She usually doesn't have to do much to impress people.

One time she accidentally released 8 seconds of white noise and it went to the top of the Canadian iTunes charts!

NO WAY lol... some devoted fans in Canada then :)

Maybe they were just curious as to what it was.

She is one of the best selling music artists of all time.

I prefer old music... classic rock, jazz, blues...

I'm not a fan of those new beats

I liked Taylor swift's music when she first came out.

Then she started to get more into pop.

I guess music is evolving along with people's tastes...

It's surprising that September got so much backlash since usually fans love her no matter what.

One person tweeted that it ruined his/her Friday.

haha.

I mean it's good that fans are being honest with her... maybe that's going to be a lesson for her...

Yes.
As you say, people's tastes evolve.

I haven't heard a good new music in a long time...

I guess I'm getting old...

I feel the same way.

I do respect Taylor Swift though.

She has accomplished so much in her young life-she was the youngest person to single handedly write and perform a number one Hot Country Songs chart.

Good for her !

She seems like a hard working artist, I hope she will continue to be successful

I can't wait to see what she comes out with next.


Do you play any chess?

Yes, but I am a novice.

I am not ready to play the 3-player version yet, or anything that challenging!

How about you?

Knowing that there are more possible moves than there are atoms in the known universe makes me a novice

Maybe we should join the Boys scouts of America and begin working on our merit badge in Chess?

Im not sure, a 2007 study found a negative correlation between iq and chess skills

That is because players identify with the pawns, which originally each were named after a common profession.

I guess people get despondent once they learn that they are all pawns in somebody else's game.

I wonder which one was The Blogger?

The pieces powers come from spain maybe we can ask them

The knight can visit each square of the chessboard once, kind of like a modern day player, who only visits a chicks castle only once.

A chess grandmaster beat a family friend at age 5 without even looking at the board!

Amazing facts indeed, and interesting to learn.

Like when my reality was shattered to learn that the most requested song on a Chicago-based alternative radio station was sung by Hanson.

True, the listeners were not told the name of the band responsible, but it certainly makes one think...

At least they have freedom of choice, in canada 40% of the music played has to be canadian

Radio Nazis...

I like the old days, where the most poplar radio show was done by a ventriloquist.

If that formula was duplicated today, Achmed the Terrorist would have his one show.

You think we could hear any signs of life from Jupiter?

They have storms so strong we can pick it up

Electromagnetic storms from Jupiter would be an improvement over some stations I hear on the radio these days.

I liked the old radio shows, like the old 1970s Fantastic Four radio show, when Bill Murray played the role of The Human Torch!

What cant Bill Murray do?

Get pregnant, although each syllable he utters are pregnant with impending laughter so, he's git that going for him.

He kind of sings like Bing Crosby too.

In 1948, BC was responsible for filling 50% of the radio air time, so I guess people are pre-disposed to the sound of his voice.

Soldiers in WW2 made radios using pencils and razor blades

Sounds like something Bill Murray would do.

A dangerous endeavor should you find yourself with a dull blade.

Is being able to do this a prerequisite to becomiing a Governor of Kentucky, like Not participating in a duel?

Texas elected their first female governor before the 19th amendment.

Thats shocking

Ah,, but did she have a pool shaped like here home state like the Governor of Oklahoma?

I think not grasshopper.

Have a good day!


Hi, how are you today?

I guess Taylor Swift did a remake of "Earth, Wind and Fire."

Oh boy.

Im fine thanks for asking.
Not Taylor again.
Have you heard the song?

No, how about you?

No I didn't even know she remade it.

Man that a 1970's great and some things just shouldn't be redone.

Right.

It's a classic.

I heard there was a lot of negative comments from other singers.

I can see that.
She covered the song September, right?

Right.

I didn' know that she was from Pennsylvania.

She's usually pretty good.

I have to confess i don't think i have heard any of her music.

I did here that she walks backward to keep from having her picture taken.

Really?

Weird.

She won't allow her music on Spotify because it's free listening.

I guess she's all about the money, then.

Apparently she dressed up on one of her tours like a disney character.

Oh?

Which one?

She was only 14 when she broke into Nashville.

Was the youngest Album of the Year Winner.

Wow that's inspiring.

She dressed up like Olaf, it was Halloween.

Oh.

Interesting.

she once released 8 seconds of white noise by accident.

She comes from a wealth family and grew up on a farm.

Really?

Well she has her own wealth now.

Flies around in her own jet, with her own hanger at Nashville.

Yeah that's ritzy!

The farm she grew up on was an 11-acres tree farm.

Do you know where in PA?

She is only 30 years old.

she should stick to writing her own songs.

Yeah that may work for her.

I don't know where in PA.

I do know she once donated her entire proceeds.

She seems to be a giving person.

Seems to be getting into political rhetoric.

Being famous i would imagine it changes and shapes the person you become.

That seems sadly true in most cases.
Well, thanks for sharing.
I learned a lot.


Hello!
How are you today?

I am well, how are you?

Doing great!
What article sparked your interest?

I like the progressive attitude of the HI gov.

Allowing students to get their degree while wroking on their HS degree.

You?

The articles didn't really pique my interest as much as the facts sections did.

I like the facts too.

I also liked that he had no idea what his Twitter password was to let the island know there was no missle threat.

I am not sure if like is the right word... interesting... What facts piqued your interest?

Yes, I agree with that too.

I liked the one about Jupiter and how some of it's radio storms are so strong that they can be heard on AM radio.

I also liked how the opponent did not bash him on it.

She acknowleged it and asked how to move on.

What other facts?

It's very interesting how Hawaii politicians have similarities with Japanese government.

Agreed.
Do you have any idea why that is?

I think Hawaii being in it's own land doesn't have the same pressure of those on the Mainland.

Interesting.

I found it also interesting how they do not have any republicans in the state senate.

And only 5 of 51 in the state house.

Democrats are liberals and I think that only shows they that they hold different values that put people first, like Japan.

You can put a wallet down in Japan and not fear that it will get stolen.

Yeah.

It seems like there are cultural differences between us, like all countries, but that seems really different.

Wish we had that level of trust...

I agree.

I remember when going to church was that place and now people fear for their lives going to places of what should be comfort and serenity.

Yeah.

Those church shooting brought tears to my eyes.

Supposed to be a place of safety and worship and that happens.

Made me think about the safety of my two little ones.

Yes, it is so sad.

My friend stated once that it's not a matter of if it will happen, its just matter of when... meaning we're all just waiting for it to be our turn.

Scary.

Yeah.

To lighten up a little... Canada's first official paper money was playing cards that were cut into shapes and signed by the governor.

Wow!
That's so great.
If only that was passable now...

There would be so many counterfiets...

Here's a random payment with a 6 of hearts... That, in order to become governor of kentucky, one must have never participated in a duel.

That's so true but I think some people could benefit from selling "art."


Do you play chess?

Yes, I love it.

It is one of the greatest board games ever.

The game dates back to the 15th century Spain which is absolutely amazing to think

I didn't know it dated that far back.

I always thought it originated in the Middle East.

Yes, it gets its roots from a game that was created in India

That makes a lot of sense.
Is chess also played in India?

It is played all over the world these days.

That's true.

Chaturanga is the name of the game it is believed to be derived from.

It has remained relatively unchanged since the Persians tweaked the game a little bit

It has ventured through a myriad of different cultures.

That is amazing.

You would think the President of World Chess would understand the history of the game a bit more rather than thinking aliens created the game

Does he actually believe that?
That's really ridiculous.

Thats what I understand about him.

There is also no correlation between IQ and strong chess players as many might think

Interesting.

People have this weird obsessions with IQ.

Agreed.

IQ has been an overestimation of intelligence for a long time.

Chess is cerebral and strategic, not rocket science.

Being good at the IQ test means your good at the IQ test and maybe a very specific set of tasks related to it.

Not much more, though.

Some of the top Chess players are not all that intelligent as far as IQ goes.

That is interesting.

The brain works in very interesting ways.

Did you get a new governor during the midterm elections?

Yes, but our old one could not run again.

Republican or Democrat?

New Republican, unfortunately.


Have you ever been in the DC area?

I have, I was there a long time ago for my middle school trip, what about you?

I have too, I thought there were plenty of activities and would like to return there, what did you do on your trip?

well it was a school trip so we saw a bunch of important buildings and had dinner and walked in the White house, etc.

I remember I was friends with a ballet dancer at the time, her toes were always messed up from practice; I guess a professional ballet dancer can go through 4 pairs of shoes in a week

Sounts interesting, I had some recommendations from a friend and the told me to have craft beer at Glens Garden Market.

There's this cool trivia contest there, you can even play in teams.

that is interesting I'll keep that in mind, did you know that Tupac danced in ballet when he was in school?

I bet whoever has a tape of that is sitting on a fortune haha

I agree lol,that doesnt help with his bad boy attittude, I bet his friends made fun of him big time

haha ya, I do like that Michael Jackson patented his leaning device he used for the extreme leans, I can't picture anyone else doing that move personally

I didnt know you can patent stuff like that lol, its crazy how much shoes a ballet dancer has to buy, 4 pairs in a week, 20 pairs in a month,

ya that is a good point that sounds expensive!

I guess that babies will start to dance whenever they hear music and they will smile when they move to the beat of music, I would love to see that in person

I guess we all have music in our blood, Bruce Lee was also a great dancer.

ya I think he won a dancing championship actually!

I guess martial arts are just dance moves used for defending yourself haha

I guess dancing and martial arts do mix together, so what type of music do you like?

heard any good albums lately?

well I listen to a lot of 80's music and classic rock, so not too much modern music, I do like the John Mayer song New Light, what about you?

It seems like we have different tastes then, I love Linkin Park, rock music.

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park is one of my favorite albums

ah yes we do have different tastes then, I think hybrid theory was the best selling album of the 21st century so far, isnt it?

It was, it had great tracks in it, you know there are two japanese twins that release a rap album when they reached the age of 100, that sure would be fun to watch

haah that would be fun!

I wish I had a twin, we could get into a lot of crazy situations!

do you like pink floyd at all?

Dark side of the moon is still one of the best selling albums

I do like Pink Floyd and changing the subject have you seen any good films lately?

I just watched Black Panther and thought it was great.

ah I did see it, it was OK I didn't think it was amazing personally, I did like iron man better, I guess in the marvel universe Black Panther is the richest, even richer than Tony Stark

Yeah and also richer than Bruce Wayne, I thought that was impossible lol, who is richer than Batman.


Any plans this summer

Hey.

Just relax and travel maybe.

I want to learn to dance.

It would be cool to do the moonwalk which was developed in 1955.

Oh yea i was thinking the same.

I would have to see if i could make it to d.c on August 24 to also see the film festival

That would fun.

They even have a Beerlympics there usually right?

Yes!

And it sounds like fun plus only $4 a beer win win

That would be epic.

There is also the worlds largest bachata festival which is where i could learn to dance maybe.

That would be a great idea.

And the music you would dance to sounds like it would be nice.

And prices aren't bad at all.

Yeah for the weekend events it's less than 20 bucks.

Cheaper for seniors and children!

Thats surprising i thought itd be more on weekends.

Im glad they have food on the strip also i love to eat new foods

I think I would like it too because they have a section called "Taste of Southwest" which sounds delicious.

Oh that does sound good.

But give me a turkey leg and I'll be good.

Itll be lots of fun seeing everyone in costume

haha nice.

Yeah that would be cool.

There would be a lot of fun performers to see too.

Led Zeppelin would be fun to see.

They didn't title their fourth album to confuse the press!

Oh smart thatll make everyone want to see them perform it thenm im so glad all the money spent helps charity for children

Yeah that's very nice to hear.

Aerosmith is a good band too but they made more money from guitar hero than any album!

Oh yeah I remember playing guitar hero and hearing all their songs.

Would be cool to see bands continue a game like that.

They need a game also that teaches dance better it'd be perfect at festivals like this.

Imagine dancing like Michael Jackson with a game.

That would be epic.
Even parrots are able to dance!

Never knew that!

Theyre so smart being able to talk and dance.

Wonder if its possible to have one teach a person lol

Lol good question.

I would like to see those ballet slippers that make drawings from the dancers movements.

Oh no no ballet slippers for me lol.

Unless it was after doing the beerlympics

Haha nice.

I think it's pretty funny Emilia Clark did the funky chicken when auditioning for the Game of Thrones!

That's too funny.

Its surprising how dance helps make an impression.

I cant believe someone like Bruce Lee danced.

Oh wow that is cool he danced I didn't realize that.

Mr. Rogers also breakdanced!

Have a good day!


Seems like there is a lot to do in DC this weekend.

There is a Renaissance Festival.

Have you been to one of those?

I have not been to a Renaissance Festival, but I have seen snapchat and instagram stories of people dressing up in the Renaissance style.

Yeah, I haven't either but it seems fun.

There is also an Outdoor Film Festival that raises money for charity.

It makes me want to join as well.

However, I have no money for that to fly over there.

I feel that some festivals would do that for charity.

I believe it is under Comcast.

Yes, you're right.

The screen is nine stories high and 52 feet wide.

So you can watch  comfortably from anywhere on the lawn.

They are going to play big hits like Black Panther and Lion King.

That is hard to believe.

That is a big screen.

I bet it is worth it because it is free.

People can bring their chairs, food, and blankets to sit and relax on.

Yeah, I'd be sure to buy food and alcohol, ya know, to benefit the charities ;)

That is true.

You got to treat yourself once in a while.

I would be surprised that alcohol would be bought at this kind of festival, since it's a family friendly vibe.

Speaking of alcohol, there is also a Beer-Lympics taste test at the Renaissance Hotel.

Really?
I would definitely go there.
Hopefully they have Modelo!

Sorry, I meant Glen's Garden Market.

Maybe you can get some Modelo while going to the world's largest bachata festival!

That is at the Renaissance hotel.

How much is the entrance fee?

I believe it is free but local draft beers are $4 all night.

That makes sense.

What other activities does the Beer-lympics Festival have besides the drinking?

You can do beer trivia.

That seems difficult.

I would only enjoy the drink than the games then.

Are there certain performances?

I don't think so.

However, at the bachata festival, you can do workshops, watch performances and listen to concerts.

There will also be salsa, zouk and samba.

Do you dance?

What kind of workshops?

Those dances sound like a workout.

I used to dance Tahitian and Hawaiian.

However, if I had the time, I would try to join and learn some samba.

Hmm, not sure what kind of workshops but maybe you can learn new types of dance.

The daytime events are for profesional dancers but at night they are open for everyone.

Do you know who will be instructing the dances?

I'm not sure but there will be some performances by well known dancers!


Hey!
Do you like to dance?

Good morning, no I'm not much of a dancer.

I would like to go watch the dancers at the Bachata Festival, I hear they have some of the best Latin dancers, ever performing.

I am not much of a dancer either.

But one of my martial arts idols, Bruce Lee, actually won a Cha-Cha championship back in 1958

That's funny.

Tupac was a ballet dancer in high school, and was in their production of The Nutcracker.

I never would have guessed that about him.

Its really cool to see what celebrities had multiple talents.

I think so too.

I also like to see some of the "behind the scenes" stuff, like Michael Jackson's special shoes.

I know, the patented tilt shoes.
Kinda ruins the magic.

I'm at that age, where I can appreciate it.

Do you like Marvel movies?

I adore the character of Black Panther, and was surprised to learn that Denzel Washington sponsored him in a summer theater program at Oxford.

I didnt see Black Panther, the last superhero movie I saw was Deadpool 2.

Was it good?I know Marvel has taken some heat with Black Panther's name, over the group.

I loved it!

I can see that with the name of the movie.

I was confused for a bit and thought it was a historical film before seeing previews.

It's funny, that King T'challa is actually the richest super hero.

I always thought it was Tony Stark.

Me too.

Bruce Wayne is in 3rd too.

If I write a comic book, Ill make mine the richest.

LOL  Gotta one up them.

LOL.

Are you a rap fan?

I am, and was pleased to learn that a set of twins in Japan, released an album for their 100th birthday.

I like some old school rap.
That is neat about the twins!

I do too, NWA is a favorite of mine.

They are mine too.

It is amazing their Straight outta compton was the first album to reach platinum without a tour or air play.

I also like Linkin Park, and am surprised that their Hybrid Theory is still the best selling album of this century.

It was a good one, I wonder if something will be able to pass it up.

Maybe Dark Side of the Moon?
It's still pretty popular.

It is, it has really stood the test of time.

I cant believe it was released 40 years ago though.

I can't either.

It's cute that babies dance when they hear music, and smile when they find the beat.

I know!

How adorable.

they get all the nejoyment and dont have to go through 4 pairs of shoes a week like a pro ballet dancer.

That is true.
There is a Beer-Lympics taste ng in DC.


Hello!
What kind of movies do you like?

I like crime dramas; You?

I'll watch pretty much anything honestly.

My current favorite is Black Panther.

In their universe he's actually worth more than Iron man!

What's your current favorite?

Did Black Panther win any Golden Globes the other night?

I don't think so.
It totally should have though!

Maybe it will win an Oscar for the Marvel Comics company.

Maybe.
Do you have a favorite movie?
Or a favorite right now?

I have a few but most of them are older ones, like Silence of the Lambs.

It not a comic book hero movie though like Black Panther is

The Silence of the Lambs is one of my all time favorites.

It's a masterpiece.

Did you read the book?

No I did not.

I didn't want to ruin my image of Anthony Hopkins

In my opinion they did the character justice with Hopkins.

The only major difference I can recall is that he has six fingers on his left and red eyes which isn't a huge deal all things considered.

The finger thing has a small subplot in another story, but even then...nothing major.

Did you ever see Captain America?

Yes I did!

I've managed to see almost all the marvel movies except Ant Man.

Isn't Black Panther character among the richest Marvel heroes?

He is!

500 billion.

It's a different universe, but even batman is only worth 80 billion.

That would make Batman eligible for housing assitance then comparitively, lol.

haha, yes!

He might actually have to sleep upside down in the batcave by comparion!

I found it great that there was finally some diversity in the comic hero world with Black Panther; too many buff white guys

Me too!

As a white girl, I really enjoyed the diversity and the authenticity I felt from the movie.

Heck even the symbols you see in the movie are based on an actual script.

You must be a wonder woman fan then too right?

...I actually didn't see that one yet.

I really want to, I think it's next on my day off 'to rent' list.

Is it any good?

I did see the Justice League though\

Time to practice my understanding of nsibdi


do you like comedy?

I do.

Did you knew Drew Carey was in marine corps for 8 years?

Wow.

Have you ever seen the movie Kung Fu Hustle?

I have seen it yes.

Carey would tell jokes to his fellow marine corps

Nice.

Bill Murray thinks that movie is the funniest ever

Wow I cannot see how but I guess that is his opinion after all

Yeah.

Did you know the Green Lantern was supposed to be a comedy?

REally?

Wow.

Do you know what slipping on a banana peal used to refer to?

I have no idea, what was it?

It was in reference to slipping in horse manure

Wow.
Do you like drama/

I sure do.

Did you know Jon Hamm was a drama teacher?

Wow.
Did you ever watch House MD?

I did it was a good show.
Jon taught Ellie Kemper

Nice.

Laurie made $700 000 per episode in House MD

WOw that is a lot of money.

Patrick Steward also taught masters drama classes in the UK

Nice.

Did you know that Jim Carrey does not do dramas anymore?

I thought he always did just comedies to begin with

Well he did some dramas and does not anymore because they do not project positivity

Wow.

Do you know why soap operas are called that?

I have no idea but I bet it is something funny.

Nice chatting with you.


Hi Are you a big fan of Netflix!

I love to bin watch it during the winter.

I don't watch Netflix, but I do bing watch a number of different shows.

Do you watch youtube?

Netflix and youtube together make up half of the peak internet traffic in North America.

I binge a lot of shows as well.

I've used youtube a lot.

I didn't realize they had that much of the internet traffic.

They really did fill a hole in the market.

I love the new content that Netflix has produced.

They do have.

I'm currently in the middle of watching Blacklist on there.

Not a Netflix original.

I love that show.

Wish I would have discovered it sooner.

I still can't believe that Blockbuster passed up the chance to buy Netflix.

That doesn't surprise me.

Frequently companies have been run out of business by competitors they had a chance to buy, but are too confident in their own product.

Did you know that Reed Hastings started Netflix after getting $40 in late fees on a vhs?

I didn't know that.

I wonder if the late fees were from Blockbuster?

lol  That would be funny.

Lol.

It would be.

Did you know that Tom Hanks is the all-time highest grossing box office star?

$8.5 billion worldwide... Wonder how much of that comes from residuals on Netflix!

lol probably a lot.

That's a lot of money.

I love Tom Hanks.

I find it funny he always ends his emails with a pun.

And he is such a nice guy, he personally refunded the price of a couple's movie tickets because they were disappointed in Larry Crowne.

Awesome!

He refuses to play bad guy roles in films, which is interesting.

He got his start not far from where I live in Cleveland Ohio.

That is cool.
I loved him in A League of Their Own.
"There

I loved that movie and I surprisingly really loved him doing the voice of Sheriff Woody in the Toy Story movies.

(Sorry about the short message, my finger hit enter!!).

I have a hard time picturing Woody voiced by anyone else.

I loved him in Cast Away.

He lost so much weight making that movie.

Gave the film a lot of depth.

Yes!

That was a great movie.

A lot of people bag on it and I don't get it.

Did you like him in Saving Mr. Banks?

I haven't seen it.

That is the one he is playing Walt Disney, right?

It didn't seem to be my kind of movie.

Yes.

He was the first actor ever to play Walt Disney in a mainstream film.

I think he's working on a Mr. Rogers movie that's supposed to come out this fall where he plays Mr. Rogers.

Interesting.

I can see him playing Mr. Rogers.

I don't watch that many movies (at least recently).

I spend more time playing video games.

I've logged a number of hours on Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo.

Did you know the original Nintendo Entertainment system was only discontinued in 2003?

Nice!

I didn't know it went that long.

I had the original one that displayed only 54 colors.

Then I had kids and we progressed right through the systems...lol  Super Nintendo, Game Cube, Wii, Playstation lol  I don't think they ever had xbox.

Lol.

I never owned a PlayStation, just played on friends.

My kids played Duck Hunt on my NES until 2015!

Now, I just play on my PC.

My kids are always on their phones.

Who would have thought we would have access to an arcade worth of games on a calculator sized device?

Classic!

First game I ever played.

I can't believe your system still was going strong then.

Crazy!

..and you're right about the phones!

hahaha  It's been fun chatting with you!

Thanks for the Nintendo Duck Hunt flash back!


Hello do you like netflix?

don't really watch it.

I go with youtube.

Checked out a tom hanks flick there recently

Oh nice,  Netflix and youtube make up half of peak internet traffic in north america

wow.

i knew that netflix takes up 33 percent of the bandwidth in the evening, but the youtube stat is news to me

blockbuster declined serval offers to buy netflix lol

ha ha!

They probably wanted to buy nintendo instead

Oh really?

no...just poking fun of them.
nintendo was discontinued in 2003

oh lol

it's like being the movie studio that denies a role to ronald reagan because he doesn't look presidential

Did you know tom hanks refuses to play bad guy parts?

yeah...i guess he wants to keep a good guy image.

maybe he should do bill nye the science guy

why?

well, nye;s a nice guy...looks like steve martin

oh ok.

I recently found out Tom Hanks is the highest all time box office star!

Man..i remember him when he was just a sitcom star.

not sure if he did chuck lorre stuff

what sitcom was he on/?

bosom buddies.
played a guy dressed like a girl.
now he's doing astronauts...apollo 13

oooh ok,  I have never seen that show lol

it was silly.
like big bang theory

I love big bang theory,  although I am really behind lol

well, the big bang is the beginning of everything.

or at least thats what bill nye says

lol its been good chatting.


Tom Hanks has been in some of the greatest movies ever.

Oh,yes, he is awesome, I like to watch his movies on Netflix, did you know that Netflix is in Los Gatos , California?

No I did not know that.

I also did not know that Blockbuster lost out on buying Netflix.

Hahahaha,yes, instead to pay 50 million for it, they lost 2 billion, incredible!

do you like to use Netflix?

I use it mostly to rewatch shows.

Im not crazy about some of their stuff, but I do have some favorites that I always go to.

What about you?

Love it, I am  in my free time watching Netflix, usually normal tv is not of my liking.

I am happy we don't live in China, Syria, North Korea and Crimea, because they don't have Netflix.

Thats really disappointing that they cannot enjoy it.

Whats your favorite Tom Hanks movie?

The Green Mile has to be.
Have you seen it?
I cried like a baby with that movie.

I have seen it.
I really love Forrest Gump.
He can be so many characters

Well, that was a super good one, too, did you like Sleepless in Seattle?

No I have not.
Have you seen a league of their own?
that one gets me in the end

Yes, I did.

I was thinking that I would had loved to complain about one of his movies.

It happens that Tom Hanks knew that a couple didn't like one of his movies and he in person refunded the tickets' price.

Cool!

Hes such a nice guy that he wont play bad guys, which I found fascinating

Me too!

is a real model to follow.

More in this times that we do need to teach moral values.

Do you like any kind of entertainment?

I like music and tv.
Whats your favorite tv show?

I have several, but I think of all of them, The Golden Girls and Frasier, lol, I like storytelling, drama, dance, music, etc.

and you?

I love Golden Girls.

I used to watch it with my grandma when i was a kid

hahaha, I really loved Blanche, she was my favorite, she looked exactly for her role.

Once, Ronald Reagan didn't get the role because he didn't look Presidential, so funny!

Yeah she was perfect for it!

Did you have a nintendo entertainment system?

did you like to play with it?

I did.

I actually still have mine and play it with my best friend from time to time

Oh, cool!

I am so envy, thank you, I will give you an excellent.

Have a nice day!

Thanks you too!

Well, I hope you continue being entertained!

yes i am


Hi, are you into rap?

Some say it goes back to Muhammad Ali with his ad-lib poetry...

That's very interest.

I am in to some types of rap.Did you know before eminem became a rapper he wanted to be a comic book artist?

Yeah, I wonder if he has any regrets.

I think it's funny that Korean rappers developed a new rap freestyle called "compliment battle".

I'm sure he could probably do it now if he wanted.

That is funny, quite the opposite of America.

My kids liked Rugrat.

I guess rapper Busta Rhymes did the voice for the Reptar Wagon in the Rugrats Movie.

I actually remember that movie and the song!

I think the movie was full of adult humor like that.

That's how they get parents to go.

Do you read the full terms when you buy something on internet?

I don't think I ever have!

It seems only about 7 percent of people do.

I'm glad i'm not alone!

Me either.

I'm a 93%er too.

Did you know the the 3 horizontal lines on app icons are called a "hamburger"?

I didn't know that, I wonder who named it.

There is internet service on Mt, everest.

Yes, it's a 3g cell service.

You know, to order that pizza once you've climbed to the top... That's crazy.

Lol!
Have you ever been to New zealand?

No but I'd love to.

I guess it is without snakes.

Wasn't Lord of the Rings films made there?

I think it was, I think the hobbit hole is there as well.

Crocodiles are more related to birds then they are lizards.

I prefer birds over crocodiles... How in the world could the library of Alexandria be around with the internet?

Didn't it burn?

I think they recently put a copy in there.

I'm not exactly sure.

Did you know there are legless lizards?

Yes, I used to catch them when I was a kid.

The are called "glass snakes" even though they aren't snakes.

That's pretty cool, I don't think ive ever even seen one.

Or maybe I just thought it was a snake!

lol

I haven't seen flying snakes either.

It would be scary to see the thing flying at you!

Yeah, i'm nice and content with snakes on the ground.

Did you know monkeys are afraid of snakes too?

No, but it makes sense.
Some snakes like to climb in trees.
Thanks for the chat!


Hi there.
Hope you are having a great evening!
Are you watching Netflix?

Not right now but I am a subscriber one of the 58,46 subscribers in America, what about you?

Yes, we are subscribers too.

We were even subscribers back when the DVD's were mailed to you.

I wonder if they still spent 20 times more on postage than bandwidth?

I didn't know people still got them mailed out to their homes?

I didnt know that either is that even a choice?

well Netflix is a giant now, to think it all started because of a late fee

Right!

We often racked up late fees when we used Blockbuster.

Imagine how they feel, knowing they could have bought Netflix for 50 million!

They had the chance and now its worth a lot more, its a $2 billion company, I wonder how long that will last

I don't know!

My family certainly helps make up the 33% of bandwidth used here in the States between 9pm and 12 am.

Well, we don't stay up that late so mostly closer to the 9 pm group!

I start using the service right about 10pm untill 11pm or a bit longer if the show is interesting, Reed Hastings is a genius, I wonder if Netflix will be around for much more longer

I can't imagine not having it around.

Between Netflicks and YouTube they have  half the peak traffic in North America, and that certainly holds true in our home.

We also stream YouTube videos for so much!

We do, so do you like Tom Hanks?

I just saw the movie Captain Phillips on Netflix, really nice

I do like him a lot!

He's played some great roles and Captain Phillips was a good one.

Really good drama!

He's one of those actors who is known for his comedy roles like Big and his dramatic roles like The Green Mile.

Those were great movies as well, he is the highest all time box office star

Yes, I guess anyone who makes 8.5 Billion at the box office can refuse to play bad guy roles, if he wants to!

I agree its not like he needs the money lol and they would probably offer him the role of the good guy anyway

I just remembered that he did the voice of Sheriff Woody in the Toy Story films.

He's really versatile!

How many of those have there been?

4 maybe?

Yeah like 4 or 5 by now not really sure, I watched the first 2 and then lost the count,

Did you watch him in Saving Mr. Banks, the Walt Disney story?

It was good, but I didn't think it was one of his better movies.

I thought it was a grea movie, did you watch the movie Larry Crowne, there is actually an interesting story behind that movie

No.

I didn't see that one and I've not hear about it.

It's pretty funny that Tom Hanks personally refunded people's money, who didn't like it!

I thought that was really funny lol, that couple didnt see that coming, I would have asked for a photo

Me too!

It would have made a good selfie to post on Facebook or to put on your YouTube channel, if you had one!

It would be a nice post, did you ever had a Nintendo system?

My kids did, years ago!

They were really simple compared to today's systems.

54 colors and the graphics were pretty simple too.

I loved the orignal system one of the best, its primitive but still, the games were good I like simple things.


Could you live without the internet?

Hey, there's no way lol.
I work in IT too.
What do you think?

lol you kind of need that for your job lol!

I couldn't live without it.

How would I know interesting facts?

Did you know the 3 horizontal line menu on websites is called a hamburger button?

that is hilarious, I never knew that.

Makes sense!

You ever interested in going to Mt Everest?

I would love to see Mt.

Everest.

I saw you can get 3g service at the peak....LOL!

Right!

I think that is for all the instagram users who make it to the top lol

Did you know people can become addicted to the internet?

I believe it, I think the novelty of clicking links triggers some crazy things in their brain.

I think I am one of them!

I've heard that as well.

Only 7% of people actually read the full terms when purchasing something online.

I am not one of those 7% lol.

Well I am part of the 93%!

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

Haha.
Do you like snakes?

I love snakes, but are still scary.
Do you like them?

I love them too.

I had a pet snake growing up so they don't scare me at all.

I had a corn snake.

Nice, that would be cool.

Good thing you didnt live in new zealand, they don't have snakes there

Wow I did't know that.

I saw crocodiles are more related to birds than snakes and lizards.

no way, they look exactly like a lizard lol.

I wonder if it has to do with dinosaurs and how they were related to birds

I am curious myself.
There is a type of flying snake.

Ok, now that scares me a lot.
You look up and bam!
flying snake!
It was so nice chatting with you!

HAHA.
It was good talking to you too.
Watch out for those snakes.

I will, I now have to look both up and down!

Enjoy your day!


How are you, do you like Rap?

Rapper Meek Mill was recently released from jail and caught a 76ers game

I don't know who that is, i haven't listen to rap for years.

Have you ever listened to Tupac, his music is in the library of Congress

Wow!

I did listen to him that's awesome.

I heard emenim wanted to be a comic book artist his favorite character is spiderman.

Yea, I know eminem has been featured in some marvel comics like The Punisher, but I don't know if he was ever in Spiderman

I didn't know he was in the punisher.

Have you ever heard of the Compliment Battle?

Yea invented by Korean Rappers, I would definitely not want to listen to any compliment battles even if it was Biggie and Tupac

Too funny!!

I never knew that busta rhymes was one of the rugrat voices, now that's funny as well.

Yea, Busta had the honor of voicing the reptar wagon that didn't even have any speaking lines lol

I think that's pretty cool.

Not as cool as the MI Judge that rapped her ruling to Emeniem though!

I wonder if there is a video of that online, maybe the Library of Alexandria has it since they saved a copy of the internet

Right, lol!
do you know what a hamburger button is?

the three horizontal line menu on apps and websites, by my browser just has 3 small dots, I guess it should be named a different button

Right i don't know why they named it that in the first place.

Are you a 93%'er or a 7%'er when it comes to the reading of terms and agreements online?

Definitely a 93%, if it's more than a page long than I'm not reading the terms of purchase

Right i'm with you, lol.

apparently there is a cell tower on top of Everest.

I guess it's pretty cool you can get 3g service on the highest point on earth

Yeah i guess your right about that.
Do you like snakes?

Yea they're pretty cool, especially the flying snakes that launch themselves at prey

Well i guess i need to move to New Zealand, they don't have them there

It is beautiful there.

Well have a nice day, nice chatting with you


hey did you know there are no snakes in New Zealand?

I did not, I did know the fear of snakes is hard wired in our brains.

ya that is wild, I guess it is wired into monkey brains as well, I can tell you that I don't like snakes at all haha

Neither do I, I think sea snakes are the scariest!

ya those are wild!

and apparently there is a type of snake that can launch itself at prey and essentially "fly" hah

Interesting, the rapper Meek Mill was released from prison and went straight to the Sixers game, pretty cool huh?

ha that is crazy, I think it's silly that a judge in Michigan gave her ruling like a rap when the case was against eminem

Yes, the owner of the sixers also flew him there in a helicopter!

do you know what he was in prison for?

I don't like rap that much I think it's too negative, I like the idea in Korea to do a compliment battle instead of the normal "diss" battle we have

I believe he violated his probation.

Rapper busta rhymes voiced reptar wagon in the rugrats movie!

ya that doesn't surprise me it sounds like something you shouldn't do, strange that Tupac's music is in the library of congress, I've listened to his work I dont think it's very good

Interesting, Rap is kind of like spoken word poetry but over a beat!

ya it is, do you know that there is cell service on mouth everest?

it makes it seem like it is not that remote if that is the case

I did, Clicking things on the internet can trigger an addiction.

that doesn't surprise me, what does surprise me is only about seven percent of people read the full terms of service on the internet, I'm shocked it's that high

I agree that is high, but I am not surprised I do not read them!

ha nope me neither!

did you know there is a library that has an exact copy of the internet in case something happens and the internet goes down?

Wow it must be huge!

yes I agree!

But I feel safer knowing that is there, imagine if the internet went down, we'd have to go back to reading books, sounds horrible!

Right!

The 3 line menu on apps is called a hamburger button.

mmm that makes me hungry!

ya I always see that button but didn't know what it was called, maybe someone can make us a snake hamburger?

haha

Yes!
I would try it!

yes, I've had crocodile before, and apparently they are more related to birds than snakes or lizards, I can definitely tell you that they taste like chicken haha

Great chatting I must run!


Hi!
Are you into musicals?

Hello there, no not really, I am into music, but not so much the musicals I would say.

How about you?

I am the same way, however, I do like the music of Sara Bareilles, so it may be because of that that I would want to see the musical "Waitress" that she performs in.

Yeah I heard that is a pretty good show.

I guess it is a kooky, quirky, comedy type show.

Yeah, except tickets to those shows always seem so expensive, they range from $50 to $200 but still cheaper than some of those concerts by big celebrities, I suppose.

Wow!

Yeah I don't think I can see myself spending $200, but maybe if my date really wanted to go then yes.

That's sweet, you mentioned earlier you were into music, is there a genre or instrument that you like?

I really enjoy the piano personally, wish I played though.

Yeah I think the piano is one of the most versatile instruments there are.

I really like 50's and 60's music.

How about you?

It is very versatile and I enjoyed watching the Freddie Mercury movie that was released since I really enjoyed the Bohemian Rhapsody record.

Yes, I heard that was excellent and they really focused on the music.

I really want to see that soon.

I think it may be coming out on DVD soon, but I think they went a little overboard with Freddie Mercury's overbite.

There's even a piano at the top of Britain's highest mountain, I wonder if he had anything to do with that.

Yeah I saw that with the teeth, but you know how they do everything in hollywood.

You mean go a little overboard and emphasize the dramatic effects!

Apparently Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas any more because his belief system prevents him from making movies that doesn't project positivity.

I can't picture him as a drama actor though.

Yeah I think I read that recently.

And I am the same, he is like Will Ferrel, don't think they would work doing dramatic scenes.

Exactly!

Surprising that Jon Hamm also taught drama at his old high school and that one of his students was Ellie Kemper and Erin from the office.

I like Ellie Kemper, I like her skits that she does on the Ellen Show, have you seen it?

No, I have never heard of her actually.

I do know the Office though, what character was she?

She played Erin Hannon on the office, she displays so much positivity and her bubbly personality can sure turn a frown upside down!

Oh ok I know who you are talking about now.

I used to love watching that show every thursday night back in college.

Yeah, it's a great show!

I read somewhere that it is one of the most streamed shows on Netflix.

Interesting to read how some of these actors got into acting, like Michael Caine became an actor because all the prettiest girls were in drama class.

I think it really paid off then.

I think that is so rad, isn't it funny when you look back and small decisions based on something totally different change the rest of your life?

Yeah true, like Queen's guitarist, Brian May who had a pHD in astrophysics, but decided to follow his dreams and passion and became a celebrity!

I wonder if he were asked the ultimate question of whether or not he would pursue music, what he'd say.

Right, I bet yes still.

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


Hello do you have a favorite instrument?

I actually do, I love the piano and you?

Nice me too, it is such a great instrument.

So good once BBC decided there was no good news so they played piano music

Oh yeah that was back on april 18, 1930.

I agree with them

Yes me too.

Mercury and McCartney used the same piano to record one of their songs

Yeah Mercury recorded Bohemian Rhapsody and McCartney Hey Jude

Yeah pretty awesome, I wonder where that piano is now as it is historic.

Exactly.

There is a song that cannot be played by humans and is for stress testing pianos

Oh that is the circus gallop I believe right?

Yes that is the one.

There is a piano that sits on top of the highest mountain in the UK

Yeah it was discovered by some climbers, wonder who put it there

Yeah I wonder too.
DO you like dramas?

I sure do and my favorite is House MD, do you like that show?

I love it, Laurie made $700 000 per episode on that show

Yeah I can see why it is popular enough.

Do you like Jim Carrey?

I love the guy he is so funny.

But I hear he does not do dramas anymore

Yeah it is because they do not project positivity

Yeah, cannot blame the guy.
Do you like radio dramas?

I do sometimes and there is a free website where you can listen to them

Yeah pretty neat.

Do you know why Michael Caine became an actor?

Yes because all the pretty girls were in drama class

Yeah what a guy, he knew what he wanted

Exactly.
Nice chat :)


Hello.
How are you?
Have you seen the musical Waitress?
I haven't but I love Sara Bareilles.

Hey I haven't seen it yet, I'll have to check it out, how are you btw?

I'm doing well.

I've heard the music is pretty amazing in the show and I love theater in general so I totally think it's worth checking out.

Do you enjoy theater?

I do like theater, I should have gone into acting for the reason Michael Caine did (he said he went into because thats where the prettiest girls were haha)

Haha...

maybe!!

It can be tough to make it big in entertainment but if you do it certainly pays off!

Look at Hugh Laurie's earnings!

Ya 700k per episode is crazy, I see thats the most paid per episode, but I wonder if that accounts for inflation or not?

I bet Seinfeld was possibly paid more when adjusted for inflation, but idk Id have to look it up

Do you play any instruments?

I haven't since I was a kid but I took about 5 years of piano lessons.

Did you know that it's an acoustic instrument?

Such a fascinating fact!

That makes sense, I actually do play the piano and drums, I have a digital keyboard but my dad has an accousic piano, it makes sense it would be acoustic but I never really thought about it haha

Have you heard that Queen's guitarist has a PHD in astrophysics?

Crazy!

Such a different field to be educated in compared to music.

Ya that is wild, I like Pink Floyd myself and that is cool that they had a floating recording studio haah

Yes, very interesting facts!
I never learned to play guitar myself.
Seems like it would hurt my fingers!

Ya you have to build up calluses on your hands, it kind of sucks, thats why I like piano haha, I didn't know there's a Guiness record for most guitar smashes, that seems so wasteful

Seriously, those instruments are expensive.

I guess some people have money to waste!

Do you like van halen?

I think this awesome he actually set the studio speakers on fire when playing a song, thats so awesome haha

Not really a fan but that does sound pretty awesome.

Have you ever listened to radio dramas?

It sounds so interesting.

I heard there's a website where you can listen for free.

Need to research that.

Ya I need to look that up too, I usually listen to Youtube instead of the radio though

Did you know that Jon Hamm taught drama in high school and one of his students was Ellie Kemper, Erin form the Office?

I love that show.

So funny!

I've heard good things I'll have to check it out.

It's weird that Jim Carrey gave up on comedies for a while to do dramas, and now he says he won't do dramas anymore, it's kind like OH WELL.

I heard he had some health issues.

I heard that too.

Maybe he just has enough money and doesn't want to work anymore!

Could be, I liked him a lot as a kid but I'm kind of put off by his personality now

Nice talking to you today.
Take care.


Hi, do you like the piano?

I can listen to the piano when I'm in the mood, would love to be able to play.

It's fun to play.

The BBC decided in 1930 there was no news worth reporting so they played piano music instead.

Some times it might be best if the news did that now.

Some people get so worked up about it.

Some relaxing piano might everyone more happy.

I think it's very relaxing as well.

Do you watch much theater, I've heard that the Waitress is a good play.

I do not.
Do you watch a lot of theater?

Not really, used to live in DC where it was more available.

The most I watch now is school performances.

My daughter is in a version of Annie Get You gun soon

Very cool.

In 2006, a group of climbers reached the top of Britian's highest mountain and found a piano.

Someones idea of a practical joke I guess.

That's a lot of effort for a joke.

Even if were made of aluminium is would still be hard.

I agree.

Freddie Mercury used the same piano to record Bohemian Rhapsody as Mccartney used to record Hey Jude.

It must be a good piano, maybe inspirational.

I feel like I'm more of a guitar person than a piano type, more portable.

I love the guitar.
Do you know how to play?

Picked it up a few times but never put the effort in to really learn.

It's frustrating when it doesn't do what you want, feel like smashing it as Matt Bellamy does.

I can play a little.

Van Halen recorded the guitar solo Beat It and set the speakers on fire.

Through his actual playing, or he put a flame to them?

I guess if we've learned one thing today it's that musicians are destructive.

Maybe they need a hobby, like astrophysics.

It doesn't really say.
That's funny!

If you don't watch theater, do you watch dramas on TV?

I watch a little drama.
What about you?

When I get the time, usually pick one good drama on Netflix and then work through it to the end.

My wife loves that House at the moment.

That's how I do it too.

Well, it was very good talking to you today.

Have a great rest of your day.


Do you like dogs?
Everyone likes dogs!
Of course you do!
Do you?

lol hello,  Yes I love dogs!

We just recued one from the pound not too long ago.

That's great!
Good for you!
What breed?
Do you know its blood type?

They say she is a spitz/jindo mix.

I do not know what blood type.

That is a weird question lol Did you know that dogs cannot see as many colors as we can/?

There are 12 different blood types for dogs.

I have never owned a dog so I thought it might be important information for owners.

I guess it's easy for a vet to figure out.

Yeah you just have to pay for blood work.

Dogs can also donate blood too,  they have blood drives.

I wonder whether the dogs are happy about donating blood.

Well they dont really know what that is,  they just know they feel a pinch.

So I dont think they are happy or sad about it lol

Cool.

I like that Istanbul is trying to help dogs while collecting recyclable bottles.

Yeah that is good,  especially since they are strays,  they dont have any food or water on their own.

So sad,  so many dogs get mistreated.

Thats why we decided to adopt than buy one.

Do you need to take the dog to obedience school?

How long does it take to train one?

I know that dogs instinctively understand pointing.

No she doesnt.

I am training her myself,  depends on the dog really.

She seems to be learning fast,  best case could take 6 month,  other dogs could take years.

Luckily she is catching on quite quickly.

It's interesting that Google is a dog company, since it's a tech company.

Usually programmers are compared to cats

I feel like a lot of tech companies,  you can bring your dog to work nowadays.

Thats what I hear from friends anyways lol

I hope the dogs all get along.

The companies could have a massive blood drive for the dogs.

That would be great!

I think they have to get along with other dogs in order to bring them to work.

Well I hope.

I know that the presence of pets can have a calming effect on people.

Drop in blood pressure and hormones related to stress.

Pets don't complain and nag.

Not verbally anyways lol they will chew your stuff up.

but yes I agree.

Stress reliever!

That's true.
They do like to chew things.
Better than a drug habit though.
No need for rehab.
Just obedience school.

Yes,  dogs are amazing.
truly are mans best friend.
She is my fifth doggy.

You should write a book about your dogs.

Well, I've enjoyed talking!


Hello,  does poetry and books interest you?

Hello!

I love poetry.

Interesting that David GRUBBS HAS DONE SO MUCH!

Thats awesome.

Yes,  I actually have never heard of David Grubbs until today.

very interesting.

What kind of poetry interest you?

i just read There is a poem when read normally is depressing, but when read backwards is inspiring.

I have always loved poetry especially Robert frost.

That's so interesting!

also interesting is that Almost all of the hobbit's character names were taken out of an old icelandic poem "dvergatal".

Ive always loved those movies and book!

Yes!

me too!

Did you know Edgar allan poe only recieved $9 for his poem The Raven?

That is insane, I like his poetry too.

What!
Thats ridiculous.
Yeah,  his poetry is good.
I really like dr. suess!

Dr Suess is my favorite!!
Love everything about those books!

Those green eggs and ham really make you think,  right!

haha

Haha!

Right?

I share the same birthday with him lol...not the year though.

Do you have any favorite Albums?

I love Pink Floyd forever lol

I really love Bryce Vines album and maybe the old TLC album.

Great Albums!

I loved the concert I went to a few years back to see Aerosmith, I can't believe they are still going strong.

But I love all genre's of music.

ooooh Aerosmith,  I loved one of their albums too.

I can totally believe they are going strong,  they have so many hits!

And so many fans that will support them.

Definitely!

I remember when I first heard them, I have been a fan for many years.

I saw Pink Floyd too in concert it's hard to believe 40 years ago they released The Dark Side of the Moon.

Wow,  hard to believe how time flies.

I dont really keep up with music or go to concerts.

Anytime I hear a song on pandora I just download it.

You are obviously a pink floyd fan,  how many of their concerts have you been to?

I don't go to concerts much anymore but throughout my life I have seen all of my favorite bands.

Yes Pink Floyd is a favorite but their concerts were hard to get tickets for so I only went one time but happy I did.

I love my music!

Thats greatDid you know Linkin park's "hybrid theory" is the best-selling album of the 21st century.

Really sad about Chester Bennington.

I love and have followed Linkin Park for years I love them and it was very very sad about Chester.

I think we lost a great person.

I didn't get the chance to see one of their concerts and now I never will.

Yeah,  definitely one of my regrets also.

His voice is so unique and the band is amazingly talented.

Really good music.

I suppose a lot of musicians suffer from some kind of ailment.

We have definitely lost a lot of the great musicians and many suffer from Depression.

I will always be a fan.

A month before Chris Cornell passed too and that was very sad, I loved his music as well.

Have some of his albums on Cd.

What band is Chris Cornell from?

He was in Soundgarden....Audioslave....Temple of The Dog

oh I remember Soundgarden.

I remember that I disliked that song black hole sun.

Maybe I just never really got it though haha

HAHAHA, I know some of the songs have a lot of secret meanings.

He had a great voice though.

He sang with Eddie Vedder in Hunger strike album.

Nice!

Yeah,  im really slow to figure what songs are about.

Like that song pumped up kicks,  its so catchy,  and then I listened to the words and its sad.

I know what you mean, but I write poetry but self taught non published...just do it to get my thoughts out...and I turned one into a song that a local band here in town recorded it and sing it at their shows, pretty cool lol.

And pumped up kicks is very sad!

Love the tune though.

Wow thats awesome!
congradulations!

Thanks!

What band is it and what type of music ?

It is a small gig band and they never made it big or anything.

There name is Oral Groove and it was a song about losing the love of your life .....a soft rock song....called Forever After.

Cool,  did they make a youtube video on it?

That would be cool to hear.

Oh, No I don't think so this was back in the early 90s so I don't think Youtube was around then.

I am not even sure they are still playing or not.

Oh haha.

Yeah im pretty sure youtube wasnt around then.

I wish!

I am sure there would be some good videos from that time.

I have the professional recorded cassette of the song lo,   cassette!

hahaha

Omg....whats a cassette???

lol jk.

Thats funny because the other day I was cleaning out my ants closet and found Harry Potter on VHS,  my nephew says"  what is that?"

HAHHAAAA,Wow, vhs!
That seems like a long long time ago!!!
Well I have had the best time chatting!
Thank you!

Thanks,  have a good day!

You too!
!

Thanks.


Hello how are you doing?

Do you like poetry?

There is a poem when read normally is depressing, but when read backwards is inspiring.

That sounds really interesting.

What do you think about the man called Demetri Martin who wrote a 224 word palindrome poem?

Thats a really talented man!

lol This fact is cool too: Almost all of the hobbit's character names were taken out of an old icelandic poem "dvergatal"

Fun fact is that Edgar Allen Poe only received $9 for his poem "The Raven" publication.

That's sad

That is really sad.

And thats one of the more popular poems,  I cant imagine how much he got for the others!

Do you like Pink Floyd?

They recorded a concert in 1972 live in the ancient roman amphitheater in pompeii with no audience.

yes I heard about that.

I do not listen to that band really though.

The japanese alphabet, when recited in order, forms a poem.

Thats amazing!

Cool :)  If you like music, you may want to hear the recording of two 100 year old identical twins that released a rap album

lol I am not into rap much,  thats really cool though.

I wonder what they rapped about.

Did you know The ramones played a total of 2,263 concerts...they toured almost non stop for over 20 years!!

Omg the party that never ends,  thats so crazy!

That's a lot!

The Dark Side of the Moon has been popular a very long time being a top seller for 40 years as of 2014

Thats interesting #1 seller?

I wonder who still buys it.

Due to the success of their debut album, linkin park played 324 concerts in 2001 alone.

Reel big fish had their hits all re-recorded for a best of album when they lost rights to their old record label.

wow!

In croatia, there is an ancient roman amphitheatre that is still in use as a concert venue

Did you know that a 2002 concert by creed was so bad they had a lawsuit put against them?

Wow thats crazy!
I wonder if those guys won?
lol

David Grubbs is a musician who wrote a book discussing that listening can feel stranger than dreaming.

Music can have that effect.

Wow thats interesting!

Did you know Garth Brooks is one of the last holdout big-name musicians who still refuses to put his music on iTunes because he disagrees with Apple’s approach to selling music

Wow, I didn't know that!

Did you hear that almost all the hobbit's character names were from an old icelandic poem?

Yeah,  I think I mentioned that early!
Do you like the hobbit?

Just loving the hobbit so much had to mention twice!

Nice!
it was great talking to you!
Have a good one.


Have you heard of David Grubbs before?

never heard of him before, I believe he is a famous musician, who is he?

He's an author but also has recorded music with many bands before.

interesting, does he have anything good or recognizable?

Most of his work has been somewhat in the background, not with anyone incredibly famous.

interesting, do you go to many concerts?

I used to go to several a year.
Don't have the time anymore.
What about you?

I have only been to a few in my life, did you know linkin park played 324 concerts in one year!

If I'm correct, that was 2001.
I actually saw them that year!

no way!
sad to hear about their frontman

Definitely.

I loved seeing them outdoors.

Outdoor concerts have so much personality.

for sure, I saw CCR outdoors, but it was the revival band, it was amazing

I have several CCR CDs that I love reviving.

I actually have one of their vinyls but I rarely play it.

i love their music, i was 18 when i saw them, still remember it.

The ramones had 2263 concerts, that is nuts!

Wow!

I feel like bands tour less now but maybe I'm just paying less attention.

for sure, they are greedy I think.

Overcharge so they can only do so many per year.

One person I'd love to see live is the comedian Demetri Martin.

Have you heard his stuff?

I saw his specials back when he was on comedy central, funny stuff

Yeah, I heard he wrote a 224 word palindrome poem.

It's pretty clever!

that is a talent, he deserves the big bucks!

Yeah, I appreciate people who use linguistics in their humor!

for sure!
good chatting with you!


Hi, how are you?
Do you like dogs?

Do you like to read?
Im trying to get my kid to read more

I like to read.

I also like dogs.

I like reading about dogs.

Do you read a lot?

If you want your kid to read, you need to read.

I heard the book Blue by Laura Vaccaro is a great pick for kids, yeah I do like to read a lot its one of my favorite hobbies

You read a lot of fantasy then.
Has your kid read the Hobbit?

No, he hast, is it an age appropiate book?

I sure loved the movie

I think he could read it.
There is no sex or bad language.
There is some fighting.
He might be too young for LOTR.

Yeah I guess LOTR is a more violent series, another great book is Hey Kiddo my kid loved that one

Well, if he can see the films, then the Hobbit should be fine.

Kids love it.

There are other fantasy books for kids too.

I will try that one out, so you told me you loved dogs, loyal pets

I do love dogs, I don't have one, I'd like one.

You should get one, mine is my best friend, dogs are really smart

I need space for one.
Don't have it right now.
What kind of dog do you have?
Do you know its blood type?

I have a golden retriever and I dont know, common blood lol no idea, are there many types?

I heard that there are 12.
I don't know them.
There are blood drives for dogs.

12 of them wow, I have to get my dog checked then, Google is a company that loves dogs, so I love Google

I would love to work in an office with dogs.

They really help with stress.

I think Google chose better.

I couldn't stand cats.

I know right, cats are just stuck up, I dont like them, my dog doesnt like them either.

Cats used to be killers.

Now they are tiny, with tiny teeth and tiny claws.

Anyway, great chat!

I know tigers are scary cats,

Cats have the brains of their ancestors.

They are tiny but bold.

Have a great day!

Another reason to prefer dogs I guess, have a nice one.


hello

Hello Do you know Factual section?

i don't know please tell me

That means If something is factual, it can be proven, like your mother's story about the bear that is factual because she took a picture of it standing next to the family car.

Something factual is real.

It is based in fact, meaning it can be proven, repeated or observed.

OK very interesting

Do you have dogs in your home?

yes i love dogs u

Yes, me also.

They are a popular pet because they are usually playful, friendly, loyal and listen to humans.

do u know the factual section 2 dance

Yes, i know and i like dance.

yes i like dance.Dance is a performing art form consisting of purposefully selected sequences of human movement.

You're right, Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire of movements, or by its historical period or place of origin.

Are you a dancer?

No, i'm not a dancer, but i like dance.

ok u know the factual section 3 fantasy

I don't know much about Fantasy.
Do you know about fantasy?

yes,Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction set in a fictional universe, often without any locations, events, or people referencing the real world.

Its roots are in oral traditions,

Oh, that's great.

I was very interesting to chat with you.

same feel

Thank you very much.
Have a nice day.

ok have a nioce

Okay thank you.


Do you like poetry?

You like poetry, it's interesting that the word poetry comes from the Greek term poesis which means making

Edgar Alan Poe is one of the first people I think of when I think of poetry.

He only got $9 for publishing The Raven.

Yeah that's really sad.

I love that there is a 224 word palindrome poem, that sounds awesome I need to check it out

I want to do more research into the Javanese alphabet.

In order the alphabet makes a poem.

Yes that sounds really interesting.

I want to read the poem too that is depressing when it is read forwards but when it's read backwards it's actually inspiring I wonder how that works

Did you know the hobbit's character names came from an old icelandic poem?

No I didn't know that, I think some of the earliest poetry was written in Africa though, back in the 25th Century BCE, which is a long time ago

Speaking of ancient things, in Croatia you can go to a concert at an ancient Roman ampitheatre

That would be really cool.

Also cool would it be to see the Pink Floyd concert that they did at in Amphitheatre, there was no one present when they did the concert, hopefully they put it on video so that other people can watch it though

Yeah, that sounds pretty neat.

Wish I could have been a fly on the wall there!

Yep I agree.

That concert would be awesome.

Do you like Lincoln Park though?

Did they put on good concerts?

They did almost one concert for every day of the year back in 2001

Wow, I did like them.

I bet they did not do as many concers as the Ramones though

No The Ramones definitely did a ton of concerts, I think 2,200 in 20 years, that's insane!

Seems exhausting but surely they made a lot of money doing that!

Yes I agree!

Did you hear about Creed though?

Apparently they were sued because their concerts were so bad LOL I won't be seeing a Creed concert myself after hearing that

Haha, I used to like their music.

That's quite surprising.

So Linkin Park's concerts were much better I presume.

Their album is the best selling of the 21st century.

Yes that is impressive.

What are your other favorite albums?

I want to listen to the album made by those twin 100 year old Japanese rappers LOL

I used to like NWA.

Their album was the first to get to platinum without the support of airplay or a major tour.

That's surprising as that was all before the internet age!

That is surprising!

I wonder how they were able to advertise it back then.

I do love Pink Floyd and I'm glad that dark side of the moon is still a best-selling album

It is surprising that in 2014, 40 years after being released, it was best selling!


Did you watch BlacKkKlansman?

Hi, no have not seen it but I would love to.

What about you?

Not really, seems its like a good movie, I might watch it too, has an interesting plot

I think I will also enjoy the music, jazz -blues from a composer Terrence Howard!

I havent heard of Terrence Howard before but I bet he is a great composer, do you use the phone much these days?

All the time, I remember many years ago when rotaty phones were used, and there was only one phone in my house.

I remember that!

you know that New York has the area code 212 because of this phones

Yes, I would not have thought there is a reason for that but It is because it is the fastest to dial on a rotary phone

Yeah, its amazin how much phones have advanced in the years, an Iphone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear deterrent, scary

That is crazy!

You know another movie I want to watch is the Black Panther of 2018, it is based on Marvel character

That was a great movie, cool fact but Black Panther is the richest superhero

Yes he is worth more than 5 times what Bruce Wayne is worth $500 billion

More than Stark and Wayned combine twice, thats crazy rich for a hero, I would travel around the world and let Captain America deal with Hydra

I found very interesting a great part of Black Panther's cast is black

Thats a good thing, many of the actors are really talented, the main actor Chadwick Boseman owes great part of his success to Denzel Washington

It is so cool he too advantage of the chance he had and he was able to publicly thank Washington

I agree he invited him to the premiere of the film, Black Panther was not named after the Black Panther Party, what a coincidence though

That is right, also, the character appeared in a Capitan american movie in 2016, I would definetely check that one too.

Yeah I loved his role in that movie, he did a great job and nailed the role

There are some symbos used in the movie that date back to the 4th century , cool details.

Well nice chatting with you.

Have a good one

Wow that is really interesting, I might watch the movie again, its a great film.


How are you?

Did you know that Ralph Lawrence Carr was the only governor to oppose internment of Japanese Americans?

What a shame

Yeah, I remember hearing that.
It's crazy that he was the only one.

Yea, it's possible the others didn't have the power to do anything, some governors having only nominal or largely ceremonial power

True, but some have a lot of power.

I mean, in 1934 North Dakota's governor was actually able to secede from the US

Lol, that not of lasted too long, I wondered why he declared martial law and seceded

Not sure.

I mean, 1934 I don't think much was going on.

Not like today when the media can cause a firestorm.

Did you hear the New Jersey governor is calling for the sheriff to resign over racist comments?

The sheriff from Bergen County New Jersey?

I heard that one

Yeah.

You can't be too careful today.

Anything can come back and bite you if you don't think before you speak.

Yea, plus he made the remarks about the governor, Phil Murphy, not too smart

No, I mean, the governor is basically his boss.

Not a good idea to insult your boss no matter who you are.

Yea, and making a comment about his turban, very disrespectful and uncalled for

Right?

America is a melting pot of races, religions, and cultures.

Completely unacceptable to be so narrow minded.

Not to mention calling the Lieutenant Governor gay

Yea thats despicable.

Did you know Arnold Schwarzenegger commuted by private jet when he was governor?

It doesn't surprise me.

He was an actor first and a politician second.

Probably too used to being the star

Speaking of CA governors, the beatles song "come together" was written for timothy leary's 1969 california governor campaign.

I wonder if it helped him at the polls

Well, I remember the song, but not the Governor, lol.

I bet the Beatles got a lot of play time on the radio.

Yea, I really like to make a foxhole radio using a razorblade and pencil as a diode to see if I can listen to them

Nowadays you can just go online and find radio stations to listen to.

There's even a website that has thousands of classical radio dramas for free

I wonder if they have a radio station that can pick up the strong radio storms from Jupiter, I'd love to listen to that

That would be really cool, getting to listen in to radio waves from another planet

Yep.

Well I gtg, it was nice talking with you

Yup, you too


Hi.

Do you follow politics?

Texas elected their first female governor before some states had even ratified the 19th amendment!

Hello - I do follow politics a little.

That's pretty cool Texas elected their first female governor before some states ratified that amendment.

She was only the second woman to be governor in the nation.

As for governors standing out, Ralph carr was the only governor to oppose japanese internment during ww2.

That's interesting.

I saw that Arnold commuted 3 hours everyday when he was governor of California.

I have heard that too and it's great that he chose where he wanted to live and all but it's really not so great that he commuted every day by private jet.

Yea I wouldn't like to commute by private jet everyday.

I feel like that would get old after awhile.

i don't think it would get old but it would be very costly for tax payers unless he paid for it himself and it would hurt the environment.

I agree - it would be very expensive to do that everyday.

Did you know Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be heard by an AM radio on Earth?

I do know that and I have done some research in just how to pick them up by am radio.

I think it would be interesting to hear something from another planet.

Yea that would be very eerie but cool.

I am not sure if this is cool or not but in 1934 north dakota's governor seceded from the union after declaring martial law.

In all honestly, until I learned that i had no idea that a state had done that since the civil war.

Haha yea that's odd.

Soldiers in WWII made radios using a razorblade and pencil.

That is pretty impressive, not to mention creative!

I wonder how they thought that up.

I assume since they did it that it works so kudos to them!

Yea that's pretty genius.

In Canada, all radios are required to have at least 40% of the music played in Canadian.

That makes sense.

You'd think they would play that automatically without there having to be a law.

I would think so too.

Then again a radio station in Finland broadcasts a news special in latin every week.

That's pretty drastic for Finland.

Did you know there hasn't been a single US president who wasn't a republican or democrat since 1853?

I did know that.

Did you know that the red and blue colors of the parties just started in 2000.

Oh wow I didn't know that either.

I tell you something odd that i recently found out.

Part of the tea party think of themselves as democrats.


Hi, have you seen BlacKkKlansman?

It's the movie about the black detective who infiltrated the Klan.

No, I haven't heard of it.
Is it any good?

I hear the reviews are very positive.

They say it's one of Spike Lee's best films.

Interesting.
Who is Spike Lee?

He's a film director.

They say he's fantastic at introductions to movies.

Interesting.
I've never heard of him.
What is he famous for?

He owns his own production company, 40 acres and a mule frameworks.

He's made 35 movies, the newest of which is BlacKkKlansman.

Interesting.
Never heard of him.
Ever used a rotary phone?

I've never used a rotary phone - at least, not a real one.

I've used a toy rotary phone as a kid though.

Hard to imagine they lay phone lines on the ocean floor for international calls.

I've used one, I'm surprised that 212 is the fastest number that one can dial.

Yeah I heard that before.

I think that's why New York got that area code.

Yeah, did you know an Iphone has more computing power than our ICBM deterrent?

Yeah, it's because the ICBM department uses really old computers so they can't be hacked.

Though it might be an excuse for the government to same money on buying computers.

That is probably true, good point.

Now I don't know if what they say about two phone books with overlapped paged being inseparable is true.

It sounds like it's be easy to pull them apart, but perhaps there's more to it.

it doesn't sound true to me either.
But maybe this needs some googling.

Yeah, there's all kinds of "facts" that people just hear and think are true, like the 10% of your brain thing.

It is true that no woman has ever been nominated for best cinematography though.

Interesting.

I don't know much about Cinematography, do you?

A little, though I'm clearly no Stanley Kubrick.

Funny how Kubrick did all the work for spartacus but the guy who did nothing won the award.

Interesting.

Kubrick is also the guy the conspiracy moon landing people think faked the landing for NASA.

Well, nice chatting with you!

Thanks, nice chatting with you too.


hey how are you today?

good; did you vote for your governor at midterms

yes I did, the other candidate won though, pretty crazy that north dakota's governor declared martial law and seceded in 1934, I wonder what that was about

well they tried to suppress votes this election so it doesn't surprise me at all; some things dont change

ya it is disappointing, I don't know how I feel about Schwarzenegger flying in to CA every day when governor, that is a lot of fossil fuel wasted when he should just be present in the first place

Just like Texas, we got our first female governor during the last election; she just took over today

ah interesting, ya I didn't know that ronald reagan campaigned for democrats, you never hear about that but parties I think were different back then

We could certainly use another rendition of the beatles song in this time of government drama and dsyfunction

ya it's too bad, I think there was something special to the music of that era, I can't compare a current artist to the beatles with a straight face

Did you listen to much music on the radio anymore?

I put it on here and there, there is some good stuff but a lot of music I feel is disposable and over produced

My grandfather handed down to me his foxhole radio when he passed away

that is cool, I presume that it still works?

I bet it is built like a tank

No, its kind of fragile; Its only made from a pencil and razorblade

Ah interesting, ya Im reading about it now.

Weird how canadian law requires all radio to have 40% of the music being played be canadian.

I bet they listen to Justin Bieber songs quite a bit; he is from Canada

ha ya I could see that, a lot of that and alanis morrisette, I want to listen to what Jupiters radio storms sound like, probably better than Justin Bieber's music tbh haha

Have you ever heard the finnish radio broadcast of Nuntil Latini?

no I haven't but I do like teh sound of latin, I would be interested to hear it and a subsequent translation

I am anxious to hear the Democratic Party response to the Presidents speech tonight.

YA we will see how it goes, well it was great talking with you!


Hey there what do you think about the rapper Jay-Z?

Not a big fan, but he and Beyonce are pretty powerful couple in the entertainment field, I'll give them that.

Yep I agree with you there.

I guess his comeback album known as Kingdom Come was named after a DC Comics mini-series which is cool and nerdy at the same time

Their album titles are interesting for sure.

Beyonce's Lemonade was referencing her marriage problems.

I guess life gives us all lemons sometimes, no matter how rich or famous we are.

Haha that's right.

It's a good thing to keep in mind for sure.

Apparently Jay-Z, The Notorious BIG, Busta Rhymes, and DMX all went to the same high school.

That's really a big coincidence

Wow, that is an amazing coincidence!

It's also amazing how their influence is seen not only in music.

Like Jay-Z's 99 Problems being used to in some law school classes.

Who would have thought?

Haha yep I did not know that I can tell you that.

I never knew that his first album came out in 1996 it was called Reasonable Doubt

Wow, he has been around for a long time.

I didn't realize that.

I didn't realize he wrote a song for Space Jam either.

Even Bugs Bunny has a Jay-Z connection.

No I didn't know that.

Now I want to watch Space Jam again LOL!

Do you listen to any other music?

Like Linkin Park for instance

I like Linkin Park and saw them in concert years ago.

Meteora was a great album.

Yep they definitely have some good records.

They're record Hybrid Theory is the best selling album of the 21st century so far.

I wonder if that will hold out or not

That would be something if it did.

Good music stands the test of time, no doubt.

One of Bob Marley's albums has been on the charts for something like 914 weeks.

That's some durable reggae.

Wow that's impressive!

did you hear about the identical twins from Japan?

They released a rap album when they turned 100 I wonder if that's on the charts LOL

That's awesome!

I wonder what 100 year old Japanese twins rap about?

If they kept it clean, maybe I can find it in Wal-Mart.

LOL

LOL I hope so.

But I know that Walmart only stocks "clean"versions of albums so you might be out of luck there LOL

Good point.

Maybe they have a Facebook page so I could read up on them and their music a little bit.

It seems like everyone has a Facebook page anymore.

I agree.

I have a Facebook page but I don't use it, I only really use it to remind me for birthdays haha.

How often do you use Facebook?

It's crazy that Myspace had a chance to buy Facebook for only 75 million dollars

That is crazy.

It's also crazy that one-third of divorce filings contain the word Facebook.

Some people are apparently using it for more than birthday reminders.

Personally, I just like the funny cat videos.

Haha yep those are good too.

Did you know that Mark Zuckerberg is actually colorblind?

That's why Facebook is blue, because any other color would be a distraction for him

I did not know that.

I kind of wondered why they went with blue.

Is it true that Facebook is now worth more than $104 billion?

Yes, I think at this point it's worth even more than that, and I wish that they still did the free Whopper Facebook promotion, I would gladly unfriend 10 people to get a free Whopper right now LOL


Do you like dance?

I like watching the beautifully choreographed moves, but am not a good dancer myself.

I'm not too good of a dancer, but I try.

I used to try to replicate Michael Jacksons moves, but that didn't go over too well for me.

Haha that is funny.

And you didn't have his special patented device I assume.

I sure didn't that made me mad when I found out that's what he used.

I busted my face so many times trying to do that.

Well at least you know now!

Babies even spontaneously dance when they hear music!

I see that a lot.

I work at a children's hospital.

We have these new infant warmer/incubators in our NICU that you can hook your phone or MP3 player to.

It's so cute seeing the babies move around and dance when the parents play music.

Oh wow that is cool technology to have in the NICU.

Tupac was even a dancer and he did ballet in high school.

That's pretty interesting.

I guess that was before he started getting involved with gangs.

Yes it must have been.

I agree with that.
Haha!
Bruce Lee was also a great dancer!

Yes he surprisingly was!

Do you like wearing hats?

Not in the NICU but in general!

The most popular hat in the old west was the bowler!

When I'm not at work I usually wear a baseball hat.

I wish I could wear a top hat like British Politicians had to wear when they were making a point in the House of Commons.

Yes they actually did that up until 1998!

That's pretty funny.

Did you know that 1908 a law was passed limiting the length of hatpins?

Interesting.

I wonder if sufragettes using them as weapons was a big problem?

I think that was why.
I'd hate to get stabbed with a hat pin.

That would not be fun!

Knights actually used to raise their face visors as a show of friendliness and that is where the phrase "tipping ones hat" comes from.

That's pretty intersting.

Do you know where the origins of the dunce cap came from?

Are those the hats that were worn at parties to encourage foolish behavior?

Sounds like what alcohol does!

Well it was fun chatting with you!

That's right, alcohol plus a dunce cap equals double dunce.

Haha!

It was nice chatting with you too.

Have a good one!


Hi!

Do you like to read?

I think it's great because it provides an escape.

I love to read.
I read to exercise my brain.
Do you read fast?

Not quite as fast as Anne Jones, the world record holder of 4700 words per minute!

That is fast do you think she remembers every word she reads ?

I don't think that is possible!

Certain books are recommended by the military like Ender's Game.

At that speed, I don't think I would appreciate any work of literature, whoever recommends it.

Totally agree.

Well back in the 18th century there was a moral panic because of the spread of the reading of novels.

It is like books were the video games of the 18th century.

Great comparison!

Reading is good because it requires both creativity and critical analysis.

It forces us to imagine things and scenarios, but not all literature is good.

Sometimes it is so bad that it makes people laugh.

Yeah and I assume you aren't talking about comedy!

Do you wear hats?

The most popular hat in the old west was the bowler not the cowboy hat which is what I would guess.

Cowboy hats were use by cowboys, poor people.

Most people did not want to be associated with them at those times, like pirates.

Oh interesting that makes sense.

Tipping of the hat was originated from knights raising their face visors to show friendliness!

Hats have a lot of history.

The dunce cap is derived from the pointy hat that people wore at parties to encourage party behavior.

I should buy a dunce cap!

Also the length of hat pins was lawfully enforced so that they wouldn't be used as weapons!

I would see that in a Kung-fu movie, Bruce Lee fighting people with a pin.

That would be so entertaining!

In the military hats sometimes denote rank or position.

Military hats are special, they have to be ceremonial and functional at the same time, not like a construction hard hat.

My favorite are the Ushanka fur hats that keep your ears warm if you fold down the flap!

This winter, I would have needed one.

I don't think my mortar that I received for my graduation will help against the cold.

No I definitely don't think it will!


hello how are you?

I'm doing great.
Do you dance?

ot really But I do like operea and I have seen candide

Babies spontaneously dance when they hear music.

and smile I read that too, and I thought it was cute

Most everything makes a baby smile...or scream.

lol, I did not know tolkien you laugh you lose competitions when reading terrible poetry

What is Tolkien.
Is that a writer?

he wrote lord of the rings and the hobbit

I thought that is who you meant.

I loved the Hobbit.

So different than other stories out there.

I never would of thought Tupac did Ballet

I know and to be able to act too in the Nutcracker.

Ballet is tough on the body if they go through 4 pairs of shoes a week

It would seem to be expensive too if you have to buy that many shoes.

I wonder it they are expensive to buy?

they must be, I also did not know Bruce Lee was a champion dancer

And the cha-cha at that!

Out of all the dances in the world, he must have really liked the beat.

I wonder if he moved really fast

I would hope that he would keep the beat but if he added extra leg movements he could have really looked like he was moving all over the place.

I wonder if he would give my jackson a run for his money even with his patented shoes?

Probably, except for the deep lean that Michael was famous for.

lol, it was nice talking to you

Nice talking with you too.
Have a great day!


Hello.
Do you watch the world cup?

I do!

I love it, too band it is on just every 4 years.

i agree.

I'd like to see it every year.

It's hard to believe that it started way back in 1930.

It is, didn't the US men place 3rd that year?

I believe they did.

Isn't it odd though.

Soccer isn't that popular in the US and yet they placed third way back then.

It certainly has grown in popularity.
The women's team is very successful.
They've been on the podium every time.

Has the women's team been going as long as the men's?

The women's cup started in 1991, so not near as long.

But still impressive.

Definitely so.

Say, did you know that Qatar is building an entire city just for the 2022 world cup?

I heard, and they haven't started.

They better get on it that infrastructure isn't easy to build.

True.

What did you think of France winning at the Russia games?

They are a strong team.

I was rooting for the SoccerRoos from Australia but they got eliminated  before the finals

I liked seeing them win since it is only their second title.

Back to Qatar for a second.

It's a little strange to me that Qatar would build an entire new city.

Word is a country doesn't get an economic boost for hosting the games.

It is true, with all they have to spend to create stadiums, housing facilities, upgrading rail systems, and other transport.

the stadiums and housing then go unused afterwards.

That's a real shame when you think about it.

I guess they go to a lot of trouble like Qatar is for publicity.

True.

But when would anyone travel to Qatar otherwise.

It is a great opportunity for people to go.

Yes it is and to get their name known to a lot of people.

The games themselves can be tense and exciting and also disappointing.

Hungary lost only one game between 1950 and 1956 and it was the world cup final.

Aww.

That is hard to be that good and lose on the biggest stage on soccer.

I imagine it would be.

One loss in six years and it's the most important of possibly your life.

Makes me wonder if any players left the team after that.

Possibly.

It is like Lebron leaving when other opportunities opened up.

Things that he thought would lead him to another ring, and did.

And more money.
He's the highest paid celebrity.


Hey there do you ever watch the NBA?

I guess their headquarters is located in New York

I do like the NBA, and I didnt know they had their headquarters in NY, thats and interesting fact I  guess

Yep I didn't know that either.

I also didn't know that Allen Iverson makes so much money from Reebok LOL $800,000 per year

Thats a lot of money, he also has a clause that states that he will receive a payment of 32 million once he turns 55

Yep I don't think that guy has to worry about money ever again LOL.

What do you think about Air Jordans by the way?

I agree lol, his all set up for life, I think the Air Jordans are great shoes, I love them.

Have you ever worn them?

I know they're expensive.

Also they were originally banned by the NBA

I have, really comfortable shoes, and really they got banned?

I cant recall a game with Jordan without wearing those,

Well they put a fine out if you were to wear them on the court.

And apparently Nike would just pay the fine so that Michael Jordan could keep wearing them.

That was some great marketing

They must had made a killing with those shoes to be willing to pay the fine every game, do you like how LeBron James plays?

I do!

He's really awesome of course.

I'm very happy they're making a Space Jam sequel to, and he's going to be in it

Im really exited about that movie, did you watch the original Space Jam movie with MJ

I did.

I really like that movie a lot!

That's why I can't wait to see it.

Also crazy is that LeBron James's High School would charge a fee to see him play, between 100 and $120 per ticket

It is crazy!

he was in high school and people were already going crazy about him, 1750 atendeees at 100 a ticket, thats a lot of money

He must have been amazing even in high school haha!

He also seems like a nice guy, he gave $6 to a charity

He has a great heart although $6 million must be like pocket change for him, he signed a deal with Nike for $90 million when he wsa about 18

Yep he definitely is rolling in money haha.

I love that you turned down the 10 million dollar offer, only to be offered the 90 million and accepted a year later that's smart

That is smart, I would have taken the $10 million, good thing he didnt, he is the highest paid celebrity so thats something

Yep he was definitely smart to wait haha.

hav eyou ever watched the FIFA World Cup?

I have, soccer is my favorite sport, the 2018 World Cup was full with emotions, did you watch it?

No I don't really watch it.

I don't really like soccer personally.

I guess at the United States isn't very good right now?

I know that they did win third place in the first FIFA World Cup though