Do you enjoy the NBA?

I do, what about you?

Not as much as the NFL but it is a fascinating sport.

Did you know that scientifically granny style is the most accurate method to score points?

Really granny style?

I wonder why players dont shoot that way then.

They refuse because they are afraid to look stupid.

They can't look cool shooting like that.

That kind of make sense but I wouldnt mind looking like a fool with how much pro player make.

Me either.
Are you aware of Reggie Miller?
He's a hall of famer?

Yes I am aware with him, he scored a carreer hogh of 40 points right?

He did.

Interesting fact, in high school he was constantly overshadowed by his sister who broke 8 national records.

I heard she scored 105 points, I guess that competitive spirti between siblings is part of their success.

I'm sure it helped.

Did you know that Air Jordan's were banned from the NBA when they were first released?

I didnt know that!

I wonder why they got bannedmaybe they gaved the player an unfair advantage.

I'm assuming it's because of the endorsement is gave to Jordan.

But he wore them anyway and Nike paid his fines.

It was good publicity for them.

A company like Nike can definetely afford that, its crazy how this big brands can afford to pay big quantities of money to players.

I agree.

Have you heard of Allen Iverson speaking of endorsements?

No I havent, what endorsements does Allen Iverson have?

He signed a lifetime endorsement with Reebok.

It paid him $800,000 per year until age 55 and then a lump sum of $32,000,000!

That's an amazing deal!

Thats a lot of money, I wouldnt know what do to with that much Money lol, do you know who Tim Duncan is?

Did he play for the San Antonio Spurs?

Yeah the same one, so he sacrificed being a pro early for college.

Education is important.
I'm glad it worked out for him.


do you like the NBA?

I sure do .
DO you know who Reggie Miller is?

Yes he is a great player but his sister was always better than him

Yes she once scored 105 points and broke 8 national records

Yeah what a family of talented kids

True.

Did you hear of that deal Iverson signed with Rebook?

Yes he is getting $800 000 a year till he is 55

Yes and then he gets $32 million after that

Yeah pretty safe to say that the guy is set for life

Yes.
Do you like the granny shot?

I do and science says it is the best one to score but the players do not like it

Yes they think it looks funny.
DO you know who Kareem Jabbar is?

Yes  he is the guy that made the dunk shot really popular

Yes and then got it banned from the NBA for more than a decade

Yeah.
Do you know who invented the game?

that was the U of Kansas coach, James Naismith

Yes and also the only losing coach in their history

Year ironic.

The coaches are the highest paid employees in many states

Yeah they are.

Do you know where the highest court in the land is?

Yes that is in the US Supreme Court, pretty cool

Yes and on the top floor of it.
Nice chat today


Hey there do you ever watch the NBA?

NBA stands for National Basketball Association by the way

Yes I do, do you?
I enjoy going to the games!

Who's your favorite team?

Apparently there is only one team that is in Canada, I think that's the Toronto Raptors right?

Think so, I like a few, Lakers is one of them!

I like the Lakers too!

I also like the Pistons because I'm from Detroit haha.

Do you like Allen Iverson?

Detroit,  Great!

yes, Lebron James raised 6 million for charity!

That's awesome!

He was doing the charity for the decision right?

I can't wait until they make the Space Jam Sequel and he's starring in it LOL

I know , will be good!
That was great!
!

Did you ever see the original?

I left it as a kid haha.

Didn't know that LeBron James is the highest paid celebrity ever, only Judge Judy comes in a close second apparently

She makes a lot of money!

The highest Court in the Land, is an interesting name for the US Supreme Court building!

On the top!

Haha I do like that a lot LOL.

I can only imagine those old judges playing basketball over court cases haha.

Do you think that they actually play?

I don't know, lol!

I know alot of professionals play basketball on their breaks at work.

haha do you?

Like who?

I just know that the inventor of basketball was actually a losing coach, the only losing coach in the course of the University of Kansas history

Very interesting!

Where I work out at the YMCA, there is a group of doctors that play basketball on their lunch break.

Good daily exercise and good for your heart!

Oh that makes sense.

Did they ever dunk the ball by the way?

Apparently Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was so good that they banned for dunk for about a decade when he played LOL

lol!

I don't know.

Did you know that New Zealand has a basketball team?

I did hear about that.

I guess they're called the"tall blacks" as a nickname?

do you know why that is?

I don't think that name would fly in the United States LOL

No, I dont think so either.

Highest paid state employees are in college basketball/ football as coaches.

I don't know what to think about that.

I think that states should be using money to help people more not to be paying basketball coaches, but that's just me.

Did you hear about LeBron turning down 10 million dollars from Reebok back when he was 18?

I feel the same, paid to much!

Yes, I saw that, interesting In case of getting hurt, it was smart on Tim Duncan to finish school first.

Great chat!

Yep I agree haha.

That's why I like the Spurs, I think that like you said, Tim Duncan is really good and made the right move


Hi there!
Do you have a favorite basketball team?

Not really a favorite but I like the Cleveland Cavs.

I like the Bulls.

I loved Michael Jordan.

I know Air Jordan;s were his thing, but they were banned upon introduction.

However Jordan wore them as Nike was willing to pay the league fines.

I like the sport because my son plays it in highschool and thats about as much as I really know about it.

I love watching him play.

The basics are that it's a team sport where two teams most commonly made of 5 players per team oppose one another with the goal of shooting baskets.I know Kareem Abdul-Jabar's dominant use of the dunk shot got banned from college BB for over a decade.

Thats awesome.

Did you know that the U.S. Supreme Court Building  has a basketball court on the top floor known as "the highest court in the land"

I did not know that!
Great idea though.

I guess the sport pays great.

Lebron James got a $90 million dollar deal from nike when he was only 19

Wow.

That's a lot of money.

Can you believe that some of Lebron's high school games would attract as many as 1750 attendees with tickets as high as $100-$120.

Yeah I know thats crazy.

I guess I should have played basketball.

I guess so.

Hard to believe Lebron rejected Reebok's offer of 10 million dollars when he was 18 because he was sure he's get a better deal, and he did.

And he was smart for doing it, because then he got the $90 million dollar Nike deal a year later.

Yes, he did.

Very smart of him.

Did you know athlete Tim Duncan of the Spurs sacrifices money and stayed in college for four years instead of going directly into the NBA?

He must have valued his education a great deal.

I would agree.

Iverson's got a deal that is from Reebok that pays him 800k a year until age 55 and at that point he gets a 32 million lump sum payment.

Wow!
I think that is insane!

Seems like a lot of money, especially from Reebok.

Did you know that physicists proved that shooting "granny style" is the most accurate technique to score points on the line but NBA players refuse to do it because it looks stupid?

I bet that I could even make a basket that way!

It looks like the money is in all sports, in 39 out of the 50 states the highest paid state employee is either a college football or college basketball coach.

Wow.
Well, unless you're Judge Judy.
She makes 123k per episode!
Nice chatting.
Bye now.


do you like basketball?

Yes I do.
Do you know who Kareem Jabbar is?

Yeah the guy that used the dunk shot so much that it got banned.

Yeah.
Do you know who invented the sport?

Yes it was James Naismith , a coach at U of Kansas

Yes and ironically, the only losing coach there as well

Yes.

Coaches are still really highly paid in many of the States

Yeah.

Do you know where is the Highest COurt in the Land?

Yes that is in the top floor of the US Supreme Court building

Yeah.

Do you know what the NZ basketball team are called?

Yes they are called the tall blacks, so weird

Yeah.
DO you know who Reggie Miller is?

Yes he was a great player but his sister was always better than thim

Yes she once broke 8 national records when she scored 105 points in a game

Yeah.

Did you know of the deal that Iverson has with Rebook?

Yes he is getting I think $800 000 per year until he is 55 from them

Yes and then after that he gets $32 million

Yeah the guy is pretty much set for life if you ask me

He sure is.

Did you know AIr Jordan were originally banned in the court?

Yes but Nike kept paying the fees and Jordan kept wearing them .

Nice chat

Same here, have a good one


This article is interesting.

I have always been intrigued with the structure of sports leagues in the United States.

There are so fundamentally unique.

Are they unique ?

How are they different then lets say in Europe ?

For one, teams outside the United States are allowed to compete, e.g.

Canada as the article said.

They are also typically considered to be the premier sports leagues in the world.

In Europe, in soccer all countries compete not only against themselves but against other continents as well.

And if I'm not mistaken it's the wealthiest sport on the planet.

Correct.

An interesting aspect about the NBA is that despite not being as wealthy as some European soccer leagues, it has the world's best paid athletes according to the article.

Well, that's just because it's America ;) financially, You can't compare it to any other country...

Even UK with stronger currency is much smaller and economically weaker...

Good point.

I also was surprised to see that the league was only founded in 1946.

That's fairly young.

League, You mean NBA ?

I'm not sure, but it doesn't sound young to me ;)

Yes, I mean the NBA.

In comparison to soccer teams and leagues which have existed for 200 years, it is fairly young in my opinion.

This means that the sport has room to grow.

ahh, yes, I guess You're right.

Looking at it like that, soccer is much older...

Speaking of the NBA, I like how they seem to market their athletes as celebrities.

This article does a great job discussing stars such as Michael Jordan and LeBron, and their expensive contracts.

yeah it's interesting that Warner bros and lebron james have signed a new deal for a "space jam" sequel

The athletes are basically movie stars :) I wonder if soccer stars can make Hollywood films...

You got me here.
I don't see it happening.

lol... do you think basketball can ever become the world's most popular sport?

worlds ?

naah, I don't think so.

American maybe.

Soccer's influence on the world is unbeatable :)

You're right.

I guess a better question is, then, do you think soccer would surpass basketball's popularity in the US?

ahhh, now that a question.

It's on a good way now - it's getting more popular, even bigger events like World Cup or even Euro has a decent coverage in news.

I hear more positive things from Americans each year, so yeah, maybe ;)

Interesting.

It would be nice to see if an American soccer star can arise in the next few years.

Perhaps a proper celebrity like LeBron.

I really think that could happen... sooner than later !

That would be nice.
Thanks for the chat!

Thank You, it was a pleasure !


Hello!
Do you like basketball?

Hi!Yes I do!
I enjoy watching the Bulls.
Do you have a favorite team?

I liked the seattle supersonics, but I'm not too into basketball to be honest.

I find it interesting though.

The science of it!

I agree, I only watch it if its on TV and I cant change the channel.

There is alot of money in it, I think pays better than football.

Like Allen Iverson, he gets lifetime time endorsements of 800, 000 a year until he is 55!

I wish I had that!

Oh wow!

I want that kind of money in my life!

Haha!

In 39 out of 50 states, the highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach!

Maybe it's time I go into sports for my job !

me too!

I agree, Im thought the same when I learned that!

Since you like Science... there is a physicists that proved best techniques to shot and score.

Oh really?
What's that?

Its called "Granny Style" haha but NBA players refuse to do it because it looks stupid!

ha

Oh wow!

I would do it!

I have no shame!

Haha!

Granny style?

Bring it on!

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

I know right!

I wouldn't either if they pay me in the millions or a potential of it haha and I didnt know that about the Jordans, I did know that Nike offered Lebron 90 million, shortly after reebok offered him 10 million that Lebron rejected!

Who rejects 10 mil!

Oh my Lordy!

Wow!

It's a good thing he rejected though.

He earned himself 80 million!

Yeah I guess Jordan wore his Jordans anyway, because NIKE was willing to pay the fine each time!

That worked well for them, I think!

I know!!

Its almost like he expected it, but when you are that good I guess you expect it, its good business!

I wouldn't have rejected probably unless I was coached into it.

It makes sense though

Yeah I definitely wouldn't have rejected the first offer!

Haha!

$10 million?

Okay, I'll do it!

Sadly, I'm not like Tim Duncan, who sacrificed money to stay in college instead of going straight to the NBA.

I know right!

That's what makes these people like Tim Duncan so amazing!

Making mistakes but then also great choices!

and in Lebrons case, Im glad he is humble, did you know he raised 6 million dollars for charity?

No I didn't!

I admire charitable qualities in people.

I only wish I had the resources to be able to be charitable!

Woah!

Apparently the New Zealand basketball team is nicknamed "the tall blacks".

That's pretty crazy, I don't think that's very nice!

me too!
Did you ever watch Space Jam?
Im a 90's baby so it was my sham!
!

Yeah, I have I loved that movie as a kid!

I heard there might be a sequel.

But I'm not sure if it's really going to happen.

Wasn't it Lebron who was going to do the sequel?

Yes, apparently Lebron and Warner Bros signed a deal for a sequel, Itll be interesting to see for sure!

Yeah!

I will absolutely be seeing it!

Reminds me of my childhood.

I see why Lebron is often called :The Best Basketball Player in the World!

He is pretty great!

Agreed!

Well Ill be thinking of you when I watch it too beautiful stranger!

Take care!

sending hugs, love and good vibes... Peace!


What team does LeBron James play for now?

He's headed to Los Angeles Lakers it seems although I dont follow basketball that much, Lebron is a great player though

That is true.
He got a huge contract.
Know what his salary will be?

Its like a 154 million contract so Im guessing his salary will be really high, I think he doesnt need the money any more lol he is loaded

He is probably worth it though!

Yeah, he is one of the best players if not the best, he has a 24 wins ratio replacement so that should help the team a lot,the Lakers havent made the playoffs in five season

Do you know who the coach of the LA Lakers is?

Yes I think the coach is called Luke Walton, I bet he is happy to have Lebron on the team, what an asset!

True.

Do you know how many teams are in the National Basketball Association?

It has a total of 30 teams, 29 in the United States and theres also a Canadian team

Thanks.

Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs chose not to go to one of those teams directly, instead staying in college for four years.

I guess thats an admirable decision I read that players at the end of their carreers end up in bankruptcy or under financial problems, its a good thing he has a career to back his winnings

True.

Not everyone is Allen Iverson, who earns $800000 a year from Reebok, and will get $32 million at age 55!

I agree, or Lebron James who can sign 90 million dollar deals with companies such as Nike

People will pay to see LeBron James in retirement!

Tickets for his high school games were often over $100!

Wow tickets were worth every penny then, that would be a nice story to tell, watching LeBron play when he was still in highschool and then watching him on TV

I think I would've preferred to see Kareem Abdul-Jabbar who had a vicious dunk that got the shot banned in college basketball for over a decade!

That sucks!

the dunk is one of the greatest moves Basketball has to offer, good thing it isnt banned anymore

True, although the game has changed many times since James Naismath invented the sport!

It has changed a lot indeed, he was also a coach, a terrible one it seems.

He would probably not make it today, where 39 of the 50 states highest paid employees are a college football or basketball coach.

Well I guess pro players are paid better, at least most of them are.


Hello there, are you an NBA fan or fan of basketball in general?

I would say I'm a casual fan.

Grew up going to Charlotte Hornet games.

That is very cool, when I was younger the Charlotte Hornets were my favorite team.

I collected Larry Johnson cards, he was my favorite.

I was a Muggsy Bogues fan.

Super cool guy did a lot of good things for the area.

Very popular among fans.

Hey yeah me too, he was awesome.

I loved watching him, Johnson, and Mourning play together.

They had a few good seasons.

I find it interesting that Lebron James was so hated in 2012 a captured al-qaeda member wrote letters expressing his disgust at his decision to go to the Heat.

He told his lawyer that Lebron was a bad man and should apologize to the city of Cleveland.

Wow, that is so over the top.

He can play for whatever team he wants and I know he does a ton of work for charities wherever he plays.

I agree.

When he left Cleveland in 2010  of his merchandise was marked down to $17.41 in reference to the year that the American traitor Benedict Arnold was born.

That is so lame, they should be thankful that he played for them.

I wonder how they felt when he came back and won a title for them.

Exactly!

Cleveland fans certainly are passionate!

Yeah you are probably right.

Did you know Lebron signed on for a new space jam movie?

I had heard about that.

It should be interesting considering that Space Jam is the highest-grossing basketball movie of all time.

Yeah I am curious when it will actually come out.

Did you know he raised 6 million for charity when he hosted that 'the decision' thing a few years ago?

No, wow that is amazing!

Yeah that is really cool I thought, I bet a lot of people don't know that is what he did after he aired that.

I find it astonishing that with all the money that players make from contracts, sponsors, and endorsement deals that 60% of players are broke within five years after retirement.

Yeah that is astonishing to think about.

You would think they would have mandatory classes or things as part of being drafted that would help them later in life.

Exactly!

I guess they live for the here and now.

A lot of them think they are gonna be famous, healthy, and athletic forever.

Right, hey speaking of basketball, did you know the granny style of shooting free throws has been proven to be the best technique?

lol!

No I did not know that!

My favorite player to watch shoot free throws was Shaq.

He had had some ugly releases during his career.

Im not surprise he only recorded one 3 pointer during his whole career.

Wow, I never knew that about him with the 3 pointer, that is pretty funny.

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


Hi there!
Are you a basketball fan?

I do like it a little bit!
LeBron is pretty amazing.

I agree.

He once rejected a $10 million offer from Reebok when he was just 18.

He didn't take it because he thought he would get more from Nike or Adidas.

Less than a year later he took an offer from Nike worth $90 million!

I think Allen Iverson made a much better deal with Reebok.

You don't happen to know any of the details of that do you?

I'm not familiar with it.

Iverson asked for $800k a year until he's 55, then collects a large lump sum.

Whoa.

That's some good cash.

Physicists have discovered that shooting granny style is the absolute best technique to score points on a consistent basis from the free throw line.

I'm going to have to remember that next I play.

Haha, nice.

Did you know Air Jordans were originally banned?

I kind of remember something about it but don't remember the details.

Whenever they first came out, the NBA banned them.

Michael Jordan wore them anyway because Nike just paid the fee every time!

Haha.

They have plenty of money to do things like that, I guess.

Nice!

Good marketing on Jordan's part!

Did you know that LeBron signed a new deal for a space jam sequel.

Wonder if his version will be better than Jordan's?

I don't know anything can beat the original.

I'm pretty excited for it, though.

Space Jam was my jam back in the day!

LeBron might be pretty funny.

Maybe he'll play baseball next like MJ, too!

I remember that!

He played in the minors for the White Sox!

LeBron raised 6 million dollars for charity when he aired "The Decison" .

That's when he left Cleveland the first time.

Wow.

Did you know he could sell out his high school games?

I do know that.

I remember hearing about him when he was in high school.

They already were calling him the best basketball player compared to Jordan.

It's crazy how long ago that was.
I didn't realize he was in his mid-30s.

I know.

It makes me feel really old because I remember those high school days of his.

Did you know that in 39 out of 50 states the highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach?

Wow, that's impressive.

Maybe more people should strive to coach rather than play!

Did you know that Kareem Abdul made the dunk so popular, they had to ban it in college for a while?

I didn't know that.

He must have did it a lot!

lol  The New Zealand basketball team is nicknamed the "tall blacks".

How do they get away with that?

I have no idea.

It's incredibly offensive.

Well, it's been nice chatting with you about sports today!

It's been fun!
Have a good day!


Do you follow the NBA?
My kids do and love it!

I have watched NBA games on TV.
It is a fun and interesting sport.

It is!

Did you know that tim duncan of the spurs sacrificed money and stayed in college for four years instead of going to the NBA.

That says alot.

I would not have done that.
I would have gone into the pros.
Life is short and there is risk.
Get the money when you can.
College can wait.

There is something to be said for that.

In fact I am an alum from University of Kentucky.

A lot of that happening!

Few players get the endorsement deals of Allen Iverson.

The money is going to be there for a few years, then gone.

Yep.

Listen, Judge Judy makes 123,000 per episode, making her the highest paid celeb after Lebron

Hm.
I wonder if she is dating these days.
Does she have a sneaker deal yet?

Probably not.

Maybe a robe deal.

LOL.

Did you know that there is a New Zealand team that have named themselves the "tall blacks"

A play on the All Blacks.

Ha ha.

I guess rugby is really the main sport there.

Maybe.

Did you know that Warner Bros and Lebron have signed a deal for a space jam sequel?

Oh the world was waiting for that!
Another basketball film!
Oh boy!

Exactly!

I am not sure if you have realized but in 39 out of the 50 states, the highest paid employee is either a college football or basketball coach!

That makes sense.

Sports are far more important than education or gov't.

Civilization will collapse, but entertainment will persist.

Absolutely.

Supposedly, the US Supreme Court building has a basketball court called the highest court in the land.

I want to see RBG jam.

I agree!

Did you know that Lebron raised 6 mil for charity by televising "the decision".

The man is a legend.

He has done *so* much for charity.

He has not forgotten where he came from.

Absolutely!

He even rejected a Reebok offer of $10 mil when he was 18. Who has that fortitude?

I bet his agent and mother told him to wait.

They knew.

Great talking to you.Good night!

have a good night there!

night.


Do you follow basketball?

Sometimes.

I used to play basketball when I was at high school.

Is the NBA as powerful as NFL?

The NBA is one of the 4 major professional sports leagues in the US, but I am not sure if it is as powerful as the NFL.

I have never been much of a player myself, but I did follow the Bulls when I lived in ChiTown with Michael Jordan.

Michael Jordan was an excellent player.

Do you know that Air Jordan was banned by the NBA a long time ago?

That I did, but he still wore them.

It was such a good promotion for Nike that they were willing to cover the fines incurred.

Endorsements are a big deal.

Allen Iverson's contract with Reebok pays $800,000 / year with a 32 million lump sum at age 55!

Wow!

Do you think Michael gets more from Nike than Allen from Reebok?

$32M is a lot of money!

I don't know.

They were both legendary!

How about Lebron?

He is an actively playing legend and highest paid celebrity.

He must have serious endorsement contracts!

Lebron has a contract with Warner Bros.  No shoe brand for Lebron?

The "Space Jam" sequel will undoubtably sell well with Lebron as a stay.

Do you think they will let the original "Space Jam" star Michael Jordon make a cameo?

I don't know.

Your guess is as good as mine.

Lebron raised 6 million dollars for charity.

I'm glad that celebrities do nice things for people.

So do I.

Apparently Lebron was such a hit in High School that attendance was on the order of 1750 and tickets between $100 -$120.

That's more than most pro games!

And, at 18, he turned down a 10 million endorsement offer from Reebok because he thought he could get more?

Perhaps he has a good agent who knows how to negotiate contracts.

Is Lebron still witl LA Lakers?

I think so.

What I find interesting about basketball is its international draw.

American style football has not caught on internationally like basketball.

Did you know the New Zealand basketball team is nicknamed the "tall blacks"?

No, I did not know that.
Why is it called the tall blacks?

I'm not sure.

But the sport is played all over the world and even in some unusual places in the U.S.

The U.S. Supreme Court has its own basketball court on the top floor nicknamed "the highest court in the land"!

I heard about the Supreme Court's basketball court.

It was interesting.

I wonder whose idea it was.

I'm not sure.

Perhaps one of the reasons basketball is such a draw is that minimal equipment is required to play, unlike football which required uniforms, pads, helmet, etc.

So, basically anyone with a pair of athletic shoes can play.

In some ways I think that was by design.

James Naismith invented basketball at a Massachusetts YMCA.

I did not know that YMCA invented basketball.

Thanks for the info.

By the way, do you know that the dunk was banned from college basketball for over a decade?

Apparently Kareem Abdul-Jabbar dunked excessively during his college days.

But, what do you expect from someone who is over 7 feet tall?

I know, right.

I think it's not banned anymore now.

You know much more about basketball, I would love to hear more interesting facts.

I mentioned earlier that James Naismith invented basketball in a MA YMCA.

Did you know that when he was the coach at University of Kansas, he was the only losing coach in the school's history?

No, I did not know that.
That was interesting.
Anyway, I've got to run.
Nice chatting with you.


Hi, how are you tonight?

Hi!

Hope you're doing well!

Did you hear about LeBron telling reporters how mature his two boys are?

I was surprised he said both he and his wife share wine with them!

I know that shocked me too!

wow a 11 and 14 year old drinking wine, not my style of parenting, but to each his own, I guess.

Ha!

So true!

So are you a basketball fan?

I am and I also love the movie Space Jam.

I can see why it's the highest grossing basketball movie of all time!

Yeah, I do like watching a little basketball every now and then.

I hear that Warner Bros. and Lebron James have signed a deal for a Space Jam sequel.

It'll probably be a moneymaker, as well.

I'm sure it will!

But even if it somehow doesn't, I'm sure it wouldn't affect Lebron's bank account.

He was wise to reject a $10 million deal from Reebok expecting Nike or Adidas to offer more which they did less than a year later.

$90 million in fact!

Yes, he was smart and at such a young age when he signed that deal with Nike.

Indeed.

Now he's regarded as the greatest basketball player of all time by many and has won 4 MVP awards, 3 NBA Finals MVP Awards, 3 All Star MVPs and 2 Olympic Gold Medals!

Yes, he is a valuable player.

Did you know tickets to some of his high school games sold for $100- 120/ apiece?

That doesn't surprise me, honestly!

But sadly, he was so hated when he left Cleveland for Miami, his posters were marked down to $17.14 referencing Benedict Arnold's birth year.

Yeah, I had heard that, but I don't think it has affected his pocketbook, much!

lol

No kidding!

Ha!

But him leaving was so bad, a captured Al Qaeda member wrote letters of disgust even telling his lawyers LeBron should apologize to the City of Cleveland!

Boohoo, that man could care less about what a captured Al Qaeda member said.

Lebron has made bank and continues to make bank.

Doesn't matter if you hate or love him, he still makes that money.

He's the highest paid celebrity and makes more than Judge Judy.

So very true!

I just hope he doesn't go broke five years after retiring like 60% of all NBA players do, sadly enough.

Nah, King James is smarter than that.
He's not going to end up a statistic!

Let's hope not!

I tell you another smart guy was Tim Duncan.

He elected to stay in college instead of going directly to the NBA sacrificing money to do so!

Well, now that was probably smart on his part.

On a side not, have you heard about the Supreme Court's basketball court on the top floor?

It's known as the highest court in the land.

Lol

That's actually kind of funny!

Ha!

On a related note, basketball as well as volleyball were both invented at the YMCA!

I thought that was interesting!

That is very interesting, I thought James Naismith invented basketball?

I guess he invetend it at the YMCA!

Ha!

What else is interesting that many people don't realize is Shaq has only recorded one 3 point score in his entire career!

That is unbelievable!

Yeah, I hear that physicists have proved that shooting granny style is the most consistent way to score points on the line, but the players won't do it, because it looks so stupid.

I suppose since NBA players are the best paid athletes in the entire world by average annual salary, the last thing they want to do is look stupid.

Ha!

Well it was great chatting with you!

Take care!


Do you like to watch basketball?

I prefer to play - I used to watch a lot.

Why ?

Had you heard that the Milwaukee Bucks fired Jason Kidd?

Not I didn't, why did they fire him ?

Tensions between Kidd and his team had been building for months.

...so he wasn't a team player ?

Or maybe was he so good that intimidated his teammates ?

There were issues between him and Jabari Parker and upper management.

Kidd wanted to change the roster constantly and made weird in game decisions.

...well that sounds like he wasn't really a team player... do You agree with that decision ?

Firing him ?

Well, they might have made the right decision after his weird decisions.

They didn't cause the Bucks to lose but Kidd unsuccessfully tried to explain his rationale.

I wonder if there was any sense behind those explanations...  Do You know what he is doing now ?

I'm not sure how exactly he explained making a player lose a free throw on purpose or making a foul, both things during the last few seconds of a game.

And I'm not sure what he's doing now.

That's really weird.... maybe somebody should look into that...  another NBA fact - When lebron james left cleveland for miami in 2010, his posters were marked down and sold for $17.41 in reference to the year the american traitor benedict arnold was born.

That's interesting.

Did you know that granny style is the best technique to consistently score points?

But  NBA players don't use it because it looks dumb.

I mean...

I heard about it, but isn't it easy to block a shot like that ?

I'm not sure but physicists supposedly proved it was true.

I would actually want to see some celebrity player to do that in the middle of the game !

:) imagine the media coverage !

lol

That would be hilarious!

Going back to shoes, Air Jordans were banned when they were first introduced by the NBA but Jordan kept wearing them because Nike paid the fine.

Why were those banned ?

They were making him higher or something ?

I'm not exactly sure why they were banned.

Lebron james has a photographic memory and is able to remember exact in-game scenarios in basketball games he has played throughout his career over the years; growing up he was able to memorize moves in fighting games so well that his friends thought he was cheating - sounds like a miracle child  lol

Wow, that must be part of the reason why he is so good.


do you like basketball?

I love it.Do you know who Kareem Jabbar is?

Yes the guy that used the dunk shot so much that it got banned for a while

Yeah.
Do you know who invented the game?

Yes that was James Naismith who was a coach at the U of Kansas

Yes and he was also the only losing coach there

Yeah pretty ironic.

Did you know coaches are really well paid?

Yes in 39 our of 50 states in the US they are the highest paid employees

Yes.

Do you know where the highest court in the land is?

yes that is on the top floor of the US Supreme Court

Yes.

DO you know what the NZ basketball team is nicknamed?

Yes the tall blacks.

Do you know how many teams are in the NBA?

Yes there are 30 teams and only one of them is Canadian

Yeah.

Did you know Reggie Miller was never able to get out of the shadow of his sister?

Yes she was a star, scored 105 points once and broke 8 national records

Yeah.

Did you hear what deal Iverson signed with Rebook back in 2001?

Yes he is making $800 000 per year until he is 55

Yes and then he gets a sum of $32 million

Yes he is good for life.
Nice chatting with you

Yes same here, keep on eye on those games

Will do, have a good one


Hello, do you like basketball?

Yes, I do.

I find it crazy that there are 30 teams in North America.

Yes, only one of them from Canada!

Do you recall the name of the basketball team in Canada is?

I wish I could remember, but talking about players, Le Bron James is thought to be the best player ever!

He had a new deal with "Space Jam" which was such a great movie!

That is pretty cool!!

I remember the one with Michael Jordan.

did you know Le Bron raised 6 million for charity?

He is such a generous man.

No wonder everybody looks up to him as a legendary.

He accepted a $90,000,000 offer from Nike.

Wow, and he had rejected a $10 million offer from reebok before, he thought he could get more, and yes he did!

He could have gotten both.

And he was pretty young by then, he was just 18

Maybe he thought it was either or for his choosing.

Anyways, Judge Judy makes way more money!

I remember when Lebron played for Miami Heat, now the LA Lakers are so lucky to have him!

Lebron definitely deserves to be in the LA Lakers!

He's doing well!

He has won many awards , even two olympic gold medals, and he is only 34 years old!

Also, he received 3 All-Star Game MVP awards and an NBA scoring title.

Now, he definitely deserves to be in the Lakers.

I bet his teammates from the Heats respect him.

back when he was in high school people were already paying between $100 to $120 to see him!

Do you think he was a senior when this happened?

I thought about it since he accepted a deal with nike that time.

He must have been and more that 1750 people attended, that is crazy, he was just a kid.

He is living his life and still to this very day.

It was cool that the NBA was funded on June 6 1946, we are now able to enjoy the competition!

It was nice talking to you.


Hello,  do you like basketball?

It's not my favorite sport, but I hear things about it from time to time.

Do you like it?

I watch it ocassionally.

Just mostly when the warriors are playing.

I've heard a lot about them.

I remember when LeBron was the only player I would hear much about

In 39 out of 50 states the highest paid employee is the college or football coach lol

Of course.

Basketball was invented at the YMCA, along with volleyball, so those coaches can be grateful for that

Nice.

Did you know Lebron james is going to be in the new space jam?

The first one was the highest-grossing basketball movie of all time, so hopefully he doesn't mess up the sequel.

That would be disappointing

I should watch it again,  I dont really remember it lol

Basketball is still a big sport though, so much that men purposely try to get vasectomies near March Madness so they can stay home and watch

Wow that is extreme,  there are no other less painful excuses?

lol

If their wives already wanted them to get the procedure, why not?

Are you familiar with the Harlem Globetrotters?

Not really,  who are they?

They're a well-known basketball team.

They've played against the American team over 13,000 times and only lost to them 6 times

Wow.

Did you know Lebron James raised 6 mil for charity by airing "the decision"?

That's really cool!

I've heard he has a photographic memory, which is what helps him in game scenarios

Ahhh that does help!

It didn't help him when he left the Cleveland team for Miami though.

Even Al-Qaeda didn't like him for that move

some of lebrons high school games would attract like almost 2000 attendees!

Some think he's the greatest player of all time, though I'm still biased toward Michael Jordan

Hey its been great chatting!
I have to go.


Hi, do you watch the NBA?

I love basket!

I learned Basketball players are the best athletes in the world by average

They are!
Do you watch Chris Paul at all?
he is a great guard.

He is!!
How do you like Le Bron James?

I love him, a lot of people are quite critical, but he does a lot of good for charities.

I admire him a lot, I think he made a great desicion of rejecting a 10 million offer from reebok when he was very young

Did you know the NBA is composed of only 30 teams?

Not that many, and one of them from Canada, just one!

That amazing really.

I had no idea the league was founded in 1946.

I would have figured sooner!

It was called Basketball Association of America , it was changed to NBA in 1949, I think NBA is more catching

and easier to remember!

Reggie Miller and his sister Cheryl are both great athletes.

They are great, he tried to brag about his 40 points and she did 105 points!

I wonder if this kind of athleticism is genetic?

With both of them playing there has to be something in the water!

Probably , so.

Did you hear about Tim duncan, he got an education and went to 4 years college before going to the NBA, I respect that decision very much!

That is a smart basketball player!

Did you know Shooting granny style is the best way to score in basketball?

But players think it looks dumb hahaha

I know!
It does a little!
You ever watch Judge Judy?

I did but I hate it!
But I know the show is a success.
She earns like $123,000 each episode

Could you imagine making that much money?

I was very surprised!

That is a lot!
But LeBron James makes more than her

He is a smart boy.

I heard that he accepted a 90 million dollar deal from nike.


Hi!

How are you today?

I'm home watching TV, hoping to watch a little basketball later.

I am great!
How are you?
I plan on watching basketball as well.
LeBron James is my favorite player.

I know he's really popular.

Warner Bros. have signed him for a new Space Jam deal.

Yeah that's great.

He's a cool person.

He raised 6 million dollars for charity.

Well, he sure has the bucks.

He has a $90 million contract with Nike that he got after declining a $10 million offer from Reebok.

That was definitely a smart move.

He knew he would be worth more.

People paid a lot of money just to attend his high school games.

I have heard that tickets for some games were selling for $100-$120!

Yeah that's crazy!

Reggie miller was a good player in high school as well.

I heard he and his sister Cheryl had quite the rivalry going.

I heard his sister crushed his spirit when he found out she scored 140 points compared to his 40.

Wow!

That must have been when she broke 8 national records.

Yeah, that was an amazing accomplishment.

Do you like player Allen Iverson?

I don't really know a lot about him.

I think he's a good player.

He was also offered an endorsement with Reebok.

He took it.

Really, I wonder if it paid as good as the one Lebron got?

Not at all.

He will receive $800,000 a year until he's 55 years old.

Wow!
That's a lot of money.

Yeah!

in total it'll equal to 32 million.

Not half as good as LeBron's deal though.

Still a lot.

Speaking of huge salaries, Judge Judy makes $123k per episode.

Now THAT is crazy.

I wish I could make that much money!

Me too!
It was nice chatting!
Take care.


Hi!
Are you a fan of Lebron James?

Hi!

I am a little I suppose.

I'm not sure that I like knowing he lets his kids drink wine though.

Yeah, if that's how you judge whether or not your kids are "mature" by whether or not they drink wine, I think he needs a reality check.

You think social services would be alerted by that statement?

i think if it were a non celebrity they would be all over it but because it is Lebron James they will ignore it.

I know he says his kids are mature but drinking is not necessarily due to mental maturity.

There are physical effects too.

Yeah, I agree.

If they drink at that young of an age, I wonder whether or not they'll think Trader Joes cheap wines are disgusting or I wonder whether that statement will come back to bite them for when his kids want to play for the NBA

Oh that's a good point.

Coaches may think the kids are alcoholics and not draft them.

I wonder too if he'll have his daughter drinking.

She's only three right now.

Oh my goodness, well there definitely would be some mental issues if he lets them drink at that young of an age!

Seems like he's an avid drinker because he gave up wine for two weeks in preparation for the Lakers but commented that it made him want wine even more.

Or did the article misspell whine

I've heard he has a growing interest in drinking wine.

i hope he knows that there are studies that show that early age drinking can lead to binge drinking.

Yeah maybe it's his plan to emulate his knowledge about wines and that he has a wine brand in the works and so is trying to create an image but considering that he makes $90 million from endorsements with nike, I don't think he needs it.

I agree.

I think he needs to learn more about damaging effects of alcohol before promoting it like that.

Some studies show it can affect the brain and organs in children.

So when is a good time to introduce alcohol to children?

Do the studies suggest a optimal time to expose children to alcohol so that they'll learn to be responsible drinkers?

i think some studies say 15 years old for small amounts of drinking with parents but then you've got those studies talking about physical damage so I guess it's just not really clear.

It seems to me that the best thing to do is not to do it at all while a child is developing.

Yeah, I agree that that's the best approach.

You think maybe if players were drunk when they played, they'd just might deploy the "granny style" of shooting the basketball?

It is the best technique to consistently score points, according to physicists.

Is it really?

That would look so odd, especially if they were drunk lol!

I wonder if that would still work in a game though.

The other team could block those type of shots pretty easily I think.

Oh that's true, that's the reason NBA players refuse to shoot like that because it looks stupid.

If they wore Air Jordan's, they'd probably still look funny, but Nike just might be willing to pay the players for that just like they agreed to pay the fine each time they were worn during the ban upon their introduction.

I heard about the air jordan thing.

I bet nike did that because it was great publicity.

The fines were most likely way less than the profits they made off of sales of those shoes.

Yeah, otherwise they'd be spending much more for marketing.

Probably also because of this ban and players wore them, they got even more free publicity!

Exactly!

Basketball players are great publicity for shoes.

Just look at Reebok.

They paid Allen Iverson $800,000 per year until the age of 55 and then a lump sum of $32,000,000.

That's amazing retirement planning!

You hear about athletes mismanaging their money or fortune but Iverson and Lebron James are breaking that "trend".

They are so far but i still think that holding out to get your education like Tim Duncan did is the best policy.

Yeah, didn't he postpone joining the NBA until he finished getting his bachelors?

Wondered if they paid for his tuition.


Do you like how LeBron James plays?

He's amazing!

Some consider him the best player in the game, and he would probably agree...

I think he's the best player, maybe with Jordan, the Lakers have a sweet team this season, a lot of talented players added to the team

They have a history of attracting some of the greats, and the history continues.

LeBron made history with the Cavaliers, bringing them to their first NBA championship, so, you know he is capable of a lot!

And also the other great players like Rajon Rondo, seems like the Lakers are going all in

Warner Bros are going all in too!

They signed a deal with LeBron for a "Space Jam" sequel!

Did you watch Space Jam with Michael Jordan?

I think LeBron is the perfect replacement, its going to be a great movie

Yeah.

Success and money seem to follow LeBron... Did you know that his old high school used to charge upwards of $120 per ticket to see him play?

Amazing.

Wow, so people were crazy about him even before he got to the NBA, I heard he rejected a $10 million deal from Reebok once

Yeah, imagine, passing up $10 million with confidence that another better deal was on the horizon...and he was right!

Nike paid him $90 milllion just a year later!

I would have taken the money lol, he was only 18 back then I guess his confidence paid off in the end, now he has better deals than those

I liked how he returned to Cleveland.

Remember when he first left Cleveland and everyone was so dissapointed that championship expectations were not met?

Then, after LeBron wins two NBA titles with the Heat, he returns to Cleveland and brings them the gold too!

It's a great story!

It is a great story indeed, just like how James Naismith, the inventor of the game was actually a terrible coach

You can't make this stuff up!

I like the story about Reggie Miller...the one where he tries to brag to his family about his most excellent 40-point scoring performance, only to find out that his sister had scored over 100-pts that day for her basketball team.

Humility...

He is a hall of famer and one of the best players I have ever seen, did you hear about the kid that got the dunk shot banned from college basketball for more than a decade

Kareem!

A gifted athlete.

And he also studied martial arts under Bruce Lee too.

He was so dominant on the boards, the NCAA had to ban his dunk.

But can you imagine a 7-footer throwing kicks at you like Bruce Lee?

Scary!

That sounds scary, Bruce Lee was like the best martial artists in the history of fighters,

Here's another scary thought: Ruth Bader Ginsberg hanging from the rim after she jams one home!

The Supreme court building has a basketball court on the top floor.

They call it "The highest court in the land"...

I'd pay money to see the justices playing against one another!

I bet all kinds of interesting games are played at that court, the highest court on land what a name.

You like that name?

Then you'll love this one: The New Zealand basketball team has a nickname...the Tall Blacks... You gotta love it!

That sounds like a really racist name lol, someone would get punched in America for sure lol


Hi there !
Looking forward to chat with You !
;)

Hi, do you follow NBA?

Did you hear that physicists proved shooting "granny style" is the best technique to score points on the line?

I heard something like that ;) if that would be true, all players would be grannies on the field ;) lol

Funny, huh.

Air Jordan's were banned when introduced to the NBA but Nike payed the fine to have them worn by Jordan.

Banned ?

Why ?

What was the reason.... was MJ to tall wearing those ?lol

Not sure but Tim Duncan of the Spurs sacrificed money and stayed in college for 4 years instead of going to the NBA.

I wonder what impacted his decision.

I mean - so many of those players doesn't have high school finished, so great for that guy... he knows his priorities...

I don't know if I would do that... would You ?

would You pick school instead making a career and big money ?

If my mom said to I would.

NBA player Iverson singed a lifetime endorsement with Reebok in 2001 paying him $800,000 a year until age 55 then he would receive $32,000,000.

I hope the shoes are comfy for him

...but if nobody would force You and You would get an offer like that - what would You do ?

I would do it.

I'm wearing Reeboks right now.

Reggie Miller nba hall of famer couldn't escape his sisters shadow while in high school because she outscored him 105-40

Nice chat... .

Great.

me too btw.

Well he should give her a hard time for doing that ;) lol, kidding...

Did you see space jam?

Lebron James signed a new deal for a sequel.

I did see Space Jam, I loved it - what do YOU think about the movie ?

I didn't see it, but always am tempted to rent it at the library.

I'd like to be Judge Judy for just a day because she makes $123,000 per episode.

...well I'm sure she is an educated woman and as we can see - she can make a show out of it.

I'm not sure if I would want to be a part of that show, would You ?

Did you hear that people couldn't use the dunk shot in college basketball for over a decade?

Couldn't ?
Who forbid it ?
and why...

It was banned after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's dominant use of it.

Did you know that 39/50 states pay a college football or basketball coach the highest state paid salary?

I guess it's up to them to show the performance of their youth... there is always big money behind entertainment like that.

Still speaking of basketball, Lebron James was offered $10 million from Reebok and rejected it at age 18!

Less than a year later he accepted $90 million from Nike

lol... Do you think he knew what he was doing or maybe had somebody like an agent who recommended him to do that ?

You would think he knew something, or he knew he was that good!


Hi, how are you?

I am good, what do you think about the NBA?

Do you ever watch it?

I love the NBA, do you?

I think it's ok, I have friends in Canada to watch the Toronto Raptors, they're the only Canadian NBA team actually

There used to be the Vancouver Grizzies but they moved to Memphis.

I remember a lot of that squad, starting with Bryant: big country reeves.

Whatever happened to that team?

Also how did Allen Iverson get to be so rich by signing with Reebok LOL.

They moved to memphis.
AI has a great reebok deal.
He's getting rich off of them!

He definitely is!

He's going to get a 32 million dollar payout when he turns 55, that's crazy!

I know, right?

Did you read about reggie miller and his sister Cheryl?

Yes his sister was really talented, he thought you broke a record one day and she actually broke more on the same day LOL

I know!

I listen to him on the dan patrick show and he is funny!

He told that story a few months back.

So good!

Yeah I love that story!

I also love how Allen Iverson makes like 800 grand a year from Reebok too, he's just loaded in general

He does have an off-the-court-history with alcohol though.

It's really kind of sad.

The typical story about an athlete trying to hide their pain...

Oh I didn't know that.

That is sad.

What do you think about Tim Duncan staying In college for four years instead of just going right into the draft?

I am for it.

It worked for him at wake forest and I am not sure he would have been as successful had he not stayed.

David robinson got injured so they won the lottery and got duncan.

You seem to know a lot about the NBA.

Did you know that Air Jordans were initially banned and that Nike had to pay a fine each time they were used on the court?

I did.

David stern was afraid of the new shoes...

It was a lot like luther campbell and 2live Crew in the 80s going against the government.

It heped sales.

Did you also know that granny style is the best way to shoot a basketball?

You think that top players will ever use it in actual game snow?

I hope so!
That would be fun to watch.
Like eating popcorn with chopsticks...

That sounds interesting actually, kind of like the basketball court on top of the Supreme Court building haha

Nice chatting with you!


Hello

Good day to you.
Do you like sports?

I do, but the Wizards are bringing me down here.

I mean, how could they lose by 19 to the Bulls?

lol.

That is what I love about sports, they are usually unpredictable.

That's so true!

I guess my thing is... Washington is four games behind Indiana now and it isn't like Indiana is bound for the post.

True.
Who do you think will win the NBA?
If you could guess it.

Honestly, I can't not bet on King James and the Cavs.

Sure, they're in third right now, but you just can't count the guy out.

I want any team beside Golden State, I need a change.

Ah, Golden State.

I'm feeling ya there.

I would love for Chicago to be strong again, but... Jordan has been gone a long time.

The air just isn't up there anymore.

I hear you.

Can you believe the highest paid state employee in 39 states is either a football or baseball coach??

It's funny, I had a discussion about that just the other day.

College ball brings so much coin in that they think it's worth it to pay coaches the big bucks.

wow, I guess that kind of makes sense.

If they are bringing in big bucks, they deserve the money.

But what about the teachers who educate those ball players?

And really, what about Judge Judy getting paid $123k per episode.

Talk about overpaid.

At least Lebron sells tickets.

OMG....I had no idea.

I think skilled workers need to get credit also not just these popular people.

Imagine a world without plumbers?

cleaners?

There are many other people who don't get enough credit.

My cousin would agree with you there.

He paints for a living.

Annnndddd the lucky sucker is getting Iverson Reeboks for Christmas, so I am super jealous.

Don't hate,lol.

Do you think Tim Duncan of the san antonio spurs made a wise decision by deciding to finish college before going to the nba?

Absolutely I do.

A friend of mine got a pro contract out of college.

He played 2 games, jacked up his knee and ended up doing 2 years in the CFL.

He was retired from football by the time he was 25.

At least he has a degree to fall back on.

I agree.

Do you think LeBron's acting career will make it long-term?

That's the thing.

I haven't seen "Space Jam"  I know, I know... but Jordan already did it.

So the best I can say is maybe.

I saw 1 movie that he is in, I forgot the name but Kevin Hart is in it too.

And I could not give a fair opinion if his acting was good, I am biased, it's LeBron we are talking about.

lol

True,


Are you a basketball fan?

I watch some now and again

It's a pretty lucrative position, evidently.

Even a college basketball coach is one of the highest paid state employees of 39 out of 50 states.

That's crazy.
LeBron isnt doing too bad either.
90 million dollar deal from Nike.

Haha, yeah.

He was right not to take that deal Reebok made him when he was 18 for only $10 million.

I would jump at that now.

But I wouldnt be gettin 90 mil from Nike either.

Reebok offered Allen Iverson a pretty sweet deal.

He got $800k a year until he's 55, then he gets $32 million.

Man these stars getting all these crazy deals.

Lebrons high school games tickets would go for $100

He does some good, too, though.

He was able to raise $6 mil for charity.

Wasnt that from the decision?

I believe so, though I don't know what that means.

I didn't realize Warner Bros. signed a contract with James to make a Space Jam sequel!

That will make a lot of millenials and Gen Xers very happy.

I do remember that first version with MJ

Yeah, Michael Jordan is a legend.

He regularly wore his Air Jordans, despite them being banned by the NBA.

That's because Nike paid the fines.

Id say theyve got their money back from that,

Definitely.

I wonder if Tim Duncan has made back the money he lost by staying in college instead of going directly to the NBA?

Probably over time he has, he was a pretty successful player.

Even without shooting "granny style", which physicists have proved is the best way to consistently shoot a free throw.

I wish some players would use that method.

Theyd be more succesful.

Like Shaq

Yeah, but most players refuse to do it because it looks stupid.

Theyd rather dunk, it looks far cooler.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar dunked so often, it got the shot banned in college basketball for over a decade.


Do you follow the NBA?

I guess Draymond Green got suspended after a heated argument with Kevin Durant.

The NBA is more and more like Pro wrestling.

Yeah, I do follow the NBA.

Durant should have kept his cool, but he's right, Green cost the team the game when it mattered.

Ii can't believe Klay Thomas spoke out in the name of unity.

Yeah, that was surprising.

He's not normally one to speak up.

Do you think the issue was about the game, or is Green just upset about Durant's pending contract?

Probably a little of both.

According to ESPN it was pretty intense.

Seems like it!

I'm not too surprised, Green's kind of a loose cannon.

Yeah, I guess coach Kerr made the final decision to suspend Green which probably is the right thing to do.

I agree.

You don't want that affecting the rest of the season.

I can see why some teammates are upset about Durant, though.

You don't want to lose a star player, like Cleveland did with LeBron.

Yep.

On to shoe issues.

Did you know Air Jordan's were banned when they were introduced?

I never heard that they were, that's crazy!

Do you know why?

I suppose they thought they would give an unfair advantage.

Jordan didn't obey them and wore them anyway.

Huh, I guess that makes sense since Nike's always ahead of the game.

Reminds me of when LeBron turned down the Reebok deal for 10 million dollars, and then Nike offered him 90 million.

They're good at attracting the superstars.

I'm not a big fan of LeBron.
He didn't live up to the Lakers hopes.

Haha, you're not the only one.

Apparently even members of al-qaeda spoke out against his move to Miami.

He seems to be losing support everywhere.

Wow, if you lose the support of a terrorist group -- doesn't get much lower than that.

Very true.

Hopefully LeBron is saving his money for when everyone turns on him.

I've heard that most NBA players end up broke five years after retirement.

Yeah, that's some poor money management.

Right now he's beating Judge Judy who gets $123K per episode.

Woah, he's making better decisions than Spencer Haywood.

Did you hear about the time he chose $100k in cash upfront instead of a stake in Nike, which would have been worth billions today?

Doh!

Bet he wishes he had that back.

Money, money...

In 39 of 50 states, the highest state employee is a college football or basketball coach.

Seriously?!

It's crazy that college coaches get paid so much, while the athletes don't make any money.

Before Tim Duncan joined the Spurs for guaranteed income, he chose to keep playing all 4 years in college despite an NBA offer.

Pretty risky move!

I went into the wrong like of work.

I could do free throws "Granny Style" and maybe get an edge.

Physicists proved it has a higher percentage -- just looks goofy.

I think Shaq could have made more than one 3 pointer in his entire career if he had adopted the granny style!

Might not be worth the ridicule, though.

I used to laugh at his bricks as he missed another freethrow... Great chatting with you - excellent


Are you a fan o basketball?

I am, I like the mid 90s players.
Jordan, Iverson, Reggie Miller.

I was a Michael Jordan fan as well.

He's such an iconic player!

Did you know Air Jordan's were banned when he first started wearing them?

I did, apparently Nike paid the fines too.

Good marketing effort.

Yeah that was a good investment there.
Unlike Reebok and Allen Iverson's deal.
I wonder who came out ahead on that?

Not Reebok, that is for sure.

They're paying him $800,000 a year until he's 55, then paying him a lump sum of $32,000,000.

I don't see Iverson's selling that much.

Hilarious, he has to be close to 55 already, right?

He's got a quite a few years left to go.

He's 43 and will be 44 in June.

Really?
I didn't realize he was that young.
So funny.

Yeah it is.

I guess they were expecting him to be bigger and didn't want him running off to Nike.

Yeah, that is pretty funny.
He was good at one point wasn't he?

Yeah he was a dominating player, he was just on a subpar team in a tough conference.

That's too bad.
Are you a fan of LeBron ?

I am.

I really want to see this new "Space Jam" sequel.

It sounds pretty cool, but I'm not so sure that I would want to watch it.

I really liked the original so I want to see how it compares.

I'd be amazing if Bill Murray is in this one.

Yeah, I like Bill Murray, he was good in Groundhog day.

Well, nice chatting with you.

Nice chatting with you.
We got done pretty reasonably quick.
I hope you have a good day!

You too!


do you like the NBA?

I sure do.
Do you like Tim Duncan?

I sure do he is a good player.
What do you think of Reggie Miller?

Yes he is decent.

Duncan finished college and then went into the NBA

Smart.

Reggie Miller was good but his sister was always better than him

Really, how much better was she?

So good she once scored 105 points and broke 8 national records in a game

WOw that is some talent right there in that family, amazing

Yeah.

Did you know Iverson signed a contract with Rebook back in 2001?

Did not know that.

I hear though that NFL players go bankrupt a lot after retirement

That is so sad.

Iverson is making $800 000 till he is 55 with Rebook

Wow I guess the guy is pretty much set for life then

He sure is.
Do you like LeBron?

I sure do.

He rejected an offer from Rebook for $10 million when he was 18

WOw , who would do something like that?

Well he said that Nike or Adidas would offer him more

WOw I guess he knew his self worth back then too.

Did they?

Yes they sure did, Nike offered him $90 million a year after

WOw that is amazing.
He will be in the next Space Jam movie

I am excited about that.
Nice chat

Same here


How's it going, do you like horror film?

Many were inspired by Edgar Allen Poe, Stroker, and Mary Shelley

Yes, I just found out about the latest one that I want to see call "A Quiet Place".

It's a silent thriller starring real-life married couple John Krasinski and Emily Blunt and is the No.

1 movie in the country.

I liked that horror movie called

Yea I heard A Quiet Place got great reviews and Kraniski did a great job writing it

What I meant to say earlier was that I liked that movie called "Get Out", it was really suspenseful and full of outrageous surprises.

I like Stephen Spielberg's sci-fi dramas as well.

Get Out got good review too.

Apparently Steven King considers Bambi the first horror movie he's ever seen

Actually, I totally agree with him, as a child I was horrified when the hunter shot Bambi's mother.

Did you know that watching horror movies can burn up more than 180 calories?

No, that's pretty amazing, maybe I should try a horror movie diet to burn calories

Also, did you know that you watch a horror movie before you look at abstract art, you will enjoy the art more?

I heard that before, I wonder how that works.

I might have to google abstract are after watching a horror movie

The sub-genres of horror films are so numerous and include low-budget horror, action horror, comedy horror (my favorite), body horror, disaster horror, found footage, holiday horror, horror drama, gothic horror , natural horror, zombie horror, first-person horror, and finally teen horror and that's probably not all of them.

I prefer the macarbe and supernatural themed horror, movies, I'm not too much into slashers

Remember the Shining?

Danny, who played the boy, did not know he was acting in a horror film until several years later (although he was really little in that movie).

Yea, that's a pretty scarry movie, I wonder how the actor who played the movie had no idea it was a horror movie when filming a lot of his scenes

Well if you remember that movie, the plot was centered on the father who was stricken with the intrusion of an evil force who make him a murdering slasher dude.

Yea but wasn't there a scene with danny and the dead twins and the elevator full of blood or am I misremembering?

Yes, that too so all of them were overtaken by an evil force out of their control, lol.

Did you know that the majority of creepy metallic noises in sci-fi or horror movies are made by an instrument called a waterphone?

No but even the instrument name sounds creepy.

Did you know Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle was a supreme achievement in comedy?

Yes, I even actually remember watching that on SNL.

It was really funny but so was most of it back in those days.

How about 3rd Rock from the Sun winning the Golden Glob for best comedy series in 1997?

That's pretty surprising 3rd Rock was able to beat out Friends and Seinfeld during their primes

Yes, and did you know that the creator the python programming language named it partly to honor the B

Nope, that's pretty cool.

Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


hello, do you like horror films?

Yes I think they are thrilling.

Its funny how stephen king thought bambi was a horror film.

I know right!

It was a sad movie,  I didnt think it was scary at all.

yes sad I can agree with.

But I wouldnt say I burn more than 180 calories like watching a horror film.

i dont think I do either,  mostly because I usually eat popcorn lol

Yup I prefer the nachos haha.

Yeah,  so we are definitely not burning 180 calories lol not to mention if you drink soda or beer lol I think at this point im actually gaining calories lol

Yeah same here.

It's funny how danny the boy from the shining didnt know it was a horror film until years later.

Probably for the best!
Kids scare easily lol

Yeah that could be traumatizing.

Do you like comedy ?

yea how bout you?

Yes,  very much!

Did you know the green lantern was going to be a comedy starring Jack Black?

That is funny I wonder if it wouldve made it any more money.

Maybe!

Have you ever watched 3rd rock from the sun?

yea I didnt think it was that popular but apparently in 1997 they won a golden globe beating out seinfeld, frasier and friends.

It was a really funny show!

But going up against those other ones I wouldnt think it wouldve won lol

yeah but they had their audience.

Right.

I really liked seinfeld and friends,  those were both really good.

Yes those are both classic tv series.

It's interesting that comedy central has cancelled over 100 shows since strarting in 1989.

That is interesting,  thats a lot of turn over.

Its been great chatting with you!


hi how are you?
do you like cars?

Yes.Remember old ones with fins, two-tone '57 Chevys, 1st SUVs...you name it.

How about you?

chevys from the 50s?
beautiful vehicles.
what a 57 t-bird ?
weighed about 5000 pounds.
beautiful car.

You got that right.

My grandpa had a Model A Ford with a real wooden trunk in back - about 1920 model, I think...

that is classic!
with the original actual trunk.
in the UK they call it the boot.
i wonder why...

Yes, a boot.

Don't know why it's called that.

Some folks forget just how basic cars used to be, in the early 20th century, when most cars weren't financed.

You either had the cash, or didn't get that "ride", you know?

yes.

the car was great for working folks.

they could get around, it was simple enough for a farmer to fix with basic tools.

now the cars are so complex.

Right.
My grandpa had a farm.
He did the maintenance himself.
No parking fees or taxes then.
No roads in a lot of places!
Wasn'

yeah, those cars had to deal with all kinds of conditions.

bad roads, bad weather.

no flamethrowers needed.

LOL

Yes.

Odd fact that they're legal in South Africa to prevent carjacking, or, maybe, elephant/lion attacks!

What's your fav.

brand of vehicle?

i have driven fords.
i guess i would love to own a porsche.

Let me guess: A 911?

Classy cars.

Grandparents other status symbol was the player piano in the parlor.

Remember those?

yeah, i remember.

the ones with the player roll with the holes in it.

interesting invention.

like a jukebox before recording tech.

Exactly!

Today they're electronic devices.

Sometimes would like to re-visit time, like in 1930, when the BBC decided there was no news worth reporting, so broadcast piano music instead.

Better than some of today's "talk radio", don't you think?

yeah, i dont like to listen to editorializing.

usually they have an agenda and i dont want to be preached at.

Right.

Fun story: recently a Detroit pizza delivery boy saw piano in family's living room, asked if he could play while they dined, and treated them to a movement from Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata."

Even the kids put down their cell phones and video game controllers to come closer and listen!

The boy was 18, mostly self-taught.

Great or what?

yes, that is great.

i think that the electronics are dominating the attention spans of too many kids.

they dont experience anything else.

Well said.

Hopefully many will still experience playing a musical instrument, not just listen to the Freddy Mercurys or Paul McCartneys on the air/onlline...

Yes, true.
Anyway, great chat!
I have to eat now.

You bet, Enjoyed Car Talk and more!
Cheers!

Yes, car talk!
you reminded me of the show!
click and clack!
have a great day!

Thanks.
You too!

Bye

Goodbye.


Hey there!

How much do you like Star Wars?

I know that I like the first three movies, not too crazy about the rest though

Hello, I like Star Wars.

Excited about the new land at Walt Disney World opening soon.

Is that what the new land is going to be?

It's going to be Star Wars?

That sounds awesome!

Also, do you understand Navajo?

I guess that Star Wars has been translated into that language

Really, interesting I didn't know James Earl Jones was the voice of darth vadar.

Sounds just like him.

I did know that.

I also know that the only made about $8,000 for the first movie, that sounds like he got ripped off lol

I think so.
Hes a very weathy man now!

yes he is!

I think he made a lot more money in future star wars movies, do you know who marcia lucas is?

His wife, she helped him make changes.

yup, she had a lot of great advice, like obi wan dying and re-editing the trench run, without her I don't think those movies would have been as good

Agree, Do you like Drama?

Michael Caine had a good excuse to take classes.

lol

haha yes I do like drama!

Ya I love him in Austin Powers 3 btw, do you ever wath the show the office?

Yeah, I saw him in an interview once.
says his secret is he never blinks.
lol

haha thats awesome!

maybe I should blink less, but yes Jon Hamm was a former drama teacher and taught Erin from the office in his class

Yes, I have watched the office.
Pretty funny!
makes me laugh!

Yep I agree with you.

I also think that Jim Carrey is funny and he makes me laugh.

did you know he's never going to make a drama movie ever again?

I saw that, because of his positive beliefs.

lol

Haha yep that is true.

Do you ever watch the show called house?

I watched it a lot, I really like doctor shows like that.

But anyway, Hugh Laurie makes a ton per episode, have you heard about that?

I have heard of that.

i haven't watched it.

I don't watch TV much.

Will look up on the internet.

7% of people read the full terms in service contracts.

That is shocking!

I know that I never read it LOL I'm shocked it is even that high haha.

Did you know that there is 3-g service up on Mount Everest?

Yes, at least theres one up there.

How about that free classic drama radio?

Good chat!

Yeah I need to check those out.

I can't believe there are thousands of them online.

And also free on that website.

That's a good deal!


How many Star Wars films have you seen in the theater?

I don't remember which ones I saw in theater, and some of them came out before I was born.

It's the first major movie to be dubbed in a Native American language, and that didn't happen until 2013

I am old enough I have seen them all in the theater.

However, I did not see Solo;  from the reviews I read, Solo was a dud.

Its amazing its longevity and freshness considering the series started in 1977.

Maria Lucas is actually responsible for a lot of the changes in the original movie.

She ended up getting an academy award for her editing, though her husband's name is the one everyone knows

I heard that somewhere,  Very few remember her but George Lucas is a household name.

Since starting in 1977, the franchise has grossed 65 billion!

That makes it the 5th highest grossing media franchise!

It also holds a title in the Guinness World Records.

"Most successful film merchandising franchise" is definitely accurate of Star Wars

What I always find amazing is missed opportunities.

20th Century Fox thought Star Wars was going to flop, so they passed on Lucas's proposal to sell them the licensing and merchandising rights for an extra 500,000 directing fee.

Their mistake made the Lucas's billionaires.

Mistakes like that are common with some of those companies.

I'm surprised James Earl Jones was only paid $7,500 for spending 2.5 hours on Darth Vadar's lines

In some ways I can understand that.

He was a voice actor and not someone readily recognizable onscreen.

If memory serves me correctly, the Star War's equivalent to the internet was the holonet.

What are your primary uses for the internet?

I use it for just about everything.

It might be an addition since constant clicking on links is actually measurable in the brain

I do almost all as well, except social media.

I have my server hosted on the Microsoft cloud.

My work relies on access to a lot of government regulations and information and academic and industry research  Having that information online has changed how I work considering I started doing this in 1986.

What is amazing is how it has expanded from basic file sharing and email to telephone, streaming media, and social networking!

Wow.

Are you part of the 7% of people who actually read the terms when you buy something online?

I have read the terms, but I should read them more frequently because they can change from time to time.

As someone who abhors the mall, ecommerce for me is a winner!

I also like the fact the internet is practically everywhere you have cell reception.

That has come in handy working at remote client sites.

They even have internet and cell service at the top of Everest!

That's impressive!

Not many people were be up there to use it.

I heard that there's a saved copy of the internet at the Library of Alexandria in case the current one burns down

For me that is incomprehensible.

How do you save a copy of the internet?

Another thing I really like on the internet are streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu.

I get to watch TV without the commercials!

I recently streamed the "House" series on Amazon Prime.

Did you know that Hugh Laurie is the highest paid TV drama actor at $750,000 per episode?

That really makes James Earl Jone's Star Wars pay seem like a pittance!

Exactly!

I'm a fan of Netflix too.

Sometimes I like to watch the movies Jim Carrey used to do before his belief system meant he would no longer film movies that didn't project positivity.

He's such a good actor

He has a unique style of humor in his earlier works that I miss.

Did you know that Michael Caine became an actor because the prettiest girls in school were in drama class?

When I decided to study engineering in the 1980s, that was not something I considered!

There are certain fields that seem to have an abundance of women compared to others.

Back  in the days of the Greek, men typically played all the roles in the theatrical dramas

Today, some of my favorite drama actors are female, such as Dames Judy Dench and Helen Mirren.

Did you know that radio drama, before the spread of TV, are online and available for free?

I need to check that out and see if they have Orson Wells "War of the Worlds".

I like that we have so much access to the classics via the internet.

One show that will likely be a classic of my generation is The Office.

Ellie Kemper who plays Ellie on the show was actually taught by Jon Hamm in high school

Well, its been good chatting with you.

I think I will use up some internet bandwidth by firing up Amazon Prime and stream an episode of "Corner Gas".

You should check it out!

Thanks for the suggestion.
I'll have to check it out sometime!


Do you know how to play the piano?

I used to as a child but not now.
It Is such a beautiful instrument.
Invented back in 1700.

Its an ancient instrument that is really popular to this day, Bartolomeo Cristofori was a genius to invent an instrument like that one

Yes he definitely was.

I never knew it was Italian in origin also.

Yeah never knew that as well, did you hear about the group of climbers that found a piano on top of a mountain?

Yes how the heck together?

At the top of Britain's highest speak no less.

I know right who would go through all that trouble just to get a piano up there.

My question exactly!

It must have been aluminum because that way it would be lighter.

Yeah like that 356 pound grand piano, still really heavy and whats the point?

Yes it is still very heavy but I believe it allowed the piano to be taken on an airship.

Yeah I guess so, so changing the subject a bit, do you like cars?

Yeah cars are awesome.

I think the 1908 model T being the first American car was really cool.

I bet it was, its been more than 100 years.

The Benz model was the first car ever made

That is really cool no wonder it's so prestigious and expensive.

I'm thankful that McDonald's created the drive-through in 1975.

I am thankful as well that is one of the biggest creations in the history of mankind lol did you know how they got the idea?

It looks like they developed them to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of the cars while wearing their fatigues.

So patriotic.

It is, i'm getting kind of hungry in fact, not a bad idea to eat McDonalds for lunch

I would love McDonald's for lunch.

Good idea.

The brand Cadillac was named after the French explorer who founded Detroit.

It was?

I loved those cars, really nice models and expensive cars.

Yes they are.

And in South Africa it is legal to equip your car with flamethrowers.

Thanks for talking with me today I enjoyed it.

Is it really legal?

woah that is crazy, I also enjoyed out chat have a nice day.


Hi.

I thought it is awesome that you are allowed to put flame-throwers on your car in South Africa.

What do you think about that?

Ah, that's sound crazy.

What do you think about the pizza guy that plays beethoven on the piano where he delivered a pizza.

I think it was sweet.

Did you hear about the Alabama man who got a car from his boss because he had to walk 20 miles to work?

That story sound familiar.
Where did he work?

Somewhere in Alabama.

I think this story made it on the nightly news.

What did you think about the piano story?

Oh okay yeah I remember that, and also the piano story awesome.

I love beethoven music.

Do you remember what song it was?

It was Moonlight Sonata.

I will have to google that as I only vaguely remember it.

Do you remember ever hearing it before?

Yeah Moonlight is one of his  most popular song.

Hey how old was the  delivery guy?

His name was Bryce and he was 18.

Do you know what date he played that piece on the piano?

Oh okay thanks.
Yeah I think it was July 25.

Awesome.

I think he used 'Youtube' videos to learn the piano.

Do you happen to know what video game the child stopped playing to listen to Bryce play the piano?

Haha yeah  Fortnite...
I'm going to be playing that later on.

Lol.

I bet that was hard for him to give up playing.

I think that had to be some piano playing.

Was Bryce a low income student?

I'm not sure... but I don't mean to cut you off but that story about south africa letting ppl equip flamethrowers is wow.

You think they would let us do that here?

Haha

I wish.

I will move to South Africa if they don't let me.

lmao I know right.

I mean thank god I never been carjack before, but I would use it if I was.

It is good that there are not 'wooden trunks' on cars anymore.

Then what would we do!

Lol.

Yeah that would be a nightmare.

Back to the  beethoven delivery guy.

What  cartoon theme song did he taught himself?

I think it was Scooby-Doo (love that cartoon).

Hey it is has been wonderful.

Thanks.

Yeah same to you man.

Sure.

Rock on and remember your flame-throwers!


Hows it going?

Do you like the newer james bond movies?

I've only actually seen the older ones but I know a decent amount about them from pop culture.

Daniel craig does a pretty good job as bond in the newer movies, I know they want to have a black actor play James bond at some point, a lot of people got mad about it, but it is just a movie so I don't really care one way or the other, as long as its a good movie.

I have seen clips and he seems to do well.

I heard rumors of Idris Elba and I think that would be fantastic.

I heard Cary Fukunaga might direct the new one.

He was the dude who was doing the IT remake but ended up quitting, I kind of wish they had let him make his version, I think it would have been pretty good.

Yes that's him and he did the first season of True Detective.

He's so dark that I'm not sure he's right for an action franchise like that.

Maybe, Bond is more action and stunts, not so much creepy dark stuff, but you never know he might make the best one ever.

That's possible.

This is off topic but do you enjoy Star Wars?

I enjoy the older 3, the prequels are decent at times, but the newer ones are not that great in my opinion.

I do not like how they left Luke Skywalker and the story is just all over the place.

I didn't care for that part either.

In the new ones Oscar Isaac requested his character be from Dameron because in the old movies Dameron was shot in Guatemala which is where he is from.

Yeah and James Earl Jones only spent 2.5 hours doing the lines for Vader and was paid 7500, the guy that did the actual walking and moving of Vader was David Prowse and he gets almost no credit for the roll, he kind of got screwed in the end.

Wow!

He's such an iconic part of that series.

I would have thought he put in way more work and he should have been paid way more as well.

Yeah and peter Meyhew got in an even worse deal that that though, he played chewbaca but since he was in a mask he got paid very little and got no royalties from the original 3, he even went back to being a janitor after the series was over.

That's horribly.

I wish they would have helped him out.

Did you know that Star Wars has been dubbed in Navajo?

Yeah he still plays chewy in the newer films and has a much better deal this time so I guess that's good.

They should try to dub more movies into Navajo and other languages.

Oh that's great.

I'm glad he still plays him.

I agree.

It was actually the first major film to be dubbed in a Native American language and that did not happen until 2013.

It is funny that George Lucas wife won an academy award for the editing the films but George never did for directing.

That is very interesting.

Some very deserving people never get an Oscar.

Off topic but are you familiar with Hugh Laurie?

Oh yeah I loved the show House.

He became the highest paid TV actor for a drama ever for that show.

He made $700,000 per episode!

That still does not beat the 6 actors from friends getting a million per episodes haha.Anyway good chatting, have a good day!


Hi, how are you?
Are you a baseball fan at all?

Good afternoon, I'm afraid not.

I know a little but would quickly run out of things to talk about.

Do you know the basics of the game?

I'm not that behind, bat ball, bases and such.

I just can't tell you about who is good and much history.

Ah okay I see, you understand scoring of runs, the 9 innings and all that?

Yep, I eevn been to a few games.

My wife is from the Cleveland area, we used to go to games at Camden Yards when they were in town in the 90's.

I even know they had a decent team then.

Cool, I'm a Yankee fan.

Cleveland is still good today.

Crazy that baseball is huge in Japan too.

You'd think they'd be aware of it's status in America, I thought a few players had come and played here.

Yes, the Yankee's have had quite a few over the years, most recently Tanaka.

The L.A. Angels have this guy Ohtani who is supposed to be like the Japanese Babe Ruth because he can hit and pitch at an elite level.

I also here managers are, to some extent, considered players.

I'd like to see some of those old guys going up to bat, or even pitching.

I actually wonder if that's still true.

They never ever mention that in the broadcast when a team is running out of pitchers that a manager could go out there and pitch.

That would be hilarious to see.

It's also amusing when they have that ceremonial pitch, especially when it's someone who can't throw.

Yeah I would love to see a manager try!

Changing track slightly, I see that guy won an Oscar for playing Freddie Mercury in that Queen film, I wonder if he had to learn to play the piano for it.

Sorry, I misread your last message.

I saw that last night actually, the guy from Mr.

Robot.

That's a good question, there's a large piano portion in that song.

I would guess he did, what do you think?

They fake so much in movies that he might not have had to.

But if you want to do Bohemian Rhapsody right you should learn.

If I played piano, that would definitely be up there on top songs to learn.

Maybe Hey Jude and Piano Man as well.

My son is learning the piano, he loves learning all the John Williams music, he does Star Wars, Jurassic Park and Raiders of the Lost Ark.

It amazes me how he does it when I look at all those keys.

Awesome!

John Williams is great.

I listen to the Jurassic Park album sometimes on Spotify.

How difficult is it to learn that to play that type of music?

You can find simplified version for the less accomplished.

Did you hear about the piano found on top of a mountain in Britain?

Now that is taking a practical joke a long way.

You have to wonder how it got up there.

Is that even possible to do without a helicopter?

And who would use a helicopter to do that?

lol

Even if it were the one on the Hindenburg that is still some effort.

Could be some billionaire who just loves to play piano on top of the mountain.

I wish I had the money to just leave pianos laying around, have a good day.

Bye.


Hi Do yo like star wars?

Hello!

I am definitely a fan of the original series and the prequels, but can't say I've been thrilled with the movies since Disney took over.

What about you?

I actually like them all!

but I just realized it is a nine movie saga, i had not realized there were that many

It does have a Guinness World Record for it's film merchandising, so it's definitely been doing something right!

A total success, with a total value calculated at $65 million for the star wars franchise

Wow!

I guess I shouldn't be too surprised.

It's so popular, it was the first film that has a native american language dub!

And did you know there was a lot of influence from george Lucas's wife,she even got an award for editing!

Do you happen to know of any specific edits she performed that led to that award?

Well she had to do with changes like obi wan's death and leias good luck kiss

Those are some pretty good ones!

Maybe had 20th Century Fox known about her editing skills they wouldn't have allowed Lucas to keep the license and merchandise rights to the movie.

They were convinced the movie would be bad, boy were they wrong.

Good for him, he had to forgo $500k but he managed to keep all merchandising right for himself!

In the process, he earned billions for himself and along the way, the franchise earned Academy Awards for it's first eight movies!

Did you know some scenes of "The force awakens"were filmed in guatemala?

I think that was Yavin 4 from the original Star Wars, but it had a lasting impact on the guy that played Poe Dameron in "The Force Awakens" because he is actually from Guatemala so said his character was from Yavin 4.

Exactly!

It is interesting that Dart Vaders voice was recorded in two hours and a half and Earl Jones got paid $7500

Such an iconic role.

I wonder if he gets royalties or something.

To think how it has permeated almost everything -- books, tv, video games, even has it's own amusement park rides and shows.

He is too famous!

I did not know the 2018 film  Solo: A star wars story was the second best grossing movie of all times!

I think that movie actually flopped, but the whole Star Wars franchise fits what you are saying.

Even a little flop, may not hurt the series in the box office too much.

I think everything is also being famous today because of the internet.

did yo know the library f alexandria has a copy of the internet in case internet burns down?

Probably not a bad idea.

I can't do much without it.

I wouldn't be surprised if I am addicted, which can occur by just clicking links while on the internet.

all right!
It was nice talking to you today.
Have a good one!


Hi, how are you doing this fine evening?

I am doing good, do you like to the radio?

I used to listen to the radio when I was younger.

Not so much now.

You?

I listen to the radio only when I am riding and boring.

Boring, as in the Boring Company that Elon has?

Or bored?

LOL.

Bored, what you do in place of listening to a radio, watch TV?

I usually go on the Internet, probably Youtube.

I listen to talk shows there.

I haven't looked for the shows in Latin that is broadcast in Finland.

Boy, I bet that's a rockin' good time.

Yes, I do that a lot listen to songs and movies on the Internet.

It's so much easier when using my computer.

The computer is universal.
Do you use Spotify at all?
I don't really know the site.

I have heard of the site, I have viewed it, but never signed up to use the site.

A musician needs  130,745 plays per day  to earn minimum wage.

How many musicians actually succeed in doing this?

I am not so good on word problems, especially when put on the spot, hahaha.

I think it's probably out of reach of everyone except the biggest stars.

Spotify has 4 million songs that haven't been played.

20% of all their catalog.

I wonder what happens to the rights to those songs.

Wow, I guess they would have to contact the owners of those songs or just don't used them.

Maybe I am wrong, just my opinion.

I'm impressed that Linkin Park has the best-selling album of the 21st century.

I thought it would have been a Beatle's album.

Yes, back to your question, do you think that Spotify have permission to play those songs.

Four million is a lot of songs.

I think Spotify puts them up for people to listen to.

No one listens to those four million.

Still, can Spotify sell them to others for other purposes (commercials)?

Otherwise, they just take up space.

I think only if Spotify brought them from the owners, If not, I think Spotify would need permission.

I understand the draw of the site.

Most artists are not like NWA.

They will not have hits without airplay or a tour.

That's true, what do you think silent album means.?

A band earned $20,000 for Spotify for silent album.

No sound.

Just blank.

I think it was a prank that succeeded despite itself.

Anyway, I enjoyed chatting!

It was nice chatting with you too.


Hello,  How are you doing?

doing well, and yourself?

Great!
Do you like concerts?

i do like concerts a lot.

one of my favorite things to do is go to a concert

nice!

What was the last concert you went to?

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

Thats a lot of shows!

the last concert i went to was to see the band cannibal corpse a few months ago

Oh thats Death Metal music right?
Ive heard of them!

yes it is death metal.

but i like all music, did you know Abba turned down 1 billion us dollars to do a 100 concert reunion tour

Wow,  I wonder what their reason was,  thats a lot of money!

this is interesting: In 1972, pink floyd recorded a live concert at the ancient roman amphitheater in pompeii...with no audience.

yes i am very falmiliar with that album.

i have owned a copy since i was in high school

Nice!
Did you ever go to any otheir concerts?

ive gone to tons of concerts,ive seen the eagles,metallica, billy joel, dwight yokam,selena..and more

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

That must be rough,  but im sure it was a great experience.

yeah, that is part of the reason so many people love them.

they were always around.

i personally think they are overrated.haha

Did you read the facts about cars?

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

Thats crazy that people would do this.

But I guess it is a problem there.

yes that is pretty crazy to allow, did you know It is illegal to warm up your car in ohio.

No I didnt actually.

We must have different factual sections.

imagine this happening to you, A man in new york bought a property and found a barn on that property full of classic cars

Wow that would be amazing!
Where did this happen?

in new york

Lucky guy!

i know ,right?
that is a really good deal he got


Hi.
Have you heard of "Porgy and Bess"?

Isn't it the show on Broadway that is set in a black community in South Carolina?

It sounds interesting.

Yes, it turns out George Gershwin used an opera singer named Todd Duncan from that production and really liked him.

Wasn't he from Howard?

I heard that he was reluctant to join the cast but after he heard more of the new opera's music he changed his mind.

Yes and yes...

He was afraid Gershwin was too "pop" and not enough opera.

I can see that.

I heard that they wouldn't let african americans see the opera that had an entire black cast.

There is something wrong with that!

Yes, but Duncan kept the pressure on until the theater gave in.

Good for him.

I agree!

Thank goodness he stood up for what he believed in.

I like how he wouldn't back down when they said they would just let them sit in the balcony.

He still refused.

Finally they caved.

Yeah.
Duncan lived to the ripe old age of 95.
Seems he lived a good life.

And was very admired.

His grandson said that he always allowed him into his studio.

He just had some rules: knock and be absolutely quiet.

Love it.

Ha.

Speaking of hard work and determination... Linkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001.

That is insane!

That is a lot of work!

And then you have ABBA who turned down a billion dollars to do a 100 concert reunion tour.

Wow, that a lot of $$$  It's kind of the opposite of Pink Floyd recording a live concert in an ancient Roman theatre with no audience and I assume no proceeds.

In 2010, Lou Reed and his wife held a high frequency concert for dogs.

I wonder if that was a free event too?

Crazy.

I wonder if the dogs were in pain...

I guess Creed caused some pain.

One of their concerts was so bad 4 people sued them.

Yikes.

Must have been really bad.

I am not sure how the weather is where you are but here it is cold.Thank goodness I don't live in Ohio.

Did you know it is illegal to warm up your car?

I would die if I didn't have my remote start to warm up mine!

Yep, snow on the ground here.

I bet it was cold in 2006 when a group of climbers reached the top of Britain's highest mountain.

They found a piano there!

Maybe Richard Nixon could have played his piano concerto that he performed live on the Tonight Show.

I bet that was something to hear.

I didn't know he played.

I wonder if he would have legalized flame throwers for our cars like they are in South Africa?

Doubt it but it sounds like those cars would be similar to the google's self-driving cars which have an agressive mode!

Thanks for the excellent chat!


Its alarming when fires cause harm in California

Yes, I agree.

They fires not only desplace thousand but also destroy lives, they make me real sad

Yes, they are devastating.

I think I'd want to get right into my car and get out.

Yeah so are you a car fan?

Yes, a big one

Then that makes two of us, cars have advances a lot since the first model in the year 1886

Yes, I have a car that was made by the  man who is regarded as the individual who made the modern car invention.

Do you have a favorite car brand?

Mercedes for modern day.

I liked the old Ford mustang.

Hard to believe it was only in 1908 that Ford produced the Model T.

More than a hundred years and also like the Mustang or the Chevy Camaro, both great cars

Yeah, both awesome!

Did you know in Ohio it is illegal to warm up your car in

Thats ilegal really?

well thats a crazy law taking into account in South Africa you can equip your car with a flame thrower

Yes, crazy.
Oh, seriously, a flame thrower?
What for?

To prevent car theft, it seems like an excesive thing to me

Wow!

That IS a LOT excessive.

Have you heard about the man from New York's find when he bought a property?

No what happened with that man Im not familiared with that story

He bought a property and found a barn on the property full of classic cars.

Wow he sure is a lucky men, I bet those cars were worth a lot of money and who sells a property without looking inside first

No kidding on both!

I guess someone who is not careful or has a bad memory or just doesn't care.

It was good chatting with you today!

Or they just had tons of money they didnt care about an old property, and its been great chatting with you as well, thanks for all I hope you have a great nigh.