Well I think he is at least well paid. In most states, the best paid state employees are football or basketball coaches


Maybe, that is why he is still continuing his job as a losing coach. He should switch to football then.


Well the field of basketball is constantly changing. Kareem Jabbar's dunking was banned for over a decade, but now dunking is a art


Especially Steph Curry's dunks! On point!


I agree. In addition to the fame and skill, basketball players also rake in the money.


I mean they just earn a lot. Like Allen Iverson signed a contract with reebok, earning 800K a year until he is 55 and then receiving a lump sum of 32 million. Also rake in the money is kinda like using a rake to rake a bunch of leaves which are supposed to be cash


The last meaning is funny. That is what I thought of it.


In any case, I had fun chatting. I hope you did as well.


I find it fascinating but I don't really know that much about it. Are you a fan?


I watch it sometimes,  but I dont follow it.


I'm more a fan of the arts. I could listen to a good music album all day long.


do you like jazz?  did you know clint eastwood is a lifelong jazz enthusiast?


I do enjoy jazz. It is just so free flowing. You can't really fault him for being a fan although he is more of a jazz musician than a fan at this point.


I hear jazz trumpeters grow goatees because it is comfortable.


Huh that is interesting. I would have thought that the hair would interfere with the way that their lips connected with the instrument.


Did you know Pakistan has a jazz orchestra that is currently topping charts?


Oh wow I didn't know that. I wouldn't have expected Jazz out of Pakistan. Somehow that seems to loose  of a music structure to gain popularity in such a rigid country. It is super neat though!


I wonder if it still sounds the same lol might have to look that up on the youtube.


Might be worth it. I think Jazz has influence on a lot of popular music even if people don't realize it. There is structure in rock and regime even big brass that borrows from jazz.


A harlem woman has held free jazz concerts in her home every sunday for 20 years!


Imagine being at one of those concerts and one of the greats stops by. I think I would lose it right then and there.


I wouldnt even recognize them if I were there,  since I do not keep up with jazz at all lol


I would probably recognize the playing rather than the artist themselves unless someone like Clint Eastwood stopped by. Him or his son I would recognize.


I see.  I would recognize clint eastwood I think lol I found out he is alleric to horses lol


How would that even work!? So many of his films are westerns. It seems like he would constantly be around them.


Probably a lot of non drowsy benadryl or claritin lol


Given how he comes across it is entirely possible he just toughed it out through all the reactions.


Its been good talking to you,  have a good one.


I do, I am a fan of the genre, it was originated in the 19th century, so its a genre with a lot of history


Did it originally come from African american communities in New Orleans?


It did yeah, its roots come from those communities, jazz is a mayor form of musical expression


Wow that's amazing. Are Jazz and blues the same or two different forms of musical expression?


I guess they are different, but had similarities, jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes


It began in new Orleans in the 1910's. they used brass band marching, right?


Yeah it did, cool jazz however developed by the 40s


Oh ok, i thought it might have something to do with what they call the roaring 20's. I hear Clint Eastwood was a fan.


He was, he actually played the piano in the movie Million Dollar Baby, so not only a great actor but a musician


Yeah I loved that movie, I don't remember that scene though. Apparently there is a Harlem women who has free jazz concerts at her apartment.


I thought that was a great movie as well, and that must be awesome, listening to Jazz music for free,


Yeah she done it every Sunday for the last 20 years and sometimes top performers stop by.


Awesome, her neighbors must love her or hate her if they want to sleep, so whats with jazz players and goatees!


Something about comfort but i don't get it. They say cool jazz didn't really start until the 40's, what do you think? earlier or later?


Later I would say, and yeah apparently they provide comfort to players while playing, they look weird though.


Wow! Hey did you know that there is a programming language and the ones that function have jazz-like harmonies?


No didnt know that, so jazz has a big influence on computers as well!! interesting


Apparently it's big in Pakistan as well. Have you heard about the Orchestra that they have there?


I have its a really good orchestra, they are topping the charts right now.


I do like music. Country is my favorite. But have been getting into jazz lately.


Nice. I have been into jazz for a few years and have only been getting into country recently. Who should I check out?


I like Kane brown. I heard jazz is America's classical music. Who should I listen to?


I listen to the classics. I really like Coltrane and listen to a lot of Davis. I'm trying to listen to more contemporary but haven't found a fav yet.


I didn't realize jazz has roots in West African culture.


I didn't know that either. I thought it would have come from France, but if Franch colonized west africa, that make sense...


I recently read a harlem woman has held free jazz concerts at her apartment every Sunday for 20 year.


Wow. I may be cynical but I could see the City break it up citing code violations like max capacity.


Yeah me too. Apparently top performers used to stop by


I wonder if Clint Eastwood ever stopped by. He is a jazz fan.


That would be cool. Did you know jazz trumpeters grew goatees as it provodes comfort when playing


I did not know that. I wonder how that works? I played trumpet when I was younger but couldn't grow facial hair at the time so I am not a good test subject.


Maybe it gives them some barrier. Do you like basketball?


Makes sense... I do like basketball. Do you like it?


Yes. I like the older players like Allen Iverson. He signed a lifetime contract with reebok


I saw that. That's a lot of money for an athlete that no longer competes. All the news about him is pretty bad too, usually alcohol related...


Yikes that's not good. The inventor of basketball is the only losing coach in the university of Kansas history. How ironic..


Yeah... Kansas has a rich history and he's the only losing coach? HA!


The highest paid state employee in 39 states is either a college football or basketball. Coach


I guess I am in the wrong profession. Nice chatting with you!


hi how are you? do you listen to the radio?


Hi. I'm good. Yes, I listen to the radio. I guess this would be an interesting story to hear on the radio!


i used to listen to the radio. now i just use the internet. but the radio is a good source of news.


Yes. I get some news from the radio.I had no idea that animals produce white patches on their heads when they become domesticated! that's very interesting.


i did not know that. i guess i am not domesticated because i do not have a white patch on my head.


I was thinking the same thing. I also didn't know that humans can't synthesize their own vitamin C. You would think scientists could have figured out something with our genes by now.


vitamin C would sure be helpful to have. I guess in the future we'll get the tech to help us with that. maybe get back some body hair too.


Maybe less body hair for the females! Or homonims of the genus homo! I wonder if I said that (instead of human)- people might be offended by it


well, people will get offended just for its own sake. did you want me to get offended? i can oblige you, GENUS HOMO!


Ha Ha- I guess that's a funny way to just refer to people! I'll be laughing & they might get more offended - lol!


Offend away! that is their problem. Humans may have lost their body hair as recently as 240,000 years ago. some of us seem to have missed that opportunity.


Yeah, I guess some people need more time  for their body hair. I also had no idea that the loch ness monster was a protected species.


Nessie has local sorcerers cast spells to help ward off the attempt of Japanese scientists to catch him. He also has the law on his side.


that's very interesting. Well, at least he's protected!


Yes, Nessie remains safe for now, as long as the spells hold and the legal system remains steadfast and vigilant. He could maybe find a lawyer somewhere in Europe.


did you know that in Hawaii, a person can leave up to 2 million to their pet when they die? I'm not sure if it is per pet, but I always joke that if I were rich (or become rich)I'd for sure make sure to leave 2 million to my puppy!


i think if i were a relative, i would contest the will. why would a dog need that much money? crazy.


Yeah, I think someone has legally left that much money to a bird of theirs over there. It's nice to see whales spouting off the shores of Hawaii. You can understand how huge they are & it's interesting that they travel so far!


I don't have any pets, and i cant imagine leaving money to one. Anyway, great chat!


I would for sure leave tons of money to my pets. They would need it more than my family! You have a good night, too.


I do, the Wizards are my favorite team, do you like the sport?


Yeah I am, and I think the Wizards are doing great!


I think they have to improve a lot, John Wall hasnt been able to make improvements on the team, at least their 2017-2018 was irregular


What do you think of Kareem abdul-jabbar? The dunk was banned in college basketball because of him!


It was banned? I think that sucks, the dunk shot is like the ultimate move of the game, seems like you are a fan of the game?


Absolutely! Not only was it banned, but it was for over a decade!


Oh thats a relief, I dont watch college basketball that much but still, you know that Shaq has recorded only a 3 pointed sscore in his entire carreer.


That is really cool. I wonder how many people use the basketball court in the us supreme court building, apparently it's on the top floor.


Theres a court there? wow, so its not all boring cases and lawsuites,


So do you also like Jazz? I think its a great music genre, so relaxing, so peacefull


I liked the more upbeat jazz that you can dance to.


Have you watched Breaking Bad? apparently theres a Jazz musician caller Walter White that has an album named Breaking Good


No I haven't, that is so cool. Do you like Clint Eastwood? He absolutely loves jazz.


I do, I think his a great actor he also loves jazz? thats great!!


Want to know something wholesome? A woman held free jazz concerts in her apartment every sunday for 20 years!


Thats sweet, I bet she had a lot of followers or maybe she had unhappy neighbors, hopefully she was a skilled player


I'm sure she was skilled, a lot of top performers would stop by.


I see she had great skills then, Tupac was also a Jazz lover, he studied Jazz, Poetry on the Baltimore School of Arts,


That's really cool I didn't know that. Well it was nice talking to you. I've got to go now. Bye! :)


Hi there! Who is your favorite president?


I have to go with Lincoln for mostly succcessful saing the union. Why did you choose Hayes?


It's just a fun name to say. He was terrible as a president, commparitively, but Rutherford is a great name!


I was going to say, his name flows. Just sounds cool


Yeah. But the whole saving of the union is pretty impressive.


Someone had to do it! I also see Hillary was the president of the young republicans in college.


College does that to some people (also, affiliations have changed over time anyway).


Agreed. Plus, when she campaignedd in the south, she adopted a southern accent so she is easily manipulated.


I think that might be partially intentional too, and people's accepts do change.


She also won a grammy for best spoken word album for her book. I had no idea.


Probably the content of the book she read, which still sounds good - it takes a village.


Exactly! I am learning a ton about her. Middle name is Diane? Who knew!


Obama too.. the google maps picture of the white house has obama!


Hopefully it has the secret service on it too! I find him interesting too! Code name Renegade!


They were probably mad at him for going somewhere hard to secure, like a basketball game and just yelled it out and it stuck.


HA! makes some sense. Obama vetoed only 2 bills.


How would you like to be in charge of removing the coconuts around his hotel, "just in case"?


Did you know President Obama was an attorney?


Yes. Did you know Hillary clinton was president of young republicans in college?


I actually had no idea she was the president of young republicans. I also didn't realize she was a lawyer until recently.


I heard she had a grammy because of an audio book, but to be honest I never listened to it.


Me either. It's called "It Takes A Village".


I can't say the title sounds very interesting. I'd rather look at Google Maps to see President Obama at the White House.


You can do that? The president of indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office.


Yeah, you can see Obama if you zoom in on the white house. I didn't realize the president of Inodnesia was a singer. That is interesting yet strange.


Yes, sometimes, presidents become celebrities and vice versa. Speaking of vice, until 1805 the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the vice president.


Yes, I knew they did that. I am very happy they got ride of that rule because it really would be a problem today. Hillary and Trump would butt heads often.


That's true. While campaigning in southern states hillary clinton would adopt a southern drawl.


Yeah, she is a bit of a chameleon when she was campaigning. I think it's interesting that she did a lecture with Steven Hawking.


Interesting.The top three wealthiest presidents in american history were jfk, washington, and jefferson.


I'm actually surprised that JFK was one of the richest presidents. The again there was a president in Zimbabwe called President Banana so I shouldn't be surprised.


That's funny. The Kennedy family is still very rich.


Yeah, I thought you would find that funny. Another funny fact is the indian governemnt removed all the coconuts from the trees surrounding one of Obama's destinations just in case.


That's silly. Even sillier a dictator can be called president.


I agree, I think dictators are one of the reasons America has been in a perpetual war for 17 years. It's like Afghanistan will never end.


I don't see what was so "good" about it. By 2014 most Americans didn't think it was worth the cost and I agreed.


Very sad. Nice talking with you. Take care.


I absolutely love animals! How about you?


Me too. Do you know how many individuals animals are there on this planet?


I heard it was around 20 quintillion which is a number I cannot even wrap my head around.


Me either, it is one too many zeroes for me. Do you have a pet?


Yes I have two cats. I love all animals though. We feed some outside strays as well.


Oh that is so nice of you. Apparently when domesticated animals develop a white patch on the forehead. Have you noticed that? I do not think I have seen it in my dog.


I have never noticed that. I wonder if it's faint and down on the skin? I will be on the lookout now. Did you know that Germany has become the first country to give animals legal rights?


Yeah and they went as far as including it in their constitution. I think we really need to do that here as well


I absolutely agree. Currently we only classify animals as property which is sad. Did you know that the Loch Ness monster is a protected species ha ha?!


Hahaha how do you protect something no one has really seen. I guess just in case it surfaces. Do you know why we have hiccups?


It's very silly. No I don't but I'd like to never have them again ha ha.


True, they are no fun. But we still have them because they are an evolutionary holdover when land animals had lungs and gills


Very interesting. Speaking of evolution did you know that humans may have lost their body hair as recently as 240,000 years ago?


That is actually very recent, super interesting. Do you know why we are also good persistence runners?


I did not but I guess it makes sense with hunting and evading predators.


Yeah, it certainly explains a lot there. Too bad we are the only ones to not be able to make vitamin C and need to rely on lemons and supplements


I never thought about that. I assumed all animals got their Vitamin C from their diet. Apparently it's just us.


Yeah we seem to be the only ones. I wonder what that sounds frequency is that causes fear in us


I did not know there was one but I would guess it would be a sharp, jolting sound. They like to use sharp sounds in horror movies.


That is very true, I bet it sounds something like that. Nice chatting with you.


I do, mine is Straight Outta Compton, whats yours my friend?


Nice, NWA! Their album went platinum without major air play or tours! I like Hybrid theory by linkin park


Yeah most bands go on mayor tours and then get some serious sales- another great album is The Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park.


right, I think they did like 324 shows in that year it came out. Crazy amount, but now the highest selling album of the 21st century.


That many? woah that is impressive, that must have taken a toll on them. Well their Hybrid Theory album is the best seller of the 21st century


For sure! Have you heard the album by pink floyd, dark side of the moon?


Yeah that is a great album one of my favorites in fact.


Nice, it has been on the best selling album list for like 40 years straight!


Really? 40 years straight, nice,did you hear about those twins from Japan that released a rap album at age 100


I didn't hear about that. That would be awesome to hear I think lol. Have you heard it?


I havent but I have to YouTube that video now lol! I wonder if its available the video was released in 1992


right, I am sure it is somewhere lol! Do you own an iphone?


I do have an iPhone, I am loyal to the Apple brand, do you have one?


Me too, I love it! Did you know it has more computing power than the entire US Nuclear ICBM deterrent, so much power!


Really? that is kind of scary, we should really upgrade our nuclear deterrent then, I didn't know I was packing so much power in my pocket.


Right lol. I think if they used newer technology, it may be easier to hack, just my opinion though. Did you ever own a rotary phone?


That would make sense, maybe they don't upgrade for security reasons and yeah I used to have one at home.


Apparently new yorks area code is 212 because it is simple to dial on a rotary phone. It was so nice chatting with you!


That seems really convenient but also kind of random now that we have digital phones, it was great chatting I agree, have a nice day bye.


How's it going, have you ever played the guitar? I always found it difficult to fret the cords


Good morning, no I have never played, because my fingers were way too fat, but I always wanted to.


I'd would of loved to be in a band like Pink FLoyd, their guitarist turned a houseboat into a recording studio!


That's a cool way to cruise and make music at the same time.  Talking about craft, Brian May of Queen once built a guitar out of fireplace parts and his mum's knitting needle!


Brain May is an eccentric guy, he was able to use coins as guitar picks


It's hard to choose, so many great albums have been released. I like Dark Side of the moon, it's still a best seller even after being released over 40 years ago


Yeah, that's a classic, for sure.  My favorite is Michael Jackson's Thriller.  That's my childhood!


Thriller was good, I also liked Straight Outta Compton, the first album to go platinum without airplay or a major tour to promote it


That was also a good album.  Did you know that Walmart only sells "clean" versions of albums?


Lol yea, as a kid we would never buy albums from walmart because of that


I didn't know that was still going on.  How are they making any money off of that?  lol nobody wants that and you can hear far worse stuff by switching on the TV.


It does seem like an outdated policy, I wonder if Walmart sold a clean version of the rap album released by the Japanese identical twins when they turned 100


I wonder if it was in Japanese, we wouldn't be able to understand if we listened!


Yea, I don't think touring or airplay would make the Japanese twins' album go platinum


Just curious, do you have a landline, cellphone, or both?


Just a cell phone, I got rid of my landline like a decade ago, it's nice to have more computing power than the US nuclear ICBM deterrent inside your pocket


That's cool, I'm too nostalgis I have both.  Just can't bring myself to get rid of the landline for some reason.I still remember party lines and the old rotary phones.


I've only used a rotary phone once in my life, I never knew New York's area code was 212 because it was the fastest to dial on a rotary phone


Yeah, they got the choice pick of area code numbers. lol  I hear the inventor of the dial telephone was an undertaker who was convinced operators were routing his calls to his rivals.  What?


Lol. Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


I watch it occasionally, because it's so popular with my friends.


awesome.  So you like basketball,  did you know the us supreme court has a basketball on the top floor?


I didn't know that! What does the basketball there mean?


Im not sure what you mean or what your question is.


I was wondering if the basketball in the Supreme Court is a symbol of something, or if it is just there for fun.


Oh,  I dont know,  I think its just a basketball court to play on,  like on lunch or after work or something.


Maybe it's a little joke comparing the Supreme Court to a basketball court.


It is a little joke,  because the us supreme court is considered the highest court in the us,  but literally the basketball court is higher,  on the 4th floor.  so now that is physically the highest court lol


Oh, that makes sense! Haha, even the government has a sense of humor about sports.


Do you think any of the people in the Supreme Court watch basketball? I've heard that it has become a very "millennial" thing for younger people lately.


hmmm probably if their team is playing,  I dont know really/.  Did you know that 39 out of 50 states the highest paid employee is college football or basketball coach?


I had no idea! What kind of salaries do you think they get paid?


probably an absurd amount just like the players lol They probably make more than mechanical engineers.


It takes a lot of training to do what they do, just like engineering! One is a really physical job and the other is a really mental job.


I think it's great that college basketball gives a chance to young people to advance in sports and get a chance at that kind of life.


I agree.  Do you like cats?  I hear there are cat cafes in Japan where people pay to play with cats and have drinks!


I like cats, even though I've never owned one. I'd love to visit one of those cafes!


Hi,did you know out of all the 50 states 39 of them has a basketball or football coach as the highest paid state employee?


Thats interesting! Kareem abdul-jabbar's dominant use of the dunk got the shot banned from college basketball for over a decade.


Yeah, officials are scared players might be hurt. I agree with it.


James naismith, the inventor of basketball, is the only losing coach in the university of kansas's history


I find that a bit ironic considering he invented basketball. Did you know there is a team called "tall blacks"? They are in new Zealand.


I think it's interesting the supreme court building has a basketball court known as the highest court in the land because it's on the top floor of the building they work in.


Yeah me too.  Did you know New york's area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone


Yes, actually I did know that. I didn't know that it was impossible to separate two phone books that have their pages overlapped though.


I never tried lol The cables carrying phone and internet data across oceans are only 2.7 inches in diameter and just lay on the ocean floor.


Makes you wonder why we haven't lost internet yet with all that water. Unicef will donate a day of clean water to kids in need for every minute you don't use your cell phone.


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


I know, it's crazy how far technology has come. Its almost like phones didn't need to transmit via cables and other channels at some point.


Do you like cats?There are cat cafes in japan and taiwan where people can pay hourly to play with cats and have drinks!


I love cats. Its funny if they reach 15 years of age, they literally have spent 10 of those years sleeping.


A physicist published his cat as a coauthor so he could write using first person plural without being criticized.


That is hilarious! There is actually a cat mayor in Alaska, so I guess a cat author isn't so surprising!


haha thats funny. The cat in the godfather 1 opening scene was a stray that was found on set.


That is amazing. That cat must have had a lot of talent. He must have been a woodland cat. It's the most domestic cat.


I used to but haven't played in years!  I like to talk about them though.


I used to play almost at a professional level. Contrary to belief Van Halen didn't set the studio speakers on fire when he recorded the Beat It solo.


Nice!  ...and I always wondered if that was true.  Do you know who Matthew Bellamy is?


Yes, he holds the record for most guitars smashed on tour.


He must have had a good endorsement deal or used cheap guitars that were just used for smashing?


Yeah, I'm not sure. Maybe he just liked smashing them? LOL


lol  Queen's Brian May has a phd in astrophysics!


Yup, he actually invented a lot of the guitar techniques that Van Halen is famous for.


Nice!  I like how he uses coins as guitar picks.


yeah, I used to do that too. On the song intruder he uses a beer bottle.


That's cool!  Do you still listen to albums?


I do, but I haven't listened to one in a long time. What about you?


I still listen to a lot of cds from certain groups.  Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory is the best selling album of the 21st century.


I think my car may have a CD player, I honestly can't remember.


lol  Two identical twins from Japan released a rap album when they turned 100 years old in 1992.  That's pretty neat and different.


That is hilarious, I wonder if it was any good?


I don't know lol   Dark Side of the Moon was released over 40 years ago prior to 2014, yet was still one of the best selling albums of that year!


WOW! that is pretty cool. Well, have a good day!


Reel Big Fish re-recorded all of their hits for a best of album after losing the rights to their old record label.  I'ts been fun chatting.


Interesting. I wonder if they are related to the band Fish. Well, nice chatting!


Good, do you still listen to albums or only listen to separate music tracks ?


I listen to albums when they are old, CD that come from vinyl albums, they were meant to be played in their entirety.


I hear LP's are still issued but album sales in the 21st century focus on CD & MP3's.


Yes they are still selling them, but you are right, I don't think Straight Outta Campton would a sold well today without marketing.


Based on statistic it was the first album to go platinum without support.


Do you like songs with a  guitar in them ? I like rock, so I like the sound of an electric guitar.


Me too. you know Linkin Park's song Hybrid Theory is the best selling album of the 21 first century.


Do you like Linkin Park ? I have liked them, but now, I would not mind if my computer erased their songs from my hard drive by mistake.


I like certain of their songs. It's a shame how everything worked out for them. Audio cassette was a format used alongside vinyl from the 70's to the first decade of the 2000's.


Cassettes were really cool in cars, they would not skip and they were less fragile than CDs. And you could record songs on them. But now they are a novelty. Did you liked the cassette format ?


I did except when fast forward eat the tape, haha! I heard Van Halen set his speaker on fire while recording "Beat it"


I have difficulty to believe that, studios are supposed to be soundproofed, you don't need to play at high volume. What do you think about that ?


I think he was crazy enough and rich enough to do it.


I suppose, musician can be eccentric sometime, like the guitarist of Pink Floyd that turned a houseboat into a floating studio.


Wow your right! There's two identical twins in japan that made a rap album when they turned 100 years old.


That is also eccentric, I think it was in 1992. I am sad that they are probably dead now.


Yeah im sure but you never know, haha! Brian May uses coins for guitar picks.


I don't think that is a good idea, it would wear out the strings faster. But I wonder if it changes the sound of the guitar since they are more stiff than a normal guitar pick.


You might be right on both counts, nice chatting with you have an awesome day.


I used to play guitars back in my college days a little but never had time to practice so I quit eventually. How about you?


Oh I see , no I do not know how to play it. At least not as good as to set the speakers on fire like Van Halen did


Yeah, Eddie was awesome back in his day. I saw him in Van Halen on his Jump tour back in 1984 so I am up there!  I didn't know Eddie played "Beat It' though.


Yeah that is pretty cool. And Brian from Queen's is actually a scientist too


Yes, Queen's lead guitarist is an astrophysicist ... that's wild. No wonder they are so GOOD.


Yeah go figure, good for him, a PhD at it


Yes, and what about Pink Floyd's floating recording studio called the Astoria.  That is wilder than something Frank Zappa would do!  Personally, I love music and cannot imagine my life without it.


Same here, totally agree. Speaking of music, do you have a favorite album?


That's a question. I have a new one everytime I listen to a great one. Ha, ha. It changes with my mood, I guess. Today, I was in Bob Dylan mood. Yesterday, it was Bowie, the day before that it was Pink Floyd. Dark Side of the Moon is still a favorite album of mine.


Yeah that makes sense, music cravings change so often. I also like Hybrid Theory but did not know it was the best seller of the century


Me too. I like Linkin Park but haven't heard it for a while. They have some good songs out on YouTube. I have to look up the "Straight Outta Compton" album and listen to that. I haven't heard it for a while.


Yeah I guess there is so much music everywhere now. DO you use your phone to listen to music?


Yes, I do.  I download to my phone and then put my songs on my iPod or another MP3 player and listen while I go for my daily walk in the neighborhood (except it's too cold now, lol).


Hahaa yeah it is cold here too. Well it is a good thing we are over the rotary phones now otherwise it might have been pretty difficult


Yeah, they would have been heavy to carry on my walk, lol.  Now, I've heard that an iPhone has more pure computing power than the US Nuclear ICBM deterrent.  That sounds unbelievable. It must be the new iOS on the iPhones.


Yeah I guess phones do so much nowadays so they must need all of that. Did you ever use a rotary phone or a phone book for that matter?


When I was a little kid I must have used a rotary phone although I don't remember doing it. I probably saw it but was too young to use it. I do remember the big phone books they used to have. They were huge.


Yeah and sometimes I still see them around. I heard that if two books get stuck together there is no separating them


That's true, you could not tear them in half either because they were way too thick for that!. Did you hear that the phone cable that transmits phone and internet data is only 2.7 inches big in diameter?


I wonder how that manages to stay in water for that long and be only that thick. Must be of high quality for sure.


Hello, did you know The Us supreme court building has a basketball court on the top floor


I was not aware of that. I wonder how many employers actually use it.


me too. The new zealand basketball team is nicknames the tall blacks, I wonder if they find offence in that


Depends on where the name came from and the context. I am curious to know. I love animals and especially cats. Do you?


Dogs more but I like a lot of animals. New york's area code is 212 because it was the fastest on a rotary phone


That is interesting. I am sure there are a huge amount of phone numbers in NY. There are cat cafes in japan and taiwan where people can pay hourly to play with cats and have drinks!


interesting. The cables that live in the ocean carrying data are only 2.7 inches in diameter


That's fascinating. You would think that would be too thin. I would imagine the salt would be corrosive and they would need more protection than that.


thats what I would think also. I did not know unicef will donate clean water just for not using your cell phone


Huh. I wonder why they would do that? I can't see the connection.


me either. an Iphone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent, scary


That is extremely scary. Seems they need to update their tech. I know it's off subject but I have another cat fact for you. The cat in the godfather 1 opening scene was a stray that was found on set.


wow thats awesome. a 15 year old cat has spent about 10 years of its life sleeping


WOW! I knew they spent a huge amount of time sleeping but I did not realize it was that much. That's why they're more my speed I think. They just want to cuddle and sleep and play randomly.


i can understand that. I like the cat who has been the mayor for a while in an Alaska town


Ha ha. I would love a mayor cat. There are cat cafes in japan and taiwan where people can pay hourly to play with cats and have drinks!


I heard about that. There are more than seventy cat breeds recognized by different registries


I was not aware of that. I would have guessed around 20 and been way off. I will have to look into that more.


I agree. interesting to learn that a physicist published his cat as a coauthor


What a strange thing to do. I wonder if it was a joke or just a weird character trait.


He did it so he could write using first person plural and not be criticized


The guitarist? Yes, I am a huge fan of his work!


He says that he has a new batch of songs that he is ready to turn into a finished project


Yes, I can't wait to hear his latest songs. I can't believe that he has had the opportunity to work with so many amazing artists.....Springsteen, Neil Young, Bono! What an incredible career he has had already.


Yeah, and his 2014 work Face the Music, has received accolades from Young, Springsteen, Bono, Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello and more


His career is so unique, in that he sings and writes his own songs, in addition to playing with all those big names. I think the fact that he embraces being a band member instead of a band leader speaks to what a team player he is and also shows his versatility as an artist.


Yes, he is glad he has been able to thrive in both roles and says one role helps the other


I love that his mother attends his shows too. Can you believe she is 91 years old?


That is cool that she is still up for that!


I'd love to go to his upcoming show at The Birchmere!


Yeah, the price seems reasonable. He will also play with his three younger brothers


I'm sure the show will be incredible. just love the sound of acoustic guitars. I tried learning to play the guitar once but I wasn't coordinated enough to get both my hands cooperating at the same time.


My hands were not big enough for the guitar we had and my parents did not want to get me a different one. :( Must be nice to be like Matthew Bellamy and to have a lot of extra guitars on hand. He has the world record for most smashed guitars on tour


No kidding! When I tried learning to play we didn't have a guitar pick around so I tried to use a coin like Brian May from Queen.


Interesting! Did you know that Brian May has a PhD in Astrophysics?


I would not have guessed by looking at him! Speaking of crazy antics by guitarists, did you know that Eddie Van Halen set his studio speakers on fire when he recorded beat it?


Another crazy thing is the grand houseboat that was turned into a floating recording studio by Pink Floyd


I guess when you put out such successful albums, as these bands have, you can afford to do whatever you want! I wish I didn't miss the vinyl days. Growing up in the audio cassette and CD era just wasn't the same.


Speaking of successful albums, do you like Linkin Park? Their album Hybrid Theory is the best selling album of the 21st century


I'm more of a Pink Floyd fan. I think the fact that Dark Side of Moon was one of the best selling albums of 2014, 40 years after its release, speaks to the pure gold that the album truly was.


That is pretty cool! I'm more interested to listen to album from the 100 year old idential twins from Japan.


I love it such a good instrument. DO not know how to play it like Van Halen though


Me either, the guy the the speakers on fire playing the guitar


Yeah. DO you know who holds the record for the most smashed guitars?


Yes that would be Matt Bellamy of the band Muse


Yeah. Do you know what Brian May is by profession?


He is an astrophysicist and has a PhD in it


Yeah and do you know what he uses instead of a pick for the guitar?


Yeah.Did you hear of Pink Floyd's floating studio?


Yes they turned a houseboat into a recording studio


Yeah. Have you listened to Hybrid Theory album?


Yeah I mean it is the best album of the century after all


Yeah true. Do you know who Reel Big Fish are?


Yes they are the band that lost the rights to their own music


Yes but they played it smart, rerecorded the hits


Yeah. Do you know which was the best album of 2014?


Yes that was The dark side of the moon that came out 40 years ago


Yeah. Twins in Japan released a rap album when they were 100


That is so cool. It was nice chatting with you


Oh yeah, like cassettes as well , those were good times. You could actually hear the music with no filters


What do you think about the Dark side of the Moon still one of the best-selling albums in 2014 even though released over 40 years ago?


that tells you something ... people can still recognize good music, good lyrics, and just the simple but amazing sounds of the guitars, piano, etc. Now there's too much electronics involved


Yes, how true.  I find it interesting how genius the musicians are especially knowing now that Queen's Brian May has a phd in astrophysics.


lots of those people have a lot of knowledge , i think back then u have to have to prove not just with how much u can sell but with the quality of ur work how good u are


Some were a little out there though.  Eddie Van Halen literally set his speakers on fire when recording the guitar solo for "beat it."


linkin park was and still is one of my favorite bands , kind of sad lyrics but good music at the end


Fun!  Did you see that cables carrying phone messages across the ocean by internet are only 2.7 inches in diameter?  I wonder how they just lay on the ocean floor with it so deep and all?


i thought but those I'm guessing so many cables around the ocean one day that might cause problems? idk i like that unicef would donate clean water if you don't use your phone


I wonder how you do that with Unicef?  That sounds like a great social program if it could be implemented.  How can they keep track?


good question, i seriously don't know how they would track that , maybe there's a way to join a program or something so you can link your phone. Otherwise, i really dont know how they can do that


Everything is fast-paced in New York, even the area code dialing.


most of all there, there's so many people trying to make business the technology there has to be the fastest than in any other place, good speed internet


Crazy how technology is so small now like the iphone computer power.


soon everything is going to be with holograms


oh i already saw they are doing all that , theres many articles about that


How in the world?  But, technology is always evolving like from LP to CD to MP3


it actually kind of easy to do now if we already dealing with the technology we are dealing with , is just a projeccion u send from ur phone


Oh, sounds like Quantum Leap.  The Holograms I saw in Dallas 20 years ago were really cool.  Creativty never ceases with the human spirit starting with music and going to infinite places.


i do.. big into storys that hold deep connections to the way we live in the world as well as sharing information. INto sci fi?


That's cool!  I am not much of a reader at all, but i do like scifi!


I found it interesting just to know that starship troopers  the book was on the reading list of branches in the military


That is for sure... would of never guessed! Apparently so was Enders Game too!


Enders game was a good read I would say everyone should read that one. I actually started reading it on my ipone. love my phone. so happy to know how many iphones have millions in apps


Oh.. i can sooo not read on my iphone... i like the feel of the paper in my hands while i read!


i understand that. I just always need my phone. I most for the videos I shoot, which I know thye have great camera for. You use an iphone?


Oh yeah... i use my iphone all the time!  What kind of videos do you shoot?


mostly music and of my car.  love my cadillac. Its a classic detroit car because of who it as founded after, and me being from detroit


That is cool!  Love Cadillacs!  What year and model is it?


1979. Drive in to Mcds drive through all the time with it.


WOW... nice car!  I think you should equip it with flame throwers!!! hahahaaa


yes, its jsut cool to learn the drive though was freshly invented in the 70s


i worked in a mcdonalds drive thru!  lol


nice, if only we could order Mcds from our iphones. Im sure the tech can make it happen


you can now and just pick it up in the drive thru!


ohhh cool. Love that. Love my phone. Makes sense about the fact of women being the ones more likley to have an iphone. spoiler alert I am a woman


I still think it's so cool you drive a classic caddy!!!  i am a dude! heheeee


Do you like reading books? I think its an important habit that is getting lost


yes, for sure. have you ever read starship troopers?


Yes I have, I think its a great book full with tips that can come in handy in real combat or at least it seems that way.


I guess that is why it is on the reading listof three of five military branches


Yeah I heard Enders game is another of the recommended books, I thought the movie was good, havent read the book yet.


she is the woman that holds the speed reading record


There is a record for speed reading, that is a new one of me lol, whats her record?


Wow that is really fast, I wonder how they meassured her speed, I might have to look for that info later,


yeah not sure about it. imagine, there was a moral panic because people were reading novels


That seems like a silly idea to have a panic for lol, do you like cars?


yes, i do actually. do you know how the drive thru came about?


No not really, how did the idea started?


soldiers were not allowed to get out of the car in their uniforms


Oh I see so thats why the drive-thru service was created, do you know what food chain came up with the idea?


It was a great idea indeed, you know that you can equip flamethrowers on your car in South Africa and it will be totally legal!


i guess they really need to protect their cars. do you know who jann mardenborugh is


a professional car drivers. guess how he got the title


He learn how to drive at a young age and he was a natural?


he just beat many people on gran turismo. nice chat


Would Marty Allen be someone you are familiar with?


No I'm not too familiar with him, I just know that he passed away at 95 though, that's a long time to live!


He is new to me, although it appears he was quite famous, with many remember him for a joke about the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show.


Yes he had a long history though, he started his comedy career back in the 40s


I can't picture him, but he maybe one of those people where I say his face and say, "oh, him!"  I think I know faces better than names.


Speaking of Comedy, did you know that comedy started as a Greek genre?


I did not.  I wonder what they thought was funny.  I know different cultures find different thing to be comedy.


Yes I think so. Kind of like the movie Kung Fu Hustle, it's made in China and bill murray loves it, but I didn't really like it


What kind of comedy was that.  Slapstick, parody, satire?  It's funny how people need to label comedy and categorize it, why can't it just be funny.


As I think it's almost a bunch of those, it's really weird have you seen it?


I don't believe so.  Is Bill Murray in it, that is usually a sign that a movie is good?


Well he's actually not in it, he just thinks that the movie is"the Supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of Comedy"but I have seen the movie and I didn't like it


Maybe he was just trying to be funny?  Is that what they call ironic?  I guess I should ask Alanis Morissette.  What do you consider to be a funny movie?


Well I love Bill Murray movies from the 80s like stripes and Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day is also really good, so I would try to trust his opinion but like I said I didn't like the movie Personally, what about you?


I just watched Ghostbusters over the weekend with the kids, I reaaly like that one, I found myself saying some of the lines before they were said on the television.  Caddy Shack is a good one for him, even if he's only in it a bit.


Yes I forgot about Caddyshack that is a good one too. Do you ever watch Comedy Central? I think that channel used to be good, but isn't very funny anymore


I cut my cable a couple of years back, just use Prime and Netflix for my TV.  The only things I watched on Comedy Central were South Park and The Daily Show, but there are other ways to watch them


Yep I agree with you. Comedy Central cancelled a bunch of shows I like to, apparently they've cancelled 100 shows since 1989 when they were started, I definitely believe that


I'm guessing some of those shows they cancelled should probably no have been made in the first place.  Speaking in show numbers, Pokemon and 750 episodes, that strikes me as the opposite of comedy.


Yep that's definitely not a comedy show. I did watched as a kid though, what about you? I also watch Thomas the Tank Engine as a kid and that was narrated by famous people like Alec Baldwin


I used to live in England, when I was a kid it was voiced by Ringo Starr of the Beatles.


That's pretty cool! Did he do any other TV shows? I know that South Park roasted the  Beatles one time did you see that episode


Hi! Yes, but do you agree that people should refer to Country Music as also hillbilly music?


LOL  No.  That's funny.  George Strait and Jeff Bezos are cousins.  That's something I never knew before.


Yeah I agree! Wow, they really are? I wonder if George Strait's albums are promoted on Amazon site, do you know?


That's interesting.  I would be curious.  There is only 2 African Americans in the country music hall of fame.  I wonder who they are?


I'm not sure either. I don't recall any African American artists in Country Music. Do you know what the fender stratocaster is?


I remember Charley Pride.  He might be one.  ...and yes!  it's a guitar.  I think a lot jazz and some blues musicians use it.


Oh! Fender, I see that now! Thanks for clarifying! Do you play any instruments?


I used to play guitar.  I haven't played in years though and wasn't good.  I had a Gibson SG the kind that Angus Young from AC/DC plays.


Wow, my co-worker likes to collect guitars and set up a temperature control room where the prized collection receives the proper humidity and ventilation. Do you watch SNL?


Yes me too! My favorite segment is the "Weekend Updates", it is actually the longest running skit, I can see why, it's hilarious, do you have a favorite?


My favorites are the little skits they do.  I think my favorite one of all time though is Scwhetty Balls.  That one still makes me laugh.


Oh yeah, I remember that! Daniel Radcliffe also voiced the cartoon parody of Twilight's on one of the episodes, did you catch that one?


I don't remember that one.  I always thought Will Farrell's stuff was funny.  I still get a kick out the jeopardy skits.  Are you a pokemon fan by any chance?


I've seen it when I was younger, but is the show still on?


Yes.  I only know about it through my kids.  There's over 750 episodes of it.  I had no idea there was that many.  Do you watch Fox news?


Wow, that's a lot of episodes! I do watch Fox News, do you think they are conservative?


I used to watch them until a few years ago.  All of the news stations started to lose with me with straying away from the actual news.  I don't think they are now.  They are watched more though than CNN and MSNBC combined.


Yeah, I have never seen their conservative version of "The Daily Show" called "The ½ News Hour", have you?


I don't think I've ever seen that one.  At one time Fox considered creating a cable channel that would only run the Simpsons.  Wonder if it would have been successful?


Yeah, I think it's because it was cancelled after 13 episodes. I don't think it would've been successful because people might be tired of it.


Pretty good, are you a fan of Marty Allen?


Yeah, apparently he died at the age of 95, too bad.


He must have lived a good life though, I hope. DO you know Bill Murray?


Yeah, I saw him in groundhog day. He's a great comedian.


yeah, and he said that Kung Fu Hustle i the best comedy in modern age.


Interesting, did you know Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows?


Probably because they are pretty bad shows? I don't watch a lot of comedy central.


could be. DO you have a favortie show that you watch on tv?


I like the show Billions, it is technically on Netflix.


Yeah, that show has been on for a long time. How long have you watched it for?


I have watched the majority of it but I still cannot remember which episode was the one where Bart did not appear


Apparently, there is only one episode where he neither appears or is mentioned.


Yeah that is strange. Maybe the voice actor was sick or something


Perhaps. In the UK they tried to remake verbatim the 70s show, but it failed.


Of course it failed, I would not have watched it either


Yeah, it sounds like a dumb idea. Maybe it would have done better if Ringo Starr made a guest appearance.


There you go that is an option. It was nice chatting with you.


Hey there I watch TV from time to time. I Like The Simpsons a lot what about you


I used to like the simpsons. They do not do much for me now. I prefer South Park. When South park aired its Family guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the Simpsons crew


Yep I remember that's a great episode! I Do you remember the old episodes of The Simpsons too, for instance in the first four hundred episodes Homer had like 200 different jobs LOL


I guess he needs to have a job for the jokes. He sure can screw things up. LOL There is only one episode of "the simpsons" where Bart neither appears, nor is mentioned. I don't remember that one.


No I never saw that one either. Do you ever watch the show Shark Tank though? Apparently most of those deals are fake which makes me sad


I guess the deals are just not good enough. Most of the TV is smoke and mirrors. I expect that people don't care. They want the fantasy.


Yep they just want to be entertained, kind of like the Weekend Update section of SNL, it's very entertaining, and it teaches you about what is going on in the world, and it's also their longest-running skit


I suppose that South Park does the same for me. I learn about the world through Matt and Trey. Maybe there are lessons in Pokemon though. There are over 750 episodes of "pokemon." that's about 50 a year for 16 years straight.


That is impressive! I used to watch that show as a kid, what do you think about the Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episodes? Apparently Daniel Radcliffe did a parody of Twilight and played Edward Cullen on that one episode


Every celebrity wants their chance on the Simpsons. It is a badge of honor. Or horror. I forget which.


Haha I'll have to remember that. Speaking of The Simpsons, did you know that Fox News threatened to sue them?


The Fox News people take themselves too seriously. They drew MORE attention to the Simpsons for that. Maybe that was the ploy?


It might be because I think Fox owns The Simpsons don't they? It's amazing that Fox News has a


Fox owns a lot of stuff. I guess the news part is quite separate. I don't know how they woluldn't know that though. Funny. Still, Fox news is watched more than cnn and msnbc combinded


Yeah that doesn't surprise me, what does surprise me is that opinion news on Fox is only 55% while at MSNBC is 85%, 85% seems really high


Yes, I don't know how they calculate that. Maybe a talk show is opinion? I don't know.


Yeah I think that's how they do it. Also, Fox News tried to make your own version of The Daily Show but apparently only lasted 13 episodes


The conservatives are not so good with the humor. Anyway great chat!


Thank you, and make sure to check out some country music, apparently the Fender Stratocaster was created to be used only with country music in mind


It is hardly ever used for that,though, right? I think it's arock guitar. Anyway, great chat!


No people use Fender stratocasters a lot, I actually own one and I use it for rock music


I can not wait to see the "space jam" sequel


It should be fun.  LeBron is going to be criticized for all his off the court activities if Lakers don't start winning soon


I agree. He does have three NBA Finals MVP Awards. He need to get some more


I think Lebron needs to get better teammates this off season but i am not sure if many of the stars want to play with him anymore.


True. At least he does a lot for charity.


And he is a smart business man,  Did you know that Lebron turned down a $10 million offer from Reebok when was 18 and less than a year later accepted a $90 million dollar offer from them.


I did not know that. He also comes in 2nd to Judge judy in salary


I think it crazy that Judge Judy makes so much money.  The few times i have seen her show she is rude and enjoys being a bully.  I do not like her or her show.


It time for her to retire lol. Why dont more player shoot granny style. I would go for the points and not the look


I agree.  It seems like the granny style is simpler than the regular way and being simpler means less thing can go wrong.  I would definately shoot granny style from the free throw line


I love my jordan shoes. They were banned upon introduction by the nba


Did you know that Spencer Haywood chose $100,000 over a 10% stake in Nike which would have been worth $8.62 billion?


well allen iverson signed a lifetime endorsement contract with reebok in 2001 that would pay him $800,000 a year until he reaches age 55 to where he would then receive a final lump sum payment of $32,000,000.


Iverson was smart because in the NBA 60% of the players are broke 5 years after retirement


I guess they don't change their lifestyle when the money stops rolling in.  It s tough for any 20 something to be handed millions of dollars and expected to make great decisions


When caesar visited britain, around 50bc, he noted that its people bred chickens not for food, but for entertainment wow


That is interesting.  Do you know anything more about that?


A gamer?  Did you know that a Canadian entertainment company will be searching an infamous atari video game landfill for a documentary?


I still have my original nintendo entertainment system from like 86


I used to have an Oddessy2 video game system when i was kid.  If you don't know what that was, it was a lessor known system at the time when most kids had Atari's


I had a atari 2600 woodgrain. have a good night


I definitely do not follow it,  but I like the warriors,  so anytime they play I try n watch it.


well they are a great team, historically great. Speaking in great teams, I like Duncan from the Spurs


Yeah,  didnt he retire recently?  Hes been playing forever,  since I was in high school.


He did, when he played, he sacrificed money for his teammates to stay, which is a very rare move


what do you mean he sacraficed money for his teammates to stay?


There is a limit to how much money a team can spend on players, and he was worth a lot of money, but did not demand it


Oh I see.  That is very nice of him.  He also stayed in college for 4 years instead of going straight to the nba.


yes, that one I do not personally agree with though


Well it is off topic, but I think college basketball and football are finely tuned machines to make money for schools and pay no money to the athletes who risk their health and well being


right.  Did you know new zealand has a team called the tall blacks?


I did, that seems sort of insensitive these days


I found it interesting that the losing-est coach in U of K history is the inventor of basketball, talk about a run of dominance


I know right,  thats kinda weird.  Maybe its true,  if you cant do...teach.


that is true, and sometimes you are just too good, Like Kareem getting the dunk banned in college basketball


Yeah!  Thats kinda messed up,  but I guess to even the playing field.


I suppose so, some may see it as neutralizing skill though


i recently read some fun facts about humans,  did you know we can regrow a rib that has been surgically removed?


I did know that, very interesting that it takes only a few months as well!


Me too! Did you hear about the space jam sequel?


I did.  Warner Brothers and LeBron signed a new deal for it.  See how it holds up to the original.


I hope it is as popular as the first one!


Yes!  Judge Judy makes $123,000 per episode, making her the highest paid celebrity only after LeBron James.


That is unreal! She has so many epsiodes.


I know right?  LeBron raised 6 million dollars for charity by televising "the decision" when he left Cleveland the first time.


I love when celebrities give back. I wish more was like that!


I know!  I know I sure would do that if I had that much money.  Some of LeBron's high school basketball games would attract 1,750 fans!


Wow! I wonder if it was mainly to see him? Do you know if the tickets cost money?


They sure did and the tickets would cost anywhere from $100 to $120!


That is very expensive to see high school basketball. Would you pay that?


I would never pay that in a million years!  Even for a pro game.  lol


Yes that is too much. Have you heard about Lebron's reebok offer?


Was that the one he rejected the $10 million offer from Reebok when he was 18?  Did he end up getting a better deal?  It's been so long I can't remember.


He did get a better deal! He accepted 90 million from nike!


Yes, all the time. Did you know it could only display a certain amount of colors.


Yes.  I remember how excited I was when the original Nintendo entertainment system came out and it could only display 54 colors.  lol  It's been fun chatting!


Do you follow LeBron James much in the NBA?


Yea, I remember last free agency when he made a list of teams he would speak with


He's so focused on basketball right now that he says he doesn't even have summer plans!


Lebron was full of it, every one thought he was going to LA and then he did end up going to the Lakers


He probably thought he'd play a game on all his basketball fans. Plus, he's probably trying to hide and that's why he's not telling summer plans.


So many teams were interested in Lebron like the Rockets, Spurs, and 76ers


I think Stephen Curry and his ankles are more important in basketball than what Lebron is doin for vacation.


Yea, it's crazy how far fans go to try and get Lebron to sign with their team like the Philadelphia company who bought billboards in Cleveland to recruit Lebron


That's such a waste of money! I think the Lakers is probably ran better and that's why LeBron went there to play ball?


Maybe but Lebron is 15 years in his career, I don't think he has much time left


Still, he'd bring publicity to any NBA team. He's supposed to be doing a Space Jam sequel. That would be cool.


Yea he's been bringing publicity to places since high school where his games attracted crowds of 1750 people


That's a ton of people! Now, he's considered by many to be the best basketball player in the world!


I heard Reebok only offered Lebron $10 million for a shoe deal, they shouldn't of low balled him


I wonder if he made a counter offer to them before signing with Nike? He's certainly entertaining. I heard in 50bc Caesar visited Britain and noted they bred chickens for entertainment.


That must of been a sight for caesar to see, I wonder what the chickens did


The real question is when did they make the chicken Caesar salad? It's nice to eat while being entertained.


I think I'd rather play the NES, even if it only display 54 colors


It was one of the best forms of entertainment when I was a kid! I'd much rather play Nintendo than watch NBA.


I'm surprised the NES wasn't discontinued until 2003, I guess it was really popular


It was! I saved mine and I'll give it to my son to entertain himself with when he's old enough to be careful with it.


yeah i play hoops. great exercise, unless ur kareem...then u can just stand there and dunk


Haha that's true. I heard that the NBA actually outlawed the dunk for about a decade. If it happens again I definitely would not watch basketball anymore would be so boring haha!


crazy. i would like to see granny style shots make a return


Haha would they make a return? Because I don't think I've ever seen a professional player use them haha for instance I don't see Allen Iverson ever doing that haha


its for the big guys who cant make free throws. but they refuse to do the technique that would work...looks matter i guess


I guess looks matter. NBA players say they won't do it because it would look stupid. But I would do it because it would be the best way to shoot haha


yeah. i wonder if scotus justices do it on the highest court in the land


Haha I bet they settle certain court cases on the court. I wonder why that isn't bigger knowledge. I never heard of that


yeah...brings a whole new angle to roe vs wade


Haha. Yes they should settle that in the"highest court of the land" with Ruth Bader Ginsburg as the point guard LOL


Notorious GGB vs (dwayne) Wade. Sounds better than a Creed concert


LOL that's hilarious. It sure sounds better to me than the New Zealand basketball team that's nicknamed the "tall Blacks"


what would mexico's b-ball team call themselves?  Definitely no dunking going on there


Haha nope no dunking. Did you hear that the inventor of the game basketball is the only losing coach in his University's history


interesting.  but was he the highest paid state employee?


I bet he was. 39 out of the top 50 highest paid employees from states are either football or basketball coaches


They can definitely afford a lot of Air Jordans


On another topic, what do you think of humans and body hair? Apparently we lost our hair about 200,000 years ago


Well, some people certainly did. I can't get rid of mine. Grows back like a rib


Haha. It's weird that you can regrow a rib actually. It only takes about three months. Why have I never heard of that before?


No, not really, sorry. I do like U2 though. It turns out that they opened for themselves one time, disguised as a country music band.


Thats hilarious. Did you know the fender Stratocaster was meant for country music?


What is a stratocaster? Country music legend George Strait and Jeff Bezos who is the wealthiest man in the world, are cousins.


I have no idea. HA. I did not know George was related to bezos. Thats crazy


In 2009 in the US, country music was the most listened to rush hour radio genre for the evening commute, and the second for the morning commute.


Thats usually what I listen too on my commutes. Did you know country music was originally derived from celtic music?


Interesting. And now it is a blend of all sorts of music like Irish, Celtic, English ballads, cowboy songs and musical traditions from European immigrants.


No, I try to avoid all news when I can. I find it depressing. I find it interesting that Fox News is more watched than CNN and MSNBC combined.


I agree. They also threatened to sue the simpsons!


On the other hand they discussed the possibility of creating a cable channel that would only air the Simpsons. I guess it was a love hate relationship.


Right! Simpsons is great! Homer actually held 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes.


And there is only one episode where bart doesn't appear and isn't mentioned. I wonder why they did that in that one episode.


A little, I was more into Yugioh. Did you like pokemon?


I used to yeah but each episode seemed quite similar to one another. Apparently other people were much better fans than I was-there are over 750 episdoes!


Thats a lot. I like Shark tank. Its funny how most deals made on the show are never enacted.


yes actually... my grandfather liked him, how about you?


i have never heard about him , kind of interesting story how he made his career as a comedian


Even though I knew of him, I learned quite a bit. What do you think about learning that The Green Lantern was originally meant to be a comedy, and was to star Jack Black?


i learned that reading this article , do u like pokemon?


Not really, but I thinks it is crazy that there are 750 episodes! It doesn't seem like it has been going that long.


i have never thought it was interesting , theres even a game i think about it and it got really famous


Ive never played the game either. Did you ever watch That 70's Show? I never knew there was a remake in the UK.


oh ... me neither , i used to love that tv show but it wasnt that good after 4 seasons


I also thought that it was interesting to learn that there is 1 Simpsons episode that didnt star or mention Bart. I dont think Ive ever seen it. Have you?


nope , i havent seen that one either , do u like the beatles ?


Love them! I never knew that they had the best selling album of the 2000's... I didnt realize that many people still listen to and appreciate them.


omg i didnt know ringo was illiterate for most of his childhood and that he was really sick


I knew he was illiterate in his childhood, but I was also shocked to learn he was sick. I was also surprised to learn that none of the Beatles could read music.


i know , that tells u how brilliant they were they had to teach themselves to find a way to create music without knowing how to read music


Right! I also didn't realize they had to take leave to touring for 3 years because their equipment couldn't amplify over the fans screaming. That's just a crazy amount of screaming lol


i know , i didnt know either that they expermineted with hard rock , to me all that sounds very melodic not hard at all


Agreed, but I guess it was pretty hard compared to other music from that day and age. Im still surprised to learn that the song Come Together was written for a political campaign, I would have never guessed.


me neither , im from another time but i think their music is very melodic and soothing , great lyrics


So, do you watch Comedy Central? I didn't realized that it was created in 1989


After being a station for almost 30 years.... 100 cancelled shows doesnt seem like much to me. What do you think?


Comedy shows seem to have shorter careers, so you would think that a channel thats has so many shows, would have had more cancelled shows. I guess they just have a good record lol


me too , thats an understandable number considering the time that the channel has been out , well it was nice talking to u , have a good day !


hey what do you think about Lebron? Apparently he was born in 1984


Hi. He's a beast. Yeah he is considered one of the best players in the world.


ya he is, he is the best of all time NBA playoff scoring champion


Yeah and he played in the All Star Game 14 times, and counting!


absolutely, are you going to watch the new Space Jam movie that he's going to star in?


Yeah I hope it is as good as the first. He must have got a lot of money for it. He made 6 million by televising "The Decision".


wow that is cool, but don't forget he gave that money to charity after he raised it


Yeah good point it was a good move definitely. When he was 18 he rejected 10 million dollars from Reebok!


yeah he is super smart! Then apparently a year later he accepted a 90 million dollar offer from Nike, he was right to hold out


Big money right there. He knew he would make it big. His highschool games would sell out!


that is crazy! you're right too, they would sell tickets to his games for like $120 a pop, i've never heard of people buying high school basketball tickets before haha


Yeah same that is unique! He is a good entertainer. What else do you enjoy for entertainment?


Well I like to watch movies and I also play video games, have you ever played the Nintendo Entertainment System?


Yeah i used to have the NES! I loved it and thought it was so cool despite displaying only 54 colors!


Yeah I left that system, it's amazing that it lasted until the year 2003 in Japan, that's such a long time


Agreed. It was awesome. Way back in the day they used to use chickens for entertainment. Very creative.


haha yes that was back in 50bc, a long time ago but I'm glad we have videogames now instead of chickens haha


Yes me too! I wonder what Caesar must have thought when he saw that in Britain!


lol he was probably shocked, kind of like Bill Nye when he won the Steve Martin lookalike contest  and subsequently became famous


Yeah that is funny. Ronald Reagan once was an actor too apparently.


I heard about that, someone said he didn't look presidential enough for a role, oh how wrong they were lol


Hi, are you a basketball fan or player? I thought it was funny physicists proved "granny style" is the best technique for free throw shooting. I remember Rick  Berry used it and was the best shooter, but looked odd.


I don't play basketball, do you ? As a scientist, I would approve the granny style, it is the most efficient way to throw the ball.


No, I lack height, coordination, speed and only dribble with one hand so it wasn't a sport for me. I do enjoy March Madness as I went to Kansas and they're usually winners early in the tournament. Funny Air Jordans were banned by the league, but Jordan himself wore them anyway. Nike couldn't have paid for that much press had they not banned them.


Yeah, I never followed basketball much, but I remember that time everybody had a Chicago Bulls hat or jersey. Nike could not a picked a better spokesman.


What do you think of the idea of post-40 year old Kobe Bryant coming out of retirement to play with Lebron James on the Lakers. I think after 40 he'd be better off counting his money on the sideline, I doubt anything good would come of Kobe returning to the game at that age, just embarrassment and a quick re-retirement.


From my experience in hockey, it is never a good idea to come back from retirement. And it would not benefit Lebron.


Are you a history buff? Interesting when Caesar invaded Britain he noted the local population bred chickens for what I assume was cock fighting instead of food. In the lean years they probably could have used the extra food.


I like history, as for breading chicken for fun, if you got bored, you could have fried chicken, it is always good.


Humorous too, Ronald Reagan was rejected for a movie role  because he didn't look "presidential enough". I wonder what that producer thought in 1980?


But in the 50s, a president did not look like a movie star, therefore a movie could not have look like a president. It is more understandable if you take in account the time when it was said.


Yes, I agree. With Eisenhower at the helm and a more conservative society, your right, standards were different. Can you believe Judge Judy is the second highest paid celebrity after Lebron. That gives one pause too.


Yeah, I would have thought it would be a movie star, it must be her stable income, how much episodes do you think she makes per year ?


I think it's $123,000 per episode, justice isn't cheap. Did you ever play Nintendo, it considered primitive because  only had 54 colors. I'll date myself but when I was young I played Pong on our old TV and it only had 2 colors.


Yeah I have played the NES, but I never thought it would be only 54 colors. I think  my imagination at the was used to improve the graphics.


That good, expand the young mind and imagination, maybe they have too many colors today. I think on the flip side, Tim Duncan staying in school 2 years to graduate should be commended and a role model. Give the brief professional career and getting used to spending the big buck more pro athletes would benefit from that and a couple year's maturity might help them.


Do you what he studied ? But, you are right, I think every athletes would benefit form more maturity. I think too many young players lose their will to win once they have heir big contract.


I don't know what he graduated in, but seems like a heady thing to do. Did you see where Bill Nye, "the science guy" got his break in entertainment winning a Steve Martin look alike contest, that ironic to me, I don't think he looks like Steve Martin and his show science based is about as far from comedian/actor as any on TV.


But does Bill Nye have any scientific diplomas ? I always thought of him as an actor in a scientific show.


I think he does, not sure. The bow tie and his personal is kind of vaudeville to me but my kids thought it was entertaining and learned a few things so that's good. My kids like "Space Jam" too, I see where Lebron signed a new deal for a sequal, since they're now post college thankfully I think I'll miss that sequel.


Do you think it could be any good ?  I think, Lebron should stick to being a pro-athlete, few athletes are good actors.


I have no idea, at least in Cartoon animation, they don't have to really "act". Voice over a cartoon character is the least acting possible. Thanks for the discussion. I enjoyed it.


Hey there I do like basketball. Do you think that Kobe Bryant should end his retirement and play basketball with LeBron James by the way?


I don't think so. I think Kobe wouldn't cut it.  He was pretty rough his last year in the league.  LeBron should try to win with Lonzo Ball.


Yes I think he would probably get blown out but it would be cool to see, what do you think about Tim Duncan staying in college instead of going into the NBA immediately?


It would be cool to see.  I'm sure they would play well together.  If they both were at the top of their games, hands down they would be awesome.  I tip my cap to him for passing up all that money to go to college.


Yep that was a brave thing to do. It's shocking that 80% of NFL players go bankrupt after retiring for only two years


Wow.  I don't know how they can burn through that money.  Ex-NBA player Allen Iverson will never have to worry about that after he signed a lifetime endorsement deal with Reebok.  He gets $800,000 a year until he reaches the age of 55 to where at that time he will receive a lump sum $32 million dollar payment.


That's very impressive! he'll never have to worry about money, do you think that NBA games should be on Christmas day? I don't think that the coach stan van Grundy should have been fined for suggesting that


I don't mind them and kind of like it.  I agree he shouldn't have been fined.  But, at the same time I can see his point of view.  Him and the players would probably want to be home with their families.  Physicists proved that shooting granny style is the best technique to use at the free throw line. lol


That is really crazy. I want to see LeBron James and Kobe Bryant doing a granny shot shootout LOL


lol  LeBron signed a new deal for a "space jam" sequel.  Curious to see how that will hold up to Michael Jordan's original one.


Yes hopefully Michael Jordan makes a cameo in that movie. He is smart at business though. He rejected a 10 million dollar offer from Reebok only to accept a $90 mil dollar offer from Nike a year later


He was only 18 then I think?  When LeBron was in high school some of the games would attract 1750 fans and the tickets cost from $100 to $200.


Crazy! People were wanting to pay for tickets to see him even back then, I think it's funny that people marked his posters down and sold them for $17.41, because that was the year that Benedict Arnold betrayed the United States LOL


lol  After the decision!  He raised 6 million dollars for charity by televising that.


That was nice of them at least. He seems very smart too, he has a photographic memory apparently and can remember exact in game scenarios


I believe that.  Switching topics....Did you ever have the Nintendo system that could only display 54 colors?


No I didn't know that. I also didn't know that the e in Chuck-E-Cheese stood for entertainment LOL that's really weird


I never knew that!  Interesting!  Bill Nye the science guy got his big break by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest.


That is impressive! Did you ever hear about the famous Atari video game landfill? Apparently there's a Canadian company that will be Excavating it and then creating a documentary about it


Hmm...that is interesting. I will have to look that up.  It was nice chatting with you!


Hey! How are you? Do you listen country music?


I'm good thanks for asking.  As a matter of fact I do listen to Country music.


I didn't know that there are only 2 African Americans in the hall of fame. But yes, it could be true.


Yes, I can think of Charley Pride, I'm not sure who the other person is.  Do you?


I was thinking about Charley Pride as well. It's quite obvious for me. But I have no idea who the second is. Btw, I've read opinion that country music needs more politics, not less. Do you agree with it?


No, I don't agree.  I just want to hear good music, not somebody's political views whether I agree with them or not.  JUST SING!


lol True! I agree with you. I always was thinking is country music is the best in terms of reflecting the United States. It's something special. Rock, pop, etc. are everywhere. But country music is trully American.


Did you know Country music was originally inspired and derived from Celtic music?


I knew that Celtic is part of it, but I had no idea about things like English ballads, for example. I even cannot imagine how it sounds.


The origins of Country music are the folk songs of working class Americans, who blended various different tunes, ballads,songs, and various musical traditions from European immigrants.


People in Texas will add "cowboy songs too" lol... Really nice mix!


True and don't forget Texas swing.  I love the subgenre, well.  On a side note, did you know the Fender Stratocaster was originally intended for Country music.  Isn't that hard to believe?


Yes, it's hard to believe. Just want to change topic if you don't mind... Do you watch TV?


No problem, I watch a little tv, as well.


I honestly even don't have TV home. All comes from laptop for me. Btw, I didn't know that Fox News is watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined.


No tv, that's kind of unusual, don't hear of that much.  Most people have at least 5 at home. Lol Yes, I can believe Fox News is very big, alot of people are sick of the anti Trump message that CNN and MSNBC spew continually.


True. My best friend has exactly 5 TV home as you said... I also didn't know that President Nixon had something to do with creation of Fox News. I didn't know that.


I din't realize that Tricky Dick had anything to do with the creation of Fox News, how interesting!


That's interesting. Well, it was to chat with you here. Have a good day!


I've enjoyed chatting with you, as well, friend.


Are you into cars? My husband is and it is his passion.


I am into cars. It's also one of my passions, its been more than a hundred years since the first Ford model


I have a cadillac SRX and I didn't realize that the brand was named after a french explorer Antoine de la Month cadillac who founded Detroit. Crazy!


Thats a nice piece of machinery youve got there, nice ride, and yeah I did hear about him, he left a great brand behind him


He did. Pretty cool. I think it is amazing that Jann Mardenborough became a pro race car driver after he beat 90,000 people in the video game Gran Turismo. That gives me hope that my 7th grader has a bright future ahead of him. lol.


Does he own the Gran Turismo game or any racing game lol?


He isn't into racing. More fortnite and Madden whatever the year is.


I see, well hopefully he will become a famous pro driver, hopefully he wont get any crazy ideas and equip his car with a flamethrower


Like in South Africa. That is NUTS! I am so glad that I don't live there. I didn't realize that McDonalds added the drive thru to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of the car in their fatigues. I never knew there was such a thing.


I  know right, I would be so worried if that was a legal thing here in America, and really thats the story behind drive thrus? interesting


It is. I know. I had no idea. Do you read poetry. It is really not my gig but interesting.


I like poetry yeah, one of my favorite poets is Edgar Allan Poe, are you aware of his works?


I am aware of his work. I do like him. He only received $9 for the publication of The Raven which was excellent. That probably was a lot of money at the time!


Thats not a lot of money. seems like someone cheated him, $9 dollars for one of the most relevant poems in history, bad deal


I agree. So bad!!! Demetri Martin wrote a 224 word palindrome poem. I am not sure what that means!


Not sure what that means either, do you like Lord of the Rings?


I am not a fan! I don't like that type of movie. Do you?


I  am a fan actually, fun fact but the names of most of the hobbits were taken out of poetry


Interesting!  That makes sense. Wasn't it out of an old icelandic poem "dvergatal"?


Yeah thats the one, so many shows are inspired by poetry


That is neat. Even though I am not a fan I can't help but appreciate that.


It is, there is even a poem with a depressing meaning and then positive when you read it backwards, I think im going to read a poem now, its been great chatting with you


Have a great night my friend, thanks again for all the cool facts.


Good morning!  Do you like live music concerts?


Yeah. I have only been to a couple though. How bout you.


I've been to a lot over the years.  Linkin Park played 324 shows in 2001.  That's a lot of shows for one year!


Thats a lot of concerts in one year. I heard that the ramones played a total of 2263 concerts. they toured for 20 years almost non stop. What a life.


I could only imagine.  That's dedication to a career.  In Croatia there's an ancient Roman amphitheatre that they still use for concerts.


Thats good to know. I have always loved those old roman cathedrals and colliseums. I would love to visit one one day.


I always wanted to visit there too.  It probably costs a fortune.  In 2002 Creed played a show that was so bad that 4 of the people in attendance filed a lawsuit against the band.


Yeah I was never a big creed fan. I can see that happening. How bad must the concert have really been tho to have a lawsutit against you for it. Lol.


I know!  lol  Did you know McDonalds didn't have drive-thru's until 1975?


I heard they actually made drive thrus to accomodate soldiers who couldnt get out of their vehicles while wearing their fatigues.


Interesting!  The trunk of a car is called that because back in the old days cars used to carry around wooden trunks on the back of them.


Huh. I didnt know that. I could see people doing that though. Wonder why henry ford didnt think ahead enough to add a place for people to put their stuff.


Not sure on that.  In 2014 it as estimated there were over 1.25 billion vehicles.  That's crazy!


Wonder if Carl benz had that in mind when he patented the first automobile in 1886


He probably hoped so.  Probably in his lifetime too so he could see all that money he would make.  lol  Did you know the man who was the founder of Detroit was Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac?  The car brand was also named after him.


Huh. So that were cadillac came from. I always thought it was a weird name.


One of the more weird things to equip a car with is a flame thrower.  It is legal to have them in South Africa to prevent carjackings.


Yeah thats crazy. Whatever works I guess. Lol.


lol  yes.  After beating 90,000 people playing Gran Turismo, Jann Mardenborough became a professional race car driver.  Pretty interesting.  Have you heard of him?


I havent heard of him, but hey its been nice chatting with you. Gotta get ready for work. Have a good one.


I like reading it but not writing it.  How about you?


I do as well. Did you know there is a poem when read normally is depressing and when read backwards is inspiring?


I have read that one before.  It's pretty cool.  The history of poetry is interesting as well.  I like that Vikings were considered warrior-poets and that poetry was once an Olympic sport.


I would like to read that one too. The Javanese alphabet forms a poem when recited.


Really?  I did not know that.  I like classic poetry that has stood the test of time.  Even though they are difficult reads, I enjoyed the Illiad and the Odyssey. So much to learn from those epics.


Those are very good reads. The Hobbit character names are mostly taken from an old Icelandic poem.


I didn't know that either.  I've read the Lord of the Rings series once, but I didn't get into like some people.  Tolkien is definitely a giant in his field.


I saw the movie which was really good. Demetri Martin wrote a 224 word palindrome poem.


Wow, that would be difficult.  That's why I leave the poetry writing to others.  I don't have the talent or the patience to do it well.  I feel the same about music.  I like going to live concerts, but I can't play or sing to save my life.


I do the same. I love going to live concerts. Linkin Park played 324 shows in 2001.


They put on a good show; I saw them about 15 years ago.  Have you ever seen the Dave Matthews Bad live?  That's a real good show.  DM seems to be a good guy.  I've read that a fan once picked him up on her way to the show after he was stranded on his bike.


I have seen Dave Matthews twice live. Very fun to watch. The Ramones played 2263 concerts in over 20 years.


That's a lot of shows!! It's hard to imagine how they have time for anything else.  Maybe that's why ABBA turned down a billion dollar offer to do a 100 show reunion tour.


That is a ton of shows! Croatia has an ancient Roman amphitheater that is still used today for concerts.


Oh wow! Going to a show there would be an awesome experience.  So much history in that place.  I wonder what kinds of shows they have there today: classical, opera, rock?  If the Foo Fighters played there, they might rattle the walls with their loud concerts.


I think so too. I bet they play all kinds of music there.


Speaking of, do you like opera?  That's one kind of show that I have never seen.


I do not like opera at all. No desire to watch it either lol.


I'm afraid I have to agree.  It's just never interested me.  Give me the Foo Fighters any day.  Or, for that matter, ABBA if you have to.


That would be cool. Good talking to you. Have a good day.


Yes, I love to read! Do you like to read?


I do when I have the chance. Luckily it's not the 18th century where there was a fear of the spread of reading of novels. It was a moral panic.


Isn't that scary! I'm glad its the modern times. I know getting free time to relax and read is hard to get some times.


Yeah, it is, but maybe I would have more time to read if I could speed read like Anne Jones, who can read 4700 words per minute.


I know that is unreal. How can you understand what you're reading at that speed?


I know, I wonder how they verified that she was actually reading. Perhaps comprehension questions?


Could be, that would be alot of them. Have you read the Ender's game book? I think there was a movie. I have not seen it though. Its on the read list from the military.


I have not read that. Starship troopers is also on the reading list of some military branches.


Yes, that looks like a good read.  I wonder why Thomas Jefferson created his own version of the bible?


I'm not sure. I wonder how he thought about kids learning the bible at school.


I don't know? Teddy Roosevelt and John Adams are the only two presidents that did not use the bible for swearing-in. I think they used the constitution instead.


Interesting! I wondered about Jefferson because before 63 it was not uncommon for students to be required to read the Bible as part of their elementary education.


That is interesting. Apple in latin is called malus.


Yes, I didn't know that! Its good to know there is 3g cell service on the top of Mt Everest!


Ha, so I guess it is difficult to escape from technology. There is also a copy of the internet in case the internet burns down.


Yes, That's a good idea! I believe its true that only 7% of people read the full terms when buying a product.


I am too, they make it so long and difficult to read. Who knows what's in there? Scary. Did you know the menu button is also called the hamburger button?


I have never heard of it being called that!


hey there I'm good, what do you think of the Human race?


I tolerate them. Love me though! What about you? How do you feel about humans?


haha ya they make lots of mistakes but they are good more often than not, interesting how they migrated from Africa to populate the world


Do you think we are related to KOKO the Gorilla?


haha we have similar DNA I think, but humans became their own around 50k years ago so who knows


Koko is smarter than some of the people I know. She could comprehend 2000 words and could sign 1000. That's impressive.


lol that is interesting, can she synthsize vitamin c? I guess thats something humans cant do


Cause were weak flesh bags... We are so weak even our body hair left us.


haha ya I think we lost our hair almost 300k years ago apparently


I wonder if there is a sound frequency that scares away hair, like there is for humans.


ya I do wonder that, also weird that humans can regrow their ribs, it only takes 3 months!


I cut a finger off. I wish that grew back...


oh im sorry to hear that, what is wild too is humans are one of the best long distance runners of all the animals


We could just drive. McDonalds added a drive thru in 1975. Seems like it hsould be been around before that.


I would have thought so, i'ts nice that they built that to accomodate soliders in uniform though


Yeah. That seems like a really nice thing to do. At least our trunk situation has imprved from some wooden box...


ya that seems like a fire hazard, kind of like putting a flame thrower on your car haha


I wonder who the idiot would be to blow himself up with that...


haha ya I mean I get that its legal in south africa but that seems insane


I am terrible at dancing. i do not dance. Are you good?


Bruce Lee was a legend. I had no idea that he was so good at dancing.


Me either. He won the hong kong cha-cha championship in 1958!


The guy must have had a great sense of rhythm. he probably killed on the dance floor! well, not literally.


True. Do you know how many shoes professional ballet dancers go through in a week?


At least one pair. I would probably go through a dozen! LOL


They actually go through 4 pairs in a week.


that sounds about right. it looks like it is really hard on the feet. I would rather sit and listen to jazz.


Do you know why jazz trumpeters grew goatees?


I saw that, i figured it was for style and coolness.


It was actually to provide comfort while playing.


I guess that makes sense. you have this instrument against your mouth. probably good to have hair. what about women though? LOL


I am not sure. Have you heard about Pakistan jazz?


I have not. they have jazz in Pakistan? color me shocked!


Pakistan has a jazz orchestra that is currently topping the charts!


That is great! Jazz really is universal. Anyway, great chat!


You too! I am going to go listen to some jazz music.


Fine. What about you? Internet is the biggest medium which connect all the part of the world. It make all of them in single handed.


I'm good, thanks for asking.  Yes, I agree the internet is big.  Do you use the internet alot?


No, The internet is the global system of inter connected  computer networks that use internet protocol suite to connect the device world wide.


Ok, yes it is.  The constant clicking licks can cause addiction that you can measure in the brain!


Some of them using for the educational purpose, business and entertainment. It is useful if you have a purpose otherwise it drain all your time and make useless.


Yes, I agree the internet does have its good purposes.  Did you know that the 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button?


Yes, The people buy the products through online make the internet more valuable. Which reduces the time spent on shop and make more comfortable.


Yes, actually I do!  It's very convenient.


By the use of email, we lost our postal system. Internet give way to emerge of new technology which are useful to the modern life.


Yes, that's true.  I understand the current library of Alexandria has a saved copy of the internet in case it burns down.


Very interesting news! There are so many blog, web feeds and online news website which are more useful to know the current news in the world.


Cool!  On a different note, do you own a bible?


Yes. It is make our life very peaceful and happier.


It is considered to be the best selling book of all time.  It has sold 5 Billion copies!


It make all our life self-discipline and shows the way to make the life happier.


It does.  All US presidents have used it for their swearing in ceremony, except two.


Its Teddy roosevelt and John quincy is that two.


Yes, you're Right!  Well, it's been nice chatting with you this morning.  I hope you enjoy the rest of your day!


Yea, it's pretty awesome how many applications are available on the world wide web


that is true, there is so much that can be done on the internet, even at mt everest there is internet


It's funny Mt Everest can get 3g internet and I can't even get service in my basement


right lol, I wonder how they do it. Maybe since it is open air, I don't know lol. Do you read terms of service ever?


No never I can't see how there are any people at all that have the time to read 50 pages worth of terms of service


right! only 7% of people actually read the terms. I am part of the 93%, I am sure I sold my soul to the devil and don't even know it!


Lol, I hope the Library of Alexandria doesn't save those in their copy of the internet


I heard that, in case the internet burns down lol. How would that happen


I don't know, maybe like how the tower of babel was destroyed in Iraq


That is crazy to thing the middle east is where all of the bible stories originated. It is crazy to think also the bible was part of the reading elementary school kids were required to read back in the day


Yea, It's pretty cool that Jefferson made his own bible by cutting out the parts he didn't care for


that is kind of funny. I wonder if that is anywhere to be seen


They sell the Jefferson Bible online I've never checked it out though


no way, I need to check that out. Do you read many books?


Occasionally, it's pretty shocking that novels caused a moral panic in the 18th century


me too. I read starship troopers once, talk about crazy sci fi


I saw the movie, it's pretty cool it's on the reading lists of US military branches


I think 3 out of the 5 branches are required to. Crazy awesome movie also lol! It was very nice chatting with you!


Ender's game was on the military reading list too, Have a good one


I love dance. DO you know which dance EMilia Clarke did when the auditioned for the GoT?


I have no idea, was it something funny or silly?


You can say that, she did the chicken dance and the robot dance


Haha that is awesome. Bruce Lee was a great dancer too and a cha cha champion


Wow nice. In one episode, Mr Rogers learns to breakdance


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


That is a lot of shoes and money. Did you know parrots can dance in tune?


Nice. Babies are good at that too when they hear music


Nice. The first moonwalk was by Bull Bailey and not Jackson


Nice. Tupac was a ballet dancer and was part of the nutcracker production


Yes all the time. Do you know why the NY area code is 212?


I do not know that but do you know who invented the dial phone?


I do not know who invented it but the area code is because it was easy to dial on a rotary phone


Cool. It was invented by an undertaker who thought his calls were being redirected to his competitors


Wow cool. Did you ever use a phone book?


Yes sometimes. Did you know also that Hedy Lamarr helped with the invention of the cell phone?


Nice that is cool. If two phone books are stuck together there is no separating them


Wow that is neat. Nice chatting with you


Hello, good thanks. Do you like to watch live dance performances?


Not really. Apparently there is a board game inspired movement by the Ragamala Dance Company.


Interesting. Cool to think that even Bruce Lee was a great dancer and won a dance championship.


That's cool, I did not know that. Tupac is another person who I would not have expected to be a dancer. He did ballet in high school.


I know. I guess we all have some sort of hidden talent that does not match what we are best known for. Babies apparently seem to be great dancers too as they love the music.


I wonder why as we get older, some of us are not that great at finding the beat in music


Must be something with the brain and the connections that are made later in life. Apparently Michael jackson has a patent on a device that helped him achieve his dance moves.


Not that much. I wish we could go back to simpler times. I remember having a rotary phone. DId you know that NY's area code is 212 because it is the fastest to dial on a rotary phone?


That is just so cool. I mean they were kind of fun but a hassle to make a call really. I wonder how long the cables that carry phone and internet data are?