Wow I did not know it has been that long. I really think Bernie should run as an independent and not as democrat. The fear is always splitting the vote, but that happens anyway.


Yep that's true. Every president with a beard has always been a republican.


Really? I guess you're right. Of course the gop used to be completely different than the mess they are today. Only recently I discovered GOP stands for grand old party...


Oh wow I didn't know it stood for that either. The last time a republican was elected president without a Nixon or Bush on the ticket was back in 1928.


Crazy, although I don't think there will be a Bush in 2020. Did you know when Hillary was in college she was president of young republicans?


That's hilarious. I did not know that about her.


Yeah, the Republican party was a lot different more recently than people think. In fact Nixon was the only president ever to propose a guaranteed min income. Now people would probably like to reduce min wage to $2 an hour or something crazy.


Oh wow I didn't know that either. I saw the red and blue colors associated with each party didn't start until 2000.


That is crazy. So recently yet it feels like they've always been that way. I think they should change the voting system so the popular vote counts for more.


Yea I'm not too sure what would work these days for the election.


Elections are a mess, not just presidential. A dog has not only won an election for mayor but served as a mayor for 13 years! Dogs don't even live much past 13 lol.


I agree. LOL - that's pretty funny! During the 2012 US elections, international observers were blocked from the polls in nine states.


I can only imagine what 2020 is going to be like. Hopefully by then they start allowing you to vote online. I can't imagine it would be that hard. In Oregon elections are done by mail. Online would be a natural progression.


I agree. Since 1900, the taller candidate has won the election by 75%.


I guess if you're short it's barely worth running. Subconscious perceptions most likely or it's just a fluke.


LOL yep. I heard that is actually the case for interviews too.


There are certainly some weird facts. The faster blinker has in debates has lost every presidential election since 1980. I can't see how blinking speed would effect public opinion?


Have you read Book Club or Fifty Shades of Grey?


No I haven't.  I've seen commercials for both movies and Book Club looks interesting.  I like Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen.  Have you read the books?


I havent, I did see the movies, the Book Club movie was pretty good and Im guessing the book is better, the movie grossed around 12 million


I think Book Club mentions other books such as Moby Dick and Fifty Shades of Grey.


Well its a romantic comedy novel,  and yeah books like Fifty Shades are referenced in it also Don Quixote, so seems interesting


I think mentioning other literature like A midsummer Night's Dream in the movie can inspire readers and movie watchers to read more.


I agree that would be a good way to inspire readers specially fans of the novel, do you like to read?


I used to. I just don't seem to have the time any more.  You know what I think is interesting is that the olympics used to have literature as an olympic event up until 1952.  It's a shame they don't anymore.


It was?  I heard architecture and paiting were events as well but didnt know literature was another one


Yes it was along with music, painting, and even sculpture.  It really seems like back in the day art was valued much more than now.


It sure was, I think it should remain an olimpyc event, it may not be a sport but it would be interesting to watch, a prize for the best artist


i agree with you completely.  Did you know that Winston Churchill won a nobel prize for literature?  You would think it would be for peace or some other government related event but instead it was for writing.


I didnt and I agree it does seen odd he must have some pretty good novels or pieces, you know romantic kissing is like a new development!


Is it really?  It seems like something people have been doing since the beginning of time.  Do you know when it started?


Not sure, but its a recent development according to the article, you know what makes me angry? censoring books like the FDA, they burn down 6 tons of books


That is bad. They must have done that years ago. I don't remember anything recent about burning books.  In today's world even if they did the book would be online so we no longer have to worry about censorship.


Yeah I agree, its a good thin we have online book stores now but still why burn books doesnt seem like the right thing to do, do you know who Tom Hanks is?


I do know who he is.  Is he a favorite actor of yours?  As far as comedy goes I like bill Murray.  You know he said that kung fu hustle is a supreme achievement in modern comedy.  Weird but funny.


Yeah he is one of my favorites for sure, he is actually the highest all time box office star and was  over 8.5 billion in earnings, thats pretty impressive I must say


It definitely is. It's much more impressive than the movie Trojan Wars. It had a budget of 415,000,000 and earned only $309 at the box office.


Wow that is sure disappointing, they only earned $309? that must be a total failure for sure


It must have been. I messed up by the way.  The budget was $15,000,000.  Sorry for the confusion.


How are you? Did u know With over $8.5 billion worldwide film earnings, tom hanks is the highest all-time box office star.


I think I read that somewhere.  I did know however that Even though John Carter was considered a flop for Disney, it did great in Russia, even breaking box office records


Disney considered shutting down their animation studio after sleeping beauty was a box office failure.


Good think it didn't.  If you take inflation into account, the original Star Wars trilogy made more money that the prequels in the US by $1,328,009,800.


wow thats crazy! The silence of the lambs came out on valentine's day in 1991 and had a box office of over $270 million.


I didn't know it did that good.  The first game to surpass Hollywood box office sales was Mortal Kombat 2.  I actually saw that one.  I was a huge fan of the game.


The game was awesome!  Still a classic,  the movie was not that great lol


The first one was I thought, but not the second one.  I was surprised to see that the Lord of the Rings trilogy made big losses even though it was a huge box office success.


Wow thats crazy!!  That was an amazing series!


I know, I am shocked it lost money.  I am also a humongous comedy fan.  Did you know that Drew Carey was in the Marine Corps for 8 years.  He would tell jokes to his fellow marines.


Yeah read that too,  i cant imagine him in the marines!  I love his show " Whose line is it anyway?"


Yes, that is a classic.  I was shocked to see Evan Almighty was the most expensive comedy ever made.  It had a budge of $200 million.


Oh right,  I remember reading that.  Thats pretty crazy too,  but it probably all went to cgi,


I bet, but definitely not worth it.  A comedy has not won the Academy Award for best picture in 37 years.


Comedy central has cancelled over 100 shows since its creation in 1989


Man, the Dave Chappelle show on there was the funniest show EVER in my opinion.  Check this out.  In 1981, "The Empire Strikes Back" was nominated by the writers guild of America for its best comedy award.  Strange.


lol it definitely had some comedy aspects! Bill murray thinks kung fu hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy".


I read that somewhere.  I was surprised to hear that.  I know in early comedy, slipping on a banana peel was meant to mean slipping in horse manure.


Yes it is.  I am a fan of Satire comedy as well. That is when comedy is used to portray people or social issues as ridiculous or corrupt.


Hi. Do you like comedy?  I didn't know until recently that comedy originated in ancient greece.


ya I do like comedy, I like that Drew Carey got his start doing comedy when he was in the marines


I didn't know that. I had no idea he was in the marines!  The greek that comedy was two groups against one another in an amusing conflict.


yup, comedy is cool it was founded in ancient Greece which I didnt know


It's got to be hard to do too.  I mean, comedy central has cancelled over 100 shows since 1989.


that is crazy, its funny too the first comedy film was a guy slipping on a banana peel to fall into horse poop haha


It is funny.  I'm guessing it was an old film and even still today that would be funny!  Hey,did you know that ancient greece did political satire and it influenced their voters?  Sounds a lot like today's world.


that does sound like today, I like parody best though, it subverts your expectations and critiques without condemning


I like that too.  It seems nicer.  Everyone has their favorite though.  Bill Murray thinks kung fu hustle is the supreme achievement of modern age comedy.


haha I do like that movie, have you seen Evan Almighty?


I think I have. Is that the one with Jim Carrey?


that was Bruce Almighty, this one was actually the most expensive comedy ever made


Are you serious?  There are so many others out there I would think would be just as expensive if not more.  I wonder if it did any good.  Trojan Wars had a budget of $15,000,000 and only earned $309.


haha weird, also weird its been 40 years since a comedy won best picture


That is weird.  Everyone likes comedy but I guess since everyone's tastes are different it's hard to single one thing out for an award.  Then again, tv shows are different.  3rd Rock from the Sun won best comedy series in 1997. It beat out the greats- Seinfeld, Friends, and Frasier.


I like all those shows! did you know empire strikes back somehow was nominated for a comedy award back in 1981


No I didn't know that! I don't see how that could be considered a comedy at all.  That reminds me of the movie the green lantern. It was going to be a comedy originally.


haha that movie was horrible, did you ever see MOrtal Kombat 2?


No I didn't see that.  I know a little about it though. Isn't it from a video game?  I don't know who is in it but I know it's not Tom Hanks. He's the highest all time box office star.


ya Mortal Kombat 2 was the first game to make more than the hollywood movie based on it, so the game was good but the movie was unpopular


That's funny and awful at the same time!  It's like Disney's Treasure Planet.  It's one of the most expensive failures ever.


Hey how often do use the internet? I know that I'm using it right now haha


I use it really often and Im using it right now as well lol so a lot


Well I personally like clicking on hamburger buttons, they're the buttons that are made of three horizontal lines,+ the name makes me hungry


That makes me hungry as well, crazy how only 7% of the people read the terms on a service or product on the net


Yeah I know that I never read them haha. If you went on Mount Everest would you take a selfie at the top? Apparently they have 3-g service there


That would be great, taking a selfie in the top of the tallest mountain, I didnt know you could get addicted to the internet


I did know that, I'm probably addicted right now haha. And yes if you use the internet too much you can get addicted to clicking links


That is just crazy, its a good thing there a copy stored in the library of Alexandria, I cant imagine my life without the internet now


No I agree with you. I wonder how often they back it up at the Alexandria library though? Do you believe that there is extraterrestrial life in the galaxy?


I do, we are not alone in the world, the universe is so big that there must be alien life in other planets, galaxies


Yes I think you're right. Have you heard of the Drake equation? It's an equation that calculates the probability that life exists outside of hours in the universe and I think that it has determined that there should be life there somewhere


No havent heard of it, and then I agree with that equation, there are firefighters that are trained on how to treat aliens in case of a crash or an invasion


Well that's pretty cool. Did you ever hear of the show X-Files? Apparently in that show aliens began to colonize Earth back in 2012, so maybe they already are here haha


I used to love that show, and who knows maybe they are I try to keep an open mind about that


Yes it's best to keep an open mind. What do you think about Tom Cruise? Did you know he built a 10 million dollar bunker in his basement to protect him from Aliens LOL


I think he is a great actor, he definitely has the money to do that, I think his a bit too paranoid though


Yep it seems like a really weird thing to buy, have you seen the movie Aliens though? Apparently those aliens were based off of deep sea creatures


Wow, those creatures must be really scary Im guessing you also like astronomy right?


Yes I definitely like astronomy, what about you? Did you know that after they created Wi-Fi, they were able to use that technology to improve astronomy and imaging in outer space


That is amazing, I dint know that but I can see how the net has improved many things, astronomy one of them


I agree, do you like Bill Nye the Science Guy? Apparently he is the executive director of the planetary society which is an astronomy organization


Did you know in the "x-files" aliens begin their colonization of earth on December 22, 2012?


I had no idea! I've never watched the show, but I wonder if it gives you tips on what to do in case of an invasion? I understand there are some firefighters that are trained to treat aliens.


I used to watch the show. Pretty weird that Tom Cruise has a $10 million underground bunker to protect himself from aliens.


It is curious. I mean, since the leader of his religion is an alien, as I understand it, you'd think he'd be okey doke with aliens.


Scientology. It's a mix of sci-fi and self help, with a nice dose of pyramid scheme added in.


Oh yeah, I've seen shows on that. That is crazy. I wonder if they could make a franchise out of that similar to the Alien's movie franchise.


With aliens from the deep? I'd love that. Of course, the Scientology aliens come from volcanoes, which is a whole other...thing.


That would be a pretty cool movie. They could even have a cameo from Bill Nye the science guy!


Aw, he's the best! He's the executive director of the Planetary Society! I love astronomy.


I used to watch his show a lot. Did you know that the Ancient babylonians had a sophisticated understanding of astronomy?


I'm not surprised. Once you observe the sky regularly, you start to see where everything is. I'd like to go to the place in Iran they call astronomy town. They've cut back on light pollution to see the sky better.


Interesting. Were you aware that only 7% of people read the ToA for a product off of the internet. Seems a bit high to me.


That seems like an optimistic number! I don't think I've ever read it. Now, if the library of Alexandria has a copy of the internet saved, does the internet have a copy of all the things in the library of Alexandria?


Interesting, the wayback machine might actually have that.


I'd forgotten about the wayback machine! I hope my old website hasn't been saved. Though it's nice to know that I could read it from atop Mt. Everest, if I had to. Can you imagine being up there and wanting to be on the internet?


I would never climb up there. I'm scared of heights. But that is interesting that there is 3g service up there.


I wouldn't either. It's amazing how interconnected our lives are because of the internet. The whole world was reshaped because of it.


yeah, that is pretty cool. But the internet is addictive.


It certainly is! I just want to click through everything and learn just enough things to be a know it all.


I think a lot of people do. The longest name in the world is a story about a shepherd apparently.


Hi what arts do you enjoy? Music, Literature, etc?


Hello - I enjoy it all. Did you know Linkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001?


That is amazing. Even the ramones who toured for 20 years only played like 100 per year


Yea that's pretty amazing. I love Linkin Park.


Also that is almost one every day. Must have been incredibly taxing


I bet. In Croatia there is an ancient amphitheater that is still in use as a venue today.


Isn't there also one in pompeii? I believe pink floyd performed there


Yes, I've seen the Pink Floyd performance in Pompeii.


Do you mean the recording? I believe that had no audience on site


Yea it was pretty good. Do you like poetry?


I enjoy my fair share. There are many different types of poetry though


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


That in itself is inspiring. Much like saying there is two sides to every story


Yep. The Japanese alphabet, when recited in order, forms a poem.


Palindromes are a series of words that are the same read forward or backwards. Understanding that, you must understand how hard it must have been for Demetri Martin to write a 224 word palindrome poem.


Oh wow ok. I bet that was a challenge then!


Indeed! In any case, thanks for chatting.


Sometimes don't really get out much though. What kind of concerts?


I like the Ramones to be honest, what about you?


Nope, i don't play any instrument. Do you?


I play guitar, piano, and drums. I grew up playing mozart, no lie.


Wow that's awesome. I do love music though. I mostly listen to instrumentals. Violin and electric guitar sounds great together.


Yeah, they are great. I didn't know that some violins could be upwards of $1 mill.


That's ridiculous especially since modern violins were preferred to Stradivarius ones when blind tested.


Well i use to write a little when i was younger. What about you?


There is a poem that when read forward is depressing but when read backward is inspiring.


Not sure who wrote it but i would like to read it. Did you know that Linkin Park played 324 concerts in one year?


Yeah i like them too. shame how things went down. Wow i didn't realize that law suits could be filled if a concert was  bad.


Yeah, I heard about that with Creed. They aren't the best, in my opinion.


Hello! Are you interested in poetry at all?


Hi! Poetry is ok, not really my thing. I read poems in school. Nowadays, I don't. I prefer novels. You?


I didn't love poetry either! But I do like individual poems. There's a poem that read normally is sad but becomes inspiring when read backwards.


That's great! Words can be depressing or uplifting depending on their order. Edgar Allan Poe only received $9 for the publication of "The Raven." I wonder if he got royalties.


That's surprising! I'm sure he got compensated somehow. I think words can be beautiful when orchestrated properly. Once I read a 224 word long poem, that turns out to be an entire palindrome!


HOw long did it take to write that poem? It sounds like something that would require a computer. I wonder if it's a pretty poem.


I'm sure it must have taken forever. On the other hand, the Japanese alphabet is naturally a poem when recited in order.


I think you mean the Javanese alphabet. The Japanese alphabet wouldn't work. Do you get a chance to go to concerts much?


Oh I think you're right! And I do sometimes! I saw Linkin Park in 2001, I thought it was very unique until finding out they had almost 324 concerts just that year.


They were on a tear, weren't they. I think they must have made a ton a cash that year. The following album must have had high expectations. I couldn't tour like that.


Oh I'm sure it must have been exhausting. Then again imagine the Ramones, they played 2,263 concerts total over 20 years, that's insane!


The Ramones must have discovered the secret of youth. How could they maintain that pace? Their fans must love them.


I'm sure they appreciated them like crazy for doing that. On the other hand I remember there was a Creed concert that was so awful that people actually filed a lawsuit against them.


Creed must have done something so bad for their own fans to sue them. Did they won? Does it matter? I hope they learned a lesson.


I have no idea, I'd guess they didn't win. Maybe it was the fault of the theater and not Creed? Like there's an ancient Roman amphitheater in Croatia, I bet the acoustics there are awful.


I bet it wouldn't matter for Creed. They would get sued no matter where they played. I wonder if the Ramones ever played in Croatia.


Well I know Pink Ployd recorded a live concert at a different Roman amphitheater in Pompeii! Then again there was no audience so who knows how good it really was.


It was probably ok, but was it necessary? Why that amphitheater? Then again, they were artists. Who knows what they want.


Yeah people have interesting choices for sure. Have you ever been to a violin concert?


I have been to the symphony, but not concerts for violins specifically.


Neither have I! But I think it would be an experience for sure. There's a musical piece where artists gradually leave the stage until only two violinists are remaining.


That's interesting. I wonder what it sounds like. Very modern, I suppose. I wonder what a violin made out of stone sounds like. It probably "rocks" pretty hard.


Haha definitely it would be nice to see that at a concert. Anyway, it was nice talking to you, have a nice night!


Hi, how are you? Do you like to use the Internet?


Hey. Yes I love the Internet. They carry so much information and resources and services.


i worry about the internet. i think that it could be addictive and that i might lose myself in it. the clicking, the constant clicking.


That is definitely a valid concern. What is weird is that humans are the minority on the Internet outnumbered by automated software programs.


i did not know that. we are monitored all the time. even these very chats that we do could be handled by bots in the future. then what?


Yes that's a good question I'm not sure what would happen then. One cool thing is that in Finland everyone has the right to an Internet connection.


i think that is great. people need to be connected for work and school and also to make friends. maybe not bot friends though.


Agreed. When people look themselves up on the internet it is called egosurfing. I wonder if bots egosurf lol?


that would be funny. comparing themselves to other bots. the narcissstic bot. that would be their downfall


Yeah it would! What is crazy is that astronauts in space have faster internet than most american homes!


that would make sense to me. i guess they need a speedy link to send and receive data. do you believe in extraterrestrials?


Yeah true. I do although we have never made contact. Even the ancient greeks wrote stories about them!


i guess the skies seemed mysterious to them too. what is up there past the stars? they must have wondered. i figure that one day we will make contact, but not the way we expect.


Yeah I don't think we will. The president of the world chess federation believe chess was invented by aliens. That is certainly an odd theory lol.


why aliens? it is not such a strange game. simple pieces, simple board, simple moves. complex strategy.


Yes my thoughts precisely. Well at least we are prepared. The UN has a contingency plan just in case!


I dont have too much faith in that. the UN doesnt speak alien. And they would probably protect themselves.


Yeah agreed. Maybe the USA needs its own plan? The sequel to charlie and the chocolate factory has aliens!


What? that is strange. Aliens in a chocolate factory? Why? I guess the kids like aliens? Why not zombies? Anyway, great chat!


Haha yes I question that same thing. They are all hypothetical life forms indeed. You have yourself a good rest of the day now.


Bye now! Also the vatican owns its own observatory. I wonder if its secretly for finding aliens...


I do, but do not follow it closely.  I did have the good fortune of seeing the 2012 annular eclipse when I was on a consulting assignment in Utah.  And you?


I also enjoy it when I can.  A while ago, ancient babylonians understood astronomy so well, they were able to track planets with mathematical precision!


Its amazing that they were able to do that without the modern optics and computers we have today.  It seems the interest in astronomy is so great that even the Vatican has an observatory!


I went to the Vatican a few years ago, and did not know that!  Wi-fi was actually a byproduct of research into improving astronomy imagery.


I doubt the younger generation would know how to live without WiFi.  They seem to live their life on the internet via social media.  Did you know that Finland has made access to the internet a human right?


I did not know it is a right in Finland! I agree with too much reliance now.  I don't know how many will need this, but there is 3g service and internet capabilities at the peak of mount everest.  So you can take the selfie up there before passing out.


LOL.  What amazes me is how people assume they can do anything, even on their employer's internet!  Did you happen to hear about the criminal investigation that shut down the Sunspot Observatory in NM?


I remember when that was going on, didn't hear too much why initially.  I know there were theories of Aliens?


Well, it was not E.T downloading illegal materials; it was the janitor!  I am glad the facility director got the FBI involved.


Definitely glad the FBI got involved!  That janitor claimed someone been entering there to steal their internet service!  Lol I don't think E.T would stop there now!


Thankfully that is over and the observatory is back up and running.  And, I hope they have upgraded their internet security!  Do you think there is life out there that we do not yet know about?


I do think how vast the galaxies are, that there has to be life somewhere else!  In the X-Files aliens started to colonize Earth in 2012.  That hasn't happened yet!


I find it interesting that the U.N. already has a contingency plan in the event aliens do make contact.  People have been fantasizing about forever; an ancient Greek wrote about plant like aliens on the moon over 1800 years ago!


Wow that is a long time ago, and where humans were thinking about that!  Tom Cruise believes in aliens, he built an underground bunker to protect himself from E.T.


Tom Cruise may be a popular actor but he also has very unique beliefs!  Perhaps aliens are already here spying on us!  Did you know that humans are a minority  on the internet, being outnumbered by bots? Perhaps some are there collect info for their home world? LOL


Lol!!  I did not know that!  Starting to get me thinking now!  I do know I am one of the 7% that do try my best to read the full terms when buying something on the internet.  lol


I buy from a few online vendors who's terms I have read.  While I may find a cheaper price at an unknown ecommerce site, is it real and what are the terms.  Online, I do occasionally play chess with other players from around the world.  Did you know the president of the world chess federation believes that chess was invented by aliens?


No I did not!  Seems like a lot of people out there believe in alien life!  Well anyways, it was nice talking to you!  Have a great day!!


The internet may have a dark side, but I like the positive things it has done, like facilitating the sharing of knowledge.  I like using the online star charts to help understand the night sky from time to time.  I might do that tonight!  Take care...


Yea cats are awesome, in japan and taiwan they have cat cafes where you can have drinks and pet cats


That is pretty cool.  It is crazy to think that when a cat reaches 15 years old it has spent 10 years of its life sleeping.


Sound like the life to be able to be able to sleep 10 years out of 15 like cats too


They are pretty lucky that way.  There is a cat that is published, but only because a physicist listed him as the co author so he could write in first person.


Lol thats pretty cool but not as cool as Talkeetna Mayor Stubbs


Mayor Cat?  Hmm...  hed probably put nap time as mandatory.  I could get behind that.


He has been a mayor since 1997 so he has spent at least 10 years of his tenure sleeping


He probably has, that is crazy.  I wonder how that happened?


Maybe there is a large feral cat population up there


That is partly how the cat in the opening scene of the Godfather was a stray on the set.


Yea there are a lot of cats, the only pet with higher numbers are fish


Kinda crazy, to think that there are that many cats in the world.


Theres a lot of cats and they are successful in many environments despite of 80 percent of the earth's natural forest being destroyed


I know for the short time humans have been on earth we have certainly destroyed a lot of the earth.  There wont even be any helium left at the end of the 21st centruy


I wonder what is causing the earth to be helium-free by the end of the century, i guess there won't be many ballons left


True, we should probably conserve that now.


Maybe the UN should try to do something about, sounds more important than appointing an official ambassador to extraterrestirals


I wonder if that position will ever be used.  I would feel somewhat silly telling people that is my job.


An extraterrestrial ambassador sounds like a sweet job, or a good bar story


You could win tons of bets.  Tell people you have the most outlandish job. Wins everytime


lol i guess so. Well i got to go, nice talking with you


Hi, how are you? What do you think of this planet of ours?


Hello, Great! Its very interesting!! Its upsetting about our natural forests being destroyed!


Ithink that we will destroy them all within the next 100 years. We cannot slow down. We want more and more


Soon we will run out of helium. Earth will be virtually helium-free by the end of the 21st century. Where will it all go?


I know, where? Interesting when the earth was formed a day was only 5.5 hours long!


Now it's longer and getting even longer. Soon the workday will be 20 hours. I will retire then.


lol, good idea!! We have a time change on the 10th of March!


I totally forgot. I guess that I will lose an hour of sleep. Doh.


Yeah, spring forward.  Do you like superhero's like Wonder woman?


I like Wonder Woman. I did not see the recent film. I heard it was good.


I didn't either, Gal Gadot was unaware she was auditioning for wonder woman, she thought it was for cat woman!


That's great! She looks like Wonder Woman. She is in great shape and has the look.


I think so. She's perfect for the part! I do like cat woman though too!


She would do well in that too. When wonder woman first appeared as a member of the justice society in 1941, the group made her their secretary. That is pretty sexist! But typical for the day.


I was thinking the same thing! In 1953 Winston Churchill won a Nobel prize in literature.


I guess he was good at telling stories. I never knew that. He was quite a leader. I guess I should check out his works.


Yes, he was half American and half British!


Yes, I believe he got honorary citizenship or something. I dont remember. Anyway, great chat!


im great! how are you? do you like snakes?


Not really. I could move to new zealand and never see them again. What about you?


i dont like snakes but i dont hate. they are to be respected. they are part of nature


There is a genus of flying snakes! Nope!


That would be a hard no for me too. dang nature why you so scary LOL Crocodiles are more closely related to birds than they are to snakes and lizards. i guess i could move to australia


Australia's got crazy too! I remember a story of huge birds dropping dead out of the sky. Or maybe they were bats. Anyways, huge flying things falling from the sky!


yeah, lots of scary things there. crocodiles are pretty scary, but they are not related snakes LOL


Humans are not the only ones afraid of snakes. Monekys are too!


monkeys are smart, they know what is dangerous! i bet a lot of creatures are afraid  of snakes.


I wonder if they can tell the difference between snakes and legless lizards.


i bet they dont care. they fear anything that is close. i know i would! by the way, do you go to concerts much?


I used to go quite a bit when i was younger. now i dont really go. no time or money.


I do not like the crowds any more. I like smaller venues and local music.


i dont like crowds either. not very intimate. i do like sitting near the stage and seeing the musicians up close.


I am more of a bar guy at the bar, just listening and relaxing.


yeah, i hear you. music to unwind. not dealing with crowds and hassles. would you ever sue a band for a bad performance? i wonder how mad i would have to be.


Are you talking about Creed? I remember that on the news and I laughed out loud because that is something I can see scott stapp doing.


they must have sucked incredibly to drive people to a lawsuit. they probably should have practiced a bit before touring.


He got stupid drunk before the show, passed out after 15 minutes, and then the show ended. Once he was sued, he called it performance art. Such a waste...


thats terrible. the guy has a drinking problem and needs help. Anyway, great chat!


Yea, Patty Jenkins did a great job directing Wonder Woman


Yea, Gal Gadot was a perfect casting choice to play Wonder Woman


Yes she is perfect. during audition she was not aware that she is auditioning for Wonder woman


I never knew that. I also didn't know Wonder Woman's first film appearance was in the Lego Movie


Gal gadot has seved in israel defence force . I thought she was paegent queen


That is pretty cool. Did you know Wonder Woman was the justice Society's secretary in 1941?


no but it was the highest superhero origin movie. may be marvel movie may break this record soon


Probably. Do you read literature? It used to be an olympic event


Yes had read few .  but FDA has burned 6 tons of literature in act of censorship. I dont think that was a good act


That is very strange, not as strange as the heavy metal as a form of literature course taught at Texas A&M


not they are in electronic form and burning is not that easy poor FDA


That is odd, I wonder if it had to do with the recent development of Romantic Kissing in literature


do you know that Winston Churchill won a nobel prize for literature


No, I figured he would win for peace, not literature


some things are hard to believe . Earth;s day was 5.5 hrs long when formed


That's pretty crazy, plus earth's magnetic field reverses every 200,000-300,000 years


Gravitional interaction between Earth and Moon gradually slows its rotation


Crazy, did you know earth is 4x as dense as sun? well nice talking with you


. We even have a ambassador for extra terrestrials .Nice talking to you


I'm not too into them. I heard that Ursula K Le Guin who is known for her science fiction and fantasy novels, finshed a collection of poetry before her death.


Wow i did not know that. Did you know that Demetri Martin wrote a 224 word palindrome poem?


Interesting! Le Guin, in her poem "Normal" talks about not feeling bad to crush others to achieve goals. But the poem wanted to demonstrat that we should not let destructive attitudes prevail


ok. You know how much the famus author Edgar Allen poe received for the publication of the raven?


It was $9. Depressing! Speaking of depressing, there is one  poem that when read normally is depressing but read backwards is inspiring.


Wow that's one i would like to read. Have you ever seen the movie the hobbit?


I think I have. There is a book of poems by Emily Jungmin Yoon that seems quite depressing-it is about Korean comfort women in WWII in Japanese occupied territories.


Wow that most be a heart wrenching read. I asked about the hobbit because almost all the characters are named that were taken from an old Iceland poem Dvergatal.


Nice. Some poetry that i would like to learn more about is the javanese alphabet. It actually forms a poem when recited in order


Now that is unique. Poetry has a long history dating back to prehistoric times.


Well in Africa they used it while hunting.


Very cool. It seems humans have always used poetry to explore a deeper meaning in life


Some of the earliest written poetry in Africa can be found among pyramids text written during the 25th century bc.


People search for truth through literature, like Wiman, an editor of Poetry magazine, who suffers from blood cancer.


Wow i did not know that. are you a cat lover?


I am not though I have a stray cat that is annoyingly cute that comes around and cuddles with me. Speaking of which, the cat in the Godfather opening scene was a stray that was found on set.


I hole they at least feed him. Apparently there a cat named Stubbs as the major of Talkeetna Alaska since 1997.


To say the least! When a cat reaches 15 years old it has usually spent 10 years of it sleeping.


Ah, that is the life! I would love to go to a cat cafe where I could relax with cats and have a drink.


Hi. I think it's so fascinating to learn facts about the earth. Earth will be virtually helium free by the end of the 21st-century. I wonder what is causing that?


Good question! Humans only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds if the entire earths history was viewed as 1 day!


Wow that is hard to believe. And back when the earth was first formed a day was only 5.5 hours long.


That is wild! Over 80% of Earths natural forests have been destroyed!


That is quite sad. Only 20% remaining, well I hope we can conserve that at least.


Hopefully! Do you think extraterrestrials will ever make contact with us?


I don't know that is a good question I think at some point but I don't know if it will be in my lifetime. There is definitely a lot of sightings in the literature but no specific evidence. The FDA once burned 6 tons of literature in an active US censorship.


That is absurd! I love how there is a literature contest that challenges people to come up with the worst opening sentence to a novel.


That is very funny I would love to read some of those sentences. One surprising thing is that romantic kissing is a fairly recent development and is rarely mentioned even an ancient Greek literature.


Very interesting. Love how Churchill won a nobel peace prize in literature and not peace.


Yeah that is very interesting and something I did not know. He was a very smart man. Pretty cool he was  able to accomplish that back in 1953.


Yes I have it I thought it was really cool. Gal Gadot did a great job. DC comics must've been very impressed.


Definitely! She actually served in the Israeli Defense Forces for 2 years.


Wow she is really an amazing woman. Explains why the fight scenes were so realistic. When wonder woman first appeared as a member of the Justice society in 1941 the group made her their secretary. Oh how times have changed.


I did not know it was the highest grossing superhero origin movie!


Yeah that is a huge accomplishment wow. It is also the highest grossing world war one movie.


Very impressive. I really did like that movie.


Yes it was a great one. 2017 was also a great year for movies and it was the first year since 1958 that the top three highest grossing domestic films were female lead.


Makes sense! Gal did not even know she was auditioning for wonder woman. She thought it was Catwoman!


Ha ha that is hilarious.Patty Jenkins was a great director of that movie. Well it was nice chatting with you have a good day.


What are your thought on Tina Turner? I think she is really talented


I remember her from childhood,  I definitely think she is super talented!  Such a unique voice.  Have you ever been to her concert? I hear Linkin park did 324 concerts in one year!


Thats a lot like 1 concert per day if you exclude holidays, seems like a big toll on the band


I know right!  crazy!  also the ramones played a total of 2,263 concerts!


A total of 2,263 concerts! wow, that must have taken them years,


Yeah its basically like they toured for over 20 years!


Oh that makes sense but still, 226 concerts per year is a lot, I wonder why they made it


Probably for the money lol that must be taxing on your body and mental health too,  thats like a non stop party for 20 years ugh.


Yeah, sounds demanding, so do you like the Walt Disney Company?


I love Disney as well, one of my favorite movies Big Hero 6,


Nice!  I have so many,  little mermaid, aladdin,  lion king, inside out,  wreck it ralph,  incredibles, frozen, moana.


Those are awesome movies as well, interesting fact about Big Hero 6, the movie was made with a super computer, 55000 cores


wow!  Thats amazing.  I like the city it is based in, san fransokyo lol


I like it too, a lot of creativity in the movie, another interesting fact is that minnie mouse is short for minerva mouse


I guess that makes sense!  Never thought it was short for anything lol


That was a new fact for me as well, do you remember Bill Nye the science guy?


Yes,  I do remember him,  they guy who looks like steve martin haha


Yeah the same one lol, well he was the science consultant in the movie Flubber


Thats awesome! The wall-e movie name is a tip of the hat to walt disney.


It is, I didnt like that movie much but the name is nice.


Have you ever seen the film Wonder Woman?


Yeah, it's an ok film, it's actually produced by DC Entertainment, I think I'm a fan of Marvel more though.


I think I like Marvel better too.  My favorite of all time is Deadpool though.


Oh, I love that character! But surprisingly even with how not good it was, Wonder Woman managed to be the highest grossing superhero movie!


Yes, and it's even considered a WWI movie, I wonder why though. Perhaps its because the actress, Gal Gadot, served two years as a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces?


That is cool that she served.  She seems to be a good role model for young girls.


She really does. It's not a superhero thing, but Earth will be helium-free by the end of the 21st century, I wonder what kind of impact that would bring, do you know?


I am not sure, it is probably something I should know.  Humans have done a lot of damage to the planet.


Yeah I agree, especially when the FDA burns through six tons of literature in an act of US censorhip


That is so wasteful.  Did you know winston chruchills prize was in Literature, not peace?


Oh really? Did he publish something to warrant the prize?


There's an annual literature contest that challenges writers to come up with worst possible opening sentences to novels, I wonder why, any guesses?


I think there is a contest for that.  Man, that must be fun to judge.


Yeah seriously and very entertaining too! Romantic kissing was only a fairly recent development! How is that possible!


I dont know! I thought that was around for ages.


Seriously! Maybe that's why the FDA burned six tons of literature! But why does the FDA have jurisdiction over censorship of literature?


Thats a good question. I am against all censorship.


Me too, but maybe times have changed since then!


Hey!  Do you enjoy Poetry?  It's a form of literature that uses aesthetic and the rhythmic attributes of language.


Hello there, yes I do enjoy some poetry for sure, how about yourself?


I do too!  I've even read some hunting poetry from Africa.


That sounds very interesting.  Did you know Edgar Allan Poe only got $9 for his "The Raven" poem?


No that is amazing!  I remember reading that in High Shool.


Yeah I will always remember that poem from a halloween episode of the Simpsons.


Some of the earliest written poetry comes from Africa, around the 25th century BCE.


I am really interested in reading some of that it sounds so cool.


Do you like astronomy?  I have always found Earth fascinating.  It was formed 4.5 billion years ago!  That's so old!


Yeah I love learning and reading about it, so cool.  That is old!  Did you know years from now the earth will be helium-free?


I did not know that.  I do find it sad however, that 80 percent of earth's forests have already been destroyed.


Yeah I think I read that somewhere as well.  It is very sad to me to think about that, and I'm sure it will continue to be destroyed.


We think of a day as being 24 hours long.  But when Earth was first formed, a day was only 5.5 hours!


That is crazy to think how much longer the days are now.  Imagine going back to 5.5 days! You would feel like you lived a lifetime in a week lol.


If earth's  history was viewed in a 24 hour period.  Humans would only represent about 1 minute and 17 seconds.  Shows you how young we really are!


Yeah that really makes you think!  Did you know that 71% of the earth's surface is covered by water?


Yea I have heard that.  And the remaining 29% is land consisting of continents and islands.


Yeah its just crazy thinking how vast the oceans really are.  Did you know that we live on the densest planet in the solar system?


No I didnt.  I would have thought it would have been Jupiter or something.


Yeah same here, I would never had guessed that it was earth, so interesting.


Are you a Cat person?  Did you know when a cat is 15 years old, they have spent about 10 years of that sleeping?


No, but I don't mind them.  That is astonishing, I guess they like to sleep a lot.  Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you enjoy the rest of the day.


To be honest yes and I was born and raised in the country.


I am afraid of snakes too so no judging here, I think its a rational fear


Yes, I have a close friend raise snakes, he or she wouldn't never have to worry about me visiting, Hahaha.


Yeah I would stay as far as possible as well lol, a place to go if you hate snakes is New Zealand


Yes you are right, some snakes are poisonous and some are helpful, they eat other snakes and Insects.


There is a breed of flying snakes, that would be really scary like 5 times more scary than a regular snake


Yes you are right, I heard a friend of mine that worked with wildlife said that snakes are more afraid of human as well.


Are they? maybe there just pretending lol, so enough of snakes, do you like music? concerts?


yes hahaha, I like concerts give me Bruce Springsteen, Elton John and Phil Collins, first three.


I went to a Linking Park concert once, it was a long time ago, and also to a Ramones concert, but other than that no


I used to live in Las Vegas, that where I saw Elton John, can you imagine linkin park doing 324 concerts in 2001.


I cant, thats a lot of concerts, thats almost a concert a day if you dont count holidays,


Where do these performance get their energy from, I am tired after doing one song when I am in church.


Probably a lot of drugs, that can be really helpful or so Ive heard


Yes I agree with you, I am not familiar with the group "The ramones" is this an all male group or male and female?


It was a male band, they all had Ramon as one of their names, not sure if they were family or if it was because of their artistic names


Wow that's embarrassment in 2002 a creed concert was so bad four concert doers filed a lawsuit against the band.


I used to like that band a lot, too bad the concert was so bad they got sued, the band used to have a lot of talent and a couple of great songs


They must have party all that night before the concert, many of these band members have problems like everyone else, sometime we all have bad days.


I guess they all had a pretty bad day the night or evening of the concert, I still like their songs though.


Do you like to read? Seems like Woman Who Fly is a great book


I like to read occasionally. I have not heard of that, what is it about?


Its about tales of flying woman, mythologies, visions of female freedom and emancipation, seems like a book with a really original plot


That sounds pretty cool and like something I would like. Did you know earth is almost 4x as dense as the sun?


No didnt know that, but I do know that it was formed over 4.5 billion years ago, crazy how we can tell with a carbon 14 test


That is crazy. There is a region in Canada with less gravity than the rest of the earth.


There is? I guess theres a lot more to earth than what meets the eye, im just glad 71% of earth is water, I love water, the sea, rivers


I love water regions too, especially the ocean. You could fit all the planets between the moon and the earth and still have room.


Amazing and it looks so close you raise your arm and try to touch it, days at earth when it first got formed were only 5.5 hours long


Thats pretty short. And I thought they were too short in the winter! Do you like to read?


Yeah. Did you know romantic kissing is a recent development and it is not found in greek literature.


No, I do like romantic kissing in movies, books, they give the story unique touch, did you know about that annual literature contest of the worst opening sentence?


Yeah, I bet those would be pretty interesting to hear. There's a doctor that teaches heavy metal as a form of literature.


Wow interesting, do you know who Winston Churchill is? well he won a novel prize because of literature.


Yeah, he's very talented. The father of modern olympics won a gold medal in literature for writing a poem about sports.


Thats interesting, literature, music, painting used to be events in the Olympic games.


I can't imagine what olympic painting was like! I wonder why they stopped doing it.


That is hard too imagine I agree, maybe thats why they took them out of the games in 1952


Yeah, maybe. The latin word for literature is derived from the word letter.


So much about literature I dont know, interesting chat.


Yes I know who she is. I heard she's coming out with a new book.


Yeah she is an amazing women in history. I loved the song what's love got to do with it.


That's a really good song as so is "Proud Mary."


Yeah i like that one too along with nutbush.


Did you ever read her first memoir "I, Tina?"


I have not but i did see that movie it was riveting.


I haven't seen it nor read the book. I need to check them out.


Do you feel like Ike was the worst thing that's happened to her?


Worst thing meaning her relationship with Ike?


Yeah. I will say this he is a part of who she became. Am i not giving him credit for anything, look at joe jackson.


After they got married in Tijuana Ike took her to a show without her consent.


Yeah I don't like him, i'm just impressed at how she became a butterfly.


She showed her courage and became an inspiration for many women.


Indeed! I'll have to read that book i'm sure it's good! Do you know Kim .K?


What do you think of her Hollywood career?


She's made a name for herself. Everyone knows who she is now.


Snakes are elongated, legless creatures. do you know there is a lizard with no legs? Wouldn't that just be a snake?


It seems like it would be called that. Someone told me there's several in my area, but I've never seen one.


I would not want to. I hear there are snakes that appear to fly. Is that true?


I should probably move to new Zealand, they don't have any snakes there.


That would be nice. Well I have to run. It was nice chatting with you. Have a good night!


I used to. I don't now. As of October 2018, Netflix has 137 million total subscribers worldwide, including 58.46 million in the United States. Amazing!


I know, a lot of people subscribe to the service, still Netflix has a huge deficit


I guess they have been spending tons of money. I know that Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth.


I wonder why? isnt there whole business model online?


I guess some parts of the country have little bandwidth. People need DVDs and such. Still, many online users. From 9pm to 12am, Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in north america.


So Netflix also has the DVD service, interesting, I guess every subscriber counts, still seems a bit excessive, 20 more times!!!! and wow 33% really?


It seems to work. Netflix is now worth $2 billion.


They have $21.9 billion in debt, not sure if its a giant anymore, theres also new streaming services out there that are a threat to Netflix


I expect them to have competitors. After racking up a $40 late fee on a vhs copy of Apollo 13, Reed Hastings was inspired to start netflix. Someone else will get inspired to take on Netflix.


Blockbuster gave Reed the knife then, they did charge excessive fees.


Probably a big part of their business model. Then they thought they could beat Netflix at the online game. Now they're gone! Bye bye, BB


I guess the lack of vision really affected the company in end, tech keeps on advancing and businesses have to adapt in order to survive, but anyways do you like the Star Wars franchise?


Yes, I do. It's interesting that James Earl Jones spent only 2.5 hours recording all of Darth Vader's lines and was paid $7,500


Seems like someone got screwed over lol, only $7500 wow, his voice was terrifying


In 2013, Star Wars was dubbed in Navajo, making it the first major film to be dubbed in a Native American language. I wonder if James Earl Jones was involved with this.


I dont think so at least not for the $7500 he got paid originally, do you have a favorite Star Wars movie?


The second one, Empire. That one is my favorite. Then the first one.


Mine was the Return of the Jedi, do you also like Transformers?


I don't know them very well. Anyway, thanks for the chat! Have a good night!


I do like Netflix but not as much as I use to. It doesn't seem like they have been adding new shows lately


I used to like it better also. I only use it because we get it for free with T Mobile.


No not really. I tried to watch a couple of the movies but I couldn't get into them like some people do.


Did you know Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth usage in North America from 9pm-12am?


I didn't know that but it doesn't surprise me. I guess its pretty popular around the world.


I guess so. Netflix and YouTube make up half the peak internet traffic in North America.


I watch more youtube than I do Netflix. Which do you prefer?


I prefer YouTube as well. Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth


I think Neflix is over rated these days. It use to be pretty neat being able to stream movies. But then the cost went up and its not as awesome. Youtube is free and I can find lots more videos on random stuff.


I agree. Netflix is worth $2 billion though so they must be doing something right.


That is true. Do you like the movie Transformers?


I have never seen it, but I like Megan Fox. She's easy on the eyes. What about you?


I never watched it seemed to be pretty popular back in the day


I think it was popular. In the 2007 film, there are 1.53 explosions per minute.


Well it was distributed by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks. I think DreamWorks is the company that made Shrek.


I think they are as well. I love DreamWorks films.


I think they are a very good company also. Their animation keeps me pretty entertained.


Me too! They have so many subscribers that they take up around a third of all bandwidth used at night!


That's a lot, apparently they and youtube make up half of internet traffic during peek time in North America.


That's incredible. I only started using them a few years ago but I think they've been around since 1997.


I've been a loyal customer since then and they have come a long way from the B-movie streaming they use to do.


Yeah, they have a bunch of original series now!


I know blockbuster has to be kicking themselves for not purchasing when they had the chance.


Definitely! They could have bought it for only $50 million.


Right and to think they are worth 2 billion. I just watch the avenger infinity war on there. im a big marvel fan.


I haven't seen a lot of the Marvel movies,was it good?


Awesome!! you know hasting got the idea after he had to pay a large late fee.


I heard it was a $40 fee or so. I feel his pain. I did that a time or two myself back then.


Finally it got so bad i just had to find another store to rent from, haha! of the 137 million subscribers you mentioned, i believe that about 58 million are in the US.


That's cool that they have a large international presence. They have offices in Japan and Brazil, too.


Yeah that's right and i think their first series was called Lilyhammer. an oxymoron if i ever heard one.


Since then it's like they have a new show new movie every other week.


It certainly seems that way. Some of them are really good, though! It's been nice talking to you, Have a great weekend!


did you know between 9pm -12 am netflix accounts for a third of the bandwidth in north america


I can believe that. My son watches movies all the time along with TV shows and Netflick originals. He got me hooked on Stranger Things.


a guy racked up $40 in late fees on a vhs so he started netflix


I remember the days of rentals. What a pain that was. Now we sit at home and just stream everything. I still like to get Netflix dvds cause I don't understand how to stream. My son laughs at me.


well apparently netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth so maybe you aren't the only one!


Yes, there's a lot of us old fogeys around. I liked them better before they changed their homepage. I find it very hard to find films anymore.Amazing that they are almost totally world-wide.


I agree. I hate the new set up. I didnt realalize netflix started its own content in 2012. I thought it was much more recent than that


Well at first I'm sure everyone thought that their self production shows would be like Japanese sci-fi films, not worth watching. but some of their shows are very highly rated.


do you like star wars? james earl jones only spent 2.5 hours recording all of darth vaders lines and was paid $7500 i cant decide if that was a lot or a little in the 70s


It was low for voice actors then but he certainly made the character more evil than anyone else could have. That series has made so many people rich. Especially George Lucas.


in 2018 the total value for the star wars franchise was $65 BILLION. Thats insane


Yes and that launched the career of many people, the most notable being Han Solo. The acting in the first was atrocious but got better as more movies were made. All told a great movie.


I think its great that george lucas' wife marcia won an academy award for editing while george didn't win any for directing


He got his through notoriety. I think everyone knows his name. Some of the lingo has worked it's way into our language. Did you know that watching that movie was what made James Cameron go into directing?


I did not know that. In the original transformers movie there are 1.53 explosions per minute lol. Michael Bay must love to blow things up


I think so! Special effects have become a huge part of action movies now, along with CGI of course. I guess the dept. of Defense has big ideas about transformers.


well those CGI effects took 38 hours to render one frame of movement


I'm not a computer whiz but I have watched my son do his tricks as an IT expert and sometimes it takes him hours to resolve issues. I know that it would take me years to do one frame.


I think the same is true for monster inc it took like a huge amount of hours just to make sullys arm move. I dont think I'd have the patience


I hear that Bey's latest production "Bumblebee" is getting great reviews.


I cna't believe there are still movies considering optimus prime has died 25 times in the last 30 years


I haven't kept track but I'm going to remember that fact as a trivia question. I guess Bey actually appeared in one of the films by being a person who gets swatted away.


I'm good thanks. I was reading about tennis recently. Didier Drogba  is a soccer player that stopped a civil war in his home country.


I read the other day that they have used helicopters to dry off the fields for tennis


Wow. It's really amazing what they will do for professional sports. And yet grunting in tennis can be considered cheating.


Really? I think they do that like every hit!


Maybe it gives them an advantage! I know a black man won in 1968, and none have won since, that is odd


I am not sure to be honest... I have also heard a tennis player invented the polo!


That makes me curious about who invented table tennis.  Apparently Ping Pong is the name of the company that sells table tennis equipment. It's not the name of the game. I was surprised when I heard that.


That is like the kleenex issue! Tennis is pretty much large scale ping pong!


Totally! Kleenex and Reynolds Wrap are brands that are so well known, their genre of products are known by the company name.  Kind of like Association Football is known just as football, even if it's not a part of the Association.


Apparently we call that soccer because it was slang for Association football!


Huh. I did not know that. I always wondered where the term soccer came from.


there also is a version of soccer where 3 teams play at once!


Hmmm. If soccer players run an average of 7 miles per game, and they add a third team, I wonder, will that make them run closer to 10 miles?


most likely! that is a lot of running! a lot of people play though, over 250 million


It's amazing. All those people who play, but there are still some who shine.  Rodney Wallace, for example, made 101 international appearances over 14 years.


he represented his country well! that is a lot of games!


I agree. He was born Costa Rican, but he has become an American.


that is a great thing for him, I am sure that was one of his dreams. hard work pays off!


Hi I'm good, did you know that only one black man has ever won the us open tennis tournament?


Arthur Ash? I did not know that though. Thanks for sharing?


it might be, I'm not 100% sure, do you like tennis though? I do and I play actually


I like it and used to play. I do not play any more though. how often do you play?


I play in the summers we play a couple times a week, we play this game called pickleball a lot too its similar to tennis, did you hear that in 1969 they used helicopters to dry off the grass tennis courts, thats funny


I had no idea. I am in parks and recreation and pickleball is a huge sport for us. At least compared to some other sports.


ah nice have you ever played? its more action packed and easier than tennis I think


I have not but it does look fun. I am usually working when they are playing and would feel like too much of a slacker if I played instead of worked.


haha ya you have to work so thats fair, can you believe the longest tennis match ever lasted 11 hours spread over 3 days, I would be so tired


oh I'm not sure, I would hate to be the loser of that match though? It does seem like you know a lot about tennis players


I watch way too much sports. If it is a big moment in sports, I know about it. I wish I watched less tv though but I love sports so much.


ya I agree, do you know the origin of the polo shirt? like who invented it and such?


well it was created by a tennis player named Rene lacoste actually, and his nickname was the crocodile


I think I did know that, or at least now that you explain it to me it make sense. Lacoste is popluar attire for tennis.


ya you're right, do you know any soccer facts? thats one sport I never watch haha


European soccer is on before college football and the nfl so I watch it on saturday and sunday mornings. I also watch the MLS. I do not know a ton of trivia though. Do you?


well I do know the city that will host the 2022 world cup doesn't exist yet, they have to build the whole city


Qatar. Im going to quit while I am ahead. Nice chatting with you!


Hi there do you like association football?


Hi there I actually do. Do you know why it is called soccer in the US?


Yeah it is actually just a slang that stuck around


Yeah pretty interesting. Jon Steward used to be a soccer player too


Yeah he represented the US in the panamerican games in Brazil back in the day


Yeah pretty cool. It is a good sport to be in, they make more money than many other sports combined.


Yeah it seems that way. Did you hear that German player donated his earnings from the World Cup?


Yeah he helped 23 little children in Brazil, what a human being


Yeah very heartwarming. Did you know there is a variation of soccer with 3 teams


Wow that would be interesting to watch. Do they need three goals then?


I am curious too. Do you know where the World Cup will take place in 2022?


I know that it is going to be in Qatar but I do not think they have the city ready for it yet


Yeah that is strange indeed. The US men's team got third place once in 1930


Yeah but after that it was all down. But the women's team is doing pretty well


Yes they have never placed below 3rd. so good for them


Yeah they sure are good. THere are no economic gains though for the host countries


And yet they bid to have it there, Hmm does not make much sense. Do you like tennis ?


I do , as much as I like polo shirts and we have tennis to thank for that


Yes that is true, Rene Lacoste to be more exact. Glad the other adopted the style too


Yes very true. Do you know how long was the longest match?


yes it lasted 11 hours and they had to stretch it over 3 days


Hey! Did you watch FIFA World cup the last summer?


Hey yeah I caught some of it. I love it because it is an international competition!


I'm wondering about 2022 in Qatar. They even didn't build city for the final. It's small country actually.


Yeah they better get going. They promised air conditioned arenas that would reduce temps by 30 degrees celsius!


But I guess the decision to make it not in the summer 2022, but in low season like February or November. However, there is conflict with major championships. Anyway it would be fun. Do you watch tennis?


Yeah I definitely enjoy watching tennis. Back in 1978 they could use anything for a racket-that would make it more interesting!


Do you know that the longest match in history was 11 hours or about 3 days to play? It's incredible!!!


Wow they must have been exhausted. Whereas the longest point was a 643 point rally lasting 29 minutes!


I guess if in 2019 they make video how a helicopter is used to dry the glass tennis courts, it is going to be viral everywhere! haha


Oh that is so cool I wanna look that up! Ping pong is like tennis but it isn't the sports name. The sport is actually called table tennis.


Yes I do it's a fun sport. you? I think it's funny how some people consider grunting before a tennis shot to be cheating.


True. I used to play a lot in my school years, but just don't remember when I played the last time. I didn't kniw that Lacoste was invented for tennis players. I was always sure for polo players, but they just adopted it.


Yeah same. I never knew the tennis ball was covered with felt, I thought it was a different type of material.


I've read something about it. Anyway despite all, soccer makes much more money that football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis and hockey combined. I'm not surprised.


Yeah it is such a global sport! On average soccer players run 7 miles per game. No wonder they are in such great shape.


Yes, it's quite average for 90 min game. I honestly say football, not soccer, because I more interested in this sport and all people in the world call it football. It was slang in US and this is why we call it this way.


Interesting. Yea I always wondered that. Oddly enough Greenland can't join Fifa because not enough grass grows there.


haha. It's nice. They are part of Denmark actually. Do they have enough men for 1 team? haha


Good question! What's even crazier is the superbowl is smaller than soccers (or football for you) 3rd biggest event.


Yes, I can believe in it. It was nice to chat with you. Have a great day!


You too! Have fun watching the next world cup in qatar!


Did you watch the Pacific Rim Uprising movie?


Hello there, no I have not see it, is it any good?


I did, I thought it was pretty good, the first movie was better though, had more action


I will have to check it out sometime then if I get a chance.   Are you a big user of Netflix?


I am a big user, I have an account and use it almost every day, mostly after 9pm, what about you?


No I don't have an account currently.  So you are one of those that make up using all that bandwidth during peak hours lol.


I am a part of that group, yes, lol, its also YouTubes fault as they together with netflix they take upon half of the internet traffic


Yeah I can totally see that, YouTube is so popular among younger people it's crazy to me.


It is really popular, just like Netflix is, its amazing how the service has 137 million subscribers around the globe


And that number is still growing, thats so many.  But, it is quality stuff, you get access to an insane amount of content.


I agree, you get more than what you pay for, I used to spend a lot of money on rentals and those late fees were a real pain to pay


Yeah I think that is why Hastings started the company in the first place, he was in your same shoes.


Could be, so he must hate Star Wars then, do you like the franchise?


Yeah I grew up watching the movies years ago when I was a kid, I still think the ones from the late 70's/early 80's are the best ones.  How about you?


I do too, I think old movies are the best ones, I love Star Wars personally, I dont like the new movies as much though,


Yeah I'm the same way when it comes to that.  It is hard to replicate, and I know the Star Wars fans are so hardcore and hard to please as well!


Yeah I agree with you, its amazing how much the franchise is worth though, 65 billion dollars!!


Yeah that is an insane amount.  I wonder how much it was worth back in the 1990's?


I bet not much, at least at the beggining 20th Century Fox didnt have much faith in the movie, that lack of faith cost them millions


Yeah they dropped the ball, Disney sure spent a bunch but i'm sure it will all pay off in the long run.


They need to improve the movies, have more jedis in them, do you like Transformers?


Yeah I agree with that for sure.  No, I have only seen about 5 mins of one of the films.  How about you?


I like the series, I thought the first movie back in 2007 was the best one though and didt like the The Last Knigh premiered in 2017


I will have to check that one out sometime then.  Well it was nice talking with you today.


Have you ever seen Keeping up with the Kardashians?


Yes, I know bits and pieces. I know Kim was born 10-21-80.


Yeah, it's basically just her and her family doing everyday life things. Did you know she named her baby Chicago?


I did know. It is a nod to Kanye's hometown and the city is special to K & K  so the name is perfect because baby Chicago was hard to conceive so she is extra special as well.


That's a pretty sweet meaning. Did you know Kim used to be Paris Hilton's personal assistant?


I did know. That is how she first gained media attention but after her 2003 sex tape was leaked in 2007 she really became popular.


I know one of my kids used to play the Kim Kardashian app on their phone. I think it came out in 2014.


Sorry about that, I accidentally pressed enter. I haven't used the app, but I have heard of it. She was also in a fall out boy music video. I wonder which song?


I did not know she was in a music video. I know after the 2007 sex tape leak she and her family began appearing on E! reality TV show Keeping up With the Kardashians.


Yeah, that's a really lucky break for releasing a sex tape. I'm pretty sure her mom released it on purpose.


Maybe. I know Kim is on the 2015 Time Magazine's list of 100 most influential people.


She definitely has a lot of influence. She recently met with trump to discuss prison reform.


I did not know that, but good for her. I know she also has a book about how she is a trailblazer of the selfie movement.


Yeah, she's definitely a busy and hardworking person. Speaking of celebrities, did you know Judge Judy makes $123,000 an episode?


Holy cow! That is a lot of money! I wonder where she rates on Hollywood's likability "q score"? I know Tom Hanks rates a 48, while Kim's is a -71, which is hilarious.


I've never heard of a q-score, but it sounds really interesting. I think most of the Kardashians are probably not good in relations to likability.


I would have to agree. I know critics and admirers have described her as exemplifying the notion of being famous for being famous.


Yeah, she doesn't have a lot of actual talents. Just being wealthy and now famous. They are always coming up with new ways to stay in the spotlight.


Yes, I agree. Although she is reported to be the highest-paid reality personality of 2015 with her total earnings exceeding $53 million.


Yeah, I guess I would do some silly stuff like that if I was making that much money off of it. It was nice chatting with you!


No.  Do you know anything more about it?


I just think the theme is fascinating ... the tension arising from floating around a planet, but never landing.  Have you felt that way in life?


No.  I did learn lately that our planet is also called Gaia.


Oh, I mean, where you're constantly in flux and you see everyone else with concrete life happening and making progress ... and you're not.


I read about a planet that orbits 4 stars.  Perhaps that would parallel the concept you are discussing.  The direction would be hard to determine.


Interesting.  I've heard of dual-stars, but this is four?  Normally planets just have the one star, so that would be extraordinary.


Clearly the universe is amazing.  Early humans could study it some since 5 planets are visible to the naked eye.


I don't think I could tell the difference between them.  But just imagine having the time and attention to discern that there are five different ones, all without photography!


No doubt!  Previous generations were intelligent too.  As long ago as 1975, the Soviets sent a spacecraft to Venus and mankind saw pictures of the surface.


I'd say they were smarter.  I think the current generation only feels smart because we've got all this technology and knowledge at our fingertips.  So then, we feel like we can fill all our time with comedy.


Great point.  They created wealth that allows free time in our lifetime.  Evan Almighty was a comedy that had a budget of $200 million.


And what else could be done with $200 million?  Probably something much more important.


I think that it is neat that it can be done.  The $200 million did not disappear.  Cameramen, actors and many others received income from it. It is not as respected as some other genres.  It has been 37 years since a comedy won Best Picture.


True.  What film was that?  For as popular as comedies are, you'd think it would not have been so long.


I don't know the film.  However, The Empire Strikes back was nominated for best comedy in 1981 by the Writers Guild.  That is strange.


Calling something a comedy when it's not really makes you think about it ... have we all been viewing it wrongly?  Such organizations sometimes get it wrong, like when 3rd Rock from the Sun won for best comedy series over Seinfeld, Friends, and Frasier in 1997.


What do you call 3rd Rock?  Satire is comedy also.


I'd call it comedy, satirical for sure, but just not better than Seinfeld.


Oh!  I agree with you on that.  Awards have a political factor in decision making.  I saw that Drew Carey did stand up in the Marines for 8 years before he started making money from comedy.


Sometimes it takes while to get it right and then cash in.  I'm glad some networks like Comedy Central take risks and then cancel shows if they flop.  They've cancelled over 100 shows in the past three decades.


Wow. That is a lot of shows to cancel.  We have so many channels now that most shows that are good can find an audience.


And enough people willing to explore them all until they find them.  If you asked me to watch tv from another country to find something I like, it would take me weeks.  Americans seem to just put in that effort on a regular basis.


Well.  I think I will go now.  Enjoyed the talk!


What's up? Are you into pop music? It originated during the mid-1950s


Until the 1960s rock and pop were considered the same


right ! and do you know that korea has its own k-pop band which is the most popular musical group in the country


yes thats right. and another cool fact is that the president of indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office ?


Lol that's nuts. I didn't know Ricky Gervais was a pop singer in the 80s, it's hard to imagine


i know ! i never would have thought that either!


Apparently scientist voted "We are the Champions" as the catchiest pop song, I wonder how they came up with that


im not sure , but they are probably right.


I guess they concluded that pop has grown louder and increasingly musically homogeneous since the mid-1960s


yes and in  2002 CREED ocncert was so bad that four concert goers filed a lawsuit against the band! wow !


I don't blame them, I don't much like Creed myself.


yes they are !, it was great talking to you about music, i loved it , thank you


No problem. Did you know the Ramones played 2,263 concerts? That's wild


Apparently they toured non-stop for 20 years


cool! and did you know that when eddie van halen recorded the guitar solo for Beat it  that he literally set the speakers on fire


Lol, no but that's awesome. Pink Floyd recorded a live concert with no audience


I don't think so, they did it in the ancient roman amphitheater in pompeii.


thats really interesting , thank you for the conversation. good bye


Hello, I am good. How are you?  Do you listen to jazz music?


I like all music. Did you know jazz originated in the African American communities of New Orleans in the late 19th and early 20 century.


i think I did know that.  Seems like I've seen a movie that referenced it.  Didn't they combine jazz with some brass band marches or something?


It has roots in blues and ragtime.  It is now recognized as a major form of musical expression.


I'm glad.  It's world wide now too.  Pakistan has a jazz orchestra!


Cool jazz actually originated in the 1940s. It introduced calmer smoother sounds and long linear melodic lines you hear in todays jazz.


i like that. There's a lot of good music from the 40s.


Were you aware that Clint Eastwood is a lifelong jazz enthusiast.


No I wasn't.  i guess going by the characters he plays in movies I just never made the connection.


Oh he is a big fan. He even scored several films including million dollar baby. That is a great movie.


I think he played a few different instruments. There is a woman in Harlem who has held free jazz concerts at her apartment every Sunday or over 20 years.


That's cool. I bet she's pretty good to last that long.


She occasionally has top performers stop by. I wonder if Clint has ever checked it out.


You never know.  He's a top performer if he can do a movie score.


I just figured it would be something that would interest him. Did you know jazz trumpeters grow out their goatees because it provides comfort while playing their instrument.


No lol! I just assumed it was for fashion.


So what do you think about Judge Judy making 123000 dollars per episode. I heard she retired not to long ago.


That surprises me. I mean, i'm shocked she made so much money and that she retired.


She was the highest paid celebrity behind Lebron James. I cant believe she made that much.


I can't either.  I knew her show was popular but not that popular!  Well, I've got to go for now.  It's been nice chatting with you!  Have a great day!


Hey did you know that Queen's guitarist has a PHD in astrophysics? thats crazy


Wow.  That's cool.  Much cooler than,  say, playing the accordion...


Do you play any instruments? I gave up videogames and started playing the piano a couple years ago, and I haven't looked back since haha


No, unless you count an mp3 player.  I do love music except of stuff like accordions.  I definitely wouldn't pay $25 a ticket for that kind of music.


No, and it's shocking that a creed concert was so bad that people filed a lawsuit against them, on the other hand I don't really like creed so I'm not that surprised haha


Wow, they must have been really buzzed.  I don't know if Creed is considered pop but I mostly like alternative and stuff off the beaten path.  You?


I really like classic rock and 80's, I can listen to almost anything except country, I do like pink floyd a lot and that's awesome they did a live concert to no audience haha


I do like 80s stuff like REM and the B52s... I even go back further once in a while and listed to Pink Floyd as recorded on a floating recording studio.


ha I would love to do that, I do like Queen, I didn't know their guitarist uses coins as guitar picks, did you see the new movie that came out about Queen?


Loved Freddie and his band... I haven't seen the movie yet but want to... Did ya know that scientists declared "We Are the Champions" the catchiest pop song of all time.  Scientists?


haha like how do you measure that? It is catchy but I would think it would be another song, ti's scary that lincoln park has done 324 concerts in 2001, that's almost 1 per day that sounds exhausting


Yep.  That's crazy.  They must like doing it cause that has to take its toll.  I guess performers like that go all the way back to ancient Greece and Rome.  We still use their acoustic designs for venues/amphitheaters.


Yes that is probably why Pink Floyd played the live concert in that Roman amphitheater, even though there was no one their the acoustics must have been amazing, it's shocking they didn't record a video at least


No kidding... I would like to see that.  Pink Floyd is very creative but on the dark side.  While I'm not big on pop at least it's mostly upbeat albeit mind numbing...


ya it is, pop music is good in small quantities for me, I like more complex stuff but pop music is good to pass the time and for parties


Yeah… I prefer guitars and amped up stuff to most R&B, rap and hip-hop.


I can't believe that the Ramones played a total of 2,263 concerts so far that is a massive number.


Yeah, makes ya wanna get sedated huh?  That's cool... Can't believe Eddie Van Halen set speakers on fire... Something tells me there's more to it that his playing like maybe he had it turned up to "11"


Ya see that is awesome, I can't believe teh president of indonesia has released 3 pop albums, I want to see trump release an album just to hear what that would sound like haha


Something tells me that Trump singing may be accompanied by an accordian.


haha ya I wonder what instrument he would play, did you know that Ricky Gervais was a pop singer in the 80's?


No, don't even know who he is? I thought it was weird that the CIA sponsored a music event (Coupe Mondiale).


Hello,  do you know much about cinematography?


Not really, I'm an avid movie watcher. I have heard of Roger Deakins who constantly is getting nominated for awards.


Oh ok,  I havent heard of him. Thats great though,  hes been nomiated  times.


Do you like visiting D.C.?  They have over 250 restaurants and a Summer Restaurant Week.


I have never been there. I did read that recently.  Did you know no woman has ever been nominated for the academy award for best cinematography?


That will probably change soon.  I didn't know Stanley Kubrick was involved with Spartacus.


Yes.  I can't believe the Green Lantern was going to be a comedy with Jack Black!


Yeah thats weird!  Not sure it woldve made it better though lol


Couldn't have hurt much. :) I was surprised to know that the Python programming language was, in part, named after Monty Python.


Yeah thought that might have been a coincidence.  I guess comedy central has not been doing great,  It has cancelled over  shows!


That or they're picky.  Bill Murray isn't so picky.  He thought the "Kung Fu Hustle" was super great.


I am an amatuer astonomer and Jupiter's moon Ganymede fascinates me since it is big enough to be a planet.


Another one is that Uranus is actually rotating on its side.  Many think it was involved in a major collision.


Oh thats interesting.  and the accident threw it off axis?  If it rotates on its side,  does that mean there is an area that doesnt get any sun?


Yeah, the sunlight is in weird time patterns on the poles. I guess the building blocks of life (e.g., RNA) have been detected on a planetary system 455 light-years away.


Do you know what planet it is where shards of glass rain sideways in 2000 degress fahrenheit?


I would guess one of the outer ice planets - probably Neptune.  Venus doesn't have seasons or that kind of wind.


Thank you.  You were a great chat partner.


Hey, how's it going? Are you a fan of Phil Collins at all?


Yea Phil Collins is a pretty good singer, I never knew he was in the beatles movie "A Hard Day's Night"


Yeah I liked Genesis in particular, back when he was paired up with Peter Gabriel. Though they've both had solid solo careers.


Yea, it's crazy Collins sold 100 million in Genesis and as a solo act


Do you have a favorite song from Phil Collins or Genesis?


I really like the 1984 hit "Against All Odds"


I'm a big fan of Invisible Touch. That was after Peter Gabriel left and it more just Phil Collins leading the way. Right before he went solo.


Yea, "In the Air Tonight is also a great song, it's cool that Collins 17 year son gets to play concerts with his dad


Are you more a fan of pop or rock music?


Probably Rock music but they were basically the same thing until the late 1960s


Did you know Rick Gervais was a pop singer in the 80's? I can't picture it lol


No, that's pretty funny. In Japan they have 100 % cgi pop stars


Pop music is huge in Asia. Especially k-pop. I think there's a boy band from Korea even going around in the US now


I wonder if their songs use the same 4 chords as most pop hits in the US


I bet it does. Do you remember that band Creed? Man they were awful.


Yea they were, they sounded much worse than the 4 chords always used in pop songs


Apparently once they were so bad that four of the people that attended a concert sued them for being bad.


Lol that's pretty funny. Did you know Deep Purple broke the record for the loudest concert?


Nope, that's pretty cool! Loved that song Smoke on the Water.


Yea it's a great song. It's weird Abba turned down 1 billion dollars to do a reunion tour


That is weird. It was nice chatting with you!


I am not a super Phil Collins fan-are you?


Hello there, I am not but he does have a few good songs.


He has done a lot of stuff. I am more of a Mick Jagger person. I think the era of mega stars like that is over. Too bad.


Yeah Mick was awesome, the Stones had so many great hits over the years.  I can't believe they still tour!  That is impressive!


He is my age and I can't even get out of bed in the morning. He's a marvel.


Lol, yeah and their shows are like 2 hrs i'm pretty sure, that is so nuts.  Do you attend many concerts these days?


Not now-too expensive. The first time I saw Led Zeppelin was at a place called The Boston Tea Party. They had just come to America and no one knew who they were. It was a small Club so I got to see them up close.


That is awesome, they were one of the best ever, very jealous of you.


I saw a lot of people there. Andy Warhol was a sponsor. I think I liked BB King the best. But I don't remember Phil Collins.


Wow, that sounds like an amazing time.  BB King would be awesome to see as well.  I have only been to smaller bands, I did see Radiohead play though, that was pretty cool, but to be honest I mainly went to see the opening band!


It was easy to see everyone in the Sixties. Tickets were cheap and a lot of people played on the Boston Common. Judy Colling and Joan Baez used to sit on the sidewalk in front of the Harvard Coop and play for free.


Wow, that is so awesome, most of the music I listen to comes from the 60's, I would have done anything to see Marc Bolan or Syd Barrett perform live.


I like Pink Floyd! I don't see that We are the Champions is the catchiest tune ever. That makes no sense.


Good call! Yeah I don't agree with that at all.  There are plenty more catchy tunes from the 50's and 60's I would say.


I would have liked to see Pink Floyd in a Roman Amphitheater. I bet the sound was really good.


Yeah that would have been cool, so many concerts over the years that would have been amazing to attend.


I used to like the music really loud but I saw Led Zeppelin (after they got to be famous) at the Boston Garden and it was too loud. Ever one lit little candles-you couldn't do that now. The Fire Marshall would have a heart attack. lol


Yeah imagine them trying to do things like that now, no way!  So, be glad you got to experience it like that I would say.


Everyone was friendly and there was no trouble. Can you imagine?


Yeah exactly, now days there are always people to ruin everything, and it can't just be fun and simple anymore.


You are right. Sad but true. Nice talking to you.


Yeah same here, hope you have a good day.


This is interesting..Even though spartacus had a cinematographer, stanley kubrick took the camera away from him and did it himself.


You have to do it yourself, he was very talented, I saw some of his films, but never Spartacus, is it good ?


It is! But this is interesting too..even though he did almost none of the work, when spartacus got the academy award for best cinematography, it went to the credited cinematographer, and not kubrick.


Probably, some kind of union thing, like he was not an official cinematographer.  I wonder if they gave him something for it.


Thats a good question! No woman has ever been nominated for the academy award for best cinematography.


I guess it is because there is not many female cinematographer because they would not hire them. Sexism still exist.


That is terrible. A woman has never even been nominated.


Yeah, do you see movies made by a woman ?


I haven't paid attention to that. I'll have to now. Cinematographer roger deakins has been nominated 13 times for the best cinematography oscar, and has never won.


He was good but not enough, did he do any comedies ? I like those kind of film.


I don't think he did. Do you like Bill murray? Bill murray thinks kung fu hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy".


I like Bill Murray, Chinese comedies can be really funny. But I never saw kung fu hustle. Did you ?


no, not my type of movie! I do like Jack black though. The green lantern film was originally going to be a comedy starring jack black


That would have changed the tone of the movie, he is very slapstick.


Some of his stuff is good, Some bad. Did you watch 3rd rock from the sun?


I did when I was young, it was good but not memorable, not like Seinfeld.


3rd rock from the sun won the golden globe for best comedy series in 1997, beating seinfeld, friends, and frasier.


That is surprising and not surprising at the same time, we don't know what will stand the test of time, disco was not forever.


True! Wow! Comedy central has cancelled over 100 shows since its creation in 1989


You have to try new thing and not be afraid to admit your mistakes. Comedy central would have been bankrupt if they continued to produce those 100 unfunny shows.


True, I learned this the other day..The creator of the python programming language named it partly to honor british comedy group monty python


Do you like Monty Python ? I like absurd comedy, so I like them.


Not really, I never really understood it.


Don't worry I don't think I would find funny an ancient greek comedy. Everyone has his own tastes.


Very true. Do you know anything about plantes?


I don't know I know we live on Earth. have a good day.


Yes. I love Jazz music but I also have a love for Kanye West songs.


Jazz is amazing. I love how it maintained its core essence, yet amalgamated with local musical culture to generate countless distinct styles


Yes. I listen to it every night when I eat dinner. I have really gotten into Modal jazz. Most people like Jazz-rock, but I'm more of a 1950's guy.


I think all you mentioned are great, but personally I enjoy how cool jazz has developed


Are there any particular cool jazz groups you like?


Not in particular, but I do enjoy the calmer smoother sounds and linear melodic lines. Looking at jazz overall, my favorite probably would be frank sinatra


Kanye West often compares himself as the modern day Frank Sinatra.


I will admit both made their mark on music, but I like Sinatra more


Do you see yourself jealous of Kanye's success? I sometimes do. He has Kim Kardashian, hot and a money maker.


Well I won't deny I would desire money and success, however, their lives of living under the microscope and being stalked by paparazzi sounds too stressful


Even if you get all the tea's in the world? I guess it's bad for their children who have to be subjected to the awful names and filmed. I can't believe they named their child Chicago.


I don't think that is too bad. I know a family whose last name is trout so the father named his sons red and brown


Were their English limited or do they have some psychological problems...? Do they not understand the damage they can cause the children? These odd baby names, although originated from somewhere is really bad for the kids.


They said that it was terrible when young, but very helpful when they became adults since everyone remembered them positively. I think it's better than hashtag


I guess so. The kid can build character based on these names/nick names.


There are also a lot of people trying to name their children after celebrities or characters in films like rocky


I wish i had Celebrity income. Judge judy makes $123,000 per episode.


True. I mean Kim Kardashian had earnings of 53 million to date


I would also get special access, did you know pixar studio has a secret room visited often by celebrities?


That's cool I wonder what is inside. In any case, thank you for the amazing chat.


I just read a section on comedy which states that the python program was partly named after Monty Python. I love how they did that!


Yeah the programming language I think is what you mean. Classic comedy. Kung Fu Hustle is a brilliant comedy also.


I've actually never seen it, whats it about?


It's a wacky cartoony slapstick comedy. Bill Murray loves the movie too.


i'll add it to my list of movies to watch. Bill Murray is such a great comedian, unfortunately I don't think he's been in movies as of late. Green lantern is on my list of movies to watch too, weird to think that it was initially going to be a comedy


Yeah I think Jack Black was supposed to star. Hard to believe that 3rd Rock beat Seinfeld for best comedy in '97 at the golden globes


I've actually never even seen an episode of 3rd rock. Seinfeld was revolutionary, are you more of a Seinfeld or Friends fan?


Seinfeld by far. Friends doesn't hold up very well for me. I wonder if it would have been one of the 100 shows Comedy Central cancelled over the years if it had been on that channel. You? Friends or Seinfeld?


perhaps! I'm actually more of a Friends fan myself lol. It's interesting how much tv shows and movies have changed over the years. Even just through more advanced filming abilities and styles. Shout out to James Wong for pioneering the use of wide-angle lenses amongst other things


He was quite the pioneer despite the racism.


he had a lot to overcome and still won an Oscar. I've read in other articles that the Oscars are pretty racist too, not recognizing talented individuals due to their race.


There are definitely some problems. A woman has never won best cinematographer, or even been nominated.


that's some crazy stuff. It even must be frustrating with Roger Daekins for being nominated 13 times and never having won


And the guy who was supposed to be the cinematographer for Spartacus didn't actually do the work and won the academy award.


I'd be pretty angry if that happened to me lol. Have you heard of Gavin Free before reading about him?


Yeah he did slo-mo cinematography on Hot Fuzz.


interesting, Hot Fuzz was a good movie. I thoroughly enjoy comedies


Yeah it was. Comedy is a great art form. It all started back in ancient Athens.


Its interesting how the change of definition of "planet" meant that Pluto was no longer a planet.


I'm still bitter about that. I never want to visit the one that rains shards of glass at 4500mph.


thats such an unusual characteristic of a planet. Sounds like complete chaos there lol AND it's 2000 degrees farenheit. insane.


Maybe we'll make it to Ganymede someday. It's a Jupiter moon big enough to be a planet.  Cya!


I do, I like Queen myself. Did you know that it's been scientifically proven that "We Are The Champions" is the catchiest pop song of all time?


I did not but I love Queen. Are you familiar with K-pop?


Me too. There are several songs that stick in my head It's catchy. There is a K-pop band called Moranbong Band that is the most popular music group in the country. I am not familiar with their music.


I've never heard of them before. I heard that rejection letters from Sub Pop Records to aspiring artists start with "Dear loser." That's kind of disheartening.


Wow! I new they were an edgy company but that's harsh. Did you know that Ricky Gervais was a pop singer in the 80's? I cannot picture that.


I've heard that and I can't believe it. I'm glad he stuck with comedy instead of that.


I do, I'm actually attending one next weekend. I wish I could have been at the Foo Fighters concert that was so loud it showed up on New Zealand's seismic monitors!


I didn't know that happened. I do love the Foo Fighters though. Did you know that in 2001 Linkin Park played 324 concerts because their album was so successful?


Oh wow, that's alot of concerts. That album is one of my favorites. Have you heard about Deep Purple breaking the record for the loudest concert in 1972? Three audience members were rendered unconscious!


I did not. That seems excessive to me. I'm surprised Deep Purple would be the ones to play a concert that loud. Did you know that The Ramones played 2,263 concerts over the span of their career?


That's a lot of concerts! Wow. Did you know that Abba turned down $1 BILLION to do a 100 concert reunion tour?


I did not. Wow! They must still have a lot of money saved to be able to turn that down. I don't like to laugh at the misfortune of others but I find it amusing that concert attendees filed a lawsuit against Creed because their concert was so bad.


That is pretty funny. It must have been towards then end of Creed.


I would assume so. I also recently learned that Pink Floyd held a concert in 1972 with no audience. I wonder why they did that?


Oh wow, that's kind of odd. I heard that in 2010 Lou Reed and his wife held a high frequency concert for dogs. I'm sure they enjoyed it.


Lou Reed is a weird guy so I'm not that surprised. There is an ancient Roman amphitheater in Croatia that is used as a concert venue. I bet that would be amazing.


That would be an amazing experience seeing a band playing there.


It would leave you with a story to tell for sure. I would take so many pictures.


Hello,  do you know much about celebrities?