One would think.  Weiss later pretty much alluded to the fact that it was a planned thing.  C'mon, in front of all those people and cameras?  She had to know.


Agreed. And t have a 67 year old ring, that's pretty romantic.


That was a nice touch.  I think some of the controversy is planned too.  Like when Spike Lee lost his cool at the last Oscars.


I heard about that but I do not watch the shows so it was lost on me.


I got it 2nd hand too.  Talk about a crony network, The Oscars were nominated for 9 Emmys in 2013.


I thought that too! What a scam! Disney has 22 oscars too!


Well, I can kind of see them getting that.  I can't see 750+ episodes of Pokeman doing that.


That's too many! My son may have seen all of them too. 50 a year for 16 straight years!


That's some serious dedication.  I wonder why the UK version of the "70's Show" only went 10 episodes?


I would be interested in their ratings. Do you watch the simpsons?


Yes, I understand that there is only one episode without Bart or the mention of him.  Personally, Homer is my favorite.


Me too! I love that show. They sent south park flowers when it aired the family guy episode.


That's nice of them.  I miss Robin Williams.  He was so cool and a great voice for animation.


Yeah. He started the trend of actors to do voice work in animated films too.


Yeah, he broke a lot of new ground.  Can you believe Judy Judy makes $123K an episode for doing her job as a judge?  I went into the wrong profession!


Not too much anymore, just football and survivor haha


Survivor has been on forever it feels like.  Awesome show.  Im a fan of the simpsons.


me too, they have so many episodes, over 400 easily by now!


Likely, there is only one where Bart isnt seen or mentioned.  Crazy.


that is very interesting, but it makes sense since he is an important character


He is, homer has supposedly had something like 180 different jobs too.


that is crazy to me, I remember him only working at the power plant when I was younger


apparently Daniel radcliffe was even in an episode of the simpsons, that is pretty cool!


Was that the one where he played Edward Cullen?


I believe so, pretty funny since he was also harry potter


Did you know Judge Judy is the highest paid celeb. behind Lebron?


She makes as much as lebron? that is quite the career!


Just a bit less, she is next in line for wealth.  123,000 per episode.


that is more than I have made in my life, holy cow


I know.  I picked the wrong career, TV judge is where its at!


I suppose so! She really made out well, I heard that shark tank is mostly staged, that is unfortunate for the people that come on


Yeah, I heard that not many of the deals are actually enacted.  Sad.


Maybe they just fall through after more in depth discussions


True.  Some of the product ideas dont seem worth it.  Anyway, I must go.  Good Chat!


Do you pay much attention to the Emmys, or any awards?


Not really, I don't really watch too much television now, not aware of what is going on.  Plus these awards show are a lot of back slapping and self congratulation.


Yeah I agree.  I think its cool that George lucas wife or ex wife won an oscar for film editing star wars when he has won zero,  what a shame


He might be upset, but all he has to do is look at his bank account to cheer himself up.


Winning Oscars is not a gauge of ability, Eminem has more Academy Awards than Decaprio, Depp, Lucas and Bill Murray combined!


lol Thats crazy,  good for him. Walt Disney won a special award for snow white.


I understand that he has over twenty Academy Awards, I'm not sure if that is him personally, or his production  company.


It's kind of funny that the Academy Awards show put on by ABC won an Emmy, that seems, almost, the ultimate self congratulation.


Yeah it does,  lol award shows congradulating award shows.  like " Hey good job we are making so much money" lol


Being a celebrity must be very hard, there are just so many awards show to attend, how do they find the time, the poor souls.


Paris Hilton was in the 2007 guiness book for most overrated celebrity lol I didnt know that was a record.


I don't think I'd argue with that back then, I wonder who holds the record today?  What could be in the Pixar secret room for celebrities?


Again, I can't argue with your guess.  The money some celebrities make is mind boggling.  Judge Judy $123,000 per episode is astounding.


Thats is a nice pay check!  that is a good show lol


I'm trying to add up in my head how many episodes that must have been on for, it's been on for years.  Pokemon made 750 episode, but I think Judge Judy must be getting close to that.


Wow I cant imagine.  They have like 50 episodes a year lol


That' a lot of $123,000 per episodes.  I should have gone into law, or TV, or film, or anything that makes more than I get now.


Yeah I know right,  its been great chatting.


Did you ever read Archie comics growing up?


I did not, I never got the appeal of it, did you?


No not really, it was just a little bit before my time.  I remember having some marvel ones though.


ya I read marvel as a kid and its a dream to see all their movies coming onto the big screen now


Yeah me too, do you know what the DC in DC comics stands for?


I guess it stands for detective comics, which makes it detective comics comics lol.


oh haha well I didn't know that, also I didn't know michael jackson wanted to buy marvel and then play as spider man in his own movie, now there is a movie I wish we were able to see


Wow, that is very interesting who knows what that final product would have looked like had that happened.


I know right! also that DC paid only $130 for exclusive rights to superman in 1938, I know there is inflation but thats a crazy low amount still


Yeah wow, imagine how much total money that is worth in today's terms.


oh a crazy amount for sure, also I didn't know google purchased gmail.com from garfield comics, give a whole different feel to that name now haha


That is funny, I've never heard that before.  Do you watch much television?


I don't actually I only pay for internet and not cable, what about you?


I watch mostly live and recorded sports so I have cable.  Did you know there are over 750 episodes of a Pokemon show?


wow didn't know that, I watched season 1 as a kid and then was done after that so I'm missing a lot haha, did you know home had over 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes of the simpsons?


Yeah that is so many, and wow! I would not have guess that many, I love that show too.


ya I do think it went downhill over time but I've heard the latest episodes are good, I haven't watched them though have you?


No, I think seasons 1-10 are the only way to go, after that it went downhill for me.


ya I wonder how long the show will go on for, I know eventually the voice people will be really old, would they continue the show if homer passed away? I dont know!


Yeah they would have to stop once all the original voices are gone in my opinion.  Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good day.


Yea I listen to radio dramas, there is a website that streams them for free


That is great, I like listening to them on long car rides and have used that site, it is so nice to have!


Yea it's a great site to find some classic detective serials to listen to along with older radio readings


For sure! Have you ever tried to listen to radio storms through the AM radio? It can happen


No not yet but I'd love to find the AM frequency that can pick up Jupiter's radio storms


For sure me too! I wonder what they sound like and how you know if you have found them, I want to research that.


Yea I wonder if Jupiter's radio storms come in as static or if they have a distinct sound


Right, I really want to know now lol. What type of music do you like to listen to on the radio


I usually just listen to sports shows on am radio, nothing serious like Nunti Latini I'm not too well versed in classical latin


I heard of that before, it would be so interesting listening to that and hearing what latin sounds like.I like listening to rock mostly, or albums. Do you have a favorite album>


I like Dark Side of the Moon, it's still a top selling album despite coming out over 40 years ago


That was a great album, I like how it is still popular! I was big into Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory, it was the 21st century best selling album


Yea Hybrid Theory was a great album, I think I downloaded the mp3 album


nice, I still listen to some of those songs. Sad about their lead singer


Yea it's pretty tragic. Have you ever listen to any of the songs from the Identical Twins from japan that released a rap album on their 100 birthday?


I heard about them, I have not though, I bet it is rap gold! Have you?


I have not, thank god I don't know Japanese


Right lol, I think I may wait even longer to listen to it lol. It was so nice chatting with you!


You too, I'm gonna listen to Reel Big Fish's rerecorded best of album


that is awesome, maybe I will too lol. Enjoy your night!


Love Dierks Bentley, he is a great country singer!


Yeah, he feels that he has finally established a foothold in country music.


I agree, he is like the modern day George Strait, who just happens to be Jeff Bezos cousin!


Neat! Bentley has often talked about how challenging it is to be in the country music world and he took a break to release a bluegrass record in 2010. Did you listen to that one?


I did not, I would love to listen to that, bluegrass is so interesting. Are you a fan of any other singers?


U2 is cool. They have even opened for themselves a some shows in 1987 as a country music band.


lol, I heard that. They were called the Dalton Brothers from Galveston, TX lol. I wonder what the crowd thought


Yeah I wonder if people fell for it at first.


I am sure they did lol. Did you know there are only 2 african americans in the country music hall of game


Hmm, I did not know that. Country music has roots in Irish, Celtic and English music.


who would have guessed so many different genres influenced the beginning of country music


And it's the most listened to rush hour genre during the evening commute, second in the morning commute. Do you listen to it when you drive?


I switch between that and rock music, or my favorite albums like Linkin Park and NWA


Did you know the Fender Stratocaster was originally intended for country music?


I never knew that, I would never have thought that. Were you a Pink Floyd fan at all?


Their album Dark Side of the Moon is still one of the best selling albums and it has been for 40 years straight!


Wow, cool! And Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory is the best selling of the 21st century. I liked that album.


me too, so many great songs on that one! It was so nice chatting with you!


Have a good night. Nice chatting with you.


Hello there, do you listen to the radio much?


I do on occasion.  Nothing crazy like listening to the storms on Jupiter though.


Yeah isn't that so wild that the storms there are so strong we can pick up the radio waves? Interesting.


It really is, and that soldiers during world war 2 used a razorblade and a pencil to make a diode to create a foxhole radio.


That is too, that is very genius as well.  I'm sure any information or entertainment they could get was helpful.


Very true.  What type of music do you listen to on the radio?


I really like to listen to oldies, I found a really good local station recently that does. How about you?


I am a rock person myself.  Not that big of a fan of some recent music.


I would agree with you on that.  I don't feel today's music (or at least the popular stuff) has much substance to it.


Much agreed.  It isnt classic like Dark Side of the Moon which still is a popular album as 2014.


Yeah that is true, that is impressive that it still draws those kind of sales so many years later.


NWA had some good stuff too, going platnium without major tours or air play.  Air Play and streaming have changed the music world


Yeah the streaming of music I think has had the biggest impact.  And yeah they sure did, I love late 80's early 90's rap music.


It was some of the best stuff.  I wonder how the album was from the japanese twins who released it when they were 100


Right!  I think that is so cool they did that, but yeah I wonder what it sounds like.


Yeah I'm sure it is, I bet their grandchildren think they are the coolest ever as well!


They probably do, did you know Henry Ford helped finance country music?  He was worried about the effects of jazz music.


That is crazy!  It is nuts to think of how much things have changed and how mindsets have evolved.


It really is, what he saw as a danger turned out to be a great art form and one that is unique to the US


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


I used to listen to the radio a lot. Not so much now. You?


not really,  I listen to audio books and pandora mostly.


Yeah, I usually use Youtube. Canadian law seems a little restrictive, with the requirement that at least 40% be Canadian. What do you think?


I think that is a little too much justin bieber for me lol


Yeah, I wonder how they deal with the Internet. No way to regulate content on there easily.


I guess it would be, but they want to ensure that Canadian artists are heard and supported. But with the Internet, there is no guarantee of exposure. Would you listen to the news in Latin?


Maybe if I understood Latin.  If it was canadian,  wouldnt it be french?


English or French. But a Finnish radio station has broadcast a weekly news program in Latin since 1989. How many listeners are there in Finland for that?!


maybe a lot of they all speak Latin lol did you know there is a website that has thousands of classic radio dramas you can listen to for free?


I would like to know the average age of the visitors to that site. I can't imagine young people listening to old radio shows.


lol probably not thats probably why it is free.


I like country music,  but I dont follow it enough to know a lot aboutit how about u


I'm not really a country fan. I was surprised to learn that the stratocaster was design for country music. It really caught on in rock.


Yeah that is interesting.  I hear U use to open for themselves and dress up in costume.  thats pretty funny


U2 probably got bored with the same old music and wanted to have some fun. I understand the desire for variety. They probably had enough money.


I didnt know country musician george strait and jeff bezos are cousins that is interesting fact.


I wonder if Jeff is a fan of George's music, or if George gets a special deal at Amazon.


Hello, yes, I love the radio. What about you?


I do as well, interesting but theres a am radio station that picks up Jupiter storm waves


That is crazy. I guess the storms are so powerful on Jupiter that we can hear them here on Earth.


I guess they are, so what are your thoughts on that weird Canadian law?


I think it's really odd. Why make them play 40% of Canadian music?


I think its to support local talent but still 40% is a lot, what if don't like local talent.


I agree. Walmart sells clean versions of albums. Did you know that?


I didnt know that, do you have any favorite artists or albums?


I like the as well, did you ever listen to their album the Hybrid Theory? its the best selling album of the 21st century


I loved that album. Crazy that's the best selling album of the 21st century. I would have never guessed.


Yeah, it is, and do you also know the album Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd?


I love that album and Pink Floyd. Did you know Aerosmith made more money from guitar hero than any other album?


I didnt know that, that is crazy, well that album by Pink Floyd is still one of the best selling ones to date


That's good. Led Zeppelin hated rock press.


They did? I wonder why, do you know why?


Not really sure. Do you like country music?


I love country music. Did you know the Fender Stratocaster was intended for country music?


I didnt know that, that is a great instrument anyways its been great chatting with you friend.


Good morning and thank you for chatting with me today!  Are you an American Idol fan?


No, not really, I only watched a little of the first season.  The only reality shows I watch are sports.  How about yourself?


I like to watch reality shows such as Idol and Survivor. I also like to listen to the radio, do you listen to the radio very often?


Yes, I enjoy listening to the radio, music and sports.  As far as Idol goes, did you watch the season Trent won?


Yes; I did watch it. I also felt he did a good job. Did you know that during WWII soldiers used pencils and razor blades to make makeshift radios and called them foxhole radios?


No, I did not know that.  I knew soldiers created radios but not with pencils and razor blades.  Technology finds a way through anything.  Back to idol, why do you think Jennifer Lopez did not think Trent sounded country?


I think it all came down to personal choice for each judge; perhaps she felt he did not have the tone of a country singer.


Glad Trent was able to prove her and probably others wrong.  Do you think Finland has a large Latin culture?


I would agree; and yes I do think Finland has a large Latin culture. I know that since about 1989 a radio station has played a weekly news program entirely in classical Latin.


Interesting, I learned something new today.  What are your thoughts on Linkin Park's "hybrid theory" being the best-album of the 21st century?  Were they really that popular?


I do think they are that popular and I listen to many of their albums.Did you know that the fender stratocaster was originally intended for country music?


Nope, had no idea.  I actually enjoyed some of Linkin Park's work, just surprised they had the best selling album.


A surprising factoid I have learned is that back in 1992 a set of identical twins released a rap album in Japan when they turned 100 years old. I could only hope to be able to carry any tunes at 100 let alone think about actually remembering all the words at that age.


Ha, that is absolutely amazing.  Same here, I would love to do something similar at that age.   I wonder is that album is on youtube?  What would your genre be?


I have not looked to find it but think I will this afternoon; if nothing else will be interesting to see them not acting their age. I do not really have one particular genre of music as I like just about all music to some extent, I find I like most listening to Harry Connick Jr. and John Maynor


That's funny, I know Harry Conick Jr. but never listened to his music.  I've listened to countless John Mayor songs, has a great sound.  Ever been to any of those 2 concerts?


I have not been to a concert for either but would love to be able to go one day. Do you have a favorit genre of music?


I am mostly a hip-hop, r&b, and soul kind of guy but I mix in a bunch of everything.  My favorite at the moment is listening to the soul of Sam Cooke and Stevie Wonder, love their sound and music.


I totally agree I too love soul music, it just has a way of calming my thoughts as well as makes one think about the tone as well as the words.


Completely agree.  Soul is calming and soothing, but also uplifting and makes ya feel good.  Thanks for the chat and good luck to ya.


I agree and you have a good day as well.


Thanks, appreciate it.  Now, I'm going to look up the 100 year rappers from Japan and see if they are better than me, bye.


I agree again, headed to do the same thing.


Good. How about you? Surprised to see Linkin Park is the best selling album of his century, though they did put out some quality music.


I am well, thanks. I do enjoy the throw back when they pop up on my spotify shuffle.


Me too. What is your favorite album by a band?


I like dark side of the moon but I also like a bunch of new stuff.


I do like country but I only recently got into it. Do you like it?


It's not my favorite. The wife can't stand it, but I had to a project on country rock in college which was at least slightly enlightening.


Nice. My roommate in college had a class on movie appreication. He watched a jessica lange movie for te entire semester and I cannot stand that movie now.


Honestly, sounds like my 5 year old. Can watch the same thing quite often. Not the same with music though, if a song I love comes on the radio often, it's better


Yeah. I love when a good song comes on in the car and I just jam to it. I can only imagine what I look like to other drivers...


yeah! I usually listen to podcasts so when I am listening to music, I do jam!  Who's your favorite band?


I am mostly into alt rock, like Chevelle, some Tool sometimes.


Nice choices! I listen to Chevelle at the gym a lot. There's some stuff in their catalog!


They are one band I want to see live, but they arent in the midwest often.


That would be a good show. I would feel to old to go though. I can barely stay up past 9!


LOL. I went to a Foo Fighters concert a few years ago. Dave Grohl apologized for starting late but assured everyone it was worth being out till 11pm.


HA! I would love to see them live. I had no idea he was this talented when he was with Nirvana.


Pushed into the background with them with Cobain in the picture


Hi. Do you like music? I like country music that originated in the south of America in the early 1920s.


I love music, country music is one of my favorites, how about you?


Fun fact. Country music legend George Strait is cousins with the wealthiest man in the world, Jeff Bezos.


wow, that is awesome, why do country singing, I would just mouch off Bezos lol


I can't imagine them being related. I am happy Henry Ford helped finance country music but I don't think he did it for the right reasons. He had a fear over jazz music.


I heard about that, kind of racist I think lol. Was scared over the urban decadence


Well we still have some work to do. There are only 2 African Americans in the country music hall of fame.


Yes, they need work on that. I only know one african american country singer and that is Darius Rucker, do you know any others?


I would think Charley Pride would be the other. He was definitely a big artist and a contributed to country music radio being the most listened to rush hour genre in the evening commute.


nice, I will have to check him out! Do you have any favorite albums of any genre?


I mostly just listen to the radio. Did you know there is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free?


I heard about that, but have never checked it out. That would make for a nice long car ride!


Speaking of radio, Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard from an AM radio.


That is amazing! I wonder what it sounds like, I would be so interested in listening to that. Have you tried?


I haven't but now I have to try. If World War II soldiers found a way to make a radio from a razorblade and a pencil then I can certainly try to listen to a Jupiter storm.


That is amazing, I wonder who thought of doing that first? That would make the war a tad bit better


Sometimes it is better to have your favorite albums then wait to listen on the radio. I have never listened to the best selling album of the 21st century but maybe I should give it a shot, Linkin Park's hybrid theory


I used to have that album! I sold it unfortunately, i never knew it was that popular, wow!


One album I always hear on the radio is Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. People must really love it because despite being released 40 years ago it is still one of the best selling albums.


That was another good one, I am glad everyone still appreciates the beauty of that one. It was so nice chatting with you!


Thank you chatting. I learned a lot of new and fun information today.


I like country music as well, not my favorite but i do enjoy some of it. Isnt it also called western and hillbilly music?


By some. It became popular since ford helped finance its spread out of fear of jazz


There are only two African Americans in the hall of fame for country music, so i guess it's not for everyone. still i enjoy it.


I wonder if it was a issue of talent or race


Not sure, some music just isn't for everyone. I can't do hard core heavy metal and I don't like the rap music today.


I think some rap is okay, but I agree with heavy metal. That music is just painful to hear, but hey it is a subjective topic. It is interesting how the fender stratocaster was originally intended for country music though


George Strait and Jeff Bezos are cousins.


What an amazing coincidence. Do you enjoy listening to music on radio or through albums?


I actually only listen through albums. I never really used the radio


Did you know there are storms on Jupiter that can be picked up by AM radio due to the strength of the storm?


I wonder what kinds of sounds you can pick up. I wonder if a foxhole radio could pick up Jupiter's storm as well


Not sure about that. Radio along with technology has come a long way.


I wonder if it is still often used in day to day life. I know there is a website to listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free, but not really sure how often people today use radios


Canada has made it law that 40% of its radio music is Canadian.


I guess that is one way to encourage the use of Canadian. Not sure how many people in Canada use radios though


I think they play wonderful music, especially their album hybrid theory


Did you know that it was the best selling album of the 21st century. wow!


Indeed that's why I checked it out. In any case thank you for the enjoyable chat.


I'm good, thanks for asking.  How are you this fine morning?


Hey Im alive. Thats all that matters. Lol. So do you listen to music much.


I sure do, I love Country music.  What about you?


I love just about all kinds of music to be honest. Country is probably my favorite though.


Great, you sound like me!  Were you aware that George Strait and Jeff Bezos are cousins?  Isn't that just wild?


I wasnt aware of that. Who is jeff bezos again.


He's the wealthiest man in the world and Amazon founder.


Yes, it is.  They are a very talented and successful family for sure.


Talk about succesful. Did you know that U2 used to open shows for themselves.


You know I had heard that before.  They would disguise themselves in wigs and costumes, playing Country music and introducing themselves as the Dalton Brothers from Galveston, Texas.


What a bunch of characters huh. I can imagine those guys being a fun group to hang out with.


Yeah, me too.I read somewhere that Henry Ford helped finance the popularization of Country Music.


Wonder why someone in his position would do something like that.


It was said he feared the "urban decadence" of Jazz music.


Well that just crazy. Leads me to the thought that there is only two african americans in the country music hall of fame.


I can think of Charley Pride, I wonder who the other African American is?


Im not sure. You would think by this time there woud be more than two though.


Hey did you know that the fender stratocaster was intended for country music.


I didn't realize that, how interesting.  Well, It's been nice chatting, I need to shower for work.  I'll talk to you later, friend.


Hi. Are you a fan of Dierks Bentely?  He's a country music singer/star.


hey Ya I like him, crazy he's been nominated for 13 Grammys!


It really is.  He's about to release his ninth album. i had no idea he had been around for so long!


ya I might actually go see his concert, tickets are only at most 250 bucks, not bad


I don' t know, that seems a little steep to me. I might go for the cheaper seats.  I think they are around 50 dollars.


ya I'm still making up my mind, do you have any favorite albums btw?


Oh his?  I can't think of any. I like some of  his songs like Drunk on a Plane.  Do you have any favorites?


oh I was thinking about artists in General, like I like Led Zeppelin IV for instance


In general, I would have to say my absolute favorite is The Eagles Greatest Hits, the one with the skull on the cover.  Although I've heard the Linkin Parks album is the best selling album of this century.


ah yup youre right, THe Led Zeppelin Album I like too wasn't titled in order to confuse the rock press which is awesome haha


That is pretty cool I have to say.  Some old albums are still pretty popular.  The dark side of the moon was still one of the best selling as of 2014.


that is cool I like Floyd! sad though that Aerosmith actually made more money from Guitar hero than any of their albums


I guess it's just a sign of the changing times.  In a way it increases their popularity though.  I am surprised albums, vinyl albums, are still made.  It seems like everyone would either by a cd or a digital download.


ya I agree, I remember even cassettes were super popular through the 80's and 90s, funny that vinyl is still coming back in a big way in our modern times


It is weird.  I'd like to see the original way albums were done, in books, come back in to production.


ya that would be interesting, I would never however buy an Album at Walmart though


Really, why not?  I might be persuaded to by a rap album done by a couple of 100 year old japanese twins.


ya they only sell clean versions of albums, very lame!


Well you could always listen on the radio.  Say, talking about country music earlier, did you know that Jeff Bezos and George Strait are related?


ah no I didn't know that, ya I guess country music started in the 20's and can be called hllbilly music, but I would never call it that haha


Neither would I .  I had no idea that Ford had a hand in country music.  Apparently he didn't like jazz so helped finance country music back in the day.


Well rested... We might want to go to 11 since we're not supposed to waste a turn on greetings.  So, do you listen to the radio a lot?


Only when I'm in a car driving somewhere.  Did you know that soldiers in WW I made radios out of razor blades and pencils?  I don't have that kind of talent.


Me either, very smart of them to come up with that radio out of such simple parts.


Yes.  I wonder if they could tune in on Jupiter?  It has strong radio storms on the AM band.


I doubt it.  I hear in Canada it's the law that at least 40% of the music played on the radio must  be Canadian.


Yeah, I'm not sure how I feel about that.  I listen to albums/CDs so I can make my own choices.


I have many, maybe Pink Floyd "Wish You Were Here"  It sure as hell isn't rap like NWA's Straight Outta Compton.


I hear you on that. lol I hear The Dark Side of The Moon  was still one of the best selling albums of 2014.


Yeah, makes sense.  Not a rap fan but I am curious to hear what two identical twins' rap album sounds like.  They were 100 years old in 1992!


I'm sure it wasn't too pleasant to listen to.  Do you listen to any Country music?


I have a few songs of C&W.  I'm mainly into alternative.  I am surprised that there are only two African Americans in the C&W hall of fame.  I guess it's not their thing.  I bet one of them is Charlie Pride.


That is correct, Charley Pride is in there, but I've been racking my brain trying to come up with the other one, and all I can come up with is maybe Darius Rucker from Hootie and the Blowfish?


I don't know either.  Blind Mellon Chitlin'?  Just joking... Wild that George Strait is related to Greedionaire Bezos...


Yes, that is a very successful and talented family for sure.


It's also hard to believe the Fender Strat' was intended for country music.


Yeah, look how its transformed other genres besides Country.


It became the quintessential "rock guitar".  When I think of country guitars I think more of Les Paul's style.


How true, nice chatting with you.  I need to go wash my cat, if you know what I mean.  Talk to you later.


Do you like country music? If so you may know who Scotty McCreery is!


I have a passing knowledge. I think I heard his name, but am not too familiar. Tell me more about him


Ok so he is a country artist, his got a great song called ''Five More Minutes'' and some other great songs as well, his an artist to keep in mind


Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't he appear in american idol?


Yes he actuallly won back in the year 2011 and his been working with the Universal Music Group ever since.


Do you know of any other of his achievements?


He has pretty good songs I guess they count as achievments, songs like ''See You Tonight''


Did he record any particularly famous or good albums?


Clear as Day, that album was pretty good it had a great debut, it debuted in place #1 in the Bilboard 200


I also enjoy music albums like hybrid theory and dark side of the moon. What aspect of his music appealed to your like of country music?


He has a great voice and I dont know but he just remind me of past times, I also like Linkin Park, his album Hybrid Theory was one of the best selling albums of the century


I like country music, but I was surprised to find the henry ford thought of jazz to be urban decadence and supported country music to counter it instead


I see that is interesting, it seems like it didnt work as Jazz is very much alive and kicking


Personally I am a fan of both. I usually find the best in music, except heavy death metal. That just is painful to hear.


I agree, death metal is just too dark for me, you know that the fender stratocaster was actually meant for country music


I wonder if the instrument reached its true potential in country music or in rock and roll


I think its used mostly for Rock music, its a great piece of instrument for sure, you know that there are only 2 african americans in the hall of fame of country music!


I wonder if it was due to talent or prejudice. In an case, I still enjoy country music


I do too and who knows I havent seen many african american artists either so maybe thats one of the reasons


That also makes sense. In any case, it was a wonderful experience to chat with you about country music


It was great chatting and remember to keep an eye for Scotty McCreery he is a great musician and I bet you will like his songs


I will heed your advice and check him out after this chat. I hope you have a nice day.


Not at all, but I know a lot about it. Did you know Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and George Strait are cousins?


Wow, I didnt.  Strait had a chance to be the weatlthiest man then if he invested in Bezos


I would think.Hard to believe U2 played as country music stars opening up for themselves in 1987 as The Dalton Brothers.


Oh wow.  I heard they wore wigs and costumes too?


Yes, they played fully disguised. Country music got some financial support from Henry Ford to help it become more popular.


Speaking of cars, the fender stratocaster was made for country music


Interesting. I know country music took its roots from genres such as folk music.


Yes, the folk music of working class americans which is why I like it so much


So do you listen to it on the radio or do you listen to albums?


I listen to streaming radio like spotify and Pandora but I would listen to it if it came from Jupiter!


I've heard that Jupiter does have radio storms that can be heard on an AM radio.


Crazy considering how far it is from Earth.  Canadians would tune in as long as 40% of the content is Canadian.


There's even a site where people can listen to classic radio dramas for free.


I would listen too. It was clever of WWII soldiers to use pencils and razor blades to make foxhole radios.


Pretty amazing. Have you ever listened to albums? I remember all the old vinyl.


I did!  Mostly on tape, CD and now streaming though.


It is still hard to process the idea that radio waves travel through space.


I have a hard time watching the new seasons of american idol. some of the kids are super talented but most come across as bubblegum pop that won't last.


I watched last season, I think Trent Harmon was the winner, I like the show but dont have time to watch it myself sometimes


I find it hard to watch because these kids are pushed into roles that they just aren't ready for. They are trying to shape genres that they just only got to be a part of a few years ago.


I agree, the competition pushes them real hard and sometimes into roles they are not their best in although I did like the song Country by Keith Urban, he was great in that song


Country is a good example of them not understanding the genre. We have so much bro country because the history of folk and blues is lost on those who haven't studied it. It is all pickups, dogs and breakups.


I guess I see your point, what music genre do you like? I like rock, kind of like Aerosmith.


I am a huge country fan. I grew up listening to the old stuff like Hank williams and johnny cash.


Oh I see, you know that the Fender Stratocaster was originally made for Country music


I think a lot of instruments had their start in country music. There is something about a steel guitar that just can't be duplicated by a synthesizer.


I agree although country music has evolved a lot  since its creation in 1920.


I think it dates back much further than that but the 20's are when it because popular. It seems to really resonate with a lot of americans. It speaks to the simple struggles we all go through.


I see, I wonder when it was actually created then, in 2009 it was the most popular genre in the USA.


It has such a broad definition about what is considered country that I think it makes it a little easier to be the most popular because it is a catch all category. I mean they even put certain irish fiddle tunes in there.


Really? Irish tunes and country music, that doesnt seem like a good mix but I agree, theres even an album called NFL country.


I think any genre can be translated into country. Even U2 gave it a go. They were actually pretty popular.


I might have to google that later, I love U2 so I can see why that country album was popular, I might look for it in Wallmart, they only sell clean versions of albums


I think what qualifies as clean is way different than it used to be. I remember when they came with a sticker warning that it contained strong language.


A warning was probably better but I think its important to censor certain aspects for kids, you know that Bob Marley has been on the album chart for more than 914 weeks and he still like in 69th position


Some music just seems to transcend the bounds of time. It speaks to a new generation in a special way each time. That is the beauty of music.


Yeah, I can see your point, you know that Led Zeppelin didnt name their fourth album in order to confuse the press


Really?I didn't know that. I wonder what the DJs called it on the radio or if they just went with the generic "untitled album" bit.


Yeah, that must have been confusing for all.


Hello, yes I do.  I've heard that there's a way to hear the sun's activity on it.  Have you heard about or tried that?


That would be really cool. I did hear that Jupiter has such strong radio storms they can be heard on Earth.


i think i've heard that too.  Is that where you use an am radio receiver of sorts to pick up the storms?


I believe so. In Canada, it is required by law to play at least 40% Canadian music on the radio.


That's so odd. It seems crazy to have to make a law about that. I mean, songs should already be played in the country's language that the station is in.


I agree. Soldiers in WWII made radios using razorblades and pencils.


No idea lol. They used the tools to make a diode that probably received the radio signals.


That is very resourceful of them!  You know back in the 1940s, specifically 1948, radio had a huge star.  Bing Crosby's songs were played more than half the time allotted to music on the radio.


Oh wow I did not know that. Pretty interesting for sure.


It really is.  Nowadays radio plays a ton of different artists.  If you go back further, say to the 1930s, one of the most popular radio acts was a ventriloquist.


I love country music. George Strait and Jeff Bezos are cousins.


I had no idea about that!  That's kind of cool!


Very cool. There are only two African Americans in the country music hall of fame.


I know of one I think and he's very good.  Is one Charlie Pride?


Not sure on that. I wonder if Rucker will make it?


I don't know. He's pretty good.  He'll need to be around for a long while I think to get considered.


No I don't, but I am interested in reinvesting in one after hearing about situations like Scotty McCreery's song "Southern Belle" and the way that radio hosts actively worked to help it gain fame


If he is canadian he will likely get at least 40 percent of the airtime since its the law


Well his songs are likely to be transmitted through electromagnetic waves in the air so listeners can hear the song


Yep, haha so at least there is that. Actually did you know that there are even radio waves emitting from nature like on the planet Jupiter?


Yes, I pick them up on my am radio quite frequently


Wow, amazing! I may not have a radio but maybe I could tune into those waves by making a "foxhole radio" like wwii soldiers did


I tried making one of those last week, I only used a razorblade and a pencil. The reception was ok but not great.


Yeah, I think it would be very spotty. But then again you can also find radio programming online these days


Did you tune into nuntii latini this week?


No, I didn't, I can't understand Latin so I find it rather boring. I never would have figured Finnish people to be Latin language fans


I tune in regularly. I don't understand it either but I still find it relaxing and soothing


That's interesting, you must be very smart! I much prefer to listen to best selling music albums like Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory


I don't have that one but I heard its the best selling album of this century


I know, I never knew that and it really amazed me. Meanwhile, forty year old albums like Dark Side of the Moon manage to be best sellers even in 2014!


Yes definitely, you can get almost all albums on vinyl even though most are only sold on CD or MP3 format these days


You must have gotten distracted by listening to your CDs huh?


Yep you're right, I was actually enjoying this hilarious album that was released by two 100 year old twins in Japan in 1992!


Doing well.  Do you follow modern country music?


I don't know much about country music. Are you a fan?


I am more of a fan of the classics such as George Strait.  I find it interesting that Henry Ford helped finance the development of country music.


He saw jazz music as decadent! Very funny! I did not know that the Stratocaster was meant to be played for country music.


I bet he's turning over in his grave when he hears "Cowboy Troy", a black country rapper!!  I would have thought the electric guitar was developed for rock & roll.


Yeah, the Telecaster is used in country music. U2 likes country music so much that they disguised themselves and performed as a country band.


Considering that they performed as The Dalton Brothers in 1987, I wonder if they ever got any radio airtime or produced a vinyl album?


Probably not. They probably did it as a lark. I bet they could have succeeded at that, though. A country U2 album? Someone would buy it.


It would definitely be a collector's item!  It's amazing that the vinyl LP albums are making a comeback for audiophiles.  Cassettes and 8 tracks are now found primarily in museums.  CDs are still produced, but not in the quantities of the past.  Digital media has taken over.  But the term album still survives.


It's amazing to me that NWA could have a platinum album with airplay or a major tour. The street marketing must have been strong.


I wonder if the Movie "Straight Outta Compton" factored into driving sales?  Being in high school in the late 1970s, Pink Floyd was big. Its amazing their album "Dark Side of the Moon" was still a big seller in 2014.


It has longevity, certainly. I wonder how it stacks up against Linkin Park's Hybird Theory.


Well "Hybrid Theory" is the best seller for the 21st century.  "Dark Side of the Moon" sales span both the 20th and 21st centuries.  How do you think they determine album / song ranks.  Back when radio was king, it was based on radio airtime.  The disc jockey played something more if the listeners called in and requested it.  Today, its mainly streaming independent of human controllers.


Popularity is all focused on Internet usage. I think it's funny that Canadian law requires that all radios  have at least 40% of the music played be Canadian. They can't do that on the Internet.


True.  While AM/FM still exist, it seems satellite radio is taking over.  Did you know that Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be heard with AM radio?


It probably sounds better than a lot of Top 40 now. I wonder if you can hear the storms with the simple radio that WW II soldiers could build with a razorblade and a pencil.


That would be an interesting experiment for a high school science project.  In my area, it seems the most radio stations are country; at least that's what I get on my 1960s John Deere tractor radio.  Did you know Kacey Musgraves was a bit of a longshot when she won the CMA Album of the Year?


Don't really know about Kacey. I guess women don't usually win often?


The music scene is apparently tough.  It took her more than 10 years to make it to the top.  Her single "Golden Hour" from that album is near the top of iTunes all-genre chart ratings.


It's a long way to the top! I enjoyed chatting with you!


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


Yea I enjoy listening to AM radio, I never knew you could pick up Jupiter's radio storms with it though


I think you can pick up solar activity too. i dont listen to the radio now. i did when i was a kid.


Yea I don't like the music they play but at least I don't live in Canada where the law requires the stations to play 40% canadian music


the govt wants to protect the local bands. everyone knows Rush and Neil Young. but what about the internet? the govt cant control that.


Nope, they can't stop you from making a radio with a razorblade and pencil diode either like the WWII soldiers made


that sounds impossible, but i guess the soldiers found a clever way to make it work.


Yea it's pretty cool, so is the website that streams classical radio dramas for free


i bet those old dramas had some pretty good writing. no visuals meant they had to do voice work and writing.


Well they must be good if their is still demand to listen to the old radio dramas, even if it's for free


i wonder what the average age of the listener is. the kids love video. probably not interested in audio much.


Or classical latin, I'd hate to listen to the news program Nuntii Latini which is exclusively broadcasted in it


who listens to the news in latin? there must be dozens of listeners! LOL


I don't know, must be a Finland thing since it's been broadcast since 1989


I guess there must be a demand if it has been around that long.


I guess so, it sucks US radio doesn't play much of the classics anymore like Dark Side of the Moon, it was still a best selling album in 2014


Yeah, that was a great album. Have you tried the Dark Side of Oz?


I haven't checked that one out yet, sounds like it will be good.


Dark side of oz: put on wizard of oz, then start dark side at a certain point in the film as the soundtrack. Anyway, great chat!


Lol, sounds trippy, I though it was an Ozzy album not Pink Floyds. Have a good one


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


Yea, it's fascinating how the radio is able to transmit sounds from radio waves striking its electrical conductor


Radio is an old technology but a good one. it makes life convenient. It is useful for hearing storm on other planets.


Yea, I'd love to be able to hear Jupiter's radio storms on my AM radio, I wonder what station I'd have to tune to to pick them up


I wonder too. there is a station that transforms the suns activity into music.


That's pretty cool, I'm sure it sounds better than the the 40% of canadian music played on radio stations in Canada


I bet that the storms on Jupiter dont like that rule. Is the news in Latin in Canada also 40% canadians?


No, I think it's just restricted to Nuntii Latini in Finland, I don't think dead languages get ratings


Yeah, those Finns. they love their dead languages. that show has been around since 1989.


Kinda ironic they broadcast the news in classical latin, it's the perfect way to not inform people lol


Yes, i guess it is like a secret code for language geeks. they probably like knowing things that no one else knows or cares about.


Yea, quite pretentious and uncool, the opposite of the foxhole radio WWII soldiers made


Yes, the foxhole radio. i think i saw that in a movie once. it is pretty cool.


Yea, sounds like a nice weekend project trying to make one work with a razorblade and pencil


Yeah, i bet those guys in the foxhole were pretty motivated to get it to work. they didnt want to miss the weekly news in Latin!


I'm sure some listened to Country Music to torture the enemy, it has been around since the 1920s


Yeah, i dont listen to country, but it is distinctly american. I think that henry ford had a love for it.


Yea and Henry Ford also had a hate for Jazz, sounds like a big jackass


I think he thought it was a dangerous urban influence. i dont agree with him though. it was music.


Yea, I bet that's a big reason why there has only ever been 2 Black people in the Country Music Hall of Fame


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


Sometimes, usually in the car. Radio's been around a long time. You?


I used to listen to it when i was a kid. now i listen to youtube.


Right. Ever hear of a country/crossover singer named Scotty McCreery? He won American Idol in 2011. ?


Yes and no. Had a 2015 hit, but it never went to #1, so his Nashville record company ditched him. Went to to perform at Grand Ole Opry, where he sang "Five More Minutes (about losing grandpa). It racked up millions of views. Has had Top 10 singles. Co-writing songs now. Is that famous, would you say?


that is famous. he has got what it takes to make it. he will soon be back on top.


I hope so. Won Idol at age16. Only 24 now. Do you have a favorite artist or group?


i dont have a favorite. i listen to many. i was listening to jazz on youtube earlier. You?


Do you know the jazz trumpeter, Winton Marsales?


Yes, he is a great player. does classical as well.


Yes. Hosts Jazz at Lincoln Center on PBS. Extraordinary musician. Do you have a jazz favorite? Satchmo? Bird?


Probably Bill Evans on piano. Miles Davis.


Miles, yes. Great album producer, too. What's your favorite album - as in vinyl, CD or MP3 format?


Album? For Bill Evans, it would be Waltz for Debbie. That is great. very introspective.


Have to check it out. My favorites would include Paul Simon, James Taylor - they may be old rock dudes, but their songs stay in my head, you know?


they wrote great songs, hits, memorable tunes and lyrics. i figure that their music will last forever.


Hope so. Past the sounds of silence. Did you know "The Dark Side of the Moon" - album released over 40 yrs. ago - is still a best-seller? Who released it, do you know?


Pink Floyd. i dont know what they are doing now. anyway, great chat!


Pink Floyd? Of course! Classic. To hear their music played in live concert today, you can only listen to a tribute band. Nice chat. Thanks!


You, too. Listen to Pink Floyd if you get the chance!


Or - James Taylor's "You've Got a Friend". Cheers!


I was reading some country music trivia. I had no idea that Jeff Bezos of Amazon and George Strait were cousins.


that's really interesting! i didn't know that either. I was reading about Keith Urban and his album "graffiti U"


I like Keith Urban. Cool that he is married to Nicole Kidman. They seem like a solid couple in that crazy industry.


yes! Have you heard his song that goes something like"she's a maniac in bed, but a brainiac in her head", that's how he describes his wife Nicole Kidman :)


Yes, and he said that the song 'Gemini' on that album refers to her.


yup, i've heard an interview about it. He said she is definitely a little bit of Gemini or maybe the whole thing lol Gemini is definitely her song


I don't think songs need to be politically correct, as they were discussing in the article. Songs are a form of artistic expression. Wish that people would not over analyze everything.


i agree with you! that's how people express themselves, just let them do it. I really love country music even though this term is nowadays used to describe many styles and sub genres


Yes! Country music has come a long way from its hillbilly roots. I think sometimes it is more like rock or folk than old school country.


i listen to country music on radio all the time, sometimes i also use a website where i can listen to lots of episodes and classic radio dramas for free


That's fun!  Supposedly, country music is the most listened to rush hour radio genre for people doing the evening commute. I can understand that!


i can't imagine driving in silence  lol Listening to the radio makes the commute better


You bet! Better than being distracted with things on your phone and texting!


that's true! people need to put their phones down maybe there will be less accidents


Amen!  Did you see where U2 played country music and dressed up in disguise as the opening act of one of their own shows?  That's awesome!


no but i would love to see it! I love U2, they were first introduced as the dalton brothers from texas. They are so talented


They are talented.  Who is your favorite country artist? Mine is Garth. I have seen him in concert a few times. He loves to perform and makes you feel so involved in his concerts.


i love Linkin Park! I think hybrid theory was the best album of the 21st century! It was definitely the best selling one!


I think that you are correct. Sometimes they are a bit edgy for me.


they are but that's what i like about them!


That is what makes music so great. So diverse and steeped in tradition. Something for everyone....


i agree with you. Well it's time for me to go, it was really nice chatting with you!


Yeah, I do, usually I have to listen to talk because that's all that comes in on my own machine LOL, but sometimes I listen to music.  How about you?


Mostly on my commute, but I change it up frequently.


Did you know Jupiter has radio storms so strong they can be picked up and heard by an am radio?  That's just amazing to me!


That is amazing!  I wonder if our storms could be picked up there.


No idea, been something to ask Dr Tyson.  :)  Speaking of radio, there's a website where you can download thousands of episodes of classic radio drama for free. Isn't the internet awesome?


It is!  I think it was fascinating how soldiers built radios.


Think I heard about that... it used a pencil, razorblade and a diode IIRC.  They called them foxhole radios.


I couldnt even begin to explain how that would work.


You know they say in Canada, by law 40 percent of the music must be Canadian.  I guess that means a lot of Rush and Alanis Morrisette.  :)


Those are far better than Justin Bieber and Drake.


Yeah, I think Canada's still apologize about giving us Bieber... ;)  Speaking of music, did you know "Hybrid Theory" is the best selling album of the 21st century?


I heard that, Linkin Park is pretty amazing.


Yeah, I wish I had gotten to see them live.  It's sad what happened to Chester Bennington though... :(


It is.  It really puts the importance of mental health in the public eye.


Speaking of albums with staying power... Dark Side of the Moon was a best seller in 2014 despite being released 40 years ago.  That blows my mind!


It really does!  Things that can stand the test of time are the true greats!


Speaking of powerful albums, Straight Outta Compton was the first album to reach platinum even though it had NO airplay or major tour.  Guess it really spoke to the audience.


It really did.  NWA was really talented.  I think the audience felt like they knew them.


And speaking of rap... get this two Japanese twins released a rap album when they turned 100!!  Wonder what they rapped about?


There are so many years of life they have experienced!    You never know!   Its been great chatting!


Yeah, it was great talking to you as well!  You take care!


Hi! What kind of music do you like? I enjoy country. It originated in the southern US around the 1920's!


I didnt know it was that old.  I personally am a hard rock fan.


Oh nice that is a cool genre too. I wonder if there are more african americans in rock and roll. Because there are only 2 african americans in the country music hall of fame.


I never thought of that.  George Strait and Jeff Bezos are cousins.  Small world


Whoa no way that is surprising! The fender stratocaster was intended for country music. What else is it used for I wonder?


It waas a very popular model guitar, even non country stars used it.


Oh I see. Do you listen to rock on the radio?


I do! I enjoy several stations.  One I dont think I could get in to is that one in Finland that broadcasts  in classical Latin.


Yeah that is odd. I wouldn't use the free website to listen to classic radio dramas either even though they are free.


However, those radio storms from Jupiter sound interesting, but only for a little bit.  Id check those out.


Yeah that would be nice to see what they sound like. I'm glad I don't live in Canada where they require 40% of the radio to play Canadian music.


They get to jam out to all that Bieber and Celine Dion.  Lucky them.  However, it does give some other artists a chance to get on the radio


Yeah I forgot they were Canadian. I think its cool soldiers used to make a shanty radio called the foxhole.


I know, I dont think I could even do that with lots of materials available, much less using a razor and a pencil.


Same with me I would like to see it done though. I don't really understand how a radio used electromagnetic energy to actually produce sound.


Sound is so complex.  Just even understanding how we perceive sound is beyond me.


Yes agreed. But I'm glad someone figured it out. So I can listen to country music. Which actually originated from folk music of working class americans!


That is neat, I heard it was from the 1920s where it evolved.


Yeah! U2 once did a country music while dressed in disguise!


Yes it is! Two identical twins from japan once released a rap album at 100 years of age. Crazy. Nice talking with you!


I was getting ready for a trivia class and came across something I didn't know about radios!  Did you know that in Canada at least 40% of the music played must be by Canadian musicians?


Yes, I know I am from Canada, it is 40% between the peak hours after that you can play anything.


That is really interesting.  While studying, I also came across the phrase "foxhole radios".  It's where WWII soldiers would make a radio using a razor blade and a pencil for the diode.  I could never come up with that!


Me neither, you must be pretty desperate to tinker something like that. But the AM waveband is quite surprising, you can even hear storms on Jupiter.


That electronic stuff is way over my head!  Talk of modulating properties of electromagnetic waves going through space just boggles my mind!


But it is strange that we can pick up phenomenons from outer space with just a AM radio.


I know, I'm just happy I don't have to resort to pencils and razor blades since I can now just listen online to radio dramas for free.  Much simpler!


Radio dramas are special, it is like being at the theater but with my eyes closed, there is some great performances there, I recommended it to you.


I really enjoy the theater as well.  What is your opinion on music?  Are you more into Cd's, MP3's Or old fashion Vinyl?


I have a few vinyls, I like listening an album from start to finish without the ability to skip track.


I used to love the vinyl LP's that had the covers that opened like a book.  I would always prop them up and just stare at whoever I was crushing on at the time!  The sound was pretty good too.


All formats have distinctive sound that can be appreciated, except the audio cassette, I won't regret its disappearance.


Did you ever take the time and listen to the Dark side of the moon and Watch the Wizard of Oz?  I can't believe it is still such a great selling album.


It is because it is a great album (that I have), rock music is the future classical music.


What are your thoughts on Country music?  I was never that big of a fan of today's country.  I like the older folk/hillbilly style country.


Me too, I was never a fan for contemporary country music, but I like 1920s folk music it is very authentic.


The first time I heard, The Devil Went Down to Georgia, I begged my parents to let me learn the fiddle.  Unfortunately, i never got that good!  Tried the banjo to, but that didn't last long.


Have you learned other musical instruments ?


No, I tried to use a Turntable and Synthesizer a couple of times after reading about twins from Japan that were 100 and just released a rap album.  I figured if they could why not me!  But it was a flop


Yeah, I wonder how their album sound. Do you think they made their own music ?


I would like to think so, I heard a song from them  and it wasn't bad


Maybe I will listen to it later, thanks for the conversation.


I am great! Do you watch the CMT awards at all?


Sometimes, I am not a huge fan but they are fun to watch. Do you like country music?


Sorry, meant to say CMA....Yes I like some country music. I will listen to it mostly on the radio, how about you? Any Albums you like that are country?


I like country pop mostly. Did you know there are only two african americans in the country music hall of fame?


I love country pop the best. No, I didn't know that! Wow! Did you know George Stait and Jeff Bezo's are cousins?


I did not know that. Small world. Henry Ford apparently was so concerned that jazz was going to take over so he out a lot of oney towards country music


Really? Wow. I love music in general. I used to have a lot of albums back in the day, miss having vinyl.


Of course I do! I love U2! i had their albums and still have them on my phone.


Yeah. Once they opened for themselves pretending to be another band.


Haha! really? I didn't know that, pretty funny. When they come on the radio while I am in my car I turn it up lol, great music.


If you turn it to AM, you might catch Jupiter's storm.


Really? That would be cool! I was surprised to learn that female country singers only make up 10% of the songs played on the country radio stations....even the CMA Awards didn't have many female nominee's! That's crazy...


That is too bad. DO you know much latin?


I don't know any latin, do you? I have heard it on the radio programs but don't know it.


I do not know it either but maybe it is workth tuning into that radio in Finland that gives their news in latin.


No, don't think so. Usually local stations. I know that canada has a rule that they have to play at least 40 % canadian music on their radio stations, I believe.


Talk about supporting local talent. Nice chatting with you.


Hey how's it going, do you know who Michael B. Jordan is?


He did, that was a good movie for sure. Did you ever watch him in the wire?


I can't say that I have.  Is that a tv show or movie?


It's a TV show, he played a character named Wallace, it's the best show ever, he did a pretty good job as Kilmonger in Black Panther though. You know who Maya Angelou is?


I've heard that name a lot through the years.  But again, I'm not too familiar with her other than the name.


She was an incredible civil rights leader and poet, she just turned 90. Do you know who Sam Barsky is?


She's still alive then?  Good for her for hitting 90.  I must be behind the times.  I've never heard of him.


There's a lot of news out there to keep up with. Did you see Black Panther? Did you know he is the richest super hero? He has an estimated worth of 500 billion dollars.


I watched it on netflix.  Isn't he the richest superhero?


He is, Tony Stark comes in second. I'm surprised they can make characters worth that much


Yes.  I guess though they have to make them like that so they can have money to do the things they need to do to be a superhero.


For sure, never thought about that. Chadwick Boseman did such a good job acting in that movie.


Don't laugh.  I don't know who that is either.


He was the star of Black Panther. Let's talk about the internet though, how nuts is it?


I like the internet.  Now that I know about.  Do you know what a hamburger button is?


I never knew what it was until I just read about it, it's the three horizontal lines you see some places. Who would have known that constant clicking links on the internet can cause real addition measurable in the brain?


Yes!  I just learned about the hamburger button too.  I could see myself suffering from that as well.  Not joking either.


I wonder if that's what made Facebook take off so much, seems like people are dependent on it.


We like to call those people sheeple at work because they follow the flock and are like zombies doing and believing what they're told.  I will stick to enjoying my internet for working and watching videos.


For sure, I do the same, no social media here. Anyways, I gotta go to sleep, good chatting and remember, don't kick the robots as Elon Musk said, AI never forgets.\


Ok.  Funny.  Nice chatting with you too.


Hopefully it's just a joke haha. Take care now.


I like to check social media, music, watch videos and just about anything, what about you?


I like watching movies like black panther


Black Panther is one of my favorite Marvel movies so far


I liked the cast and I also liked the plot, Chadwick Boseman really played the part


Did you know black panther is the richest superhero?


He is what about Tony Stark? richer than him?


Wow so he is crazy rich, I guess it makes sense since he is the king of a country


I mean it is easier to be rich as a king than an individual I guess. Even bruce wayne is only $80 billion


And Bruce Wayne is also really rich, Dorothy Steel is a 91 year old who is in the movie as well


In Black Panther, she is a merchant and a tribal elder


I think it is, also cool how Denzel Washington supported Boseman


Indeed. Was there any other movie you enjoyed?


Yeah I also like the other Marvel movies, I am exited to watch the second part of Infinity War


Ya it is going to be interesting to see what is going to happen.


Yeah I hope Thanos gets whats coming for him, he managed to piss off every mighty hero not only from earth but from the universe


I mean he is an insane murderer but he has a relatable background. Anyway thanks for chatting and hope you get to enjoy that movie


I think there are better ways to share resources than his way but yeah, I hope you enjoy it too, its been fun chatting thanks a lot.


Great! Hope you're doing well! So I totally agree with the Michael B. Jordan exemplifying the "if you don't love me meme". I feel as if it was made for him. Ha! How about you?


I am doing well too. Yes, that does sound like it was made for him. Did you know New York's area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone?


I actually did not know that! I do know the dial telephone was invetend by an undertaker because he thought operators were rerouting his calls to rivals! Ha!


Haha that's hilarious! Did you know it's impossible to separate two phonebooks that have their pages overlapped together?


No I did not! I'll certainly have to try that now! But it's been so long since I've fooled with a phone book. Now I research everything online. Hey it's too bad America can't be like Finland where everyone has a right to internet connections!


Haha yep. I can't believe an iPhone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent.


Wow! I can't either! You know, at the end of the day, we all have Hedy Lamarr to thank for cellphones, GPS and wifi. People don't realize she is the reason we have the technology we love today!


Oh yea that's awesome! Did you know Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need every minute you don't use your cell phone?


That's a good cause! It keeps people from wasting time and server energy all day! So have you seen the movie Black Panther yet? I loved it along with all the MCU fans. I thought Ryan Coogler did a great job directing!


I have no seen Black Panther yet. I heard it was pretty good though.


It is. It starts so many great actors: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Danai Gurira, Angela Bassett, etc.


That's great. I heard it was based off of Marvel comics?


It is. In fact, when Marvel attempted to start their own studio, one of the characters they used as collateral was Black Panther so they risked losing ownership of then character if the studio failed!


Oh wow that's crazy. Did you know the top 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button?


Ha! That's kind of funny! I tell you what's crazy is knowing we humans are the minority on the internet as we're outnumbered by automated software programs!


That is crazy. Did you know 7% of people read the full terms when buying products or services on the internet?


I believe it as I never read the full terms and hardly know of anyone who does! Ha! Half the time it's too much to read or service is spotty. But there's actually really no correlation between connection quality and service bars if you can believe that!


Ever think about how phones work? Like how it converts sound into electronic signals and transmits them via cables and reproduces the sound for the other receiving user. Crazy!


I have wondered that. It was great talking to you!


Hi! So did you see Black Panther? I was impressed.


It was fine. I did really enjoyed how they actually utilized actual historical nsibdi script.


That was pretty cool-such attention to detail! And I liked the way the kingdom wasn't male-dominated.


I agree. There were many female stars, like Angela Bassett, that helped with that.


I guessed this fact, since T'Challa is a king, and the other 2 are inherited tech billionaires. The richest superhero is actually black panther, who has an estimated of $500 billion, whereas tony stark is worth $100 billion and bruce wayne $80 billion


That's probably true. It seems like T'Challa would have more than the other two.


Yeah, a hidden high tech wealthy kingdom-it would. Though I was surpried that Ironman is richer than Batman.


I'm mot surprised at all.  I still cant get over 500 billion though.


Well, Marvel likes to go over-the-top with the rich characters.


Indeed they do. Another thing I really liked was the performances in the movie.  I really enjoyed Chadwick Boseman. .


He's a really good actor. I've met Denzel Washington. It's just like him to help out a talented kid. I was an art teacher near where he was once filming. He snuck into my school, gave us a huge donation.


You're really lucky to have met Denzel. It was really nice of him to help pay for Chadwick to go to Oxford.


He even came back with Penny Marshall-she was directing him. I like that Marvel used yet another serious actor like Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa.


There were a lot of good serious actors in Black Panther. I really enjoyed Forest Whitaker and even Andy Serkis


Oh, yeah everyone was good. And Andy Sirkus is never bad. I was surprised that he didn't do a CGI character though.


I'm glad he did not do a CGI character. I think he really wants to be able to act without that. Actors like Lupita Nyong or Chadwick were probably happy he was not a CGI character.


Lupita did one in Star Wars. It's very difficult. He probably wanted to show some range though.


That's good for him. It is just one of the many reasons I liked Black Panther. I'm also a fan of Marvel, but there were man that did not know it was based on a comic and probably even associated it wit the Black Panther movement and not the comic.


I know. Dumb. The character's name was briefly changed to "black leopard" in order to avoid confusion


The Marvel character It was also created beforehand. Despite that I really did enjoy it and so did many others including those who confused the two.


And they will continue the franchise with Wakanda for years.


Very much so, and I hope they are all as good as this one.


I doubt they will mess it up. Only the Hulk movies have been average movies.


HA, that's for sure. It was really nice chatting with you about Black Panther.


Do you use a cell phone a lot? I use mine all the time and find it very interesting that my data is traveling along the ocean floor!


I do, what about you? I use one every day. It is grea.


I do, but I wonder how if I need to sign up for Unicef to donate clean water for every minute I'm not using my phone because I'm definitely not on it all day!


Interesting. That is pretty cool though. Hey, do you use the internet?


I do, but sometimes my signal drops so I never would've thought I would have 3g service on the peak of Mt. Everest!


That is crazy, are you serious? That cannot be true, is it?


It is! Did you know that the 3 horizontal lines on apps and websites is called the hamburger button?! Kind of looks like one I guess...


No, I didn't know that, that is pretty cool I suppose only 7% of people read the ToS for internet services, I've never read one.


Yes, I've never read it either. I have read some comic books, but never would've thought a college...Michigan State...has the largest collection


Me either, that is pretty crazy that they have that many, but I've seen stranger things.


Stan lee use to end every phone conversation with "excelsior!" I wonder if anyone else has taken that over now that he has passed...


That is so weird. I didn't know that DC comics stands for detective comics.


Me either! I also didn't know it that superhero and supervillain were trademarked names!


Me either. Did you know that Marvel published a generic comic book?


I didn't! I wonder if that comic book is online and therefore saved in the library of Alexandria's saved copy of the internet in case of fire...but how does an internet burn down???


I'm not sure, but I heard there is a copy of the internet there. Is that the Wayback Machine?


Not sure...I wonder if they have copies of phonebooks too? Did you know that it's impossible to separate 2 phonebooks whose pages are overlapped...not that we can try since no one uses them anymore!


Probably because they're so heavy that the weight of all the pages interlapping makes it too hard to pull apart


Yeah, that is so weird, did you happen to know that comics originated in 18th century Japan?


I didn't but with Anime it makes sense! I have to go now and find 2 phonebooks to try and pull them apart.   Nice chatting with you!


I spend way too much time online. Do you as well?


All the time its an addiction. come a long way from dial-up though.


Yes I do not miss that. Do you know that the three horizontal lines on apps and websites is called?


I heard it's some type of food right? do you know?


It's called a hamburger button. I guess that makes sense since it's three lines.


Yeah i still don't get but what do i know. Finland gives everyone the right to the internet.


I was not aware of that. It seems very necessary now. Did you know that you can get 3G service on Mt Everest? I wonder how in the world they set that up.


Don't know but after seeing the movie i don't know why anyone in their right mind would want to go up there. " The mountain won"


I have no wish to do so. I am totally guilty of this but only 7% of people read the terms of service when buying a product or service online.


Well count me in the majority my friend. I heard that dolphins can communicate over the phone and some how know who they are talking with.


That's very interesting. I had not heard that. I can't believe that the cables that carry our phone and internet data across the ocean are only 2.7 inches around. They're not even suspended they just lay on the ocean floor!


That sounds strange seems like they would drift or corridor.


I would think that the salt would corrode them but apparently not. We've come so far in technology. There is more computing power in an iPhone than there is in the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent.


I'm still trying to picture a dolphin on the phone.


Ha ha. It is a funny image. Do you know why New York has the area code 212?


I heard it was the closes numbers on a rotary phone.


That's correct. I also heard that Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you do not use your cell phone. I would love to sign up for that.


Please those kids must be dying of thirst. Have you ever heard of Egosurfing?


It's when you look yourself up online. "Ego-Surfing"


Emilia wrote the president criticizing his NCAA bracket picks!


That's too funny!!  I'm sure he got a good laugh about that!  Can you believe Fidel Castro wrote to our president asking for $10?!


Strange! But he had never seen American money before!


True, I wonder if he wrote to all countries asking for examples of their money or just ours?  Did you know the first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana?


Funny! It's interesting that presidents do take time to read through many letters from it's citizens.


Yes, it's nice that they take the time to do that.  Well, them and their aids, who I'm sure do most of the reading.  Too bad the kids from New Jersey never got their Kids Day as a holiday!


Too bad for sure. The president of indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office.


What?  I need to look that up!  Is it a male or female?  And how old??  Do you like how we vote for a VP now, or should it be like it was with the runner up in a presidential election automatically becoming the VP?


Yes, that would be interesting. The US president's guest house is larger than the white house.


That is interesting, I didn't realize the president even had a guest house!


Yes, they have so much space.Obama was the 44th president of the united states.


I guess so.  Did you know a man who was falsely imprisoned for 10 years spent most of his time in the library to study law.  He was able to prove his innocence!


Great use of time getting information from the library.


Yes, he later became a lawyer to help free other people who were falsely convicted.  What a way to find your life's calling!


There are more libraries than Mcdonalds in the US!


That's comforting!  I'd hate for it to be the other way around!  I wonder in order to publish a book in Norway if you must be a citizen?  If you publish a book there you're guaranteed 1000 sales to the government!


That's a great thing they do. The Sacramento library lets you check out sewing machines and other item.


That's a good idea.  I always feel weird checking out a DVD instead of a book, but I guess that's just the way things are now!  I'm sure William Gladstone would be upset, since he started a library to "bring together books who had no readers with readers who had no books".  Although I guess there's an argument for sewing machines for no users and users who have no sewing machines.


What an interesting idea for a library. Did you know Barack Obama was an attorney.


I did not, that's very interesting.  If, on google maps, you zoom into the white house you'll see Barack Obama!


I will have to try that. Also, Obama's secret service name was renegade.


Hey there. I do like comic books. I think my favorite comic book company is Marvel though, what about you


I like both marvel and dc. No reason to only choose one


Yeah I would have to read more comics to know for sure, maybe I should go to the Michigan State University Library. They have the largest publicly available comic book collection, so I could catch up


They do. It's the largest public comic book collection. Do you know what the letters DC in DC Comics stand for by the way?


Isn't it redundant as detective comics comics?


I think so! I think it's funny Marvel has trademark on the names superhero and supervillain, they made a generic comic book in order to do so which is hilarious


Well marvel definitely has done a better job lately than dc branching out


Yep I agree with you there. I do miss Stan lee though. he was the backbone of Marvel Comics, and would end every phone conversation with the word Excelsior, that's awesome


I always enjoy it when creators get involved directly in their works


Yep I agree. how often do use the internet by the way? I want to use the internet when I hike on Mount Everest, apparently you can get 3-g cell service up there


I use it frequently. Also the top of everest is one place I would like 3g service


Haha, maybe they'll have LTE service in a couple years up there. I do like knowing that there is a place that backs up the current Internet at all times though. It's called The Library of Alexandria


ya I don't know, but I do know how the hamburger button Works online, have you heard that button?


ya it is the three lines in the corner right?


Yep you're right. It usually gives you a menu of stuff to choose from. Also the name makes me hungry LOL


thanks you too, make sure to read the terms of service from now on online, only about 7% of people do


I rarely do as well. In any case, thanks for your time.


hey did you know only 7% of people read full terms when buying something on the internet?


No I didn't know that. Kind of scary, but I definitely don't read those haha. Did you know that everyone has a right to an internet connectionk in Finland


i can say i don't read either, so they have a right in Finland, I wonder if it is free?


I would imagine that it is. Have you ever gone ego surfing? Apparently that is when you look yourself up on the internet, I have done that actually haha


yes, i've done that too, i did not know it was called ego surfing though


Yep it has a name I guess haha. Did you know that bots outnumber humans on the Internet by a significant margin. That's kind of scary


that is scary, how about constant novelty from clicking links can cause measurable addiction in the brain


I probably have that disorder actually haha. I wonder if astronauts get that? Apparently astronauts do have internet access and it's faster than anything that we have on planet Earth


i wonder, also there is cell service at the peak of mt. everest


That could come in handy if you needed Kim Snapchat at the top haha. Did you know that Dolphins can talk to each other over the telephone? and they know who they're talking to when they do that


ha funny, i did know they communicate with each other


Yep dolphins are really smart. Have you heard of the actress Hedy Lamarr? She was really big in the 1930s and helped to invent the cell phone, Wi-Fi, and GPS, I wonder why I never heard of her


no, i have not either. but how about comic book legend stan lee ending every phone conversation with 'excelsior'


That's pretty funny haha. Marvel Comics had to spend about a decade telling the US government that X-Men are not human, I wonder why they had to do that it seems really stupid


that is odd, michigan state library has the largest public collection of comic books in the world


Wow I should check it out, I have friends who go to Michigan State. Did you hear about the origin of gmail.com? Like where Google got it from


it could be interesting to see, i have no idea about gmail


Yes Google bought the gmail.com domain from Garfield actually, so Garfield was originally using that for there emailing Services haha


interesting, i just thought they came up with it


Nope apparently not, also I didn't know that Michael Jackson tried to buy Marvel Comics, he wanted to make a Spider-Man movie where he plays Peter Parker LOL


Great talking to you, and keep in mind that DC Comics only paid $130 for the rights to Superman back in 1938 look for deals like that haha


Hey did you know that Obamas secret service nickname was renegade? I wonder why


Hmm, good question. Perhaps because he was the first African American elected to the job?


haha that could be I guess, I guess Obama only vetoed 2 bills in total while FDR vetoed over 600


That's a seriously worn out veto pen. President's get a lot of interesting letters too. Fidel Castro wrote FDR once as a boy.


huh that is interesting, and ya also I guess when Obama visited India they removed all of teh coconuts from the surrounding trees in case one fell on him haha


No one want to get hit on the head. Speaking of leaders, UK Prime Minister founded a public library at age 85.


wow that is old, apparently when he was president you could zoom in on google maps onto the white house and make out an image of barack obama


That's a long way from Lincoln being the first president to be photographed.


ya it is, also surprising is that the top 3 richest presidents would not include trump in that list, how crazy


Yeah, he's not as rich as he lets on. Still, It' s not a low paying gig either. Obama made 1.7 million in 2010.


yup that is a lot, kind of crazy too that the white house is smaller than the white house guest house, like that doesn't make sense haha


Obama also has an official ASL sign. No idea what it is.


nope maybe it's a big O symbol with 2 hand, I don't know haha, Obama should have made a pop album like the president of indonesia did


Hah! I feel like we could use a law like Guatemala where family members of a former president can't run for president either.


haha ya I do like that idea, I don't like the nickname of the President of Zimbabwe though, I guess they call him President banana, does he have a VP Plantain? haha


Hah! Maybe.I feel like we could use a few more president's fluent in other languages. FDR was the last one.


ya that is true, might be helpful for the letters they get too, I guess Obama would get 10 letters every night that were picked by staff


A lot of kids write the president. Eisenhower got a letter from some teenage girls who were upset that Elvis was drafted. I wonder who that would be today that would get teenagers upset?


well I'll tell you that kids get upset at anything today so it could be anything honestly haha, did you know over half of adults have library cards, thats kind of encouraging actually


That is. There was a Malawian teen that taught himself to build a windmill to power his village from books at the library. Libraries are powerful things.


wow that is cool, also it's good to know there are more libraries than McDonald's, another fact that is very encouraging


Hello, do you want to chat about the President, Library, or Barack Obama?


Ok, Presidents it is.  Why don't we start with the definition?  The president is a common title for the head of state in most republics.  In politics, president is a title given to leaders of republican states. The US is a republic so it suits our leaders to a "T".


Did you know the first president of Zimbabwe was call President Banana?


Yes, how funny is that?  Did you know that the three wealthiest presidents in American history were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson?


Yes, I wonder how much money they had in comparison to the amount of money people have now?


I'm not sure but I bet we could figure it out if we put our minds to it.  Did you know that up until 1805 in the US, that the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the Vice President? How would that work in today's world?


Would it have been the runner up in the same party as the winner or the people with the most votes? Could you imagine Trump and Hillary working together.


Wow, that would be something to watch.  I'm not sure about the details, again we'd have to Google it but it sounds interesting.  On a lighter note, did you know that the president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office?  He was singing all the way to the bank, I bet.


That's funny. Trump has been on a lot of reality tv.


Strange as it may seem, did you know that the US president's guest house is larger than the White House? I would love to see that.


I wonder why that is? You would think that it would be the other way around.


I know, right? Do you know anything about libraries?  Did you know that there are more libraries than McDonald's in the US and over half of all adults have library cards?  That's a good one.


I have a library a half block away from my house and McDonald's is about 4 blocks. My library card has expired.


Mine expired years ago, since the Internet I don't need it anymore.  The Sacramento Public Library started a "library of things" and allowed people to check out short-term use items like sewing machines.  That's a cool idea.


That really is a great idea. I don't think our library does that.


Many good ideas are out there! If you publish a book in Norway, the government will buy 1000 copies and distribute them to libraries throughout the country.


What if it is a bad book?  It would seem to be a waste of paper.


You've got a good point, hopefully they do a good job of screening them first.  Also, the Norway government will buy 1,500 if it's a children's book. I don't have the specifics on that one either.


I'm not sure what the purpose of that would be. What if no one wanted to see it.


Your guess is as good as mine. Well, it's time to say goodbye, nice chatting with you.


In authority regimes, a dictator or leader of one party state may also be called a president.


I think that's a somewhat underhanded way to hide the fact that the government is in fact a dicatorship.


In politics, President is a title given to leaders of republican states.


Some presidents have some interesting hobbies, the president of Indonesia has released multiple albums.


The US president guest house is larger than the white house.


It probably has to be to accommodate foreign dignitaries and all the staff/security that they travel with.


They are safeguard people and their lives it is necessary.


Definitely. I think it is interesting that in America we used to have the runner up in the presidential election serve as Vice President. It probably led to some contentious pairings.


Its very interesting. The role of the president is more prominent, and also the function head of the government.


Yes and often times they are a wealthy individual such as JFK or George Washington.


I'm curious as to what his net worth would be the equivalent to in today's dollars.


A library is a collection of sources of information and similar resources.


Often they are named after presidents in the United States. They usually have a library made in their hometown.


In US over half of adults have library cards.


A library card is a great thing to have, they're free and grant you access to a lot of necessary resources.


Sure, It make our self very discipline and very focused and learn lot of things in the library.


It can also help those who don't have reliable access to a computer. They are becoming a necessity in today's world.


I love to read, there are so many different and entertaining genres. Do you enjoy reading?


Yes, I read novels. Who is your favourite author ?


My favorite authors include Erik Larsson, Stephen King, and Chuck Pahalniuk


NIce. The government of Norway will buy 1000 copies of books and distribute them to all library.


That's a great way to support your citizenry!


I just read about this chick named Anne Jones who could read 4,700 words per minute


Thats crazy fast! I wonder how they meassure that, I heard she holds the World Record of speen reading


yeah, I don't know. What do you think she read? I bet it was sci fi. Ender's game and such. It's required reading in the military


Not sure, but that sounds like a great book I saw the movie and it was pretty good, I liked it


Yeah. Who is your favorite author? I really like Tolkien. He and CS Lewis use to hold competitions together.


Mine is George R.R. Martin, he is agreat author and think that is funny, I wonder who was the champion among those two


The competition was "you laugh, you lose". They were really good friends.


Sounds like they were or are, not sure if they are alive anymore, Starship Troopers is another great book for millitary personel


Yeah that one is on the reading lists in the military as well.


Did you hear about the moral panic back in the 18th century, crazy how books can cause caos


Yeah, reading novels getting popular in the 18th century cause such moral outrage?


Yeah a moral panic because of the spread of books but anyways do you like hockey?


no, I'm not Canadian. So I didn't grow up with it being my national sport.


I see well I love hockey and yeah it is more a Canadian sport than American, I also like lacrosse


yeah, Lacrosse is popular in Canada too, right?


Yeah Canada has two national sports one is the previously mentioned hockey and the other is lacrosse


Did you know a professional hockey player will lose up to 8 pounds in one game?


That sounds like a physical demanding sport, 8 pounds in a game! I have to start playing hockey lol


yeah, I would be lousy. I heard about a guy who got traded for $1 and then went and won four Stanely cups. I would probably be a waste of a dollar. LOL


I agree lol, that must be the cheapest transfer ever, I bet the other team regretted that decision


Yeah, we're the only country that refers to our sport as Hockey. Everyone else is talking about field hockey.


Hi, do you like to read? I love to read about so many different things..


I love it, i read for pleasure daily. do you have a favorite genre?


I have to think about it. I read everything from non fiction to fantasy. It's crazy to think in the 18th century they panicked about the spread of reading novels like it was a bad thing.


it was a crazy time! Im curious to hear more about CS Lewis and his old "you laugh you lose"contests he did with bad poems, that sounds fun


Sounds fun, but bad poetry can be really bad, still I would check it out. I was just checking out my cousins braille books. Obviously I can see but it's quite a different experience.


For me I had to go real slow, but for him its amazing to watch him read braille. I would think the way a blind person process a book is different too with it being a tactile thing, but really it's the same as us reading text.


braille blows my mind with how it works and how blind people actually learn to understand it. same with sign language and deaf people. its crazy to think about


It really is. Just shows you can go about things a completely different way if you want to, or if you have to. The funny thing is the book he had was starship troopers. Apparently its on the reading list for 3 military branches, it's not even that good!


the movie is even worse! have you ever seen it?


Yes it's not great. Military recommends weird stuff. Ender's game is another on their suggested reading list.


I never read that one. I wonder why they suggest strange sci fi war-ish movies? think they're trying to prepare the troops for even THOSE outcomes?


lol. Maybe they like the tactics. Do you like any sports? Maybe hockey?


I like to play it but watching it is so hard. I can never follow the puck at all


I don't have too much trouble watching, not sure I'd want to play hard though the average pro loses 8lbs in a game! That is intense.


thats a crazy amount of cardio. Imagine the victory meals they must have after the games!


Gotta gain it back! I'm a poor skater too, maybe field hockey would be okay to play.


skating is sort of key to hockey haha unfortautnely its a very hard part of it! im not great at it but i like to do it. Did you know most of the time the rink is lying just below the basketball court at basketball games?


I did not know that. I'm not sure how they keep the court warm but the ice frozen?


I was wondering that too. and how the court wood doesnt warp from the moisture


I think I'm going to go read more about that. Thanks for the interesting conversation!


Hey there do you ever watch hockey? Other countries call it field hockey, but we just call it hockey here. I wonder why that is


I guess hockey is most exciting when it's on ice. Canada has TWO national sports. The other one is played on grass.


Yep the other sport is lacrosse. Have you ever watched lacross before? It's pretty boring LOL


It's certainly no ice hockey. I think it requires endurance though. An average professional hockey player will lose up to 8 pounds in one game. That's quite a lot!


That is a lot, I should start doing ice hockey to lose weight actually haha. I also didn't know that ice hockey stays underneath the court in a basketball game, that seems really crazy


I guess space is at a premium. The arena doesn't feel cold though.


No I agree with you. So I just don't know how that works. Did you hear about the hockey player who was traded for a dollar back in 1993. He went on to win four Stanley Cups. Talk about a blunder


I guess he needed to find the right team. Sometimes players gel in the right team.Four cups? Astounding!


I know right! It was definitely the best move for him. Do you watch football at all? Do you have any favorite quarterbacks or anything


I usually watch around SB time. I don't have a favorite, though I usually like the underdog. I guess Tom Brady is never the underdog now.


No Tom Brady wins all the time haha. But that's why I like him haha. Did you hear that the circular huddle was created by a deaf quarterback back in the day?


I can't imagine a deaf person playing a game that involves audibles and whistles, but then again, I bet that guy was good. They created the huddle for him? It's so popular now.


I wondered about that too. I wonder how he could be the quarterback of a team if he's deaf, but I guess he could pull it off. What do you think about Kellen Moore, he's the only left-handed quarterback in the entire Football League


Why so few lefties? I figure there could be an advantage there, like with a left-handed pitcher.


Yep I was thinking that too. I wonder if it gives an advantage, or maybe it doesn't do anything haha. Have you heard of Baker Mayfield? Original he was going to be a professional video game player, but switched over to playing in the NFL. I think you made the right move haha


Why would someone with that talent play video games? Man, NFL is the way to go. The money, the women. YOu get it all!


Yep the money the girls the whole thing haha. Alex Smith is a genius though, he had his four-year degree in only two, but he still joined the NFL. I think that was also the right move


The guy will have a successful life, no matter what he does. He's bright and hard-working. I'm envious.


Oh I agree with you! he would be good at anything he put his mind to, have you ever read the book or see the movie Starship Troopers


I have read the book, and seen the film. I liked both, but the tone is quite different. Heinlein loved war.