That's cool. I'm actually glad to hear they get to have a meaningful life after. I thought they might just be used for breeding than disregarded after racing. I didn't even know horses had different levels of speed.


Oh yes...most have 3 speeds....walk, trot, and cantering or loping.  lol  Dalmations are associated with firefighters because they would calm and protect the horses back in the days before fire departments had motorized vehicles.


I guess that's why we always see them together in commercials and things like that. I think most racehorses can be traced back to one particular horse. That's pretty wild.


Yes!  That is pretty interesting.  I've heard that before.  Clint Eastwood developed a mid-life allergy to horses which is ironic because he spent so much time on horseback in all the Westerns he did in the first part of his career.


He must have used short haired horses. I heard that the length of a horses hair is determined by sunlight.


That is pretty interesting. I never knew that.  Speaking of horse hair... Lipizzaner horses (the ones that you see in dressage contests) are born black or brown and take about 6 years to turn completely white.


Did you ever try to tickle a horse when you were growing up?


Well apparently they are one of a few animals that are ticklish like humans. I think horses, sharks an orangutans are all ticklish lol


How neat!  Switching topics...are you a fan of clothing?  I am.  I try to wear it as much as I can.  lol


I do to try stay clothed myself lol. I try to stay trendy, but you definitely won't catch me watching Project Runway or anything like that. It is fascinating how humans are the only species to decide to use clothing.


Yes! lol  I was surprised to find out that Pilgrims wore clothing that was full of color and not just black and white.


Yea isn't the black and white just their formal wear? Yet that's how we remember them.


Yes.  I always saw them depicted wearing black and white in school.  I was surprised to see that Apple had a clothing line back in 1986.  Why would they get into clothing?


Well back then Apple wasn't the giant that it is now and was struggling to compete with Microsoft. Did you know people used to do laundry in old faithful?


No. haha I wonder how many people got their clothes shot up in the air and blew away! lol  It's been fun chatting!


Hello,  have you ever watch the movie Titanic?


I did, I watched it on 1997 when it first come out and at least a couple more times, what about you?


It is a great movie, it made me cry more than once lol, an epic romance and then disaster film


The romance part was kinda corny to me.  To see the events that happened and see it re lived on film was incredibly sad,  you always read about it or know what happened but to see it with your own eyes was devastating.  It was a well done movie.


It was sad, the titanic still rests at the bottom of the sea, it's being eaten slowly by bacteria and some day it will be gone


yeah I think predicted at 15-20 years it will be gone,  thats so weird.  Did you know that the movie titanic cost more than the actual boat?


I didnt know that, it must had been a really expensive movie to make, specially back in the day when budgets werent so big for movies,


I have, I though it was a great movie as well, the leading character nailed the role, he was pretty good


It was a good movie,  kinda slow at first,  I love all the vibrant colors though.


It did have a slow beginning good thing it picked up later, did you know he is actually the richest Superhero, both in the DC and Marvel universes!


When you put it that way it makes sense, but still he owns more money than Stark and Bruce Wayne combined and multiplyed by 2.5


It is, I wish a had a hundreth part of that, even less lol did you hear about Chadwick Boseman and how he paid for university


Yeah he couldnt afford to go so denzel washington ended up privately funding him.


I think Denzel has a great heart, he funded his carreer and then its a good think Boseman thanked him


Anything you wish that was real in the movie?  I really like their medical healing machine!


I wish that was real as well, and also having a hero like Black Panther would be sweet


lol its been good chatting,  have a good one.


Marvel censored a part of the movie, and its been nice chatting as well


Doing alright. Are you a NBA fan? James Harden is having a great season, he actually outscored the entire Clippers team in one quarter


I am an NBA fan. He's having such a crazy month stretch! Do you like the NBA?


Yea but I only have time to read about the game or watch highlights, like Harden's 25 points against the Rockets


Yeah, the response he is getting from twitter and other players is crazy. They are appreciating the work he is doing. I think he went for 61 last night against the Knicks.


Yea that's crazy but he might be getting away with some traveling and push-offs that refs aren't calling


That and some carries! Harden has shown some real confidence in his game this season. There's no chance he wont win the MVP this season.


Yea, I don't see how Lebron can win, especially since he's been out awhile with a groin injury while Harden is playing his mind out


His success makes me feel even worse for Melo Anthony. He couldn't succeed there, he may not succeed anymore with his antiquated game. Sad...


Maybe a team that wants to tank will take Carmelo despite the fact Adam Silver wants teams to stop tanking


As a Chicago fan, I am not sure I would like him to suit up for us. I would prefer to just cut or waive him.


Yea, he should just retire, he isn't a good fit with any of the 30 NBA teams


No, I guess LA is the front runner though. If he didn't have any friends in the NBA, the NBA equivilant to Barry Bonds, would he have even been signed this year? I fear not. It sounds like his friends are keeping him employed.


He's just a shell of himself now and in denial about it, maybe he needs the money though since 60% of NBA player become broke after retiring


At least he doesn't have a great game only to be overshadowed by his big sister, cough***Reggie Miller***Cough


No but that still isn't as bad as turning down a 10% stake in Nike for 100,000 like Spencer Haywood


Not smart! Spencer Haywood did that? Im surprised they offered that stake for SPENCER HAYWOOD!


I guess it all worked out in the end, Haywood got $100,000 instead of an ownership stake of 8.62 billion


Who was advising him? They should not be able to work with athletes any more. That company has been a giant since 86.


I don't know, it happened roughly 30 years ago so maybe his agent hated him


HAHAHA. That's a funny theory! He said no to Nike and told him to shoot granny style...


I have all of the streaming sites and i wish my son would help me pay for it lol


I've heard that it's a trend for young people to password share, something like 42% of those 21 and under apparently do it.


Amazon Prime Video is just not worth the money to me


I agree; $14.99 a month may not seem like much, but I would rather spend it on something else.


we do password share on hulu, but we have live tv with the works and share the price


Do you watch a lot of tv?  I don't often get a chance to, but I do like Stranger Things when I get the chance to see it.  It's definitely different.


I am going to check that out. I love almost every show on netflix


It's hard to imagine that Netflix is worth over $2 billion dollars.  That's a lot people just hanging out watching tv. :)


i believe it. They just raised my bill by 2 dollars


Did you ever get into The Sopranos?  That was so big years ago.  I never saw it, but I guess it was supposed to be "compelling."


That is one of my all time favorite shows. I pay for hbo just for that.


Really?  Then it must be good!  How about Curb Your Enthusiasm?  Isn't Larry David connected to Seinfeld in some way?  That was an excellent show.


I think so. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is one of the funniest shows ever.


The women in that was on The Office, wasn't she?  I just realized that I know more about shows from reading about them than I do from watching them.  That's kind of ironic.


Yes she was kelly on the office.  people must stay in shape working for amazon


Yeah, that would be a physically demanding and fast-paced job.  But I wouldn't mind walking 7 to 15 miles per day for work, if the pay was decent, that is.


I have been ordering from amazon from the start. back in 95


It's so convenient.  It passed Wal-Mart in 2015 as the most valuable retailer in the U.S.  I don't think it will give up that title soon.


I like it because i get my packages on sundays


Yes, that is a great perk!  The contract that Amazon has with the USPS is win-win-win for everyone involved.


Stranger things seems cool. The 11 character seems cool


Hello,  have you seen the movie Titanic?


Hi! Yes I have seen it a long time ago, is it a real event?


yes it is.  Although,  the love story was probably added,  I dont think that love story actually happened


Oh my! It's a good thing that the titanic had more lifeboats than legally required! I wonder why they decided to add more lifeboats?


hmmmm,  I am pretty sure it had less lifeboats than required,  thats why so many people died.


Oh, the theme song is one of my all time favorite songs! The first movie about the film was released just a month after its sinking, there are more than one Titanic films?


I have only seen the one.  Its so crazy to see what everyone went through while the boat was losing integrity.  So sad to see all those people lose their lives.  Yes the song was good.


Yeah even in those tough times, some people were cordial enough to let women and children get on the life boats first. There's even a sims version of the Titanic, I never played that game, wonder if there's a monopoly version.


Oh wow never knew that,  I never played the sims either.  Did you know the titanic is slowly being eaten away at the moment?  Its predicted to be completely gone in 15-20 years.


Oh really? No scientist or museums are trying to preserve it? Is the ship still underseas?


Yeah the ship is still at the bottom of the ocean where it sunk.  I hear the founder of Hersheys candies was suppose to sail back home on the titanic but his plans changed !  crazy!


Oh my goodness, we wouldn't have had Hersheys! But the other crazy part is thinking about that ships were the main form of traveling vs airplanes today! We have come a long way since then


yeah thats really weird  I cant imagine having to travel by boat all the time,  also it takes so long.


Yeah! Wonder if in the future we'd travel like the ways the Wakanda people traveled in Black Panther, have you seen that movie?


Yes I have seen that move,  that would be pretty cool.  although,  id really rather have that healing bay thing rather than fast travel lol


Oh my! That was pretty awesome! Imagine all the medical bills and pain we'd save! Do you have a favorite character?


I forgot her name but Tchalla's sister,  the lady who works in the lab,  she is awesome!  How about you?


Oh yeah! I know exactly who you're talking about, me too, she's my favorite! She's fierce and smart and tech savvy too! Even with simple themes like challenging the king's sovereignty in Black Panther, Marvel is able to make it so entertaining!


Did you know Black panther is the richest super hero?


Oh wow, I didn't know that, Chadwich Boseman, the main character was accepted into a prestigious summer program but couldn't afford to go and turns out Denzel Washington secured funding for him, what a small world!


Thats pretty amazing.  Its been good chatting!


Do you know a lot about the sun and moon?


I know a little bit about both bodies. The moon is Earth's satellite and is tidally locked to us, resulting in us seeing only one face of the moon as it reflects the sun's light.


Did you know we almost put a un flag instead of an american one on the moon?


Although such a thing might have been considered by the U.S. government, it certainly was less of a priority than showing United States supremacy during the height of the Cold War against the U.S.S.R. Speaking of the sun, if only we could harness more of the energy that comes from the sun to power the earth. The sun produces enough energy in one second to supply all of the earth's energy needs for 500,000 years. Really amazing!


And the sun is only 1/billion the size of the biggest star. Imagine how much energy that produces


With the sheer amount of energy the sun produces, all that energy must come from somewhere. The sun is 1.39 million km in diameter, which is 109 times that of earth. It also is 330,000 times more massive than the earth, and, in fact, makes up 99.86% of the mass in the solar system.


True, yet a lightening bolt is still hotter than the surface of the sun. How on earth do people survive?


Well, the earth does have a lot of surface area, and since lightning needs a ground to attract its strike, most people are smart enough to get out of the way, and into cover. Regarding the moon, I just learned that its highest point is 1,938 meters higher than Mt. Everest on earth. For comparison, it's hard to imagine, Mt. Everest an addition 25% higher.


Given less gravity, I wonder if it would be harder or easier to climb given all the gear and limitations on the moon


I would imagine it would be harder in the sense that normal earth climbing gear would have to be adapted to the moon's unique challenges. It's a good thing the moon has a dense core; it's the second densest in the solar system, unlike Phobos, which is hollow.


It is shame though that moon dust is a hazard to humans, able to cut through kevlar and causing moon hay fever


That's why it may be helpful to send more robots on solar exploration, rather than humans. Although, there is something quite remarkable for humans to accomplish. It's sad, but also amazing, that the Mars Opportunity Rover is finally "dead." It was only on a 90 day mission, but lasted over 15 years. NASA is amazing.


I guess that is why so many people are interested in drone and AI research.


Yes, the world is quickly changing, with new technologies always on the horizon. But, part of me misses "old things," like vinyl albums. I still have my record of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, but I don't have a record player anymore! Crazy, right?


I guess many people have the songs transcribed into digital files instead. I think there is a value to the classics as well. I mean the dark side of the moon is still among the best sellers despite being released decades prior


Absolutely popular, which I understand, since it's still musically great. That's what makes me wonder how Linkin Park's "Hybrid Theory" is the best-selling album of the 21st century. I mean, really? Not that I am a fan of Taylor Swift, but I would think she could outsell Linkin Park any day of the week.


Perhaps. Nwa's straight outta compton is another great contender as it has reach platinum status without even a major tour


A really strange fact is that a set of identical twins from Japan released a rap album in 1992 at the age of 100 years old.


That must have been meaningful for those twins. I applaud them.


You mentioned that most people have digital files of their music. It seems that even that is going by the wayside with apps like Pandora, Spotify and the like where everything is in the cloud. Independent artists can use Soundcloud too to showcase their talents.


I think it is because it is much easier to carry around data with the speed technology is advancing than carrying around physical albums. I admit however, that generally it is a bit inferior in quality to the physical copies, but you can find equal quality as originals but just with much bigger file size


It's unfortunate that the United States is so behind when it comes to fiber-optic technology. It caps our data speeds, especially uploading. It would be nice if there was more concerted effort to increase this capacity. Too bad Google Fiber didn't work out.


I agree. Hopefully, the US will put more effort into updating infrastructure and technology across the board rather than doing meaningless political shows. In any case, thank you for the intriguing chat.


Yes I do. Did you ever listen to Hybrid Theory?


Yes it is the best selling album of the century after all


Yes true. DO you know which was the best album of 2014?


That was the dark side of the moon which was released 40 years prior


Yeah Straight Outta Campton was certified platinum even though there was not much airpolay or such


Yeah, talk about letting the quality speak for itself


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


Wow cool. DO you know much about the sun?


Some stuff. I know that it is white but we see it as yellow


Yes that is all because of atmospheric scattering


Yes. The sun is hot but a lightning bolt is 5 times hotter than it


Yes that is crazy and the sun is so hot we only need 1 second of its energy for 500 000 years


Yeah so now imagine how hot a lightning bolt is


I know right?Did you know Neptune takes forever to orbit around the sun?


Yes it was discovered in 1846 and completed its first one in 2011


Yeah forever. DO you know big is the sun compared to other stars?


Yes it is one billionth of the size of the largest star


Yeah. How much do you know about the moon?


I know that there might be methane in one of the moons of Saturn


That is so cool. Nice chatting with you today.


Do you ever keep up on what the Rollings Stones do nowadays?


Not much. I know from time to time the stars will make their way back into the media but not so sure what for


I guess Keith Richards and Mick Jagger have an interesting relationship with each other


seems that way, they are friend and then insult each other. very rocky relationship


Apparently the most recent problem is that Mick Jagger is having an eighth child even though he's 73, and Richards mentioned that he should consider a vasectomy


oh wow that is really personal though. DO you have a favorite album from them?


I don't really listen to their music. Are you familiar with the album Dark Side of the Moon?


is it still the best selling album although it has been released so many years ago?


I heard it was still a best seller in 2014. "Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park is one of the best selling of this century


they were such a great band, what a shame for what happened


I know. I think it would be interesting to listen to a rap album that was released from twins in Japan. Apparently they did it when they turned 100


wowww good for them, what determination. do you know the album straight outta compton by NWA?


I've heard of it. I guess most people liked it so much that without airplay and a tour, it reached platinum status


now that is what i call achievement, good for them


Another story of determination is when Reel Big Fish released a best of album. They lost the rights to the originals to the old record label, so they re-recorded all their hits


yes, that is another great example. on another topic, do you know much about the sun?


I've heard that though it seems yellow to us due to atmospheric scattering, it is actually white


yeah. and it is so hot that in one second we can get all the energy we need for the entire planet for 500 000 years


That's a lot of energy! And to think that it is only one billionth in size compared to the largest star we know of in our galaxy


exactly. as hot as the sun is a lightning bolt is still hotter than the sun


Imagine the energy we could harness if we could capture the heat from lightning. The sun also contains a lot of mass, about 99.86% of the total in the Solar System


that is huge, just huge. it was nice chatting with you


I do not as I do not listen to music very often. What about you?


Same, but when i do it is definitely linkin park. Their hybrid theory album kicked butt!


Ah. Thom Yorke played the laptop on some radiohead albums.


That is awesome, I never knew that!  I love radiohead. Linkin park is the #1 album in the 21st century


Areosmith made more money from guitar hero than from any other album! I found that surprising.


that is very surprising, and kind of sad I think. Unless it was sooo much money and their album making soo much money also


Yes, and Walmart will only sell albums if the author decides to make a clean version of it.


that is crazy, they are messing up even more potential profits


Yes. Did you know that the sun makes up 99.86% of our solar systems mass?


that is nuts! I never knew that. I know the sun produces enough energy in one second to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500,000 years!!


Although we would need a dyson sphere in order to capture all of that energy.


That sounds straight out a marvels comic movie lol, do they exist?


No, and there is not even enough material on earth to cover up the sun. Did you know that the sunset on mars is blue?


that would be beautiful. Is there any video of that from the mars rover? I would love to see that!


So would I, just imagine our sunset but looking at it through a blue filter.


that is a good point, I bet even better of a sunset.  Crazy to think our sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy


And there  is so much more to be explored in the Universe!


right! I cant believe that. I also can't believe that Neptun just completed its first full orbit of the sun since 1846!


Speaking of rotations, the equator of the sun rotates faster than the poles.


wow, that is interesting to think. It makes my head spin thinking of that! It was so nice chatting with you, have a great weekend!


I do actually, it is a stringed instrument and created around the year 1700, I've only been playing for a couple years though


Nice. If you reach the highest point of Britain, there's a piano there you can play!


haha ok I'll check it out! I want to play the piano from the Hindenburg, it was made of aluminum and only weight like 400 lbs


The movers would appreciate that! There's a famous piano Freddie Mercury used and Paul McCartney!


Wow that is cool! That is the piano I want to play. They used it to record Hey Jude!


That's a pretty famous piano! They should take that one to the Smithsonian!


or give it to me, haha, cool that there is a song made specifically for stress testing pianos and it is not playable by humans


I kinda wanna listen to it on Spotify. Is that weird?


haha no check it out! do you ever visit teh website reddit btw?


ya I go there every day, kind of wild some of the original investors were famous people like Snoog Dogg and Peter Thiel


That is strange. I cannot believe their valuation was $1.8B!


Right! And I think it only started in about 2014, so its really not that old. Maybe there will be another competitor someday!


Probably... There always seems to be something new that pops up, like the redditor...


yup true, pretty funny the first reddit post was about the site going downhill, thats typical reddit for you right there


I would love to read the page that sums up the kindest 25 things done on reddit.


ya that would be inspiring, not inspiring is that only half a percent of people actually vote in the reddit polls


That's not a lot. Almost as much as a local election!


hahah that is true, can you believe that reddit has half a billion monthly vistors and in a year about 1.2 billion comments?


I used to, but I was never very good. How about you?


Same here.  I took lessons as a kid and then stopped playing.


But as an instrument, I feel the music and sound when hammers strike the strings is beautiful


It is definitely a beautiful instrument.  Apparently a group of climbers found a piano at the top of Briatin's highest mountain in 2006


I guess someone just had to be the first to play a piano so high up. I think there are music that enhance nature's beauty


I'm sure that would be a really cool setting to play the piano.  Wonder how they got it up there?  Those things can be heavy


There was an aluminum grand piano on the hindenburg.  It weighed 356 pounds


Did you know there is a song solely written to stress test pianos?


No, I didn't know that.  It is not even playable by humans.  Crazy


I agree. In any case, you can find out more crazy stuff about pianos on the internet


Yep.  And in case the Internet ever burns down, you could go too the current library of Alexandria -  they saved a copy


Good question.  That's gotta be a giant hard drive.


I do enjoy using the internet, but I worry the constant novelty does cause addiction.


Addiction is a big problem.  I try to spend some time every day outside away from any screens.  It's good for your mental health


It is nice to bask in the sunlight and just relax outside. When it isn't freezing cold of course


Of course.  Though it's not full proof.  You can get cell service on top of Mt Everest


I mean that is one place you would want connection to make calls for help or look up information


Right lol.  You need to google how to get more Oxygen


They probably also have to learn how to properly ascend or descend to avoid altitude sickness


Very true.  Nice chatting.  Have a good day!


I did and loved it. Did you know he is the wealthiest superhero?


Yeah even beating Tony Stark and Batman, for a whooping $500 billion


Yeah that is a lot. How about DIsney movies?


I like many of them actually, DO you know the real name of Minnie Mouse?


Yes it is Minerva but I like Minnie better


Me too. THey have a culture there where they hide mickey stuff on all things disney


Hmm creative. Do you know who Bill Nye is?


Yeah that is the Science Guy and he worked with disney on the Flubber


Yeah that is pretty neat. Do you know what the name wall-e is a tribute to?


Yeah it was in tribute to Walter Elias Disney, how sweet of them


I do sometimes. DO you know when it was founded?


I want to say in the early 2000 but not sure exactly. Did you use Myspace ever?


Yes it was 2004. Yes I used Myspace for a bit before facebook era


Yeah too bad they did not buy facebook when they could for just $75 million


Because Mark is colorbling and cannot see green and red


Yes. The like button seems to be illegal in parts of Germany.


Hmm wonder why. In Iceland they are using it for something big, do you know what?


Yes to rewrite the constitution. Pretty crazy.


I'm doing amazing are you a fan of the marvel superhero films?


I love marvel my favorite films are the first iron man and the second spiderman film from like 2004. What are your favorites?


I like black panther. I think it was expertly cast and even better execution.


Omg yes, Black panther and the newest avengers movies have been my current favorites in the marvel film universe. The visuals on balck panther were top notch


Yeah! I do not know how they will come back from the ending of the most recent Avengers. Did you see it? Can I ask you questions about it without spoiling it?


Go ahead dont worry about any spoilers lol


How can they bring all of those people back that Thanos killed? I mean he killed almost half of the avengers and super heros? Is flash (I know DC) going to spin the world back in time?


They're probably going to do the classic comic book thing where they say that they only killed them in this universe but there are many univereses like the famous Earth 616


That makes sense but I do not like it. Just beat him before he gets the infinity stones...


I think spiderman had a woman who could like spin the webs of time or something so maybe they could do something with that


It is a pretty messy thing to come back from. This is usually where the movie jumps the shark (so to speak).


Which actor do you think played the best spiderman? the first the second or this newest one?


I think the first one was the best because he was the first. I think Andrew Garfield is great though!


You are the best, I completely agree toby maguire is the best rendition it was just believable from him. Andrew garfield did a great job also this new guy is going to take some getting used to


Did you see the newest one, the cartoon with multiple universes?


Nope but it actually got some pretty good reviews


I would like to see it. It got nominated for a few awards.


What did you think about the venom movie with tom hardy?


Its not close to the spiderman films but i can definitely tell you its better then any rendition ben affleck did of batman lol


HA! That's not setting the bar very high.


It was a great chat today look up the comedian Joey Diaz he was in spiderman 2 and he's always on joe rogans podcast on youtube he's going to make you laugh alot


ah I have, I like it there are some subreddits I like  the fasting section, waht about you?


I never heard of it before. Tell me about it please!


well the fasting section tells you about prolonged fasting, it's how I lost 50 lbs!


Nice! I did a 20-day water only fast last year, which was wonderful, but I did not lose 50 lbs. Congratulations to you! So, is Reddit like a bunch of bloggers, writing on topics, or what?


thank you haha, and ya it's like, you can make a subreddit for any topic, and any user can post about it. It's always updated with new info by users


Is it something people can make an income from, or is it just a social thing?


no I don't think you can make money with it, its more just social and you can get good information with it, I guess there is a free online magazine that is based on reddit as well, so that is free so ya I don't think you could make much on there


Sounds neat. Does everyone that visit the site participate in contributing content, or are most just browsing?


I think the vast majority of people just consume the content they don't create it, like I know that only half a percent of people actually vote on reddit


OK. People are so cynical these days. I would imagine that a lot of the comments are complaints. Am I right?


ya it is very politically charged, people get very opinionated, I think the first post of reddit was even complaining about reddit haha so theres that too


Figures. But is sounds pretty powerful. Now the biggest question of the day: Does it have hamburger buttons on each page? You know, that symbol with those three horizontal lines that link to a menu... That is the mark a truly fine site!


haha the hamburger button makes me hungry! I have seen that button I never knew what it was called, have you ever wanted to climb mount Everest?


No, but I would enjoy a helicopter ride to the top. I hear there is 3g signal up there. I may have to wait for 5g.


haha ya 3g might not be able to snapchat from up there! do you use the internet a lot? I guess there is place where they keep a saved copy of the internet


Yeah, at the  Library of Alexandria I think. I wonder what amount of the space is taken up by Reddit?


haha ya I wonder how many TB's of storage that takes up, and like how often do they update it? do you know anything about that


No, but it's gotta contain tons of info. In this "information age" with so much happening and being posted online and blurted out by the media every day, it is hard to believe that in 1930, the BBC one day there was no news worth broadcasting, so they just played piano all day!  I like that. Next day I feel overwhelmed, I think I'll take a piano day!


wow that's cool, I play piano personally do you play any instruments?


I play guitar, and I have started to learn piano, but I am a novice. I enjoy old Beatles songs and some of the stuff done by Queen. Hey, did you know that the same piano used by McCartney to record, "Hey Jude" was also used by Freddie Murcury to record Bohemian Rhapsody?


wow that's cool, and I guess at the top of britains highest mountain they found a piano! Like how did it get there?


I am, for what it feels like is all the time.  You?


Likewise lol, I can't get away from it! Did you know myspace had the chance to buy facebook in 2005


Yeah, looks like they made a pretty bad decision as it is now worth 104 Billion.


right, is myspace even around anymore. They would have screwed it up somehow if they bought it i think


Probably.  I used to have a Myspace profile back in "the day".  I checked out the site the other day because I was curious.  It is still there, but very different.  Big music focus now.


me too lol! I think the end of it was the music, I used to have a song playing when you entered my profile if I remember right lol


You could, I think I remember being able to have a top 5 friends or something like that.


then they moved it to like 15 and I didn't feel bad having more lol. Have you heard of the burger king promotion that they ran regarding facebook>


Yeah, I wish I took advantage of that.  I could eat a few whoppers for cleaning up the ol' book.


Me too lol. I think I could have go like 50 whoppers for the people I dropped off my friend list


It would have been really cool if people cold have donated extra whoppers to the homeless.


I would have donated all of them! Did you see Iceland is using facebook to rewrite their constitution, how do you feel about that?


I think its pretty cool to allow input from the people, and what a way to get it.   People will be involved that way.


Right, power of the people for sure! Did you watch Black Panther?


I havent, I just saw it flipping through Netflix, so I am planning on watching soon!  I didnt know he was the richest superhero.


Watch it, it is really good. Apparently his wealth is like 500 billion dollars in that. I don't know how real that could be but for sure interesting!


Did you hear about what the star Chadwick Boseman did for Denzel Washington?


He had wanted to go to a theater program in Oxford but couldnt afford it so Denzel paid for him.  He thanked him in person at the premiere.


Wow, that is so amazing, I love those stories! It was so nice chatting with you, enjoy your night!


Hello! The article I read was about the film Black Panther


The Black Panther movie was predicted to be a really high opening movie.


There were alt-right groups which tried to form campaigns to leave negative reviews for Black Panther on rottentomatoes.com


That group didn't get a lot of support for their group to give it a rotten score.


A similar effort was attempted previously for the film The Last Jedi.


The rotten tomatoes said they wanted a place to debate movies, but they didn't condone hate speech.


The people behind the hate speech didn't like how Disney was offering films that had diverse casts, including women in leading roles.


Apparently Daisy Ridley as Rey had a feminist agenda. If you don't like a movie just don't go to it.


Black Panther also had women in prominent roles.


Apparently they don't like Disney and its direction.


Rotten Tomatoes tried to monitor the opinions left and limit the input of the hate group if they posted hate speech.


The movie Black Panther went on to be very successful.


It was based on the Marvel Universe, and lots of the 17 films set there were successful.


An example was Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2, which was very successful and made over $863 million the previous year.


It had a huge opening as well, $146 million domestic.  They predicted Black Panther to have opening number very close to that.


Black Panther is the richest superhero, worth more than both Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne combined.


Isn't he crowned a king? Kings are always rich.


Yes he was crowned king after his father's death, and got all his wealth.


Of course, if his adversary who challenged him had won, things would not have turned out to be so lucrative for him.


True. But now he can use his wealth to end his country's isolationist practices and help others in need throughout the world.


I wonder if Chadwick Boseman will be in another film as black panther.


I have taken a few lessons but my family members play. Amazing that it does not have a standard playing area.


Yes, you can get a completely unique experience each time you play


The average course uses over 300000 gallons of water a day. That is tremendous!


That is where Golf Courses really get a bad rap. They need to find ways to cut back on the water


Yes Especially the course in Dubai that uses over 4 million gallons a day. I did know that Samuel L Jackson has a clause in his contracts to play golf twice a week.


That's silly. All courses should be limited to 9 holes to save space and water


Amazing that the courses in this country could cover two states! But it is nice to have green spaces in otherwise urban areas.


You have to be fairly good to get the ball in the 4.25 inch cup on the first try


So True? Are you a music fan? I enjoy concerts. Did you know that Linkin Park played 324 concerts in one year?


Amazing. Abba turned down a lot of money to do relatively little work.


Can you believe that the old group the Ramones toured almost nonstop for 20 years?


That was concert life back in the day so I can see that happening for sure.


I also read that Pink Floyd recorded a live concert in an roman amphitheater in Pompeii with no audience. I wonder why? Why not just record in the studio?


That is true but they usually make so much money on the gate.  A Creed concert was sued because it was bad.


Thats does not sound like Creed. I always was a big fan of theirs.


I dont know much about them. Are you interested in animals? I was reading facts and find it interesting that domesticated animals develop white patches on their foreheads. I guess like cats, dogs, and horses?


I am not big on cats at all. I am allergic


I am sorry to hear that. Can you believe that Germany gives animals legal rights?


Probably good idea for their protection.


I am a huge literature lover. The aesthetic and rhythmic verses of poetry are music to my ears. How about you?


I like them!  The Javanese alphabet, when recited in order, forms a poem!


There is not nearly enough money to be made when creating these masterpieces. Poe only made $9 for The Raven.


I hope he didn't sell the rights to it! Yikes.  Demetri Martin wrote a 224 word palindrome poem!


More money can be made in music. Albums have been around since the early 20th century.


Yes!  Do you know who has the best selling album of the 21st Century?


Linkin Park! I own hybrid theory. I'm so sad about Chester. Mental health is a serious issue.


I agree. That was so sad.  Reel Big Fish re-recorded all of their hits for a best of album after losing the rights to their old record label.


Good for them to fight for their music. Anotherfavorite of mine is NWA's straight outta compton. It was so good that it went platinum without touring.


I remember when that came out.  Everyone was passing around their cassettes that they recorded of them. lol


I still listen to NWA. Such great stuff there. Pink Floyd is another one that has stood the test of time. Dark side of the moon was one of the best selling albums in 2014.


I saw that.  Pretty incredible it was still that popular more than 40 years after it was first released!


Music is for all ages. Two 100 year old japanese women released a rap album in 1992.


What a way to celebrate a birthday at that age!  Have you ever voted in any elections?  I have.


I have voted since I turned 18. It is our civic duty to do so. Taller candidates have won 75% of the time since 1900.


Nice.  Me too and how interesting!  Nevada is the only state to have a "none of these candidates" voting option for presidential elections.


I think everyone voting should have to vote for someone. I don't like the "none" option in Nevada.


It's different that's for sure.  The voter turnout for US presidential elections hasn't breached 62.8% in the last 100 years.  That's stunning to me.


I wonder why more people don't vote? It is something I value doing so much. Have a nice day!


It's crazy isn't it?  Have a nice day too!


Hi, how are you? Do you think Donald Trump has had any effect on the arts?


Well that is a very interesting question! I do think people have probably crafted their arts differently based on their political views, whether it be musically or creatively. Do you agree?


I think so. I think writers, or poets, for example are finding themselves writing a lot darker than usual.


I agree. I didn't even realize political poetry was a thing, but apparently it is, so I'm sure how the author perceives the political climate affects their writing. That must be like a rollercoaster based on who is elected!


I'm sure Trump, whether you love or hate him, is a constant source for inspiration, even up to the point of right before the artist goes on stage.


That is so true. Have you ever heard any spoken word poetry in person?


Nope, have you? I think it would be cool to see something like Demetri Martin's 224 word palindrome performed live.


I haven't either. Oh my gosh, Demetri Martin is hilarious. I've seen the video of that palindrome poem but never live. I think it's cool that poetry has been around since the 25th century BCE. It has evolved so much!


I know, right? I wonder what Edgar Allan Poe would think if he knew how many students read "The Raven" after he only received $9 for the publication of it.


Oh man, so true. I know there's some poem that was written that when you read it forward, it's very depressing but when you read it backwards it's inspiring. I think I read it one time.


What's also interesting is written poetry probably lead to lyrics and song. Thanks to that we have a lot of great albums in the 1900's and early 2000's.


Yeah, I don't care much for poetry but I absolutely love music. I know they're really tied together though. I love the old vinyls that came about in the 1940s, 1950s. I know we've since gone through audio cassettes and CDs and MP3s, but I think vinyl records are actually making a comeback.


I actually collect Vinyl's. I have a huge digital collection, but if I really like something I'll buy the vinyl. I should get Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, that's missing from my collection.


I put my record player away when I had kids but now that they're older I've been thinking about pulling it back out so they can really appreciate some music. Our local libraries have tons of vinyls at great prices. It's funny that Dark Side of the Moon was actually a best-selling album just a few years ago even though it was released over 40 years ago!


I bet vinyl sales are way higher than CDs now. By me, you can find stores that sell only new and old vinyls. Great sound quality!


Oh I bet you are right! I didn't even think about new vinyls being created. Are people putting new stuff on both CDs and vinyls?


Yes, I just got the Foo Fighter's album Sonic Highways last year. Really cool album. But on Amazon you can find any new album on vinyl now.


I had no idea! I guess I know just as little information about all that as I do politics. Do you pay any attention to elections and such?


Yes, I do. The United States voter turnout is always so low, it's crazy. I love voting.


Same here. I may not keep up much with politics throughout the year but I try to educate myself at election time. Sometimes I wish my state was like Nevada, and I could check a "none of these candidates" box for presidential elections!


haha! you could always vote for yourself as a write-in!


That would be pretty funny to do! Nice chatting with you!


I am good, and you?  Do you read poetry?  It has it start date back in prehistoric times you know.


I do not. I heard there is a poem that when read is depressing but when read backwards is inspiring. How cool!


That is really cool.  I wonder who wrote that and how they came up with it.


Someone much smarter than I. Kind of like the person who does the javanese alphabet. When recited in order, it forms a poem.


That's interesting, especially since i have no idea what country speaks javanese!  I do like the Epic of Gilgamesh, it was written in Sumerian.


Me neither. I do not know either of those languages. But to be fair, my english isn't the best either...


Are you familiar with the Homer epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey?  Ancient Greeks said poetry could be rhetoric, drama, song, and even comedy.


I read those in High School but I retained none of it. Edgar allan poe only got $9 for the raven


I've heard that before and I still can't believe it.  The Raven is read/studied in school and he only gets that for writing it?  What a shame.


Demetri Martin wrote a palindrome poem with 224 words in it!


I wonder what it was about.  Do you listen to music?  Linkin Park's hybrid theory is the best selling album of the 21st century.


I love linkin park. Do you listen to them?


I do every now and then.  I was impressed to learn they have the best selling album.


Me too. They toured when the album came out for like 340 days one year.


Cool!  So do you listen to vinyl lps or just digitals?


Just digitals. I do not care that much about music to buy LPs. I would scratch the records or break them... You?


Just digitals.  I'm not sure if an lp player is expensive or not since they are from back in the day.  For history sake I would like to hear one of those book albums from before 1948 that i've heard about.


Maybe Reel Big Fish could re-record their catalog on LPs...


Possibly.  Anything is possible.  I mean, a set of twins in japan released a rap album in 1992 when they were 100 years old.


Yes, I have in college and just for fun after college. Yes, the golf game at the usual level is played on a course with an arranged progression of 18 holes.


I understand every course is different, is that correct?


Well, each hole on the course must contain a tee box to start from, and a putting green containing the actual hole or cup (4.25" in diameter).  So, I don't know what your question is after.


I meant that the actual layout of the holes and course - distance, hazards and such are different between any two courses.


Yes, no doubt.  I do that the average American golf course consumes around 312,000 gallons of water per day.


Wow!     Courses in the desert must require a lot more water!


Probably There's a golf course in Dubai that requires 4,000,000 gallons of water a day!


That seems excessive.     Must make it easy for avid golfers like Samuel L. Jackson.


He must love the game. Speaking of different golf courses, there are other standard forms of terrain in between the hole and the putting greens.  There are fairways, rough (long grass), bunkers (or sand traps), and various hazards (like water or rocks) but each hole on a course is unique in its specific layout and arrangement.


That is good to know.      It is funny Babe Ruth was once America's most famous Baseball Player and Golfer!


Wow, good to know.  Golf courses in America, incidentally,  make up more land space than Rhode Island and Delaware combined.


I wonder how many animals find their way onto golf courses?


Good question. Did you know that the study of animals is called zoology?


That is cool.     There are about 20 quintillion individual animals on the planet.


True, that's a lot of critters. Did you know that in 2002, Germany became the first country in the world to universally give animals constitutionally guaranteed legal rights?


That is pretty crazy, but I guess I understand.    Many human behaviors came from animals.


Yes, that's true.  Did you know that hiccups are a holdover from the early evolution when early land animals had both gills and lungs?


I wonder if the Loch Ness monster (assuming Nessie is real) has both gills and lungs?


I'm not sure but I do know that under the provisions of the 1912 Scottish protection of animals act, the Loch Ness monster is a protected species.


Cool.     I am a fan of animals, particularly those with white spots on their forehead.


Yes, me too. I've never seen an animal with white spots on their forehead but it's been nice chatting with you.


Did you know that there are over 1.5 million species?


That's impressive and probably that or more that are no longer around, anymore.  It's sad what we do to our environment.


I absolutely agree. About 1 million of those species are insects.


I live in Florida and about half of them are here with me!


Ha ha, probably. As far as individually, there are about 20 quintillion individual animals on earth. I can't even wrap my head around that number.


I was thinking the same thing!  Wow does quintillion come after billion?


I'm actually not sure. Because of my love of animals I wish we would do what Germany did. They were the first country to give animals legal rights.


I agree with that.  I hear that under Scottish law even the Loch Ness monster is a protected species.


Ha ha, I can't imagine how that came about.


Me either, but nice to know it's protected.  Have you been to any good concerts, lately?


I think the last concert I was at was about 5 years ago. I used to go more often though.


Cool, the last one I went to was Merle Haggard.  My elderly dad is a big fan and I took him for his birthday.  It was the only concert he ever went to and he loved it!


Awww, that's so nice. I'm glad he had fun. Did you know that in 2001 Linkin Park played 324 concerts?!


That seems like a lot, must have been on the road continuously!


Yes. That would be insanely exhausting. I can't imagine. Did you know that the Ramones also played a lot of concerts?


I have read that they toured almost non stop for over 20 years, which must be some kind of record or something.  Just incredible!


Yes they did. They were such a fun band.


Have you heard that Creed had a lawsuit filed against them by a couple of concertgoers?


Apparently, it was so bad.  The lead singer was so intoxicated/ high he couldn't remember the words to none of their songs, much less be able to sing them.


Oh wow. They deserve their money back then. It was nice chatting with you.


I am well, and yes I do like poety but I do not know a lot about it


I am not a big fan of poetry. I am not smart enough to understand it. who is your favorite poet?


Poe is the one that comes to mind quickest.  It is funny he only was paid 9 bucks for the Raven


he wrote great stories. I guess I read the raven in high school. it was a fun poem but again, a bit too abstruse for me.


I think it is amazing they can trace poetry from all the way back to 25th century BC


I bet human beings have always played with words and made stories in different forms. Demetri martin wrote a 224 word palindrome poem. how long did it take him to write that, I wonder.


I do not know but I bet it was good.  Demetri Martin is a funny guy.  I have one of his comedy albums among my many music and comedy CDs


I dont know his stuff. he sounds great. have you ever listened to dark side of the moon?


Oh yeah, even though it came out half a century ago, it is still really popular


Yeah, it is still a best seller. have you ever tried dark side of oz?


No, I am not familiar with that?  Is it related to Dark Side of the Moon?


Yeah, you use dark side as the soundtrack for wizard of oz. start the album at a certain point in the film. I never tried it.


That sounds pretty trippy.  I have been getting into rap recently.  I really enjoy Straight Outta Compton


i only know one or two songs from the album. it was a huge album.


It reached platinum status and did not even have much radio play


i cant imagine that album on the radio. the language was pretty rough. great tunes though. i know that the bush administration hated it. LOL


Rap music led to rap/rock like Linkin Park, which had the highest selling album of this century.  I am a fan of theirs as well


They also did a lot of intense touring in the first year. quite a band. too bad about the lead singer. Anyway, great chat!


You too, fun talking about music and poetry with you


no im not really into rap. do you listen to rap?


I do sometimes when I'm in the mood. I do like the history of it!


i do not know much about the history of the genre. i know that it has grown fast in popularity.


It really has! Even judges rap to people like Eminem in court.


i wonder if he would be impressed by that. can judges do a good job rapping? can they spit fire?


I'm sure they drop the ruling like it's going out of style! Did you know Busta Rhymes voiced Reptar in the Rugrats?


i think busta was in a couple of movies too. he seems to be a multi talented guy.


He does! I wonder what happened to him? I like him better than Kanye West!


i think that he is more humble than kanye. kanye has some odd ideas too.


yes, the guy has got some weird ideas. recently they might have found a cure. i bet kanye would have something to say about that too.


Oh I'm sure he does! He did once give his mic to a fan in a wheelchair at a concert so he gets some credit from me haha.


i guess he can find his heart from time to time. he did meet with the president. i bet they could do an album together. LOL


That would be interesting and scary to say the least! I want to be famous someday so I can see the secret room at pixar!


i would like to see it too. i wonder if there is a list of people who have seen it. it sounds interesting.


I bet it's like an old couch and sega genesis in there haha. It seems like more and more celebs do animation work these days.


yeah, a small fridge. some beer neon signs. yeah. nothing special except its exclusive. true.


And it's probably Busch Light too haha. I wish I was getting that Judge Judy money!


she must have millions by this point. i dont know how many years she has done it but she has a distinct style.


She really does! I'll go look to see what she is worth. It was great chatting with you, have an awesome day!


Yea I like old school rap, I never knew there were rappers who used sign language


I didn't know that either.  There's a form of freestyle rap called "compliment battle" that was invented by Korean rappers.  First time I've ever heard about that.


Sounds like a bad time. The rapper Noclue can rap at 14.1 syllables per second, I don't even know how anyone could understand what he is rapping


Only the people who can understand 14.1 syllables per second...so not many people. lol


Well Noclue could making a bunch of money referencing big macs, McDonalds pays rappers $5 each time they do


Nice I didn't know that.  Before he became a rapper, Eminem's true dream was to become a comic book artist.


Me neither, I also didn't know Donald Glover got his rap name from an online wu-tang clan name generator


Neat!  I didn't know that either. lol  In 2001, a Michigan judge deliverd her ruling in the form of a rap when trying a suit filed against Eminem.  Bet that was funny to hear.


Sounds funny, or awkward. It's pretty cool that the singer of the pokemon theme also worked with Michael Jackson on the song "Black and White"


Nice!  Busta Rhymes voiced the reptar wagon in the 1998 Rugrats movie.


Lol, that's crazy. Did you know an Arctic Monkeys' performance was cancelled on Jimmy Kimmel Live because Kayne West wouldn't stop talking?


haha I believe it!  Kanye believes that aids is a man-made disease.


Doesn't surprise me. Pretty ironic Kayne did a skit of snl interrupting an award show 2 years before he interrupted Taylor Swift


Yes!  Out of the top 10 most successful songs of all time, only Kanye West's "Gold Digger" is in a minor key.


Interesting, I know Evel Knievel sued Kayne over his "touch the sky" music video


No way!  Kanye once gave his mic to a fan in a wheelchair at a concert.  Nice thing he did there.


That's pretty nice of him to do, I wonder if that was before or after the Taylor Swift incident


I'm not sure.  I didn't realize that Kanye West was born in 1977.  I thought he was younger than that.  Anyhow...it was nice chatting with you!


I never knew Swift is 2 inches taller than Kayne, well have a good one


I didn't know that.  You have a good day!


Hello, so what do you think about Kanyes comments?


About which thing ha ha. I'm generally opposed to all of his comments. His most recent that sticks out to me were his comments about slavery.


I agre lol he does talk a lot of nonsense and specifically his comments about slavery


Yes, those were appalling statements. To my recollection he said that slavery was a choice which is disgusting.


I think Bryant took a good position I thought he was going to be angrier because of those comments


I was glad to hear that Bryant spoke out about it. Are you a fan of rap?


Yes I am, I like the rhythmic speech that it has, what about you?


I do like the older stuff, not so much the new stuff. Tupac Shakur's music is in the library of congress.


Yeah old music was better and not only rap but in general, have you heard of Busta Rhymes?


I certainly have. He is very talented. I don't think I've heard anyone rap faster.


He is fast! and he was the voice of the reptar wagon in the Rugrats movie back in 1998


I was not aware of that. Apparently Eminem wanted to be a comic book artist. I wonder if he still draws?


Good thing he dedicated himself to rap, I heard his favorite hero is Spiderman


I had heard that as well. When a judge made a ruling in an Eminem case she did it in the form of a rap. I wish she wouldn't have done that. Seems so embarrassing and unnecessary.


I agree I feel bad for her, I guess celebrities have a bigger influence than what I thought.


Apparently. Korean rappers are a thing which surprises me also. They even came up with a new form of freestyle.


Really and what is the name of that freestyle form?


It's called compliment battle. I don't know much about it but I'm assuming that instead of insults it's compliments which is so strange to me.


It is, I might have to google that lol, did you know that Pixar Studios has a secret room.


Im not sure but only certain celebrities have access to it, I guess its like a VIP room.


Yo, word up. I'm all. like, flowing with rhytmical delivery here ya'll.  Ok, so I'm an old white dude, but I still like rap. You?


A bit harsh for me. I like rap that harkens back to the day when praise singers would use their art form to disseminate positive info. You?


yeah I agree. Eminem though did not dream of becoming a rapper originally


Really? When did he unwrap his rap gift? I'm not sure he will ever be listed in the librabry of congress under "cultural significances" but he has talent.


yeah he is not up there with tupac but he wanted to be a comic book artist


EEveryone wants to be a rapper at times. A michigan judge once delivered a verdict in rap, when ruling over a case involving Eminem. I wonder if that judge was a better rapper than a judge?


I would have liked to hear that actually. how about busta rhymes, do you like him?


I don't know if I have heard him, other than as the reptar wagon in the Rugrats movie... I would live to hear some Korean rap!


yeah one of those compliment rap battels?


Yeah! If Robin Williams was still around, I would love to see him do that! He was great in Alladin!


Yeah for sure, funny guy too. do you know the Pixar stdio?


No, I am not a celebrity so apparently I cannot visit their secret room


Carol Burnett was the first celebrity that visited Sesame Street. Ever been there?


I have not actually. do you know judge judy?


Don't tell me you have been there! What was your case about? LOL I hear she pulls down over 100 grand per episode. Not bad!


yeah, she is the second person to make more than LeBron James


I would love to be in his shoes, although they would fit me... Maybe I could fit in Carol Burnett's shoes


I do actually. Did you know that Tupac's music is in the library of congress


Yes it is there for cultural significance


I sure do. Did you know he wanted to become a comic book artist


Yeah. Did you know that Busta Rhymes was in the RUgrats movie?


Yes he played the Reptar Wagon in that movie in 1998


Yeah pretty cool. Did you ever hear of compliment battle?


Yes that is a form of rap that is practiced in South Korea


Yeah I would like to hear it at some point, sounds fun


Me too. Did you hear of that judge that gave the ruling in a rap form in Michigan?


Yes that was because the suit was filed against Eminem


Yeah, so funny and creative. Did you ever see the Aladdin movie?


Yes, Robin Williams actually did the voice for the animated movie


Yeah. Did you know LeBron is the highest paid celebrity?


Yes he makes even more than Jude Judy and she makes $123 000 per episode


Yes that was the first celebrity that appeared in Sesame Street


Yeah. Did you hear of that secret Pixar room?


Yes but only celebrities are allowed in there, kind of unfair. Nice chat


I think there are too many celebrity's to count lol...definitely not Kanye lol


Well, wasn't Kanye West with Donald Trump recently?


Yes, he was. It didn't go so well with his fans lol. Kanye just has very strong opinions I guess like most. Do you have a favorite celebrity?


There are a lot of haters. Haters are going to hate. Do you remember some of his strong opinions? I love Michael Buble! He has a tour that is going on now.


Michael Buble is great. So I am guessing you don't listen to any Rap celebrity's?


I love his newest album. I listen to his songs as I study for my exams.I do listen the Lamar and Drake.


Oh, cool. I like some rap but I don't listen a lot. It is crazy how much money celebrity's make, even judge Judy makes 123,000 bucks per episode....I suppose Rapper's and Celebrity's make a lot more but they do a lot more too.


Who is your favorite rapper celebrity? Judge Judy is ending soon and it seems so great for her because it is close to her retirement year. It is a ridiculous amount of money.


For me I would say Wiz Khalifa or P.Diddy. Tupac. Those are who come to mind. Some of the newer rappers are good, some bad. Kanye West has had a few good albums , I do have to give him that.


Tupac is the LEGEND! I love his song Ghost Town though.


That's a good one. I like Keep ya Head Up. a lot. So many rappers now it's hard to keep track lol. Do you like Kanye West?


I am not a big fan of Kanye West. However, I like God's Plan by Drake. I love his music video.


I do love that video! Love Drake too. So do you have a favorite movie celebrity?


I did not know that Drake was caring, or was it for the video?


What do you mean? I think Drake is an awesome person. I have read a lot about how much he wants to be a great Dad. But who knows I guess,lol....celebrity's have to always look and act their best.


I see that you know more about Drake than me. I should not give my opinion then. It was my first time watching one of his music videos.


Oh, haha, I don't know too much about him either. I do know that Tupac Shakur's music is considered to be of cultural significance, he was amazing!


Yes! It is so sad still to this day that he is gone. I guess some korean rappers invented a new type of freestyle rap called a compliment battle....That would be interesting to hear. It has been great chatting with you!!


Rapper XXXTentacion, center, attends the 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards on Oct. 6, 2017


When south park aired its family guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew


Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy in a mug shot from December 2017. (


In March 2014, he uploaded the song "Vice City" to SoundCloud, the free music-streaming platform where he would eventually amass more than 2 million followers


do you know In March 2014, he uploaded the song "Vice City" to SoundCloud, the free music-streaming platform


At the time of his death, Onfroy was awaiting trial. As news of the shooting broke, several celebrities and musicians shared their shock on social media


but quickly restored them after backlash from the music industry, which reportedly included artists such as Kendrick Lamar.


Rapping (or rhyming, spitting, emceeing, MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular"


apping (or rhyming, spitting, emceeing, MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech,


Rapper tupac shakur's music is in the library of congress of "cultural significance."


Rapper busta rhymes voiced the reptar wagon in the 1998 rugrats movie


Pixar studio has a secret room that is visited often by celebrities


Robin williams in aladdin was the first actor to start the trend of celebrities performing voices in animated films.


Kanye west did an snl skit mocking himself for interrupting award shows... 2 years before the infamous taylor swift incident.


Out of the top 10 most successful songs of all time, only kanye west's gold digger is in a minor key


At the time of his death, Onfroy was awaiting trial. As news of the shooting broke, several celebrities and musicians shared their shock on social media.


Rapper big sean had a gpa of 3.7 and turned down a scholarship to michigan state before being signed by kanye west


he once said. In August 2017, Onfroy released his debut album "17," which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200?


"Vice City" to SoundCloud, the free music-streaming platform?


Not really, if it's not in movie format I have a hard time following sports. But I do know that it's super popular in Japan isn't it?


Yes!  Probably bigger there than in the US.  It's so popular there that many fans are surprised to discover it's status as America's national pastime.  (which I think isn't the case any longer)


You're right America's pastime is probably football or videogames these days haha. One of the things about baseball that has always interested me is how baseball cards hold value somehow. I read about a man who found three million dollars worth of 1900's baseball cards in his grandfather's attic. What a weird thing to be worth money!


Isn't that sad about videogames?  Baseball cards used to be worth way more too!  Ironically before videogames exploded in popularity.  Kids don't do the activities and hobbies they used to do.


Something that confuses me is that softball, is the faster version of baseball and was originally designed to be played indoors. Indoors! What kind of place could handle better being hit by a softball than a baseball?!


lol  I remember when I was little for some reason we always played softball in the gym and not outside.  Did you know that the YMCA invented volleyball, softball, and basketball?


Oh man I've never heard that! I guess that makes sense in a way because they are indoor sports locations but that is interesting. Volleyball is shocking though that seems like it would have been invented at a beach, right?


You would think. lol  On May 11, 1991 Creighton played Utah in the longest game in NCAA softball history.  The game lasted 31 innings!


UGH! I was stuck at a long baseball game like that once, we left at some point to beat traffic and when we got home the game was STILL ON TV. Those teams must have either been really good or really terrible to make the game last that long, right?


lol  Yes...I remember one game like that from a few years ago.
 As of 2014 the average salary for a pro softball player was between $5,000 and $6,000.  Kind of low but then again I didn't know there were pro softball leagues.


I didn't know there were pro leagues either, also I'm hoping thats per month or something, otherwise there wouldn't be many people interested right? haha


Right! lol  Jose Canseco claims to hold the record for longest softball homerun at 622 feet!


622 feet is FAR! I'd love to see what that looked like! Did you know that kickball is called "soccer-baseball" in Canada? Are any of the kickball rules the same? I can't remember at all, it's been so long since I've played


I have no idea on that!  I haven't played since elementary school.  lol


I wonder why they wouldn't just call it kickball, soccer-baseball is so long!


I don't know.  lol  Softball was invented in 1887 in Chicago, IL.


I wonder when the YMCA was founded if they invented softball and softball was invented in 1887


Whoa!  1844 I just looked it up.  lol  The first sporting event shown on ESP was a slow pitch softball game!


That's interesting, I wonder why they picked that to be the first sport on ESPN, was is hugely popular at that time? Or maybe just cheap to get since they don't seem to pay their athletes that much


I'm thinking probably because it was cheap to get.  Since ESPN was new, they probably didn't have a big budget. lol  It was fun chatting with you!


You're probably right. Nice chatting with you!


Maryland Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford is running for reelection.


Yes, and it sounds like he's a unique kind of conservative - dry and focused on the fiscal issues.


Rutherford actually cares about the details of running the government


Yes, and I think that's great. Refreshing in today's world.


What other Lt. Governors would lead a commission on regulatory and procurement reform?


Yes. Or have a video series called "Mundane (But Meaningful)"?


He even made an on-the-fly correction to the title of the Maryland code in the script.


Yes, he really seems to know his stuff. Maybe he'll be an inspiration for other politicians.


Politics these days seems to be about personalities.  This is a refreshing change.


Yes, for sure. As the governor's office is saying, boring can sell.


Rutherford doesn't have the most exciting background


You don't say? That doesn't sound boring at all. Did you know that he started out as an Independent and then became a Democrat for a while?


Changing political parties. Sounds similar to Teddy Roosevelt changing parties when he ran on the Bull Moose party.


Yes, but Rutherford became a Republican early on. Being a Democrat was just a phase. He's been a Republican for more than 20 years now.


He has the experience.  He even filled in for public appearances when Gov. Hogan was being treated for cancer.


Yes. I'm finding him to be a very appealing character, reading about him. We need more facts these days. Facts, facts, facts.


He relishes the opportunity to talk about his daily work.


Which is great! Too many politicians just want to pose for the cameras and live the good life these days. He's an attorney by training so he understands the law.


He wore a gray sweater for the video series, not a power suit like other politicians would.


Yes. He's sending a message that he's humble and he knows his stuff. I hope others follow his lead.


Hello, do you know the GOP stands for grand old party?


No, didn't know that, that's like an abbreviation of the Republican party right?


Yeah after the American Revolutions major ideology.


It was founded by anti slavery activist right? do you consider yourself a Republican?


I consider myself independent because I think both sides have good points.


I consider myself a republican but its good to have several points of view


Yeah, I vote both candidates depending on their stances haha.


Did you like Richard Nixon? he was the only president to propuse a minimum income law


He was before my time, but I would have supported that and still do!


I think that was a great thing, yeah, I would support that as well, Hillary Clinton used to be a Republican


I think a lot of people switched to Republicans due to the conservatism stance of Democrats.


Yeah, that is a valid reason, what do you think of our current government


I am unsure...I think there is a lot of unrest and controversy that is for sure.


A lot of controversy I agree, well there are other goverments that have it worse, like the Chinese goverment, they tend to censor everything


Wikileaks said the government is trying to destroy them.


They did? I think its funny how they expose the goverments plan to destroy them lol,


I like the norwegian government, they donate a billion to save the rain forest.


Thats a lot of money!! seems like the Norwegian government really cares about the environment,


Our government should bring back the beatles song come together again and unite!


It should, you know the US government actually publishes the names of those who renounce to their citizenship!


The goverment has also shut down 17 times  in the past 37 years, this year was terrible though, nice chat!


Hi there!  A little bit.  I find odd facts interesting such as Ralph Lawrence Carr.  He was the only governor to oppose the internment of Japanese Americans during WW2.


Doesn't that make you wonder about the morality of the American people at the time? I suppose that fear mongering and mistrust held sway.


Yes.  When I was a kid my grandmother worked with a lady who was interred.  I got to know her as well and she was the sweetest lady.  I never realized though exactly what they went through until I got older.  Sad indeed about the people back then.


Yes, I read quite a bit about that time. There have been many books written, not so much about the camps themselves but the results of them. I find it fascinating. For awhile I was worried that the same might be done with Muslims because of the climate after 9/11. Oh, well. Did you know that ND's governor was tried to secede from the union. Wish I knew what that was about.


I didn't know about the ND.  The Beatles song "Come Together" was written for Timothy Leary's 1969 California governor campaign.  I never knew that.  Interesting that they wrote a song that had to do with American politics.  Lennon must have been living here at the time.


Could have been. I didn't know that Leary did anything. I live in Wa and our Gov. just proclaimed for the Presidency. Nice guy but I'm not sure how he would work out.


Did you know that 86 percent of the land in Nevada is owned by the US govt?


Yes, I believe that Alaska has the same circumstance but a lower percentage. I'm all for holding land in trust to protect it from commercialization. I think that ensures that our descendants will have open spaces and unspoiled wilderness. I Have to laugh at some of the people who get elected, like the 'Governator'.


lol  You must be talking about Arnold Schwarzenegger?  When he was governor of California he never lived in Sacramento but commuted 3 hours every day by private jet.  Crazy.


When you're already rich what's a million or two spent on commuting? Our entire system of governance sometimes  leaves me shaking my head at the elitism that has been embraced. I wish we could get another party going, or do away with them altogether.


I'm kind of with you there.  There hasn't been a US president who wasn't a republican or a democrat since 1853.


Yes, and as they get more entrenched the divide grows deeper. There have been good men elected on both sides but no one will admit that someone else has a few good ideas.


Yes.  I never knew that every US president with a beard has been a republican.  Did you know that?


I did not, probably against their belief system to shave. I also didn't know that the Red/Blue labeling system only began to be used in the year 2000. I would have sworn that it had always been there.


I'm with you on that.  I seem to remember that being around long before then.


Me too. I guess we become used to things like that rather rapidly. Now it has evolved into left/right Liberal/conservation, Urban/rural. What a mess.


It is.  I just found an interesting fact.  The last time a republican was elected president withou a nixon or bush on the ticket was 1928.  I don't think that includes the latest president though.


I would rather forget all about him in the hopes that he'll just go away but you're right. We seem to have created several dynasties. What amazes me is that voters will elect one party for the Presidency and another for Congressional seats.


You're right.  I've always wondered about that.  Here's a funny tidbit....in 1957 President Harry Truman visited Disneyland and refused to be photographed on the Dumbo ride so he wouldn't be associated with Republicans.  lol


So it began way back then? I wish that they would act more for the American people and less for their constituency. I lean heavily Democratic but even I have to admit that each President has had his moment in the sun.


I agree.  What saddens me is that it seems like every politician never follows through on what they say they want to do when they are campaigning.  I have to get going. I enjoyed talking politics with you!


How's it going, do you like baseball? It involves a fielding team facing off with a batting team


hi, how are you? i do like the baseball. do you like it?


Yea, probably not as much as the fans in Japan who are surprised to learn that Baseball is America's national pasttime


I think the game is crazy popular in Japan! it is a different experience though. you should go.


Maybe so. I wonder if the Baseball managers in Japan can play for their teams like the teams in the US


that rule probably comes from back in the day when a player was chosen as manager. i dont know about japan.


Interesting. Do you collect baseball cards? A man found $3 million worth in his grandfathers attic


i used to collect baseball cards. they were never worth that much though. 3 million? i wonder what i would do with them. what would you do?


Buy a house and nice car, maybe visit Canada and play some Soccer-baseball


soccer-baseball? what the heck is that? is that some sort of canadian thing?


It's what the Canadian call Kickball lol


boy, those canadians. I wonder what other  words they have for sports.


Who knows, lol. Do you watch much Softball, it was invented in Chicago in 1887


i dont watch softball, but i know that there are many fast pitch teams out there. do you play or watch?


I watch it sometimes, it's crazy the longest softball game was 31 innings!


what? that is far too long. I like to play softball, but that is just too long. Did you know that the difference in pitching styles in baseball vs softball is not due to gender differences?


I figured so, any gender can play and Jose Canseco claims to have hit a softball 622 feet


yeah, he was juiced up quite a bit. i wonder how much of that was natural ability.


Who knows, but it must kinda suck being a softball player, the average salary of a pro is 5-6k


there just isnt enough of a fan base. i guess they play for the love of the game.


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Hello, are you particularly interested in sports?


Sure. I enjoy many different sporting events, including baseball and football. I even ejoy celebrity sporting events. You?


I like baseball a lot for sure! I collect baseball cards for fun, it's not time consuming and they can add up to so much value!


Did you hear about that one guy who found$3 million dollars worth of baseball cards in is attic?  Merry Christmas!


Oh my god, I can't imagine ever getting that many though. I wonder if managers get baseball cards too, after all they actually can technically play for their teams too.


wouldn't they be considered too soft to play since they don't practice like the guys on the team? maybe that is the origin of softball?


I would think that wouldn't work though! After all even though softball is played on a smaller field, it's still played at a faster pace than basketball.


Yeah, I guess since the average salary of a professional softball layer is only about $5k per year, that would not support a manager.


I would hope that's only for the middle ground players, and not the best ones! I wonder how much Jose Canseco made, he had the record for longest softball homerun so he must have been great.


Apparently, he made the change from major league baseball to softball.


Ahh ok that makes sense, there's a lot of history between them. Although the YMCA invented softball and other sports, but I don't think they did baseball.


Interesting. Did you know that the first ESPN televised sporting event was a softball game?


I didn't! I wouldn't have guessed it was that popular to be honest. Then again maybe the longer the game is they make more money, like once there was an NCAA softball game lasting 31 innings!


Wow! That must have been a late night!  I wonder if for that game they used a modern softball or whether they used one of the original soft ballls, which were softer than today's version?


Yeah they really should have changed the name of the sport since now the ball is similar to a normal baseball.


Yeah.  Do you know if softball is as popular in Japan as in the US?  I know baseball is. In fact, it's so popular in Japan that Japanese fans are often shocked to learn that baseball is considered Americas national pastime,


Yeah it's certainly interesting! Then again I'd argue it really is more popular here, people are so dedicated to the sport. Like until 2005, a single married couple scheduled all MLB games over 24 years, that's nuts!


That is hard to believe!  But then again, it is also hard to believe that Canadians call kickball by a different name: soccer-baseball!


Yeah that's true, I guess sports are called differently all around the world. I wonder if there are secret places only baseball players know about, like Pixar has a secret room celebrities often visit.


Good question. But celebrities often get perks. I used to love seeing celebrities appear on Sesame Street. I think Carol Burnett was the first celebrity to appear there. Thaat's a neat perk!


I love seeing celebrity appearances like that! Just like Robin Williams basically started the trend of celebrities in voice acting. Anyways it was nice chatting with you, have a good day!


hi, how are you doing today? are you ready to chat?


I do like baseball. i try to watch the world series. You?


My kids were in little league, that's about it. Chicago cubs won back-to-back world series and haven't won since.


Yes, they seem to have some sort of curse. i wonder what they can do to lift it.


Yeah, they should probably plow more money into salaries and try to up their game. they have gotten better. If you found baseball cards worth millions, what would you do?


I probably wouldn't know they were valuable...and just toss them in storage. Wouldn't that be terrible?


Yeah, i would probably take them to a dealer, try to sell a few, and keep the rest for later.


That reminds me of that movie. Blast from the Past.


Oh, was that Brenda Frasier and Chris Walken? That was a fun movie.


Are you interested in softball at all? On may 11, 1991, creighton hosted utah in the longest softball game in ncaa history, lasting 31 innings. I wonder how many hours that took.


You never know with baseball. It could have been a few days. LOL


Yeah, that's true. Softball players really do not make much money. As of 2014, the average salary for a professional softball player is between $5,000 and $6,000.


It probably is. there is women's softball in college. that is big. Then again, Jose Canseco claims to hold the record for longest softball homerun at 622 feet. Steroids in softball? LOL


Probably, everyone always wants to be better.


That is true. The first sporting event shown on ESPN was a slow-pitch softball game between the Kentucky bourbons and the Milwaukee schlitz. Classic! Anyway, great chat!


I don't think I've ever seen softball on tv. It has been great chatting with you too.


I have seen it. the field is smaller. Have a good day!


Do you like to watch Dramas on tv. Hugh Laurie made 700000 for house. That sounds like a lot of money.


Yes, I do in fact like tv dramas.  Hugh Laurie is worth every penny, he's that good of an actor.


I watched a few episodes. He was good on house. I like that Michael Caine started acting class because all the pretty girls were in drama. Well that was the right choice , look at his career.


Amen, to that always go where the pretty girls are located.  I read somewhere that Jon Hamm taught drama at his old high school.


I heard that too and one of the girls from the office was in his class. That is good if she made it to tv


He must have been a darn good teacher. Lol


Lady Gaga seems to have a great music career. Did you know she was on the show Boiling Points on mtv before she was famous.


No, I didn't know that about her.  I know Elton John chose her as his son's godmother, though.


Yes, that is pretty cool. She can sing any music. I wonder if she would do a song with her favorite band Iron Maiden. That would be cool.


Well, that would be different, for sure.  Do you know that she acts in movies, too?


Yes, I thought she was great in a star is born. I like her version better than the original


Oh, me too.  It was a very good performance.   You know her name came from a predictive text glitch that kept changing radio to lady?


That's cool and to think she may not have had a career after her label dropped her. Akon helped her get with Interscope and he was off.


I know, what luck.  Bad mistake on Def Jam records, they missed a big star. I bet they kick themselves about that mistake.


So many people go to the Toronto Film Festival for the 10 day festival to see movies. That seems pretty cool


I know there are like nearly half million people that go to that every year.


I wonder how much people pay to go there for that long. But at least they get some good films from it that get nominated for oscars


I know right, probably takes a lot of money.  I just don't have that much time to devote to watching movies.Lol  On a side note do you know Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas any more because his belief system prevents him from playing in movies that don't project positivity?


Yes, I think Jim Carrey is better in comedy anyway.


Well, I'm sure he's so famous, he picks and chooses what he wants to do, anyway.


I have not seen much of him since his ex girlfriend commited suicide like 2 years ago.


Yeah, I think the family blamed him for that.  So sad.  Well, it's been nice chatting with you, I need to get ready for work.  I'll talk to you later, friend.


Hi there, I do like dancing, I'm not very good but it's still fun.  How about you?


Yes I do too.  Bruce Lee was a great dancer.  I guess that is logical that he would be, since fighting requires dexterity of movement.


Yeah he was and that is a good point, I guess he was super good at the cha cha lol.


I am not good at dancing.  Babies actually dance when they hear music.  I wonder if I ever danced when I was a baby, and if I did how it looked.


I think I have read about them doing that, I wonder how early it starts for them, possibly before even being born!


What kind of music do you like to dance to?  I have no preference.  The rapper Tupac danced ballet in high school.


I like all different stuff, 50's and latin music are super fun to dance to.  I heard that, I wonder if theres a Youtube video of Tupac doing ballet lol.


Dancing ballet must be hard.  Ballet dancers go through several pairs of pointe shoes in a week.


That is pretty intense, that sounds like they really torture their feet, I bet they are not soft.


Dance can be characterized in so many different ways.  It is really an interesting art form.  I think I once heard that dancing is like a form of remembering and at the same time a way of forgetting.


It really is an interesting art form, it is so fluid and is always changing.  That is an interesting thought too.


Have you ever played a music instrument or sing?  I tried making rap songs before, and played drums and guitar a little.


I have played the guitar a little bit, I mostly just play Syd Barrett covers lol.  Drums are really hard to play I give you credit.


I didn't progress very far though, I stopped soon.  I like Syd Barrett.  The word "rap", before it was used to describe music, meant to lightly strike.


That is interesting, did you know that McDonald's ran a promotion that payed rappers $5 every time they referenced a Big Mac in their music?


That is amazing!  Rappers can rap fast, so a lot of references to Big Mac can be put into one song, I imagine.


Oh yeah, I would say big mac a few times in my songs to get $5 lol.


It's funny that a judge once delivered her ruling by rapping in a suit filed against Eminem.  Eminem must have appreciated that.


That is really funny, I wonder what he thought about it.  Do you know who the fastest rapper is?


Close, I guess it's Noclue, who raps at 14 syllables per second somehow.


Wow!  Well it was nice chatting!  Have a good day!


Hi there do you like to dance? I know that babies like to dance haha


Everybody like to dance except those who can't dance.


What about you do you know how to dance? I know that I cannot dance haha


Even as a baby, I could not dance. Born with two left feet.


Haha I guess all babies can kind of dance though. They smile and somewhat move to the beat. I bet you could have done that as a baby haha


I wonder. Maybe I could have been the next Bruce Lee. Moved to Hong Kong. Won a championship. Hm.


Anything is possible haha. Very crazy that he wanted Cha-Cha Championship back in 58, they need to make a movie about that


If Bruce had lived, he might have had a dance career as well.


Yep he was taken from us too soon. Did you know that a ballet dancer can go through four pairs of shoes a week.


I wonder what they do with the old shoes. Just throw them out? Seems a waste.


Yep I'm not sure actually. Did you know that Michael Jackson has a pet on a leaning device. It was the device used for his extreme lean dance move. I hope no one else uses it because he does that move the best


I wouldn't use that move. Everybody knows that it's Michael's. His ghost will come back and haunt you.


LOL I could see that haha. Do you like Tupac's music at all?


Don't really know him well. He left a mark though.


Yes he did and he apparently did ballet in high school. I wonder if he went through four pairs of shoes a week


He would have danced in high tops I bet. He was probably a graceful guy.


Yeah I could see that. Do you listen to rock music at all?


I have listened to rock. It is energetic, with a pronounced beat.


Yep it was developed in the early 1950s. It usually does a 4/4 time signature as well. Do you know who the Flaming Lips Are?


I have heard the name. Are they a band with musicians and songs and instruments?


Yes they have musicians songs and instruments. They're actually pretty famous the song"do you realize" is the state rock song of Oklahoma actually


Yes. Do you know how many animals are there individually


THere are 20 quintillion but do not ask me how many zeros are in that number


I do, Did you know they can develop white patches in the forehead?


Yeah but I have not seen them in my pet so not sure about that


Yeah I guess. In Germany the constitution protects the animals


I like that we should adopt laws like that here too


Yeah I agree. Do you know why we have hiccups?


Yesh they are just a holdover from when animals had lungs and gills


Yeah I know that we have lost out hair just a quarter a million years ago


Yeah. Do you know why we are good persistence runners?


Because we used to be hunters and are used to that


Yes in 2-3 months and just as strong, out bodies are amazing


I know. There is a frequency though that scares us


Yeah I wonder what it sounds though, I am curious


Yeah me too actually. Did you know we cannot synthesize vitamin C and doing that are the only ones that cannot?


Yeah all the other animals have that ability . Do you know why?


Yes they have the right enzyme to help them do that


How's it going, do you like animals, there are over 1.5 million living species


As a small kid, I used to think I wanted to own one of each animal. I like them very much. Do you? I don't think I realized there were so many species. I don't think I could even care for 100.


Yes and know, I don't like insects which make up the majority of animal species


Insects animals are big as pets in areas of Asia, I hear. I hear they even like some types of cockroaches as pets. I wonder if some bugs would make good money selling as pets? lol


Yea the only insect I'd want as a pet would be a preying mantis


Those would make really nice pets I guess not animals would, though. I've seen shows where some people tried to keep alligators or crocodiles as pets. Genius. lol


I never knew that domesticated animals develop white patches on their foreheads, I guess if an animal can't do that it won't make a great pet


Meant to say not all animals would. I didn't know that, maybe only some species get those patches? I like how the Loch Ness monster is a protected species. Do you think it could exist?


Probably not if no one has captured a loch ness but it would be cool if it did exist


That would be really cool if you could feed it and pet it, too. I think one of the most unique pets I've seen has been a Grizzly Bear. Actually, I think the guy had a few bears as pets. Do you think he's doomed?


Probably  not the best choice for a pet considering there are 20 quintillion other individual animals to choose from


Those sugar gliders seem to make decent pets, but I hear they are omnivores and some people give them baby mice to eat. No thanks! Definitely not the animal for me. I think I like horses, dogs, rabbits, and chickens the best.


Yea, it's pretty cool how humans have adopted pets since evolving 315,000 years ago


Have you heard that there used to be animals that had both gills and lungs and our hiccups are thought to be from that somehow. Do you believe it?


That's pretty crazy. Did you know modern human behavior started around 50,000 years ago?


That's crazy to think about, how many years we've been around. What improvements do you think us humans will see a thousand years from now or more?


I do not, probably less adaptence for persistence hunting since most don't do it anymore


I know humans use tools more than any animal, but have you seen some of the chimps using tools? Especially to get food. They're pretty smart, too.


Yea, I wonder if chimps have the enzyme to synthesize vitamin c that humans lack


Pretty good question! I think there are birds that need certain minerals, too. Speaking of animals, I have to go feed my cat now. TTYL.


It looks like dance is a hard thing to copyright in the US


I was just reading an article about Rapper Freedia and a lawsuit over dance moves. I never really thought about that before.


I did not either, that is like MC Hammer or Sy and their famous moves perhaps


Exactly. I wonder if Michael Jackson had rights to his famous dance moves?  He even had a patent on a device.


I have heard that, when he leaned way way back, that device held him upright.


I was surprised to hear about that, I thought he did that lean on his own, lol.


Rock music has been around a long time.  But there seems to be so many more genres of it now


Yes, it has been around for a really long time. it has incorporated influences from just about every genre of music, and that caused the new hybrids...so many types to list!


Innovations in instruments and electronics as well as mixer boards add to the diversity of the style


Definitely! I like how rock music has served as a vehicle for cultural and social movements. So do you like Rap music?


Yes I do. It depends on the lyrics.  If they are dark and dirty, I don't.


You sound like me, some rap can be really intense. I guess that is true of any genre but nothing quite like rap. Some of it can be fun to dance to.


Yes, I agree it can be very happy and fun, and good exercise!


I watch all types of dance, So yes! I love to watch dance and I like to dance.


It reminds me of the Beverly Hillbillies, Jed was a trained studio dancer, and "Granny" was once a classical ballet dancer. So when you see the two at the end of the show that is special.


Hhahaaa, I remember that show, and you are right! Dance is amazing. So many forms of human movement is considered dance, from martial arts, gymnastic's, cheerleading.....so many forms.


Yes, yes.  The movements mean so much from Indian dances to African and the culture makes it so interesting to see the preformances.


Yes, I agree. It has always been so interested in dance and how it originated to come to where we are now and that it is for fun and entertainment. I love how certain types of dance can tell a story.


YEs agree.  I hope the rest of your day goes well.


You too! It has been fun talking about Rap, dance and rock music! Have a great day!


The Toronto International Film Festival seems like a nice event, what are your thoughts?


I have never actually been myself, but I think it would be really neat to attend.  Especially with the nice change of seasons.


A lot of people attend to the festival, it must be really cool, nearly half a million people were reported


Wow, that is really popular.  Didnt A star is born show there this time?


Yeah and also First Man, both films considered as crowd pleasers and I have to say I  loved both


I havent seen either, but I do want to see A Star is Born.  I love Lady Gaga


Yeah and also Bradley Cooper, both were great in the movie, Gaga has a great vocal range, I admire that from her


I have always also found her to be bold and just stand up for what she believes in, not worrying about norms or anything.


I think thats great, she has a lot of self confidence she was born on the year 1986


Did you hear about how she got her name, stage name that is?


No, I didnt hear about that, do you know how?


IT was from a predictive text.  A glitch changed the word radio to lady


Oh so interesting, do you like her songs? my favorite is Poker Face and I also like Alejandro


I love her music.  My favorite is Bad Romance.


That is a great song too, and also Telephone thats another great hit


She certainly is talented.  She was on mtv's boiling points before she became famous.


I used to love that show, did you know her favorite band is Iron Maiden? she has great musical tastes I have to give her that


She does, I agree.  She was also chosen by Sir Elton to be his sons Godmother.


Oh so she has a good relationship with Elton John, maybe he was her tutor, that would explain a lot of her skills


He is iconic himself, if Elton likes her she cant be bad.  She has even helped out the LAPD


I heard about that, she tweeted her 12 million followers the information about the upcoming roadwork somewhere around the city, officer Gaga to the rescue.


Hey there do you like dramatic movies or TV shows?


Hmmm. I do enjoy drama since it evokes depth. However, I generally enjoy its comedic aspects more than its tragic aspect. How about you?


Yes I do like dramatic roles. I don't understand why Jim Carrey won't do them anymore. He says that he wants to just promote positivity and so he won't do a dramatic role anymore. I think so those were some of his best


Well drama isn't only comedy so I guess he is going the more comedic route


It could be possible. Do you ever watch the show House? With Hugh Laurie?


Yep it definitely is. And it's crazy that Hugh Laurie was making $700,000 per episode. That is so much money!


It is but if it is for quality people are willing to pay.


Yep I agree with you. On the other hand there is a website where you can listen to classic radio dramas for free. But as I always say, I'm sure you get what you pay for and they're not very good haha


But radio drama lack the visual aspect that many actors make films and shows worth watching


I agree. There's a reason that they don't exist anymore. Do you like Michael Caine as an actor? Apparently he became an actor because all the pretty girls were in drama classes