Did you know that creepy reverberating metallic noise is created by a waterphone?


I had no idea what that even is to be honest with you. I did hear that watching a horror film before viewing abstract art will make you enjoy the art more. Crazy huh.


The waterphone is kind of like a ton of tuning forks attached to a circular ring that vibrates as you play the tongs


Oh thats good to know. So Im guessing they use that to make the noises in the horror films.


Ya but I feel horror is subjective. The actor in the shinning didn't know he was in a horror film until several years later


That is true. When I was a kid they scared me, now I find most of them either just stupid or funny, instead of scary.


I never thought of bambi as a horror film, but I see stephen king's point since if not animated, the film is quite dark


I guess when they shot the momma deer it was kind of dark. The rest of it doesn't really seem too bad. I guess it has been a long time since I have seen it though.


I mean the bird kind of made it better. Generally disney use bird and cute animals to bring a lighter tone to movies also like in sleeping beauty


To think about it that makes a lot of sense. I guess birds just have a way of making people feel better.


They have a beautiful voice, but sometime they can mimic sounds of car alarms and chainsaws. If you heard any such sounds randomly in Australia, it is probably just birds not jason


Lol. Thats good to know in case I ever go to Australia. Birds really are amazing creatures. Some even migrate from Alask all the way to Mexico without sleeping. Thats amazing.


I wonder how many days the trip is. As amazing as nature is to create such magnificent creatures, birds can be jerks too. Hummingbirds steal spiderwebs to build their nest. Too bad spider.


Dont hurt my feelings any. They can kill all the spiders they want to.


Lol. In any case, thank you for the humorous chat.


did you know that stephen king was terrified of the movie bambi as a child?


I guess he says it traumatized him and he felt it was the first horror movie he ever saw, that movie will scar you haha


No, it didn't scare me, I was sad. I was scared reading Edgar Allan Poe, and you?


I like The Raven, I think the poetry was amazing, I never liked his stories I didn't think they were scary, what about you?


I was scared to death, lol, do you know that  Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein? are you afraid of him?


I did know that, I saw the movie with Robert deniro, that movie kind of stinks but apparently you can burn up to 180 calories watching a horror movie, so hopefully I burned some calories watching that haha


hahahahahaha I need to burn a lot of calories, I will start being a fan of horror movies, lol, I just saw the Bird Box, was terrified. Do you like Meryl Streep?


I heard bird box was good but never saw it, I don't know I can't say that I like her, I do know her first movie was in a sports movie, do you like her?


Yes, I do, I have seen her in almost every movie. Do you like birds?


Ya birds are fine, I like eating them the best especially chicken and turkey! what about you? we're having chicken tonight actually


hahahahaha, no, I don't like to much chicken and turkey, I prefer pork, completely, I didn't know anything about the elephant birds, I am going to google them now. Have you read about it?


haven't heard about them, I do know about the dodo bird though, it was a relative of the pigeon and was hunted to extinction because sailors were eating them, they were probably delicious haha


Hahaha, well, I have read all about the expeditions to the North and South Poles, they ate even their back packs. Hunger is hunger, I didn't know that they fly non stop that they even don't sleep.


that is wild, I love that hummingbirds steal spider webs to use in their nests, like that is so smart and "eco friendly" haha


hahaha, sure, the spider hate them, hahahah, they need to have their own police. I would love to have a bird high metabolic rate, though


haha I want to meet these spider police that arrest hummingbirds for web theft, like those would have to be some super big and super beefy spiders!


hahaha, you are funny. Well, now we can see that there are birds adapted to air, to the ground and water birds.


what about the birds in austrailia that can mimic the sound of chainsaws and cameras, like that would be freaky to think theres a guy chasing you with a chainsaw but its really a bird haha


hahahahaha, well, that would be really a horror movie! I would be so scared, besides, I would be an easy prey. I can't run. lol.


haha that would make a funny horror movie, the animals in austrailia are horrifying enough as it is!


Who do you think will take it big at the Academy Awards?


I have no idea. I haven't watched any movies this year. How about you? Did Meryl Streep do anything? She has won more Golden Globes than anyone.


Washington Post Film Critics made some forecasts.


What was your favorite  movie this year? King Kong was one of mine in the past. Meryl Streep auditioned for the lead role in the 1976 one.


I can't say any stand out right now, but I would like to see the Mr. Rogers documentary


Oh, I loved his show. He was a great person who spoke at Congress to make sure they didn't drop funding for PBS. I wonder what he would think of the world today. Do you watch Horror? I heard they use a waterphone for much of the creepy music.


I am afraid of horror.  Danny from the Shining didn't even know he was in a horror film until several years afterwards


Hmm, I guess he didn't read the script. Since he was so young I guess his parents got all of his pay. I heard Meryl Streep's first film role was a sports movie. Do you like sports?


I love sports!  Streep was called ugly in Italian in her first audition for king kong to which she understood the Italian and replied back to the producer


I friend of mine and I were on vacation in Germany and were on a hiking trip with a German group back in the 70s. We were making jokes about them in English since they were all German. Later one of the Germans said "Are you from America" in perfect English. How embarrassing.


You can't ever be too careful.   Did you know that Meryl Streep has a daughter who is an actress playing an fbi agent on mr. robot-grace gummer?


I was wondering about that. I love that show. I have seen every season. I thought she looked like Streep. Do you like Hummingbirds; we have a feeder at my house. I heard they make their nest partially from spider webs.


Wow, I've seen some.  They are amazing how fast they flap.  Most birds bones are so hollow that their entire skeleton weighs less than the feathers.


I love to watch vultures high in the sky as they fly in circles for hours without flapping their wings. I bought an RC sailplane so I can fly like that. Crows do it too in a limited way. Have you seen any vultures up high?


Sometimes.  That is amazing to watch!  Speaking of watching, you can burn 180 calories watching a horror film.


Hmm, that is a good way to lose weight if you don't eat popcorn at the same time. Did you read the book The Shining? I can't believe Stephen King thought Bambi was a horror movie.


I saw the movie the Shining I believe.  Disney movies have been creepy at times.  I could see how Bambi losing his mother in a fire could be horrific!  They say that if you watch a horror movie before viewing abstract art, you'll enjoy the art more.  I guess it heightens your senses.


I hate abstract art. I like impressionism and realism. I can't believe they get millions of dollars for stuff that looks like it took them 5 minutes and just threw paint around. Did  you know horror has been a film genre for over one hundred years?


Wow!  Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley have some timeless classics in horror.


I heard Poe had a fear of being buried alive. They didn't know back then that people could be unconscious to the point they have weak vital signs. So some were buried in coffins and woke up trapped until they ran out of air and really died. I wonder if Meryl Streep who has been nominated for 21 Academy Awards has been in a horror film.


That is creepy but a bit paranoid.  But perhaps if the dodo bird thought of that, maybe it could have survived extinction.


Hi there, how are you? Have you ever read Washington Irving's "Sleepy Hollow"?


I read it in school actually.  It is a good story.  The headless horseman was freaky


Synetic Theater has turned it into a play. It would be interesting to see it in theater format.


I saw the movie many years ago, and I agree, I would be great as a play.  I wonder how they do the Headless Horseman in the play.


I'm sure they do it through costume design. I think this version of the play is a little different than the traditional story, adding war and a romantic rivalry.


Well I like when people do different interpretations.  It will still have the basics im sure, such as Icobod Crane.  I remember him being kind of a wuss in the original.


Haha I think he was kind of a wuss as well. In this interpretation he's kind of a thug and hangs out with a bunch of army guys. I guess they toughened him up a bit.


They also made a play about Edgar Allen Poe called Nevermore.  It was a musical


Hmm interesting. It's good to know that Texas has theater. I had no idea. Prices aren't bad either.


Texas theatre might be a little less stuck up than other theatre communities.  They probably serve beer and BBQ during the show


That would be amazing! Do you think the use a real horse on stage?


Ha.  I doubt it.  I think they would use actors or puppeteers.


You never know, horses have been used in a ton of movies.


True, but I can imagine they would be harder to control on stage in front of an audience.  I see a big risk for an accident


True, we have been domesticating them for thousand of years though. Some even use to work with firefighters.


Horses are amazing creatures.  People have been using them since 4000 BC


Yeah, I don't know I feel about people racing them for sport. Are you a fan?


Never cared much about horse racing..  I think horses are great creatures, but I would rather watch other forms of racing


Me too, I think it's a rough life for them. Did you see the new movie Bohemian Rhapsody?


I have not, but I am a big fan of Queen.  How was it?


It was pretty awesome. I was listening to their greatest hits album recently. Freddie Mercury has a great voice.


He was an amazing performer who died too young


Hi, how are you tonight? Do you go to concerts much?


I do go to concerts sometimes. The last concert I went to was Lollapalooza. What about you. Do you ever go to concerts? I've always wanted to go to Linkin Park concert personally


I used to go when I was younger, but now, not so much. No time, little money. How was Linkin Park?


Well I always wanted to go to a Linkin Park concert. I never actually went so far, I just know that they tour a lot, for instance in 2001 they did 324 shows


How did they that?! 324 is an astounding number. THey must not have slept. Or they were young and full of energy. Too bad about their lead singer.


Yep I agree, it's too bad that he's gone now. It's crazy to that the Ramones played 2200 concerts in about 20 years, I would definitely check them out as well


Hi, how are you doing today? Do you go to concerts much?


Hello there, I am well thank you.  I do like to go, but I haven't been going as much as I would like to, how about you?


I used to go. Not so much now. Not much time or money. Do you know the band Linkin Park?


Yeah the time is the real issue now days.  And yeah I have heard of them, how about you?


I don't really know their music. I'm impressed that Linkin park played 324 concerts in 2001 alone. That's some stamina.


That is a crazy schedule for one year of touring!  Wow!


They must have made a mint. The fans must have been happy too.


Yeah I guess if you were a fan chances are they would be playing a show somewhere near you that year.


The Ramones have played a ton of concerts as well. I expect their fans would be happy too.


Yeah those guys are pretty good as well.  Did you know that Lou Reed and his wife once held a high frequency concert for dogs?


I guess the dogs appreciated that? I dunno. Why? Was it for publicity? In 2002 a creed concert was so bad that four concert goers filed a lawsuit against the band. I hope the dogs didn't sue Lou Reed.


Yeah that sounds pretty sad, it sounds like they didn't like the show, so don't buy another ticket, simple.


I guess, but maybe they felt cheated and wanted to teach the band a lesson. I've been to bad concerts, but a lawsuit is a lot of headache and time.


Yeah same here, and to me there are too many people suing too many other people these days.


In Croatia, there is an ancient roman amphitheatre that is still in use as a concert venue. I wonder what big-name acts play there now.


I think that is so cool.  I guess they do say thing were built to last back then.


That's true. . Would you play a concert to an empty stadium like Pink Floyd?


I think I wouldn't mind doing that yeah, it would be a nice change of pace.


I guess the acoustics must have been exquisite. Or the band was high on drugs.


That and probably both, I am a big Pink Floyd fan, but mostly of their first album.


I know a few of their songs. I've heard they did great concerts. I would love to have gone to one.


Yeah same here, I would of loved to have seen Syd Barrett perform with the band live.  It was nice chatting with you today, I hope you have a good one!


I do. I used to play. Pretty funny that on April 18th, 1930 the BBC felt there was no news worth reporting do they broadcast piano music instead,


Simpler times my friend simpler times. I can not play the piano, except for some of chopstick, lol!


Haha. Freddie Mercury used the same piano to record Bohemian Rhapsody as Paul McCartney did to record Hey Jude.


That sounds cool. There was an aluminum piano built for the lounge of the Hindenburg that weighed 356 lbs.


I would love to see that! In 2006 a group of climbers found a piano when they reached the top of Britain's highest mountain.


Sounds strange but ok. Do you know who Bartolomeo Cristofori was?


He invented the acoustic, stringed musical instrument back in the 1700 which the strings were struck by hammers.


Yeah but mostly audible books now, You? I hear the fda burned tons of literature as an act of censorship.


I'm sure they did! Did you know architecture, literature, music, painting and sculpture were Olympic events from 1912 to 1952.


Wow, again simpler times my friend. Wow i did not know that romantic kissing is a fairly recent development.


Oh, it is? There is a song composed solely for stress testing auto-pianos.


Wonder what that sounds like. Have you ever ridden a horse? I did when i was a kid but not since becoming an adult.


I wonder too. I have not ridden a horse in a very long time.


Clint Eastwood developed a mid-life allergy to horses. I wonder if he was just tired of doing westerns.


Haha I wonder! D?id you know dalmations are part of the fire department because they used to be used to keep the horses calm and to also protect them?


Wow i did not but that makes since because dogs have been a great contributor to man. Apparently the horse is one of two extant subspecies of equus ferus.


Oh, I did not know that. Sounds pretty amazing. I know horses were domesticated in a widespread manner by 3000 BC, so they have been around people for a long time.


Funny note, Two high school kids road horses to school on no vehicle day, Hilarious!


That is funny! It was good chatting. Bye.


Hello, doing good!! Do you like to read?


I have always liked to read!! and sometimes write fiction. did you know there is a contest to create the worst opening sentence to a novel?


I didn't, however I believe I could contend with that one! Did you ever read Sleepy Hollow?


No i have not but seems  kind of creepy... kind of dark.. I did imagine the dark forest with a ghosthly horse and horseman... Did you read it?


I did read it, I love horror novels. The way they described everything with such detail was amazing.  The crimes that Ichabod Crane did in the story, theres no wonder why he came back.


I think I would like the musical performance in theaters.. The composer actually appears on stage.. creepy too!


Yea that would be amazing to get to see. Have you ever tried to play the piano?


Yes a little bit, I have one but I am a bass player. Did you know about the piano that Freddie Mercury used to play bohemian rhapsody?


That is the same piano that was used by Paul Mc Cartney to play hey Jude!!


That's awesome, I did not know that! Did you know in 1930 the bbc said there was no news so they just played piano music!


Oh really? That would not happen today. they would not allow even 30 seconds without revenue! Did you know a bizarre place and situation where a piano was found?


It was back in 2006 a group of climbers found it  on top of the highest Britain's mountain!!


That's crazy! Did you know they built a piano for the airship hindenburg? It weighed 356 pounds and was made from aluminum.


Wow!! I did  not know that.. how light. I wonder how it sounded?


I am not sure! Well its been nice talking with you!


Well, thanks for the chat!! you have a good one!


What forms of entertainment do you enjoy?


Oh, I really love listening to Adele when I am on a long car ride. She won a Grammy in 2009.


Indeed she is an impressive singer and songwriter. She has 10 platinums so far in both the US and UK, a impressive achievement


Exactly! She also won the Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 2009. I relate to her because she is shy and has a hard time looking into the camera when she performs.


She has a wonderful singing voice. Her skyfall theme even brought Daniel Craig to tears


Yes, I had heard that too. Some of her early influencers were the Spice Girls. That is pretty funny since they do not have the same sound at all!


Her album 21 is still the biggest selling uk album of the 21st century


Yep, she is the best! MY young daughter and I watched the movie Frozen for the first time today. It was so cute! It is actually the 53rd Disney feature film.


Yes, we usually do. This one was extra cute. It grossed over $1 billion in box office revenue. Did you see it?


I did enjoy how disney made the movie more kid friendly while maintaining a good story. Also frozen is the first disney animated film with a female director


Yes, I also had heard that the name was changed from Snow Queen to Frozen based on previous feminine film titles underperforming at the box office.


I wonder if that is a coincidence. We almost never had elsa as we know it if let it go wasn't so uplifting. That song alone changed her from the main villain to protagonist


Yes, that is weird! Disney also changed the movie Rapunzel to the name Tangled for the same reason, low sales.


I personally enjoy music, which is why I though let it go was a wonderful song. Do you enjoy music and concerts as well?


Yes, I love music too! Live music is usually the best plan for a date night for my husband and I. What about you?


I want to go one day to go listen to a concert using a ancient roman amphitheater as a venue.


That would be cool. I had learned that Pink Floyd recorded a live concert in Pompeii once.


Too bad they had no audience. I also enjoy linkin park and ramones. They have both played hundreds if not thousands of concerts, attesting to their skill


Yes, I would like to see Linkin Park live one day. It's too late to see the Ramones though.


At least it wasn't a creed concert. I heard 4 were so bad that lawsuits were filed. I wonder if it was the problem of the band or venue


Yikes! Time to find a good concert to see this weekend! See ya.


Hello. Sure. I believe Tom Hardy plays Venom for the movie.


yes and "Venom," which represents Sony's effort to build its own superhero universe, which is nice


Chicago Tribune wrote that it is a mess but a really funny and fascinating mess...


yes, did you know that In "Venom," which opens Friday, Hardy plays both Eddie Brock, a Bay Area digital journalist?


Yes, I heard about it. Do you like superheros in general?


Not really. Can you tell me more about him?


I learned that The result, as directed by Washington native Ruben Fleischer ("Zombieland"), can play like a one-man buddy picture that summons comparisons to "Liar, Liar" and "All of Me", interesting, right?


Right. But The Hollywood Reporter, too, describes "Venom" as a throwback of a superhero movie. I am curious about the movie now :)


me too, have you heard about The Chicago Tribune?


a real mess of a movie is "so much more thrilling than any of the formulaic superhero movies that parade through multiplexes all year., that's what been said. Do you agree?


I agree. The New York Post has the harshest review in which calls this assembly-line product "a disaster on every level, from the hatchet job writing to the horrid performances" that puts "its focus on juvenile humor instead of heart or action.". That is too harsh I believe.


yes I agree with you. Did you watch Spider-Man 3?


No it is not good in my opinion. "Spider-Man 3" - is aggressively loud and stupid without being much fun at all.


Ah, good to know, thanks. I will not waste my time on it then. Which superhero is your favorite?


I like Superman, Do you heard about Marvel comics?


Have you seen the movie "Venom"? Tom Hardy played a dual role but only scored a 28% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.


I did, I thought it was a great movie, I think the ratings arent fair, did you watch it?


I haven't seen it but the Chicago Tribune seemed to like it although they thought it was a mess of a movie.


You should watch it, its actually a good movie, it is fun and the leading actor is great he plays the role of Venom and of Eddie in style


I may.  I seldom listen to critics.  It is surprising that the Hollywood Reported said it was "thoroughly irredeemable."


It seems like a harsh review, I know Marvel movies are in another leage but still calling it the poor cousin seems way out of line.


Not all the reviews were bad.  Uproxx said that they thought Venom has potential for cult-movie status.


Yeah I guess their review was more accurate, its not a great movie but it is a fun movie to watch,


Would you go to a movie for a Superhero "Normalman" a guy with no superpowers surrounded by those that do?


I dont think I would pay for that lol, seems a bit absurd, although he must be a badass to be a hero without powers kind of like Batman.


I watched a video of Batman that was made during WWII (1943).  I guess that's the Batman that Stan Lee re-imaged when he worked on DC stuff.


I havent watched that one I might look it in Youtube later, Stan Lee did write 15 dc comics reimagining superheroes.


There is one character the DC and Marvel both own.  I wonder what one it is?  They like to keep things separate.


Access is the name of the hero, and yeah I agree, both universes belong in different spaces.


Speaking of universes, there are people that think the universe is one big superhologram.


That seems like a crazy theory to me, but who knows, theres a lot we dont know about the universe and its wonders.


Here's another: there is theory that the universe contains only one electron.  That's one hell of an electron!


It is, also sounds like a crazy theory just like how universes evolve though natural selection


There are also a crazy amount of superheros in the U.S.  The number is 300.  How many can you name?  I couldn't even get close.


300 of  them? I bet I could name at least 20!Garfield was a superhero once,


A cat, why not?  Thanks for the chat, you were great.


Do you enjoy superhero movies and marvel comics?


Sometimes. For a while I was a bit bored with them


Just interesting to think about what kind of super power you would like and how you would use it. How about you? What kind of super power would you like? Have you seen any superhero movies you really liked recently?


I would like to manipulate time but that is too much of a cheat. I did how they dealt with such a op power in heroes the tv show. Did you know there is a comic series about fixing the collateral damage cased by superheros?


Ha, never heard of that one. That would be an interesting series. Is it any good?


I personally liked it. I also liked the superhero called normalman, where they did a reverse and he was the only normal person in a planet full of superheroes


Gives an interesting definition of the word 'normal'. Did you ever see the movie Venom?


Unfortunately, I have not, but I have read up a bit on it since it seemed interesting and had mixed reviews. I liked how Tom Hardy was casted as the lethal protector Venom.


I never saw it either, but while I heard the reviews were really bad, it was supposed to be kind of fun if you didn't take it seriously. Did you know that if you could fold a piece of paper in half 103 times it would be as thick as the observable universe?


I know that on rotten tomatoes, it only got 28%, I think it was because it was so hyped. As a stand alone movie I heard it wasn't too bad despite the critics.


Yeah, I usually don't pay too much attention to what critics write. I'm generally pretty easily entertained when it comes to movies. How about you?


I tend to read them because its always nice to see things from different perspectives. For instance, a chicago tribune state that a the real mess of a movie was much more thrilling that the formulaic superhero movies all year prior.


There are definitely a lot of bad reviews out there for Venom. One of the harshest reviews called it "a disaster on every level"


Well bad movies aren't too bad. I mean there are movies like the elevator that are so bad that people watch it to laugh at how bad it really is.


Ha, that's true, cause Ishtar is also a fantastic movie.  Did you know there was once a Garfield series spinoff where Garfield and his gang were portrayed as superheros!


Wow that sounds very interesting. It is too bad that some people felt that venom existed as a waste of time


I think it's impossible to please everyone. Hopefully the people that made the movie liked it. While some people are down on the Spiderman series, I actually liked some of the more recent movies.


I personally really enjoyed the most recent Spiderman Spiderverse. While it has many elements like superhuman powers, fighting against evil, and battling supervillians, the artwork and story was really good.


I haven't seen that one yet, but it's now on my list of movies to see! Any other recommendations?


I would recommend what we do in the shadows or History of the world part 1. Both are comedies that I enjoyed. Thank you for the wonderful chat.


I do like to swim. In fact I have a pool.


Nice!  I'm jealous!  There is a competitive swimming type where the swimmer has their hands and legs bound and they swim like a dolphin.  Kind of odd.


Oh okay, I would not be good at that at all! But, the US has almost as many gold medals in swimming as the rest of the world combined, so I guess somewhere they're out there.


Nice!  All Cornell students have to pass a basic swimming test before they're allowed to graduate.


Now that would be hard! There's no way I would be able to pass that test!


lol  Have you ever heard of the front crawl swimming stroke?


I have heard of that. Isn't it the one that Native Americans introduced to the West when they beat the British who only used the breaststroke?


You are correct!  Good job!  There is a banned swimsuit so good that 94 percent of all swimming racers at the 2008 olympics wore it.


Oh, wow! That must have been some kind of special suit!


I do like soccer but not as much as football.


Well...they do call it football in other parts of the world...lol  American's call it soccer as slang for association football.  How about golf?


I like golf a little. Did you know gold courses in America make up more space than Rhode Island and Delaware combined?


That's pretty incredible to think about.  The average American golf course uses around 312,000 gallons of water per day!


Oh, that's nothing compared to a golf course in Dubai that uses 4 million gallons a day! So wasteful if you ask me!


Whoa!  You're so right on that.  I like how Samuel Jackson puts a golf clause in his film contracts.  Have you seen that?


No way!  Do you know what the contract says?


It allows him to play golf twice a week during filming productions!


Oh, what a smart man. Did you know that Babe Ruth was once America's most famous golfer?


I had no idea!  I bet he could drive the ball a mile!


Yeah, I bet! Nice chatting today! Take care.


Yes, I do, but I don´t know too much about them, I am reading about the Big East Scholar Athlete Sport Excellence Award


Wasn't that award selecting from 311 athletes across 22 sports?


Yes, you got it. It recognizes academic and athletic achievement as well as comunity service. And I am reading about The Hoyas, do you know something about it?


I only recently read a bit that four recent graduates of georgetown were named winners of the award. Do you have anything else to add?


I am aware of the sport, but I don't know much else. Could you tell me about it?


Well, Juinor Caroline O'Brien won the lightweight pairs title in Poznan, Polanda. I guess is a very difficult sport.


I heard that rowing is among the toughest sports physically. Personally though, I am more interested in golf and swimming


Do you play golf? I didn't know that it was originated in Scotland.


I dabbled. Did you know that the land dedicated to golf courses is larger than rhode island and delaware combined?


Yes, is amazing! what I was wondering is how they consume so much water on the golf courses. Do you think that is for water the land?


I recently read they spend about 300k gallons per day. I bet we could fine better uses of water


Yes, I would like to be able to watch the variation of soccer where 3 teams face each other at the same time, it would be fun, but I guess is more difficult for the referee.


I would love to watch such a crazy match as well. It is crazy how soccer makes more money than football, basketball, and golf combined.


Do you like to swim? could you swim with your limbs bound as a dolphin? I couldn't I am sure.


I could swim like that for a second, and then drown like a glass bottle.


hahahahahaahah, is amazing what the German Soccer player did, to pay for surgeries for 23 children in Brazil


That was very generous of him. I'm glad some are doing charity with their large winnings


Yes, I hope for rich people would do that, help the people with less money. Did you now that babies can swim? nice to meet you, giving you an excellent.


It seems like Georgetown has a lot of talented athletes!


that's true maybe it's something in the water? do you watch swimming on tv?


Yeah that could be one of the reasons and I only watch swimming events when its a mayor competition like the Olympics, what about you?


well I can't say I watch the Olympics haha, I do know that there is a form of swimming where you tie your arms and legs and swim like a dolphin, that sounds wild haha


That sounds wild and fun indeed lol, well we are the reigning champins in swimming gold medals, we have almost as many gold medals as the rest of the world together


ya that is impressive, there is a swimsuit that it is so good it was banned from the olympics, I wonder what makes it so good


I heard that 94% of the races were won by using that swimming suit, that is not a coincidence.


right, like does it have fish scales or something haha? do you know that soccer makes more money that all other sports combined worldwide?


I didnt know that but I guess it makes sense as its played in over 200 countries and a WorldCup moves a of money by itself, do you like soccer?


no I can't ssay I do haha I don't watch sports unless I'm with friends, but it is weird that soccer is called football by the rest of the world, that makes more sense honestly because it's a game where only your foot touches the ball haha


I agree football is a great name for the sport, soccer doesnt make much sense, there is a variation of soccer where 3 teams face ech other at the exact time


wow I would check that out, and ya I guess people in the usa call it "soccer" because that is slang for association football, so that kind of makes sense


It does make sense when you put it that way, did you watch the World Cup back in 2014?


haha can't say that I did! I do know that the usa team isn't very good, what happened in that game?


Well Germany won the final and they all received like a $300,000 bonus, one of the players donated his bonus so that 23 children in Brazil could affor surgeries.


wow that is nice of him, did you ever watch the Daily Show? I guess Jon Stewart was very skilled at football and played for the USA team back in 1983


Yeah I have watched the daily show although I had no idea he played football, he must have been really good


ya it seems like it, do you play golf? I never knew Babe Ruth was also a gofler


I dont play it but like the sport, Samuel L Jackson also likes golf, he has a clause in his contracts that allows him to play golf while the movie is still in production


haha that is funny, I always wondered about the golf course in dubai, like it's a dessert and it uses 4 millino gallons of water a day for teh grass!


Wow that is a lot of water, in America they usually consume 10 times less that cuantity.


that is impressive, also impressive is that USA golf courses take up more space than Delaware and Rhode Island put together


Soccer is the most famous ball game in the world


yes lets talk about soccer , also called association football. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world.


the Brazilian Ronaldo is still my favorite player


The sport earns a lot of money also, more than football, basketball, and baseball combined to name a few.


It is played by almost every country in the world


The world soccer which Americans use is slang for association football


I agree, when I say football normally I refer to Soccer


There is a version of soccer where three teams go against each other instead of two.


I can only imagine how difficult that will be. I still prefer the normal two team game. world cup is in 2022 btw


interesting, Mesut ozil donated his world cup victory bonus to help 23 kids in Brazil to receive surgeries


such a Nobel act. Ronaldo 7 also have done a share of contributions.


lets talk about K-pop next, there is a k-pop boy band that is managed by Jackie Chan


South Korea blasted a hit k-pop responding after one of their ships was sunk by south korea in 2010


Yes, the song was called 'hit your heart' and they used large military speakers


the most popular k-pop girl band in North korea is Moranbong band


There have been popular K-pops bands that where popular in the US also, back in the 1960s there where three young women who were popular


back to Soccer, Qatar is preparing to hold the world cup for 2020


and talking about the world cup, the city hosting in Qatar does not exist yet and I think its 2022


You are correct I meant 2022. It sure will be so hot for the players and humid


The US won 3rd place in the first world cup back in 1930


yah those days are gone when they played better


when a country host there ends up being no net economic gains for them.


I know some stuff. Did you know that Fred ROgers was the guy that continued the funding of PBS?


WOw cool. They had a gavel for 165 years before Nixon cracked it


Wow too bad. Do you know why Truman was elected VP under Roosevelt?


I have no idea, there was a particular reason for that?


Yes he was so good he figured there is a lot of corruption within senate and saved billions


WOw that is so cool, he really deserved the spot then


Yeah. Do you know which senator has the record in fillibusters?


Yes it lasted for over 24 hours and THurmond spoke non stop


Wow he must have been exhausted when that was over


Yeah I bet so too and I wonder what he talked about really


Yes I sure do. Did you know a chimpanzee once ran and got almost half a million votes in Rio de Janiero?


Wow amazing. The astronauts vote from space


SO cool. JFK voted against the civil rights act in '57


Wow that is sad. In the UK not all men were allowed to vote until 1918


I wonder if that had anything to do with social status back then


Maybe, you make a good point there. In Alabama, one third of the black male population cannot vote


WOw I wonder if that is related to the felony laws that are in place


Some, although I read a lot as well.    A fan of Tom Wolfe.


Isn't he dead?  I think he died at the age of 88.


Yes, he was known for his writing and his white suits!


White suits!?  Isn't he from the Bronx?  Wrong place to be wearing a white suit.


Perhaps so.    The Bonfire of the Vanities is a great novel!


Never read it.  Did watch the movie though.  But that has been awhile.  The book came out, I believe in 1987, the movie some time later.  Didn't that have Tom Cruise in it?


I think so.    The movie isn't really representative of the book.    Makes me glad they didn't do one for "A Man in Full".


How so?  Never read that book either. I like to watch movies and TV.  One of my favorite shows was 3rd Rock from the Sun.  Remember that one?


Sure.    It won a golden globe over shows like Seinfeld, Friends and Frasier.


I loved the Tom, Dick, and Harry name play.  Comedy is one of the oldest genres of film.


Perhaps so, but Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is the supreme achievement in that field!


Bill Murray a comedic god.  Loved Caddyshack! Ryan Stiles actually dropped out of school to become a comedian.


That's ironic.    Demetri Martin chose to go into comedy instead of Harvard Law!


That's a good thing!  Last thing this world needs is another lawyer!  LOL


Then again, the law has a lot in common with Bromantic comedies.


Yeah... the law and movies like the Hangover, and Harold and Kumar have so much in common. SMH!


Fiction is often stranger than truth.    It is all about powers and abilities.


Now that's what law is common with... fiction. Neither are based strictly on history or fact! LOL


Julius Caesar was a fan of government, the law and fiction.


Julius Caesar was a fan of a failed government.  The was no law and he used fiction as a way to get away from reality.  George Martin despises fiction and I can see why.  Not a big fan.


Fair enough, as long as one doesn't go the FDA route and burn tons of literature!    Have a good one!


Hello, did you know that in the 1950's a judge apparently tried to ban a science fiction comic book because it had a black character as it's feature character?


No, I had no idea.  Did you know that George RR Martin despises fan fiction, saying it is a bad exercise for aspiring writers. My son writes a lot of fan fiction.


No I didn't know that, what is Fan Fiction?  I've never heard of it.


It's ficitional stories based on whatever you're a fan of.  Like my son is a fan of star wars so he writes stories based on the characters.


Oh that's great!  I enjoyed all of the Star Wars movies also, what is your favorite kind of movie or book?


I enjoy fiction books, and some self help books.  I love horror movies.  Did you know that Edgar Allen Poe wrote the oldest known example of a cyborg in fiction.


I did not know that, I love horror movies also. I see that Wikipedia has a page that ranks all fictional characters according to their abilities/powers, that would be interesting to read!


I am going to have to look that one up.  I am sure there is a wikipedia page for everything. I didn't know that Julius Caesar wrote fan fiction of Hercules and Oedipus in his youth.  Guess fan fiction has been around really long time.


That is very interesting about him writing that when he was so young, I didn't know that. I would actually like to try writing a little fan fiction as well, It would be hard to decide which series to write about though.


What are some of your favorites?  My son writes on a fan fiction site.


Just about anything really, that is well written and has good acting, My favorite is horror.  I din't know there was sites like that, I will have to look at them. I see that the show 3rd rock from the sun, a comedy back in the 90's actually won the golden globe award in 1997, beating out Seinfeld, Friends and Frazier.  That's hard to believe.


That is very hard to believe.  I didn't like that show at all.  And to beat out Friends, Seinfeld and Frasier?!  CRAZY! Never would have guessed.


I didn't like the show as well, I loved Seinfeld and Frasier, never really watched Friends until the reruns started playing.  My favorite show on tv is Criminal Minds, what is your favorite TV show?


My favorite tv shows are Survivor, Walking Dead, This is Us.


I really enjoy Survivor, Amazing Race and Big Brother.  I'm just starting to watch the Walking Dead on Amazon Prime, it's really good.  I haven't watched This is Us, but iv'e seen it advertised.  I see that comedian Demetri Martin was actually accepted into Harvard Law, but left due to boredom! Now he's a comedian.


I don't know who that is.  Did you know that there is a genre of movies called bromantic comedies like the hangover and pineapple express?  That is funny.


I had never heard of him either. I'm glad to see the guys finally being openly "Bromantic".....lol.  It's a quality to be proud of.  Don't know why it was always made fun of, when men were sensitive or had "feelings".


That is so true.  I wish my boyfriend was more sensitive and could express his feelings.  UGH he says men are not suppose to be that way.  Whatever.  Ryan Stiles dropped out of high school to pursue comedy, he's on Who's line is it Anyway? right?


Yes I think he is on that show.  I see that in 1912 to 1952 Architecture, literature, painting, music and sculpture were actual Olympic Events....wow!


Wow!  I always thought the oympics were just sports.  The FDA burned six tons of literature in an act of US Censorship.  That's horrible.


That is horrible!  Horrible considering all of the trees that were cut down to make that paper for the literature, and then it was just burned!  Our poor environment.


I'm doing well thanks. I love shoes. They offer a form of protection and comfort but are also used as decoration fashion.


yes, i am quite partial to shoes. i wear them frequently, both for comfort and fashion. i think that they are a great invention.


Yeah no doubt. I also think it's kind of funny how much shoes can vary in cost. From sandals to high-end fashion shoes.


yeah, i heard that there are some old shoes that are much better than the ones made these days.


Oh yeah. Isn't it crazy to think that 5000 year old shoes perform better than modern shoes. Must have had more durable material.


I bet they were well made because they had to last. one pair for your whole life. LOL


Yeah that is pretty cool. Another good trick is putting dry tea bags in smelly shoes or gym bags because they absorb the unpleasant odor.


does that work? my shoes can get pretty stinky. maybe two or three bags? LOL


Ha ha yeah that might just work. There was an NFL wide receiver named Steve Smith who left his cleats on the field after every game to raise awareness for homeless people without shoes.


that is a great gesture, to help people that we often forget about. i think more athletes should do that.


Agreed. I wish more players did that. There is an NBA player who promoted a line of shoes that retail that $15 he was not paid to endorse them. That is very rare.


i wonder if those shoes were any good. why only 15 dollars? seems low.


It is hard to believe shoes costing that cheap. Hopefully ballet shoes are cheap because the dancers go through 4 pairs per week!


i would probably go through a dozen a week. i am a terrible dancer! LOL


Haha me too. I am a huge proponent of voting. Not all men could vote at one time in the UK in 1918.


I wonder what the restriction was. men that had to fight and die for their country could not vote? seems wrong.


Yeah it seems very wrong. Even astronauts vote from space!


i guess they have to be allowed to vote. I wish that the govt made more of an effort for other votes. Anyway, great chat!


Yes me too. People vote for eveything even renaming their garbage dump in Austin, TX lol. Nice chatting with you too. Have a good one.


Nice chatting with you too! Have a good day.


I love it.  THere is a wiki pages where you can find the characters ranked based on their powers


Yeah that is super cool. DO you know who Edgar Allen Poe was?


Yeah he wrote the oldest example of a cyborg in fiction


Yeah. Caesar also wrote fiction of Hercules


Yeah as well as Oedipus when he was young


Yeah. Did you know a judge once tried to ban science fiction?


Yes oly because the novel had a black character


Yes that is so sad but I guess it was the 50s


True. DO you know why George RR MArtin does not like fiction?


Yeah he said that t is is a copyright infringement


I love them. Have you heard of bromantic comedies?


Yes I have like the movie Hangover, they are too hillarious


Yes they are indeed. Have you ever seen 3rd rock from the sun?


I have. Did you know it won a golden globe for best comedy in 1997?


Yes and it beat Friends, Steinfeld and Frasier, amazing


I know right? DId you know Demetri Martin dropped out of Harvard Law to pursue a career in comedy?


Yeah but he did well, and so did Ryan Stiles


I love it. DId you know the FDA once burned tons of books?


Yes, I do,  I like all forms of comedy films.


Which is your favorite, do you like bill murray?


He is one of my favorites! He has made so many funny movies!


For sure, he said kung fu hustle was the best comedy film, have you seen that?


No, that's something I haven't seen. I bet its good! The first movie I saw him in was caddyshack. lol


That was such a great movie, I liked his cameo in Zombieland lol! Did you ever watch 3rd rock from the song in the 90s?


Very little, I knew it won a Golden Globe though!


For sure, they beat out Seinfeld of all shows in 1997. I watched a little also, never understood it


Yeah, It had a hard time keeping my attention. But, I loved Frasier and Seinfleld!


For sure, all great shows. Did you ever watch Green Lantern the movie?


No miss that, Do you know who took Jack Blacks place?


I think it was Ryan Reynolds. The movie would have been way better with Ryan Reynolds in it! What do you think?


Did you mean way better with Jack Black? I like them both. They both make me laugh!  I loved Ryan Reynolds in Best Friends! A Christmas classic!


lol for sure! Do you read any good books?


I love to read. I find it so relaxing when I can find the time. My favorite place is on the beach under an umbrella! lol


Man that sounds so good right now. It is -20 degrees where I am right now, lol. I like books with romantic kissing


Really, Apparently its a recent development! lol Winston Churchill won the Nobel prize not for peace but for literature.


you're right, ancient greek never wrote about it. That is so interesting about Churchill, I would never have guessed that, great chatting with you!


Yes, you too! I wonder how many medals we won in the Olympics for painting and sculpture? Have  good night!


Yes I have. I haven't read any of his literature. I have watched the moveis The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings though that are based off of hisworks.


Ok, I have seen Lord of the Rings as well. I didn't realize he was a poet though or a professor.


I definitely did not know he wasa professor. There was actually supposed to be a sequel to Lord of the Rings that J.R.R. Tolkien wrote, but after 13 pages he abandoned it.


I bet it would have been good if he had finished it. I guess it makes sense he was a close friend of C.S. Lewis.


That's really interesting. I wonder why Tolkien was appointed a Commanderof the Order of the British Empire by the Queen at the time.


He was probably well liked by the Monarch.


What kind of literature do you like to read?


I like modern fiction best though I would love to read the novels written for the annual contest where writers come up with the worst possible opening sentence.


Literature was an Olympic event from 1912 from 1952. That might have been interesting to observe as well.


True. I find it interesting that the fda burned 6 tons of literature because of censorship.


Yes, I wonder what it was that they thought they had to censor.


Me too. Winston Churchill won a nobel prize for literature in 1953.


Do you like to read literature that has elements of comedy?


The origins of the term comedy are found in Ancient Greece.


I can believe that. Did you know that comedy central has cancelled more than 100 shows since it started in 1989?


No, I wonder why that is. Political satire is still big today. In Athenian democracy, voters' opinions were influenced by political satire performed by comic poets.


Yeah the political stuff is mostly funny though it does alienate audiences on occasion.


I think it also has a lot of influence in the modern era on voters.


Nice to talk to you. I think I'm going to unwind with some light comedy shows right now.


I love Star Trek. I grew up watching The Next Generation and DS9, then later watched The Original Series. How about you?


Same here. Have you by chance watched the new Star trek discovery on CBS online.


I haven't because I didn't hear many positive reviews about it. Have you watched it?


Many i love it. the two main characters are two of my favorite tv actresses. one is from walking dead and the other is Chinese and she played in crouching tiger hidden dragon.


I didn't know that! Maybe I should give watching it a shot. I heard that the supporting cast was pretty good, but the main characters were lacking, so it's refreshing to hear an alternate view.


Yeah check it out for yourself very nice plot into the next season as well. But i am a fan of the originals though.


Do they link Discovery to any of the originals with old characters or recurring enemies?


Im telling you your going to love it, i don't want to give anything away and its online so you can watch the first season in it's entirety. do you watch Netflix?


I have a Netflix subscription ever since I cut the cord on cable. So much cheaper! Is Discovery available on Netflix?


I don't believe so but you can watch it on cbs.com. You know the reason why Reed hasting created Netflix?


Just guessing based off personal experience - was it because cable was too expensive?


No it was because he had a late fee from blockbuster if im nit mistaken.


I was close! It was about money after all. I wonder how much he's earned since he got inspired by that late fee.


Well they have 137 million total subscribers worldwide and 58.46 million in the US alone.


Wow! I've heard they're worth something like $2 billion, too. That would pay a lot of late fees, haha.


That's for sure! From 9AM to 12Am Netflix accounts for 33% of the bandwidth in north america.


That's crazy. How much bandwidth must they take up during their peak hours during the day?


Well them and Youtube take up half the peak hour traffic in north america.


That's amazing to think about. Now that it's expanded internationally, it's just going to grow bigger, too.


Yeah im sure blockbuster is kicking themselves for not purchasing it for a mere 50M. nice chatting with you.


Nice chatting with you too. I'll definitely check out Star Trek Discovery!


Hi! I do watch and love Netflix. I'm proud to say I'm one of the reasons Netflix accounts for 33% of all of North America's bandwidth from 9pm to 12am. Ha! What about you?


Me too, I am currently watching it right now lol. Did you ever watch Lilyhammer?


I can't say that I have. But I have watched Star Trek. In fact, I think it's funny that William Shatner and Carrie Fischer had a Star Trek vs Star Wars fued going on that George Takei tried to mitigate!


lol I never knew that. Lilyhammer was Netflix's first original show


That is awesome! Netflix has certainly come a long way over the years. And now today, both YouTube and Netflix account for half the peak internet traffic in north America! That is wild, isn't it?


I bet it does lol! Did you ever hear how Netflix started?


I heard it was because Reed Hastings racked up a $40 late fee with Apollo 13 on VHS, right? It's a good thing that happened. Ha!


yep it was apollo 13 at blockbuster. Now Reed is laughing to the bank lol.


Agreed! And even more humiliating, Blockbuster had a chance to buy Netflix for $50 million and today, the company is worth $2 billion. That's kind of sad. Blockbuster missed out big time!


ouch, they missed out huge! I heard Netflix is like 21 billion dollars in debt because of all their new content. I think it will be paid off quickly though


Hopefully so! I do know they also spend 20 times more on postage than bandwidth as well. I wonder if that could be a reason why they're so far in debt as well?


that is a good point, I wonder how many people actually get dvds delivered to them still. I wonder how much more money they could make if China was able to stream it


That is a good question! But not just China, also Syria, Crimea and North Korea. They already have 137 million subscribers, I can only imagine how many million more they'd have if Netflix was available in those countries!


right, I mean China has like the most people on this planet lol! Oh well, maybe some day. Back to your shatner comment before, are you a star wars or star trek fan


I'm probably more Star Trek. Ha! One of the reasons why is because Stephen Hawking is the first and only person to portray himself in the Star Trek universe!


Interesting, I never really watched Star Trek. I feel there were so many different versions, but I will definitely check it out


There definitely is! Are you also a fan of science fiction by chance? I am and I've been wanting to read Starship Troopers since it's the first Sci-Fi novel to make the reading lists of three US military branches! It must be a great book!


I read it, it was great. It was nice seeing the movie after to get the graphic effect. I recommend it! It was so nice chatting with you!


I'll definitely have to check it out! On a similar note, I love how NASA actually has a list of space technology terms for writers to use in science fiction stories. That is very nice of them! Well it was nice chatting with you as well! Hope you have a great evening, friend!


That is awesome! Enjoy your evening too!


Reading about shoes, did you know that dry tea bags absorb odors in smelly shoes?


Yes, I thought that was interesting as well.  My son is an athlete and has smelly shoes.


Well then maybe that could help. Steve Smith leave his cleats after each game to raise awareness of homelessness. I did not know that either but I do not follow sports.


Steve Smith retired a few years ago and I remember hearing about that.  It is not well known, but I like that he is raising awareness.


Yes, it is a topic that needs awareness, so many people don't see the problem. I can not imagine spending thousands of dollars on one pair of shoes.


I can't either, but it is capitalism at is best or worst.  People can make a lot of money and have the right to spend it as they wish.


Yes they can. Personally I would want to help others. .Imagine the Rip curl clothing company makes clothing in N Korea but the tags say China.


I'm surprised. I have a Rip Curl swim shirt so I'm not too happy to support that company.


I was surprised to hear that as well. I will have to research that more. Apple had a clothing line in 1986, I did not know that either.


I didn't know that about Apple as well.  I don't remember seeing any Apple branded clothing back then.  I find it interesting that there is a store in Alabama selling unclaimed baggage from airports.


No I do not recall seeing Apple clothing then either. I also found the store in Alabama selling unclaimed baggage. I would guess they have to wait  some before getting this from airports but I do not know.


I'm surprised it is only in Alabama.  Why Alabama?  You would think there would be stores in all states.


I was thinking the same thing. Perhaps it will catch on in other areas.  think it is great how Johnny Depp travels with his jack sparrow costume so he can visit kids in hospitals.


It is good that Johnny Depp does that.  You hear negative news about him, I'm glad he helps sick kids in that way.


Absolutely, it is always good to hear something positive. Especially when the media focuses on the negative so much. How about a job wearing a Panda costume to research Pandas?


That is interesting about Panda researchers.  I wonder what the reason is for them to do that.


Maybe it has something to do with not wanting the Pandas to get used to humans or perhaps the researchers think the Pandas will act different.Sean bean is scared of flying, so am I lol.


Flying is the safest form of travel.  I travel for work so I fly all the time.  There was a Jodie Foster movie where Sean Bean is a pilot so that is ironic.


Wow, that is very interesting that you travel for work! Interesting about the movie with Sean Bean doing a movie as a pilot but yet it says he is afraid of flying. You just never know. Maybe he changed his feelings for flying over time.


I prefer not to, but do enjoy visiting new cities and countries.  I doubt any of the scenes was shot while flying for Sean Bean.  Interesting to read about facts about people.


It must be wonderful seeing other countries and cities. I love to learn about other places and people but I do it only by reading and listening to others who have gone traveling. Be safe in your travels


Hello how are you?  Do you like rock music? Viktor tsoi kept his job in the boiler room of his apartment even after becoming the biggest rock star in russian history


I do like rock.  I had a friend who had a night job in a boiler room.  He did not have to do anything but listen for an alarm.  He did his homework, so that is a pretty easy job.  Paid to do nothing


Thats awesome!  The state rock song of oklahoma is "do you realize?" by the flaming lips


I am from Oklahoma originally.  I had no idea.  That must have been an amusing day in the state legislature.


Yeah! Rock band whitesnake has had over 50 members throughout its history; so many that the list has its own wikipedia page.


The group was a style as much as a group.  Old time gospel quartets changed members from time to time also.


I agree.  Something must have been wrong with the financial shares for the members.


A hanson song became a most requested track on a chicago alt-rock radio station because djs did not reveal the band


That is a riot.  People would have been embarrassed to know they were listening to Hanson.


Sonic the hedgehog was originally supposed to be a member of a rock band and have a blond haired human girlfriend named madonna


I am surprised at how normal some rockers are.  However, they tend toward drugs much more than others.  None of the Beatles could read music.  That is strange.


Thats crazy!  The beatles have the best selling album of the 2000's


Their music is excellent even though their particular renditions of it are not as good as that of many later performers. You can go if this finishes it for you.  Bye


I don't think it will let me finish yet.  lol.  Did you know The beatles song "come together" was written for timothy leary's 1969 california governor campaign


No.  I did not.  I apologize for the bad advice.  Imagine having to stop touring because your amplifiers can't make you music louder than the screaming.


Wow..  Thats unreal,  or a musicians dream.  The fan love them lol Beatles drummer ringo starr was illiterate for most of his childhood because he missed three years of school due to tuberculosis and peritonitis


I know that only agent 1 can hit the 'done' button.  So, how about a ballet dancer wearing out 4 pairs of shoes in a week?


Its not lit up yet.  I didn't know that,  that seems like a lot of money on shoes1


I know.  However the material in those shoes seems flimsy.  How about Michael Jackson owning a patent?


Did you know the state rock song of Oklahoma is do you realize?


No idea.  and never knew that Elvis Costello was considered punk rock.


Another interesting thing is Whitesnake had over 50 members in its history.


ah Loved Whitesnake.  Love that Led Zep never named their 4th album just to mess with the rock press who they hated.  ZOSO was a symbol on it...  haha


And I like that Sonic the Hedgehog was supposed to be a rock band. That is my sons favorite game.


that's cool.  wonder why termites eat through wood 2 times faster when rock music is on.  if had termites at my house it would be rubble.


Lol. And did you know Tupac danced ballet in high school. Wonder what his rapper friend thought of that.


that's cool.  i don't think we realize how talented and hard working song artist are.  a lot of pop singers have opera training early on.


That is interesting. I did not know Bruce lee was a dancer and won the cha cha championship in 1958 in Hong Kong


wow.  i never realized that the Beatles broke up before any of them turned 30.  we think of them as so iconic and mature.  guess not


And I did not know Ringo Starr was illiterate for most of his childhood


indeed.  i'd like to find that webcam at Abbey Rd to see people stopping traffic to take recreation photos.  funny


It is strange as famous as the Beatles were they could not read music


thats crazy  I am not sure anyone could get away with that now.  the Beatles used the word LOVE in their songs 613 times.


That is a lot of times to use the word love. And it is crazy they stopped touring because the amplification couldn't handle the women screaming


yeah rock n roll exploded in the 50's.  so much that the grammy awards were invented to take attention away from it.


Did you know professional ballet dancers go through 3 pairs of pointe shoes in a week


i believe it!  i just saw that there are ballet slippers that make drawings from the dancers movements too.


And the beatles have the best selling album of the 2000's. Didn't they stop recording together way before that?


ha  i believe so.  Beatle Mania lives on!


I think it is neat that michael jackson had a patent on his leaning move


cool.  he couldn't patent the moon walk because it was done by a tap dancer named bill bailey in 1955!


I never would have guessed that professional ballerinas go through so many shoes.


That's nuts. I wonder what they do with them after the fact. Seems like a waste to toss that many .


Agreed. Ballerina shoes are pretty things aren't they? I guess they are always ripping tears in them.


Maybe Stephon Marbury can bring his Starbury line back with recycled ballet slippers.


Maybe. The thing that actually stuck out to me most in these sections was the Johnny Depp thing. Is that actually true? Are people still that big of a fan of the Jack Sparrow character? LOL


I feel like that's probably true like 5 years ago. It seems like something he would have done before he hit a wall and lost his way. Who doesn't love Jack Sparrow!!


Never seen any of the Pirates movies so I guess I don't love Jack Sparrow LOL I do like Johnny Depp though. Other than the panda researcher thing his costumes are the only interesting thing in that costume section. Well, maybe Labyrinth but I have not seen that movie either...


If you've ever got time on your hands Pirates is great mind numbing fodder. Can't take it too seriously though, too much eyeliner. The panda thing actually made me laugh out loud. The mental visual is too much.  I wonder how long they hang out in the jungle in a panda suit? It's got to be soooo hot.


The panda thing makes me uncomfortable. Like you said, being in the heat or even worse with terrible humidity. I guess pandas feel threatened or scared by humans or something.


That's major commitment to research. I commend them for that. It kind of creeps me out that the cast of Firefly has to wear used costumes...


Firefly was that show with one season correct? I had no idea anyone in that show would wear costumes. I assumed they were just blandly dressed actors like every other show.


I've never seen it. It just seems weird to wear stuff that other people sweat in.


I never watched it either. Surely they washed them a few times. Are starship troopers a Star Trek thing?


Starship Troopers I've seen. It's this really bad late 90's Sci-Fi movie with Casper Van Dien,denise Richards and Doogie Howser.


That sounds awful. Doogie Howser MD? Oh, and going back to sweat for a minute you could always step into the sweat from the gods if you wear the 5000 year old shoes.


It's pretty brutal. The cheese factor is on another level... Kind of like 5000 year old toe cheese of the gods...See what I did there?


Like Howard the Duck? 5000 year old toe cheese makes me hungry.


Wooooooooow! Howard the Duck! That is some serious old school cheese, but yes, it's totally on that level!!! Cheese is always a great snack. Especially if it's spicy


Pepperjack, Habanero Havarti... I like to chop up Jalapenos and mix it in cream cheese and use it as filling for jalapeno poppers. Now I'm hungry.


I have no idea what Habanero Havarti is. Now I want to go eat a stuffed pepper and watch crap movies instead of being on the internet LOL


Sounds like plan to me! It was great chatting with you!!


I'm a fan of Bill Murray, what about you?


He's pretty funny. He thinks kung fu hustle is the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy.


I haven't seen that one yet. Do you like to read?


Sometimes I read, but not as often as I used to.


Me too. Life just gets so busy sometimes it's hard to find time for a book. Do you like any of J.R.R Tolkiens books?


I've never read any of them, are they any good?


He wrote the hobbit and lord of the rings books. I've read of few of them and seen some of the movies. They are pretty good.


Interesting, I think I've seen a few of the movies. Apparently all of the names are lifted from a Viking Text.


He apparently wrote 13 pages of a sequel called the new shadow but abandoned it. I wonder why?


I'm not sure. Did you know the FDA burned six tons of literature?


That's crazy. In greek literate there was no romantic kissing as it is a recent development.


Me too. Kissing is kind of strange concept if you think about it too hard.


There was once a contest that challenges writers to come up with the worst possible opening sentence to a novel.


I wonder what some of them said. I'm sure some of them were pretty funny.


Yeah they probably were. Winston Churchill won a nobel prize in literature.


That's interesting. Painting was an Olympic event in 1912.


I can believe that. Sounds like it would be cool to watch. Nice chatting with you.


I love it. I grew up on the older shows like the original series and The Next Generation. What about you?


I dont really watch it.  I have seen a few episodes though.  I recently learned some stuff about it.  Like, teleportation was used because it cost too much to get shots of spaceships landing lol


Really? Ha, to think it set off such a trend in science fiction of teleportation devices. I bet they made a lot of money on that money-saving decision.


I know right,  and who ever thought of that was so creative,  just to save money!!!  Amazing!


It's pretty amazing how big the franchise has grown too. I doubt Gene Roddenberry ever knew how big his original TV show idea would grow.


I hear stephen hawking  is the only one to play themselves in star trek.


He earned it with his amazing scientific research. I didn't know he'd been in Star Trek, though. I wonder which of the series he was in. There were so many!


I have a subscription, but I don't watch it much. Do you?


Yeah I use it a lot.  Love the service.  apparently,  they spend more on postage than bandwidth lol


That's surprising. It must be worth it, though, considering they're worth over $2 billion now.


Yeah,  I cant believe Blockbuster turned down an offer to buy them.  I remember them starting their own service,  obviously it failed.


Blockbuster made the same mistake a few companies have, turning down a chance at the online market and not realizing that everyone is going digital.


Yeah,   guess a lot of companies misread how much convenience was worth.  The tech boom came around pretty fast.


Yeah, it was a short leap from science fiction to reality for a lot of newer technologies. I doubt it'll be long before Netflix cuts back on their physical disc rental service and goes solely to streaming.


They probably still make money off the rentals, just not as much as off digital content. If the rentals were an actual negative, they'd have cut them out already.


I hear that Netflix and youtube make up half of peak internet traffic in north america!


Imagine how many people must be tuned in at once! They've gone international too, so I wonder how much it is all across the globe.


Seriously!  That is a lot of people.  Youtube has so much content!


Google was smart to buy YouTube when they did. It was a much better decision than Blockbuster made about Netflix!


Hello there, did you know that scientists in Italy do checkups and ice treatments on this man who died 5,300 years ago? Imagine that!


Wow, that is crazy. The emperor of Japan apparently is a scientist and still publishing. What a guy


Really? Two roles for one person - he must be very busy. Another scientist who has two careers would be Harrison schmitt. He is the only scientist to walk on the moon!


That is pretty cool. Good for him. Another scientist was able to divide two 8-digit numbers at the age of 6


I can barely even divide 7. That person must have got into Harvard. Speaking of Harvard, did you know that Harvard Scientists managed to store an animation of a galloping horse onto the DNA of a bacteria? I found that really fascinating.


Wow that is pretty advanced and sound intriguing. Do you know how www was invented?


I believe that it was invented by an english scientist in 1989. That scientist was working in Switzerland. Do you know anymore details on how it was invented? I am really curious to know.


Just a bit like, he was working for CERN which is a European state-funded organization that does research


Really? That is pretty cool. I found it very interesting that a store in Alabama only sells items found in unclaimed baggage at the airport.


THat is something, I would like to check that out at some point. Even Apple had a clothing line back in the day


That is the same as how Amazon used to be an online book retailer. It's hard to imagine how much that they have grown over these few decades.


That is true, they are a giant now. DO you know when pilgrims wear black clothes?


No I did not know that! Furthermore, Rip curl is a company that manufactures in North Korea but labels it as made in China.


Hahah go figure. DO you know how fashion aficionados can tell if you need your clothes tailored?


Interesting. Speaking of fashion, did you know that British politicians had to wear a top if when they made a point on the House of Commons? This was mandatory up until 1998!


That is strange to me but I guess it worked for them. Do you know how the tipping of the hat originated/.


Did it originate from knights raising their visors in order to show friendliness in the battlefield?


Yes that was it. Do you know which was the most famous hat in the old west?


I am not sure, but I do know that the party hat was derived from dunce caps.


Nice. The most famous one was the bowler cap and not the cowboy hat as we are lead to believe


Ah, so that is what it was. In the past hat's were used to indicate social status. I am glad that we have evolved from that.


I am very glad about that too. Nice chatting!


I do...I try to keep up with all thats going on in the science world the best I can


There are scientists who theorize that universes evolve through natural selection much like different species do on earth.


How do you think all this climate change is going to affect the universe as a whole more so than just Earth?


Do you believe in Newton and Kepler's research work into how the planet works?


Really?  That is interesting. I didn't anyone still had that opinion anymore given all the evidence we have now.


all of nasa images are cgi there not real and common sense and simple science says its flat


I wish I could get on one of the private space missions and see for myself and maybe see how truly cold a star actually is


im a hardcore Bible believer and according to descriptions given we live inside of a snow globe type structure the ancients jews also believed this


So you agree with the hologram theory then?


I myself am not a big believe in the bible, no offense.


thats ok i wont hold it against you lol but i do encourage it because if nothing else there is lots of unknown science in it


I agree with you there. The bible is the worlds best book


did you know in psalms david described the stars singing but it wasnt until recently our scientist figured it out, and also did you know that when DRs check your blood to find out your diseases its bc one dr learned the Bible said the the life of the flesh is in the blood


I had not realized that until now. I thought it was common knowledge, basic science from prehistoric days


i have alot more but i want get into that im kind of a nerd about these thing


Do you like the old or new testament better?


I recently learned that he is a scientist and still publishes papers even though he is emperor.


That's cool. He probably viewed having to take on the job of emperor as a burden that kept him from living the way he wanted.


He just might have at that.  Did you know that the term scientist was coined by a theologian and philosopher?


Not until just now. I knew it was called "natural philosophy" until recently, but not who was responsible for the change.


Yeah, William Whewell did it in 1833.  I would have thought someone specializing in science would have come up with it.


I guess a lot of names for things have a lot of weird origins. I wonder who came up with the idea for "Project Steve."


It's a project of scientists who all support evolution and oppose teaching creationism -- but they have to be named Steve!


Seriously?  How odd!  I think another odd thing as there was only one scientist on the moon.


I guess that stands to reason. I figured they were all career Air Force pilots, given the way the space program recruited.


True. It's a shame though.  I imagine there was a whole host of scientists wanting to go up there.


Yeah. At least the space shuttle made getting into space a lot easier for civilians of all types.


I hope one day it is affordable for all of us. Maybe it'll be like the internet, slow to start but now fast and highly accessible.


Yeah, if they ever build a space shuttle to get people out of earth's gravity well cheaply, space will be accessible to a lot more people.


I'm putting my money on elon musk.  Then again, the internet was invented by an englishman so you never know.


Musk has demonstrated that low cost tech is possible, but I hope that it's open source and p2p projects that actually take the principle and run with it rather than a corporation.


Hmm, i hadn't thought of that.  I'd like that too.  Then Harrison Schmitt won't be the only scientist on the moon.


I remember seeing a science fiction story about an open-source moon project called Open Shot. There was a contest to see who could accomplish the first non-government moon landing and most of the competitors were corporate, but the winner was a spacecraft called the Stallman.


Well a long time ago there was a short lived tv series about a man who built a ship in his backyard and took trips to space.


Have you heard any news about scientists lately?


Something about dna of bacteria being stored in a gif animation. You?


Harrison Schmitt was the only scientist to walk on the moon,  but they are planning to put a base station on the Moon soon.


I wonder how they are going to do that, since no one has been to the moon since the 60's? Maybe the Emperor of Japan knows, as he still publishes papers.


I am not sure, but it was not really that long ago, I mean, The world Wide Web was invented in 1989


It has been almost 60 years since anyone stepped on the moon. Thats a long time. Even by CERN's standards.


Look how far we came in that time, an iphone has more computing power than anything they had back then, we can do it, Apple had a clothing line in 1986 but now is so powerful of a company


Fascinating. I think it's hilarious that people think that the cowboy hat was most popular in the old west. It was really the bowler.


Cowboy hats are so cool and most people don't know much about them plus. the tipping of a hat goes back to knights raising of their face masks.


Yes, they did that to show they were friendly.


Exactly,  I bought a really nice hat at the unclaimed baggage store in alabama,  have you ever heard of it or been?


I have been there. I bought a camera and most of my Mardi Gras outfits there several years ago. It's huge. I even found a vintage Apple sweater.


Wow,  that's a great find. We bought nice luggage there and a computer there


I'm surprised they checked a computer. In 1908, a law was passed, regulating the length of hat pins.


I never thought that suffragettes would use them as weapons, surely they had other options.


I would have, had I of lived back then. There was zero reasons why we couldn't vote, and some men were very violent towards us. I found out that the hats Bishops wear, are called mitres. That's a weird name.


That is a weird name, I guess it was a lot different back then, until 1998 brittish politicians had to wear a top hat if making an order


People always think that Pilgrims only wore black. They were fashion forward, and only wore it for special occasions.


They were good at making clothes, I like how a coller gap can tell if you get clothes tailored


Only those truly schooled in fashion and style are able to tell that without asking.


The clothes were better back then too, unlike the stuff made in china with a made in korea label


Rip Curl is a north korean label, and is legally  not for sale due to sanctions. So, that hardly qualifies.


1954 was a long time ago.  A lot had occurred around that time.


Albert Einstein wrote the letter tow a philosopher in 1954, that went into the public auction in 2008.


I believe the end of WWII was fresh on everyone's mind.  Its interesting that Young Albert was devout.


Yes, After the second world war we need peace and human should respect human. Love is the greatest gift to man kind.


The letter sold in 2008 for $404,000.  If the letter was written by some one other than Albert it would never have gotten so much.  Vanilla Ice, $1.   Obama, $1,000?


It is very interesting. The post in 1985, Einstein believed in what he called a cosmic religion.


Yes, I do not think that Einstein thought no god at all, but rather a part f the universe that is difficult to understand. I think he was criticizing religious leaders on some points.


There are stars in the known universe that are cold enough to be touched by the human hand.


You first.  The density of the star would be such that your not getting your hand back.  The observable universe is filled with wondrous things.


There is a region of space that may be pulling galaxies outside the observable universe.


The heliocentric model of the solar system was a bad idea.  Flat earthers go a step to far. We should never have come out of the trees.  If we could travel to this region of space, would you?


Yes I also. The Big bang theory is the prevailing cosmological explosion is the development of the earth.


Well, OK I guess.  I wonder if Albert Einstein charged $1 to sign his $404,000 letter.


The letter showed up again on eBay for an asking price at least $3 million but apparently never sold.


In december of this year, it will be auctioned by Christie's.  They expect $1 million.  If I had a million, there are other things.  Still it would be interesting.


The other things?  For a million?  I dont know, experiences are the best. Travel to south America and see the rain forest. The estate of Einstein earns $18,000,000 annually.


Albert Einstein was asked to be the president of Israel, which he was declined. Do you know ?


I imagine such a presidency would present a moral issue for the man.  He was about fair and equal treatment for people.  He was a member of NAACP.


I think that we would understand each other quite well if we talked about the concrete things.


Yes, E=mc2 and 2 plus 2 equals 5.  Have a good day.


My universe is great how was yours? I'm thankful for the ancient Greeks and Indian philosophers who started to gain knowledge about our universe.


Yes that's right. More precise observations were made by Copernicus who developed the heliocentric model.


yes, and Isaac Newton built upon his theories developing the law of gravitation


Yes he did as well well as  Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepplers laws of planetary motion.


Did you now there are scientists that think the universe evolved through natural selection?


I think that is very interesting to compare our universe to the animals here on earth.


I am a little unclear on the theory as there is only one Universe that we know so how is natural selection involved?


Yes it's based on evidence such as fossils. Another theory suggests that the universe may exist inside a blackhole.


How about the theory there is only one electron in the universe?


Yes I don't understand that theory at all. It is so easy to prove wrong. If you could fold a piece of paper in and half 103 times it would be a thick as the observable universe. Hard to picture that one.


Wow.  What about that is one giant superhologram?


I've actually never heard that one? I don't even understand it really. Apparently the deepest note in the universe is emitted by blackhole, producing a note 57 octaves below middle c.


Whoa....there are stars that are cold enough to touch!


I would love to touch a star. Speaking of cold, there's a cold spot in the cosmic microwave background that has been theorized to be a link to a parallel universe.


Wow, scary.  Einsteins God was the universe itself!


Yes you are right. He was a genius. He released his special theory of relativity at age 26.


Way ahead of his time...passed away in 1955.  Good chat and take care.


Yoda from Star Wars was actually modeled after the appearance of Albert Einstein. Have a great day nice chatting with you too.


Hi hows it going?  do you like interesting facts about computers?  I read recently that the space shuttles computer run on like 1mb of ram!  isnt that crazy,  must be a slow computer.


wow that is slow, this says in 1936 the russians made a computer that ran on water, sounds cool actually


Wow thats beyond me,  I have no clue how that would even work lol


no me netiher! also that smoking near apple computers voids the warranty, I know a lot of people at work that wouldn't like to know that


That seem odd that smoking would void the warranty,  so many people smoke!


I know it's weird! I gues it says i'ts a biohazard, but i've never heard of that with any other product


Just seems weird for a computer warranty lol Did you read that transhumanist want to save their minds on computers?  It sound like an episode of Black Mirror lol


ha it does, it does sound kind of awesome though, I need to watch that one episode of black mirror I think I've read about it, this says the seahorse is the only fish to have a neck, that seems crazy


Thats weird,  I never knew that.   I didnt know that freshwater fish drink through their skin,  thats pretty amazing!


nope didn't know that, ,or that saltwater fish drink through their mouth, I wonder if they ever get tired of a salty taste or if they're just so used to it they don't notice haha


lol I wonder if the salt makes their mouth dry?  hahah


haha ya good question! This says 84 percent of human genes associated with diseases have counterparts in zebrafish, we need to get rid of those genes haha


whoa!  thats weird.  Did you know there is a type of jellyfish and a type of lobster that are immortal?  If not killed of course,  but they can literally live foreverrrrr!


that is weird they need to put those genes inside me somehow haha, or that the black swallower fish can eat prey twice its length, I can eat that much pizza myself


Wow,  you can eat twice your length in pizza?  Thats crazy,  you should be entering in some contest of something!


haha I should, I would be a GREAT professional eater, the only problem is the weight gain afterwards I'd have to not eat for a week haha


oh thats true!  Gotta go on a diet after every contest lol


that's the other reason that I need the immortal jellyfish genes inside me, so I can eat my weight in pizza everyday and not die prematurely haha


haha that would be perfect for you!  I have no idea how you would do that though,  i think you need to make friends with a scientist or something lol Go on meetup and join one of those groups.


haha yes I will develp an immortal jellyfish formula! Jackie chan probably has access to it considering the stunts he does, also he manages a kpop band apparently


Wow thats interesting.  Do you like K pop?


can't say i've ever listened to it no, I should give it a try I do like most music, what about you?


Yeah somewhat.  There is a band called BTS,  they are the most popular k pop band right now,  they were doing a tour around the states,  I keep seeing them on talk shows so I checked out their music,  pretty good.  They have one song with Nikki Minaj too!


wow I actually do like Nicki minaj, I'll have to check them out, this says north Korea has a kpop girl band which is the most popular in the country


Haha right.  hey its been fun chatting,  have a good one!


Hi. Yes I do. I use it basically all day for all sorts of different things. It's hard to believe that computers were originally just calculating devices.


They really have. I mean, think about it. The russians have made a computer that runs on water!


that is amazing. and the space shuttle computer runs on only 1 mb of ram


Does it really?  That is very surprising.  It's hard to believe that computers all started from a simple program, a command to a machine.


yeah it is for sure. do yu have an apple or a pc


I have a pc.  I am not real big on apple products.  I've heard they can be problematic. do you have an apple or a pc?


i have an apple. good thing I do not smoke as it would void its warranty


lol! I remember hearing something about that before!  Isn't smoking around an apple considered a biohazard?


yeah it is , I think that is what voids the warranty. crazy


That is crazy.  It's just as crazy as some people hoping to upload their minds to computers and memory sticks.


yeah, not sure how transhumanists are going to do that but it will be interesting to se


I agree.Maybe they should start with something smaller to experiment with first. Something like a fish perhaps.  Then again, maybe they should study jellyfish. There's a breed of them that is immortal.


yeah they have been doing that for a while now but cannot crack their code


Really? i didn't know that!  I guess fish are more complicated than they seem.  I mean, even the way they drink is different.  Fresh water drink by osmosis and salt water through their mouths.


Yeah that is so cool how they have adapted. There are fish that eat prey twice their size.


I wonder how they do they do that.  Now that I think of it, fish do need to be studied more.  The zebra fish has genes that are associated with human diseases.


Yeah, and they are often studies to figure out things about humans, there are lots of studies.


I like that fish can communicate. They use use acoustic communication which depends on the size and species of the fish.


I haven't. I hear it is a musical. Have you seen it?


I have seen the movie at least a dozen times. The musical is playing in Arlington though.


That's pretty cool! I wasn't aware there was a movie. Do you like to dance?


I do! The dance number's in the musical are supposed to be spectacular, especially "Angry Dance" in Act 1. Dance is a great way to communicate, even outside of musical's.


I'm not great at dancing, but I do like watching people dance. Bruce lee was the hong kong cha cha champion in 1958.


Who knew? Tupac was a dancer as well. He did ballet in high school. He even performed in the Nutcracker.


That's pretty awesome. I believe there's a special part of the brain that takes in music. Babies spontaneously dance when they hear music. I think I read people with memory loss can remember words to songs as well.


That's crazy! I wonder if I ever forget stuff, if music will help me. Think that's how Elton John remember's all his songs? He has sold over 30 million records.


That's crazy, he is quite the legend. They almost cut Can you feel the love tonight from The lion king. I'm really glad they didn't!


Me too! I love that song. It's probably my second favorite song of his behind Candle In The Wind.


Yeah, it is definitely one of his best. It went on to win an oscar! I wonder if he will do anything for the new movie?


I don't know about the movie but I think he does all the music in the musical. It's a Tony winning musical.


Yeah, it's a pretty amazing musical. He preformed with Ed sheeran at the Grammys because they said Ed was not high profile enough.


Wow! I love Ed Sheeran's music, I would have never guessed that. Did you know Elton John doesn't write all his own music?


Oh yeah? I didn't know that. I guess that's a lot of music to write all on your own.


Apparently, most of his songs were wrote by Bernie Taupin.


Well, hats off to Bernie because he's done a great job too!


I would say! He came across him randomly after he failed an audition for some talent search.


That's pretty lucky. The song called Your song was given to Elton as an upcoming artist.


He's had a great career. IT was a nice chat!


Do you think you will see the musical now? You should go this weekend!


I'm really thinking about checking it out! I really like musicals!  Have a nice night!


Did you know Bruce Lee was a great dancer and won hong kong's cha-cha championship in 1958?


No, I did not know that, but dancing and martial arts are alike when you think about it. It is about coordinated movements.


Yes, michael jackson has a patent on a device allowing him to lean extremely in some dance moves.


Yes, there was a peg in the floor and a hole in the sole of his shoes. HE had to patent it so he would be the only one to use it.


Babies actually spontaneously dance when they hear music and smile when hitting the beat.  How sweet!


Yeah, the appreciation of culture is in our genes it seems every culture has their dance moves and music.


Elton John was actually born Reginald Kenneth Dwight and worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967 collaborating on more than 30 albums.


they have met because Elton could not write songs and Bernie could not sing, sometime destiny works.


Yes, did you know that Can you Feel the love tonight was almost cut from Lion King but John campaigned for it to be left in.  Good thing.


Elton knows about what makes a good song he has 31 years where he had a song in the billboard top 100.


Wow.  He did sell more than 300 million records.


I wonder if he is richer than the prime minister of Australia ? His position is not even in the constitution, his salary must be low.


Maybe.  The prime minister of uk has a cat, and it has the title of chief mouser, funny huh


Chief mouser ? Tupac was mouse king in the nutcracker, I don't think they would go well together.


In Japan, the prime minister sends a silver cup to celebrate, but so many turned 100 so they had to find a way to make cheaper cups


They are ceremonial, they don't need to be sturdy, not like pointes for ballet dancers, they can go through 4 pairs in a week.


A 1995 radio station actually pranked Queen Elizabeth.   I bet they got in trouble.


Do you still listen to radio ? I only listen to streaming service these days.


Not really, just in the car.  I would listen if Elton John and his song Your Song came on though


How yeah ? Do you still listen to candle in the wind ?


Sometimes.  Also, sometimes I play it on the piano. Such beautiful music and great tribute to Princess Diana too.


How's it going, are you a big baseball fan? In Canada they call kickball soccer-baseball


I love baseball. Did you know that managers wear uniforms because they could literally play for their team if they wanted?


I didn't know that was why the wore uniforms but I've heard of Managers playing in games before


Are you a fan of either the Yankees or Red Sox?


Yea I'm a Yankees fans, it's pretty cool they were known as The Highlanders before 1913


So you must've heard about the two Yankees that swapped families? That's a bit weird.


I actually haven't, pretty weird to swap families, I wondered if they nicknamed the team


Ha! Yankee players and fans are an interesting bunch. Bill O'Reilly created a fake press organization in college just so he could get season tickets.


That's pretty smart, too bad O'Reilly's idea wouldn't work nowadays


How do you feel about the Red Sox? Did you know that they're partially owned by the New York Times?


That is quite ironic. It's pretty funny the Red Sox can't win a game on Ben Affleck's birthday, guess hes bad luck


His Patriots seem to be doing just fine though. The Red Sox have still won 9 championships too.


That's not too bad, I never knew there was another Boston team called the red stockings, that city seems obsessed with feet


Yeah, they changed their name because their manager thought red dye was dangerous.


That's pretty odd, did you know the first game at Fenway was against the New York Highlanders?


Who? I remember hearing about them not being able to defend their 1903 championship because the other team didn't want to play


That is strange, I wonder why the New York Giants refused to play the Red Sox in the World Series


I have no clue, maybe the NY Giants lost to them the previous year on bad calls and were protesting


Maybe they were mad that Bobby Richardson won a World Series MVP even though he lost the series


I know a little bit about what is going on, but to say I was a fan would be stretching the truth.


Did you know that in 1973 2 yankees pitchers swapped families?


Swapped families? Is that some kind of baseball term I'm not familiar with?


That must have made an awkward dressing room.  So who's this lost Yankees player?


Yeah, it seems pretty weird. Did you know a player got suspended for refusing to get a haircut?


It seems a bit extreme, but I guess I should see his hair before passing judgement.  What I find interesting is that the New York Times owns part of the Boston team.


Yeah, it was Don Mattingly, at the time he played first base.


I know there is a big rivalry between Boston and New York, it would sacrilege for a New York business to have an interest in a Boston team.


The Red Sox have lost every game on Afflecks birthday since Goodwill Hunting was released.


I'm aware that Affleck is a big Boston fan, I wonder how he feels about that.  I think, aside from that, his team has done fairly well these past years.


I'm not sure. Did you see the movie Goodwill Hunting? I thought it was good.


My wife likes it, I have not seen it.  I hear the owners of the Boston team own other sports teams around the world.


Interesting, it wouldn't surprise me, but I'm not sure that it isn't a conflict of interest.


I suppose as long as the teams don't compete actively with one another it should be fine.


Interesting. Did you know a man found $3 million in baseball cards in his grandfathers attic?


I should go and visit mine, see if there is anything hidden up there.  Who would have thought some simple cards could be worth so much?


I used to have a baseball card collection, I should check and see what it is worth.


Do you have an Ozzie Albies card, or is he too new of a player?


No, I don't. I only have cards from the 80s. Nice chatting with you!


Hello. It's odd that baseball managers are also part of the team, and can play if they are needed.


That is very odd indeed! I also find it odd that no player has ever attempted to catch a ball with his hat. But if they do, the opposing team receives three free bases so perhaps that's why.


That's very weird. So is the term "soccer baseball".


Ha! I've never heard that one before! But I have heard of the Alburquerque Isotopes minor league team that was named after a team in the Simpson's! Ha!


Weirdly, the New York Times are partial owners of the Boston Red Sox.


Is that so? That's kind of ironic, Isn't it? I do know that LeBron is also a member of the group that owns the Red Sox as well as FC Liverpool!


Yeah. LeBron is into a lot of things. Too bad he has an attitude since moving to LA. I wonder where the "lost" Yankee player is?


I'm not sure of that one! But did you know Ben Affleck forced the Gone Girl production to shut down for 4 days because he refused to wear a New York Yankees cap on screen? He's a huge Red Sox fan. That's going overboard and taking it way too far.


Actors and other celebs are so peculiar. Bill O'Reilly had a fake press organization in college to get season tickets to the Yankees, it worked.


Ha! So true! I do think it's cool that Wrigley and Fenway are the only two ballparks that are over 100 years old.


Are they? Wow. I guess Don Mattingly was suspended because he didn't want to cut his hair. How weird.


That is weird. Kind of like Bobby Richardson is the only player to win World Series MVP despite actually losing the series.


Many Japanese are surprised to hear that baseball is popular here.


Are they really? I wonder why? I also wonder if Japan's pro baseball league uses as many balls as the MLB in a single season which is 160k.


Maybe? I think I would prefer the N.Y Highlanders, over the NY Yankees.


Speaking of the Yankees, did you know their famous logo predates the team? It was actually designed by Tiffany and Co. for a medal of valor for a fallen police officer, John McDowell, way back in 1877.


Yes, I did. I have a book on Tiffany history. If I were to find a box of baseball cards, I would throw them out, unlike the man who found millions in his grandfather's attic.


Ha! I need to check my attic then! I wonder if a card exists on the 17 year old girl who was banned from baseball for striking out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig?


Hopefully, she is a national treasure. Weirdly, two Yankees pitchers swapped families. Permanently.


I wonder why? That's kind of strange! Do you think any Cubs fans swapped families the last time they won back to back World Series titles, which happened to be the last time they won a series?


I don't know. Thank you for chatting with me, have a wonderful day.