Because they turned Christmas Day into the most important one of the season although it's for commercial reasons but fans surely appreciate it.


It makes sense to show some generosity. NBA player's are the best paid in the world, but average salary.


They are paid extremely well, do you consider yourself a basketball fan?


Not really a fan. I enjoy watching the playoffs. Do you have a favorite team?


I do, Im a fan of the Spurs, I like Tim Duncan think he is a great player.


Do the Spurs have a strong team this year? I think it's interesting that Duncan stayed in college. Not the decision I would have made.


Yeah, he lost a lot of money by making that decision. I would have taken the green for sure, and I dont know, I haven't really followed them this season.


It's astonishing how much is made from endorsements. Take Allen Iverson for example. A lifetime endorsement deal? How many people get that?


That sure is a great deal, and the final payment sure is going to be sweet, 32,000,000 can you imagine having that much money!


So much money, and a lot of those guys don't know how to manage it. He could create a shoe company with that cash.


For sure, you will have to be the worst investor to waste that amount of money, I wonder how much players like Jordon got.


From salary, endorsements, and movies, I imagine his kids will never have to worry about paying for college.


Yeah I think a couple generations are going to enjoy a wealthy life, do you like jazz music?


I like jazz, more than the Jazz NBA team.


There is a Jazz NBA team? and I also like jazz, Clint Eastwood likes it as well and is a pianist,


He also sang at the end of the movie Gran Torino. I think he should stick to acting.


I cant recall him playing but yeah, probably not as good as he is an actor.


I didn't think that jazz would be popular in Pakistan. But I guess it is a universal genre of music.


Yeah apparently there is an orchestra in Pakistan, and also a programming language that has jazz harmonies


I really enjoyed the games the NBA televised, they had to cater to their big markets for ratings.


I find the NBA interesting. Are you familiar with Tim Duncan?


Yes, I watched him play a long time for the Spurs. He's one of the most underappreciated players because he was such a laid back personality.


He is. He valued his education. He turned down joining the NBA immediately to finish college.


He definitely joined the league at a time when education had a higher value than getting drafted as soon as possible.


Good for him. There was an NBA coach (Stan Van Gundry) who was fined for saying that the NBA should not have games on Christmas day. What a ridiculous reason for a fine.


I think there a lot of fines handed out by the NBA that people would categorize as ridiculous. Anthony Davis was recently fined for saying he wants to be traded.


That's also ridiculous. Do you happen to enjoy jazz music?


I have not listened to jazz music that much to know if I'm a fan or not. That being said, I would not be opposed to listening to it, in fact I am traveling to New Orleans soon.


I've always wanted to go there. Have a great time! Did you know that Tupac Shakur went to the Baltimore School of Arts to study ballet, acting, poetry, and jazz?! I was shocked to learn that.


It's almost as fun to learn as Clint Eastwood being an accomplished musician.


That's strange to me also. The Beatles were knocked off the top of the Billboard charts after three months by Louis Armstrong.


Sometimes it's easy to forget that they were making music around the same time. Their different styles make them feel a lot farther apart.


I agree. I would not have guessed they were that active at the same time. Did you know that Dizzy Gillespie ran in the 1964 presidential race?!


That's another fun fact I did not know, I would be curious to see how many votes he received!


Me too! He filled his cabinet with all of the biggest names in jazz. What a strange thing that had to be to witness.


If anything that might have been one of the most talented cabinets ever assembled.


I agree. Off subject but do you watch a lot of television? I know I watch way too much.


I think that I probably watch too much as well, I should really cut back.


Were you aware that Weekend Update debuted on the first episode of SNL and is their longest running skit?


Yes, I have been a big fan of that show for quite some time and my father showed me older episodes and skits.


A lot of the old skits are amazing. They hold up well.


I'm good! How are you? :) Interesting read so far!


Yep! It's interesting, I've been on Facebook since 2008 and had no idea that it was made in 2004. What about you?


I don't really use Facebook. I understand the appeal though. It's funny that Myspace didn't see its promise.


I actually miss MySpace, it seemed so much more personal to me. I bet they regret not buying Facebook, $75 is a ton of money lol


I guess it looked like a lot at the time. Nobody really knew the value of some of these companies. Amazon? Sold cheap in 2003.


See I didn't even know that, I use Amazon for everything. Are you a fan of Jay-Z at all?


He seems like a great guy, though I don't know his music. Didn't he marry a beautiful woman?


I don't know much about his music either, but I do know more about him because of the article we just read. I had no idea his name was Shawn. And yes! I love Beyonce.


He went to high schools with some folks that ended up stars as well. I bet the kids loved the rap battle in the lunchroom.


Not only that, he was a ghostwriter for a song on the Space Jam soundtrack, that makes me like him even more lol


Space Jam. I heard that they are doing a sequel to that. I wonder if Jay-Z will be involved.


Really? That's crazy, it's been such a long time since that movie came out. I heard that Frozen 2 is coming out sometime this year, I bet since Jay-z is so famous he knows some of the people working on that movie.


He probably does. Maybe he should run for office.


Oh wow, I'm sure he would win if he were to do that. That would be interesting to see. Then again he has so much money he probably thinks that would be a waste of his time.


He could end up one of the wealthier presidents, but not the wealthiest. I wonder what nickname they would give him.


I love how the first president of Zimbabwe was named Banana.


I wonder if he laughed. He probably didn't release any albums. Jay-Z could though.


True true. The president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums, I wonder if that's the current president? It seems like more and more people who are in the entertainment industry are going into politics.


Being on camera a lot makes you a natural. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting with you about Jay-Z!


did you know that the united states got thrid place in the world cup back in 1930


I can't say that I am I don't watch sports, but I am watching the superbowl right now, what about you?


Same! Soccer is definitely interesting though, it actually makes more money than all the other major sports combined.


ya that is crazy, I want to see a soccer game with 3 teams, that sounds crazy and it actually exists!


Wow, how does that even work? Soccer is fascinating. Jon Stewart was actually once good enough of a player to represent the U.S!


that is crazy, ya I think he played for the USA back in 1983, I bet he was really good!


I wonder the benefits of soccer sometimes though, in FIFA the countries that host don't even make money!


I have heard that before, the world cup in 2022 will be in qatar, and apparently that city doesnt even exist yet!


Haha, maybe they could get money from Mesut Ozil! I hear he donated his world cup bonus to children in need.


well that's a nice thing to do, I wonder why in america we call it soccer but the rest of the world calls it football, honestly it would make more sense to call it football haha


I guess it's just slang, no idea why though. Doesn't seem to have hindered us, the American women's team has never gotten worse than 3rd plce in the world cup.


wow that is impressive, also impressive is the hungary football team, they only had one defeat between the years 1950 and 1956


Maybe dominance is easier for the best soccer teams, and I believe they only lost in the final game too right?


ya I think so, did you hear of the highest scoring football game ever? it was 222-0


That's insane! Hard to think that'll ever be beaten. Another football accomplishment is that running back Benjarvus Green-Ellis has somehow never had a fumble!


ya I would make sure to give the ball to that guy all the time, it's crazy that espn got an emmy for developing the yellow line in football, i'm staring at that line right now haha


Ahah, it must have been considered especially innovative. Speaking of colors, University of Iowa is known for the visitors' locker room being painted completely pink.


ya I wonder if that makes teams more or less likely to win, I would be mad personally and be more likely to play better haha


Oh I'm sure people do, no way it's effective. Maybe if Cumberland visited a pink locker room they wouldn't have lost by 222!


haha that could have been the game changer! I wonder if georgia tech threw a party after that win?


I am doing very well. What is your opinion on the world cup?


I am not a soccer fan, I live in the US.  I think it's great than the american team has not placed below 3rd place since 1991.  I think we should be more soccer fans rather than US Football fans!


Is that really true? I thought we were terrible in soccer


That is true, I think we just don't talk that much about soccer?  Did you know a soccer field is called a pitch?


I did know that, but that is about the end of my soccer knowledge!


LOL, I've been learning quite a bit about soccer today.  I read that Jon Stewart was a soccer player in college and represented the US in the games in Brazil in 1983!


I am shoced to hear it is the worlds most popular sport, i thought it might be cricked


I don't know anything about cricket!  I grew up in Okinawa and once met a Brazilian soccer team there.  And I dated a guy who grew up in Italy and was very fond of soccer.  I guess I knew it was the worlds most popular sport.  However, I did not know that it grossed more money than any other sport combined.  Did you know that?!?


I did not, that is surprising because more affluent countries love other sports, but europe loves soccer, so I guess that makes sense


What do you consider a more affluent country to be?


Just a more wealthy and educated country I suppose. Soccer is popular because it is cheap to play and is not restricted like something like Hockey


I see, Hockey is starting to get more popular.  But I think what makes soccer so popular is because it's cheap to play.  Every single country plays soccer.  And all children are able to play it since it does not require a lot!


Exactly what I meant! And that is a good thing!


Yes, it is.  I guess that's why baseball was so popular in the US, it was so cheap and easy for the children to play!  Although now a bat costs so much money!!


that is true, soccer needs a ball and open space, that is pretty much it, although that is true for football too


Yes, but football requires a lot of protection - helmets, badding, etc.  Soccer is probably the most accessible sport there is.  Tennis might be right behind it - a racket and a ball :)


That is true, probably why 250 million people play soccer!


LOL, probably!  That is a large number!!


Not too much,  I watch a few games a year.  How about yourself?


Me too, I go to a few university of iowa games per year, they paint the visiting locker room pink


Must be a strategic thing.  Thats cool,  have you seen this pink locker room?


I have it has a calming effect, I really believe it works. Do you prefer american football or soccer?


I dont know lol I am more familar with american football but soccer seems really fun too.  How about you?


I prefer american football, but soccer has been interesting lately. I do like benjarvus green ellis of the patriots, he never fumbled a ball once!


That is amazing,  I wonder why he is not more well known.  That has to be a record.


I agree with that. At least he made more money than bowlers do. back in the 60s they made more than football players


Thats pretty amazing!  and less injuries!


Nope lol I dont watch much tv to be honest,  I like streaming nowadays.


Me too, appranently they won an emmy for creating that digital yellow line marking first downs, crazy


That is cool.  I think that is very useful for the tv watchers!


For sure, as a kid I thought it was real lol and thought they had a big laser beam they moved all the time


Haha,  when did you realize it wasnt?  I love all the digital stuff they can show on the tv now,  makes understanding what is going on easier.  lol


Maybe a few years ago lol. Kidding when i was like 12


For sure! It was so good chatting with you!


Have a good night, remember the yellow line isn't real! lol


It's crazy to think how connected our world is. Over the past decade, Facebook has exploded into one of the most popular sites on the internet


Yes, crazy for sure.  Facebook HQ is only a few miles from me in Menlo Park, ca


That's pretty awesome, and it's now so much more than just connecting with friends. It has influence over almost everything we see - good or bad.


Smart how they used schools to spread it like Stanford and Harvard.


Yeah, it's even leaking into the government - positively I may add. Iceland is using it to give their citizens a new say in rewriting their constitution.


And in finland everyone has the right to an internet connection


Yeah, we've come a long way in the last 100 or so years. I mean, an iPhone has more computing power than the US government's nuclear deterrent.


Yes so fast.  Just in 2001, Neopets was 8 spots in front of google for the most traffic!


Oh I used to love neopets haha. It was the first time in my life I couldn't take care of something hahaha.


Did you know the like button was going to be called the awesome button


That seems like a "Zuckerberg" thing to do. And on top of that, the like button is illegal in a German state. Now that's pretty 'awesome'.


It is crazy we do not hear about the other founders like


Yeah, and social media has gotten so crazy as of the last few years that people have a serious addiction to it now.


30 percent of adult americans get their news primarily from Facebook


That's crazy considering Facebook's algorithm is pretty much to pander to them for ad money


a lot of ad money....there are more people on facebook than people in the world 200 years ago


Really? That's crazy. That both says a lot about Facebook's reputation and about how fast our population is growing.


There are even 58 gender options on Facebook!


That's awesome and really progressive, although 58 does seem like a lot. Personally, I've been trying to cut back on Facebook, it's taken up way too much of my time in the past.


Me too, Im just going to Egosurf and look up myself instead lol.


Haha yeah. It's best to just stay off social media altogether and breathe in the real world


How's it going, are you into soccer at all? The fifa world cup was started back in 1930


I do like soccer. I just found out that the city for the 2022 World Cup still needs to be built


That's pretty odd, I guess that's a major reason why the World cup host doesn't get any economic gains from the world cup


But did you know soccer makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, and hockey, combined?


I'm not surprised soccer makes more than football and the other sports combined, it is the most popular sport in the world for a reason


Did you watch the World Cup last year? I could've believe that England and Croatia made it to the semis.


Yea it was a crazy world cup, kinda sucks that France ended up winning it though


It made sense since France had players from each of Europe's top five leagues. They just had the best players.


Maybe one day the US men will win the world cup, seems like they haven't done much better since placing 3rd in the 1930 World Cup


Americans don't seem to care too much about soccer. Nobody else even calls it soccer.


I just found out that the University of Iowa painted the visitor's locker room pink. That's pretty funny


yea, i guess Iowa is trying to get into the opponents head but if I was in a pink locker room i'd just feel calm and relaxed


Have you ever watched a version of soccer where 3 teams face off against  each other? I heard it's pretty fun


No but I'd love to play it, playing against 2 other teams sounds fun and unpredictable


How do you feel about draws? Are you okay with them or would you rather win or lose?


Depends on how many games they're are in a regular season, if it's short like a 16 week NFL season then I don't, but for something like an 82 game hockey season i don't mind


Have you heard about the football game that ended up 222-0? I'd want to fight somebody.


Yea Georgia tech murdered Cumberland, it's a shame they didn't have tv back in 1916


It makes sense why I've never heard of Cumberland again. I'd quit if I were them too.


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


I love soccer, its one of my passions, did you watch the FIFA World Cup last year?


I watched very little. Once the US didn't qualify, I lost interest.


Too bad the US didnt make it, its the first in many years, soccer is a sport that makes a lot of money, more than the most popular combined.


Yeah. It just shows the international appeal of soccer.


It is, Im excited about the 2022 World Cup too bad its going to be in Qatar, too expensive to go there


Yeah. It's going to be hot there too! I saw last summer some days were at 120! Why choose there?


Im guessing its because of all the money, hopefully the us can repeat the role of 1930 and place third or above


I just want them to qualify! I found it interesting that there are no economic advantages to host the cup games.


I can see the logic behind that, Brazil did suffer a lot during the construction of their stadiums during the 2014 World Cup.


Didn't they have a bunch of construction workers die during construction of the stadiums? Seems like a waste...


Im not aware of that but it wouldnt surprise me, the US womans soccer team are a pretty good team they always place 3rd or above in the World Cup


I would take that for the men! Do you think it has anything to do with the international oppression of women's rights?


Yeah and the lack of support of other countries, usually they just focus on the mens team, so do you also like football?


I like it as well, did you know bowlers used to earn more than football players back in the 60s


really???? Who is your favorite team? Mine is the bears...


Mine are the Patriots, Im really excited about the Superbowl this year.


And you should be! You got plans for the game?


Yeah I have plans, Im going to watch it with family what about you? what team will you cheer for


I think the pats and I watch it alone. I just don't want the questions from non-NFL fans.... Nice chatting with you!


HOw's it going, do you follow football? The university of Iowa has a pink lockerroom for visiting teams


Yes, I follow football somewhat.  I guess that's to psych out the opposing team.  lol. Did you know that back in the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as top football players?  My, how times have changed.


Bowling must of been pretty popular in the 1960s then, or football was really bad


True.  Good point.  Did you know that the highest score ever in a football game occurred in 1916 when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland 222 to 0?


It's too bad tv wasn't around back then to record Georgia Tech destroying Cumberland


That would have something to see.  Did you know that Americans call it "soccer" because it was slang for association football?


I had no clue, I did know soccer makes more than football, baseball, basketball, and Hockey combined


Yes, I heard that too.  I hear good things about soccer players.  Did you know that German soccer player Mesut Ozil donated his Eur300,000 World Cup victory bonus to pay for surgeries for 23 children in Brazil?  Wow, what a great person he is!


That's really nice, speaking of Brazil Jon Stewart played in the Maccabi games there in 1983


Yes, Jon Stewart was a skilled soccer player in college and represented the US there.


I wonder if Stewart ever played the version of soccer where 3 teams face off at the same time, sounds fun


I'm not sure, but I know that sounds very confusing to say the least.


Yea, so does Qatar hosting the 2022 world cup in a city that doesn't exist yet


That's kind of unexpected.  Did you know that the United States got 3rd place in the first FIFA World Cup in  1930?


No, that's pretty cool the US actually did good in the first World Cup


Also, the American team has never placed below 3rd place in the World Cup since women's World Cup started in 1991. What a record we have.


Not as good as Hungary losing only once since 1950-1956


True.  Funny but true is that there's no net economic gains for the countries that have played host to the Olympics or the World Cup.


Seems odd but makes sense for Qatar since they are building a city for their world cup


It's high on the priority list since the World Cup is the most prestigious association football tournament in the world, as well as the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world.


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


It depends, are you talking about American football or what the rest of the world rightfully calls football?


I'm glad you went that way with the discussion. I mainly like American football. The other type like what they play in the FIFA World Cup is what we call soccer!


exactly! Soccer may make way more money than all other sports combined, but it just isnt as popular here in the US


I guess all American's would share your attitude, as do I. I wouldn't say it's not as popular though. Association Football (as it's sometimes called) is way different than the sport us Americans know as football


completely different. Did you know it was called Soccer here because its apparently slang?


"Association Football" i guess? that's what I read but I dont see that


That doesn't make much sense then. LOL. I never understood the Association or FIFA rules. And low scoring doesn't appeal much to us Americans.


yea the score is always low. Unlike Football where there was actually a final score of 222-0 once!


Wow! Must've been against my Cleveland Browns. I just never got the soccer rules. Heck, the USA even had that guy Oguchi Onyewu play for them; I cannot even pronounce his name!


me neither haha. The US is always trying to poach FIFA players for the MLS to bring in crowds, but has it worked? I dont think so


I'd have to agree with you, I mean until today I've never even heard of Oguchi Onyewu, and he's one of their popular players!


i bet youve heard of Jon Stewart though, who was actually very good at soccer back in his day


Nope, actually I haven't heard of him. Was he in one of the FIFA World Cups?


no he played in some games in Brazil in 1983. He's better known as the host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central. well, the former host


Ah....I've never watched that show. Does he often mention soccer or FIFA on that show?


no he mostly talked about Politics and made a lot of jokes. I liked it


Nice! Will you be watching the American Football playoffs this weekend? I'm rooting for the New Orleans Saints!


I will be! Pulling for the Pats myself. The Saints are looking real good this year too though


Very nice! Maybe they'll meet in the Super Bowl! Been nice chatting with you about football. Have a Great day!


Do you like to use the internet?  It seems like I'm constantly using it.


Yes it feels like I am always online as well. Do you use Facebook?


I do use that.  Can't believe it's been 15 years since it was launched on Feb. 4, 2004.


It launched when I was in college. I remember you needed to have a college email to open an account and you had to wait until the launched at your school!


Nice.  I can't remember when I first heard of it to tell you the truth.  I was on Myspace and at some point made the jump over to Facebook.


I happened to start college in 2003 so it was pretty close to the site's launch. That's why I remember it so vividly.


Nice.  Myspace actually turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $75 million in early 2005.


That was a pretty big mistake but I know the founder of MySpace did end up selling the site for a lot of money, so he can't be too upset!


I wonder how much they got?  I should see if my profile is still on there.  lol  In Feb. 2012 when Facebook had their IPO the company was valued at $104 billion dollars!


I don't think MySpace ever shut down. If I remember correctly they tried to relaunch with a focus on music, sort of like Soundcloud.


I'm going to go look when we're done here.  The like button on Facebook is illegal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.  Interesting.  Wonder why?


I know that certain hand gestures can mean different things in different cultures, I wonder if the thumbs up can be seen as offensive?


I'm thinking that could be a possibility.  That's the first thing that popped into my head.


I might have to look into that because I would be curious to know what it means. I am traveling to Europe soon and don't want to accidentally offend anyone because I was ignorant of their culture.


Oh my!  That would be terrible.  Do you remember that show Arrested Development?


Yes, I watched that show on Netflix. I did not catch it when it was airing on television. I hope they keep making episodes.


There is an episode where they go to Mexico looking for the dad.  The one brother does something where he thinks he is doing something good but the Mexican peopler are offended by it.  Just like you described ...accidentally offended...lol


Have you ever seen the movie Inglorious Basterds by Quentin Tarantino? Yes, the movie does have a typo in the title haha.


I have seen that movie!  It's been awhile. I liked it though.


The scene where the spies are uncovered because they use the wrong hand gesture for signalling the number three is something I always think about in this kind of situation.


Ahhh yes! lol you're right!  I remember that now you mentioned it.  So here's an internet tidbit I didn't know....the 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button.  Never knew that.


I learned that when I was doing some website design. Someone referenced it as that and I was a bit confused. I always thought it would have just been called a menu button. It was fun chatting with you, have a great day!


I'm a fan ever since I was a kid.  I'm a big stats guy.  I find it incredible that former Patriots RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis has never fumbled once during his career.


Wow, really? That's interesting. He must be pretty good. I did hear some university painted their locker room pink for the visiting team.


I wonder why they did that?  Maybe for breast cancer awareness?


I hadn't thought of that! I thought maybe to intimidate the other team?


lol  In the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars of that era.


Wow! I think Bowling used to be huge. Could you imagine watching that for 3 hours! lol!


lol  Be like watching paint dry.  Might have been like watching when Georgia Tech blew out Cumberland by a score of 222-0 which was the highest scoring football game ever in 1916.


That would have been a game to see! Espn won an emmy for superimposing the yellow line on TV. Isn't that crazy?


It is.  I like that line they came up with.  Did you know that in other parts of the world what the US calls soccer is actually called football?


I did know that! It's very confusing though. I think I watched a FIFA world cup game once and found that out.


Americans call it soccer because it was slang for association football.


I had no idea! in 1930 the Us made third place in FIFA.


Nice.  Soccer is so popular that it makes more money than all of the other major sports combined.  Surprising.


I didn't know that! Where do you think the next FIFA world cup will be held?


I believe it's in 2022 in Qatar but the city for where it's going to happen doesn't exist yet.


I have no idea.  lol  The host country won't make any money though because there are no economic gains for countries that play host to the Olympics of the World Cup.  I find that hard to believe.


Me too. What about tourism? The women who play in the world cup have never placed lower then 3rd. Go girls!


Nice job!  I have to get going.  It was nice chatting with you!


I am good, how are you?  Yes I do.  Do you watch soccer at all?


i try to watch the world cup. the play is so high at the world cup. well worth the time and attention.


Yes it is.  Do you know of the debate between Americans and the rest of the world?


no, what is the debate? i have not heard of this.


In most other countries, soccer is referred to as football.


Yes, the name football makes much more sense. soccer? odd name, odd origin.


It is a British word that was used until the 1980's.


Oh, i thought that americans made the word from "association football."


Nope, apparently it is a British word.  Part of it is Americans do not want to relinquish the football as it is an American sport.


I see. do you watch the world cup? i find it is a lot of fun.


I do sometimes.  Did you know that soccer makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis and hockey combined?


Yeah, i believe. how many billions of fans are there? it is insanely popular. people play it as children.


Yes it is, and they do.Did you know there is variation of soccer where 3 teams face each other at the same time?


no i did not. that sounds almost impossible to play. how do you win? how many referees are there?


I have no idea,  I honestly just heard about it recently.


what about the world cup? did you know that the 2022 cup is in qatar? isnt that one of the hottest countries on the planet?


Probably.  I know that the city that it is in does not exist yet.


that sounds like an expensive cup. why would they want to build a whole city just for a tournament? seems extravagant. Anyway, great chat!


No I can't say that I do haha. I think soccer is really boring, what about you?


Are you kidding me? I love soccer, its the greatest sport ever lol, its played in over 200 countries and the World Cup is really exciting


Yeah I get it. It's also makes more money than every other sport put together LOL. I just think it's so boring to watch, and the scores are so low. Did you know there is a soccer variation where three teams play, maybe that's the one for me LOL


Could be and I respect your point of view, it would be interesting to watch 3 teams playing at once,


So I take it you're going to watch the World Cup though? I would watch it if the USA were in it, what is your favorite team by the way?


Its going to be in the USA by the year 2026, my favorite team is Argentina, mostly because of Messi


Ok that makes sense. Are you going to watch the one in 2022 in Qatar? Apparently the city for that game hasn't even been created yet, I wonder why they even offered to host these big games like the Olympics too, apparently there is no net benefit to the city, they end up just losing money which is sad


I guess they are just crazy about soccer, and yeah stadiums are really expensive and you have to make sure you meet all the requirements, that costs a fortune as well


Yep I agree. I would watch it like I said if the United States were in the World Cup, apparently they got third place back in 1930, so I would have watched it back then LOL


Too bad the USA didnt make it to the 2018 World Cup, the womans team is a lot better, they have made our nation proud since 1991


Yep that's very impressive. I wonder why the men's team isn't as good? What do you think about American football by the way?


I think its because the lack of popularity in the country and also because other countries dont support the womans team, I love American football, do you find it boring as well ?lol


Haha well I don't really like any sports, but I do think that American football is more interesting than soccer, that's just my opinion though, I did like the Patriots winning this year at the Superbowl and I like that they have a player who's never fumbled the ball, have you watched the Super Bowl?


I did watch the Superbowl this year, I am a fan of the Patriots so I was happy with the outcome, the game was a bit boring though, I expected a lot more from that game,


Yep that's true. It was slow but I did like the Patriots winning in the end, I'm so glad that yes esPN won that award for creating the yellow line on the first down marker LOL that makes game so much easier to watch


It does make the game easier to watch, I think its fair to win an Emmy because of a contribution like that one.


Yep I agree. Do you ever go bowling by the way? I think that the top Bowlers used to make more than the top football players back in the day


That is crazy!! I guess football wasnt popular back then, I love to go bowling Im terrible at it though


Yeah I'm not very good either haha. Did you hear about the player for the patriots who has never fumbled the ball? I wish I were as good at bowling as he was at football LOL


Yeah the famous Benjarvus Green-Ellis, what a player, he sure had a lot of talent, too bad he retired from football.


He's a soccer coach, coached the USA team and also the Los Angeles team


I gather since he coached the usa team he's pretty good then?


He's been successful, got the USA team to the last 16 rounds of the soccer world cup in 2010, by that stage you typically only have the best teams left in the contest.


That's really impressive!  Sounds like he knows how to coach to make players be their best, to get the best out of them.


For the most part.  He got hired by a British team a few years back, Swansea City, but only lasted a few games before being terminated.  They didn't really give him a chance.


That's too sad.  Did any other countries hire him?


Not that I'm aware of.  He's still highly regarded in this country.  Los Angeles is a new team, expansion team, they really wanted him.  Even before they started getting players.


Perhaps he'll coach the world cup again and beat France. They're the current champion you know.


Yes, they have an excellent group of young players.  Next World cup will be in Qatar.  The one after that, I believe, will be in America.


Qatar! i heard they are building air conditioned stadiums that are solar powered!


It's meant to be ridiculously hot there in the summer.  There was talk of moving it to the winter but that would have played havoc with other competitions going on.  America will be  a better place for it than Qatar.


Well those stadiums are going the reduce the temperature by 20c.


Which do you prefer, soccer or football?  Or do you not care.  The English always get upset when the hear the term soccer used, they say it's football.


I think of it as soccer.  I've been told it's actually association football and soccer is just slang for it though.


I understand there is a version of the game where three teams compete instead of two, That would be very confusing to watch, and probably play.


I'd still like to at least try and watch it though just to see how they do it!  Soccer players run around 7 miles during a game so that would mean 3 teams of people running all at the same time.


That's a long way to run, especially as a lot of it is sprinting.  It's not like football where you have a play and then everyone stops, especially if there is a commercial break.


True.  Soccer is the world's most popular sport though.


Yeah, just about every country in the world plays it, I think over 200 nations enter the world cup in its initial stages.


Except for Greenland.  Apparently they don't have enough grass for a soccer field.


Yea, I enjoy gridiron football and australian rules too


Did you know there was a game 222-0 in college.


Yea, Georgia tech creamed Cumberland, too bad they didn't have tv back in 1916


Did you know his iowa locker room painted pink?


Yea, Iowa painted the visitors locker room pink I guess to try and get an edge


Did you know female can play if eligible?


haha.  Did you know espn invented the yellow line?


Yea and even got an emmy for the yellow first down line,it changed the game


did you know there are chips in the footballs


Yea, I wonder if they have any stats that help explain how Benjarvus Green_ellis was able to not fumble the football in his career


Thats crazy.  Did you know pro bowlers made more than pro footballers back in the day?


Yea, I guess bowling was more popular in the 1960s than football


Yeah probably haha.  Did you know soccer makes more money than all the sports combined.


Yea, Soccer is pretty popular, they have players in over 200 countries and dependencies


Played by 250 million players in over 200 countries!


Yea, it's pretty weird that the host city of the world cup doesn't experience economic gains considering how popular soccer is


In most countries they call it football!


Yea and "soccer" is consider slang for Association football


Hey, yes I do. Did you know U of Iowa visitor locker room is pink?


Wow I wonder why that is really. In the 60s bowlers made more money than football players


Wow and now engineers make more money over their lifetime


I guess it makes sense since they have longer careers too


Yes that is a good point. Do you know what the highest score in college football is?


Yeah it was Georgia Tech beating Cumberland 222-0


Yeah what a game that must have been. ESPN won an Emmy once, do you know what for?


Yeah it was for the yellow superimposed line. I like it, makes game watching much better


Yeah I agree there with you. Do you know who Benjarvus Green-Ellis is?


Yeah he was a Patriots rb who never fumbled the ball in his career


Yeah and that is just amazing. Do you watch soccer at all?


I watch it sometimes. I know the sport makes more money than some others combined


Yeah there is a lot of money in there. Jon Steward was a soccer player too. WHat a talent


I wonder if he made them laugh. Heard he represented US in the pan-american games


Haha that is a good point. A German soccer player donated his winnings from the World Cup


Yeah that was Mesut Ozil and he helped 23 kids in Brazil with that money


Yeah so heartwarming. The US women's team seems to be doing well not placing under third


Yeah and on the other hand, men are not doing that great, only in the beginning


Yeah that is true. Keeping the balance. Do you know where the 2022 World Cup will take place?


Yes in Qatar but the city has not yet been built.


Hello,  I dont watch it much, but I enjoy it.  Did you know its also called association football?


Yes, i have heard the origins of the name. interesting that americans did not use the word football, but i guess it was already taken.


Can you believe that soccer players run an average of 7 miles per game?


That sounds about right. a lot of running. those folks are in good shape.


Yeah, it is a great game for getting in shape. lots of movement. plus it is popular all over the world. far more popular than other sports.


I hear New Zealand was the only undefeated team in 2010 world cup


Not the country that i would have expected to go undefeated. i guess great things come from small countries.


The 2022 World cup is in Qatar. That is an odd choice for a cup. it seems to hot and is not really a soccer country.


yeah wow.  My brother in law in the army just came back from there.  Now its going to be a destination to see soccer lol


Yeah, they will build a city for some venues. seems a bit expensive, but the country has oil money.


I see.  there was only 1 group in the world cup history to end with a 4 way tie


That is amazing. there is some luck to the bracket you get put into. you dont want to draw germany right away. saudi arabia is a good one to be with.


I do like american football. i dont watch much. try to catch the super bowl. You?


I like it,  I just dont watch it much.  Did you know those giant flags at the stadiums are 50k to make!


Oh, those big ones that weight like a ton? Yeah, im not surprised. they are hugh!


Quite heavy. must take a bunch of people. Anyway, great chat!


Hello, are you particularly interested in politics?


Yes. I am but I am not radical about it. Are you interested mostly in your local politics or in the national scene?


I'm really just getting into it! I think a lot of things about presidents in general are fascinating. For example, did you know Trump isn't even one of the three wealthiest US presidents ever?


I saw that 2 of the wealthiest are our first and second presidents. I assume they have calculated what they would be worth in today's terms.


Ahh that makes more sense. Trump is probably more concerned with in house affairs anyways, although he's probably up to something humorous no matter what. I wonder if he'll ever make music! I know the president of Indonesia released three albums in office.


If Trump could make money off of it, I"m sure he would try it! I wonder what type of music their president recorded?


I believe it was pop! Must be hard to take him seriously after that. Although I feel worse for the first president of Zimbabwe, who was literally President Banana.


Right! I'm assuming maybe that was an affectionate nick name though if not, I bet they didn't call  him banana to his face.


I'm sure they didn't haha. A lot of changes have happened with presidential systems. We used to have the runner up in elections automatically become the vice president, it's a good thing that changed.


You know, I think that might be a really good idea. That way, we wold have a much more balanced president and vice president team. They would each have their own ideas, obviously if they were running against each other. One could live in the bigger guest house and the other could live in the white house!


Is the guest house really bigger? That's surprising. Ivanka Trump probably uses it, then again, I heard her company is shutting down so maybe she wouldn't need it any longer.


Ha. Did you see that the White House has a twin matching building in France and Ireland? I didn't know that.


That must be confusing! Although I'm sure you shouldn't ever be able to confuse them. I know our White House uses floppy disks, I wonder if the others are more advanced.


Yes, I can't imagine why they still use floppys and how do they even read them? At least Bush had solar panels but on, to bring the White house a little  up to date.


Definitely shows progression, at the same time I question how advanced our White House is in general. I believe on 9/11, it took them four days to even realize they had been struck by bullets, that's frightening.


I think that was on November 11 according to the article. But what happened on November 11? I'm not familiar with an incident on that day. Are you?


I am not! It certainly sounds scary. I personally think it's scarier when presidents have too much power and bring their personal beliefs into office. Like Roosevelt banned Christmas trees because he was a conservationist.


Yes, I understand he was our most ecological president. He was responsible for adding most of the national parks that we have today. Or at least he was instrumental in getting so many of them registered. We saw an interested program about the national state parks and how they got started.


I didn't know that! I wonder who is considered more influential in terms of making us more ecologically friendly, him or Bush for installing solar panels.


Probably Teddy. You mentioned Ivanka's clothing line before. I thought it was pretty funny that Apple tried their hand at a clothing line back in 1986. I bet those clothes would be collector items now, if you could get your hands on some!


I'm sure! There's a special store in Alabama that only sells clothes from unclaimed baggage in airports, if I visit maybe I'll be lucky enough to find Apple clothing there. Anyways it was nice chatting with you, have a good night!


Jos Roozen seems like quite a guy, a lot of knowledge about plants and gardening indeed.


yes I think he developed an interest in saltwater fish of all things, saltwater fish actually drink water through their mouth while freshwater fish absorb water through their skin


I heard that too, he had the equipment needed to house them, it seems like it wasnt an easy task., to bad he died at age 70


that is too bad, did you know there is a breed of jellyfish that is genetically immortal and could potentially live forever?


I didnt know that, it would be interesting to run some experiments and see if it can be applied to humans, the seahorse is the only fish with a neck


yes that would be interesting, I wouldn't mind living forever haha, I wonder what qualifies as a neck haha


It would be interesting to research zebrafish as well, I think they could be the answer to many health problems.


yes I think they did research and 84% of human disease genes are associated with zebrafish, like did we evolve from zebrafish? What is the relationship??


I dont know, I think its the counterparts like in the cure for the diseases,


ya that sounds like it would be really useful, did you know that a phone today has more computing power than all of the icbm deterrents for nuclear missiles in the USA?


Do we really have so much power in our pockets? that is crazy, its amazing how tech works though.


ya I don't know if it's great that we are so advanced, or scary that that is the score of our nuclear deterrent haha


I agree lol, there must be some serious flaws there, you know its impossible to separate two phonebooks once their pages overlap


that is crazy, and did you know that there is a cable that moves internet and phone data across the Atlantic ocean? It's only about 3 inches across, crazy!


It must be really strong, only 3 inches? sound like it can break easily.


yes that's what I'd be worried about personally, that's a lot hanging in the balance on such a thin cable, and what if a boat crashed into it! it seems like it is so precarious


I know but if it hasnt break then I guess it must be almost unbreakable and really expensive


did you know that the area code of new york was chosen because it was the fastest number to dial by rotary phone? It's 212 haha


I didnt really give much thought to that, its amazing though how we can hear radio waves, phone waves even if we are really far apart.


yes radio is amazing, also amazing that you can create a radio out of a razorblade and pencil like they did in wwii


I wonder who came up with that idea, definitely a skill that can mean the difference between life and death.


I do. Im learning latin. And theres a finnish station that broadcast "nuntii latini" weekly


Oh nice I do not speak it really. I wonder how many listeners they have


I am curious as well. I wonder who listens to jupiters radio waves as well.


Yeah I guess you can catch those on am radio


Its crazy how simple it is to make a radio. During ww2 soldiers were able to make them using pencils and razorblades


yeah those are the ones they called foxhole radios


I do actually, a small aquarium but I do not have a fish with a neck


Seahorses, Im surprised they are the only fish with necks


Did you know only saltwater fish drink water?


Yeah freshwater ones get it through their skin via osmosis


I wonder how it feels to an immortal jelly fish


Yeah I wonder too about that. DId you know we are closely associated with zebrafish?


Yeah we share 84% of our genes pretty crazy


I guess that is why there are so many studies going on there with those fish


I do a smartphone, not one of those rotary phones


212 was used for new yorks area code because it is the fastest to dial on a rotary


Yeah that makes sense. Nice chatting with you :)


I'm good, thanks for asking.  Do you follow politics?


I used to follow a lot more closely than I do now. Do you follow politics?


I tell you, it's gotten to the point, I have to watch CNN and Fox news, just to try and decide for myself, which ones are lying.  Lol


Ha! I hear ya. It irritates me that I teach my children to play nice and learn how to work with others and cannot use the US gov as an example of that.


That's so true! You know the use of the colors, red and blue to symbolize the different parties, didn't come about until 2000.  And I think that's when it started getting very partisan, then.


I do too. I was just telling a friend last night that I think it came from George W Bush's approach to the gulf war and lack of intelligence on Saddam Hussein


You're probably on to something with that theory.  You know there hasn't been a US president that was neither a Republican or Democrat since 1853?


Wow. I know it is hard to get elected outside of the two parties but since 1853... long time!


Yes, it is.  What's more surprising, is that I read in the newspaper last week that the last time a Republican got elected to the US presidency and there wasn't a person named Nixon or Bush on the ballot was 1928?


That can't be true, can it? I need to look this up. In 1957 Truman would be photographed on the dumbo ride so he wouldn't be associated with republicans.


I disagree with Truman's behavior!  But, that foolishness still goes on.


Yeah. But now it's more like intervening so your son-in-law can get national security clearance against the state dept better judgment.


Well, I don't think Trump was elected, because he's an intellectual.  I'm sure in his mind, he didn't really think anything of that.  He knows Jared as Ivanka's husband and the father of his grandkids, so he must be an ok guy?


This whole trump investigation has jaded my perspective on the american political system. It just seems so much different than the idealism I was taught about in school. Maybe that's my naivete…


Do you first remember when Trump started calling out Fake news?  There was nobody that really knew what he was talking about.  I heard, he's making that up!  Now, everyone knows what's going on.  Media can say whatever, with anonymous sources and get millions of people to believe their truth.  It's propaganda, pure and simple.  You have to stay on top of things and evaluate everybody's angles.  Everyone is not right and everyone is not wrong.  There's always a little something  going on.


Do you believe mainstream media like CNN, NY times, Washington post?


No, they spew continuous hatred, towards Trump, at all times.  24 hours 7 days a week, nothing but hate.  I'm old enough to remember Walter Kronkite just reading the news, no biased opinions voiced!


Do you think that Trump tells the truth then or is he biased too?


Sometimes, he's not perfect, by no means.  But, I do think his heart is in the right place and he really does want to Make America Great Again, especially for his grandkids.  I think he's trying to leave a legacy for them to be proud of.


I hope he makes America better! But it is still great! Nice chatting with you!


1600 Pennsylvania Ave... Why do you ask?


I was reading about history from John Adams.


Nice. I am too. I find the topic really interesting...


I heard that there are similar buildings overseas.


Yeah. That's weird. I wonder if any of our buildings have replicas overseas. It'd be weird to run into a Mt Rushmore in Greenland...


I think a White House in France makes more sense than George Washington carved into foreign rock!


HA! Yeah... So what building would you like to see in another country?


Well, the Eifel tower has its replica in Las Vegas.    I think more countries should replicate the use of solar panels like George W. Bush did for the White House.


that would be the enviromentally smart thing to do, especially with yesterday's news of the oceans being warmer than ever before.


Given his reputation, it is kind of Ironic that Teddy roosevelt was a staunch conservationist and banned christmas trees from the white house


Yeah. But didn't he create the national forest service or am I thinking of someone else?


I am not sure.    I do know he created the Bull Moose Party!


Nice. I have a pair of Bull Moose shoes. I googled it and he did create the NFS and NPS.


Do you know the functions exercised by a president in other nations?     The national park service does not seem average for a leader like that.


I do not, unless it is a dictatorial regime, then they can do what they want. I feel like a lot of Europe is like the US, since we modeled our gov after theirs...


I heard that the first president of zimbabwe was called president banana.    Funny, but a little disrespectful!


That's bananas! Sorry, dad joke. What was the alternative name? President Peach?


Someone could make a comment about carrots and the fellow from the GOP, but that would be untoward.


HA! I am all for the untoward and more importantly, the jokes...


Well, there hasn't been a president outside the parties since 1853, so there is plenty of room for jokes!    Thanks for the chat!


How do you feel about boarder security and the fact families are being separated at the boarder?


That is a difficult issue since mistreatment of children is sad and may be comparable to what happened in Nazi concentration camps when you see that  2000 kids were taken from their families


It is mainly the treatment of the kids, who have no clue what is happening to them that bothers me.  Even the first lady is against it from the children standpoint.


It is very sad and I see why the New York Daily News has headlines "Callous. Soulless. Craven.  Trump."


It is really accurate in this case.  In all cases I think you should never punish children for what adults do.


Even Trump supporters are against it as the New York Post doesn't support the breaking up of families at the border.


Even Franklin Graham, who typically supports him calls it disgraceful and terrible.  Im not sure why he doesnt get it.


Bush describes how it take us back to times of Japanese Americans in the World War II.  What is the solution?


I'm really not sure.  We need some policies, but we are currently going about it all wrong.  The whole shutdown for a wall thing is not helping anything either.  Our country is in a sad state.  I was speaking with someone from Germany the other day, and he said that they make fun of our president all the time.


There were 50,000 people arrested in May for illegally crossing the U.S. border with Mexico.  Do other countries have that amount of influx?


If so we dont hear about it.  Those numbers have grown 3 times since May of 2017, why now?


I'm not sure why having more arrests shows he hasn't secured the border though.  It sounds like there is more accountability doesn't it?


It does sound like there is more accountability.  Its a shame his party refuses to break ranks so to speak.  Not one has joined Sen. Feinstein in the Keep Families Together Act


How does that practically happen I wonder if they are arresting people where would they put the children?  On a different note, George W. Bush seemed to start some environmental trends installing solar panels back on the white house.


I wonder if they were on there before, and had been taken down previously?  Who wouldn't support solar energy that is already installed?


Good question.  Teddy Roosevelt was into conservation and he was in office long before Bush.  He started by banning Christmas trees from the White House.  I wonder if that rule still exists?


Not from all the photos Ive seen, maybe they aren't live trees , though.  One think that really strikes me as crazy is that it the secret service four days to realize that bullets had struck the white house.  So much for security.


Well considering they still use floppy disks for storing files at the White House, I'm not surprised.


I didnt even know they still made floppy disks.  I mean that cant be at all efficient.


Well Truman didn't like Republicans and wouldn't get photographed on Dumbo in 1957 so he wouldn't be a Trump supporter either.


I would say he would wear blue, but the colors red and blue werent actually used to describe or associate with particular political parties until 2000


It sounds like Truman wouldn't grow a beard, because every US president with a beard has been a Republican!


Did you know the GOP was liberal until Barry Goldwater in 1964.


I did not know that. Very interesting. There hasn't been a president who wasn't a republican or a democrat since 1853.


Wow, that's going way back.  I'm an (I) and I don't like political parties.  It divides the country and people fight more for their parties than the do for what's good for the country.  Did you know the 3 richest presidents were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson?


That's in interesting fact. I bet Trump will be on that list as well. He's very wealthy.


Yeah, I thought so too. I wonder how the pres of Indonesia is doing money-wise - he/she has 3 pop albums out...


LOL wow. That's funny. Can you imagine Trump being a pop star?


He has done TV but not by singing.  Crazy that up until 1805, 2nd place in a presidential election got VP. I can't see Hillary and Trump working together.


That is crazy. That would be a nightmare to have them both working together. No way it would work out.


For sure... I just learned that prior to 1963 it wasn't uncommon for students in the US to be required to read from the Bible in school.


That's awesome. I wish they still instilled that in today's society.


Me too. I think it would improve the current state of public education. Did you know they think the Tower of Babel is in Iraq?


Yep. That would be cool to find it. I've been to Iraq twice during the war. Was in the Marine Corps.


Thanks for your service and I mean it!  I wonder why Teddy Roosevelt and J Q Adams didn't get sworn in on a Bible?


Thank you! I wonder why they didn't either. Apple only became known as an apple because the word malus means both apple and evil.


I'm sure T. Roosevelt was a Christian, so I don't get that.  Did you know the red and blue didn't come about until 2000.  Like red and blue forces, no wonder why, without press, the GOP got red.


Interesting. Did you first president of Zimbabwe was named president Banana?


Yeah,what's the story behind that I wonder... Funny, every president with a beard has been a republican.


That's funny. The presidents guest house is actually bigger than the white house.


They must have a lot of guest.  Funny, Thomas Jefferson created his own Bible by cutting out parts he didn't like.


HAHA - I don't think it's supposed to work that way!


I agree.  Thanks again for serving our country.  You were an excellent chat partner!


I don't, I listen to Pandora. Do you like Spotify?


I do. I pay for the commercial free version. I know it is a waste but this is my only vice. I also listen all day at work. Do you listent to pandora a lot?


Sometimes, but thank goodness they don't broadcast in latin, talk about LAME!


Yeah. I would have no idea what they were saying. I can barely understand english... I wonder if I could understand jupiterian?


I don't know. Did you try listening to the Jupiter sounds on AM radio?


I have not. I wonder what it sounds like or if soldiers could it them with their razorblades and pencil radios.


Interesting, I wonder how they made it switch inbetween AM and FM?


There is a website where they broadcast thousands of old radio shows for free. My dad would love that.


Old ones. Like from when there were only radios and everyone would gather around it for a night of listening.


Both. Some were really funny, for the time, while others were dramas. Do you know about the war of the worlds?


I do, I saw the movie, but didn't listen to the broadcast. What about you?


I have heard about it and listened to Radiolab podcast about it. There were actually like three others. One in Latin America so infuriated the people, they burned the radio station down when they were told it was a hoax.


I use youtube to learn how to cook and fix stuff around my house. WHat about you?


I watch it all the time, for videos, instruction stuff, all sorts of things to be honest.


That's cool. It is the second largest search engine in the world.


Yeah, I can believe it. I use it all the time. Well, nice chatting with you.


I have been trying to learn about  Niger's political climate and what the country is experiencing but I also love to study american presidents too. What can you tell me?


well, do you know who the wealthiest us presidents are ?


I am thinking that Trump would be one of the wealthiest. The government is wealthy, the government actually owns much of Nevada.


Yeah he is but considering inflation he is not in the top three


Oh, okay. Hmmm? Maybe JFK and Washington if we are going back a ways. I am trying to remember the presidents and their personal wealth and social standing. Since they are the head of state I would imagine all of them wealthy on some level.


yeah you are right, the third one would be jefferson too


Oh, that makes sense. Cool fact about american history. I like to also learn about Wikileaks and the fact that the government tried to destroy their plans.


yeah and they caught up on that and published it all


I like the story that are hard to believe for instance a man impersonated a government official  to such a level that he was able to sell the eiffel tower not once, but twice. Hahaha. I don't know who would fall for that.


hahaha he must be a genius to get away with that not only once but twice


Yeah, that is a dangerous person on some level. Maybe a wikileak employee?


hahaha maybe you never know. do you know the norwegian government donated $1 billion to save the amazon


No way, that would be a great place to live if you care about social issue such as the environment. Unlike the civil uprise in Niger. The antisocial imposing laws believed to be by some.


yeah they have done so much to protect the environment globally


Okay. Well, since October opponents and supports have been taking to the streets to protest or support the tax law that will subsidize  the countries utility companies.


yeah a lot has been going on for sure. did you know congressmen have their own subway lines?


No, I never heard of that what do you mean?


they ride a separate subway when going from the capitol and the house


That is interesting, I had no idea. What a good idea for keeping them safe from random people not authorized to be there. I remember when the congress was playing the annual baseball game when someone shot at the congressman and hit one. They had to all run and hide anywhere they could.They continue to play baseball each year though. It is still an annual event.


Are you a Linkin Park fan?  They are great. They played 324 concerts in 2001. I still can´t believe it.


I am I think they are one of the best bands ever, too bad the leading singer committed suicide, maybe the toll of many concerts made him fall into depression.


so sad  that most of the singer end up committing suicide. on the other hand I heard that Pink Floyd recorded a live concer in Rome with no audience.


So sad right, many artists commit suicide in the end. Did you hear about that terrible Creed concert back in 2002


I heard that goers file a lawsuit against them. But I don't know why.


It was a terrible concert, some friends attended and they regret it big time. I am a big fan of the band so I found that really suprising.


We all have our own bad day. Have you heard about Ramones?


Curiosity. I heard they played  over 2,000 concert, so I wonder if they are good.


They are great and really over 2000 concerts? I never had the chance to see them live, too bad, I wish I had that chance.


they must have been pretty good them. Piano is my favorite instrument. I heard that once a group of climber found one on top of a mountaim, but I don't know if it was true though.


Woah that's odd, how did a piano get there lol and who took the trouble to get it all the way to the top. People are crazy.


jajjajaj. Hard to believe right.  there is also an aluminum piano


I heard about that its really light considering its a grand piano, it weights about 356 pounds.


didn´t know how many pounds, but knew it has to be really heavy.


I am not sure, but I think is someone related to Paul Mccartney. I am not sure about it though.


No, he was the lead singer of Queen well he used the same piano McCarney did to record Bohemian Rhapsody.


Good to know. Did you know about the president that released 3 pop albums. I don't remember  what country is he from, but still so different.


Really? 3 albums? woah he must be quite the popstar back in Indonesia, he can always make people buy his albums lol


hahahahahha... Agree.  I have to go now, but see you later.


Hey there! Have you heard about the crazy things President Duterte has been doing to the media in the Philippines recently?


Yeah Ive heard, seems like freedom of the press is coming to an end in the Philippines, he denounced all mayor news outlets there.


So sad, especially considering how he already took down that one newspaper, the Inquirer.


Yeah I heard that was his first target, sad how some presidents want to keep the people in the dark. Freedom of speech is a human right.


I agree! But did you hear their House of Representatives is trying to pass a sham bill to suppress speech even more?


Yeah I did hear about that I think its so wrong and we must join and do something against that.


It seems too risky for me though. The president has endorsed killing journalists who spoke against him in the past. Wouldn't that scare you?


It sure would, but strength is in the numbers if we remain quiet then consequences will be far worse.


You have a point there. Maybe we should call up the president of Zimbabwe to help! I heard their first president went by the title of President Banana haha.


That's funny I thought it was a nickname when I first heard about President Banana, seems like his real name is Caanan Banana, his name even rhymes.


Wow, that is wild. Do you think members of Zimbabwe's congress also have food names? Do they even have a congress?


Maybe they do, maybe Plantain is a big name for another politician, maybe we will see a President Apple one day.


That would be delicious. I just hope he - or she - would donate some money to help save the environment like Norway did back in 2008. President Apple needs to save the world!


Yeah maybe President Apple can save the day some time, and the president of Norway sounds like a great person, donating $1 billion to help the amazon rain forest.


Much better than our current roster of presidents I must say! If only "fantasy" presidents was a thing like fantasy congress is. I'd draft President Apple in a heartbeat!


Sounds a bit boring, a fantasy congress league, wouldn't like to play that. Cool fact about Elmo and the congress, he is the only non-human to testify in congress.


Who is Elmo? Isn't that the puppet? How did he testify before congress? Did a demon possess him??


I have no idea, seems like the congress is a circus at time, that doesnt make sense at all but apparently is real I had to Google that.


It really is a circus. It's like one of Congress's baseball games they play each year, but with real lives on the line.


I know right. The first woman elected to congress didnt have the right to vote at a national election at first.


The world really is crazy. But sadly, I have to get back to it. Thanks for chatting though. Hope to see you survive your protest in the Philippines!


I hope that as well together we are stronger and we can make a difference. Cool chatting with you also thanks for all the cool facts, bye.


I'm not sure what to make of our government structure in the US these days.


the three branches? do you think we need to restructure a bit?


I think we could do with some new blood in the congress for sure. It almost seems like a legacy system at this point.


it definitely is, we need some young people in there that understand what people today actually need from their government. theyve been playing baseball games against each other since 1909 and it seems like a lot of the members today may have been in that first game...


LOL so true. Even our presidency needs some younger blood. I think the best chance we ever had as a country was when a younger man was in office like JFK.


Obama I think was good too. He was decently young and decently in touch with things. JFK was definitely a good age though. People just dont take young people seriously


No they really don't and I think if we are going to move forward as a country we need that. Someone who is in touch with the world today and not completely off in their own little world.


like the Orange Bufoon we have now... it makes the country look bad when he rants on Twitter


Yeah it is cringeworthy to say the least. I'm not opposed to a president using social media because that is the way of the world but it needs to be well reasoned thoughts not rage typing. Could be worse though-he could release a pop albumn.


good point, it could be slightly worse haha. He could be called president banana like the one from Zimbabwe


I'm surprised that he isn't on the list of the wealthiest US presidents.


Trump? yea this list must be old...unless he isnt as rich as he claims


Either one of those is entirely possible. Speaking of wealth I wish our government would take some of theirs and follow Norway's lead on helping save the rainforest.


does Norway have rainforests? this is news to me


No they donated one billion dollars to save the amazon rainforest. I think that is awesome of them to think that globally.


yea it sure is. Especially because people are always saying that rainforests are the "lungs of our planet." we need to work together more not race each other in making a bigger missile


Exactly. I saw a picture the other day of the earth from space. I think we tend to think of it as it was back when we were in elementary school all green. There is a shocking amount of brown space now. It was actually pretty terrifying.


its all brown because the world is full of you know what


Tends to happen when we have governments that think it is okay for their own employees to violate the geneva convention and they pass laws to protect them.


that and when we have people leading a country who try to sell the Eifel Tower. Twice


How the heck do you get away with something like that?


Did you know that, according to Canadian law, 40% of the music on the radio must be by Canadian artists? That would explain why Drake is so popular.


No I didn't actually it seems like that might be the case for Justin Bieber as well his song 'baby' is the most disliked video on youtube


It was, up until a few weeks ago. Now, YouTube Rewind 2018 holds that record. Do you think that YouTube will be replaced soon, as much as creators are hating it?


oh that's good to know I wasn't aware. No I think that people will copy off of it like the police officers have Blutube there will be other knock off youtubes but nothing quite the same to replace it all together


Yeah, but people once viewed Netflix as a Blockbuster knock-off. Now, there is no Blockbuster. Netflix and YouTube account for half of all internet traffic in North America now.


That's true! Youtube has been evolving though which is a good thing Youtube Premium offers ad free access and exclusive content


I use AdBlock. Haven't seen an ad in years. Do you like classic radio dramas? You can go to archive.org and listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free.


I haven't ever listened to one to be honest I like some tv dramas such as house it's one of my favorites. I see why they pay Hugh Laurie 700,000 per episode


Makes you wonder why he's not still making "House" calls. Bad pun. Did you know that Shawshank Redemption has held the #1 spot on IMDB for over 15 years? Have you seen it?


That's funny I have seen it such a touching movie. I wonder where the actors all got their starts. I've heard actors like Michael Caine joined drama class because of pretty girls


So Michael Caine is really like his father of Austin Powers character. It's sad to think that Psy's Gangnam Style had so many views, that YouTube had to upgrade. I didn't like that song. Why so popular, I wonder?


I know right! Imagine a world where youtube is the second largest search engine and people use it for that


Imagine it? We're living in that world. Things like that must be what pushed Jim Carrey over the edge. He said he no longer makes dramas anymore. I hate that, because Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Truman Show were amazing!


His faith prohibits him from doing dramas they are not conducive to positivity


Yeah. I say he was pushed over the edge, but he's woke. Jupiter's storms are strong enough to be heard on am radios. Must be the ONLY thing playing on am radio today.


You're probably right! radio waves are so interesting soldiers in wwii used to make simple radios out of razors and pencils it's where the term foxhole comes from


Now they would probably just text. Crazy how less than 100 years ago, so many people were fooled by a radio broadcast of the fictional War of the Worlds.


Well to be fair they did use an actor who sounded convincingly like FDR


People are still easily fooled today. Every news station caters to the political affiliation that views them. Did you know that Mr Rogers always mentioned he was feeding his fish, so blind viewers would know?


I did not how thoughtful of him. do you think there are radio forms of his show available on the website?


Probably not. He never did radio. Google has ruined YouTube, in my opinion. What do you think about that?


oh I didn't know that. How so? I think they work together wonderfully


I feel like they turned it into an ad-hungry corporation that controls what the content providers are able to post, and censor or block them from receiving ad revenue.


I do use it for home improvement. Do you watch it?


I watch it for leisure a lot. It's got some pretty interesting stuff if you look hard enough. Have you ever seen the first Youtube video ever uploaded?


It just a video with a young guy talking about an elephant for about a minute.


The innocence! I feel like it is more jaded now. Am I off on that?


It's definitely different now. It seems more capitalistic now, only putting the same certain people on the front page. It used to be a dating site when it began.


It's also the second largest search engine. Since google owns it, that makes sense.


Absolutely. In 2007 YouTube used as much bandwidth as the entire internet in 2000. That's crazy!


Baby, by justin beiber is the most disliked video on youtube. Haters gonna hate...


Haha, I wouldn't gave guessed that. I guess Youtube doesn't have Beiber fever. I wonder what the most liked video is..


It could be gangnam style. That was so popular they had to switch to 64 bits...


I remember when that song blew up. You couldn't get away from it! Did you know there are 70 full episodes of the joy of painting with Bob Ross?


I had no idea it was that many. I do not think I have seen the show though. I just know about it...


I think I might have watched a few episodes on tv when I was younger. Do you listen to the radio ever?


I use Spotify a lot, but I sometimes listen to it. The most popular radio act in the 1930s was a ventriloquist. I wonder how that worked.


Did he get lazy at times and just not bring the puppet? It sounds like it was just a one person show with a voice actor.


It does sound that way! There's a radio station that translates solar activity and you can listen to the sun! Sounds pretty cool!


What do you think about the Niger protests?


They seem to be getting worse. What's your opinion?


I think they are getting worse as well, speacilly witht hthe protest on march with 11 thousand protesters.


Oh, that was bad. The capital was so filled with them.


There seems to be a lot of protests from 1997 to 2017, so its not a new problem, I wonder why there is so much discomfort among citizens.


Well, there is so much cost in their living. They feel threatened


I see, I guess we dont have those problems although the US owns 86% of the land in Nevada, makes you wonder how much control they have over us.


Yup. The US passed some legislation that would protect governemntal employees from lgal action for violating geneva conventions


Did you know that a man in France impersonated a government official and somehow managed to sell the Eiffel tower twice.


That's funny. Did you know that Wikileaks published the government's plans to destroy them?


I actually did hear about that, its crazy how Wikileaks makes the goverment go crazy, all those secret exposed.


Yeah. Makes me think they might become tyranical.


makes you wonder what else they are hiding, if they are willing to go to such lenghts to destroy wikileaks there must be some dangerous secrets.


Yeah. Fantasy congress exist, where players draft members of congress and points were based off legislative success.


That is a fun fact, another fun fact is that Elmo is the only non human to testify in congress.


Wow. That would be an interesting case. Also, Congress has a baseball game. republicans vs the democrats


I wonder who has the  most wins, it must be more than a game for them.


Its tight since I heard they have been playing for over 100 years, nice tradition, sport unites us all.


Yes, it does.  There are three subway lines exlusively for congressmen to move between the capitol and the house and senate offices


I wonder how they have access to these subway lines, sounds kind of unnecessary.


Very much. I don't go to concerts though. For some reason (with a few exceptions) I think of the studio version of a song as the "real" version and hate the crowd noise in live versions. Are you a concert-goer?


I would like to go to concerts, but it is too much of a hassle to plan and go


I agree. I'd much rather just have a tab open on YouTube, or listen to a bar band performing while I'm sitting and drinking a beer.


Is there concerts you would be interested in going like a linkin park concert?


I didn't even know they were still performing to be honest, although I love listening to their stuff from the turn of the century. They're like a holdover from the grunge days of the 90s. Anyone you'd like to see live?


I used to enjoy some of the live shows on Austin City Limits. I saw Robert Plant with a pickup band doing some old LedZep favorites, but he didn't have the pipes to hit those high notes like when he was a young buckaroo.


At least it was like a creed concert, where it was so bad it was sued


I would expect that being so bad they get sued is just the baseline for Creed. "Eddie Vedder called -- he wants his voice back."


I heard it was because some member simply slacked off and refused to play on schedule or at all


So they were even worse than usual, LOL. I'll bet a Ramones concert would've been fun to attend.


I wonder if Pink Floyd intended that "concert" to have no audience? If it was just a recording session at a location chosen for acoustics, it would really just be a studio session.


Perhaps it was just a milestone in their career. I mean if you were a musician, wouldn't you want to play in a majestic roman amphitheater


Good point. Roman ampitheaters seem to be a popular venue for concerts -- just look at the one in Croatia.


I mean it has history, looks majestic, and it makes music better, What is there not to like?


On the subject of history, I suspect the statistics on presidential wealth are outdated. A billionaire would probably top the list today.


I am sure they took inflation and stuff into account. I am not surprised washington ranks amongst the highest


Possibly. Hard to say how old the info is though.


True true. Either way he was very wealthy. In any case, thanks for chatting.


Hi, I do when I have the chance yes! I like piano jazz. There was one on the Airship Hindenburg that was made of aluminum and only weighed 356 pounds!


That's a clever idea, although I wonder if the altitude affected the tuning. Speaking of altitude, in 2006, a group of climbers found a piano at the top of the highest mountain in Britain.


I guess it's a pretty good practical joke. In 1930, the BBC must have thought it was funny when they decided there was no news worth reporting and played piano music instead one day.


Right, seems like it was a lot of work. Wonder if the piano was up there playing circus galop when no one was looking. Circus galop is a piece that is for stress testing auto pianos and cannot be played by humans. Gee, I wish there was a day without news these days.


Yes, the news cycle is just saturated with ridiculous drama created by Congress and the President.


We're lucky that we don't use the system where the runner up became the vice president anymore. There would be even more drama.


It would be entertaining. It's kind of similar to the fact that the President's guest house is actually larger than the White House.


Well I guess we can be happy that our president is not releasing pop albums while in office like the president of indonesia does.Haha


Considering he gave a 2 hour performance at the CPAC over the weekend, I think he'd really enjoy giving a concert!


Actually I can just imagine it, to house music!


There's definitely an audience, although maybe there'd be some disappointed concert goers who would sue for it being so bad, like 4 people who sued Creed in 2002.


Wow! I bet the Ramones had much better concerts since they played a total of 2253 concerts over 20 years.


That's over 100 a year, although only a fraction of the 324 that Linkin Park played in 2001 to promote their debut album.


I'm not too into concerts though I think I'd love to see one at an ancient roman ampitheater. There is still one in use in Croatia.


That would be Romantic, pun intended haha. In 1972, Pink Floyd actually recorded a concert at an ancient Roman amphitheater in Pompeii with no audience, to preserve the ruin, I imagine.


Wow, wish I could have been a fly on the wall!


Yes, insects and rodents were the only ones who got to see that live. haha


Do you like concerts? I like small indoor ones, not those that are at arenas or large ampitheaters.


I like ones in medium venues. Nice chatting!


Mass shootings have become a political football.  Guns vs. No Guns... I think the problem is deeper than that.


I agree, but there should be a bigger control  guns are our rights but filters must be applied


If guns are outlawed, only the non-law-abiding will have them.  It's a complex problem starting with violence in the media.  Guns have been around since our country was founded.


Its a complex issue, criminals will always find the way to get their hands on guns, this has been a popular topic over the years, many pros and many cons


The shootings do cause a run on guns but that's only because people think the gov't will have a knee-jerk reaction.


Thats not the way to prove things, the media also has the fault, news outlets tend to give shootings a lot of importance


The media and polls use it to their own ends.  Truth is a casualty.  I just read a really biased op ed that claims the right benefit from these shootings.  Crazy...


The media is comprised of for-profit companies and those headlines sell, its a terrible thing but they sell Im tired of school shootings, so sad, so many families left broken


No problem, its ok, did you hear about the Valentienes Day killings?


Yeah, another sad day.  i don't have the answer to how to stop such things.  I do know that the 1st president of Zimbabwe was called "banana"


I have no idea.  I did learn that the White House's guest house is larger than the WH.


It is? wow, they must have a lot of visitors then.


Did you know that 86% of Nevada is owned by the gov't?  I think most is BLM land that's rented to ranchers.


86% thats almost all of the land!! I wonder why the goverment has so much interest over those lands


Must be Las Vegas... Did you know Elmo is the only non-human to testify to the US congress?


How is that possible lol, the congress is a circus at times


Yep. I didn't know the Rep's and Dem's played a baseball game every year since 1909.


So they also have a rivalry in sports, do you know which side is currently the winner?


The GOP is ahead 3 games. I can't believe Norway donated $1B to save the Amazon rainforest.  Good for them!


Hello there, do you follow politics much?


Yeah I do a bit.  Do you know who the top 3 wealthiest US presidents have been?


I heard it was JFK, Jefferson, and Washington. I wonder if Trump will be on that list?


Yeah good call, I don't know, but I bet that he thinks that he should be!


I think so too. Did you know Wikileaks published the government's plan to destroy Wikileaks?


I read about that a few years ago, very bold move by them, but I think that the government needs to be more transparent.


Did you know the government owns 86% of the land in Nevada?


Holy crap!  That is a ton, I do know they used to do nuclear testing out there.


They do a bunch with secret bases too I heard.


That is very interesting, I just never realized just how much land they controlled out there.


I think so too. A man in France once impersonated a government official and managed to sell the Eiffel Tower twice.


That is too funny, how in the world could you ever pull that off? And then again lol.


No idea lol. In 2006, the US government passed legislation that would protect government employees from violating the Geneva Conventions.


That is very interesting.  Did you hear that the Norwegian government donated $1 billion to help save the amazon rainforest?


Yeah it sure is, and I think they rank low as a country in regards to polluting.


Pretty good. Do you know much about Congress?


Yeah I know a little bit. I know Elmo is the only non-human to testify before them!


Very funny! I saw they have 3 subway lines that are for Congress members only.


That is funny too, it probably is super slow.  Nice chatting with you today, I hope you have a good day!


Good morning!  Yes, I often listen to sports talk in the car.  Do you listen to the radio often?


I miss the radio. I don't get a chance to listen much these days. There is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free!


That would be very interesting.  I need to listen to the AM radio station that plays Jupiter radio storms!


Oh yeah? I'd love to hear Jupiter! On YT I've found videos on the "sounds of our planets" it's very interesting to me!


That does sound very interesting!  Radio used to be such a huge part of our lives prior to YouTube.  Soldiers used to make radios in WW2 with razorblades and pencils!


Oh yeah! I've heard of that. I believe they are called foxhole radios. That's interesting for sure! I doubt I could make one.


Yes, no chance I could make one!  Are you a football fan at all?  I am getting sick of the Patriots!  6 Super Bowls appearances with Belichick and Brady.  I am ready for new blood!


Yeah, I hear so much about Tom Brady! I'm into football, somewhat. I find the sport interesting for weird reasons such as TBI research.


That is an interesting problem they have going on.  I did not know until recently, a deaf QB is the reason the huddle was created!


I guess I know some useless facts about Brady, like he has never eaten a strawberry in his life. Haha. That's odd, I love strawberries! Do you?


That is so odd!  How do you not accidentally eat one!?  I think it is funny he only makes half the salary of his wife!


Oh yeah! Gisele! I wonder how she makes all that money!


She must have so many modeling contracts!  Maybe Tom is hurt by that and it's why Belichick lists him in the injury report ever week! Haha


Tom Brady had never thrown 30 touchdown passes in a season prior to 2007. that year he threw a record 50!


I know a lot of people started the steroid discussion after that season.  I wonder if there is any truth in that...


Yeah, it's really hard to say if we should get into an athletes business in that way. I'm not sure what type of steroids, but personally my doctor is always trying to give me steroids for this or that. Interesting topic!


Yes, I think in football it is an issue because it is strictly prohibited.  However, in the baseball steroid era it was technically not illegal so the reaction of everyone being mortified might be a little much.


Did you know that the circular huddle was created by Paul D Hubbard, a deaf QB, so the other team couldn't read his hand signals?


Yes, I did!  Nice of the NFL to do that.  I do not think there are any deaf QBs in the league right now.  Surprising though there is only 1 left handed QB in the league.


Oddly, Kellan Moore is the only left handed QB in the NFL. It was really nice chatting with you! I hope that you have a wonderful day!


Thanks, enjoyed the chat!  Have a good one!


Yes I do watch football I love the Patriots what about you?


No, not really.  are the patriots in the superbowl? Did you know tom Bradys wife makes more money than him?


Yeah they are playing this year so Im really exited, and I didnt know that, thats crazy since I think his the top earner in the leage.


I know right,  why is he even playing,  he could just live his life and not get injured and travel and stuff lol


I know, I would be travelling in his position, he has already won what he needed to win.


I wonder why the coach puts him on the injured list every week when he is not injured.


Maybe the coach is saving him for an important game, its crazy how the Patriots with Brady have either won or lost by 3 or 4 points in all six games.


That is interesting.  Also,  he has never eaten a strawberry...ever lol


Thats crazy! is he like afraid of them? seems unreal fo someone who has been on almost every Superbowl since 2002


lol I think i read something like he just hates them ha.


But how can he hate them if he hasnt tried them lol, did you know Brady has an NFL rule named after him.


Not sure lol yeah seems weird.  what is the rule that is named after him?


Im not sure, I just know that he, Calvin Johnson, Carson Palmer and Jimmy Graham all have rules named after them.


Interesting.  do you listen to the radio much?


I do listen to radio on my way to work, what about you?


Sometimes,  I usually listen to pandora or audio books.  did you know that there is a website that you can listen to free classic dramas?


I didnt know  that, how can I access the site do you know?


I dont have the link,  although I bet Google knows!  lol


Google knows everything for sure lol, there is also a radio station where you can hear solar activity, must be really boring though.


I sure do. Do you know who Tim Duncan is?


Yes a great basketball player. DO you know Reggie Miller?


He was good but his sister was always better than him and once broke 8 national records


Wow that is impressive. DUncan decided to stay in school and then go to the NBA


Good for him. Did you hear about that deal Iverson signed with Rebook?


I did not know he did that, did he get a good deal?


He sure did, $800 000 a year till 55 and then $32 million


I sure do. Did you know he is going to be in the new SPace Jam movie?


Nice. He was offered a deal of $10 million from Reebok when he was 18?


Yeah because he said he is worth more and that Nike or Adidas will offer him more and Nike did a year later, $90 million


Wow, good for him. He also raised money once by televising the decision, a whopping $6 million.


Nice. He was really hated back in 2012 when he joined the Miami Heat, though.


Wow crazy. He is the highest paid celebrity as well


I sure do. Did you ever watch the Simpsons?


I do. Homer had 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes.


that is crazy but also so very much Homer


I have a ton of respect for him as an athlete, especially the money part--he's the highest paid celebrity, the runner-up being Judge Judy


did not know that, I know judge judy makes like 123000 an episode


It's a lot, but definitely less than LeBron makes per game. He definitely knows how much he's worth; he turned down a $10 million endorsement deal from Reebok when he was 18 because he thought he might get more, and Nike signed him for $90 million less than a year later.


Now I think he has a billion dollar contract or something if I remember right


Not only that, but he has a movie deal with Warner Bros for another Space Jam movie.


For sure, I may watch that one. Tickets for Lebrons high school games were 100-120 dollars, crazy


At least his popularity benefited charity when he raised $6 million by televising his decision about playing after high school


They helped raise so much money for their school


It is, but nothing compared to the lifetime deal Allen Iverson got with Reebok back in 2001: $800,000 a year until age 55, when he gets a lump sum payment of $32 million. Seems like a lot of money for not playing anymore.


He is struggling now with his money, glad to hear he has some waiting for him at 55


He certainly had some awful spending habits, right? If you're spending other people's money, it doesn't really matter as much; Michael Jordan wore Air Jordans when they were banned by the NBA because Nike was willing to pay his fines.


It was easy advertisement because he was so popular. I love jordan shoes, do you?


I'm more into normcore old person-style sneakers haha. Did you know that shooting free throws granny style is the best technique but players don't do it because they think it looks silly?


that is awesome, i didnt know that. i wish i would have done that.


Image is everything, isn't it? Especially when millions of people are watching on TV.


For sure, but you could be that cool guy making free throws with the granny shot! more attention.


Haha, I guess all publicity is good publicity. Maybe that's why Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin have each narrated at least 52 episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine.


For sure, I wish I knew them as kids so I could be excited! Good chatting with you!


I suppose it is prime time for TV, maybe one of the 750+ episodes of Pokemon lol


I love pokemon! I just saw a live action trailer just now for it!


Hi do you like basketball? Did you know they are making a Space Jam 2 with LeBron James?


I have heard. i guess that it was time for a sequel. lebron is the perfect guy for it.


When LeBron played basketball in high school his games would attract over 1750 attendees and they would charge tickets between 100-120 dollars.


I wonder if he got any of that money or if it just went to the school. he is rich now, but then, i wonder if he needed it.


He certainly is very rich. He turned down a $10 million dollar offer from Reebok when 18. When asked why he said he though Nike or Adidas would offer more. Sure enough less than a year later he signed a $90 million deal with Nike.


I bet he could have waited another year and gotten even more LOL it is ok because he would make even more money later.


I find it very interesting that the celebrity that makes the most money after LeBron James is Judge Judy.


she is a great celebrity. she has a sass and attitude and knows how to put people in their place. she is great.


She makes $123,000 per episode. I think she deserves it. She is smart, honest and very entertaining.


she sure is. she cuts through the noise and gets to the heart of the matter. I dont get to watch her much, but she sure can run a court room.


Well even though LeBron James is very rich, he raised 6 million dollars for charity.


he is a generous guy off the court. he has donated money to help kids get a college education. i wish other athletes did the same thing.


That is really nice. I hope NBA player Allen Iverson donated some of his money. He signed a contract that would pay him $800,000 a year until he is 55 and then receives a final lump sum of 32 million.


that is amazing. he just needs to survive to the age of 55. then he can start his own shoe company LOL


Did you know the Air Jordan's were banned but Jordan wore them anyway as Nike was willing to pay the fine for each game.


Nike made a ton of money on the marketing and advertising when jordan stepped on the court. it was worth it


Did you know that physicists proved that shooting "granny style" is the best technique to score points?


i believe it. the underhanded style is gentler. it looks goofy though. rick barry used to shoot that way.


That is great. Especially if it works it is the smart thing to do. Speaking of smart Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs sacrificed money and stayed in college instead of going directly to the NBA.


i would not have done that. i would have gone straight into the nba and taken the cash. anyway, great chat!


Thanks for chatting. I learned a lot of new and fun information today. Goodbye.


I think it's interesting that in basketball, the teams will try to neutralize one best player, which is sometimes LeBron James, the Boston Celtics are actually researching it right now


I heard about "Defending LeBron James 101", do you know what it is?


I don't know what it is exactly, but I know they're trying to make sure that he is not a big part of a game when he plays, it makes sense though and I wish them luck but I think he's just too good


Well I like to watch NBA games on TV actually, I've never been to one in real life, what about you?


I watch them on tv with my adult son.  He likes them more than I do.  I understand that the league has 30 teams.


If they do, 29 in the United States and only one in Canada, the one in Canada is the Toronto Raptors I believe


That was interesting that there was one team in Canada.  I thought that all were within the US.


Yep just one team in Canada, what do you think about shooting granny style by the way? Apparently scientists say it's the best and most consistent way to shoot a basketball


Apparently NBA players avoid doing it because, according to them, it looks stupid.


But if I were paid $800,000 a year like Allen Iverson, I would shoot however is the best way LOL even if it looks stupid


I totally agree with you.  Tim Duncan decided to finish college instead of going directly to the NBA after high school.


Yeah that's interesting, he definitely lost money by doing that, interesting too that originally Air Jordans were banned by the NBA


About Tim,  I would be afraid that the offer would not be available after graduation.  Also, I heard about Air Jordans and the ban.


Yeah it's shocking that they were fining Michael Jordan, and so Michael Jordan asks Nike and Nike just paid the fine so he could keep wearing the shoes LOL


I'm sure Nike did not lose money by doing that - it might be the contrary.


I don't know they probably need money because of the Genius Bar LOL. What do you think about LeBron James? he's probably going to make a lot of money for being in the new Space Jam movie