Yeah exactly. Did you know the ride cost more to build with the same name than the movie?


Yes the ride was $110 million and the movie just $63 million, crazy


Yeah. Chris Pratt joke about being the lead many years earlier and then got the role


WOw smart guy. It took them forever to make the scene where the t-rex appears all soaked


Yeah 6 hours for each frame, that is crazy long


I love it. Did you know n the morning in NA it makes for 33% of all the bandwidth?


They are amazing. and with youtube make half of the peak internet traffic


I sued to before Netflix. those guys made a bad decision not buying netflix


Yeah they could have bought it for $50 million and make billions now


Right? Netlfix stills spend more on postage than on bandwidth


Yeah about 20 times more but what are they shipping now?


I wonder too. Do you know how Netflix came about?


Yes the guy who founded it got a late fee for a VHs and I guess had enough


Yeah well that was a good thing in the long run for him


Good. What is on your schedule for tonight? Movies?


Yes. It was boxing but movies sound better. Do you like movies?


I am more into tv series but I heard the Jurassic world, fallen kingdom is good.


I have not seen it. I saw the first one with Chris Pratt but no more. Did you see the original?


No I didn't. But the jurassic park rid cost $110 mil create. crazy!!


That's a ton. Plus the dinosaurs only appeared for 15 minutes!


Yes! Did you know that Chris Pratt joked about spielberg giving him the lead in JP?


I did not. That's crazy that it came true!


heck ya! I heard that blockbuster declined so many offers to buy netflix. sounds like a bad move.


Yeah. I guess their one remaining store in Alaska is proud but the other shuttered stores, not so much!


absolutely! So sad. After getting a late fee on a vhs copy of apollo 12 , reed started netflix.


What a terrible revenue of $40. But for that $40, they would still be in business!


Maybe, but did you know that Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth.


Well Netflix and youtube together make up half of peak internet traffic in North America. That is why!


That's crazy! I guess videos do take up more bandwidth.


Yes! Did you hear that the Jurassic park ride cost $110 mil to create?


Wow that's a lot! Nice chatting with you!


Hello, i have not seen any of the series. Is it good?


yes very entertaining!  great extention to the story as well. I cant believe it took 13 years to make the sequel


I dont know,  maybe too much to do.  Maybe it was actually drawn lol


The incredible movies are set in the 1960's


Oh yeah? That's cool, what other types of movies do you like? How about comedy?


Yeah love comedy,  I hear ryan stiles dropped out of high school to pursue a career in comedy.  Hes great in that show whose line is it anyways.


Have you ever watched 3rd rock from the sun?


I love that show, i was excited when they won a golden globe award. I almost fainted!!


That is a good show, I kinda cant believe that it beat out seinfield and friends though lol


Well, the comedy Gods were on their side haha


I do indeed like Harold and Kumar and The Hangover!!


Yeah those are great movies!  The hangover series especially lol


Yeah, i prefer the Harold and Kumar series better theough especiallly when all they want to do is go to \White Castle haha


Yeah they are they are little pieces of heaven in between two delectable buns.


Its been great chatting, thanks for the convo!


Not as much as I used to. As a kid I loved it but those prequels soured me to the rest of it.


I agree. The older movies are much better.  It is a popular series though to a lot of people. Star Wars is the second highest grossing movie of all time.


I remember being very excited when the first prequel was released, I paid to see it at the big fancy theater in DC, the Uptown


It's one of those big old theaters with just one big screen


Cool.  Say, did you know that George Lucas' wife worked on the movie?


Was it how they met or were they married at the time?  It's always funny that the producers had no faith in the movie before it came out.


They were married at the time.  She made some major changes like obi wan's death and such and won an academy award for editing.


Good for her, still over shadowed by her husband though.  With all the money they've made from the merchandising I'm sure she doesn't mind.


Probably so.  Star Wars holds the record for most successful film merchandising franchise.


My son loves the Star Wars music, he's learned to play all the music on piano.


That is really impressive. I used to have the album of the sound track from the original movie back in the day.  Those songs were fantastic!


I think I did too, not a hundred percent sure.  My dad had Jazz playing all the time at home, I think I wanted something I liked.


I like jazz.  I'm not real familiar with all of the artists but i do like the music.  I especially like the swing bands of the 1930s.


I think my dad turned me away from it, you know, the more someone tries to force it on you the less likely you are to move toward it.


I know what you mean.  My parents listened to a lot of country when i was a kid so I turned to rock and pop music. Now though, I do like some country I have to admit.  I think George Strait is very good.


That's another mystery to me.  I've lived primarily in DC and country doesn't make much of an impression there.  If anything I lie the older country, Hank Williams and that.


I guess Henry Ford may have failed then.  He helped finance country music back in the day due to his fears of jazz music and it's urban decadence.


People are always fearful that the new thing will lead to the end of civilization.  Country is just folk music originally from Europe, Jazz is probably just folk music from a different source.


True.  Jazz comes from the blues and ragtime I think.


If you are talking about Fifa, then yes.


When was the last time the US held the world cup? I wonder, but there are no economic gains for countries that host Olympics or the world cup.


I'm not sure. I know they got 3rd place in the first FIFA World Cup in 1930.


That's neat. The American women's soccer team seems to fare better in modern times. They haven't placed below third since 1991 in the world cup.


What great talent! Did you know that soccer makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis and hockey combined?


I did not know that! Americans have to get more into it! I wonder if they would be more into it if they watched the version where three teams face each other at the same time. Probably not, would be very confusing.


I think you're right. The World Cup is the most prestigious association football tournament in the world.


It's the world's most popular sport too!


Yes, I've heard it exceeds the Olympic Games in viewership.


And Americans are the only ones who call it soccer because it was slang for association football.


Oh, interesting.Did you know that the city set to host the 2022 Qatar Fifa World Cup does not yet exist?


That is interesting. You know Jon Stewart? He used to be a soccer player in college and represented the US at the Pan American Maccabi Games in Brazil.


That is really cool. A multi talented guy from the sounds of it.


Yeah. Mesuit Ozil is another talented one and he donated his EUR 300,000 World Cup victory bonus to pay for surgeries for 23 children in Brazil.


That is great to hear. Did you know there are no economic gains for the countries that have played host to the Olympics or the World Cup?


Yes, I've heard that. But maybe it helps some places for future tourism?


I would think so.Especially since soccer makes more money than all other sports combined.


Well maybe Florida born Shaq Moore will help more Americans to be interested in soccer. He plays in La Liga.


Exactly! He was playing for smaller Spanish teams but now then played for La Liga. He was invited to a U.S. national team because of that.


Sure. Lately I've been into Association footbal and wrestling. How about you?


I also like soccer. I was surprised that on a global scale, it is the world's most popular sport


Yeah, isn't that wild? In the USA, NFL seems to overshadow soccer, but the biggest difference I see is that NFL is a lot of waiting around, while soccer is a lot of running around.


Well the average nfl game has only 11 minutes of gameplay, while in soccer, they run an average 7 miles per game.


Nice! All the actions helps me to burn calories just watching!  Have you seen the version of the game where 3 teams play at the same time>


I heard about it and I think it must be chaotic, but in a good way. I would love to see it


Me too! I wish soccer was more popular in the states. There are a few well-known people that are into the game though. Did you know the comedian, Jon Stewart, was a soccer player that competed on the world level?


I didn't. I mean soccer is both popular and has influence since it makes more money than most other popular sports combined


That must be at the world level, like team competing toward the world cup, right?


Probably. One german player got 300K euros for a world cup victory bonus, but instead he donated it to pay for the surgeries of 23 children in brazil


That's awesome! Wouldn't it ne great if one of those kids grew up to be a world cup athlete? I wish the world cup finals were held annually instead of every four years.


Well the next world cup is set to be hosted by Qatar in 2022


I heard about that. Aren't they building a new city for that event?


yes the city doesn't yet exist. There are no net economic gains for hosting countries, but I wonder if they benefit from prestige or tourism to warrant them to build and entirely new city.


Yeah, and what will happen to the city after the masses depart? Do you think the USA  has a chance to win? The US got third place in the first FIFA cup.


While soccer isn't US's most popular sport, they have a good chance given their strong track record of never being below 3rd place since 1991


You know, back in the 50s, the Hungarian team won all but 1 game over a six year period. Six years! That's insane!


They must have been having an amazing year. I wonder how they did at the last world cup.


Good question. Hey, you ever attended a real wrestling match? I wrestled in HS, and I can remember the first time a fellow classmate asked, "Where are the ropes?"


I have not, but I have seen a lot of wrestling moves in mixed marital arts in a cage


Yeah, that's brutal stuff. Hard for a person to survive for long in that sport. You know Abe Lincoln was a wrestler? Quite good too!  He only lost one match in a career that lasted over 300 matches!


I didn't know that. I do know that wrestling has a long and distinguished history with even plato leading a professional wrestling career before he became famous a  philosopher


That's a far cry from today's professional wrestlers, like the Macho Man, who wears bizarre outfits.


In any case, thank you for the enlightening chat about wrestling. Have a nice day.


Yes I do. Miguel Cabarello who makes bulletproof clothing, has his employees wear them and get shot to test the clothing


WOw that is scary. Pilgrims wear black clothing only on special occasions


Nice. Greeks made asbestos clothing and it was worth a lot


Wow. Do you know how fashion people can tell if you need your clothes tailored


Hmm I have no idea, they take measurements


Nope they actually look for collar gaps in your clothes


Nice. A guy once wore 70 pieces of clothing so he was not charged the fee at the airport


Haha that is funny. Did you know Apple had a clothing line back in 1986


WOw cool. Do you know what the fly on the pants is?


Hmm I am not sure, the zipper? A guy once sued a company because they lost his pants


It is actually the cloth flap over it. How much did he sue for?


WOw crazy. Women were allowed to wear pants in Senate only after 1993


Wow that is late In Collinsvile saggy pants are prohibited


I like that rule. In Paris there was a 200 year ban on women wearing pants, until 2013


I do. Do you know why they fly in a v formation?


Hmm I am not sure, why is that actually?


Because it reduces drag by 65% and increases range by 71%


The movie Black Panther is rated as a good movie for children. Thats interesting!


My kids are pretty little, so I wouldn't let them watch it, but maybe 10-12 year olds would be okay. I loved the girl power portrayed in Black Panther!


I agree. 10-12 would be more appropriate. There are a few "s" words…  nothing too extreme!!


It seems like movies can be pretty racy these days, it's hard to find something that the whole family can enjoy. I haven't seen Early Man, but my sister-in-law said it was good for all her kids to see


Hmmm. I haven't seen Early Man... I'll have to check it out!!! The thing I like about Black Panther is the emphasis on Teamwork... and the girl power that you mentioned is shown with the acknowledgement of female athletes!!!


Yes! It's pretty unexplored in the superhero universes, it's refreshing to see women with such important roles


Absolutely!! Early Man seems like it would be interesting... its a fun look at prehistoric times!! Children always like that type of entertainment!!


I'm not a huge fan of stop-motion, but Early Man was created by the same guy who made Wallace and Gromit, so at least he knows what he's good at


I think what made Black Panther interesting is that it focused on the FIRST superheros of color!!! Something different!!


Totally! I think the cast was fantastic, especially Michael B. Jordan


Yesss!! Lupita Nyong'o, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Danai Gurira and Daniel Kaluuya ALL added special touches to the movie.... helping to bring the story alive!!


I read that Chadwick Boseman needed money to study at a summer theater program at Oxford but didn't have the money, but then an private benefactor paid for him to go. The private benefactor was Denzel Washington!


Wow!!! That's pretty impressive!! I am a big fan of Denzel Washington... I had no idea that he acted as a private benefactor and paid for someone else to study!! That's pretty amazing!


I know! I love when people with talent (and money) can help and support others


Absolutely!!! I think that the Black Panther movie is something that families will talk about together after watching the movie...Race...Gender.... team work... all these are portrayed in the movie!!! All positive content!!


My only beef with Black Panther is that it's LONG, like over two hours! I feel like superhero movies are getting super long, I have a hard time following along sometimes


Lol... it was pretty long...but exciting nonetheless. The richest superhero is Black Panther.... he 's worth over $500 billion!! Bruce Wayne was only worth $80 billion!!! What a difference!!


I feel like the money was talked about a lot in the Iron Man movies, but I didn't hear it so much in Black Panther


I was surprised to find out that Black Panther had NOTHING to do with the Black Panther activists!!! I think a lot of people thought so!!


Yeah, it can be hard to differentiate, but they are SO different


Yes!!! There are over 300 known superheros in the U.S. and Black Panther has taken the lead spot!! Excellent movie and great for the whole family!! It has been a pleasure talking to you. Have a great day!


I have seen it and all the marvel movies they're awesome. Have you?


What do you think of them? I like Chadwick as black panther.


I just recently watched it.  I thought he was really good.  Did you know that the Black Panther is the richest superhero?  He is worth an estimated $500 billion dollars!


Yeah and bruce wayne is worth a lot less. Hard to believe it just came out last year.


I know.  Seems like longer than that.  Did you know that they almost changed the name to Black Leopard because they didn't want people to confuse it with the black panther group?


Wow i can see that, i'm glad they didn't though. did you know Denzel Washington was Chadwick's private benefactor?


I didn't know that.  What did he do for him?


Well Chadwick was accepted to a prestigious summer theater program at Oxford University but could not afford it, so Washington stepped in. Chadwick thanked him 20 years later at the premier of black panther.


Wow!  What are the odds of that.  What a neat story!


Can you imagine Jack black as the Green lantern?


I kind of have a feeling I would have liked that movie more.


I can't see him in that role but i guess if it was going to be a comedy it would have been very good, i like Black.


He's funny for sure.  Have you ever heard of Demetri Martin?  I'm not familiar with him.


I think that's the guy that wrote something or another, i can't really remember. Have you heard of the book called becoming Batman?


Ok.  I was reading that he was accepted into Harvard law, but left out of boredom to pursue a comedy career.  I haven't heard of that book.


No no you're right i got him confused with another guy. Wow i hope it worked out for him because i don't know if I've seen any of his stand up's. Have you?


I never heard of him before just now. LOL  Ryan Stiles also dropped out of high school to pursue a career in comedy.  I know who he is. lol


Is he funny, i may have seen them both. I'm just more familiar with faces than names. Do you know what the most expensive comedy ever made was?


Hmmm....That I don't know.  What was it?


Evan Almighty, did you see it? I saw parts of but i think i liked Bruce Almighty better


I did see that movie!  I liked them both.  I have to get going.  It's been fun chatting with you!


I love clothes. Did you know that Apple had a clothing line in 1986 ?


So do I but I did not know that about Apple. So cool! I'm interested in what it was like since Apple is so innovative at most things.


Yes they are. There is also a store that only sells clothes, cameras, etc found in unclaimed baggage at airports


Now that I would want to check out. I bet you can find all sort of interesting items. In a chinese airport, a man wore 70 items of clothing to avoid the baggage charge. LOL


Lol that is something. Well Rip curl makes clothes in north korea yet the label says made in china


Hmm I don't like falsehoods like that. Be brave like the Greeks who literally made asbestos clothing and it was almost as valuable as gold! Ok.....


Wow. Did you know in Collinsville, il has a law that prohibits "saggy pants." ?


I kinda like that law. Did you know that Miguel Cabarello makes bulletproof clothing and tests them on his employees? I wouldn't wanna work there!


Me either that sounds scary. People started wearing pants because of horses. mounted armies wearing pants were more effective than those wearing robes


Makes sense. So trousers and pants are the same in British and American English but in the UK pants usually means underwear and not trousers or pants. ??


Good question. I do know that tailored shorts may be called "short trousers", especially in the UK.


So many inconsistencies it seems but I guess as long as they know what it means. I want indestructible pants like the hulk.


I use to wear Aladdin's pants after mc hammer.


Nice! It was illegal for women to wear pants in Paris until 2013. Say what? So unfair. It was like that for 200 years.


I could not live there at all . all I wear is pants for work.Listen to this, A d.c. judge sued a small dry cleaning business for over $67 million for the loss of a pair of pants.


Yeah me either. That is crazy. Must have been some pair of pant (maybe Hulk's) lol.


I like birds that stay away from me. I live near the beach and there have been many times birds have tried to attack me for my snacks. :) Crazy aves aka birds.


lo did you know in most birds, bones are so hollow that the entire skeleton weighs less than the feathers


Wow, that's interesting. Birds without wings are the extinct moa and elephant birds. I have never heard of either of them.


Hummingbirds steal spiderwebs to construct and repair their nests. that is something to know as well.You are amazing.good night


Yes. It is festival, We enjoy for a month. All team are eager to lift the trophy they are working very hard.


Yeah. I think Peru is the team to watch.


Wining or loosing are the part of the game. Nice to watch it.


Yeah but the Hungary national team only had one defeat between 1950 and 1956. So winning was a part. But losing? not so much.


21 world cup tournament has been won by 8 teams, it is most prestigeous tournament of the world.


Chess is a two player strategy board game played on chessboard, Chess is believed to be originated in India.


We need a Chaturanga Championship Tournament.


Yes, some of the eastern strategy games xiangqi, janggi and shogi. Chess reached the European countries in 9th century.


But Soccer makes more than all the major US sports combined. How much cash does Chess bring in?


In 20th century computers have been programmed to play chess with increasing success. Which also make the game very popular all over the world.


But are there economic gains for countries that host Chess tournaments? There aren't for the World Cup.


The best player can awarded specific lifetime title by the world chess organization. Grand Master title is highest.


If chess was really invented by aliens, then a better title is in order.


Sure is. But not as interesting as 3 team soccer.


Yes, chess is indoor game but soccer is outdoor both are totally different.


Yeah, i doubt Jon Stewart can play Chess.


Strong mental health is needed for any games for having tactics and handle the pressure of the game.


It's also needed in order to have a good conversation. Have a great day!


I know a lot more about chess than soccer.  What are Peru's chances for a world cup?


Much better now that Guerrero is back... so they say. I am with you, chess is closer to my heart. Although the World Cup is popular.


Apparently the connection is Elo ratings.  The player ranking system for chess has been applied to world cup games.


Nice. Too bad the FIFA players can't ride on those little horses they use in chess.


That would look a lot like polo.  I would like some one to shout 'GOOOOOLLL!' when I make a good move in chess.


Muy bien! Fantastico! Give that person a Boy Scout merit badge in chess!


These little bits of knowledge are fun.  I wonder if more people play chess or soccer.  Less running in chess I think.


I like the idea that Pawns each used to have their own names, based on commoner occupations. McDonald's drive through attendant  takes kings bishop. Nice.


I have never heard that. Is that something like rock paper lizard spock?  There are more possible move in a game of chess than atoms in the known universe.


And with a style where three players can play simultaneously, I can be beaten with any of those moves twice at the same time!


Car wash squeegee man takes takes queens rook.  The president of the world chess federation believes chess was invented by aliens....


Stable boy wrestles rook away from squeegee man.  I wonder if Chaturanga was this much fun?


I bet it was.  People in India like a good game.  I wonder if the pieces were kind of like gods or just animals.  Elephant scooper moves forward two spaces.


I wonder how different Shogi is from Chess? Bishop slides through remains of what the elephant scooper missed.


I have no idea about shogi.  Chess reached Europe by the 9th century.  School lunch lady advances one space.


Pieces assumed their current powers in Spain in the late 15th century. Proctologist's assistant move in behind Queens janitor.


LOL.  The rules were standardized in the 19th century.  Chernobyl janitor moves to the eighth rank on the board and becomes a queen.


Nice. Not bad for a bunch of rocks on a 8x8 board!  Q-tip quality control assistant has the kings ear, influences next move.


There is a negative correlation between IQ and chess skill in strong players.  TV weather man opens window and states the obvious, moves forward one space.


The Superbowl is smaller than the third biggest FIFA event, but still much bigger than a pawn.


Soccer makes more money that football, basketball, baseball combined.  Mongo, pawn in game of life tired of drinking.  Does nothing


There was only one 1 group in world cup history that ended in a 4-way tie. I lay down my King and genuflect at your feet.


Who doesn't like toys, lol! Hasbro been taking hits i hear.


Yeah, and then to blame it on a defunct, bankrupt company seems like they lack accountability. Even I saw their demise.


Yeah that's right looks like they were down 7% in revenues in the US and Canada.


And 24% internationally. They should have seen the amazon monster coming for them!


It would be interesting. He owns a lot so he has the platform.


I remember Toys r us as a kid. They embodied Christmas. lol!


That catalog! I went into my local store when they were closing, just to look around. And it was dead! Everything was gone and it was symbolic of my childhood at that point. I was so sad.


Too funny! apparently they owe Hasbro 59M last September.


Woops! That's a lot to have to write off or down. Man!


Yeah! Have you ever seen frozen it was written by the first women for a disney film.


I have seen that. I had no idea it was originally called snow queen.


Yeah it's a 2013 American 3D computer animated musical fantasy film.


They have had 53 animated feature films!?!?!?! Wow, I thought it was like 25.


The first female director name was Jennifer Lee. Good for her i wonder if she has any other works.


She might not need to work again since Frozen brought in $1B!


I know that's awesome. They renamed Rapunzel to tangled because it was too feminine and they thought it would not do as well.


did you ever see Brave? That movie was great! I loved how they did her hair.


Yes i have to say i saw that one too. Alan Tudyk has had a role in every Disney film since wreck it Ralph.


Wow, he must be important. It has been nice chatting with you!


Good morning!  I'm doing well unlike Toys R Us.  It's a shame they filed for bankruptcy.


I know, I'm still upset about that one. Hasbro is blaming their 7% holiday drop on Toys R Us closing


I guess that it is possible.  I've heard that Hasbro is going to build a warehouse in the midwest to improve their shipping times. Maybe that will help.


yea their analysts at DA Davidson think that would be their best move. i think it could help with shipping costs to retailers


Maybe that will improve their bottom line.  Did you know that Toys R Us owed Hasbro around $59 million last September?


thats a ton of money and probably not the only people they owed money to sadly. The Hasbro brand covered some of the biggest licensed brands so its not surprising


You know, I think that if Toys R Us had lowered it's prices some they might still be in business. They were just too high priced compared to Walmart and Amazon.


both oo high priced and far too less convenient than shopping from home on Amazon


I agree with that.  Amazon is the largest internet retailer in the world.


with one of the most unique founders in the world, Jeff Bezos.


He is.  Did you know he built a clock into a mountain that should last for 10,000 years?  The question there is, why?


yup haha that's what i was referring to when I was saying he was unique. is he that bored? that's crazy. Amazon has explioded in growth since it was founded in 1994


It really has.  I have to admit, whenever I want to buy something Amazon is the first place I think of.


I think that's the case for almost everyone these days. They have so much stuff that warehouse workers tend to walk 7-15 miles every single shift


Well, it's good exercise and good pay from what i hear.  You know you are an important business though when the post office agrees to deliver your stuff on Sundays!


they do that? I thought the post offices were always closed on Sundays?


thats crazy. Almost as crazy as the first sale on Amazon being for a building for 27.95. Can you imagine being the guy who did that?


That guy had to be either very trusting or very crazy lol!  I wonder what building it was!


Me too! All i know is that I bet he's hapy he made that risk way back then


its ok, did you know most pop hits use the same 4 chords


Yes, very interesting, you can do a lot with 4 chords. Did you know that in a 2012 study they found out that pop music has grown louder and more musically homogeneous since the mid-60's? I believe that accounts for the 4 chord harmony.


probably, i do like "we are the champions", which is considered the catchiest pop song of all time


Pop music is part of our culture and other cultures as well. The President of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office.


funny, must not be too busy being president. i read that some pop record labels send out rejection letters that start with "dear loser"


Ha, no doubt. Still pop music is "popular". Ricky Gervais was a pop singer in the 80's. And, North Korea even has its own k-pop girl band named the "Moranbong Band" which is the most popular music group in their country.


wow, how about the beatles, regarded as one of the most influential bands in history


The Beatles were cool. They started Beatlemania back in the 60's and they became integral to the pop music evolution and helped turn it into the art form that it is today.


nice, they broke in 1970 before any of them were even 30


Yes, they had political interests too. Another interesting fact is that the Beatles's song "Come Together" was written for Timothy Leary's 1969 California Governor campaign.


interesting, and they used the word love 613 times in their songs!


Yes, the Beatles are known for that although none of the Beatles could actually read music.On top of that, they literally stopped touring because back in the day you couldn't hear them over the screaming in the audience.


i can imagine, and no touring needed, aerosmith made more money from guitar hero then any album


Yes, the Beatles have a Guitar Hero game as well. Funny, another strange thing I found out was that Ringo Starr was illiterate for most of his childhood because he missed three years of school because he had tuberculosis and peritonitis.


did not know that, walt disney did double track vocals 10 years before the beatles did


The Beatles ran the gamet though. They went from 50's type rock and roll to pop ballads and then to Indian music and finally to psychedelia and hard rock. And, all the while they incorporated classical elements and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways.


quite resourceful, people stop traffic to recreate beatles image at abbey road too


Cool. Yes, Abbey Road was one of their best albums. They even had the best selling album of the 2000's. Apparently part of that "Beatlemania" carries on in today's world.


i do like pop music. also jazz and rock. how about you?


I love pop music, especially the late 90s early 00s! It has been around since the 50s


do you like 80s pop? it has a distinct sound. i think that it is popular with the kids now because it is nostalgic.


I don't know if I ever heard of that king. I once heard music from Ricky Gervais in the 80s, that was interesting!


there are many wonderful pop songs from that time. you can find them on YouTube. impress your friends with your knowledge of ancient pop.


I will have to look them up. I heard North Korea has its own pop style, that would be interesting to listen to!


i think that NK must have a pretty bad kind of pop. probably syrupy and stuff. i bet they sing about the dead leader.


For sure and then cry about it lol! Do you have any favorite albums?


no favorite albums. i usually listen to songs on youtube. I do like some jazz albums on there i guess. what about you?


I like Linkin parks hybrid theory, that best selling album in the 21st century. I also liked the beatles albums, but now yes I listen to on youtube a lot now


LP made a great album. they deserve to be #1. too bad about their singer.


right, sad that people battle those demons. Were you a fan of NWA


i was not a fan, but they sure could spit mad fire.


For sure, they released their album and it became platinum without major air play or tours!


they knew that the streets was hungry for some real beats, real truth. they did not need to market reality to the people.


For sure, they coined F the police I think, great song though. Almost as good as the songs made by 2 100 year old twins from japan.


I want to hear what those twins released. It must be about arthritis and stuff.


lol, and a lot of back pain and back in my days! lol! great chatting with you!


I enjoyed chatting as well! Have a good day!


Hey how's it going are you a Star Wars fan? I actually really enjoyed the Solo Star Wars film!


I like some of them. Did you know that Al Pacino turned down the role of Han Solo because he couldn't understand the script?


Hah that's kind of funny and sad at the same time. I thought Ron Howard did a good job directing.


I thought he did so too. Alden Ehrenreich did really good as Han Solo.


Yeah he was great. I liked the movie because it took place 10 years after "A New Hope" so it gave some closure.


Yeah and that's what I feel that series lacks is closure. There's too many open loops in the story line for me.


Yeah it always leaves you hanging. But there were some answered questions. I liked how Han Solo was a tie fighter pilot before piloting the millennium falcon!


Yeah and he also was an Imperial Lieutenant before his companionship with Chewbacca.


Interesting. Did you know George Lucas originally intended Han Solo to be a large green alien or a black man?


That's pretty interesting, he also considered Christopher Walker for as Han Solo.


Oh he wouldn't be too bad. Have you seen Deadpool 2 by chance? I loved Ryan Reynolds in that!


I loved that movie. Did you know that the video game cost more to make than the movie?


Wow how is that even possible? It is also the highest grossing film of all time not directed by Lucas or Cameron!


That is wild! In a 2004 comic book series, Deadpool described himself as "Ryan Reynolds crossed with a Shar-Pei," this lead Reynolds to believe he was destined for the role.


Haha very cool. He really played the role well. He even voiced the mystery villain!


I heard that the screenwriters released that. That's pretty neat.


Very neat indeed. In addition to watching movies I also love to travel. Did you know the Japanese highway tolls are extremely expensive? I would hope they have nice roads.


I've heard that it cost more than $300 to travel across the country. I'd hope they use that money on the roads.


Yeah seriously I would hope so. I wonder how much it would cost to ride in those Dutch buses that go up to 160mph?!


I'm not sure, but I feel it would be worth it. I wish I had one when I was going on business trips!


Yeah that would have been cool. Also I love hawaii and they had a king who loved to travel too! Nice chatting with you!


I really like the movie The Godfather. One movie that I think is only ok though is Deadpool 2, did you see that movie


I have seen dead pool 2. It is probably my favorite movie of all time! Although I also do really like solo a star wars story


Yeah Deadpool 2 came out in 2018, I actually like the first one a lot but didn't really like the second, did you ever play the video game


No I have not, although I heard the video game was decent. Have you ever played the video game?


Yes I did. The video game is actually really good! And shockingly it cost more than the first Deadpool movie to make


That makes sense, as it costs the video game developers a lot of money to design the graphics, and a lot more to market the game.


Do you remember in Deadpool to the mystery villain? Apparently Ryan Reynolds does his voice, I wonder who the villain is going to be in Deadpool 3 though


I wonder too. Deadpool is the highest grossing r rated film that was not directed by George Lucas or James Cameron! No wonder it was so successful


Yes I agree. You said that you like Star Wars movies right? did you know that Han Solo used to be a TIE fighter pilot?


No I did not! Han Solo was apparently also an imperial lieutenant before meeting up with Chewbacca.


Well that is interesting, also George Lucas wanted him to be a large green alien or a black man originally LOL that would have been a very different movie


I am glad that they chose for him to be a very furry person. He is one of my favorite star wars characters.


Yep I agree, I love Harrison Ford, what if they chose Christopher Walken though? He was in the running for it


I wonder what would have happened then. Maybe we should just be happy that the things are the way they are because the movie turned out to be excellent.


Yes we totally should. a lot of things came together well because if you was available, for instance Al Pacino turned down Han Solo's role because he didn't understand the script that would have been totally different too


It would have been very different. Do you think that we will ever be in a world similar to that of star wars?


No I don't think so, that world is too Fantastical I think, what do you think? I would like to travel to outer space though


Speaking of travelling. did you know that all of Japans highways have tolls? It would cost over 300$ to travel across Japan!


Yeah that sounds expensive, it would be fun to ride that Dutch Bus 160 miles per hour on those road so LOL.


I wonder if there had been many accidents with those buses because 160 mph does not sound very safe!


No thats definitely really fast. Maybe I'll take a trip to Mackinac Island though, they don't have buses or any kinds of cars for that matter, only horses


Do you like to read? do you find literature interesting?


I do! I honestly hate knowing the FDA burned six tons of literature to censor it from US citizens. That really bothers me! No telling what amazing work they destroyed!


That seems like an extreme act to hide opinions and the thoughts of others, it bothers me as well literature shouldnt be banned like that.


Agreed! I wonder how Winston Churchill would have felt about that! After all, he won a nobel prize for literature back in 1953!


Yeah in fact he had many nomitations, around 5 and only won in one occasion, he was a talented writter


Indeed he was! And he won the prize one year after the Olympics got rid of literature as well as music, painting, sculpture and architecture.


Did he ever win a novel prize for peace?


I don't believe so! I think it was only for literature! Hey, I wonder if he ever entered that literature contest that makes writers think of horrible opening sentences for novels?


I dont know but its an interesting question, I will research that for sure and sounds like an interesting contest, I might win


That would be awesome! Maybe they'll even put your winning work in a library! You know, if you publish your book in Norway, the government will purchase 1000 copies and send them to libraries across their country.


Really? I guess thats a great way to get started, it migh be really lucrative to become a writter over there


Agreed! But hey, at least in the US, there are more libraries than there are McDonald's. Plus over half the adult population still have library cards!


Exactly. I mean, if a man who was falsely imprisoned for 10 years  can spend a lot of his time at a library studying law to help prove his innocence, then we all should read!


I heard about that guy, he certainly study a lot its a good thing now he helps other people who have been falsely convicted


So true! They could make a great movie out of that story. Speaking of movies, are you into comedies at all? I agree with Bill Murray that Kung Fu Hustle is the supreme achievement of the modern age comedy!


I liked it a lot but I wouldnt say its the supreme achievement of the modern age comedy, one crazy character is Ryan Stiles, he dropped out of highschool to pursue a career in comedy, thats a big risk


Agreed and it really worked out for the better for Ryan, didn't it? Kind of like Demetri Martin who left Harvard due to being bored and pursued a career in comedy too!


Yeah  apparently things worked out for him, but he took a hard decision, Demetri Martin left college so that was also a hard choice to make specially if you study in Harvard


Exactly. Wise decision, in my opinion. Comedy seems to put  more focus on individual stars unlike so many other genres!


Comedy lighten ups the world, did you ever watch 3rd  Rock from the Sun?


I do! In fact, I'm so glad it beat out Seinfeld, Frasier and Friends for best comedy series at the Golden Globes back in 1997. It was by far the most deserving. Well, it was great chatting with you!


Hi there. Do you like literature? I think it is a true honest art form.


I do like literature. Do you have a favorite author?


Not really I like mixing it up. You? Winston Churchill is a classic scholar as he won the nobel prize in 1953.


I really tried to read the Last Lion and it was a tough read. Did you ever read anything about him?


No I would like to though, he sounds like an interesting guy. I always thought he won a nobel peace prize.


He didn't win one? I wonder why? I know he didn't have "success" until later in life but that surprises me.


Yes very surprising. The arts seemed to be very important in the past, they were even apart of the olympic events until 1952!


Would you ever take a class in heavy metal? It's taught at a college!


Yes I would love to! I would probably be terrible at it though and cause people to laugh kind of like a comedy film!


Yes I do. So humorous and fun to watch! Many have happy endings too!


I agree. Comedy Central has canceled over 100 shows. Sad...


I wonder why? Have you seen 3rd Rock from the sun? It won a golden globe for best comedy in 1997!


I loved that show although french stewart was so annoying!


Do you think it deserved to beat out Seinfeld, Friends, and Frasier for the golden globe that year?


In general, no but there was some really great years for 3rd rock and a few stinkers for the others.


Yes I agree that tends to be how most shows go. I really like movies from the bromantic comedy genre like The Hangover. Zach Galifinakis is my favorite!


He is so funny. I like step brothers too!


Oh man that is one of my all time favorites!! Bill Murray said Kung Fu Hustle was one of the supreme achievements in modern age comedy. Do you think he was being sarcastic?


I think so but who knows! He is a little ecsentric!


Yes no doubt about that. That comedian Ryan Stiles took a big chance by dropping out of high school but it paid off for him. Hey it was really nice talking with you today!


It was great talking with you too. Have a good one!


Yes.  But I am kind of dated.  I like Aerosmith an Queen.  I am from Oklahoma and did not know the state rock song is "Do You Realize?"by the Flaming Lips.


That's fair! After all Rock has been around since the 50s and mainly draws roots from the 1940s, its fair to say the whole genre is dated to an extent.


Good point.  Chicago DJs tricked their listeners by playing a Hanson song without revealing it to the listeners and it became highly requested.


I guess that shows it's still popular today! I think even in modern times, one of the most famous Russians was Viktor Tsoi, the rock artist. Although he lived humbly, and kept a job in the boiler room of his apartment even after becoming famous.


That is an unusual career choice for a wealthy person.  Sonic the Hedgehog was originally supposed to be a member of a rock band.


Oh yeah, and I believe the plan was to give him a blond girlfriend named Madonna too! Guess they really wanted to go all out with the music aspect.


We have a Pastor whose wife is named Madonna.  When I first met him I asked what it was like to be married to Madonna.  Rock music is usually in 4/4 time which gives it that driving beat.


Ahah that's funny, maybe he was the real inspiration for Sonic. Yeah rock certainly seems timeless and like it isn't changing a whole lot, the band Whitesnake has had over 50 members throughout its lifetime.


That is a lot of turnover!  Most rock is about romance, but there are some tunes about political or social issues.


And I know the Beatles were one of the most influential bands in terms of covering a wide range of topics.They had the song "Come Together" which was actually for Timothy Leary's governor campaign.


Their music "book" is fantastic!  They were formed in 1960.


And yet somehow their music has been timeless, it was even the best selling album of the 2000's!


That is consistent with their book being fantastic.  My wife is a talented musician and says that almost all of the songs have been done better by someone else than by the Beatles.  Ringo Starr was illiterate for most of his childhood.


That's surprising although literacy doesn't necessarily mean musical talent! In fact I think that goes for all of them, I don't think any of the Beatles could read music!


I hadn't heard that.  I wonder how Lennon and McCartney wrote their songs?


I wonder too! It doesn't seem like they adapted well to entertainment life beyond making music to be honest, like they stopped touring because their amplification system couldn't drown out their screaming crowds!


That is incredible!  I have been in front of speakers that undoubtedly harmed my hearing permanently.  Maybe it was just before better technology improved the amplification technology.


I'm sure it was! I wonder how modern tours are for artists that release new albums. Like there were two twins that released a rap album when they were 100 years old, I bet the noise would be hard to manage no matter what the technology.


LPs were old technology but it is now becoming popular again.  MP3 is modern, but the quality of sound is not as good.


Definitely, but I think it's prioritized more than anything, well MP3 and CD formats, because I think the audio cassette has sort of faded out by now.


The new formats are simpler and easier to maintain.  Nice chat.


The Beetles are one of my favorite bands - I love McCartney - do you?


Hi! I love the Beatles! I had all of their Albums!


They were great.  Its amazing that none of them could read music


I have heard that about the Beatles, pretty amazing! They also have the best selling album of the 2000's!


That is crazy since they formed back in 1960


Yes, the Beatles have been around a long time. They some of the best Rock music ever, and so many great albums.


Yes And Ringo Starr was illiterate for most of his childhood due to tuberculosis.  Amazing he became so successful


Exactly! The Beatles are so amazing. In 1963 is when their popularity came as as Beatlemania, people went crazy!


Yes Rock Music had started taking off in the 1950s, and became a lot of different styles in the 1960s


Definitely, so amazing. Do you like other rock music? I like a lot of the older rock music Albums like Pink Floyds Dark side of the moon, great rock music back then.


Dark side of the moon was an amazing album.  I did not know until recently that Oklahoma had a state song


Oh yeah? What is their State song? Was it sang by Flamingo Lips rock band?


Oh, cool! I didn't know that. Also interesting that the rock band Whitesnake had over 50 band memebers throughout their history, wow that is a lot!


Wow!  They must have been hard to get along with changing members so much.  I am surprised that the biggest rock star in Russian history kept his job working in the boiler room


Right? Wow, I wonder why he kept that job if he was a big rock star? I would run from that lol. Maybe they didn't have a lot of Albums.


That is funny.  There are two identical twins from japan who released their first album at 100 years old.  Not sure how long their career will be!


Oh my! Good for them! Most people never get to have their album known, much less at that age!


Yes.  The first albums were released in the early 20th century - they might have been around for them!


I am sure they were! Well, the history of rock music is really interesting, I am glad I had the album collection I had back in the day of rock music, especially the Beatle's!


Yes.  I had original LPS then cassettes and dvds.  Times have changed.


How's it going? Are you a netflix fan? I have been subscribing to netflix since it was founded in 1997


I am a Netflix fan, its crazy how the company has grown.


Yea, they have 137 million subscribers worldwide now, that's amazing


That is amazing, and 58.46 in the US alone I bet Blockbuster is regretting not buying the company when they had the chance.


Yea blockbuster screwed up, could of bought netflix for 50 million instead they are out of business


They are indeed specially when Netflix is worht 2 billion now and has a ton of subscribers to back that out.


Yep, it's ironic that blockbuster late fees inspired the creation of netflix in the first place


It is ironic I guess they were they provoked their own death, amazing what anger can inspire.


It's funny though now that Netflix accounts for 33% of bandwith between 9pm-12pm that internet providers punish users by throttling


It is, many of the movies there have excellent ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, 150 of them even reach 100%


I don't know if I trust rotten tomatoes ratings although I do agree with Michael Bay's film ratings of 38%


Yeah his films are pretty bad, and it might be biased as the company is owned by Warner Bros


Yea, I thought about that but I must admit the marvel movies do good on Rotten tomatoes while the Warner Brother's DC movies don't do nearly as well


I guess its not biased afterall or atleast in some segments its pretty honest, do you like Tom Hanks?


Yea, Tom Hanks is one of my favorite actors, A league of Their Own was a pretty good movie


He is one of my favorite actors as well, some of my favorite movies are Cast Awat and Green Mile.


I never knew he avoided villain type roles, I wonder if he could play a good one


I think he would make an excellent villain he is a great actor, did you watch Sully?


No I haven't gotten around to seeing it but I head he was good in it


He was, I though it was a pretty great movie and the skills of the pilot, to think the whole movie is based on real life events.


Tom Hanks seem to be good at playing pilots in dramatic situations, like apollo 13


He was good in that movie you know he always ends his emails with a pun


Lol, I would like to read an email pun from Tom Hanks. Well I gtg, nice talking with you


I am not a huge Wes Anderson fan. I think he is into horror films and I dont watch those.


Are you into trivia? Did you know there are 12 different blood types that a dog may have, and dogs can donate blood at dog blood drives


Nice. Dogs are not colour blind, but cannot see as many different colours as humans


They are good at understanding pointing too


Wow, I did not know that. Istanbul has a vending machine that releases food and water for the city's stray dogs in exchange for recycled plastic bottles. How kind...


Yes, it is such a good idea. I try to feed mine by hand as well as any local strays near my home


A couple of times. Dogs are loyal but protective too


I hope you're ok. Google prefers dogs to cats. their code of conduct specifically states that they are a dog company. Seems like you would work well in Google.


Do they let employees bring dogs to work?


I am not sure. If they did, they would be even better!


I wonder if they are friendly to the big mean dogs too, I suspect not


Probably not. The C-Suite probably can bring dogs but not the entry level jobs.


Dogs were among the first animals to be domesticated


Huh... A physicist published his cat as a coauthor so he could write using first person plural without being criticized.


Silly.  I would have done the same but for my dog, I don't think a cat would be a good co-publisher. lol


Probably not... They would be copy cats!


LOL...too funny. Do you have a favorite breed of dog?


I love my golden and labs. Right now I have a St Bernard named Sasha...


You are very lucky. I love those dogs but no patience for the shedding


Are you interested in Fashion Week at all?


To be honest, I don't pay attention to fashion trends that much. I just wear comfortable clothes as much as possible.


Me too, I wear sustainable clothing or recyled clothes. Better for the planet.


That's a good idea. I tend to dress very plainly, but with cheaper clothes. Apparently, Mark Zuckerberg's plain grey shirts cost $300 to $400!


Wow! I don't need a 300 shirt, even if I am rich, LOL


Right? But wearing expensive clothes isn't anything new since the greeks used to wear asbestos that used to cost as much as gold


Asbestos, huh? No wonder they are ALL dead. I'm just saying.......


Yeah people did all sorts of crazy stuff back in the day. They used to wash clothes on Old Faithful too, like an explosive washing machine.


I'll bet they ended up losing a lot of clothes. Also, who knew Pilgrims wore colorful clothing? They only wore black for special occasions, I just found out.


I didn't know about that, I only ever see pilgrim pictures in Thanksgiving so I guess that makes sense. Did you know that t-shirts were invented in 1904 for bachelors who didn't know how to sew.


I just see the image of Pilgrims dressed in black and white, with those big ole buckles on the hats and shoes.


Same here, usually they're eating some turkey with some Native American tribe.


And learning from said Native Americans how not to starve come winter, but I digress.....


The Native Americans didn't start dressing like the pilgrims though, unlike an African tribe that still wears Victorian clothes in the style of German colonizers.


Man, those colonizers were bad news...... That was a cool fact about the origin of the t-shirt, BTW


Yeah they were bad news, but at least the tribe kind of made it their own style.


I would trade land rights, and liberty over style any day, but I see your point.


Fashion is one way people can express themselves, and what people wear can give you an idea of their culture and their society.


I totally agree. Fashion can speak for an entire culture or generation. It expresses creativity, passion, individualism, etc


Definitely. It's been nice talking to ya.


How up-to-date are you on the New York Fashion scene?


Can't say I know too much about it, I do know that greeks made asbestos clothing which sounds super unhealthy


Knowing what we know today, it undoubtable was.  It seems like major couture brands are under new leadership.  Carolina Herrera transferred the reins of her fashion empire to Wes Gordon.


thats interesting, i love how a man wore over 60 clothing items on his person in order to avoid a baggage charge, I think thats hilarious


I have overstuffed my carry-on, but have not tried that approach.  It seems like not all the transitions in couture fashion are well received.  Wes Gordon received a mixed score card.  Others such as Kate Spade endure in the make of its founder.


Ya I remember in the wolf of wall street with the steve madden fiasco, I guess it is common for the founders to get in trouble with clothing brands that they own, have you seen that movie?


No I have not.  Do you know how fashion and style experts look to see if your clothes are tailored or off-the-rack?  By looking for collar gaps.


hmm that is interesting, I like that there is an african tribe that wears clothes of the victorian era still, that's what the german occupiers wore when they first arrived, i want to see that haha


The orgin of clothing customs is alway intriguing.  it seems that history shows the Pilgrims to be wearing black.  However, they wore full color clothing; black was for special occasions.


ah wow I didn't know that, I always pictured them wearing their traditional pilgrim stuff, I guess it depends on the occasion, like how at billly mays funeral, the pallbearers wore blue shirts and khaki pants instead of the traditional black suits


To me, people's taste in clothes will always be unexplainable.  Like the movie "The Emperor's New Clothes".  Not only was the movie bad, but its soundtrack was wretched.


Ah I haven't seen that movie, I did like Michael Jackson's taste in clothes, I never knew that he helped write the soundtrack for sonic 3 that is a great game


I did not know that.  Did you know Spielberg played the clarinet on the "Jaw's" soundtrack?


haha I didn't know that, that is still a great movie, did you know the plain grey shirt that mark Zuckerburg wears is worth several hundred dollars per shirt? like what brand is that


I don't think I could ever spend that much on a shirt, or any article of clothing.  Considering his $$$ Hawaiian estate, I am surprised I never see him in an aloha shirt.


haha ya, also wild that the t-shirt was invented in 1904, it seems so obvious but that was when it first appeared


And, back then, a tee shirt was purely an undergarment.  Today it is that an more.  We even have designer tees that go with a blazer jacket.  I guess we could call it clothing evolution.


speaking of evolution, did you know the princess bride's soundtrack was composed by the lead singer of dire straits? like how could he be so good at so many things


Mark Knopfler is my favorite guitarist and a truly gifted musician.  While I did not know that, it does not surprise me.  One of my favorite soundtracks is the Venture's original Batman.  Did you know each track title is the scientific  genus or family  name of a bat?


No I didn't know that, that is a great movie though, do you like that Batman movie or the Tim burton 1989 batman movie?


It was one of the better remakes with "Bat Computer".  Speaking of computers, did you know Apple had its own shortlived clothing line in 1986?


No I didn't know that, i wonder if those clothes are worth money? Like is it just big apple logos on everything?


Good Morning! Call me crazy but, Ed Sheeran's song "Small Bump" has some rather unusual lyrics for a man to sing. At 4 months there's really no bump.


That is pretty weird. I don't think I've heard that one. Ed sheeran considers Eminem as one of his biggest musical influences. I don't think they sound too similar..


I can't say I'd recognize him in a lineup or that one particular song of his I could pinpoint as his. I would however recognize Eminem and his work haha. Rumor has it Sheeran has a better vocal range than Freddie Mercury. That's a bold comparison, don't ya think?


That's definitely a little bold. I'm not sure I've heard anything that good from him. Did you know he gave one of his songs to Justin Bieber?


No, I did not. Justin Bieber I've always considered a singer who appeals to tween girls and single crazy cat ladies, not a legitimate musician... Same with Sheeran. It's amazing what will sell to some demographics.


Yeah, that's true. Did you know you can regrow part of your rib?


No! Now I wonder why anyone would have their rib shortened?! I also wonder why humans may have lost yet magically regrew body hair within the past 240k years


Yeah, that's pretty strange. The human body is very complex and confusing. Did you know there is a sound frequency that causes fear in humans?


I did know that. We are born with only two fears - Loud noise and falling. The rest is legitimately learned fears. Kinda like people who are afraid to speak of politics... If a person is scared, there's a reason for such! Which side of the proverbial fence do you consider yourself to stand on?


I think there's many fears one can be born with. I think fears are primitive ways of helping us avoid danger and survive.


Maybe. Haha I can't really pinpoint what my biggest "fear" was before maybe the age of 3.  Did you know only Republican Presidents wore beards?


I didn't know that. Did you know Harry truman refused to be photographed on Dumbo as it would be associated with republicans?


I did not know that. I do recall the symbols of the two parties being either a donkey or an elephant, not merely red or blue. I think those symbols are rather outdated and are due for a change.


That's true. There hasn't been a president since 1853 that was not republican or democrat.


I've never understood why some people identify solely as one or the other. I cannot really claim allegiance to one or the other as there's not one person alive who I agree with every.single.thing. on.


Yeah, I do believe life is not just black and white and you can't just stick to one side the entire time just for the sake of loyalty.


Humans allegedly began exhibiting behavioral modernity 50k years ago. Could it be we as a species are regressing?! Losing that little knack as we did our hair?!


That's interesting. Did you know most plants and animals can synthesize their own vitamin c, but we can not because of a defective gene.


I knew that. I'm a huge lover of the ocean and all things nautical: Scurvy didn't just climb onboard vessels lol. Did you ever watch the show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver?


Evidently he was a comedian. He mentioned a Tweet by The Dropkick Murphy's in 2016. Evidently the-then governor of Wisconsin used a song of theirs on his campaign trail and they roasted him on Twitter.


That's interesting, I think I would have the same reaction if someone used my song without permission. Well, its been nice chatting! Bye!


I love watching Bill Murray movies, also I like bromantic comedies lol, how about you?


I love the same as you....I love the Hangover and Harold and Kumar.


Nice, my favorite bromantic comedy was Pineapple Express! have you seen Kung Fu Hustle?


I haven't seen that one but I'm going to have to check it out since Bill Murray thinks that it's the supreme achievement of the modern comedy age.


that is interesting, I haven't seen it either but i know he made that comment. How about Ryan Stiles, do you know him?


He was in the Drew Carey show and Whose line is it anyways. He dropped out of high school to pursue comedy and was very successful


Ahh....ok...I remember him now.  He was the tall skinny guy right?  Did you ever watch 3rd Rock from the Sun?


yea lol. I am currently watching that show right now, hilarious. Have you seen it?


I have!  It won the golden globe for best comedy series in 1997.


I heard that, i think they beat out seinfeld and other good shows. I can see why, John Lithgow was great in it! I recommend it


I agree!  Do you like birds at all?  I love watching them.


I love birds, they are so interesting. Their bones are so hollow!


Yes!  They are so hollow that their entire skeleton weighs less than their feathers.


How is that possible! That is interesting for sure. Did you know some birds fly from alaska to mexico without sleeping?


I did read that somewhere.  That is pretty impressive!


Right, I can't drive 2 hours without almost falling asleep! It was so nice chatting with you!


Did you know that the extinct dodo is actually a sub family of pigeon?  I had a good time!


I never knew that, I wonder how it became extinct. Enjoy your day!


I don't know who he is.  I've heard the name but can't say that I would recognize any of his songs.  Wasn't one about a hobbit or something?


I'm not sure. lol  I'm not too familiar with him.  I'm reading up on him now.  Ed Sheeran cites Eminem as one of his biggest music influences.


That's not helpful.  I can't name an Eminem song either.  The only time I listen to music is when I take the grandson to school and other places.  He likes teenager pop stuff but they rarely announce the artist name.  So who knows what I'm listening to.  Is Sheeran the guy who slept rough near buckingham palace for a couple years?


I couldn't honestly tell you. lol  He has a better vocal range than Freddie Mercury. Do you know much about the Republican party?


I know that Lincoln was a Republican and that they have changed from right to left and back, who knows how many times?  Wasn't Barry Goldwater a famous republican?


I believe he was.  There hasn't been a US president who wasn't a Republican or a Democrat since 1853.


Those two parties do have a firm hold.  Nowadays we talk about red and blue states for the two parties.  I can never keep it straight.  I think red is a nicer, stronger color but politically I'm pretty blue.


Nice.  Did you know that consistent use of red and blue colors only started in 2000?  I could have swore I saw it a lot before then.


I guess that I'm just a slow learner.  I wonder how far back the elephant and donkey as mascots goes.  I know in the '50s when Truman went to Disney land he made sure there was no Dumbo in the background of any photos.


That's a funny story!  Before Trump, the last time a Republican was elected president without a Nixon or Bush on the ticket was 1928!


But they take the record for only President to resign, Nixon.  In the 1930's the Northeast and Midwest were Republican strongholds.  Now the Northeast is a lot of Democrats and the South has gone Republican.


lol True!  Every US president with a beard has been a Republican.  I never noticed that.


I guess those old guys like Washington didn't like beards.  I won't comment on our current guy's hair.  I'm sure it's unique in some way. But who knows what's next in hair, supposedly we lost our body hair about 240,000 years ago.  What's next?


LOL That's funny!  Humans are adapted for persistence hunting making them among the best distance runners among all running animals.


Unlike the Cheetah that can make a really fast burst of speed but then has to rest for a while.  The other thing about our hunting is we use tools a lot more than other animals.  And I think we are sneakier.  Especially our politicians.


Yes! haha  There is a sound frequency that causes fear in humans.


So why don't we just set up some giant speakers and make the other army run away.  Maybe get a punk band to play that sound.


lol Humans will regrow a rib equally as strong as the original within only 2 to 3 months of having it surgically shortened.  Odd fact of the day.  It's been fun chatting!


I don't buy that rib story.  Only crabs and such can regrow their claws.  Have a nice day.


Hello. I'm listening to NWA's Straight Outta Compton, it reached platinum, without the support of airplay or a tour.


I love that album! They weren't the best selling album of the 21 century though, I'm trying to think of who it was?


I don't know, I know Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon was still going strong in 2014.


That is crazy! Hasn't that been out for like 40 years now? I think Linkin Park topped them though.


Maybe. I bought it on vinyl a few years ago.


Vinyls are making a comeback lol. I'm sure you can get Bruno Mars on vinyl now.


They never really went away, as they have always been issued. I would love a recording of the sounds of Mars, they have a higher pitch than Earth sounds.


That would be awesome to hear! It would only take 2-3 days to get there at 1g speed!


Evidently, Lockheed Martin lost a satellite, due to using the wrong measurement system.


I wonder what they were using haha. They better get it right by the year 2023!


There is a mars colonization project happening then, and they are funding it with a reality tv show haha.


Interesting. I wonder what the Roman God of War has to say about that? It is his planet.


He would have wanted a better nickname to it than the Red Planet I'm sure lol.


It IS red though. From all of the iron oxide.


I would call it the blood planet haha. I'm sure he would have liked that better! Can you believe Bruno Mars writes all of his own music? That is rare these days!


He's a pop artist. I think he is filipino but I could be wrong. He was named after a professional wrestler though haha.


Weird. I guess that's almost as bad as starting out as an Elvis impersonator.


You have to start somewhere. Maybe I should do that too? Haha it was nice chatting, have a great day!


Hi! I do agree with Tom Perez that black women are in fact that backbone of the Democratic party.  If they do manage to pull off a blue wave, the democrats should thank black women for it.


That's an interesting point of view. I try to avoid anything political, it's too depressing, lately.


What's crazy is there hasn't been a non Republican or non Democrat president since 1853. They've all been either republicans or democrats!


I know, the consistent use of the red and blue colors for the Republican and Democratic parties only started in 2000.


Wow! I wasn't aware of that. I just assumed those were always the party's colors. It's also crazy knowing there has never been a non-republican president with a beard.


In 1957 President Harry Truman visited Disneyland and refused to be photographed on the Dumbo ride  so he wouldn't be associated with the Republicans.  And people talk about Trump being childish, it's always went on.  Lol


Agreed. Crazy to think that happened in the 1950s especially when figures seemed more mature. It's the nature of the beast I suppose. Politicians have to do whatever satisfies their base. Like I couldnt  believe Regan campaigned for democrats and was once against high corporate profits!


Yes, it's gotten so divided in the country, it's sad.  Reagan was good in that respect.  He could honestly campaign for someone from a different party.


I know. It's sad to think people wouldn't dare do that these days. I was even surprised to learn democrats make up 15% of the party!


Yeah, you don't hear too much about the Tea party anymore, though.


True! Just like I had never heard the Democratic party was the world's oldest active political party. I always assumed it was the Republican party since it's referred to as the "Grand Ole Party"?


I didn't know that either.  Did you know that the astronauts vote from space?


Is that so? That's very interesting as it saves them from having to worry about not being able to vote. I guess it's better to vote from space than in a lion infested jungle like the Indian government does for a single voter. That is plain wrong!


That is plain wrong.  I read somewhere that 34% of the black male population in Alabama have permanently lost the right to vote.  How does that even happen?


That's a good question. Especially when you consider black men gave 93% of their votes to Doug Jones in the deep red state of Alabama.


True.  Did you know that not all men in The UK had the right to vote until 1918?


Really? I Wonder why that is? Can't help but wonder now that if not all men had the right to vote in Austin, Texas, would their garbage dump had been renamed Fred Durst? Ha!


That's too funny.  I wonder how honored Fred Durst feels having the dump named after him?


Ha! I bet he isn't too happy about that. Just like many aren't happy about Republicans losing the popular vote in the last 6 out of 7 presidential elections.


Yes, they are lots of those disgruntled about the Republicans losing the popular vote but winning the election.  Read how your electoral system works, people.  It was setup this way for a reason.


That is so true! I mean, the party was founded by anti-slavery activists so it doesn't bother me if they lose the popular vote, or any party for that matter. Well it's been nice chatting with you! Take care!


Did you see how Democrats won the house in the last election? Apparently people think it's because black women were voting for them in large numbers


I did see that.  Interesting stats.  Seems like that percentages are tipped to where people are voting for their own race.


Yep that is what it seems like. For instance with black men, they made up 11% of the electorate but 93% of them voted for Democrat Doug Jones


Kind of crazy.  Did you know that Hillary Clinton was president of young republicans in college?   Funny she ended up being a democrat.


No I didn't know that. But what is interesting is that every president that has ever had a beard has been a Republican


That is interesting!  Never put 2 and 2 together.  The US congress has played a republicans vs democrats baseball game annually since 1909 with the republicans hold a slight edge with 3 more wins that the democrats.


Well that's interesting. What do you think about the fact that Republicans and Democrats have always been a president since 1853, before that they were called other names


I didn't know that.  How interesting.  Since WW2 the us economy consistently performs better under democratic presidents.  Interesting stat.


Yeah that is interesting. It's also interesting that the colors red and blue have only been associated with Republicans and Democrats since about the year 2000, I always thought it was much longer than that


Wow.  You're right...I thought it was much longer too.  Another funny switcheroo....Ronald Reagan was originally a democrat by switched over to be a republican.


Yeah that is interesting, originally he would campaign for Democrats and he would campaign against corporate profits and low wages, very shocking


Interesting.  Supposedly republicans are statistically more educated than democrats.


Well you have a lot of great facts don't you haha. What do you think about voting though? Did you know that astronauts can vote from space


I didn't know that. lol  I do see where a chimpanzee received 400,000 votes in a mayoral election in Rio De Janeiro. lol


Wow that's funny LOL I wonder if he did a good job being the mayor LOL. Did you know that in India they set up a polling booth for only one person, it was in a forest full of lions LOL


LOL What were they thinking? lol  If all of Canada was one state in the US, it would only have 50 electoral votes which is fewer than California.


Wow that's crazy! What scares me though is that only in 1918 did all men in the United Kingdom finally have the right to vote, I wonder what was holding it up


That is weird.  Maybe because they were still ruled by a King and Queen?


I'm not 100% sure about that, what I do know is that in Alabama, 34% of the black male population can't even vote


I think they lose the ability to vote once they go into prison, and so that is why they can't vote anymore


Not really. I prefer comedy. How about you?


yeah somewhat. did you know people fantasy draft the spelling bee


I didn't know that. Do you like the Lord of the Rings? The Return of the King is the first and only fantasy film to ever get an academy award for best picture.


I actually like it a lot. do you know what keeps the reality from fantasy separate in us?


I'm not sure. What is it? Jim Henson made "The Black Crystal" because he felt that children should never be afraid. He wanted them to return to fantasy's darker roots like Hans Christian Andersen tales.


wow did not know that. do you like any news channels?


I prefer not to watch the news. I find it depressing. How about you?


yeah me too but i heard fox news is the most watched


I hear the median viewer age is 68 though


Interesting. I did not know that. Fox News threatened to sue the SImpsons because they didn't like them parodying their anti democratic party agenda.


yeah and at the same time they want to create a chanell to play only simpsons


Ha, interesting. Would you watch tv all day if you won the lottery? Travel? Do something else?


definitely travel and maybe try and catch some shakespeare dramas


Is there a such thing as too much money though? There was a lottery winner who wanted to remain anonymous. There have been reports of lottery winners getting killed after they disclose their names.


wow did not know that. did you know shakespeare made up a bunch of women's names


I did not know that. He also made grammatical errors on purpose to emphasize points in his plays.


Not really so much anymore, but I used to. How about you?


I used to play volleyball but with only three players instead of six like what is typically played and we always tried to slam the ball.


That's pretty interesting. Did you know that volleyball and basketball were both invented at the YMCA?


I didn't know that! I wonder if they patented or licensed those inventions! I knew that our local YMCA basketball height was the same regardless of gender, but wasn't the same for volleyball nets, the women's nets were much shorter. Do you think that's fair or reasonable?


That's not too fair. They say that the best female volleyball player in the world is nicknamed "Game Over."


Lol, that's a great nickname! That would definitely strike a sense of intimidation and fear in me if I new that the opposing team had a player like that. Maybe she got her nickname by kicking the volleyball, it's actually not against the rules to do that!


That's pretty interesting, so I guess you can use any part of your body in volleyball?


Yeah, none of it is against the rules, that would've been useful to know since my wrists were in so much pain from hitting the ball.


I bet. Did you hear that Fedex actually returned a volleyball that washed up after the Japanese Tsunami?


How did they know who to return it to? I'm glad no sharks got ahold of that treasured volleyball. Sharks were existent even before dinosaurs and trees!


I was wondering that myself. Sharks are amazing! They can be trained like dogs to bark!


They can bark? I think I'd be too afraid to wait and listen to their sounds the moment I see their mouth open and sharp teeth even though they can rescue sailors, like dolphins. I think I'd much prefer to hitch a ride with dolphins than sharks, you?


Yeah, I'd feel safer with the dolphins than the sharks. Apparently Great White Sharks congregate in the middle of the Pacific Ocean in an area known as The White Shark Cafe. I don't think I'd want to go there, I have a feeling that I'd be the entree.


Lol, as friendly as it sounds to enter that cafe, I wouldn't want to enter either even though they have no rib cages, their massive size can cause them to literally crush their own bodies, I wonder if any other animals have no rib cages like sharks.


That's pretty interesting, I wonder if Wikileaks leaked that information. Wikileaks actually published the Government's plans to destroy Wikileaks.


Was it in those documents that revealed that 86% of the land in Nevada is owned by the US government?


I'm not sure about that. I wonder if most of the land there consist of military bases and test sites? I mean Area 51 is there I believe.


Yes, I think that's what its used for mainly, but maybe its in those Wikileaks that reveal the actual purpose of housing bases there and perhaps even information regarding whether anyone has attempted to sell the Statue of Liberty like a man in france who managed to sell the Eiffel Tower twice! I wonder who the prospective buyers were.


That is pretty crazy, what would be even crazier is if it was the same buyer both times.


Yeah, but hopefully those documents reveal how much the US government has done, maybe something like the Norwegian government where they donated one billion to help save the amazon rainforest!


Do you like to play volleyball?  I do but only really play a few times in the summer.


Hi I love volley!! I was in the team in high school


Nice!  So was I.  Miss those days.  Volleyball has been a part of the Summer Olympic games since 1964.


cool did you know kicking is legal in volley?


me too, what i did not know is that the women's net was 7 inches shorter in volley


Knew it. lol  I didn't know however that the best female player in the world is called Game Over.  Funny.


Oh my, what a name!! LOL.. I like when the team actually make the three touches before passing it to the other team


Nice.  lol Fedex returned a volleyball that washed up after the Japanese tsunami.  lol


Wow what a story, cool. wonder where it was found.. And it's also crazy it was not eaten by any sharks!


Right?  Both volleyball and basketball were invented at the YMCA!  Let's talk about sharks!


I learned that, if trained,  sharks can bark and that rhymes


Isn't that something?  Have you ever heard of the white shark cafe?


It's in the middle of the pacific ocean in an area where great white sharks congregate.


I like to visit  that , from a distance!!!did you know sharks rescue sailors


I didn't know that and I wouldn't like to be the one to see if they could.  lol


I am both terrified and amazed of them , maybe I will go to the shark cafe one day!!


lol  Sharks evolved earlier than dinosaurs and trees.  Maybe that's why they know how to bark and rescue sailors?  lol It's been fun chatting!