Did you know that Linkin Park played 324 concerts back in 2001?


Thats a lot for one year. the ramones toured non stop for 20 years.


I agree. Wow that's a lot of touring over 20 years as well.


Holy cow! In Croatia, there is an ancient Roman amphitheater that is still used today as a concert venue.


Thats sounds like it would be neat to check out.


I agree. Creed played a concert that was so bad back in 2002 that four people who attended the concert file a lawsuit against the band.


Thats nuts. I was never a creed fan though. It would have to be pretty bad to be sued over though.


Me either. Pink Floyd once recorded a live concert at an amphitheater in Pompeii.


I heard that. There was no audience at that concert either.


Yep. I've actually seen that concert on video. It was really good.


thats cool. On another note. Did you know that tom hanks is the highest box office grosser


Wow, did not know that. I did see that he has earned over $8.5 billion in film earnings.


Agreed. Disney once considered shutting down their animation studio after Sleepy Beauty flopped at the box office.


That wasnt as big of a flop as treasure planet though.


Yea that was a bad one. Almost seems impossible to believe.


I like batman and superman.  I heard that Breyfogle died.  He was only 58.


That is sad. He was one of the great Batman artists of all time.


I did not know that there was more than one artist related to Batman.  Yes,  Breyfogle was very talented.


I didn't either, I just assumed that one drew them all.  I sometimes get confused with who is DC and who is Marvel anyway.


Me too.  Breyfogle was recognized the first time when worked on Tim Burton's Batman in 1989.


Wow, he was also one of the first to draw a Robin character, Tim Drake.


I did not know that.  We will miss a very good talent.


We really will.  Stan Lee will be missed as well.


Did Stan Lee die?  He wrote 15 DC comics.


Which one is your favorite super hero?  I like Batman.


Mine is Deadpool.  I like the comedic aspect of it.


I have never heard of Deadpool.  Is he a superhero?  I like batman pictures that were created by Breyfogle.


Yes, sort of.  He is kind of like the sarcastic superhero, not quite all the way good, but not bad.


Do you know who owns DC comics?  Is Tim Burton one of the owners?


I am not sure.  I know Gotham is in New Jersey.


Do you mean Gotham city?  Is it actually a real city?


I dont think so, according th DC canon, the Gotham City is in Jersey.  I dont think it is a real place though.


Apparently, it took 10 years for Marvel comics to convice the goverment that Xmen are not human.


It has been nice chatting, but I must go.  Have a great day!


Hi, how are you doing this fine evening?


I'm great. I know little about the character named Bat Man. Do you know him, the Bat Man?


Yeah, sure! Have you heard of the Batman villain Condiment King?


No, but he sounds delicious. What is his trademark power?


I guess he shot out ketchup. But that was also how he was defeated-he slipped on his own ketchup.


Generally, I am in favor of entertainment, mostly because of its fun factor. When Caesar visited Britain, around 50 BC, he noted that people bred chickens not for food, but for entertainment. Were the people vegans? And did chickens have more colors than the NES?


Haha, that is interesting that the Nintendo used to have only 54 colors. I used to think it was awesome.


It was awesome, but not as awesome as a British chicken. The NES died an untimely death in 2003 in Japan. It should have lived forever.


It lasted longer than I thought though! I remember playing this game in the 90s. It was a track race and you had to stomp on this pad super fast in order to win. Awesome.


That could be your superpower. You could be a comic book hero.


Do you read comics? There is a new one "Batman and the Signal" which is a three issue miniseries.


Unfortunately, my reading is not so good. I usually enjoy the pictures though. Comics have pictures, and usually more than 54 colors.


Haha, that is true. Have you heard of Duke Thomas? I guess that is a character they are trying to develop.


I do not know Duke Thomas. Is that his title, Duke? Does he own lands?


He is called the Signal. I guess he fights during the daytime


That is an unusual superpower. Is he part of a union or something?


I am not sure! They hope that one day he will join the Justice League.


They are definitely union. Work restrictions, overtime, mandatory dues. The "Justice" League.


Haha, right? I guess Duke is a teen superhero so he is still evolving.


Yeah, not too good to have child labor in the Justice League. Comics should be held to a higher standard.


Ahhh, never thought about that! Have a good one!


How's it going, do you like DC Comics Batman?


Yea, I wonder how much his first apperance in Detective Comics 27 sells for


I bet that one is worth a lot. Batman was created by bob kane and bill finge in 1939. Amazing it is still popular today.


Yea, Bruce Wayne must of been the first character with the billionaire philanthropist alter ego that is popular today


I love the villains in batman. Especially the joker.


Yea the Joker is an iconic villain, the condiment king on the other hand isn't


Well when you get defeated by slipping on your own ketchup, I dont think your gonna be remembered very well. Lol.


That's just awful, I wish Batman could have a better fight against the Condiment King. He can't kill him after all, because of his rule.


I have seen batman throw some people from places it didnt look like they would live. Im just saying I dont know how in stone that rule is. Lol.


Lol, we can only hope. Did you know Gotham city is located in New Jersey and not NY?


I always thought it was based on New York for some reason. Adam west has a batman symbol on one of his molars.


That is pretty odd, so is batman and joker never referring each other by name


I watch a cartoon of batman with my son a few days age. Where he goes back to ancient china. They refer to each other by name in that one.


That sounds like an odd premise, I wonder if that was the Batman cartoon Weird Al Yankovich did a voiceover for


I dont think so. Did you know Stan lee end every phone conversation with excelsior.


No, that's pretty cool, so is Michigan State University largest publicly available comic book collection


I would say most collectors dont want just anybody touching their comics. Lol.


No I wouldn't lol. It pretty cool that marvel was able to trademark "super-hero" and "super-villain"


Dc comics stands for Detectice Comics which is redundant. Its Detetictive comcs comics


Lol, I know. Well it was nice chatting with you.


Hey how are you, do you know what The Signal is by the way? I've never heard of it.


Hey there! Yeah its a new Bat signal that works during the daylight hours!


Ah I gotcha, I wonder what it looks like? Would you like to live in Gotham City?


That would be so cool to live in Gotham city!


For sure, so much stuff going on though. How worthless would it be to a police officer there, always needing Batman lol.


That's only because the police are not as brave as batman.


For sure, all that crime would get so old lol. Batman is pretty cool, I never knew he was made in 1939.


Yep, along with all of the other comic heroes


True, who is your favorite super hero ever?


He's a super hero? Why do you like him so much? Very interesting.


Well, if you l  the villains then they are your super hero,


For sure, I've never thought of that before. One man's villain is another man's super hero right? There's some good villains I'd say.


Exactly! Its  so who is the hero and who is the Villain? Just like the new batman vs Robin


I never saw it, was it a good movie? Like was Bane that bad? Batman can be seen as bad too to some people.


I haven't seen it either, i am sure it will be ok.


True, Marvel had the generic comic book too, just to trademark those names. Did you like DC or Marvel more?


I prefer Marvel because Stan Lee was a master!


RIP Stan Lee, he was so cool. So many cool cameos in all of his movies too. I'd like to see the 18th century comics from Japan, I'm actually going there tomorrow.


Oh that would be so cool to see them. I lived in Sasebo Japan for 3 years!


Oh very cool, I'm going to Tokyo and Kyoto, should be fun! Did you like Sasebo? What did you do there?


That's cool! I worked there when i was in the Navy my ship was stationed there


Oh very cool, when did you get out? I was in the Marine Corps, never went to Japan though!


Well, maybe when you get there you can go to a comic con those are so cool


I bet, that'd be fun. I'm going to take off though, take care and great chat!


Yea I enjoy Batman a lot although I haven't read much of the DC comics he's in


did you know there is a batman villain called condiment king?


No I never knew that, I wonder if he was a reason why Michael Keaton declined 15,000,000 to be in Batman Forever


Well it could have been. do you know how condiment king was defeated?


Lol, I wonder if he was created in one of the 15 dc comics Stan Lee wrote for DC


hahah I do not believe so, but maybe. do you know adam west?


Yea he use to be Batman in the tv show back in the 70s along with Burt Ward as Robin and Ceasar Romero as his arch enemy The Joker


yeah and he has a batman logo on his molar


Lol, I never knew that. I also never knew the Batman animated show was drawn on black paper instead of white


oh cool, i guess he is the dark knight after all so it makes sense


Do you like any other comics like X-men? Apparently Marvel had to convince the US government X-men aren't human


yeah they did so that they pay lower prices on mutant toys


I never knew that but makes sense. What doesn't make sense is Michael Jackson trying to buy Marvel Comics just so he could play Spider-man


Yea, it's also crazy the rights to Superman only cost DC comics $130


yeah. do you know how Stan Lee ended all his calls?


With a catch phrase I think but not 100% sure


I love music! In fact one of my favorite instruments is the piano.


The universal instrument! Where is the place that you would least expect to find a piano?


I can think of quite a few places, but one that certainly surprised me was when a group of climbers found a piano at the top of Britain's highest mountain.


I wonder if that piano ever gets tuned. Probably not a good-sounding piano at this point.


Ha ha. Did you know that there is a song solely composed to stress test auto-pianos & it is not remotely playable by humans!


I guess it was composed for machines!  I like that Freddie Mercury used the same piano as Paul McCartney.


Yes, amazingly they both recorded one of their biggest hits on that piano "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Freddie & "Hey Jude" by Paul.


There might be some magic in that piano. What about the aluminum grand piano  built for the lounge of the airship hindenburg? How would that sound?


I to wonder how it would sound, such a lightweight piano weighing in at only 356 pounds.


Aluminum must sound tinny. Do you listen to Linkin Park?


Yes! Linkin Park was one of my favorite rock bands when I was younger. I loved their collaborative album with Jay Z.


I'm amazed that they played 324 concerts in 2001 alone.


If you think that's amazing wait until you hear this..the Ramones played a total of 2,263 concerts touring non stop for over 20 years.


Those guys must have been running on nuclear power or something .When did they sleep?


Ha ha. Unfortunately, not every band has had great success with their concerts. In 2002 a Creed concert was so bad that four concert goers filed a lawsuit against the band!


They probably deserved it. Either they got it right like Linkin Park, or they got it wrong. Well, I enjoyed the chat!


As did I, here is one last tidbit of information for you. In 1972, Pink Floyd recorded a live concert at the Ancient Roman Amphitheater in Pompeii with no audience!


Yes! And gravity 1/16 as strong as Earth's.


There's a famous heart shaped basin on Pluto as well and it has surface ripples which means there's wind on Pluto!


Yes, and the dunes may be made of methane grains. It's a completely different environment, with temperatures as low as -380 F.


But still somewhat Earth like!  Jagged mountains, dunes, a lake basin, wind . . .  Just so darn far from the sun.


Yes. And the wind can get up to 20 mph, which isn't much compared to wind on Earth.


It's because of the weak gravity.  Now on Mars they would have stronger winds.


Oh, I didn't know that.  There's a Mars colonization project that will be funded by creating a reality TV show!


Yes! I heard about that. So I guess the TV show will be about the colonization?


I would think so.  They will experience higher pitch sound than on Earth so they may have broadcast issues.


Yes. It seems like a lot could potentially go wrong there.


Well they lost a satellite there because of the difference in the metric and the imperial system.


Yes, I heard about that. Did you know there's a dwarf planet that orbits between Mars and Jupiter?


No, I didn't know that I know that Neptune only completed it's 11th full orbit since discovery in 1846.


It is amazing.  Do you realize Pluto is 4 BILLION miles from the sun?


Wow. It's hard to conceptualize that kind of distance.


Indeed!  Did you know lightening bolts are hotter than the surface of the sun?


Yes, I have heard that! And the direction of Earth's magnetic field reverses every 200,000 - 300,000 years. I wonder when the next reversal will take place.


Hey there, I like reading about astronomy, science and the planets. How about you?


Not so much astronomy but I love science in general.  Did you know that Pluto is about 4 billion miles from the sun?


That's amazing! It's also cool that Pluto also has sand dunes that are windswept. Who knew?


The temperatures there are freezing! minus 380 F


I am glad the satellites are able to report such good information back to us when they orbit the planets


Like Earth, Pluto has jagged mountains, plains, and changing seasons.


that blows my mind that other planets in our solar system are so similar to Earth


It is really neat.  Ryan Ewing a geologist says that the way they're recognizing dunes is the same way we do identify them on Mars


Wow. I would like to see a picture of the heart shaped basin on Pluto. I will look that up online later.


Exciting stuff!  Walking on duns would be like walking on sand on Earth


The climate of Pluto may be as fast as 20 mph. Definitely can blow some sand around for sure!


Pluto's dunes rise up to 100 feet high as high as Death Valley National Park


I meant to say the WIND climate! 100 ft high dunes sound frightening, If I am being honest.


People think that Earth formed 4.5 billion years ago


It was probably longer than that. Who can say for sure?


I don't think anyone here today can be sure.  But more than 80% of the earth's natural forests have been destroyed already


Yes. Deforestation is a tragedy. Corporate greed is ruining this beautiful planet.


It's sad.  Did you know that the Earth will be pretty much helium free too by the end of the 21st century.


Talk about adding insult to injury. Poor Earth.......


Yes.  With one lightning bolt hotter than the sun's surface that is some power.


The Earth is getting pretty much chewed up. I can stand it!


Did you know that there is a mars colonization project planned for 2023 which will be funded by creating a reality tv show?


And the SUN is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star in the galaxy!


That always baffles me.  Lichens and cyanobacteria can thrive on Mars but sounds on Mars may have a higher pitch than on earth because of differences in atmosphere.


I am fascinated by space. How about yourself?


I am!  I am listening to a podcast on it now!  Its called The end of the world as you know it.


That sounds interesting. Did you know that when the Earth was first formed a day only lasted 5.5 hours?


I heard that.  The earth is also 4x as dense as the sun!


Oh wow. I did not know that. To put things into perspective, if we viewed all of Earth's history as one day people would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds of it!


That is pretty incredible, I guess that is talking about modern day humans.  There used to be three types of humans and we are the only to evolve and survive.


I knew we were not the only ones and that we have a long extinct relative but I did not know there were three. Did you know thta we are running out of helium?


I do, but why I dont know, nor what the implications to our lives that will cause.  If it just means no floating balloons, I can deal with that.


Me too. We will be virtually free of that gas all together by the end of this century.


It is really scary the amount of damage we have done to the planet in our short time here.


I agree. We need to do what we can about that. Did you also know that the UN has an oficial ambassador to ET's just in case contact is made?


Really?  That sounds like something you tell someone when you want to impress them, " Hi, I am the ambassador for aliens."


Ha ha, yes it does. It's pretty surprising that that was a priority. Did you also know that the sun is actually white?


Yeah we see it as yellow due to our atmosphere, and Mars sees the sunset as blue.


Yes, perception is very interesting. Shockingly a lightning bolt is actually hotter than the sun as well.


That is hard to believe, but there is a lot of energy in a lightening bolt.


Yes there is. Did you know that there are much larger stars in our galaxy than the sun?


Yeah.  did you hear about the Mars rover?


I am aware of it but what happened with it?


It died.  Its last words were my battery is low, it is getting dark.


I know it's just a robot but that makes me super sad. It was nice chatting with you. Have a lovely day.


Pretty good!  Did you see any super bowl commercials?


No, I didn't get a chance. Which ones did you like? Any recommendations?


The mass mutual one wasn't too bad, focussed on the good things that have happened in this country.


The Budweiser commercial with Stand By Me. Was that any good?


Was there some sort of Kardashian commercial or something? Kim seems a bit of a ditz.


Oh... don't remember that one... and she's a freak if you ask me!


Used to be Paris Hilton's personal assistant and travel with her. I wonder if that was the only real job she ever had.


Her dad was part of OJ Simpson's defense team. He seems like a genuine person. The kids, not so much.


I wonder if she likes linkin park?  They played 324 concerts in 2001 for their debut album.


Those kids must not have slept for year! That's a monster number of concerts! Oh, to be young again!


Hahaaaa... yeah for sure!  Do you like linkin park?


I don't know them very well. I know that they had the best selling album of the 21st century.


Oh really?  I did not know that!  What else can you tell me about them?


I heard that the lead singer died. Suicide maybe? A tragedy.


oh yeah... i forgot all about that!  So sad!


Yes, quite sad. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting with you!


Did you see that the Ramones toured for almost 20 years straight?


They are machines. It must be the drugs. They are inhuman. Probably robots.


So crazy that a single google search takes more computing power than it took to send astronauts to the moon.


I wonder if that is more because google is so powerful or because technology has advanced so much


I think technology is advanced. For google to calculate traffic by tracking how fast androids are moving on the roads is pretty amazing.


In addition, i like how the company goes the extra mile. For instance for disputed borders, they customize google maps according to their respective claims


Yeah thats cool, probably why when they went down for a 5 minutes in 2013 they took 40% of web traffic with them.


So what do you usually search on google?


well I don't search for kim kardashian and her book on selfies. How bout you?


Well i look up odd facts about google and sometimes look up musicians and concerts


Cool what kind of concerts interest you?


Well as long as its not a creed concert or a heavy metal one, I usually will enjoy them


Yeah apparently in 2002 four concert goers were so dissatisfied with a Creed concert that they sued the band.


I heard it was due to the band's horrendous performance


It is too bad I never went to the ramones concert, despite them being on tour for over two decades


That is a long time in 2001 linkin park played 324 concerts from the success of their debut album.


I mean ya, the ramones played like 2K concerts so about 100 per year so 300 is amazing. Cudos to linkin park


That is an impressive career to go non stop for so long.


In any case, I want to thank you for the enjoyable chat. I hope you have a nice day.


Are you a fan of Game of Thrones? It's won a ton of awards.


No, not really. Isn't it helping Netflix become the #1 streaming service over HBO?


I think GoT is HBO. The next season will be the last one, so I don't know what HBO is going to do to replace it. Probably there will be prequels and such.


Maybe that is why they are still on top but Netflix will soon overtake them if thats the case.


Netflix has been great. It accounts for so much internet traffic! People want their TV, it seems.


I liked House of Cards. Too bad about Kevin Spacey. I think that the show could have kept going if he hadn't done what he did.


He was just in court for his initial appearance. I wonder if he will  ever have a show on Netflix again?


I doubt it. He'd have to start his own network to get a show. I was surprised that Netflix spends more on postage than on bandwidth. There are over 100 million subscribers, too.


Netflix didn't approve of his weird home video he posted online on YouTube either. It seemed odd and sad.


I think he needs to go a very different direction in life at this point. No network can save him. I am surprised that Netflix isn't in China, though I guess the gov't wants to have its own Netflix-style channel to capture all the profits.


Netflix has nearly 137 million subscribers worldwide. That is a lot in just the short time its been operating


The stock has gone through the roof! I think that other companies will follow suit. Too much opportunity to distribute shows to a hungry public


Together with You Tube, they take up nearly half of the internet traffic each day


I wonder if the Internet will ever just get overwhelmed with all the traffic of people bored at work watching movies.


I am curious to know what there plans are for the future considering they took on more than $2 Billionn in more debt?


The company is worth more than $2 billion in stock valuation. I don't know how much debt they have. It's ironic that Blockbuster turned down the low price of $50 mill. Oops.


HOrrible business decision there. Now look where Blockbuster is nowadays.


They are down to two shops in the world. Businesses like to cling to the old model of doing things.


I am a huge fan of Netflix and have been a subscriber long before they made it to the top over HBO


I wonder who the next challenger in the Internet market will be.


You watch the Emmys at all? Game of Thrones cleans up. Such a good show.


I keep up with the Emmys, Game Of Thrones 22 nominations is really impressive


Nice. Yeah it is. It's the most decorated show in emmy's history.


Netflix shows had a lot of nominations too, more than HBO


Yeah I love Netflix. Game of Thrones gets financed by Ireland to boost tourism.


That's pretty cool, Ireland is a beautiful country.


Very lush. There is a nat geo show called game of lions that follows the lives of lions like game of thrones characters.


Nice. I find it funny HBO may reveal the ending of Game of Thrones before the last book comes out


Yeah it is so often the other way around. very unique. Charlie Chaplin's grand daughter plays Talisa Maegyr.


That's interesting, Jack Gleeson is influenced by Joaquin Pheonix when playing Joffrey


Oh man I hated that character! Arya must have been influential because it's one of the most popular baby names now lol.


Winning an emmy and golden globe was pretty influential for Pert Dinklage, he received top billing after he won


Yeah. He packs a punch! One of my favorite characters. There is a lot to that show having 3 different story arcs and all.


Yea it's pretty complex show. Do you watch netflix much? They have a movie that is nothing but a fireplace


Yes I do. That's funny! Hard to believe it was only in 2007 that they started streaming content. Now look at it go.


Yea now Netflix has 137 million subscribers worldwide


Wow. Everyone loves it and for good reason. Blockbuster could have bee involved if they would hae just bought it when they had the chance.


Blockbuster really screwed up when it declines Netflix proposal to run it's online service in 2000


Oh interesting I didn't hear about that. Yeah they should have. Because now Netflix is worth 2 billion!


Yep, Netflix is everywhere except mainland China, Syria, Crimea, and North Korea


Wow. Taking over! Well have a great day!


Hi, how are you? have you had trouble with the servers today? Also: do you like albums?


I'm doing great. How about you? I do like albums a lot. How about you, do you like albums?


I do like albums. i usually listen to jazz albums on youtube.


Oh! That is very nice. Do you happen to know when albums were first developed?


I dont know. older records were too quick to store enough music. probably when 33 rpm records came out?


Do you happen to know year when these came out?


I dont know. i used 45s when I was younger. 33s were there in the 1960s. not sure.


Oh! Thanks anyways. I was wondering where can an album be recorded?


I guess you could record one in your home, but people go to studios and work with an engineer.


Oh! Thanks, I didn't know. Could you tell me why are studios are built?


Studios are built because they are sound proof. you can record there without noise interfering with the recording.


Thank you so much. I'm curious, what is an album exactly?


It is a collection of audio recordings issued as a collection on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium.


Oh! Thank you so much, this very helpful. Do you happen to know by any chance what was one of the best selling albums of 2014?


2014? That was a good years for albums, if i recall correctly. probably some vintage albums continued to sell well.


Wow!!! I didn't know that. Do you happen to know the name of any of those albums?


Pink FLoyd had an album called Dark Side of the Moon, which probably continued to do well in 2014.


Wow!! That is awesome. Could you tell me when this particular album got released?


I think it was in the early 70s. I dont remember exactly. 71? 72? something like that. anyway, great chat!


I guess it was a very long time ago. Wow!!! Thanks. Do you know what is the best selling album of the 21 centrury?


Probably something by Linkin Park. I dont remember the name. Have a good weekend!


I read recently that it was Hybrid Theory. Thanks for chatting with me today. You have a great weekend as well!


if you want to see barack obama, you can apparently just zoom into the white house picture on google maps


I think that's kinda cool. He also has an official sign in American Sign Language.


that is interesting, also I guess obama's codename by the secret service was renegade for some reason


I guess they pick nicknames that are amusing to them. I'm concerned that Goldman Sachs donated so much to his 2008 campaign. When the crash hit, he already owed them a lot.


haha well that would explain why none of those people were prosectured after the crash, and apparently even if Obama were born in Kenya he would still be eligible to be president


yes, as long as you are born to US citizens, you are a US citizen by birth, and that's good enough to be president. McCain was born in Panama. I don't understand the obsession with his birth certificate.


ya I'm not sure either, do you like music at all?


I do, I don't like LInkin Park but apparently their hybrid theory is the best selling album of the 21st century so far


Those guys did an insane number of concerts in the year following the release of that album. I wonder if they did a clean version of their album for Walmart.


haha good question, I also like Pink Floyd and their album Dark side of the Moon is still a top selling record 40 years later


I guess every generation creates new fans. I know that Floyd recorded an album in an empty stadium.


that is wild, did you see the two japanese twins that made a rap album, I bet if they did a concert it would also be to an empty stadium haha


Are those the twins that are 100 years old? I bet they spit mad fire yo. Aerosmith keeps rocking too. They made more money on a video game than on their albums.


haha that is them, I think it's impressive that NWA released an album that went platinum without any airplay or a tour


The streets saw the talent and supported them. I don't think NWA could do a clean version for Walmart. Wouldn't be any lyrics left.


haha just release a blank cd! Do you do fantasy football? apparently they have fantasy spelling bees haha


I guess people will place a wager on anything. I wonder who majors in Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature in college. Seems like a waste.


that does, and yeah people even do fantasy politics and draft congress members, that just seems silly


People love risk and gambling. I'm not into politics enough to bet, but I think people that know the candidates can make some dough.


oh I bet, speaking of fantasy I think its interesting that a fantasy author was knighted because of how great his writing was


hi how are you? do you go to concerts much?


I have been to a few concerts in the past but it has been a very long time.


i have not gone recently. i dont have the cash or the time. id like to go. they are fun.


i went to an Eminem concert when I was much younger, that was a really crazy concert.


i bet he was dope live. he can spit made fire yo. he is the stuff.


Yeah his concert was one of the craziest I have ever been to, and yeah his stuff is really good when you hear it live.


he wanted to be a comic book artist originally. Some bands are just great live. Due to the success of their debut album, linkin park played 324 concerts in 2001 alone. I bet they got really good at live shows.


Yep that is why he references comic books in a ton of his older songs, Linkin park was an amazing band, but i am not sure we will hear much from them again.


that was tragic what happened to the singer. i guess they have a best selling album too. the ramones have showed no signs of slowing down.


Do you watch youtube videos? In 2007, youtube consumed as much bandwidth as the entire internet in the year 2000.


i have watched them. youtube is a monster. everyone uses it. it is the new television.


Do you think pewdiepie can stay on top, or will Tseries finaly win? Think he can hit 100 million before they do?


i do not follow pdp. he is a strange phenomenon to me. why watch someone playing video games?


Their reactions and commentary are the biggest reasons, it is why twitch is so popular, also he doesn't really play games that much anymore, his content has swayed away from that.


you sound like a fan. i have not followed him. i think that youtube had spawned stuff that will never make sense to my generation.


I watch him on and off, i didn't watch him when he just played games, because there are better channels to watch if you want that, like roosterteeth, but since his content changed his stuff is a lot better.


i think that there are things lurking on youtube that will boggle my addled mind. i should stick to old fashioned sitcoms and spielberg movies.


Well you can't go wrong with jaws or E.T, and some older sitcoms are great, I love golden girls, and the Andy Griffith show.


the old shows always please. I like to go back and watch them again. Anyway, great chat!


I occasionally go, although I normally do not have time. What about you?


i usually dont have time or money, but i do like to go to concerts. i went a lot when i was younger.


Ah. Do you ever watch the concerts on youtube if they are posted there?


i dont watch concerts on there. i do listen to songs on youtube. many old songs from long ago are on there.


So do I. Youtube is the second largest search engine on the internet! I believe that only google is larger than youtube!


google owns youtube, i think. i bet they share search engine technology.


Probably. Netflix and youtube make up over half of the internet traffic in North America


do you use netflix? I used to, but I don't now. Youtube is free. plus there are things you can downvote. Justin bieber's "baby" is the most disliked video on youtube


Actually, it has been topped by youtube rewind 2018. That video has at least 15 million dislikes!


i never saw that but i heard about it. was that a retrospective on something?


Yep. Police have their own version of youtube called blutube. I wonder who came up with that name.


yeah, it does have a strange sound to it. i would wonder if it had adult material or soemthing. i wouldnt think the police.


The video gangnam style had so many views that youtube had to upgrade to 64 bits!


i think its funny that that song got so popular. i dont know it at all. it is for a different generation.


Well, this generation its all about despacito. That video got over 5 billion views! thats over 5/7 the earth although I  am pretty sure that many individuals have watched it many times


5 billion?? i wonder who is watching it that much. I like to look at the older stuff because im older. i dont relate to the new music at all.


I am not a music fan although I do watch some music from time to time. What is your favorite song?


i like songs from the 70s and 80s. rock and pop. i dont have a favorite. Anyway, great chat!


Yes, thank you for your time, it was awesome chatting with you!


Have you seen Deadpool 2? I saw the first one but had too many distractions going on to enjoy it. I liked what I saw because it was sort of funny.


I loved Deadpool 2, Lady luck was my favorite in it, and of course the Juggernaut!


I'd really like to read the Deadpool Comic books. I haven't done any good reading in awhile. Have you?


that would be fun, I have read other superhero ones but never his, they would be so interesting. I love reading though


I think the Black Panther is a good comic book. Did you know that in the original Deadpool comics that he's described as Ryan Reynolds crossed with a Shar Pei? This was before the movie!


no way, his name was actually in the comic book? Do you think that is why he was hired?


That would be really cool if he read it himself and found out that way!  Brianna Hildebrand is in Deadpool 2. She's a good actress.


Who does she play in that movie? Deadpool is the highest grossing r rated film of all time that isn't directed by james cameron or george lucas, I wonder how close deadpool 2came


She's that teenager who's got short hair and I think she had a yellow suit. She was also in the Exorcist. I wonder if they'll be making a Deadpool 3? I hope so.


lol I never knew her name, I liked her. I hope they are making it, I would watch that for sure! Do you know who the director was?


No, I'm not sure, do you know? I know it's by 20th Century Fox but that's it. Did you know Ryan Reynold also is the voice of the mystery villain in Deadpool? That's funny!


Who was the mystery villain, I can't remember them from that movie? I think it was something Miller as the director


I think it's the guy who gave Deadpool his mutant powers and he's trying to find him at one point. It's kind of complicated...that's why I
am disappointed I didn't get to watch it with interruptions. lol


that makes sense lol. I will have to rewatch it and listen closely lol. Do you read any other comic books?


No, the most reading I do lately is for work or kids books. It's been awhile since I've gone to a bookstore like Barnes and Noble to get some reading material for myself. What about you?


Me too, I have a bunch of comic books, mostly marvel. I heard marvel created a generic comic book with purposes only to trademark super-hero and super-villain


i guess that's a good idea if it worked out! I learned in school that people questioned morality of reading novels. I wonder what those same people would say about the comic books of today?


That is a good point. I really got into the movie starship troopers when it came out and the book was even better!


I remember that..I think I even saw it in theater. I guess those people panicking about novels in the 18th century would feel pretty silly in today's world!


ha for sure, books have changed a lot since then! It is making me want to read my book. it was so good chatting with you!


I think I'll make it a goal to do more reading! ttyl!


Good evening! I just got in from seeing Deadpool 2, based on the Marvel character Deadpool. Have you seen it yet?


hi how are you? I have not seen DP 2. I saw the first one and liked it.


Deadpool is the highest grossing R rated film of all time that's not directed by James Cameron or George Lucas. I wonder if Deadpool 2 will come close to that record?


I think the fans of the character will support the series. i know that the humor is irreverent and that it appeals to a non kid audience.


Definitely. I didn't realize that in a 2004 comic book series Deadpool described himself as "Ryan Reynolds crossed with a shar-pei"! I can see why Ryan Reynolds thought he was destined for the role of Deadpool on the big screen!


He was perfect for the role. i dont know the original comic but he really does breathe life into the character.


He sure does! He shines, though there are so many other stars in the film, like Josh Brolin, Zazie Beetz, and T.J. Miller.


Yes, the casting was excellent, as far as I can tell. I think that is half the battle for a good film. Drop the right people into the role and the audience will accept the story.


Definitely. I feel like it's hard to go wrong with a comic book movie. Deadpool 2 is the 11th installment in the X-Men film series, and that's just one comic book franchise releasing films right now!


actually, i usually dont like comic book movies, mostly because there is too much CGI. i think story and character. most of the superhero stuff is about battles and explosions. i guess im getting old. LOL


There is a lot of visual excitement. Do you prefer a comic book to a movie? I like reading the panels and imagining some of the action myself


I am not really a comic book person. i prefer movies. I liked Spider-man 2.


Spider man is a good one! Marvel really has some great characters. Did you know they published a "generic comic book" in order to trademark the names "super-hero" and "super-villain"? Pretty sneaky!


That is funny! the lawyers were behind that one. i guess they will enforce that? I wonder who they would sue.


The words seem ubiquitous! But maybe they have a bunch of lawsuits in a different multiverse! I just found out that the Marvel Cinematic universe actually takes place in a different multiverse than the original comic book universe. Now I see why not everything lines up!


Yes, it is easier to explain everything. i dont really follow comic books, but I guess it gets pretty complicated.


What do you like to read? I like to read novels.


I read non fiction usually. i do like stories, but usually watch movies for that. novels are good, a better escape than TV, i think


I agree. It's hard to believe that in the 18th century there was a "moral panic" because of the spread of reading novels! I should probably go catch up on my reading now!


Yes, please do catch up on your reading! Have a good weekend!


Have you read any romance novels before?


No I have not.  Do people really read those?


I don't either but I don't get why people label them as bad, stupid, or for losers, would you characterize romance novels as those?


No I would not.  I always say "to each their own"


Is there a specific genre you would enjoy the most?


I would have to say Fiction.  I can not believe a judge tried to ban a science fiction comic in the 1950s!


That's crazy, why was that even a consideration in the first place, and then they suggested Ender's Game, a science fiction, as reading for military organizations, a little odd.


It was suggested by the judge because the comic featured a black character.  Awful!


Oh wow! That's why, I thought because the judge had an issue with science fiction. I wonder if that were to happen in today's society, what would happen?


Have you ever heard of the science fiction author Isaac Asimov?


No I haven't, is there any notable books that he wrote or perhaps that was later adapted to a movie?


Oh, I think I've seen that. That film was an adaptation of a book? Good thing we live in the current century because in the 18th century, there was even a "moral panic" because reading was so widespread! I think we have gone backwards a bit and a lot of people don't read books these days haha.


Ya I agree.  Reading is great. Apparently the longest piece of fiction is 4 million words long, and it is about a video game called Super Smash Bros.


Huh, I wonder if that's still considered reading. Maybe if more people read, they would know how to get out of the predicament like when a judge sued a small dry cleaning business for $67 million for losing a pair of pants, I do not know any pants worth that amount of money.


Speaking of pants.  It was illegal for women to wear pants in Paris, France until 2013.  Can you believe that?


Does that mean women were only allowed to wear skirts or something? That's insane, I would think that Paris is where fashion originates and people would be more liberal in their fashion adventures!


Ya apparently.  Women also weren't allowed to wear pants in the US Senate floor until 1993.  I find that so odd.


That's actually fairly recent I think, I wonder what the definition of  "saggy pants" is? If I were to take a stab at it, I'd say anything that displays your undergarments when walking, how would you define it?


I think something MC Hammer wore would be considered baggy, it's also the premise for Aladdin's pants too!


Hello, have you ever worked in a book store?


Actually, I did for a brief period. We didn't have many romance novels though.


Really? That is interesting. I'm not into romance novels myself. In fact I don't think I have read any of the ones that they are talking about.


Same here. It's mainly women who purchase romance novels, with 80 percent of copies being purchased by females.


I'm actually surprised the number is only 80%. I do like the movie Starship Troopers, I think it is a pretty good sci-fi flick.


Yeah, it is. It is based on a book, but was made into a movie. They have 3 sequels to it as well.


Did you see that a judge tried to ban a science fiction comic in the 1950s?


I didn't realize that, what was his reasoning?


The comic featured a black character, which was his only reasoning.


Wow that is crazy, seems like a mean judge to me.


Seems so, but the history of science fiction is very interesting.


I tend to agree. I didn't know Aladdin's pants were modeled after MC Hammer, you can't touch that!


I think it's crazy that women couldn't wear pants in Paris until 2013.


Seems so. Probably a pretty unofficial ban in modern times.


Yeah, I don't think it is true. I know a lot of french people.


I'm sure they probably knew nothing of the "ban" since it seems quite ridiculous.


Yeah, perhaps it is one of those old laws that is still on the books. WE have some weird laws in the U.S.


Yeah, in Arizona there is a specific law against feeding garbage to Pigs.


did you know that the seahorse is the only fish that is known to also have a neck?


Yes I did, but only because I came upon that fact randomly in my reading. Interesting in it's a way.


ya, I wonder what qualifies as a neck? becuase other fish have a separation from their mouth to their body, I don't know, i do want them to mix jellyfish genes with me though so I can become immortal like a jellyfish haha


Yes, I read about that jellyfish also in my reading, where a skunk emits bad odor or a possum plays dead when under stress or danger in a situation, those jellyfish can revert to smaller, underdeveloped child like states to avoid danger and then grow again in an infinite cycle. Interesting.


wow that is interesting, theres a lot of weird facts about fish like that, kind of like how 84% of human genes that predict diseases have counterparts in zebrafish, that's just crazy


Yes, I wonder if those zebrafish used in medical research? I also read the surface of the moon is more known about than the deeps of the sea, who knows what other amazing creatures are down there.


yes that is wild, I wonder if there is like, a really old dinosaur fish or something else awesome that hasn't been disocvered yet, we know so little about our own planet still and it's sad that 80% of earths natural forest has been eliminated at this point


Yes, you compound the loss of forest and photosynthesis, increased amount of CO2 from fossil fuels and global warming it seems a sad future for mankind. Interesting too that all Helium will be gone by the end of this Century.


ya that is scary, I know that it's used for balloons but also very important for manufacturing, I hope we can turn our using of resources around, apparently the earth was formed when a day was only 5.5 hours, so I guess the earth would do a complete rotation in that amount of time?


Yes, that really amazed me, the Earthy was spinning 5 times faster than it is now? I wonder. A 5.5 hour day would really mess with your sleep cycles. I've been up in northern Sweden when it was only 4 hours of daylight and that messes with you.


ya that's what I was wondering, like if days are faster but the earth is the same distance from the sun and moving at the same rate, years would be the same length but just have 5 fimes more days in a year


I assume if the earth's rotation is slowing at some distant time in the far future the days will be another 5 times longer or like 100 hours in a day. You'd have 50 hours of sunlight and 50 hours of daylight, like 2-3 days. That be a change.


yes that would be a major change, do you watch hockey at all? typically hockey rings are interchangable with basketball courts in size so they just switch between them at stadiums


I grew up in St. Louis so in the 80's I went to a lot of Blues-Blackhawks games. I live near Boston so there's a lot of Bruins hockey in the background but I don't have much interest. I knew the ice was below the basketball court and was always amazed there's no condensation, they must have a lot of insulation between.


ah I see, what's also crazy is that a hockey player can lose 8 pounds just during one game, that's a lot of weight but I bet it takes lots of energy to play a game, you're always moving, plus being cold will burn calories


Yes, and bundled up in all the layers of clothes and pads and protection and helmet while sprinting up and down the ice for 60 minutes. I wasn't really surprised by that fact when I gave it much thoughts.


that's true, what is surprising is that in 1993 a hockey player was traded for $1, and later went on to win 4 Stanley Cups, imagine the regret of the first time haha


Yes, I'm assuming he made more a $1 after the trade was completed (and was a value at the price). But as I said being a pseudo St. Louis Blues fan they've never won a Stanley Cup so good for that guy.


ya he must be relaxed, it's weird that Canada's national sports are hockey and lacrosse, I would imagine hockey is but I wouldn't have predicted that lacrosse is their other sport, I'd say that is not too popular in the USA


I agree, I thought in the US lacrosse was more a rich family/Ivy League elite sport. Canada always struck me more middle/working class so it was surprising to me lacrosse was a national sport.


yes I agree, my friend played lacrosse in high school but I had never heard of it before he started playing, I've seen it on TV randomly but I always change the channel haha


Change the channel, that we agree on regarding lacrosse!


haha that is true! such a boring thing to watch! give me hockey or football instead


I don't really follow it. Apparently the Vegas Golden Knights did well last season.


They got a ton of support from their fans. There were 18,042 fans on average at their home games


That's crazy, I've seen that's over capacity of their arena


Yes, I am not sure where the extra fans were put.


They must've included employees in the count.


Yes, another theory, though may have been a joke, was that pregnant women were included. I can imagine that children who are small enough to fit on the lap without a ticket could also be counted.


I've known of arenas that used to sell standing room only tickets.


Perhaps that was part of the count then. Also, three quarters of Golden Knights fans are locals.


This is surprising given all that there is to do in Las Vegas.


Did you know that Canada has another national sport besides hockey?


I was unaware there were any sports in Canada besides hockey!


Haha, that is funny. Lacrosse is also a national sport in Canada.


That's interesting, I would've never guessed that.


Apparently hockey is a good sport to take up for weight loss. A hockey player can lose up to 8 pounds in a game.


I can see that, even with short shifts they come off gassed.


It's surprising that throughout most of the world, hockey refers to field hockey.


I can see it, since its hard to keep ice in warmer climates


A shirt is just functionary for me, I don't really have an opinion about them.


I agree. In China, they have a fashion that involves layering as many shirts as possible and popping the collars.


Those Asians country's have some funny habits, but they probably say the same about us.  Kombucha is another one I don't understand.


Did you know Polo shirts were invented for tennis players?


I guess they polo players saw it and thought, we'll have that and put our name on it before the tennis players know what's going on.


Did you know button down is where the collar tips fasten to the body of the shirt?


I was not aware of that.  I've always been aware of that term but never really put much thought into it.


The official business and office attire in Hawaii is an aloha shirt.


I never liked dressing up for work back when I was in an office, not sure how I feel about those aloha shirts though, it feels a little like forced merriment.


Me either. I hate getting dressed up. I saw at Billy May's funeral the pallbearers wore blue shirts and khaki pants.


I think that would be more meaningful to me if I knew who Billy Mays was. Was he in the khaki industry?


He was a face for as seen on TV types of things. He loved blue shirts and khakis.


Oh, well I do know who he is, I just didn't know his name.  Did he ever try selling fermented drinks on TV, such as Kombucha?


It depends on my mood.  I can get really worked up at times watching them, I understand I may be burning a number of calories at the time.


Me too. Stephen King was terrified of Bambi when he was little.


I found that very sad, but not scary.  There's a scary movie called Sunshine that I like, kind of Sci-Fi horror.


I've never seen or heard of that one. I saw watching horror movies can actually make you enjoy art more.


Must awaken your sense or something.  My son watched a horror movie with me last weekend, as a kid I thought is was scary, he thought it was funny.  I guess tastes change.


Haha yep things change. Good talking to you today. Take care.


lets talk about hockey, Canada had a great winter Olympic season in 1924 scoring 132 goals total


Are we talking the ice form or the field form?


ice form, Lacrosse and ice hockey are both Canada's national sports


Two national sports.  That seems a little greedy.  I've never been much of a skater, a few times when I was a kid, but never got into it.


They are the only country in the world that has two national sports


Lookin at it on TV I'd imagine those guys must sweat a lot in all that clothing, even if it is on ice.


There was a hockey player that was traded for a $1 in 1993


I could have bought him.  Not sure what I'd do with  hockey player around the house, maybe laundry.


maybe, 8 pounds is the amount an average professional hockey player losses each game.


That's  a lot, you could make a lot of money by marketing a diet plan that loses 8 pounds in a single night.  You could have a nice big dinner after and not feel guilty, a fish supper maybe?


yeah, when they switch to basketball the hockey ring stays under the basketball court


I wonder if you can feel the temperature of the ice through the temporary court?  It's time we came up with a new sport, ice basketball, the same basketball just on ice.  Then they would not have to keep switching the court from one to the other.


Lets talk about the Earth next, it is the third planet from the sun and formed 4.5 billion years ago


I guess the rotation of the earth has slowed, a day used to be 5,5 hours,  a work day would have been shorter then.


yes, the earth has already lost so much of its natural forests, around 80 percent of them


From what I hear on the radio it's still losing more, and quickly.  I was also aware that we are losing helium, need to think more carefully about those birthday balloons.


I did not know that either, The earth by the end of the 21st century will be virtually helium-free


I've heard it a while back, I guess you can't make helium, and when it's released into the air it escapes our atmosphere, never to be seem again.


If you put the earth's history in a 24 hour period, humans only represent 1 minute 17 seconds


I can never comprehend these time scales, lie the size of galaxies, and distances in light years.  Just too vast to process.


yeah, the Earth's surface is mostly water, being covered by 71%


Hello, did you enjoy the iron man films. My son loves them.


Robert Downey jr made 10 million dollars for iron man 2. He only made 500k for the first installment.


Nice!  The fist movie grossed over $585 million dollars!


Robert only got 10 million of that. He was the best part of the movie.


Yes.  The actor who played Ralphie in "A Christmas Story" was the executive producer of Iron Man.  I didn't know that.


I heard that. Also that he decided to do the movie without a script.


That's neat!  Paul Bettany the voice of Jarvis has never seen the Iron Man movies.


Well he must be make a conscience effort not to, because Im sure he has had many chances. Lol.


lol Right?  Stan Lee created Iron Man because he thought no one would like him.


Thats just crazy. He is my son second favorite, after transformers. I guess it worked out for stan though.


I love the sound of the guitar. Did you know Brian may uses coins for his picks.


He probably gets a different sound from using them.  He also holds a phd in astrophysics.  Incredible!


I bet he wouldnt be smashing guitars like matthew bellamy. He holds the record  for most smashed guitars on tour.


I do use facebook.  I heard that iceland is actually rewriting their constitution using facebook.


That is pretty cool!  Did you hear about that Facebook promotion that Burger King was running?


I heard about it after the fact. I would have deleted all my friends. Lol.


I would have too!  I can't believe there are more than 2.2 billion active users on facebook.  Incredible.  It's been fun chatting!


Yeah it has and I cant believe it either. Have a good day.


I'm just relaxing and playing my guitar. It has six strings and I'm using a guitar pick.


Nice. Have you ever set speakers on fire?


I have not! Have you? I often play the f chord, which is also the same as the dialtone.


I have not. I cannot play the guitar. How long have you played for?


It has been about 15 years. Mine is average sized, but I would love t play the world's smallest guitar that Cornell built.


I would be afraid I would break it.... Brian May had a degree in astrophysics.


Brian May seems like the kind of guy that would like Iron Man. Jon Favreau did a great job directing that film.


Brian May also uses coins as a guitard pick. I wonder which one he uses?


His ability to build guitars from old parts around the house is impressive.


Astoria is a floating house boat that Pink Floyd turned into a recording studio. That was not in their bio!


I love pink floyd almost as much as I love Tony Stark. His engineering talents are out of this world!


So is MySpace turning down an noffer to buy facebook for $75M. What were they thinking?


That is nuts! Facebook has been so popular since mark zuckerberg started it in 2004.


He is color blind so he made the primary color blue. Who knew?


Interesting! Can you imagine if the like button said awesome instead? that would be odd.


I dont think it would have the same effect if it said awesome... Do you?


I don't. I much prefer like and I think the many users would agree. It is a huge news resource for 30% of users.


I feel like 30% is too many people using it for news. What happened to CNN or Fox or MSNBC?


Very true. It is irresponsible to rely on social media for news. But it is relevant in divorce, as 1/3 of filings refer to facebook.


Hi,  Do you like learning about alternative energy?  Did you know that more than 80 % of the earth's natural forests have been destroyed?  That is sad.


It is interesting. That's very sad! There will be virtually no helium left by the end of the century.


No, do you? I heard there is a united nations ambassador to extraterrestrials! That would be an interesting job.


I wonder how you get paid for that, salary or hourly?


Oh, okay.  What's your favorite planet?  Is it Earth or something else?  I think I like Jupiter for how large and beautiful it is with rings.


I like venus. It's the only one that moves clockwise.


Venus doesn't have seasons.  I wonder what the temperature is like.  Probably a little warmer than here now!


Definitely! Pluto is no longer considered a planet.


I heard that.  Apparently there is a planet where shards of glass precipitate sideways at 4500 mph in 2000 F weather.  That sounds dangerous!


Are you a Star Wars fan?  Did you know that Lucas' wife had a large impact on changes to the original Star Wars film including Obi Wan's death.  She got an academy award for editing the film and George didn't get one for directing


I had no idea, that's surprising! The first movie was in 1977.


James Earl Jones is a gem in the movies.  Did you know that he only spent 2.5 hours recording all of darth vader's lines for Star Wars and was paid $7500.


That's wild! especially since the franchise is worth $65 billion.


I'm sure he's made more since.  In 2013, they dubbed Star Wars in Navajo which turned out to be the first major film in a Native American language.  That is impressive.


That's pretty cool! Lucas is a billionaire because he kept merchandising rights.


That was smart thinking!  They had the interesting prequel trilogy concept too which was a different way of presenting the movies.


Yes, it sure was. I learned a lot about Star Wars from you. Thanks for chatting!


Thanks to you too!  Hope you get to see the next Star Wars movie when it comes out!


I think that Hoth can be a ice world. That would be cool.


And Tatooine a desert, sounds like they are perfect opposites!


By the end of this century , we wont have any helium. Thats scary.


It really is, I was listening to a podcast, they mentioned helium in the air prevents particles from colliding that could develop tiny black holes.


Wow thats cool. Cant believe star wars came out in 1977. Old as heck.


Yeah, and when I talk to some teenagers these days they think I, II and III are the OG.


Thats right! lol Im trying to think who James earl is. only paid 7500 buck. Not bad for 3 hours  but compared to the actors and actresses pay now! What a difference


He said the most memorable lines in all of the films!


So I was reading, the earth is 4.5 million years old smh. Its hard to imagine that on a timelapse gravitating with the moon and sun.


It is old, and in the beginning an earth day was only 5.5 hours.


Wow. It really gets me thinking about 80 percent of that natural forest been destroyed. And the world is running out of resources smh.


We have done a lot of damage to out planet in our short time here as humans.


71 percent is covered with water already. We got to get a ticket to mars with elon musk lol


The prices of the tickets will be like 200k. Speaking of money. Star wars franchise is estimated at 65 billion dollars


And Star Wars is only going to grow.  Lucas gave up more directing fee to keep all the merchandising rights... made him pretty rich.


Yes. I like how Lucas swerved on 20th century fox and in return became a billionaire


His wife has even won awards for her work on the movies.


People couldnt wait to see star wars when it came out. The dubbed it in navajo into a native american language.


Wasnt it the first film to have that done too?


I believe it was. A Franchise like that, no one wants to miss out.


You too!  Have a great night, sleep well!


quite a bit, have you ever been to Japan?


I have not but I hear it can get expensive if you travel there by car


Yeah it can cost you up to $300 in tolls


Yeah that is quite a bit. In Mackinac Island there are no motorized vehicles allowed


Yeah they get around with horses and bikes and stuff like that


Yeah much better. Did tou know the dutch are creating a fast bus?


Yeah it is supposed to go as fast as 160 mph


Yeah pretty awesome do you know who is the first kind to travel the world?


Yes. Do you have a favorite type of shoes?


Me too. Ballet dancers go through 4 pair s of them in a week


Wow that is a lot of shoes and I imagine a lot of money as well


Yeah. 5000 year old shoes are more durable than the ones today


WOw we need to crack that secret. DO you know how to keep the shoes fresh?


Yeah you can use tea bags which is pretty genius


I love them . DO you know how the polo shirts originated?


Yes that was all thanks to the famous tennis player Rene Lacoste


Hello there, do you travel much for work or for fun?


I do travel for fun at times. How about yourself. Do you travel at all?


I use to travel a bit when I was younger, but don't really have the means or the time to now, but I do like to take a small trip every summer.


I heard that Iceland has no public rail service whatsoever.


I think I have heard that from a friend of mine that traveled there as well.  Sounds like it is just flights to get around to the major cities.


That is strange but then again Iceland is a small country.


Yeah it sure is, speaking of small, did you know that the first king to travel all of the way around the world was king Kalakaua from Hawaii?


No. I didn't know this what an interesting fact. I didn't even know that Hawaii had a king.


I thought that was really interesting as well.  Did you hear about the travel rules on another island, Mackinac island?


I guess they banned all motorized vehicles there over hundred years ago, and it still stands today.


That is very bizarre. How do people get around in that island?


They mostly travel around by bikes and old horse drawn carriages I guess.


Wow. That is interesting. I guess that island has difficulty adjusting to the modern times.


Yeah well I think they want to keep it that way to be honest.  I think it keeps that old fashioned feel.


You could be right because I believe that people there are use to do things a certain way and they don't want to change it. I can understand that.


Yeah I think it is really cool to be honest.  Have you ever wanted to visit Japan?


Yes I always wanted to visit Japan but I never had the time to do so. How about you, have you visited Japan at all?


No, I would really like to go, despite the flight, but I heard that they have expensive tolls across the whole country.


Yes you're right!!! I heard that it costs more than $300 to travel across the entire country.


Yeah it does!  But, I have heard that the roads there are all in really nice shape and it is a breeze to drive.


That is very nice. It was nice chatting with you as well and I hope you have a great night!!! Thanks


Same to you, I hope you have a good night!


Yes, I like to travel.  I find it exciting to explore new places.  What about you?


I like travelling too. It's also a very long trip.


When I travelled around Japan on my recent trip abroad, I noticed that all their roads are toll roads and it cost me $300.00 to travel across the country.


Yes, it was.  Do you know the frst king to travel around the word was King Kalakaua of Hawaii?


Yes, I think his 1874 travels had made him the first reigning monarch to visit America and the first honoree of state dinner at the White House. Is it right?


Yes, I think you're correct.  I wonder what type of shoes who wore on that long trip?


I think activity shoe is the best one to go on long trip.


You're probably right about that.  I read somewhere that 5000 year old shoes perform better than these modern shoes.  Maybe he was wearing some antiques..lol


Of course, no quality at that time. When old is best for every time.


I'm currently living in my Ugg boots until Winter is officially over, they have a complex construction and may cost a few hundred bucks, but they're worth it.  Keep my footsies warm and dry.  Do you spend alot on shoes?


In summertime, I usually just wear your basic sandal.  Which is nothing more than a thin sole and simple strap, but Wintertime I feel you need to spend extra money for a good quality boot to keep your feet warm.  Do you do any hiking?


I was regularly use shoes only. I have not been so far. Do you like hiking?


Well at least you wear shoes.  lol I like to go hiking.  There's been a new hiking/ mountain biking trail dedicated in the power line's right of way by my house.  I was wondering if you'd like to join me on a hike?


Definitely, What is your opinion about shirt?


That's cool, I'll give you a call later and setup a time and day for our hike.  I wear shirts daily, ususally the button down version, mainly for my work.


I like casual type shirts because i am a conservative.


I hear you on that one, I'd like to live in Hawaii where they wear the Aloha shirt as their official business/ office attire.  Wouldn't that be nice?


Each one depends on each and every person's mood. Is this right?


Sure does.  Well, it's been nice chatting with you.  I'll give you a call later this week and setup our hiking date.


Okay, thank you very much to chat with me.


I like hospital shows or drama type shows.  Did you know that there is a website where  you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas.  That might be interesting.  I would love to hear "The War of the Worlds"


Not really but I think dramas on the radio might be interesting.  I read that Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor ever for a tv drama.  He earns $700,000 per episode on  House.


I also saw that Michael Caine became an actor just because the prettiest girls were in his drama class in highschool


Despite his reasons, you have to admit his acting is great


Yes for sure.  There are so many different types of drama.  For instance radio drama, drama performed on stage, tv drama, movies, and even drama set to music as in a Opera.  I more or less like them all.


I like how you can divide drama into comedy and tragedy, both bringing depth to the story


Yes that is very interesting.  Do you like Steven Spielberg?  He is considered to be one of the founding pioneers of the new Hollywood era and he is one of the most popular directors and producers in history


Who doesn't? Many of his films are now classics


Yes, they say that summer was considered at one time to be a bad time to release a movie in the theater because of low sales until Steven Spielberg released Jaws


That just proved there isn't periods of low sales, just low quality movies


Right exactly.  I just saw something I didn't know before.  Steven Spielberg actually played the clarinet in the Jaws soundtrack.


Don't you just love it when the director or producer plays a direct part in their film like marvel's stan lee


Oh I know.  I would always look for him in his movies.  This was kind of funny.  when Steven Spielberg rode Jurrasic Park ride on opening day he requested that he was let off before the 84 foot drop.


Wow it happens that fast?  I have never ridden it before.  I also saw that he makes millions still from Star Wars because of some bet he made with George Lucas in 1977.  I wonder that was all about?


They simply wagered a part of their earnings of their film


Oh ok that makes sense.  He sounds like a caring person.  I saw that after filming the Goonies he flew the entire cast out to Hawaii and surprised the director Richard Donner with a cookout


Sounds like a great guy to know. In any case, thanks for chatting.


Hello! Do you like the watch Shark Week?


Did you know they've evolved earlier than dinosaurs and trees?


I didn't know that.  I've heard that sharks can be trained like dogs to bark!


Very interesting! You associate sharks with being vicious but they've saved sailors too besides dolphins.


That's interesting!  I would like to see some video of where the Great White sharks congregate in the middle of the Pacific ocean in an area known as the white shark cafe.


I went snorkeling with sharks last month. Talk about a crazy time! We went out for 5.5 hours, which is how long a day was when earth formed.


Wow. That would be fun I bet!  That must have been when the Earth was formed over 4.5 billion years ago?


It was! They say earth will be helium free by the end of the 21st century. No more crazy high pitched voices!


LOL On a sad note...more than 80 percent of the Earth's natural forests have already been destroyed.


That is so sad! The UN appointed an ambassador to aliens lol.


lol  That's funny!  If Earth's entire history was viewed in a 24 hour period, humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds.  Such a short time.


It really is the grand scheme of things! I wonder how long Apple's clothing line would have taken up in the time since they had one in 1986.


I wonder if they are worth any money now as collectibles?  Rip Curl makes clothes in North Korea yet the label says China.  I wouldn't buy those because I've heard horror stories of North Korea factories and how they treat the people who work there.


I agree I wouldn't too. I wouldn't buy clothes or cameras from that Alabama store either. They basically sell things found in unclaimed baggage!


Wow.  Talk about a business model.  lol  Pilgrims wore clothes that were full of color contrary to the sterotype of black and white.


They only wore black for special occasions.


They didn't do a good job teaching us that in school.  They always showed pictures of them wearing black and white. lol


I completely agree! They probably neglected to tell us a lot.


Jumping back to the Earth topic...Did you know that 71 percent of the Earth's surface is covered with water?


How's it going? Do you think sharks are interesting? I never knew they were related to rays


I have never met a shark that I didn't like. Personable, good at parties... Oh wait, that's dogs. Sorry. Don'T know much about sharks.


I always thought they were pretty cool, and scary, apparently sharks evolved earlier than dinosaurs


Sharks have been around longer than the trees. Sharks have an ancient wisdom from deep within the waters. One day they might reveal it to use. They are like people. shy, sassy, social


Yea sharks are really interesting, they can even be trained to bark like dogs


Is that true? Barking sharks?? I wonder what that sounds like. I figure that sharks would not make much noise. New Yorkers are more dangerous than sharks. New Yorkers can bark, too.


There's a place in the pacific where white sharks gather, I guess it's a shark version of NYC


They're up to something. We should check that out. I've heard that sharks are ticklish. Do they tickle each other?


I don't know, I wonder if not having ribs has anything to do with sharks being ticklish


Sharks are sensitive types. In Indonesia, some fisherman have made them into pets. I wonder what pet sharks can do for fisherman


I don't know, I heard some sharks have rescued sailors like dolphins are known to do


I figured sharks would want a tasty meal, but maybe a friendship gives them a deeper sense of satisfaction. Sharks cannot live on meat alone. They need companionship on the high seas.


Well they have a lot of space to look for it, the earth is 71% water


So much water, but we can't drink most of it. Would you want to live under the sea, like Homer Simpson? You could make many shark friends.


Probably not, I love to live in the forest but unfortunately 80% of the earth's forests are gone


We can't blame that on the sharks, unfortunately. We done that. Not to spite the sharks, but still, we done it.


Yes hopefully something will be done to help restore the forests that have been destroyed by people


We've only got 20% left to go. Some people see that as a challenge to be met. The sharks are better at caring for their environment. The undersea forests are still going strong


Yea, polar regions covered in ice don't have to worry about sharks melting them


If the sharks meeting in the Pacific are planning something in anticipation of the magnetic field reversing, maybe the sharks know about the caps melting.


Maybe. Well I have to go, nice talking with you


Apparently Calvin Klein had a big presentation of his latest fashions.


Really, I imagine he has a lot of those.


I think there is one big one each year.  The 2019 theme had a lot to do with the ocean, sharks and the like.


Sounds interesting I guess. I have never been one to really keep up on fashion to be honest.


I understand.  One of the pieces was a T-shirt with a big open mouth shark showing its teeth.  It would be odd to pay Calvin Klein type money for a t-shirt.


Yeah to be honest, I buy most of my clothes at wal mart. Lol.


I just ate at IHOP and a woman next to our booth was wearing Calvin Klein. That seemed like a fish out of water (no pun intended with the shark clothing comments before)


Lol. I can speak on IHOP. I love that place. Best part. All those flavored syrups. Amazing.


Yep. Did you know that sharks have no rib cage so their own weight can crush them on land.


Wow that is interesting to know. Have you heard about bulletproof clothing.


I know about Kevlar.  Is there more news lately?


Apparently miguel cabarello a bulletproof clothing mogul actually shoots all his employees to test the quality of his products.


Mercy.  I would need a HUGE bonus for that work function.  Speaking of clothing, Pilgrims wore colorful clothing and wore black and white only on special occasions.


I think it would be cool to work there. know they arent gonna just shoot somebody with a chance of it actually hurting them. At least then I could say I have been hot and survived.


I would rather say I have not been shot.  Did you know that Apple had a clothing line in 1986?


I didnt know that. I have seen the shirts with the apple logo on them. I wastn aware that apple actually made the shirts though.


Brands on clothing weren't so common back then.  Apple was a niche player so probably the people who wore the cloths were kind of snobbish about it.


Probably. I heard a story about a guy wearing 70 items of clothing to avoid a baggage charge at a chinese airport. Thats taking it a little far if you ask me.


I can't imagine that many layers.  Every human society has worn clothing.  Some were revealing like grass skirts.


I don't think there's anything wrong with that!


Yes.  Down with coconut bras!  Nice chatting with you.


Sometimes I do.  I used to watch the show House.  It was good. I learned recently that Hugh Laurie made the most money ever for a tv drama actor. He got $700,000 per episode.


I used to watch that show as well, that's a lot of money per episode.


It definitely is.  What do you think of mimes?


I've never watched a mime do a full performance so I don't know what to think of them.


I've seen them on tv.  They say that mime is a form of drama. I actually never thought about it like that until recently.


I know there have been a few famous mimes so there has to be something to that art form.


True.  Do you like opera?  It's another form of drama.


I have never seen an opera, how about you?


No I haven't.  I haven't seen a ballet either and supposedly it's a form of drama too.  I guess my exposure to drama is limited to tv and movies.


I have been to the ballet, it's amazing that you can see the storytelling in the dance itseld.


Yes if you replace the dialogue with dancing it kind of works that way.


Sounds nice!  Have you ever listened to any radio dramas?


I have not but I have listened to a podcast that was made to resemble one of those.


Some of them are pretty good.  Hey, have you heard of Michael Caine?


Yes, he's a great actor. He was awesome in the new Batman movies as Alfred.


I agree!  Did you know that the whole reason he became an actor was because all of the pretty girls were in drama class at his school?


I would imagine that's the reason a lot of actors got their start!


You're probably right!  Do you like Jim Carrey?


I do, I liked his earlier stuff. He's gotten a little strange now.


He's not doing dramas any more because his belief system prevents him from doing them.


Hi! Yes, I played when I was a kid but don't play anymore, do you?


I played a little as a youth, but I had no talent for it. I enjoy watching a good match, though.


Do you have a favorite tennis player you like to watch? I saw that the quarterfinalist Gael Monfils beat Roger Federer after learning how to play just days earlier, how is that possible!


My all time favorite is John McEnroe. Regarding Gael Monfils, wow! What an achievement. I guess Tennis skill translates to ping pong.


Yeah, whatever it is, they have great hand eye coordination! I'm not familiar with John McEnroe. Serena Williams is also a great player, they beat people ranked 200 or worse in tennis!


John McEnroe was a genius at Tennis. Unfortunately, his temper often got the best of him. Serena Williams is great, but in my opinion she plays in an era without a great depth of talent. In the past, the skill of many players was very close to the ability of those at the very top.


Did he yell at the refs, launch the tennis racket into the ground? Oh, that's an interesting point! Even if she couldn't play anymore, she's the co-owner of the Miami Dolphins, so I think she has her future aligned for her.


Yes, McEnroe was a terrible sportsman, but a great player. Serena has certainly achieved success.


Not only that, she speaks fluent French and Italian! I wish I spoke a different language as well. If I had to choose one, I'd choose French, the romance language, as some like to call, what would you choose?


Either language is a romance language as they both are derived from Latin, the language of the Romans. If I had to choose, I would choose Italian, I guess. But learning either would be fun and engaging. It is impressive that Serena can speak both.


Good point! Even with her success and fame, she's ranked as only 95th in the world but she did go on to win the Australian open against Maria Sharapova, I wonder what ranking she is?


Maria Sharapova was briefly ranked number 1 in the World. She has since retired, I believe. It seems like the best players reach a peak, then fall back in the rankings, only to rise to the top again.


Oh I see, she even won a tournament while being two months pregnant! I wonder if she knew she was pregnant at the time because is that safe to do?


I believe she did know. It seems to me that there was controversy at the time whether she should be allowed to do it. I'm not qualified to judge. I'm just glad things, apparently, turned out okay.


Me too, but if things hand't, I imagine she might've received negative backlash for her actions. Those games are entertaining but I do enjoy Bill Nye "The Science Guy, he actually got his big break by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest, I don't think there's a resemblance, do you see it?


I guess I see a mild resemblance. I've seen Bill Nye, but don't know much about him. I know he is really an engineer, not a scientist. But that doesn't mean he can teach people about science.


Yeah some people who are scientist or engineers aren't really teachers, they know the stuff but don't know how to translate that into knowledge and education. I think Bill Nye does a great job of educating people who are clueless about things, I also thing Gordon Ramsay is an excellent teacher as well. Got any favorite teachers?


I am a teacher. I'm not a great one, but on my best days I'm pretty good. The best teacher I ever had was a high school government teacher. Her name was Mrs. Marks, she was a Marxist. I am very conservative. Despite our differences, she was very influential. Gordon Ramsay can be a bully, no?


Oh that's awesome! That's very respectable, I always thing people who can challenge my opinions and thoughts and I end up liking the person are worthy of respect and praise. I think his intentions are pure though, but he explains things very well


He certainly is successful. He has two or three shows on Fox. I've enjoyed talking to you!


I try to watch tennis when I can but I don't follow it too much.


I enjoy watching some of the major tournaments including Wimbledon. I did watch that super long match John Isner had.


It was but it was spread out over a couple days. They had to suspend play a few times.


That is the longest match in history if Im not mistaken.


It was, it was an earlier round match to, not ever for the championship!


I used to be pretty good at table tennis myself


I played table tennis a bit but only casually. I never had regular access to a table to get a lot better.


Did you know that a black man won the 1st us open tennis title.


Yes it was Arthur Ashe who is a legendary tennis player


Really. Its sad that no black man has won one wince.


Yes I would be curious to know if any other black players have come close or if there has been a lack of black male tennis players since Ashe won.


Im not sure. I will have to look it up later.


The Williams sisters are two black athletes who have dominated the tennis scene for years however.


I would bet that Serena could probably beat a few of the men on the circuit!


I dont know. She got beaten pretty good by Karsten braasch and he was ranked 203rd


I'm sure it's not easy but maybe a lower ranked player. It was nice talking tennis with you.


Can't really say that I do. DOn't know the sport well. You?


I used to follow it but not so much now. DO you know the association between tennis and polo shirts?


I have no idea. Is that originally a tennis shirt? Seems pretty stylish for sportswear.


Yeah it was invented by a tennis player by the name of Rene Lacoste


Oh, that Lacoste. I got ya. That's interesting.


Yeah pretty interesting correlation. Once they had to use a helicopter to dry the field during the US Open


That seems excessive, but I guess they needed a quick solution to the problem. Bring in the helicopters!


Yup difficult times call for difficult measures I guess. Do you know how long was the longest tennis game?


Well it lasted for 11 hours and was spread over 3 days


What? Three days? Did the fans watch the whole thing? That's crazy. They got their money's worth.


I am not sure but everyone must have been really tired. No balc guy has won the US Open since 1968


Tennis is the sport of the wealthy and there is an imbalance in wealth. The sport will change. The Williams sisters have done well.


They have done amazing. Serena is such a star. Did you know she speaks 3 languages?


I guess she travels and has lived different places. A bright capable person. She is determined to succeed.


For sure. And she is a business woman too as she co-owns the Miami Dolphins


Smart investment. That'll pay off in years to come. She probably will have a great life after tennis too.


I am sure she will. She won her 23rd grand slam when she was 2 months pregnant


Astonishing. She is unstoppable. Even pregnant. I wonder what her kid will grow up to do. Anyway, nice chat!


Hello! Did you know the highest point on the moon is 1938 meters higher than Mt Everest!


Hello!  No I didn't know that.  For some reason I think of the moon flat with craters but i guess if the crater is deep enough then there would be high points.  It seems so odd to think of something smaller than our planet having something bigger though doesn't it?


We probably dont even know how deep some of our oceans are! Apparently the UN has an ambassador in case aliens contact us


I do know that! I think I would love to be that ambassador!  Who knows someday maybe he or she will actually have a job to do!  Did you know that moon dust can cut through kevlar?


That's a bit scary. Soon we will see a moon dust saw.


We just might at that.  The only problem is that moon dust is harmful to people. It can cause a disease called moon hay fever.  It doesn't sound too serious by the name but you never know I suppose.


Sounds like summer and spring allergies, with a bit of moon mixed in. Wow. When the earth was first formed days were 5.5 hours long


That seems so bizarre to have days that short.  i'm assuming the planet was close to the sun otherwise how would the trees and other plant life get enough sun?


I'm not a scientist - dunno! Apparently the sun produces enough energy in one second to fuel our entire planet for a half million years.


We really should all be using solar energy considering that fact.  Did you know that a lightening bolt on earth is hotter than the surface of the sun?


I heard that somewhere. Have you thought about solar panels?


I have thought about solar panels but i can't afford them.  I am hoping that the powers that be will start marketing them for everyone.  Have you thought about them?  It makes sense to use solar energy.  Our sun is only 1 billionth the size of the largest star in our galaxy so if you think about it, solar energy use can be endless.


I have a couple trees thaht might make it difficult.


I don't know. I 've seen solar equipment from companies that doesn't have to be on roofs.  It's expensive but possible.  Our moon and other moons however don't have energy as far as I know.  Oh, I do know though that titan, one of Saturn's moons produces methane and even has shown evidence of methane based life.


I certainly wouldn't mind powering my house especailly in the summer. I'm not counting on winter in the upper midwest. Pluto also has possible methane ice.


I wonder if it has methane life on it.  Have you heard about the earth's moon moving away?  I've heard that it is getting farther away every year.


I had not heard that. Interesting since it controls the movement of water on earth


I was thinking the very same thing. I wonder what will happen with the ocean tides and currents as it moves away.  Better yet, I would like to know why it is moving away.


It doesn;t like us, it is moving in orbit. I would imagine just directional changes in how the oceans move.


It really amazes me what all scientists know.  I mean, they are able to detect that Mar's largest moon, Phobos, is partially hollow!


Nice chatting with you .Have a great day


Have you heard that Jupiter's moon Europa might have jagged ice spikes? Pretty neat!


Yeah, I guess now we know why the monolith said attempt no landing there.


Haha, interesting! But in the future scientists may want to do missions looking for possible alien microbes in the liquid water.


From what I've seen the moons of Jupiter and Saturn are the most promising prospects for finding life.


Yeah, and it's neat how there are several forms of ice.


I think the conditions on those moons are a lot like those on Earth when life appeared. I wonder if the earth's day is so much longer now because of the moon's tidal effect?


It is surprising that days used to be only 5.5 hours long. I can't get enough done in 24 hours, ha


Well, the day's (very slowly) getting longer, so if you can live another billion years or so it might get better for you.


It's disgusting how much of earth's forests have been destroyed. I  read recently that reforestation and rewilding could absorb decades worth of CO2.


Yeah, so sad. Even though if Earth's history was viewed as a 24 hour period we would only have been here for over a minute.


Apparently we've used up almost all the helium in that short period as well.


That is crazy. Well maybe we will have to move to another planet and destroy it as well. The UN has appointed an official ambassador to alienates in case we ever made contact.


It might be better not to have all our eggs in one basket if we destroy this one.


What do you think of space exploration? Like going to the moon?


I'm definitely in favor of it. I'd like to see it move more in the direction of open-source projects organized along p2p lines instead of under government or corporate control. How about you?


I'm on the fence. I guess we can't live on the moon, though, since moon dust is harmful to humans. It causes a disease called moon hay fever.


Yeah, I only recently learned about that. I wonder what the dust composition is -- it sounds like asbestos or talc or something.


Yeah, I wonder. I'd love to visit the highest point on the moon though I doubt that would be possible. It is 1938 meters higher than Mt. Everest.


I guess it would be easier to climb in that gravity though.


Yeah, it probably would. I will go look into that further now. Have a good day!


Hello, I am good. How are you? I do like google.  I use it so much every day that it is hard to believe it's been around since 1998. It seems like it's always been around.


I know, I use it alot too! its always there to go to!


Yes it is.  Larry Page and Sergey Brin have to be geniuses for thinking it up.


Agree, One single Google search requires a huge amount of computing power.


That is amazing to think about.  Do you know how much power it uses?


More than for Neil Armstrong and 11 astronauts to the moon!


Wow!  I had no idea it was that much.  So many people use google nowadays.  When it went down back in 2013 for five minutes it took %40 of web traffic with it.


That's scary! They had a good idea to use goats instead of a mowers.


Instead of mowing the lawn, they eat the grass at the headquarters.


I'm really impressed with that.  That sounds like they care about the environment.


Nice.  Europe, makes me think about how google does their maps.  If there is a border dispute they tailor it to the claims of each country where the browser is located.


Yes, I know. Hard to believe red and blue colors started  for both parties in 2000.


Are you talking about the political parties?  I thought those colors had been around much longer than that!


Yes, Thats what surprised me too! At least that what I always saw.


The parties have been around for a while. There hasn't been a president that hasn't been republican or democrat since 1853.


Yes, Republicans were the only party that had presidents with beards. lol Great chat!!


Harry Truman hated republicans so much he wouldn't even be photographed with Dumbo at Disneyland!


lol, I know, crazy! Good to be tall to win the election. They win most of the time.


Well, thank you. Do you like Michael Jackson or Elvis?


I like both of them. I didn't know that Elvis dyed his hair. I just assumed it was natural.


I didn't know that.  I wonder if he did it prior to his fame, or after.  I don't remember seeing any blond pictures of him.


I didn't know that Freddie Mercury wrote a song for Elvis. I didn't get an Elvis vibe from the beat.


I like it when artists do art for each other.  It's a flash of genuine.  Do you think it should have been in Elvis style or Freddie Mercury style?


Should be Freddie. He had his style, and Elvis had his own. I like the fact that Elvis failed music. That says a lot about school and life.


For someone who broke barriers with his music, it doesn't surprise me that he'd fail a class likely devoted to convention and history of the field.


Exactly. His conception of music just didn't fit.


"Just didn't fit" describes a lot of innovators.  Michael Jackson too, and likely many others.


I wonder what it was like to be married to Michael Jackson. I guess if you grow up the daughter of Elvis, it's not so strange.


I can't imagine trying to navigate marriage as a famous person.  It's sad that it seems they hookup and breakup just for the tabloids.


Probably a lot of lawyers involved before and after the marriage. I guess that why famous people marry other famous people. Dolly Parton married a regular guy though.


I'm glad to hear that.  I once thought that all rich and famous people should marry poor people so they could share their wealth.  But now I think it's the rich who best understand the rich and have a greater hope for a good marriage.


All of the weirdos and stalkers that try to get into their lives. It must be irritating. I'd love to have the money that Elvis had, but not the fame. Nobody ever leaves you alone!


It's gotta be hard.  And to grow up as a child star like Michael Jackson ... even harder.


His childhood must have made him want to do things like build a giant robot of himself in the Nevada desert. What purpose does that serve?


Sounds like a silly daydream idea.  Maybe it would help to improve the environment too with every step.  That would be cool.


I think that would be a cool aspect of fame. You could promote important causes.


It would.  But then again, it seems you would have to stick to a fairly non-controversial cause like hunger.


LOL. "I'm against bad things in the world!" "Which ones?" "The ones that everyone hates so that they'll like me for opposing them!"


Yep, exactly.  If you're edgy as an artist, you should be allowed to be edgy as a philanthropist.


Money and fame should give you the chance to challenge the status quo.


Exactly, otherwise, what's the point of having the money and power?  I fear they get scared of losing it all, so they don't speak out.  Fame can go away easily.  What cause would you champion if you could?


Something pretty basic like public transportation. I think it's not rocket science and would help the average Joe.


Yeah, I can't see a celebrity talking about that. What would you do?  Free transit for the homeless?


Free transit would be good. Just more of it. High speed rail. STuff like that.


Now you're getting to Elon Musk territory.  I'd hope it would be self-sustaining without continued need for cash.  But cash to start it up is important too.


Gas taxes could help. Higher bridge tolls could, too. I enjoyed chatting with you!


Actually, no, though some say watching them helps burn calories. Some kind of fear factor?


I bet, I think it is like 180 calories per movie. I can watch 10 per day and get rock hard abs soon


As long as you don't use them to chop up victims! Some horror film plots seem predictable, almost silly. People do laugh at horror films, don't they?


lol I won't, just for the beach! They all seem predictable lol, you can yell dont go into the room in almost every one!


Of course, yet I bet the characters always do. It's the violence - and the unexpected shocks - that I don't enjoy.  What's the scariest movie you ever saw?


I enjoyed the VHS horror movies, they are little know but scary. There was a ghost one on netflix too, 2 of them, and they were great also. How about you?


Silence of the Lambs. Scared for Jodie Foster's character. Thought Anthony Hopkins played creepiest character I've ever seen!


that is awesome and a great movie! I like the stephen king films too, what about you?


The Shining, It, The Mist. All scary and crazy endings!


Didn't see either one. When I was a kid, Psycho was the big horror movie. There's been a ton of motel-themed horror films since Psycho, I know.


That is true, I like those, kind of thrillers. In the movie the Shining, there was a boy named Danny in it that never knew it was a horror movie he was in until years later


Maybe that was a good thing - for the kid. Wasn't that a Jack Nicholson film?


Yea, it was set in a snowy hotel I think. Did you hear what horror films do for abstract art?


Let me guess. After viewing blood, guts, torture and gore, the art actually looks good!?


Yes lol! I don't know what it triggers in the brain, but it happens! Do you like Rock music?


Sure, even though it's always been connected to violence in some ways. Concerts turned bloody when stands collapse; premature deaths of some rock greats...


I never thought of it that way, but valid point! I think about the turnover of some bands too like Whitesnake


Weren't they a band with a revolving door of band members?


For sure, they had like 50 members since their start! It was nice chatting with you, enjoy your weekend!


hi how are you? do you like this planet of ours, our Earth?


Love it most of the time. What's not to love, it's 4 times more dense than the sun!


It is a dense object, it provide gravity. it has many seasons and much weather. it tilts. some planets dont or cant tilt


Yeah, that's a nice feature.  You could also fit all the planets between the Earth and the moon with room to spare.


I guess if i had the time and the equipment, i could fit those planets in there. I dont know what to do with them once i get them in there though.


Explore!  If you have the time before they collide.  I wonder why the Hudson Bay area has less gravity?  Less mass there?


i don't know. that is a good question. what determines gravity? is it amount of mass? speed of rotation?


Newton says mass.  Did you know that the Green Lantern movie may have been a comedy with Jack Black.  I think it would have been even worse.


Could that movie have been worse? well, ok. I like j black, but he is not a superhero. not a serious one.


Yeah, can't see it either.  It would have to exceed Evan Almighty as the most expensive comedy to make it work.


what did they spend that money on for that movie? why so much? was the talent that expensive?


I wondered the same thing.  I've seen it and don't remember much about it so... Did you know the Lord of the Rings trilogy lost a lot of money despite being a huge box office hit.  Wow...


That sounds funny. i know that studios will cross collatoralize films to offset losses. or lie about numbers to avoid payment


That does seem very, very odd.  Odd like Mortal Kombat being the first game to surpass Hollywood box office sales.


That was a tremendous game. sold a ton of cartridges. i think the movie probably was not so good.


Have you seen the movie "Crazy Rich Asians"?  I guess it's OK but doesn't track well with reality.