They are making their own version of Netflix actually. And Disney movies are going to be on there and taken away from Netflix. So that's going to be in true. You know what Minnie Mouse's real name is btw?


Disney had to eventually move into Netflix's domain. The Disney properties are too valuable. Minnie? Minnetonka? Minneola? Minimum?


Haha it's actually Minerva. Very shocking LOL. Do you know that people search out the"Hidden Mickey Mouse"images in all of the Disney movies?


Disney is cunning, hiding things in their products. I bet that's a game that adults like to play as they watch with their kids.


Yeah I think so. Have you ever seen the movie Big Hero 6 by the way? I thought it was ok, but it took a 55000 core supercomputer to render that movie, pretty crazy huh


I haven't seen it, but the tech for animation is astounding now. I figure in the future, million-core rendering is possible.


Yeah I think so. I can't wait until we have 55000 core supercomputers in our houses LOL. Have you ever seen the movie Flubber by the way?


Flubber? Are there two of them? Haven't seen either.


Right there are two movies. One was made a long time ago, the other was made in the 90s with Robin Williams, apparently the Robin Williams one Bill Nye the Science Guy was one of the technical consultants LOL I don't know how realistic that movie is though


A lot actually. Have you heard of their movie Fireplace for your home


Hmm not sure I have seen that one, what is it about?


Honestly just what the name says, an hours of a fireplace


Haha awesome. Did you know netflix is responsible for 33% of bandwidth usage in the morning in NA?


Wow that is a lot. And they have a job where all you have to do is watch netflix and tag content


Haha that is such an awesome job I want to know how you get into that


Me too. Netflix has over 150 movies in Rotten Tomatoes with 100% rating


AMazing. Netflix and youtube make half of peak internet in NA


I am not surprised. In european markets they monitor illegal download to decide which shows to purchase


Wow they are really smart business people and know how to target the audiences for sure


I know, pretty smart. The Disney channel does not accept outside ads


Hm is there a reason for that? DO you know MInnie Mouses's real name?


I do not now that but for the ads, they like to stick to their and advertise only theirs


I guess they are very company oriented. Minnie's name is Minerva


Wow I like Minnie better though. Disney makes $1100 per second


Wow a fortune indeed. Bill Nye was the consultant for Flubber


SO awesome, he is the science guy after all. Have you heard of the short film Destino?


Hmm I have not actually, what is it about? Is it a new movie?


No it is from 1945 and disney worked with Salvador Dali to make it


Wow what a collaboration, I want to check it out now


Well I'm an anarchist so I guess I'd have to say no, but I understand it's preempted the field and a lot of necessary social functions are presently carried out through it, and it will take time to decentralize them and shift them to voluntary cooperative associations. Do you?


ya I like certain things about it but there is a lot wrong, like how wikileaks unveiled a gov. scheme that the gov. was trying to destroy wikileaks itself


Yeah. I remember being really excited about Wikileaks and the effect that publishing Chelsea Manning's leaks had on sparking the Arab Spring, Occupy etc. I haven't been very happy with Assange's choices since then.


ya Wikileaks definitely has pros and cons, also weird with the government is that it owns almost 90% of the land in nevada


True of a lot of Western states IIRC, but Nevada's the worst. I'd love to see that land either returned to Native tribes, or mining, logging &c companies charged full market rates for using it and whatever money comes from it used to fund a Basic Income.


yup, it should be utilized somehow, what is nice is that Norway I guess donated about a billion dollars to help save the rainforest


I like that. The guy who impersonated a French government official and sold the Eiffel Tower is my hero. There was a Beverly Hillbillies episode where a local con man sold the Clampetts the freeway, Griffith Park and a whole lot of other stuff.


that is very ballsy! like he did it not just one time, but two times, like wasn't 1 enough haha


There's something appealing about that kind of shameless scoundrel. I just wonder who actually fell for it -- must've been the perfect combination of rich and dumb.


haha yup that takes a special kind of person, like the kind of person who thinks Bambi is a horror movie haha


I can see how Bambi's mom getting shot, with that dramatic music and animation, would be pretty scary for a small child. It certainly turned out to be a productive scare for King, anyway.


ya I could see that, don't know if thats horror but its traumatizing, I need to watch more horror movies though they can burn 180 calories


I love horror movies. I wonder if that 180 includes base metabolic rate or it's over and above what you'd normally burn.


yup thats a good question, also if you check out art after watching horror, I guess you appreciate the art more


ya I should too, would you ever go to visit mars?


Probably not -- I certainly can't afford it LOL. But I like the idea of space tech becoming so cheap that permanent human settlements can exist there. I loved Robinson's Red Mars trilogy. Would you?


oh ya I would definitely go, I would have to check the sound difference though, i guess things are higher pitched on mars


As thin as the atmosphere is, everything probably sounds really faint and far away.


ya, well if we can figure out how to travel at 1g, we could get to mars in about 3 days, not bad!


The federal government owns an incredible amount of Nevada. IMO that federal land in the West should either be returned to Indigenous nations or charge full market rents and extraction fees to corporations and use the revenue for a Citizen's Dividend.


I agree!  The US government has shut down 17 times over the past 37 years.  It happened 3 times in 1977.


Yep. And this past one in December and January was the longest one in history, IIRC.


Crazy.  JP Morgan bailed out the US government in 1895.


Yeah, and I'm sure he got nothing in return, LOL. The whole idea that government should have to finance deficit spending by borrowing money at interest is just insane to me.


It is and the treasury dept. isn't much better.  The US government published the full names of anybody who chooses to renounce their citizenship.


I also see Wikileaks is back in the news for exposing government crimes.


The government sure hates them.  The Chinese government has censored the word "censorship"


LOL that sounds like a Monty Python skit: "There is absolutely no censorship in China, by which we mean more than we would like to admit..."


Definitely. Scifi and horror are my favorite genres. Do you?


I'm a fan of both comedies and horror movies.  Christopher Nolan meant for Inception to be a horror film.  It eventually evolved into a heist film.


I wonder how that kid in The Shining managed to record those scenes without knowing it was a horror film. I guess they spliced in footage of him with Jack Nicholson chopping through doors and going berserk, so he didn't actually see it?


LOL That's funny!  The 1996 horror film Scream was originally supposed to be titled Scary Movie.


It would make sense, given all the movie spoofs with similar titles like Teen Comedy.


Yes!  The writer of the Rocky Horror Picture Show is the voice of the dad on Phineas and Ferb, which I've never seen. lol


I've never even heard of it, but I loved Rocky Horror. Not surprising Stephen King was terrified by Bambi -- the scene where his mother dies has to be pretty intense for a small child.


lol That doesn't surprise me coming from him.  ET was originally scripted to be a horror movie.


They really must've done some serious rewriting on it then.


I bet!  I never knew that fact before today.  On a different note before I have to go...the sunset on Mars is blue.  That would be neat to see.  It


Yes I would love to ride them one day! What about you?


same as you.  Do you know the lifespan of a horse


Neither do I.  Did you know that Clint eastwood, the actor, had an allergy to horses


I am wondering how this affected him on a movie set


I found the two high school students riding their horses to school very interesting. I want to see how everyone reacted.


If I have a chance, I would do the same thing.  It will be a memorable and unique experience


It's so shocking that a single google search requires more computing power than it took to send Neil Armstrong and other astronauts to moon


I am wondering that what kind of power the computer uses that requires that enormous energy


I know.  Did you know that google once used hundreds of live goats to mow their lawns


Do you think google just wanted to be humorous


Not sure. Can you believe that professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week?


I somehow believe that, but it is such a waste of shoes.  Hahaha


Yeah! Well I didn't know babies smile more when they hit the beat.


Babies are happy go around.  And I like seeing them playful


I see.  Btw, nice chatting with you.  Have a happy holiday


Hey there. You ever ride horses? I have in the past. I have also seen a Lipizzaner show, they give the classical dressage performances.


I have never had the chance to ride a horse. It looks fun. What is Lipizzaner?


You should try! It is a show performance horse! Very pretty. Icelandic horses have a fifth speed called tolt, but most horses have 4 speeds.


Four speeds? I didn't know that. I guess each speed is for a different purpose.


Yeah exactly. Clint Eastwood rode a lot of horses in his movies but he ended up being allergic to them! That would make riding tough.


I wonder how that happened. I guess the immune system gets confused.


Yeah it's odd how allergies can be developed at anytime. Dalmations are associated with fire fighters because apparently they would calm and protect the horses back in the day!


I guess with the noise and the flames, the horses could become nervous. The dogs probably were probably calm and helped the horses become calm.


Yeah good point. Do you use google very often? A single google search requires more computing power than it took to send neil armstrong to the moon!


I use Google. I guess that power could come in handy when I go to the Moon next.


Haha yes I would love to go to the moon too. At the google headquarters they use live goats to trim their lawn!


If the goats get stock options, sign me up. I can eat grass. I'm not proud.


Haha. Well you will never starve that's for sure. Do you have an android? Google maps calculates traffic by how fast android devices are moving.


I don't like that google tracks everything. Where I am, what I'm searching for.


Yeah they don't have the word privacy in their dictionary. They are powerful though. When there is a disputed border google maps tailors its maps to claims of each country.


I guess that is helpful for border disputes. I would like them to think about the little guy, the individual.


Yeah me too. It seems like they just care about making money. Do you like dancing? I don't very much but Bruce Lee was apparently a great dancer and was a champion dancer in 1958.


I bet he was! Tremendous body control. I guess he also had a sense of rhythm. A real ladies' man.


Yeah no doubt all the ladies loved him! I always wonder how Michael Jackson was able to do that lean move. Apparently he has a patent on the device which allowed him to do it (RIP Michael).


Those shoes were really cool. He knew how to pull off an illusion.


That's for sure. Tupac was also a ballet dancer in high school. I never would have guessed that because he never rapped about it!


He probably didn't want that fact getting out. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting!


You as well! Even babies can dance lol. Have a good day!


The universe sure is a unique place, many things out there


Hello, it's very unique. I saw there is a theory that there is only one electron in the universe.


And theres also the theory that the universe is just one superhologram, crazy theory


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


That must be aweosome, being able to touch a star and maybe take a selfie while doing so, would be a great thing to do


I agree. There is a region in space that might be pulling galaxies outside the observable universe.


Wow, there must be like a massive super black hole nearby, a real planet and universe eater


I would think so. Do you know much about the white house?


Some, I know it has two twin buildings inf Ireland and in France


I have heard that as well. Do you know why?


No idea, I just know it has two twin buildings. Maybe the US gifted them as a show of appriciation, I will have to google that


That's very interesting. The white house still uses floppy disks for storing files which is strange.


That sounds a bit primitive, still using tech like that, I wonder why, its not like usb flash drives are expensive


I agree. Maybe it's because floppy disks are actually pretty secure.


They are? I guess that would make sense, keeping an old tech that is reliable,


I think so. Bush had solar panels re-added to the white house.


Thats a great thing to do, using clean energy like that, I wonder who took them away in the first place


I agree. I think we need to start using more clean energy.


Yeah and also start training the secret service better, maybe they are after the 2011 incident


I can't believe it took them 4 days to determine bullets had struck the white house.


Seems like 4 days too late, anyways its been great chatting with you a lot of interesting info about the white house


Have you heard about Wikileaks publishing the Governments plans to destroy Wikileaks? I'm guessing that plan was foiled.


Yes they leased the plan haha. I also like knowing that Justice prevailed when a us Marshal killed that gang member in court, did you hear about that?


Yeah, the dude was about to stab a witness testifying against him. That was wild!


Yep I'm glad that US Marshal was able to save him, itd be really painful to be stabbed with a pen


That wouldn't be a good feeling at all. They say the guy was a member of the Tongan Crips. The gang is made up of descendants of the Polynesian island nation of Tonga.


Well I'm glad he was put away. It's one good thing the government did. Scary how the government of China has actually censored the word censorship though


That is pretty scary. Did you know that in 2006 the US government passed legislation that would protect government employees from being prosecuted for violating The Geneva Conventions?


No I didn't. I wonder why they felt that was necessary? It's scary that JP Morgan bailed out the USA in 1895, I wonder what the whole situation was where that was necessary


It is very crazy. Wasn't that around the time that Guantanamo Bay scandal was going around? That sounds sketchy with JP Morgan bailing the government.


I agree that does sounds sketchy. Maybe I should move to Monaco. They got rid of the income tax back in 1869, too much revenue coming from casinos made it unnecessary I guess


That would be nice. I'd like to move to Norway, their government donated $1 BN to help save the Amazon Rain forest.


That's really nice of them! I was thinking about how often our government actually shuts down, apparently in the past 40 years that happened like 17 times, so it's not that unusual of a thing


Yeah, I think now we just have more media coverage that makes us more aware than in times past.


Yes I agree. How often do you wear clothing by the way? I wear clothing almost everyday haha I'm wearing some right now


I wear it most of the time. I'm mostly a nudist undercover though. Haha. Did you know that Apple had a clothing line in 1986?


No I didn't know that. I also didn't know that once a man wore 70 pieces of clothes on top of each other to avoid paying a baggage fee that's awesome LOL


That is awesome. I recently saw where somebody broke the record by wearing like 140 shirts.


That's a lot of shirts! I'm just glad that people dont put their clothes in a geyser anymore, for cleaning them anyway that sounds dangerous haha


I agree that does sound pretty dangerous.


Would you ever wear clothing made of asbestos though? Apparently the Greeks would do that I wonder if they got lung cancer


Did you know 86% of the land in nevada is owned by the us government?


No i didn't. THAT'S CRAZY.  i DID KNOW THAT THE NORWEGIAN  GOVERNMENT DONATED 1 billion to the amazon rainforest in 2008


Interesting.A man in france impersonated a government official, and managed to sell the eiffel tower not once, but twice


I hope he got in trouble.  Changing topics, dis you know Apple had a clothing line in the 80's.


No. Pilgrim clothing was full of color. they only wore black for special occasions.


I'm not a big fashion guy, but fashion experts can tell if your clothes are tailored by the collar.


Wow. Rip curl makes clothes in north korea yet the label says made in china


Sounds like false advertising to me.  Here is a funny fact.  in alabama, there is a store  that only sells clothes, cameras, etc found in unclaimed baggage at airports


That's sad for who lost them. A d.c. judge sued a small dry cleaning business for over $67 million for the loss of a pair of pants.


They must have been great pants.  I love that Collinsville, IL has a law that prohibits "saggy pants.". The whole US needs that, in my opinion.


Some people dress silly. In the United Kingdom, the word pants generally means underwear and not trousers.


Lol, that is funny. I heard awhile back that Aladdin's pants were modeled after MC Hammer.


Wow. They're making a live action Aladdin.


I saw that.   I also saw that people wear pants because of horses.


Really, that is cool.In Rome, the romans saw wearing pants as a sign of barbarism.


yes they can be. Also the color, style, etc depends on geographic area.


True. Just like clothes can be made from animals, but some animals wear clothes.


Dog and cats do sometimes.  Clothes are usually made from textiles, animal skin, or thin sheets.


...so I've read that the white house has twin buildings in Ireland and France... Do You know what does that mean ?


Did You hear that The white house still uses floppy disks in part for storing files ?


It took the secret service four days to realize that bullets had struck the white house on november 11, 2011


did You hear George w. bush had solar panels put back on the white house ? I wonder who took them down ?


You wrote that already m8... Did You know that Eminem wanted to be a comic book artist before he became a rapper ?


yes i know i love eminem rap song i think he is a rap god


Really ? What is so special in his rap ? I could never understand that ?


i don't know how to say but  i feel hear it again this song


Any other music genres You like ? I can't stand rap... I wouldn't even call it "music"...


more rap artist is here but i love this person i\only


For any specific reason ? Voice ? Lyrics ?


Do you like to read? maybe read some of the Harry Potter books before?


I have read some of the Harry Potter Books. My sons loved them!


I thought they were really long so I just watched the movies lol, there's even a Harry Potter Broadway show, popular franchise.


My son has auditioned for the Broadway show.


Was your son lucky? maybe he even got the role at the Harry Potter Broadway show, he would be the first to play his role in Broadway


He is small and has dark hair. and he would be a good fit. I loved the movies.


Hopefully he gets the part then. So do you like the Harry Potter character? J.K. Rowling is a great writer a lot of imagination.


Did you know that Micheal Jackson wanted to do a Harry Potter musical but the author said no?


Thank God the author said no lol, JK Rolling also got turned down 12 publishers before she published the book


I had read that! She said that she was basically on welfare went she wrote the book.


She wrote the book on a napkin isn't that crazy, I bet the other publishers regret that decision in the end.


I believe for a while, the books saved book stores from closing.


I sure the book did, you know that WB threaten movie theaters with blockage if they showed the parody movie of Harry Potter ?


That is quite a threat! Did you know they had to open a british owl society to house the abandoned pet owls from HP fans?


No didnt know about that, cool fact though when did that happen?


2009. JK Rowling also insisted that the movies be made in Britain and have an all British cast.  I am so happy that she did!


She is really creative Im glad too, so do you like drama novels or movies?


I love both! I have always been a big movie buff! did you know that Hugh Laurie is the highest paid tv actor in a drama? He makes 700,000 an episode.


Thats a lot of money, I like the show House, its really cool so I guess he deserves a high salary like that one.


Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas any more. He beliefs they are not positive.


I think that's great, keeping a positive mindset and all. He is a great actor anyways its getting a bit late and I think Im calling it a night.


Nice speaking with you as well, thank for all the cool facts, good night.


Yes, I I'm a Potterhead.  I love all things Harry Potter.  Read all the books and seen all the movies.


I am a big fan too! Unfortunately, I have not read all of the books, but I have seen all of the movies. Can you believe that she was denied from 12 publishers before she found one!?


That's so funny.  Wouldn't you hate to be one of the 12 publishers that turned that down.  Ooh, what a BURN.


So true. I honor her ability to continue trying and not accepting defeat. That is definitely not easy.


She's a strong lady for sure.  She demanded that Harry Potter be filmed only in Britain with an all British cast, too.


I love that about her. Also, I did not know she turned down Michael Jackson to do a performance! I bet he was shocked at the time.


I'm sure he wasn't too thrilled about that. I hate to hear that a new owl sanctuary had to be opened up to house all the pet owls abandoned by Harry Potter fans.  That's so sad.


Yes, that is sad. Hopefully they are happy in the sanctuary though! It was also interesting about how she did not want anyone to do a spin off of Harry Potter. I don't blame her though.


Me either, the original is always the best.  What I didn't realize is that with Valentine's Day coming up soon, Silence of the lambs came out on Valentines' Day 1991.


I heard they made $270 million in the box office.


That's  alot of money and a very scary movie.  I read somewhere that Tom Hanks is the highest all time box office star, with over $8.5 billion worldwide.


He is in so many movies. I am not surprised. It was shocking that I learned trojan wars had a budget of $15,000,000 and only earned $304 in the box office.


I heard it was $309, but what's 5 bucks, anyway.  Lol Did you know Disney considered shutting down their animation studio after Sleeping Beauty flopped at the box office?


I am surprised they considered shutting down. But I am not surprised that Sleeping Beauty was unsuccessful. I was not a fan of that movie.


It's surely not my favorite Disney movie, but I'm glad they didn't shut down, they have really cranked out the classics of my childhood.  Do you watch any tv?


Yes, I love TV. I heard that Hough Laurie gets $700,000 for every episode in house. I would not know what to do with all that money.


Me either, but he's worth it.  I never knew he was British until I heard him being interviewed one time on tv and he was speaking British and I was like OMG, I would have never known, he's just that good.  House is one of my favorite tv shows, though.  I wish it was still on.


Yes, I did not know that either. Erin from the office was taught by Jon Haumm.


That's an interesting tidbit.  Well, it's been nice chatting with you this morning, I have to go and walk my dog.  Talk to you later, friend.


Hey! Are you a big Harry Potter fan, they just released a play on Broadway


I heard about that! I actually have not seen a Harry Potter film or read a book....do you want to see the play?


Yea, it looks interesting, the story introduces new characters


In heard that they are thinking it's ticket sales will break the internet lol I need to see a film!


That's a good idea, the books cover a span of seven yeats


Oh wow, everyone I know has seen Harry Potter or read a book or all of them so I will have to check it out. I like J.K  Rowling a lot


Yea a lot of people love harry potter. Unfortunately an owl sanctuary was opened due to abandoned owls of harry potter fans


That's sad! I heard JK R owling was turned down by 12 publishers before finally finding someone to take her Harry Potter book


Hmm I didn't know it was that much. I heard she turned down Michael Jackson to do a musical


I heard that too. Did you know Tom Hanks is the all time highest b office star


No, That's a little surprising but Tom Hanks has been in a lot of good movies


Yes he has he has earned 8.5 billion in movie earnings!


Wow that's a lot. I know DIsney makes a ton of money but they almost stopped making animation movies after sleeping beauty was a box office failure


That's insane! How could that be? I love that movie. They had a real flop which was Treasure Planet it was one of their most expensive box office failures


At least they didn't do as bad as the movie Trojan Wars, that movie only made 309 dollars at the box office


What!!! Wow, that's really bad!  Do you like Drama movies?


Sometimes I enjoy a good drama movie, Silence of the Lambs was a pretty good movie which made 270 million


Wow, not surprised that was a great movie. Hugh Laurie in the tv drama House made 700,000 an episode! That's insane.


Yea Hugh Laurie is awesome. I like some of Jim Carrey's drama roles but he doesn't do them much anymore


I love Jim Carrey! Yea, he wants roles that are positive,


Hello, are you interested at all in the election system?


Not really as I am not into politics. I find it interesting that a cat named hank placed third in a Virginia senate election.


Wow people are crazy, must have been a really poor ballot. Although maybe the cat was very tall, I hear the taller candidate tends to win the election the most.


Ha interesting! And maybe it is because he did not blink a lot. The faster blinker in presidential debates has lost every election since 1980!


Maybe they seem more nervous! It must be nerve wracking to have so many people watching you. And that's not even all of them either, like Astronauts vote from space somehow!


Nice! In Oregon they vote differently too, as all elections are conducted by mail there.


Different places really do have such varied techniques it's crazy. I think in India, they have a polling booth in  forest full of lions, just for ONE voter!


Wow, and I bet the lions are not up for vote. A dog beat two people in a mayoral election and was mayor for 13 years.


Ahah wow, at this point I'm convinced the lions still get to vote themselves. For some reason, 34% of the black male population of Alabama has permanently been banned from voting, that's crazy!


And I guess those of us who can vote don't always take voting seriously since there are various animals who have been elected or nearly elected. I 1998 a chimpanzee got 400000 votes for mayor in Rio de Janeiro, coming in third.


Sometimes elections seem so pointless and strange, I can see why people are against them. I read that in ancient Athens, officials would be appointed by a lottery system, because people believed elections weren't democratic in the long run.


They might actually have a point, haha. In 2000 40 percent of Alabamans voted to keep the unenforceable ban on interracial marriage in their state.


Yeah that's very sad to hear especially in a modern society. That's one case we can be glad at how low voting rates are, I think for presidential elections it hasn't been above 63% in a century.


Well a lot of things need to be corrected for sure in our society but at least our government hasn't banned the word censorship lik China's government has.


I never knew that, literally the word! The US government wanted to destroy Wikileaks just so information couldn't come out. Ironically, Wikileaks was the one who exposed them.


Did you know the US publishes the names of anybody who renounces their citizenship?


I went to Nevada once and someone told me over 85% of all the land there belongs solely to the government.


Wow interesting! What do you think of the electoral vote? If Canada were one state it would have only 50 electoral votes.


I think it doesn't make sense but I don't know enough to dispute the system honestly. I think changes can be better in other areas, like one thing I like is Nevada having a "none of these candidates" option, would certainly stop people from just not going at all.


Living in Monaco seems kind of cool though. They got rid of income tax because the casino revenue was sufficient to sustain the government.


I'm sure one day everyone will have similar government systems, we all tend to think alike at the end of the day. Anyways it was nice chatting with you, have a good one!


What do you think about these new age summer camps?


I think practicing mindfulness can certainly help people.  I dont know about the whole camp though.


Perhaps so.   I guess yoga and meditation might be less threatening than dodgeball.


I think both are very important, with the constant bombardment of notifications, and social pressures it is important to be able to center oneself and remove yourself from that world for a while.


True.    I do think a name like Inward Bound Mindfulness Education is a little bit over the top!


Id be inclined to agree with that.  I would say I am equal parts meditate and go punch and kick something fitness like,  oriented.


I think dance can also be a way to experience mindfulness.


It can, I do martial arts, sometimes just practicing my forms is the best therapy and places where my mind is the clearest.


Bruce Lee was an expert at both forms!    He won the Hong Kong Cha-cha championship in 1958.


I wonder if Bruce Lee ever wrote poetry?


Interesting.    Tupac also danced ballet in high school.    A Renaissance guy!


He also studied Jazz.  I never realized he was so all around talented.


I wonder if he could try his hand at a palindrome poem like the one Demetri Martin wrote.


That is crazy, it must be hard to make something make sense and fit that requirement,


True.    Another crazy poem is the depressing one when read forward that becomes inspiring in reverse.


I have seen a few of those.  That is pretty inventive.  TO think of the language and creative word choices.


Then there is the other end, where the Japanese alphabet, recited in order is a poem!


I wonder if it is like out alphabet song, or if it is a poem that makes sense?


Probably a bit of both.    Nothing like the Epic of Gilgamesh, I'm sure.


Too true.    Even babies dance and smile when music and rhymes are pleasing to them.


True, I wonder if they like the Moonwalk?  I am surprised the first person to moonwalk was Bill Bailey!


True, although I would guess one of the 20 quintillion individual animals on the earth once had those moves before humans.


Maybe, maybe they are the ones that taught Mr. Rogers to breakdance!


I wonder if Mr. Rogers would've agreed with Germany to give legal rights to animals.


Probably, hes Mr. Rogers!  Anyway, I must get going!  Have a great day!


You too!    I need to go cure my hiccups!


Try drinking some water, even though that is just a myth it might help!  Bye


Hello, how are you doing today? Do you know much about yoga?


A little bit.    I've been reading about mindfulness summer camps.


That's interesting! I have been attempting to learn the splits actually lately, its not yoga but its a start?


Perhaps so.    I heard someone describe yoga as your own private reality show.    Kind of wacky!


That sounds about right! I am not sure if I would feel too comfortable doing some of the moves in front of so many people.


Imagine those classes where they do that naked!     A far cry from Kids Yoga.


Yea, that feels pretty weird to me. It also is very expensive, and those camps even more so!


True.      Yoga and dance are actually quite related!


Yea? Do you like to do much dancing? I can do a few Fortnite dances now that my kids constantly do them but thats about it!


Anyone can dance a little.    Even babies will move and try to match a beat.


Yea I have even seen some videos of animals dancing, I find that kind of interesting.


Can you believe there are 20 quintillion animals on the Earth!


That's an impressive number, I actually worked for a reptile breeding facility and there were probably close to 500 thousand animals in that small building so I cant imagine whats out there.


The reports I've seen say there are over 7 million separate species!


Thats incredible. No wonder there has been so much poetry directed at animals and our love for them.


Poetry is also quite diverse.    There is one poem with different emotional impact when read forwards or backwards.


Yea, have you ever tried to get through The Divine Comedy? Its like a giant poem but action packed.


Interesting.    That is the opposite of the Javanese Alphabet, which is simple but becomes a poem when recited in order.


Really? Did you know almost all of the hobbit characters names were taken from an old icelandic poem?


Interesting.     At least they didn't have to pay royalties.    Edgar Allan Poe only received $9 when "The Raven" was first published.


Yea, I believe things like that were common practice when publishers stole the royalties from writers back in the day.


Thanks for the chat!    I think I will look into the Epic of Gilgamesh in Ancient Sumerian!


Have a good one!   Remember, repetition, verse form and rhyme!


I love the guitar.  I unsuccessfully tried to learn.


Ah, same here. I gave up a while back. Do you play any other instuments?


I wish.  Did you know the Nokia ringtone was based on a classical guitarist?


Wow! I did not. Do you know which guitarist?


Ah. Queen's guitarist also had a phd in astrophysics.


Queen is great.  Brian May built a home made guitar!


He also used coins as picks, mostly the english sixpence.


Incredible, parts from a fireplace, a knitting needle and coins!


Do you have a favorite album from a music artist?


Not really, maybe anything from Taylor Swift, you?  I should be able to get it at Walmart who only sells clean albums


Yeah, I respect that. That way, even the children can listen to the albums that the parents are!


Kids!  Aerosmith made more from guitar hero than albums!


And "Hybrid Theory" is the bestselling album of the entire 21st century so far.


Did you know a Bob Marley album has been on the charts for 914weeks?


Wow! How many years is that? Like 18 years? That must have been an excellent album then.


I think it is more than one album over the years but right now at 69.


Haha, I have never owned one but I should probably buy one. Nice chatting with you!


I don't mind it. It has a really rich history from New Orleans.


I used to listen to it when I was younger. Did you know Clint Eastwood is a jazz enthusiast?


Is he? I guess thats why Million Dollar baby had a jazz score


Yeah, it was in that movie. Did you know Pakistan has a jazz orchestra?


I wonder if they also have goatees for playing the trumpet


I'm not sure, but it supposedly provides you comfort when playing.


I don't unfortunately, but maybe Clint Eastwood would know a few, he seems to really be into it.


Have you checked out the twins from japan? They recorded a rap album when they turned 100


No just rap artist. Really cool at that age. I wonder if it is as good as straight outta compton


Awesome, well technically rap is music. Did you listen to Linkin Park?


Apparently, it is the best selling album of the 21st century!


Oh wow! Thats just as surprising as Dark side of the moon being one of the top albums of 2014


Still? That is amazing. Did you know they made an aluminum grand piano for the Hindenburg?


It was super light and weighed only 356 pounds


yeah, I think that is the airship that ended in disaster, right?


Yeah, that sucks. Well nice chatting with you!


yes, I like jazz. Rock and pop too. How about you?


Been getting into jazz music lately.  Been reading about John Coltrane.


'Trane! The guy was intense. Critics said he didn't understand what he was playing. Odd criticism, if you ask me.


Wow, that is odd.  Especially since he learned from Miles Davis, another great musician!


Miles was the man! I think his father was dentist. Came from a good family. He liked to play few notes. 'Trane was about a flurry of notes. Sheets of sound.


Did you know Coltrane had a son?  Unfortunately Coltrane died when he was 2.  The son's apparently taken up music as well.


I didn't know he had a son. I bet he's gifted as well. What albums have you listened to recently?


Destined to be great I supposed, being Coltrane's son and all.  He's even named Ravi, after Ravi Shankar.  No pressure to be great huh?  Hmm albums... been trying to listen to some Gypsy Jazz lately. How 'bout you.


I listened to Bill Evans. Good music for writing and thinking. It's peaceful and sparse. I like Bill. He played in trios.


Hmmm... Not familiar with Bill Evans.  Gotta look him up.  You sound like an audiophile.  You got vinyl LPs?


No, vinyl is expense, at least to get the sound quality up. I listen to youtube usually. Jazz can be appreciated without the expense.


Completely understand.  Got any favorite pianists?


Bill Evans is first. Probably listen to him the most. He worked with Miles Davis. Other than that...maybe Tommy Flannigan.


Wow, you really know your stuff.  I'm still learning.  It's amazing what these musicians can do especially when you think about how it's just a bunch of hammers striking strings.  It's amazing!


The piano is the universal instrument. Valuable in almost every setting. It's not that old either.


Really?  Feels like it's been around since the dawn of time. :-)  Love the piano.  It was alway my goal to learn to play "Hey Jude."  Interesting fact: Freddy Mercury used the same piano to record Bohemian Rhapsody as Paul McCartney used to record Hey Jude.


There must be some sort of magic in them keys. It's probably inspiring to use that kind of instrument.


Yes, much different than a sax or trumpet.  Not that those are any less worthy.  Just different.  Heard that even Clint Eastwood's a pianist.


Yes, he's a big jazz fan. WRote soundtracks for his films and everything. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting!


Same here!  Gonna go listen to this box set of Miles Davis & John Coltrane.  Take care.


Good afternoon and thank you for chatting with me! As a matter of fact I do love to listen to music; all different kinds of music as well.


You're welcome!  Did you know that Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory is the best selling album of the 21st century?  I had no idea.


I had no idea of that either. I do know that a group of climber climbed to the top of the highest mountain in Britain to find a piano. I have always wondered how it got up there and by whom.


Holy smokes!  That had to have been a task.  I wouldn't want no part of that.  lol  Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon was still one of the best selling albums of 2014 - more than over 40 years since it was released!  That's incredible to have that lasting power.


Some things can just stand the test of time and I certainly feel that music is one of them. Music can do so much for one's emotional and well as metal state I feel.


Yes.  I agree.  I love how listening to music can immediately transport you back to a chapter in your life.


I totally agree! Sometimes in one's life revisiting a chapter can be healing for the soul and music can certainly heal I feel.  I found it very interesting that Clint Eastwood is a lifelong jazz enthusiast and has scored many films.


Yes!  I had no idea he scored films.  How interesting!  Freddie Mercury and Paul McCartney used the same piano to record their hits "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Hey Jude" respectively.


I find iconic players such as those provide great music.I still have a few LP's that belonged to my mother, I often listen to them just for the nostalgic feelings I get.


How neat!  I wish I never got rid of my vinyl albums.  It would be neat to go back and listen to them on a turntable.  Did you know that Jazz trumpeterers grew goatees as it provided comfort when playing?  I had no idea.


I did know that as I had an uncle that played. I do not play any instruments myself but can sing along with the best of em knowing full well I cannot carry a turn to save myself. I however, do not let that stop me, LOL Do you play any instruments?


I do play guitar but I'm not good.  I sing out of key with the best of them in my car though!  lol  I'm sure I've gotten a lot of looks through the years.  lol


I as well have gotten the looks a time or two myself; I just smile, wave and carry on. I do know I have made someones day by either the song playing or my comical singing for sure. I have always wanted to play guitar but afraid I just don't have the fingers for it nor the skill.


Give it a shot.  It's never too late to try and then you can at least know that you gave a go at it.  What's your favorite type of music?


I should but would not know where to even start. I do not have any particular favorite type of music as I have grew up listening to everything from Gospel on Sunday radio to rap to country and can sing along with just about every artist out there. I really loved listening to Aretha Franklin's music.


Her breakthrough hit "Respect" which was recorded in 1967 I think is one song that everyone in the United States can say that they know.


I totally agree and orginally that was an Ottis Redding song. Aretha was able to make it her own with that and many other songs known from other artists.


Oh wow!  I didn't know that.  It's kind of interesting that she had a touch of jazz and piano in her gospel music.  Things that we just talked about.


I agree! She had a full gospel upbringing as her father was a pastor as well as learned to play piano at an early age.


Nice!  It was a pleasure chatting with you!  Don't give up that guitar dream!  Have a great evening!


How's it going? Did you know there is a programming language that are written in musical composition?


No I had no idea.  I dont even really know how that works lol


That's above my pay grade but the programs end up have producing jazz-like harmonies


That's pretty cool, I never knew that. I did know Clint Eastwood is a huge jazz fan


Have you ever heard of walter white? He is a jazz musician who has a new album "breaking good"  lol


lol no, I wonder if he has played at the Harlem Woman's apartment that hosts jazz concerts


Oh yeah,  I dont know,  that wouldnt pay much for him though,  she hosts those concerts for free lol


Yea but top performers do stop by occasionally to play


I wonder if she invited the Jazz Orchestra that currently tops the charts in Pakistan


Yea, it's real cool the same piano was used in Bohemian Rhapsody and Hey Jude


Thats really cool.  I still havent seen that movie,  I really want to,  It looks good.  I read there was a mysterious mute man that was found in england who could only communicate using a piano


That's pretty spooky, so is the abandoned piano climbers found on top of Britain's tallest mountain


Wow yeah that is spooky.  I think its also weird that Mozart and Haydn 's pianos were both made from the same tree


That's one legendary tree. Nowadays pianos can be made from aluminum and weigh in at 356 pounds


Yea, the piano was built for the Lounge of the Hindenburg airship


One of the first type writers was called literary piano lol


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Hello, How are you today? Do you like music?


I do, one of my favorite genres is Jazz, do you like music? do you like Jazz?


Yes, I love music! I do like Jazz.  find it very relaxing.


It is relaxing, it was originated in the African-American communities in New Orleans, back in the 19th century


Interesting, yes, I love to watch Aretha Franklin sing! She could bring down the house. Her voice was so strong!


Yeah she had a strong voice, she died at age 76 the Queen of Soul, or at least considered as the queen by many


Yes, agree. Did you know of Cassandra Wilson? Acclaimed as one of the best jazz singers.


I didnt, Im not aware of her songs, maybe not by name, I might have to look at song of her songs in Youtube


Aretha's father was a pastor of a Detroit church.


He was? I wonder if Aretha followed her dad's religious belief and conviction, do you know much about that?


Not really, But, I think she did. Did you see her funeral? It was all over the television.


I didnt but I can relate, it was a sad day for music I will always remember her song Respect, it had a great one and her vocals for the song just sublime


I know I feel the same way. I love that song. It such an upbeat song. Interesting that goatees give comfort to jazz trumpeters when playing.


Yeah too bad, too sad, you know that Pakistan has a jazz orchestra that is actually pretty good


Really, I  have not heard any of it. I like Clint Eastwood movies but was unaware of his lifelong interesting in jazz.


Didn't know he was a jazz fan either, I knew he was a pianist and even played in films, like million dollar baby, great movie by the way


It was. All of his movies are great! lol, Wow at 100 years of age you can release a rap album in Japan!


Yeah I heard about those identical twins that released an album, I wonder if they made a music video, that might be worth looking at,


Britain's highest mountain has a piano on it. Great chat!!


It does, wow, I wonder how that Piano got there, seems like a really hard task and a lot of trouble.


Yes I do. I play when I can. What about you?


I love the guitar sound,  but my talents only go as far as guitar hero.


cool.  When eddie can halen recorded the part for beat it he set the speakers on fire lol


He has a PhD in astrophysics. And he shreds.


wow.  Does it take a lot of power to break a guitar?


lol sure,  let me just text him real quick.


He holds a Guinness world record for most guitars smashed on a tour. What a waste.


lol wow, must be the heat of the moment on tour.  i wonder how many spares he carries with him.


He probably just stops by Guitar Center and gets another. I'm sure he can get one for free by signing a few others.


Do you like to listen to music on vinyl?


I dont listen to anything on vinyl actually.  Its been great chatting! Thank you.


Howdy! Are you a fan of comedy movies? Some of the best have comedians playing on the starring roles, like Bill Murray or Dimitrius Martin.


Hi! I am definitely a comedy fan, I think Bill Murray is an amazing comedic actor!


I watched the old movie, Stripes this week. Classic! Did you know Bill Murrar think "Kung Fu Hustle" is a supreme achievement  in comedic film. I haven't seen that one, but I plan to!


I didn't know that! Comedy is always surprising to me. 3rd Rock From the Sun actually beat Seinfeld and Friends for best comedy.


Surprise to me! A lot of comedians are drop-outs--class clowns with better things to do than school. Like Ryan Stiles, who dropped out of HS to pursue comedy.


That's a huge commitment, he must have been very sure he could be successful with it. Have you ever seen Harold and Kumar? Those type of movies with multiple male leads are called bromantic comedies/


Bromance? I can dig it.  Like the movie, The Hangover?


Exactly! On another point, do you have an opinion on rap music?


Not much of a fan. My mind doesn't move as quickly as the lips move sometimes. The comedian Demitri Martin has a mind that seems to always spin out of control. Have you seen his comedy special? Another classic! He dropped out of Law school because he was bored. He plays the guitar too. I wonder if he raps...


He definitely could with all those talents! Although anyone can make a rap album, did you know two Japanese twins made an album at age 100?


Nice. I bet they set the studio on fire. You know Van Halen literally set the studio speakers on fire when he recorded the guitar solo for the song, Beat It?


Sounds like a problem with the speakers too haha. Are you a guitar fan?


I play a little. I'm no van halen or mathew bellamy. Did yo know bellamy holds the guinness world book record for most guitars smashed on tour? I am too emotionally attached to my guitar to do that.


Wow, more than emotionally attached it sounds very expensive too. Guitar is difficult and takes some great minds. Did you know Brian May had a phD in astrophysics?


Great that he has a second skill set in case that music thing doesn't work out. Brian May, guitarist for Queen, uses coins as a pick. So if that music thing doesn't work out for him, I guess he can become a bank teller.


Ahah it's certainly a good side job. It must be more difficult to use coins for sure though


Yeah, playing guitar is a challenge. It takes skill and coordination to finger the chords on the fret with one hand while you pick or strum with the other. Only the best become recording stars.


Have you ever heard of the guitar legend John Fahey? He had a breakout album a couple years ago.


No. Did he play for Pink Floyd?  Their guitarist turned a houseboat into a recording studio. I don't recall his name though.


I don't think so, I think he is newer school! Speaking of Pink Floyd, the Dark Side of the Moon was one of the best selling albums a few years ago.


Still a classic! Hey, nice chatting with you!


I absolutely love to read. How about you?


I love to read too. I read all the time. What kind of reading do you do?


I really love mysteries. They were my favorite to borrow from the library when I worked there as a teen.


That is a great first job. Learning about the library and about books. A lifelong passion!


So true. I think if we put more emphasis on libraries the world would be a better place.


Ive heard there are more libraries in the us than mcdonalds. i cant imagine that. People love fast food


Right?! But only half the adults in the US have library cards. I guess the half of us that do are using the heck out of those libraries.


yes, i think some people love the library and some people dont like books at all. i grew up with lots of books.


I did too.  I think my favorites were always the classics. I wish I had read more Tolkien and Lewis as a kid.


Tolkien is a good start to literature I think. the plot suits the young mind, but the language is serious.


I think you can really see his personality reflected in his writing. It is serious but with a bit of a mischeivious happiness too.


yes, the man loved language and languages. You can see his whimsy in the pages. He wrote the hobbit in 1937 and took 15 years to get LOTR done.


That is true dedication to your craft. I just pray that we never get to a point where something like that is considered a banned book and burned. I don't think I could sit idly by for that.


yeah, book burning and banning is a threat to civilization. i think people should read and write what they wish. if you dont like a book, then dont read it!


Exactly! Why can't we be more like norway? Their government actively supports authors and buys their books to give to libraries. That is how a country should be.


yes, but norway is socialist. they have high taxes and well developed social programs. universities are cheap or free. they love learning and reading.


Shame that people don't see the value of of the written word or education like that in the US. I do love the californian library of things though. That is a good movement to spread across the us


yes, people that needs tools or equipment for short periods yet cant afford it can finally get some help. reduce reuse recycle. this is a good program.


We participate quite a bit in our library programs. I wish I could find one like the worst sentence one. I think that would be absolutely hilarious to try.


That contest is held every year, I believe. you can make your contribution to the disregard of literature. Anyway, great chat!


Yes it has been very enlightening. Have a good evening.


What are your thoughts on Quantom computers?


Hello, I need to do more research on that? What do you think?


I think that they can be great but also dangerous, more dangerous than AI really


I see that! Stephen Hawkings warned us about runway artificial intelligence.


He was a really smart man so we should pay attention to his comments, Elon Musk is another one that has warned us


Yes, I have seen him too! I agree. its a worry. Do the planets interest you?


I am amazed by planets yeah, the universe is full with wonders and incredible planets


Yes, they say the universe may exist in a black hole!


For real? that sounds like a crazy theory, but could be right, theres a lot of things we dont know about the  universe


True, The deepest note in the universe produces 57 octaves below middle c.


Interesting! theres also another theory that states that the universe is a giant superhologram


Yes, very cool to think about! In theory there is a cold spot  that has a link to a parallel universe!


I wonder if that's true, there's so much we don't know about the universes, for instance some stars are cold enough we could actually touch them


Really, I never thought of that. That would be exciting! Jupiter is so large it protects the earth from asteroids.


Its our savior I guess, must be nice to visit Jupiter some day, there is a region of space that is pulling galaxies away from the observable universe


Wow! I didn't know in Canada the Hudson Bay area has less gravity than the rest of the earth!


You might feel lighter there then,  sad how 80% of our forests have been destroyed already


Yes, I saw that, upsetting!! Now when I look up at the moon, the universe is so vast you could place all the planets between and still have space.


It looks so close by but in reality its so far away, the moon amazes me, a lot of beauty


I agree! I wonder how they know the earths magnetic field reverses every 200 to 300 thousand years? Good chat!


I wonder if we are close to that! interesting chat, thanks.


I am actually, computers are so crazy, did you know that russians actually made a computer that runs on water?


That's crazy, people really do innovate a lot. Someone once built a working computer using nothing but minecraft blocks, wonder how that's even possible!


I wonder that too, do you think that one day we'll be able to upload our mind to a computer?


I wonder! Perhaps a computer wouldn't be able to handle that much info. Even the space shuttle's computer only runs on 1 mb of ram.


ya that's crazy, do you have an iphone? apparently smoking near apple products voids the warranty


I wonder how often that's upheld! I doubt it, I'm sure smokers send back products without issue. It would be interesting to go back in time to before Earth had computers.


ya they claim that it makes their product a "biohazard" and that is why they void the warranty, ya it would be interesting if we had no computers for sure


Back then must have been so much different in general, when Earth first formed a day was only 5.5 hours long!


that is crazy, do you think the earth's days get longer and longer over time? will there be a 40 hour day eventually?


I wonder! I'm sure it will be one day in the distant future. Maybe by then we won't exist, scarily enough the Earth might be helium free by 2100!


that is scary, almost as scary as the fact that 80 percent of earths forests have been destroyed, natural forests that is


I'm sure if extraterrestrials could see us, they'd be embarassed at how we've destroyed the Earth.


ya that's true, I think it's funny that the UN has a person that is the official ambassador to aliens, like that guy must do nothing all day


Haha or maybe he does things in secret, who knows? Maybe there are aliens, there are still galaxies outside the observable universe.


what is wild is that humans have only been on this earth for about a minute if you look at history as a 24 hour day


I bet in the future they'd have to adjust that to looking at the Earth's history as though it was 40 hours instead, as the length of one day increases.


haha that is true, did you know that over 70 percent of Earth is covered with water? I hope the aliens dont land in the ocean by accident


They'd probably be too smart for it haha. Maybe they're from one of the planets cold enough to touch by hand, and landing in water wouldn't matter as much.


haha true, do you think that the universe is made of a big hologram? I know that's what Elon Musk thinks


Perhaps! Everyone has theories that seem crazy, but people thought the Greek and Indian philosophers who made geocentric models were crazy too!


that's true, and there is a theory that there is only one electron in the entire universe, like how is that possible?


Fine. Reading is the complex cognitive process of decoding sysmbols to derive meaning.


I really like reading. Did you know that Starship Troopers is on the reading list of 3/5s of the US Military Branches?


Its amazing. Now days reading is much reduced. People engaged in social media.


Technology has made me read me more. It's more convenient to use my phone and read.


Teenager mainly focused on social media. They don't read books and novel or newspaper.


Yeah that is true. Did you know that Cs Lewis and Tolkien held "you laugh you lose" competitions when reading terrible poetry.


There was "Moral panic" because of the spread of the reading of novels.


It seems there's always been a fear of people gaining knowledge.


Ender's game was suggested reading for many military organizations, including the united states marine corps.


I really liked that book. Did you know that the FDA burned six tons of literature in an act of US Censorship? That's crazy!


In 1953 Sir winston churchill won nobel prize and it was in literature.


That's pretty cool. I heard that Architecture, literature, music, painting and sculpture were Olympic events from 1912 until 1952.


Developments in print technology have allowed an ever-growing distribution and proliferation of written works, culminating in electronic liteature.


That's kind of neat. There is an annual literature contest that challenges writers to come up with the worst possible opening sentence to a novel.


Literature, is any body of written works. Its used to depth of the knowledge and culture and people living its very interesting.


There are more libraries than mcdonald's in the united states.


I have heard of them but i don't know a great deal about them. I know that they use a much more advanced form of binary language, utilizing multiple probabilities and simultaneously measuring and comparing the results. I have no idea how it does all that though


Right. Apparently they might be more of a threat than AI. I am terrified of AI!


The concept of a "skynet" like future is a little terrifying. The threat from Quantum computers is that once they exist they will render all current encryption algorithms obsolete. nothing will be secret anymore.


A quantum computer can do work in seconds that would take laptops 1,000 years to do. That is scary


Yes but the beneficial things that we could do with that amount of computing power and speed is impressive too. Better weather forecasting, the search for Earth like planets, and the research that could be done on diseases and drugs.


Even Albert Einstein says quantum mechanics were spooky action at a distance. But those benefits you told me are interesting.


Einstein said that "God does not play dice" but Stephen Hawkins countered with "God may have a few tricks up his sleeve" In my humble opinion, the minute we claim to know everything about a certain subject, the universe sends us a curve ball that puts everything we thought previously needs to be re-addressed.


Large tech companies say they are close to getting quantum computers to work. I wish we could go back to simpler times. Such a race to build things to find out all of the mysteries of the universe.


I too often wish for simpler times. Isnt this scary: The universe could possibly exist inside a black hole.


Wow. There is a theory that the universe is just a giant superhologram.


that is interesting. If thats the case then we dont really need to worry about the threats of quantum computers.


Haha, well that's true. And does that mean that everything we do doesn't really matter anyway?


Well that makes hard moral decisions a lot easier. haha. Did you know that there is a cold spot in the cosmic microwave background that could be a link to a parallel universe. Id love to go visit myself in a parallel universe.


That's interesting. Well, we are a mere speck in the universe. Apparently if Earth's history was a 24 hour period, humans would represent 1 minute and 17 seconds.


Thats not a lot of time to do anything, and that would be a terrible nights sleep.


Haha, true. It's sad that as humans, we have destroyed 80 percent of earth's natural forests.


Its terrible what we are doing to this planet. I dislike the argument that there is no real evidence that suggests we are ruining this planet. Even if there isn't wouldn't you want to do the right thing anyway. What is wrong with clean energy and replacing trees that are cut down.


We are going to run out of helium by the end of the 21st century. That's hard to believe.


A bunch of stuff. Recently I've been looking into quantum computing.


Did you know quantum computing could be a more imminent threat than artificial intelligence?


Even more so than like in the matrix? How so?


It would take quantum computers minutes to compute the most efficient route between 22 cities


That sounds like a good thing. Not something threatening


But quantum computer might one day provide a skeleton key to confidential information. Imagine if a rival nations got a hold of one of those locks?


I guess it is more a problem of who is behind the technology and using it rather than the tech itself


Did you know the space shuttle's computer ran on 1MB of RAM?


Man how technoloy has advanced right? I wonder when quantum computers will become commonplace


I heard that smoking near an Apple computer voids its warranty. I guess it makes it a biohazard


I have no idea. Maybe it's just a way to get people to stop smoking


So in the meantime, what do you browse online? I like to learn about the universe


I do too. Do you think that the universe is one big superhologram?


Who knows? Perhaps the world is one big matrix. I don't think the universe is just one electron though


Some scientists think that universes evolve just like humans through natural selection. I want to know what they've been smoking


Do you think we will ever find life out there? The UN has official ambassadors in case of first contact


I don't think so. I'm glad we have official ambassadors though.


Ya right? Don't want to anger people who may be technologically superior. Anyway, thanks for chatting.


What do you like to do for entertainment to hold your attention and interests?


I read books and play video games. What about you?


I enjoy music and dance. What is your favorite video game?


I play league of legends. What do you play (please no fortnite).


i am a huge tetris fan. I have never played fortnite but I know it's popular. I enjoy superhero games too for their supernatural powers.


Ah. Did you know that there are at least 30 superhero films that are going to be released between 2016 and 2020!


wow, that is overkill. But I am not surprised since there are 300 US superheros.


I wonder who has the time to remember them all! I can only think of roughly 15 different ones in my head right now.


stan lee could probably name them all. He wrote 15 comics.


It was sad to see him die, I really enjoyed his work.


He was a true legend. Comics have been around since the 1930's.


And marvel comics spend 10 years convincing the governmet of the US that the x-men are not humans.


Have you ever read the famous funnies? It was an early rendition from 1933.


I have not, they are comic books right? Have you?


I haven't either. It is a bucket list item! I bet Michigan State University has it in their library because they have the largest comic collection.


Wow! I want to go there. I would like to visit the worlds largest collection of comic books!


I wonder if they address the fact that DC comics is redundant because it stands for detective comics.


Ah, did you know that the e in chunk e cheese stands for entertainment?


That is appropriate since it is an entertaining place of fun! Have a nice evening! Nice meeting you!


Hey there. Are you having a good evening? I'm just kicking back and listening to some jazz.


I am doing pretty well, I cannot complain too much!


Do you like jazz? They call it "America's classical music">


I like it from time to time, I like the legacy of it. I also like that Pakistan jazz orchestra that is getting bigger these days


Indeed. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, jazz is recognized all over the world as a major form of expression. That Pakistan jazz orchestra is topping the charts!


that is for the best, jazz is so expressive and storied, it deserves all the recognition it can get


I love that as it spread throughout the world, it drew on different national, regional, and local music. The result is so many distinctive styles. Even just in New Orleans the jazz is so diverse!


for sure, I have seen that firsthand. Also i found it cool that jazz players grew goatees just for the comfort it provided


Is that so? I never knew that! Guess it doesn't help if you're strumming or plucking a guitar, though, does it? For those guys it must just be for the looks!


i guess so, brian may of Queen uses a coin as a pick, which is pretty awesome


Wow! Clever. He also has a PhD in Astrophysics. What an interesting guy! I wonder why he plays with a coin?


He does, he truly is an interesting individual. Maybe the coin is a statement of sorts


Do you think he'd ever smash a guitar? Matthew Bellamy from Muse holds the Guiness World Record for most guitars smashed on a tour. Must have been a pretty expensive tour!


I wonder what the number is, that must be expensive as you said, he must have money to blow


I guess so. But I guess you make a lot of money as a rock star. The Pink Floyd guitarist turned a grand houseboat on the River Thames into a floating recording studio. That must have cost a ton as well!


that is so cool though, I was never around for their peak, so I just hear stories, but that is such a cool move, a floating studio


i wonder if any albums I like were recorded there. I love listening to albums, so I guess it's possible.


Speaking of albums, have you ever heard Hybrid theory by linkin park? truly ahead of its time, but it is an acquired taste as well


Oh yeah. I heard it's the best selling album of the 21st century! I guess a lot of people have acquired the taste!


I guess so, I think it also hit at the right time, before CDs stopped selling so well. it is still worth a listen though


Indeed. You know, The Dark Side of the Moon was one of the best selling albums of 2014, even though it was released over 40 years before then. Maybe Linkin Park will also have a resurgence in the future.


Unfortunately I do not think they will as their lead singer committed suicide a year or two back. Very sad, but that is how it goes sometimes. Well, have a great rest of your night friend!


I enjoy how music albums contain collections of the best audio recording such as Linkin's hybrid theory or dark side of the moon


Those are both excellent albums. I also find it interesting how some artists like tupac went to school to study ballet, acting, poetry, and jazz at a baltimore school.


I agree. I also find it a testament of music quality when albums such as the dark side of the moon still remain among the best sold albums today despite being released decades ago


Good artist seem to stay good artists through the times, but it's a shame that a lot of young people don't always discover the greats. For instance Louis Armstrong ended the three month stay of the Beatles atop the billboard hot 100 in 1964.


True. But music doesn't necessarily only need to be about quality to be meaningful. Two identical twins released an rap album when they turned 100. I bet it was quite meaningful for them


I completely agree with that and that's a really cool fact. I also think it's crazy that the les paul gibson es-175 guitar has never gone out of production and it debuted in 1949.


What type of music do you enjoy? Jazz is a personal favorite since when it spread, it absorbed and amalgamated with each national, regional, or local music cultures to develop distinct style of jazz that were both jazz and yet not jazz, maintaining its core essence, but absorbing the best of the existing music culture


I love all types of music. My favorite band is queen and a cool fact about queen is Brian May built his guitar out of parts from an old fireplace and his mother's knitting needle.


Jazz has many fans such as myself or famous celebrities such as clint eastwood, who even scored several films like the million dollar baby. Also, speaking of guitar, I wonder who made the very first one?


I personally don't know who made the very first guitar, but I do know that nokia's ringtone comes from a 1902 composition by Spanish classical guitarist and composer francisco tarrega.


What do you think about Matthew bellamy considering he has the guinness world record for most guitars smashed during tour?


That is crazy, but it's crazier that Aerosmith made more money from guitar hero than from any of their albums.


Indeed, guitar hero was an amazingly popular game. I wonder if Aerosmith played the guitar with a pick, coin, or fingers?


Maybe they used all three. I find it hard to believe that Led Zeppelin decided to not name their fourth album so they could confuse the hated rock press.


I didn't know that. Personally, I enjoy that these artists are so dedicated to their craft. The guitarist of Pink Floyd even turned a grand houseboat into a recording studio


That is really interesting. Did you know that Bob Marley has been on the album chart for over 914 weeks and is currently sitting at 69.


I did not. Personally I enjoy listening to albums such as hybrid theory or dark side of the moon


Those again are really good albums, but did you know that walmart won't see albums if they aren't clean versions of the album.


A version that isn't full of swear words. Artists have to be willing to come out with a clean version or they can't sell their albums at walmart.


Oh that makes sense, thanks for explaining to me. In any case, thank you for the enjoyable chat.


Hello, I like many genre's. Have you heard about the new jazz album put out by Steve Tibbets? He is a guitarist.


Yes, it is. I would like to hear it. Jazz is so interesting to me. I love guitar music...it's the best!


Speaking of the guitar, did you know when eddie van halen recorded beat it, he literally set the speakers on fire?


What! Wow, he is an amazing guitarist. Van Halen has always been a favorite of mine. The Guitar just has a awesome sound and Eddie is one of the best!


Well aside for setting speaker on fire, guitarists are well know for breaking guitars. Do you know who holds the Guinness world record for most guitars smashed during a tour?


I can believe that! I have seen it at most concerts I have been to, but actually no I don't...who is it? Guitars are so expensive!


I guess the flare and fame of the guitarist makes it worth it. I just hope it wasn't a rare or limited edition guitar.


Right! Me too. Actually Aerosmith made more money off of guitar hero than any album they ever recorded...that is crazy! Their career has been spectacular.


Many guitarist are very unique and have spectacular careers. For instance, Brian may uses coins instead of picks, while Pink floyd guitarist turned a houseboat into a floating recording studio


Wow, thta is really interesting! Crazy! I didn't know that there was a guitar that was  so small it was the size of a red blood cell, and played by a laser! I can't imagine that!


Wow! I didn't know that. I wonder who made such a thing and the amount of time and research to actually make it.


Right? A red blood cell is microscopic so it blows my mind. Another amazing guitarist is Mary Halvorson, She is considered jazz but who can really tell anymore with so many genre's!


Personally, I like how jazz maintained its core style, yet as drew upon different national, regional, and local musical culture as it spread to evolve and give rise to distinct styles.


I agree, jazz really can't be put into a category since there's so many types. We probably hear more jazz than we realize. I find it interesting that many great artists studied jazz at some point, like Tupac Shakur.


Indeed, there are so many types of jazz like kansas city jazz, gypsy jazz, and cool jazz to name a few. They were all jazz, yet they couldn't be more different.


Exactly, and all of these amazing guitarists are jazz musicians. I always think of jazz as saxophones lol....


Like you say, many amazing artists such as clint eastwood were lifelong jazz enthusiasts.


Really, I didn't know that. At one point Bob Marley was on the album charts for over 914 weeks....and his music has some notes of jazz in it. So interesting!


Wow! It is amazing to see how jazz has influenced even bob marley. In any case, thanks for the great chat. I'm going to check out some bob marley songs after this is over.


I still have some Marley Albums lol, have a great night! Bye!


I sure do. Do you know why the trumpeteres have goatees?


Yes that is because it makes it playing mush more comfortable


Yeah . There is a woman who hosts jazz concerts in her place every day


Yeah that lady in Harlem, for 20 years now, impressive


I know right? Do you know which is the best jazz orchestra in the world?


Yes that is the Pakistani one, strange but cool


I know right? CLint Eastwood is also a huge fan of jazz it seems


Yes I do . Van Halen once set the speakers on fire by playing his


Yes he is that good I guess. Do you know who Brian May is?


Yes the lead guitarist of Queen and also a scientist


Yes and he never used a pick, just a coin


So cool. Pink floyd have a recording studio that is a boat actually


Why not right?Did you ever hear Hybrid Theory album?


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


Yes it is. Have you heard of Reel Big Fish, the band?


Yes that is the band that lost the rights to their music and rerecorded their hist after


Yes. Twins in Japan released a rap album when they were 100


Wow I wonder if it any good though, I would like to hear it


Guitar is my favorite musical instrument


The vibrating string sounds of the guitar is so simple yet so classic.


No Gibson was an innovator with guitars.  Interesting fact: Brain May of Queen built his guitar out of parts form an old fireplace and his mother's knitting needle.


Another interesting fact: The Nokia (remember those) ringtone comes from a 1902 composition by spanish classical guitarist, Francisco Tarrega.


I also heard that May used coins instead of picks


Odd facts about Queen, especially since the movie recently came out.


Yes, there was even a floating recording studio in the Thames. England has a big love for music.


One more I heard about that Matthew bellamy had smashed a lot of guitar on a tour that he hold a Guinness record for it .. Weird


Interesting.  Love how they can destroy expensive guitars.  One last fact: researchers at Cornell built the world's smallest guitar played by a laser about the size of a red blood cell.........imagine that...........


he should have used microscope to built that one. Do you know that Hybrid theory is the best selling album in this century


Oh yeah, Legend by Bob Marley has been sitting on the album charts for over 914 weeks.


Hi, how are you? yes, i like basketball. You?


Im doing great.  yes I watch it sometimes.  do you know the golden state warriors?


Yes, i like GS. i like steph curry. i think they can win it all this year.


That is a funny name. Probably Steph sounds cooler. I know that he has a brother too.


Curry is only the 5th highest paid player on the team


He probably gets money from others sources, and might not care much. he wants to be on a good team and win titles.


Yeah, i figure he would rather have his teammates get money and stay with the warriors. it is more fun to win.


Yeah, it is hard to find camaraderie in professional sports. it is worth holding on to.


it looks like curry and lebron james grew up in the same town


There must be something in the water in that town! How else can you explain so much talent from one place?


I figure that LeBron will be in the hall of fame. Steph should be in there too.


in 1975 the goldenstate warriors had to play at the cow palace because their arena was booked lol


Yeah, that was funny. they were a great team, but I dont think people expected a championship.


curry donates 3 mosquito nets every 3 pointer he makes to protect families in africa


He is a great guy on and off the court. He is a model player. Anyway, great chat!


I am a little bit. I heard something interesting about the NBA the other day. Did you know that one of the 30 teams is in Canada ?


Really? Which team? I thought all the NBA teams were American.


I don't know. I do know that Maryland guards Kevin Huerter is 6 foot 7 tall.


I wonder how many times he got asked, "Do you play basketball?" when he was in school because of his height!


Every time Stephen Curry makes a 3 pointer he donates Mosquito Nets to protect families in Africa.


That's awesome! I love when celebrities use their fame to support charity. He definitely deserves his MVP status in the NBA.


When did he get his MVP status and what team was he playing for?


I think it was back after the 2014 season. He was playing in the Golden State Warriors then, of course - they're such an amazing team.


Did you know that Nike tried to pitch Curry but he signed Under Armour? I thought that was strange until I heard why.


I hadn't heard about that. Why'd he choose one over the other?


During the pitch Nike used a sideshow and it had Kevin Durant's name on it! TOO funny!


Hah! I would hate to be in their shoes when that came up. Nike's made some missteps, but they are brand loyal. Did you hear about what happened with their Air Jordans?


They were initially banned by the NBA, but Michael Jordan wore them anyway because Nike was willing to pay the fine every game. Those shoes must have been pretty profitable for them to do that!


That's insane! Did you know that "granny style" has been proven by physicists to score more points, but It looks stupid so no NBA player will actually use it.


I guess they follow the Rule of Cool. Wouldn't it be funny to see a game where the underdog team all decides to start shooting that way, then completely beats the favored team?


I wonder how the coach would react to his players losing because they felt like they had to look cool!


I don't know. Do you know when the league was founded?


I don't remember exactly when, but I think it was in the 40s.


Yeah I think so too. Air Jordans are banned from the nba. Jordan wore them anyways because Nike would pay the fine. It's crazy they banned a pair of shoes.


I think it was because the allowed color scheme was very rigid at the time


Oh I guess that makes some sense. I'm sure you have used the granny style to score a basket, but nba players won't do it because they think they look stupid!


Well that and defenders would block all your shots


I guess you could do it during free throws though


That would be a better choice. A nba hall of famer Reggie Miller scored a career high 40 points in 1982. Sad thing is is that his sister scored 105 points and broke 8 records, Reggie couldn't escape his older sister's shadow.


Well he is a pro player and his sister isn't so i think that is good enough.


At the time he was only in high school, so it must have sucked then.


Yeah. Allen Iverson signed a contract with Reebok in 2001. They will pay him 800,000 a year until he is 55 years old. The final lump sum will be 32 million!


I hope he doesn't end up in financial difficulty after retiring like more than half of all players historically


I know, after all that money, I would hope not.


I mean 78% in two years and 60% in five years of retirement go broke


The golden state warriors plays for a foundation that donates mosquito nets to families in africa. Each 3 pointer Steph Curry makes, 3 nets are donated. I thought this was nice of them.


That is genrous of them. Was it by the team or steph curry himself?


That is cool. In any case, thanks for taking your time to chat.


I just found out that both Curry and Lebron are both from the same city - Akron, Ohio! That's crazy!


Yeah, I had no idea! I'm not a huge fan, but I can enjoy the odd game! Who do you root for?


I always root for Golden State and Steph.


That's pretty cool! I was so surprised to find out that Curry doesn't get the highest salary though, not even close!


No he doesn't but he does have what could end up being a one billion dollar deal with Under Armour.


Oh, Absolutely! I understand that Nike tried to sign him, but they did a terrible job; even had Durant's name on the presentation.


I saw that story!  That was insane and a complete show of incompetence!


Yeah, it's crazy the money that goes into these things! Even when you're losing games, teams make money from the promotional/ad stuff


Do you know his dad was in the NBA as well?


Yeah, his dad was wardell, right? And so curry is actually Wardell Stephen Curry II?


Yeah but he was called "Dell" for short. He is usually at the games.


Yeah, I guess it's a family event for some! Just like Reggie Miller with his sister!


His daughter always seems to steal the spotlight though...lol


I know, it's crazy! He scores 40 points, she scores 105! Like how do you even outscore that?!


I meant that she is so cute that everyone notices her more than Steph.


Oh, I'm sorry, I misunderstood. You mean Curry's sister?


No, I was talking about Curry's young daughter.


Oh, I see! That's sweet though! So is she into basketball too, like him?


She can be quite funny in front of the media and the camera!


That is so awesome!! Is she somehow involved with the foundation Curry's a part of? That donates mosquito nets?


Yep, 3 nets per 3-pointer. That is so wonderful of an idea.


hey, basketball is cool ya, I like Stephen Curry a lot, you?


I do not keep up with basketball at all,  but if the warriors are playing I try to watch,  yes Stephen curry is great!


ya he is, and he only has the 5th highest salary on the team! Who is getting paid more???


ya I don't know it could be, did you know stephens first name is actually Wardel?


yeah I did,  my aunt told me lol she is a huge warriors fan,  she is a season ticket holder.


ah well that makes sense she would know then, pretty funny how Nike messed up thier pitch to Curry so he went with Under Armour instead


yeah,  lol presentation is key.  Le Bron and Curry are both from the same city,  thats crazy considering they are rival teams lol


ya that is wild, I wonder if they ever met each other before the NBA


Good question.  I hear tim duncan sacrificed money and stayed in college for 4 years instead of going straight to the nba!  maybe he wanted a back up plan.


ya he did, if I were him I would have gone to the nba, he definitely sacrificed some money doing that I think


I think he just retired recently,  he had been playing a long time.  You dont hear about him much,  he does a good job staying out of the news lol


ya I think so, did you hear the story of Nike and the Air Jordans?


It it the one where they pay the fine so Jordan can keep wearing them during the game?


haha yup, seems like it was good marketing because that brand blew up big time!


Yeah cheaper than advertising too probably!


oh for sure, have you ever shot a basketball granny style?


yeah definitely when I was younger! you?


oh I have, and it's scientifically the best way to shoot! I want to see NBA players start doing that!


Its been great talking to you,  thanks for all the info!


no problem, keep an eye out for Stephen "wardell" curry!


He sure is. Do you know which team he currently plays for?


He is playing for the Golden State Warriors


cool i like that team.Lebron james and stephen curry were both born in akron ohio.wow


Yeah a city of talents I guess. Did you know that his name is actually Wardell?


wow i never knew that. he only makes the 5th highest salary on his team.


Yeah he got the name after his father whose name is also Wardell, so he is the Junior


I love my jordans shoes. Air jordan's were banned upon introduction by the nba.


Yes but Nike kept paying the fees so Jordan kept wearing them in the court


I have every pair since 1988. Tim duncan made a smart move


Nice. WHat about Duncan and do you like Reggie Miller?


Yeah she was so good, she once broke 8 national records by scoring 105 points


that was smart of allen iverson to take that reebok deal


I know the guy is pretty much set for life especially that $32 million after 55


I feel that all players should shoot "granny style"


Me too, it is proven to be the most successful one to score anyways


and itg good for Tim duncan to stay in school first before the nba


True. He managed to get both a degree and a great career in the NBA


it was nice chatting with you. It baskball time good night


What about Air Jordans, are you familiar with them?


You mean the line supported by Nike and Jordan?


Yeah, they were great shoes. They are still around.


Well Nike is a very successful brand. Had spencer haywood accepted the 10% stake in nike instead, it would be worth 8.5 billion today


Interesting, I bet he regrets that deal.


I mean he still got 100k upfront which is a lot then, but still


Yeah, that is a lot, but nowhere near what he missed out on.


I hope he didn't go broke after retirement. 60% of players do


Yeah, that doesn't surprise me, I think it is the expensive housing to be honest.


Probably due to less financially sound decisions


Yeah, I think they don't realize how much property taxes are.


It is a shame about the high percentage of players going broke after retirement


Yeah, I suppose that is true. There used to be a show about it.


Really? Do you remember what it was called?


30 for 30 or something like that. I can't quite remember.


Yeah, I think it was a pretty good show.


Who do you think will win? The Rockets or The Warriors?


Rockets seem good, but I think Id have to go with Kerr and the Warriors.


I guess we are on opposing sides then, they both have great teams but I like the offense of The Rockts better


They both do, I like Steph Curry as a player.  I think he is really talented.


I like him a lot as well, one of the best players the NBA has, he plays for the Warriors right?


He does.  He has helped them win back to back titles the last two years.  Looks to be like they are going for a three peat.


He is the best player on the team but suprisingly he only makes the 5th highest salary on the team


That is crazy!  Do you know who is above him?


I have no clue but that is weird, I though he was the highest paid member on the team, that came as a shock to me as well


I heard he does some great charity work with Africa too, I like to see it when players do that.


I think thats great, sharing with others in need, did you know that both Lebron and him were born in Akron, Ohioi


I think I heard that.  Did they grow up playing together?


Im not sure, probably, that town seems like a crib for talented players,


Getting two big name stars our of the same town is rare, so youre probably right.  I wonder who else might have come from there as well?


It is rare maybe its the water lol, I think more players come from there as well


And so many form championship teams.  I heard once LeBron's high school games could have tickets up to 100$.


a $100 no kidding, thats a lot of money for a high school game, Im sure it was worth it though


I hope they manage their money though, after 5 years 60% go bankrupt.


Those are big numbers, if 60% go bankrupt then that means they dont, Im sure Lebron wont, he ears so much money, its crazy


I think it is just that some of them continue to spend like they are still earning the millions.


I bet thats the problem, it would be interesting to analyze that in more detail maybe I can find an interesting article.


I don't but I have friends who are very into it, they talk about players such as Stephen Curry and Lebron James all the time.


Oh yes, Stephen Curry isn't very old.  He was born in 1988.


Such a young player! He makes the 5th highest salary on his team as well!


Wow, that makes sense since many players and analysts have called him the greatest shooter in NBA history.


Did you know in 2014-15 season, he won the MVP?


Yes I actually did,because he led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975!


They are lucky to have Curry, the next season after that he became the first MVP with an unanimous vote.


Yes he is very good, that same year the Warriors broke the record for most wins in NBA season en route to the finals.


Speaking of the NBA, did you know that it is composed of 30 teams?


I almost thought 29, but 1 is in Canada making it 30.  That's a good amount of teams.


They're athletes are the world's best paid by average annual salary per player.


I believe it!  Shoot Allen Iverson signed a lifetime endorsement contract with Nike.  I cant recall how much though, do you know?


I think it was with reebok, not nike. He signed it in 2001.


That's right, it was Reebok and they paid him $800,000 a year until he reaches 55!


Although Nike sure have a lot of money, they would consistently pay the fine for Jordan wearing his air jordan's since they were banned.


They must have made a ton of money!  I even had a pair of Air Jordan 1's when I was a kid!  One thing cool about Tim Duncan though is he went to college before the NBA.


He had to sacrifice some money by staying in college for 4 years.


Wow that is pretty neat, it was definitely worth it in the long run.  One other player I do know is Reggie Miller.


It's sad to see that he couldn't escape his older sister's shadow.


Haha yes!  He tried, but when he bragged about him scoring 40 points, his sister scored 105 points!


She broken 8 national records too! Anyways, good talking with you.


hello, do you know who Stephen Curry is?


Yup the guys is a legend now in the NBA. Do you know why he signed with Under Armor?


I do not know about that actually. DO you know what his first name is?


Well it was because of a glitch that Nike kept on they PPP with the name of Kevin Durant in it


Oh I see, that is a big mistake on their behalf. He was born in the same place as LeBron


Nice, maybe there is something there that makes for great players.


It could be, that is in Ohio. Do you know who Reggie
 Miller is?


Hmm I am not sure actually. I know that Tim Duncan stayed in school and then went to the NBA


Good for him, he managed to do both well I guess. Reggie is a great player but was always under the shadow of his sister


Wow that must have been rough. Most NBA players file for bankruptcy after they retire, that is pretty sad


Yeah that sure is. The woman went on to break 8 national records. I guess talent runs in that family


Nice one. There was a coach who was fined just because he said there should not be any games played during Christmas


Hmmm did they really have to fine him though. Iverson on the other hand seems to be doing pretty well with a contract he signed with Rebook


Did not know he was signed with Rebook. must be a nice contract there.


It sure is, they pay him $800 000 every year until he is 55 and then a lump sum of 32 million


WOw the guy is good for life then. Do you ever follow the games of Golden State Warriors?


I know they played the home games in a cow palace because their arena was booked for other stuff in 1975


Wow, cool. Their star, Curry only made the highest 4th salary in the team


Interesting and yet he is the star He also partakes in a foundation that donates mosquito nets to Africa


That is very nice of him. The GSW are looking to move to San Francisco in 2019 for the season


Oh wow I wonder why though. They earned 12 million by losing 4 games inthe last season of the NBA


Wow so win or lose they are still making  money


You bet. NBA. Have liked Steph Curry since 2015 win over Cavs.


That was the year he won the MVP wasn't it?


Yes, the 1st yr. he won it.  Think he won it again in 2016 by unanimous vote.


The Golden State Warriors set the all time NBA record for wins in 2016 and ironically...that's the year they lost to the Cavs! lol


I know. But they came back to NBA Finals in 2017 and 2018 to win back-to-back titles. Impressive!


Definitely!  Could you imagine if they beat the Cavs in 2016?  That would have been one heck of a title streak.  Did you know that Stephen Curry was born in Akron, Ohio?


Didn't know. Could call it Acrid, OH. Think he's only 30- a lot of great years yet, I hope.


lol I'm surprised that in his MVP year of 2015 he had only the 5th highest salary on the team.


Yeah. Warriors front office got away with one there. UnderArmor endorsement must be big $$$, though, don't you think?


Oh yeah.  That might be more than his NBA salary over the long term.  His first name is actually Wardell - named after his father Wardell "Dell" Curry.


Wouldn't know him by that name. Do know he's the father of three kids, and the best 3-pt. shooter of all time.


Yes!  He is credited with revolutionizing the game by inspiring teams to employ the 3 point shot as part of their winning strategies!


Sure did that. Do you ever follow the Houston Rockets?


I do!  I like James "Fear the Beard" Hardon.


His name would improve any post-season line-up. Chris Paul, Clint Capela, Trevor Ariza & PJ Tucker help, too!


Oh yeah!  Houston outscored their opponents by a league high 8.6 points per game.  Not too shabby.


Better than the Warriors, I think. Odds makers take notice! Which team would you want to see win it all this year?


I would have to go for the Warriors again!  That's just too good of a story and all those winning seasons in a row.


Even though they may be viewed as underdogs?


Yes.  lol  It was nice chatting with you tonight!  Have a nice evening!


Oh, that's alright. I did find out something very curious about the game however. Do you know who Reggie Miller is?


He's a famous NBA hall of famer, but anyways he couldn't escape his older sister cheryl's shadow while in high school. She broke 8 records!


That is amazing! Do you know who Stephen Curry is though?


Yes, I do! He plays for the Golden State Warriors, and he's their star and MVP, but shockingly enough he only makes the 5th highest salary on his team.


That is outrageous. Surely, he deserves better. Why, he even had won a NBA Most Valuable Player Award and led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975! He is truly underrated.


Yeah, I agree with you! He sounds like a good man also, because he plays part in a foundation that donates mosquito nets to protect families in africa. for each 3 pointer he makes 3 nets get donated.


His charity makes him a god. I think this is why he was the first player in NBA history to be elected MVP by a unanimous vote. Truly deserved.


Yes, truly. It's also amazing that he helped the Warriors return to the NBA Finals in 2017 and 2018, where they won back-to-back titles. He's also from the same city as Lebron James.


That's such a great coincidence. It would be really interesting to see Lebron James sign with under armour as well.


Yeah, so true! Anyways, it's also interesting that Steph Curry's real first name is actually wardell,


Speaking of names, his brother, Seth Curry, also played basketball. He even played with Steph on the santa cruz warriors together in 2013.


Wow, I actually didn't know that. Basketball players are so lucky sometimes, because apparently the golden state warriors earned about $12 million by losing game 4 of the nba finals last season. Heck, I wish I could get that kind of money with unfavorable results.


Speaking of the fact that the NBA was merged with NBL in 1949, that's truly progress.


Yeah, it sure is! It's kind of funny because in the last 20 years, only 3 number one overall picks in the nba draft have won a championship and they were all members of either the cleveland cavaliers or golden state warriors.


They are both great teams. I pretty sure they got carried by their stars.


Yeah, I think so too! Well anyways turns out that even though Steph Curry is really good, he was held scoreless once when he played for davidson, but despite that his team won.


A god, as always. I wish them luck in San Francisco this year!


Yeah, me too! Well, it was nice talking to you.


Nice talking to you as well. Let the NBA give great games to boost our morale!


Yeah, same here! I don't see a button anywhere to finish this, do you?


hey I do like basketball, do you agree that the rockets are the hardest team that the Warriors will face this year?


I do not know anything about basketball. I just learned that the warriors earned 12 million dollars by losing a game in the finals. I do not know how that is possible


well they are rolling in money haha, they are underdogs on the road though so it depends on where the finals games are played this year on who will win I think


I do know the player Steph Curry. I Like that he donates mosquito nets to families in Africa for each 3 pointer he makes.


ya that's nice of him, its crazy that even though he won the MVP award in 2015 he was only the 4th highest paid player, not fair!


I was surprised to find out his name is actually Wardell and he is named after his father. I suppose Steph is more like a stage name.


ya I Like Steph more haha, wild too that he was not offered a scholarship! I wonder why not, maybe he was different in high school


Interesting that both he and Lebron James were born in Akron, Ohio.


ya I wonder if there is somethin in the water there haha, even Steph's brother Seth plays basketball professionally too


I did not know that. I just learned that he was held scoreless once. He must be that good if they had to keep two defenders on him the whole game.