Hi, how are you today? Do you like rock music?


Hi! I do like rock music, I like a little bit of everything.


The state rock song of Oklahoma is "Do You Realize?" by the Flaming Lips. I didn't know that states had rock songs.


Especially a lot of midwestern states seem to have songs attached to them. I was reading that Whitesnake has had over 50 members in its history. They must not be fun to work with.


I guess not. Maybe it's band to put on your resume, then move on. I don't know how much they tour. It could be a tough gig.


Probably some overdosed. I read that a hanson song became the most requested track on a chicago station not because people liked it, but the station created an air of mystery about it by not telling people who sang the song.


That was very smart of them. Get new listeners, more advertising. Probably a boy band is not what most listeners were looking for.


I heard the sonic the hedgehog character was supposed to be a member of a rock band, and had a girlfriend named madonna, but I didn't hear the whole story. Do you know?


Sonic in a rock band? I guess he has the haircut for it. He could probably have joined Whitesnake.


Oh yeah, that would have been good. Are you interested in history? I was reading about Lincoln. He had a high pitched voice, I guess.


That's funny because he was very tall. He kept his important documents inside his hat. I guess that hat was pretty big.


You know, I always mean to do some research to see if he maybe had some kind of genetic disorder. He was so tall, and had such strange bone structure. Especially hearing about his weird voice now, I'm even more curious.


He had a pretty big beard, so I would have expected a deep voice. He was an unusual guy that met a tragic end.


I would expect deep voice too. Did you know he created the secret service the very morning he was assassinated? Ironic.


I guess he recognized that he was at tremendous risk because of the war and his treatment of slaves. I don't know if the secret service could have saved him.


No, I'm sure they couldn't have. John Wilkes Booth father was named after the man that assassinated julius caesar. What a strange story all around.


Yeah, lots of weird connections. Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy. JFK had a secretary named Lincoln. It's kismet.


I've never heard that. Those types of coincidences are always interesting to me.


We can always find connections if we look hard enough. For example, Lance Henriksen and Bill Paxton are the only two actors to face off against a terminator, an alien and a predator. Connections abound.


Oh sure, I guess Bender from futurama and the terminator both have the same cpu.


that's great! Bender is savage. He really could be a terminator. Never quite get the salary for Arnold though.


I can't believe he gets paid so much. He only said like 100 words in Terminator.


His physique is the key. Plus that Austrian accent.


Indeed i think he's a great actor. How about you?


I think he is pretty good. He hasn't won many awards though. Did you know that?


I did not, seems like he would have. Did you like M.I. Fallout?


I haven't seen it. Is that the latest one?


Yeah i give it a 7 but i will still go and see the next one, lol!


Yeah, I'll eventually see it. He's pretty entertaining to be honest. I liked him in Risky Business. Hilarious.


Oh my God you taking me back now. You k now he made 75Million from one movie?


No, I didn't know that. He also built an underground bunker.


Underground bunker! Does he know something we don't, lol. Do you know he vandalized the worlds tallest building?


He's probably losing it a bit to be honest. It wouldn't surprise me.


Yeah apparently back in 2010 he sketched Katie Holmes name into a spire.


Hmmm, is that true? It wouldn't surprise me one bit.


Apparently he does his own stunts, he hung of a airplane at 5,000 feet.


Yeah, that will do the trick. What about inception, have you seen it?


That is one of my all time favorite movies. You?


I saw it. I got confused throughout it. I didn't realize they tried to cast Will Smith. Did you?


I did not glad they didn't I like leo. It took Nolan 10 years to write inception.


Wow, that is a long time to take to write a script. Well, nice chatting with you!


I know but it grossed 828 Million world wide, the 4th highest in 2010.


Yes.  Are you a fan of the Mission Impossible film series? Tom Cruise made $75m from Mission Impossible III alone!


I'm not that much of a fan of TC movies as i used to be - maybe because they're all pretty much the same as with MI series.  I do like his early work


Yes I'm not either.  Must be nice to make that kind of money.


You said it - so much money to make essentially the same movie over and over and over... Cocktail is probably my favorite movie of his, and that was decades ago!


They are repetitive. I didn't care for "the Last Samurai" but I did like "Top Gun."


Didn't see the Last Samurai.  I heard they were making a TG sequel - wonder how that will be received?


Probably not as well as it was during the Reagan admin. I didn't realize Elon Musk was in Inception.


I thought I heard about Elon Musk in Inception, but I cannot recall what character he played?  I've seen that movie several times to try to understand it!


No kidding! It was sooooo hard to follow.  It took 10 years for Nolan to write something that confusing.


Talk about a passion project!  Probably needed multiple flow charts to keep track of everything....


Yeah!  I was wrong... It was Musk's wife that was in Inception.  I have no idea what she looks like.  Nolan got his son in the movie too.


Aha!  I was just racking my brain about EM in that movie!  And now I need to figure out who his wife is!!!


Sorry :)  I will say Cruise is dedicated.  He spent two years learning Japanese for the Last Samurai.


I think the concept of the Last Samurai is fascinating, because of what it implies - their only purpose in life is to protect their Master and if they fail to do that they must kill themselves.  In the rare occasion they are without a Master due to other circumstances, they go Ronin (another great movie) and basically become a mercenary.


It's kind of true for Cruise in that he spent $10M for a bunker to protect himself from aliens.  I wonder if that's true.  I know he's a little wacky but that seems a bit too much.


That probably has more do with him being a Scientologist than anything - and the most popular member of that religion to boot!


Yeah I heard of that.  He did etch Katie Holmes name on the top of the Burj Khalifa building.  That's wacky so...


All this TC trivia is a little creepy, feeling like I need a shower!  I almost forgot about the Katie Holmes marriage and kid....  He sure has led a full life


Yes, but I too am having to rethink him.  I really did like him in Risky Business back in the day.  He actually does his stunts like hanging from a plane at 5,000 feet in the newest MI.


Risky Business was great, I was a huge Rebbeca De Mornay fan when I was younger...


Yeah, she is/was hot. Thanks for the chat.  You were excellent!


Hello. So I've been reading about Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, and Chris Pratt. I haven't seen Fallen Kingdom yet though.


Me too. Is there anything that stood out for you?


About the movie, a little, but I became really interested in the last paragraph when it talked about how scientists expressed the genes of chickens and they grew teeth.


I was a little surprised the dinosaurs were only on film for 15 minutes. Seems like that is not a lot...


They did a good job of really building suspense so when they WERE on screen, it was a big deal!


That's true. Really good point. I loved the Michael Crichton book so I never saw the original Jurassic Park in fear that it would ruin the book. Still haven't seen it...


I think aside from my husband's obsession, the movies feel a bit dated, the older ones do, so it might be harder to see.


I did see the first one with Chris Pratt but that is all I have seen. I think I saw it because my wife may or may not have a thing for Chris Pratt, post-parks and rec when he got ripped.


That's true, he became really hot lol. He was pretty good in Parks and Rec, but as Star Lord he just rocks it. He does really good in silly movies.


Agreed. Can you imagine him waiting on you at Bubba Gump, and then seeing him on tv a few weeks later?


That would be hilarious. Like hey honey, wasn't that our waiter? Oh heck, he's made it to tv! haha.


He wouldn't be the most incredible actor who made the jump. He is talented at those roles though...


Yeah. I haven't seen him in any of the other movies listed like "her" or "delivery man" but the few I have seen, he's pretty funny and sells the role.


The generic role... "delivery man" that's funny. I really liked parks and rec. Did you?


Yeah, though I never finished it because I got tired of how aggressive Leslie Knope was after a while. And it felt weird that her dream became the focus, and Ben's just got crushed. Kinda opposite of Feminism.


HA! Yeah, as someone who works in parks and rec, it got really corny, really fast but I was so impressed with the writing. It was so good.


The writing was great, yes. Chris Pratt and April made the show for me. Happy dog and angry cat!


HA! I always liked the "Damnit Jerry!" when Jerry would not do anything wrong. That poor guy.


I saw him in another Tv show recently, for a one time part, uhh Brooklyn 99, he was funny for a one time bit. Poor guy indeed.


I must have missed that one. I love 99. That's another well written show. Almost got cancelled so I am glad NBC picked it up.


Yes I've been watching it on Hulu episode by episode as it continues!


How's it going, did you know Michael Chiklis went bald because of a mishap with theater makeup?


Yea, Chiklis was only 20 at the time too, I wonder what makeup caused it


Well, the Ancient greeks used white lead.  That couldnt have been good for them.


Sounds like a bad idea. Did you know Clowns copyright their makeup designs on eggshells?


No.  How does one even do that?  I am not into makeup myself.  Just never cared to wear any.  I think it is cook Keanu Reeves gave $80 million of his salary from teh matrix to the special effects and make up crew


Keanu is a great guy. Apparently in Team America the Kim Jong-il statue was just a person in makeup


Probably, make up can really transform you into almost anyone


Yea, it's a shame that American cosmetic companies has gone back to animal testing though


I thought they outlawed that a long time ago.  Poor animals.


Apparently it's done so makeup can be sold in China


Still doesnt make it right.  I guess since some of it is made from coconut oil it isnt as bad.


Yea, places like Target should refuse to sell, I mean they already refuse to sell Tobacco in their stores


And they have banned the salvation army bell ringers.


I wonder why? I never knew Vermont doesn't have any Targets in the state


They dont?  They are sure missing out.  Target is great, they have even trademarked the fake french "target" because it became so popular.


That's pretty funny, I guess price matching Amazon helps Target be so popular


It really would.  If I can grab it and not wait, I am good to go.


Yea the amazon price match is a nice perk but it can be a hassle to deal with the Target employees


Did you know it was founded the same year as Walmart?


No, I had no clue. Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


hi how are you? do you play video games?


I'm doing well how are you? Yes I like playing video games, especially on Xbox!


I have not played Xbox or PS. whhich do you prefer? why?


I like xbox more because honestly it's the only system I've had. I remember getting one way back in 2001.


Microsoft gets many things wrong, but ive heard good things about xbox games. i played games as a kid, but now, im not interested. what games do you like?


I like the call of duty games and madden football games! I think it's cool they have controllers for quadriplegics for xbox 360!


Madden is fun. i played madden many many years ago. controllers for quadriplegics? how do theydo that?


I'm not sure, probably using their mind or something! The US army even uses xbox 360 controllers to fly uav spy planes! Crazy!


those controllers are probably so well designed that anyone can learn them in five minutes. thats great! now i want a UAV spy plane of my own.


It would be easy indeed! Are you into superhero characters like Spider-man?


I like spider-man. most of the heroes are not so interesting to me. do you like spidey?


I do! I think it's funny why spider-man has a hyphen in his name!


Stan lee didn't want anybody to confuse him with superman? I guess that's smart?


Oh, ok. yeah, i could see that the spellings would look similar. plus superman is DC and spidey is marvel.


Can you believe what Sony paid for the rights to Spider-man in 1998?


they should have paid a lot for that character. he is quite valuable.


I wonder how much money he has brought in for them? I know playstation has many games about him since they are Sony.


Yeah, that would make sense. Sony wants to use its IP for its own platforms as much as possible. Anyway, great chat!


The Department of Defense even uses playstations. They know what is up. Great chat with you as well. Have a good one!


Hi there, have you ever seen Jurassic Park movies?


Yeah I have seen some of them. The dinosaurs appear only for 15 minutes in the movies


Interesting. Those movies keep you glued to your seat. Interesting the velociraptors were only waist high to an adult.


Yeah, and yet we think they were so big, all of them. Do you know how they got the Raptors in the movie?


What do you mean get them in?  Interesting, originally Jurassic world was going to be about human like raptor hybrids!


Oh I just meant they were not animated but they had people inside suits


Oh really, that makes sense. I think I saw something about that. very cool!


Yeah. Have you ever ridden in the jurassic park ride?


Yes, many times! I love how it spins you around and around Jerks about. my gosh its a ride. lol


Nice. Apparently it cost $110 million to build it, that is a lot of money


Hold on, I was reading about Jumanji and thinking about the mummy ride at Universal. the Jurassic Park ride line was 90 minutes. Haven't got to that one yet. I have seen it all very cool at night! Wait and go early and get a fast pass. lol Have you?


I have not yet. But I was surprised to learn that it cost to build twice more than the movie itself


Yes, I was surprised to know Jonathan Hyde is from Australia. Have you seen Jumanji?


I have seen it and I like it. The movie made so much money $1 billion workdwide


Wow, that's alot! The Rock got a good chunk of that $91 million.


That is amazing. Did you know the voice of Jumanji is also the voice of chip from Beauty and the Beast?


Chip? Oh, I loved that movie and its voice. lol


Yeah me too. On another topics, do you have much interest in science?


Yes, very interesting! I believe that hubble telescope found a galaxy so vast, it shouldn't exist!


That is so cool. Did you know Kim Jong-Un has a degree in physics?


Really, would have never thought of that! Good chat!!


Ive always like costumes, I love halloween because of that, what about you?


Halloween is ok. I never got into it. Do you go all out for it?


I do, every year a new costume, you know Panda researchers wear a panda costume for work.


I did not know that. Makes sense but I would not wear it during mating season.... That might be scary!


It would be scary indeed lol, do you know who Johnny Depp is?


I do He spends a ton of money on wine every month, like $30K.


Thats a lot of money for sure! well he dresses up in Jack Sparrows costumes and visits sick kids at hospitals, I think thats admirable.


So cute. Although that character might be a little scary for some kids... I'm sure he does great with it though...


I get your point, might be really scary for some kids, you know Sean Bean from Lord of the Rinds is actually scared of heights.


I did read that he hiked instead of flying. Seems like a waste of time. Just sedate him and take off.


I know right lol, that would be a fun approach anyway do you like the Gucci brand?


Not really as I am not into status or prestige items. Do you know anything about them that might change my mind?


Not really, I do know some interesting facts about the brand do you want to know one?


Ok so Rick Harrison actually dropped out of school to sell fake Gucci bags, he earned about 2000 a week from that.


Wow, that's a lot of money for fake bags. Who's Rick Harrison?


His a businessman, and really tv personality have you watched Pawn Stars?


I have... That's Rick Harrison???? Didn't Chumly get busted for drugs?


He did? there was always something off with Chumly lol the founder of Gucci was called Guccio Gucci.


That's a unique name... Chumly was weird. I only saw like 4 episodes...


It is, it has an italian pronunciation and Gucci was founded in 1921. I used to like the Pawn shop because of all the history and facts you discovered in the show.


Do you wear a costume for halloween ever?


my mom and dad used to dress me up in costumes for halloween sometimes. How about you?


lol me too, I remember seeing pictures of some ridiculous costumes. I want to be a panda researcher though


why a panda researcher? what are the attractions and benefits of such a career?


you get to wear panda costumes while working with them!


ok, i guess that is pretty cool. that panda costume must get a bit hot  though, right? i worry that it make me look uncool too.


that is true lol, I think it would look so cool, but maybe not the more i think about it lol. Tell you one thing though, Johnny Depp dresses as jack sparrow and goes to hospitals to cheer sick kids up


He is a great guy for doing that for the kids. Other stars sometimes do that, but he is probably popular with the youngsters.


for sure, who doesn't like Pirates of the Caribbean! do you ever dress in Gucci clothing?


i do not. i cannot afford the gucci. but it sure looks cool. do you have the gucci?


I cannot either, I have some fake gucci belts, i just tell people they are real, they don't know any difference!


i wouldnt know the difference either. i do not know fashion. i should learn and become more fashionable.


Me too, lol. Did you know the creator of gucci was named guccio gucci?


that is a silly sounding name? gucci o'gucci? it sounds irish!


Ha it sounds something, but I bet it is Italian or something like that lol. You can make good money selling fake gucci, some guy started a 2000 dollar a week business doing it


that sounds much better than, say, doing online chatting for cash. i could get into the fake gucci. give myself the name gucci o'gucci.


lol, that is a good start to a successful business. Have Rick Harrison from Pawn Stars get you started lol!


yes, a pawn broker probably knows the value of things pretty well. he will know how to price fake goods. that is a good tip. thanks.


that is a good point, it was so nice chatting on you, I think we have a nice business plan!


Nice chatting with you! It is a perfect plan. we cannot fail.


I did play with Legos, my favorite, what  about you?


Me too! I think its really cool that if all the lego bricks produced were shared out equally every single person on earth would own 86 lego bricks.


86 bricks per person, wow that is a lot of plastic, too much for our environment to handle


I am wondering if they have had a lot of back lash for the plastic usage?


They must cause a lot of contamination that is a sure thing, I heard Lego is investing millions to make sure their new pieces are safe for the environment


I think thats a great idea to ditch their oil-based plastics in search of environmentally friendly alternatives.


I think its a great idea as well, making their product safer for the environment, did you hear about that German graffiti artist, the one that painted a bridge and made it look like it was made out of legos


I want to see a picture of that! I am sure it attracts a lot of tourists.


It must right, hopefully the city didnt erase his work of art,


I had no idea that they replaced Ferrari as Brand Finance's world's most powerful brand.


Wow, thats a huge step up, there is a 14 karat gold lego given to employees back in the 80s


They are values at nearly $15,000. That is an expensive lego.


That is really expensive I agree, did you watch the Lego Batman movie?


I watched it, Batman is my favorite hero, the Dark Knight, such a great hero


Did you know that there was a batman villain named condiment king?


I didnt know that, what are his powers lol,


Not sure but he was defeated by slipping on his own ketchup.


Sounds like his powers were his own kryptonite after all, do you know who Adam West is?


Yes, it is funny that the logo is on his molar.


Yeah the same one, he must be a big fan lol


That is a commitment. Too bad not many people will even see it.


I love reading rotten tomatoes. Especially since they tell it like it is for Michael bay's movies.


I know! I tust Rotten Tomatoes as well, usually they give accurate reviews specially with Netflix movies.


Did you know it was owned by Warner Bros? That is surprising since they no doubt have some movies with poor reviews on it.


I didnt know that! and I guess its unbiased, that tells you a lot about the service.


I guess they can't control what people have to say. No video game based movie has ever gotten about 44% Mortal Kombat was pretty good I'd give it a much higher rating.


I guess some people dont like the franchise, I love to play Mortal Kombat games but I am more of a Batman fan.


I like batman too. Did you know Weird Al did some voice work in batman vs robin?


I didnt know that, I think the most amazing aspect of Batman is that he doesnt have superpowers.


Yes, he's just smarter then all the bad guys. It also doesn't hurt that he is rich and has the money to develop all kinds of technology.


Yeah, I agree, not everything is powers and Alfred is a badass as well.


Robin is underrated too. I wish there were more Robin Lego sets.


I know, I wish that too so you are a Lego fan?


Yes! I love lego even though my last set came with a defective piece. The odds are so slim since only 18 out of every million are defective.


That are some crazy odds, did you file a complaint? I think its great how lego is ditching their oil based plastics and seeking environemental friendly options.


No I didn't complain. It's the first time it's happened. I have some of my parents old lego and the pieces from 1958 still fit with todays! I am glad they are switching the plastic finally.


Did you hear about the german graffitti artist that made a bridge look like it was made out of legos?


I saw pictures of it. It would have been neat to see. 250 Square meters! That's massive.


Yeah I know, I wonder if they painted over this artwork, I think it would be great just to leave it there.


What a shame. When we are done talking I think I'll go play a star wars lego game.


I havent played that game, I might buy it I liked the Lego Batman game.


You should go get it now. I'm off to play. Bye!


Did you know that the Library of Congress has a National Book Festival? Do you think they have comic books there like Wonder Woman?


No I didn't know that. Brad Meltzer is a great author though, he has some work at the Congress National Book Festival such as history decoded


One book I really liked reading was Body of Lies by David Ignatius. I saw the movie made about it, too. Did you?


I saw the movie. It has Leonardo DiCaprio I think it was directed by Ridley Scott. I actually liked that movie a lot. did you see the movie Wonder Woman by the way


Yes! Wonder Woman was a great movie. I liked the graphics in it and the actress herself was great. She must have used stunt doubles, though?


No I don't think so. She was actually in the Israeli Army so it wouldn't surprise me if she did all of her own stunts


She's even cooler than I thought! I heard that when she auditioned she thought it was for Cat Woman instead of Wonder Woman!


That's crazy because those are entirely different rolls! Amazing that Wonder Woman is the highest grossing superhero movie and also the highest grossing World War 1 movie!


Did you know that Wonder Woman started out in the group of the Justice Society as a lowly secretary?


I think that came out back in 1941 right? Oh wow how the times have changed that would not fly today


I wonder if she was their first secretary? Also, if Wonder Woman is an Amazon, how can her fingers fit on a normal typewriter?


That is a great question! What was interesting to me to was that in 2017 there were a lot of female lead movies, they were the top three highest grossing movies for that year


That is very interesting! I like how Wonder Woman has a bunch of powers that let her fight almost like a Mortal Kombat character.


That is really crazy! speaking of actors and actresses, what do you think about Leonardo DiCaprio? hes in some of my favorite movies like The Departed


Yeah, Leo is great. I hear he was in that sitcom called Growing Pains but I didn't catch it. What's Eating Gilbert Grape was a good one he was in, too.


Yes I like both those movies. I also like the movie Blood Diamond. Did you know that you was in an 80s sitcom back in the day?


Do you think Leo or Denzel Washington have won more awards? He was good in the movie Training Day. Did you catch that one?


I did see that one. I bet that Denzel  actually won more Awards, I guess he used to play the character grapes in Fruit of the Loom commercials which is funny to think about now


I guess it was a good move for Denzel. You gotta start out small, but it is surprising to know he started out like any kid in a school play as a little cute fruit!


LOL you're right!, it's impressive that Denzels son actually plays for the st. Louis Rams, talk about a talented family


Very talented! Enough to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Too bad Denzel doesn't pay for his, though. Snoop Dogg also has a football playing son.


Good morning!  Have you heard of Stan Lee?  Did you know that he did cameos in all of the Marvel movies?


I have! He was such a good writer! I love looking for him in his films!


I do too and I agree, he was a good writer.  Sometimes he even speaks, like in Captain America, the Winter Soldier.


I didn't know that! What else was he in?


My favorites are the Iron Man appearances.  It seems like he had fun with those because in one Tony Stark thinks he's Hugh Hefner and in another he thinks he's Larry King!


That is so cool! I'll have to look those up! I think I remember something about spiderman getting married. Do you?


No I don't. Did he get married in one of the movies?


I think so. The original spiderman got married to mary jane. 1987 i think? They did a whole public thing for it if I remember right.


Well that's good. I use to be a fan of Spider Man back in the day and him marrying her is good!  Oh! That makes me think of Stan Lee's cameo in one of the movies.  He's standing on a street with Peter Parker and tells him that one man can make a difference!  How cool is that?


That is very cool! I liked Stan Lee. I think the first spiderman made Stan Lee something like 800 million in revenue, but he didn't get any of it!


That's so unfair!  He created something important. I mean, the military is even trying to achieve spider man like abilities.


Wouldn't that be something to see! Have you seen Thor? I tried to watch it but had a hard time following it.


I have see Thor and I really liked it.  I was impressed with the cast, especially that Anthony Hopkins was in it.


What? I guess I didn't watch it long enough for that! Tom hiddleston tried out for Thor, instead he got Loki.


I've heard that before. I heard he had to put on 50 pounds of muscle too.


I can't even imagine working that hard for a role and not getting it! I did watch Ironman all the way thru. How bout you?


I not only watched all the way through but watched all Iron Man movies.  I thought Robert Downy Jr. did an outstanding job!


I thought so too! I did think he was a little too skinny for the role though! He is so small! Genyth Paltrow was amazing too. What was her name in it? Apple or something?


I didn't notice.  I don't remember her name but she did do good.  The whole Iron Man story is so cool.  A super rich guy that is intelligent and builds things and becomes a hero?!


And he does it for everyone else too! I can't believe the first iron man came out almost 11 years ago!


I know! It seems like it was just a few months ago!  I did sort of hate to see Jeff Bridges as the bad guy.


I am aware of HP. I know JK Rowling is the author.


Nice.  Stephen Fry read all 7 Harry Potter audio books for the UK editions. I don't know who he is.


I have not listened to the books, so I don't either. Hard to believe Rowling was turned down by 122 publishers.


That's incredible!  Harry Potter was born on July 31st, 1980 and the entire series takes place throughout the 90s.  I didn't know that.


I am surprised to hear this too. It was the most banned book so far in the 21st Century.


Wow!  Harry Potter books were translated from British to American English.


No wonder it has become so popular in the US. The books have sold more than 500 million copies worldwide.


That's incredible!  Robin Williams wanted to play Hagrid in the Harry Potter movies, but was turned down because J.K. Rowling and director Chris Columbus only wanted British and Irish actors.


Oh, I've never heard that. That is pretty surprising. Almost as surprising as Rowling being the first billionaire to fall off the Forbes billionaire list because of charitable giving.


Wow.  I would say kudos to her for doing that.  J.K. Rowling was asked to use her initials instead of her full name because her publishers were worried that boys wouldn't want to read a book written by a woman.  That sounds so absurd to me.


I feel the same way. That is absurd that she was asked to do that. I've been to Universal and seen a bit of the HP attraction. Rowling can go there and tell them to change anything incorrect.


That's interesting!  Do you like snakes at all?  I'm afraid I don't like them. lol


No way! They are creepy! I guess I'd have to move to New Zealand to get away from them as there's no snakes there.


I'll be joining you!  Crocodiles are more closely related to birds than they are to snakes and lizards.  Odd fact.


Interesting.  There is a genus of flying snakes that can launch themselves at prey.  Yikes!


Well I hope they don't live around me! It's funny that there are lizards without but they're not snakes.


I will pass on those as well.  lol  it's been fun chatting!


Thank you! It's been nice chatting with you too.


Hello, I am doing good. How are you?  What do you think of countries having prime ministers?


I'm doing good thanks for asking. I think it's different. What about you?


It is different, I agree.  I am not sure how much power they have.  It seems like they can do a little more than a president can but I am not certain.


I saw the president of the UK has a cat with a government title of chief mouser.


Lol! Well, I can they can do a bit more if they can give title's to their pets!


I agree lol. The PM position of Australia isn't in the constitution and is only a custom.


That could be scary for the prime minister.  At any time the public could decide they no longer like the custom.  In Canada however, the prime minister serves as long as the queen wants.


That would be scary. When you turn 100 in Japan, the PM sends you a silver cup to celebrate.


Apparently they do. They will need to start making cheaper silver cups lol.


Hahaha!  Hey, check this out.  In Bulgaria their monarch died at age 49 during ww2 so his 6 year old son became leader.  For obvious reasons the people voted to end the monarchy soon after this and start a democracy.  Flash forward 58 years and the now 64 year old previous ruler ran for prime minister and them people voted him in!


LOL! Did you know politicians in Kentucky must swear an oath that they've never participated in a duel before taking office?


No I didn't! Even in this day and age they still have to do that?


I guess so lol. Do you like Johnny Depp?


I do like him.  I think he sometimes comes across as strange but on the flip side he is actually nice.  He takes his jack sparrow costume with him wherever he goes so he can visit kids in children's hospitals dressed in character.


He's definitely strange, but a very good actor. He directed The Brave in 1997.


I don't remember that movie.  Was it good?


I've never seen it either. Johnny Depp only said 196 words in Edward Scissorhands.


I did see that one and I liked it.  Did you know that he's related to Queen Elizabeth?


Did you know Seinfeld is worth more than Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks combined?


I can believe that.  I first remember Cruise when I saw his movie Risky Business back in 1983.


Hahaha, I love that movie. I think it is one of his best.


I loved it.  Then of course there came Top Gun and then Coctail in 1988.  That soundtrack was huge that summer, which was the summer before my senior high school year.


Cocktail was great too. It made me want to bartend.


lol Yes me too!  Aladdin's face was based on Tom Cruise.  I never knew that. haha


I didn't know that. Well, apparently he has an underground bunker too.


Oh wow.  Wonder what that's all about?  The municipal government of Paris passed a resolution to prohibit Tom Cruise from becoming an honorary citizen of the city.


Well apparently it is to hide from aliens.


Oh boy lol  Tom hung off the side of an airplane that was soaring at 5,000 feet for the new Mission Impossible movie.


That is pretty cool. I heard about that. He likes to do his own stunts.


Yes I've heard that too.  The Last Samurai is plural and refers to the last clan of Samurai and not just Tom Cruise's character in the movie.


Interesting. Did you see that movie? I saw it.


I actually haven't seen it.  Is it good?


It is only ok. I would recommend other movies over that any day.


Ok lol  Did you know Mission Impossible was first a tv show?


Yeah, I did. The movie isn't bad either. Well, nice chatting with you!


Leonard Nimoy played a role in that tv show.  Nice chatting with you too!


I do as well. Did you know Minnie Mouse's name is short for Minerva Mouse?


I never knew that!  The Disney channel only runs commericals that are for it's own shows and Disney products!


That's very cool. There is a subculture dedicated to finding hidden Mickey Mouse images throughout Disney things.


Interesting!  Disney makes about $1,110 per second!  Wish I could do that!


Wow that's a lot of money! Disney's big hero 6 was rendered using a 55,000 core supercomputer.


Sounds impressive!  Walt Disney and Salvador Dali collarborated on a short film called Destino in 1945.


That's very cool. Did you know Bill Nye was a science consultant for Disney's Flubber movie?


I had no idea!  Interesting!  Walt Disney got fired from his job at a local newspaper for not being creative enough. lol


Interesting. I saw Pixar named Wall-E as a tip of the hat to Walt Disney.


I had no idea!  Did you like Beauty and the Beast?


I did!  It grossed over $1.2 billion dollars worldwide!


Wow! Jackie Chan provided the speaking and singing voice of the beast in the Chinese version of Beauty and the Beast.


Wow.  I never knoew that.  It had a budget of around $255 million, which made it one of the most expensive movies ever made.  Glad they recouped their money.


I agree. The boy from Jumanji was the voice of Chip.


Interesting.  Beauty and the Beast was the first animated movie to be nominated in the best picture category at the Oscars.


That's pretty cool. I think Celine Dion sings the theme song for the movie.


Yes!  I believe you are correct.  The triplets in the movie are named the Bimbette sisters.  That's your useless fact of the day.  lol


hi how are you doing? Do you like morgan freeman?


Yeah, just saw him the latest Disney rendition of The Nutcracker.  Did you see that?


He played the godfather.  Movie was ok.  Kind of a Alice in Wonderland meets Cirque du Soleil feel.  And per Disney's usual... it had a strong female lead. Morgan Freeman's been in some better stuff.


yeah, people love him so he gets cast a lot. i suppose my favorite film of his is shawshank. that was great. which film of his do you like?


OMG!  Shawshank is my favorite.  Loved his character Red.


Yes, i think that originally Brad Pitt was supposed to be dufresne. i though the chemistry between morgan and tim was great.


Yeah, can't see anyone by Tim Robbins in that role.  Also liked him in Million Dollar Baby.  (Spoiler alert). Movie made me cry though.


Yeah, he really brings a gravitas to any role. He was on TV originally. on the electric company.


I think I remember that!  Vaguely remember him dancing in a kind of knitted sweater.  Amazing how he started on that kids show to become an Academy Award winning actor!


yeah, he loved acting. i think he was in the military, then went to college to study acting. interesting guy.


Love his voice.  Surprised he hasn't done more voice acting for cartoons.  Think he voices a character in the Lego movie.  Is that a Disney flick?


yes, he was in the batman movies, maybe they wanted him to voice a character like that? He would do great voices for animation.


Considering he just did a Disney movie I'd figure they'd want to utilize his skills.  Disney's got money to spend.  Heard the company makes about $1,110 per second!


yes, i wish i could buy their stock. they will always be a money maker. .they make quality films and the theme parks are great.


Yeah, my kids are always watching some Disney movie.  My daughter loves the live action Beauty and the Beast.


Really? is it better than the animated version? the songs were great in that?


They used the same songs.  I personally liked the animated version better.  Think what appeals to my daughter is Emma Watson.  She also love Harry Potter movies.


Yes, she is a talented actress. I bet she did a great job. Anyway, thanks for the chat.


It has a solid cast overall.  Hope you get to catch it some time.


Have a good day! Talk to you soon, Im sure.


Hello, I did not know that Jackie Chan acted in Beauty and Beast!


Yes, He provided speaking and singing voice in chinese version.


Very nice! The Walt Disney company is also know as simply disney


That is true. Recently, I went to the Walt Disney Museum and it was a big blessing for Walt to have an imaginative mind.


It is the world largest independent media in terms of revenue. The company was found by Walt and Roy O.


Even, Bill Nye the Science guy was a consultant for the movie Flubber! Isn't that crazy?


Yes, Very crazy it very full fo humor to watch flubber.


Maybe, Bill Nye had to add more effect with more science experiments to create flubber.


Freeman has served narrator, commentator for numerous programs and television shows.


Well, he was nominated and won a lot of rewards.


Yes. He played all his role very well and multi talented person he is.


One example would be his role as a singing vampire who loved vegetables.


You watched the movie "The chronicles of Narnia" ?


Yes I did! I did not watch the rest of the sequences. However, the first movie was extroardinary.


Yes, Kids are loved to watch it. Many animated movie are taken by Walt Disney.


I forgot about that! This movie was not animated, but the effects were great, thanks to Walt Disney's talent.


Some scenes are Graphical, Its very nice to see this kind of movies again.


The Nutcracker had some mild peril. However, as this movie moves on from generation to generation, this became a musical and a family-friendly movie.


It is fantasy story and for every chistmas time entertainment.


This gives a great feeling to look forward to.


Very happy to chat with you. Have a great day.


Hello hows it going?  do you watch the academy awards?


Hi, I haven't have you?  Did you hear that Daniel Day-Lewis is the only actor to win best actor at the oscars 3 times?


Nice,  I read that somewhere!  I also read Blazing saddles was nominated for 3 oscars.  I cant remember which movie that is lol


Walt Disney holds the record for most oscars with 22.  That doesn't seem surprising though.


Disney is amazing!  I am a huge disney fan,  so yeah I love their movies!


Eminem has done well with more oscars than Dicaprio, depp, smith, lucas, and murray combined.


If you watch Golden Globes, interestingly Streep has won 31 nominations, eight more than any actor


She also won three Primetime Emmy Awards too


wow i didnt know Meryl streeps daughter is in Mr. Robot!  Thats cool.


Interestingly, Stanly tucci is an incredible cook and made Meryl Streep cook with him to prepare for julie and julia;  That was a fun movie by the way.


That is awesome!  Having stanley tucci teach you how to cook lol while making a movie,  while getting paid lol


Streeps first film role was actually a sports movie.


I saw that.  Did you know Emma Watson went to dragon school,  I know its really prestigious n all,  but to me it sounds like a place where you train dragons and that would be amazing!


Before the filming of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the director alfonso Cuaron had Daniel Radcliffe and other actors write essays about their characters with Watson pumping out a 16 page essay and Radcliffe one page


Yeah I heard that before,  of course she would lol


Watson actually was considering not playing hermione but changed her mind saying she couldn't watch someone else play it in the Half Blood Prince


I wouldve been heart broken if she didnt play it.  Did you know Emma and Margot Robbie are the same age? thats a trip!


Sounds like they were both born in 1990 then.  Watson had been born in Paris and raised in Oxfordshire.


Nice.  Thats awesome.  its been fun chatting.  have a good one.


I do sometimes. Do you?  Did you know that the company is over a 100 years old?


I did not know that. I used to play it with my kids. They really liked it.  Nintendo is one of the world's largest video game companies


They used to be a toy company.  They made playing cards and a type of legos among others.


huh, thats neat to know. I wonder what a love hotel is?


I haven't heard of that before.  Is that a game?


No, it is something Nintendo tried back in the day!


Really?!  I guess Nintendo has done it all!  I wonder where the name Nintendo comes from.  I mean, the founder's last name is Yamauchi.


no idea. Have you ever heard of this game? F-zero x?


I think I have. I think it's a racing game.


thats what it says. first racing game to run at 60 frames per second. I had never heard of it.


It must be from years back.  Did you know that Nintendo owns the Seattle Mariners?


No! It's crazy how these things end up! did you know the Xbox is made by microsoft?


I do know that.  I think the Xbox is more serious than Nintendo. The army uses them to fly uav spy planes.


Wow! A canadian teenager once settled out of court and exchanged his domain name mikerowesoft.com for an xbox and games from microsoft


See, microsoft is serious about itself and it's name!  If i was the teenager though I would have wanted cash.


me too. This is crazy though. A man spent $2600 on a carnival game to win an xbox and instead won a banana with dreadlocks


That is crazy! You could buy an xbox for a whole lot less!  Did you know that South Korea has laws on how late at night kids can play video games?


Wow! Do you know what happens if they play after midnight? Are they like Gremlins?


I don't know. I guess they get into some kind of legal trouble because it's a law there.


Yeah, used to be very much into Nintendo back in the day.  They are still one of the world's largest video game companies.


They're facing a lot of competition these days. What games did you play?


I liked the old school games, Transylvania, Pro Wrestling, Zelda, and the first Mario which is one of the top selling video game franchises.  You?


I used to play computer games, not video games. I liked stuff on the PC. I have played F-zero on the Super Nintendo, plus some football games on the Sega.


I liked alot of the old school football games, like Madden.  Played that a ton in college.  F-zer was pretty cool too, the first racing game to run at 60 fps.


Played a lot of Madden on the Genesis. I learned a lot about football. Never really liked other football games. Did you play Gameboy?


No, never really got into that.  I think that was specifically for pokemon and I never played that game.


I played GB back in the 90s. I wasn't the best platform, but many people had the games.


Yeah.  Nintendo has been around a long time, over a hundred years.  They have really reinvented themselves over the years.


They've designed some great games. They'll always be a force in the industry.


Agreed.  And they're even branched off into sports ownership.  They own the seatle mariners.


Nintendo of America is in Seattle, so I'm not surprised.


Large Japanese influence in Seattle.  Fusajiro Yamaucho founded Nntendo by the way.


I know the company used to make some kind of playing cards. Not much of a market for that these days.


Somewhat.  My brother in law plays the Magic game, but I don't really understand it.  Viedeo games are so much more popular, all over the world.  Funny that it is illegal for kids under 16 to play games after midnight in south korea.


I think the kids were up all night playing instead of studying.


Makes sense.  Not sure how to police that though.  Some say as a planet we play three billion hours of video games a week.  That is unfathomable to me.


People get addicted. Well, I enjoyed chatting!


Hello. Did you know Nintendo is over 100 years old?


No I didn't know that. I do know that the N64 was awesome though! I Loved f-zero that game was so fast it's a racing game


That was a good game. They started out as a playing card company. I didn't know they owned the Mariners.


No I didn't know that either. I also didn't know that they made a handheld system just for the game Pokemon back in 2001, I wonder what system that was


I never heard of that either. I wonder if it was only for the Japanese market? At the Mariners games, you can install an app for the 3DS to order food.


That's really good at makes me hungry! and yes like you said, Nintendo is over 100 years old but they started making playing cards originally, they did not start with making video games


I think its awesome that Xbox has controllers for quadriplegics, they can use them on other consoles too.


Yes I think that's really nice. I remember when Xbox first came out back in 2001, I got it on launch day, my parents got it for me while I was at school LOL


My son would be the one who spent $2600 to win an xbox at a carnival game...and end up with the banana with dreadlocks.


LOL yep unfortunately should have just bought the Xbox out right haha. Do you know that the Army uses Xbox 360 controllers? It's cheaper than making custom ones apparently


Yes,  I did. A friend's son us a UAV pilot. Tom Hank's brother voices Woody in games and merchandise.


Yeah that's interesting. They probably sound very similar since their brothers haha. I remember that if you left the Xbox on for a long time you would hear weird sounds if you had the dashboard on the screen, and apparently that is a thing they intended LOL that's crazy


That is weird. Almost as weird as games being called cathode ray tube amusement devices, by the military.


Yes that name definitely sucks the fun right out of video games LOL. Do you know that humans as a whole play about 3 billion hours of video games a week?


I can believe it, and I wonder how many of those South korean kids under 16 abide by the 'no games after midnight" rule?


Yeah that would have been a problem for me as a kid haha. Do you know who Stephen Fry is? He did the narration for a lot of movies and video games like the Harry Potter video games


Yeah. He also did the narration for Little Big Planet.


Oh wow I did like that game. I never played The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy game, although I did watch the movie, did you read the book or watch the movie?


I have not. It's on my list. Did you ever have any of the lego knock-offs that Nintendo produced?


No I don't. But that does sound interesting. I wonder if they're worth any money? I do collect Lego I have a lot of those LOL I would be mad if I had some counterfeit Lego in my collection though


I like their architecture series. I guess some classify video games as an art form.


Yes I think so. I miss the days of the Xbox though. They first came out with online video games then, and I would spend a lot of time on Xbox Live


I do have a Nintendo Switch! did you know they were founded in 1889?


I had no idea. What were they founded as because they didn't have video games back then?


haha could be, they also didn't have electricity! ya they started as a playing card company apparently


that's a weird origin story. I used to love playing contra.


ya contra is great, I also like mario bros and mega man haha, did you ever play the N64?


I didn't play that one but I remember playing mega man. I loved that game too. And metal gear!


ya on the N64 they had a game called Fzero X, it's a racing game and was the first racing game to run at 60fps


Was it any good? I also had a playstation.


ya it was pretty good, it was fast but the graphics were very simple which is how it got to run at 60 fps


I played zelda, mario, and we play Mario Party a lot that is probably my favorite game, we have friends over and play 4 player mario party its awesome, what about you


I dont really play anymore. My last game I played was modern warfare (call of duty). I was never a huge gamer. Didn't even have it at college.


ah, ya so you played call of duty, did you ever play with legos as a kid?


I did. Now I step on them as a parent. Did you play with them?


I definitely did haha, apparently Nintendo made knock off legos early in their history when they started to make toys, but I like real legos personally


Me too. However, since becoming a parent, I really hate them. I find them everywhere. And I step on them and it hurts!


haha oh ya I have stepped on lego it does hurt, speaking of videogames the us government bought almost 2000 ps3's to build a supercomputer apparently


I heard Nintendo owns the seatle mariners. Who knew>


oh wow I didn't know that, they are definitely very successful, they even released a handheld specifically for a pokemon game if that tells you anything


I love the franchise, its been almost 100 years of magic since the company got founded back in 1923


Walt and Roy Disney definitely knew what they were doing back in the day.


I bet they did, they changed our culture forever with the creation of Mickey Mouse and his friends.


It's funny when you think about it, isn't it?  I mean, a mouse had such a profound effect on everyone and everything.


It has, and then theres also the princess and all the other character Disney has created.


For example, Minnie Mouse.  Do you know what Minnie is short for?


Minerva.  Her name is actually Minerva Mouse.  I think Minnie suits her much better don't you?


I have that movie was great cool fact but it was done using a 55,000 core super computer


I thought it was great too! It really surprised me that it was so good!  It's also impressive about that super computer don't you think?


It is impressive, that must be a really powerful machine, do you know who Bill Nye is?


I do. He's the science guy.  He's also a founder of the planetary society I think.


Yeah the same one, well he also appears in Flubber, he is the science consultant in that movie


That i didn't know!  I guess by having him consult they added some authenticity to the movie and to flubber itself.


It did, many people liked his show so yeah, do you like Chris Pratt?


He's okay. I've seen him in a couple of movies like guardians of the galaxy and a jurassic park one.  Do you?


I think his a great actor, I thought he was younger but he was born in the year 1979


I thought he was younger too.  I learned recently that he got discovered while waiting tables in Maui.  That's cool.  Well, I've got to go now.  It's been nice chatting with you!  Have a great day!


Hey do you like Disney movies? I guess the name Minnie Mouse is actually short for Minerva


Her mother must not have liked her!  Yes, I am a Disney fan. Amazing how big  it has grown in less than 100 years!


yeah! it was founded back in 1923 and it is definitely approaching 100 years. That seems really insane to me


It definitely has established itself as a leader in the animation industry. Everyone knows who they are and has seen a Disney movie!


Yes I agree! What is your favorite Disney movie by the way? I really like The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast


Those are probably my favorites too! I have not watched much of the Disney Channel, so I cannot weigh in on that, but the movies are usually a good bet when selecting something to watch. Imagine that all pf this would not have happened if it were not for the firing of Walt Disney from the local newspaper for not being creative enough... He showed them!


Yes he did! Have you ever seen the movie Big Hero 6? I didn't really like it but I guess it used a 50,000 core supercomputer to render


I have not seen it. Must be pretty awesome...I wonder if it will be shown on their channel? After all, the DIsney CHannel only shows Disney content. They don't even allow adds for non-Disney shows or products!


Oh I never knew that. have you seen the Disney movie Flubber? Bill Nye was a science consultant for that movie. That movie is definitely not realistic though haha


Disney, not realistic? Never!  Did yo ever see the collaborative film by Disney and Salvator Dali called, "Destino? I don't think Dali was known for his realism...


No he wasn't. I like Salvador Dali a lot though he was born on my birthday haha. Have you ever seen a"Hidden Mickey"in any of the movies, I guess there's a subculture that looks for those in the movies


Yeah, and there was a big stink years ago when somebody saw the word "sex" painted amonst the stars in the Lion King cartoon.  REgardless, it has not slowed down the money-making machie. Disney makes about $1,110 per second.


Haha I've seen that actually. I think that was in The Lion King right? Have you seen the movie Wall-E? I guess it was a tip to Walter Elias Disney


Nice flick! We really should gid a nod to another children's icon, Dr Seuss! Are you a fan?


I guess he's ok but he's not my favorite. But I am also an adult haha. I guess that during World War II he took a break from kids books and did some political stuff, I never knew that


Really? In today's climate, he could be elected President, or at least the Cat in the Hat might...Every bit a colorful character as any other candidate on the horizon...


Well that would be shocking because in high school he was voted least likely to succeed apparently haha.


Was theis the same fortune telling prowess as for DIsney? I bet nobody forsaw when he was studying at Dartmouth that he would amount to his current level of notoriety...


No not at all. No one would have foresaw that he got an honorary PhD from there either. And that's only when he started to use the doctor part of his name


I like how he pronounced his own name, to rhyme with the word, "voice"


That's interesting I never knew that. Apparently he was also afraid of children. He felt they were very unpredictable


Dr. Seuss books were one of my favorites as a kid. I remember we even had them at school!


Oh, yeah! I enjoyed them as the classic books and films, and also as the Disney updated versions!


I actually did not realize until recently that Disney was behind some Dr. Seuss stuff. I did know that he was voted least likely in his class to succeed, though.


Yeah. I was surprised when I learned that Dr Suesse was afraid of children and their unpredictability. Like, the universe of Suesse is soo predictable?


The Grinch was a good movie but I only saw the first one. The Lorax looks like a good Seuss movie I haven't seen yet, either.


I heard Disney slips images of Mickey Mouse into their produced works. I wonder if they are in any of the Disney Suesse remakes?


I've heard lots of claims that the Walt Disney Company has tons of hidden images in their stuff...but honestly I bet it's only coincidence or the animators just having some fun.


Did you know the name Minnie (in the Disney character) is short for Minerva?


Minerva...I want to say there is a cartoon with a lynx named that. I wish Disney would depict females as better than falling in love with the best looking Prince around!


Snow White seemed to have a thing for Dopey. Does that count for something? I saw Dopey at one of the Disney theme parks, and he was looking mighty fine...


Yes I have seen pictures of him there and they guy that wears his costume has huge muscles. Also I've seen cartoons fans drew of Disney Dopey with both a ripped bod and with weed references. lol


Far out. I wonder if Bill Nye, the science guy, who wa the science consultant for Disney on the movie, Flubber...I wonder if he is ripped under his lab coat?  He could synthesize his own steroids.


I loved that show as a kid! Wish Disney would do something new around Bill Nye the Science Guy!


He made me proud to be a nerd! Did you know that the term "nerd" was first used in the Suess book "If I Ran the Zoo"??


Wow! I had no idea Seuss was the first to use nerd. That's really nifty. I still want to know why his eggs were green, though...


Yeah, for sure!  Maybe Dr Suess was a made scientist making genetically engineered poultry on his days off. You know, Seuss was not a doctor until Dartmouth en stowed on him an honorary doctorate? Good old Theodor Geissel done good.


No wonder he got jobs at a good handful of great companies. Most people don't even get to work at one like that in their lifetime!


You bet.  If I remember correctly, I think Dr Seuss stories usually fair pretty well on Rotten Tomatoes, right?


Rotten Tomatoes is a place I haven't been to in quite some time. I may have to visit again soon as I remember it being pretty entertaining!


If you are a fan of Michael Bay films, be prepared for an average film score of only 38% They don't like Mike.


Gosh, I didn't know they were so opinionated like that over at Rotten Tomatoes. I wonder how they lean towards Disney?


ya I liked him a lot in Iron Man 1, I guess he would hide food on the set of Infinity war which is definitely weird haha


Well, what kind of food? If it was tasty food that others would steal from him, yeah! Hide that food!


haha it woudl be all kinds but when he eats blueberries and shawarma in that movie that was food that he hid apparently ahah


haha its a middle eastern wrap, I think it has like lamb and a white sauce, I've had it its actually pretty good


Well now I am hungry. That sounds pretty good. I had no idea it caused an increase in sales...


ya that is wild isn't it, you'll have to give it a try! I wonder if blueberry sales also increased


Ya know what's weird. I hate blueberries but love blueberry muffins. Not sure what is going on there...


haha that is weird, do you like blueberry jam? or is the only thing with blueberries you like the muffins? haha


I think it's just muffins. Hate blueberry jam. It doesn't taste like blueberries... And I like blueberry pancakes so maybe I just like pastry type food...


haha I think the taste of the pastry must be covering up the blueberry taste for you then haha, never heard of your type of blueberry affliction before haha


Maybe I will drink blueberry vodka and see if I like that. What mixes well with blueberry?


hmmmm you could put sprite or 7 up that might be tasty, fruity vodkas go well with those typically I think


Done! My only fear is that I will buy the vodka and then hate it. What the hell do I do with all that terrible vodka?


haha well if I were close I'd buy it from you if you didn't like it lol, Hmmm maybe give it to a friend, that is a good quesiton, maybe only buy a little bit to try it first


Who am I kidding, I will drink the whole thing. When I ran out of coke for my captains, I used gatorade. It was gross, got the job done, and I was well hydrated!


lol, ya don't let good drinks go to waste! do you like the thor films at all? I hated all of them except I did like Thor Ragnarok


I do but he is too good looking. I mean, give us average looking guys a shot! Nice chatting with you!


Yes, star wars is great. i really like the original trilogy.


Me too, that was the best out of all the movies, and basically the only ones I watched. It made George Lucas a billionaire


George was smart about merchandising. he got the rights for a song.


Right, he didn't accept the directing fee and instead got licensing and merchandising rights instead


it was about half a million, but he had money from previous films he directed. i guess he was willing to take the chance.


and it paid off lol. Did you hear how much Jame Earl Jones made for Vader's lines?


I cant imagine it was much. the budget for the film was low. he had the perfect voice for it though


for sure, I wonder if he got paid more and more after the inital success. He got like 7500 for 2.5 hours of work lol


I wonder if he got residuals on the back end. he probably got more for the next films.


I would hope so. Did you hear George Lucas's wife got awards for for editing of the movie


yeah, she really contributed to the story too. lots of great ideas that made the movie memorable.


For sure, I heard she thought of the kiss seen and obi wan's death


yes, george has a lot of great ideas, but he needs help shaping the story. i dont like the later films because of that.


That is a good way to put it. I liked Luke Skywalker a lot. If you ever visit tunisia you can pay 10 dollars and stay a night in the home he lived at as a boy in the movie


that sounds like fun! i bet the true fans line up to do that. i dont know if ill ever make it to tunisia, but i will keep that in mind


Me neither lol. Are you into science fiction movies also?


I like science fiction films. i liked alien and aliens. you?


I loved those movies, so scary and thrilling! I like anything Nasa also


I just like Nasa in general I guess. It was so nice chatting with you, enjoy your day!


What do you think of self-censorship on platforms like Twitter?


I'm not a big fan, but it's always to be looked at in many different ways.  How about you?


I think it exposes the fallacy that everyone can just be themselves, truly expressive, on such platforms.  If the mob can "get you" for saying something, then it's not free.  With an edgy content creators like Dan Harmon having to apologize ... it's really plain to see.


Yeah too much pc is lame for me, to me you should be able to create whatever content you want and if its bad then its bad and people wont like it because it sucks.


Right.  Isn't that the purpose of "downvoting" anything ... Or not seeing a movie you don't like?  I never saw deadpool because I don't want to.  It's rated R, and that's not my thing, especially with my family.  I don't protest the theaters.


Exactly, free will is a good thing and should keep it that way.  I don't go to see most of the superhero movies because I don't think they are good, I don't protest.


Do you think that there is an element where such shaming's should be employed?  Would it be crossing the line if I said humiliating criminals who have committed heinous crimes should be allowed? What do you think?


Im up for free content creation for whatever, unless it is supporting to do some sort of criminal behavior like organizing a mob to riot or something.


That makes sense.  So if Harmon was trying to recruit time travelers to do what he was showing ... that would be bad enough?


Yeah who knows, but you know how sensitive people are even to stuff that isn't remotely bad.


Is there a way, do you think, to reverse this trend?  Or do you think it's going to get worse, and famous people will just start to quit or neuter their social media?


I think it will just continually get worse.  People are more and more PC each day.  You really can't have an opinion unless it's the right one these days.


Yes ... sad.  What opinion of yours would you share on social media if you felt you wouldn't be mobbed?


That is a very good question.  I don't think I know.  Maybe just how PC everything has become and that you really can't have an opinion or express it without being hated by someone.


Hahaha, good point.  It's even "offensive" to say that things are too PC!  I think there might be more variety coming out of hollywood (tv and movies) if censorship like this wasn't a concern.  We're going on Toy Story 8? (jk) Disney just plays it safe, like getting rid of Rosanne.


Yeah I agree with you on that.  I feel like what Jerry Seinfeld said was the best, I don't go on skin color, I go on what's funny, that's it.  To which he got attacked naturally.


(sigh) I wish I could get behind things like cultural appreciation events, but I fear they may be run by the same people who would be offended most often.  Like anyone with "diversity" in their professional title, you know?  I'll be ABC, Disney, everyone at the studio level has some officer for that.


Exactly, good call yeah.  I had to do a report and speech in college way back on affirmative action.  I just couldn't get over the fact that the 'best person for the job' mentality wasn't true, or is true for me but not what was being practiced.  I don't think it's right to exclude anyone for anything not based on skills, performance, and experience.


I wonder sometimes how our period in history will be remembered ... and if any of this will come up.  I believe it's a critical element, but I've never read anything on this level about other generations.


Good call, I wonder that myself, and I don't think there is much information well not as much as today where everything and everyone is being recorded or photographed or anything they say as well.


True.  Historians will have a lot to sift through.  If only there were a fair way to sort it all ... Good talking with you.


No but I saw the first one and it's supposed to be very similar to the first one.  I guess Reynolds does the voices of others as well as doing the main character.


really? i did not know that. he is a talented guy.


He is funny.  Did you know that the Lion KIng was dubbed to Zulu for its release in Africa?


I did not, but that makes sense. disney is doing a good job marketing its movies to new audiences.


They always have it seems.  They make money... The toy industry gets involved even before film production.


the film is just the first step in the marketing campaign. the brand has a life of its own.


Have you seen Guardians of the Galaxy? There is an ad libbed Mary Poppins line in it.


there is? that is funny. I have not seen the film. is that one with Chris whatshis name?


Pratt. I don't know.  I know James Gunn wanted him so bad he was willing to use CGI to give him a fake six-pack.


that is great! man, a fake six pack! i would love to have that in real life! is james gunn the guy that got in trouble for something with disney?


I have no idea. What is Rick and Morty all about?


isnt that an animated show with a scientist and a kid? lots of potty mouth and surreal plots?


Now that you mention it, yes.  I guess it was created by a guy named Dan Harmon.  Like Gunn he's in some controversy with his creation.


controversy is good. it sells films. it draws attention .GotG probalby did better because of controversy.


Not Gunn's kind.  He was tweeting jokes about things like rape and pedophilia.  Really not funny...


i guess he crossed the line. sometimes people make jokes and dont realize that it needs to be reined in. is he a good director?


Harmon got off easier since he worked for an employer that's more comfortable about edgy topics.


If i am chosen to direct one of the GotG films, i will be sure to watch my tweets. Lesson learned! Anyway, great chat!


So many getting in trouble with Tweets... Thanks!


Hey what do you think of Kim Kardashian?


I like her. I heard she was doing a lot of PR work for the new Yeezys.


That is cool. I knew her and Paris Hilton were friends but I didn't know she was Paris's assistant and stylist.


Yes, that's cool. Do you see the Avengers: Infinity War?


No, I never got around to it, I heard it was really good though.


Yes, it is. It's a 2018 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers and was produced by Marvel Studios. It was also distributed by Walt Disney Studios.  It's actually a sequel to the 2012's Avengers and 2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron.


Wow, the movies have been going on for awhile now. I heard that the voice of hulk is the same person since the 1970's tv series.


Cool, did you hear that Hugin and Munin, Odin Raven's appear in the Avengers film during Thor and Loki's argument on the mountaintop. I actually have the Loki T-shirt.


That is really cool, I'm sure it's an awesome t-shirt. The first Avengers Infinity War was the first film to ever be shot with imax cameras.


Yes, it's an ok green T-shirt, nothing spectacular but it's funny.  Yes, and in the film, the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy attempt to stop Thanos from amassing the all-powerful Infinity Stones.


It does sound great, I know my kids talk about Thanos a lot and pretend to have the gauntlet or whatnot. haha I don't know if you ever watched the show Recess, but the waitress captain america saves voiced Gretchen in Recess.


No, I haven't seen that but I probably will at my cousin's house.  I did hear that Robert Downey Jr.  was on the set of the Avengers and he would hide food on the sets.


I don't know why he would do that but apparently nobody was ever able to find it so they let him continue to do it. The scenes where he is eating blueberries and shawarma are unscripted and are part of the collection of food that he hid. Maybe they'll make a video game of it and put it in there as part of the role playing of his character.


That is hilarious! He seems like a cool guy.


Yes, I like Robert Downey Jr., too. Actually, did you know that Hollywood uses a measurement called 'q' scores to determine the likability of celebrities?


No I had no idea that was a thing, it's kind of ridiculous. Speaking of celeberties, Fall out boy had Kim Kardashian in their music video!


She certainly is popular even though according to her "q score" in Hollywood, its the lowest one at -71.


maybe her reality TV personality attitude sometimes.


True, that show is crazy. Well it was nice talking to you, I've got to get to bed! goodbye!


Not really, but the DC universe is pretty cool. Although some of their movies have no major super villans.


Well, have you recently watched the newest movie of Transformers? I think it is called Bumblebee.


I've seen them all, except the new one about Bumblebee, is it good?


Bumblebee was all right. Not what I expected though.


I liked the Batman movies, but the Justice League sucked I thought. I hear that they are making a new batman character.


Batman had more action than Bumblebee, to be honest with you. I have not watched Justice League yet. Well, I hear that there are always new superhero characters for every upcoming relatable movie.


I heard Superman was going to be voiced by Nicholas Cage and Tim Burton was set to direct, but the project was canceled. I think Nick Cage is the best actor ever.


What about George Clooney? He was in Batman and Robin.


Yeah, that was the worst Batman and Robin, that was the one with Arnold playing Mr. Freeze with his stupid Mr. Freeze puns.


Speaking of superheroes, there are over 300 of them in the US. That is crazy.


I've heard, I wonder if they all show up at Comic Con


Maybe, they would be dressed up for sure in the upcoming San Diego Comic Con, which I will definitely go to this year!


I would go to comic con, San Diego sounds warm. In sweden it is illegal to name your child metallica.


Well, San Diego will be more hot than warm. Really? Is there a meaning behind it? Or does it mean that you should not call your child after a band?


I'm not sure, apparently it was a big problem there for a long time.


Maybe, it was a negative perspective to the Swedish.


It could be, the writers for superman did not name their super villain or a preexisting word, they coined the term brainiac.


However, what's crazy was that Superman was suppose to be a villain.


I believe it, maybe Lex Luther was going to be the good guy for once!


Also, superman's power was to disguise into anybody. All I could think of was him in his cape flying and saving the world.


Yeah, that's crazy! Nice talking to you!


Hollywood is getting more creative when it comes to superhero movies.  The Teen Titans go to the Movies is funny and based on the cartoon tv show


Yeah, I never really took it seriously but it has grown on me.


It is pretty funny and harmless fun.  Not as good as Aquaman though.


I havent watched Aquaman yet! Apparently there are good songs in the Teen Titans Go movie too.


There were.  They had an amazing voice cast for the film.  A lot of good guest stars


I like comedy so I think I'd like the silly humor in the movie. I have heard that it's a laugh a minute ride.


Yeah, and they make fun of a lot of DC movies in the film too.  Like Batman vs Superman


It's cool they don't take themselves too seriously.


I just wish they would make a decent superman movie again.  He has been in films since 1940s but it has been too long since a good one was made


Yeah, superman is cool. He was originally supposed to be a villain.


I am glad they made him a hero instead.  It set up the entire DC universe


And he originally had the power of facial contortion so he could disguise himself as anyone. What do you think of that?


I think that might be a little too much.  He can already fly and shoot lasers out of his eyes.  Plus everything else he can do


I totally agree. So is Dracula dead forever? Because Superman was bitten by Dracula but because Superman is fueled by the sun, Dracula exploded.


Maybe...vampires do not really do well in the sun.


I do.  I used to wish I was Robin as a kid so I could help batman fight the joker


Aw, that's cute. Why do Joker and Batman never refer to each other by name in face to face confrontations, btw?


I don't know.  Maybe they use pet names.  They have known each other for a while.


Yeah, he is not quite as imposing as the Joker.  Been good talking with you.


Are you a baseball fan? I'm not, so I am not surprised that the Women's World cup has higher ratings than the World Series.


Soccer is the international sport. Women around the world will be keen on seeing the games. Not so much for baseball, I guess. I am not a big baseball fan, though I follow the playoffs.


I'm not a sports person, I do like chess. Although, I didn't know it was invented in India.


Chess is a very old game. The term "checkmate" means something about the king dying.


It's funny that the current president of the World Chess Federation believes it was invented by aliens.


Yes, that makes sense. Because nothing about the game seems remotely human in origin. LOL. The game appeals to a certain type of thinker.


Yes, it does. One with a moderately high IQ, lol. There are so many moves, more so than the number of atoms in the universe. It's a mentally exhausting game.


It seems that people show talent for the game at a young age. I've heard though that there is an inverse correlation between IQ and chess ability in strong players. That's probably a flaw in the IQ tests, which won't measure the kind of thinking that chess players do.


I think so too, especially with all of the kids who are masters at it before they reach double digits. Like that Grandmaster Judit Polgar.


I wonder what attracts the players to the game. Perhaps it's the complexity, or maybe the chance to create your own personal style.


For many, I would say it's family influence. The game has such a rich history.


I suppose talent could run in the family. I wonder what kind of personality you would need: spending hours inside your head, thinking of the moves and countermoves.


Kind of like how athletic ability seems to run in families. Though, that doesn't explain why the Red Sox have lost every game on Ben Afflecks birthday. That's so bizarre.


Well, the universe was probably telling him something about his film career and role choices. The Chicago Cubs are another cursed team.


After this many years, one would think he would take the hint. Are they really? I never knew that, just like both the Red Sox and Liverpool F.C are owned by the same investment company.


I know that the Red Sox are partly owed by the New York Times, the paper of the city that's Boston's biggest rival.


It's a small world, investment wise. Fenway park is a beautiful stadium though.


I've never been. The Sox have been there since 1912.


I've never been to a game, we were there to see the Pope, when I was a child. I do not understand why Babe Ruth had to cheat so much. Has anyone ever asked him why he did it?


Lots of money in it, I guess? I know that he lost the 1926 World Series for his time when he was caught stealing a base. That would suck.


It's amazing that the Cubs haven't won a world series, after their back-to-back wins. However, I'm from Cleveland, so I don't really have a right to criticize another town's teams.


I've heard that Cleveland is like Cincinnati, except without all the glitz.


I think some of the newer movies are redundant to be honest.


Some of the Marvel ones, like Ironman 2 or 3, they have started to get repetitive to me.


True, but other movies are part of a series like all the infinity stones


Yeah, did you know there is a superhero called normalman?


Isn't that the what if everyone is instead super or a premise something like that


Yeah, pretty weird idea. Have you seen Mission Impossible?


The series that made tom cruise famous right


Yeah, it is pretty good. Tom Cruise made $75 million from one of them.


I'm not sure. That might be true. Apparently the first trailer was screened before Pokemon the Movie.


Did you know self-destruct the verb originated from the tv show?


It would surprise me. What do you think of Tom Cruise?


I think he is good too, but nowhere near as rich as seinfeld.


True but you can't deny he has left his mark since starting his career at 19


This is true. Apparently he spent $10 million on a bunker.


He probably has enough money to do whatever he wants


hey there who is your favorite superhero?


I dont really have one, black panther? LOL just kidding


lol ya I didn't like that movie, I do like Batman and Iron Man myself


yeah, I agree with you on that. Iron Man series was pretty good. I didnt know that Garfield had a superhero series, should make a movie where Garfield takes on Black Panther. 2 cats enter, 1 cat leaves


lol now that is a good idea for a crossover, it's weird that Stan Lee wrote 15 DC comics though, I know he was famous for creating Marvel characters


have you heard of the superhero called normalman? he sounds interesting, he was born on a planet of superheros but has no superpowers


Never heard of "Normalman". Would he be considered one the of 300 registered superheros in the United States?


haha thats a good question cuz he has not superpowers! have you ever seen a Mission Impossible movie?


yeah, I think I saw the last one. I usually try to watch those when they come out. Tom Cruise although a little "kooky" IMO still is a good actor.


lol he is kind of weird, its crazy that he made 75 million for the 3rd movie


yeah, that's a lot of money even for an actor. I knew he did some of his own stunts but climbing the tallest building without safety equipment, that's crazy


that is crazy, he even hung off the side of an airplane at 5000 ft, he's definitely brave!


I remember the old mission impossible series with I think his name was Peter Graves


yes you're right, I remember the first movie came out in 1996, I think that was my favorite one


yeah first one was really good. Who were the "Some guys" that pulled off a mission impossible style heist?


haha ya I don't know i haven't herad of it, did you ever see pokemon the movie? apparently the trailer for Mission Impossible 2 was first shown before that movie


I didnt know that. I never really got into Pokemon. I know that it's really popular, just never followed it. You see that Tom Cruise threatened to sue that hovercraft inventor


haha wow didn't hear about that, I know that he plays Ethan Hunt in the Movies though, he does a great job in my opinion


That's really surprising that Seinfeld has a net worth more than Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks combined.


wow thats impressive! again though, Cruise seems kinda eccentric, he spent 10 million dollars on a bunker to protect himself from aliens lol


I am quite surprised that Axel Johsson-Fjallby spends so much time worrying about his hair.


Is that the guy playing Winger on the Capitals?


Yeah. He thinks his hair is too long on the ice. If he cuts it, it will be too short for his man bun. Sometimes people really don't have enough real life things to worry about.


Well, he's only 20 after all. I think everyone is fairly concerned with how they look at that age, right?


I suppose you're right, especially if appearance plays a big role in their career. The man bun was all the craze in November of 2015 if you believe Google Trends.


Oh yeah, a whole bunch of celebrities got in on it. Leo DiCaprio, Jared Leto... I know there were others...


He has a lot of other things to focus on trying to adjust to the smaller rinks of the NFL. I guess the Sweedish Hockey league has bigger rinks.


I wonder how they compare to the rinks in Canada. One of their national sports is hockey, after all.


Yeah. The NHL and Canada have some differences too. He may have some issues with Lou Lamoriello of the New York Islanders. He prefers clean cut players.


I suppose, but it seems rigid if you ask me.


It probably has a lot to do with the culture of a bunch of guys stick checking each other, and not so much helmet safety.


Yeah. Well, Jonsson-Fjallby's induction to the big stage during play offs drew U.S. and Canada's attention for sure.


Yes. He played for the Swedes and made a game-winning goal to get to the finals. In the end they lost to Canada.


Canadian hockey is hardcore. Canada's performed well ever since the start of the modern Olympics back in the 20s.


That legendary first olympics when Canada score 132 goals to their opponents three was incredible.


Yeah, exactly! I'm not surprised that Canada beat them in the end.


Yep. Say, did you hear that there was a hockey player who was traded for only $1 in 1993?


The team who traded him had to have been livid when he went on to win four stanely cups. Talk about embarrassing for the trading team.


Oh man, $1 for a handful of Stanleys is pretty great. Do you think his hair was long and fabulous like Axel's?


He probably had a lot of attitude coming off that type of trade, so I would be surprised. Another crazy fact...hockey players lose up to  8 pounds in one game.


Speaking of losing 8 pounds, I probably need to get off the computer and go for a jog or something. Nice chatting with you!


You'd probably burn more calories playing hockey. Nice chatting with you too.


Hi, how you are doing today? Have you read any Mark Twain?


I am good. How are you?  I have read some Mark Twain.  I read Tom Sawyer a long time ago.


I read Huck Finn. Supposed to be the great America novel. Uses the N word a lot. I didn't know that Twain coined the word "Gullible."


I didn't either. I was impressed to learn that he and Nikola Tesla were best friends.


Tesla was a huge celebrity back in his day. He knew how to play an audience. Many striking photos of Tesla. I wonder what the two of them talked about.


I don't know but it's obvious Twain was intelligent.  I mean, Edison had the only known filmed footage of him so Twain must have ran in some pretty smart circles.


He was a friend of presidents, artists, and royalty. I guess he always had something to do on a Saturday night. I wonder when he found time to write.


I always pictured him as moving slow and sitting around but I guess he was a very busy man.  Who knew Hannibal, Missouri could produce such industrious talent.


I guess it was Hannibal's turn. Every town gets a turn, so they've had theirs. I wonder if the US will ever have a talent as prodigious as Twain.


I don't know.  Seems like the US is focusing on athletics.  They've won as many gold medals in swimming as the rest of the world combined.


That's great, but really, we need the whole country taking care of its health. The obesity epidemic is a catastrophe waiting to happen.


Before we can do that we need to change society and laws.  Society needs to be focused on moving around and the laws need to make health care affordable.  Cornell University is moving in the right direction though. They make all of their students pass a basic swimming test before they can graduate.


I know that MIT does the same thing. Something about someone drowning that compelled the school to impose a swimming requirement.


Well at least the students are getting some exercise.  There are countries that make swimming part of the education curriculum.


Swimming is good exercise. Walking is, too. Have you played golf? I never considered it much of a sport, especially compared to swimming.


No I never have. It doesn't seem like much of a sport to me either.


I guess it a relaxing way to spend time outdoors, unless you've got money riding on it. It seems a bit expensive for average folk. Plus a huge waste of water.


Oh definitely a waste of water!  Dubai has a golf course that uses 4,000,000 gallons of water a day!


Dubai is the perfect climate for a golf course! The sport was invented in Scotland, where there's plenty of water.


You know i always pictures Scotland having a lot of hills, marshes, and mountains but I guess it makes sense.  Golf has you go through different terrains.


In that climate, I guess either you sit around indoors drinking and arguing, or you go on the golf links and argue.


I guess so!  Golf takes a long time to play to so you can have a long time to argue.  Back in the day they probably played and dug holes to keep playing until they got a good low score.


Hi there! How are you tonight? What are you up to?


hi how are you? I am just banging out a bunch of chats. You?


Just about the same. Are you familiar with Nintendo's Pokemon?


Yes, i know a little. I know that there was some game that people played. i never played it.


I never played it either, but I know it was popular. Are you familiar with Nintendo at all?


I played the NES a little when i was young. I also played the SNES.


Yep, me too. I could kind of play anyway. Nintendo is Japan's third most valuable company.


Yes, that is a huge company. they have a ton of cash too. they like to make quality games.


For sure, but did you know Nintendo is over 100 years old?


Yes, they started out by making playing cards. they saw that there was not much future there.


Well, they sure switched over to a gold mine. Did you know that Nintendo owns the Seattle Mariners?


Yes, that makes sense. Nintendo of america has its headquarters in seattle.


Since Nintendo owns the Mariners there;s even a 3DS app that allows you to order food direct to your seat. That would be awesome!


That is great. i guess nintendo wants to use its technology whenever it can. i havent played those games in forever. i am totally out of touch.


I'm not great at them. I used to play Mario Kart a little. It's the best selling racing game of all time.


I think i played the arcade version of that. it was fun. nintendo does game design really well.


I agree. The rapper Logic plays Mario Kart. He played different rappers on stage every night for one of his tours. He won every time! 35 in all.


I guess that is the new standard of excellence. the video game. I guess i was born too late.


I was born too long ago. Well, it was good chatting! Have a good night!


You too! Have a good night! Enjoy your nintendo!


Me too!  I grew up right through the 80s and graduated in 89 so it was really popular then.  The state rock song of Oklahoma is "Do you Realize" by the Flaming Lips.  I didn't even know that states had their own rock songs. LOL


I didnt know that either.  I wonder if Florida has one.  Or if it does do I really want to know?


I'm going to have to look that up.  Maybe Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves. LOL


Maybe.  Did you know Whitesnake has had over 50 members in its history?


Wow.  I knew they had a lot but didn't know it was that many.  That's funny because Whitesnake was the first big arena rock show I ever went to!


That is cool.  One I really want to go to is Dream Theater.  I think they are coming to Florida or at least the Southeast US this year.


Nice!  We must be into the same music.  It's been a long time since I've seen them.  I saw them with Queensryche and Fates Warning in the early 2000's.  Did you know that a Hanson song became a most requested song on a Chicago state because the djs didn't reveal the name of the band.  That's funny.


Awesome!  It is odd, I guess it was a good song if people kept requesting it.


Yes.  Did you ever get into Elvis?  The older I get the more I like him for some reason.


I never cared too much for him.  He failed music class.  How was that possible.


lol  I never knew that.  He was naturally blonde and dyed his hair black.  I never knew that either.


I always thought his hair was naturally black.  I wonder what prompted him to dye it?


I don't know.  That's the first time I've ever heard that about him.  lol  Kurt Russell was in Forrest Gump.  He did the voice of Elvis.  I'm learning all kinds of things.  lol


Same here.  Freddie Mercury wrote Crazy little thing called love in 10 minutes as a tribute to him.


That I've heard before.  I also knew that his daughter Lisa Marie was married to both Michael Jackson and Nicholas Cage.


I knew she was married to Jackson, but not Cage.


I just remember it because it was all over the tabloids in the grocery store aisles. lol  Do you still use libraries?  I do, but not as much as I used to.


I dont as much as I should.  I end up buying a  lot of books.


If I had the money, I would buy a lot more books.  I used them alot in the 90s and early 2000s.  Used to get a ton of books, cds, and dvds to save money.  There are more libraries in the US than there are Mcdonalds.


That's a good thing I think.  I always have told people to use the libraries to save money.  I have to get going and eat dinner.  I loved the chat!


Fantasy films are one of my favorite genres - do you like them?


I'm not too into them. Do you like Lord of the Rings? I thought it was good.


I did - it even won Best Picture it was so good


Yeah that is the first and only fantasy film to have done that


I was surprised to see Jim Henson created a dark film called the dark crystal - he always seemed so upbeat.


Yeah I guess he thought that it was unhealthy for kids never to be scared. I noticed a little bit of darkness in a sesame street youtube clip my kids were watching today. They asked for it to be turned off. It's Bert and Ernie in a pyramid.


I have never seen that one.  Have you ever been to a fan convention?  They can be pretty crazy and lucrative for the stars


Some make more than 100,000 per weekend!


Wow, pretty cool. Seems like it would be good to break up the routine as well.


Yep.  Though the movies can be time-consuming - the thief and the cobbler that took 31 years to make!


Wow, how interesting. I wonder how that works since technology must have advanced a lot in those years


At least it was animated and not made with real actors!


Right, I had the same thought! I still wondered though how they pieced together animation from different times.


I am not sure.  Game of Thrones is about to come on - have you seen it?  Its a great fantasy show


I have seen it but it didn't hold my attention. Arya is a pretty name. I guess it's from Game of Thrones?


Yes and its really popular as a baby name now!


Yeah, I heard it's the fastest rising new baby name!


Ireland even finances the series because it boosts tourism


How interesting! Have you watched Game of Lions? Maybe that would interest me more because it is about the lives of lions.


I have never heard of it.  I know Charlie Chaplins granddaughter is in Game of Thrones


And Harry Lloyd is the great great great grandson of Charles Dickens!


Hey there what do you think about the Star Wars franchise? I personally like the first three but don't like the rest of them


I love all of them. I love all of those super hero, sci-fi type of movies like Solo and Deadpool.


Yes I like the Deadpool movie more than the new Star Wars movies personally. I think that Lucas was a genius though. He gave up some of his directing fee to get the licensing for the first movie, and then became a billionaire after that


Wow, that's incredible. Guess it paid off for him! Unlock Al Pacino, who actually turned down the role for Han Solo. I guess his career still took off, but still.


Yeah he still did fine haha. But I wonder how different Star Wars would have been if he were chosen instead. I also think it's interesting that Star Wars has been dubbed into Navajo. Definitely not a major language but an interesting one nonetheless


That's definitely cool! Evidently Christopher Walken was considered for the role of Han Solo, as well!


Wow now that would be really different LOL, do you know that George Lucas's wife at the time, Marcia Lucas, was actually responsible for a lot of things that made the original Star Wars film good? Things like Obi-Wan's death and Leia's good luck kiss. She also re-edited the Trench Run of the Death Star. I don't think the movie would have been the same without her, but you never hear about her


That's crazy. At least the guy who played Poe in The Force Awakens was able to shed light on Guatemela, since he was from there. Evidently, he insisted to be from Yavin 4 because that's where those scenes were filmed.


Yeah that's nice that they were able to help him out by making his character be from that planet. It's very strange to that George Lucas wanted Han Solo to be either a large green alien or a black man, and then we ended up with Harrison Ford LOL


And it's funny thinking about the companionship he had with Chewbacco later in life, if that had actually been a large green alien. Like Jaba the Hut??


Haha that's a good question. It's also interesting that Han Solo was a TIE fighter before he started to fly the Millennium Falcon. We didn't get to see that in the original movies, but I haven't seen solo, so maybe that's where it started?


Yeah, you get to see a lot of his origin story in Solo. He also worked as an Imperial Lieutenant.


Yep that's true. Did you say that you liked Deadpool by the way? I like the first movie more than the second, what about you?


I definitely liked the first one better. Ryan Reynolds is perfect for the part, which I suppose the creator Deadpool thought, too. He was described as "Ryan Reynolds crossed with a shar-pei."


Haha that's awesome! I'm glad that they were able to get him to play the role because that's so funny that it was in the comic like that. I also think it's interesting that the voice of the mystery villain is Ryan Reynolds too, in Deadpool 2, do you remember who the mystery voice was?


Yeah, the screenwriters said it was also Ryan Reynolds. It really is great. It's the highest grossing r-rated movie of all time!


Did you ever play the Deadpool video game? Apparently it cost more than the movie itself. I played the game and I actually liked it a lot, just like the movie in terms of the humor and violence


No, I didn't. I didn't even know there was one, to be honest! I wonder if there will be a Deadpool 3


I think there will be. I know that they're building up to it. So as long as they have a good script they will probably do it. Do you know who James Cameron and David Fincher are? They're both very famous directors and they helped to get the original Deadpool movie made in the first place


Yeah, they're both friends with Tim Miller, who only directed the first one. He left early in during the Deadpool 2 project due to creative differences.


Yeah that's interesting. I wonder how the second one would have been, if it would have been better or worse, with the original director. I don't know why they got rid of him though. I would have liked to know the exact issue that they had


Hey, i am good!  Do you know who Nelson Mandela is?


I do know who he is. Do you know who he is?


Yes i do... Interesting, there would be a documentary about his fashion!


I know. Seems really acute for a documentary...


I love how Talley says it is a moral code to dress well... something this genration should take into consideration!


Yeah. I supervise young staff and cannot believe what I see them wear, more like what i do not see them wear.


LOL... yeah, that's for sure... really just comes down to one thing... respect!  if you wear disrespectful clothes, then you show no respect for the people around you.  Especially in a work environment!


Yeah! The FDA would burn their clothes like 6 tons of literature!


LOL... for sure!  I wonder why the FDA would have anything to do with literature though?


I am not sure. Churchill won a nobel prize in literature!


I can see that... who was a brilliant man!  That's funny how romantic kissing in literature is a modern development.


It's like my life... wasn't there until recently... Did you know literature was an olympic event from 1912-1952? Seems so different!


Yeah i saw that, imagine watching someone designing a building on ABC?  LOL


HA! "Such great lines" impecibly built! POst moderism at it's finest... I can hear the snooty!


Hahahaa!!! Yeah... been commentated by Joe Buck!


You could not pick a better commentator. Nicely done!


Why thank ya!  You should become a panda researcher so you get to were a panda costume to work!  LOL


I should have thought about that. That would make wearing the costume a lot less awkward than it is right now.


That's awesome how Johnny Depp makes surprise visits to sick kids in hospitals!


Yeah. Nice of him. Nice chatting with you!


Hi, how are you? Do you know much about tennis?


Yes I love tennis. I used to play it a lot when I was a kid, what about you?


I never really played the sport. Maybe a couple of times. It always seemed complicated. Especially the score.


Yes the scoring is kind of weird for sure. Also weird is that until 1978 you could use any object as a racket, not just a tennis racket