How's it going, have you seen Infinity War, the sequel to 2012 Avengers

No, I don't really know the series very well.

Is it good?

Yea it was pretty good, it was the first film to be shot entirely with a digital imax camera

I guess the quality must be very high.
Probably looks good on BluRay too.

Yea plus it's pretty cool they have Lou Ferrigno doing the voice of Hulk

Lou!
Great to see that he's getting work.
He was awesome as the Hulk on TV>

Yea, Lou has been doing the voice of Hulk in all the Marvel movies

Michael Jackson tried to buy Marvel  in the early 1990's so that he could play Spider-man in his own produced movie.

Would that have worked?

How about his voice?

That's crazy, interestingly Marvel tried to sell all their cinematic rights to Sony but they only wanted Spiderman

They blew it!
Hollywood needs stories.
The execs never understand story.
How much is that catalog worth now?

I don't know, billions with the help of the Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy

The rights to a lot of those characters seems confusing.

Disney does not own the rights to show "big" marvel characters  in theme parks east of the Mississippi

Yea, all the big marvel characters have their own attractions at Universal in FL

I guess the kids must go nuts for them.

They really know how to appeal to kids.

Marvel  created a superhero, Blue Ear, just for a 4 year old boy who was uncomfortable wearing hearing aids, which he needed.

the boy told his mom "superheroes don't wear hearing aids" so marvel created one.

That's pretty cool.

Theres another superheoro named Access who is shared by both DC and Marvel

They don't fight over him?
What does he do?

Access sole job is to keep the DC and Marvel universes separate

I guess that could be a tough job.

Superheroes trying to barge into the other universe for a better contract and more work.

I guess so although x-men aren't considered people according to US courts

Well, that certainly must be insulting to them.

With the word "men" in their name, and they aren't human?

Legally they are considered mutants allowing marvel to pay less on x-men toys


Hello, are you a Thor fan?

Oh, I'm a big fan of all the Marvel films!

How about yourself?

I like them all too but i prefer Thor myself

I thought Thor Ragnarok was the best of the Thor films.

I think it might be in part because of all the improvised dialogue.

Yeah me too, that surely made it more realistic in nature

Did you know Tom Hiddleston originally tried out for the part of Thor?

He even went on a strict diet and gain 50 pounds of muscle.

wow, that sucks that he did all that just to be a side kick

Ahhh, but he makes such a good Loki though!

It's like one of Marvel's most memorable villains!

yeah but i'm sure he was depressed about the change in character

You remember that mid credits scene in the Avengers where they're all at that Shawarma restaurant?

They say that caused a noticeable increase in sales.

I find that pretty funny

Oh yeah, i'm sure the restaurant was glad of that free advertisement!

Like Tony, I'd never even HEARD of Shawarma before seeing that movie!

(Still haven't had a chance to try it though..)

Yeah, its a small restaurant in LA

I bet Sony is kicking themselves for not having bought the rights to ALL Marvel characters way back when they had the chance.

(Course, this was long before superhero films had become big business...)

Yeah, i know i would be.

You would think that they would think of the future as far as comic characters go and realize that they all would eventually be big names!

Did yo know Marvel once created a superhero with a hearing aid just for a boy who had to wear them?

That is awesome, I'm sure the boy wears them now

Yeah, they called him Blue Ear, and the boy was 4 years old at the time.

That is so cool

Another weird little factoid.. the guy who voices Jarvis in the Iron Man films has never actually SEEN the films.

Thought that was kind of weird..

Yeah, that IS weird!
Well, it was great chatting with you.
I hope you have a great day, take care!


Are you a fan of the Avengers?

Not really, but I know it's a great movie franchise.

I was turned off of the series by Ironman; I don't like Robert Downey Jr.

They have so many characters.

I think they could substitute actors in the characters anytime they want, so don't fret about Downey.

Who do you think will be the one who gets killed off?

It probably doesn't matter.

They can always do prequels, or sequels that bring the character back to life.

I know so little I can't even guess.

I don't see how you could get rid of the bigger name characters like Hulk

I don't think that anyone is safe.

A big name could lead to a big box office.

I agree.

I do think that Thor might be the only one who could take on the Hulk

How about Spider-Man?

But he lives in a whole different movie series for Sony.

Yeah I don't think he is in the mix.
I see THor being vulnerable too

It's funny how the actors do the PR tour with TV personalities like Jimmy Kimmel to build the suspense, leave us guessing.

Jimmy did a good job to try to ask the question that all fans are dying to know the answer to.

Not coincidentally, Disney owns both the Marvel franchise and ABC's Jimmy Kimmel show.

Makes you think then that Jimmy already knows the answer but is unwilling to reveal it to his fans.

Yes, leave us guessing.

They definitely want the film to make an impact.

It was filmed entirely with IMAX cameras, wonder the impression it will give in an IMAX theater.

There are no IMAX theaters in my area and I really wish there was.

The closest one to me is about 5 hours away.

Did you know that Disney cannot show many Marvel characters at Disney World, only Disneyland.

Universal owns the rights east of the Mississippi River.

Strange how that works.

Seems odd to only show your product to half of the country for sure

There is a Hulk ride at Universal Orlando, and I think a lot of other Marvel characters are there.

I am headed to the theater now to see what happens.


Good morning.
Did you watch Avengers Infinity War?
Thanos was so intense!

Good morning!

I did!

It was the first film ever to be shot entirely with digital imax cameras!

That explains why it was so clear with great picture!

Josh Brolin who played Thanos was an excellent villain, a real bad guy!

Yes!

The voice actor who played Jarvis in the Iron Man series and the Avengers has never actually seen the films.

that's interesting!

I wonder why?

Maybe not a Marvel fan?

I also am curious to know why the movie caused an increase in Shawarma sales?

I'm not sure.

What is a shawarma?

lol  The waitress Capt.

America saves in the Avengers voiced Gretchen in Recess.

Not sure who Gretchen from Recess is!

But Shawarma is the mediterranean cuisine usually chicken.

I ok!

lol  I don't know who Gretchen is either!

I'm 0 for 2.  lol  Have you ever heard of the superhero called Blue Ear that Marvel comics created?

Oh yeah!

Blue ear is that superhero that was created for a 4 year old boy who didn't like wearing hearing aids.

Very heartwarming!

Nice!

Do you know there is one character owned by both Marvel and DC named Access whose sole purpose is to try to keep both companies' universes separate?

Why is it so important to keep the worlds separate?

Batman and Hulk should be able to meet someday!

I thought Disney owned the rights to all Marvel characters but they don't own the rights to the "big" ones!

I see that.

Is that just for the rights in the theme parks East of the Mississippi?

Yes exactly right.

It was due to a contract Marvel signed with Universal Studios in the 90's.

Wonder if they will ever revisit the contract?

I'm sure they will at some point.

Marvel successfully argues in court that mutants are not people and thus got to pay the lower rate on X-men toys instead of the higher rate for dolls because they are not human.

They must be talking about taxes.

Yes that is a very smart idea and must have saved them a lot of money!

They also once offered the Marvel cinematic rights to Sony for only 25 million!

Sony messed up there big time!

Agreed.

They only bough spiderman for 10 million because that's all they thought people would want to watch!

That's crazy!

I assume that you are also a Thor fan?

I'm a fan of Ant man, who made his Marvel debut before Spider Man, Hulk, Thor, and Iron Man!

Yep I love them all!

Thor is a beast and I think Chris Hemsworth portrays the God so perfectly!

I agree with you there!

I can't believe it's been 8 years already since it came out in 2011.

I've had fun chatting with you this morning!

Can't wait to see what the future holds for Thor and his brother Loki.

Lovely chatting with you too, have a good day!


Hey what do you think about Justin Bieber?

You think his marriage to Hailey Baldwin will last for a long time?

I think it will last as long as Kim Kardashian and Chris Humphries's marriage.

LOL you could be right about that.

It's interesting that he posted about her on Instagram too.

His love note is actually very heartfelt I think

I give a year.
What's your thoughts?

Yeah I could see a year.

Or they could be weird and actually have it last forever lol.

I do like that Justin Bieber granted 200 wishes for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, that's very nice of him

Yeah.

I wonder how many of these celebrities get a terrible wrap but are actually really nice people who do a lot of MAW like stuff?

Yep I agree.

I'm curious too, it's shocking that he is the one that did the most appearances by any recording artist too.

I would have never guessed that

Yeah.

I read that his "Baby" is the most disliked video on YouTube.

Would it change anyone's mind if they knew that about him?

I think it would change a lot of people's minds.

Apparently that video is 900000 dislikes, but I actually like him or knowing that he does those Make-A-Wish Foundation visits

He has a few songs that I like but I do not actively seek hm out.

Who's your favorite artist or band?

Well I don't like Ariana Grande.

But she is very popular, I always thought she was Hispanic but she's actually Italian

Wow, I had no idea she's italian.
I too thought she was hispanic.

Yep I agree.

Funny that she has a song about female empowerment called Dangerous women, yet it was written by three men, talk about a hypocrite

Did you recently see pics of her on a zamboni at a pathers game?

She got hit by the puck, TWICE!

That's funny!

Apparently that happen when she was only 5 years old, she was also very talented as a ten-year-old, she co-founded a singing group called"kids who care"

She was on Victorious and Sam and Cat?
I had no idea...

I didn't know that either.

I like that she all the charity concert though, do you remember the Manchester bombing?

She raised over $13 for the victims

Was that the one that she was performing at when the bomb went off?

Yep that's the one.

Very scary in my opinion.

Interesting that she was born in 1993, she's so young!

Yeah

Agreed.

I watch music awards shows and I have no idea who the performers are anymore.

I feel so old!

Yep I agree with you!

but do you like animals though, I love dogs myself


What do you think about Justin Bieber getting engaged to Hailey Baldwin?

Eh.
I dont follow him too much.
Im really not a fan of his.
You?

No I like some of his songs but I don't really care if he marries this girl LOL I just thought it's interesting that he could have almost anyone he wants and yet chose her

I  dont really know who she is either, to be honest.

I guess they did have on again and off again romances, and finally he announced that they were engaged and that was that LOL

I see that she is Stephen Baldwin's daughter.

As with so many hollywood relationships, I doubt it will last.

Yep Stephen Baldwin is pretty crazy, I was wondering if she was one of the Baldwins daughters haha.

Did you know that Justin Bieber was born in 1994 and is Canadian

I knew he was Canadian, but 94...  wow thats making me feel a little old.

Haha yep me too.

It's amazing that he was the first artist to have seven songs debut in the top 100

Wow.

He did have a very successful teeny bopper phase.

He has also granted 200 wishes for Make A Wish.

Mad props for that.

Yeah that is a lot!

It's the most given by any recording artist actually

I think it is really important for these artists to give back, especially to kids.

As a cancer survivor things like make a wish a big deal to me.

Yep I could see that.

It's also interesting that his song baby is the most disliked on YouTube, that seems excessive there are definitely worse songs out there

Yeah, I can think of a few for sure.

Speaking of artists, what do you think about Ariana Grande?

Apparently she was hit in the head with a puck when she was only 5 years old which would hurt

That would hurt!
Those things fly fast.

Yep I'm shocked you didn't cause any significant damage, did you know that she's not actually Hispanic but rather Italian

Really, I didnt know that.

I find it funny her song all about female empowerment was written by three men.

LOL that is funny.

At least she did a concert tour for the victims in the Manchester bombing, she raised over 13 million dollars which is really nice

That is great.
I love seeing them give back.
Artists certainly have a huge pull.

Yep I agree with you.

What kind of animals do you like by the way?

Did you know there are over twenty quintillion on Earth


Hi, do you like Justin Bieber?

Hello, I'm not a big fan.
Are you into his music?

There is one song I listen to but I never seek it out.

Do you have a favorite artist?

I love Linkin Park.
What about you?

I like them too.
They were huge back in the day!

I saw the slo-mo theme in the movie Dredd was based on Justin Bieber's song.

I had not seen that movie.
Is it any good?

I haven't seen it either.

I saw Bieber granted 200 wishes to the make-a-wish foundation which is the most ever done.

Wow, that's really nice.

I was thinking the same thing.

There's a guy in his 30's named Justin Bieber who was banned for sharing the same name with the famous Justin Bieber.

He has never had a number one hit in the US or great britain.

Interesting...I did not know that.

I saw his Baby video is the most disliked video on YouTube.

I feel like that song did a lot for YouTube.

Do you know who Ariana Grande is?

I do know of her.

I think she's been in a lot of television roles too.

Up until recently I had no idea who she was.

She was the first fan hit by a FL panthers puck.

Did not know that.

I bet that hurt.

Her song Dangerous Woman was actually written by 3 men.

HA!

I always find those tidbits funny.

She had a concert that grossed $13M for the victims of the Manchester Bombing.

Wow that's a lot of money.
Do you like animals?

I do like animals.
Do you?

I love animals.

There are 20 quintillion animals on Earth.

That's a lot of animals!
It was nice chatting with you!


hi, how are you?

I'm good.

Just wishing it would stop snowing, spring would get here, and I could go golfing sometime.

How are you?

I am the same!
I just snow blowed and salted.
I am in chicago and feel the same!
So done with this.

Do you golf in the Chicago area?

There are probably some neat courses there.

Although, they take up a lot of land space and require a lot of water.

I work in parks and rec and have a first hand knowledge of golf and am terrible at it.

I just want to go home to cold beer when I am done for the day.

It's like work to me.

That literally made me laugh aloud.

It's funny how recreation for some is work for another.

You probably don't play tennis either.

Personally, I'd rather run than play either sport.

Me too but that has to do with me joining a tennis tournament growing up and getting absolutely waxed!

My parents didn't even try to make me feel better.

We just got ice cream and didn't bring it up.

So you are saying you didn't have Roger Federer tendencies as a child?

I tried to play once and discovered I have zero tennis skill.

It was very humbling, and there was no ice cream, unfortunately.

None.

I am pretty sure federer could have hit me in the head with a tennis ball on his serve and I would not have known about the serve for a few minutes...

Yeah, he is kind of talented: 20 Grand Slam titles attest to that.

But even more impressive is the fact that he has been "gifted" with two cows for winning tournaments throughout his career.

A cow would be so much better than a trophy.

The hell's he gonna do with cows?

Does he own a farm?

I would just look at them like, "And????"

Make them pets, of course.

I'd rather have that than be honored with an official stamp, like Switzerland did for him.

Imagine having your face plastered everywhere.

That would be horrible.

But Roger is good looking so that would be nice.

If my face were on a stamp, then yes, get me cows.

Overall, tennis players seems to be pretty fit and attractive.

Novak Djokovic isn't bad either.

Neither is Rafael Nadal.

Ah, to be that talented.

If you ever watch nadal, look at his forearms.

One is like popeye

Interesting.

I will check that out sometime.

All three have had successful careers and longevity.

They've won like 56% of men's grand slams since 2000.

That's a pretty amazing stat.

Yeah.

In 2007, roger and raf competed on a court that was half grass and half clay.

That would pose quite a challenge, I imagine.

I wonder who won that.

The fans... Raf is better on clay and rog is better on grass.

It was a corporate event where they both got PAID!

Good point.

That's what it's all about in the end, I guess.

That and the prestige, and the titles, and the ATP rankings, and the cows...

HAHAHA Cows.. Nice reference.
Nice chatting with you!


Hello, do you ever read movie reviews in Rotten Tomatoes?

Hi, yes I do sometimes.

Micahel Bay has a rating of less than 40% in there

wow and his movies make millions.

And movies based on video games have ratings lower than 50%

Yeah I guess they are not that great.

Netflix has 150 movies with 100% ratings in RT

Wow, that is pretty impressive of them.
Do you know who owns RT?

I was actually surprised when I learned that Warner Bros does.

Yeah pretty cool.

Spykids has such a high rating in there 93%

Yeah that is so strange, that is better than Lincoln and the dark knight rises

That is wicked.
Have you seen the Black Panther?

I have and I totally loved it.

Black Panther is the richest superhero worth $500 billion

Wow that means he is richer than Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne, they are worth a lot too

Yeah that is true.
Did you watch the Academy Awards?

I did not this year but I know that Daniel Day Lewis has won three of them for best actor.

He is a talented actor so that makes sense.

Blazing Saddles was also nominated for 3 of them

Nice.

Walt Disney though holds the record with 22 of them

Wow that raises the bar high for everyone.

Even Eminem has won Oscars and more than Leo di Caprio

Yeah that is pretty cool of him.

Surpassed others such Johnny Depp and George Lucas too

Yeah , what a talent.
Oscar were nominated for 9 Emmys.
Wonder how that works

Yeah I am confused too about that.

Do you know how many Oscars are given out?

Yes there are 24 awards given over a range of categories

That is quite a few of them.
Nice chat


Hi, how are you?

I'm well, and you?

Very well, thanks.
What stood out to you in your article?

The rankings on Rotten Tomatoes being used as a reliable source

HA!

Is that like students using Wikipedia as a knowledge source to you?

very much so.

One of the students in my grad school class used it one time.

You'd figure by then you would know

HA... That's funny.

Grad school?

I teach undergrad and made a point to say wiki is not an ok source.

kids don't try anymore, just pick up the first result and hope for the best

I see that.

I do have about 12 students that just shine.

I cannot wait to see what they do in their career.

They are really good.

what do you teach?

I teach sport management.
You?

I'm actually not a teacher I'm a manager for refrigeration repair service company.

However, I went to Towson University for undergrad and got my bachelor's in sports management.

Any idea how I can get a job?

ha

Get ready to start at the bottom.
What do you want to do?

Yea I figured that but my mindset (while true I am probably overstating it) is you have to know somebody to get in.

And I'm fine at the bottom but going unpaid would be very difficult for me financially.

I have my masters in Data Analysis so something in the sports and data side would be perfect, although I am not particularly picky

Have you thought about working for like Stats Inc?

There is such a need for statisticians in today's sports.

I have not looked into that avenue specifically, but I will definitely check it out.

Yeah, I see more and more teams even starting their own analytics department to look for value in the numbers.

Billy Bean started a revolution and it's not slowing down.

It really is astonishing the route he took and how quickly it blew up.

I am an Orioles fan and they had zero analytics prior to this offseason and it obviously shows.

HAHA.

Poor Buck... That old school mentality no longer works.

He really pulled a rabbit out of his hat to make the team competitive for the time they were, but it was destined to blow up sooner than later.

Good luck with the job search!


Hi, how are you doing this evening?

I'm doing well.

Do you ever watch or play tennis or golf?

I'm not really into either sport.

Golf is too slow and tennis, well, I just don't understand it.

You?

I agree about golf.

I don't play tennis enough to really know how, but it is interesting.

I wonder if it would be easier to learning with singles or doubles

I figure with singles, I would learn from my mistakes faster.

The equipment was too expensive for me as a kid, plus there were no courts around.

Same for me growing up.

Now I live in an area that has a lot of courts.

I can't imagine playing a match that lasts 11 hours though, even if it's spread over three days

I guess they both wanted that bonus!
11 hours, though.
Did anybody watch the entire thing?

I'm not sure, but there would have had to have been as least a referee or someone else, right?

I wonder if they wore polo shirts since they were created for tennis players

Those shirts seem comfortable but a bit too stylish for serious athletes.

I guess it's important to be stylin' while bashing a ball.

They might be have practicality to them too for sports like tennis and polo.

I guess polo shirt is a little more catchy than tennis shirt would be

The tennis world seems to skew to the high end.

They used a helicopter to dry the grass tennis courts for the 1969 US Open.

That's the solution I would have come up with too.

LOL

That's actually a genius solution though.

Maybe that's why most courts now aren't on grass.

At the US Open the year before that, a black man won the title, and that's the only year a black man has won

The sport favors the rich.

To get to that level, you need equipment, courts, and most of all, coaching.

Black kids in the US just don't have access.

The Williams sisters seem the exception.

They seem to have a natural talent for it as well.

What are the chances that two sisters would both be good at it.

Have you ever heard of Gael Monfils?

I think their dad pushed them I don't know if he was athletic.

Haven't heard of Gael.

Who is that?

He was a quarterfinalist in the US Open who only days after learning how to play, beat the "Roger Federer of paddle tennis."

Natural talent

Some people just do it without thinking.

I wish I had that kind of talent.

Why was Roger Federer  gifted two cows over his career for winning the 2003 wimbledon and the 2013 Swiss Open?

Good meat can be expensive.

Maybe it was to help him up his protein intake.

That's a lot of steaks and burgers

Perhaps he sells the milk as a special Federer line.

Maybe.

The Swiss also honored him with an official stamp.

He's the only person to have been given that as well

That's a great honor.
Well, I enjoyed chatting with you!


Hello.
Do you like movies?

I do, I have a few good ones aligned for the weekend, what about you?

I do.

I like some that are probably on the Rotton Tomatoes list.

Did you know that Warner Brothers owns Rotton Tomatoes

No I didnt know that, I wonder if they are biased towards WB movies

Me too.

What is interesting is no video game film has rated above 44%

I guess video games are fine as is, Netflix has a great selecion of movies 150 of them have a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes

And they also have Dark Knight rises on there.

I guess they don't like a lot of movies.

I love that movie, did it get a good rating?

No it got a bad one.
Rotton Tomatoes is for bad movies.
Michael Bays rating is 38% .
I guess that's not too bad.

I think thats an unfari rating, did you watch Black Panther?

I did.
It was a good movie.
Chadwick Boseman was good in it.

He is a great actor, he really sold the part, the director of the film also did a good job

Yes and Black Panther had a great net worth over 500 billion

He must be like the richest hero right?

he owns a country, that must be good on financials lol

I don't think any other superhero comes close.

Bruce Wayne has a net worth of $80 billion and he is insanely rich

That is true.

Do you watch award shows?

Did you know Daniel Day Lewis is the only actor to win an oscar 3 times.

That's great.

No I didnt know that, he is a really talented actor though,  there are 24 categories in the oscars right?

Yes, and Walt Disney has won over 22.
That is crazy.

That is crazy but not suprising either, Walt Disney changed our culture forever so he deserves an award ot twenty

Yes, he was great.


Are you a golf fan?

There apparently is a course in Dubia that requires 4M gallons of water a day to keep it green.

Seems like a waste to me.

I do like golf and yes it does seem like a waste.

The average American golf course consumes around 312,000 gallons of water per day as well.

Wow.

Wonder how many golf courses there are?

I heard they take up more land space than Rhode Island and Delaware combined.

That's a pretty incredible amount when you think about it.

Samuel Jackson puts a golf clause in his film contracts that allows him to play golf twice a week during production.

Nice.

Love him.

Babe Ruth was once the most famous golfer in America.

Assuming it was the same time he was the most famous baseball player too.

Who would have guessed that?
I didn't know he was a big golf player.

Me neither.

How about tennis?

I'm not a huge fan.

Polo shirts were originally invented for tennis before they caught on with the polo crowd.

That's an interesting fact.

They used a helicopter to dry the grass tennis courts for the 1969 open.

Bet that created a lot of wind.

That's crazy!

The longest match in history was 11 hours and went on for 3 days.

I remember watching one a few years ago that went several hours, but 11!

They must have had rubber legs after that one.

No doubt!

I wonder if at any point either player thought "this just isn't worth it".

There must have been big money on the line.

Haha.

Good question.

Or maybe they were playing for cows, like the ones Roger Federer was gifted for winning Wimbledon and the Swiss Open.

What?

LOL  He is the first living person in Switzerland to be honored with a stamp.

How neat!

He also suffered the biggest injury of his career -- while drawing a bath for his daughters.

That must have been when he tore his meniscus?

Yeah, I think so.
I bet his was pissed!

I bet.

That would have put a dent in his earnings for sure.

Since the year 2000, Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic have accounted for 56 percent of the mens grand slam singles titles.

Wow.

Nadal and Federer once competed on a hybrid court that was half clay and half grass.

I wonder how that worked?

That would be interesting to see.

I wonder if that's on youtube?

Federer has been continuously ranked in the top 10 from Oct. 2002 to Nov. 2016.

What a run.

Definitely.

He is one of the all time greats, for sure.

He's held the #1 spot in the rankings for more than 310 weeks... a record.

I wonder who the "Roger Federer of paddle tennis" is?

A guy named Gail Monfils beat him to get into the US open quarterfinals after learning how to play just 2 days earlier.

No idea.
I'll have to look that up.
Been great chatting with you!

I've enjoyed chatting with you as well!
Have a good day!


Hello, are you a golf fan?

Hi yes I like gold somewhat I think what drew me to like this sport was from Tiger Woods who is a great global golfer.

Yeah, he went from dominant, to a non factor, and now seems to be coming back again.

He is fighting back into contention.

He really did become a non factor after that big scandal.

He is trying to make a comeback but he seems to be having a rough start .

In a recent tournament he started the final round of 72 in contention, but not as dominant as in the past.

Oh wow I din't know that so I can agree not as good as past tournaments but a great start especially being that  he was away for some time he did state in a interview that he is fighting hard for his scores so he is still putting his all in.

I love tennis also how about you?

Not so much, do find it interesting that Polo shirts were once invented for tennis players.

I love it it's so great to watch them compete with just a racket and a hollow rubber ball it's just an intense competition to me, and Polo has great clothing it is weird that they was inspired from tennis players.

I can watch tennis occasionally, but was more interested prior to 2000.

Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic seemingly win all the time.

Roger Federer is a great player he is  number 3 in the world for ranking but you know he had a huge injury in 2016 I wonder did he ever recover and return to playing.

Not sure.

Did you know he was the first living person in Switzerland to be honored with a stamp?

No I actually didn't that was probably a proud moment to be recognized and supported by your own country he is a legend if you as me though so I can see why I mean the man won 20 Grand Slam titles he is a beast.

For sure.

I didn't realize he had the most singles victories in Grand Slam history.

He has many but I mean he has been playing professional since 1998 and was ranked in the top starting in 2002. Who do you feel is better Roger or Tiger even though they play 2 different sports?

Probably Tiger.

Both are great, but Tiger has drawn people to watch golf that aren't even golf fans.

Don't think I can say the same for Federer.

I can agree I never looked at it or thought into it that way and I wold also have to say that Tiger Woods has also drawn men into joining country club more to play and enjoy the game.

I would agree with that.

Normally when a athlete goes bad they're about done.

But with Woods sorting out his swing it might give others some hope.

I just really hope he gets his swing back which I know he will because he has so many years into this sport I know he won't give up that easy and he also realizes his mistakes in his swing.

Yup, I agree.

Well, it's been pleasant chatting with you.

It has been such a pleasure as well we both need to keep up with the status on our old favorite professional golfer Tiger Woods.

for sure.
take care.

Thanks same to you


Did you know that all 50 states have dinosaur fossil in them?

I never thought about it really, but it doesn't seem surprising.

Did you see Jurassic world fallen kingdom?

Yeah I did, it was a little cheesy but I loved the graphics effects.

Did you see it?

I did.

I always like the originals better but im happy for the lead actor.

Me too, the originals are classic.

I do enjoy Chris Pratt too though.

It's funny that Pratt joked about the lead role so long ago.

Wow did you hear that the ride cost 110 million while the film cost only 63 million.

You know, I actually did hear that once waiting in lint to go on the ride.

Have you ever been on the ride?

No that's past my time i got to stay in my lane.

I hear it took 6 hours to render one frame of the rain soaked T-rex.

Yeah I can't believe that.

Honestly it's such an iconic scene though, it was definitely worth it.

Well the raptors weren't generated by computers but had real ppl inside.

That surprises me, I think in the first movies they were effects.

Can you believe dinosaurs were mesotherms?

Well there are 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth.

I never believed that was a real number.

I think it's really cool that the loch ness monster is a protected species, though.

Yeah they did that back in 1912, right?
Under Scottish protections.

That's right, really makes me wonder.

I hear that domestication gives animal white forehead patches.

Seems unlikely, though.

Yeah well Germany was the first country to give animals universally constitutionally-guaranteed rights

That seems very progressive of them.
Do you know what a blastula is?

No but it sounds like an interesting word.

Right?
It's fun to say.
I know it from my biology classes.

1.5 M living animals species have been described and 1 M are insects.

nice talking with you.

And there's over 7 million species that we know of.

Nice to talk to you as well.

You too!


Hi, do you like Batman?

I do like Batman.

He is a tragic and mysterious superhero.

You?

I love him too.

In the 90's, Universal Studios had plans to build a Gotham City theme park.

I wonder how many people would have gone.

It's not a bad idea, but probably too expensive.

I bet it would have been very expensive to build.

I would have had to check it out at least once.

True.

Batman fans would love the place.

Smallville was originally planned to be a show about Bruce Wayne becoming Batman.

A much darker show, then.

Oh wow I didn't know that.

I saw that Michael Keaton was so against Batman Forever that even $15 million couldn't sway him to reprise the role.

I guess it is not a rewarding role.

That's a lot of money for Michael Keaton, too.

I bet.

Stan Lee wrote 15 DC comics which I was unaware of.

Neither did I. I guess he wanted to give the DC superheroes a different look.

I guess so.
Do you read any comic books?

I read some when I was young.
Not so much now.
How about you?

Not too much.

I saw that Stan Lee ends every phone conversation with the word "excelsior".

I guess everybody has their quirks.
I wonder what he meant by that.

Not too sure.
Stinks that he recently passed away.

He lived a long life, longer than most.

The Michigan State University library has the largest publicly available comic book collection in the world.

I bet Stan has many books in there.

He did live a very long life.
I didn't know that about Michigan.
Very cool.

There are over 300 registered superheroes in the US.

I wonder how many of them Stan created.

That's pretty cool.
I bet he created quite a few of those.

I agree.

He probably didn't create this one:  a superhero called "normalman,"  the only person without superpowers on a planet full of superheroes.

It was good talking to you!


Did you happen to watch Batman the animated series in the 90s?

i did a little bit, but was never familiar with who Bruce Timm was.

I never read comic book series though either.

Me neither, though I did watch the show alot when I Was a kid.

I remember batmans glowing eyes.

funny how DC comics really had no other competition too.

yea, especially now with Marvel making better movies.

I never made the connection between Batman and the Suicide Squad movie.

makes sense now though.

I've not seen Suicide Squads.
Whats the connection?

I guess Batman the Animated Series creator Bruce Timm produced Batman and Harley Quinn.

I guess Margot Robbie made Harley Quinn popular in Suicide Squad.

though I think Margot Robbie could make anyone more popular!

Worked well in Wolf of Wall Street!

uh huh!

she's amazing.

I liked the Batman movie with Michael Keaton back in 1989.  but he would not do Batman forever for $15M!

Would help if the first one weren't terrible.

That's even more money back then!

yeah, and Smallville was originally going to be a show about Bruce Wayne becoming Batman.

i never watched that show but it looked pretty cool.

so many shows movies and comics about Batman i never knew.

They offer lots of origin stories now, like man of steel for superman.

I haven't watched many of them.

I think these creative genius types like Stan Lee of Marvel Comics can be a bit eccentric.

He ends every phone conversation with the word "excelsior!""

Hah yes.
RIP Mr. Lee.

The DC from DC comics stands for detective comics.

sounds redundant.

Really?
I had no idea.

me neither.

Michigan State U has the largest publicly available comic book collection in the world too.

They are a pretty large university.
Not real surprising

here's something interesting.

there was a superhero call "Normalman" who has no super powers.

not sure how he was super...

I guess the eay answer is hes not


Hello, do you like animals?

Yes, I do.
Even "Animal" from the Muppets!
Do you like animals?

I love animals.

DO you know how many individual animals are predicted to exist today?

No, I don't.

I've heard that construction over a dried up lake for an on ramp had to stop because they found more unknown biological creatures than ever before, though.

Yeah I guess we are always exploring new species.

There are about 20 quintillion ones

That's a lot!

That lake they had to stop construction over was thought to never stop slowly sinking because of all the biological matter there.

Speaking of that, do you remember the dino poo scene in the first Jurassic Park?

No I do not remember that but I know that the dinosaurs only appeared in it for 15 minutes

I realized that when I was trying to show dino from that movie to my son!

I guess dino poo has been a really important part of how we've learned about them.

Ohh interesting one.

Did you know the ride cost more than the movie?

I did not know that.

I also didn't realize that Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom was out for like a year.

Yeah it has been for a while.

Do you know how they generated the raptors in the movie?

I think I work too much.

I only knew Jurassic World was out and saw it.

Did they use computers?

Or ostriches?

lol

Actually they used people in suits for those, must have been cheaper

So funny!

I heard when then did use computers in the movie it took hours for one frame to render for a t rex dinosaur!

That is amazing.

Chris Pratt joked about getting the lead and actually got it years later

I heard that!

I also heard they have a dung smearing scene that's been left out of those dinosaur movies.

I can't say it was a mistake...

Yup exactly.

Did you know all 50 states have a dinosaur or fossil?

Well, I remember they do have the dinosaur poo scene in the first movie.

That was enough.

They say we can learn more from the poo than the bones, though.

It might tell us more about them I guess.

Did you know dinosaurs were mesothermic?

No, I can never remember the period names.

I lived dinosaurs as a kid, too.

I remember learning dimetrodons are not dinosaurs but lizards.

That is pretty cool.

In Canada they have a glow-in-the-dark dinosaur coin.


Hi, how are you?

Good!

How are you?

Are you a Batman fan?

Back in the 90's, Universal had plans to build a Batman theme park.

That would have been cool.

I'm good, thanks for asking.

Yes, I'm a Batman fan and think that theme park would have been cool!

What's your favorite Batman movie?

Mine's The Dark Knight.

I heard Smallville was originally going to be about Bruce Wayne becoming Batman.

I guess that ended up as Gotham though.

Dark Knight also.

I think Christian Bale is my favorite Batman.

Who's your favorite?

Yeah, he's definitely my favorite.

My least favorite was probably Val Kilmer.

Or Clooney.

Michael Keaton was so against Batman Forever that a huge payday couldn't convince him to reprise the role.

Wow, I would have taken the money and did that movie, anyway!

But, that's just me lol Do you like Comic books?

Yes, love comic books.

Someday I'd like to checkout the comic book collection at Michigan State.

It's the largest public collection in the world.

That's amazing, I didn't know that.
Stan Lee would be proud!

Haha.

Yes, he would.

Did you know the DC in DC Comics stands for Detective Comics?

So their name is Detective Comics Comics.

Funny, I always thought it stood for D.C. as in Washington D.C.  Nice to know what it stands for, finally.

Thanks!

Stan Lee used to end every phone conversation by saying "Excelsior!"

What a character he was.

Yes, he was!

Great guy, I always looked for his cameo shots in his movies.He was famous for that.

I think Stephen King does the same thing.

I know Stan Lee is in more Marvel films than any other actor.

Back in the day, Marvel published a generic comic book so they could trademark the names Super Hero and Super Villain.

That was super smart of them to do that!

Have you ever heard of normalman?

I have not.
What's Normalman?

Apparently, he's the only person on a planet without superpowers and everybody else is superheroes.

Kind of an odd one?

Haha.

I like that idea!

That would make a great comedy setup.

The Marvel comic universe take place in a multiverse set on Earth in 199999.

That's interesting, I wonder if all the pollution on Earth contributed to all these superheroes superpowers that far in the future?

I wouldn't doubt it.

There was a comic series about fixing all the damage created by super heroes during their adventures.

Nothing about pollution though.

Cool beans!

It's been nice chatting with you this morning.

I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

you too!


Hello,  how are u?

Are you a batman fan?

In the '90s universal studios had plans to build gotham city, a batman theme park!

I like batman.

I've watched all the movies.

I can't believe Michael Keaton didn't want to do the movie for all that money.

I would have loved to see Gotham city at universal studios.

Gotham City wouldve been amazing,  still would be,  not sure why universal wouldnt go through with these plans.

Smallville was originally planned to be a show about bruce wayne becoming batman

I tried watching Smallville but never got into it.

Maybe I would have if Bruce Wayne was in the show.

I don't understand how russian TV was able to put ninja turtles with batman lol.

haha right.

Never got into smallville either,  but I dont think we are missing anything.

someone told me its 10 seasons and at the very end he finally puts on the cape.

lol

Wow!

Yeah 10 seasons that's a lot.

Reading about Stan Lee is interesting.

The fact that he ends every phone call with word "excelsior" is funny.

Thats amazing!!

They should simulate a conversation with him so everyone can get a chance to have stan lee end the convo like that!

The dc from dc comics stands for detective comics, so their company name is redundant.

I wonder how many true DC fans travel to the Michigan State Univesity to see the largest comic books collection in the world.

probably everyone that goes to Comicon!

lol did you know There are over 300 registered superheroes in the united states.

How do you even register to be a superhero?

I have no idea how someone would go about doing that.

I think its comical that there is a superhero called normal man.

He

yes!

haha that makes no sense though,  he has no super powers!

so is he really a superhero.

Maybe just a superhero among only superheroes.

Going back to Stan Lee what a great imagination he had to have created batman and superman.

Yes,  so imaginative.
So sad he passed away.
Im sure he had an amazing life.

Yes.

His legacy will live forever.

Batman has been around for many years and I don't see it stopping anytime soon.

There was even a batman vs. jack the ripper.

Batman vs. someone; the possibilities are endless.

Yeah.
Not to mention Marvel.

What do you enjoy more TV series or movies about superheroes?

I have been wanting to watch Gotham.

With the marvel,  i love the movies!

I have been catching up on Gotham cuz I took a break from it,  its really good.

A lot of back story.

I really like the flash series too!

As a kid did you ever watch the batman and robbin series?

I think it was made in the 60's or70's.

I watched the cartoon series a lot.

The one with real people I only caught a few times.

They were both awesome!

I liked the cartoon one better though.

I didn't know that the largest comic book market is Japan.

I thought they just did Anime tv shows but I didn't know they liked comics so much

Me either.
Its been great talking with you.
Have a good one.


Hello are you a big shoe fan?

Do you like to collect different styles?

Yes, I can't help it!
It seems I have a shoe for every mood.
lol

lol  Did you know that professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week?

You know, I had heard that and I just couldn't believe it.

They must really be doing alot of dancing in a week to wear out 4 pair?

I bet!

If you have smelly shoes, you can put dry tea bags in them and the tea bags will absorb the bad odor.

I'm going to have to try that!

LOL  just kidding

Me too!

My shoes I wear for spin class have taken on a foul odor, that I can't seem to get rid of, I'll try that teabag trick and see if it helps!

Nice!

lol  NFL wide receiver Steve Smith leaves his cleats on the field after every game to raise awareness for homeless people without shoes.

That's awesome he does that!

Yes, it is very good of him to do that!
Do you own any pairs of boots?

I do!

I don't have any Ugg's though.

They were invented by surfers to keep their feet warm.

Wow, didn't know that!

I read that the Nokia company used to make rubber boots in the 1800's and apparently they still do.

Wow.

That's a long time.

I didn't know that.

In 1838 a man stopped to get his boots cleaned in Paris and because he and the cleaner stood still for at least 7 minutes they bacame the first people in history to be photographed!

That's so interesting and I bet they didn't even know they had gotten their picture taken!

I bet not.
I would like to see the picture.
Do you follow the US congress at all?

Yes, I'm sorry to say I do.

It's been so divisive as of late, though.

Do you follow it?

Not much.

The bickering really turns me off.

In 1916 the first woman was elected to congress!

I know what you mean, there should be less bickering and alot more cooperation going on.

I didn't realize a woman was elected in 1916?

Did she even have the right to vote, at that time?

No.

She couldn't even vote in a national election!

Elmo is the only non-human to testify before congress.

That's kind of odd.

Yes, it is very odd!

I read today that a fantasy congress exists.

Have you heard of that game?

I've never heard of that.
What is it?

Well, apparently the players can draft congress members and you gather points based on the success of your legislative actions.

Interesting!
I have to run.
It was nice chatting with you.
Have a great evening!


Hello!

Did you know professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of shoes in a week?

That is a lot of shoes and money too.
There are 17 ways to tie your shoes too

And I only know one way!

5000 year old shoes perform better than modern shoes.

Go figure.

Yeah exactly.

Bill Nye is the guy that holds the patent to the pointe ballet shoes

Really?

That's pretty crazy!

Uggs were originally made for surfers, now they are everywhere!

Nice did not know that.

THere are shoes inspired by the wizard of oz that take you home as they have a gps installed in them?

Lol, the things people will buy.

I wonder if you check them on an app or something.

I know right?

The Queen of England has people that wear her shoes before she wears them to make sure they are comfy enough

That's funny.

I wonder who is wearing the queens shoes around.

I also heard she only uses one shade of nailpolish and it's something you can just buy at a drug store.

Wow I guess she is very peculiar.

Did you know know persians were the first to wear high heeled shoes?

Well, they sure started a trend!

A shoe cleaner was accidentally the first person to be photographed in the world!

WOw cool.

DO you have a favorite kind of shoe.

I really like comfy boots for the winter

I like some sandals in the summer!

It's the next best thing to being barefoot!

Nice, yes it sure is.

DId you know Prince played bowling and wore knee high boots when he played?

Sounds like something he might do.

Stephon Marbury promoted a line of shoes that retailed 15$ and was not paid to endorse them.

That is odd.

A guy once stole coins from a wine by taking and placing them on his boots

Interesting!

There are three subway lines exclusively for congressmen to move from the capitol and senate offices!

Wow I guess they need to be separate.

Did you know that the COngress and the President can declare someone an honorary citizen?

I think that happened recently, an immigrant climbed a wall to save a child.

I could be wrong, but either way it's a pretty cool concept.

Yes I think that was in France or something.

In the US only 7 people have won it so far

That's pretty cool, I wonder what they did to earn it!

Maybe i'll have to look that up later!

Anyways, it's been a great chat!

Same here, have a great one


Did you know elmo testified before congress?

No, I didn't.
Who is elmo by the way?

elmo is a character on sesame street

Interesting.

No I didn't know, what did he testify about?

I am not sure.

I guess it may have been a light hearted joke before real proceedings.

Awesome, apparently there are fantasy congresses, I bet that is real boring stuff.

Can you actually win money with that?

I don't know.

But they also play a republican vs democrat baseball game.

It's probably not that interesting.

Did you know Ugg boots were invented by surfers?

who knew?

No, weird.

I would have thought they were invented by skiers, would you agree?

I would agree.
seems kind of silly.
Or at least some typical college girl

Well they probably last longer than a professional ballet dancer's shoes, they can go through 4 pairs of shoes a week!

And their feet look all weird for some reason

Well putting dry tea bags in smelly shoes will absorb the odor.

That is something I have to try tonight

LOL, me too.

I didn't know Nokia used to make rubber boots.

I wonder why they decided to switch over to phones

Probably more profitable.
It was in the 1800s though as well.

Thats a good thought

Yeah, that was pre WW1 and WW2....

Hopefully we dont get to ww3

That won't happen.

The phrase pulling oneself up from their bootstraps meant doing the impossible.

cool info


do you like star wars?

I love it.

Do you know when the whole franchise thing began?

Yes that was back in 1977 so it has been a few years now

Yeah true.

Do you know where Oscar Isaac who plays Poe Dameron is from ?

Yes he is from Guatemala where the scene for planet Yavin 4 were filmed

Yes and that is why he requested that Poe be a native of that planet

Yeah.

Did you know that Lucas's wife won an Oscar for film editing?

Yes she was the one that insterted a lot of the awesome scenes like Lei's good luck kiss

Yeah so pretty much she deserved it, but he has never won it I think

Yeah.

Did you know 20th century fox was convicned that the movie would flop?

Yes so much that they let Lucas keep the rights to the movie for half a million dollars

Yes and that is how he became a billionaire so quickly from the movie

Yeah.
Do you like Disney Company?

Yes I do.

DO you know what Minnie Mouse's real name is?

Yes her name is Minerva but I like Minnie better

Me too.

They consulted Bill Nye when the made the movie the Flubber

Nice the Science Guy is so cool.

Do you know what the movie wall-e is a tribute to ?

It was a tribute to Walter Elias Disney

Yeah/ There is a culture where they hide things Mickey in Disney things for people to find

Nice it sounds like a really fun hunt for Mickey items

That is pretty cool.
Nice chat


Hello,  do you watch star wars?

Hey there I do like Star Wars.

I've seen all the movies, what about you?

I really like the first one the best though.

Yes,  I have seen all of the star wars series too!

Which movie is your favorite?

It's funny that Star Wars was thought to be a flop, and so 20th Century Fox gave the merchandising rights to George Lucas, then he became a billionaire due to that LOL

I loved the first 3 released,  but the whole series is really good,  I love these ones that have been coming out around christmas every year,  a lot of back story in those,  really good.

Yep the backstory is interesting.

You ever heard of the director James Cameron?

He directed movies like Terminator in True Lies, anyway he was apparently a truck driver and was inspired by Star Wars and quit his job soon after to pursue directing

Thats awesome,  hes really good at it,  all great movies!!

I agree with you!

Did you hear that ewan McGregor has a brother in the British Air Force?

Since ewan McGregor plays Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars movies, Colin McGregor, his brother, goes by Obi two as his calming LOL

Hahaha thats amazing,  I didnt know that.

Do you know who artoo-detoo is by the way?

George Lucas says that the entire Star Wars saga is told by him about one hundred years in the future, that's really crazy that changes my entire perspective of the movies LOL

I did hear that before!!

R2d2 is my favorite lol I think its really cool that Lucas' wife at the time won academy award for editing !

I agree with you!

She was really talented, and very underrated when it comes to Star Wars appreciation.

Do you like the Walt Disney Company by the way?

Are you glad that they bought the Star Wars franchise

Absolutely,  I was just a disneyland 2 months ago lol From the tower of terror I could see where they are building the star wars land

Wow that's cool!

I need to go after it's completely built, have you seen the short film Destino?

It was created as a collaboration between Disney and Salvador Dali, I love Salvador Dali

No I never seen that either lol Is it any good?

Do you watch Game of Thrones?

I do like Game of Thrones.

It's one of my favorite series has and I can't wait until it starts up again.

Who is your favorite character?

Same!

I love Tyrion Lannister, Daenarys targaryn and Arya( but she is becoming a little dark) lol

I love Tywin Lannister actually LOL I think Daenerys is kind of boring personally but that's just me, I also like the little finger but he's dead now LOL

Ok Tywin lannister was pretty cool,  but ugh I really dislike little finger!

Daenarys does have a boring personality and shes getting a little big headed,  she doesnt even do much, but she has dragons!

She does have dragons, she's just indestructible which I find kind of silly haha.

But I know that's just me.

It's interesting that the person that plays the mountain is only 25 years old!

He definitely looks a lot older

I know right,  thats crazy.
Its been great chatting with you.
Have a good one.


Hi do you wear jeans a lot?

Yes they are my favorite thing to wear actually.

And you?

Me too.

Did you know Cans, North Face and a bunch of other are owned by the same company?

Hmm did not know that, interesting.

Did you know Old Navy markets jeans with 41" waist  as 36"?

I wonder why though, interesting.

DO you know what the tiny pocket is there for?

Hmm not sure.

I know that blue jeans are ilegal in North Korea?

Hmm good questions, I am not sure actually, why is that?

It is because they are seen as a sign of american imperialism

Oh wow, I knew they were strict on a lot of things but this.

Oh and the tiny pocket is for pocket watches

Oh that is so cool, I would have never guessed that.

I guess they were invented when those watches were around

Exactly.

Skinny jeans can cause damages to the nervous system though

That is pretty scary.

It makes sense though because there is so much pressure.

Yeah exactly.

How about shoes, do you have a favorite kind?

I love runners because they are comfortable, and you?

Me too.

Did you know you can keep the fresh by putting some tea bags in them?

That is a good trick actually.

There are 17 ways you can tie your shoes

WOw, I guess I only know 2.

5000 year old shoes hold much better than new ones nowadays

Maybe companies need to crack that secret and made good shoes now too.

Bill Nye holds the patent for ballet pointe shoes.

Wel I guess he is the science guy after all.

Ballet dancers go through 4 pairs of shoes a week

That is crazy and it must also cost a lot to them.

Queen Elizabeth II has people who try the shoes on for comfort before she wears them

WHat a Queen, literally,, Nice chat


Hello, do you wear jeans?

Hey yes I love wearing jeans.

The small pocket in the larger pocket of the jeans was designed for storing pocket watches.

Me too.

I didn't know that was made for storing watches.

Yeah it must be an old school function that just stayed around because pocket Watches really aren't that popular anymore.

People have to be careful wearing skinny jeans because they cause nerve damage.

That's crazy.

Vans, North Face, Nautica, Jansport, Timberland, Lee, and Wrangler are all owned by the same company.

Oh wow I didn't know that.

Old Navy marketing with a 41 inch waist is 36 inch waist.

I find that kind of odd.

I find that odd too.

Levi made Bing Cosby a denim tuxedo after he was turned away from a hotel for wearing jeans.

That's hilarious.

It is crazy to think that jeans were invented back in 1871.

I agree.
Do you like shoes?

Yes I love you.

However they are getting too expensive these days.

Stephan Marbury promoted a line that retailed at $15 once.

They are very expensive.

Did you know 5000 year old shoes perform better than modern shoes?

Ha ha that is hard to believe.

I wonder what those shoes were made from.

One good trick is to put dry teabag and smelly shoes to absorb the unpleasant  odor.

That's a very good trick.
I'll have to try that out sometime.

Some people can't afford shoes but NFL wide receiver Steve Mitch leave his cleats on the field after every game to raise awareness to homeless people without shoes.

That's pretty amazing of him.

Professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of ballet shoes per week.

Wow that is amazing.

They are definitely not like the shoes 5 thousand years ago..

I agree.

Did you know Polo shirts were originally invented for tennis players?

Oh that is odd I always thought they were invented by polo player.

I wonder how they got the name polo shirt?

I'm not sure how they got the name.
Do you?

No idea.

But the tennis player who made the polo shirt famous was nicknamed the crocodile.

It was good chatting with you!


hey there my friend have you ever seen star wars?

Have I ever seen Star Wars?!!!

of course, its one of my favorite franchises, what about you

oh ya I like it a lot, I like the orignal 3 the best though, the ones made from 1977 to 1983

Yeah those are the best ones, I also lilke the Phantom Mennace, and thought that Solo: A Star Wars Story was also interesting, its curious how the movies started from the fourth and then restarted when the reached the sixth one

ya that is weird, I didn't like ROgue One or The Last Jedi I thought they were horrible personally

Yeah I didnt like those either and Solo wasnt great either but it was a good movie, I think the essence of the franchise is lost

yup I agree, and I think James Earl Jones didn't get paid enough for the first movie!

How much did James Earl get paid?

only like 8k for the first movie, thats depressing

It is, hopefully he got a better deal for the other ones, George Lucas has a  great imagination for surehe had a big influence on James Cameron

ya I hope so, yup I agree, also I don't think Lucas' wife gets enough credit for the changes she made to star wars

I agree shes a big reason of the success of the franchise,

yup, she made changes like having obi wan die, very iconic!

Yeah that was a nice touch, I bet Obi Wan would disagree though lol

haha well I know alec Guiness hated the character in real life so maybe not lol

He did?

then scratch that, Obi Wan must agree lol, you know that the 20th Century Fox conviced Lucas to keep licensing and merchandising rights for the franchise if he decided to forgo his directing fee

haha I did, that probably cost the studio billions!

but it did make Lucas massively rich!

Yeah they sure regretted that decision later, their lack of faith cost them millions I guess they deserve it do you like Game of Thrones?

haha nice!

I do like GOT btw, weird that some of the characters are related to charles dickens and charlie chaplin

Yeah that is kind of weid, you know that the actor that plays The Mountain is actually only 25 years old,

wow that seems so young, I remember when it started back in 2011, that seems so long ago!


Hi, do you like star wars?

who doesnt like star wars?!
love star wars!

Me too!

I just saw the last jedi and really liked it.

I was surprised to find out that James Earl Jones only spent 2.5 hours recording darth vader's lines in star wars.

he was the perfect choice for that voice!

the man got paid a pittance too, i figure, since the movie was so successful.

Me too.

Give the man some back end points.

I bet he gets a ton of money from conventions though.

I would demand at least $1M.

Make it worth my time, if Im him...

yeah, the points for the movies, the toys, the conventions, man, he could start his own film company.

I know!

In 2018 .

the total value of the franchise was $65B!!!

amazing!

I figure that George started an empire, not an evil one though.

what is he doing these days?

Nothing!

He was bought out by disney for half a gazillion dollars!

Must be nice!

i guess.
i would get bored.
you need something to do everyday.
i think he must be involved with films.

I know he is.
He gets $500K in directing fees.
It made him a billionaire!

Yes, he sure had some foresight there.
he knew that toys could be worth a lot.
he had money from previous films.

I know.

I wonder if they knew minera mouse's worth?

That's short for minnie mouse.

That is an odd name.
I wonder who chose Minerva.
greek goddess?

I am not sure.
Was it walter elias disney?

perhaps disney did.

he worked with a lot of creative people.

Pixar actually named Wall-e as a tip of the hat to him.

Who knew!

that is a great tribute to the man who started it all.

that was a great film.

i should watch it again.

There was only like 4 words spoken the entire film.

THat's crazy.

yes, i liked that fact.
no talking.
just visuals.
very clever.
Anyway, great chat!

Ditto!
Have a great day!


Are you a Spiderman fan?
Have you seen 'Into the Spiderverse'?

Haven't seen it.

I wonder about the need for all these remakes.

Well, this is a whole different type of movie.

Miles Morales is the main Spidey, not Peter Parker.

There are other new movies for the holiday season also.

"Mary Poppins", "How the Grinch Stole Chirstmas", etc.

The Grinch and Mary Poppins are classics.

I guess that a younger audience might want updated versions of these, but I wouldn't.

I can see that some series, like Harry Potter, need expansion because the fans are looking for new stories.

Yes, that is true.

Well I'm a big comic book fan.

Spider-Man was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.

There have been 10 live-action films.

The basic Spiderman story is pretty flexible and can be reimagined with a new director and star.

Have you heard that there was a Garfiled comic book series in which Garfield was a superhero?

I don't think it would make Garfield entertaining.

No, I hadn't heard that.

I heard that the US military is trying to achieve Spider-Man like abilities for their soldiers.

That's pretty cool.

I wonder what kind of uniform those troops would get to wear.

I think Stan Lee had a pretty interesting life, but he probably didn't understand Hollywood.

He ended up getting $0 for the first Spider Man movie.

I think by the end, he was getting some good paydays.

Joe Perry, the lead guitarist from Aerosmith performed the opening for the 1990's Spider-Man animated series.

I guess Joe Perry was a Spider Man fan!

I know Stan Lee ended up getting $1 million per year just to stay alive!

That's a pretty good incentive.

The number of registered superheroes in the US exceeds 300, but I can't imagine all of them getting movies.

Yes it is.

Did you know there is a comic series about fixing the collateral damage caused by superheroes.

That's pretty funny.

The little people behind the scenes putting everything back together.

I guess that would be a steady job.

Stan Lee reimagined DC Comics characters.

I thought there would be a rule against doing characters of your competitor.

I did too.

There are actually over 300 registered superheroes in the US.

I wonder what superpowers are left after 300 superheroes.

What is your favorite superpower?

I would love invurnability.

A funny think is that there is a superhero called "Normalman".

He is the only person without superpowers on a planet full of superheroes.

Normalman.

I wonder if that is considered cool, or if he just got laughed at all the time.

Women might date him just because he was a freak.

Good point there.

I loved Stan Lee.

What a creative person.

He ended every telephone call with the word "excelsior".

I bet people would call him just to hear him say Excelsior.

I know that Marvel trademarked the names superhero and supervillain.

They did, I not sure I knew that.

But, I did know that the largest public comic book collection in the world is at Michigan State University.

I think the history of the medium is worth the examination of professors.

There is much to learn about American culture from comics!

Well, thanks for the chat.
Happy New Year.


Are you a spider man fan?

I am, how about you?
!

I've been a fan since I read one of the comic books when I was a kid.

My uncle is big in the comic book industry and was actually friends with Stan Lee who created Spider man.

That is awesome!

I might have crossed paths with him at a comic con convention somewhere.

I would love to go to the San Diego one.

Did you know that Stan Lee used to end every phone conversation he had with the word "excelsior!"

That is hilarious.

I did not.

It is cool that the us military is trying to achieve spiderman like abilities for their soldiers.

That is neat!

Did you know that DC stands for Detective Comics?

I always wondered that.

Crazy that there are over 300 registered superheroes in the US.

That is crazy.

The Michigan State University holds the largest available comic book collection in the world.

Neat!

Thats crazy.

My favorite superhero is definitely normalman.

Nice!

He was the only person without superpowers right?

Yep, in a planet full of superheroes.
Must have been boring for him.

lol  There was a comic series about fixing collateral damage caused by superheroes.

I'm not familiar with that one.

That is interesting.

Me neither.

There was actually a Garfield book series spinoff called pet force that featured Garfield and a gang of heroes.

That would be neat!

I was a big Garfield fan when I was a kid.

Did you know the first comic book released  in the US was in 1933 and was called Famous Funnies?

I heard it was a reprinting of earlier news comic strips.

Interesting.

I wasn't sure of the content.

I didn't know that Joe Perry from Aerosmith performed the opening to the 1990's Spider Man animated series.

That is cool.

Stan Lee actually received nothing from the first spider man.

I never knew that.

Wow.

The US military is trying to achieve Spider Man like abilities for the soldiers.

That would be neat to see.

That would be.

Guess they will be able to swing from place to place instead of using tanks!

HA

yes!
lol It was nice chatting with you!
I have to get going.
Have a good day!


Do you read Spider-Man comics?

No, but I watch the movies.

Spidey six apparently will have more than one bad guy to take down.

That's cool.

I really enjoyed the new animated one with Miles Morales.

I like them all.

When spider man married mary jane in 1987, marvel acutally had a public wedding with actors dressed in character and stan lee officiating.

How cool!

I wonder if anyone ever would've guessed that when the character was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko

Guessed that Spider man would get married?

Well, who would've guessed that the US military would try to make spider-man abilities for their soldiers?

Guessed the popularity of the characters.

Even rock stars like Steve Perry wanted in on the action!

Stan Lee gets 10% of the net profits from anything based upon his characters.

Since he died, I wonder who gets the fortune now?

I heard that money was still in legal limbo, since the producers claimed it did not make any profit

With 300 registered superheroes to choose from, who is your favorite?

I really loved pet force which featured garfield the cat and gang as superheroes

That is funny!

Stan Lee actually wrote 15 dc comics and re-imagined many of the popular superheroes including batman and superman.

He was a gem.

He certainly understood the nature of those possessing supernatural or superhuman powers

I wonder who wrote the comic series about fixing the collateral damage caused by superheroes?

I know in the real world, the total damage in American comic book and films since the 1930s would be unmeasurable!

One superhero is called Normalman and his was the only person without superpowers on a planet full of superheroes.

I wonder if he did any damage?

Perhaps not, but with many worlds like the marvel cinematic universe in earth-199999, I guess resources are unlimited too!

Do you read comics?

Marvel published a "generic comic book" just to trademark the words "super-hero" and "super-villain."

Who do you root for?

I like many characters and would love to see the michigan state university library, which has the largest publicly available comic book collection in the world

Do you know that DC stands for detective comics?

I didn't think of them as detectives so much.

Batman was.

i need to go now, so as Stan Lee ended every phone conversation he had -  "excelsior!"

Too bad we had to say a final goodbye to Lee with his passing.

I guess I'll watch some more of J.K. Rowling's new movie "Fantastic Beasts."


Hi are you a fan of pianos?

I know how to play one.
I am not great though

That's awesome!

I could never play.

I've played around with them when I've been around them and my fingers just don't work the keys anywhere near remotely close to how they should.

lol  An aluminum grand piano was built for the lounge of the airship Hindenburg.

It weighed only 356 pounds.

I would have thought it would have been a lot more.

I know right?

In 2006 a group of climbers reached the top of Britain's highest mountain and found a piano.

lol Wonder how it got there?

Someone must have been playing a trick on someone else.

That's what I would bet.

That had to have been a task for sure getting up there.

lol  Freddie Mercury used the same piano to record "Bohemian Rhapsody" as Paul McCartney used to record "Hey Jude".

That's kind of neat.

That is kind of neat.

I wonder what other stars used the same instruments?

I'm not sure.

On April 18, 1930 the BBC decided there was no news worth reporting, so they just broadcast piano music instead!

I bet that was funny to people.

There exists a song composed solely for stress testing auto-pianos, and it is not remotely playable by humans - circus galop.

That is interesting!
Do you like listening to soundtracks?

Not too much.

The soundtrack to 'o brother, where art thou?'

is certified 8 times platinum

That was a great one!

Phil Collins recorded the English, Italian, German, Spanish, and French versions of the Tarzan soundtrack.

That's some talent!

That was some major talent.

Many artists have talent like that and we are totally unaware.

Yes!

Each track on the Batman Begins soundtrack is the name of a genus or family of bat.

Interesting!

That is very interesting.
I would have never figured that out.

Me neither.

Steven Spielberg played the clarinet in the Jaws soundtrack!

I didn't even know he knew how to play the clarinet.

I thought he was just a filmmaker.

Me too!

On a different subject...Panda researchers wear panda costumes to work!

lol It's been fun chatting!

I love costumes.
I think that would be a cool job!
!

It would be!
Hope you have a great night!


Hi are you a fan of listening to soundtracks?

Sometimes - I definitely loved the Dirty Dancing Soundtrack but not so much the Phantom Menace one.

lol  I love a lot of those soundtracks from the 80s because I was a teenager then.

It's like listening to chapters of my life.

Did you know that Steven Spielberg played the clarinet on the Jaws soundtrack?

I had never heard that.

I did know that Michael Jackson helped write the sonic 3 soundtrack

I didn't know that.

The soundtrack to O Brother Where Art Thou is certified 8 times platinum!

Wow that is crazy.

I did know the lead singer of Dire straights did the whole soundtrack for the Princess Bride.

That was an awesome movie!

Yes.

It became a classic.

I didn't know he did that either.

Phil Collins recorded the English, Italian, German, Spanish, and French versions of the Tarzan soundtrack.

What a feat!

That is cool.

Someone made a big goof though when they released the Phantom Menace soundtrack before the movie  - it spoiled some of the plot!

I didn't know that happened!

I bet the movie company didn't like that.

Each of the songs on the Batman Begins soundtrack all are the name of a genus or family of bat.

Alicia Keys got to be on the Men In Black soundtrack when she was only 16.

That is pretty cool.

Neat!

I didn't know that.

Switching gears....are you familiar with costumes?

Johnny Depp travels with his Capt.

Jack Sparrow costume to make impromptu visits to sick kids in hospitals.

That's pretty cool of him to do!

That is really cool.

Bob Denver lets make-a-wish kids rescue him from the island in full costume!

Interesting.

Is he still alive?

lol  Panda researchers wear panda costumes to work.

lol

That would be a great job!

Of course I would like to meet the guy who dresses up in a giraffe costume and does random acts of kindness!

lol  Here's something interesting...the Hoggle costume from Labyrinth was lost in shipping and now resides at the unclaimed baggage museum in Alabama.

LOL  I'm surprised they didn't try to resell it!

That is pretty funny - they did not give it back?

I think it is funny that the clone trooper costumes were never made - just computer generated

Interesting.

They probably save a ton of money by doing that.

The uniforms worn by the alliance on Firefly are leftover costumes from Starship Troopers.

Did you know that Hugh Jackman once walked around comic con in his full wolverine costume and no one even noticed him?

haha I didn't know that.

That's pretty cool!

Sean Bean is so scared of flying that he hiked into location in full costume when filming the Lord of the Rings.

wow that is crazy..

There is a great pianist on tv right now - do you play?

I don't play but wish I could.

It was invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700.

Had no idea they were around that long.

Richard Nixon was a good pianist - he even wrote a concerto and performed it on tv!


Hi there !
Looking forward to chat with You !
:)

Good morning!

Did you know that an early typewriter was called a "literary piano"?

lol - I guess there are certain similarities ;) it's got.... keys... ?

Yes.

And in 2005, a mute man was found wandering somewhere in England and he could only communicate via piano, so that's kind of like the opposite - a piano being used like a typewriter.

wow now that's an interesting allegory ;) I wonder how did he communicate...

I mean... was he forming words somehow with keys ?

Who knows.

It would be interesting to learn more about what happened.

Did you know that Mozart and Haydn both owned a piano made from the same tree?

I really don't know if that's even a rare thing :) maybe all pianos were made from the same kind of tree.

Or maybe You mean the same ACTUAL tree ?

Yes, the actual individual tree.

oh well now that's interesting ;) After all those years, how do we know it's true ;) they did the DNA tests on a tree ;) ?

I don't know.

I assume that they're going by piano makers' records from that time.

Could be - Hey, You like Stephen Spielberg ?

Not really.

Did you know that every clone trooper costume is a computer generated image?

Now it is... but in the original Star Wars it wasn't

Yes, this was for the prequels.

No physical clone trooper costume was ever produced for those films.

What, not even a single one ?

That's hard to believe... there were come close ups with troopers taking off their helmets... they had to make at least couple of them...

GCI is pretty advanced these days.

No, I know that but I think it's so much cooler to have couple of storm troopers outfits on set...

I agree.

Did you know that the Alien costume included real vertebrae?

Wait... what ?

but... was there an actor still inside ?

Yes.

It also included Rolls Royce auto parts.

That had to be in early Alien - recent parts were probably all CGI...

I miss that movie - I hope they'll make a decent sequel... or prequel - or whatever from that universe ;)

Yes!
I hope so!
It's been great talking to you!
Have a good day!


Are you a fan of the Beatles?

I like their music once in a while.

They have the best selling album of the2000s.

I find that amazing considering the last album they recorded was in 1969!

Did you know that the Beatles stopped touring because sound amplifiers, at that time, could not keep up over the screaming?

Interesting!

I find it fascinatingalso that the Beatles couldn't read music.

I wonder how many other major musical stars cannot read music?

I can't read music or play either although I have an old player piano.

I used to play the piano and I enjoyed it.

Have you heard of the piano that was found on the top of Britain's highest mountain?

Yeah.

I remember reading about it.

They found it on a litter cleanup patrol.

Still don't have any idea how / why its up there!

Did you know that a piano linked Freddie Mercury of Queen and Paul McCartney of the Beatles?

Mercury used the piano to record "Bohemian Rhapsody" and McCartney to record "Hey Jude"!

Exactly!

Wonder how it got there without anyone knowing.

Another cool piano is that one on the Hindenburg airship

It was made of aluminum, so I wonder if the accoustics was significantly different that  a wooden piano?

What I found entertaining was that in 1930, the BBC felt they had no news to report, so they broadcasted piano music.

I really wish they would do that weekly now to help alleviate the information overload!

Yeah I rarely watch the news because it is so depressing.

It can be depressing.

But for me, the issue is sorting fact from fiction.

It seems hard to get facts without the spin.

And some take basic facts, embellish them 1000% and then try to pass that fiction as "truth".

If I want fiction, then I will go to a movie or read a book!

You are right!
Do you like science fiction?

Yes.

I just finished the last Harry Potter book.

I had seen all the movies years ago, but had not read the books until now.

Are you into law&order/crime novels like Robert Parker's "Jesse Stone" series?

I am not really.

Are those good?

I really appreciate Edgar Allen Poe.

He wrote the oldest example of a fictional cyborg.

The original Jesse Stone novels are good.

Robert Parker died unexpectedly.

One would expect that the saga would end with the author's death.

But, a fan then starting releasing new "Jesse Stone" novels.

I found this "fan fiction" in bad taste since he was trying to mimic (very poorly) the original author's style.

Yeah, I'm not really into fan fiction.

Geroge RR Martin says that fan fiction is copyright infringement and a bad exercise for people wanting to be writers.

I totally agree.
Do read superhero novels / comics?

I used to when I was younger.

Now I mostly watch Marvel series on Netflix.

I recently found a wiki website online that ranks fictional characters according to their powers and abiliites.

Seems highly subjective to me.

But the same can be said of a person's taste in fictional genres.

Interesting.

I'll have to check that out.

Julius Caesar liked fan fiction.

He wrote fan fiction of Hercules and Oedipus when he was a kid.

I could see a child fantasizing about their favorite hero or villain and then learning to write by using their imagination.

But, as adults, we should use our own creativity.

Like the Beatles.

They were original in their music compositions, even if they drifted into politics from time to time.

That song Come Together is so catchy.
Too bad it was written for politics!


Are you a fan of The Beatles?

I just learned that they had the best selling album of the 2000's.

I am not a huge fan but that's crazy!

Especially considering how influential they were decades ago, even writing for governor campaigns in the 1960s.

Oh, you're talking about that song Come Together, right?

T

I think so!

I don't know the details of it, but that's the one.

Some of Beatles couldn't even read.

Well, they could read.

They couldn't read music though, which is surprising to me because of the music they made.

They certainly just stuck with music and didn't care to adopt "technology".

I believe they stopped touring cause their amplification couldn't drown out the loud screaming!

Maybe they were just more interested in new recording techniques.

They were really unconventional in the studio.

Yeah and I think they had a lot of setbacks beyond their control.

Like RIngo Starr had severe suberculosis and peritonitis, I'm sure that affected his ability to write music.

Speaking of writing I just read this article about how Edgar Allen Poe wrote the earliest known example of a cyborg in fiction

Oh wow, it's certainly interesting where inspiration in fiction comes from.

Julius Caesar actually wrote fan fiction for fun, I had no idea it went back that long.

lol, speaking of fan fiction, did you see George R. R. Martin rage over fan fiction?

He said it's copyright infringement.

I did not!

I think that's interesting.

People hate on fiction all the time it seems like.

In the 1950s a judge tried to ban a comic for featuring a black character.

wow.

that's crazy.

Who do you think has the best super power?

I think superman.

There's a whole wiki that ranks them.

I think I'd have to see that wiki before making an opinion haha.

On another note, are you interested in instruments at all?

I mean a bit.

I like piano.

I like watching people play it, I like stringed musical instruments like that.

Yeah i like the piano too!

It seems it's beloved everywhere.

In 1930 I know the BBC once thought there wasn't anything really newsworthy, so they just broadcasted piano music.

haha, that's awesome.

i read there was a song that can't be played by humans, that exists only to test the piano

I wonder how they actually test that!

It's funny the lengths people go with pianos.

There's an aluminum grand piano for the lounge on Hindernburg.

wow, you can find pianos everywhere, I guess.

I heard there was one at the top of a britain's highest mountain.

I guess they really like their pianos.

I wonder how they found that!

Do you know?

It would be interesting if the same group of people discovered both that and the Hindenburg piano.

maybe it fell out of the Hindenburg.


Are you a fan of reading fiction?

Yes I am.
I love Edgar allen poe

He was awesome, I loved the raven!

He coined the word cyborg, which is crazy because of how technology was so limited back then

I agree.
Julius caesar also wrote fan fiction.
I have never read it though

I havent either, it would be interesting to read it.

did you hear in the 50s a judge tried banning science fiction?

Yes because it featured a black character.

He would not have liked the Black Panther lol

lol not at all!

That is so wrong, but that was the 50s unfortunately.

Do you play any instruments?

I play the Piano I love piano music so I would have loved to hear the bbc broadcast piano music show back in 1930

Me too, i started playing at 7!

I wish I still played more than I used to, but it is a good party trick to bust out!

Freddie mercury and paul mccartney played on the same piano for different hit songs once

I would love to play that piano too !

I can play bohemian rhapsody just as well as they can

no way!
I would love to learn that.
Were you into the beatles much?

I loved them as a kid.
I was not born when they formed in 1960

I wasn't either, they were amazing and still are.

They couldn't even read music which is so interesting!

That is something.

ringo starr was illiterate due to a childhood illness.

wow, I didnt know an illness could cause that.

Look how far he came in life!

what is it due to?

Yes He did very well in his career.

And they had the best selling album of the 2000's

WHAT?

that is so awesome.

I wonder when they released their last song, do you know?

Good question.

I love the way they experimented with musical styles

I agree, they stopped touring though because technology couldn't keep up with the screaming lol

I could understand why.

Now I know what the song "come together" was written for.

for sure!
It was so nice chatting with you!
Take care!


Hello, Do you like the Piano ?
I have been playing for years.

Is there a piano in "come together" by the Beatles?

Electric piano I think.

It was made for the 1969 california governor campaign

Yeah...it sounds good.
Wasn't Timothy Leary a drug guy?

That I dont know.

Did you know that the beatles could not read music ?

Really.
Could Ringo Starr read at all?

He was illiterate for most of his childhood

I wonder if thats what they were screaming about.

lol the screaming stopped them from touring

Well, come together for ye but not for me.

Still, they had more #1s than anybody

Do you like fiction ?
I love Edgar allen poe

Yeah, Poe is great.
I just read some William Trevor

Julius caesar was a good writer as well

Really.

Were there a lot of women characters, like there is in Trevor's "Last Stories"?

Maybee the greek goddesses.

Its sad how a judge tried to ban a science fiction comic because of a black character

he probably couldn't read either

lol.

I remember reading Edgar allen poe's work about a cyborg in high school

That's being ahead of ones time.

Hey jude and bohemian rhapsody were too, in their own ways

Those are some excellent songs.
Ringo is my favorite beetle

Yeah...they both used the same piano.

I'm not sure if they found it atop britain's highest mountain.

I would love to try and play the circus galop song.

Nice chatting, good night.


Hello.
How are you doing?

I am doing great, how about you.
Do you play music?

Actually I dont but I really enjoy the piano.

How about you?

I used to play piano growing up, it has been a while though.

Can make some great music with it!

Did you know that the piano was invented around 1700 by Bartolomeo Cristofori.

Wow, I never knew it was that long ago.

I heard one time a group of hikers found a piano at the top of Britains highest mountain

Wow I wonder how it got there.

In 1930 the bbc broadcast piano music on april 18th because they didnt think there was any news worth reporting.

I wonder too, that would be a hike!

Piano music would be better to listen to most news days lol

Did you know that there was a piano on the hindenburg.

It was made out of aluminum.

It only weighed 356 pounds.

Wasn't the hindenburg the blimp that was engulfed by flames?

Yeah because they used hydrogen to make it float.

Wow, I wonder if that burned up or it survived the flames.

Do you listen to any good soundtracks?

I like the o brother where art thou soundtrack.

It has a couple really catchy songs.

It is actually certiied 8 times platinum.

I loved that one, I bought that Cd when the movie came out!

I bet they won that many, it was amazing and catchy yes

Did you ever hear the batman begins soundtrack?

Each track is the name o a genus or family of bat.

No way!

I have never heard that.

I need to check it out lol.

Tell you what a good soundtrack was, Tarzan's.

That one was good.

I have heard it in english french and germanso ar.Ill get it in every language beore I die.

wow, no way, I knew Phil Collins had a big part in it, he sang it in those languages?

That is pretty darn intelligent if he can speak all those languages.

It is a very good soundtrack though.

My son really likes it as well.

my daughter loves it too.
She is a big fan of the movie also.
Me Tarzan, you Jane!
lol.
It was nice chatting with you!

Nice chatting with you as well.
Have a good night.


the article was really good to read

It was interesting.

I am a movie lover, so it was interesting to read some facts about movies and the box office.

the facts was really close to me

I find it fascinating how our movies really speak to what is going on in society.

Lately the movies that have been released are very closely related to the politics and problems going on in society.

the said what the current society is going on

The metoo movement has really influenced the movies that have been released in the last year.

Don't you think?

I think this can be both good and bad.

its really good of the issue

I like that movies bring about conversation about important topics, but on the other hand it can be a little too much to hear about nothing else except the problems going on in society.

Sometimes, I just want to watch a mindless action movie with no deeper meaning.

yes the every had to watch it deeper meaning

I have to say that even though I like movies, I have no interest in the awards show.

They feel like a waste of time and I think they have just become a political platform for a lot of people.

the watching a shows must be worth off it

as far as movies are concerned, it's funny how they always talk about how much money they earn in the box office.

Those numbers always sound so outrageous.

I can't even fathom the amount of money a movie can make in one weekend.

yes comedy shows always show a good concept

Yes, comedies are always fun to watch.

And they tend to be light hearted so you can just enjoy it and not think about a deeper meaning.

I wonder it comedies do well at the box office in comparison to other genres.

it really good to see

There was a movie recently with Lady Gaga that came out.

It is interesting to see a singer cross the lines into acting.

I heard it was a good movie, and I do like her music.

the lady gaga has an good talent

Did you see her movie, 'A start is Born'  I didn't realize it was a remake of an older movie.

yes i saw

Would you recommend it?

I was thinking about seeing it.

I like some of the other people in the movie.

the every character acted well

Thanks.

I think I will go see it.

I enjoyed talking about movies with you.

Thanks.

thank you

Bye


Do you know who Julia Mancuso is?

I just know that she is the most decorated women's skier.

She is.

Did you know she retired right before the Olympics?

I did not really know this, why did she decide to do this?

Seems like it was mostly because of a hip injury.

Seems she really wanted to do her 5th Olympics and fought until the end but in the end she just couldn't do it.

I think so.

She had people who questioned and doubted her but her husband supported her.

I'm happy for that.

That is good.

She said it was an emotional time when she realized it was going to be too hard on her body.

I bet.

Did you know she also released a line of lingerie at one point?

Haha, they were called Kiss My Tiara.

Sounds kind of like it has double meanings.

I like how she said you can be femine and fast.

Yes it was.

Do you know anything about the FIFA World Cup?

I don't know much about it.

When the US competed in the first FIFA world cup in 1930, they got 3rd place.

Yes they did.

The city that is hosting the 2022 final does not exist yet.

And cities that host the World Cup don't even get an economic gain from it.

I know.
What do you know about Wonder Woman?

Gal Gadot didn't know that she was auditioning for Wonder Woman.

She thought she was testing for catwoman.

I know.

When Wonder Woman first appeared as a member of the Justice Society, she was the secretary.

Since she's Israeli she had to serve two years as a soldier.

WOnder if that helped her in her role at all.

Yes it did.

I haven't watched the film at all.
I'll have to go check it out right now.
Have a good day!


Hello, do you follow soccer?

Hi, I'm not a soccer aficionado.

My husband and I did go to a San Jose Earthquakes game a couple of years ago because they had built a stadium nearby.

I have to admit we were bored.

I have to agree, I don't understand what is exciting about it.

But most of the rest of the world clearly loves it.

I wonder what city the 2022 world cup is going to be in that doesn't yet exist?

Without looking it up, my guess is that Qatar is building a city to host it.

Which would be pretty amazing.

How about Wonder Woman?

Did  you see it?

What did you think?

I did see it, even though I'm not a huge superhero movie person.

I thought it was ok, but nothing that great.

Its always good to see a woman getting some of this superhero movie money.

Did you see it?

I did see it and liked it.

It was during the period that my granddaughter imagined Wonder Woman everywhere saving people.

I liked the fact that in 2017 the 3 highest grossing domestic films were female led.

Yes, I think thats great too.

Hopefully that will encourage the studios to make more movies with women.

I'm surprised it was also the highest grossing ww1 movie

It seems a stretch to call it a WWI movie, in  my opinion.

I would think a WWI movie would show more soldiers in battle rather than a fictitious superhero movie.

Sure.

Of course I've seen South Pacific too, and I don't know how you can really call that a female led movie.

Or cat on a hot tin roof either, that was mainly Paul Newman

Good point!

On another note, things have changed since 1941 when Wonder Woman was Justice Society's secretary.

I didn't know that, a lot of things have changed for the better since 1941!

Gal Gadot is beautiful and I bet she could kick but in real life since she served in the Israeli army

Absolutely.

Regarding the moon, I don't get how someone believed Mar's largest moon might be artificial in origin.

I may have to dig into that one a bit.

If artificial, who put it there?

And I'm curious how they know its actually hollow, although that is very interesting

Speaking of the moon - if you had all the money you needed, would you sign up to go to the moon on one of those private rockets that will be going there?

I might consider it, but they would have to prove to me that it was safe.

And I would take a lot of convincing.

How about you?

Probably not although it is just fascinating to me how that journey has changed since USA planted its flag on the moon.

I'm fascinated that moon dust can cut through kevlar-like material.

To my knowledge the moon is made up of the same stuff as the ear, so I may have to look that up

The ear??
Wax and all?

I meant the earth!

Also I've never heard of moon hay fever.

Me neither.

I suppose I don't need to worry too much about it since I won't be traveling there.

Good talk, thanks


Do you think gender and race are equally worthy of attention in judging films?

I think they are both very important issues and essential in the progression towards equality

Should the Oscars consider these factors on an equal basis when making awards?

Yes, I think these factors should be considered on an equal basis though perhaps how the movies present the issues and bring awareness to them is more important.

I agree with that.

What about box office draw, should that be considered in the Oscar evaluation?

I don't think it should, though it probably does have impact on the Oscars.

What do you think?

I think that what people like to see should have an impact.

After all, they pay to see the movies, the critics get in free.

Ha.

That's true.

Have you watched any of films that present social justice issues, like The Public or The Hate U Give?

No, I've missed those, kinda on purpose.

I like documentaries but not that type.

Social justice movies are kind of depressing.

The only movies I watch are cartoons with my kids.

Now, I don't much care for animation although I did like Ferdinand.

I like drama and sci-fi and some horror, some action adventure.

Do you usually watch the Oscars?

No, I do look at the red carpet stills the day after though.

Have you watched The Old Man & the Gun?
It is a 2018-2019 Oscar hopeful.

No, I haven't seen that.
What's it about?

I looked it up and it's about a 70 year old making an escape from San Quentin and conducting various heists.

Oh, yeah, I remember hearing something.

I don't know that it would be too appealing to me.

It sounds quite humorous but I bet it is filled with a lot of action.

Oh, I didn't realize it had a comedy aspect to it.

I'll have to check out Rotten Tomatoes!

Oh, I'm not sure that it does.

I just thought it was funny that an "old man" was pulling off lots of heists after escaping from prison.

So you like comedy but not action?

No I like action just not when it glorifies criminals.

Hey, nice chatting with you.