It is very sad. It was great chatting with you.


It's amazing how well dogs have become a part of the human experience isn't it?


Yes I think that dogs and other animals are not human but should be granted rights and respect


I agree. I treat my dog like a family member, she even sleeps with me, and when she wants something, she can make her wishes known with no problem.


Yea I think that dogs basically talk with us but they just don't speak our language


Yes. Mine points with her nose at the treat box when she wants a dog bone. She's on a diet now because I tend to give her whatever she wants. My human traits I guess.


hahah, I think there are also companies that will give you diet instructions for your doggy!


Well both of us should lose weight. I guess animals can exhibit the same bad habits as we do. Any animals that strike fear into your heart? After Jaws came out in the 70s I was even afraid to wade in a rain puddle.


Yes, I am afraid of the sharks and also wild lions!


Ha! I thought it was "Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh MY".


Yes, I am afraid of all of those animals and also was thinking of that song :)


I once saw a shark in the wild, it was only a nurse shark but I got the heck away as fast as I could.


OMG, were you swimming? Is that a big shark?


I was scuba diving in Australia. They are not as big as Great Whites I think they average around five to six feet and are very docile.


Oh cool, I want to go for scuba! Cool, so they are nice and won't eat a human?


I think that there has been only one case of them biting and the diver was careless when feeding them.


So like what if you jump in a pool of blood first and then try and get eaten?


I suppose that they would oblige you, but while I've done crazy things before, I'm not suicidal. If I thought there was a White around I wouldn't even go in the water.


Yea they probably would eat. Do you go for scuba a lot?


I used to but not so much anymore. I was reading a Facebook post yesterday a from a diver in Malaysia who says that he routinely dives with sharks.


Oh so yea, I'm sure the sharks would be like any other living thing. Like a dog too. They might try and eat if hungry and also if you swim with them then they will become friends.


I don't know about friends but certainly more confortable with humans around, also divers do not usually send out the signals that sharks are attracted to.


I bet it would be possible to learn what symbols a shark pays attention to and then to learn to communicate with the shark.


Possible I guess. I know there has been a lot of research into what shapes, forms and patterns that sharks are attracted to.


Maybe we could make a suit that shows the symbols so that would also be a deterrant for eating since the shark wouldn't want to eat something that is showing symbols that interest it.


There has been a lot of innovations in diving suits over the years. Cristeau developed a metal mesh suit that protects against bites. I seem to remember that sharks are also attracted by stripes and whether there are vertically or horizontally oriented.


Interesting! The bite suit innovation is pretty smart stuff!


Did you hear about the last rhino of a certain type/species died and now the species is extinct?


I did hear about that. White Rhino wasn't it? We have a lot of species that are teetering on the edge.


Yea, that sucks! Have you heard of the megaladon shark?


Yes from the movie Jaws. How frightful would it be to see something that big swimming toward you?


I know, lol! So I was gonna ask you if the mega was still around and scientist made a suit that had stripes or something and the mega doesn't ever eat it, would you go for a swim with it?


NO!!! Just one tooth is bigger than my hand. I'd probably be too small for even a snack.


lol, whoa its that big! Would you do it for any amount of money?


What use is money if you're not around to spend it?


Guess we've covered the subject of sharks and dogs as well as my limited knowledge will allow. Been nice chatting with you.


Hi. I was curious if you like drama movies?


Hi!  I do like dramas.  I always loved watching House starring Hugh Laurie.  He earned $700,000 per episode making him the highest paid actor ever for a tv drama.


Wow I didn't know this. Hugh Laurie was very good at House. He played that role to perfection.


I agree!  Did you ever watch Mad Men starring Jon Hamm?


I loved Mad Men and I'm a big fan of Jon Hamm. I read somewhere that he taught drama at his high school. Is this true?


That is true and one of his students was Ellie Kemper, who played Erin from the Office.


Wow!! That is very interesting. Are you a fan of Michael Caine?


Did you know why he became an actor in the first place?


I don't think I ever heard that story.  Do you know by any chance?


Yes in fact I do. The reason he became an actor was because all the prettiest girls at the high school that he attended were in drama class.


What a funny story!  Do you like fish?  I've been reading about them lately.


That was funny wasn't it. I love fish what did you read about them?


I found out that a black swallower fish can eat prey twice its own length and ten times it's weight.  Crazy!


That is insane!!! Oh my God!!! I heard that a seahorse is the only fish to have a neck. Is this correct?


I would have to believe that one.  Freshwater fish drink through their skin via osmosis, while saltwater fish drink through their mouths.  Interesting fact.


That is very interesting indeed. I also heard that there is a breed of jellyfish that is immortal.


I wonder what it is as well. Anyways, it was very nice chatting with you!!! I hope you have a great evening!! Thanks


I just saw that there are no snakes in New Zealand!  Interesting and yes!  It was fun!


Yes I didn't even know about this with New Zealand. I guess I probably visit there since there are no snakes.


Do you like snakes? I see a fair number of them where I live.


Interesting. I had a ball python when I was younger.


Sorry I didn't see your question about fish, btw. I've tried to keep goldfish as pets several times over the years. I had a pet corn snake once too. How big was your python?


It wasn't that big. I kept bringing it to school so my parents made me get rid of it. It was an albino ball python. I could put it in my pocket. LOL


My corn snake was a little under a foot long. It died because it wasn't warm enough in my house during the winter, but not cold enough for it to fully hibernate. I see a lot of snakes here, mostly after my cats kill them.


That sucks. So the ball pythons when they are with their owner will roll up into a ball the size of your palm. So I could just put him in my pocket.


I assume there was a negative reaction to bringing him to school, LOL?


No, everyone thought it was awesome, but they kept calling my parents. So I had to give him back to the aquarium I got him from, but when I was inside I secretly bought an iguana. LOL


They were probably sorry they didn't just let you keep the python.


Yeah, I had all types of animals. One time I bought a ferret, that didn't go over so well because they smell.


I got a kick out of the ferrets at the pet store. They were all sleeping lying across one another like kittens, only they were so long and thin they looked like strands of spaghetti.


Yeah, they are expensive. My parents hated that and took it right back.


Sounds like you've had bad luck with pets. I inherited a feral cat colony when my mom died, and got them all spayed and neutered and moved them onto my place. They're really a lot of fun.


Nice. Did you know that a seahorse is the only fish to have a neck?


It's definitely got an unusual shape for a fish. Interesting how all land vertebrates have four limbs because we're descended from lung-fish with four weight-bearing fins.


Interesting. I didn't know there was a jellyfish that was immortal. Did you?


No. I remember reading there were sharks that were practically immortal though.


Interesting, I wonder what type they were. Well, nice chatting with you!


It is 10 and out, well anyways. Nice chatting with you.


I thought it was hot where I live in the summer, but in Algeria it got up to 124 degrees!


wow thats crazy! but that sounds good to me right now we have freezing rain over here!


It is said to be the hottest weather ever there!


ya well I would love it personally, speaking of hot sun, did you know that there is a planet that orbits around four stars? thats more than star wars with the 2 suns!


Cool! Jupiter's moon ganymede would be considered a planet if it orbited the sun.


that is cool, I miss Pluto haha, also crazy you could fit every planet in the solar system between the earth and our moon


I know! Wasn't it sad when they sad pluto wasn't a planet? That is interesting about all the planets! Also, I know you mentioned it being ice cold where you are and wanting it to be hot. But how about too hot? Did you know there is a planet where shards of glass precipitate sideways at 4500 mph in 2000 degree fahrenheit weather?


haha ok yes I think that might be way too hot for me there haha, I prefer to stay on Earth I think, you know how people call earth gaia sometimes? well I guess other names like that for Earth are tellus and telluris for some reason


Neat! How many planets have you spotted? We can see five with the naked eye from earth!


oh wow didn't know it was that many, haha did you know that google created a version called google moon? where you could look at the planets surface? apparently early versinos of it used pictures of cheese for the ultra close ups haha


Hahaha that is so funny! No, I had not heard of Google moon. By the way, a single google search needs more computing power than it took to send neil armstrong and the rest of the crew to the moon.


that is crazy! more power in your cell phone then for sure! speaking of phones I have an android that is owned by google, did you know that google bought gmail.com from garfield? it was originally an email service provided by garfields website


No, I didn't know that! So I guess your Android might tell Google maps how fast traffic is going on the road. That's how it calculates traffic.


that is interesting I always wondered that, do you use google for your searches? or another website?


I use Google. The results are much better. Apparently most people think so since one time Google went down for five minutes and took 40% of web traffic with it! how about you?


oh wow, ya I use Google and apparently google's servers use up 0.01% of the total world electricity, I can't decide if thats reallly high or really low haha


I think it's pretty high since they are one company. Yikes! Hey, but they do go green in some ways. I think one time they mowed their lawn with goats instead of lawnmowers.


haha well that's good of them, they do treat their new employees really weird though, they are called "nogglers" and have to wear propeller beanie hats when they work their first friday


Hmm, interesting. I do wonder what niche they will get into next.


ya I do think they have a lot of power at present, I don't know that I want them expanding out much further, they control a lot of information, do you do any reading in your spare time?


I know. I feel the same way. I don't read as much as I should. I am usually just Googling random facts! Woops, maybe I should stop supporting them.


I heard one of Jupiters moon would be considered a planet but its not in the suns orbit, I think its called Ganymede.


Very interesting! Jupiter is one of my favorite planets! only 5 planets are visible to the naked eye!


I love Jupiter as well I think its full with beauty, I would like to visit it some day although I know its impossible to do so without dying.


Right! it would be amazing to see the planets up close. I was reading that Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise, and it doesn't tilt...very cool.


Yeah that must be pretty cool, wonder how that changes the behaviour of the planer, Uranus rotates sideways and also rolls around the sun.


Exactly my thought too. I read that about Uranus one day, I love researching the planets. Google has a lot of info.


I love searching in google as well, its crazy the computing power of one google search.


I know it's crazy, I was reading how Google maps tracks traffic and they do it by how fast android devices are moving along the roads.


Wow! Technology advances real fast, on 2013 Google had some troubles and took 40% of the web traffic with it.


Wow, really..that's insane. I didn't know Google headquarters is nicknamed the Googleplex that's cool.


It must be cool to bisit the Googleplex, Ive seen it in movies and it looks really cool, did you hear about the live goats google used to mow their lawns?


That would be very cool to visit, and yes I did hear that! I bet that was a sight to see all of those goats lol.


I bet it was really fun to watch them mow the lawn lol, how much we have advance since print was basically the only way to read.


Haha, exactly my thoughts too. I know, reading is fascinating and reading is such a complex process it has so many interpretations depending on each individual reading the material.


What kind of books do you like to read? Starship troopers is one of my favorite novels.


I also like mystery novels, I love to read.


Sorry, up above goofed text....I love reading! I love many genre's of books but mostly drama or non fiction, and yes mystery is great! I have heard Ender's game is read by the military...I need to read that one.


I havent read that one either, Im think about enlisting so I might read it, seems interesting.


Oh wow, that's brave of you and respected! Did you know there is a speed reader who can read 4,700 words a minute...imagine that lol


thanks I am afraid but I think it will be a positive thing to enlist and wow that a lot of words per minute wonder how they meassure that.


I never knew that baseball was so popular in Japan but apparently they really like it there.


I can't believe that some Japanese people were surprised to learn that it was America's national pastime- especially when you know that even old 1900's baseball cards are worth millions of dollars today.


I think because they did not have much information about the topic.  By the way, are you baseball fan


I'm not a baseball fan myself but learning about some of the history such as the recent Cubs 2016 World Series win that ended a 71 year streak of no wins, it makes me want to learn more and enjoy the hype. Do you enjoy baseball?


Did you know  baseball coach wearing a uniform because they are technically able to play the game


Wow that is funny, I wonder if that has ever happened. Baseball seems like an interesting sport, I heard they can even employ pitchers who are missing fingers


Yes, that was the Cubs who did that specifically, they're known as the North Siders since their field, Wrigley Field, is north of Chicago.


I see.  I was so happy the Cub won the world series eventually


I know, I can't believe it took 71 years even though they managed to post a modern-era record winning percentage of .763


That world series was one of the best so far


I bet it was really exciting though in 1908 when the cubs one their second world series in a row


I think so.  Did you know over 5 million people celebrating their victory in 2016


No, but I'm not surprised! It sounds like the cubs are pretty prolific having one a total of 11 world series and 116 games on top of that


I don't know, I could believe it- occultists love having pet goats like Billy Sianis did!


Yes I do, and I love to read quickly but I am not sure I could ever compete with the record holder for speed reading, Anne Jones


I am a slow reader myself.  I cannot believe someone could read at a speech of 4700 words per minute


It really makes you wonder if they are actually following the story. Then again, in other times people were afraid just because people were beginning to read novels more often.\


I'm great, I love baseball. How about you and do you have a favorite team?


I try to follow baseball toward the end of the season. i like the bay area teams. how about you?


I am a long time Dodgers fan. So, in bay area does that mean the Giants?


Giants and As. i felt sorry for the dodgers. they have been to the series so many times. then again, they beat the As, so maybe i dont feel sorry. LOL


Thanks I guess. In that case I won't hold your liking the Giants against you. Did you know that in a season about 160,000 baseballs are used?


That is amazing. 2500 games in a season. how many balls per game? that is a lot.


It is, and I was thinking back to when I was a kid. We would use the same ball until the cover finally came off.


Yeah, that is the way we did it too. the scuffs would get bad and the seams would come loose.


And today they change balls if there is a mark on it. Did you know that Ronald Reason was a broadcaster for the Chicago Cubs?


Reagan? really? i wonder when he did that. he was a hollywood guy for many years.


It was during the 1930's. Did you know that the cubs used to be called the Chicago Orphans?


that is an odd name. why the orphans? to draw pity from the fans?


I don't know a lot of teams have changed names. Did you know the Dodgers started out as the Brooklyn Robins?


Hm. who chose that name? i like the trolley dodgers better. when did they move to LA?


That's a good question. I think it was about 1960. Did you know a 17 year female struck out Ruth and Gehrig and was banned from baseball?


she must have had a wicked curve. maybe a floater or knuckle ball?


I don't know, but can you imagine what would happen today if they tried to ban a woman for that reason?


Yeah, lawsuits! plus some team would sign her right away.


Oh yeah, and riots in the street. Did you know the Cubs went 108 years without winning a world series?


that is terrible. they must suffer from a curse. Anyway, good chat!


I do like to read, when I get a chance.  Seems lately that I don't have enough time to read what I want.


yeah, i hear ya. i would like to have more time to sit back, relax and read but i have other things. the internet is a distraction. i need to unplug. LOL


What kind of things do you like to read when you have time, novels or non-fiction?


i try to read nonfiction. i like to keep up with science, tech, and politics. you?


I typically read fiction when reading books and the stuff you mentioned I read online.  I know there are lots of books about Baseball, you interested in those?


i read books about sports when i was a kid. do you have a recommendation?


No I don't, I just recall that when I worked in a book store there were so many books about Baseball, more than any other sport.  It seems Baseball fans like to read.


baseball, the national pastime. i figure that people love to read about the history of the sport and the great players.


I know people can be obsessive about Baseball, I once went to a Nationals game with a person and that is all they could talk about.


i enjoy the game but i am not passionate about it. some people keep up with everything going on. i just cant muster the passion. i try to watch the world series.


I think I had more interest when I lived in DC, when I was there was when they got the Nationals started up, it was all new and exciting.  When I moved away I lost touch somewhat.


yeah, the local team has an energy and following that can be fun. go to a bar and watch the game. i dont have that near me.


Did you ever collect those Baseball cards when you were younger?


i did collect them! i liked to learn about the players. it was good. i dont have them anymore. i wonder if they would be worth something.


It's amazing that a small piece of card can gain so much in value.  I understand that collections can go for millions.


yeah, i bet. but you have to take care of the cards. they need to be kept in a safe place.


So, would you have a favorite team?  A fan of any of these so called cursed trams?


um, no i dont think my teams are cursed. you might like the cubs and the red sox? who else is still cursed?


I guess both of those curses have been shown to be ineffectual, or have a time limit.  In fact, based on those two teams, it seems it's good to have a curse associated with you right now.


well, i guess they could hire an old gypsy woman? How does one get a curse? Anyway, great chat!


Good talking to you, hope you find time to get involved in a good book.  Good bye.


Hello!  Yes.  I've played it from time to time since I was a kid.  I even have played the McDonalds monopoly game.


Lol, me too. It gets so frustrating sometimes! I heard a game lasted 70 days one time.


Whoa!  Too long for me!  Monopoloy was oringally intended to be a teaching tool about the injustices of capitalism.  Never knew that.


I didn't either, and the frustrations probably too lol


lol yes.  Nicolas Cage convinced Johnny Depp to pursue acting while playing a game of Monopoly!


Dang, I bet that was an interesting game. Hope they didn't play it in North Korea or Cuba, it is banned there


haha  I didn't now that!  I was surprised to find out is find out it was created in 1903.


dang that is so long ago! IT was also banned in russia and china


Wow.  maybe because the economic concept is domination of a market by a single entity?


I like classic Ford Mustangs from the 60's.  Now I wish I could also have a Cadillac.


Nice, Cadillacs were named after some french dude i think, do you know his whole name?


I believe it ws Antoine De La Mothe Cadillac - the same guy who was the founder of Detroit.


That is awesome, sounds catchy! Speaking of Mcdonalds like you mentioned before, they created the drive thru for cars back in 1975


I didn't know it was then.  Why did they put them in at that time?


I think it was something to do with soliders and not being able to leave, that was smart of Mcdonalds


Interesting.  I always wondered why the back of a card is called a trunk.  You don't happen to know do you?


Yes.  In the old days cars would carry wooden trunks on the back of them...hence the name trunks!


Rapping is an interesting music form, what do you think?


I don't care for it too much now a days.  I liked it more years ago when Run DMC was popular and McDonalds was paying rappers $5 every time they referenced a Big Mac.


Eminem is interesting he really wanted to be a comic book artist.


That's pretty interesting, I didn't know that.  I know Eminem rapped fast, but not as fast as Noclue who can rap at a rate of 14.1 syllables per second.


Also a judge rapped her ruling over a suit filed against Eminem


Not sure I like that.  Seems like she was throwing it in his face a bit.  Maybe if she did it in sign language like "Signmark" who is a deaf rapper who raps in sign language.


yeah, how about two identical twins 100 years old putting out a rap album


That's crazy.  I wouldn't buy it.  I'd rather listen to Aerosmith, even if they have made more money from Guitar Hero than any of their albums.


I saw them once in concert, it was pretty awesome.  Everybody sang happy birthday to Joe Perry.  I like Led Zeppelin too, even if they didn't even name their fourth album.


Not familiar with them.  What style do they sing?


they sound like Led Zeppelin, I really like them


Huh, I might have to check them out.  Rock is definitely my preference, but I do like some of Bob Marley's songs.  His "Legend" album has been on the chart for coming up on 1000 weeks.  That's amazing!


wow, and how about dark side of the moon released 40 years ago and one of the best selling albums in 2014


I love Pink Floyd!  The Wall is one of my favorites!  I wonder if WalMart sells it?  They only sell clean versions of albums and if an artist will not make one, they simply won't sell it.


i don't know, i buy most of my music on itunes


Yeah, digital is definitely the way to go nowadays.  But actual vinyl albums, spun at 78-rpms, are making a comeback.


i think that is awesome, amazing how you could fill a room with vinyl where the same amount of music can fit on your phone now


For sure.  And the really big ones spun at 33 rpms can really be worth some money now a days.


Hello! Are you fascinated by the universe?


Hi, absolutely I am fascinated by the universe. How about you?


I am too! Have you heard of a superhologram?


I have heard that theory but don't really believe in it. Did you know that rather than slowing down object are actually moving through space faster?


That is crazy! Have you heard about the theory that there is only one electron in the universe?


No, I have never heard that. Every thing seems to be made up of countless numbers of electrons, I can't fathom that theory. You?


Me either. It hurts my brain to think how small it must be though!


It is difficult to grasp. Just think when you tear a piece of paper, you are actually separating atoms and tearing electrons away from the atoms.


That is bizarre. Have you heard about cold stars?


No, I wonder how they can make up the definition of a star and be cold. Did you know there is more dark matter in the universe that there is matter that we can see or detect?


They have determined that there are areas of space that have effect on planets or light or soundwaves but yet they cannot detect this matter or dark energy.


Wow! Scientists minds must be blown everyday when researching the universe.


I would think so. It is frustrating to me to realize there are things out there that we know about but yet have no idea what it is or even how to see it.


Yes, I completely agree. I give a lot of credit to earlier scientists like Sir Isaac Newton.


It is amazing how much he was able to determine without all of the technology that we have today. Not only was he able to determine that gravity existed but he developed many mathematical equations that we still use today.


I know! I wish Tycho Brahe had some credit too though.


I am not familiar with Tycho Brahe. Who is he or she?


Okay, yes life isn't always fair. Look at Edison and Tesla. Tesla was far more knowledgeable but it is Edison that we all think about.


I know. I am going to look more into them. Have a nice day.


Do you like to go to concerts there are 4 interesting ones in the Washington area


I like going to concerts. What are those 4 concerts that are playing in the Washington area?


Hinds, the Madrid based band is one of the attractions, I like their style.


Yeah they are a rock and roll band, they are considered as an american export, there are other cool bands as well


Cool. Do you where and when is this band is actually performing?


Not sure were but they will be in the Washington Area, another great performer is Jessie Ware, and also the prices are good.


How much are the prices for this concert?


Some of them for $20 others for $35. Saint Jhn Saint Jhn offers a concert for that value.


Thanks and do you know where will Jesse Ware will be performing?


Not sure were, shes also performing in the Washington Area I think at the U Street Music Hall, but thats a concert I would like to go to


Thanks. I read somewhere that Jnn Saint Jnn wrote songs for Usher, Jidennna and Hoodie Allen is this correct?


Yeah that is correct, another great performer is playing at the Howard Theater but I cant recall who, tickets are also cheap.


Yes I know who that is its Jorja Smith and the tickets are anywhere between $25-$40. I came across this just recently.


Thats who I totally forgot, so do you have a favorite band or have you heard any great albums lately?


I love listening to Blake Sheldon, Drake and Cold Play. How about you?


I like Linking Park, 3 Doors Down and also Pink Floyd, I Cold Play as well.


Nice. I like 3 Doors Down as well. I remembered that Jorja Smith also appeared on Drake's More Life project.


She did? I didnt catch that one, she is an artist with a rising popularity so that makes sense, anyway its been great chatting with you today.


Its been great chatting with you as well. Thanks


SiriusXm came with my car and I listened to it during the free trial period, but I am unwilling to pay for another monthly fee for the service. They don't need my money. They have a net income of 16 million.


They have a lot of money! Aloe Blacc only received $12k in royalties from Pandora for 168 million streams.


Yes, I am not sure how they are not making more money. They have 274 million in revenue and the net income is only 16 million.


That's a ton of money. Pandora now streams stand up comedy.


That can be fun on long drives. I am also happy that Taylor Swift did not remove her music from Pandora like she did with Spotify.


Yea I like that she didn't do that either.


I was a big Spotify user until I moved to google play. They have 4 million songs but it is really hard to compete with google.


Very hard to compete against Google. I saw audible watermarks are embedded on universal music group songs.


That is interesting. The music industry has really evolved since the radio only days.


I think so too. Did you know Jupiter has radio storms that are so strong they can be heard on Earth?


The science behind radio waves are fascinating. Soldiers in WWII made simple radios using razor blades and pencils in their foxholes.


I wonder how well that boosted their morale. I imagine it was a pretty big deal for them.


Yes, radio was a major source of entertainment in those days with radio dramas and episodic dramas playing every week. You can actually listen to those old stories today on the a website for free.


That would be cool to find that website. I would like to listen to the dramas. Did you know in Canada it's a law that radio stations must play 40% Canadian music?


I love listening to classic radio dramas. In Canada they also require that their is Canadian Content in all media especially television. It is nicknamed. CAN-CON.


Oh wow that's interesting. I've never been to Canada. Have you been there before?


Proudly Canadian and very much in favor of the Canadian Content laws.


Very cool. I'll have to come up and visit some time. Been wanting to check out Niagara Falls on the Canadian side.


It is a mini Vegas with really beautiful vineyards in the region. Niagara on the Lake is also a beautiful quaint town near by with a world renown playhouse.


I'm doing well, do you watch basketball?


Yes I do. How about you? DO you have a favorite player?


I do, I like michael Jordan, but he doesn't play anymore.


Yeah but he has made his mark in NBA already. DI you know Air Jordans were banned in court?


I did, apparently he wore them anyways. Hilarious.


Yeah . too bad he kept getting fined for wearing them


Yeah, it was worth it though. Nobody remembers Allen Iverson's shoes.


For sure, and I mean nike was paying the fees after all.


Yeah, it was definitely worth it. That has to be the most successful marketing concept out there.


for sure. As per Iverson, he is set for life for his contract with Rebook


Yeah, I heard he got $32 million, incredible.


Yeah and every year before 55 he gets $800 000 a year


WOW! That's a lot of money. Tim Duncan stayed in College for 4 years instead of going directly to the NBA.


Good for him,, he still had plenty of time to catch up and make a great career


Yeah, he is good. So is Lebron James, but I don't he is better than MJ.


Yeah, they are a pretty good team out there. Apparently they used to play at the cow palace.


No, that would be crazy if I did. But he is a great basket ball player.


Hi, how are you tonight? Do you like basketball?


I watch sometimes, usually during the playoffs. This year should be interesting.


Yeah. maybe. But what about that freaking sell out lebron?
Chump change!


He probably wanted some cash, and probably hoped to get a ring. The LA Lakers are a high profile team. He can play with other strong players.


I know. The funny thing is, I'm a huge Lebron fan, but after that I realized he will never be an MJ nor have his Pippen. Such a sell out


People compare him to MJ, but he's a different player in style. He has done a lot of great things off the court.


Oh, Lebron is great, just that greatness comes in a lot of forms. Selling out your team isn't one of them though. Unfortunately for him. MJ, Brady, Ripken all know this, he doesn't.


He wanted a ring. I guess many guys that are great never get respect because they didn't get a championship.


Yeah, at what cost. I still think the cavs were capable. 1 additional teammate like Pippen and they were gold. But I get it....but that is also what defines him versus Jordan. There is this shoe called "Jordans" that every human being recognizes, nothing for king James.


I guess that he would like that, but I don't know if people would buy them. He is a dominant player, but doesn't have the pizzazz of Jordan.


That would be Steph's brother? I don't know much about him.


yeah. Golden State earned about $12 mill by losing game 4, do you think they threw it?


No, I think they wanted the championship. Those guys live and die for that. They would make more money if they won. Not much motivation to throw it.


Nice! BTW, did you know they originally banned Air Jordans when they first came out?


I guess the league thought they were unfair or something? I wonder why. MJ was already a great player. What are shoes going to do?


It was the best marketing campaign ever! MJ was the greatest ever in my mind. Just like Tyson will always be the biggest draw and the most exciting and boxer ever.


Tyson was a beast, and everyone was astonished at his ability. He couldn't play ball like MJ though. And Tyson never took a dive.


When I was a kid everyone lined up to watch him beat the stuff out of everyone. I've yet to see this since 1986 when he beat the crap out of Spinks, and I was 13 when that happened.


I don't really watch boxing, but i understand the appeal. Anyway, great chat! Have a good night!


Dwight Howard and the Wizards, a good fit?


I think it won't be perfect but he will help them in his old age!


Don't say that, if he's in his old age at 32 it makes me feel ancient.


Haha I just meant relatively to his career/injuries. I think Gortat was an assist machine!


Excuse my ignorance, why is Howard's style in contrast to the modern NBA?


I think the modern NBA is more of a 3 point shooting fast break show as opposed to posting up traditionally!


Again, I'm ignorant.  Posting?  It sounds like something a big player would do, standing still in the way?  Was Gortat good at that?


Yeah Howard posts but Gortat not so much. Lebron James is one of the best players and he led the Cavs to their first championship in 2016.


That I do know.  I live in North East Ohio, I've seen him go from hero, to villain, to hero, and now kind of okay.


Oh wow. Yeah interesting relationship there. He has done some good for charities though.


Especially with his home town of Akron.I recall when people were talking about him in high school, the school made a mint from that.


Yeah it seems like it. Can't imagine paying 120 for a high school game.


I'm sure it was interesting to see him but as a game I can't imagine it was up to much, he must have been so dominant


Yeah. Explains why he is the highest paid celebrity right now.


Judge Judy just behind him!  All she needs is a good sponsor ship deal and she might over take him.  She could have Reebok come up with some trademark shoes for her.


Haha good idea. 123,000 per episode is not shabby!


Does it matter that he has just one title?  I think I'd take Curry's titles and less money, I'm sure Curry is well set.


Yeah agreed. But Curry doesn't have a space jam contract like Bron!


There must be some other players involved?  Dwight Howard maybe, especially as he is so old and over the hill.  So old, in fact, he might have to resort to the granny shot.


haha I would love to see that. It's got the physicist seal of approval as the best technique!


I've heard that one of the best free throw shooter of all time used it, others don't want to be made fun of.


Yeah they are too cool for school. Iverson probably doesn't care because he is getting paid by Reebok. Well it was nice talking bball with you. Hope you enjoy the rest of your day!


How's it going, do you follow the NBA, Out of the 30 teams my favorite is the Knicks


I don't much, but I've heard of some players for NBA like LeBron James. Does he still play for the Lakers? Where are the Knicks from?


The Knicks play in New York, the same city that the NBA was founded in 1949


That's really cool! I've seen Space Jam and I think there's gonna be a sequel with LeBron. That would be cool for kids to see.


Yea but I wonder if Michael Jordan will watch the new Space Jam with Lebron


I'm not sure...they should be friends but maybe not? I've heard the only celebrity to make more money than LeBron is Judge Judy. She's pretty popular, I guess.


Yea but even making 123,000 per episode Jude Judy doesn't come close to how much money Lebron has


I'm sure you've heard of Reggie Miller NBA Hall of Famer? Funny story about him...his sister was always showing him up in high school basketball with high scores!


Yea his sister was the best female basketball player, she scored 105 points in a game before


That's amazing! I wonder if their family plays basketball together, ever? I heard Steph Curry from the Golden State Warriors is having a hard time with injuries. I hope he can keep going as he donates to charity though playing!


I didn't realize until recently that the Warriors were founded in Philly! They literally went from one coast to another! Have you ever visited the oracle stadium out there in the Bay Area?


Yea and the Warriors are about to move out of Oracle Arena to San Francisco soon too


Oh is that where the homeless people were made to relocate? That was awful!  Did you know Air Jordans were banned from NBA game?


Yea and Nike just paid the fine for Jordan wearing them lol


That's really not fair, because the NBA was basically sending a message that you can get away with cheating if you pay enough money to do so.


Maybe if they gave him an advantage but thanks to Nike Iverson was able to get a contract with reebok that paid him 800,000 a year


That's so much money, it makes me wonder how much money the person paying him that actually has. It's hard to believe the NBA has only been around since 1946. It's a fairly new sport, I guess.


I guess so, I wonder if Physicists will find a better shot to shoot from the line than the granny style shot


I think Psychologists better work on it, since the NBA players think the best way to shoot isn't cool enough! lol


Maybe but Tim Duncan sacrificed money to stay in college and I've never seen him shoot granny style


Perhaps he's gotten a hold of research we don't know about. I think there's one NBA team in Canada, but I can't remember the name...I'll have to go search it. ttyl


Do you follow NBA at all? What's your favorite team?


Actually I don't, but if I did it would probably be the Bulls.  What about you?


I like Golden State. They're based in Oakland but they should make a transition to SF soon.


Would they change their names from Golden State to San Francisco?


I'm not sure. The negative connotations of being from Oakland were one reason that they chose Golden State. SF has a better rep.


That is true.  You hear a lot of negative things about Oakland.   San Francisco always seems to be happy and always looks pretty


Tourism to Oakland seems low unfortunately. Steph Curry seems like a great guy.


Yeah I have no desire to go there.   I want to see every baseball stadium but theirs would be the last.


The sewage system backed up and flooded the dugouts one year. Oakland seems like a place that just can't catch a break. The Warriors will probably make more money in SF.


Most definitely. A lot more rich people live there.   Are NBA games expensive to attend like NFL?


Pretty expensive -- there are more games but in smaller arenas. The nosebleed seats aren't too bad.


I wouldn't have a good time at basketball too many people to follow.  I much prefer baseball


Baseball is much more affordable for fans. There isn't the same sort of big name players like basketball. Like a LeBron James of MLB.


That's true, even I know who LeBron is.    Do you have a favorite basketball player?


Don't really have a favorite. I like LeBron, though a lot of people seem to want him to lose, like he's some kind of bad guy.


He is the Tom Brady of the NBA.  Everyone wants Tom to lose too


Now Tom is off to the SB again. The guy is a legend. It's amazing to see his longevity. I wonder how many more seasons he can play.


I hope he retires after this year.  It can't be good on his body and I am ready for a new GOAT to emerge.


It's time for a new generation of QBs to lead the league.


I watched the Championship game.  Kansas City's qb looks like he will become great


If Brady retires, the Pats are going to be hard pressed to get to the SB. Next year could be KC's year.


Yeah you don't come across someone like Tom that often


Not really but I certainly respect LeBron James.


Me too. I appreciate what he can do so much. I think his detractors do not know what they are seeing when he plays. So talented.


He is very talented. Apparently they are making a sequel to Space Jam with him set to star.


Yeah, I think his interest in Hollywood is one of the reasons he went to LA to play basketball.


Seems to be. Looks like it will work for him. Did you know that there is only one celebrity paid higher than him and it's Judge Judy?!


Wow, judge judy!?!?! I know LeBron has a ton of media on his platform, Undefeated.


Yeah I was surprised as well. I's sure he does. Media helps your brand. He also rejected a $10 million dollar contract from Reebok to hold out for Nike who later offered him a $90 million dollar contract.


Yeah, he has the ability to bet on hiimself and have it pay off. Reebok has really gone down hill too...


Yes they certainly have. He is also charitable. He raised $6 million for charity by televising "the decision".


And he still got bad publicity for that one. I think there are haters taht are just gonna complain regardless of your actions


Especially if you are at the top. Someone that did benefit from a deal with Reebok was Allen Iverson. He has a lifetime endorsement with them and they pay him $800,000 a year until age 55 and then a lump sum of $32,000,000.


That's quite the returnon investment for him. Not a great deal for Reebok though… He's out of basketball and isn't getting good publicity when he is in the news.


No it was a bad decision on their part. Apparently scientists have determined that granny style is the most effective method to score points. I would have thought it would be more difficult to aim that way.


I know Rick berry used to shot like that and now his son shoots like that too. He is in college or just graduated. I would be a little embarrrassed to shoot like that...


I would be also. It looks very silly. Apparently that's why NBA players refuse to do it even though it is more effective.


Shaq was encouraged to shoot that way and responded "It does not play to my constituency."


Ha ha, that's an interesting response. Did you know that Air Jordans were banned in the NBA initially?


I had heard about that... I do not remember it though. That's what probably made them so popular initially, fruit of the forbidden tree.


Probably. Apparently Jordan wore them anyway and was fined every time but Nike paid his fines.


I'm doing well, thanks for asking. How are you doing?


I am well, thanks. Do you like basketball?


Sure, I like basketball. Do you follow the NBA?


I do. Who is your favorite team? Mine is the bulls.


I like the GS Warriors. They have been doing pretty well for the last few years.


Yeah. Good team with a lot of talent. Do you like LeBron James?


LeBron is a great guy. He has done so much to help communities in Ohio. He deserves every dollar he gets.


I agree! And he has changed the game with his production company. He will leave his imprint on the game, for sure!


I understand why the people in Cleveland dislike him. When Lebron left Cleveland for Miami, his posters were  sold for $17.41 in reference to the year Benedict Arnold was born.


HA! I think some people are so petty. I love it! He did go back though and win them a championship.


I guess there is no much going on in Cleveland, so they have to hold on to whatever they can get. Lebron is in LA now. I don't know how many seasons he has left in him.


He wants to play with his son, who is about 15 years old. Not sure he can make it that long. He got injured this year for the first time in a while.


Age takes its toll. Maybe he can coach his son, or be a cheerleader when his son plays. LOL


As long as he is not a cheerleader for the saints...


He probably could buy a restaurant that would serve just cheerleaders, with no NFL players allowed. Two years after retirement, 78% of NFL players have gone bankrupt or are under financial stress. In the NBA, five years after retirement 60% of players are broke. I don't think this will happen to Lebron.


No... I think professional athletes can often misguided and spend millions on stuff. I hope they do better.


Lots of cash comes in quickly, so they think there will always be plenty. Consider that Lebron rejected a $10 million offer from Reebok when he was 18. He said that Nike or Adidas might offer him a bit more. He later accepted a $90 million offer from Nike.


He's such a good business man. He later signed a lifetime deal with Nike worth $1B. Much more than the $10M reebok offered...


He will soon own an NBA franchise. He has a good business mind. He can help the NBA in many ways, I think.


I have seen it, can't say I'm a huge fan, I do like Lebron James though what about you


Yeah he seems pretty cool. He even raised money for charity on tv


ya that is nice, over 6 million for his TV episode called "the decision"


Yeah good for him. Even in high school his games attracted a lot of people


ya, he's a business genius too he turned down a 10 million dollar offer only to later be offered 90 million haha


Yeah so smart. He tops the charts, akes even more than Judge Kudy


ya its crazy that she makes 120k an episode, I would never stop if i were her!


Yeah for sure. Do you know reggie miller?


I've herad of him yes, I guess he is a famous player but was constantly dogged by his sister because she wsa relaly good at basketball too!


Yeah poor hguy but what a talent within a single family


ya definitely, what about allen iverson? That guy will get a bonus payment of 32 million when he gets to be age 55!


Yeah and until then he is going to get $800 000 a year from rebook.


wow yup that is awesome! kind of like how Air Jordans were banned but Nike kept paying the NBA fine because it was good publicity


yeah and I am sure they made enough to cover than and then some more


oh I'm sure, do you like Steph Curry at all? I guess he plays for the Golden state warriors


Yeah and he also is involved with an organization that sends mosquito nets to families in africa


wow that is a nice guy, crazy the team made 12 million dollars by losing game 4


Go figure. In 1975 the warriors played the finals at the cow palace because their venue was booked


haha thats funny, I guess the warriors were founded in 1946 in Philadelphia, I didn't know they went back that far


Yeah they have quite the history by now. Nice chatting with you


Hello,  yes  I watch a few games a year,  how about you?


I do as well one of my favorite teams is the Golden State Warriors, do you have a favorite team?


Yes,  the warriors,  but I dont keep up with stats or anything,  I just usually go to a few of their games a year,  and watch them whenever.


Yes,  I have,  I dont know what team he plays for though.


I don't know either but he signed a sweet deal with Reebok, players sure get nice deals from sports brands


Yeah they get sponsored by these top brands and get a crap ton of money1


I know right like LeBron James his one of the best paid players and celebrities out there, do you like him?


Yeah hes cool.  I think he plays for the Lakers right?  I hear that him an steph curry grew up in the same town in ohio.


They did? wow, both are great players I guess that town is lucky they got to see them grow and play even in high school.


Yeah, some of lebrons high school games would attract up to 1750 attendees.


Yeah and they would pay $100-$120 a piece, thats really expensive for a high school game


I know right,  I think my high school games were only $6 lol


Yeah and $6 was an expensive price to pay lol,  interesting fact about LeBron but he rejected a $10 million deal once when he was 18


Good thing he did though!  He ended up getting 90 million from Nike.


90 million! no kidding, I guess that decision really paid off then


Yeah,  he must have done his research lol That decision really paid off.


It really paid off, I would have taken the money $10 million is a lot of money specially at that age I guess he had a lot of confidence in his talents


Yeah,  10 million is a lot to me lol I cant imagine getting 90 million.


Yeah, I would know what to do with that much money anyway its been great chatting with you hope you have a nice night


Hi, I did not but I had in previous years, how was it?


I didn't watch either. I can't seem to get behind handing out awards to overpayed entertainers. It is all an exercise in narcissim.


I actually like the show and the categories. I wonder why they are named Oscars if the designer was named George Stanley!


Maybe it was a nickname? I don't know. I wish they had better hosts though because it has gotten quite cringy in the clips I've seen over the years


I could be. Unfortunately today there is a lot of controversy because many issues like the sexual abuse accusations, that is pretty sad.


I'm glad that they aren't just continuting to give awards to predators though.


They better!! Many obstacles had to be overcome , for example rascisim, that a chinese named James Wong had to endure


He was a cinematographer who won an oscar and he was a pioneer on things like wide angle lensses,  low key lighting, crab dolly and more, he was a genious but even his marriage was considered illegal


Oh wow that is terrible. I can't believe that people used to think of their fellow man like that. Someone's worth should be based on their merits and talents not on skin color.


I agree with you, did you know no woman has been nominated for best cinematography academy award!


Really!? That seems strange given the age we live in. I wonder why that is. Of course I'd almost rather not be nominated than be nominated a bunch and never win.


That is sad and that happened to a man named Roger Deakins!


People like Stanley Kubrick are just so amazing that they tend to keep getting nominated and winning I guess.


I can tell he is persistent and I admire that quality so much!! 13 nominations.


Wow that is a lot of times to keep going. You must really love your kraft at that point to not get discouraged even though you are still not winning.


I guess winning Is not that important for him, on the other hand some people had won many awards like Eminem, he has won more than many famous actors awards combined!


I wonder if he wins for his music used in movies or it they were all for his various acting over the years. He is so talented it could really be for either.


Yes , he is talented. Someone who has achieved a lot is Daniel  Day Lewis, 3 times best actor. I remember " Mi Left foot".. awesome performance.


He is quite the actor. I think of him as one of those that can really take on any role and make it a part of his character.


I do, almost always. I did not know these awards were broadcasted on the radio from 1929 to 1952 and on 1953 for the first time on TV


I wonder why it is also referred to as the oscars


That is a good question.  Because it was not design by someone named Oscar, but by George Stanley


There are 24 awards for artistic and technical categories! I love the ones about makeup ,how actors and actresses are transformed


Oh I remember. Can't believe voldemort's transformation didn't win an oscar


Cool!! did you know about the special award for Snow White in 1938?


They did a special oscar with seven mini statues and one regular size, I think that is pretty cute


I wonder how many mini statues are worth a big one


hahaha do you know how many statues have been awarded?


Not sure but I know walt disney won like 22 oscars


Wow! I heard that eminem won more oscars than decaprio, depp, smith, and lucas combined


That is crazy, or George Lucas' wife, she won and Oscar for Star Wars in 1977 and he did not!


I feel that it is better to win 1 award than be consistently the runner up on multiple awards


It is a big accomplishment! specially now that this is seen in 200 countries


Indeed. In any case, thanks for chatting.


Hello, did you know that LeBron James is making a sequel to Space Jam? I wonder if Michael Jordan will be in this one too.


Wow that sounds fun. DId you know he once raised $6 million for charity?


Actually, I did. I'm from northeast Ohio, and remember it all too well. I was surprised when he rejected the Reebok offer.


Yeah but he was smart because then Nice offered him $90 million layer


That's true. I like Steph Curry better anyway. I love that he partnered with a foundation to donate mosquito nets.


Yeah that is so nice of him. 3 nets get donated every time he makes a 3 pointer


He partners with a lot of charities. I find it funny that the granny style of shooting is considered the best technique to score.


I found it funnier that players do not practice it just because it looks funny


It does look funny, but I can't believe it's banned by the NBA, then again, they did ban Jordans.


Yeah and Jordan kept wearing them anyways


They must have made enough money from the marketing and the sales to cover that and more


Possibly. Then again the NBA has the highest paid athletes in the world. They can afford to keep them and their fans happy.


He's the one who opted for college, instead of the NBA, right?


Yes, and he managed to catch up after graduation and have a great career anyways


I'm glad they have ended the high school recruiting. The prices at some of LeBron's games at STVM were unreal. $120 for a high school game.


Something like that. It made it hard for the kids to go to their own school's games. But, he is the greatest player of all times.


That is true He is more paid then even Judge Judy


That's insane. Thank you for chatting with me, have a wonderful evening.


Hey partner! You a basketball fan? I think Lebron is one of the all time greats! He received the NBAs MVP four times so far!


Four times? I did not know that. How many times did Jordan get it?


I'm not sure I'll have to look that up. He is also the all time NBA playoffs scoring leader.


I think that he just passed jordan on the scoring list. he has a couple more seasons in him, too


Yeah I hope so. Just as long as he doesn't get injured. He also signed a deal for the space jam sequel.


he should do a movie like that. he is a legend, certainly equal to jordan, and probably a better actor.


We will definitely see in the sequel. James is the highest-paid celebrity which is no surprise.


he will stay on that list even after he retires. i bet his endorsements, movie deals, investments etc keep him on it.


Yes I would guess so. He even made $6 million by televising the decision. But he donated that to charity.


He has helped a lot of kids get college tuition too. he is a great guy on and off the court.


Yes it seems like it. Even in high school he was a star. Tickets cost between $100 and $120


Yeah, i wonder what happened to that money. did it go to lebron? or to books for the school? Hm.


Good question I don't know. But that amounted to nearly 200o people attending. Must have been such a fun atmosphere.


Yeah, they knew that he was on his way to greatness. I figure that he has a couple of seasons left. he is 34, turns 35 at the end year.


I just love watching him play! He even has 2 olympic gold medals. Is he going to play in the upcoming olympics?


I guess he could, but there is a lot of other talent out there that probably wants a chance at the olympics.


Yes my thoughts as well. Do you like Steph Curry? He plays for the Golden State Warriors.


yes, he is a great player. he is a great guy on and off the cout.


Yes he is. For each three-pointer he makes three nets get donated to a foundation that protects families in Africa. I assume they protect them from malaria.


Yeah, keep the mosquitos out and the malaria cant get in. it is simple but effective. good for steph.


Very cool. The Golden State Warriors earned $12 million dollars by losing game four of the NBA finals last season. That's a lot of money. Great talking with you this morning.


I used to but mostly in tape or cd form, you?


I did.  I guess I do get the MP3s, but I usually get those through a free service our library provides.  Do you happen to own Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon?"


No, I have streamed it though.  Linkin Park hybrid theory is the best selling album in the 21st century


Wow!  I wonder how close Pink Floyd got, because "Dark Side of the Moon" even after 40 years was one of 2014's best selling albums.


Very close I am sure.  Nwa got platinum without support of airplay or a tour


My sister had that album and it definitely showed there was a real market off the radio.  Maybe there will be a reunion someday.  If 100 year old Japanese twins can release a rap album, I think anything might be possible.


I actually remember seeing that on the news when I was in high school in 1992


In case you are in the business someday, if you ever lose your rights to the songs you made, make sure you re-record them with your new record label.  That's what Reel Big Fish did.


I wonder if they just forgot to pay for the patent or something lol.  I would re-record using the 33 and 1/3 style!


Nice!  I wonder if there are any vinyl lovers that cringe when they hear the scratching that DJs do?


I know I do lol.  Even worse was when the tapes jammed in the players!


Have a pen or pencil handy?  How many times I had to thread it back through.  Now it's so convenient with MP3s.  I wouldn't trade it, but I miss going to the record shop.


Do you dance, did you know Bruce Lee was a champion dancer?


Only in front of the mirror!  LOL!  Is there anything Bruce Lee wasn't capable of doing?  Do you happen to know what championship he won?


I'm trying to think about his career.  I bet it was the late 50s.  Probably like 1958.


wow, long time ago.  Did you know babies dance when they hear music?


It seems like such a natural reaction.  Eventually if that baby becomes a pro ballet dancer, then he or she will go through like four shoes per week!


I was blown away when I heard he played in the nutcracker back in high school!  How did he still have street cred after all that?  lol


Good one haha.  Have a good night good chat.


I have a passing interest in basketball, I'm aware of the big names but don't really watch it.  I have met him though.


Briefly.  I used to work for a book store chain, he was doing a signing of a book of his and I was part of the crew running the event.


So, I understand.  I actually live near Cleveland and Akron, so the past few years we've not been able to escape hearing and seeing about him.  I understand he's in California now.


Interesting. Well Air Jordans were banned when they were introduced by the NBA.


I wonder what that was?  Something to do with sponsorship?  LeBron makes some serious money, it's funny that Judge Judy is the next highest paid.


I didn't know that. How much does she make?


Over a hundred thousand an episode.  Another nice job is Allen Iverson's, Reebok still pay his even though he's not playing, they will pay him until he's 55.


Yeah, that sounds like a bad deal. All in, it was like $32 million.


I guess I should have tried to play basketball more at school.  Or tried to be a T.V. judge.


yeah, me too! Some of Lebrons High School games cost $120 a ticket.


That's crazy.  He must have dominated those games.  It can't have been close matches.


Yeah, it must have been pretty cool to see him. He got a $10 million sponsorship offer when he was just 18.,


I hear that Steph Curry is pretty good too.


Yeah, he is good also, he plays for the Warriors.


For all Lebron's skill, it seemed like the Warriors mostly had the Cavaliers number.


Yeah, that is true. It takes team work to win.


I'm not sure. I'm rooting for the wizards to be honest. Nice chatting with you.


I watch it sometimes but I'm not such a big sport fan. How about you?


I like it, there are really good players! Like Le Bron James


Lebron james is awesome. You know he has a photographic memory and can remember exact in game scenarios from basketball games throughout his career?


Really? Wow no wonder why he is considered best player in the world.


Yeah, and he always knew he was going to be successful. When he was 18 he rejected a $10 million deal from Reebok. Less than a year later he got a $90 million offer from nike!


He was young but he had vision, even in high school people would pay between $100 to $200 to watch him


So hopefully he doesn't have the issues that 60 percent of nba players have after retirement-they go broke.


He seems wise and he earns even more than judge Judy who earns $123,000 each episode


Nice. Not everyone gets as lucky as Lebron. NBA legend Spencer Haywood chose a $100000 payment over a 10 percent stake in Nike 30 years ago. He would have had 8.62 billion if he had taken the stake instead.


About Nike, they did pay a fine for Jordan for wearing banned air jordan shoes!


Nike has certainly had a large role in sports over the years!


Allen Inverson did have a nice contract with Reebok. 800,000 per year until age 55 and then $32,000,000 in a lump sum, not bad.


Yeah, he doesn't have to worry about making it through his retirement. I heard that the Cavaliers seem a little reborn. Do you know what that means?


Looks that they had made some changes and have new energy!


Interesting! I can't wait to see what that change brings


About shooting style it is proved that granny style is the most effective but it is the least liked by players


I remember shooting granny style when I was young. I don't remember ever watching basketball or even knowing that my city had a team. They are the Golden State Warriors.


Is interesting the Warriors earned $12million last season when they lost game 4


Wow, not bad. I'm not sure about now but in 2015 Stephen Curry only made the 4th highest salary on his team.


Ok, It has been nice chatting with you ,have a nice day


Watch much bball? WHat do you think of the Cavs?


I don't watch much anymore... I used to. I still love to play. I haven't seen how they play... are they good ? worth the time in front of TV ? ;)


Lebron played for them but now he is on the Lakers.


You're fan of Lebron ? Or You just follow up because he's so famous and a skillful player ?


He's fine. I like Steph Curry too. He plays for Golden State.


I did. I was hoping at least one of the guys would shoot granny style at the free throw line. It's supposed to be the most accurate way to shoot from there.


Yeah right ? I know it look silly but I would LOVE to see some of those big dudes score some points granny style ;) that would go on Facebook ! :)


Hah! Did you know Air Jordan's were initially banned by the NBA but Jordan just wore them anyway?


Do You know why did they banned them ? Was he too high ? ;)


DOn't know for sure. Nike just payed his fine every night he wore them. Nice marketing.


it sure is ! It's nice to have a company like Nike to pay fines for You ;)


There's so much money in pro sports. The Warriors earned $12 million dollars LOSING game 4 of the NBA finals last season.


Yeah, and we don't know what happens behind the curtain... if maybe one team is paying something extra for the other team to win...


Makes you wonder about things. Only 3 of the #1 draft picks in the last 20 years have won a championship and they all played for either the Cavs or the Warriors.


cool beans :) Money is crazy in that business ;) Lebron james rejected a $10 million offer from reebok when he was just 18 - can You imagine being in a comfortable situation like that... ?


That is crazy. Allen Iverson signed with Reebok for life for $800,000 a year until 55 years old and then a cool $32 million payout after that.


Jesus Christ... I will never see money like that... pretty depressing :) I'm going to start practicing basketball starting NOW ;) lol


Yeah, sometimes they give back though. Steph Curry is part of a foundation that gives mosquito nets to protect families in Africa. For each 3 pointer the charity gets 3 dollars.


Mosquito nets huh ? :) Well I'm glad he gave back some of those 800,000 a month ;) lol


Lebron raised $6 million for is televised "decision" special. Not bad.


Good evening to you as well, do you follow the NBA?


A little bit. Not as much as I used to though. How bout you.


I do follow the game, 30 teams in total, many of them really good,


Yeah there are a few good ones at least.


29 are from the USA and the other team is from Canada


Yeah I believe the Raptors play in Toronto Canada


Do you have a favorite player? mine is LeBron James


I would say it is probably steph curry. He seems lke he has ice in his veins.


He is also a great player, I wonder if he will also be on the Space Jam sequel, I know LeBron is the leading actor but I guess other great players will be in the franchise as well


Im not sure. I liked the first Spcae Jam though.


It was a great movie, Im exited to watch the sequel, did you know that LeBron raised $6 million for a chariity, seems like he also has a great heart


Yeah that was pretty good of him. Even if the decision broke clevelands heart


Not everything is perfect as well, he had an interesting carreer, people plaid to watch LeBron play even when he was in highschool, tickets were expensive like $100-$120 a pop


Thats just crazy. I guess he was supposed to be the next MJ even back in high school though.


Yeah and I think he playes better than MJ, he even rejected a $10 million deal from Reebook back when he was 18


Oh that does it buddy. We cant be friends. Lol. Just playing but no way Lebron is better thaan MJ.


You almost broke my heart lol, Michal Jordan was a monster as well, it would be interesting to watch a match between the two


I think Allen Iverson could take both of them 1 0n 1 though.


Did you hear about his endorsement deal?


Yeah he did good on that one. Set himself for life with that deal. Have a good one .


I agree, he set himself for life, a $55 million payday sure sounds nice.


I'm good. Are you familiar with basketball? And if so, do you have a favorite team? Mine is the Chicago Bulls.


I'm familiar with it. I don't have a favorite team though.


There are a lot of teams to choose from! There's a total of 30 teams, 29 in the USA and 1 in Canada.


Yeah, I usually follow the home team though and ours always stinks.


The Bulls are so so. The Golden State Warriors is quite a team. Hard to believe they earned about $12 million by losing game 4 of the NBA finals one year.


I can believe that. Did you know Air Jordans were banned when they first were introduced?


They were? I did not know that! So Jordan had a shoe he couldn't even wear to play?


Yeah, but Nike just paid the fine so he could play anyways. Pretty cool of them.


Okay, I'm not surprised at all to hear that. Shoe companies have tons of money to blow! I know Alan Iverson signed a Reebok contract paying him $800k a year to 55 and then at 55 a lump sum of $32 million.


Yeah, that sounds like a horrendous deal. Does anyone remember his shoes?


I know I sure don't. I can think of a lot of player endorsements, but not his! I'm not a huge player, but I like to shoot around from time to time and I don't need any special shoes.


Well, apparently shooting granny style is the best technique.


Something tells me there's no chance an NBA player would want to use that method because they would think it would look stupid!


I think it might have been good for Shaq. LOL


Hilarious, remember the Hack-a-shaq thing they used to do towards the end of the games?


Because he couldn't make a free throw after a foul to save his life. So the other team would foul him towards the end of the game. Well, nice chatting with you!


Yes, yes, yes, now I remember. Too funny! Well, it was good chatting with you today!


Yeah, it is pretty hilarious. Have a great day!


Are you familiar with the academy awards?


A little. I know Gary Oldman won best actor for "Darkest Hour"


Was Weinstein invited?  If he did, did he attend the Oscar?


I don't think so, but I know Kobe Bryant was there and won an Oscar for his film "Dear Basketball"


I have no clue, I do know Walt Disney won the most Oscars at 22


22!  That was impressive.  Apparently, Daniel Day-Lewis is the only actor to win best actor three times.  I do not even know who he is.


Apparently Eminem has won more oscars than decaprio, Depp, and George Lucas


It was surprising to me.  8 mile, among others, won the Ocsar.  I like Eminem but many people do not like him be cause he uses bad language in his songs.  He even made fun of the Oscars in one of his songs.


Sounds like something he would do. I'm surprised Blazing Saddles got 3 oscar nomination although it was a hilarious movie


I never heard of Blazing Saddles before.


Blazing Saddles is a really funny satire that would never be made today


I see.  I will research further later.  The Oscars were nominated for 9 emmys in 2013.  Did they ever win any?


Hmm I don't know. I do know James Wong Howe won an oscar in cinematography


That was good.  I heard of him.  On another topic, do you use your cell phone a lot?


Apparently, Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you do not use your cell phone.


I wonder how Unicef would even know if you were using your cell phone or not


I know, right? I just found out that New York's area code was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.  It's 212.


Makes sense I guess. I never knew an Iphone had more computing power than the entire US nuclear icbm deterrent


Yes. I read about it too.  It's an interesting fact.  Anyway, I've got to run.  It was nice chatting with you.


I actually don't watch alot of basketball.  I was reading the article that was talking about interesting facts on the NBA and one of them I thought was funny about shooting granny style


It definitely is a more accurate way of shooting.


I use to shoot that way when I was a kid but my brother refused to let me keep doing it and he showed me the "proper' technique


I was always a fan of Reggie Miller and his shooting style. His sister is real good too.


Yeah apparently she might have even been better than him.  I think it is admirable that Tim Duncan of the spurs sacrificed going directly to the NBA and finished college instead


I was never a Allen Iverson fan. I hate that Reebok gave hime a lifetime contract.


That is crazy!!  Talk about financial security.


He is getting paid until he reaches 55 and then he gets a huge lump multimillion dollar payment


I couldn't imagine!  That is just crazy.  I also didn't know that air jordans were banned but Michael Jordan wore them b/c Nike picked up the fine each game


I remember that. Now the NBA has Air Jordan logo everywhere.


yes, how funny.  You said you like Lebron James.  Did you know that Judge Judy is the highest paid celebrity after Lebron James


I found that hard to believe that she makes that much compared to some of today's NBA superstars like Kevin Durant.


I actually was thinking the same thing!  Who knows.  I also read that some of his highschool games the tickets would cost b/t $100-120 and would attract 1750 attendees.  do you know if that is true


That was a good indicator that he would attract a lot of attention the world over.


Warner bros. signed a new deal with him to make a "


Do you know when the movie is supposed to be released?


no I am not sure but i'm sure if it stars him it will be popular


Do you follow the NBA? The Warriors are a great team


the warriors are a great team. do you think that they will win it all this year?


I think they are the favorite ones but the Lakers have a great team this season so I dont know.


i would love to see a showdown between the two teams. it would be good to see lebron against the warriors.


I agree, can you imagine the NBA finals between both teams? its a hard call but I think the Warriors will win.


are they in the same conference? i think that to play each other before the finals.


I have no idea I just follow the finals, but I think they do yeah, The Boston Celtics also have a nice team, they did lose Gordon Hayward.


what about the bucks? i have heard that are strong this year. what do you think?


Yeah they could be the big surprise this year, The Spurs are another great team.


I think the warriors have a good chance, but it is hard to know with injuries and such. how many more seasons does lebron have in him?


They have won the last 3 titles right? They've had a great campaign so far lets see if they can repeat it this year, they outscored opponents by 10.5 points


i think that he will turn 35 at the end of this year. how much money does he have at this point? he just passed MJ on the scoring list.


You mean LeBron right? he is the highest paid celebrity out there.


He makes bank. does he have anything left to prove? i guess people always will compare him to MJ.


I think Michael Jordan was better, at least I like him more, Im excited about the Space Jam movie,


I figure lebron cant be a worse actor than MJ. i wonder who else is in the film. bill murray?


I guess lots of great actors from the original movie will return and yeah MJ isnt the best actor I agree with you there.


maybe lebron can parlay this role into some more oscar worthy?


Could be, LeBron has photographic memory so I bet he can be a great actor, his a really smart person, not only a good player.


He is quite generous off the court as well. he has helped a lot of people get a college education. Anyway, great chat!


I heard he raised $6 million for a charity and I agree its been a great chat, bye.


A bit, I think I like college ball better.  You?


I watch it from time to time. I do like Lebron James though.


He certainly is a talented player.  No wonder he is one of the highest paid celebrities.


He's even ahead of Judge Judy! I've heard that his high school games would attract almost 1800 attendees. Tickets were going for $100-$120 each!


That is crazy!  No wonder he rejected the deal for 10 million from Reebok at age 18


That was a good move. He's helped revive Nike. I heard that he's signed a deal for a "Space Jam" sequel!


I hope it lives up to the hype, the first was amazing.


I still watch the first one, and I'm 35. haha. I was a big Jordan fan as a kid, as most kids were. I heard that his first shoes were banned by the NBA.


Im 35 as well!  I loved Jordan.  Him and the Bulls were my team as a kid!  Nike paid those fines though.  Id say it did them well.


I agree. Too bad Iverson's deal with Reebok didn't fare so well. They pay him $800,000 a year until he's 55. I don't think his shoes sell that much.


I heard he gets 32 Million at 55 though.  Thats pretty awesome.


Yeah it is. Did you like Reggie Miller? He was an impressive player on the Pacers.


He really was, he had a hard time getting out of his sisters shadow in high school, she was a force of her own.


Yeah, didn't she score like 105 points and broke 8 national records?


Yeah, all those points in one game too. There are teams that dont score that.


I know! She never played in the WNBA did she?


I though she did, but I could be wrong.  I dont remember when the WNBA came about.


It seems like she'd been a star if she did. I know she coaches college now and was on ESPN, I think.


Yeah, well I have to get going. It was nice chatting with you!


I have an account, but don't really use it too much. What about you?


I use it a little.  Mainly to stay in touch with people.  Burger King once ran a promotion where if you unfriended 10 people you would get a free whopper.  I would have taken that offer.  lol


That's hilarious! I would have taken that offer as well.


Right?  lol  Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook for 75 million in early 2005.  Big mistake for Myspace.


That's a huge mistake for them. I saw the like button is illegal in Germany in one of their states.


I wonder why it is?  I also have wondered why Facebook is so blue in color.


I saw it is blue because Zuckerburg suffers from red-green colorblindness.


Wow.  Interesting.  Do you use Youtube?  I'm a big time user.


I love YouTube. I use it daily. What about you?


Same here.  I watch a lot of entreprenear, business inspirational videos (like Gary Vaynerchuk), concerts, and sports videos.


Me too. I saw YouTube is the second largest search engine on the internet.


That doesn't surprise me.  Together with Netflix they make up half of the peak internet traffic in North America.


That's pretty amazing. That's a lot of bandwidth.


It is.  Do you remember that song Gangnam Style by Psy?


I do lol. Do you have an interesting stat on it?


I do.  It got so many views on youtube that they had to upgrade the view count integer to 64 bits!


That's pretty cool. Police have their own YouTube called BlueTube.


That has a nice ring to it.  I'll have to check it out.  I wonder what the most disliked video ever was on youtube?


Hello there, are you a big movie fan, do you go often?


I am a big movie fan, totally love them, I like how Tom Hanks acts, how about you?


Thats awesome, I think Tom Hanks is really good, one of my favorite actors of all time.  I guess he is the highest all time box office star.


Yeah, I heard he has over 8 billion in film earnings, also like Disney movies.


Yeah did you know they almost shut down their animation studio after Sleeping Beauty?


That would have been a huge mistake considering how much money Disney makes now, glad they didnt as I wouldnt be able to stream them online.


Yeah they would have lost a ton of money had they decided to do that.  Did you know their movie Treasure Planet was one of the biggest flops ever?


I did hear it was expensive, but thought the money gained was more, the movie trojan wars was another bust.


Yeah I heard that didn't do very well either.  I'm sure they made up for it with other movies though.


Yeah could be, so do you use the internet a lot? I heard you can get 3g signal on top of Mt. Everest.


Yeah I sure do and wow! That is incredible, I would never have thought that.


How cool would it be to call someone from the top of Mt. Everest, my fingers would probably frost though.


Yeah that would be cool, I'm sure I would be quite out of breath and hard to talk though!


Yeah there must be some complications, did you know there is a copy of the  internet in case it gets burn down.


No I didn't know that, but that is a smart idea in case it does.  I don't ever see that happening though.


It seems complicated but who knows, computers have advanced a lot, the shyttles purpose computer runs on 1 mb of ram while my computer has 8gb of ram.


That is interesting.  I guess the Russians made a computer that ran on water.


I guess it didnt work out for them as there is no model that currently runs on water or is there?


No, I definitely don't think it worked out.  Did you know that smoking near an apple computer voids its warranty?


I didnt know that! I have an apple computer, luckly I dont smoke, I would be worried otherwise.


Yeah I'm sure not too many people would ever have known that. It was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good night.


Hey do you watch basketball? You know, the NBA?


Hello there, I do follow it yes, how about you?


Yes I followed from time to time. My favorite team is the Pistons, what about you? Do you have a favorite team?


You had a couple good years a few years back and then some really good ones earlier on.  I'm a big Bucks fan, we're going good so far this season.


Haha I hope so! Did you know that the NBA adopted their formal name back in 1949? That's when they merged with the competing League the National Basketball League


I think I have read that before, back in New York City if I'm correct.


Yep you're right. And that's where their current head offices are too, New York, New York. Interesting that their entertainment and TV studios are located in New Jersey though.


That is true, I really wonder what some of those original founders would think of the game today.


Yes I agree with you. I also wonder what they would think about shooting a basketball granny style haha, Apparently that is the best way to shoot


Yeah they would probably wonder why everyone isn't doing it.  I would think more pro players would use it, if it really is the best way.


Yeah I agree. If you're paying millions of dollars, I would definitely shoot in the most optimal way possible haha. Kind of like Allen Iverson, he makes so much money he should probably shoot granny style LOL


Yeah I think Reebok would have liked him to shoot it that way if it would have scored him more points! Lol.


Haha I agree with you. Maybe they would have paid him more than $800,000 a year? That is so much just from being a sponsor, that's crazy!


Yeah the big thing is the big payday coming when he turns 55, and they owe 32 million.


Yep and he can finally relax haha. Do you like Michael Jordan by the way? What do you think about Air Jordans, the shoes, I always wanted a pair


Yeah I was a big fan growing up, I think I might've gotten one pair.  Interesting about them when they first came out though.


Yeah I'm curious as to why they were banned, you'd think that all shoes would be the same, so I don't know why they did that, but it is funny how Nike just paid the fine and kept Michael Jordan wearing them on the court LOL that's the way to do it


Yeah I don't think the reasoning behind the ban were very solid.  It was just gold marketing for Nike basically.


Do you listen to Jazz by the way? I've never really gotten into it myself, it seems kind of like foreign music almost, you just can't put description on it imo


Jazz is quite a different type of music than most pop stuff. It is very interesting though I will say.


Yes I think so. I guess it started in New Orleans in the late nineteenth century, and was mostly African-Americans who played the music. It developed from blues and Ragtime, I wonder what Ragtime music is, that's the type of music no one listens to anymore


Hey there. Have you ever heard Alex Jones speak? He seems to be pretty aggressive.


No, I have never heard of Alex Jones, do you know what kind of empire did he had?


Yeah he is a right winged conservative talk show host and he believed in a bunch of conspiracies. He had a youtube channel but was banned for saying a bunch of crazy things about Sandy Hook. His show was infowars.


Oh wow, facebook mark zuckerberg, the owner of facebook, was fine for mis-using membership Information.


Yeah that is terrible! I had higher hopes for Zuckerberg. Apparently he is red-green colorblind and that is why facebook color is primarily blue!


Yes, he lost a lot of facebook members Including me. I used to be on facebook quite a bit until I heard about him.


Yeah I don't use FB that much anymore either. Apparently Burger King had a promotion where you unfriend 10 people on facebook and you get a free whopper. I would definitely do that!


Yes I would also, do you used Youtube a lot, would you believe youtube learn me how to cook, work on my cars and help me through college when It come to math.


Wow. Youtube is so awesome. It has helped me a lot too! It is the second largest search engine on the net, and I would assume google is first.


Yes I agree with that, Did you know that 30% of american adults use facebook for their source of news.


Whoa that is scary and it makes sense why a lot of us are misinformed. I remember when I had a Myspace. Apparently Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook for 75 million dollars in 2005. Bet they are kicking themselves for not doing that!


Yes they are, did you know that there were more people on facebook then in the world 200 years ago, that's crazy?


Wow that is truly hard to believe! I think that as technology progresses certain things get lost. Like poetry. It has a long history back to prehistorical times, but I feel like it is losing it's popularity.


Google brought the site youtube in November 2006 for $1.65 billion. dollars


Wow that is a lot of money. Good move though because now they control everything! I think there is some inappropriate videos that shouldn't be on youtube but at least they allow only 18 year olds to view them.


Yes I agree with you a hundred percent, but how would they know how old a person, If they are over or under 18 by viewing sites from home, I never could understand that, a child could click yes to that question.


Yes that is true. I think it is more of a legality than anything. Because you're right there is no way to enforce that. The most disliked video on youtube is Justin Beiber's "baby". Seems a bit harsh lol.


Yes it does, did you know the first youtube video uploaded was a guy talking about an elephant?


Haha no I didn't know, very interesting. Also the police have their own youtube called Blutube where they share law enforcement videos. I will have to look that up later.


Wow that's Interesting, I didn't know Youtube began as a dating website, did you knew that?


No I did not know that. Very interesting. It was great chatting with you have a nice night!


Not too closely, but I'm familiar a little bit with them...


Theyve had irregular seasons, I dont know why, they usually have a good team but they are just unlucky


Hopefully they'll get back on track, for their sake.  It's funny... so many NBA stars end up in debt shortly after they retire.  I guess they get used to having all that endorsement money and forget to budget carefully...


That seems unreal with all the money they earn and also the multi million endorsements Allen Iverson got a nice deal hope he can take advantage of it


It's funny, speaking of shoes, Spencer Haywood had a deal: take 100,000 or get a 10% stake in Nike (this was like thirty years ago.)  He choose the upfront money.  If he'd accepted the original offer, he'd be worth about 8.62 BILLION.  Bet he kicks himself for that one!


I bet he does, he lost a lot of money because of that decision, I wonder why players dont use the granny style technique, it seems to be really effective


Oh, that's easy, it looks silly.  No REAL man is going to shoot baskets like that.  LOL.  :)  Although I think it'd be kind of funny to see someone like Shaq try it though.. hehe.


I guess it does look funny and would make other players and fans tease you lol,


You know, it's interesting, Spurs star Tim Duncan actually went to college instead of going straight to the NBA.  They say he sacrificed money for that, but I think it's a good idea.  I mean, something can happen to your body, but education is forever.


I think he made the right call, many players end up wasting the moeny earned in their pro years so going to college sounds like a wise decision


Another neat fact, Air Jordan's were banned when they were first introduced but Jordan was like, "Yeah, I'm wearing them anyway..." because Nike would pick up the tab for all the fines he kept incurring.  I bet seeing the exposure was worth more than whatever the fine cost them!  LOL


Must be nice to have a rich sponsor like Nike or like Reebook lol, many players get sweet deals I bet Jordan won a lot of money because of endorements,


I think some endorsement deals would be good just for all the free swag.  I mean, do you know how hard it is, for example, for me to find shoes that fit comfortably?  LOL.  Speaking of sports, do you follow hockey much?


I do like hockey, Canada seems to dominate over the USA in that category


Well, they got them beat in the "ice and snow" department I think.  LOL.  You know they say they used to have one shared penalty box.  Even I could tell you that's a bad idea! They had to change that because players would continue to fight there...


Its a violent sport that is a sure thing, players can lose up to 8 pounds in a game! it sounds like its not only metally demanding but really takes a toll on players


Eight pounds in one game?  How many of that is teeth, you think?  LOL.  But yeah, it's a pretty aggressive sport.


Probably 4 to 6 pounds, not a great carreer if you want a bright smile lol, its interesting how ice hockey rings become basketball courts when they are not in hockey season


You want to talk decisive wins in hockey, the Slovakian women's hockey team once beat Bulgaria 82-0.  EIGHTY-TWO to zero.  That's  like a goal every 44 seconds.  I bet one team was NOT celebrating that night...


I bet the other team retired from hockey that day lol, that is a humiliating loss!!


Hi there, yes I do wuite often. How about you?


I use it everyday, its the second largest search engine on the net, I think its a great invention, Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim are genius


That is for sure. Did you know when Gangnam Style they had to up the view counter?


I didnt know that I guess Gangnam Style was a really popular video, it was so funny and the lyrics were catchy, did you like the song?


I actually do,, like you said, it is very catchy. Yeah it went into billions so they had no other choice


I see, did you know theres also a police version of Youtube!!!


Yeah the Bluetube. I am not sure what videos they share there though


I think they only share law enforcement videos, training tactics and mistakes, I guess officers can learn a lot from that site


Well if it is educational for them then that is good. On another topic do you like reading?


Yeah I do, I mostly like poems or short stories, what about you?


Me too, I like poetry too. There is one poem that when you read it backwards is inspring and if you read it normally is depressing


Really? I wonder what is the name of that poem, do you  know who Poe is?


Yeah he a a super famous writer and once he sold a poem for only $9


He did! I guess the poem is worth a lot more theses days, Edgar Allan Poe would be loaded with cash, poetry is great, and art I love it


Yeah for sure. Did you know the japanese alphabet, when recited in order forms a poem?


I didnt, I wonder if its a nice poem, did you ever watch the movie The Hobbit or read any of the books?


Yeah and I heard the names are taken from an old Icelandic poem


Yeah, called Dvergatal, I guess poetry inspires a lot of books and tales, poems have been around for a long time now


It sure does. That is quite something. Did you know demetri martin wrote a palindrome poem with 224 words?


No I didnt, I didnt know he was a poet, I will look one of his poems up maybe he has more than one


You should, the are really good. Nice chatting with you :)


I guess this Hamilton thing is a big deal?  Not enough tickets and too many people.


I'll use the box office if I have to, so much easier with online now though.  I guess it didn't work at the Kennedy Center.


Tom Hanks is the highest all-time box office star. Did you know that?


I did not.  I suppose he's been in some big movies. I would have thought the kids from the Harry Potter movies may have been.


Apparently, the box office has made over $8.5 billion worldwide.


I would guess there will be a movie version of Hamilton, that will do well at the box office.


I bet there will be too. The movie Trojan Wars had a budget of $15 million and only made $309 at the box office.


That must suck, there are movies like that all the time.  Treasure Planet was another, and wasn't there one called Ishtar?


I haven't heard of Ishtar. Silence of the Lambs came out on Valentine's Day and had a box office of over $270 million.


Doesn't seem like a Valentine movie, I guess people didn't mind.  I rarely get to the movies now, watch most through the internet.


I don't intend to but so much of what I do is through the internet now, such as this.


Same here. The 3 horizontal lines on the menu of apps and websites is called a hamburger button.


I wonder how they are saving the internet in Alexandria?  It does not seem like something that can be saved.


Yea I'm not too sure how that works. There is 3g cell service and internet on the peak of Mt. Everest.


I guess after all that climbing you'll want to see if anyone has messaged you.  Or you could book your Hamilton tickets.


LOL! Only 7% of people actually read the full terms when buying a product or service on the internet.


I'm surprised it's as much as that.  Have you ever tried reading one of those, would take half the day.


I have not tried reading those. I would never be able to lol.


We could be signing our lives away for all we know!


It is really the best. I watch podcast on my shows and tone of other videos. It seem like it has gotten better since google bought it out in 2006.


Yes, lots of bandwidth. Great shows. Great search engine.


When you get Google Home and Comcast all you have to do is walk into the tv room and ask to have a video play. It is the second largest search engine on the net.


That is really convenient. Do you use the Facebook at all?


I of course made my account in 2004 like all my friends when it was launched but I do not use it for more then keeping in contact with old friends.


I do not use the Facebook because I feel like it wastes my time plus there have been problems with the privacy.


Yes, it is not what is used to be since it became a public company in 2012. Once they monetized the sight it became an overwhelming ad push site.


I do not need more ads in my life. Myspace could have had FB for a song. They turned down an offer to buy facebook for $75 million in early 2005


That was a mistake for myspace. It is funny how they both used the same color blue on their site and logo. I guess it was because Mark Zuckerburg is color blind and needs to stick to the primary colors.


Mark ZUckerburg should do research on curing colorblindness. He has enough money.


With Facebook valuing at 104 billion, well that was it's initial public offering in 2012. I am sure he has even more money now.


Is it enough to cure his colorblindness so that FB can finally be more colorful? Let's hope so. Would you make the "like" button illegal where you are?


I would definitely like to remove that from society. The German state of Schleswig-Holstein had the right idea.


Would it be better to follow culture, and perhaps include a "hate" button? Then BK and McD's could have hate button campaigns for junk food prizes.


I am sure that is not an advertising campaign they would want to use.However,  I am not sure why they thought it was a good idea to get people to unfriend people to promote the whopper.


Anti-social behavior for caloric mayhem? Sounds good to me! LOL


Yes, it has become a toxic world. In both the food industry and the social media world. Alex Jones is the perfect example of someone I think is harmful to society.


Alex Jones has been banned from many places. Maybe he should take up poetry. He's a sensitive soul.


Poetry is an excellent alternative or as the Greek's say Poiesis meaning "Making". Interesting conversation and lovely chatting with you today.


I love all kinds of music! I find jazz to be very relaxing. Did you know Clint Eastwood is a jazz pianist?


I am glad you chose to talk about jazz! My family is related to curtis fuller and all my extended family plays piano, my family specifically strings no piano though.


Wow, that's really interesting!! very cool! So you know jazz music originated from New Orleans!!


Yes! It is very lively music. Have you ever listened to ragtime music from the south?


Yes, I have. After visiting New Orleans, music is everywhere!! Great place to visit!! I love to have jazz on during the day, very uplifting!!


I would have to agree. New Orleans is a place everyone should visit just once in their life. Do you enjoy Hockey? Have you ever watched a Red Wings game?


I love hockey also, I go to the Lightning games!! Its very exciting!! Did you know an average professional hockey player can lose up to 8 lbs per game? lol


That is a very impressive work out! Ah the tampa bay hockey team, y'all won by own pt last game against my hometown team red wings. Did you know hockey pucks are frozen before each game?


Yes, makes sense!! Its somewhat more enjoyable than the football games, although I love football too! Much cooler!! lol


The first hockey pucks were made out of frozen cow poop lol. I am not a big fan of football, though I went to one lions game at pontiac's old stadium. What other topics are we supposed to talk about?


lol, Are you interested in basketball? There alot of fun too!!


Not anymore. I played on a travel team when I was in my teens, though my short height basically promised me that really wouldn't go anywhere serious. I worked security a few years back at "the palace" of auburn hills and saw and met a lot of the piston players. What is your favorite team?


I use to go the Orlando Magic alot!!  All sports are exciting when you go to the events with the atmosphere!!


True. It is very interesting that NIKE picked up the fine for Michael Jordan anytime he wore the air jordans on course, I wonder why the NBA banned them in the first place,.


I was thinking the same thing? What do you think of that granny style shot? lol


I think its funny too, the players won't do it even though it usually works because it looks stupid!! Ha, ha, ha. I have used it at times when playing for fun!!


yes it really does work! got to love that laws of physics


What do you think of that contract Allen Iverson signed? Very smart!! $800,000 a year until he's 55!!


Right! Talk about securing your retirement fund. I am going to click done now :) have a good day


Hello how are you doing over there on that side of the internet?


I'm good! Do you watch videos on Youtube or elsewhere? Apparently it's very easy to fake videos now/


Yes, i guess it is. Have you ever faked a video?


I have never! Not only because I think that's pretty immoral, but because I would have absolutely no idea how to do it haha. I am not good with technology really. Have you?


I have never faked a video, but then again, how much money is there in it? LOL I guess people do things for notoriety or cash. How much do they make, I wonder?


I have no idea. But there are so many ways to make money on the internet. Did you know that Neopets was the 4th most trafficked site online? It was even above Google, which was 8th!


Neopets? They did not make fake videos, did they? Google was eighth? Hm.