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human
Are you a fan of the Beatles?
gpt
I like their music once in a while. They have the best selling album of the2000s.
human
I find that amazing considering the last album they recorded was in 1969!  Did you know that the Beatles stopped touring because sound amplifiers, at that time, could not keep up over the screaming?
gpt
Interesting! I find it fascinatingalso that the Beatles couldn't read music.
human
*raises eyebrows* I wonder how many other major musical stars cannot read music?  I can't read music or play either although I have an old player piano.  
gpt
I used to play the piano and I enjoyed it. Have you heard of the piano that was found on the top of Britain's highest mountain?
human
Yeah.  I remember reading about it.  They found it on a litter cleanup patrol.  Still don't have any idea how / why its up there!  Did you know that a piano linked Freddie Mercury of Queen and Paul McCartney of the Beatles?  Mercury used the piano to record "Bohemian Rhapsody" and McCartney to record "Hey Jude"!
gpt
*takes a step forward* Exactly! Wonder how it got there without anyone knowing. Another cool piano is that one on the Hindenburg airship
human
It was made of aluminum, so I wonder if the accoustics was significantly different that  a wooden piano?  What I found entertaining was that in 1930, the BBC felt they had no news to report, so they broadcasted piano music.   I really wish they would do that weekly now to help alleviate the information overload!
gpt
*eyes downcast* Yeah I rarely watch the news because it is so depressing.
human
It can be depressing.  But for me, the issue is sorting fact from fiction.  It seems hard to get facts without the spin.  And some take basic facts, embellish them 1000% and then try to pass that fiction as "truth".  If I want fiction, then I will go to a movie or read a book!
gpt
You are right! Do you like science fiction? 
human
Yes.  I just finished the last Harry Potter book.  I had seen all the movies years ago, but had not read the books until now.  Are you into law&order/crime novels like Robert Parker's "Jesse Stone" series?
gpt
*takes a step back* I am not really. Are those good? I really appreciate Edgar Allen Poe. He wrote the oldest example of a fictional cyborg.
human
The original Jesse Stone novels are good.  Robert Parker died unexpectedly.  One would expect that the saga would end with the author's death.  But, a fan then starting releasing new "Jesse Stone" novels.  I found this "fan fiction" in bad taste since he was trying to mimic (very poorly) the original author's style.
gpt
Yeah, I'm not really into fan fiction. Geroge RR Martin says that fan fiction is copyright infringement and a bad exercise for people wanting to be writers.
human
I totally agree.  Do read superhero novels / comics?
gpt
I used to when I was younger. Now I mostly watch Marvel series on Netflix.
human
I recently found a wiki website online that ranks fictional characters according to their powers and abiliites.  Seems highly subjective to me.  But the same can be said of a person's taste in fictional genres. 
gpt
Interesting. I'll have to check that out. Julius Caesar liked fan fiction. He wrote fan fiction of Hercules and Oedipus when he was a kid.
human
*tilts head* I could see a child fantasizing about their favorite hero or villain and then learning to write by using their imagination.  But, as adults, we should use our own creativity.  Like the Beatles.  They were original in their music compositions, even if they drifted into politics from time to time.
gpt
*eyes widen* That song Come Together is so catchy. Too bad it was written for politics!