Speaker 1
My favorite song is moonlight sonata by beethoven. I drive a volkswagen beetle. My grandmother came from italy. I own two handguns. I only watch british television.
Speaker 2
I live in arizona. I like to go skydiving. I work for the government. My favorite place to go is barnes and noble. I have a pet lizard.
Speaker 1
I drive a volkswagen. I watch British television. My family is from Italy, my grandmother came from there. I am a musician.  I am a fan of Beethoven and his moonlight sonata. I have two handguns.
Speaker 2
I went skydiving. I live in Arizona. The only information I know about Britain comes from things I have read at Barnes and Noble. I am a government worker.
Speaker 1
Hi there, how are you doing?
Speaker 2
Great, just got back from skydiving... How about you?
Speaker 1
Skydiving? Wow. I just came back from the grocery store driving my volkswagen.
Speaker 2
We do things different in arizona, like having pet lizards lol.
Speaker 1
I do not know much about arizona, I watch just british television.
Speaker 2
All I know of britian I learned from reading at barnes and noble lol.
Speaker 1
I just watch their shows but my family is from italy, my grandmother came from there.
Speaker 2
Nice, what do you do for a living?
Speaker 1
I am a musician, big fan of beethoven and his moonlight sonata, what about you?
Speaker 2
Nothing so exciting, government worker lol.
Speaker 1
Speaking of government, what is your position about gun control? I have two handguns.
Speaker 2
Do you want me to answer that personally or professionally?
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Speaker 1
I drive a volkswagen. I watch British television. My family is from Italy, my grandmother came from there. I am a musician.  I am a fan of Beethoven and his moonlight sonata. I have two handguns.
Speaker 2
I went skydiving. I live in Arizona. The only information I know about Britain comes from things I have read at Barnes and Noble. I am a government worker.
Speaker 1
I went to a range to shoot.  I find it relaxing.  If you enjoy shooting, what is your favorite range?
Speaker 2
I actually don't enjoy shooting. What do you like about it?
Speaker 1
That's okay too. I like the experience and thrill of shooting guns and also having something to protect myself with.
Speaker 2
I see. Have you watched any interesting new British shows?
Speaker 1
I have not! I usually watch them because I like their accents. Have you seen any?
Speaker 2
I recently started watching Call the Midwife. I came across the memiors its based on at Barnes and Nobles.l
Speaker 1
I have not heard about that, but I'd love to watch it sometime with you!
Speaker 2
It is on Netflix! There is 10 seasons.
Speaker 1
What's the show about and have you learned anything new about Britain from it?
Speaker 2
It is about a young woman who goes to work as a nurse in 1960s London. All sorts of things. What is your favorite Engllish show?
Speaker 1
That sounds interesting, I'd enjoy listening to all their accents. I really like that popular show that everyone's been talking about!
Speaker 2
Hmm which one do you mean? 
 4 hours
Speaker 1
I drive a volkswagen. I watch British television. My family is from Italy, my grandmother came from there. I am a musician.  I am a fan of Beethoven and his moonlight sonata. I have two handguns. I find shooting relaxing. I like British accents.
Speaker 2
I went skydiving. I live in Arizona. The only information I know about Britain comes from things I have read at Barnes and Noble. I am a government worker. I do not like shooting. I have both read and watched Call the Midwife.
Speaker 1
Did you finish watching all 10 seasons of Call the Midwife on Netflix? 
Speaker 2
I'm still working on it! I'm just approaching the halfway mark.
Speaker 1
Very good! I've been watching the original British version of Being Human, myself.  I'm up to season 3.
Speaker 2
How's it been so far? I feel like these British series are super addictive to us Americans haha.
Speaker 1
It's different from the Canadian version. Maybe a little less humorous, but I love hearing the accents! I still listen to Monty Python albums all the time!
Speaker 2
Monty Python is classic! So what's new with the music? Are you working on any new Beethoven?
Speaker 1
Well, I've been working on his fifth, but that's a little overdone.  Maybe I should try something else.
Speaker 2
Oh wow! I just heard the Appassionata sonata on the radio the other day and have been playing it on repeat on my Spotify lol. Maybe you should learn that one!
Speaker 1
Oh! I hadn't thought of that!  That would be perfect! Thank you!  So I take it you are an aficionado of classical music too?
Speaker 2
I definitely try to keep it in my listening diet. I'm a big 70s yacht rock guy, but I try to keep the local classical station in my rotation.
Speaker 1
That is refreshing to hear!  I'm all for rock classics, but there is something about classical music that moves the soul. Do you play any instruments?
Speaker 2
I play a bit of guitar. It's hard to find the time to keep my chops up, though. I definitely have a strong admiration for professionals like yourself.
6 days 4 hours
Speaker 1
I drive a volkswagen. I watch British television. My family is from Italy, my grandmother came from there. I am a musician.  I am a fan of Beethoven and his moonlight sonata. I have two handguns. I find shooting relaxing. I like British accents. I am watching the original British "Being Human". I am Canadian. I like Monty Python.  I am working on Beethoven's fifth. I am interested in working on something else. I am going to learn the Appassionata sonata. I like classical music. I like rock classics.
Speaker 2
I went skydiving. I live in Arizona. The only information I know about Britain comes from things I have read at Barnes and Noble. I am a government worker. I do not like shooting. I have both read and watched Call the Midwife. I have a Netflix subscription. I am watching "Call the Midwife". I am American. I like British television shows. I like Monty Python. I have a radio. I have Spotify. I listen to the Appassionata sonata on repeat. I like 70s yacht rock music. I am a man. I like classical music. I play guitar. I am busy. I admire professional musicians.
Speaker 1
Could you give me 70s yacht rock recommendations?
Speaker 2
Kenny Loggins is a great place to start!  You're not getting bored of classical, are you?
Speaker 1
Oh no, I don't think I ever could lol. I'm just interested in branching out a little bit. I've never heard of Kenny Loggins. Is he pretty famous?
Speaker 2
Oh thank goodness, you worried me for a second, haha!  Classical buddies for life.  Yeah, he came out with some cool hits - ever heard "Danger Zone"?
Speaker 1
Oh, I think I have! I didn't know that was a Kenny Loggins song. I'll have to look into his other stuff. Have you listened to any interesting classical pieces lately?
Speaker 2
Yes, it's probably his most famous song.  And so fun to sing along haha.  Well, lately I've been going Baroque - Bach all day every day.
Speaker 1
Ah, I love a good Baroque piece. I'm more partial to the Classical period myself, but Bach's music definitely goes hard lol. Have you listened to any Beethoven recently?
Speaker 2
Absolutely, you know how I feel about his piano sonatas!  How's your practicing coming?  I know you were working on the Appassionata, making any progress?
Speaker 1
Slowly but surely! It always takes me a while to learn a new piece, but it's always worth it in the end! I love this piece so much, so I want to make sure I do it justice
Speaker 2
That's a great attitude to have.  I know how hard it is to learn a piece you love, it's like I always think I can be playing it better.  I wish I had more time to practice, but this 9 to 5 pays the bills.
Speaker 1
I know what you mean. Even now, I still wish I had more time to practice. It seems like there's never enough time to get it just right. But, I still keep trying to do my best!
Speaker 2
I'm glad you get some time to work on what you want to play, anyway.  Do you have to spend a lot of time learning music for performances?
6 days 9 hours
Speaker 1
I drive a volkswagen. I watch British television. My family is from Italy, my grandmother came from there. I am a musician.  I am a fan of Beethoven and his moonlight sonata. I have two handguns. I find shooting relaxing. I like British accents. I am watching the original British "Being Human". I am Canadian. I like Monty Python.  I am working on Beethoven's fifth. I am interested in working on something else. I am going to learn the Appassionata sonata. I enjoy the Classical period of classical music. I like rock classics. I'm working on learning to play Appassionata. I wish I could spend more time practicing music.
Speaker 2
I went skydiving. I live in Arizona. The only information I know about Britain comes from things I have read at Barnes and Noble. I have a 9 to 5 job. I am a government worker. I do not like shooting. I have both read and watched Call the Midwife. I have a Netflix subscription. I am watching "Call the Midwife". I am American. I like British television shows. I like Monty Python. I have a radio. I have Spotify. I listen to the Appassionata sonata on repeat. I like 70s yacht rock music. I am a man. I play guitar. I am busy. I admire professional musicians. I like Kenny Loggins and I enjoy classical music as well. I've been listening to Back a lot lately.  I like Baroque music. I like Beeethoven's piano sonatas.
Speaker 1
Did you have any time to practice guitar today?
Speaker 2
Not yet but I have been watching a lot of YouTube videos to try and pick up some pointers.
Speaker 1
I also love watching YouTube videos to get ideas on improving my skills as a musician.  Have you been to any symphony concerts lately?  
Speaker 2
Not in a long time. I think the las concert I went to even remotely related would be Trans-Siberian Orchestra. What about you? 
Speaker 1
As a matter of fact, I support the Toronto Symphony and I have season passes.  I go to their concerts as often as I get a chance.  This past season they played all my favorite Beethoven sonata pieces.  I was in heaven!
Speaker 2
So lucky. I am still waiting for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to finally release their fall schedule. It comes out this next week. I am hoping to catch a concert  when I am there this September with my friends.
Speaker 1
That's a plan!  Not only will you get a chance to visit friends and enjoy cooler weather in Chicago, you'll also get a break from your 9 to 5 job and be soothed by the relaxing classical music on the symphony.
Speaker 2
It used to be a ritual of mine before I moved. There is nothing like the open air of the concert and then a hike down to be Pier. Yeah, I am really looking forward to it. You have any plans?
Speaker 1
As a matter of fact, I do have some exciting plans.  Andrea Bocelli will be in concert here in Toronto, and I already purchased front row seats for his concert for a friend and I.   I am even studying Italian 15 minutes a day so I can understand his songs when he sings in Italian.  I am so excited!
Speaker 2
That is dedication. I was listening to La Traviata yesterday and while I admire its beauty I have no idea what they were saying.
Speaker 1
It's just that Italian is the language of music.  I speak Spanish since that was my major in college, so Italian is not much different.  Plus, I still have family in Italy, so someday I'd love to visit them and be able to communicate in Italian.
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