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October 7

Citizen Cope

I have a song by Citizen Cope called "Mr. Officer" but I cannot find on which album it appears. Anyone know? Perhaps the title is not Mr. Officer? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.64.181.19 (talk) 09:51, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Could it be "Pablo Picasso", which includes the words "Mr. Officer". If so, it is from the album The Clarence Greenwood Recordings. Fribbler (talk) 10:19, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that's it - thank you very much. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.15.78.151 (talk) 11:18, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead DVD release

When will Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead be released on DVD? I do not have access to Google. --Endless dan and his problem 12:18, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This [1] says it's 28th of October this year.Leif edling (talk) 13:46, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. --Endless dan and his problem 14:17, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How do you not have access to a search engine?? --71.158.222.207 (talk) 04:00, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This is off topic, but user's ISP/work/school/whatever may block access to search engines while still allowing users to access some site, such as WP. Tomdobb (talk) 12:30, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

secondlife

can we convert the virtual currency to real world currency in secondlife? thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.199.213.67 (talk) 13:11, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Though I know precious little about second life, I suggest it's possible. Take a look at this page[2].Leif edling (talk) 13:49, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Again, I have never played second life, but I understand that there is nothing in the game mechanics from preventing a player from establishing, say, a system where you transfer lindendollars to his in-game account and he transfers real dollars to you via a Pay-Pal account. My understanding is that this does happen, though certain elements in the game have the market cornered, and as in real life, it is quite hard to get very rich doing this. Some people have, but that very fact means that it is less likely that you will... --Jayron32.talk.contribs 14:11, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Purely out of interest, am I right in thinking The Big Four, Murder on the Orient Express, Three Act Tragedy, Elephants can remember, Sparkling Cyanide, Dead man's folly, The clocks, Halloween party and (obviously) Curtain are the only Poirot novels not to have been made yet? Is there any indication as to whether Suchet is interested in doing the remaining episodes? Ooh, and while I'm here: Does anyone know why Appointment with death hasn't been broadcast yet? What are they waiting for? Thanks very much! Best, --Cameron * 18:06, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Murder on the Orient Express has been made into a movie, with Albert Finney as Poirot. Little Red Riding Hoodtalk 18:14, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In addition: Murder in Three Acts starred Peter Ustinov. Little Red Riding Hoodtalk 18:17, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I should have made myself clearer, I am only talking about Agatha Christie's Poirot episodes (ie ones With David Suchet). Personally, although I loved Sir Peter generally, I never much liked him as Poirot. --Cameron * 18:36, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Couldn't agree with you more, Cameron. He's one of my favourite actors, but his Poirot was the worst thing he ever did. -- JackofOz (talk) 22:05, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. And Suchet makes an exceptional Poirot. (He's pretty chameleonlike generally. Kinda reminds me of Rip Torn.) That theme music is cool, too. TREKphiler ^{hit me ♠} 06:01, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hehe, what theme music? It seems to have vanished! --Cameron * 09:10, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unless we're talking about diff projects, these were broadcast on PBS under the "Mystery" rubric (IIRC), & have been on DVD, with the same theme. Don't recall the theme writer's credit, tho, but it's a real sweet piece of music, IMO. TREKphiler ^{hit me ♠} 10:54, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I read in the Radio Times that Suchet said he wanted to make all the Poirot stories but I can't find a link to it on line.hotclaws 10:24, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Do wide receivers usually line up on a certain side?

Is there any way to find out which side someone lines up on? Thanks~ Louis Waweru Talk 18:33, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Assuming you are referring to American football, see American football positions. A wide receiver can line up on either side - or have two on the same side. The limitation is not the side of the field a player lines up on. The limitation is how many players there are on the line of scrimmage. -- kainaw ™ 20:40, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As for individual players, it varies. The Indianapolis Colts, for instance, have typically lined up Marvin Harrison wide right (from the quarterback's perspective) for years. It's a rarity that he starts a play anywhere else. Other teams have no such established convention. As for finding out where a given player lined up, you'd need detailed game charting. Football Outsiders is one project that compiles stuff like this, and they get their data by very carefully watching all NFL games and manually noting where players are. — Lomn 00:10, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you two. Yes, I was talking about the NFL. That's excellent information Lomn, and exactly what I mean. I was wondering if you can predict who will be matched up against a WR...so I can make better decisions about who to start (fantasy football). Thanks for the site, I'll see what I can find. =) Louis Waweru Talk 00:43, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Purely from my memories, receivers are likely to be positioned more frequently on certain sides of the lineup, because of personal preference or for strategic reasons, whereas defenders tend to be moved about from game to game (and play to play) so that a team's best cornerback will be matched with the opponent's best wide receiver. Deor (talk) 02:07, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

To a large extent, you can. FO does breakdowns like "Defense vs #1 WR" and "Defense vs TE". It's an approximation, of course, but it may well be better than nothing. — Lomn 02:05, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Don't forget to take into account the number of shifts a team will make. For instance, they may list the play as starting out with Donald Driver on the right, but then - because of something predesigned, or the quarterback seeing someting int he defense and calling an audible he will shift over to the left. this is unusual, but it does happen. (In fact, I recall a number of times when Jerry Rice would be in the middle of a shift when the ball is snapped, and take a handoff.)

When they shift, though, usually the opposing corner or a safety follows, I think. So, factor in how complex the team's playbook is that the receiver plays for, but if it is more complex, you should generally be able to account for the same person covering.Somebody or his brother (talk) 12:49, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That is often the strategy of a shift. If you move a receiver and a corner or safety moves too, you likely have man-to-man coverage. If the defence doesn't move, you likely have zone coverage. -- kainaw ™ 15:27, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, the formations are quite varied, and how teams handle them is quite varied as well. The article Formation (American football) covers this quite well. The first important rule is that there are required to be 7 people on the line of scrimage and 4 backs, who must line up a minimum of 1 yard behind the line. Always. Of those 11 players, the 4 backs plus the two players on the end of the line are "eligible", meaning that they can legally handle the ball (the 5 interior linemen may only block). Now, as long as one maintains that "7 and 4" set up, you can create literally dozens of combinations. A wide receiver may be either one of the ends (where he is called a "split end") or one of the backs. If you watch most teams, and look at the two wideouts in a standard set, you will see that one is always lined up one step off of the line of scrimage. This one is called the "flanker" and he is technically a back. If a team removes one of the other backs and replaces him with a wide receiver, for a three wide-receiver set, at least one of the wide receivers will be lined up between the farthest end and the nearest offensive lineman. This position is called the "slot" and the receiver there is the "slot receiver." Here's some pics to explain everything:

As far as specific players go, it really depends on the particular team. On some teams, the same player always lines up in the same spot. For example, Jerry Rice was almost always the flanker. On other teams, they will often move a player around a lot to "hide" him and make it harder for a defense to plan on how to defend him. For example, the "slot" receiver is most often covered by either a linebacker or by a third cornerback, and is often therefore in the most advantageous position, coverage-wise, of three wideouts. Many teams, in a 3-wide set, will place their best receiver at "slot". However, this receiver typically has to run through the most traffic, and so other teams may prefer to put their best receiver at one of the outer positons, to reduce the number of defenders who will have a chance to defend him. One of the things about American football is that it is quite like a chess game; there are almost an infinite number of ways to arrange and use your pieces, and there exists a successful strategy to use any of these arrangements. Its hard to make any blanket statements about what is "typical".--Jayron32.talk.contribs 16:26, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

<--Interesting as this is, aren't you a bit OT for "entertainment"? Maybe move this all to WP Sports? I imagine, beyond people better qualified to answer, you might find a lot of people very interested in this themselves. TREKphiler ^{hit me ♠} 18:13, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I see no reason why sports wouldn't fall under Entertainment, and find plenty of reasons not to conflate wikiprojects with the Reference Desk. — Lomn 20:56, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Micheal Moore's Glasses

I was wondering what brand and what type exactly (so I can order them) are/were Micheal Moore's eye glasses. I don't need the prescription. Specifically, the glasses I need were the chic black eye glasses he wore for his Oscar/Academy Award win when all the media were talking about how he had changed his look from the scruffy groomed attire in his documentaries to his new chic glasses.24.65.69.8 (talk) 22:01, 7 October 2008 (UTC)24.65.69.8 (talk) 21:58, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Guess you didn't mean to underline everything (so-oo distracting) but here[3] is a closeup of the specs. Similar are found in a few ranges that you can trawl through google images for (entering black spectacles), or go to spec designer websites. Are/were popular among graphic design types. Julia Rossi (talk) 08:11, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What movie is this??

It was released in North America. In it, there's like a sick kid and he has a friend and the sick kids parents are mean or something and they go in a play and the sick kid plays a baby or something and when he's in a craddle he sees some girl's breasts and says "boobies!" or something and grabs them. What movie was this? I have no idea and it sounds interesting (I saw it like 10 years ago).--Pointy77 (talk) 23:56, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That sounds like Simon Birch. —Cswrye (talk) 17:46, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

October 8

Disney's 100th anniversary

I just saw an ad for "Disney on Ice" which said it was celebrating 100 years. 100 years of what? Walt was born in 1901. Little Red Riding Hoodtalk —Preceding undated comment was added at 00:53, 8 October 2008 (UTC).[reply]

The 100 Years celebration began in 2002. It was slated for Christmas season in 2001, but then September 11, 2001 came and they put it off for a bit. Are you certain you saw a new poster, not a reprint of an old poster? -- kainaw ™ 01:00, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It wasn't a poster, it was a commercial. Little Red Riding Hoodtalk 02:13, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

book rankings

If I wrote a book, could I look up the ranking? I can find the top ten books, but where would I find the ranking for a book that might be in the 500,000's or so? The website is what I need. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.225.133.60 (talk) 11:08, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This page (http://www.rampant-books.com/mgt_book_sales_tracking.htm) might be of use. It suggests you can use Amazon, snap-scan and junglescan - amazon sales rank is explained a little here (http://www.rampant-books.com/mgt_amazon_sales_rank.htm) 194.221.133.226 (talk) 12:00, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

October 9

Looking for a specific book

It's one I read a long time ago, when I was at middle school, which means I can narrow down some dates. I was at my middle school from around 1990 to 1994, so obviously it was printed on or before those dates. I'm pretty sure I got it from the school library, which narrows down the types of books. I'm in the UK, if that makes any difference.

The story is something I can't place exactly, but I do remember that it was about 2 people growing up in a mostly abandoned city, things were huge in proportion to them, which implied that the original citizens were larger in stature than the protagonists. When I think of it I get images of toppled statues and busts, broken on the floor. I also get images of checkered floor designs. There was a "mystery" theme in place, with the protagonists not knowing much about themselves or their surroundings.

This is about all I can get down at the moment, but I'm sure if prompted with questions, I could come up with more. Does any of this ring any bells? --Rixxin 11:09, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

The best I can come up with is The City of Ember, which is sort of the canonical "Children's Sci-Fi Post Apocalyptic World" book... --Jayron32.talk.contribs 17:27, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That's the right sort of theme and feel, unfortunately it looks like it was published in 2003, which is about 10 years too late. --Rixxin 11:24, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

It sounds a little like when the children travel to Charn in The Magician's Nephew. Could that be it? AlmostReadytoFly (talk) 11:11, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm almost certain it wasn't this, purely because of it being a Narnia book which I would have remembered. Also, the children are clearly from the "Real" world, and know something of their origin. I see what you mean about the Charn similarities though; with the ruined palace. --Rixxin 11:24, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

I've just been playing a bit of Ico and the feel of the huge empty castle, with lots of monolithic walls and statues resonates with my memory of this book. --Rixxin 11:24, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

Even Stevens

On one episode, Tawny asks, "What is Louis doing?" What episode was that question from? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.2.209.254 (talk) 12:44, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Having never watched the series, perhaps this is a far more memorable moment than it sounds like, but without any context I kind of doubt you're going to get an answer to this. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 22:11, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Name that movie!

I'm trying to think of the title of a movie I saw probably around 10 or so years ago. I believe it's a little older than that - but I'm not sure. All I can remember is it begins with a battle in space between two spacecraft, flying around and shooting at one another. Eventually, one seems to spiral around and the movie cuts to a young girl playing in a sandpit when she starts crying - it turns out that the spaceship is embedded in her hand. Cheers - Booglamay (talk) - 14:47, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like something The Twilight Zone might do. —Tamfang (talk) 18:59, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Could it be The Last Starfighter? I'm thinking of the "Death Blossom" reference in the article relating to your comment about the ship seeming to "spiral around". --Rixxin 12:05, 10 October 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rixxin (talk • contribs)

I believe Deep Red is the name of the movie you're looking for. --Onorem ♠Dil 12:14, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Booglamay (talk) - 12:25, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

B/W film about burried civilian workers on WW2 "Atlantic Wall"

I remember seeing a film on television, (mid 50's - mid 60's)? about a group of civilians working on the German Atlantic Wall who become trapped in one of the supply bunkers during an allied air raid. They survive for years due to the supplies. But over time become despondent, isolated and seek their own space. One or more ultamitly commit suicde. Eventually, in 1955 I believe, one or more are rescued when the remnants of the Atlantic wall are being dismantled. I believe this is based on a true story.

Any information on the film or the actual events (or where I could find such information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much for your time.

--167.206.43.47 (talk) 17:58, 9 October 2008 (UTC)Leo Hofmann[reply]

Not finding anything about a movie, but it would appear that this is related to Mimoyecques and the V-3 cannon. --Onorem ♠Dil 14:00, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The only film I can think of that slightly resembles the description is The Cavern. Six WWII soldiers and a woman (of course) are trapped underground. It doesn't sound like a true story. Clarityfiend (talk) 01:52, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Song

Hello! Does anybody know a rock song with lyrics (chorus): She goes oh, oh oh? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.77.182.61 (talk) 19:45, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly the song "D'yer Mak'er" by Led Zeppelin, which has the line "You don't have to go, oh oh oh oh"... or maybe "There She Goes" by The Las, later covered by Sixpence None The Richer. Ben E. King had a tune called "There Goes My Baby" which has a similar line as well. Does any of these work?--Jayron32.talk.contribs 20:02, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No, song I'm searching for is wilder. Thank you for trying to help anyway. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.77.182.61 (talk) 20:09, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Can you think of any more details? For instance, is it a male or female vocalist? Which decade? Booglamay (talk) - 20:26, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's a male. And every word oh is lower. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.77.182.61 (talk) 20:39, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clap for the Wolfman by The Guess Who has lines like that. Adam Bishop (talk) 07:48, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

She Moves In Her Own Way by The Kooks? Is it a contemporary song? --Maltelauridsbrigge (talk) 13:27, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No, it's not. It's wilder. Thank you anyway. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.77.182.61 (talk) 16:01, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rebel Yell by Billy Idol? Not the exact lyrics but might sound similar...

An eccentric schoolfriend constantly quotes the chorus from a Beatles song the lyrics of which are something like 'in the [something] of the night, she cried more, more, more'? Is this what you're looking for?Avnas Ishtaroth _{drop me a line} 01:10, 16 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What Kind of Crutches Does Bill Shannon Use?

What kind of crutches does Bill Shannon use? Is there a name for that style of crutch? Is there anywhere I can purchase this type of crutch? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.130.237.183 (talk) 23:16, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

According to his website, they are rocker-bottom crutches that he's made a few modifications to. --Onorem ♠Dil 13:40, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I can't seem to find anywhere that sells rocker bottom crutches, online or otherwise. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.130.237.183 (talk) 20:05, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Definately cannot find them anywhere............

October 10

Identifying a book in a Jimi Hendrix photo

There is a photo I have seen of Jimi Hendrix reading a science fiction book - I think it is a collection of short stories and I think it is an old (orange) Penguin. I can't find the picture on google image so does anybody know what book it is?--Stroika (talk) 01:33, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Haven't been able to find any pictures, so I don't know if I've got what you're looking for. I have found a few articles that refer to a picture that shows Hendrix reading Night of Light by Philip José Farmer. --Onorem ♠Dil 13:30, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

this article seems to indicate that at the Experience Music Project in Seattle, there is a diorama of some sort showing a statue of Jimi Hendrix, on stage, reading that book. Perhaps that is what the OP was looking for? --Jayron32.talk.contribs 16:35, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Belohlavek in Brno?

A teacher of mine recently told me that when he worked in an orchestra in Brno, Jiri Belohlavek was the conductor. Should I believe that, seeing there's no mention of the city in the article for Belohlavek? Vltava 68 (talk contribs) 09:03, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

According to this he was involved with the Brno State Philharmonic orchestra between 1972 and 1978. Fribbler (talk) 12:49, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You can buy a CD of him conducting in Brno here. -- kainaw ™ 12:51, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

We don't necessarily mention every city in which a conductor has appeared. In some cases it would be an extremely long list; in other cases nobody's thought to add it to the article yet; or they considered it, but thought it wasn't important enough; or maybe nobody involved with the article was even aware of it. If an article for some reason specifically denied a conductor ever appeared in X, then you could be fairly safe in believing he never appeared there. But a lack of mention of X does not necessarily mean he never appeared there. So you were right to ask, and now that you've helped raise our level of awareness of Jiří Bělohlávek's Brno-related activities, someone will add this to the article shortly. I'll do it if nobody else gets there first. Thank you, Vltava 68. -- JackofOz (talk) 19:43, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Rising - High & Dry (Radiohead cover)

Hi all. Several years ago, I had a LaunchCast account on Yahoo! Music and one of my favorite songs that I have rated was a song by the band The Rising. It was called "High &Dry"" which was a cover of a Radiohead song. I am looking to purchase/download this song and I cannot find it anywhere. Please help. --Emyn ned (talk) 13:58, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Allmusic.com has this on the band: [4] The song is not listed among their official releases. Allmusic is pretty much canonical on these sorts of things. The probability is that the song was a bootleg of some sort, either recorded live in concert by a fan, or stolen by a studio worker during the recording process. I can't find anything on this song... --Jayron32.talk.contribs 14:10, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Allmusic page has Michael Johns listed as the only group member of The Rising. A Google search for "High and Dry" Michael Johns brought up a few hits. Are any of those possibly what you're looking for? --Onorem ♠Dil 14:17, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

These links take me to videos of Michael Johns with poor sound quality and incomplete songs. However, thanks for your help though. I can't access Yahoo! Music now because I am at work, but I have looked up "High & Dry" by The Rising and it's there but just not downloadable....--Emyn ned (talk) 14:33, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Out of breath

For those fans of Jack & the Surfer. Is the Surfer #1 Gere's reading in "Breathless" supposed to be a 1st-print? What year was the film set in? From what I saw, it was the reprint cover, so it can't have been 1960 (the year the original was shot). TREKphiler ^{hit me ♠} 15:39, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Can anyone identify this celtic instrumental song?

I came across this video on YouTube while searching for basset hounds:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdmmNbnc6mY

And I particularly like the music, a lot. But the person who posted the video just tagged it as "celtic music", so that's the only hint I have. --75.165.58.52 (talk) 16:12, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The instrument being played sounds like a hammered dulcimer. The music is non-descript enough that I cannot identify the specific player, but if you look for hammered dulcimer recordings, you will likely find similar music. Wikipedia also has a List of hammered dulcimer players which will help you find artists that play the instrument. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 16:40, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Jacob's Ladder

I'm confused about this technique. What exactly does it look like and do to look so horrible?--Editor510 ^{drop us a line, mate} 19:27, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Have a look at the poster. It's distorting the face (or other body part) as if stretched. Are you wondering how it works? If I understand the explanation, it's the same idea as when film is "jacked up" to make things seem to move faster. TREKphiler ^{hit me ♠} 19:38, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I know how it works, I just wondered what it looked like. Not seeing that movie, along with Pan's Labyrinth. <shudders> they're both creeeeepy!--Editor510 ^{drop us a line, mate} 19:45, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The technique was used in various music videos over the years; maybe someone can come up with a link you can check out. —Kevin Myers 13:28, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

On the note of pan's labyrinth, though...

What is the thing with eyes in its hands?--Editor510 ^{drop us a line, mate} 19:54, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I know, it is just a creation of the special effects department. Looking through a few reviews and such, every one just calls him the "Pale Man". Dismas|^(talk) 22:14, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

October 11

are there similar games like entropia universe and second life which can offer real money?thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.199.213.67 (talk) 09:11, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

French release of Phantom of the Opera

Hey, does anybody know where I can find the French version of Phantom of the Opera? I know that there are two, and I'm looking for the second one in particular, the one I believe, featuring Damien Sargue? I've searched everywhere but can't seem to find it. Any tips/help with this problem. Many thanks, Valens Impérial Császár 93 18:19, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I can gather on teh interwebs, Damian Sargue's voice is on the dubbed version of the 2004 film. So you can just get this one then change the language to french. Unless there was a version where he visually plays the part? Fribbler (talk) 19:39, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No, not visually. But in North America (where I currently reside), André Richard dubs the N.A version while Damien Sargue dubs the European version. I'm trying to get ahold of the latter; I'll try your link though. Thanks, Valens Impérial Császár 93 22:18, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fur Elise

I have always thought that if I won a substancial sum of money in the lottery, i would purchace the rights to Beethoven's Fur Elise, just because I really like it. How much do you think this would cost??? Thanks 92.5.37.195 (talk) 22:06, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think it's possible to purchase the rights to a work in the public domain. You'd have to get everyone in the world to agree to sell it to you, and pay each of them whatever price they demanded. And then how would you ensure you get the royalties? How much money did you plan to win? If you were thinking of purchasing the manuscript, on the other hand, that would be a far more realistic proposition. Assuming it exists, and assuming the owner is willing to sell it at any price. Given its popularity, if I owned it I'd be wanting millions for it. That's purely subjective, and may not reflect its true market value. -- JackofOz (talk) 22:27, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't know it was in the public domain.

I was planning to win a lot, about a year ago there was a lottery for £45 million, and about a week ago there was one for £100 million. Both of these were so large, they couldn't roll over. I didn't win either of them because I don't buy lottery tickets because its an almost certain loss. I know I would never be able to win if I don't play, but I plan to buy tickets one day. Anyways, thanks.92.5.37.195 (talk) 22:36, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, it is a bagatelle in A minor. So, you should be able to purchase it for a small trifle. --Cookatoo.ergo.ZooM (talk) 22:49, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The line "The autograph is lost" occurs in our Fur Elise article which I take to mean that the original copy is lost. Rmhermen (talk) 21:55, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

October 12

Friday the 13th film

Someone remembers a Friday the 13th film whose ending shows Jason' mask being grabbed by Freddy Krueger clawed glove after that Jason is defeated? David Pro (talk) 13:44, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It is 'Jason goes to hell' [5] 203.202.144.223 (talk) 22:22, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Movie about victim of chilene torture meeting torturer again

I once saw a movie about a chilene torture victim that meets her torturer in a lonely house where she lives with her husband in Chile. I'm not sure how it was but finally she bonds her torturer to a chair or vice versa (I think, the first) and then she talks about having remembered him being the torturer. Her husband wants to stop her as she interrogates the torturer. In the end, she lets him go and the torturer commits suicide. Anyone knows the name of that movie? The plot was fictional. --Con^structor 13:58, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Death and the Maiden (film) -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 14:11, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that's it. Many thanks! --Con^structor 14:14, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

T Shirt seen on The Travel Channel

What does this mean:

)) <> (( FOREVER! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.124.127.58 (talk) 14:43, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There was a movie a while back - completely forget the title. A adult woman was having an online romance with a young child (about 6 or 7 years old). He said he wanted to poop in her but and then have her poop in his butt, over and over, forever. He then began signing his messages to her with )) <> (( FOREVER! -- kainaw ™ 17:35, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The film is called 'Me, You and Everyone We Know' —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.111.117.63 (talk) 21:43, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

See Me and You and Everyone We Know. Dismas|^(talk) 01:26, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.124.127.58 (talk) 20:07, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

October 13

I need help from someone knowledgeable with guitars

One of my newer friends showed me his old guitar. However, he's not sure what it is, and neither am I. There is no wording on it, except the vibrato says Fender on it, but im not sure if they made just the vibrato or the whole guitar. Pictures can be found here and here. If someone knows what this is, it would be greatly appreciated if they could tell me. the juggresurection ^{(>-.-(Vಠ_ಠ)} 00:57, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like an Fender or Fender knockoff of some sort. Gibson has a few models, like the Epiphone Coronet that superficially resemble this one, but those had different pickup packages, and different headstocks (the headstock looks a LOT like a Fender). I will do some research and see what I dig up.--Jayron32.talk.contribs 01:05, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I found some close ones, not exact, but these appear to be related. There's a guitar called the Fender Mustang that has the exact same sort of pick guard, metal plate under the tuning knobs, and tremelo bar, and toggle switches at the top of the guitar. The ONLY difference I can see is that the Mustang had unbalanced "horns" at the top, like a Stratocaster, while this guitar has symetrical horns, like a Gibson Melody Maker. See this picture of a Fender Mustang Its SO close to the Mustang, that I would guess that it is a related instrument, possibly released at the same time. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 01:17, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm...the first thing i thought was a Mustang, but as you said, the horns are off...you dont think it was some kind of flawed Mustang, do you? would it be possible? the juggresurection ^{(>-.-(Vಠ_ಠ)} 01:24, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

More possibilities: a Fender Duo-Sonic II which is basically a Mustang sans tremelo arm, but we still have a problem with the assymetric horns. Still looking. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 01:25, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You gave me an idea; it could be a Mustang, but the bass-side horn broke off, and the guitar was repaired, so that the new horn was just shorter. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 01:31, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Or the horn was intentionally modified to improve access to the higher frets. If you look closely at the pick guard of your guitar, it looks like it has been carved down a bit. I mean, if you simply ignore the shirt bass-side horn, it is nearly identical to a Mustang. I am still looking for other posibilities right now, but my best guess says "Modified Mustang" for now. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 01:34, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, if it was repaired, it was a damn good job, cause i see no creases or cracks. It must have been modified, unless you can find out if its an actual model.the juggresurection ^{(>-.-(Vಠ_ಠ)} 02:15, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I spent the better part of an hour last night at google images going through various pictures of Fenders. Seriously, EVERYTHING except that one horn nearly exactly matches the Mustang/Duo-Sonic II guitar EXCEPT that one short horn. The compelling evidence to me is the two toggle switches over the pickups. No other Fender model featured those toggles except the Mustang/Duo-Sonic II (the original Duo-Sonic didn't have them, even). Most Fender models were assymtrical, and based loosely on the Strat body. I'm not sure I've even seen a symmetrical Fender solid-body out there (Gibson, on the other hand, had several solid- and semi-hollow guitars with symmetrical profiles). Based on that, I must say, it does look like an aftermarket modification. To be fair, it wouldn't be that hard for anyone with woodworking skills to make the modification. It is just a chunk of wood, after all. The other possibility is that someone custom-built the body, and moved the electronics and hardware over from the Mustang to the new body. Such handmade guitars do exist, and some are quite famous. Brian May's primary guitar, the Red Special, was carved from an old mantlepiece by him and his father in the early 1960's. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 17:06, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Recording of an Aria by Lotti

Where can I find a recording (doesn't matter what instrument, although preferably cello) of the "Aria" by Lotti that is included in this solo book? For the matter, I'd also like to know what (opera?) it's from. Foxjwill (talk) 05:46, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Another guitar question

Seeing the good answers to the guitar question above, I have one... My son (22 months) found a guitar at a friend's house and somehow realized right away that the strap hung over his neck, his left hand was supposed to hold the neck, and he was supposed to strum the strings. I figure that he's seen the Wiggles guy play guitar enough that he understood it. So, while shopping, I found a functional mini-guitar on clearance for $10. It works fine (uses real strings, not fishing line). The problem is that the tuning knobs easily loosen when you strum the strings. So, every time I tune it, it goes out of tune in just a few minutes. Question: How do you keep the tuning knobs from loosening on a real guitar? I'm happy to modify this toy guitar since it was so cheap and he will probably break it soon. I would just like to be able to show him that it makes nice chords a few times before he decides it is more fun to beat it on the floor than play it. -- kainaw ™ 17:14, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Depending on how the machineheads are made, there's usually a screw of some sort that holds the assembly in place. On my Takamine Jasmine there's a nut on the back of each machinehead that attaches it to the headstock. The machineheads sometimes come loose, and I just finger-tighten that nut until they stop wiggling. However, I have never had the specific problem of losing tension in that way. Generally, it takes about a week after I replace my strings for the whole guitar to "equilibrate"; during that first week I am sometimes tuning every few minutes, but once everything has stabilized, it usually holds a tune quite well. I can go days of playing only making a few minor adjustments (an eigth of a turn or less.) So that could be the problem, if the strings are brand new. Most machineheads are "geared" (see some of the pictures in Machine head) and there's usually a screw at the center of the round gear. Perhaps that can be tightend to increase tension. Or, the problem could be at the other end. There's any number of ways that the strings can attach at the bridge end; depending on how they are attached, you could be losing tension there. You may want to check that side of the strings as well. If the machineheads are NOT visibly turning over time, then your problem is likely at the anchor side and not the tuning side. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 17:26, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. While these are plastic machine heads (I didn't know the name of those things), I do see little black screws in the middle of them. Tightening those screws makes it harder for them to loosen easily. I figure this thing will be too cheap to hold a tune very well (I don't expect a lot for $10). But, I can probably tune it very low (with loose strings) and have it work acceptably well. -- kainaw ™ 17:31, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As an aside, I let my 2.5 year old son play my Baritone Uke. Its tuned exactly like a guitar (DGBE) so I can easily tune it for him, and it uses nylon strings, so its easier for him to play. He basically just strums at the four open strings. He doesn't like to wear it over his shoulder, so he's taken to playing it "Lap style". He even trys to fret some strings, but he doesn't have much skill at it yet. I am in no rush; just exposing him to the instrument is important now; I have no real desire for him to pick up any songs yet. I only started playing in my 20's; I figger this oought to give him a bit of a musical advantage over me. I think by 5 he will be a better player than I am! --Jayron32.talk.contribs 17:34, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

real name

Does any one know if mick mcmanus the wrestler is his real name and were and when he was borm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.199.151.123 (talk) 18:47, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

According to our article on Mick McManus, he was born on January 12, 1928 in New Cross, London, England. It does not list his full birth name, but my guess is that Mick is not his full given name. Most people known by "Mick" have Michael as a first name (c.f. Mick Jagger) or have a "Mc" last name, like the aforementioned McManus. I did a cursory google search, but didn't find anymore. Good luck! --Jayron32.talk.contribs 19:23, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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 Hey, does anybody know where I can find the French version of Phantom of the Opera? I know that there are two, and I'm looking for the second one in particular, the one I believe, featuring Damien Sargue? I've searched everywhere but can't seem to find it. Any tips/help with this problem. Many thanks, [[User:vic93|<b><font color="#00ff00" size="3" face="Monotype Corsiva">''Valens''</font> <font color="#000000" face="Cambria Math">Impérial</font> <font color="ff0000" face="Century">Császár</font>]] [[User talk:vic93|<font color="#0000ff">93</font></b>]] 18:19, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
 :As far as I can gather on teh interwebs,  Damian Sargue's voice is on the dubbed version of the 2004 film. So you can just get [http://www.amazon.fr/Phantom-Opera-Dub-Sub-Ac3/dp/B0007TKNII/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1223753817&sr=8-13 this one] then change the language to french. Unless there was a version where he visually plays the part? [[User:Fribbler|Fribbler]] ([[User talk:Fribbler|talk]]) 19:39, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
+::No, not visually. But in North America (where I currently reside), André Richard dubs the N.A version while Damien Sargue dubs the European version. I'm trying to get ahold of the latter; I'll try your link though. Thanks, [[User:vic93|<b><font color="#00ff00" size="3" face="Monotype Corsiva">''Valens''</font> <font color="#000000" face="Cambria Math">Impérial</font> <font color="ff0000" face="Century">Császár</font>]] [[User talk:vic93|<font color="#0000ff">93</font></b>]] 22:18, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
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