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October 7

Oldest digital television channel

What is the oldest digital television channel? --84.61.131.141 (talk) 13:39, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In the U.S., it is WRAL-TV. -- kainaw ™ 13:56, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Pitcher getting a hit (at bat) and throwing a no-hitter (on the mound) in the same game?

How many/which MLB pitcher(s) have thrown a no-hitter and gotten a hit (at the plate) in the same game? -- Bk314159 (Talk to me and find out what I've done) 18:20, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know how many times it's happened, but Catfish Hunter got multiple hits (two, I think) when he pitched his perfect game against the Twins. Matt Deres (talk) 20:15, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It probably happened more than you think, there were many no-nos thrown in the AL before the enactment of the designated hitter rule, for example, and pitchers used to be better hitters (c.f Babe Ruth). So prior to the 1970's, every pitcher who threw a no hitter got as many at bats as the position players did. --Jayron32 22:12, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Roy Halladay did it yesterday. It should be easy enough to figure out by browsing through baseball-reference.com; there are a lot of no-hitters, but not an infinite number, and after 1967 or whatever, you only have to look at National League teams. Adam Bishop (talk) 00:22, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ubaldo Jimenez also did it on April 17 this year. That's two out of the three chances in 2010 (Halladay didn't get a hit in his perfect game in May), so it's probably not rare. Adam Bishop (talk) 00:34, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, here is a list back to 1973, when the DH was implemented in the AL (I don't particularly feel like looking through the 183 no-hitters prior to that, sorry...):

Roy Halladay - Oct. 6, 2010

Ubaldo Jimenez - April 17, 2010

Carlos Zambrano - Sept. 14, 2008

A.J. Burnett - May 12, 2001

Francisco Cordova - July 12, 1997 (2 hits although Ricardo Rincon won in the 10th)

Hideo Nomo - September 17, 1996

Kevin Gross - August 17, 1992

Dennis Martinez - July 28, 1991

Terry Mulholland - August 15, 1990

Fernando Valenzuela - June 29, 1990

Mike Scott - September 25, 1986

Nolan Ryan - September 26, 1981

(There were no instances between 1973 and 1981.) So it's not the rarest thing, although it doesn't happen regularly. Adam Bishop (talk) 02:04, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Blargh, I went through the rest as far back as 1920 (Baseball Reference has no box scores earlier than that), and then didn't save the list to paste here. But there are 53 of them, although some did it more than once. Possible tie for greatest athletic performance ever: Catfish Hunter had three hits in his perfect game, and Rick Wise had two home runs in his no-hitter. Adam Bishop (talk) 04:02, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, if anyone is still interested, here is the list, back to 1920 (there are no boxscores on Baseball Reference before that):

September 7, 1923 - Howard Ehmke - 2 hits

July 17, 1924 - Jesse Haines

August 21, 1926 - Ted Lyons

April 29, 1931 - Wes Ferrell - 2 hits

September 21, 1934 - Paul Dean - 2 hits

August 31, 1935 - Vern Kennedy

June 11, 1938 - Johnny Vander Meer

June 15, 1938 - Johnny Vander Meer - back to back no hitters

August 30, 1941 - Lou Warneke

April 27, 1944 - Jim Tobin - home run

May 15, 1944 - Clyde Shoun - against Tobin

September 9, 1945 - Dick Fowler

April 23, 1946 - Ed Head

June 18, 1947 - Ewell Blackwell

July 10, 1947 - Don Black - 2 hits

September 3, 1947 - Bill McCahan

August 11, 1950 - Vern Bickford

May 6, 1951 - Lefty Chambers

May 15, 1952 - Virgil Trucks - first of two no-hitters that year

May 6, 1953 - Bobo Holloman - 2 hits

June 12, 1954 - Jim Wilson

May 12, 1955 - Sam Jones - 2 hits

May 12, 1956 - Carl Erskine

August 20, 1957 - Bob Keegan

July 20, 1958 - Jim Bunning -

August 18, 1960 - Lew Burdette - 2 hits

September 16, 1960 - Warren Spahn

June 26, 1962 - Earl Wilson - against Bo Belinsky, who pitched the previous no-hitter

August 1, 1962 - Bill Monbouquette

August 26, 1962 - Jack Kralick

June 4, 1964 - Sandy Koufax

June 21, 1964 - Jim Bunning - perfect game

August 19, 1965 - Jim Maloney - 2 hits

September 10, 1967 - Joe Horlen

April 27, 1968 - Tom Phoebus - 2 hits

May 8, 1968 - Catfish Hunter - 3 hits, perfect game

April 30, 1969 - Jim Maloney

August 13, 1969 - Jim Palmer - 2 hits

June 23, 1971 - Rick Wise - 2 hits, both home runs

August 14, 1971 - Bob Gibson

September 26, 1981 - Nolan Ryan

September 25, 1986 - Mike Scott

June 29, 1990 - Fernando Valenzuela

August 15, 1990 - Terry Mulholland

July 28, 1991 - Dennis Martinez

August 17, 1992 - Kevin Gross

September 17, 1996 - Hideo Nomo

July 12, 1997 - Francisco Cordova - 2 hits; Ricardo Rincon won in the 10th

May 12, 2001 - A.J. Burnett

Sept. 14, 2008 - Carlos Zambrano

April 17, 2010 - Ubaldo Jimenez

October 6, 2010 - Roy Halladay

Obviously, before 1973, it happens more often since it could occur in both leagues; it also happens more often the further back you go, I guess because pitchers pitched more often, there were fewer of them, and players were not as specialized as they are today. Adam Bishop (talk) 21:49, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

baseball no hitter

Has a minor league in baseball player ever pitched a complete game no-hitter in AAA ball without ever pitching in the majors during his career? Googlemeister (talk) 19:31, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I can't answer your question directly, but I can tell you that slight variations in the phrasing will greatly affect the answer. Before the modern concept of the farm team (which see) was developed by Branch Rickey, and for a considerable time afterwards, the "minor leagues" were minor only in the sense that they were smaller market, not in the sense they were subordinate to a "major league" team. I bring this up because plenty of fine players spent their whole careers in the minor leagues. In fact, two of the best players to ever play the game (Babe Ruth and Lefty Grove) could have quite conceivably played their careers for the minor league Baltimore Orioles had things gone only slightly differently. I bring this up because it needs to be understood that it wasn't until fairly recently (in baseball terms at least) that the "promotion" of a player for merit to the majors became a nearly automatic thing; great players can and did play their whole careers without ever playing "in the majors". So, in that sense, it's almost a sure bet that some pitcher for a top-flight minor league pitched a no-hitter and never made the majors.

An additional complication is going to come with your request regarding AAA; I'm not sure when that rating system went into effect (the actual leagues involved, like the International League, the Eastern League, etc. are now almost completely subsumed by the farm system, but were once completely distinct entities), but if you specifically want to know about AAA it's going to narrow things down quite a bit, if only because the concept of AAA is, as far as I know, a by-product of the minors becoming part of the farm system. In that case, we'd probably only be going for instances such as a pitcher who would normally have gone on to the majors but didn't due to injury, say, or suspension. Matt Deres (talk) 20:33, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Farm System was developed in the 1930's and 1940's. Some background is given at Minor_league_baseball#History. Triple-A is currently two leagues, but for a long time it was three:

The American Association (20th century) was a mostly midwestern league. It went defunct in 1997, and its teams were split among the other 2 triple-A leagues:
The International League was mostly a Northeastern league, until expansion into the upper south (Durham, Charlotte) and the addition of several AA teams after that league folded.
The Pacific Coast League was, unsurprisingly, a mostly western league, again until the addition of the AA teams in the midwest.

The Mexican League (baseball) is also considered to be at AAA level, but it exists outside of the farm system.

The current system was enacted in 1963. Prior to 1963, there were also B, C, D and E class leagues. With many minor league teams "going under" due to declining attendance, 1963 saw a major reorganization of Minor League baseball. See Minor league baseball#Reorganization of 1963.

As far as what this means for answering the question, I don't know. But it does help explain some of the background of minor league baseball and AAA. --Jayron32 22:08, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Company (film)

I bought a legal moserbaer.com DVD that contained three hindi films Satya, Company (film), and Vastav. I was shocked to know that highly important scenes that show how enmity between Chandu and Malik scenes have been totally removed. While the complete CD version is available in the market. Can someone please do something about that, why should a film so cruelly cut to size just to suit the space of DVD perhaps. Has media taken a note of it. ? Jon Ascton (talk) 19:59, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

IMDB's page for this film says it's 155 minutes, and this DVD edition on Amazon says it's 155 minutes, so it appears there is an unedited version available if you want. For what it's worth, on American television and on the movies shown on airplanes, there is often a title card shown at the beginning stating that the movie has been "edited for content and for length" — the studio cuts scenes in order to cram the movie into a 90 minute time block, or whatever is desired by the distributor. (Sometimes the studio instead speeds up the film by 4% or something in order to avoid making cuts, but that carries a quality cost for some.) Comet Tuttle (talk) 20:12, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

October 8

Looking for jazz song called "zombieland"

I'm looking for a jazz song called "zombieland" i heard it on am radio about 3 years ago. I have no idea what the radio station is. The song might be older, as in prior to 1950, but im not entirely certain. I don't know the artist, or the album, any lryics. It could be instrumental or have some singing, i don't remember. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.225.26.179 (talk) 03:02, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It wasn't Zombie Jamboree, was it? There's LOTS of versions of that one... --Jayron32 04:41, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Or the deeply funky Zombie by Fela Kuti? meltBanana 14:44, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Still trying to identify a science fiction comic book series

It was probably published in the ~~1960s~~ 1970s or earlier. The protagonists were humans with a spaceship that looks like what's depicted in the August 1969 issue cover of Space Family Robinson: two pylons connected together, with a transparent cover over the tops of each pylon. I don't think it's SFR because they had close alien allies with ribbon-like tentacles instead of fingers, and I don't see them in any of the covers. Help me, ~~Obi-wan~~ refdeskers. You're my only hope. Clarityfiend (talk) 05:50, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The traditional Refdesk greeting. Which country? - X201 (talk) 15:23, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

North North America. Clarityfiend (talk) 02:37, 9 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

song "Magic"

Who wrote the song "Magic" used in the Chase commercial (previously recorded by Pilot) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.225.128.175 (talk) 13:47, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Magic (Pilot song) says David Paton. --Viennese Waltz 13:55, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

October 9

guest stars on cyberchase

Can someone please give me the guest stars for the following cyberchase episodes and leave them on my talk page?

107 the poddleville case
109 Clock like an Egyptian
124 size me up from season 1

208 a wail of a tail
211 the wedding scammer
212 the guilty party from season 2

303 a world without zero
306 the grapes of plath
309 the snelfu snafu part 1
310 the snelfu snafu part 2 from season 3

602 when penguins fly
605 step by step
606 team spirit
607 Jemaya Jam
609 Chaos as usual from season 6

703 The X Factor
706 The Deedle Beast
707 Spellbound from season 7

and

801 The Hacker's Chalenge
802 Faceoff
805 The Bluebird of zappiness from season 8?

This is going to be on my talk page, please answer there. thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.112.104.172 (talk) 03:09, 9 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

SANDRA BULLOCK'S VERY EARLY CAREER

'I HAVE BEEN GOING ROUND AND ROUND FOR AN ADDRESS TO ASK & TO VERIFY THIS QUESTION: PLEASE ANSWER, EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO LOOK @ MOVIE SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS, IN THE CLASSROOM SCENE WHERE NAT IS ABOUT TO LOSE IT, THERE IS A GIRL TO NAT'S LEFT, NEAR THE WALL, SHE DOES NOT SPEAK, BUT THE CAMERA PANS ON HER A COUPLE OF TIMES. THIS GIRL IS SANDRA BULLUCK, AND I HAVE A BET RIDING ON THIS.BULLUCK PROB WANTS TO FORGET THIS VERY SMALL SCENE, BUT I KNOW IT IS HER!!!!! PLEASE VERIFY. TKS, I AM NOT A MEMBER OF FACEBOOK, OR TWITTER, OR WHATEVER THEY HAVE. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.42.139.195 (talk) 04:06, 9 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

According to IMDB: [1] Sandra Bullock was not in the 1981 version of the movie, and she wouldn't have been born yet in the original Splendor in the Grass, made in 1961. Also according to IMDB, Sandra Bullock's first recorded role didn't come until 1987: [2]. It is possible maybe that you are confusing Sandra Bullock with Ally Sheedy, who did have a bit part in said movie? The two actresses are close in age, and have the same hair color and complexion, so maybe it is possible you are confusing them? --Jayron32 04:15, 9 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict)Given that Ms Bullock was born three years after the movie was made, I suspect she was not in it. → ROUX ₪ 04:17, 9 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not to be picky, but I assume the OP was refering to Splendor in the Grass (1981 film). I covered this in my response alread. --Jayron32 04:20, 9 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Grar. In that case, I suggest the OP contact Ms Bullock's agent or publicist, information here. → ROUX ₪ 04:29, 9 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Beatles "Yer Blues"

Resolved

– –Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 16:53, 9 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I can't find anything on the audio splice near the end of the song, immediately after the guitar solo and right as the drum kicks in to segue back into the main passage. It sounds to me like they recorded the song twice: once with Lennon in the closet with the band, and once with Lennon far away from the closet, and then they spliced the two together at the drums section. And yet, I haven't read anything about any edit anywhere on this song, but the sharp, almost instant disappearance of all instruments and audio bleed has bugged me for ages. If I am allowed to link to a YouTube video, the splice can be heard at the 3:16 mark (link begins at 3:10 mark). – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 04:28, 9 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Have you tried reading some of the major Beatles recording history books. Some of them are very detailed, especially those by Mark Lewisohn, might I recommend The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions. It would not have been beyond the Beatles to use such splices, after all they did so rather famously in Strawberry Fields Forever, where two versions at different keys and tempos were modulated and spliced together to create a single song. Lots of studio tricks, from Backmasking, to Automatic double tracking were pioneered or invented for the Beatles by their producers and engineers. --Jayron32 04:38, 9 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent, I'll get the book, thanks for the suggestion. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 05:03, 9 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If I remember correctly from Recording Sessions (and also from Revolution in the Head, they recorded the band first, with John singing but not being recorded, and then he overdubbed vocals over top of that. If you can hear the the bleed-through lyrics, they aren't exactly the same as the actual recorded lyrics. I forget if it's spliced but it's possible that the song was originally only half as long, and they doubled it, which would also explain why John's voice bleeds through (it would have otherwise been covered by his overdubbed singing). It's pretty long, for a Beatles song. I know they (well, Phil Spector) doubled the length of I Me Mine, at least. Adam Bishop (talk) 15:38, 9 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I can see the fascination in the creation of these songs, then. I should probably read the suggested book above all the way through. I had no idea about I Me Mine (and therefore, no idea about any of their other songs). – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 16:53, 9 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

When did John Lennon leave the Beatles?

Sometime after the recording of Abbey Road and before January 1970, John told the other Beatles that he was leaving the group. Can that date be narrowed down? Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 06:07, 9 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Whoops, Sept. 20, 1969. I should have read the article. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 06:09, 9 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved

Looking for an old computer game

The game was made sometime in the early nineties most likely, and it was a kind of educational game. Basically you went along with a robot, going through several levels of I believe a castle or a laboratory. On each level there were several games to play and you had to win a certain number to move on to the next level. When you got to the top, you had to use a time machine to save the villain from mixing up history by putting his robots in there. You had to repeat this process many times over. 134.126.191.109 (talk) 21:16, 9 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

October 10

Re the NFL, why is the week off called the "bye" week?

Yes I searched, found nothing. I could understand "by" as in "we're passing this week by". But why "bye"? And yes my team has one this week. --Thedoorhinge (talk) 04:38, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bye (sports) has what you are looking for. Bielle (talk) 04:53, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not quite getting the etymology still, but muchas gracias for this info. --Thedoorhinge (talk) 04:58, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, the etymology seems to be, after consulting three "real" dictionaries, based on "bye" being a variation of "by", and used in the sense of "pass". Cricket seems to have been the first sport to have used the term for a run that scores after passing the batsman untouched. My Compton's Encyclopedic Dictionary says there are card games that use "by" or "bye" to mean "pass"; it doesn't name the games, though. All in all, this is not an entirely satisfactory answer. Perhaps others will have better references. Bielle (talk) 05:07, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Great work B, thanks! --Thedoorhinge (talk) 05:41, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This link at the Online Etymological Dictionary dates this use of bye to 1883 but I don't have an OED available to look it up properly — the Language desk may snare more answerers that are in the know. Comet Tuttle (talk) 07:06, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's also not a completely off-base question, since the term "bye" seems to be exclusive to the NFL. In college football, the term used is "open" week. Not sure why the difference in usage between the two very similar sports... --Jayron32 04:33, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's not exclusive to the NFL. In many sports where there is a knock-out tournament with an odd number of teams, the term "bye" is used frequently to indicate a team is skipping a round. For example, if there were three teams in a knock-out, Team A would play Team B first, with Team C receiving a bye into the final game. — Michael J 13:34, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

does this cd with a track list exist?

Is there a cd with the following track list?

1: Haven't you heard - Fac 15 Featuring Cathi Ogden (Eric's Believe in the Magic Mix)
2: Don't You Worry - Club 4 Life featuring Lorraine Brown (12" Club Mix)
3: My Life - Chanel Haji & Emanuel Vocal Mix
4: Tell me - Grooveland (club mix)
5: Watchin - Freemasons featuring Amanda Wilson (origional mix)
6: Say say say - Hightack (origional mix)
7: Be My Friend - Scape Feat. D empress (Ian Carey Remix)
8: Just the way - Simmonds and Christopher (Rockefeller remix)
9: White Horse - Wonderland Avenue (Original Mix)
10: In My Head - Bionic Phunk (ATFC's Timmys in My Head Mix)
11: Golden Sun - Asle (Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel Remix)
12: Right Before My Eyes - Southside Hustlers
13: Time to Turn Around - Jerry Ropero and Denis The Menace featuring Francesco Diaz (DTM and JR Club mix)
14: Sos - A'Studio (Tocadisco remix)
15: Love Sensation 06 - Eddie Thoneick featuring Kurd Maverick (Eddie Thoneicks sensation mix)
16: Sugar - Armond Van Helden (Paperfaces remix)
17: ain't Nobody - Southpaw featuring Emma Ellis
18: Live For One Day - Natural High (Morjac Remix)
19: Need You Now - Soul central (Deep Josh remix)
20: One Man - The S&M Project Feat. Sam Noon & Pav Thomas Gold Remix
21: Electro retro - Chris Lake

if it doesn't exist, something is fore sure, it should. Does this track list exist for a real cd yet? 204.112.104.172 (talk) 07:17, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It would help if you told us why you thought such a CD might exist. I'm sure you're not just wasting our time by posting a list of your top 21 favourites, but if you heard or read of such a compilation somewhere, it would help us track it down. Thanks. Rojomoke (talk) 08:50, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I heard it at a mall in Abotsford B.C. when i was visiting, i was hanging out in that area. It is a constent mix by the way. I'm wondering if that is a mix from 2006 or if it was just something that was played on a radio. I also heard that exact same order on CBC Galaxie danceclubbin a few times between 2007 and 2009.204.112.104.172 (talk) 17:03, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It could be something from Ministry of Sound. -Craftye (talk) 01:56, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I just spent the last few hours looking, and i can't find any ministry of sound albums with that track list. All i can say is that i've definately heard it in the mall in Abbotsford B.C., and i've also heard it a couple times on CBC's Galaxie Dance. I cannot remember exactly when, but i did hear it in those places. Can someone provide a link to that cd if it exists? thanks. 204.112.104.172 (talk) 17:14, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

font titles

I'm trying to figure out these two particular font styles. One was used for both credits of Diff'rent Strokes. The other was used for the opening credits of Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels. Does anybody know which font styles I'm talking about?24.90.204.234 (talk) 13:32, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know either of those two, but if you have examples of them handy, there are a number of online font identification websites. Usually they either take a picture of the font, or ask a series of questions about the font (serif/sans serif, style of descender on j, ligatures, etc.) and then give you a list of possibilities. They're relatively good for common fonts, but may miss out on rare or bespoke ones. Examples of such websites include Identifont, WhatTheFont and WhatFontis. -- 174.24.199.14 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 17:38, 10 October 2010 (UTC).[reply]

This YouTube clip of Diff'rent Strokes has a credit, "Directed By GERREN KEITH", in its last few frames. It looked familiar to me; I used WhatTheFont and its third choice was: Cooper Black! I agree. Comet Tuttle (talk) 17:58, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. If you look on Amazon.com for Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels, you might find on the DVD packaging another font style I'm trying to identify. Do you know what that one is? Plus, I'm also looking for the font style used in the closing credits of The Dukes of Hazzard. Do you know what that font style is? Please let me know. Thank you.24.90.204.234 (talk) 05:52, 12 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Looking for original quote from "The Money Pit" by Don Rosa

Hello everyone! I'm looking for an original quote From the comic The Money Pit by Don Rosa, first published in Donald Duck Adventures #1 June 1990 by Gladstone (US), Story Code KD 01-90, page 4, Panel 3. Scrooge McDuck stands on a pile of money rising his left arm, pointing upwards to his left. He is surrounded by Huey, Dewey and Louie, one of them is giving thumbs up. I just have the German translation, but I need the original. The retranslation is: “I collect what has value to me, not for others! That's the difference!”. Has anybody an english issue or reprint to post the original text? Best thanks in advance, --Geist, der stets verneint (talk) 14:20, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Already Done. Just got mail from a collector". Thank you anyways. --Geist, der stets verneint (talk) 14:22, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

October 11

Elton John

If I'm gonna start listening to his music as whole, which album do I start with, and how do I work my way through out the others? He has so many, I don't even know where to begin... I am uncertain if this question is appropriate for the Ref Desk or not, so if you remove it on those grounds, I will understand. 24.189.87.160 (talk) 00:07, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In my library, this would be considered Reader's Advisory, which is a duty of the reference staff, so I'll give it a crack. The answer is, it depends on your current musical tastes. Mr. John has a wide variety, from pretty basic piano pop to pretty cheesy adult pop. If you like it a little rock-like, go for Madman Across the Water, but if you prefer country-style, listen to Tumbleweed Connection. His first hit album Elton John (album) is more in the singer songwriter tradition, and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is eclectic, a bit like his version of the White album by the Beatles in its range of styles. 70.79.246.134 (talk) 01:06, 11 October 2010 (UTC) (forget to log in:) Aaronite (talk) 01:08, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mr John? Sir Elton, surely. -- 202.142.129.66 (talk) 01:15, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OK, thanks... guess I'll kick things off with Madman Across The Water (I'm a Queen and ELO fan in case anyone has more suggestions). 24.189.87.160 (talk) 03:23, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I highly recommend Goodbye Yellow Brick Road as a must own. It is undoubtedly his best album, there's really not a dud on it, quite amazing for a double album. I'd rank it up there with London Calling and The White Album as the best double albums ever made. Other albums, besides the ones mentioned above, would be Caribou, which contains the rolicking "The Bitch is Back" and one of his best ballads, "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me". A rather underrated album was Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, which was a big seller, but tends to get forgotten due to its lack of hit singles, though the one song you'd recognize on it "Someone Saved My Life Tonight", is good. The album is probably the most autobiographical of all of his work with Bernie Taupin, and it shows on most of the songs. It was also the last album with his original band (Davey Johnstone, Nigel Olsson, Dee Murray), in my opinion every album after that is sub-par because of this. The music on his later 70's/early 80's albums (IMHO) becomes rather uninteresting and bland, that kinda 80's light disco/soft rock, you won't find anything recognizable on most of them. Consider that his next really good album was Too Low for Zero, which was when he got the original band back together. Seriously, just look for albums with his core personel. If it doesn't have Davey Johnstone on it prominently, don't buy it. --Jayron32 03:37, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Whoa, this reads like a professional review on a music blog. Thanks for the tips (although I'm not surprised that his post 70s material would suck, since a lot of artists who made their best music in that era sucked in the decade(s) that followed). 24.189.87.160 (talk) 04:02, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wild and Woolly (1917)

Wild and Woolly is a 1917 silent movie with Douglas Fairbanks. Because it's pre-1928, it's out of copyright. I was hoping to find someplace I could download a copy. Any ideas? 70.112.128.105 (talk) 00:26, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Normally my go-to place for viewing public domain films would be the Internet Archive, but even searching there doesn't return any results for the film you're looking for. I tried YouTube as well, but nothing still. Even a google search for wild and woolly douglas fairbanks download turns up nothing, so it looks like your best bet for watching it is to either order it on DVD (it's available on Netflix, btw) or wait for it to be aired on Silent Sundays on TCM, for which you can check your local schedule. 24.189.87.160 (talk) 03:57, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Also available on the DVD The Actors: Rare Films of Douglas Fairbanks Sr. Vol. 3. Pepso2 (talk) 14:12, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Music sample

Hi, I'm trying to figure out the sample used in the song 'Therapy' by Heltah Skeltah [3]. The part I'm interested in is the refrain, where someone sings 'I need a doctor to give me some therapy, I need a doctor to check my.. my brain' (the first refrain begins at 1:37). Is that part sampled from another song or an original component of this song? If it's sampled, who sings it and what song is it from? According to [4], the sample used is 'Enchanted Lady' by Milt Jackson, but it doesn't sound anything like the song. Please help. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Craftye (talk • contribs) 01:35, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I was unable to determine if that chorus is a sample or not... apparently the female singer's name is Vinia Mojica. You may some luck if you can find a hard copy of the album, cassette or compact disc. Many times, but certainly not always, the sampling credits are given track by track. 10draftsdeep (talk) 15:45, 12 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

character voice on wordgirl

There is a police officer that keeps on showing up on wordgirl starting in 'Wham Up!', and he appears again in 'Granny and Clyde'. Who voices him? 204.112.104.172 (talk) I know the voice actor questions are annoying, but just bare with me. thanks. --Anon00:31, 12 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Once again, please help me crack an XBox360 Family Settings pass code.

There were still no responses now when I checked, so here it is again.

There are 10 possible codes in each of the 4 code slots: X, Y, LB, RB, LT, RT, Up, Down, Left, Right. At our campus ministry dorm, I can't play Halo: Reach unless I know the code, and I'd rather not wait until I find the game's owner (who happens to be asleep now). One of the other residents said that he had to get the game's owner to hook him up through the code before he could start playing, but I'd rather find a way to bypass that need. So does anyone have a tactic on how to crack the code and gain access? A math formula, etc.? Thanks in advance. --70.179.178.5 (talk) 21:38, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

As it says at the top of this page - you have to be patient, an answer might take days to show up. In any case, asking someone to tell you how to do something you clearly shouldn't be doing is a bit much! But no matter what, there are 10,000 possible codes and there is no way to know which one they entered. Anyway, your friend has (evidently) been asleep for 6.5 hours now - you don't have much longer to wait to ask. 216.136.51.242 (talk) 14:24, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's not the game's owner you need, but the console's owner. (Or whoever it is who set up the console's Family Settings password.) Brute force attack is the "math formula" you seek, but it would be easier to ask the console's owner. Comet Tuttle (talk) 17:51, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

My friend says that those math codes never work. He has tried to get into an XBox family code without knowing it, he tried those, and he failed epicly. --Annonimus00:34, 12 October 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Annonimus User (talk)

Martin Scorsese cameo questions

Does Martin Scorsese make a cameo in Casino as a money counter, or in Shutter Island as an inmate in the garden? In both cases, I thought I saw someone who looked like him, but I couldn't find any attestation on the Internet. --140.232.178.118 (talk) 05:05, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This and this (at the bottom) list his cameos in his own films; neither mentions Casino or Shutter Island. Clarityfiend (talk) 05:50, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Old Lady who gained fame in 1960s as a very bad singer

I'm trying to recall the name of the American late middle-aged/elderly woman who gained fame of sorts in the 1960s for her poor singing. She was famous enough to be referenced by various writers as one of the defining bad moments of the 1960s. Does this ring a bell for anyone? --Roisterer (talk) 13:15, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mrs. Elva Miller. --Viennese Waltz 13:39, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A latter-day Florence Foster Jenkins in the "so appallingly bad, she's actually entertaining ... in small doses" stakes. -- Jack of Oz ... speak! ... 19:09, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes! thank you very much. I've been wanting to inflict her on someone for a while now. --Roisterer (talk) 04:35, 12 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

seleb's worst fear

I'm trying to proove to a friend that i can find justin beiber's worst fear to scare him, Someone says that he is scared of these:www.youtube.com/watch#!v=EiO0GsJ1N2E&feature=related Is this for real, or is my friend just trying to mess around? I also hear that he is scared of the character Ms. Question on wordgirl, and ghosts. Is this true? s204.112.104.172 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 19:11, 11 October 2010 (UTC).[reply]

Please note that i am just wondering, curiosity --Annonimus01:15, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

are you sure it's christian schaal?

Victoria best on wordgirl doesn't sound like Christian Schaal. Are you sure that's her? 204.112.104.172 (talk) 20:27, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The actor's name is Kristen Schaal and there's a link in that article regarding her voicing the Wordgirl character - here. --LarryMac | Talk 21:05, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, sorry about the misspelling, my friend red it to me as "Christian" 204.112.104.172 (talk) 21:31, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

October 12

Powerplant worker on wordgirl

Hi, i got my friend to look up the credits for the episode 'that's entertainment for wordgirl, and he says that "Erika Hanson" is the voice of the powerplant worker. The only famous Erika hanson i found online is a singer on youtube, she does sound somewhat like the power plant worker, but if she just changes her voice a little, she'd have it right on. Is it her? is it Tara Strong? Is my friend messing with me when he gave me that name for the voice behind the power plant worker in wordgirl episode 'that's entertainment'? Thanks in advance for helping me.

--Annonimus05:51, 12 October 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.112.104.172 (talk)

Nissae isen birthday

Please give me the day, month and year of nissae Isen's birthday, so i can add it to my 'coolest selebs birthdays.' 216.73.64.155 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 18:18, 12 October 2010 (UTC).[reply]

Crap in the film

The Simpsons Movie: Can someone tell me something about the additional black and footage (mostly stills) of about 20 minutes that occurs after the end and the credits and all, and why awhile the same soundtrack that belongs to the beginning is played throughout ? Jon Ascton (talk) 20:17, 12 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Are you watching a bootlegged copy? My copy doesn't have that stuff. Aaronite (talk) 02:41, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Trippy movie about ancient Greeks

- I remember a few years ago seeing parts of a movie on TCM about ancient Greece; it was a weird movie, trippy (can't think of a better word...) and I remember some homoeroticism. It seemed to be from the sixties or seventies and I seem to remember it was an Italian film. I've tried google and couldn't find it. Anyone know the name? Thank you so much to who ever knows it!! : ] ?EVAUNIT^{神になった人間} 20:19, 12 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If you allow that you might have confused Rome and Greece, then it may have been one of the tamer cuts of Caligula (film). APL (talk) 01:32, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fellini's Satyricon? Pepso2 (talk) 02:01, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It definitely wasn't Caligula...but it might've been Satyricon. I'll have to watch it and see. thanks! ?EVAUNIT^{神になった人間} 12:23, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dukes of Hazzard font styles

Over the years, I've seen many font styles on The Dukes of Hazzard and its related merchandise. What I don't understand is why can't just the opening credits fonts be used? Plus, what's the font style on the closing credits?24.90.204.234 (talk) 20:26, 12 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]