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April 11

cite this sickle scene

A man working in a field accidentally stabs himself in the femoral artery with his sickle. He tells his son (~10) to go get help; but because papa is cruel the boy stands and watches him bleed to death. The boy then goes home and tells his younger sister, "We'll be all right now."

Weirdly, I can't say for sure whether this was in a movie (possibly French), or something I read. —Tamfang (talk) 06:17, 11 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Beth conflicting information

In the article Beth (song), it makes the claim "During the recording sessions for the song, Criss was the only Kiss member in the studio, making it the only Kiss song that features no instrumental performances by any member of the band." Then, further down, it lists the personnel, including: Gene Simmons: bass guitar. I don't see how both of those can be true. Either Gene Simmons (a Kiss member) recorded the bass guitar or a non-Kiss member (someone other than Gene Simmons) recorded the bass. Which is true? 209.149.113.5 (talk) 19:17, 11 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Which item, if either, has a source listed? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 20:00, 11 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Neither, which is why I'm asking on the "reference" desk. 209.149.113.5 (talk) 12:06, 12 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If you can find a copy of This book, called "The Encyclopedia of KISS", it is likely to have such information. This entry at AllMusic notes that when it was performed live, it was usually sung to a backing track without live accompaniment. --Jayron 32 12:14, 12 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I got what I could from the Amazon preview. It doesn't state anything about who was in the studio in the back index. There is a part where it says Simmons and Stanley were kicked out of the control room during the vocal recordings. That can be construed to claim that Simmons and Stanley were both left out of the entire recording of the song, which might not be true. 209.149.113.5 (talk) 14:13, 12 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Does it list the recording personnel for the various tracks? --Jayron 32 02:11, 13 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It has an index with every song. Beth is included in that index. It doesn't list any crew for any of the songs. From what I can see, it is more of a collection of news and magazine articles than an encyclopedia. I have found many conflicting interviews. Apparently, the only member of Kiss that has the ability to say the same "truth" twice is Ace. 209.149.113.5 (talk) 11:12, 13 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]