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October 2[edit]

Australian Band ID from late 1980's[edit]

There was an (I believe) Australian band from the late 80's that had two videos play on MTv before it went reality show format. The lead singer was a blond woman. It was basically a New Wave sound, one of the videos may have had a song with a political message; in any case it had east asian children with face paint in it, IIRC. I have a sneaking suspicion I asked this question some years back, but can't find it in the archives. Help with an ID would be appreciated. I've reposted this from the entertainment desk in the hope of catching the attention of those who don't frequent that desk. Thanks. μηδείς (talk) 00:17, 2 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Aussie band with blond man singer - Men at Work. Aussie band with political message: Midnight Oil. Can't remember Aussie band with blond woman and political message, but at least I've eliminated two of them! --TammyMoet (talk) 09:03, 2 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Australian New Wave band with a female (but not blonde) singer - the Divinyls. Probably not them, either. Tevildo (talk) 11:36, 2 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Other political ones that are vaguely related to East Asia could be Redgum-I Was Only 19 or Cold Chisel-Khe Sanh Lemon martini (talk) 10:12, 2 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

No, definitely not Midnight Oil, this came out maybe a few years later, and did not reach #1. And not the Divinyls, who I think were more successful. It's killing me, since I did buy their only charting album, but sold it back when people still bought vinyl.. I doubt they were Kiwis, as at least the video with the east Asian kids was set in a dry-land. μηδείς (talk) 19:16, 2 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Goanna maybe? Marcia is blonde(ish). --TrogWoolley (talk) 10:01, 3 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Goanna? I wish! That would make the question so easy. I think "lust for Life" was a "hit" at the time, even though it was some two decades out of time.

No, Goanna is not the band, unfortunately. μηδείς (talk) 22:23, 3 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

How accurate is your late 1980s timeframe? I was going to suggest Spiderbait but they were a bit later. Sandbh (talk) 23:57, 3 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It would have to be between 1986 and1991, but I suspect it was around 1988. μηδείς (talk) 00:03, 4 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

How certain are you that it was Australian? Hack (talk) 05:22, 4 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This looks like a good place to start looking. --Jayron 32 13:33, 4 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I am pretty (85%) certain they were Australian, which I may have heard one of the DJ's say, from the singer's accent, from the videos' settings, and from their similarity to Midnight Oil, although with a softer edge. Unfortunately, Jayron, a large number of the links you provided are dead, but I do have two suspects, The Angels and The Tourists. μηδείς (talk) 16:41, 4 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Nope, The Tourists were a precursor to Eurythmics, I thought maybe another band used the name when the original band becaume defunct. The Angels only have male members, and seem to be the wrong genre. μηδείς (talk) 16:47, 4 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe the Chantoozies? --Jayron 32 16:55, 4 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Also found this. Maybe helpful. --Jayron 32 16:55, 4 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Yep! That last list did it. It was the Eurogliders, and the single I remember by name came out in 1984, "Heaven (Must be There)". They seem to have had quite a number of people in their line up. Thanks, all! μηδείς (talk) 20:28, 4 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Cleaning hard to reach area[edit]

I have on of these pizza cutters. It's not dishwasher safe. How can I clean the space between the cutting wheel and the armature that holds it? †Dismas†|^(talk) 13:12, 2 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I would swish it around in detergent and water first, to remove the grease, then soak in hydrogen peroxide, 3% solution, to sterilize it, and finally dry it. I then suggest you put this decorative Star Trek pizza cutter in a display case, and get a real pizza cutter for your future pizza cutting needs (or just use a knife). StuRat (talk) 13:39, 2 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

A view of the pizza cutter at 3:23 in another video suggests that its zinc-alloy body can be split apart after removing screws, possibly releasing the stainless steel blade for cleaning. AllBestFaith (talk) 14:06, 2 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Those type of cutters were invented to cut any size pizza after they had been placed in a box for take-way. In the home, just use a long curved kitchen knife and place a hand on on back of blade to provide downward pressure. Rock knife down from sharp end to handle. Quicker to do and much quicker to clean. Also easier to keep sharp. Its the way I've seen professional chiefs do it at home.--Aspro (talk) 23:01, 2 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Professional chiefs ? So police chiefs, fire department chiefs, etc. ? :-) StuRat (talk) 19:21, 5 October 2016 (UTC) [reply]

Dental floss and soapy water? SemanticMantis (talk) 15:14, 3 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]