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September 6

White jerseys at home and non-white jerseys at road NBA MLB

Why in MLB and NBA, teams wear white uniforms at home while they wear non-white uniforms on the road? What is the purpose of that? In NFL, CFL and NHL, they wear non-white jerseys at home and they wear white jerseys at road. Donmust90 (talk) 01:18, 6 September 2016 (UTC)Donmust90Donmust90 (talk) 01:18, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

White at home and gray on the road was a long-established tradition in baseball, at least. The idea was that they might not be able to do laundry as frequently while on the road, and the gray would conceal dirt better than white would. In the NHL, there was a stretch of time when they wore white at home, but they switched back to their older tradition of wearing more of their team colors at home. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 02:38, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It should be noted that teams in many of the sports mentioned now have three or four uniforms - and that isn't counting the NBA ones with sleeves or the retro unis that show up for special occasions. This, in part, is to drive sales of replica jerseys to the fans. MarnetteD|Talk 03:10, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It should be noted that one exception to the NFL's home color/away white is the Dallas Cowboys who traditionally wear white at home. Since every other team wears colors at home, that means the Cowboys rarely wear their blue uniforms. Their divisional rivals, especially the Washington Redskins, will wear white at home when playing the Cowboys just to make them wear their blues. The first time they ever wore their regula blue at home was in 2013: [1]. They do have a special "third jersey" they traditionally wear for their Thanksgiving Day games which has blue with white shoulders. There was some controversy at Super Bowl V when the Cowboys were forced to wear their blue jerseys. --Jayron 32 15:33, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Implicit in your information is that it is normally the home team which decides what colors it will wear, and then the road team has to go with something that will contrast sufficiently to avoid confusion on the field. Traditionally, home uniforms have borne the team logo while road uniforms would have the name of the city they represent. For example, "Cubs" vs. "Chicago". But that is no longer a hard-and-fast rule. The 1975 World Series was interesting, in that both teams wore red caps, red socks, and red trim on their uniforms. The white vs. gray was the most obvious way to tell them apart. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 20:38, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Red Sox had blue brims on their hats as well as blue trim on their white stirup socks. [2] The Reds had no blue accents. [3] --Jayron 32 01:40, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Another notable uniform quirk is the UCLA–USC rivalry, for most of their history, especially when both schools shared a common home field, when they played each other, BOTH teams wore their home colors. It was a rare instance when neither team wore white. The NFL tried last year on a few Thursday Night games, with both teams wearing monochromatic home colors, as part of a Nike-sponsored thing called "Color Rush". [4]. There have also been a few times when the Saints got to count their gold "third" Jersey as a "white", because of it's pale color and high contrast, see for example here from 2000. --Jayron 32 01:47, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The mention of "Color Rush" above touches on the advantage of white vs color on television. In the early days of televised sports, televisions were black and white (more like gray and gray). Depending on the location, many people in modern times still use a black and white television.[5] One team needed to have a dark uniform and the other a light uniform to tell the teams apart. The home team gets to pick the uniform.[6] Overheating on a sunny field is an issue, so the home team generally chose to wear white, reflecting as much of the sunlight as possible. (For those who think that overheating ans sweating profusely was not an issue, read about the origins of the popularity of Gatorade in the NFL.[7]) When televisions went to color, the picture was still fuzzy. So, it was easier to tell dark fuzzy guys from light fuzzy guys. Now, producers believe that everything is in color and high definition. So, the NFL tried to do "Color Rush" by having both teams wear their team colors. The result wasn't anything outstanding and had a side problem. Color blind people saw gray vs gray and couldn't figure out which team was which.[8] 209.149.113.4 (talk) 12:33, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Full Coverage of Olympic Events

Presumably, the Olympics, (Summer or Winter, is heavily recorded.

So are official tapings of entire events made available or is it on a "need-to-know" basis?

Thanks. (edit, wasn't logged in.) PiousCorn (talk) 03:39, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

They keep it under tight control because they want you to buy the footage. You will be able to buy DVDs and BluRays of the Rio games later this year but they will be edited highlights, not the entire event. --Viennese Waltz 08:21, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

For London 2012 almost everything was live streamed on the Olympics YouTube channel and they are still up. It is possible to watch every single of second of the athletics program for example. Not sure about Rio 2016 though. - Yellow Dingo (talk) 08:37, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Identifying a jazz(?) song from a Youtube video

Does anyone know by chance what song is playing in the background here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7PJVcL1enM&t=32m31s right during the last sketch before the Years & Years act? I used to hear it a lot a long time ago, but I never found out its name. 78.0.251.35 (talk) 20:10, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Is it this? -- Finlay McWalter··–·Talk 20:40, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

... if so, it was the theme for Pick of the Pops, of which that skit is a parody. -- Finlay McWalter··–·Talk 20:42, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

... and we even have a stub on that theme song: At the Sign of the Swingin' Cymbal. ---Sluzzelin talk 20:44, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, I think that's it, thanks guys! I thought it would be older, though... 78.0.251.35 (talk) 20:52, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

None of the articles we've given actually says when it was written. We know it dates from at best 1961 (so it's already 55 years old), but it doesn't seem to have been written especially for the program, so it may be some time older than that. I don't know much about that period of music, but to me it sounds like later big band music rather than jazz (and there's something of a continuum between the two) so it may not have sounded especially cutting edge even in 1961. -- Finlay McWalter··–·Talk 21:01, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Following through the song's stub to the article on its composer, Brian Fahey, reveals that in this era, a significant part of his work was indeed writing/arranging theme tunes for radio programmes, so absent evidence to the contrary, it seems likely that it was written for Pick of the Pops. Remember that in 1961, the Popular Charts were not so youth oriented, so such a programme had to appeal to older listeners as well and therefore could not afford to be too "cutting edge". {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.202.211.191 (talk) 16:24, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Pinch-back suits in The Music Man (1962)

In the song "Ya Got Trouble", Harold Hill speaks disparagingly of those who wear pinch-back suits. But as best I can tell, he also appears to be wearing one. Was this intended to be ironic (to show Hill's chutzpah and/or the gullibility of the townsfolk), was it merely a production goof, or was he not technically wearing a pinch-back suit? --Lazar Taxon (talk) 21:54, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This may be useful. --Jayron 32 01:36, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

September 7

Superboy Comic Book from a long time ago

Hello all. I'm not much into comic books, but I have a question which had bothering me for many years. When I was a young boy, maybe 7 or 8, I remember seeing what looked like a Superboy comic book issue where the Superboy had been tricked by these two evil people (I think they were kids, actually) to put a helmet on and it pumped some kind of torture gas into itself and Superboy couldn't get it off. I remember the two villains gleefully watched as Superboy was in agony. It was a disturbing comic book to read at such a young age, does anyone know the issue or name?? -O.R.^Comms 01:28, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

In what year(s) were you 7-8? --Jayron 32 01:35, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Early 1980s, 1982-83 -O.R.^Comms 01:40, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The New Adventures of Superboy was out at that time. There are websites where you can go through each comic from the series. --Jayron 32 14:04, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Here are the covers to that series (continued onto a second page). Here is a list of all the series published with "Superboy" in the title. The years are listed on the right hand side, but be aware that it also lists foreign editions, etc. It's also possible that it was not a Superboy comic book per se, but an appearance in an anthology series or group book. Matt Deres (talk) 16:32, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Huh. When I was that age, most Superboy stories seemed to involve awkward but mostly harmless transformations by Red Kryptonite. —Tamfang (talk) 08:53, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you everyone for the good information. It was so long ago (35+ years), I wonder if what I was looking at was even Superman or maybe some adult comic book about forcing someone to breath gas. Its interesting, right around the early 80s was when the whole laughing gas fetishism was just coming about. I wonder if this was a comic book I shouldn't have been looking at! -O.R.^Comms 15:45, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

There was a nitrous oxide gag in The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers long before 1980! —Tamfang (talk) 01:50, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Star Trek: The Cage

In the Star Trek episode The Cage, the actor Ed Madden who played the USS Enterprises Geologist can be seen in a number of scenes where you can see what looks like a plaster on the left hand side of his neck. Did he have a plaster on his neck & is this story related ? 194.74.238.137 (talk) 11:50, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, you bring up something that a lot of people miss about that episode. You see, a major plot element was Captain Pike feeling he was not fit for command since he had just lead (shortly before the episode) a landing party mission where several members of his crew were wounded or killed. Spock is limping and there are a couple of other people with casts and bandages. So, good catch! -O.R.^Comms 15:53, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

September 8

Middlebrow fiction

Is there a comprehensive, generally accepted definition of middlebrow fiction? What are the characteristics which distinguish it from literary fiction on one hand, and from lowbrow fiction on the other? 2601:646:8E01:7E0B:F88D:DE34:7772:8E5B (talk) 04:38, 8 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

When you eliminate literary, highbrow and lowbrow fiction from the pool, middlebrow fiction is what is left. Likely no definitive answer is possible, because every individual perceives high- and lowbrow relative to the height of their own brow, and so is subjective. However, our articles/disambiguation page linked above may help. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.202.211.191 (talk) 18:13, 8 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

So, for example, let's consider a novel with the following attributes: a realistic, coherent plot; few subplots; richly described setting; 2 or 3 main characters well-developed but remain unchanged throughout the book, whereas the secondary characters are one-dimensional; suspenseful but slow-paced, deliberately sacrificing pacing in order to increase suspense; educational, with lots of knowledge revealed through exposition; does not deal with any philosophical themes or any so-called universal truths (and in fact pointedly rejects such notions, instead emphasizing distinctions and hierarchies); avoids using symbols. Would such a book be considered middlebrow? (BTW, did I just accidentally describe The Hunt for Red October?) 2601:646:8E01:7E0B:F88D:DE34:7772:8E5B (talk) 06:58, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I, personally, might well consider it middlebrow, but someone else might not. However, aspects you didn't mention, but which I myself would consider important, would be the quality and style of the prose: prose quality might be definable/measurable to an extent, style more a matter of personal taste. Much might depend on why one was seeking to determine the book's "brow height".

FWIW, I'd judge the majority of the fiction I prefer to be middle- or lowbrow. Its been thirty years since I read The Hunt for Red October (since you mentioned it), and on memory I'd place it slightly below the mid/low "cut", but I'm sure others would differ, and I might change my mind on a re-read. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.202.211.191 (talk) 15:22, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The reason I didn't mention the quality of the prose is because I don't know how it's defined. So, if you can give me the metrics for prose quality, I can specify this parameter too. 2601:646:8E01:7E0B:F88D:DE34:7772:8E5B (talk) 21:57, 10 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Germany or Deutschland?

During the Olympics, German teams had "Germany" on the back of their shirts rather than Deutschland. Is that even a word in German? Why the English? They mostly speak Portuguese in Brazil. SpinningSpark 16:15, 8 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Olympics are always bilingual, or trilingual - they use English and French, plus the native language of the host country if that is neither of those two. Wymspen (talk) 17:20, 8 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, but those shirts were monolingual (French = Allemagne, Portuguese = Alemanha). They had clearly decided (or been told) to go with English. See here for instance. SpinningSpark 17:35, 8 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I couldn't find anything online, but it seems likely to me that the designers might have thought that Brazilians, along with just about everybody else, would be more likely to understand English than German. Russia on the other hand, decided decided to stick with Cyrillic script. Alansplodge (talk) 17:56, 8 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This article here: [9] claims "So that the German athletes really are recognized by everyone in the Olympic Village and on the streets of Rio, some pieces of clothing like the training jacket have "Germany" printed on them, instead of the formerly customary "Deutschland."" --Jayron 32 18:03, 8 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

In this instance, "trilingual" surely means they use one of the three, not all three at once, which would make the designs much too cluttered and difficult to read at a distance. The modern Games were instigated by a Frenchman when French was the international language of diplomacy (and is still very widely learned), and when English was fast becoming the general world lingua franca that it is now, so French or English or "Host-ish" combine to yield maximum spectator comprehension. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.202.211.191 (talk) 18:05, 8 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

So how did Russia get to use a language that was none of English, French or Portuguese? -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 18:49, 8 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Who was going to stop them? I think the trilinguality is a generally observed tradition or convention rather than an iron-clad rule, and if you've been following international news lately, you may have noticed that Putin's Russia is not currently big on meekly following international conventions and expectations. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.185} 90.202.211.191 (talk) 20:03, 8 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, very true. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 22:24, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The word "Germany" is widely recognized by Germans, and it's become a point of pride partly thanks to the success of the Made in Germany slogan, which you generally see written in English even in German text (see for example, "Die Sandalen von Birkenstock sind nicht komplett made in Germany" ("Birkenstock sandals are not entirely made in Germany")). Smurrayinchester 09:20, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

September 9

MLB American and National Leagues being Democratic and Republican

Why people say that American League is Democratic or pro-Democratic and National League Republican or pro-Republican? is it because New York City, Boston, Chicago, Baltimore, Oakland, Seattle, Anaheim and Detroit are socially liberal while Atlanta, Miami (home of Marlins), Cincinnati, Arizona (home of Diamondbacks), and St. Louis are socially conservative? Where did they get the idea? Donmust90 (talk) 00:36, 9 September 2016 (UTC)Donmust90Donmust90 (talk) 00:36, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

^{[citation needed]}. I have been watching Baseball for 30+ years, and never heard such a thing. No one can answer "why" to a presumption which is not already established. --Jayron 32 00:43, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The closest thing to this would be spurious correlations of which league wins an election year World Series. I question the core premise characterizing the cities. But the premise fails anyway, because New York, Chicago, the Bay Area and the Los Angeles area have teams in each league. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 03:48, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Also, the premise is demonstratedly wrong. Donmust claims Atlanta is in the "Pro-republican/Conservative" camp. List of mayors of Atlanta shows Atlanta hasn't elected a Republican mayor since the 1870s, and has been reliably Democratic for over a century. --Jayron 32 12:30, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ditto with St. Louis. A major reason for the Missouri bellwether phenomenon is the two big cities and their Democratic-favoring politics, because without them, the state would be strongly Republican. Nyttend (talk) 16:21, 10 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

In Chicago, the National League Cubs are associated with the white-collar neighborhood their stadium is in (and previous team owner, the Tribune is the more conservative newspaper in town) while the American League Whie Sox are associated with a blue collar area. But in New York I believe the situation is reverse with the Yankees/Mets. Rmhermen (talk) 17:05, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Cubs are also currently owned by the Ricketts family, which has been a donor to the Republicans. I don't know anything about the political persuasions of the Reinsdorfs. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 16:51, 10 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Video from the 90s, techno, bunny dancing

Trying to find a video from the 90s. There was a guy dressed as a bunny dancing on the scenario. The music was kind of techno. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Llaanngg (talk • contribs) 16:31, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Putting the title of this section into Google gave me a Yahoo Answers link which had these videos listed:

Happyland - Don't You Know Who I Am

Love Inc. - Broken Bones (though a quick scan of it didn't have any bunnies.)

And this from Love Inc. but that's blocked in my country. †Dismas†|^(talk) 00:00, 10 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

"The Bad Touch" by Bloodhound Gang. --Jayron 32 00:47, 10 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

September 10

Help identifying a tune

Well, it's more like a snippet. The beginning, I think. Been bothering me for a few weeks. Usually I eventually figure out where I've heard something that pops into my inner ear out of nowhere, but not this one. I must have heard it played on a shawm-type instrument, and it definitely sounded medieval, which makes me think I might have heard it in a movie, which makes me think it might not actually be from the middle ages. Anyway, here it is:

$\relative c'' { \key b \minor \time 2/4 a8 a8 b8 d8 | d4 cis8 d8 | e8 d16 cis16 b4 | a8 a8 b8 d8 | d4 cis8 d8 | e8 d16 cis16 b4 }$

Thanks in advance! ---Sluzzelin talk 08:39, 10 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have an audio recording of it? For me personally, it would be easier to ID that way. 2601:646:8E01:7E0B:F88D:DE34:7772:8E5B (talk) 21:58, 10 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Suggest you try Musipedia.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 05:45, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I tried searching for the Parsons code (*RUURDUUDDDDRUURDUUDDD) at http://www.musipedia.org/melodic_contour.html, but without success.

—Wavelength (talk) 05:53, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Shantavira & Wavelength. I had tried Musipedia, with the keyboard function, using the exact same notes I posted, but no success either. 2601:646..., I have no audio recording, sorry, I tried to link to my Musipedia search, where you can play the melody too, but somehow Wikipedia couldn't read my link (it got cut off at some weird place before an apostrophe, even though the link contained no space). The link is "http://www.musipedia.org/result.html?sourceid=melody-url&tx_mpsearch_pi1%5bsubmit_button%5d=Search&tx_mpsearch_pi1%5bpc%5d=lilya'8+a'8+b'8+d''8+d''4+cis''8+d''8+e''8+d''16+cis''16+b'4+a'8+a'8+b'8+d''8+d''4+cis''8+d''8+e''8+d''16+cis''16+b'4+&filtertext=&coll=m&onlymatchfrom=0.3". Maybe try copy/pasting it, then click on the little speaker icon to the right of the line starting with "Your search query". ---Sluzzelin talk 08:39, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Don't know why you can't get that to link, it works for me. SpinningSpark 17:24, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds kind of similar to the French folk tune "Bransle des pois", if you ask me. So if I'm right, then it would in fact be (late) medieval. 2601:646:8E01:7E0B:F88D:DE34:7772:8E5B (talk) 00:52, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

National Football League schedules

National Football League#Regular season says NFL games are rarely scheduled for Tuesday or Wednesday. Why? The existence of Thursday games demonstrates that middle-of-the-week games aren't necessarily a bad idea financially. I can't think of another reason why they'd not have Tuesday games, especially for teams that are scheduled to have a bye in the next week and thus wouldn't be badly affected by playing on a different day. Nyttend (talk) 16:32, 10 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

There's no obvious reason not to except custom or tradition. The NFL used to be pretty much "always on Sunday" except for the Turkey Day game(s). Monday Night Football began soon after the NFL-AFL merger. Thursday night games are a relatively recent phenomenon. Fridays and Saturdays are typically for high school and college, respectively, until they stop playing. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 16:49, 10 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Midweek games are highly unpopular among players and coaches, even the recently instituted Thursday Night Game, which is liked by no one except the TV network that gets to air it. Read, for example here. Players often feel the don't get enough rest on a Thursday Night game. --Jayron 32 20:44, 10 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I'm surprised by what I read. I just assumed that these games would be played in concert with a bye week: a team might play on 4 September, have their bye on 11 September, play on 15 September instead of the normal 18 September for that week, and then play their next game on 25 September. Nyttend (talk) 04:13, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

That would short-change their bye week. Given Jayron's point, I doubt they would stand for that. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 08:51, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

What hasn't been mentioned is that a Tuesday game for teams that played on Sunday would leave approximately 48 hours between games. That is not enough time to physically recover nor does it leave enough time to install a game plan. The travel for the away team (especially if it is a west coast to east) would be a nightmare. 00:53, 12 September 2016 (UTC)

September 11

Sculpture or monument

Does anybody where is this monument or sculpture located in? The scene of this video is at 11:15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXJ20H0iTIU Donmust90 (talk) 02:20, 11 September 2016 (UTC)Donmust90Donmust90 (talk) 02:20, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Are you sure? I don't see any statue around 11:15..--Jayron 32 04:01, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I see a grey concrete object. I can't tell what it is. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 05:27, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

According to IMDb, the episode was filmed at Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute in Toronto. This might assist in tracking down the sculpture. Tevildo (talk) 10:56, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The IMDb page says, "Save for the school track scenes which were filmed at Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute, all of the running sequences in this episode were shot at various locations throughout Toronto's High Park." Since in the scene the boys are running cross-country rather than on a track, a location in High Park seems likely. Deor (talk) 13:37, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It seems very odd being as isolated as it is. Perhaps it is a remnant of something functional. Perhaps it held a large sign or an array of lights or a scoreboard. Perhaps there is a playing field beyond the fence that stands behind it. Bus stop (talk) 03:03, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

MI+

At about the time of the first Mission: Impossible movie, someone recorded a longer, more elaborate version of Lalo Schifrin's theme; it got some play on VH1 at least. Who was that? —Tamfang (talk) 07:03, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Do you mean the 1996 Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr. version? Here's a clip. It was used for the film too, however. It's also mentioned in the article on Theme from Mission: Impossible. ---Sluzzelin talk 08:09, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Some dual role movies as Father & Son - Hollywood?

Friends please name some hollywood movies that has dual role by same actor as father and son. Not like the same character disguising for a scene (like mrs. doubtfire) but rather played by same actor as father and son or mother and daughter. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 183.83.51.177 (talk) 10:54, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

In Back to the Future Part II, Michael J. Fox plays Marty McFly, Marty McFly Jr (his son), and Marlene McFly (his daughter).

In The Nutty Professor (1996 film), Eddie Murphy plays the main character Sherman, and also plays as each one of: his father, his mother, his grandmother, and his brother. Staecker (talk) 17:53, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The question you have asked is likely to be a subset of List of actors who have played multiple roles in the same film. --Jayron 32 00:04, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

In a short-lived TV series called The Second Hundred Years, Monte Markham played his own grandson. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 00:24, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Downloading sheet music

I want to create a library of favorite classical piano music pieces. I want it in a digital form that I can print then on sheets of paper with a printer. What would be a safe website? I found one but they send you emails with attachments which turned me off. Safety is paramount for me. Thanks, - --AboutFace 22 (talk) 14:32, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This site offers free downloads of non-copyright sheet music - it might be what you are looking for. https://musopen.org/sheetmusic/ Wymspen (talk) 18:18, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I'm wondering why you are concerned about email attachments, but you're ok with downloading files from a web site. Perhaps I am not understanding your concern about email? CodeTalker (talk) 20:10, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Also try IMSLP. Not everything they have is copyright-free world-wide, but much of it is. I use it frequently. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 22:02, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you much. I am not necessarily after free downloads but I want reputable and safe. How about www.8notes.com? --AboutFace 22 (talk) 00:24, 12 September 2016 (UTC) @CodeTalker, everyone says that email attachments are a vehicle for bringing spyware into your computer. Downloading pdf files is not. --AboutFace 22 (talk) 00:26, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry to disappoint you, but unknown PDF files can be just as dangerous as email attachments. The trick to staying safe online would seem to me to be more about making sure that your PC has an up-to-date anti-virus, and educating yourself on how to determine whether a source can be trusted, than about avoiding a particular vector. - Cucumber Mike (talk) 06:51, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Tune ID

As WatZatSong is out of service again... Could someone help in identifying this? The song's refrain is quite similar to "And The Beat Goes On" and generally similar to "Miami", but has female vocals. The refrain lyrics almost certainly had "people... goes on", but I don't see it among renditions of "And The Beat Goes On". The song is from the 80s-90s, certainly no later than the 90s. Had to resort to play piano tune. Brandmeister^talk 19:55, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Salman, Aishwarya

1. Is Hum Dil Chupke & Hum Tumare the only 2 films Unfortunately for Salman Khan & Aishwarya Rai?

2. I hope There are Other Films?(

Dhai Akshar Prem Ke , Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam (guest appearance) Rahul^{Text me} 21:59, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

September 12

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 Thank you much. I am not necessarily after free downloads but I want reputable and safe. How about '''www.8notes.com'''? --[[User:AboutFace 22|AboutFace 22]] ([[User talk:AboutFace 22|talk]]) 00:24, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
 @CodeTalker, everyone says that email attachments are a vehicle for bringing spyware into your computer. Downloading pdf files is not. --[[User:AboutFace 22|AboutFace 22]] ([[User talk:AboutFace 22|talk]]) 00:26, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
+:Sorry to disappoint you, but unknown PDF files can be [http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/64052/can-a-pdf-file-contain-a-virus just as dangerous] as email attachments. The trick to staying safe online would seem to me to be more about making sure that your PC has an up-to-date anti-virus, and educating yourself on how to determine whether a source can be trusted, than about avoiding a particular vector. - [[User:Cucumber Mike|Cucumber Mike]] ([[User talk:Cucumber Mike|talk]]) 06:51, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
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