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January 14

NFS Carbon graphics

Hello, I just installed the new Need for speed Carbon game. Every time I run it, first it doesn't show the intro video, but i hear the sounds and then in the game everything is made up of blocks and nothing is understandable. My computer meets the system requirements for the game. What can I do? --(Aytakin) | Talk 00:06, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

U sure you met the specifications for the graphic card and everything else? Most of the time, the prob is caused by graphic cards that aren't suitable for the game --K.Z ^{Talk • Vandal • Contrib} 02:19, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Yes, i have a GForce 4 and that's what is required --(Aytakin) | Talk 02:32, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Something might have gone wrong with the installing. The installation might have been corrupted. Does restarting ur computer solve anything? If it doesn't, try checking the installed folders. Some games, such as the NFS Most Wanted have videos in the WMF or more rarely, in the AVI or MPEG formats. Try using a player to play these files. If the videos can not be accessed or doesn't work, try reinstalling. If they do work, check ur direct X. Just wondering, but what windows edition do u have? --K.Z ^{Talk • Vandal • Contrib} 02:19, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

It sounds like a Direct X issue. Ensure that you have the latest version. If you can access the game options, you might also want to lower resolution / detail level etc, lower everything to the minimum, make sure it works then, then turn it up a little at a time until it goes to slowly or blocky. If you have bought a legitimate copy, which, of course, I am sure you have, you can also contact the game's manufacturers, who will have a technical support line for this kind of issue. Proto::► 12:33, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

If it is a Direct X issue, it would be pretty peculiar. NFS games usually install the compatible direct x before it installs the game. If none of the following work, i suggest you have the game checked out by an expert. This is a long shot...but could ur computer hace a virus or malware of any sort? Some viruses can disable specific files activating, or change the way it works. --K.Z ^{Talk • Vandal • Contrib} 02:19, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Fate of Norns

Are there any published covers of Amon Amarth's song "Fate of Norns," or any other songs from that album, with clean vocals? That's my only complaint, and apparently a common one, against an album with excellent lyrics, excellent riffs and excellent drumming. NeonMerlin 04:28, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

site for songs

can ne1 tell me a site for free online new english songs???? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 59.144.71.41 (talk) 16:14, 14 January 2007 (UTC).

If you're looking for hits/ commercially released songs, the odds are slim of finding something released legally or by permission of the artist... 惑乱 分からん 19:44, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Some bands, like Muse and You Say Party! We Say Die! let you listen to their songs on their websites; Muse have their entire catalogue on their website, although you can't download the songs. Also, check the band's MySpace; these often have their singles available to listen to or even download. Laïka 21:43, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Check out music.download.com. The music is not by mainstream artists, but rather developing artists. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 04:44, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

English as in the language or English as in the nationality? Dismas|^(talk) 03:34, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Arrested Development

What appear to be the odds of Arrested Development coming back...even if it's not on FOX? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.81.188.143 (talk) 18:51, 14 January 2007 (UTC).

Have you seen our Arrested Development page? The odds aren't good. Mitchell Hurwitz has declined to be involved in anything short of a movie and Showtime won't make the series without him. There is speculation about a movie, but nothing solid. Sorry. --Cody.Pope 02:27, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

Indeed, coming from a fellow AD fan, not looking good. Cyraan 16:51, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

Looking for an episode.

I am looking for the complete episode of the Colbert report that includes the "A Colbert Report Special Report: The De-Deification of the American Faithscape"

Can someone help? Omnipotence407 19:12, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

right here Wolfgangus 19:38, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Close, i found this one already, but its missing something at the end that i really liked. It was like a comparison of different religions. Omnipotence407 20:11, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

January 15

What movie is this from?

There's a movie which contains these lines: " I'll bet you twenty dollars I can kiss you without touching your lips" They kiss. " Best twenty dollars I ever spent"

I would like to know what movie this was and if possible what scene/how far in. Thanks. 63.135.8.94 01:29, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

A Google search gave me Derailed. — Kieff 01:35, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

You're right, thanks a lot63.135.8.94 01:42, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

News archives for films

I've generally edited for upcoming films, but I'd like to branch out into films that have been out for a while. I've used IGN, ComingSoon.net, SuperHeroHype.com for film articles on which I work now, but when it comes to older films, such as Schindler's List, there is less information present online. I have access to Access World News through my college account, but I was wondering if there were any archives out there that solely covered films, or at least point me in the direction of print reliable sources. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 04:47, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

On imdb, there's a menu on the left side of the page for every film. The category Awards and Reviews has links to external reviews and to newsgroup reviews. The page on Schindler's List, for example, links to lists of external reviews and newsgroup reviews of that particular movie. ---Sluzzelin 13:28, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Robert Webb

hello,

I know that the British sitcom actor Robert Webb grew up in Woodhall Spa in lincolnshire, England but i was wondering how i would go about finding out which house or area he lived in? (Woodhall Spa is a pretty small village, especially back then). Does any one know?

thanks, --Killer 777 17:17, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

• You could try contacting the local city hall or church if they have either, but seeing as relatives might still live in the house, they might not be inclined to release the info to you as it is violation of the webb family's privacy. - Mgm|^(talk) 10:49, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
• Not sure if it's the same in the UK as it is here in NZ, but here, libraries often keep old electoral rolls or old local phone books. Search for his parents in Woodhall Spa in 1980s electoral rolls or phone books. Grutness...wha? 00:55, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

I'd try contacting the Lincolnshire Archives [[1]], if they don't have the electoral rolls for the period, they'll probably be able to advise you on the best place to look. Mighty Antar 01:18, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Kimera and the Operaiders

Hallo,

I am looking for info regarding the Korean Soprano, Kimera and the Operaiders, who sang in the 80's or 90's. Who is she? Where did she come from? What happened to her? When was she born?

Please help if you can. It would be much appreciated.

Martin du Plessis Bournemouth United Kingdom.

(email address redacted to prevent spam) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 217.44.86.85 (talk) 22:19, 15 January 2007 (UTC).

Hello Martin, this is from the French Wikipedia's page on Kimera: Kimera seems to be a descendant from the royal Silla dynasty and was born on January 10, 1958 in Daegu (South Korea). She performed as a solist on Korean television from the age of twelve. In the late 1970s she went to Paris to study literature and classical singing. Her ability to effortlessly tackle parts ranging from contralto to lyrical coloratura soprano was noticed among Parisian jurors when she received a unanimous vote for the Diplôme Supérieur d'Art Lyrique in 1984.

That same year, she married Raymond Nakachian, a rich industralist, and eventually settled in a luxurious estate, the Villa Mélodie, in Marbella (Spain). Her career took another leap that year when she founded Kimera and the Opéraiders and recorded her first album with the London Symphony Orchestra - it's title was The Lost Opera (English Wikipedia has an article on it) and it sold 2.5 million copies. The music and performances consisted of famous arias accompanied by drums, electronic instruments, dancers, light-shows, and fireworks.

In 1987, the car driving Kimera's oldest child Mélodie to school was ambushed, and the girl was kidnapped. Her ransom was set at thirteen million US Dollars. The parents weren't able to raise this amount of cash in due time, but one of the kidnappers carelessly lost his wallet while jogging, which eventually led to the perpetrators' arrest and Mélodie's liberation. This eleven-day drama seems to have been a huge media event in "Europe" (though I can't recall it).

Kimera continued to work into the 1990s, performing Ravel's Boléro at the Bolshoi Ballet in 1991, for instance, but her performances and recordings became rarer and rarer since the kidnapping and stopped altogether around 1994. Her style has been criticized and called a 'vulgarisation of classical music' by purists; on that note she has been compared to Richard Clayderman and the Rondo Veneziano. Kiméra appears to be known mainly in South Korea and Europe (particularly Spain). Audio or video-recordings of her work seem to be rare and finding them is difficult.

Again, this is all from the French Wikipedia and I haven't checked, let alone double-checked, any of it. ---Sluzzelin 12:33, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

OMG... I'm Korean, and I always thought she was French. :S (To be truthful, I've only seen her on TV once or twice when I was very young.) --Kjoonlee 15:41, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

main theme

What is the main theme in the movie "Maman Last Call"?

Are you asking about the music or the plot? If it doesn't need to be cited, you might get some insight from its page on IMDb. Anchoress 23:03, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

I'm talking about the plot and what is the main theme of this movie?

OK, so did you read the IMDb link? And please sign your posts with ~~~~ so we know who you are and when you posted. Anchoress 22:50, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

I did read the IMDB link but, it didn't help me about the main theme in Maman Last Call. Please1 help me! I just watch two days ago and I still don't even get what is the main theme? don mustafa

Well I haven't seen the film, but I got an impression of the the main theme from reading the IMDb entry, but if you have seen it and the IMDb page didn't suggest the main theme to you, then maybe my impression was wrong. Hopefully, someone who knows more about the topic will be able to help you. And PLEASE sign your posts. Please and thank you. Anchoress 23:12, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Song in Donnie Darko?

What's the name of the song in Donnie Darko with the school? It's like a slow motion pan through a hall and the courtyard. The chorus starts with something like "something happened and I'm head over heels."

Can anyone help me out? Thanks

At the beginning of Donnie Darko? V-Man737 01:52, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

It's probably Head Over Heels by Tears for Fears, which is listed in the SOUNDTRACK LISTING. Anchoress 01:57, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

I can confirm that it is. --Grace 22:55, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

January 16

Empty gun, or not?

In Tom Clancy's Debt of Honor, Sergey Golovko tell's Jack Ryan that the gun he held to Ryan's head when Ryan helped the KGB chairman escape in The Cardinal of the Kremlin was empty. However, in The Bear and the Dragon, Golovko is thinking about how great a man Ryan is and it says he was glad he had the sensibility not to pull the trigger in the abovementioned incident. Therefore, when Golovko told Ryan that the gun was empty, was he lying, or did Clancy forget it had been previously revealed to be unloaded? Crisco 1492 09:11, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

<opinion> knowing Clancy, he'd as soon forget his first-born child. Having Golovko fudging the truth would definitely add more intrigue to the plots of the novels, while still leaving the first novel relevant to its considerations.</opinion> V-Man737 09:50, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Although saying you held an empty gun to someone's forehead isn't a fudge if its actually loaded. However, it would fit with Golovko's character, since he seems to enjoy yanking Ryan's chain a little when they are enemies, but is reasurring when they are friends. Thanks! Crisco 1492 07:51, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Heh... fudge. I didn't want to say "lie," because it's such a harsh term, and I rather like Golovko... ;-) V-Man737 08:50, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Didn't mean it to be a harsh term, cuz I personally think Golovko's pretty cool (though I would like to see Broderenko (s.p error, sorry, not sure) in more books). Sorry, just that I see fudging as a synonym for a white lie. Crisco 1492 09:14, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

January 17

The McPherson Tape Film - Fact or Fiction?

Firstly thank you for answering this question in advance.

I recently saw the film The McPherson Tape about an alien abduction video taped on a home camcorder during a thanksgiving dinner.

I would like to know if this is Blair Witch Project type film, i.e. designed to be fake, or is it claimed to be a true story, or even based on a true story?

Thanks again!

Rishi Raichura —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.131.32.93 (talk) 02:02, 17 January 2007 (UTC).

It is an entertainment source (for those who enjoy watching movies while drunk), after the style of Blair Witch Project (although it should be said that the BWP is after the style of this film, since it seems to have come out around a year earlier). This site documents an exchange between the website owner and the director of the film. V-Man737 09:15, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Pop Goes the Weasal

I remember this from childhood in the 1950s. I think we sang it at school? What is it?:68.81.166.246 04:45, 17 January 2007 (UTC)76Janice 16 January 2007

Pop Goes the Weasel exhaustively details the song, its lyrics, and stories behind it. V-Man737 04:47, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

ABC Medianet: Their Television Ratings

Can someone explain why are ratings showed here - http://www.abcmedianet.com/pressrel/dispDNR.html?id=010907_03 - so different from ratings you can find at Zap2It, eg.?

Rankings are correct but the ratings points differ. SampleUser 13.15

Information on Fyfe Robinson

Hi there,

Possible alternative spelling would be Fife Robinson

Can anyone tell me when this gentleman died? He was a UK radio/TV broadcaster in the late 1960s (and probably at least 50+ years of age then) so I'm fairly sure he must have passed on.

I've tried Google and Wikipedia searches without finding anything toher than an oblique reference.

Thanking you in anticipation

GuyAdams 14:03, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

After a few searches, it seems his name is Fyfe Robertson (I can see how "Robertson" can sound like "Robinson" with a Scottish accent). Another three or four searches later (and yes, this took me some considerable time; I can see why you came here), I found this obscure article narrowing down the date of his death. As the article is dated April 26, 1997, and the author indicates being notified of "the tenth anniversary of his death" on Friday (the 25th), I'd say my best guess is that our man died on April 25 of 1987. *whew* ^_^ V-Man737 14:44, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! Helps to start in the right place doesn't it (mea culpa). Top man.

Glad it helped! The turning point was in this Google search when I came across a forum where people had made the same search, and one of the searchers announced that the man they were looking for was actually Robertson, lending more success to their search. After all my searching, and reading all the many praising remarks about the man, I must say I've come to respect and admire him without even seeing him at work! V-Man737 15:57, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

His name was actually Fyffe Robertson. His IMDB entry indicates that his last work in a tv play was in 1980. -- Arwel (talk) 00:57, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Reged 14:31, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

According to the BFI website FYFE Robertson died 04/02/1987 http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/88414. His name was actually James Fyfe Robertson.

Even though I was a callow youth at the time I well remember his wry outdoor news pieces. Like many TV journalists (Cliff Michelmore, Alan Whicker, Trevor Philpott) he made his name on the BBC's flagship early evening news programme Tonight. There's info on it here: http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/T/htmlT/tonight/tonight.htm and here http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/tv/adults/tonight/tonight.htm

What's the name of this movie?

I saw half of a movie recently, but I don't know the name. It was set in China (I'm pretty sure the movie was made in China) during the Civil war/Communist take over. The main character was a guy who used to be addicted to gambling, but then he became part of a shadow puppet show. He is involved in the fighting, and returns home to see his town run by authoritarian communists. I think it is a well-known movie, but I have no idea what is was called. Thanks GhostPirate 14:48, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Could it be The Puppetmaster by Hou Hsiao-Hsien, by any chance? There are pages on it here, here and here, but I'm not sure if it's the film you're looking for. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 15:17, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

That's not it, but thanks for looking. After some investigation, I found it. It was called To Live. - GhostPirate 15:42, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

I remember that movie. It was quite good... 惑乱 分からん 16:11, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

January 18

Band / song identification

Hi, a friend made me a mix tape in 1987 with a song on it she couldn't identify. It starts with an electric piano intro, and the opening lyrics are:

"This isn't my city, no place for us here Hardly no money..."

The chorus seems to be

"I'm going, going up the hill and straight to death"

It's a mournful and pretty song, and all the other bands on the mix tape were punk, but this group sounded more goth. The lead singer is male and has an English accent (sorry, no idea what region). I've searched for identification using the chorus, and the opening lines, with no success. Any ideas? Thanks very much for any help you can give. Novemberjane 03:25, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Cyber Style

FYI

 – Header added in 2021 to separate clearly different topics --Maresa63 ^Talk 15:40, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

Someone at the help desk told me to seek help here, so here's the deal. I REALLY need another admins' help with this.

The current conversation I've had with another admin regarding this subject can be found here. Now, He and I had a bit of a dispute in December (a link in the section specified in the link will provide that conversation too), and the end result regarding sources was that in the case of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, episodes could be considered viable sources, but only when backed-up by a written, secondary source.

Now I've asked him if I could recreate a page he's deleted twice in the past (both unfairly in my opinion, but that's besides the point). He claimed at first I had no source, then that the page would be based on original research. The page in question is "Cyber-Series". In the anime in question, this refers to a series of cards with "Cyber" and "Cyberdark" in their names. The page as I would like to create it would refer to the two's relation to yin and yang, the dojo in which using the cards was trained, and the character who uses them and furthermore develops to reflect them during the series.

Now, I have a written source, and I have already been told I could use the episodes as a source with a secondary source. Also, I am fully prepared to offer citations to the episodes in question. And it is states in the series itself that the two "Cyber" cards are yin and yang, and that the character desires the Cyberdark cards to match his new, evil personality. Now, there is no original research involved, and I have both a secondary and a primary source, both of which are official. Do I have adaquate grounds to re-create this page? Drake Clawfang 06:24, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

It would be a good idea to let us look at the sources, perhaps by linking to a website that has them. Keep in mind that for a source to be considered legit, it should fulfil the key criteria discussed in WP:RS. If the key fits the lock, the lock should open. -_- V-Man737 06:48, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

The official site is "TV Tokyo" (I'm sorry, I don't have an exact address). Also, back in December I was told on the Help Desk I can use the episodes of the anime of which I speak as primary sources, as long as I observe the Neutral POV rulings, which I always have. Take this quote from "BigNate37"

"To summarise, yes you can use the episodes and official site as sources, but you would not be able to write more than a stub without using reliable secondary sources or introducing serious WP:NPOV and WP:OR problems"

Thus, again, where is the problem? Drake Clawfang 06:54, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Panic! - the TV Show

I recall being hugely taken in by a 1/2 hr weekly tv drama series in the late 1950's called "Panic." I still recall episodes vividly but I have never met anyone who recalls it.

Does anyone out there have any recollection of this show? It's opening logo was a slowly swirling mix of jet black liquid swirling around a white liquid, not mixing, more like oozing eerily. I would love to track down whatever happened to this show.

thanks07:26, 18 January 2007 (UTC)~~

I'm not old enough to remember it, but the Internet Movie Database has this entry for it, which lists 17 episodes from March 5 to July 2, 1957, skipping one week; another 12 episodes from April 6 to June 22, 1958, and a 30th episode on September 7, 1958. This agrees with the data for the show at the TV.com web site. Both sources also note that the show was retitled "No Warning" in its second season.

In The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1999 edition, "Panic" and "No Warning" are considered as two separate series, and considering that the only continuing cast member was the narrator, that makes some sense. They show "Panic" as running from March 5 to September 17, 1957. It ran on NBC at 8:30 (that'd be Eastern Time) on Tuesdays. For "No Warning", they show it running from April 6 to September 7, 1958, on NBC at 7:30 on Sundays. This source does not give episode lists and does not normally talk about how many new episodes and how many reruns were in a season, and I'm not sure if reruns had become customary yet. It seems possible that there were additional episodes not included in the lists I cited; the long gap between June 22 and September 7 and the skipped week in 1957 both certainly suggest that the lists are incomplete. Anyway, the book describes it as an anthology drama series where "at the outset of each episode... an individual was put into a sudden crisis situation... [and] the remainder of each episode delineated how well he reacted and coped with the crisis."

--Anonymous, January 18, 2007, 08:48 (UTC).

According to the 2003 version, Panic involved threats of violence, while No Warning involved non-violent crises. User:Zoe|(talk) 20:38, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

I also remember the 2 shows and loved them too and have bene dying to get copies of them. The announcer people are talking about here was Westbrook VanVorhees. His dramatic voice said "...and then it came with NO WARNING!" If anyone knows where you can get copies of these 2 shows,let me know at mrstevens4u@aol.com. I got a catalog from a company which has all kinds of TV series from the 50s on up,but they do not have anything on either "Panic" or "No Warning'..shucks! [User: Rich from mrstevens4u@aol.com}

second world war songs in britain

I am writing a comparison essay about music. I need to find more information on the actual composition of There'll Always be an England - I know about the lyrics, but need to know about the score and how it relates to those times.

The article There'll Always Be an England might be helpful. Skarioffszky 14:55, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Rosetta Tharpe lyrics

I'm looking for the lyrics and guitar tab for the song "My Journey to the Sky" by Rosetta Tharpe. I know the Gaithers and Bonnie Raitt covered the song but was unsuccessful to find any lyrics for the song. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 198.246.140.62 (talk) 14:50, 18 January 2007 (UTC).

Fifties/Sitcom/Cartoon Shopping Music

There is (at least one) very distinctive piece of "shopping" music which sounds fifties to me, I have seen in cartoons (simpsons comes to mind, but I am sure it is other places), and I associate it with fifties sitcoms (though this might be inaccurate). It has been difficult to google info because it has shopping in the search. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.180.130.220 (talk) 17:06, 18 January 2007 (UTC).

Can you describe it more closely (arrangement, lead instruments, style etc)? For further research try the keywords elevator music and muzak too. ---Sluzzelin 10:29, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Guess what, I asked the same thing a few weeks ago. Didn't get any info, but it's worth linking back to it: Reference Desk Archives - Information about a specific style of "happy" music — Kieff 10:45, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

If it is the obnoxiously happy prancing music as heard in the "land of Chocolate" sequence of the Simpsons here then it identified as "Happy Go Lively" by Laurie Johnson here. Although it sounds more like "Shopping Spree" to me, listenable here meltBanana 14:44, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

I know exactly what music you're refering to. I once asked this question a few months ago, but never got a satisfactory answer. Ever since, whenever I hear the music, I always try to find out what it is, but to no avail. I know not yet which music this is. But it's definately not Muzak or elevator music. It seems to be alone in its own "genre".--Codell ^{[ Talk]} 02:42, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

I would recommend looking into the "Ultralounge" family of CDs. The track you may be looking for could be "Holiday for Strings" by The Voices of Walter Schumann or "Gay Spirits" by David Rose and his Orchestra. See Ultralounge Vol. 3 - Space Capades for possible sample on Amazon or Chapters.ca. Regardless.. even if it isn't exactly what you're looking for, I imagine its REALLY close. Blastimus 03:12, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Play a tune on-line

Not sure if this is the right place to post this. It could come under various headings. I'm trying to learn a piece for a choir. I'm looking for a website where I can type in a short piece of music manuscript (no chords, just single notes, and say twenty notes at a time) and hear it played back, much like a piano keyboard. I am not much good on a piano so it takes me too long to work out how a melody ought to sound. I tried Musipedia, but that only seems to allow me to key in and play back a very short string, and only once as the page disappears upon playback(!) Any ideas?--Shantavira 19:32, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

I'm not aware of any such service online but there's plenty of software that could help. Someoneinmyheadbutit'snotme 23:25, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

MIDINotate is my best friend for that sort of thing. V-Man737 00:16, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Works a treat. Thank you V-Man.--Shantavira

^_^ I have warm fuzzies on the inside. (Should I see a doctor about this? jk) V-Man737 14:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

I use the MIDI creator editor AnvilStudio --172.135.122.103 02:41, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Metroid Prime Hunters

How the heck does this guy do this to skip piston cave? it makes no sense to me! could someone please explain how to do this? Thanks :-) Ilikefood 22:05, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

You might try the Computer Ref Desk for video game questions. StuRat 04:45, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

January 19

LimeWire

I was wondering about the specific legal issues regarding the use the use of LimeWire in the United States. I was told that it was only illegal to share copyrighted material and that it was OK to download it. Is this true? —Akrabbim^talk 03:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

No, in the US, it is illegal to download copyright music. If u want to share or download music or videos, use Frostwire, which isn't based in the US and therefore not entitled to US laws. However, you are allowed to share music if the music isn't copyright, or the author has relinquished the copyright laws on the music. Most modern music is copyright. See United States copyright law --|K.Z|Z.K| Do not vandalize... 04:11, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Most modern music is copyrighted (it's a verb). Anyway, it's legal to share material you own the copyright of. But it doesn't matter if you share it or just download it. If you don't pay for the music, it's usually illegal. - Mgm|^(talk) 09:48, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

How do you pronounce Mary J. Blige's surname?

How do you pronounce Mary J. Blige's surname?

Darkhorse06 12:35, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

IPA: blaɪdʒ, I think... 惑乱 分からん 12:46, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

As in "oblige"? --Darkhorse06 13:01, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Yes, oblige. That's always how I've heard it pronounced, sometimes accompanied with puns (which are in turn accompanied by groans). V-Man737 13:34, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Creating new articles

I am creating an article on a band and I was wondering if there was a way that I could save my work before posting it for public viewing? I would like the band to read it first before the public sees it. Also are there any formats that can be used to do a band article? If so, where can I find them? Thanks Girlff5 15:45, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

No, but you can send the band a personal copy before you choose to upload it... 惑乱 分からん 16:37, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Well if the editor posts it as a sub-page of her/his userpage (User:Girlff5/Band for instance), it will be technically public, but few if any people will come across it. Anchoress 17:35, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

If you are writing a Wikipedia article, you might want to read WP:BAND first. As for formats, look for articles about similar types of band.--Shantavira 19:11, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks so much for the help. I am still very new to this and I am beyond confused as to where to start writing this article. on how to get the little table to the right side of the article. how to list the albums and how to put pictures

Try examining an existing band article. Click on the "edit this page" tab at the top and you'll see how it's set up. Clarityfiend 22:41, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Miner smuggling

I saw an episode of the US Whose Line Is It Anyway? and during a hoe-down Colin Mochrie made a reference to "smuggling a miner over the state line". What does this mean, or is a reference to? --AdamSommerton 17:23, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

I think it was "smuggling a minor", referring to different ages of consent among states. ---Sluzzelin 17:28, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

That and also may have been referring to the Mann Act.161.222.160.8 01:38, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Yes, it would be "smuggling a minor" (or if they were talking about miners, it'd be a pun on "minor"), but rather than ages of consent, the likely reference would be to the Mann Act. --Anonymous, January 20/07, 01:40 (UTC).

Of course – thanks! --AdamSommerton 22:23, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

The Story of the Fucking Squirrel in the Forest

What band recorded the song "The Story of the Fucking Squirrel in the Forest?" (clip^ⓘ) I found it on Gnutella attributed to System of a Down, but the song isn't on any of their albums and doesn't sound like SoaD. NeonMerlin 18:32, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

I Googled the phrase with not many results, although everything seems to attribute it to SoaD. AMG has no mention of this song, which is odd because they usually have everything. Sorry. howcheng {chat} 00:32, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Kim Jong Il

I guess this question fits best here instead of in the political area. I saw a skit on late night tv.... I believe it was with Conan O'Brian but I could be wrong. Anyway, the skit featured Kim Jong Il in a washing machine shouting phrases like "LET KIM OUT!". Ive looked all over google for it and it seems hard to find any reference to the skit at all, even tried youtube. Does anyone know where I could find a video of this skit? 172.144.111.20 19:02, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

The Patient

I was wondering, since the article was deleted, if someone could give me an explanation on the Patient, the 'character' of My Chemical Romance's The Black Parade. --NapalmRiot 20:31, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

It is not sourced, and therefore unverified, but the information on the page before it was deleted was:

• The Patient is the main character from New Jersey band My Chemical Romance's third album, The Black Parade. The album tells of the patients struggle for redemption after discovering he will die from heart complications within two weeks. He experiences regret (Cancer), anger (Mama), and, finally, hope (Famous Last Words). The album never explicity states he dies from his cancer, in fact it even hints at the possibility that it wasn't him but a loved one dying all along.

Rockpocket 04:51, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

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Pentatonic music scale

Which version of the pentatonic scale is the most culturally universal or most cute or easiest to teach kids or easiest to improvise with?--Sonjaaa 03:41, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

From pentatonic scale: "One of the most common pentatonic scales, sometimes also called a primary pentatonic scale (set form 5-35, 02479), can be constructed in many ways. A simple construction takes five consecutive pitches from the circle of fifths; starting on C, these are C, G, D, A, and E. Transposing the pitches to fit into one octave rearranges the pitches into the major pentatonic scale: C, D, E, G, A." Aside from the fact that it is chosen arbitrarily (and the set form is the same no matter what anyway), this pentatonic scale seems to be preferred in most major musical cultures, with the possible exception of its competitor, the C major pentascale. V-Man737 04:05, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

I'd have thought the easiest to teach children, if you have access to keyboard instruments, is just to play a scale on the black notes. Starting on Gb (F#) seems to be recommended in the pentatonic scale article. Skittle 22:34, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Comedy song - title and artist

File:RolfHarris.jpg

Rolf Harris.

I am looking for a song I saw on an Australian television stand-up comedy show a few years ago (maybe over 10). I think it is called 'I need you', but I can't even be sure of that. The artist wore glasses and played the guitar. The lyrics I can remember are as follows:

Partial of one verse: 'I need you like a cuppacino needs froth. I need you like a candle needs a moth - if it's gonna burn it's wings off! I need you, oh yes i do'

Partial of another verse: 'I need you like King Arthur needed a table, and it was more than just a table for one'

Partial of another verse: 'I need you like a pyscho needs path...' Nitharwyn 06:41, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

TA DA!!!!! The Wikipedia Google Queen 06:52, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

All hail teh Google Queen. V-Man737 08:12, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Cheers! I wonder if the singer was Rolf Harris? Anchoress 08:16, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

It will probably have been John Hegley himself, the author of the song, who is a kind of performance poet (and wears glasses). --Richardrj ^{talk email} 13:07, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Words of song by Neil Young

Where can I find the full words of the song "One of these days" by Neil Young? I have fed it into Google without success. If you can give them to me I would be most grateful. Shanidog 12:15, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Here you go. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 13:05, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Please don't link to copyright violating sites. See WP:EL. User:Zoe|(talk) 04:53, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Fair enough, point taken. Although, I note that the page linked to by Anchoress in the question above is also a copyright infringement, yet no-one has warned her about that. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 07:15, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Thans so much for this information Shanidog 19:04, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Shortest possible time anyone have gotten to level 60 in World of Warcraft?

What is the shortest possible time anyone can get to, or have gotten to, level 60 in World of Warcraft? I don't need an exact answer. --Tunheim 16:49, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

I don't know if it's the fastest time ever, but there was a player who released proof of himself getting a character to level 60 in 4 days and 20 hours of game time, and it was considered extremely fast. SubSeven 01:00, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Sweet, this is exactly the kind of answer I was looking for. In a game like World of Warcraft it might not make sense to talk about the theoretical minimum, but instead look at a couple of examples of how fast it possible can be achieved (like your example). Do you have any reference to more info about this? --Tunheim 07:45, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Sure. Here's a link to the videos: [2]. You can probably use that as a jump off to get whatever you need. Lots of random info in the comments for the various videos. SubSeven 21:28, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Rose Bowl Trivia

Are there any other Pro Football players other than Lynn Swann who has played in the Rose Bowl then going on and playing in the Super Bowl the next year? 18:28, 20 January 2007 (UTC)~

Ghostwriter TV Series on PBS

Where can I purchase a DVD/VHS of Ghostwriter TV series shown on PBS in the early to mid-90's? I'm looking for "Who's Max Mouse" or "Into the Comics" shows.

Jennylugreen 22:03, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Both episodes are available here, for around $30 each, on VHS: [3]. StuRat 08:55, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Looking for religious song in Spanish

Hello,

when I was in elementary school, a nun came over and taught us a Spanish religious song, glorifying the Lord. We just had to memorize it and sing it (we didn't know Spanish and in fact, I think we hadn't learned much French either). I would like to find it again. Since I don't speak Spanish, it will be hard, but it went something like "Se sient aqui, se sent aqui, se sent aqui, el espiritos de dios se sient aqui si los hombres de la tierra glorifican el señor..." and then it was repeated but then it was "set ama qui" or something like that in the beginning. Can you help me? Thanks!Evilbu 22:41, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

"I think it is "se siente aqui", and if it matters I think it means something like "One feels here, one feels here, one feels here the spirit of God. One feels here the men of the earth glorifying the Lord." 惑乱 分からん 23:45, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

What is this song clip?

You wont believe how angry this is making me!

Check out: http://www.thestuartclarkbreakfastshow.co.uk/bitsnpieces4.html, on the music player i'm trying to work out the clip starting at just before 5 seconds and ending 6 - it sounds like The Beatles, and i know i've heard it before, but none of the Beatles songs i have to hand match. If anyone could tell me this song - not much to go by, sorry :S - i would very very much appreciate it! Thanks Benbread 01:02, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Real Love (Beatles song)? ---Sluzzelin 01:11, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the help Sluzzelin, i'm not sure this is the song though. Any other ideas? Benbread 01:19, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

I have a poor musical record on the reference desk, but I'll go with Eleanor Rigby. Wolfgangus 19:13, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

It's not Eleanor Rigby. Are you trying to ruin my life? While this list is hardly exhaustive, any chance you spot it there? Wolfgangus 19:36, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

I originally thought it was Elenor Rigby, but it's been confirmed it is not - though it sounds quite similar - Benbread 23:21, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Benbread, if the answer doesn't appear here and you get it elsewhere, I expect nothing less than for you to post it right here. Wolfgangus 06:14, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Looks like i've passed on the frustration to someone else! Benbread 17:45, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

I don't haver a copy of We Can Work It Out. Could it be from the break ("Life is very short...") in that song? --Charlene 11:10, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Unless the timer was completely different on my go, I'd say it was Kate Bush Army Dreamers Mighty Antar 01:31, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

american pie nude scene

On metacafe.com, I saw this video clip that says American Pie Scene and the video shows a guy is operating the robot in girls' locker room and watching the two girls' naked legs, which American Pie sequel that the scene come from? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.12.153.170 (talk) 14:37, 21 January 2007 (UTC).

Sounds like it's from American Pie Presents Band Camp, which I suppose qualifies as number four of the five movies, and the first that went straight to video. Wolfgangus 18:58, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Song?

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew the song which has a chorus similar to: "mambo mambo, alala chici-chici-chici-chici-ta". It's a latin song, I dare say an oldie, though Im not quite so sure. Thanks!

Ok, so I got this far: it's called "tic tic tac", and is sung by a plethora of (inferior) artists, though Im waiting to see if the version by Chilli is the real, oldie, superior version ;), not the gayish (for lack of a better term) Carrapicho and Co. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 83.5.240.92 (talk) 19:12, 21 January 2007 (UTC).

Dragonball Z question

Vegetto in normal form is stronger of a SSj3 end probabily the stronger (except him in SSj form) of Dragon Ball Z (in normal form is stronger than Gotenks SSj3? Buu is stronger than Gotenks SSj?), in SSj form (Super Vegetto) he is 50 times stronger than normal form. Then Vegetto is stronger than both Goku and Vegeta. --Vess 17:21, 21 January 2007 (UTC) (Moved from humanities) 惑乱 分からん 19:36, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

And ur question is? --|K.Z|Z.K| Do not vandalize... 07:22, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Perhaps his power level is over nine thousand? This doesn't seem like a question as so much as a proof. --Wooty Woot? contribs 19:18, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Maybe the questioner is wondering why the fusion of Goku and Vegeta results in a stronger being. I'm actually surprised you didn't know that, but you discovered the fact by yourself using correct implication. As far as I am concerned, fusions are always stronger than each fighter independently, and I think that old pink god said that with the Pottara earrings the fusion was 10 times stronger than using the fusion dance. --Taraborn 09:03, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Song lyrics

Hi there! I'm listening to this band called Junius. I'm listening to their album called "Blood is Bright", it was released in 2006 I think. I don't remember exactly when. I was wondering if anyone could please find me the lyrics to the song "A Word Could Kill Her" for that album. Thanks! --Agester 03:09, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

I checked some of the biggest lyrics sites and they didn't even mention this band. I think the only way u could find the lyrics is by deciphering the music urself or type as many words of the lyrics u know into the search engine. --|K.Z|Z.K| Do not vandalize... 04:11, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Googling band name and song title? Have you already tried that? 惑乱 分からん 14:23, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Try this search or this one. Dismas|^(talk) 09:31, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

yep. I've tried google. When I searched i got reviews and bios of the band and similar stuff. Thanks for trying though! --Agester 01:17, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

high school football dvd's

During FSN coverage of the CIF football playoffs and championship game a offer was made to order DVD's of the games. I placed orders and have received nothing. I did not save the website just a confermation #. Can you help me with this locating this website ?. I think it was something like (gameday.com). Thanks Daniel Funderburg —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.44.131.2 (talk) 18:38, 22 January 2007 (UTC).

Japanese Yoda

How does Yoda speak in Japanese versions of Star Wars, considering how he speaks in the English sense is relatively similar to Japanese (verb at the end, nouns at the start, "To sleep, I must go"). Does he speak either backwards (in the "English" order "I must go to sleep) to preserve his "odd" speaking style for the Japanese viewer, or does he speak like anyone else? Don't have a copy of it, and I've always been interested in how this works. --Wooty Woot? contribs 19:14, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Hmmm, yeah... I think English, as many other Indo-european languages has a basic Subject Verb Object order, while Japanese has an almost universal Subject Object Verb order. Yoda's speech seems to be Object Subject Verb. 惑乱 分からん 19:48, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

That response, excellent you are giving. StuRat 21:47, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Foreign knowledge, man seeks. Enlightenment, I yet lack. A better answer, unfortunately I can't give. *-_-* 惑乱 分からん 23:31, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Ah, I never noticed that about Yoda. I never found a "subject-object" distinction very easy anyway. So I suppose it'd still seem weird to Japanese viewers. I should try to get a copy of Japanese Empire Strikes Back and listen to it. Would be an interesting thesis topic, "The speech of Yoda in various languages: a Muppet Case Study" --Wooty Woot? contribs 02:46, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

I'm unsure on whether foreign-language media is dubbed or subtitled in Japanese. I think it could depend. (I saw Ally McBeal in Japanese, once, but it really sounded inappropriate. I found it very hard to interpret characters' emotions...) Besides, I think it's hard to make an OSV sentence sound natural in Japanese, or would for instance "Aisu kuriimi ga, watashi wa tabemasu" suffice? (Icecream, I eat.) 惑乱 分からん 03:00, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

>_< AGH, horrible! lol. It sounds like you're addressing some ice cream, explaining to it that you eat. V-Man737 01:37, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Hmmm, I also thought about "Aisu kuriimu wo, watashi wa tabemasu", but that sounded even worse... 惑乱 分からん 04:30, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

I guess it begs the question of how the pidgin english of Jar-jar Binks was translated into other languages, too!

rock embassy

A song with the words 'rock embassy' in it, rap song, 80's (early 90's) - possibly by run dmc or eric b & rakin ? Anyone know?83.100.253.194

Try this search and see if the results look promising. Dismas|^(talk) 09:29, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

I already had and it didn't...87.102.6.197 14:18, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Leonardo Di Caprio

you know his hair, it's alwyas liked combed backwards, what is that hairstyle's name? And in titanic did the old lady at the end die dropping into the water? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 219.88.77.242 (talk) 00:57, 23 January 2007 (UTC).

I'm not sure that cut has a particular name, but registering with this site will inform you how to look like Leo in 6 different ways. As for the old lady - I imagine you have to decide for yourself. Rockpocket 02:13, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Isn't that Kate Winslet's character as an old woman?, and no, she just dropped that pendant (or whatever) she had gotten from Leonardo's character into the sea as a gift to him, or something... 惑乱 分からん 02:16, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

The movie was meant to leave you to decide for yourself, as it states in the article :) X [Mac Davis] (How's my driving?) 00:55, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

the article in English on the singer Alizee

The beginning of the article says her father was a computer ! Hmmm...I don't know...Somebody might wanna fix that one !

Thanks.

mark nolan usa —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.195.106.212 (talk) 03:44, 23 January 2007 (UTC).

Thanks, it's been fixed. Some vandal put that in there. You can fix cases of obvious vandalism yourself when you see them again. Please see WP:REVERT and WP:AIV for more info. Dismas|^(talk) 09:25, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Penn and Teller: Bullshit!

I see that one of the Bullshit! episodes for next season is about Mt. Rushmore but does anybody know what they will saying about Mt. Rushmore? Will it be pro Mt. Rushmore or will they say it was a waste of money? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.98.64.121 (talk) 03:47, 23 January 2007 (UTC).

Bullshit! "aims to debunk an array of popular misconceptions". Mount Rushmore is not a misconception, and their opinion of the mountain (or its sculpture) is unlikely to interest people, but perhaps there is some myth associated with it that they intend to debunk.--Shantavira 13:24, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Some of their episode descriptions or titles can be vague. Such as "Death Inc." (they're not debunking death or attempting to do a 28 minute show on being in favor or against). I would guess they speak of those president's vices, similar to the "Holier Than Thou" show, where they talked about Gandhi, Mother Theresa, and... somebody else. X [Mac Davis] (How's my driving?) 00:33, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Perhaps they are going to address why Theodore Roosevelt was included, since he doesn't seem to be of the same reputation as the other faces (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln). His inclusion might have something to do with Franklin Roosevelt being President at the time. StuRat 10:31, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Huuh? According to Historical rankings of United States Presidents, both conservative and liberal historians rank Teddy 5^{th. Clarityfiend 02:49, 25 January 2007 (UTC)}

yeah calvin coolidge was president when mount rushmore was started do your homework before you speak. i dont think they will say these presidents were bad because George washington is probably the reason we are even a country today. Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence why on earth would they say he was a bad president? Abraham Lincoln he ended slavery and won the civil war i cant find a reason why they would say hes was a bad president. and Theodore Roosevelt built the Panama Canal.

im beginning to think they may say their should be more presidents added. other presidents who have done great things. but i guess we will find out when the episode airs —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.98.64.121 (talk) 04:10, 26 January 2007 (UTC).

steps tp making a movie or television show

hi, i was wonder what and how many steps there are to making a show or movie. Like what do you have to do to even consider getting sponsered or if you already are sponsered what do you have to do to get a movie going or television show like what is the proccess??. thank you 06:07, 23 January 2007 (UTC)~ Nick S

Well, according to the Filmmaking article, the steps are as followed:

• Development
• Pre-production
• Production
• Post-production
• Distribution

Hope that helps. Read the filmmaking article if you want more info. :) --theblueflamingo^Speak 08:28, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Sponsorship can occur at any of these stages; the Beyblade cartoon series will have been funded by Hasbro from the day that it was suggested, Bond films gain their sponsorship during pre-production and production, while something like Coronation Street was probably only sponsored by Cadburys during distribution. Laïka 12:22, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Promoting a concert

Does anyone here have any knowledge/experience of putting on small-scale rock/acoustic concerts? There is an artist who will be touring Europe in the spring and I would really like to have him play in my home city. He is just one guy with a guitar, not very well known in Europe yet. Most of the small-sized venues in my city don't promote their own shows, they hire out the space. So it seems to me that my two main expenses would be the hire of the space, and the artist's fee. Then I would need to recoup that money in ticket sales in order to break even (which is all I'm looking to do; I don't care about making a profit). Obviously I would need to choose the venue carefully - right part of town, not too small/big, and make sure that it has all the technical equipment to enable my artist to perform. What other factors do I need to take into consideration?

Some other questions that occur to me are:

• Do most artists also expect to be put up in a hotel for the night at the promoter's expense, or do they pay for their own accommodation?
  
• To stimulate ticket sales the show would obviously have be advertised well in advance - but would the venue do this, or would it be my responsibility?
  
• What about bar takings - does the promoter/artist get some of these, or are they retained by the venue?

Any experiences gratefully received - many thanks. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 09:03, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

If you are renting the venue, I would think that they wouldn't care if you made any money or not as long as they get their rental fee. Therefore, I wouldn't expect them to advertise the show for you. Also, it may be a CYA (Cover Your Ass) thing with venues. If they were going to promote it and then nobody showed, you could sue them for not doing a good enough job of promoting the show, promoting it on the wrong radio stations, etc. I've never put on a concert so that's just what my cynical side tells me. Dismas|^(talk) 09:21, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

I know A LOT about this topic. We should talk offlist.

1. The first thing you should do is contact the artist to find out if s/he is willing to play your city, and what the fee would be. That will help determine the size of the venue. Ask if s/he would consider a profit share, although that would necessitate you giving a good plan as to how you are going to promote the concert, and it might include a rider on the part of the artist that s/he can cancel if you don't do a certain amount of pre-concert sales. Ask her/him for technical requirements, but make it clear that you are a small scale operation; s/he might have a 'bare' set design vs a more elaborate one. When you are talking to venues, make sure you get things like the actual size of the stage, times for setup, whether you have to pay a fee to set up if it's during open hours, if there are stairs to negotiate, etc. The artist may bring most of her/his equipment, make sure the venue has the proper outlets to deal with big electricity suckers.
2. Accomodation and per diems are negotiable. Lots of small artists will accept private accomodation (your spare room or even your sofa). You needn't go overboard; unless it's Eminem or Loreena McKennitt, they won't be expecting much. Believe me, I've been on BOTH sides.
3. Most venues will do some advertising, but if you want good sales you should expect to do some too, on your own dime. It's not true that venues are just happy with your rental fee; they want to fill their venue for bar sales, and they want to preserve their reputation. But don't expect too much. This is also something you can discuss with the artist; some artists have mailing lists, lists of stores where their records are sold, etc. They might be doing their own promotion, and/or they can coordinate with you.
4. House percentages (whether ticket sales or bar) are on a venue by venue and even gig by gig basis. The venue is more likely to split with you if you're bringing them someone they are pretty sure will fill the place and/or if you show you're doing a lot to promote the gig.

Hope this helps, email me if you want more help. Anchoress 09:34, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Who is the artist anyway hm? :) Because if you are going to try and get Eduard Lodewijk van Halen. well. I would be proud of you. Or you could settle for Paul Gilbert. X [Mac Davis] (How's my driving?) 00:30, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Grinding (dance)

Do you have any pictures of grind dancing?216.253.128.27 17:11, 23 January 2007 (UTC)nicholassayshi

If we do or don't, it's a type of dancing where two or more people rub their bodies against each other suggestively. Most commonly you'll see a girl moving herself down a man, or rubbing her butt on his crotch. X [Mac Davis] (How's my driving?) 00:28, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

• Just about any rap video shows this and you could get a still off one.hotclaws**== 09:17, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Dragonball Z - Veggetto question 2

Vegetto in normal form is stronger of a SSj3 end probabily the stronger (except him in SSj form) of Dragon Ball Z (in normal form is stronger than Gotenks SSj3? Buu is stronger than Gotenks SSj?), in SSj form (Super Vegetto) he is 50 times stronger than normal form. Then Vegetto is stronger than both Goku and Vegeta. Why Vegeto is stronger than united force of Goku and Vegeta? --Vess 18:48, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

See Asexual reproduction and synergy for starters; DBZ contains a lot of links to the fanworld theory. V-Man737 01:50, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

templates for certain subjects?

Greetings,

Are there templates for certain topics, like music bands? I noticed most of the music bands entries look the same. Is there a template I can easily use to do this? Or do I have to copy the formating from an existing entry to create a new one?

Thanks, Jim —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Neffland (talk • contribs) 21:31, 23 January 2007 (UTC).

Sorry, you have to make your own. There is a standard however, and you can see it in the band templates we use, such as Template:Green_Day for example. Next time on questions for using and editing, visit the Wikipedia:Help desk, instead. Good luck on template making! You can ask me if you need some help, as well. Also, sign your questions with ~~~~ X [Mac Davis] (How's my driving?) 00:26, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

fairly odd parents

I swear I remember seeing a promo for an episode of The Fairly OddParents in which Timmy sang about the joys of being a boy. I have seen all the episodes and movies and cannot place that song snippet. I looked in all the episode lists I could think of and found nothing, meaning either that episode was shown once and yanked (maybe not at all) or I totally daydreamed this. It was before or during the same season where Timmy wishes all the halloween costumes were real. Does anyone else remember this? This has been driving me nuts for years. Thanks! 22:02, 23 January 2007 (UTC)~~ ubercreatrix

I don't remember that song, but there is an episode where Timmy wishes there were no girls, and the Earth gets divided into male and female sides. Might it be there? Skittle 23:13, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

See Scary Godparents. X [Mac Davis] (How's my driving?) 00:23, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Many Movies,Many Songs

What do you think are the greatest movie songs of all time. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Clancy60 (talk • contribs) 23:11, 23 January 2007 (UTC).

Well, Phantom of the Paradise had some good stuff, but I don't think the Reference Desk is the right place for such discussions... 惑乱 分からん 23:28, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

I know you asked this a few days ago and it was deleted as being unsuitable for the Ref Desk. Strictly speaking, it probably is, although it's also fairly harmless IMHO. (It'll probably get deleted again.) But your question is so vast. Do you mean songs written especially for films, or songs which already existed and were added to films? Off the top of my head, some of my favourites are Flashdance by Irene Cara, Eye of the Tiger by Survivor, Mrs Robinson by Simon & Garfunkel, Nobody Does It Better by Carly Simon... the list could go on and on. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 23:30, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Easy one, John Williams and James Horner. X [Mac Davis] (How's my driving?) 00:21, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Hah! Not that easy, Mac Davis ;). Clancy60, the page on Academy Award for Best Original Song gives you a long list of which ones were picked by a specialized crowd as the greatest original movie songs of the corresponding year. Another, slightly different, crowd's choices can be seen at the page on Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. I have no personal favorite, there are so many beautiful ones, but Moon River was "our song" to Peggy and Al Bundy. ---Sluzzelin 00:41, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

We had this questions like a month ago, please don't revive them endlessly... Aetherfukz 15:53, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

January 24

Google Earth

I noticed Google Earth now has wikipedia articles on it. Do you know how to add a wikipedia article to Google Earth. I'd like to add Smith Mine disaster which is near my hometown. But there are probable tons of articles that could be added--seems a lot easier than trying to make a post from scratch. Puddytang 02:18, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

You need to add a Coordinates template, either {{coor title dms}}, {{coor title dm}} or {{coor title d}}. Google Earth does however appear to be very slow updating, though; I added these templates over a month ago and they still have yet to appear. Laïka 08:02, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Vegetto questions 3

Vegetto in normal form is stronger of a SSj3 end probabily the stronger (except him in SSj form) of Dragon Ball Z (in normal form is stronger than Gotenks SSj3? Buu is stronger than Gotenks SSj?), a Sayan if trasformed on Super Sayan is 50 times stronger than normal form. Then Vegetto is stronger than both Goku and Vegeta. Vegetto in normal form is stronger than Gotenks Super Sayan 3? Vegetto Super Sayan is 50 times stronger than Vegetto in normal form? I would the sources. --Vess 14:38, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

??? U asked three similar questions about this. Couldn't u please combine it into one question and make ur question a bit easier to understand.

Vegetto in normal form is stronger of a SSj3 end probabily the stronger (except him in SSj form) of Dragon Ball Z (in normal form is stronger than Gotenks SSj3? Buu is stronger than Gotenks SSj?), in SSj form (Super Vegetto) he is 50 times stronger than normal form. Then Vegetto is stronger than both Goku and Vegeta. --Vess 17:21, 21 January 2007 (UTC) (Moved from humanities) 惑乱 分からん 19:36, 21 January 2007

-quote from first posting

|K.Z|Z.K| Do not vandalize... 04:41, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Trying to apply strict mathematics to Dragonball is probably a quixotic quest. It works because it's fantastic (that is, existing in or constructed from fantasy, not great) fiction. — Lomn 14:56, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

spec video

What is a spec video? 195.218.15.86 15:31, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

A spec house is a house that the builder builds because they are speculating that someone will want to buy it when its done. The term is also used for spec scripts-nobody asked You to write the script, so you are doing it on spec- on your own time, and might never get payed. It looks like this video is a similar thing but I'm not 100% sure. -- Puddytang 17:02, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Unknown Song

Looking for a song, sort-of mid-tempo dancey song. Samples the words "James Brown (ascending)...James Brown (descending)." Heard it on the radio. Found it hilarious. Need help. And it's not the Big Audio Dynamite song. Someoneinmyheadbutit'snotme 18:08, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

I believe this is "Genius of Love" by the Tom Tom Club (1981). Hear it on Rhapsody. howcheng {chat} 19:02, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

That's the one, thanks! Someoneinmyheadbutit'snotme 03:12, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

January 25

Any Good Stock Market Movies?

Except Wall Street and Boiler Room? Anything on that tier? I looked at the "business movies" link at the bottom of Wall Street's page, but found nothing. Thanks! ChowderInopa 02:41, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

It depends what, exactly, you're looking for: Trading Places and Working Girl might qualify, depending on your exact criteria. Carom 02:47, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

I'm looking for the similar genre of intrigue/inside-the-industry "big-swinging-dicks" kind of movie as the two I listed.ChowderInopa 02:53, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

When I think of "big swinging dicks movies" I don't exactly think of the stockmarket... :o X [Mac Davis] (How's my driving?) 14:34, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

I'd so much like to link to that clip of that black guy, now... =S 惑乱 分からん 15:55, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

A number of business-related drama movies appeared around 1958, although they I'm not sure how well they fit the idea you have in mind. Patterns (1956) and Executive Suite are about power struggles in big companies; The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit is about a man's moral choices in his career. For that matter, so is the comedy-drama The Apartment. No, I have no idea which ones are available on video. --Anonymous, January 25, 2007, 17:41 (UTC).

In the Company of Men is a wonderful film about corporate culture, though business its not the primary subject of the plot. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room documents a sorry attempt at playing the market, and Rogue Trader is a not-that-great morality tale. All have at least one "big-swinging-dick". Rockpocket 05:02, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Other People's Money depicts an attempt at a hostile takeover. Danny DeVito plays what is kind of a Gordon Gekko-type character. SubSeven 23:47, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

The name Arrested Development

Was the TV show Arrested Development named in reference to the early 90s hip hop group, or was "arrested development" simply a common phrase used in other contexts, predating either one? I know that the band sued the Fox network recently; does that mean it was really their idea? I would like to see some evidence about whether or not the name of the TV show is a deliberate reference to the band. --Grace 03:10, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

It's not, and if you watch the final episode, that'll prove it to you. Not going to spoil anything here, though. The general idea is that the characters, except perhaps Michael and George Michael, are in a state of immaturity. Buster's a weakling that attempts to make up for his parent issues by joining the Army, Gob's a greedy blowhard, Lucille's a self-centered snob, and so forth. They're all stuck in some sort of child-mode. --Wooty Woot? contribs 03:17, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

All that, and the puns go on: George Bluth Sr. was arrested and charged for defrauding the investors of the Bluth Company, a business dealing in the development/real estate trade. The expression arrested development in the sense of a state where development has stopped prematurely is likely older than the band or the series. ---Sluzzelin 06:27, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Oh, and I just read that the band had the same idea you did, and sued FOX Networks over the show. This is referenced in one of the episodes: When talking about the Motherboy dance, the narrator says he is legally required to make the distinction between the dance and the band named Motherboy. ---Sluzzelin 07:22, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Arrested Development, meaning stunted growth, goes back to at least the mid 19th century. meltBanana 11:41, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Farfel the dog

Where can I find old Nestles commercials with Farfel the dog? I could only find 2 floating around on you tube. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.231.205.94 (talk) 03:41, 25 January 2007 (UTC).

Youtube is down at the moment so I don't know if you've already found this one. Wolfgangus 07:19, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Is "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross a Ballad?

I need to find a Ballad for a Theatre Class & considering the definition of Ballad includes "story or poem, put to song," would the song "I'm Coming Out" be considered a ballad? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.235.247.218 (talk) 04:39, 25 January 2007 (UTC).

From the article on Ballad:

"In the 20th Century, "ballad" took on the meaning of a popular song "especially of a romantic or sentimental nature" (American Heritage Dictionary). Casting directors often divide songs into two categories: "ballads" (slower or sentimental songs) and "up" tunes (faster or happier songs).

In my book, I'm Coming Out is not a ballad, it's too up and funky. Sticking with Diana Ross, Touch Me in the Morning is an example of a ballad. ---Sluzzelin 05:36, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, another Ross ballad is Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To). The entries on Listmania: Best Broadway Ballads and the google results for 'List of ballads' should get you going. Anchoress 05:58, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

A ballad needs schmaltz, nonetheless, I think some people such as Prince have written some good ballads... 惑乱 分からん 09:03, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Nonetheless? Are you saying your right hemisphere normally isn't susceptible to schmaltz? By the way, there are also 20th century songs carrying the word ballad in their title without being ballads in that modern sense. The original title of Brecht and Weill's Mack the Knife, for instance (Die Moritat von Mackie Messer), sometimes is translated to The Ballad of Mack the Knife. Ballad is used in the older sense of a Bänkelsang or Cantastoria here (see also murder ballad), as opposed to the more modern definition of a "slower or sentimental song" given above. ---Sluzzelin 16:50, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

It's rather cheezy and boring, sometimes... I am one of those that really like L.L. Cool J.s "I need love", though... ;) 惑乱 分からん 17:45, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

James Bond and skiing

Here are 2 questions for James Bond fanatics.

1. What is the first movie where James Bond skied?

2. What is the last movie where James Bond skied?

219.105.39.135 12:36, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Hmmm, Sean Connery's and Roger Moore's Bond skied in some movies, if I'm not mistaken. There's a rather funny scene in the Moore movie where he skies in a bobsleigh course... ;) I think George Lazenby skied in his only movie. Cannot recall which ones, though. Check out the plotlines in the articles. 惑乱 分からん 17:27, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I think On Her Majesty's Secret Service (starring Lazenby) was the first Bond movie featuring a ski chase (Where he crosses the tree-line several times on his way down, which greatly irritated my biology teacher). The last one was possibly The World Is Not Enough (Starring Pierce Brosnan). Another one I can think of, this time with Roger Moore, is For Your Eyes Only. I couldn't come up with a Bond movie starring Sean Connery on skis, but it's probably out there somewhere too ---Sluzzelin 17:52, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

The first movie was On Her Majesty's Secret Service and the last movie was A view to a kill. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 219.105.39.135 (talk) 23:53, 25 January 2007 (UTC).

A Rush of Blood to the Head: Max Martin?

According to the track info automatically provided by Windows Media Player, the last five tracks of Coldplay's A Rush of Blood to the Head were cowritten by Max Martin. This album is not mentioned in Martin's article, nor is Coldplay. Am I correct in assuming this is a mistake, and that they meant Chris Martin? --zenohockey 22:29, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Naruto Products

When does the Naruto soundtrack come out in United States (U.S) It doesn't say when it comes out in the United States it only says when it comes out in Japan. Would you please tell me when it comes out in the United States. Thanks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 4.159.125.120 (talk) 23:45, 25 January 2007 (UTC).

Hello, I have a qestion, do you now when the Naruto movie comes out to the United States? It came out in Japan a while ago. Well, Thank you.

Amy M.4.159.125.120 00:57, 26 January 2007 (UTC)4.159.125.120 00:53, 26 January 2007 (UTC) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 4.159.125.120 (talk) 00:03, 26 January 2007 (UTC).

Hello, I have a question, do you know when the Naruto Shippùden manga (part 2) comes out in the United States. Thanks.

Amy M.4.159.125.120 00:56, 26 January 2007 (UTC)4.159.125.120 00:55, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Is it certain all of these will be released in the US, I'm particularly doubtful about the soundtrack... 惑乱 分からん 01:46, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Amy M. Do you know the exact date when the Naruto soundtrack comes out? Amy M.4.159.32.191 02:58, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

looking for an comdeian

i'm trying to track down info on a British comedian, he had several shows on bb2? and did a show once where he tracked down other people with his name and one where he only followed his horoscopes while his brother did anything he wanted. i think his name was along the names of Neil/Nigel gormington? but i cant find him on google or wiki, does nay know who i'm talking about?--137.205.79.218 00:28, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia has an article on Dave Gorman. ---Sluzzelin 00:59, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

alkaline trio

did they do 'wash away' from tony hawks americna wasteland, was it on one of their actual albums? tsol did a cover, which evdently is the one on the game, ican anybody explain if theyve actually released it themselves, i can;t find it thanks —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.23.65.166 (talk) 01:45, 26 January 2007 (UTC).

The TSOL version is the original, according to Alkaline Trio's official web page, and it's Alkaline Trio who covered the song. I'm not certain which version is used in the game itself, but I'm assuming it's the Alkaline Trio version, because that's the version that's on the game soundtrack. I can't find any evidence that Alkaline Trio has the song on any of their own albums yet. -FisherQueen (Talk) 18:26, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Naruto

Hello, I was wondering who was stronger, Naruto Uzumaki or Sasuke Uchiha. And Sakura Haruno or Ino Yamanaka. Thanks

Amy M.4.159.125.120 02:04, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Neither of them. They are fictional characters that don't exist in the real world; there is no gauge that could be used to measure who is stronger. The only answers are opinions from the writers who portray their strength, or the fans who speculate on their strength. —Mitaphane _talk 02:31, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Amy m. Thanks, Amy M.4.159.32.191 03:00, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

There could still be canonical info claiming one is stronger than the other, such as Hulk being stronger than Spider-Man, and Superman being stronger than Batman. 惑乱 分からん 10:00, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

What song is this?

From a recent iPod commercial; Does anyone know what song is that? Found the answer. Pacific Coast Highway ^{{talk • contribs}} 02:46, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Movie: Naruto

Hello, Do you know when the movie Naruto comes out to the United States? Thanks, Amy M.4.159.32.191 03:03, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

You don't say which movie (there are 3 made, and one in production): Naruto the Movie | Naruto the Movie 2 | Naruto the Movie 3 | Naruto the Movie 4 Rockpocket 04:46, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

I'd guess the last one... 惑乱 分からん 10:02, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Amy M. The Naruto Movie: Snow Princess' Book of the Ninja Arts, when does it come out. Thanks, Amy M.4.158.231.79 23:00, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Album whose cover depicts a weasel biting at a man's face.

File:Frank Zappa - Weasels Ripped My Flesh.jpg

rzzzzz!

I saw it a few years ago, but I can't recall its name. It was released as a vinyl record, so it's probably pre-1990. It looked more like a painting or a coloured sketch than a photograph. Any idea what album it could be? Froglars the frog 07:09, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Weasels Ripped My Flesh by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. ---Sluzzelin 07:42, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

please tell me the right name of this song

On this site http://www.di.fm/edmguide/edmguide.html go to the hardcore section and then to the metalcore section, in the 1 sample, a sample of a music will play and homepage will say that the name of the music is t-1000 and the name of the band is fear factory, but I listened the song of fear factory with this name, and there is not a part of the music that has a sample like this. So what is the right name of this song? Please help me. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Exdeathbr (talk • contribs) 13:03, 26 January 2007 (UTC).

Article editor at O magazine

Is there a place I can find the editorial members of popular magazines such as O and Martha Stewart Living? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 149.99.81.187 (talk) 16:27, 26 January 2007 (UTC).

It's not listed in the magazine? --Wirbelwindヴィルヴェルヴィント (talk) 23:09, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Lois Malles Black Moon

Where can I get a copy of Louis Malle's movie Black Moon? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 149.99.81.187 (talk) 16:30, 26 January 2007 (UTC).

It's available on amazon.com, but only in PAL format. -FisherQueen (Talk) 18:07, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Bjork song

There's a song by Björk which has a weird video (I know, all her videos are weird, but bear with me). Björk drives some sort of massive lorry while singing. The lorry has a large mouth inside its bonnet which oozes green smoke, and at one point, Björk gets a toothache and goes to see a dentist, who happens to be a gorilla. At the end, she plants a bomb (?) in an art gallery which has mirrors everywhere and runs out. Unfortunately, I've forgotten what the song is called, and can't seem to find it anywhere in Björk discography. Can anyone help? Laïka 21:47, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Army of Me ---Sluzzelin 22:48, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Here's some Youtube clips 惑乱 分からん 23:24, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

nude scene in Shakespearean movies

Can someone tell me which Shakespeare movies that have a nude scene or more than one like for example the 1971 Macbeth had two nude scenes, one was when the witches were naked in front of Macbeth when there were telling him apparitions and the second was when Lady Macbeth was walk-sleeping in nude? I am only interested in the nude scenes in each movies. Thanks. Don Mustafa 19:27:00 01/26/07 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.12.155.201 (talk) 00:28, 27 January 2007 (UTC).

nude scene in teen movies

can someone tell which teen movies that has a nude scene or more than one, like for example in "Not Another Teen Movie", the only nude scene it had was the foreign exchange student was naked throughout whole movie? I am only interested in nude scenes in each movie. Thanks. Don Mustafa 19:31:00 01/27/07