Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2007 August 27

= August 27 =

Progressive rock treatment of "O Canada"
What progressive-rock treatments of "O Canada" have been recorded? Neon Merlin  00:01, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Jazz Recording problem
It is 1959 and you are the recording engineer(lets call him Dick) engaged to produce the MJQ album: Odds against tomorrow. You have only a THREE track tape recorder but four players to record. Bearing in mind that Milt Jackson was the founder and John Lewis the musical director, which of the four players doesn't get his own track on the tape? Also, why would you record the whole album at a very low level?--88.110.232.152 02:07, 27 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Three track recorders were normally set up to record the entire ensemble in stereo, with a vocalist or featured instrument getting the third channel. The modern practice of dedicating separate audio tracks to each player would not be common until years later.
 * Three track recorders were normally set up to record the entire ensemble in stereo, with a vocalist or featured instrument getting the third channel. The modern practice of dedicating separate audio tracks to each player would not be common until years later.


 * I would imagine many possible explanations can exist for odd recording levels, including engineers' mistakes or equipment problems. Also, recordings made in 1959 may have presumed a relatively high noise floor, the phonograph records of that day being much noisier (and therefore less revealing of tape "hiss") than comparable vinyl releases in the 1970s would be (not to mention current digital media).
 * I would imagine many possible explanations can exist for odd recording levels, including engineers' mistakes or equipment problems. Also, recordings made in 1959 may have presumed a relatively high noise floor, the phonograph records of that day being much noisier (and therefore less revealing of tape "hiss") than comparable vinyl releases in the 1970s would be (not to mention current digital media).


 * By the year you give, I'm guessing you mean the Modern Jazz Quartet. I don't have specifics of their situation handy. If the story of that session cannot be found online, there are several good audio engineers' blogs and forums you could ask around &mdash; I would Google audio engineer blog to start researching this question further.


 * Were I simply irked about the record I had just purchased, I'd write or email the label with my concern. / edg ☺ ★ 03:32, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Dick Olmsted

 * No answers, but here's more fuel for speculation. Dick Olmsted (as you already seem to know) was credited as the engineer for that session. Google and allmusic.com report albums crediting Olmstead with work at Olmsted Sound Studios, NYC between 1960 and 1971 (at least), mostly jazz releases, possibly some pop. No recent work shows up, and I don't find evidence of a business still existing by that name. A jazz trumpet forum discussion mentions a Dick Olmstead here
 * "Am told that Roy Stevens had a really big sound on his Triple C. One of my early mentors said this anyway. A guy named Dick Olmstead whom I haven't seen in a long time. [...] Wish I could find Olmstead (somewhere out of North Hampton MA. last time I heard from him)."
 * I can't tell if it's the same guy, and find no other description of the man or the facility. / edg ☺ ★ 10:13, 30 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Yes the original album was recorded at Olmsted Sound Studios in NY city on Oct 9, 1959. Recording engineer: Dick Olmsted its says on the label. But why did he get it wrong?--88.109.3.195 14:07, 30 August 2007 (UTC)


 * The trumpetherald.com forum comment turns out to be a false lead. I've been contacted the poster of the above-quoted comment, and they say this is a different, younger Dick Olmsted.


 * The trail grows cold. We may never know what happened. If you ever find out, I would like to know the details.


 * Odds Against Tomorrow looks like an interesting movie. Its IMDB page has no answers, but the forum comments show enthusiasm for the soundtrack. / edg ☺ ★ 00:12, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

In the godfather part 3, Why did Micheal Corleone kiss Fredo?
Is he bisexual or just wants to give him a "kiss of death"?--arab 02:20, 27 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Almost definitely a show of affection - what with them being brothers. I don't recall the scene where this happens but I suspect you need to reorganise your consideration of what is bisexual. Non bisexual (or gay) men will kiss and hug without any sexual/attraction based reasoning, simply because they are friends/family and are celebrating something/consoling them or the classic...drunkness. Nothing like drunkness to make grown men hug each other and talk gibberish! ny156uk 09:47, 27 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Kiss of betrayal actually....Michael does not know for sure yet that he will kill him. At the funeral he is convinced because he knows that Fredo could be tempted to do this again and so he orders the hit. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.220.2.13 (talk • contribs) 27 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Because this is a work of fiction, the meaning can be considered subject to the viewer's interpretation. That said, Michael's knowledge that he would have Fredo killed might have colored this show of affection. Consider it a kiss goodbye.


 * By the way, I don't remember this flashback from "part 3" (and mom still has my DVD copy). Are we actually talking about the "I forgive you" scene in The Godfather Part II? / edg ☺ ★ 21:27, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * With the line "I know it was you and it breaks my heart." yeah? I would definitely agree that it was a goodbye.  24.250.32.81 22:50, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

PSP Slim
Does anyone know what day the PSP Slim will release in New Zealand, I've searched everywhere i know, thanks -- 210.86.34.182 04:07, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * If they're not saying here, they probably won't be saying for a while. You might also check ign.com. Beekone 16:49, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Mickey Mantle
Hello. I have three questions, if anyone can weigh in, please. Thanks. While rummaging through some of my old belongings, I found that I had a signed / autographed Mickey Mantle baseball. And, for purposes of this question, I don't remember the circumstances of my acquiring it (where purchased, from whom, price, when purchased, etc.). Three questions: (1) How do I know if it is "real" (as opposed to a fake or a forgery)? and (2) More or less, how much monetary value would that have, assuming it is real? A third question ... if the answer to the above two questions is, essentially, "take it to an expert for appraisal" ... (3) Do those experts / appraisers charge for that service (and how much?) or is it just a free service? By the way, the baseball is in excellent condition, it's very clean, and it is encased in one of those plastic bubble "globes" so that it can't be directly touched. Thanks. (Joseph A. Spadaro 15:10, 27 August 2007 (UTC))


 * I can't directly answer your questions, but for what it's worth I found one very similar on eBay that "BEARS AN EXACT REPLICATION OF THE AUTHENTIC AUTOGRAPH"(!) In other words it's not a real authograph and one suspects there were 1000s made.--Shantavira|feed me 16:12, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Unless you were standing in front of Mantle when he signed it, I would assume that it was a mass-manufactured ball. Quite often companies, though I haven't seen them lately, will sell balls with an autograph printed on them.  Or sometimes they'll even get a whole team on the ball.  Dismas |(talk) 21:20, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

stephen bishop
stephen bishop biography —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.40.210.64 (talk • contribs)


 * stephen bishop biography. Corvus cornix 16:13, 27 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Click the above link. This is an encyclopedia, and not a search engine, by the way.--Shantavira|feed me 16:16, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Paris Hilton or not?
Is this photo really Paris Hilton, or a look-alike or a fake? http://images.google.co.uk/images?gbv=2&svnum=10&hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&q=paris-hilton-american-dream.jpg&btnG=Search+Images 80.0.121.94 16:52, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

I dont know for sure, but it looks doctorred to me —Preceding unsigned comment added by Naya c (talk • contribs) 14:39, August 28, 2007 (UTC)

YES IT IS HER THE ONE AND ONLY PARIS HILTON. Everybody in Hollywood is Doctored. see www.davidlachapelle.com, famous photographer of the stars. If you are at the bookstore you can look at the book called 'Artists and Prostitutes: Heaven to Hell' in the Art Book section. Ta-ta. Specialagent777 21:43, 28 August 2007 (UTC)Specialagent777

Do you mean yes it is Paris Hilton or yes it is doctored? Are you implying that this photo was taken by David Chapelle and is therefore genuine? 80.2.212.181 11:02, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Oh, sorry, I guess I didn't clarify that. Yes, that is a picture of Paris Hilton. I was just at Borders this weekend to see a copy of the LaChapelle portfolio-book. Specialagent777 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Specialagent777 (talk • contribs) 21:52, August 29, 2007 (UTC)

Why do you think it is Paris Hilton? Is it because you saw this photo in the book you looked at? 80.2.207.38 00:29, 30 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Take some initiative and search Amazon.com for the book he mentioned (here). Look at the photos Amazon offers just under the book photo.  The last one is the picture you are asking about. -- Kainaw (what?) 00:35, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

Finally an unambiguous answer on the third attempt. 80.0.128.194 18:53, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

Nude modelling
Is there any shame or disgrace in doing nude modelling or being a nude model nowerdays? In the western world I mean. Apart from the fact that you may be harassed by men or subject to peoples envy. 80.0.121.94 16:57, 27 August 2007 (UTC)


 * There is not a "yes or no" answer to your question. Whether or not one has shame in performing nude modeling is up to the individual himself.  Only he himself, and not some outside third party, can tell him that he should or that he should not feel ashamed.  It is completely up to him.  If you are asking about general Western societal norms or attitudes, I would offer this.  It all depends on the context of the modeling assignment -- its purpose, function, merit, etc.  Certainly, some forms of nude modeling will be considered in bad taste (i.e., shameful) and other forms will be considered in good taste (i.e., not shameful).  That being said, I think that societal mores, if you will, are certainly more liberal now than in the past ... so more things will be considered less shameful by more people, generally speaking, than in the past.  Nonetheless, it all lies in a matter of context.  Perhaps you can offer more about the specific context to which you are referring?  Thanks.  (Joseph A. Spadaro 18:31, 27 August 2007 (UTC))

I suppose you could classify nude modelling into modelling for artists, Page Three type modelling, softcore for example modelling for Playboy, or hard-core. I supose what I'm most interested in is the disgrace aspect, how other people would evaluate someone who did nude modelling nowerdays. 80.2.212.181 11:07, 29 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Try www.ishotmyself.com it is a self-nude modelling website. You need to subscribe to post though. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.76.125.193 (talk) 15:37, August 29, 2007 (UTC)


 * The Eye of the Beholder. In this case, who the artist is taking the picture.  In old times, if a two-bit potter asked you to do a nude, you might not want to take him up on that, unless the potter was actually a sculptor by the name of Michelangelo.  So in the sense of pictures, the photographer, if he's well known and whatever magazine he publishes for also can make a difference.  Lets say he submits only to Playboy, Penthouse, Playgirl, yeah, different perspective on the wages of art.  Then again, we don't judge contemporaries well, give it another 100 years and ask this question again.  Specialagent777  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Specialagent777 (talk • contribs) 21:56, August 29, 2007 (UTC)

Thats a relief. I was worried that my career as a porn model might prevent me from from getting elected to Congress in later life. 80.0.128.194 18:56, 30 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Move to Italy. Natgoo 08:58, 2 September 2007 (UTC)