Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2008 May 30

= May 30 =

Charles Whitman/Texas Clock Tower Massacre
I have researched your entry on Charles Whitman and the Texas Clock Tower massacre. In your References to Popular Culture section, you have no reference to a book that was written prior to the massacre by Ford Clark. The book, (I don't remember the name) detailed a similar fictional attack and Whitman (as I recall) mentioned this in his interrogation. I would appreciate your assistance in finding the correct reference and in correcting this and other links (e.g. Ottumwa High School Celebrities) as appropriate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wiki1211 (talk • contribs) 00:29, 30 May 2008 (UTC)


 * I would assume it's not in the popular culture section because, as you said, it was written before the event, and not about the event. I don't know what you mean by "Ottumwa High School Celebrities". Somno (talk) 03:55, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Yes, it is true that it happened before the event, but it was aledged that it was instrumental in his actions. As for the celebrities section, I believe Ford Clark was a high school graduate there and therefore, as an author, regardless of the Charles Whitman connection, he should be noted. Wiki1211 (talk) 14:07, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

chisel
how do you get a rock chisel in the sims 2 castaway? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.95.128.206 (talk) 05:42, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Craft it on a crafting bench, if you have a rock in your inventory. Somno (talk) 11:09, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Music Software Titles And Music Making Software
Does anyone know anywhere you can get music software titles or music making softare except these places?


 * http://making-music.blogspot.com/2006/01/big-list-of-free-music-making-software.html
 * http://making-music.blogspot.com/2006/02/list-with-recommended-commercial-music.html
 * http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/win95/MULTITRACK_RECORDING/

I'm not sure if this is the best place to post this, so I'll post it at Computing as well. Thanks.68.148.164.166 (talk) 07:50, 30 May 2008 (UTC)


 * you may find Category:Free audio editors interesting. Audacity is a popular freeware music editing program. If you don't want to download any software, the Beaterator is an award winning music maker that works in-browser. --Shaggorama (talk) 07:07, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

What All Is On Jim Brown's Criminal Record
I know Jim Brown has been arrested a few times but what were they about? 71.231.121.77 (talk) 12:46, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Does this page help?--droptone (talk) 19:43, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Nathan Fillion
Does wikipedia have a list of all the tv shows and films Nathan Fillion has been in. Thanx! N Fillion&#39;s biggest fan (talk) 14:35, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Dunno if it's really ALL of them, but Nathan Fillion certainly has a list. Friday (talk) 14:37, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
 * imdb is the preferred reference for this sort of thing. &mdash; Lomn 15:55, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

hollywood drug world whistle blowers
I was watching True Romance (my favourite film ever btw) and it got to the bit where they talk about how actors do drugs, especially coke, on the set and so forth, and it got me thinking. We're supposed to believe in all these movies that the drug pushers are the bad guys, and deserve what they get in the end, yet the actors themselves were quite possibly high on their stuff when shooting. Have any actors actually had a wakeup call and turned whistleblower, and given the identities of the actual people they get their drugs from? Have very many actors done time themselves for drug use (I know quite a few must have, but I'd be curious if anyone can point to a list)? Regards, 203.221.127.63 (talk) 21:01, 30 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Carroll O'Connor turned whistle-blower against his son's dealer. -- k a i n a w &trade; 15:40, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks Kainaw. Remarkably short answer though, for wikipedia. Does this mean there simply aren't any others? I surely hope not. 203.221.126.29 (talk) 14:32, 2 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Betraying your friends and associates doesn't do wonders for your reputation, so I conjecture not many people do this, unless they are trying to deflect prosecution away from themselves. I'm sure many actors have done time themselves, but I don't know of any list, or what the purpose of such a list would be, other than to serve as some kind of drug war propaganda.  As Wikipedia is not a propaganda outlet, it's likely not here. --Fletcher (talk) 00:09, 6 June 2008 (UTC)