Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2009 April 16

= April 16 =

Aviator
Where does one get Aviator Glasses (sunglasses)? Where does one get Silver (framed) Aviator Glasses (sunglasses)? Preferably black lensed, i.e.: not metallic coating er shinny coating [on the outside). Is there a specific brand?  If so, what is the model?96.53.149.117 (talk) 00:38, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Ray-Ban will probably have what you are looking for. They have a fancy Flash website that allows you to look at all the different styles (the RB3362 model looks like aviator glasses to me).  They have a store locator, too. --Richardrj talkemail 06:01, 16 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Sunglass Hut? I can't imagine it would be that difficult to find these glasses if you shop around a little bit. Tomdobb (talk) 12:41, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

1950s radio drama
I'm looking for the title of a radio drama that aired in the United States sometime in the early to mid 1950s. Unfortunately, the only information I have about it is that the introduction featured "a kind of jazzy whistle" over sounds of footsteps, that it was decidedly not The Whistler, and that it MIGHT have been a mystery program. Any help tracking it down would be appreciated! Horselover Frost (talk) 01:23, 16 April 2009 (UTC)


 * The whistle theme was heard on The Saint which aired on CBS, Mutual and NBC between 1945 and 1951. Some sources say the theme was by Leslie Charteris, while others credit RKO composer Roy Webb. Pepso2 (talk) 12:02, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

NFL Freemasons
Has there ever been any NFL player known to have been active in Freemasonry, either during or after his football career? L ANTZY T ALK 17:54, 16 April 2009 (UTC)


 * This site (of unknown reliability) lists John Elway.  --Cookatoo.ergo.ZooM (talk) 18:33, 16 April 2009 (UTC)


 * I am certain there are; the freemasons is a large civic organization, and there are many members in many professions. Just as many football players were members of college fraternities or the Rotary Club or Boy Scouts of America, there are probably numerous freemasons among their ranks.  Merely because such statistics are not numerated anywhere does not mean anything more than it is not necessarily a significant thing worth reporting, and more than membership in any other civic organization may be.  --Jayron32. talk . contribs  02:06, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

Beaten To Handicap
In Go Seigen, it says that Go Seigen had beaten certain opponents to handicap. What is handicap in this case?96.53.149.117 (talk) 19:33, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
 * See Go handicaps. Basically, it means that the other players were permitted certain advantages and he still defeated them. Deor (talk) 22:45, 16 April 2009 (UTC)