Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2009 May 5

= May 5 =

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In my boys, one of the episodes has a scene where they are playing poker (all males) with I presume the main cast with a few older men. Which episode is this?68.148.149.184 (talk) 01:51, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Just incase there numerous episodes with poker scenes, this one aired on Bell Satellite today in 77 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta on channel 218 on E!ONT.68.148.149.184 (talk) 01:59, 5 May 2009 (UTC)


 * According to the station's schedule, which is very easy to find simply by going to the station's website, it is the new episode. -- k a i n a w &trade; 02:52, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Paul Revere and The Raiders Album History
I would like to add two Billboard chart positions to there album history under there albums heading. The two albums in question are listed under the album heading, and the Cash Box positions are also listed, but the Billboard chart positions are not listed in your Wikipedia listing of Paul Revere and The Raiders, under the Albums listing. Here then is the information that is needed to then be added to the Album heading under there name. This information is located in the Billboard book, Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under Singles and Album's book-1998 edition. Page 366. Under the name, Raiders, the name of the album was "The Raiders Greatest Hits Volume II," debut date, 3/20/71, peak position 209, for 2 weeks. The Raiders, album, "Country Wine", debut on the chart, 4/1/72, peak position, 209, for 2 weeks. All Billboard Chart information. I am hopeful that you can verify these facts from Billboard, and then add them to your great history page of Paul Revere and The Raiders. Thank you very much. Randy Drewel A Lasting Impression Disc Jockey Service Lincoln, NE —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.31.199.30 (talk) 06:15, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * You know, there's nothing to stop you making those changes yourself. Just click the 'edit this page' tab at the top of the article page and away you go.  That's how Wikipedia works.  You might get some kind person here willing to do it for you, but if you have reliable sources for the information (as you seem to), I suggest you go right ahead. --Richardrj talkemail 07:33, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Oakland, Cinco de Mayo
On what date is Oakland's Cinco de Mayo parade and celebration held (2009)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.142.67.171 (talk) 12:32, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * At a guess, I'd say the fifth of May but you never know... You might try this web site.  Dismas |(talk) 13:21, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Cinco De Mayo is celebrated on May 5th of every year in the U.S. and Mexico. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.86.15.15 (talk) 14:38, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

You could have found that website by going to Google and typing oakland "cinco de mayo", which would definitely have been quicker than asking here. And the answer, strangely enough, seems to be that the Oakland Cinco de Mayo parade happens on September 13th this year. DJ Clayworth (talk) 15:50, 5 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Actually, I'm glad you asked this question here. I like to find the reasons behind illogical things like moving the celebration of The Fifth of May to September 13th.  The "Oakland Cinco de Mayo" homepage says:

The tradition to hold a culturally relevant event for the district’s 60,000 plus residents and for the entire Latino and general population in the Bay Area is a community priority! To this end, ACPO along with city officials have judiciously evaluated the a decision to move the celebration to a more viable date that makes good business sense and cultural sense- Fiestas Patrias (16th of September). This holiday is truly a major event in Mexico and in several other Latin American countries. It celebrates and honors their independence days. For several reasons we are excited about the opportunity to continue the event in the same vane on a day that will attract more of an audience with pride and purpose.
 * There was more reasoning cited after that on the aforementioned homepage, but one could hypothesize by reading between the lines of those further statements that they seem to indicate that: (1) because the Oakland Cinco de Mayo parade also functions as a fundraiser, and (2) the economy just isn't doing that well right now, then they are really just postponing the event hoping for the economy to cyclically go into a better phase by mid-September so they might receive more generous donations at that later time.
 * There is also a more practical hypothesis: They may be postponing the parade and festival amid concerns of the 2009 swine flu outbreak in the United States.
 * Any other ideas out there?

--Skeeter.bob (talk) 17:13, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Except that Cinco de Mayo and Grito de Dolores (aka Mexican Independence Day) are two completely different celebrations which celebrate two completely different events. The 5th of May is a celebration of a victory by the Mexicans over the French Second Empire in 1862.  The Grito de Delores festival is held on September 15th-16th, and comemmorates the Mexican War of Independence in 1810.  The Oakland celebration noted above is NOT a Cinco de Mayo parade, its a Grito de Delores parade... --Jayron32. talk . contribs  05:44, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
 * But called the Cinco de Mayo parade. Presumably because most people have heard of Cinco de Mayo and hardly anyone of Grito de Delores. I'll bet that if someone decided to hold a celebration of Irish culture in October it would be called St Patrick's day. DJ Clayworth (talk) 13:46, 6 May 2009 (UTC)


 * It's not quite as odd as it might seem. Our national day is Australia Day.  It's only ever been on 26 January.  But it hasn't always been celebrated on 26 January.  Until a few years ago, if it fell on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday or Sunday, the celebrations would be moved to the closest Monday or Friday, to make sure we always got a long weekend out of it, and all the official stuff would happen on the public holiday.  Now, if it falls during the week, that's it; and if it falls on a weekend, it's still celebrated on the actual day, but there's a public holiday on the closest Monday or Friday.  --  JackofOz (talk) 20:37, 6 May 2009 (UTC)


 * You'll find that's fairly common in the U.S. as well; most major civic holidays, with the exception of 4th of July and Thanksgiving, are "observed" on the nearest monday to the holiday. Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and President's Day (formerly George Washington's Birthday) all have official dates they were formerly associated with, but they are all now celebrated on the nearest Monday to the holiday, since everyone prefers a 3-day weekend anyways.  However, Oakland's Cinco de Mayo parade being held around Grito de Delores day isn't really like that.  It would be like holding the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on the 4th of July instead.  It makes no sense.  --Jayron32. talk . contribs  00:57, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Big famous web comunity about selfmade literature?
Does it exist something analogous to Deviantart but entirely devoted to selfmade literature (i.e. produced and published by the users on the website)?--Pokipsy76 (talk) 16:30, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * According to our article, Deviantart accepts literature, too. Fanfiction.net and asstr are both founded entirely on user-generated literature, but both are niche kinds - fanfiction and pornography. There are more websites of both of these kind, but I don't know of any that cater for any other kinds... Vimescarrot (talk) 19:35, 5 May 2009 (UTC)