Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2010 December 21

= December 21 =

Important gaming help
I need to know where I can find a dockbox so I can play the game with the squares. But it might ACTUALLY be a duckbox, even though I don't have a duck anymore :'< PLZ HALP —Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.77.33.229 (talk) 00:25, 21 December 2010 (UTC)


 * He says Son can you play me a memory, I'm not really sure how it goes —Tamfang (talk) 00:46, 21 December 2010 (UTC)


 * You can get these all over the place. Here's a nice pink one that lights up: . I like the game with the squares too. 81.131.17.87 (talk) 03:25, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

"Little Drummer Boy" by Eric Joy
Good Day:

I am becoming exasperated by my failure to find anyone who recalls the version of "Little Drummer Boy" by Eric Joy. All that I find is that it begins with the Harry Simione Choral (or whatever) and goes from there. But BEFORE their popular version of the song was Eric's. He must have been about 12 when he recorded it: the only version song by someone who actually could have been the Little Drummer Boy.

If you can find anything about this version (recorded between the late 50's and early 60's) and, in fact, allow me to hear it, I would be grateful.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.

Craig Miller Lakewood, OH —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.216.51.6 (talk) 16:20, 21 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Doing a Google search under "Little Drummer Boy" "Eric Joy", I found that it existed on a 45 RPM record. As usual, however, when I follow any of the Google links, they take me to an updated page that no longer contains the info in question, very frustrating.  Our Little Drummer Boy article says that it was written in 1941 and the Harry Simeone Chorale didn't record it until 1958, allowing a good 17 years for other versions.  They even listed two earlier attempts, by the Trapp Family Singers and the Jack Halloran Singers.  I also searched under the earlier name "Carol of the Drum".  I've had difficulty finding any info on "Eric Joy".  Perhaps that's not his real name ?  It sounds suspiciously like a stage name for a Christmas album.   StuRat (talk) 23:54, 21 December 2010 (UTC)


 * There should be cached versions next to the links. Too lazy to check ;) --71.240.162.87 (talk) 06:25, 22 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Most of them didn't have that link, but one did, and it seems to be just what was being asked about, in an expired auction for the 45: (scroll down).  So, yes, it does exist, and was apparently released by Bullseye Records. StuRat (talk) 03:01, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

French film
hi. A few years back I was in France and I saw an interesting film. The plot was somewhat reminiscent of How to Marry a Millionaire (starring Marilyn Monroe); a young, pretty woman is too vain to wear her glasses and can't see very well without them. That's the only thing I really remember, besides that this was a French film, not a dubbed version of an English film. Does anyone know what film this might have been? (BTW, guesses are fine, I would be just as interested in a similar film fitting this description) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.92.70.160 (talk) 18:45, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
 * You don't seem to be having much luck here. If you speak French you could try our opposite numbers at Wikipédia:Oracle. --Antiquary (talk) 20:13, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Neon Genesis Evangelion
I've watched all but the last two episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion, and I want to know how it ends. Normally, I'd just watch the last two episodes, but from what I've heard, I'm not sure that that would actually be that helpful. Is there some plot synopsis of some movie I should read or something? — DanielLC 23:24, 21 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Our article on the anime series contains a plot synopsis, and the last paragraph discusses the final two episodes specifically. -- McDoob  AU  93  02:22, 22 December 2010 (UTC)