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October 24

Rap song

What is the title and artist of the rap song that contains the words "caught your cutie eye"? And what in the abode of Lucifer does this mean? BarneyLuvsYou (talk) 06:37, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

If you Google the words you supplied plus the word "lyrics", you'll get the answer to your first question. Dismas|^(talk) 13:10, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

The song is "Superman High" and the artist is R.Kelly. David Pro (talk) 14:56, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

"Catch someones eye" is a phrase or idiom, so your lyrics are an extension of the phrase. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.100.250.79 (talk) 15:44, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

It means "caught your girlfriend's attention." It looks like he stylistically dropped the possessive of "cutie" (which is not uncommon in rap). --98.217.14.211 (talk) 16:39, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

These are not the actual words to the song. R. Kelly is saying "Country Cupid eye". Source here: http://www.lyricsondemand.com/r/rkellylyrics/supermanhighlyrics.html Subliminable (talk) 06:11, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Sites like that are notoriously unreliable. It is a little absurd to say that some words that don't really make sense are wrong and words that make even less sense are the "actual" words... Adam Bishop (talk) 14:11, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

This is an exact copy of a question and answer session from July???? See here Popcorn II (talk) 07:48, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Indeed. Why did this need to be dredged up from the archives?! Dismas|^(talk) 10:09, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Balloon mom affidavit

The mom of the balloon boy signed an affidavit that the whole incident was a hoax. Is there a place online to read the full actual text of her affidavit? The news stories I saw just say "in documents released Friday", but don't show the actual documents. Thanks EdwinHJ | Talk 10:51, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

To my understanding, the affidavit has not been released to the public yet, but it was given to The Coloradoan, a newspaper in the area of the incident. I presume that the affidavit won't be released to the public for sometime, considering that this event is still under investigation. Here is a report from People Magazine --> http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20315256,00.html

- Letter 7 (Talk to me) 12:40, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

Some Like it Hot/Grease connection?

I was just watching Some Like it Hot and in the first scene Tony Curtis talks with Jack Lemmon about betting on a horse named "Greased Lightning". Is the Grease use of Greased Lightning a homage reference to this film, or is there a common third use/name they are both drawing from?--162.84.163.33 (talk) 11:30, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

The expression "greased lightning" has been around since at least as far back as 1833, meaning someone or something doing something very quickly. I heard it used years before Grease came out, with never any connection to Some Like it Hot. I doubt the expression was used in Grease as any form of tribute to Some Like it Hot - it seems a very tenuous and cryptic connection that virtually nobody would be expected to notice - but I could be wrong. -- JackofOz (talk) 11:49, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Asin's Age

Plz check Asin's age. She is hiding her age. She was born in 1981. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.201.88.34 (talk) 13:48, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

This kind of comment really belongs on the talk page of the article in question. Assuming you mean Asin Thottumkal, can you provide a reliable source to back up your claims? Vimescarrot (talk) 14:46, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

IMDB claims her birthdate is 28 Oct 1981, but the article cites this source, which indicates her birthdate is 26 Oct 1985. One of them is wrong. Note however, it is not uncommon for actors to be reluctant to reveal their age or actually lie about it. Astronaut (talk) 12:40, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

____ Microphone?

Anybody know the best mic to use for recording guitar tracks? Jeffrey Mall (talk • contribs) - 19:51, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

If you mean for recording acoustic guitar stuff, look at Barcus Berry's website.--TammyMoet (talk) 20:07, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Ahh yes sorry, to clarify, I meant audio from an amplifier. Jeffrey Mall (talk • contribs) - 20:09, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

The best mic is no mic at all. Use direct coupling from the amp to the recorder.

That was the original plan but I was told by most people that I should mic up for best results. Jeffrey Mall (talk • contribs) - 02:25, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

Before the days of modern "digital audio processing", it probably was better to record from open air mics; achieving certain effects and sound quality used to be far better from actual amplifiers and speakers. However, you can basically recreate any sound effect you want using combinations of relatively inexpensive digital effects hardware, like Line 6 pods, coupled with equally inexpensive software packages. The classic "recording studio" is (somewhat sadly) becomeing obsolete as someone with a few hundred dollars can pretty much recreate anything you can do in a studio with a PC. In the musical group I play in, we had a guitar player who still clung to the "miced-up amp sounds better than direct patch" theory, and it was a real pain for the guy running the soundboard to mix him well. After a few years, we finally convinced him to get a decent Line 6 "pod", and not only did it give him far better control over his range of effects, it made it MUCH easier on the sound tech to mix him in with the rest of the group. Now, this was live performance type stuff, but the same should generally apply to recording as well. People who say that recording live using a mic and amp are simply luddites who don't want to admit that modern digital equipment and software really is up to the task of making high-quality sound recordings, which it is. So I would agree with the assessment that "no mic is the best mic". --Jayron32 05:31, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

Ok thanks for your response and sorry in advance for this rather noob like question, how does a Line 6 pod work exactly? I've always been confused by those things. Jeffrey Mall (talk • contribs) - 14:03, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

Old guitar effects pedals ran on analog circuitry. Things like distortion units, phasers, wah pedals, echo effects, reverb units, delay effects, etc. etc. all ran on good old analog circuitry, using complex wiring patterns to achieve certain sound effects on electric guitars. Also, active feedback with an amplifier, as well as effects built into the amp, like chorus effects and the like, were part of playing the electric guitar. The unique combination of guitar and amp and pedals was something that a musician cultivated himself in order to achieve a unique sound, and in order to record that sound, it was necessary to play live through a speaker and record that. In the early days of digital effects processing, software couldn't really accurately reproduce these effects (think about those shitty Casio synthesizer keyboards back in the 80's), so digital effects units got a bad rap. However, modern digital effects processing can faithfully reproduce any sound you want. SO basically, the Line 6 pod works by digitally modifying the input sound, and outputting a sound as though it had been fed through an old analog processing unit; it can even mimic amplifier effects like active feedback, making the amplifier entirely redundant. Personally, I play a simple Takamine acoustic with a Dean Markley ProMag humbucker in-hole pickup, so I don't really use all that shit myself. But everyone I know that has broken down and gotten some Line 6 stuff loves it once they figure it all out. They soon wonder how they ever worked without it. --Jayron32 04:05, 27 October 2009 (UTC)