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September 16

Rockin' Funerals...

On the streets of China this morning a funeral motorcade went by on the way to the nearest crematorium - nothing special. Except, the 2nd vehicle in the line was a minivan with all the windows down jam-packed with musicians wailing on classic instruments. It was really cool to see them traveling to the funeral in such style. And it made me wonder - has the funeral of any famous musician been celebrated by his/her surviving bandmates rocking the EFF out? I'm not talking about a weepy tribute farce like MJ recently had, I'm thinking something like Kurt Cobain killing himself and then the rest of Nirvana going - "right, we're gonna bury this MFer in style!" - and throwing one last concert. 218.25.32.210 (talk) 00:46, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Well, not really music, but John Cleese memorialized Graham Chapman at his funeral by reciting lines from the Parrot Sketch. If that's not the most awesome eulogy ever, I don't know what is. --Jayron32 02:36, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Clown funeral: http://quigleyscabinet.blogspot.com/2009/05/clowns-funeral.html Pepso2 (talk) 03:18, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

The first one that comes to mind is Louis Armstrong. However, he died in New York. So, he apparently did not have a proper jazz funeral. -- kainaw™ 03:27, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Also, see the list at jazz funeral.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 08:19, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Albert Ayler played at John Coltrane's funeral. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 09:31, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Not technically a funeral, but on the one-year anniversary of George Harrison's death, there was a huge concert organised by Harrison's family and Eric Clapton. The line-up included Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Jeff Lynne, Billy Preston, and Ravi Shankar.Monkeyfinger (talk) 05:27, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Doesn't anyone say first anniversary anymore? —Tamfang (talk) 19:47, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

Song name

Would anyone help me remembering the name of the singer and the title of the song: by a female singer (US or maybe British) about 10+ years ago with a long list of "thank you for ...-ing me", with nice and soft voice. I thought there was something like "thank you for loving me" in the song, but a search with this words mostly returns results for the Bon Jovi song, which is not the one I am looking for. Thanks in advance! olivier (talk) 08:42, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Sounds like Sinead O'Connor to me: "Thank You for Hearing Me" probably. --TammyMoet (talk) 09:49, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

That's what I was looking for. Thank you very much! olivier (talk) 10:16, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

One of Janis Ian's songs also fits the description, with the line "Thank you for loving me" (once near the end). I think the song is "Thankyous" on the album Stars. —Tamfang (talk) 06:34, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

Premier League tickets

Me and a couple of friends are planning to make a touristic trip to England during the last week of October. We found out that there will be a Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester United on Sunday, October 25, and decided that it would be great if we could attend the game. We tried to look for the tickets online, but it seems that official club sites and the Premier League site only sell tickets to the season pass holders or fan card holders, which we, of course, aren't. We also found tickets for the match online at WorldTicketShop, but the prices there (€525 and €485) are not something we will be willing to spend. Is it possible to find relatively cheap tickets (let's say, under €100 or £90) for people who aren't in any way affiliated with either club? Any suggestions/links would be appreciated.  ARTYOM  13:02, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

For a game like that...incredibly hard. That is one of the top games of the Premier League season. Tickets go on 'general sale'. Tickets go on 'general sale' 18 days prior to the game apparently (Wed 7 Oct - Fri 9 Oct) the number is 0844 844 0844 or for overseas (0044) 870 220 2151. Good luck, you'll need it. ny156uk (talk) 16:26, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, a game like that sounds like (for Americans) catching tickets to the Chicago-Green Bay game at Lambeau Field. As in, not in this lifetime. It will probably be easier to catch a lower-division football match, like something from the Football League Championship. Blackpool is not all that far away from Manchester or Liverpool, so it may give you a better shot to catch a match in person. It would be somewhat like going to a AAA minor league baseball game in the States, you'll probably see a fairly good quality match for not a lot of money... --Jayron32 17:03, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

It's interesting to note that there are three Premier League fixtures on that day in the old county of Lancashire! You will stand much more chance of getting a seat at the Bolton Wanderers vs Everton match, and should still be able to get a seat at the Manchester City vs Fulham match. Bolton's ticket prices are probably much, much cheaper than those at Anfield too, but the Man City ground is state-of-the-art (it was a venue for the Commonwealth Games in Manchester) and may be as expensive as Anfield. The Championship aren't playing that day. As you're not affiliated to any club, then changing your plans at this stage is possibly the easiest option. --TammyMoet (talk) 17:14, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Your chances of getting a ticket for Anfield that day are incredibly slim unless you are willing to pay huge amounts for a corporate package, or get ripped off by an online ticket agency of dubious repute. To get a ticket in the home end, you must have previously attended a certain number of Liverpool matches (to prevent Manchester United fans getting tickets in Liverpool areas). Tickets in the away end will be on sale to Manchester United season ticket holders only. As mentioned above, going to a different Premier League match would be more achievable. Of other matches that weekend, Bolton v Everton, Birmingham v Sunderland and Burnley v Wigan should be easy enough to get tickets for, even only a day or so before the match. Manchester City v Fulham goes on general sale this weekend, and should be possible to get tickets for if you don't leave it to the last minute. If you are tempted to turn up at a ground ticketless on the day and take your chances, be aware that ticket touting (sale of tickets on the street) is a criminal offence. Oldelpaso (talk) 14:04, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

The Title page of "F.R.I.E.N.D.S" the hit television series

In the intro to Friends, the cast is shown on an orange couch with a lamp next to it infront of some lit buildings and a fountain. I understand that the couch and lamp are additions to the scene, but was wondering where exactly that location of the buildings and fountain were.74.192.8.58 (talk) 17:14, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

• this page ([http://www.shadesoffun.com/nyc/016.html and some others) claim that it was shot around a prop fountain in the Warner Bros LA lot. IMDB isn't particularly reliable when it comes to trivia, (it's edited by users) but it's a plausible answer. DJ Clayworth (talk) 17:27, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

No, Wikipedia is edited by users. Items in the IMDB are supplied by users and edited by IMDB staff. I know nothing about this particular item. --Anonymous, 19:44 UTC, September 16, 2009.

Then the IMdB editors often do a crappy job. You'll see completely contradictory items in the trivia lists of some entries; or some bits of trivia mentioned twice or more; or some urban legends presented as fact, but that are well known to be 100% false. -- JackofOz (talk) 21:09, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Have you ever tried submitting updates? It seems completely arbitrary as to what the IMDB staff deem fit to include. Legitimate additions and corrections (which could be sourced reliably if given a box on the form to do so) are turned down with no explanation, yet complete and utter crap (some potentially libellous in the case of biographies) keeps getting through - and seems to be almost impossible to correct/remove. --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 00:16, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

No joke! I recently submitted a clarification about peerage titles, which was bounced as "unable to verify", possibly because I made up example titles (Duke of Somewhere and Earl of Elsewhere). —Tamfang (talk) 06:47, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

Glenn Beck on The Wire?

Did anyone else notice Glenn Beck on the last episode of The Wire? In a scene where Carcetti and his wife are in their house, it cuts for a few seconds to their television set, showing a reporter with a newsbar reading "PLANET HOLLYWOOD". I'm sure it's him! --AdamSommerton (talk) 20:00, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

I reckon it's him too!