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October 9

guest stars on cyberchase

Can someone please give me the guest stars for the following cyberchase episodes and leave them on my talk page?

• 107 the poddleville case
• 109 Clock like an Egyptian
• 124 size me up from season 1

• 208 a wail of a tail
• 211 the wedding scammer
• 212 the guilty party from season 2

• 303 a world without zero
• 306 the grapes of plath
• 309 the snelfu snafu part 1
• 310 the snelfu snafu part 2 from season 3

• 602 when penguins fly
• 605 step by step
• 606 team spirit
• 607 Jemaya Jam
• 609 Chaos as usual from season 6

• 703 The X Factor
• 706 The Deedle Beast
• 707 Spellbound from season 7

and

• 801 The Hacker's Chalenge
• 802 Faceoff
• 805 The Bluebird of zappiness from season 8?

This is going to be on my talk page, please answer there. thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.112.104.172 (talk) 03:09, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

SANDRA BULLOCK'S VERY EARLY CAREER

'I HAVE BEEN GOING ROUND AND ROUND FOR AN ADDRESS TO ASK & TO VERIFY THIS QUESTION: PLEASE ANSWER, EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO LOOK @ MOVIE SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS, IN THE CLASSROOM SCENE WHERE NAT IS ABOUT TO LOSE IT, THERE IS A GIRL TO NAT'S LEFT, NEAR THE WALL, SHE DOES NOT SPEAK, BUT THE CAMERA PANS ON HER A COUPLE OF TIMES. THIS GIRL IS SANDRA BULLUCK, AND I HAVE A BET RIDING ON THIS.BULLUCK PROB WANTS TO FORGET THIS VERY SMALL SCENE, BUT I KNOW IT IS HER!!!!! PLEASE VERIFY. TKS, I AM NOT A MEMBER OF FACEBOOK, OR TWITTER, OR WHATEVER THEY HAVE. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.42.139.195 (talk) 04:06, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

According to IMDB: [1] Sandra Bullock was not in the 1981 version of the movie, and she wouldn't have been born yet in the original Splendor in the Grass, made in 1961. Also according to IMDB, Sandra Bullock's first recorded role didn't come until 1987: [2]. It is possible maybe that you are confusing Sandra Bullock with Ally Sheedy, who did have a bit part in said movie? The two actresses are close in age, and have the same hair color and complexion, so maybe it is possible you are confusing them? --Jayron32 04:15, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

(edit conflict)Given that Ms Bullock was born three years after the movie was made, I suspect she was not in it. → ROUX ₪ 04:17, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

Not to be picky, but I assume the OP was refering to Splendor in the Grass (1981 film). I covered this in my response alread. --Jayron32 04:20, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

Grar. In that case, I suggest the OP contact Ms Bullock's agent or publicist, information here. → ROUX ₪ 04:29, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

Beatles "Yer Blues"

Resolved

 – –Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 16:53, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

I can't find anything on the audio splice near the end of the song, immediately after the guitar solo and right as the drum kicks in to segue back into the main passage. It sounds to me like they recorded the song twice: once with Lennon in the closet with the band, and once with Lennon far away from the closet, and then they spliced the two together at the drums section. And yet, I haven't read anything about any edit anywhere on this song, but the sharp, almost instant disappearance of all instruments and audio bleed has bugged me for ages. If I am allowed to link to a YouTube video, the splice can be heard at the 3:16 mark (link begins at 3:10 mark). – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 04:28, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

Have you tried reading some of the major Beatles recording history books. Some of them are very detailed, especially those by Mark Lewisohn, might I recommend The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions. It would not have been beyond the Beatles to use such splices, after all they did so rather famously in Strawberry Fields Forever, where two versions at different keys and tempos were modulated and spliced together to create a single song. Lots of studio tricks, from Backmasking, to Automatic double tracking were pioneered or invented for the Beatles by their producers and engineers. --Jayron32 04:38, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

Excellent, I'll get the book, thanks for the suggestion. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 05:03, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

If I remember correctly from Recording Sessions (and also from Revolution in the Head, they recorded the band first, with John singing but not being recorded, and then he overdubbed vocals over top of that. If you can hear the the bleed-through lyrics, they aren't exactly the same as the actual recorded lyrics. I forget if it's spliced but it's possible that the song was originally only half as long, and they doubled it, which would also explain why John's voice bleeds through (it would have otherwise been covered by his overdubbed singing). It's pretty long, for a Beatles song. I know they (well, Phil Spector) doubled the length of I Me Mine, at least. Adam Bishop (talk) 15:38, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

I can see the fascination in the creation of these songs, then. I should probably read the suggested book above all the way through. I had no idea about I Me Mine (and therefore, no idea about any of their other songs). – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 16:53, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

When did John Lennon leave the Beatles?

Sometime after the recording of Abbey Road and before January 1970, John told the other Beatles that he was leaving the group. Can that date be narrowed down? Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 06:07, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

Whoops, Sept. 20, 1969. I should have read the article. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 06:09, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

Resolved

Looking for an old computer game

The game was made sometime in the early nineties most likely, and it was a kind of educational game. Basically you went along with a robot, going through several levels of I believe a castle or a laboratory. On each level there were several games to play and you had to win a certain number to move on to the next level. When you got to the top, you had to use a time machine to save the villain from mixing up history by putting his robots in there. You had to repeat this process many times over. 134.126.191.109 (talk) 21:16, 9 October 2010 (UTC)