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who'll stop the rain

1977 the singer was Angelo. the name of the album was Angelo. the song was "who'll stop the rain" ccr. how do i rediscover this artist — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.247.31.211 (talk) 13:14, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

Do you mean this? (I've removed your email address to prevent spamming). Ghmyrtle (talk) 13:32, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

I found an American prog-rock singer called Michael Angelo who was active in 1977. Is that him? --TammyMoet (talk) 15:25, 25 August 2012 (UTC) This site refers to a self-titled album in 1977. --TammyMoet (talk) 15:26, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

music copyright

I've added this link to wikipedia: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCD1286E44F69052E The videos contain songs and I guess some of them are copyright. Shall I remove the link? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Balpa5 (talk • contribs) 16:36, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

Probably. The safest thing to do, when you are unsure, is to not add things which may be copyright violations. That is, unless you can prove it isn't, assume it is. --Jayron32 16:42, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

Lloyd Bridges

I was reading about Lloyd Bridges on Wikipedia. If Mr Bridges died in 1998 how could he have made the following films:

1. Meeting Daddy in the year 2000
2. From Russia to Hollywood: The 100 Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff made in the year 2002.

Since Mr Bridges is deceased no disrespect to him or his family, how could he have made these two (2) movies if the man is deceased.

Sincerely,

Barbara Gaston — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.116.148.9 (talk) 18:15, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

1) Movies take several years to make. Depending on when in the process he died, they may have had enough film to use for the movie. If he died during post-production (editing and such), then they would have all the film they need. Occasionally, a film can even be shelved for years before it's released. Movies are also frequently filmed out of sequence, so him being in the final scene doesn't necessarily mean he was alive at the end of filming.

2) This type of thing contains historic interviews, footage, and such, not all new filming. StuRat (talk) 18:34, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

The point being that the years given in the filmography of Lloyd Bridges are the years in which the film was released, not the year in which it was made. --Viennese Waltz 18:36, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

The IMDb listing for From Russia to Hollywood says that much of it is taken from interviews done in the Nineties. —Tamfang (talk) 21:04, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

I'm not saying this happened but the article for development hell is relevant. Movies can have been made years before they're actually released. Or made but never released. Dismas|^(talk) 21:12, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

"Development hell" (or perhaps "development limbo") means before filming, so that doesn't apply in this case. StuRat (talk) 23:27, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

The gap between filming and release, and then between release and awards processes, explain why we have List of posthumous Academy Award winners and nominees. -- ♬ Jack of Oz ♬ ^{[your turn]} 22:16, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

Baseball wild card

Starting this year, there will be two wild card teams in the Major League Baseball playoffs. What happens if two teams tie for the second wild card spot? What happens if two teams tie for the first wild card spot? What if there are three teams tied for two wild card spots? 69.62.243.48 (talk) 18:51, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

See Major League Baseball tie-breaking procedures which explains all. Baseball, generally, plays a one-game playoff for games which count for post-season spots, but use other means to break ties in other situations. If the tie is for the first wild-card spot, then there's an "on paper" tie-breaker done to figure out the home team. If the tie is for the second wild-card spot, or for a divisional champion, then there would be a one-game playoff, which for historical reasons, is considered part of the regular season for the purpose of counting statistics (I know, that doesn't make any sense, but it is what it is). --Jayron32 20:37, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

O'Connell and Fleischman

Resolved

In which episode of Northern Exposure did Joel tell Maggie what didn't happen in Juneau? —Tamfang (talk) 20:57, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

This page has a synopsis of every episode of that show. And Wikipedia also has List of Northern Exposure episodes. You should be able to find it in one of those places. --Jayron32 21:03, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. The first is irritatingly oblique, but the second is clear: in the very next episode after "It Happened in Juneau". (I had the impression that he left her hanging a bit longer than that.) —Tamfang (talk) 21:16, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

What doesn't happen in Juneau doesn't not stay in Juneau, d'you know? Clarityfiend (talk) 05:30, 28 August 2012 (UTC)