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April 8

When did Mickey Rooney die?

The hour (or minute), I mean. Tricky thing to Google, and I'm not seeing it in the first few stories I checked. InedibleHulk (talk) 02:20, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

This may never be released. It is not the kind of general information that is stated in sources and the family may have requested these details not be announced.--Mark Miller (talk) 02:25, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

Sometimes it's reported. Or at least the pronounced dead time. Whitney Houston was 3:55 pm. Michael Jackson 2:26 pm. But yeah, sometimes isn't always. As it stands. the time the news broke fits better into my harebrained "coincidence?" theory, anyway. Maybe for the best. RIP. InedibleHulk (talk) 02:44, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

Those were deaths by misadventure investigated by the coroner given the age of the decedents and the circumstances. Coroner's reports are public records available unless sealed. A coroner won't necessarily investigate the obvious death by natural causes of people over a certain age. That will depend on local law (in some places all deaths, or all deaths under a certain age are investigated) and the coroner's or DA's discretion. Of the few death certificates I have read, all but one (for a twenty-year old) gave approximate hour of death. μηδείς (talk) 16:51, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

Yes, but the time isn't always given by a coroner. Sometimes it's in statements or tweets from family or friends. I grew up as a reader in a funeral home, and remember being annoyed by the "hour" field and lack of a colon (ours were similar to Jimmy "1105" Stewart's). Used to think it was sure to lead some people to round to the literal hour, and now you've confirmed my (mild) fears. You've also indirectly raised another question for me, which I will ask below. InedibleHulk (talk) 04:05, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

If the tabloids are to be believed, there appears to be the start of a big squabble in the family, and it's possible the exact time and cause of death will be among the issues. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 05:05, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

Not to be macabre, but I hope so. Speaking of reported times and coincidences, The Ultimate Warrior died around 5:50 pm, the day after returning to Raw, following 18 years away. Three days prior, he went into their Hall of Fame alongside the deceased Paul Bearer, manager of The Undertaker. In the same hour The Undertaker's record winning streak was broken (along with his head]), news broke of Rooney's record streak breaking. InedibleHulk (talk) 22:34, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

Three Xs in WrestleMania XXX. Three dead people. 18 year hiatus for Warrior. At WrestleMania X-8, Undertaker beat the former leader of The Four Horsemen. The third horse of the older Four is like The Black Stallion. The fourth horse, of course, is pale. 18 + 3 = 21. 21 wins for the Undertaker, over 23 years. 93 - 23 = 7 decades. At WrestleMania VII, the streak began. A decade later, Taker beat Triple H. 7 x 3 = 21. Rooney was 21 when he first married. Jake Roberts (who also went into the Hall that night, and famously buried Warrior for Taker) became somewhat infamous for his drunken "You wanna play 21?" interview. Finally, the Third Horseman appears in Revelations 6:5-6. Roberts had a snake named Revelations, the Hall of Fame ceremony was on the 5th, and WrestleMania XXX on the 6th. InedibleHulk (talk) 23:06, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

I can assure you,far more than 3 people died in your timeframe. Hotclaws (talk) 09:07, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Aye, as there are many points in a dolphin. But wherever three points meet, there's also an independent triangle. I'm well aware of the greater infinidecahedron surrounding these three, but trying to unravel that web would melt my brain and laptop. Can't have that.

Still no sign of Rooney's time of death, but I've found Norman Schwarzkopf (2:22 PM), Dudley Moore (11:00 AM) and Rodney Dangerfield (4:20 PM!). InedibleHulk (talk) 09:28, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Help Me Find Please

Hi

I am trying to find out what ever has happened to the actor David Gordon whom stars in the music video by Heart performing 'All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You'. which came out in March, 1990. I believe his name is David Gordon but can't find any information about this actor. He is also in Elton John music video 'You Got To Love Someone'.

Thank you for your help.

Kerry Piasecki Mount Isa Queensland ♥ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.162.44.223 (talk) 05:47, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

Not finding anything but other similar questions posed to Wikianswers. There are several variations to the name David Gordon but there is only one listed on IMDB, however, this actor's earliest credit is 1993. I wonder if Wikianswers got that right, After all it was just someone claiming they recognized the performer. I'll keep looking and putting out some "feelers".--Mark Miller (talk) 06:36, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

Not finding David Gordon anywhere. Not the guy in the Hearts video .

I tryied to find his real identity but think he wants to remain unknown. 79.54.56.125 (talk) 12:23, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Information about a music video

Hi, I’m trying to find information about a music video I saw in the early ’90; but it could be originally aired in the ’80. If my childhood memory serves me well, it featured a woman (the singer?) wandering in a sort of tavern reminiscent of the Star Wars Cantina, just like the one showed in the Billy Ocean's Loverboy music video. I distinctly remember a group of people around a table playing a strange game, a sort of mahjong whose pieces were rectangular parallelepipeds with dots on their lateral faces. I think a fighting erupted because someone cheated but I don’t recall much of it. At the end of the video it was implied that it was all a dream his woman had, but in the very final scene she was displayed lying on a beach than the camera zoomed in to show her hand twiddling with a piece of that game. Anyone remember what this video was or at least to have seen it? 82.49.200.113 (talk) 11:07, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

Would the "rectangular parallelepipeds with dots on their lateral faces" have been Dominoes? {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 212.95.237.92 (talk) 13:24, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

Nope, albeit they might be inspired by it. To clarify, each one of the 4 lateral faces was marked by a number of dots. It was a fictional game; just to add flavor to the sci-fi/fantasy setting. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.49.200.113 (talk) 14:14, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

Some mahjong tiles have dots on them. StuRat (talk) 17:36, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the input, anyway I'm familiar with (and played in my youth) both games. That depicted in the video was clearly a fictional game, with fictional pieces. I saw that music video here in Italy; unfortunately after such long time I don't remember even the music genre. My speculation is that she was an obscure female singer from the '80 who briefly enjoyed some degree of success with that song - for which the music video was made. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.49.200.113 (talk) 18:17, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

Long shot, but you might get some use out of list of fictional games, or list of music videos or Italian_popular_music. SemanticMantis (talk) 19:39, 8 April 2014 (UTC)