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john anderson harmonica tabs

can anyone show me the tablature for the song swingin by john anderson. and if possible dance little jean by nitty gritty dirt band? its for a diatonic harmonica

Fantaisie-Impromptu

Okay, so I've been listening to the recording in the article a couple of times now, and I can't help but think that the player misses a few notes here and there. I was hoping someone with a more intimate knowledge of piano/classical music could shed some light on this...is it a subpar performance? Thanks, decltype (talk) 11:53, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Yes, there's definitely some major fumbling going on there; even right at the start, where he misses one of the bottom C#s in the introductory LH arpeggio figure. AndrewWTaylor (talk) 12:05, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick response! I see that there's a different recording at commons that I'm considering replacing it with: File:Muriel-Nguyen-Xuan-Chopin-fantaisie-impromptu-opus66.ogg. However, this too sounds a bit off in some places, for instance around 3:58. Opinions appreciated. Regards, decltype (talk) 12:26, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Well at least your version is in tune! This piece is actually one of the demo pieces that came with my Casio keyboard. I just can't figure out how to export it....--Shantavira|^{feed me} 14:54, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

You're right again about the fumbling at 3:58, but in general that is a much more accurate rendition. Shantavira - it's a demo piece on my Yamaha P80 too, but I think manufacturers usually try to arrange things so that the demos can't be exported: they don't come through the MIDI ports, for example (and in any case they are surely not redistributable). AndrewWTaylor (talk) 19:01, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

I have uploaded a free midi version here. Of course there's no fumbling, but it sounds a bit "mechanical" to me, for lack of a better word. Would much appreciate a human-made version. decltype (talk) 19:18, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

My Zune problem

My sister and my mom are complaining at me cause I have all this music on the computer and it's nearly 500 songs and the computer is really slow so I thought I would get a flash drive but I have the zune software and this is where the problem is cause if I have a song on the computer and then put it on my zune and then delete the song on the computer the next time I sync my zune up to the computer the song that I put on there will be gone from my zune and then I thought if I put all my songs on a flash drive and delete all the songs from my computer, could I just listen to the music as soon as I put the flash drive in the computer or would I have to put all the songs back on to the computer and when I sync my zune to the computer would all the songs on my zune be deleted or would they stay on there because their all on the flash drive? Would that work or is there other stuff I need to know about it?

This may be better asked at the Computing reference desk. Regards, decltype (talk) 12:36, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Whatever we do, we must not let JackofOz see this! Adam Bishop (talk) 12:45, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Too late. My spies are everywhere. -- JackofOz (talk) 19:47, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

You might want to learn to use periods and write in sentences. This will make your writing much easier to read and you will also be more likely to get an answer. There are also spelling and grammar errors, but the total lack of periods is the worst problem. StuRat (talk) 20:13, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Look I didn't come here for a stupid grammar lesson, I just need an answer.

Insulting people is not going to get you an answer any faster.195.128.251.157 (talk) 22:53, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Yea, you have to meet us half-way. If we can't read your post, we're not going to answer it. StuRat (talk) 04:09, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

Unless the Zune specifically can't do it for some reason, storing your music on a flash drive instead of a hard drive should be fine (as long as the flash drive is plugged in whenever you update your Zune). However, unless your computer is very old (eight or ten years at least), 500 songs take up only a very negligible amount of hard drive space. They're almost certainly not related to any computer problems you're having. -Elmer Clark (talk) 04:07, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

Best offensive game in MLB history by one player

So, I was looking through the List_of_Major_League_Baseball_hitters_with_three_home_runs_in_one_game the other day and then looking up the box scores for some. One I noticed is the game on May 23, 2002, when Shawn Green went 6 for 6 with 4 home runs, a double and a single, and ended up with 6 runs scored and 7 RBIs. This seems to be as close to perfect as any batter has ever been. I thought to myself this is probably the best single best stat line in MLB history for one player. 6 hits is rare, 6 runs is rare, 7 RBIs is rare, 4 home runs is rare. Lots of people get one of these without all the others. Although awesome, Mike Cameron's 4 for 5 with 4 home runs, 4 RBIs and 4 runs on May 2 of the same year is not very good in comparison.

So, my question is, do you know of any other games that could compare with this one or beat it? We have A-Rod's recent game on April 26, 2005 with 3 home runs and 10 RBIs, but he's 4 for 5 and only scored 3 times. Awesome, seems not as good though. StatisticsMan (talk) 15:31, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

That's a really slippery question, for at least two reasons. One is the subjectivity of "best". Another is possibly the issue of whether it not only helped his team win, but was arguably the difference in the game. The Shawn Green game was a blowout.[1] What comes to my mind is a day in 1976 when Mike Schmidt had stats close to Green's in 2002. He hit four home runs against the Cubs, including the clincher in an 18-16 win. [2] →Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 16:02, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Well, the first step in answering the question is to precisely define why Green's line is "best" (or at least "better than A-Rod's"). What formula should be used? Total bases + runs + RBIs? (That would be Green 32 to A-Rod 26ish) Something else? Does the team's success need to factor in? Do you favor a player whose teammates were otherwise good offensively? Do you favor a player whose teammates were otherwise bad? At that point, you can apply the vast quantity of statistics that baseball has to offer. On the other hand, you should make sure there's some reasonable real-world rationale for why the formula is the way it is. Sporting events are rife with utterly meaningless statistical trivia along the lines of "this is the first game ever where a batter has gotten 5 hits where the count summed to a prime number on the action pitch". Truth does not imply relevancy. — Lomn 16:04, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

The most important thing a player can do is to create runs, because winning is the most important stat there is. So in theory, "runs created" should be the first criterion. Then it gets into the question of whether 4 homers is "better" than 3 homers if the 3 homers drove in more runs than the 4 homers did, and so on. If you can define precisely what "best" means, then there is no problem finding the stats. The problem is in the definition of "best". I think that's been mentioned in all responses so far. :) "Members of the faculty; faculty members; students of Huxley; and Huxley students - I guess that covers everything." →Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 16:14, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

That and in a game, a player can hit 6 singles with 0 RBIs and end up with 6 runs because his team was able to get him around the bases, so runs by itself is not a good measure of a single player's offensive contribution. Googlemeister (talk) 18:20, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Well, "creating runs" in a sabermetric sense almost certainly includes getting hits without RBIs per your example. However, you still have to quantify what all those plate appearances (note: not "at-bats", walks are valuable, too) are worth. How do six singles stack up against two homers and four strikeouts, for example? — Lomn 18:27, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

What puts Shawn Green's ahead of A-Rod's is that Shawn Green did everything he could do, in a sense. 4 home runs ties the MLB record. 6 runs ties the MLB record. Hits record is 7 which has only been done once since 1892. He got 6, one shy of that, which is still rare. The link you provide mentions that he also set the MLB record for total bases at 19 (and found it elsewhere also). And, on top of that, he gets 7 RBIs which is something that happens every season but is rare. So, he does all these very rare things all in the same game. A Rod just got lucky and had 1 guy on, 2 guys on, and 3 guys on when he hit his 3 home runs. Green had 0 on for 3 of his home runs and a total of 3 on for all 6 of his at bats. It's not like Shawn Green's teammates had to do much to let him score 6 runs. He knocked himself in 4 times and was in scoring position right away a 5th time. Most singles would score him. A Rod's stat line is nothing except he had lots of RBI chances. Shawn Green's is amazing no matter how his team did, except possibly for the fact that he may have only hit 4 or 5 times if they were not doing well.

I just found the RBI record on baseball-almanac.com, which is 12. Mark Whiten was 4 for 5 with 4 home runs and 12 RBIs. So, that beats A Roid's game. Another guy got 12 RBIs as well but you can not view the box score because it was in 1924. And, Schmidt's game was in extra innings so that maybe takes something away from it. But, sure it was great.

Any way, I'm not trying to pick an answer everyone will agree on. I'm just asking for great games that could be considered for best ever. StatisticsMan (talk) 20:20, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Not that you asked, but the best performance on the mound seems to be begged by such a discussion as well. Mark Buehrle, just this past season, set the Major League record for batters retired, an astounding 45 up/45 down, a performance that featured a perfect game in the middle of the streak. In 1988 Orel Hershiser pitched 59 consecutive scoreless innings. Both of those stretched across multiple games, but we need some criteria since there have been thousands of shutouts, dozens of no-hitters, and 18 perfect games, these performances stand out for their longevity. --Jayron32 03:19, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

I think you can say with very little debate that the best inning of all time belongs to Fernando Tatís, who hit two grand slams (thus 8 RBI) in one inning (only 13 players have ever hit two grand slams in a game) -Elmer Clark (talk) 04:13, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

On July 3, 1966, Tony Cloninger, a pitcher, hit two grand slams in one game, adding another RBI for a total of 9, in a 17-3 romp over the Jints at the Stick.[3] →Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 07:13, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

True, what I like about these two grand slam stats is that only two NL batters have ever hit 2 grand slams in a game and they are both very special. One did it in one inning. One was a pitcher. No one else has done either.

The best pitching game I ever saw was in the movie, The Scout. Brendan Frasier struck out all 27 batters in 81 pitches, or so we are led to believe. He also hit a home run. Amazing stuff. StatisticsMan (talk) 13:34, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

The reincarnation of Roy Hobbs, who would have been the greatest ever, if some babe hadn't shot him, mistaking him for Billy Jurges or Eddie Waitkus. Speaking of Babe, he never hit more than 3 homers in a game. Lou Gehrig hit 4 one time, and nearly got a fifth but for a great catch. I'll have to look for the retrosheet on that one when I have time. →Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 13:38, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

The thing with 2 grand slam games is, while impressive in terms of RBIs, its still only 2 home runs, of which there are thousands of 2-homer games. In order to have 2 grand slams, you need lots of things to go "right" for you, including having teammates who get on base just ahead of you. In Shawn Greene's game, he literally did everything he could do to maximize his value for the team, without needing teammates to make his performance memorable. With the 2-grand slam guys, if the players batting ahead of them had struck out, they would still just be relatively prosaic 2-homer games. Shawn Greene's 6 for 6, 4 homer game is impressive even if he were the only player to reach base safely during the whole game. --Jayron32 19:16, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

Giants fans like to pretend that that game never happened. 99.166.95.142 (talk) 19:14, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

The would probably just as soon forget the Cloninger game as well, assuming any of them are old enough to remember it. In both at-bats, the preceding batter was walked. It doesn't indicate whether the walks were intentional, but with the pitcher coming up, it would be a reasonable strategy - the first time, anyway. The second time, you'd have to wonder. All of these are great offensive performances. It's hard to say one is objectively "better" than another, since there are many possible criteria. FYI, Gehrig's 4-homer day came on June 3, 1932, at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, in a 20-13 win for the Yanks over teh A's.[4] →Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 23:42, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

I offer another possibility for consideration: Rennie Stennett going 7-for-7 on September 16, 1975. — Michael J 13:12, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

I was afraid you'd bring that up.[5] Possibly the most horrible showing in the entire history of the Cubs. 22-0. Twenty-two! To NOTHING!' It was as if the wind was blowing out for the Pirates and in for the Cubs. Stennett got 7 hits and accounted for 7 runs. Rick Reuschel had what must have been his worst outing in his career: 8 runs in 1/3 of an inning. Yeeow! →Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 00:38, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

Well, to partially make up for that they do have a 36-7 victory to their credit :) -Elmer Clark (talk) 01:28, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

Jeez. That was 1897. The game they played then could barely be described as baseball... --Jayron32 02:37, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

The current pitching distance was established in 1893, so that's really the start of the "modern" game, although it was still the dead-ball era... and it was 10 years before the Cubs won their first World Series. Seems like the ball was pretty lively for Chicago that day, though.[6] (A more complete box score is in the 1975 Scrapbook History of Baseball.) The game was still within reach, so to speak, until the Cubs (or Colts, as they were called then) scored 7 in the 8th and 8 in the 9th. The odd thing is that this was a home game for Chicago, but in those days the home team could bat first. Under modern rules it would have been "only" 28-7. There were about 7,000 patrons at West Side Park that day. I wonder how many of them stuck around in the last of the ninth to see if the Colonels could score at least 29 runs and tie the game. The hits were spread out pretty evenly. Barry McCormick went 6 for 8. The team as a whole went 32 for 57. The demographics of baseball at that time are rather telling. At least 5 of the Colts' starting 9 had Irish names. The most amazing stats, perhaps, are that Louisville only used 2 pitchers (the kind of game that can really mess up your ERA), and that the game time was 2 hours and 15 minutes. →Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 07:21, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

In response to Jayron: According to baseball-reference.com, the top "game score" for a pitcher since 1954 was Vern Law's 18-inning outing for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Milwaukee Braves on July 19, 1955. Law, the starter, gave up one earned run on nine hits and two walks for a game score of 118. He was relieved with the score tied 2-2; Bob Friend picked up the win after the Pirates scored two runs in the bottom of the 19th to win 4-3. The top game score for a nine-inning game, 105, comes from Kerry Wood's 20-strikeout one-hitter for the Cubs against the Astros in 1998. -- Mwalcoff (talk) 02:45, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

I'm not a figger filbert, so I don't know what a "game score" is, but while 18 innings is very impressive, Leon Cadore and Joe Oeschger each pitched a complete game and allowed 1 run in the 26 inning game at Braves Field in 1920. Oh, and the game time for those 26 innings was 3 hours and 50 minutes. →Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 06:59, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Jeremy Clarkson TV program

Roughly 2002.

To review a car, he placed something small (roughly acorn-sized) on the road and drove over it to illustrate how hard the suspension was. When he drove over it he grasped his back in pain.

Anyone recognise it? I watch Dave religiously and I've not seen it on any episode of Top Gear, but series 1 isn't shown on Dave. Or perhaps it was a different Jezza motoring show? Vimescarrot (talk) 20:10, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

I'm not sure but he had a show called Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld so it could've been on that rather than Top Gear. ny156uk (talk) 18:32, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

Who was Jodi Wexler and what happened to her?

I recently watched the movie The Love Machine, and one of John Phillip Law's costars was a girl named Jodi Wexler. She only has one credit on the Internet Movie Database and there's no info about her. She played a fashion model and might have been one in real life (just a guess). Does anyone know anything about her, such as where she came from and what happened to her? Entheta (talk) 21:12, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

http://travel2.nytimes.com/2005/11/13/realestate/13living.html?_r=1 Who then was a gentleman? (talk) 21:31, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. She seems to be doing well... Entheta (talk) 09:54, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

numerous guest-stars

I read the article about Fantasy Island. That show had an array of guest-stars on a weekly basis. I can only remember a few. I know Michelle Phillips, Charo, Randolph Mantooth, Mickey Gilley, Tom Wopat, and several others (I can't remember off the top of my head) guest-starred. So if anyone could create an article with a list of guest-stars on Fantasy Island, that would be fantastic, so to speak.69.203.157.50 (talk) 22:43, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

You are anyone, aren't you? --Jayron32 23:20, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Probably. But I don't know how to start an article about the list of guest stars on Fantasy Island. I would like some help, please. Thank you.69.203.157.50 (talk) 02:50, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

Have a look at Wikipedia:Your first article and this. DJ Clayworth (talk) 13:30, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

I checked the IMDB, and found there was a ton of guest stars. But I was hoping the Fantasy Island guest list would be made into an article of its own, about identical to the List of The Love Boat guest stars.69.203.157.50 (talk) 21:16, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

We know what you hope but if this goes undone, it's likely because none of us here have the desire to put the work into such a long list. Don't take that personally, because transcribing such a list would take a bit of time. Dismas|^(talk) 03:35, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

That's alright. Feel free to take whatever time that's necessary.69.203.157.50 (talk) 06:06, 24 September 2009 (UTC)