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Business theory of bars and nightclubs[edit]

Other than Fridays and Saturdays for obvious reasons, which days of the week are bars and nightclubs busiest and why? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clover345 (talk • contribs) 02:38, 6 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It depends when the people who live in the area get paid. When I lived in Yorkshire, Thursday nights were the busiest in bars in towns, and this is because the local mines and industries all paid on Thursdays. --TammyMoet (talk) 11:02, 6 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thursdays are often busy in American college towns. Students will try to organize their schedule so that they don't have any classes on Fridays, thus giving them a three day weekend every week. This means they can drink on Thursday night without worrying about missing a class on Friday morning... Or even afternoon. Many places call the day "Thirsty Thursday". Dismas|^(talk) 12:16, 6 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Generally, look at when drink prices are highest; you can assume demand is highest on those nights as well. Shadowjams (talk) 17:43, 6 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Song writer, Michael McCloud (Michael Snyder)[edit]

There are claims that Michael McCloud was once a member of the band Spirit (US). I am trying to find out if this is true.24.127.151.232 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 17:10, 6 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

He's not listed at Spirit_(band)#Band_members (although that list is not exhaustive). Rojomoke (talk) 17:28, 6 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've done some looking at allmusic.com at the history of the band Spirit, and I can't find any specific mention of a Michael McCloud or Michael Snyder. I do know that after Jay Ferguson split from Spirit to form Jo Jo Gunne, Randy California kept Spirit going with a string of session musicians and touring musicians, and there was a long list of musicians that drifted through the band at that time. It's possible that he was with the band briefly, perhaps he played a few shows with them such that he doesn't show up on an album credit. --Jayron32 17:41, 6 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Jay Leno[edit]

Can you please verify that Jay Leno, of the Tonight Show NBC, played a security guard in the movie Trading Places starring Eddie Murphy please?

Many thanks, Elaine. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Laineyoco (talk • contribs) 23:28, 6 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Probably not. Here is the full cast of the movie, and Jay Leno is not listed. There are several guards and police officers listed, and none of them were played by Jay Leno. --Jayron32 02:46, 7 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep in mind, though, that motion picture credits typically only list those actors with speaking roles. The rules are complex, though, and have been worked out over many years of negotiation between the Screen Actors Guild and the movie studios. If Leno only had a small, non-speaking role as an extra or a walk-on, he might not be listed in the official credits. That said, the IMDB listings aren't held to the same standard as the official credits, so might include such information (i.e. the uncredited section at the bottom). The trivia section [1] is also good place to look, but doesn't mention Leno. -- 71.35.122.64 (talk) 21:15, 7 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You'd think he'd be easy to spot, with that ginormous jaw of his. The fact that I can't find anything that connects him to the film makes me think he wasn't in it. Clarityfiend (talk) 01:03, 8 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

My suspect the him cameo. μηδείς (talk) 02:11, 8 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

There is a security guard in the film, about 75 minutes in, and he and Leno have somewhat similar faces, but not similar enough for it to be Jay Leno. ¦ Reisio (talk) 00:37, 13 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]