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December 24

Mona the Vampire children book series?

I think that the Mona the Vampire article and the show itself have made it clear to me that the show is based on a series of children books. Is this true? The article says very little about the book series, and the series lacks its own article. Where can I find more information about this, or better, read the books themselves? I'm really into the show now, so I would love to know this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MadisonGrundtvig (talk • contribs) 03:02, 24 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The books are still available: on Amazon.com, for instance. -Karenjc (talk) 08:34, 24 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Can anyone identify this piece of swing music from Seinfeld episode?

Here is the music in SoundCloud:

https://soundcloud.com/bludger-sounds/swingit

It's from the episode The Chronicle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicle_(Seinfeld)

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Swingmusic (talk • contribs) 04:25, 24 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Link doesn't work, and gives bee ess commercial message suggesting I update my browser. μηδείς (talk) 15:52, 24 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It worked before, and sounded like some generic big-band-like tune. I didn't recognize it. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 18:15, 24 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Well, going blind into final jeopardy, I'll bet it all on In The Mood. μηδείς (talk) 01:43, 25 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It wasn't that. It was just some generic repetition of something intended to sound like Big Band. Whether it was an actual vintage number, I couldn't tell. That's a nice rendition of "In the Mood", though. Take a gander at this one:[1] ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 03:51, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It's just a stab in the dark, but it sounds as if the piano has prominence, so it could be by Count Basie, Duke Ellington, or one of their imitators - Oscar Petersen, for example. --TammyMoet (talk) 12:15, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

..in which case I would have expected it to be recorded, and most probably be recognized by Shazam. It wasn't, so I suspect it is a more recent, live performance. --109.189.65.217 (talk) 20:01, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

For some bizarre reason that links till doesn't work for me. I know the trombone soloist who did a lot of the horn work on Seinfeld. I am wondering if maybe it's one of his bits. μηδείς (talk) 22:37, 27 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- That would definitely be worth an e-mail. If he wasn't performing on it, he might still know who did it and what it's called. About that site: I just tested it and it still works (I'm using IE). Are you seeing anything at all, or is it "not found"? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 23:54, 27 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]