chronic_d » Fact

Part Deuce

underwaterguy — Thu, 11 May 2006 01:32:24 +0000

As a follow up to my post about Deuce Ex Machina, I’d like to add that my new deuce-dropping mantra is “Many deuces to drop,” sung to the tune of Jimmy Cliff’s Many Rivers to Cross.

Many deuces to drop,
And it’s only my will that keeps me alive…

Deuce Ex Machina

underwaterguy — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:29:29 +0000

I just want to record, for posterity, the fact I think of the phrase “Deuce Ex Machina” about 50% of the time that I sit on the toilet.

Emmet Ray Is Not Real

underwaterguy — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 05:55:53 +0000

I just finished watching Sweet and Lowdown for the second time. I was never quite sure after seeing it the first time whether anyone named Emmet Ray, the second greatest guitar player in the world, ever existed. If he did actually exist, it was pretty obvious that a lot of the movie was embellished, but I still thought it was possible that it was based on a real, though relatively unknown person.

But, no, Woody Allen is a filthy liar. There was no Emmet Ray, Sean Penn didn’t actually play the guitar, and Uma Thurman didn’t really have sexual relations with Anthony LaPaglia. Actually, I’m not sure about that last one.

The real guitarist is Howard Alden. Sean Penn played the euphonium in the Ridgemont High school band, but never the guitar. Anthony LaPaglia is not actually a mafia enforcer. Actually, I’m not sure about that last one.