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"But I killed a man in Houston
When he caught me with his wife
And I told the preacher man to leave me alone
When he came to read my rights
And he said son..."
"When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back"
(Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae) - (Confederate Railroad)
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"Ten million slaves crossed that ocean
They had shackles on their legs
Food goes bad, food looks Rancid
But they ate it anyway"
"Ten Million Slaves" - (Otis Taylor) - (Otis Taylor)
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"All day long they're singin'
(Hooh aah) (hooh aah)
(Hooh aah) (hooh aah)
That's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang"
"Chain Gang" - (Sam Cooke, Charles Cook, Jr.) - (Sam Cooke)
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"But I shot a man in Reno
Just to watch him die
When I hear that whistle blowin'
I hang my head and cry"
"Folsom Prison Blues" - (Johnny Cash) - (Johnny Cash)
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"Breakin' rocks in the hot sun
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I needed money 'cause I had none"
"I Fought the Law" - (Sonny Curtis) - (The Bobby Fuller Four)
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"Please, please don't walk away
'cause I have this need to tell you why I'm all alone today
I can see so much of me still living in your eyes
Won't you share a part of an old man's heart on the day before he dies?
Oh, I've been to China and Asia Minor on any ship that could sail
Made some noise with some good old boys, and we wrecked the county jail
I've seen the best men fall and some teardrops fall, there ain't nothing that I haven't seen"
"I've Never Been to Me" - (Ron Miller, Kenneth Hirsch) - (Howard Keel)
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"Red lights are flashin' around me
Yeah, love it looks like they found me
Indiana wants me, Lord, I can't go back there"
"Indiana Wants Me" - (R. Dean Taylor) - (R. Dean Taylor)
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And a cogent excerpt from my story "Tommy" that is under this pen name and to which SOL yesterday (Tuesday) lodged Chapter 12.
(From Chapter 4)
"Cully, what I will do is hand you a marker, redeemable after one year from tonight for anything your heart so desires. Anything. The only exceptions are it can't be some weird-ass shit like when you wanted to rob that bank after we saw "The Getaway."
"Girl! I never said we were going to rob that bank."
"Cully, I don't want to get into this old debate. You did want me to be Ali McGraw to your Steve McQueen. We'd rob it here, then flee to south Texas and cross into Mexico."
I wasn't serious. Not really. I just mentioned it a few times. She was making more out of it than it was. And once she threatened to leave me and go back to Ohio, I mentioned it never again.
It would rear it's head again when Baldwin and his wife Basinger remade the damn thing.
We were in the deserts by then, but surprisingly I asked to go, and surprisingly she'd granted permission and agreed to go along to the theater. "Sure."
At one point, Baldwin's "Doc" is behind freaking rebar slats in a Mexican hell hole jail, his eyes teaming with tears, quietly imploring Basinger's "Carol":
"Get me out of here."
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"The ever-present Katie-Girl leaned over: 'See, Cully.'"
Stratten,,,at the end.
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"Private Detective:
"SHE ARRIVED A LITTLE AFTER NOON.
THE PLAN WAS, I WAS TO CALL IN AN HOUR OR SO
TO SEE HOW IT WAS GOING. UH, WE WORKED OUT A LITTLE CODE
SO SHE WOULDN'T KNOW HE WAS TALKING TO ME. I TRIED TO GET THROUGH ON THE PHONE, BUT, UH...YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED."
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Paul Snider/Eric Roberts:
"I'VE BEEN DRINKING. I'M NERVOUS."
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Dorothy Stratten/Mariel Hemingway:
"I AM, TOO."
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Paul:
"LOOK AT MY HAND. THIS IS A NEW SHIRT.
I MUST HAVE COMBED MY HAIR A DOZEN TIMES.
I GUESS I HAD SOME CRAZY IDEA I COULD WIN YOU BACK.
A REAL SCHMUCK, HUH? THERE'S NO CHANCE, IS THERE?"
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Dorothy:
"WE HAVE SOME THINGS WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT."
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"I KNOW. I LOVE YOU, DOROTHY.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH."
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"I CAN GIVE YOU $7,000."
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"PLEASE COME BACK TO ME."
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"IT'S HALF OF EVERYTHING I HAVE."
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"LET'S MAKE IT LIKE IT WAS BEFORE. PLEASE?"
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"I HAVE SOME OF IT HERE WITH ME."
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"REMEMBER THE RING I GAVE YOU?"
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"YES."
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"STILL HAVE IT?"
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"YES."
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"I DON'T THINK I WANT TO GO ON LIVING WITHOUT YOU.
I BOUGHT A GUN."
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"OH, PAUL. THINGS WILL CHANGE FOR YOU."
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"NO! WHAT? YOU MEAN MAYBE I'LL GROW UP
TO BE A BIG MOVIE DIRECTOR/Bogdanovich? OR OWN
A BIG MAGAZINE/HEFNER? IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?
MAYBE THEN I COULD GET YOU BACK! IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?
SIT DOWN!
THOSE FUCKING BASTARDS!"
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"I WANT TO LEAVE."
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"I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. PLEASE DON'T LEAVE.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING. PLEASE STAY
JUST A MINUTE. I WON'T DO THAT AGAIN. PLEASE.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING MY ASS OFF ON THESE.
GOD, I HOPE YOU LIKE THEM. THEY'RE A LOT BETTER THAN
THE FARRAH FAWCETT ONES, AREN'T THEY? SHE SOLD 5 MILLION OF THEM IN ONE YEAR. WELL, WHICH ONE DO YOU THINK?
WE COULD AT LEAST STILL BE IN BUSINESS TOGETHER.
DON'T SHAKE YOUR FUCKIN' HEAD LIKE THAT AT ME!
IS IT TOO SMALL-TIME FOR THE BIG MOVIE STAR, HUH?
TOO TASTELESS, MAYBE?"
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"I THINK..."
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"OH HO HO! YOU THINK."
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"I THINK THAT WE SHOULD BREAK CLEANLY.
I WANT IT TO BE OVER."
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"HMM. IS THAT WHAT "ARAM"/Bogdanovich TOLD YOU TO SAY?
AND WHAT THE FUCK IS $7,000?! YOU THINK I'M STUPID. I MAY NOT BE A HEFNER OR AN "ARAM"/Bogdanovich, BUT I'M NOT STUPID. NOT JUST YET, YOU DON'T! NOT UNTIL YOU TELL ME WHERE THE REST OF THE MONEY IS. WHO'S HOLDING IT FOR YOU?
TELL ME!"
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"IT'S HALF."
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"LIAR! GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE!
'I'LL ALWAYS TAKE CARE OF YOU, PAUL.'
'I LOVE YOU, PAUL.'
'I OWE YOU SO MUCH, PAUL.'
LIAR! LIAR!
LIAR!
LIAR!
I DON'T THINK YOU'VE EVER KNOWN
HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU. WELL, MAYBE NOW YOU WILL."
(Retrieves shotgun from the closet and sets it across his lap.)
"YOU THINK I'M FAKING, DON'T YOU?
YOU DON'T THINK I'D DO IT, DO YOU?
YOU THINK I'M A COWARD."
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"LET'S NOT HURT EACH OTHER ANYMORE, PLEASE."
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"OH, PLEASE. TOO SMALL-TIME FOR YOU NOW, HUH?
YOU SLEPT WITH HIM LAST NIGHT...DIDN'T YOU?
ANSWER ME. DIDN'T YOU? SURE YOU DID. YOU FUCKED
THE BIG DIRECTOR.
WELL, NOW ME. I'LL GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO JUDGE, A CHANCE TO SEE WHO THE REAL MAN IS!"
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"STOP IT, PAUL!"
(She undresses herself.)
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"OK, YOU'RE GONNA DO ME A BIG FAVOR, HUH?
THAT'S ME...A CHARITY CASE.
NOW, TRY TO THINK OF
DEAR ARAM IF YOU CAN.
THEY'RE KILLING ME.
THEY'RE TRYING TO KILL ME.
THOSE BASTARDS!"
(Cocks shotgun.)
"CAN YOU HEAR ME?"
(She nods.)
"THEY DID THIS."
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"YOU WON'T FORGET PAUL SNIDER."
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-Star 80- (1983)
the ring...
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"Round number 13, the hard luck number.
There's the buzzer. You know both the boys."
-Raging Bull- (1980)
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Frosted glass awaits...
"Eddie Felson"/Paul Newman:
"I don't rattle, kid. Just for that...I'm
gonna beat ya flat."
-The Hustler- (1961)
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"Miles Jergens"/Thayer David:
"Ladies and Gentlemen, your attention, please.
Tonight, we have had the privilege of witnessing
the greatest exhibition of guts and stamina
in the history of the ring.
Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a split decision."
-Rocky- (1976)
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"Louden Swain"/Matthew Modine:
"It's not that big a deal, Elmo. I mean, it's six lousy minutes on the mat, if that."
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"Elmo"/J.C. Quinn:
"You ever hear of Pele?
I was in the room here one day... watchin' the Mexican channel on TV. I don't know nothin' about Pele. I'm watchin' what this guy can do with a ball and his feet. Next thing I know, he jumps in the air and flips into a somersault and kicks the ball in - upside down and backwards... the goddamn goalie never knew what the fuck hit him. Pele gets excited and he rips off his jersey and starts running around the stadium waving it around his head. Everybody's screaming in Spanish. I'm here, sitting alone in my room, and I start crying.
That's right, I start crying. Because another human being, a species that I happen to belong to, could kick a ball, and lift himself, and the rest of us sad-assed human beings, up to a better place to be, if only for a minute... let me tell ya, kid - it was pretty goddamned glorious. It ain't the six minutes... it's what happens in that six minutes."
-Vision Quest- (1985)
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"Dutch":
"Points or no points, you're dead meat."
-The Karate Kid- (1984)
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"Henry Wiggen"/Michael Moriarty:
"We breezed through the playoffs
and wrapped up the series on a Sunday.
My win. I took the scorecard home
and threw it on the shelf and left it lay there.
It would've been simple to shove it in the mail.
How long would it have took? Couldn't I afford the stamps?
In my Arcturis calendar for December 10, it says:
'Desoto visited Georgia, 15-40.' This hands me a laugh.
"Bruce Pearson"/Robert DeNiro also visited
Georgia. I was his pallbearer. Me and some local boys.
There were flowers from the club but no person from the club.
They could've sent somebody.
He wasn't a bad fella...
no worse than most
and probably better than some...
and not a bad ballplayer neither
when they give him the chance...
when they laid off him long enough.
From here on in, I rag nobody."
-Bang the Drum Slowly- (1973)
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On professional wrestling...
"Of course it's fake. Americans wouldn't have it any other way."
epitaph.
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Grover Cleveland Alexander
"Great National League pitcher for two decades with Phillies, Cubs and Cardinals starting in 1911. Won 1926 World Championship for Cardinals by striking out Lazzeri with bases full in final crisis at Yankee Stadium."
National Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, New York
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"Nariyoshi Miyagi
June 9, 1925 - November 15, 2011
Beloved Husband, Father, Teacher
and War Hero. 442nd Regiment, received
Medal of Honor"
Headstone
"Cobra Kai" S1:E5 (Counterbalance)
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"Billy Wilder
I'm a writer
but then
nobody's perfect."
Headstone
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The Deets Epitaph:
"Josh Deets. Served with me 30 years.
Fought in 21 engagements with the Comanche
and the Kiowa. Cheerful in all weather.
Never shirked a task. Splendid behavior."
-Lonesome Dove- (1989)
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The Fugitive's Epitaph:
Narrator:
"Tuesday, September 5th.
The-day-the-running-stopped."
-The Fugitive- Final Episode (The Judgment Part 2)
August 29, 1967
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Epitaph:
H.G. Wells (1866-1946)
"Goddamn you all: I told you so."
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Epitaph:
"Mr. Eckert"/Harry Dean Stanton:
"Boys! Avenge me! Avenge me!"
-Red Dawn- (1984)
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Epitaph:
"Rocky Sullivan"/James Cagney:
"No. I don't want to die!
Oh, please! I don't want to die!
Oh, please! Don't make me burn in hell!
Oh, please let go of me!
Please don't kill me!
Oh, don't kill me, please!"
-Angels with Dirty Faces- (1938)
Day + Eric Roberts!
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Narrator:
"At 6:45 on the last
morning of his life...
John May takes
an early bus to work.
He has been promised a 10-dollar bonus
if he can replace the transmission
of one of the gang's cars before noon."
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Narrator:
"At 7:02 on the
last morning of his life...
Pete Gusenberg
is considering ways...
to rid himself of Myrtle Koppleman.
There are plenty more
where she came from."
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Narrator:
"At 7:23 on the
last morning of his life...
Albert Kachellek,
alias James Clark...
is thinking of
buying a new car.
His status in the gang
demands better than this."
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Narrator:
"At 7:30 on the
last morning of his life...
Reinhart Schwimmer
is in desperate need of money."
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Narrator:
"At 7:41 on the
last morning of his life...
Frank Gusenberg is wondering if he
shouldn't go back to one of his wives."
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Narrator:
"At 8:00 on the
last morning of his life...
Adam Heyer is calculating
how much the cost...
of an operation for his wife
will take from his savings."
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Narrator:
"At 8:15 on the
last morning of his life...
Albert Wienshank has decided
that his safety and his peace of mind...
are more important than $20,000 a year."
-The St. Valentine's Day Massacre- (1967)
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Al Capone/Eric Roberts:
"I envied you too when we was kids."
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Jimmy Capone/Adrian Pasdar:
"Me? What for?"
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Al Capone:
"You had a conscience."
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Al Capone:
"I sure would like to take a swim. You wanna take a swim?"
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Jimmy Capone:
"No, Al, I can't swim."
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Al Capone:
"I'd sure like to swim right across that sound.
Right out into the ocean.
I'd swim forever and never stop.
I'd just swim, and swim
and swim, and swim, and
swim, and swim, and swim,
..."
-The Lost Capone- (1990)
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