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[wickedflea]

Did you ever see Kurt and Courtney? It's a rotten movie, but worth watching just for some of the freaks they interview, like Courtney Love's scary father and the infamous El Duce of the Mentors. El Duce was funny as hell. Too bad he got hit by a train. (Check out that last link; I particularly like the sentence that reads, "His death was the result of being hit by a train in a state of alcoholic intoxication.")

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El Duce, the Gentle Giant

[rampart-one.livejournal.com]

Oddly, I have my own El Duce and the Mentors story--exactly 14 years ago, I had a birthday party (that means today is my birthday). My birthday, way back when, coincided with an appearance by the aforementioned combo at our beloved and now defunct music venue called The Metroplex. A friend of mine, who was heavy into the hardcore/punk scene, befriended the Mentors and convinced them to follow him to the party. Although the detail of my memory is hazy (afterall, I was the birthday boy) but I remember El Duce as a kind, shirtless man who would attempt to crush the bones in your hand when you greeted him and who also warmed our hearts with his funny stories of torture and bodily functions. What I remember most is the constancy of his mantra to pass him the tequila bottle once again. Oh yeah, he also spit on the floor a lot--but we had hardwood floors and made no attempts to ask him to stop--I guess we felt it would be inhospitable (sorry about the pun)

Re: El Duce, the Gentle Giant

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

Great story! That's a serious brush with greatness. :)

and happy birthday!