May 13, 2011
"Green light Go" by Simone Federman
Simone & Raymond FedermanThe Coliseum
My eyes were as bottomless as his, hollowed in my tiny face. And my mouth was almost more jaded - perfecting the scowl of a French-movie gangster, the attitude, if not the accent, that made him so charming. I would have smoked Gauloises in the car if he'd let me, the way he did, with the windows rolled up so his hair wouldn't blow, as we cruised the town, partners in crime, till Mom got home.
My mother sparkled with Hollywood sunlight, whereas my pop and I flickered in the shadows of the place where we lived when she was not around, where all his stories and the movies he'd taken me to from the time I was born converged. Errands were just an excuse for a stake-out; a trip to the bank, casing the joint for the big heist "the Organization" had planned.
Our swarthy complexions suited our roles as the good kind of bad guys, though I was more of a cowboy than he was, with half a half-gallon hat in the back seat to prove it, and he admired that about me. I was, after all, a real American, unlike him.
"Zoot, alors!" he'd say, forced to stall at a red light, and I'd take aim with my pistol finger tip, waiting until just the right moment - "Pow" - to shoot it green.
I love you Pop, miss you so much. Happy Birthday - Simone
Blogmaster's Note: Sunday is Ray's birthday.
Labels: A LA QUEUE LEU RAYMOND FEDERMAN, Simone Federman
July 11, 2008
A LA QUEUE LEU LEU / THE LINE (R. FEDERMAN & S. ROUZE)
FILM DE LA LECTURE DE "THE LINE" ET DE SON ADAPTATION FRANCAISE "A LA QUEUE LEU LEU" PAR RAYMOND FEDERMAN ET STEPHANE ROUZE. L'HISTOIRE D'UNE FILE D'ATTENTE. TEXTE PARU CHEZ CADEX EDITIONS EN 2008. FILM PRODUIT PAR PIXEL1 (BENG@).
Labels: A LA QUEUE LEU RAYMOND FEDERMAN, lelem
A LA QUEUE LEU LEU (FEDERMAN & ROUZE)
Labels: A LA QUEUE LEU RAYMOND FEDERMAN, rouze
June 11, 2007
PLAYING THE ROULETTE OR ONE UP ON MARCHEL DUCHAMP
I never studied new math -- I barely know my tables of multiplication which I still do in French -- I am numerically deprived and depraved -- Marcel was deep into numbers -- he invented a system to win at the roulette table -- I also have a system which I believe is 9 times better than Marcel’s -- my lucky numbers at roulette are 7 8 9 17 18 19 27 28 29 -- if I place one chip on all 9 numbers -- let’s say a 5 Euros chip for the sake of verisimilitude -- the last time I played roulette was in a German casino -- I have then committed to one spin of the wheel 9 chips -- since the 9 always cancels all the other numbers when they are added together in essence I have canceled my own bet -- I have taken the risk of losing 45 euros in one spin of the wheel -- however should any of these 9 numbers come up I win 175 Euros -- 35 times 5 -- in German casinos a full number pays 35 to 1 instead of 36 -- 36 being the number of numbers on the roulette wheel -- 35 x 5 = 175 -- after I have deducted my initial investment of 45 Euros and set it aside I now have 130 Euros of profit to reinvest -- before I lose this entire profit -- we are of course speculating here as in all business ventures -- assuming I continue to play the same 5 Euros chips -- I can play the same 9 numbers 2.8888888 with my 130 Euros profit -- one arrives at 2.8888888 by dividing 130 by 45 -- 45 being the amount being risked with each spin of the wheel -- which gives 2.8888888 -- the number of times I can play my 9 numbers -- but since -- to be consistent with my system -- I cannot play .8888888 time -- unless I change the amount I place on each number or the number of numbers to play -- but that would screw up my system royally -- therefore I can play the same 5 Euros on the same 9 numbers only two times -- the .8888888 uninvestable profit being set aside with the original 45 Euros -- according to the law of averages it is almost impossible not to hit at least one of 9 numbers in two chances -- I am therefore assured of having a winning evening -- if I gamble in the evening -- or a winning afternoon if playing in the afternoon -- that is if I do not play beyond two spins of the roulette wheel -- correction -- three spins since theoretically my initial gain of 175 Euros occurred on the first spin of the wheel -- but of course for my system to work it is absolutely essential that one of my 9 numbers comes up on the first spin of the wheel -- if none of my 9 numbers comes up on the first spin then I must rethink the entire system -- or else stop playing immediately and resign myself to the loss of 45 Euros -- of course if one of my numbers comes up on the next two spins then I must recalculate the number of times I can play and the amount I am willing to invest with the extra profit-- but if one of my numbers has come up on the first spin but none comes up on the next two spins I can always try again with the original 45 Euros I have set aside -- and so on as long as one of my numbers keeps coming up on the first spin -- each time setting aside .888888 of profit -- but if none of my numbers comes up on the first spin I must resign myself to the loss of 45 Euros and quit -- I am not familiar with Marcel Duchamp’s system but I believe I am one up on him --Labels: A LA QUEUE LEU RAYMOND FEDERMAN, duchamp, law of averages, roulette, system
May 14, 2007
If Raymond wants to publish QLL'S MOVIE in his blog
From: stéphane rouzé ( s_rouze@yahoo.fr )
Sent: Mon 5/14/07 4:24 PM
To: mike daily
Hi Mike If Raymond wants to publish QLL'S MOVIE in his blog put this code in it
Sent: Mon 5/14/07 4:24 PM
To: mike daily
Hi Mike If Raymond wants to publish QLL'S MOVIE in his blog put this code in it
Labels: A LA QUEUE LEU RAYMOND FEDERMAN
