The Count Of Tuscany

[Filipe_metalhead]

Ok guys, I know that this has been talked over and discussed, but here it is anyways...

I love the song "The Count Of Tuscany" it gives me the shivers to hear the lyrics... I love playing it, love hearing it, love it... I do wander, there are three meanings to this song (as long as I know) and the meaning number one is, which is more plausible and justified by Mr. Petrucci him self:

- True story, Mr. John Petrucci and the Guitar Technician, which is also a wine importer, went into a museum of wines and they met the Count Niccolò Capponi an historian gentlemen bred from Royal Blood, beared and always sucking on his pipe...
see the details the words from Petrucci's himself:
https://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/m2346868-p6.aspx;

and the story of mr Niccolò Caponni: https://www.music.iastate.edu/courses/471/capponi.htm

The Truth Number two:

- a very non-sense truthcarrying a connection about Systematic Chaos and the song, I will not tell in my words what truth is this because some DTforum member wrote this, and I do respect his opinion but I'm obligued to disagree and question about the true meaning of the song. Here's the link to the 2nd truth: https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=30053.0

And at last, the last truth:

- A silly story about a sex get away of Petrucci himself... I can't remember where I read this but I found it quite hilarious... Specially when the same person refers to the line in the lyrics "sucking on his pipe" a sexual gesture... God save the naive minds... Why the hell would Mr. Petrucci write a lyric sorrounding his sexual adventures??


So, my question is, which of these 3 truths is the real truth??

[Scorpion]

Obviously the last one, geez.

[MoraWintersoul]

God save the naive minds... Why the hell would Mr. Petrucci write a lyric sorrounding his sexual adventures??

Re: The Dark Eternal Night

[SomeoneLikeHim]

IT IS THE LAST!!!

[Filipe_metalhead]

ok, you're joking about "The Dark Eternal Night" right?

be cause in here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systematic_Chaos, you can obviously understand and by reading the lyrics you can clearly see the true meaning of the song...

[SomeoneLikeHim]

You must be new here (yes, she's joking)

[Filipe_metalhead]

thank god, yeh, I'm new here and I'm portuguese (I'm saying this because I don't know certain things about the American culture...) XD

[wasteland]

thank god, yeh, I'm new here and I'm portuguese (I'm saying this because I don't know certain things about the American culture...) XD

It doesn't really have to do with American culture (not eveyone here is a UScitizen!)... it's just the general spirit of this forum. We take most things very light heartedly, unless it's Kevin Moore. Or Mike Portnoy. Or The Count Of Tuscany.    (and yes, this is a joke too  )

[SomeoneLikeHim]

In fact, so far not a single american has posted in this thread!

[GasparXR]

In fact, so far not a single american has posted in this thread!

Very true! Less capitalism

[wasteland]

In fact, so far not a single american has posted in this thread!

Hey, I didn't know you were Sweden! It's about five of you on the boards, right?

Also, the fact that TCOT might be a blown out of proportions metaphor of a sexual adventure by JP is utterly awesome and ridiculous at the same time.

Very true! Less capitalism

As if our countries wern't capitalistic

[SomeoneLikeHim]

In fact, so far not a single american has posted in this thread!

Hey, I didn't know you were Sweden! It's about five of you on the boards, right?

Also, the fact that TCOT might be a blown out of proportions metaphor of a sexual adventure by JP is utterly awesome and ridiculous at the same time.

I don't know exactly how many there are. Off the top of my head I can mention Zydar, Zantera and Lynxo but there might be more.

And yeah, the sex thing was pretty hilarious

[GasparXR]

Very true! Less capitalism

As if our countries wern't capitalistic

Hehe, exactly:P

[robwebster]

Nothing to add, just adding to the list of the Europeans.

It is definitely truth number one, though.

[SomeoneLikeHim]

Nothing to add, just adding

wtf?

[JayOctavarium]

'merica reporting in...


oh and #3

[DebraKadabra]

In fact, so far not a single american has posted in this thread!

You rang?

Shit, ninja'd by JayO.

[SomeoneLikeHim]

This thread has been tainted! Run while you can!

[JayOctavarium]

[DebraKadabra]

This thread has been tainted! Run while you can!

You love us and you know it.

[robwebster]

Ohhhh, it was good while it lasted.

Nothing to add, just adding

wtf?

In my feeble defence, I've had a lot of shots.

[DebraKadabra]

But...

[MoraWintersoul]

Anyway, to add a little seriousness:
Yes, the first version is correct.

However, that didn't stop people from joking around:

[Filipe_metalhead]

the worst art of it is that many people believe in #2 and #3... They're just ridiculous explanations, probably someone told that joking arround and the fact is that many people believed in that... However, the song is truly amazing, and it must've been (if in fact was like in the lyrics) quite an adventure for Petrucci... XD

[Rob]

Sex adventure. "I don't wanna die!"

I still don't get truth 1 though. Seriously, what the fuck. Was John high?

[MoraWintersoul]

Seriously, what the fuck. Was John high?

I think they were a bit tipsy and he got all paranoid for some reason. Not sure. It never interested me enough I guess.


See, Filipe, once we run through all the jokes, we actually start productive discussions

[Rob]

Maybe it was John's first wine? I've been tipsy before and I've never been afraid of... bearded people. 

[Elite]

The Netherlands reporting in and down the cellar stairs, I disappear.

[JayOctavarium]

The Netherlands reporting in and down the cellar stairs, I disappear.

INVENTORY!!!!!


oh wait... nevermind

[wasteland]

The Netherlands reporting in and down the cellar stairs, I disappear.

INVENTORY!!!!!


oh wait... nevermind

Stop spamming this thread with your americanness

[Rob]

Germany's here, too, btw.

Maybe something really bad happened down there and playing it down as "being a little paranoid without a reason" was John's way to secretly rewrite the past?

[Scorpion]

Germany's here, too, btw.

Maybe something really bad happened down there and playing it down as "being a little paranoid without a reason" was John's way to secretly rewrite the past?

Fuck yeah Germany!

Wo in Deutschland wohnst du?

[Rob]

Germany's here, too, btw.

Maybe something really bad happened down there and playing it down as "being a little paranoid without a reason" was John's way to secretly rewrite the past?

Fuck yeah Germany!

Wo in Deutschland wohnst du?

Im Saarland.  Also ziemlich nah and der Grenze zu Frankreich. What about you? 

[wasteland]

Germany's here, too, btw.

Maybe something really bad happened down there and playing it down as "being a little paranoid without a reason" was John's way to secretly rewrite the past?

Fuck yeah Germany!

Wo in Deutschland wohnst du?

Im Saarland.  Also ziemlich nah and der Grenze zu Frankreich. What about you? 

Kartoffel.

[Rob]

  That's the dumbest "insult" ever, because everyone eats potatoes.

Olive oil head.