Can manually eject disk from iMac? iMac won't start up. . .

My iMac started acting up, as if a keyboard key was stuck and it kept scrolling through menu items; so I logged out all users and restarted. I get the grey screen with the Apple logo and timer, then it goes to the blue background/Mac OS X screen but the blue progress bar never fills in.
I can't start up from the OS X disk because there's already a disk in there. Anyone know how to manually get a disk out? I'm sure this is on Apple's support page, but it's currently down for maintenence.
We do have an external, USB bluetooth for a bluetooth Apple keyboard and a Microsoft bluetooth mouse; and at first I thought it was the bluetooth that was freaking out.
I know this is a pretty vague problem, but any others out there with a similar experience? Or can troubleshoot this one? Thanks!

haythere-
It sounds like it could be the keyboard. have you replaced the batteries lately?
I know that if you hold down the mouse button of a wired mouse at power up it should eject the disc. That might work with the bluetooth mouse.
When it comes back up, this link for troubleshooting CD/DVD eject failures should be helpful.
Luck-
-DaddyPaycheck

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