Conjoined Twins, Kind of Like Spitting – The Thrill of the Hunt

I’ve got a few things to share.  

1)  The Schappell Sisters – Joined at the Skull

“In case you’re not familiar with them, the Schappell sisters are 46-year-old craniopagus conjoined twins from Reading, Pennsylvania, who are joined at the head and share 30% of their brain matter. That’s Lori, above on the left. Other than having another human being attached to her face she is, by all rights, able-bodied. That’s her sister George, above on the right. She has spina bifida, leaving her unable to walk. Also, she seems to not be completely developed below the waist, although that might be a result of her spina bifida. But I can’t say for sure because she doesn’t like to talk about it. Because of her condition, and the difference in the twins’ height, George sits in a bar stool type chair that Lori pushes around.”

Reba made a country music video.

Article w/ videos HERE.

I think Lori is cuter.

2)  Abby Brittany Hensel

I am fascinated by conjoined twins because being physically glued together with another person raises so many interesting questions about human relationships, privacy, and sex.  I’m not sure how well I would function if every aspect of personal privacy was stripped from my life.

3) Kind of Like Spitting – The Thrill of the Hunt

I fell in love with this record last winter after many repeated listens.  

“The Thrill of the Hunt is very concerned with the nature of people: They’re running away, dying, lying or loving.There are no simple endings to the stories that Barnett tells, just the details that matter. The album is a broad view about people, not a self-centered point to discuss the constant anguish of the unfairness of life. In a roundabout way, through Barnett’s meandering acoustic styles, it’s a testament to how life is unfair to us all, but most revealing to Barnett.Thankfully, he’s a great interpreter and a connoisseur of his own great product.” via Aversion.

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Troubled at the office, troubled at the bank
I put my hands against the tree line
I know it’s real but it still feels fake
The last thing I remember from that world 
Was a drum take clicked out on the tape too slow

Oh what a life we give
Toward obsessions and curled toes
And the death line that’s running
Through our friends as well as foes
And the tree line looks over like a bending ghost
As I go down this road of the bored and boring

No one saw it coming, everyone was shocked
So I bummed my roommate’s helmet
And keep a tight grip on my bike lock
Take the side streets, keep my eyes closed
Oh, it only takes a second to pass

I’ve had some really nice people
Say some really smart things to me
I’ve had really nice people
Bummer out here in this bed next to me

So I sing my life in circles
Through these outrages and I 
Have had some really nice people
Have to tell me goodbye
So I give a wish to a nickel, close my eyes and
let it fly and try to stay positive.

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