5/6/09

It exercises your brain, and makes it smell like rubber.

I ran across this documentary, The Rain Man Twins, and find it fascinating. Its about Flo and Kay, the world's only female, identical twin, autistic savants. They can remember every single thing that has ever happened to them in their entire lives and are particularly genius w/music, dates and math. They grew up in unfavorable conditions shrouded in misunderstanding and ignorance. Only after their parents died and a younger sister took them in did they really get to experience the world (and be discovered by it) and thrive. They've been obsessed with Dick Clark since the first time they saw him on tv and consider him their savior and substitute father. Amazingly Dick Clark calls them every year on their birthday. Which, I think, is an incredibly touching gesture. In a way they are really lucky to be twins as they can keep each other company and are able to share their perspective and experiences with each other. I imagine, its a little less lonely considering they are the only people in the world with their characteristics.


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