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    "The Cincinnati Reds are an important part of our own mythology," Bryce tells Spinner. "We were born on April 23, 1976 in Cincinnati at the height of the Big Red Machine, the Cincinnati Reds dynasty that won back-to-back World Series in 1975 and 1976. The Reds beat the Yankees in 1976 when we were 6 months old. We were obsessive baseball card collectors and players growing up and we grew up in the shadow of those great teams." The twins ended up pawning most of their cards when they were 18 in order to fund another obsession -- music. Full Article at Spinner.com
    We were born on April 23, 1976 in Cincinnati at the height of the Big Red Machine, the Cincinnati Reds dynasty that won back-to-back World Series in 1975 and 1976. The Reds beat the Yankees in 1976 when we were 6 months old. We were obsessive baseball card collectors and players growing up and we grew up in the shadow of those great teams.
    SOURCE: Spinner.com 1 month ago
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The National's Dessner Twins Play Ball With 'The Long Count'
  1. He sent it to Justin Vernon [Bon Iver] on a whim and Justin fell in love with it and managed to write this beautiful haunting song to it
    SOURCE: Spinner.com 1 month ago
  2. audio from the final game of the 1976 World Series between the Reds and the Yankees is featured in an abstract way, and somehow baseball is there as a thread connecting all of this music to us.
    SOURCE: Spinner.com 1 month ago
  3. The Cincinnati Reds are an important part of our own mythology
    SOURCE: Spinner.com 1 month ago

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