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Great job schillid thanks so far....................

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18. Actors Johnny Eck and Angelo Rossitto

I recognized Johnny Eck on the left right away from the movie Freaks.

Here's Johnny

"Johnny Eckhardt was born on August 27th 1911 at his parents home in Baltimore, Md. He was one of two twins. The other brother, Robert, was born a normal, healthy child. Johnny, though healthy, was born with no lower half. His body stopped just below the ribs. "Oh my lord, he's a broken doll." cried one of the midwives as Johnny came out.

However, in his 79 years on this earth Johnny Eck (his name was shortened by his first manager) accomplished more than most people with legs. He was a sideshow performer, artist, photographer, magician, Punch and Judy operator, expert model maker, race car driver, swimmer, gymnist, actor, train conductor, traveler and all around Renaissance man...

All that and he only reached a height of 18 inces tall!

He never let his lack of legs prevent him from attempting anything he dreamed up. Someone once asked him if he wished he had legs? "Why would I want those? Then I'd have pants to press." was his reply.

With that healthy attitude and the sunny disposition that everybody loved, it is no wonder why he led such a full and happy life".

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And much more from wiki: Johnny Eck

"Besides being a sideshow performer and actor, the multi-talented Eck was also an artist, musician, photographer, illusionist, penny arcade owner, Punch and Judy operator, and expert model-maker".

Evidently there has been a movie in the works since the '90s.

"A Hollywood feature film on the life of Johnny Eck has been pursued since the 1990s by Leonardo DiCaprio. A screenplay has been written by Caroline Thompson, the acclaimed scriptwriter of Edward Scissorhands. Production will be by Pelagius Films and Joseph Fries will produce while Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Rappa executive produce the film.[21] Production notes include James Franco as a possible replacement to play the Eckhardt twins.[citation needed]

The screenplay has been described as "amazing"[22] and includes a scene where Eck swims against Tarzan actor Johnny Weissmuller".

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Do you imagine that Ward Hall or Harry Leonard or any of the people on the cover ever realized that they were on the cover of a famous Rolling Stones album ?

Interesting, and if so wondering if any of them thought about being compensated for using their image?

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….Heck so the cover of Exile
could end up with gapping gaps like Some Girls ...



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Rockman .. beat me to that comment by 1 minute

…. FREAKY!!!!!! ….



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Curious now about William Heckler's Trained Flea Circus...might be something I'd be in interested in pursuing when I'm old and retired lol, but how in the heck do you train fleas?!!!

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BIGGEST god damn fleas I've ever seen … how big was the dog????



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That's incredible footage of Joan Whisnant. Wish there was audio to hear that slide guitar bit she was playing - looks like she was quite gifted at it!
Being that she's in Oklahoma, I'm guessing some type of country tune...

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Great job Schillid
I started to work on a similar project last year , but your work is more well advanced than mine.
I have also worked on the inside sleeve for these two parts and I think I can share it here.

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It was a blow torch act.

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I'm down on my knees or whatever! I have Exile on Main St since 1976 and never bothered much about that (what I thought was merely a) fake-Stones-tongue-logo thing...

……… Now that's what ya call a blow-job …..



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