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This is my brother Scott on the right, and myself (David) and my identical twin brother Jimmy, practicing the art of juvenile delinquency on the picnic table in our back yard during a hot Tucson summer c. 1964. I can't tell which twin is which, and I'm one of them. View full size.
Judging by the wet spots on your brother's pants, I suspect these are bubble pipes! Boy, do those bring back memories!
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