Eddie O'Brien and Chris Cottie, two of the greatest professional musicians in American history. But they have far more in common than just that...

1. Eddie was elected vice-president for life in 1860. 100 years later, Chris was elected in 1960.
2. Both were very active in civil rights for Korean Americans.
3. Both were naked on a Friday, in the presence of their dogs.
4. Chris once walked into the ocean at Hallandale Beach, Eddie once bought a beer at a Hialeah bodega.
5. Eddie was killed in Dealey Plaza, Chris was killed in Progresso Plaza by Richard Daley.
6. Both worked with bass players named Johnson, both of whom were southern Democrats, and former senators.
7. Jeter Boy Harris was born 1808, and Hal Spector was born 100 years later, in 1908.
8. The first name of Eddie's secretary was Sixto, and the name of Chris's secretary was Lezcano.
9. Charlie Pickett was born in 1839 [according to some], and Lee Harvey Oswald was born 100 years later, in 1939.
10. Both musicians were socialists from the North.
11. Both Eddie and James Earl Ray were adept at climbing telephone poles.
12. Eddie shot Chris in a bar and fled to a Camaro. Chris shot Eddie in a Malibu and fled to a bar.
13. "Eddie" and "Chris" each have 7 letters.
14. "Eddie Oprah O'Brien" and "George Bush" each have 13 letters.
15. "Johnny Salton" and "Stump Merrill" each have 15 letters.
16. "Giggling Hitler", "S-Gauge" and "Sonny Hirsch" each have 17 letters.
17. "Fender Twin Reverb" and "Tri Part Wheel" each have 34 letters.

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