Hiking to the Hollywood Sign
Well, I didn't do this on purpose. Today it was supposed to keep raining, so I planned on heading to an indoor location in Hollywood, but since last time we were here at the base of hills below the Hollywood Sign and I promised Ally (and you guys!) a closer look in the future, I figured out the best spot to park and see the famous landmark, and then the weather convinced me it would be a great idea to go look at the Hollywood Sign from the top of the mountain...
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the weather has been awfully gloomy in
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the weather has been awfully gloomy in Southern California lately but today
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Southern California lately but today
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Southern California lately but today we've escaped the confines of the
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we've escaped the confines of the
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we've escaped the confines of the apartment and just as we did so the
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apartment and just as we did so the
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apartment and just as we did so the clouds parted and the sun is shining on
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clouds parted and the sun is shining on
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clouds parted and the sun is shining on Lake Hollywood we're back in Los Angeles
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Lake Hollywood we're back in Los Angeles
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Lake Hollywood we're back in Los Angeles California most people don't even know
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California most people don't even know
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California most people don't even know that there is a lake Hollywood but come
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that there is a lake Hollywood but come
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that there is a lake Hollywood but come on even celebrities got to get their
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on even celebrities got to get their
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on even celebrities got to get their drinking water somewhere now Lake
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drinking water somewhere now Lake
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drinking water somewhere now Lake Hollywood is cool well pretty cool but
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Hollywood is cool well pretty cool but
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Hollywood is cool well pretty cool but we're not up here today for Lake
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we're not up here today for Lake
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we're not up here today for Lake Hollywood the reason we've left the
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Hollywood the reason we've left the
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Hollywood the reason we've left the comfort and relative safety of our
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comfort and relative safety of our
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comfort and relative safety of our apartment to come out here to the
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apartment to come out here to the
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apartment to come out here to the Hollywood Hills is to visit Lake
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Hollywood Hills is to visit Lake
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Hollywood Hills is to visit Lake Hollywood Park and you want to know the
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Hollywood Park and you want to know the
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Hollywood Park and you want to know the reason why I'll give you a little hint
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reason why I'll give you a little hint
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reason why I'll give you a little hint Lake Hollywood Park has the best view of
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Lake Hollywood Park has the best view of
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Lake Hollywood Park has the best view of the Hollywood sign the last time that we
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the Hollywood sign the last time that we
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the Hollywood sign the last time that we took a look at the Hollywood sign on
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took a look at the Hollywood sign on
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took a look at the Hollywood sign on this channel I came up Beachwood Canyon
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this channel I came up Beachwood Canyon
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this channel I came up Beachwood Canyon like a tourist mostly cuz I wanted to
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like a tourist mostly cuz I wanted to
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like a tourist mostly cuz I wanted to see the gates for the entrance to
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see the gates for the entrance to
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see the gates for the entrance to Hollywood land which is what the sign
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Hollywood land which is what the sign
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Hollywood land which is what the sign was built for cuz those gates are what
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was built for cuz those gates are what
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was built for cuz those gates are what they base the gates to Tower of Terror
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they base the gates to Tower of Terror
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they base the gates to Tower of Terror in Florida off of and if you go at
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in Florida off of and if you go at
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in Florida off of and if you go at Beachwood Canyon you can't barely see
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Beachwood Canyon you can't barely see
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Beachwood Canyon you can't barely see the Hollywood sign at all you have to
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the Hollywood sign at all you have to
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the Hollywood sign at all you have to see it from way down you hike up closer
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see it from way down you hike up closer
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see it from way down you hike up closer but you can't get any closer I told Ally
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but you can't get any closer I told Ally
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but you can't get any closer I told Ally at the time that we would get a better
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at the time that we would get a better
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at the time that we would get a better look at the sign one day and what better
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look at the sign one day and what better
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look at the sign one day and what better look at the sign than this look at it
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look at the sign than this look at it
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look at the sign than this look at it down there Lake Hollywood Park and my
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down there Lake Hollywood Park and my
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down there Lake Hollywood Park and my cars parked somewhere over there look at
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cars parked somewhere over there look at
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cars parked somewhere over there look at this it's a weekday and they're still
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this it's a weekday and they're still
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this it's a weekday and they're still parking just don't try to come up here
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parking just don't try to come up here
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parking just don't try to come up here on a weekend actually don't try to go
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on a weekend actually don't try to go
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on a weekend actually don't try to go anywhere in LA on a weekend cuz there
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anywhere in LA on a weekend cuz there
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anywhere in LA on a weekend cuz there won't be any parking now would you look
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won't be any parking now would you look
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won't be any parking now would you look at the size of that sign it looks so
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at the size of that sign it looks so
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at the size of that sign it looks so tiny it doesn't look tiny you look tiny
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tiny it doesn't look tiny you look tiny
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tiny it doesn't look tiny you look tiny look at the okay I guess it does look a
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look at the okay I guess it does look a
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look at the okay I guess it does look a little tiny but those letters are
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little tiny but those letters are
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little tiny but those letters are actually fin 50 ft tall and most of them
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actually fin 50 ft tall and most of them
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actually fin 50 ft tall and most of them are 33 ft wide except the W I think that
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are 33 ft wide except the W I think that
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are 33 ft wide except the W I think that one's 39 ft wide 50 ft tall that's like
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one's 39 ft wide 50 ft tall that's like
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one's 39 ft wide 50 ft tall that's like 10 a me there you have it the Hollywood
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10 a me there you have it the Hollywood
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10 a me there you have it the Hollywood sign is 10 alleys tall oh my gosh Johnny
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sign is 10 alleys tall oh my gosh Johnny
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sign is 10 alleys tall oh my gosh Johnny Cash was up here and somebody named eat
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Cash was up here and somebody named eat
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Cash was up here and somebody named eat my oh never mind look at that Hollywood
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my oh never mind look at that Hollywood
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my oh never mind look at that Hollywood sign right there it's the ultimate La
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sign right there it's the ultimate La
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sign right there it's the ultimate La fun pick like I mentioned before
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fun pick like I mentioned before
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fun pick like I mentioned before originally this thing was built as an
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originally this thing was built as an
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originally this thing was built as an advertisement to a Housing Development
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advertisement to a Housing Development
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advertisement to a Housing Development up here Hollywood land but ever since
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up here Hollywood land but ever since
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up here Hollywood land but ever since evil actor Neville Sinclair turned out
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evil actor Neville Sinclair turned out
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evil actor Neville Sinclair turned out to be a Hollywood spy and crashed the
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to be a Hollywood spy and crashed the
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to be a Hollywood spy and crashed the rocket pack into the last four letters
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rocket pack into the last four letters
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rocket pack into the last four letters it simply said Hollywood okay fine
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it simply said Hollywood okay fine
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it simply said Hollywood okay fine that's actually the plot line to the
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that's actually the plot line to the
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that's actually the plot line to the movie The Rocketeer but the real story
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movie The Rocketeer but the real story
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movie The Rocketeer but the real story is just so much more boring they used it
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is just so much more boring they used it
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is just so much more boring they used it to sell houses and they sold all the
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to sell houses and they sold all the
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to sell houses and they sold all the houses and they didn't use it then it
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houses and they didn't use it then it
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houses and they didn't use it then it just sat there rotting away then people
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just sat there rotting away then people
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just sat there rotting away then people wanted to save the sign but they didn't
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wanted to save the sign but they didn't
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wanted to save the sign but they didn't want to save the Land part blah blah
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want to save the Land part blah blah
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want to save the Land part blah blah blah I like the Neville Sinclair version
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blah I like the Neville Sinclair version
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blah I like the Neville Sinclair version better it has Jennifer Connelly in it
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better it has Jennifer Connelly in it
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better it has Jennifer Connelly in it okay and now we can no longer see the
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okay and now we can no longer see the
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okay and now we can no longer see the Hollywood Sign because we're going to
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Hollywood Sign because we're going to
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Hollywood Sign because we're going to try to hike up behind the Hollywood Sign
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try to hike up behind the Hollywood Sign
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try to hike up behind the Hollywood Sign H look at that the homeowners
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H look at that the homeowners
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H look at that the homeowners association is still called Hollywood
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association is still called Hollywood
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association is still called Hollywood land I've always known that you can hike
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land I've always known that you can hike
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land I've always known that you can hike up behind the Hollywood sign but I've
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up behind the Hollywood sign but I've
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up behind the Hollywood sign but I've never done it there's a ton of you can't
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never done it there's a ton of you can't
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never done it there's a ton of you can't get to the Hollywood sign this way sign
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get to the Hollywood sign this way sign
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get to the Hollywood sign this way sign because people up here obviously hate
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because people up here obviously hate
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because people up here obviously hate tourist and with these little tiny
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tourist and with these little tiny
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tourist and with these little tiny narrow streets probably really sick of
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narrow streets probably really sick of
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narrow streets probably really sick of people parking up here and because of
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people parking up here and because of
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people parking up here and because of repeated vandalism over the years nobody
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repeated vandalism over the years nobody
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repeated vandalism over the years nobody is allowed to walk up to the front of
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is allowed to walk up to the front of
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is allowed to walk up to the front of the Hollywood Sign they've changed it to
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the Hollywood Sign they've changed it to
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the Hollywood Sign they've changed it to Holly weed a couple of times people have
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Holly weed a couple of times people have
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Holly weed a couple of times people have lit the letter L on fire before how come
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lit the letter L on fire before how come
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lit the letter L on fire before how come because people are animals Ally anyway
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because people are animals Ally anyway
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because people are animals Ally anyway so that's about the closest you can get
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so that's about the closest you can get
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so that's about the closest you can get to the front of the Hollywood sign but
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to the front of the Hollywood sign but
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to the front of the Hollywood sign but we're having nice weather I've never
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we're having nice weather I've never
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we're having nice weather I've never done this before so why not let's hike
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done this before so why not let's hike
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done this before so why not let's hike up this totally legit looking path
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up this totally legit looking path
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up this totally legit looking path behind these rich people's houses they
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behind these rich people's houses they
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behind these rich people's houses they literally do everything in the world to
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literally do everything in the world to
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literally do everything in the world to freak you out and make you think you're
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freak you out and make you think you're
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freak you out and make you think you're not allowed to be back here at all but I
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not allowed to be back here at all but I
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not allowed to be back here at all but I have it on very good authority as long
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have it on very good authority as long
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have it on very good authority as long as you stay on the trail and don't go
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as you stay on the trail and don't go
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as you stay on the trail and don't go peeping into Ferris beeler's buddy's
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peeping into Ferris beeler's buddy's
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peeping into Ferris beeler's buddy's house down there that you're going to
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house down there that you're going to
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house down there that you're going to be okay just don't smoke no smoking up
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be okay just don't smoke no smoking up
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be okay just don't smoke no smoking up here there's a lot of weird spots where
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here there's a lot of weird spots where
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here there's a lot of weird spots where you really feel like you're trespassing
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you really feel like you're trespassing
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you really feel like you're trespassing look at this there's one spot where they
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look at this there's one spot where they
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look at this there's one spot where they even keep the path hidden behind a wall
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even keep the path hidden behind a wall
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even keep the path hidden behind a wall just so you think it ends look at that
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just so you think it ends look at that
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just so you think it ends look at that that's weird that's really weird we got
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that's weird that's really weird we got
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that's weird that's really weird we got little stars etched into the concrete up
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little stars etched into the concrete up
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little stars etched into the concrete up here Walk of Fame Part D that's a pretty
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here Walk of Fame Part D that's a pretty
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here Walk of Fame Part D that's a pretty good view right there but this this
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good view right there but this this
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good view right there but this this might be even better look at that
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might be even better look at that
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might be even better look at that there's downtown LA right down there and
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there's downtown LA right down there and
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there's downtown LA right down there and Smokey the Bear look at that alley wow
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Smokey the Bear look at that alley wow
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Smokey the Bear look at that alley wow now I'm getting all hot and sweaty and
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now I'm getting all hot and sweaty and
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now I'm getting all hot and sweaty and there's still so much more to go I don't
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there's still so much more to go I don't
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there's still so much more to go I don't know if you can see all the
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know if you can see all the
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know if you can see all the switchbacks what a fun one you okay in
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switchbacks what a fun one you okay in
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switchbacks what a fun one you okay in those shoes you sure mhm okay you can
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those shoes you sure mhm okay you can
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those shoes you sure mhm okay you can wait for me by the side of the road if
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wait for me by the side of the road if
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wait for me by the side of the road if you want all right just remember there's
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you want all right just remember there's
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you want all right just remember there's the first time for everything but
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the first time for everything but
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the first time for everything but there's also a last that's the good news
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there's also a last that's the good news
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there's also a last that's the good news probably never do this again that's
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probably never do this again that's
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probably never do this again that's weird look at this little concrete
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weird look at this little concrete
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weird look at this little concrete puddle right here in the sign someone
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puddle right here in the sign someone
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puddle right here in the sign someone put right there someone's making sure
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put right there someone's making sure
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put right there someone's making sure Bambi can get a drink what are you doing
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Bambi can get a drink what are you doing
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Bambi can get a drink what are you doing getting the rocks out oh getting the
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getting the rocks out oh getting the
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getting the rocks out oh getting the rocks out check that out downtown LA
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rocks out check that out downtown LA
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rocks out check that out downtown LA over here but look at that there's the
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over here but look at that there's the
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over here but look at that there's the Griffith Observatory other than my knees
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Griffith Observatory other than my knees
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Griffith Observatory other than my knees being a little sore I'm actually okay
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being a little sore I'm actually okay
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being a little sore I'm actually okay with this except for the fact that I
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with this except for the fact that I
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with this except for the fact that I have to pee really bad and I would just
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have to pee really bad and I would just
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have to pee really bad and I would just pee off the side of this Cliff here but
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pee off the side of this Cliff here but
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pee off the side of this Cliff here but there's too many people coming up this
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there's too many people coming up this
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there's too many people coming up this Trail and what makes it worse is there's
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Trail and what makes it worse is there's
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Trail and what makes it worse is there's water everywhere cuz it's been raining I
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water everywhere cuz it's been raining I
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water everywhere cuz it's been raining I need to make a little rain myself got to
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need to make a little rain myself got to
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need to make a little rain myself got to pay the water bill you know what I'm
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pay the water bill you know what I'm
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pay the water bill you know what I'm saying that's crazy up here jeez look at
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saying that's crazy up here jeez look at
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saying that's crazy up here jeez look at this what the heck is going on right
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this what the heck is going on right
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this what the heck is going on right here what is This World War I okay look
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here what is This World War I okay look
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here what is This World War I okay look at the way this road switch is back on
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at the way this road switch is back on
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at the way this road switch is back on itself oh sure whoever they are they get
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itself oh sure whoever they are they get
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itself oh sure whoever they are they get to bring their cars up here oh we work
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to bring their cars up here oh we work
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to bring their cars up here oh we work at the antenna we get to use cars okay
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at the antenna we get to use cars okay
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at the antenna we get to use cars okay that's not nice I shouldn't be like that
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that's not nice I shouldn't be like that
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that's not nice I shouldn't be like that I shouldn't have that kind of attitude
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I shouldn't have that kind of attitude
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I shouldn't have that kind of attitude car driving jerks okay that's wrong I
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car driving jerks okay that's wrong I
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car driving jerks okay that's wrong I got to stop jealousy is the ugliest form
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got to stop jealousy is the ugliest form
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got to stop jealousy is the ugliest form of ugliness but full honesty I am
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of ugliness but full honesty I am
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of ugliness but full honesty I am jealous of those cars we were just on
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jealous of those cars we were just on
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jealous of those cars we were just on that road now we got to go up on that
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that road now we got to go up on that
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that road now we got to go up on that road then we're going to be up on that
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road then we're going to be up on that
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road then we're going to be up on that road
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road
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road a oh look how far we've come that's cool
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a oh look how far we've come that's cool
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a oh look how far we've come that's cool there's a sign over there feels a little
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there's a sign over there feels a little
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there's a sign over there feels a little like we're going away from it to get to
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like we're going away from it to get to
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like we're going away from it to get to it we keep running into Germans and
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it we keep running into Germans and
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it we keep running into Germans and Australians up here crazy I highly doubt
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Australians up here crazy I highly doubt
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Australians up here crazy I highly doubt that anyone from La is up here though
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that anyone from La is up here though
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that anyone from La is up here though because nobody walks in La Okay so we've
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because nobody walks in La Okay so we've
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because nobody walks in La Okay so we've come up all this there's the Hollywood
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come up all this there's the Hollywood
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come up all this there's the Hollywood sign right there I don't know if you can
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sign right there I don't know if you can
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sign right there I don't know if you can see it there's the Hollywood sign and
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see it there's the Hollywood sign and
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see it there's the Hollywood sign and our road leads us back up here to look
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our road leads us back up here to look
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our road leads us back up here to look down on it from behind sorry about your
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down on it from behind sorry about your
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down on it from behind sorry about your shoes I should have told you you'd be
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shoes I should have told you you'd be
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shoes I should have told you you'd be climbing a mountain today but I didn't
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climbing a mountain today but I didn't
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climbing a mountain today but I didn't know at least I didn't wear makeup oh my
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know at least I didn't wear makeup oh my
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know at least I didn't wear makeup oh my gosh I think we're about to get a view
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gosh I think we're about to get a view
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gosh I think we're about to get a view of the valley well what do you know
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of the valley well what do you know
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of the valley well what do you know about that look at this the San Fernando
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about that look at this the San Fernando
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about that look at this the San Fernando Valley you will never find a more
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Valley you will never find a more
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Valley you will never find a more wretched Hive of scum and villain
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wretched Hive of scum and villain
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wretched Hive of scum and villain Griffith Park down there Forest Lawn
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Griffith Park down there Forest Lawn
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Griffith Park down there Forest Lawn Walt Disney's Barn is down there there's
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Walt Disney's Barn is down there there's
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Walt Disney's Barn is down there there's Disney Studios right down here right
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Disney Studios right down here right
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Disney Studios right down here right there's ABC Burbank cool beans Johnny
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there's ABC Burbank cool beans Johnny
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there's ABC Burbank cool beans Johnny Carson would have loved this View makes
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Carson would have loved this View makes
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Carson would have loved this View makes me dizzy looking out there also almost
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me dizzy looking out there also almost
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me dizzy looking out there also almost makes me Disney looking at this did I
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makes me Disney looking at this did I
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makes me Disney looking at this did I say Disney or dizzy I can't talk it
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say Disney or dizzy I can't talk it
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say Disney or dizzy I can't talk it doesn't matter you are a Disney princess
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doesn't matter you are a Disney princess
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doesn't matter you are a Disney princess so I totally counts uh-oh Ally the
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so I totally counts uh-oh Ally the
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so I totally counts uh-oh Ally the safety of the trail may be compromised
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safety of the trail may be compromised
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safety of the trail may be compromised the safety rail may be compromised
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the safety rail may be compromised
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the safety rail may be compromised that's freaking crazy that's Disney down
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that's freaking crazy that's Disney down
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that's freaking crazy that's Disney down there right down there which means
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there right down there which means
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there right down there which means Warner Brothers is right over the hump
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Warner Brothers is right over the hump
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Warner Brothers is right over the hump of the hill right there wild Safety Not
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of the hill right there wild Safety Not
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of the hill right there wild Safety Not Guaranteed oh this also means we should
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Guaranteed oh this also means we should
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Guaranteed oh this also means we should almost be there that's so crazy on this
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almost be there that's so crazy on this
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almost be there that's so crazy on this side I can see Hollywood downtown LA and
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side I can see Hollywood downtown LA and
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side I can see Hollywood downtown LA and then right over here I can see the whole
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then right over here I can see the whole
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then right over here I can see the whole valley not much farther not much farther
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valley not much farther not much farther
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valley not much farther not much farther this was a mistake this was a mistake oh
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this was a mistake this was a mistake oh
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this was a mistake this was a mistake oh that's very high up we're very high up
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that's very high up we're very high up
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that's very high up we're very high up we must almost be there there's not that
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we must almost be there there's not that
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we must almost be there there's not that much Mountain left I keep on asking
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much Mountain left I keep on asking
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much Mountain left I keep on asking myself how much more mountain can there
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myself how much more mountain can there
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myself how much more mountain can there be and the answer keeps being more more
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be and the answer keeps being more more
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be and the answer keeps being more more mountain we have to almost be there
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mountain we have to almost be there
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mountain we have to almost be there because that's the antenna behind the
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because that's the antenna behind the
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because that's the antenna behind the Hollywood sign and we're behind it so
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Hollywood sign and we're behind it so
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Hollywood sign and we're behind it so there's hope hope okay we have to be
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there's hope hope okay we have to be
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there's hope hope okay we have to be nearing the end cuz here's this curve in
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nearing the end cuz here's this curve in
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nearing the end cuz here's this curve in the road and there's some sort of plaque
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the road and there's some sort of plaque
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the road and there's some sort of plaque Kinga Peak was added to Griffith Park
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Kinga Peak was added to Griffith Park
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Kinga Peak was added to Griffith Park with the help and support of donors
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with the help and support of donors
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with the help and support of donors worldwide thank you to everyone blah
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worldwide thank you to everyone blah
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worldwide thank you to everyone blah blah okay okay here goes nothing oh my
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blah okay okay here goes nothing oh my
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blah okay okay here goes nothing oh my gosh Ally we did it we did it holy crap
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gosh Ally we did it we did it holy crap
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gosh Ally we did it we did it holy crap or should I say holy crap look at the sh
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or should I say holy crap look at the sh
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or should I say holy crap look at the sh of that sign see even up here they don't
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of that sign see even up here they don't
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of that sign see even up here they don't want you messing with the sign they got
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want you messing with the sign they got
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want you messing with the sign they got cameras and everything up here in this
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cameras and everything up here in this
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cameras and everything up here in this big old fence but look at that I get
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big old fence but look at that I get
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big old fence but look at that I get this all the time when I travel that I
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this all the time when I travel that I
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this all the time when I travel that I go somewhere awesome and people like
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go somewhere awesome and people like
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go somewhere awesome and people like that's right around the corner from my
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that's right around the corner from my
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that's right around the corner from my house lived here 50 years never been
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house lived here 50 years never been
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house lived here 50 years never been there that is me with a sign I've known
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there that is me with a sign I've known
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there that is me with a sign I've known it here my whole life I've looked at it
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it here my whole life I've looked at it
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it here my whole life I've looked at it from the bottom for my whole life knew
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from the bottom for my whole life knew
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from the bottom for my whole life knew this Trail was here my whole life never
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this Trail was here my whole life never
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this Trail was here my whole life never been up here before a we did something
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been up here before a we did something
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been up here before a we did something together we do everything together
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together we do everything together
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together we do everything together weirdo I love you look at those cameras
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weirdo I love you look at those cameras
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weirdo I love you look at those cameras up there they do not want you to get
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up there they do not want you to get
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up there they do not want you to get close to this bad boy ask cuz over the
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close to this bad boy ask cuz over the
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close to this bad boy ask cuz over the years the city of Los Angeles has spent
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years the city of Los Angeles has spent
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years the city of Los Angeles has spent millions and millions of dollars fixing
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millions and millions of dollars fixing
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millions and millions of dollars fixing this guy up Hugh Hefner once had to have
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this guy up Hugh Hefner once had to have
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this guy up Hugh Hefner once had to have a party where celebrities donated money
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a party where celebrities donated money
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a party where celebrities donated money to keep the old Hollywood sign up this
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to keep the old Hollywood sign up this
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to keep the old Hollywood sign up this is the part where I tell you a little
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is the part where I tell you a little
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is the part where I tell you a little secret about the Hollywood sign that is
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secret about the Hollywood sign that is
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secret about the Hollywood sign that is not the original Hollywood Sign from the
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not the original Hollywood Sign from the
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not the original Hollywood Sign from the 1920s that original sign was made out of
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1920s that original sign was made out of
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1920s that original sign was made out of all kinds of makeshift stuff on the back
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all kinds of makeshift stuff on the back
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all kinds of makeshift stuff on the back like telephone poles and old pipes and
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like telephone poles and old pipes and
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like telephone poles and old pipes and crap and by the 70s it had become so
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crap and by the 70s it had become so
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crap and by the 70s it had become so rotten and disgusting that they actually
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rotten and disgusting that they actually
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rotten and disgusting that they actually bulldozed the entire thing for 3 months
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bulldozed the entire thing for 3 months
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bulldozed the entire thing for 3 months Hollywood had no Hollywood sign it was
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Hollywood had no Hollywood sign it was
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Hollywood had no Hollywood sign it was the town with no name you can see down
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the town with no name you can see down
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the town with no name you can see down there there to the right you got to look
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there there to the right you got to look
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there there to the right you got to look really close someone has a Vineyard up
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really close someone has a Vineyard up
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really close someone has a Vineyard up on those Hills so there is some private
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on those Hills so there is some private
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on those Hills so there is some private property up here and I don't know if it
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property up here and I don't know if it
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property up here and I don't know if it was this side one of these Hills if it
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was this side one of these Hills if it
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was this side one of these Hills if it was that side down there they say the
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was that side down there they say the
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was that side down there they say the right side but I guess that depends what
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right side but I guess that depends what
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right side but I guess that depends what side you're looking at the Hollywood
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side you're looking at the Hollywood
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side you're looking at the Hollywood Sign from a whole bunch of the property
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Sign from a whole bunch of the property
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Sign from a whole bunch of the property up here was bought up by Howard Hughes
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up here was bought up by Howard Hughes
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up here was bought up by Howard Hughes he was going to build the swankiest
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he was going to build the swankiest
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he was going to build the swankiest billionaire pad up here for his
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billionaire pad up here for his
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billionaire pad up here for his girlfriend hand so they could party you
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girlfriend hand so they could party you
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girlfriend hand so they could party you know get their groove on but then I
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know get their groove on but then I
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know get their groove on but then I guess they broke up so he decided to
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guess they broke up so he decided to
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guess they broke up so he decided to never do it and it wasn't until like
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never do it and it wasn't until like
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never do it and it wasn't until like this Century actually that they finally
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this Century actually that they finally
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this Century actually that they finally sold off the land out of the huge trust
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sold off the land out of the huge trust
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sold off the land out of the huge trust and then a bunch of private individuals
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and then a bunch of private individuals
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and then a bunch of private individuals had to get together with a bunch of
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had to get together with a bunch of
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had to get together with a bunch of other people and raise a bunch of money
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other people and raise a bunch of money
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other people and raise a bunch of money to save the view up here so that it
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to save the view up here so that it
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to save the view up here so that it wouldn't say house and then Hollywood so
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wouldn't say house and then Hollywood so
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wouldn't say house and then Hollywood so for now that classic view of the
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for now that classic view of the
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for now that classic view of the Hollywood sign and this big ugly Tower
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Hollywood sign and this big ugly Tower
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Hollywood sign and this big ugly Tower are intact look at that the pride of
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are intact look at that the pride of
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are intact look at that the pride of America oh well this is where the trucks
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America oh well this is where the trucks
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America oh well this is where the trucks were coming from dude how about that
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were coming from dude how about that
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were coming from dude how about that crazy view they really don't want people
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crazy view they really don't want people
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crazy view they really don't want people up here messing with their signs
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up here messing with their signs
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up here messing with their signs security cameras lights barb wire
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security cameras lights barb wire
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security cameras lights barb wire although they probably shouldn't have
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although they probably shouldn't have
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although they probably shouldn't have left the one spot where you can hop the
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left the one spot where you can hop the
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left the one spot where you can hop the fence open with a ladder to climb over
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fence open with a ladder to climb over
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fence open with a ladder to climb over the barb wire that was probably a little
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the barb wire that was probably a little
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the barb wire that was probably a little shortsighted all right now we're going
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shortsighted all right now we're going
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shortsighted all right now we're going to the tippy top just to say we did it
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to the tippy top just to say we did it
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to the tippy top just to say we did it and then we get to go all the way back
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and then we get to go all the way back
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and then we get to go all the way back down another beautiful view of the San
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down another beautiful view of the San
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down another beautiful view of the San Fernando Valley there and then one more
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Fernando Valley there and then one more
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Fernando Valley there and then one more little climb up to the flag oh yeah what
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little climb up to the flag oh yeah what
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little climb up to the flag oh yeah what you look at the sh of that view
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you look at the sh of that view
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you look at the sh of that view America I feel like we're standing on
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America I feel like we're standing on
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America I feel like we're standing on another planet or something look at that
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another planet or something look at that
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another planet or something look at that like we're astronauts we've planted the
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like we're astronauts we've planted the
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like we're astronauts we've planted the flag on Planet
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flag on Planet
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flag on Planet Hollywood wow that's amazing all right I
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Hollywood wow that's amazing all right I
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Hollywood wow that's amazing all right I was going to do other stuff today wasn't
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was going to do other stuff today wasn't
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was going to do other stuff today wasn't expecting to climb up this mountain now
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expecting to climb up this mountain now
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expecting to climb up this mountain now I think I'm too tired for the other
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I think I'm too tired for the other
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I think I'm too tired for the other stuff I think that's about it dude I've
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stuff I think that's about it dude I've
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stuff I think that's about it dude I've been kind of bummed down and depressed
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been kind of bummed down and depressed
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been kind of bummed down and depressed lately you know just coming in off the
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lately you know just coming in off the
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lately you know just coming in off the road had a little bit of that come down
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road had a little bit of that come down
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road had a little bit of that come down plus I was sick and tired and my neck's
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plus I was sick and tired and my neck's
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plus I was sick and tired and my neck's been hurting for a couple days but this
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been hurting for a couple days but this
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been hurting for a couple days but this getting out of the house and doing
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getting out of the house and doing
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getting out of the house and doing something weird always makes me feel
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something weird always makes me feel
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something weird always makes me feel better that is one big secret in the
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better that is one big secret in the
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better that is one big secret in the Quest for positivity which by the way
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Quest for positivity which by the way
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Quest for positivity which by the way since everyone kept asking there's not
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since everyone kept asking there's not
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since everyone kept asking there's not quest for
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quest for
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quest for positivity postivity t-shirts lift
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positivity postivity t-shirts lift
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positivity postivity t-shirts lift outside Port spreadshirt.com
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outside Port spreadshirt.com
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outside Port spreadshirt.com patreon.com guard all the links down
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patreon.com guard all the links down
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patreon.com guard all the links down below they help keep the show on the
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below they help keep the show on the
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below they help keep the show on the road so check out those links including
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road so check out those links including
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road so check out those links including the Facebook group link down there and
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the Facebook group link down there and
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the Facebook group link down there and uh I think that's it I'm pretty
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uh I think that's it I'm pretty
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uh I think that's it I'm pretty sure now finally after all that hiking
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sure now finally after all that hiking
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sure now finally after all that hiking we've done our duty we can go home and
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we've done our duty we can go home and
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we've done our duty we can go home and sleep
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sleep
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sleep [Music]
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[Music]
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[Music] you made it to the end once again and I
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you made it to the end once again and I
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you made it to the end once again and I have nothing funny to say mostly because
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have nothing funny to say mostly because
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have nothing funny to say mostly because being up here is actually terrifying and
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being up here is actually terrifying and
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being up here is actually terrifying and giving me kind of a panic attack The
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giving me kind of a panic attack The
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giving me kind of a panic attack The Whole World's starting to move I am
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Whole World's starting to move I am
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Whole World's starting to move I am scared of heights is that funny is that
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scared of heights is that funny is that
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scared of heights is that funny is that what you came for to watch me afraid of
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what you came for to watch me afraid of
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what you came for to watch me afraid of heights don't watch me cry have nervous
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heights don't watch me cry have nervous
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heights don't watch me cry have nervous and break down you came for they're mean
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and break down you came for they're mean
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and break down you came for they're mean they're mean Alie they don't like me
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they're mean Alie they don't like me
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they're mean Alie they don't like me they're mean olly
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they're mean olly
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they're mean olly would top of the world m