Superman on Route 66! 1978 Filming Location and Albuquerque Madness
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my friends watch this
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my friends watch this look at the way
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look at the way
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look at the way history
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history
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history comes to life this is just one of the
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comes to life this is just one of the
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comes to life this is just one of the many things that i love about old route
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many things that i love about old route
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many things that i love about old route 66 and why i love staying at places like
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66 and why i love staying at places like
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66 and why i love staying at places like this the historic hotel el rancho where
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this the historic hotel el rancho where
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this the historic hotel el rancho where we stayed last night it's an amazing
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we stayed last night it's an amazing
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we stayed last night it's an amazing historical gem and it's epic both inside
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historical gem and it's epic both inside
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historical gem and it's epic both inside and out but as epic as it is it's not
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and out but as epic as it is it's not
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and out but as epic as it is it's not the only game in town here in gallup new
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the only game in town here in gallup new
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the only game in town here in gallup new mexico the landscape is littered with
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mexico the landscape is littered with
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mexico the landscape is littered with classic roadside motels some of which
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classic roadside motels some of which
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classic roadside motels some of which have been around for a long time like
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have been around for a long time like
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have been around for a long time like the lariat lodge here it's been through
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the lariat lodge here it's been through
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the lariat lodge here it's been through several different incarnations of signs
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several different incarnations of signs
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several different incarnations of signs over the years but the lodge itself is
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over the years but the lodge itself is
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over the years but the lodge itself is still standing on old route 66 still
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still standing on old route 66 still
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still standing on old route 66 still looks much the same as it ever did and
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looks much the same as it ever did and
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looks much the same as it ever did and boy oh boy it still has a great neon
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boy oh boy it still has a great neon
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boy oh boy it still has a great neon sign and for those who love old neon
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sign and for those who love old neon
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sign and for those who love old neon next door doesn't fare too poorly the
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next door doesn't fare too poorly the
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next door doesn't fare too poorly the epic blue spruce lodge sign dude one of
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epic blue spruce lodge sign dude one of
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epic blue spruce lodge sign dude one of the best neon signs on the route across
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the best neon signs on the route across
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the best neon signs on the route across the street over this way much less
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the street over this way much less
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the street over this way much less obvious to the casual observer are the
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obvious to the casual observer are the
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obvious to the casual observer are the remains of the cafe rivoli now as you
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remains of the cafe rivoli now as you
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remains of the cafe rivoli now as you can see the exterior of half of the
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can see the exterior of half of the
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can see the exterior of half of the building has changed quite a bit almost
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building has changed quite a bit almost
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building has changed quite a bit almost unrecognizable but the left side of the
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unrecognizable but the left side of the
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unrecognizable but the left side of the building over here is much less altered
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building over here is much less altered
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building over here is much less altered where the smoke shop is today you can
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where the smoke shop is today you can
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where the smoke shop is today you can see the old stonework and the
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see the old stonework and the
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see the old stonework and the distinctive roof border which once upon
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distinctive roof border which once upon
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distinctive roof border which once upon a time was ringed with neon the inside
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a time was ringed with neon the inside
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a time was ringed with neon the inside of that smoke shop looks a lot different
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of that smoke shop looks a lot different
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of that smoke shop looks a lot different than the inside of the old cafe let me
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than the inside of the old cafe let me
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than the inside of the old cafe let me tell you now normally i don't go in for
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tell you now normally i don't go in for
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tell you now normally i don't go in for old denny's locations there's just so
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old denny's locations there's just so
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old denny's locations there's just so many of them but in this case i have a
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many of them but in this case i have a
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many of them but in this case i have a postcard from this exact location back
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postcard from this exact location back
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postcard from this exact location back in the heyday and boy what a difference
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in the heyday and boy what a difference
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in the heyday and boy what a difference but epic that the building is still
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but epic that the building is still
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but epic that the building is still intact and right next door speaking of
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intact and right next door speaking of
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intact and right next door speaking of intact check out the old capitan motel
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intact check out the old capitan motel
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intact check out the old capitan motel dude look at that
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dude look at that
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dude look at that i'm not sure how they got those old
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i'm not sure how they got those old
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i'm not sure how they got those old postcard angles they're so high up they
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postcard angles they're so high up they
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postcard angles they're so high up they must have a lot of ladders out on the
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must have a lot of ladders out on the
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must have a lot of ladders out on the side of the road back in the day this is
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side of the road back in the day this is
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side of the road back in the day this is another one of those places that was
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another one of those places that was
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another one of those places that was around forever and you can look back
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around forever and you can look back
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around forever and you can look back through layers of old photos and
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through layers of old photos and
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through layers of old photos and postcards and see the way that it
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postcards and see the way that it
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postcards and see the way that it changed over the years when the highway
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changed over the years when the highway
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changed over the years when the highway was much narrower and the place had a
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was much narrower and the place had a
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was much narrower and the place had a much bigger front lawn look at all those
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much bigger front lawn look at all those
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much bigger front lawn look at all those new buildings in the front of it it's
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new buildings in the front of it it's
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new buildings in the front of it it's interesting to me that it still has the
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interesting to me that it still has the
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interesting to me that it still has the name el capitan but yet they covered up
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name el capitan but yet they covered up
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name el capitan but yet they covered up the old lettering with the word motel
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the old lettering with the word motel
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the old lettering with the word motel and then had a new sign underneath with
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and then had a new sign underneath with
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and then had a new sign underneath with the same name weird there's stuff like
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the same name weird there's stuff like
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the same name weird there's stuff like this all over town look behind me at
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this all over town look behind me at
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this all over town look behind me at this restaurant even they've got the
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this restaurant even they've got the
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this restaurant even they've got the remnants of an old neon arrow in front
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remnants of an old neon arrow in front
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remnants of an old neon arrow in front that is amazing now one that was nearly
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that is amazing now one that was nearly
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that is amazing now one that was nearly impossible to figure out in fact i
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impossible to figure out in fact i
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impossible to figure out in fact i didn't figure it out i was stumped i had
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didn't figure it out i was stumped i had
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didn't figure it out i was stumped i had to pull over and ask a couple of police
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to pull over and ask a couple of police
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to pull over and ask a couple of police officers if they had any clue where this
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officers if they had any clue where this
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officers if they had any clue where this was is this now empty lot the former
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was is this now empty lot the former
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was is this now empty lot the former site of the log cabin lodge this was an
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site of the log cabin lodge this was an
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site of the log cabin lodge this was an iconic place to stay on old route 66 it
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iconic place to stay on old route 66 it
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iconic place to stay on old route 66 it was very popular advertised far and wide
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was very popular advertised far and wide
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was very popular advertised far and wide and in fact the cop told me that they
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and in fact the cop told me that they
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and in fact the cop told me that they filmed the movie natural born killers or
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filmed the movie natural born killers or
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filmed the movie natural born killers or at least a little part of it at the log
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at least a little part of it at the log
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at least a little part of it at the log cabin sadly i think it burned down in a
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cabin sadly i think it burned down in a
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cabin sadly i think it burned down in a fire there's virtually nothing left but
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fire there's virtually nothing left but
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fire there's virtually nothing left but if i'm looking at it correctly this is
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if i'm looking at it correctly this is
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if i'm looking at it correctly this is where the old sign would have been
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where the old sign would have been
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where the old sign would have been towards the end and just over that
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towards the end and just over that
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towards the end and just over that driveway was the main lobby itself the
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driveway was the main lobby itself the
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driveway was the main lobby itself the reason the log cabin site was so hard to
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reason the log cabin site was so hard to
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reason the log cabin site was so hard to find is because some of these places had
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find is because some of these places had
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find is because some of these places had no addresses even on their old postcards
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no addresses even on their old postcards
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no addresses even on their old postcards it just said west y which is this little
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it just said west y which is this little
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it just said west y which is this little spot where route 66 splits in two but
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spot where route 66 splits in two but
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spot where route 66 splits in two but there were several hotels listed at
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there were several hotels listed at
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there were several hotels listed at being located at the west y which was
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being located at the west y which was
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being located at the west y which was kind of confusing but now i understand
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kind of confusing but now i understand
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kind of confusing but now i understand and back to back over here there are two
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and back to back over here there are two
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and back to back over here there are two more classic motels just east of the y
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more classic motels just east of the y
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more classic motels just east of the y the colonial motel which is still here
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the colonial motel which is still here
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the colonial motel which is still here in gallup today looking a little weather
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in gallup today looking a little weather
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in gallup today looking a little weather worn but you know still here and the
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worn but you know still here and the
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worn but you know still here and the ranchito which is undergoing a little
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ranchito which is undergoing a little
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ranchito which is undergoing a little bit of restoration it's kind of funny
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bit of restoration it's kind of funny
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bit of restoration it's kind of funny because you have the big el rancho on
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because you have the big el rancho on
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because you have the big el rancho on the east side of town and then over here
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the east side of town and then over here
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the east side of town and then over here on the west the little ranchito that one
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on the west the little ranchito that one
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on the west the little ranchito that one makes me stoke because even though the
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makes me stoke because even though the
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makes me stoke because even though the sign has moved in front of the hotel or
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sign has moved in front of the hotel or
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sign has moved in front of the hotel or excuse me motel you can see the
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excuse me motel you can see the
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excuse me motel you can see the building's pretty much unaltered and
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building's pretty much unaltered and
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building's pretty much unaltered and even the little overhang on the side of
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even the little overhang on the side of
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even the little overhang on the side of the rooms is still the same some of
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the rooms is still the same some of
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the rooms is still the same some of these places like the epic and massive
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these places like the epic and massive
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these places like the epic and massive desert skies motel with just massive
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desert skies motel with just massive
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desert skies motel with just massive masterpieces mid-century motel
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masterpieces mid-century motel
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masterpieces mid-century motel architecture i mean just a sign look at
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architecture i mean just a sign look at
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architecture i mean just a sign look at that sign right there the interesting
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that sign right there the interesting
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that sign right there the interesting thing is
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thing is
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thing is in this hotel's case
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in this hotel's case
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in this hotel's case i really think that that building looks
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i really think that that building looks
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i really think that that building looks better today with the modern paint job
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better today with the modern paint job
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better today with the modern paint job than it did back in its heyday look at
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than it did back in its heyday look at
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than it did back in its heyday look at that
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that
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that i think this uh sort of turquoise color
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i think this uh sort of turquoise color
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i think this uh sort of turquoise color suits it look at those desert skies up
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suits it look at those desert skies up
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suits it look at those desert skies up there all right maybe i'm a little bit
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there all right maybe i'm a little bit
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there all right maybe i'm a little bit crazy especially because i have limited
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crazy especially because i have limited
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crazy especially because i have limited time today but i had to leave gallop i
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time today but i had to leave gallop i
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time today but i had to leave gallop i come far down this dirt road only 15
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come far down this dirt road only 15
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come far down this dirt road only 15 minutes or so out of town though to
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minutes or so out of town though to
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minutes or so out of town though to check out some place truly epic
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check out some place truly epic
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check out some place truly epic seven-year-old me is freaking out
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seven-year-old me is freaking out
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seven-year-old me is freaking out welcome my friends
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welcome my friends
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welcome my friends to superman canyon this is the road in
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to superman canyon this is the road in
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to superman canyon this is the road in the original 1978 superman movie where
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the original 1978 superman movie where
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the original 1978 superman movie where lois lane is coming down with her car
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lois lane is coming down with her car
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lois lane is coming down with her car the massive earthquake caused by the lex
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the massive earthquake caused by the lex
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the massive earthquake caused by the lex luthor nuclear explosion happens her car
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luthor nuclear explosion happens her car
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luthor nuclear explosion happens her car sinks into the earth superman comes to
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sinks into the earth superman comes to
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sinks into the earth superman comes to rescue her and spoiler alert and lots of
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rescue her and spoiler alert and lots of
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rescue her and spoiler alert and lots of spoiler alerts ah he's too late this
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spoiler alerts ah he's too late this
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spoiler alerts ah he's too late this where we're standing is almost the exact
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where we're standing is almost the exact
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where we're standing is almost the exact spot
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spot
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spot superman picks up lois's lifeless body
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superman picks up lois's lifeless body
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superman picks up lois's lifeless body and holds it in his arms you can tell by
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and holds it in his arms you can tell by
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and holds it in his arms you can tell by the way that rock up there lines up with
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the way that rock up there lines up with
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the way that rock up there lines up with the hill in the background
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the hill in the background
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the hill in the background this is incredible superman was here and
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this is incredible superman was here and
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this is incredible superman was here and so was lois lane and i mean the real
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so was lois lane and i mean the real
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so was lois lane and i mean the real superman
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superman
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superman christopher freaking reeve that rock and
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christopher freaking reeve that rock and
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christopher freaking reeve that rock and that little hill in the background
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that little hill in the background
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that little hill in the background featured very prominently in the movie
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featured very prominently in the movie
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featured very prominently in the movie this old path is where lois lane was
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this old path is where lois lane was
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this old path is where lois lane was driving and depending on which section
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driving and depending on which section
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driving and depending on which section of the scene they were shooting with the
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of the scene they were shooting with the
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of the scene they were shooting with the car sinking they moved around a little
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car sinking they moved around a little
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car sinking they moved around a little bit up and down this road which by the
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bit up and down this road which by the
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bit up and down this road which by the way is now actually called superman
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way is now actually called superman
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way is now actually called superman canyon road and the modern road is right
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canyon road and the modern road is right
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canyon road and the modern road is right over there where my car is it's a dirt
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over there where my car is it's a dirt
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over there where my car is it's a dirt road it's uh it's a little unpaved you
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road it's uh it's a little unpaved you
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road it's uh it's a little unpaved you can actually see these rocks to the
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can actually see these rocks to the
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can actually see these rocks to the right and that butte to the left the
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right and that butte to the left the
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right and that butte to the left the little gap here the canyon when lois
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little gap here the canyon when lois
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little gap here the canyon when lois lane comes around the corner and her car
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lane comes around the corner and her car
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lane comes around the corner and her car stops right here i mean suspiciously
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stops right here i mean suspiciously
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stops right here i mean suspiciously right where you see this white concrete
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right where you see this white concrete
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right where you see this white concrete could this have been left over from
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could this have been left over from
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could this have been left over from production
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production
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production i have no idea i do know that after
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i have no idea i do know that after
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i have no idea i do know that after superman turns back time and saves lois
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superman turns back time and saves lois
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superman turns back time and saves lois lane landing right here next to her
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lane landing right here next to her
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lane landing right here next to her stalled out car you can see these exact
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stalled out car you can see these exact
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stalled out car you can see these exact rock formations right behind him he's
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rock formations right behind him he's
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rock formations right behind him he's literally standing
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literally standing
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literally standing right here
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right here
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right here on the side of the road look closely and
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on the side of the road look closely and
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on the side of the road look closely and numerous shots you can see this little
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numerous shots you can see this little
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numerous shots you can see this little crack here especially with that hole
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crack here especially with that hole
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crack here especially with that hole this little divot right here
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this little divot right here
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this little divot right here and of course these rocks behind
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and of course these rocks behind
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and of course these rocks behind christopher reeves super head in fact
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christopher reeves super head in fact
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christopher reeves super head in fact right here is the exact spot
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right here is the exact spot
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right here is the exact spot where superman and lois attempt to kiss
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where superman and lois attempt to kiss
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where superman and lois attempt to kiss and then of course they're interrupted
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and then of course they're interrupted
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and then of course they're interrupted by jimmy olsen
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by jimmy olsen
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by jimmy olsen running down the road
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running down the road
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running down the road in fact you could see these mesa tops as
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in fact you could see these mesa tops as
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in fact you could see these mesa tops as lois gets out of the car complaining to
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lois gets out of the car complaining to
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lois gets out of the car complaining to superman that there's never a man around
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superman that there's never a man around
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superman that there's never a man around when you need one and of course superman
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when you need one and of course superman
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when you need one and of course superman who's literally just turned back time to
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who's literally just turned back time to
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who's literally just turned back time to save her life is sort of grinning and he
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save her life is sort of grinning and he
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save her life is sort of grinning and he says
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says
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says sorry lois but i've been kind of busy
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sorry lois but i've been kind of busy
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sorry lois but i've been kind of busy for a while and then right here
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for a while and then right here
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for a while and then right here is where they are famously about to kiss
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is where they are famously about to kiss
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is where they are famously about to kiss before they're interrupted by jimmy
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before they're interrupted by jimmy
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before they're interrupted by jimmy olsen
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olsen
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olsen coming down the road threw me off a
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coming down the road threw me off a
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coming down the road threw me off a little bit that there's a giant boulder
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little bit that there's a giant boulder
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little bit that there's a giant boulder missing like a huge rock thing that was
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missing like a huge rock thing that was
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missing like a huge rock thing that was obviously blasted and busted up right
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obviously blasted and busted up right
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obviously blasted and busted up right here on the side of the road you know
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here on the side of the road you know
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here on the side of the road you know right here on this corner but this is it
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right here on this corner but this is it
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right here on this corner but this is it superman canyon dude this
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superman canyon dude this
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superman canyon dude this is
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is
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is incredible one of the most iconic movies
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incredible one of the most iconic movies
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incredible one of the most iconic movies of all time and here's the filming
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of all time and here's the filming
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of all time and here's the filming location right off route 66 10 15
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location right off route 66 10 15
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location right off route 66 10 15 minutes from downtown gallup and i had
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minutes from downtown gallup and i had
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minutes from downtown gallup and i had absolutely no
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absolutely no
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absolutely no idea dude christopher reeves was here
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idea dude christopher reeves was here
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idea dude christopher reeves was here superman i mean most of the midwestern
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superman i mean most of the midwestern
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superman i mean most of the midwestern scenes and even some of the desert
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scenes and even some of the desert
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scenes and even some of the desert scenes were shot in canada
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scenes were shot in canada
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scenes were shot in canada so who knew one of our most iconic
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so who knew one of our most iconic
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so who knew one of our most iconic childhood movies was filmed just off
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childhood movies was filmed just off
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childhood movies was filmed just off route 66. all right we really got to get
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route 66. all right we really got to get
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route 66. all right we really got to get going now i promised a certain someone
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going now i promised a certain someone
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going now i promised a certain someone i'd take them to see a certain something
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i'd take them to see a certain something
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i'd take them to see a certain something in albuquerque before i head back home
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in albuquerque before i head back home
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in albuquerque before i head back home for a doctor's appointment and then
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for a doctor's appointment and then
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for a doctor's appointment and then we'll see if we boomerang back to route
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we'll see if we boomerang back to route
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we'll see if we boomerang back to route 66 and continue the adventure or do we
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66 and continue the adventure or do we
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66 and continue the adventure or do we go somewhere else first i have no idea i
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go somewhere else first i have no idea i
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go somewhere else first i have no idea i do know that this road is hecka rough in
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do know that this road is hecka rough in
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do know that this road is hecka rough in some spots and uh my shocks are already
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some spots and uh my shocks are already
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some spots and uh my shocks are already getting bad in the old mustang
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getting bad in the old mustang
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getting bad in the old mustang so i'm gonna use all my superpowers of
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so i'm gonna use all my superpowers of
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so i'm gonna use all my superpowers of concentration to get through this canyon
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concentration to get through this canyon
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concentration to get through this canyon back onto the interstate and push
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back onto the interstate and push
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back onto the interstate and push eastwards towards albuquerque while i'm
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eastwards towards albuquerque while i'm
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eastwards towards albuquerque while i'm driving though it reminds me if you'd
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driving though it reminds me if you'd
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driving though it reminds me if you'd like to visit superman canyon there's
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like to visit superman canyon there's
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like to visit superman canyon there's the gps coordinates for you ah when you
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the gps coordinates for you ah when you
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the gps coordinates for you ah when you see the old rattlesnake trading post it
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see the old rattlesnake trading post it
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see the old rattlesnake trading post it means you're almost to blue water on old
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means you're almost to blue water on old
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means you're almost to blue water on old route 66. this one's not as grabby as
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route 66. this one's not as grabby as
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route 66. this one's not as grabby as the old crater trading post down the
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the old crater trading post down the
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the old crater trading post down the road the bowling one but you can still
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road the bowling one but you can still
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road the bowling one but you can still just trace
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just trace
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just trace some old rattlesnakes painted on the
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some old rattlesnakes painted on the
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some old rattlesnakes painted on the side of the building every time i come
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side of the building every time i come
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side of the building every time i come by here i notice it's starting to buckle
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by here i notice it's starting to buckle
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by here i notice it's starting to buckle more and more which is really a shame
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more and more which is really a shame
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more and more which is really a shame because even in this kind of shape
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because even in this kind of shape
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because even in this kind of shape there's just something fantastic about
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there's just something fantastic about
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there's just something fantastic about this building hopefully someday
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this building hopefully someday
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this building hopefully someday it can get repainted again meanwhile
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it can get repainted again meanwhile
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it can get repainted again meanwhile down the road
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down the road
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down the road tragedy has begun to strike this is the
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tragedy has begun to strike this is the
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tragedy has begun to strike this is the bowline's old crater
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bowline's old crater
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bowline's old crater trading post and you can see the facade
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trading post and you can see the facade
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trading post and you can see the facade here has started to collapse in on the
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here has started to collapse in on the
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here has started to collapse in on the building oh this is so
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building oh this is so
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building oh this is so sad some of the paintings still remain
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sad some of the paintings still remain
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sad some of the paintings still remain on the side fantastic images harking
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on the side fantastic images harking
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on the side fantastic images harking back to yesteryear but as you can see
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back to yesteryear but as you can see
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back to yesteryear but as you can see the interior
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the interior
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the interior is pretty much
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is pretty much
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is pretty much doomed even the
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doomed even the
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doomed even the more solid section
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more solid section
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more solid section the roof is beginning to come down this
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the roof is beginning to come down this
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the roof is beginning to come down this place was built in
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place was built in
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place was built in 1954 by claude bolen who had been
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1954 by claude bolen who had been
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1954 by claude bolen who had been trading with the local navajo
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trading with the local navajo
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trading with the local navajo since the 19 teens actually bowlins is
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since the 19 teens actually bowlins is
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since the 19 teens actually bowlins is now a huge chain of travel stops all up
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now a huge chain of travel stops all up
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now a huge chain of travel stops all up and down the interstates in the
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and down the interstates in the
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and down the interstates in the southwest they're the ones who currently
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southwest they're the ones who currently
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southwest they're the ones who currently own the thing and we stopped in here on
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own the thing and we stopped in here on
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own the thing and we stopped in here on our epic route 66 trip in 2017. i was
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our epic route 66 trip in 2017. i was
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our epic route 66 trip in 2017. i was hoping back then that maybe bowlins
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hoping back then that maybe bowlins
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hoping back then that maybe bowlins would step in and shore up the building
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would step in and shore up the building
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would step in and shore up the building but it doesn't look like that's going to
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but it doesn't look like that's going to
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but it doesn't look like that's going to happen now oh that's
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happen now oh that's
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happen now oh that's that's heartbreaking guys it's sad to
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that's heartbreaking guys it's sad to
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that's heartbreaking guys it's sad to think that our children's children will
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think that our children's children will
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think that our children's children will probably never get to see
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probably never get to see
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probably never get to see the old trading post from the back of
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the old trading post from the back of
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the old trading post from the back of the building you can really get a sense
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the building you can really get a sense
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the building you can really get a sense of how old it is i mean look at that
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of how old it is i mean look at that
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of how old it is i mean look at that construction there
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construction there
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construction there logs big locally sourced stones that
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logs big locally sourced stones that
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logs big locally sourced stones that older section has almost a pueblo style
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older section has almost a pueblo style
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older section has almost a pueblo style of architecture gosh a lot of hard work
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of architecture gosh a lot of hard work
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of architecture gosh a lot of hard work went into building and maintaining this
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went into building and maintaining this
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went into building and maintaining this place serving all kinds of travelers on
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place serving all kinds of travelers on
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place serving all kinds of travelers on the highway and now it's virtually
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the highway and now it's virtually
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the highway and now it's virtually no more hey sick rhino yeah there's
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no more hey sick rhino yeah there's
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no more hey sick rhino yeah there's something really spooky about this place
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something really spooky about this place
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something really spooky about this place can't put my finger on it maybe it's
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can't put my finger on it maybe it's
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can't put my finger on it maybe it's just the weather or maybe it's that it's
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just the weather or maybe it's that it's
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just the weather or maybe it's that it's just
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just
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just such a sad ending meanwhile the modern
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such a sad ending meanwhile the modern
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such a sad ending meanwhile the modern bowlins travel stop is still going quite
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bowlins travel stop is still going quite
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bowlins travel stop is still going quite strong and i've got to exercise some
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strong and i've got to exercise some
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strong and i've got to exercise some self-control and not stop every 15
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self-control and not stop every 15
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self-control and not stop every 15 minutes i better get back on the
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minutes i better get back on the
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minutes i better get back on the interstate because i've got a promise to
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interstate because i've got a promise to
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interstate because i've got a promise to keep and a deadline to meet and here we
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keep and a deadline to meet and here we
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keep and a deadline to meet and here we are not for the first time and i have a
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are not for the first time and i have a
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are not for the first time and i have a feeling probably not for the last time
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feeling probably not for the last time
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feeling probably not for the last time are you happy
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of course you are julio loves things
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of course you are julio loves things that explode this is the national museum
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that explode this is the national museum
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that explode this is the national museum of nuclear science and history there's
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of nuclear science and history there's
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of nuclear science and history there's definitely a lot to see here a lot to
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definitely a lot to see here a lot to
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definitely a lot to see here a lot to learn about
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learn about
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learn about peace through strength or atomic energy
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peace through strength or atomic energy
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peace through strength or atomic energy or science you know nuclear fission or
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or science you know nuclear fission or
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or science you know nuclear fission or fusion or or both but the reason we're
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fusion or or both but the reason we're
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fusion or or both but the reason we're here is that julio threatened to end my
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here is that julio threatened to end my
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here is that julio threatened to end my life unless i brought him back here to
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life unless i brought him back here to
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life unless i brought him back here to take pictures with as he put it bombs oh
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take pictures with as he put it bombs oh
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take pictures with as he put it bombs oh there's a good one uh-huh that one's fun
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there's a good one uh-huh that one's fun
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there's a good one uh-huh that one's fun oh one for grandma
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oh one for grandma
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oh one for grandma and of course his favorite the photos
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and of course his favorite the photos
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and of course his favorite the photos with the intercontinental ballistic
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with the intercontinental ballistic
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with the intercontinental ballistic missiles look at him out there
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missiles look at him out there
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missiles look at him out there that is a very happy bird yes sir
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that is a very happy bird yes sir
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that is a very happy bird yes sir apparently all his favorite things are
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apparently all his favorite things are
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apparently all his favorite things are here well except for fried chicken i
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here well except for fried chicken i
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here well except for fried chicken i mean everyone knows that's his favorite
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mean everyone knows that's his favorite
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mean everyone knows that's his favorite food he's spending a ridiculous amount
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food he's spending a ridiculous amount
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food he's spending a ridiculous amount of time
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of time
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of time just staring at them in here i don't
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just staring at them in here i don't
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just staring at them in here i don't want to hurry him because i know it's
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want to hurry him because i know it's
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want to hurry him because i know it's his favorite place so we got here i
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his favorite place so we got here i
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his favorite place so we got here i don't know
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don't know
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don't know an hour before the museum is set to
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an hour before the museum is set to
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an hour before the museum is set to close so hopefully they don't have to
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close so hopefully they don't have to
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close so hopefully they don't have to throw us out of here when the doors are
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throw us out of here when the doors are
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throw us out of here when the doors are locked speaking of which i'm surprised
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locked speaking of which i'm surprised
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locked speaking of which i'm surprised they let him back in here after what
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they let him back in here after what
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they let him back in here after what happened last time if you don't remember
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happened last time if you don't remember
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happened last time if you don't remember what that was you'll have to go back and
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what that was you'll have to go back and
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what that was you'll have to go back and watch it yourself i don't want to talk
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watch it yourself i don't want to talk
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watch it yourself i don't want to talk about it i wish i didn't remember okay
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about it i wish i didn't remember okay
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about it i wish i didn't remember okay come on julio
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i'm not taking you anywhere ever again
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i'm not taking you anywhere ever again until you watch superman 4. you are a
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until you watch superman 4. you are a
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until you watch superman 4. you are a bad bird
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bad bird
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bad bird foul all right well now that i held up
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foul all right well now that i held up
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foul all right well now that i held up my end of the bargain with julio and he
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my end of the bargain with julio and he
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my end of the bargain with julio and he nearly caused an international incident
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nearly caused an international incident
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nearly caused an international incident i get to drive back across old route 66
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i get to drive back across old route 66
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i get to drive back across old route 66 through albuquerque and before i head
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through albuquerque and before i head
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through albuquerque and before i head home to california change the pace a
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home to california change the pace a
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home to california change the pace a little ah here we go old town
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little ah here we go old town
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little ah here we go old town albuquerque the plaza a nice peaceful
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albuquerque the plaza a nice peaceful
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albuquerque the plaza a nice peaceful relaxing atmosphere well with one
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relaxing atmosphere well with one
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relaxing atmosphere well with one possible exception and that would be the
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possible exception and that would be the
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possible exception and that would be the old route 66 rattlesnake museum ah what
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old route 66 rattlesnake museum ah what
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old route 66 rattlesnake museum ah what a glorious tradition julio was occupied
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a glorious tradition julio was occupied
13:09
a glorious tradition julio was occupied he said he had to find himself a dhamma
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he said he had to find himself a dhamma
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he said he had to find himself a dhamma de pierna de poyo something like that so
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de pierna de poyo something like that so
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de pierna de poyo something like that so i'm just gonna relax and unwind a little
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i'm just gonna relax and unwind a little
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i'm just gonna relax and unwind a little bit before i literally drive all the way
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bit before i literally drive all the way
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bit before i literally drive all the way back home some of these buildings were
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back home some of these buildings were
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back home some of these buildings were built in the 1700s which means they're
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built in the 1700s which means they're
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built in the 1700s which means they're almost as old as i'm gonna feel by the
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almost as old as i'm gonna feel by the
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almost as old as i'm gonna feel by the end of my drive tonight today was a
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end of my drive tonight today was a
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end of my drive tonight today was a little bit frustrating but only because
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little bit frustrating but only because
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little bit frustrating but only because so much of what we passed through was
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so much of what we passed through was
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so much of what we passed through was tribal land and that's still very much
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tribal land and that's still very much
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tribal land and that's still very much closed down because of the pandemic but
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closed down because of the pandemic but
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closed down because of the pandemic but if you're interested in the area that we
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if you're interested in the area that we
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if you're interested in the area that we passed through or you know route 66 in
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passed through or you know route 66 in
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passed through or you know route 66 in general or old town albuquerque even the
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general or old town albuquerque even the
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general or old town albuquerque even the rattlesnake museum just scroll back
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rattlesnake museum just scroll back
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rattlesnake museum just scroll back through all of our old episodes because
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through all of our old episodes because
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through all of our old episodes because we've had a lot of adventures on route
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we've had a lot of adventures on route
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we've had a lot of adventures on route 66 and we're not finished not by a long
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66 and we're not finished not by a long
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66 and we're not finished not by a long shot for now though with most of the
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shot for now though with most of the
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shot for now though with most of the businesses closing up and a very long
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businesses closing up and a very long
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businesses closing up and a very long long drive ahead of me once julio's done
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long drive ahead of me once julio's done
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long drive ahead of me once julio's done doing whatever he's doing i think we've
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doing whatever he's doing i think we've
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doing whatever he's doing i think we've done just about all we can do
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done just about all we can do
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done just about all we can do but apparently we pray look at this
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but apparently we pray look at this
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but apparently we pray look at this church wow
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church wow
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church wow i love albuquerque dude old albuquerque
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i love albuquerque dude old albuquerque
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i love albuquerque dude old albuquerque is so awesome all right the rainstorm's
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is so awesome all right the rainstorm's
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is so awesome all right the rainstorm's coming in and it's time to stop messing
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coming in and it's time to stop messing
14:12
coming in and it's time to stop messing around as much as i love you all and
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around as much as i love you all and
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around as much as i love you all and want to hang out with you forever for
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want to hang out with you forever for
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want to hang out with you forever for now my friends we've done our duty it's
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now my friends we've done our duty it's
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now my friends we've done our duty it's time to literally go home and sleep well
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time to literally go home and sleep well
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time to literally go home and sleep well via condios
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[Music]
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[Music] was filmed
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was filmed
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was filmed just
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just fly right in the mouth
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fly right in the mouth
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fly right in the mouth right in the air stop trying to tell me
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right in the air stop trying to tell me
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right in the air stop trying to tell me secrets fly look i was like yeah hey
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secrets fly look i was like yeah hey
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secrets fly look i was like yeah hey [Music]
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[Music] you