Why I didn't make it to the top of the Arch! Route 66 through Saint Louis
Route 66 through Saint Louis ! Legendary no tell motels, forest park Route 66 exhibit, the old abandoned bridge, and a whole new state! We're bearing down on Illinois in Another Randomland Adventure!
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wow would you look at that I think it's
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wow would you look at that I think it's pretty trained to see that we've come
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pretty trained to see that we've come
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pretty trained to see that we've come somewhere special yes yes I know I'm
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somewhere special yes yes I know I'm
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somewhere special yes yes I know I'm sorry you'll have to forgive my bad
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sorry you'll have to forgive my bad
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sorry you'll have to forgive my bad jokes I'm still in training look at this
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jokes I'm still in training look at this
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jokes I'm still in training look at this experimental 1950s aot train it's not
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experimental 1950s aot train it's not
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experimental 1950s aot train it's not every day you see one of those friends
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every day you see one of those friends
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every day you see one of those friends unless of course you work at the
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unless of course you work at the
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unless of course you work at the national Transportation Museum just
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national Transportation Museum just
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national Transportation Museum just outside of St Louis Missour our last
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outside of St Louis Missour our last
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outside of St Louis Missour our last town on old Route 66 in this state dang
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town on old Route 66 in this state dang
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town on old Route 66 in this state dang how awesome is this place wow Stage
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how awesome is this place wow Stage
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how awesome is this place wow Stage Coach one horse open sleigh bicycles
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Coach one horse open sleigh bicycles
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Coach one horse open sleigh bicycles even a knife grinder push C look at this
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even a knife grinder push C look at this
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even a knife grinder push C look at this they even have a miniature train but as
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they even have a miniature train but as
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they even have a miniature train but as much as I love miniature trains and push
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much as I love miniature trains and push
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much as I love miniature trains and push carts I've got to admit to you that's
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carts I've got to admit to you that's
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carts I've got to admit to you that's not what I came here for I came to find
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not what I came here for I came to find
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not what I came here for I came to find a piece of Route 66 history and here it
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a piece of Route 66 history and here it
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a piece of Route 66 history and here it is the coral Court motel or should I say
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is the coral Court motel or should I say
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is the coral Court motel or should I say what's left of the coral Court this old
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what's left of the coral Court this old
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what's left of the coral Court this old school streamline Motel which was
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school streamline Motel which was
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school streamline Motel which was advertised as Ultra Modern when it was
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advertised as Ultra Modern when it was
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advertised as Ultra Modern when it was built in
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built in
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built in 1941 was a very famous stop in the St
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1941 was a very famous stop in the St
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1941 was a very famous stop in the St Louis area on Route 66 there was a very
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Louis area on Route 66 there was a very
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Louis area on Route 66 there was a very famous kidnapping and murder and the
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famous kidnapping and murder and the
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famous kidnapping and murder and the kidnapper spent his last night in the
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kidnapper spent his last night in the
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kidnapper spent his last night in the coral court and they only ever recovered
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coral court and they only ever recovered
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coral court and they only ever recovered half the ransom for years people
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half the ransom for years people
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half the ransom for years people suspected that the other half was
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suspected that the other half was
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suspected that the other half was somehow hidden in the coral court but as
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somehow hidden in the coral court but as
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somehow hidden in the coral court but as you can see the whole thing was
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you can see the whole thing was
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you can see the whole thing was dismantled part of it set up here in
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dismantled part of it set up here in
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dismantled part of it set up here in this Museum and I'm pretty sure they
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this Museum and I'm pretty sure they
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this Museum and I'm pretty sure they never found that money the coral Court
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never found that money the coral Court
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never found that money the coral Court was a very popular state on the old
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was a very popular state on the old
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was a very popular state on the old mother road until it was bypassed by the
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mother road until it was bypassed by the
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mother road until it was bypassed by the interstate after that the coral Court
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interstate after that the coral Court
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interstate after that the coral Court moved to powerly raids and became more
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moved to powerly raids and became more
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moved to powerly raids and became more famous for its garages once your car was
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famous for its garages once your car was
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famous for its garages once your car was parked there was no way for anyone to
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parked there was no way for anyone to
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parked there was no way for anyone to tell that you were in there it went from
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tell that you were in there it went from
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tell that you were in there it went from Motel to notel sh you don't understand
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Motel to notel sh you don't understand
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Motel to notel sh you don't understand when you're older supposedly the museum
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when you're older supposedly the museum
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when you're older supposedly the museum saved an entire building when the coral
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saved an entire building when the coral
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saved an entire building when the coral Court was demolished so far they only
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Court was demolished so far they only
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Court was demolished so far they only had the money to set up this one little
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had the money to set up this one little
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had the money to set up this one little section for display pretty cool piece of
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section for display pretty cool piece of
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section for display pretty cool piece of history in here pretty epic but that's
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history in here pretty epic but that's
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history in here pretty epic but that's not all they have in this Museum they
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not all they have in this Museum they
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not all they have in this Museum they got that old bullet nose studa Baker all
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got that old bullet nose studa Baker all
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got that old bullet nose studa Baker all kinds of buggies and wagons and check
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kinds of buggies and wagons and check
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kinds of buggies and wagons and check out this old handsome cab doesn't look
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out this old handsome cab doesn't look
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out this old handsome cab doesn't look that handsome to me look at this just a
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that handsome to me look at this just a
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that handsome to me look at this just a few years later here's one of the early
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few years later here's one of the early
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few years later here's one of the early automobiles an early delivery truck you
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automobiles an early delivery truck you
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automobiles an early delivery truck you can really see that at first cars were
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can really see that at first cars were
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can really see that at first cars were just horsedrawn wagons but with new
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just horsedrawn wagons but with new
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just horsedrawn wagons but with new engines in them we went from that to
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engines in them we went from that to
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engines in them we went from that to that to that to that so fast crazy how
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that to that to that so fast crazy how
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that to that to that so fast crazy how much the technology changed so quickly
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much the technology changed so quickly
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much the technology changed so quickly look at this old steam powered car a
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look at this old steam powered car a
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look at this old steam powered car a Stanley Steamer just like Stanley from
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Stanley Steamer just like Stanley from
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Stanley Steamer just like Stanley from Cars he's a good worker that Stanley
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Cars he's a good worker that Stanley
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Cars he's a good worker that Stanley Steamer he gets carpets cleaner and an
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Steamer he gets carpets cleaner and an
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Steamer he gets carpets cleaner and an old peely Dairy delivery wagon look at
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old peely Dairy delivery wagon look at
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old peely Dairy delivery wagon look at this they were delivering irated milk
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this they were delivering irated milk
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this they were delivering irated milk they called it that because if you were
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they called it that because if you were
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they called it that because if you were lactose intolerant and you drink it
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lactose intolerant and you drink it
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lactose intolerant and you drink it you'd get really irritant fun fact peev
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you'd get really irritant fun fact peev
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you'd get really irritant fun fact peev Dairy loaned my great grandfather the
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Dairy loaned my great grandfather the
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Dairy loaned my great grandfather the money to open his second restaurant
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money to open his second restaurant
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money to open his second restaurant history look at there's an old Doris and
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history look at there's an old Doris and
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history look at there's an old Doris and here's a couple of moon automobiles
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here's a couple of moon automobiles
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here's a couple of moon automobiles maybe not as well known as Ford and
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maybe not as well known as Ford and
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maybe not as well known as Ford and Chevy but built right here in St Louis
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Chevy but built right here in St Louis
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Chevy but built right here in St Louis just like this traffic truck what a name
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just like this traffic truck what a name
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just like this traffic truck what a name huh you'd be sitting in traffic all day
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huh you'd be sitting in traffic all day
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huh you'd be sitting in traffic all day if you had that bad boy to get some
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if you had that bad boy to get some
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if you had that bad boy to get some goggles and a scarf and drive around in
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goggles and a scarf and drive around in
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goggles and a scarf and drive around in one of these all day dude this place is
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one of these all day dude this place is
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one of these all day dude this place is out of control they have tons and tons
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out of control they have tons and tons
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out of control they have tons and tons of trains literally look at the size of
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of trains literally look at the size of
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of trains literally look at the size of this steam engine there's trolleys here
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this steam engine there's trolleys here
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this steam engine there's trolleys here they've got everything how cool is that
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they've got everything how cool is that
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they've got everything how cool is that wow I'd like to take a train trip
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wow I'd like to take a train trip
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wow I'd like to take a train trip someday or at least tour a museum like
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someday or at least tour a museum like
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someday or at least tour a museum like this with someone who really knew a lot
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this with someone who really knew a lot
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this with someone who really knew a lot about trains there's like a billion of
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about trains there's like a billion of
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about trains there's like a billion of them out here at this Museum but my
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them out here at this Museum but my
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them out here at this Museum but my favorite so far is this one wow it's
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favorite so far is this one wow it's
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favorite so far is this one wow it's hard to believe that's a R it's the 1939
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hard to believe that's a R it's the 1939
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hard to believe that's a R it's the 1939 silver charger but somehow it looks like
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silver charger but somehow it looks like
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silver charger but somehow it looks like something from the future still now
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something from the future still now
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something from the future still now that's good design wow look at those
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that's good design wow look at those
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that's good design wow look at those curves that's one sexy train they even
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curves that's one sexy train they even
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curves that's one sexy train they even have a whole train station here full of
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have a whole train station here full of
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have a whole train station here full of old train artifacts and if trains aren't
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old train artifacts and if trains aren't
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old train artifacts and if trains aren't your thing how about this old c47 this
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your thing how about this old c47 this
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your thing how about this old c47 this is a World War II era transport plane as
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is a World War II era transport plane as
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is a World War II era transport plane as a matter of fact General Dwight David
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a matter of fact General Dwight David
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a matter of fact General Dwight David Eisenhower once said that three things
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Eisenhower once said that three things
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Eisenhower once said that three things won the war the landing craft the Jeep
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won the war the landing craft the Jeep
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won the war the landing craft the Jeep and the sea 47 I kind of think the
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and the sea 47 I kind of think the
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and the sea 47 I kind of think the soldiers had something to do with it too
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soldiers had something to do with it too
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soldiers had something to do with it too but I understand what he meant still not
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but I understand what he meant still not
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but I understand what he meant still not your thing hm how about this Tugboat
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your thing hm how about this Tugboat
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your thing hm how about this Tugboat make sure to come to a complete stop the
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make sure to come to a complete stop the
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make sure to come to a complete stop the HT pot is here the first all welded
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HT pot is here the first all welded
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HT pot is here the first all welded steel H towboat on the rivers the sign
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steel H towboat on the rivers the sign
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steel H towboat on the rivers the sign says you ever been on a real shrimping
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says you ever been on a real shrimping
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says you ever been on a real shrimping boat no but I've been on a real big boat
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boat no but I've been on a real big boat
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boat no but I've been on a real big boat oh look it's the front of the boat you
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oh look it's the front of the boat you
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oh look it's the front of the boat you know what we have to
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know what we have to
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know what we have to do I'm King of the
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do I'm King of the
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do I'm King of the boat sorry had to look at this some
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boat sorry had to look at this some
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boat sorry had to look at this some classic car enthusiasts have been
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classic car enthusiasts have been
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classic car enthusiasts have been driving their old timey cars in and out
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driving their old timey cars in and out
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driving their old timey cars in and out of this parking lot all morning look at
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of this parking lot all morning look at
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of this parking lot all morning look at that listen to that horn wow I want to
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that listen to that horn wow I want to
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that listen to that horn wow I want to be part of the cool car club oh look
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be part of the cool car club oh look
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be part of the cool car club oh look what that lady's wearing she's wearing
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what that lady's wearing she's wearing
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what that lady's wearing she's wearing her little hat and her scarf I wasn't
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her little hat and her scarf I wasn't
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her little hat and her scarf I wasn't too sure about making this stop but I'm
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too sure about making this stop but I'm
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too sure about making this stop but I'm really glad I did now turns out this
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really glad I did now turns out this
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really glad I did now turns out this museum is pretty fraking epic well guess
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museum is pretty fraking epic well guess
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museum is pretty fraking epic well guess it's time to get back on old Route 66 oh
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it's time to get back on old Route 66 oh
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it's time to get back on old Route 66 oh my gosh my passenger has no face we need
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my gosh my passenger has no face we need
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my gosh my passenger has no face we need to get to a hospital one last thing
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to get to a hospital one last thing
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to get to a hospital one last thing before we go though is this other pee
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before we go though is this other pee
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before we go though is this other pee Dairy cart they used to have this pulled
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Dairy cart they used to have this pulled
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Dairy cart they used to have this pulled through the streets of St Louis by
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through the streets of St Louis by
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through the streets of St Louis by zebras my great a Kate once was telling
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zebras my great a Kate once was telling
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zebras my great a Kate once was telling me about how her dad got the loan from
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me about how her dad got the loan from
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me about how her dad got the loan from pee D and she goes you know the people
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pee D and she goes you know the people
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pee D and she goes you know the people that used to have the zebras and I just
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that used to have the zebras and I just
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that used to have the zebras and I just thought what that's weird now I know
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thought what that's weird now I know
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thought what that's weird now I know what she was talking about that is so
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what she was talking about that is so
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what she was talking about that is so bizarre I don't know if I want to drink
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bizarre I don't know if I want to drink
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bizarre I don't know if I want to drink zebra milk though W all right well if
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zebra milk though W all right well if
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zebra milk though W all right well if these guys are done Paving the road I
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these guys are done Paving the road I
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these guys are done Paving the road I think it's time for us to find old rou
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think it's time for us to find old rou
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think it's time for us to find old rou 66 again there's actually about 80
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66 again there's actually about 80
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66 again there's actually about 80 different paths through St Louis on the
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different paths through St Louis on the
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different paths through St Louis on the Old Highway because they moved it around
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Old Highway because they moved it around
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Old Highway because they moved it around so much doing my best to stick on the
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so much doing my best to stick on the
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so much doing my best to stick on the highway through the city but there's a
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highway through the city but there's a
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highway through the city but there's a lot of stuff to see here too much to see
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lot of stuff to see here too much to see
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lot of stuff to see here too much to see in St Louis for any one trip but of
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in St Louis for any one trip but of
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in St Louis for any one trip but of course there's a few things that I
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course there's a few things that I
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course there's a few things that I really want to lay my eyes on all right
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really want to lay my eyes on all right
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really want to lay my eyes on all right we made it to Maplewood so we're almost
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we made it to Maplewood so we're almost
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we made it to Maplewood so we're almost to St Louis proper look at this we've
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to St Louis proper look at this we've
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to St Louis proper look at this we've made it to Maplewood Missoura almost to
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made it to Maplewood Missoura almost to
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made it to Maplewood Missoura almost to the border of St Louis proper I can just
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the border of St Louis proper I can just
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the border of St Louis proper I can just see some skyscrapers in the distance a
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see some skyscrapers in the distance a
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see some skyscrapers in the distance a lot of the 2 s's on the way into town
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lot of the 2 s's on the way into town
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lot of the 2 s's on the way into town suburbs and stop lights just to the
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suburbs and stop lights just to the
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suburbs and stop lights just to the right of me past that train is the hill
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right of me past that train is the hill
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right of me past that train is the hill the old Italian neighborhood Hood in
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the old Italian neighborhood Hood in
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the old Italian neighborhood Hood in town some of my family lived there for a
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town some of my family lived there for a
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town some of my family lived there for a little bit but I'm going the other
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little bit but I'm going the other
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little bit but I'm going the other direction welcome to Forest Park it's
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direction welcome to Forest Park it's
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direction welcome to Forest Park it's known as the heart of St Louis it's
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known as the heart of St Louis it's
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known as the heart of St Louis it's ginormous it's been home to the World's
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ginormous it's been home to the World's
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ginormous it's been home to the World's Fair the Olympics it's got fountains
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Fair the Olympics it's got fountains
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Fair the Olympics it's got fountains it's got trees it's got an art museum it
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it's got trees it's got an art museum it
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it's got trees it's got an art museum it even has the St Louis Zoo and they're
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even has the St Louis Zoo and they're
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even has the St Louis Zoo and they're all free but for my purposes today it's
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all free but for my purposes today it's
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all free but for my purposes today it's the home of the Missouri History Museum
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the home of the Missouri History Museum
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the home of the Missouri History Museum which right now has a massive free
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which right now has a massive free
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which right now has a massive free exhibit about Route 66 look at that old
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exhibit about Route 66 look at that old
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exhibit about Route 66 look at that old school neon sign right there that is a
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school neon sign right there that is a
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school neon sign right there that is a good start oh wow wow there's old Thomas
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good start oh wow wow there's old Thomas
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good start oh wow wow there's old Thomas Jefferson himself welcoming US ah here
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Jefferson himself welcoming US ah here
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Jefferson himself welcoming US ah here it is Main Street through St Louis look
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it is Main Street through St Louis look
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it is Main Street through St Louis look at that old sign never seen one like
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at that old sign never seen one like
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at that old sign never seen one like that wow there's a lot of stuff in here
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that wow there's a lot of stuff in here
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that wow there's a lot of stuff in here wow so much information on the old Route
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wow so much information on the old Route
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wow so much information on the old Route 66 eateries they've got car hop uniforms
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66 eateries they've got car hop uniforms
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66 eateries they've got car hop uniforms and old signs and old menus and every so
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and old signs and old menus and every so
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and old signs and old menus and every so often these very cleverly disguised
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often these very cleverly disguised
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often these very cleverly disguised listening stations to hear stories from
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listening stations to hear stories from
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listening stations to hear stories from the people who traveled Route 66 some of
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the people who traveled Route 66 some of
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the people who traveled Route 66 some of these stories are pretty good the best
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these stories are pretty good the best
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these stories are pretty good the best part of all oh oh so much neon look at
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part of all oh oh so much neon look at
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part of all oh oh so much neon look at that glow this is my favorite one
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that glow this is my favorite one
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that glow this is my favorite one lacassa Grande lasassa Grande Motel like
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lacassa Grande lasassa Grande Motel like
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lacassa Grande lasassa Grande Motel like a fine Hotel it's not a fine hotel but
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a fine Hotel it's not a fine hotel but
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a fine Hotel it's not a fine hotel but it's like one ooh and of course some
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it's like one ooh and of course some
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it's like one ooh and of course some more Coral court stuff look at that
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more Coral court stuff look at that
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more Coral court stuff look at that there's some of the furniture some
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there's some of the furniture some
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there's some of the furniture some footage of the original buildings here's
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footage of the original buildings here's
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footage of the original buildings here's some decoration from outside the other
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some decoration from outside the other
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some decoration from outside the other day I was at route66 State Park and they
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day I was at route66 State Park and they
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day I was at route66 State Park and they had that old neon sign from the entrance
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had that old neon sign from the entrance
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had that old neon sign from the entrance and look at this they have this thing
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and look at this they have this thing
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and look at this they have this thing from the top of the column there's
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from the top of the column there's
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from the top of the column there's pieces of this place everywhere these
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pieces of this place everywhere these
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pieces of this place everywhere these exhibits are so impressive covers
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exhibits are so impressive covers
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exhibits are so impressive covers everything old cars old gas stations old
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everything old cars old gas stations old
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everything old cars old gas stations old eateries even talks about the old school
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eateries even talks about the old school
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eateries even talks about the old school phone booths oh how about this another
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phone booths oh how about this another
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phone booths oh how about this another listening
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listening
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listening station o you can listen to people
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station o you can listen to people
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station o you can listen to people remembering full service stations it'd
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remembering full service stations it'd
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remembering full service stations it'd be awful nice to pull up to a gas
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be awful nice to pull up to a gas
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be awful nice to pull up to a gas station today and get a full greasing oh
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station today and get a full greasing oh
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station today and get a full greasing oh I'm sorry complete greasing ooh an old
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I'm sorry complete greasing ooh an old
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I'm sorry complete greasing ooh an old Airstream trailer that's pretty cool I
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Airstream trailer that's pretty cool I
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Airstream trailer that's pretty cool I guess but I did see the oldest Airstream
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guess but I did see the oldest Airstream
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guess but I did see the oldest Airstream in the world just a few days ago in
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in the world just a few days ago in
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in the world just a few days ago in Texas so oh who am I kidding that's
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Texas so oh who am I kidding that's
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Texas so oh who am I kidding that's still impressive I want one check out
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still impressive I want one check out
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still impressive I want one check out all these old Motel Keys I've been in
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all these old Motel Keys I've been in
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all these old Motel Keys I've been in next to or even slapped in some of these
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next to or even slapped in some of these
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next to or even slapped in some of these oo I like that I would love to take one
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oo I like that I would love to take one
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oo I like that I would love to take one of those old carnival rides and turn it
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of those old carnival rides and turn it
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of those old carnival rides and turn it into a go-kart I guess that doesn't have
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into a go-kart I guess that doesn't have
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into a go-kart I guess that doesn't have much to do with Route 66 but it would
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much to do with Route 66 but it would
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much to do with Route 66 but it would still be pretty cool oh that's a pretty
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still be pretty cool oh that's a pretty
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still be pretty cool oh that's a pretty cool movie theater Route 66 movie time
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cool movie theater Route 66 movie time
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cool movie theater Route 66 movie time I'm
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I'm
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I'm learning that was pretty cool this
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learning that was pretty cool this
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learning that was pretty cool this exhibit is almost over it's been here
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exhibit is almost over it's been here
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exhibit is almost over it's been here for the past year last but not least
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for the past year last but not least
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for the past year last but not least they invite you to share your favorite
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they invite you to share your favorite
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they invite you to share your favorite road trip mine's right here rock and
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road trip mine's right here rock and
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road trip mine's right here rock and roll pretty weird coming to Route 66
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roll pretty weird coming to Route 66
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roll pretty weird coming to Route 66 museums now and instead of seeing a
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museums now and instead of seeing a
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museums now and instead of seeing a bunch of places I'm going to go I'm
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bunch of places I'm going to go I'm
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bunch of places I'm going to go I'm seeing a bunch of places that I've just
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seeing a bunch of places that I've just
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seeing a bunch of places that I've just been all right see look at this here's
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been all right see look at this here's
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been all right see look at this here's St Louis we're right about there there's
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St Louis we're right about there there's
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St Louis we're right about there there's one Route 66 there's another another
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one Route 66 there's another another
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one Route 66 there's another another another another another another trying
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another another another another trying
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another another another another trying to figure out how to get out of here
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to figure out how to get out of here
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to figure out how to get out of here probably going to go up this old purple
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probably going to go up this old purple
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probably going to go up this old purple way but before we do we should probably
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way but before we do we should probably
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way but before we do we should probably head downtown because there is something
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head downtown because there is something
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head downtown because there is something that I do want to see again I chose to
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that I do want to see again I chose to
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that I do want to see again I chose to take the old shto Avenue alignment of
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take the old shto Avenue alignment of
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take the old shto Avenue alignment of Route 66 down to downtown almost to the
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Route 66 down to downtown almost to the
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Route 66 down to downtown almost to the river now my family's from St Louis and
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river now my family's from St Louis and
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river now my family's from St Louis and my great-grandfather once owned a little
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my great-grandfather once owned a little
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my great-grandfather once owned a little store on shto Avenue during prohibition
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store on shto Avenue during prohibition
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store on shto Avenue during prohibition my aunt used to tell me this story about
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my aunt used to tell me this story about
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my aunt used to tell me this story about how a mafia guy came in there one time
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how a mafia guy came in there one time
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how a mafia guy came in there one time to get a little money this guy come over
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to get a little money this guy come over
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to get a little money this guy come over and he start arguing with my dad and
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and he start arguing with my dad and
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and he start arguing with my dad and they
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they
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they said we hear you're the King show to my
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said we hear you're the King show to my
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said we hear you're the King show to my father and my father said oh are you
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father and my father said oh are you
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father and my father said oh are you here to take my
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here to take my
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here to take my all the way back out there which was
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all the way back out there which was
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all the way back out there which was about miles the guy drew a gun my dad
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about miles the guy drew a gun my dad
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about miles the guy drew a gun my dad grabbed it from him and hit him on the
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grabbed it from him and hit him on the
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grabbed it from him and hit him on the head with a gun and called the police
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head with a gun and called the police
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head with a gun and called the police and there was some cops that knew my dad
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and there was some cops that knew my dad
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and there was some cops that knew my dad and you know they thing happened when
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and you know they thing happened when
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and you know they thing happened when you know if you just give them a little
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you know if you just give them a little
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you know if you just give them a little money they would keep their mouth shut
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money they would keep their mouth shut
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money they would keep their mouth shut right so he says they thanked him for
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right so he says they thanked him for
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right so he says they thanked him for knocking that guy out they' been looking
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knocking that guy out they' been looking
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knocking that guy out they' been looking for him I love that story look at this
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for him I love that story look at this
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for him I love that story look at this there's the Mississippi River and right
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there's the Mississippi River and right
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there's the Mississippi River and right up ahead is the Gateway Arch oh heck
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up ahead is the Gateway Arch oh heck
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up ahead is the Gateway Arch oh heck yeah how about this huh look out the
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yeah how about this huh look out the
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yeah how about this huh look out the window look at the size of that Arch I
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window look at the size of that Arch I
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window look at the size of that Arch I am so psyched right now the Mississippi
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am so psyched right now the Mississippi
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am so psyched right now the Mississippi River the Big Muddy it's been a little
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River the Big Muddy it's been a little
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River the Big Muddy it's been a little while since I've touched Old Man River
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while since I've touched Old Man River
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while since I've touched Old Man River there look at that and on the other side
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there look at that and on the other side
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there look at that and on the other side Illinois our eighth and final Route 66
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Illinois our eighth and final Route 66
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Illinois our eighth and final Route 66 State and wa we would you look at at the
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State and wa we would you look at at the
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State and wa we would you look at at the shy of that that is one gargantuan
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shy of that that is one gargantuan
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shy of that that is one gargantuan Archer dude look at that thing
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Archer dude look at that thing
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Archer dude look at that thing 630 ft tall that's
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630 ft tall that's
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630 ft tall that's 126 alleys standing on top of each other
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126 alleys standing on top of each other
10:43
126 alleys standing on top of each other everyone who's never been here from
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everyone who's never been here from
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everyone who's never been here from other countries and even me when I was
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other countries and even me when I was
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other countries and even me when I was younger has this idea that it straddles
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younger has this idea that it straddles
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younger has this idea that it straddles the Mississippi River but no the RS just
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the Mississippi River but no the RS just
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the Mississippi River but no the RS just firmly on dry land The Mississippi
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firmly on dry land The Mississippi
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firmly on dry land The Mississippi Rivers over there yep this 630 ft
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Rivers over there yep this 630 ft
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Rivers over there yep this 630 ft stainless steel Arch is firmly on dry
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stainless steel Arch is firmly on dry
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stainless steel Arch is firmly on dry land look that and it's known as the
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land look that and it's known as the
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land look that and it's known as the Gateway Arch it's the Gateway to the
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Gateway Arch it's the Gateway to the
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Gateway Arch it's the Gateway to the West the United States used to end over
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West the United States used to end over
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West the United States used to end over there across the river but then Thomas
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there across the river but then Thomas
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there across the river but then Thomas Jefferson made the Louisiana Purchase
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Jefferson made the Louisiana Purchase
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Jefferson made the Louisiana Purchase and opened up all that land that we were
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and opened up all that land that we were
11:11
and opened up all that land that we were just driving through for settlers and
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just driving through for settlers and
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just driving through for settlers and explorers and this Gateway Arch is the
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explorers and this Gateway Arch is the
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explorers and this Gateway Arch is the symbolic entrance to Western America
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symbolic entrance to Western America
11:19
symbolic entrance to Western America this was all under construction last
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this was all under construction last
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this was all under construction last year when I was here too but unlike last
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year when I was here too but unlike last
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year when I was here too but unlike last year it looks like you can still buy
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year it looks like you can still buy
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year it looks like you can still buy tickets to go inside well the good news
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tickets to go inside well the good news
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tickets to go inside well the good news is that I did buy ticket to go to the
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is that I did buy ticket to go to the
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is that I did buy ticket to go to the top the bad news is is that I can't even
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top the bad news is is that I can't even
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top the bad news is is that I can't even get in line for another hour and the
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get in line for another hour and the
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get in line for another hour and the really bad news is there's something
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really bad news is there's something
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really bad news is there's something else that I want to see that closes in
11:38
else that I want to see that closes in
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else that I want to see that closes in an hour so for the second year in a row
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an hour so for the second year in a row
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an hour so for the second year in a row I might not make it to the top of the
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I might not make it to the top of the
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I might not make it to the top of the arch I have been up there before but you
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arch I have been up there before but you
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arch I have been up there before but you see those people standing there at the
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see those people standing there at the
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see those people standing there at the bottom you see how tiny they are and you
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bottom you see how tiny they are and you
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bottom you see how tiny they are and you see how huge that thing is it's pretty
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see how huge that thing is it's pretty
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see how huge that thing is it's pretty nerve-wracking going up there so if I
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nerve-wracking going up there so if I
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nerve-wracking going up there so if I don't make it back I'll be okay but
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don't make it back I'll be okay but
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don't make it back I'll be okay but hopefully I can pull this off I know
11:53
hopefully I can pull this off I know
11:53
hopefully I can pull this off I know what you're thinking what could be more
11:54
what you're thinking what could be more
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what you're thinking what could be more important than a world famous Gateway
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important than a world famous Gateway
11:57
important than a world famous Gateway Arch what could tear you away and the
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Arch what could tear you away and the
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Arch what could tear you away and the answer my friends is this small
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answer my friends is this small
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answer my friends is this small headstone this is the grave of my great
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headstone this is the grave of my great
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headstone this is the grave of my great grandfather last year when I was in St
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grandfather last year when I was in St
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grandfather last year when I was in St Louis I visited the house that he passed
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Louis I visited the house that he passed
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Louis I visited the house that he passed away in and also visited the former side
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away in and also visited the former side
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away in and also visited the former side of his restaurant but this is the first
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of his restaurant but this is the first
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of his restaurant but this is the first time I've been to St Louis's Calvary
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time I've been to St Louis's Calvary
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time I've been to St Louis's Calvary Cemetery and I got to tell you it is
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Cemetery and I got to tell you it is
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Cemetery and I got to tell you it is enormous and the first time I've ever
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enormous and the first time I've ever
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enormous and the first time I've ever been to my
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been to my
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been to my great-grandfather's grave he was buried
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great-grandfather's grave he was buried
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great-grandfather's grave he was buried with my great grandmother who passed
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with my great grandmother who passed
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with my great grandmother who passed away in
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away in
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away in 1920 my great-grandfather didn't pass
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1920 my great-grandfather didn't pass
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1920 my great-grandfather didn't pass away until the 1960s he was married four
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away until the 1960s he was married four
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away until the 1960s he was married four times but he always loved the first one
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times but he always loved the first one
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times but he always loved the first one who died young and even as he Lay Dying
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who died young and even as he Lay Dying
12:41
who died young and even as he Lay Dying my great aunt told me he was asking for
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my great aunt told me he was asking for
12:44
my great aunt told me he was asking for his beautiful rose none of us obviously
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his beautiful rose none of us obviously
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his beautiful rose none of us obviously ever knew her she passed away when my
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ever knew her she passed away when my
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ever knew her she passed away when my grandfather was only 5 years old but she
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grandfather was only 5 years old but she
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grandfather was only 5 years old but she was always looked at sort of like a
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was always looked at sort of like a
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was always looked at sort of like a guardian angel for my family her picture
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guardian angel for my family her picture
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guardian angel for my family her picture was always on everybody's wall as a
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was always on everybody's wall as a
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was always on everybody's wall as a matter of fact I still have their
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matter of fact I still have their
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matter of fact I still have their wedding picture in my house which is
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wedding picture in my house which is
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wedding picture in my house which is it's so strange my great-grandfather
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it's so strange my great-grandfather
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it's so strange my great-grandfather here came to Ellis Island on a ship old
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here came to Ellis Island on a ship old
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here came to Ellis Island on a ship old timey style from terracini Italy well
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timey style from terracini Italy well
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timey style from terracini Italy well Sicily when he was just a little kid and
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Sicily when he was just a little kid and
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Sicily when he was just a little kid and then immediately went to work here in St
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then immediately went to work here in St
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then immediately went to work here in St Louis at a Spaghetti Factory later he
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Louis at a Spaghetti Factory later he
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Louis at a Spaghetti Factory later he worked in an old-timey sweat shop at
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worked in an old-timey sweat shop at
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worked in an old-timey sweat shop at Hamilton brown shoe company and these
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Hamilton brown shoe company and these
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Hamilton brown shoe company and these two love birds here were neighbors son
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two love birds here were neighbors son
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two love birds here were neighbors son and daughter of immigrants living in old
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and daughter of immigrants living in old
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and daughter of immigrants living in old timey Little Italy and I think when they
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timey Little Italy and I think when they
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timey Little Italy and I think when they were married they were both just
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were married they were both just
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were married they were both just teenagers very very young 15 somewhere
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teenagers very very young 15 somewhere
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teenagers very very young 15 somewhere in that age range and they had three
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in that age range and they had three
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in that age range and they had three children together before my
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children together before my
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children together before my great-grandmother passed away at a very
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great-grandmother passed away at a very
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great-grandmother passed away at a very early age I don't know that anyone knows
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early age I don't know that anyone knows
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early age I don't know that anyone knows what from but we're talking about an era
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what from but we're talking about an era
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what from but we're talking about an era where they were living in immigrant
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where they were living in immigrant
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where they were living in immigrant neighborhoods with no indoor plumbing
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neighborhoods with no indoor plumbing
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neighborhoods with no indoor plumbing that sort of thing so it really could
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that sort of thing so it really could
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that sort of thing so it really could have been anything my grandpa Joe lost
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have been anything my grandpa Joe lost
13:44
have been anything my grandpa Joe lost his young wife was remarried again three
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his young wife was remarried again three
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his young wife was remarried again three other times divorced a couple times
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other times divorced a couple times
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other times divorced a couple times obviously had a restaurant lost it built
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obviously had a restaurant lost it built
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obviously had a restaurant lost it built another restaurant and built a bar next
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another restaurant and built a bar next
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another restaurant and built a bar next to it and then eventually that was
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to it and then eventually that was
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to it and then eventually that was purchased by the city and demolished and
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purchased by the city and demolished and
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purchased by the city and demolished and he had a nice modest retirement home and
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he had a nice modest retirement home and
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he had a nice modest retirement home and kids moved to California and had other
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kids moved to California and had other
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kids moved to California and had other kids some of them had some kids and I am
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kids some of them had some kids and I am
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kids some of them had some kids and I am one of those I'm actually so happy to be
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one of those I'm actually so happy to be
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one of those I'm actually so happy to be here and so happy to be standing right
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here and so happy to be standing right
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here and so happy to be standing right in front of this headstone but there's a
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in front of this headstone but there's a
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in front of this headstone but there's a reason that I'm wearing the sunglasses
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reason that I'm wearing the sunglasses
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reason that I'm wearing the sunglasses and it's not the sun feeling a little
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and it's not the sun feeling a little
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and it's not the sun feeling a little little emotional I respect everybody's
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little emotional I respect everybody's
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little emotional I respect everybody's beliefs no matter what they are and I
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beliefs no matter what they are and I
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beliefs no matter what they are and I know that it wouldn't matter to most
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know that it wouldn't matter to most
14:19
know that it wouldn't matter to most people to come to a place like this and
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people to come to a place like this and
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people to come to a place like this and meet a relative or an ancestor that they
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meet a relative or an ancestor that they
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meet a relative or an ancestor that they never met in real life but I like to
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never met in real life but I like to
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never met in real life but I like to think that it would have mattered to
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think that it would have mattered to
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think that it would have mattered to them while they were alive and I really
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them while they were alive and I really
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them while they were alive and I really like to think that it does matter to
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like to think that it does matter to
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like to think that it does matter to them now somehow believe what you want
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them now somehow believe what you want
14:32
them now somehow believe what you want I'm just I'm just saying this place is
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I'm just I'm just saying this place is
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I'm just I'm just saying this place is enormous I'm really surprised and
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enormous I'm really surprised and
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enormous I'm really surprised and pleased that I even found the grave
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pleased that I even found the grave
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pleased that I even found the grave somewhere else in this massive section
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somewhere else in this massive section
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somewhere else in this massive section is his father filipo fzo he was a shoe
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is his father filipo fzo he was a shoe
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is his father filipo fzo he was a shoe maker from terracini wow look at these
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maker from terracini wow look at these
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maker from terracini wow look at these headstones with the old tiny pictures
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headstones with the old tiny pictures
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headstones with the old tiny pictures there's a vent toia oh I cannot believe
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there's a vent toia oh I cannot believe
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there's a vent toia oh I cannot believe it I found it there he is
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it I found it there he is
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it I found it there he is filipo Faso and marianina Bono according
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filipo Faso and marianina Bono according
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filipo Faso and marianina Bono according to my mom's family I'm related to Sunny
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to my mom's family I'm related to Sunny
15:00
to my mom's family I'm related to Sunny Bono on that side it's okay on my dad's
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Bono on that side it's okay on my dad's
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Bono on that side it's okay on my dad's side way back I'm related to Richard
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side way back I'm related to Richard
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side way back I'm related to Richard Nixon look at that I only have one photo
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Nixon look at that I only have one photo
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Nixon look at that I only have one photo copy of a picture that no one even knows
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copy of a picture that no one even knows
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copy of a picture that no one even knows where the original is anymore of this
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where the original is anymore of this
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where the original is anymore of this man Shoemaker from terracini who came
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man Shoemaker from terracini who came
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man Shoemaker from terracini who came over to Ellis Island in 1903 or 1904
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over to Ellis Island in 1903 or 1904
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over to Ellis Island in 1903 or 1904 just before the World's Fair in St Louis
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just before the World's Fair in St Louis
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just before the World's Fair in St Louis came and worked out here making shoes
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came and worked out here making shoes
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came and worked out here making shoes saved up enough to bring his family out
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saved up enough to bring his family out
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saved up enough to bring his family out later his wife and his four Sons these
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later his wife and his four Sons these
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later his wife and his four Sons these are old school immigrants That Couldn't
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are old school immigrants That Couldn't
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are old school immigrants That Couldn't speed any English but made sure their
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speed any English but made sure their
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speed any English but made sure their children only spoke English my greats
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children only spoke English my greats
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children only spoke English my greats were little girls when the grandpa
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were little girls when the grandpa
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were little girls when the grandpa passed away but they remember little
15:36
passed away but they remember little
15:36
passed away but they remember little Grandma there's only one picture of her
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Grandma there's only one picture of her
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Grandma there's only one picture of her that I know of too and she's kind of
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that I know of too and she's kind of
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that I know of too and she's kind of half hidden in the doorway of what could
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half hidden in the doorway of what could
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half hidden in the doorway of what could basically be called a hobble those were
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basically be called a hobble those were
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basically be called a hobble those were the buildings that the city of St Louis
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the buildings that the city of St Louis
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the buildings that the city of St Louis tore down in the ' 50s cuz they were
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tore down in the ' 50s cuz they were
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tore down in the ' 50s cuz they were just totally derel and just not fit for
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just totally derel and just not fit for
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just totally derel and just not fit for human habitation that's amazing my great
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human habitation that's amazing my great
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human habitation that's amazing my great great grandfather and my great great
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great grandfather and my great great
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great grandfather and my great great grandmother imagine coming halfway
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grandmother imagine coming halfway
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grandmother imagine coming halfway around the world like that by the sweat
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around the world like that by the sweat
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around the world like that by the sweat of your own brow making a life for
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of your own brow making a life for
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of your own brow making a life for yourself for your kids watching them
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yourself for your kids watching them
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yourself for your kids watching them make a life for themselves that is so
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make a life for themselves that is so
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make a life for themselves that is so I'm sort of at a loss for words actually
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I'm sort of at a loss for words actually
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I'm sort of at a loss for words actually I didn't really honestly expect to be so
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I didn't really honestly expect to be so
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I didn't really honestly expect to be so emotional I got to be honest with you
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emotional I got to be honest with you
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emotional I got to be honest with you it's uh punching me right in the gut you
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it's uh punching me right in the gut you
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it's uh punching me right in the gut you know the kind of conditions these people
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know the kind of conditions these people
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know the kind of conditions these people came to this country and the kind of
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came to this country and the kind of
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came to this country and the kind of conditions that they lived in and the
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conditions that they lived in and the
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conditions that they lived in and the kind of conditions they worked in the
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kind of conditions they worked in the
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kind of conditions they worked in the only picture actually of my great great
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only picture actually of my great great
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only picture actually of my great great grandfather filipo finato is a picture
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grandfather filipo finato is a picture
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grandfather filipo finato is a picture of him in the Hamilton Brown Shoe
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of him in the Hamilton Brown Shoe
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of him in the Hamilton Brown Shoe Factory in St Louis it's gone now but
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Factory in St Louis it's gone now but
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Factory in St Louis it's gone now but you see that Workshop in there and
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you see that Workshop in there and
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you see that Workshop in there and that's like the old timey sweat shop
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that's like the old timey sweat shop
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that's like the old timey sweat shop from like Union posters like that's back
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from like Union posters like that's back
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from like Union posters like that's back in the old peacework days too where if
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in the old peacework days too where if
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in the old peacework days too where if you worked slowly you got paid less if
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you worked slowly you got paid less if
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you worked slowly you got paid less if you worked fast you got paid more it's a
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you worked fast you got paid more it's a
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you worked fast you got paid more it's a beautiful story honestly and it's it's
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beautiful story honestly and it's it's
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beautiful story honestly and it's it's not I don't feel like it's just my story
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not I don't feel like it's just my story
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not I don't feel like it's just my story or even my family's story it's an
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or even my family's story it's an
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or even my family's story it's an American story isn't it these were very
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American story isn't it these were very
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American story isn't it these were very devout Catholic folks I know that little
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devout Catholic folks I know that little
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devout Catholic folks I know that little Grandma here used to do all the
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Grandma here used to do all the
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Grandma here used to do all the stitching for the cloth that go under
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stitching for the cloth that go under
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stitching for the cloth that go under the chalice and stuff like that in
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the chalice and stuff like that in
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the chalice and stuff like that in church vestments and all sorts of other
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church vestments and all sorts of other
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church vestments and all sorts of other things for the priest you know that kind
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things for the priest you know that kind
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things for the priest you know that kind of thing it's a surreal thing to be
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of thing it's a surreal thing to be
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of thing it's a surreal thing to be standing in this graveyard you know I
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standing in this graveyard you know I
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standing in this graveyard you know I heard about these people for a giant
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heard about these people for a giant
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heard about these people for a giant chunk of my life I feel really grateful
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chunk of my life I feel really grateful
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chunk of my life I feel really grateful to be able to come and pay my respects
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to be able to come and pay my respects
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to be able to come and pay my respects so that's why I don't think we're going
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so that's why I don't think we're going
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so that's why I don't think we're going to make it up into the arch to but
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to make it up into the arch to but
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to make it up into the arch to but there's always the way
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back I'm really happy that I found those
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back I'm really happy that I found those Graves this is just one small section of
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Graves this is just one small section of
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Graves this is just one small section of a massive Cemetery I wasn't crying my
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a massive Cemetery I wasn't crying my
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a massive Cemetery I wasn't crying my eyes were just sweaty with respect
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eyes were just sweaty with respect
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eyes were just sweaty with respect that's all I know this was a little bit
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that's all I know this was a little bit
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that's all I know this was a little bit of a detour but thanks for taking it
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of a detour but thanks for taking it
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of a detour but thanks for taking it with me guys I missed my appointment
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with me guys I missed my appointment
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with me guys I missed my appointment with the arch that's okay after all it
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with the arch that's okay after all it
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with the arch that's okay after all it is the symbolic Gateway to the West and
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is the symbolic Gateway to the West and
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is the symbolic Gateway to the West and I'm not heading West yet so I'll be back
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I'm not heading West yet so I'll be back
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I'm not heading West yet so I'll be back in a few days hopefully St Louis's
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in a few days hopefully St Louis's
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in a few days hopefully St Louis's Calvary Cemetery you guys should come
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Calvary Cemetery you guys should come
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Calvary Cemetery you guys should come out here if you ever get a chance it's
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out here if you ever get a chance it's
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out here if you ever get a chance it's actually very beautiful this is one of
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actually very beautiful this is one of
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actually very beautiful this is one of the less dense sections of it I guess
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the less dense sections of it I guess
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the less dense sections of it I guess the immigrants here got the back of the
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the immigrants here got the back of the
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the immigrants here got the back of the cemetery towards the front are these way
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cemetery towards the front are these way
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cemetery towards the front are these way elaborate monuments it's a beautiful
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elaborate monuments it's a beautiful
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elaborate monuments it's a beautiful place I would highly recommend it and
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place I would highly recommend it and
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place I would highly recommend it and now having said that it is time for us
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now having said that it is time for us
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now having said that it is time for us to depart the world of The Departed and
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to depart the world of The Departed and
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to depart the world of The Departed and depart the state of Missouri it's time
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depart the state of Missouri it's time
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depart the state of Missouri it's time for us to cross over goodbye St Louis
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for us to cross over goodbye St Louis
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for us to cross over goodbye St Louis look out there you can see the old
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look out there you can see the old
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look out there you can see the old abandoned Chain of Rocks Bridge that's
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abandoned Chain of Rocks Bridge that's
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abandoned Chain of Rocks Bridge that's old Route 66 goodbye Missouri hello
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old Route 66 goodbye Missouri hello
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old Route 66 goodbye Missouri hello Illinois we did it state number eight
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Illinois we did it state number eight
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Illinois we did it state number eight that's something you can't hate isn't it
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that's something you can't hate isn't it
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that's something you can't hate isn't it great too bad we were late for the for
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great too bad we were late for the for
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great too bad we were late for the for the arch woo Illinois Land of Lincoln
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the arch woo Illinois Land of Lincoln
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the arch woo Illinois Land of Lincoln okay now we're backtracking just a
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okay now we're backtracking just a
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okay now we're backtracking just a little bit to see if we can get a look
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little bit to see if we can get a look
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little bit to see if we can get a look at the old famous chain Rocks Bridge oh
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at the old famous chain Rocks Bridge oh
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at the old famous chain Rocks Bridge oh how fun first we have to cross this
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how fun first we have to cross this
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how fun first we have to cross this other incredibly scary Bridge
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other incredibly scary Bridge
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other incredibly scary Bridge just to get to there oh my gosh have I
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just to get to there oh my gosh have I
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just to get to there oh my gosh have I ever mentioned my fear of bridges yeah
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ever mentioned my fear of bridges yeah
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ever mentioned my fear of bridges yeah not a fan check it out this is Old Route
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not a fan check it out this is Old Route
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not a fan check it out this is Old Route 66 right here it's all abandoned now the
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66 right here it's all abandoned now the
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66 right here it's all abandoned now the only people that use this road are
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only people that use this road are
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only people that use this road are people like you and me who are coming to
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people like you and me who are coming to
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people like you and me who are coming to check out the old bridge but at one time
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check out the old bridge but at one time
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check out the old bridge but at one time these would have been the first Route 66
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these would have been the first Route 66
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these would have been the first Route 66 mi in Illinois or the last depending on
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mi in Illinois or the last depending on
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mi in Illinois or the last depending on which way you were going oh yeah check
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which way you were going oh yeah check
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which way you were going oh yeah check this out the old Chain of Rocks Bridge
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this out the old Chain of Rocks Bridge
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this out the old Chain of Rocks Bridge it's our first Route 66 stop in Illinois
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it's our first Route 66 stop in Illinois
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it's our first Route 66 stop in Illinois look it we're way down there we still
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look it we're way down there we still
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look it we're way down there we still have all of this to go you can't drive
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have all of this to go you can't drive
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have all of this to go you can't drive across the bridge anymore but you can
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across the bridge anymore but you can
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across the bridge anymore but you can walk across not that I'm particularly
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walk across not that I'm particularly
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walk across not that I'm particularly fond of this idea it feels a little bit
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fond of this idea it feels a little bit
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fond of this idea it feels a little bit like I'm walking into Jurassic Park wow
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like I'm walking into Jurassic Park wow
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like I'm walking into Jurassic Park wow look at that down there that's the edge
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look at that down there that's the edge
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look at that down there that's the edge of the Mississippi River obviously the
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of the Mississippi River obviously the
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of the Mississippi River obviously the river is a little high right now with
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river is a little high right now with
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river is a little high right now with all the flooding they've had recently
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all the flooding they've had recently
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all the flooding they've had recently cuz it's way back up here in the trees
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cuz it's way back up here in the trees
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cuz it's way back up here in the trees man it's hard to imagine two-way traffic
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man it's hard to imagine two-way traffic
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man it's hard to imagine two-way traffic going down this bridge it's not very
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going down this bridge it's not very
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going down this bridge it's not very wide I would not want to pass a truck on
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wide I would not want to pass a truck on
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wide I would not want to pass a truck on this bad boy dang this is why I should
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this bad boy dang this is why I should
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this bad boy dang this is why I should have brought a bicycle with me or a
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have brought a bicycle with me or a
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have brought a bicycle with me or a skateboard something besides just being
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skateboard something besides just being
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skateboard something besides just being the old Route 66 path across the river
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the old Route 66 path across the river
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the old Route 66 path across the river this bridge was famous for taking a
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this bridge was famous for taking a
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this bridge was famous for taking a crazy left turn in the middle it's
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crazy left turn in the middle it's
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crazy left turn in the middle it's called Chain of Rocks Bridge because
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called Chain of Rocks Bridge because
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called Chain of Rocks Bridge because apparently in the old days when the
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apparently in the old days when the
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apparently in the old days when the river was lower there used to be this
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river was lower there used to be this
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river was lower there used to be this crazy Chain of Rocks kind of going
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crazy Chain of Rocks kind of going
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crazy Chain of Rocks kind of going across that were a real problem for the
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across that were a real problem for the
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across that were a real problem for the old river boats oh wow we came a long
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old river boats oh wow we came a long
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old river boats oh wow we came a long way but what a view would you look at
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way but what a view would you look at
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way but what a view would you look at that the mighty Mississippi River Wow
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that the mighty Mississippi River Wow
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that the mighty Mississippi River Wow way over there I can see the arch city
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way over there I can see the arch city
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way over there I can see the arch city of St Louis that's Missouri over there
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of St Louis that's Missouri over there
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of St Louis that's Missouri over there and then on this side
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and then on this side
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and then on this side over Illinois wow can you see the turn
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over Illinois wow can you see the turn
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over Illinois wow can you see the turn in the bridge up ahead how it comes out
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in the bridge up ahead how it comes out
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in the bridge up ahead how it comes out this way well I guess going from this
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this way well I guess going from this
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this way well I guess going from this side it's a crazy right turn see it up
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side it's a crazy right turn see it up
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side it's a crazy right turn see it up there they didn't own the land on both
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there they didn't own the land on both
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there they didn't own the land on both sides to make it a straight line so they
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sides to make it a straight line so they
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sides to make it a straight line so they just turned the bridge let me see here
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just turned the bridge let me see here
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just turned the bridge let me see here oh heck no all of a sudden I am very
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oh heck no all of a sudden I am very
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oh heck no all of a sudden I am very aware of the fact that I'm on an old
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aware of the fact that I'm on an old
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aware of the fact that I'm on an old rusty abandon Bridge very high above the
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rusty abandon Bridge very high above the
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rusty abandon Bridge very high above the M SS I SS i p River wow how about that
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M SS I SS i p River wow how about that
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M SS I SS i p River wow how about that look at this this is the state line made
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look at this this is the state line made
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look at this this is the state line made it all the way back to Missoura already
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it all the way back to Missoura already
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it all the way back to Missoura already Missoura Illinois Missoura Illinois oh
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Missoura Illinois Missoura Illinois oh
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Missoura Illinois Missoura Illinois oh okay I'll stop I could do that all day
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okay I'll stop I could do that all day
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okay I'll stop I could do that all day but I know it'd be too ill
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anoying and now for the walk back what a
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anoying and now for the walk back what a fun one W I love walking
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fun one W I love walking
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fun one W I love walking ah so much
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ah so much
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ah so much farther than I was expecting it to
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farther than I was expecting it to
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farther than I was expecting it to beoo goodness gracious it's hot out here
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beoo goodness gracious it's hot out here
21:39
beoo goodness gracious it's hot out here well we finally made it down all of
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well we finally made it down all of
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well we finally made it down all of Route
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Route
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Route 66 in Missouri and we've come to our
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66 in Missouri and we've come to our
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66 in Missouri and we've come to our eighth and final State Illinois how
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eighth and final State Illinois how
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eighth and final State Illinois how about that oh it feels nice to be in the
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about that oh it feels nice to be in the
21:51
about that oh it feels nice to be in the air conditioning again and it feels nice
21:53
air conditioning again and it feels nice
21:53
air conditioning again and it feels nice to be back on old timey Route 66 in
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to be back on old timey Route 66 in
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to be back on old timey Route 66 in Illinois cities are great and I love of
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Illinois cities are great and I love of
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Illinois cities are great and I love of St Louis can't wait to come back
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St Louis can't wait to come back
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St Louis can't wait to come back actually but I feel like Route 66 is
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actually but I feel like Route 66 is
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actually but I feel like Route 66 is really more about small towns in the
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really more about small towns in the
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really more about small towns in the open road and I'm looking forward to see
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open road and I'm looking forward to see
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open road and I'm looking forward to see a little more of each before we reach
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a little more of each before we reach
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a little more of each before we reach Chicago of course then we have to turn
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Chicago of course then we have to turn
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Chicago of course then we have to turn around and kind of do it all over again
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around and kind of do it all over again
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around and kind of do it all over again at a much faster Pace but for now I
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at a much faster Pace but for now I
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at a much faster Pace but for now I think it's safe to say we've done our
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think it's safe to say we've done our
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think it's safe to say we've done our duty now we can motel and sleep well
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duty now we can motel and sleep well
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duty now we can motel and sleep well goodbye
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maera Illinois mazera Illinois I'm in
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maera Illinois mazera Illinois I'm in Illinois no I'm not I'm in Missouri I am
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Illinois no I'm not I'm in Missouri I am
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Illinois no I'm not I'm in Missouri I am in Illinois no I'm not I'm in Missouri
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in Illinois no I'm not I'm in Missouri
23:05
in Illinois no I'm not I'm in Missouri no I'm not I'm in Illinois now I'm back
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no I'm not I'm in Illinois now I'm back
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no I'm not I'm in Illinois now I'm back in Missouri now I'm back in Illinois woo