The "Other Walt's" Grave - Randomland
This time on Randomland we go way off our normal routine to visit the grave of "the other Walt" - Born on December 11, 1889 this Walt accomplished a lot before passing away on December 3, 1981. We're talking about Walter Knott, founder of Knott's Berry Farm. Berry Farmer, Homesteader, Dreamer.
We're going to visit the world's famous Knott's Berry Farm and also explore some Knott's History coming up really soon, so I thought it would be appropriate to start at the END and pay our respects to Walter Knott, successful Berry Farmer and accidental Theme Park Entrepreneur.
Transcript
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we're back in a cemetery
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we're back in a cemetery [Music]
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sh I'm here at this quiet Cemetery to
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sh I'm here at this quiet Cemetery to visit the grave of one of my heroes a
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visit the grave of one of my heroes a
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visit the grave of one of my heroes a man named Walt a man who built a theme
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man named Walt a man who built a theme
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man named Walt a man who built a theme park of thousands of people heck maybe
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park of thousands of people heck maybe
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park of thousands of people heck maybe millions of people no and love still
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millions of people no and love still
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millions of people no and love still exist to this very
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exist to this very
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exist to this very day no I'm not talking about Walt Disney
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day no I'm not talking about Walt Disney
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day no I'm not talking about Walt Disney this particular Walt was born December
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this particular Walt was born December
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this particular Walt was born December 11th
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11th
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11th 1889 and lived all the way until
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1889 and lived all the way until
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1889 and lived all the way until 1981 of course I'm talking about Walter
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1981 of course I'm talking about Walter
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1981 of course I'm talking about Walter KN not nearly as famous as Walt Disney
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KN not nearly as famous as Walt Disney
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KN not nearly as famous as Walt Disney but very known and loved especially by
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but very known and loved especially by
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but very known and loved especially by people like me who come from Southern
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people like me who come from Southern
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people like me who come from Southern California Nots Berry Farm is probably
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California Nots Berry Farm is probably
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California Nots Berry Farm is probably just as much a part of our childhoods as
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just as much a part of our childhoods as
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just as much a part of our childhoods as Disneyland for example a lot of history
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Disneyland for example a lot of history
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Disneyland for example a lot of history to that Park and I want to explore that
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to that Park and I want to explore that
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to that Park and I want to explore that later but first I thought I would come
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later but first I thought I would come
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later but first I thought I would come and pay my respects to the man himself
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and pay my respects to the man himself
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and pay my respects to the man himself Walter N I actually didn't know until
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Walter N I actually didn't know until
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Walter N I actually didn't know until yesterday that Walter Knot's grave was
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yesterday that Walter Knot's grave was
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yesterday that Walter Knot's grave was actually out here right around the
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actually out here right around the
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actually out here right around the corner from my house in Fullerton
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corner from my house in Fullerton
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corner from my house in Fullerton California at LMA Vista Memorial
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California at LMA Vista Memorial
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California at LMA Vista Memorial Park I'm not really sure what the rules
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Park I'm not really sure what the rules
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Park I'm not really sure what the rules are for filming here so I'll keep this
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are for filming here so I'll keep this
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are for filming here so I'll keep this short of course Walter Knot's greatest
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short of course Walter Knot's greatest
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short of course Walter Knot's greatest Legacy is knots Berry Farm everybody
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Legacy is knots Berry Farm everybody
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Legacy is knots Berry Farm everybody knows it today as a theme park but what
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knows it today as a theme park but what
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knows it today as a theme park but what they may or may not know is that long
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they may or may not know is that long
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they may or may not know is that long before Walter KN started his actual
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before Walter KN started his actual
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before Walter KN started his actual Berry Farm That Grew into not Berry Farm
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Berry Farm That Grew into not Berry Farm
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Berry Farm That Grew into not Berry Farm the theme park we all know and love
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the theme park we all know and love
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the theme park we all know and love today he had worked as a farm laborer he
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today he had worked as a farm laborer he
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today he had worked as a farm laborer he had worked as all kinds of he worked all
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had worked as all kinds of he worked all
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had worked as all kinds of he worked all kinds of various odd jobs he married the
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kinds of various odd jobs he married the
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kinds of various odd jobs he married the love of his life Cordelia and dragged
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love of his life Cordelia and dragged
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love of his life Cordelia and dragged her in their small children out to the
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her in their small children out to the
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her in their small children out to the middle of the desert to try homesteading
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middle of the desert to try homesteading
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middle of the desert to try homesteading and growing grapes out in the desert
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and growing grapes out in the desert
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and growing grapes out in the desert that one didn't work out too
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that one didn't work out too
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that one didn't work out too well a thing that inspires me about
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well a thing that inspires me about
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well a thing that inspires me about Walter KN is that he came from nothing
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Walter KN is that he came from nothing
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Walter KN is that he came from nothing we all know Mr KN was able to make his
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we all know Mr KN was able to make his
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we all know Mr KN was able to make his dream a reality but he had plenty of
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dream a reality but he had plenty of
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dream a reality but he had plenty of setbacks story is pretty inspirational
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setbacks story is pretty inspirational
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setbacks story is pretty inspirational so even though it goes somewhat against
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so even though it goes somewhat against
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so even though it goes somewhat against my policy on being crafts or something
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my policy on being crafts or something
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my policy on being crafts or something like that I thought I'd come out here
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like that I thought I'd come out here
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like that I thought I'd come out here very quietly and respectfully to pay
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very quietly and respectfully to pay
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very quietly and respectfully to pay respects start here at the end if you
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respects start here at the end if you
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respects start here at the end if you will and pay my respects to Walter not
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will and pay my respects to Walter not
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will and pay my respects to Walter not hero a man who truly never gave up he
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hero a man who truly never gave up he
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hero a man who truly never gave up he had a dream but his dream was always
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had a dream but his dream was always
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had a dream but his dream was always adaptable flexible he really knew how to
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adaptable flexible he really knew how to
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adaptable flexible he really knew how to make things happen of course course a
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make things happen of course course a
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make things happen of course course a lot of the credit has to go to his wife
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lot of the credit has to go to his wife
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lot of the credit has to go to his wife Cordelia knot who actually cooked you
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Cordelia knot who actually cooked you
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Cordelia knot who actually cooked you know the fried chicken at the restaurant
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know the fried chicken at the restaurant
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know the fried chicken at the restaurant that started Nots Berry Farm in the
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that started Nots Berry Farm in the
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that started Nots Berry Farm in the first place being a tourist destination
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first place being a tourist destination
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first place being a tourist destination and she stuck by him every step of the
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and she stuck by him every step of the
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and she stuck by him every step of the way from the desert to working as Farm
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way from the desert to working as Farm
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way from the desert to working as Farm labors basically all the way to you know
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labors basically all the way to you know
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labors basically all the way to you know investing everything they had in those
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investing everything they had in those
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investing everything they had in those Acres of property to start Nots Berry
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Acres of property to start Nots Berry
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Acres of property to start Nots Berry Farm and then later notb place which was
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Farm and then later notb place which was
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Farm and then later notb place which was the first incarnation of the theme park
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the first incarnation of the theme park
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the first incarnation of the theme park it's a little windy out here I don't
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it's a little windy out here I don't
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it's a little windy out here I don't know know if you can tell but this
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know know if you can tell but this
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know know if you can tell but this little area is shaped like a heart and
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little area is shaped like a heart and
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little area is shaped like a heart and Walter knut is buried just over here
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Walter knut is buried just over here
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Walter knut is buried just over here down in the bottom row near the
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road definitely a quiet beautiful place
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road definitely a quiet beautiful place a nice place for reflection I don't want
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a nice place for reflection I don't want
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a nice place for reflection I don't want to turn it turn I don't want to treat it
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to turn it turn I don't want to treat it
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to turn it turn I don't want to treat it like some kind of tourist attraction or
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like some kind of tourist attraction or
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like some kind of tourist attraction or something like that cuz it's not do you
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something like that cuz it's not do you
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something like that cuz it's not do you spend a lot of time in cemeteries mean
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spend a lot of time in cemeteries mean
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spend a lot of time in cemeteries mean what are your thoughts I like visiting
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what are your thoughts I like visiting
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what are your thoughts I like visiting cemeteries particularly Graves of people
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cemeteries particularly Graves of people
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cemeteries particularly Graves of people I know but also Graves of people that
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I know but also Graves of people that
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I know but also Graves of people that inspire me or or what have you if
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inspire me or or what have you if
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inspire me or or what have you if nothing else I feel like it's a nice
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nothing else I feel like it's a nice
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nothing else I feel like it's a nice place for
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place for
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place for reflection but I always make sure that
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reflection but I always make sure that
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reflection but I always make sure that I'm quiet it's definitely important to
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I'm quiet it's definitely important to
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I'm quiet it's definitely important to remember if you come out here that you
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remember if you come out here that you
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remember if you come out here that you know people's family members are buried
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know people's family members are buried
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know people's family members are buried out here it's not just a famous person
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out here it's not just a famous person
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out here it's not just a famous person in the cemetery you're visiting there's
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in the cemetery you're visiting there's
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in the cemetery you're visiting there's also plenty of fresh burials and people
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also plenty of fresh burials and people
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also plenty of fresh burials and people out here who are coming to grieve and
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out here who are coming to grieve and
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out here who are coming to grieve and stuff like that so I was try to keep
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stuff like that so I was try to keep
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stuff like that so I was try to keep that in mind and stay really quiet so
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that in mind and stay really quiet so
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that in mind and stay really quiet so I'm going to wrap things up now I'm
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I'm going to wrap things up now I'm
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I'm going to wrap things up now I'm going to be visiting not Berry Farm very
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going to be visiting not Berry Farm very
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going to be visiting not Berry Farm very soon and doing a couple videos I hope on
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soon and doing a couple videos I hope on
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soon and doing a couple videos I hope on the history of knots Berry Farm and the
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the history of knots Berry Farm and the
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the history of knots Berry Farm and the story behind Walter Knot's Triumph and
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story behind Walter Knot's Triumph and
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story behind Walter Knot's Triumph and uh I just thought I would come out here
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uh I just thought I would come out here
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uh I just thought I would come out here pay my respects show you guys a little
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pay my respects show you guys a little
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pay my respects show you guys a little bit what the grave looked like and uh
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bit what the grave looked like and uh
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bit what the grave looked like and uh it's basically all I've got for you
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it's basically all I've got for you
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it's basically all I've got for you today but tune in next time we're going
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today but tune in next time we're going
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today but tune in next time we're going to go to notot Berry Farm we're going to
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to go to notot Berry Farm we're going to
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to go to notot Berry Farm we're going to go back to Disneyland we're going to see
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go back to Disneyland we're going to see
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go back to Disneyland we're going to see all kinds of exciting stuff so till
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all kinds of exciting stuff so till
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all kinds of exciting stuff so till later bye
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later bye
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later bye [Music]
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bye sorry if this video wasn't as full
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bye sorry if this video wasn't as full of the usual funny business shenanigans
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of the usual funny business shenanigans
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of the usual funny business shenanigans that I pull but uh I don't really like
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that I pull but uh I don't really like
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that I pull but uh I don't really like goofing off like I said too much in a
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goofing off like I said too much in a
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goofing off like I said too much in a graveyard so tune in next
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graveyard so tune in next
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graveyard so tune in next time for more fing
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time for more fing
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time for more fing business okay got my keys on to new
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business okay got my keys on to new
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business okay got my keys on to new adventures let's
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go it started it
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go it started it started okay I thought I was going to be
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started okay I thought I was going to be
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started okay I thought I was going to be stuck here all night that my friends
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stuck here all night that my friends
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stuck here all night that my friends would be creepy goodbye