Exploring LA's Hidden Mayan Theatre | Tiki Adventure at Exotikon II
Join us as we explore the hidden gem of Los Angeles, the historic Mayan Theatre! In this video, we dive into the fascinating history and stunning architecture of this incredible venue. We're also showcasing Exotikon II, a fully immersive festival celebrating tiki culture and more. Exotikon II offers a Disneyland-like experience with themed bars, shopping, live music, symposiums, and more. You’ll get a glimpse of the tiki masks we sold and all the fun we had at this unique event. Don’t miss out on this epic adventure!
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well hello there everybody and welcome
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well hello there everybody and welcome to beautiful
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to beautiful
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to beautiful sunny gorgeous
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sunny gorgeous
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sunny gorgeous downtown Los Angeles now this is a place
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downtown Los Angeles now this is a place
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downtown Los Angeles now this is a place I don't often go to even though I live
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I don't often go to even though I live
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I don't often go to even though I live you know I don't know 30 minutes away or
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you know I don't know 30 minutes away or
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you know I don't know 30 minutes away or 3 hours away depending on traffic but
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3 hours away depending on traffic but
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3 hours away depending on traffic but I'm here today for a very specific
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I'm here today for a very specific
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I'm here today for a very specific purpose and what purpose could that be
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purpose and what purpose could that be
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purpose and what purpose could that be why would I take my crazy van to
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why would I take my crazy van to
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why would I take my crazy van to downtown Los Angeles well it must be
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downtown Los Angeles well it must be
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downtown Los Angeles well it must be something pretty special to draw me down
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something pretty special to draw me down
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something pretty special to draw me down here at this time of year especially as
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here at this time of year especially as
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here at this time of year especially as I am getting ready to go on a road trip
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I am getting ready to go on a road trip
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I am getting ready to go on a road trip we're going to hit Route 66 literally in
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we're going to hit Route 66 literally in
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we're going to hit Route 66 literally in 24 or 48 hours or something like that
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24 or 48 hours or something like that
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24 or 48 hours or something like that I'm taking my kid we're hitting the road
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I'm taking my kid we're hitting the road
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I'm taking my kid we're hitting the road we're doing some random land Adventures
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we're doing some random land Adventures
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we're doing some random land Adventures but all of that has to wait because of
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but all of that has to wait because of
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but all of that has to wait because of today as of this recording it is Sunday
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today as of this recording it is Sunday
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today as of this recording it is Sunday June 9th down here in downtown Los
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June 9th down here in downtown Los
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June 9th down here in downtown Los Angeles at a very very special place
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Angeles at a very very special place
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Angeles at a very very special place just across the street over there this
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just across the street over there this
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just across the street over there this is the historic Mayan Theater a place I
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is the historic Mayan Theater a place I
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is the historic Mayan Theater a place I have never been into until today and on
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have never been into until today and on
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have never been into until today and on this very day there's a special event
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this very day there's a special event
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this very day there's a special event going on here it is called exoticon this
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going on here it is called exoticon this
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going on here it is called exoticon this is the second one that's ever happened
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is the second one that's ever happened
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is the second one that's ever happened both of them have been in Downtown LA
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both of them have been in Downtown LA
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both of them have been in Downtown LA but the first one uh the first proper
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but the first one uh the first proper
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but the first one uh the first proper exoticon here at the Mayan Theater look
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exoticon here at the Mayan Theater look
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exoticon here at the Mayan Theater look at this this was built in the 1920s it's
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at this this was built in the 1920s it's
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at this this was built in the 1920s it's one of the Crazy Beautiful palaces in
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one of the Crazy Beautiful palaces in
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one of the Crazy Beautiful palaces in Los Angeles we're on Hill Street but
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Los Angeles we're on Hill Street but
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Los Angeles we're on Hill Street but Broadway is actually just behind this
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Broadway is actually just behind this
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Broadway is actually just behind this building just back that way so it's you
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building just back that way so it's you
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building just back that way so it's you know sort of the Broadway District the
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know sort of the Broadway District the
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know sort of the Broadway District the Theater District down here and look at
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Theater District down here and look at
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Theater District down here and look at the detail of this place you can see
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the detail of this place you can see
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the detail of this place you can see exoticon up there spelled wrong I
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exoticon up there spelled wrong I
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exoticon up there spelled wrong I supposed to have a k but that's okay
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supposed to have a k but that's okay
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supposed to have a k but that's okay look at this place but if you think the
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look at this place but if you think the
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look at this place but if you think the outside is Fancy with its neon and its
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outside is Fancy with its neon and its
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outside is Fancy with its neon and its 1920s concrete sculpted Glory wait till
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1920s concrete sculpted Glory wait till
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1920s concrete sculpted Glory wait till you see the inside of this place oh yes
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you see the inside of this place oh yes
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you see the inside of this place oh yes look at this look at this just the foyer
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look at this look at this just the foyer
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look at this look at this just the foyer look at just coming in here look at the
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look at just coming in here look at the
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look at just coming in here look at the elaborate ceiling and the insane
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elaborate ceiling and the insane
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elaborate ceiling and the insane carved doors all of these are wood they
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carved doors all of these are wood they
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carved doors all of these are wood they are carved like beautifully beautifully
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are carved like beautifully beautifully
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are carved like beautifully beautifully carved which will be a little bit of a
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carved which will be a little bit of a
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carved which will be a little bit of a theme today look at the skulls there all
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theme today look at the skulls there all
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theme today look at the skulls there all these Mayan carvings look at these like
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these Mayan carvings look at these like
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these Mayan carvings look at these like I thought they were light fixtures but
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I thought they were light fixtures but
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I thought they were light fixtures but then the lights are coming from the side
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then the lights are coming from the side
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then the lights are coming from the side there's all this colorful stuff and this
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there's all this colorful stuff and this
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there's all this colorful stuff and this is the venue for this festival today
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is the venue for this festival today
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is the venue for this festival today called exoticon what exoticon is oh my
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called exoticon what exoticon is oh my
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called exoticon what exoticon is oh my gosh look at this look at that light
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gosh look at this look at that light
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gosh look at this look at that light right there what exoticon is is a little
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right there what exoticon is is a little
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right there what exoticon is is a little bit of like a leque thing it's a little
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bit of like a leque thing it's a little
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bit of like a leque thing it's a little bit TIY it's basically everything exotic
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bit TIY it's basically everything exotic
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bit TIY it's basically everything exotic fantasy oriented from the mid-century
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fantasy oriented from the mid-century
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fantasy oriented from the mid-century right the mid 20th century we got to say
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right the mid 20th century we got to say
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right the mid 20th century we got to say that now because we're in a new century
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that now because we're in a new century
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that now because we're in a new century and so what better place to put it than
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and so what better place to put it than
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and so what better place to put it than in the Mayan Theater here built in the
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in the Mayan Theater here built in the
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in the Mayan Theater here built in the 20s so not quite midcentury but it is an
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20s so not quite midcentury but it is an
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20s so not quite midcentury but it is an elaborate exotic fantasy Palace it's one
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elaborate exotic fantasy Palace it's one
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elaborate exotic fantasy Palace it's one of the jewels of downtown Los Angeles
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of the jewels of downtown Los Angeles
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of the jewels of downtown Los Angeles one of these jewels of this old kind of
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one of these jewels of this old kind of
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one of these jewels of this old kind of um programmatic architecture almost
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um programmatic architecture almost
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um programmatic architecture almost where the building looks like the thing
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where the building looks like the thing
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where the building looks like the thing it is so it looks like a Mayan temple on
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it is so it looks like a Mayan temple on
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it is so it looks like a Mayan temple on the outside and even more like one on
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the outside and even more like one on
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the outside and even more like one on the inside like look at these guys down
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the inside like look at these guys down
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the inside like look at these guys down here this is insane and all throughout
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here this is insane and all throughout
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here this is insane and all throughout exoticon today they're going to have
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exoticon today they're going to have
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exoticon today they're going to have Sven Kiren who literally wrote the book
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Sven Kiren who literally wrote the book
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Sven Kiren who literally wrote the book on Tiki the book of tiki he's going to
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on Tiki the book of tiki he's going to
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on Tiki the book of tiki he's going to be giving tours of this historic theater
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be giving tours of this historic theater
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be giving tours of this historic theater and so people are going to be uncovering
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and so people are going to be uncovering
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and so people are going to be uncovering all kinds of history there are multiple
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all kinds of history there are multiple
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all kinds of history there are multiple bars here there's all kinds of weird
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bars here there's all kinds of weird
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bars here there's all kinds of weird creepy hallways which I'm going to check
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creepy hallways which I'm going to check
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creepy hallways which I'm going to check out a little bit later I guess there's
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out a little bit later I guess there's
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out a little bit later I guess there's restrooms up there dude and then look at
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restrooms up there dude and then look at
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restrooms up there dude and then look at this look at this crazy guy over here
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this look at this crazy guy over here
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this look at this crazy guy over here I'm assuming that used to be an actual
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I'm assuming that used to be an actual
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I'm assuming that used to be an actual water fountain but it looks like his
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water fountain but it looks like his
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water fountain but it looks like his water features if he ever had any are
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water features if he ever had any are
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water features if he ever had any are replaced by this or maybe that's
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replaced by this or maybe that's
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replaced by this or maybe that's original I don't know where they have
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original I don't know where they have
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original I don't know where they have something like this in the 20s this is
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something like this in the 20s this is
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something like this in the 20s this is pretty nuts but this is all just again
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pretty nuts but this is all just again
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pretty nuts but this is all just again the lobby we are just in the lobby over
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the lobby we are just in the lobby over
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the lobby we are just in the lobby over here to get a peek at the inside of this
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here to get a peek at the inside of this
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here to get a peek at the inside of this place you can see there's vendors here
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place you can see there's vendors here
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place you can see there's vendors here they've got Tiki shirts there's Tiki
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they've got Tiki shirts there's Tiki
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they've got Tiki shirts there's Tiki mugs there's all kinds of crazy
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mugs there's all kinds of crazy
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mugs there's all kinds of crazy midcentury Tiki paraphernalia there's a
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midcentury Tiki paraphernalia there's a
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midcentury Tiki paraphernalia there's a chonga Hut over here it's a legendary La
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chonga Hut over here it's a legendary La
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chonga Hut over here it's a legendary La Tiki Bar has set up inside of exoticon
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Tiki Bar has set up inside of exoticon
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Tiki Bar has set up inside of exoticon so you can see all the tiki folks
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so you can see all the tiki folks
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so you can see all the tiki folks getting their Tiki drinks there's Tiki
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getting their Tiki drinks there's Tiki
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getting their Tiki drinks there's Tiki carvings back there they got a whole Hut
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carvings back there they got a whole Hut
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carvings back there they got a whole Hut set up but what I'm really interested in
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set up but what I'm really interested in
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set up but what I'm really interested in is taking you inside of the theater all
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is taking you inside of the theater all
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is taking you inside of the theater all right here we go inside of exotic H I'm
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right here we go inside of exotic H I'm
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right here we go inside of exotic H I'm starting with the back wall That's
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starting with the back wall That's
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starting with the back wall That's behind us as we enter and then I'll show
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behind us as we enter and then I'll show
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behind us as we enter and then I'll show you we're kind of underneath the balcony
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you we're kind of underneath the balcony
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you we're kind of underneath the balcony here they've got a bar downstairs look
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here they've got a bar downstairs look
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here they've got a bar downstairs look at the ceiling all this is carved wood
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at the ceiling all this is carved wood
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at the ceiling all this is carved wood above us and then check this out look at
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above us and then check this out look at
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above us and then check this out look at the
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the
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the sh of
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sh of
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sh of this place it is
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this place it is
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this place it is absolutely G genuin look they got these
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absolutely G genuin look they got these
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absolutely G genuin look they got these giant screens over here there are giant
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giant screens over here there are giant
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giant screens over here there are giant Mayan carvings
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Mayan carvings
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Mayan carvings it is massive so I am not super
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it is massive so I am not super
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it is massive so I am not super well-versed in the history of LA's like
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well-versed in the history of LA's like
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well-versed in the history of LA's like Sumptuous theaters or movie palaces CU
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Sumptuous theaters or movie palaces CU
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Sumptuous theaters or movie palaces CU they have all kinds of crazy movie
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they have all kinds of crazy movie
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they have all kinds of crazy movie theaters down here as well you know the
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theaters down here as well you know the
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theaters down here as well you know the theater they film King Kong at is not
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theater they film King Kong at is not
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theater they film King Kong at is not that far away but I have got to say this
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that far away but I have got to say this
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that far away but I have got to say this is one of the coolest places I've ever
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is one of the coolest places I've ever
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is one of the coolest places I've ever seen and it makes me want to dive deep
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seen and it makes me want to dive deep
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seen and it makes me want to dive deep into the history and come back and get
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into the history and come back and get
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into the history and come back and get crazy but there was no way I couldn't
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crazy but there was no way I couldn't
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crazy but there was no way I couldn't share a little bit of this insane
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share a little bit of this insane
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share a little bit of this insane entertainment palace with you so from
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entertainment palace with you so from
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entertainment palace with you so from what I understand nowadays like in the
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what I understand nowadays like in the
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what I understand nowadays like in the 2020s instead of the 1920s they have a
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2020s instead of the 1920s they have a
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2020s instead of the 1920s they have a lot of discos here so if you look up
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lot of discos here so if you look up
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lot of discos here so if you look up there you can
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there you can
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there you can see dude that's the biggest freaking
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see dude that's the biggest freaking
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see dude that's the biggest freaking disco ball ever seen so apparently they
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disco ball ever seen so apparently they
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disco ball ever seen so apparently they do all kinds of Spanish disco in here
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do all kinds of Spanish disco in here
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do all kinds of Spanish disco in here usually on the weekends but today we've
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usually on the weekends but today we've
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usually on the weekends but today we've got exotic so there's all kinds of
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got exotic so there's all kinds of
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got exotic so there's all kinds of vendor Villages out here there's people
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vendor Villages out here there's people
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vendor Villages out here there's people drinking they've got all their drinks
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drinking they've got all their drinks
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drinking they've got all their drinks and they're waiting for the symposiums
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and they're waiting for the symposiums
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and they're waiting for the symposiums to start so there's all kinds of Disney
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to start so there's all kinds of Disney
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to start so there's all kinds of Disney history that's going going to happen
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history that's going going to happen
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history that's going going to happen here they got former imagineers here
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here they got former imagineers here
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here they got former imagineers here there are VIP seating areas up on the
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there are VIP seating areas up on the
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there are VIP seating areas up on the balcony I'm going to show you that in
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balcony I'm going to show you that in
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balcony I'm going to show you that in one second there are multiple bars see
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one second there are multiple bars see
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one second there are multiple bars see there's another bar back here another
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there's another bar back here another
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there's another bar back here another bar where you enter I think there's one
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bar where you enter I think there's one
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bar where you enter I think there's one upstairs I think there's a basement
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upstairs I think there's a basement
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upstairs I think there's a basement speaky I haven't got to check out yet
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speaky I haven't got to check out yet
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speaky I haven't got to check out yet dude but look at this look at the view
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dude but look at this look at the view
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dude but look at this look at the view backwards from the stage look at the
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backwards from the stage look at the
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backwards from the stage look at the mezzanine they're about to start the
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mezzanine they're about to start the
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mezzanine they're about to start the show so we got to move look at the crazy
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show so we got to move look at the crazy
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show so we got to move look at the crazy elaborately carved
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elaborately carved
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elaborately carved ceiling oh there's art Cruz that's my
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ceiling oh there's art Cruz that's my
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ceiling oh there's art Cruz that's my buddy art he's doing know H he a mug
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buddy art he's doing know H he a mug
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buddy art he's doing know H he a mug collector he's going to do a whole mug
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collector he's going to do a whole mug
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collector he's going to do a whole mug panel so they've got all kinds of panels
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panel so they've got all kinds of panels
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panel so they've got all kinds of panels oh there's Adrien look at this guy look
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oh there's Adrien look at this guy look
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oh there's Adrien look at this guy look at this guy
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at this guy
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at this guy Troublemaker they've got all kinds of
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Troublemaker they've got all kinds of
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Troublemaker they've got all kinds of guys doing panels about all kinds of
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guys doing panels about all kinds of
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guys doing panels about all kinds of things I mean everything from Tiki mugs
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things I mean everything from Tiki mugs
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things I mean everything from Tiki mugs to Art to oh my gosh look at that to uh
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to Art to oh my gosh look at that to uh
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to Art to oh my gosh look at that to uh old school vintage Disneyland and the
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old school vintage Disneyland and the
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old school vintage Disneyland and the electronic music and obviously exotic
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electronic music and obviously exotic
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electronic music and obviously exotic cut now I said burlesque earlier and if
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cut now I said burlesque earlier and if
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cut now I said burlesque earlier and if you see like the advertising you'll see
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you see like the advertising you'll see
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you see like the advertising you'll see like burlesque ladies on the advertising
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like burlesque ladies on the advertising
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like burlesque ladies on the advertising and stuff because you know I guess that
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and stuff because you know I guess that
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and stuff because you know I guess that sells um so you might think that
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sells um so you might think that
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sells um so you might think that exoticon is so named for exotic dancers
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exoticon is so named for exotic dancers
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exoticon is so named for exotic dancers or something like that it's actually
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or something like that it's actually
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or something like that it's actually named after exotic c music which was
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named after exotic c music which was
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named after exotic c music which was sort of a mid-century form of Music
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sort of a mid-century form of Music
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sort of a mid-century form of Music where it was sort of viby it was more
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where it was sort of viby it was more
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where it was sort of viby it was more about kind of background music and
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about kind of background music and
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about kind of background music and setting the scene things like Martin
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setting the scene things like Martin
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setting the scene things like Martin Denny if you look up Martin Denny or
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Denny if you look up Martin Denny or
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Denny if you look up Martin Denny or anything like that Exotica music oh
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anything like that Exotica music oh
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anything like that Exotica music oh there's our host right there there's paa
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there's our host right there there's paa
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there's our host right there there's paa Palmer she been running around getting
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Palmer she been running around getting
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Palmer she been running around getting crazy over here is the reason I'm at
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crazy over here is the reason I'm at
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crazy over here is the reason I'm at exoticon besides this just being a cool
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exoticon besides this just being a cool
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exoticon besides this just being a cool show besides this being an insane venue
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show besides this being an insane venue
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show besides this being an insane venue the reason I had to come here today even
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the reason I had to come here today even
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the reason I had to come here today even though the road trip is right right
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though the road trip is right right
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though the road trip is right right around the corner I mean I'm literally
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around the corner I mean I'm literally
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around the corner I mean I'm literally like one sleep away from hitting the
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like one sleep away from hitting the
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like one sleep away from hitting the road again it's because this is where 10
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road again it's because this is where 10
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road again it's because this is where 10 weeks worth of work has gone 10 weeks of
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weeks worth of work has gone 10 weeks of
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weeks worth of work has gone 10 weeks of carving tiki masks have all come down to
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carving tiki masks have all come down to
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carving tiki masks have all come down to this if you saw the video that I did
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this if you saw the video that I did
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this if you saw the video that I did about the 1956 Original Adventure land
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about the 1956 Original Adventure land
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about the 1956 Original Adventure land mass I'm talking about Walt Disney's
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mass I'm talking about Walt Disney's
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mass I'm talking about Walt Disney's Tiki mass at Disneyland I've got those
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Tiki mass at Disneyland I've got those
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Tiki mass at Disneyland I've got those here I finally finished those replicas
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here I finally finished those replicas
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here I finally finished those replicas but there are 10 weeks worth of tiki
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but there are 10 weeks worth of tiki
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but there are 10 weeks worth of tiki masks all over the walls here everything
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masks all over the walls here everything
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masks all over the walls here everything from stuff I made out of leftover wood
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from stuff I made out of leftover wood
8:18
from stuff I made out of leftover wood from Oceanic Arts when they Clos so this
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from Oceanic Arts when they Clos so this
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from Oceanic Arts when they Clos so this is uh Leroy's Tiki carving or Tiki mask
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is uh Leroy's Tiki carving or Tiki mask
8:23
is uh Leroy's Tiki carving or Tiki mask wood that he never got to carving before
8:26
wood that he never got to carving before
8:26
wood that he never got to carving before he passed away that Bob and his son
8:28
he passed away that Bob and his son
8:28
he passed away that Bob and his son Chris made sure that I got a hold of
8:29
Chris made sure that I got a hold of
8:29
Chris made sure that I got a hold of I've got these replicas of the 1956
8:32
I've got these replicas of the 1956
8:32
I've got these replicas of the 1956 Disney TC two of them were very very
8:34
Disney TC two of them were very very
8:34
Disney TC two of them were very very similar this is one of them this is one
8:36
similar this is one of them this is one
8:36
similar this is one of them this is one of them we did The Adventure Land gate
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of them we did The Adventure Land gate
8:38
of them we did The Adventure Land gate guy we've sold quite a few of them
8:40
guy we've sold quite a few of them
8:40
guy we've sold quite a few of them already but luckily because this event
8:42
already but luckily because this event
8:42
already but luckily because this event started kind of early and goes till kind
8:44
started kind of early and goes till kind
8:44
started kind of early and goes till kind of late people decided to leave their
8:46
of late people decided to leave their
8:46
of late people decided to leave their masks here even after they were sold for
8:49
masks here even after they were sold for
8:49
masks here even after they were sold for the most part and uh they're going to
8:51
the most part and uh they're going to
8:51
the most part and uh they're going to come pick them up later so I don't know
8:53
come pick them up later so I don't know
8:53
come pick them up later so I don't know when the next time I'm going to be able
8:54
when the next time I'm going to be able
8:54
when the next time I'm going to be able to do something like this is but 10
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to do something like this is but 10
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to do something like this is but 10 weeks worth of tikis I thought deserve
8:59
weeks worth of tikis I thought deserve
8:59
weeks worth of tikis I thought deserve us coming and at least looking at them
9:01
us coming and at least looking at them
9:01
us coming and at least looking at them like at least showing what they look
9:03
like at least showing what they look
9:03
like at least showing what they look like and although you know in a way it's
9:05
like and although you know in a way it's
9:05
like and although you know in a way it's not the most Tey looking place I've ever
9:08
not the most Tey looking place I've ever
9:08
not the most Tey looking place I've ever seen I mean this is an
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seen I mean this is an
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seen I mean this is an incredible venue to have anything at I
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incredible venue to have anything at I
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incredible venue to have anything at I mean in another way it is kind of a very
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mean in another way it is kind of a very
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mean in another way it is kind of a very tikish venue in the sense that it's sort
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tikish venue in the sense that it's sort
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tikish venue in the sense that it's sort of this strange like fantasy style
9:22
of this strange like fantasy style
9:22
of this strange like fantasy style architecture you know cuz Tiki to me is
9:25
architecture you know cuz Tiki to me is
9:25
architecture you know cuz Tiki to me is sort of all about like the midcentury
9:27
sort of all about like the midcentury
9:27
sort of all about like the midcentury thing but it's more about sort of
9:30
thing but it's more about sort of
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thing but it's more about sort of fantasy getaway escapism it was from a
9:34
fantasy getaway escapism it was from a
9:34
fantasy getaway escapism it was from a time period where you know sort of GIS
9:36
time period where you know sort of GIS
9:36
time period where you know sort of GIS had gone over the world and people were
9:39
had gone over the world and people were
9:39
had gone over the world and people were just discovering sort of other cultures
9:41
just discovering sort of other cultures
9:41
just discovering sort of other cultures it was the first wave of appreciating
9:43
it was the first wave of appreciating
9:43
it was the first wave of appreciating them but kind of putting a fantasy twist
9:45
them but kind of putting a fantasy twist
9:45
them but kind of putting a fantasy twist on everything when far away places still
9:48
on everything when far away places still
9:48
on everything when far away places still sort of captured your imaginations you
9:49
sort of captured your imaginations you
9:49
sort of captured your imaginations you know the days before there were
9:50
know the days before there were
9:50
know the days before there were documentaries about every little detail
9:52
documentaries about every little detail
9:52
documentaries about every little detail and Anthropologist hadn't got everything
9:54
and Anthropologist hadn't got everything
9:54
and Anthropologist hadn't got everything down to a science so there was still
9:56
down to a science so there was still
9:56
down to a science so there was still some fantasy and mystery in the world
9:58
some fantasy and mystery in the world
9:58
some fantasy and mystery in the world and the May
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and the May
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and the May definitely a good spot for fantasy and
10:02
definitely a good spot for fantasy and
10:02
definitely a good spot for fantasy and mystery it's pretty amazing in here
10:04
mystery it's pretty amazing in here
10:04
mystery it's pretty amazing in here actually it has been pretty crazy
10:07
actually it has been pretty crazy
10:07
actually it has been pretty crazy watching everybody come by and check out
10:10
watching everybody come by and check out
10:11
watching everybody come by and check out the tikis I actually had the best
10:13
the tikis I actually had the best
10:13
the tikis I actually had the best compliment earlier CU as you know I was
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compliment earlier CU as you know I was
10:15
compliment earlier CU as you know I was inspired totally by my friend Leroy at
10:17
inspired totally by my friend Leroy at
10:17
inspired totally by my friend Leroy at Oceanic arts and when he was P like
10:20
Oceanic arts and when he was P like
10:20
Oceanic arts and when he was P like dying when he was kind of in his last
10:21
dying when he was kind of in his last
10:21
dying when he was kind of in his last days I was telling him you know always
10:23
days I was telling him you know always
10:23
days I was telling him you know always thought about carving ass and he was
10:25
thought about carving ass and he was
10:25
thought about carving ass and he was really encouraging you got to do it just
10:27
really encouraging you got to do it just
10:27
really encouraging you got to do it just cut away everything that's not the tiki
10:28
cut away everything that's not the tiki
10:28
cut away everything that's not the tiki well anyway right after we set up
10:30
well anyway right after we set up
10:30
well anyway right after we set up somebody came walking by someone that's
10:32
somebody came walking by someone that's
10:32
somebody came walking by someone that's been in the tiki world for a long time
10:34
been in the tiki world for a long time
10:34
been in the tiki world for a long time walked by and was like dude did you get
10:35
walked by and was like dude did you get
10:35
walked by and was like dude did you get all of these from Oceanic arts and I was
10:38
all of these from Oceanic arts and I was
10:38
all of these from Oceanic arts and I was like that is the thank you that is the
10:40
like that is the thank you that is the
10:40
like that is the thank you that is the nicest compliment I've ever gotten so
10:43
nicest compliment I've ever gotten so
10:43
nicest compliment I've ever gotten so I'm glad people like him we've sold
10:44
I'm glad people like him we've sold
10:44
I'm glad people like him we've sold quite a few sold one of the Big
10:46
quite a few sold one of the Big
10:46
quite a few sold one of the Big Adventure Land guys you can see some of
10:47
Adventure Land guys you can see some of
10:47
Adventure Land guys you can see some of the sold stickers some of the some of
10:49
the sold stickers some of the some of
10:49
the sold stickers some of the some of the gaps are open now when we first came
10:51
the gaps are open now when we first came
10:51
the gaps are open now when we first came this entire thing was full just full to
10:53
this entire thing was full just full to
10:53
this entire thing was full just full to the brim of mass there's still quite a
10:56
the brim of mass there's still quite a
10:56
the brim of mass there's still quite a few left though so let's hope people
10:58
few left though so let's hope people
10:58
few left though so let's hope people avail themselves of The Cheeky bars
11:00
avail themselves of The Cheeky bars
11:00
avail themselves of The Cheeky bars let's hope people get uh get liquored up
11:03
let's hope people get uh get liquored up
11:03
let's hope people get uh get liquored up George then maybe they will go wild with
11:06
George then maybe they will go wild with
11:06
George then maybe they will go wild with the venmo these signs are actually from
11:08
the venmo these signs are actually from
11:08
the venmo these signs are actually from Oceanic arts and uh you know so that we
11:10
Oceanic arts and uh you know so that we
11:10
Oceanic arts and uh you know so that we let people know they can pick it up
11:11
let people know they can pick it up
11:11
let people know they can pick it up later or whatever but then you flip it
11:13
later or whatever but then you flip it
11:13
later or whatever but then you flip it around hey what's your venmo bam there's
11:15
around hey what's your venmo bam there's
11:15
around hey what's your venmo bam there's Ali's
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Ali's
11:17
Ali's venmo oh we take Paypal oh what's your
11:19
venmo oh we take Paypal oh what's your
11:19
venmo oh we take Paypal oh what's your PayPal whoa so these cool little old
11:22
PayPal whoa so these cool little old
11:22
PayPal whoa so these cool little old like mid-century stands from uh Oceanic
11:24
like mid-century stands from uh Oceanic
11:24
like mid-century stands from uh Oceanic Arts actually proved useful and then I
11:27
Arts actually proved useful and then I
11:27
Arts actually proved useful and then I pulled this out of my backyard carve
11:29
pulled this out of my backyard carve
11:29
pulled this out of my backyard carve thing I think I mentioned this earlier
11:30
thing I think I mentioned this earlier
11:31
thing I think I mentioned this earlier but might as well mention it again kind
11:32
but might as well mention it again kind
11:32
but might as well mention it again kind of matches the mine carvings uh that's
11:34
of matches the mine carvings uh that's
11:34
of matches the mine carvings uh that's usually just to hold up bamboo fencing
11:36
usually just to hold up bamboo fencing
11:36
usually just to hold up bamboo fencing and pull these out of the garage so kind
11:38
and pull these out of the garage so kind
11:38
and pull these out of the garage so kind of slapped this together my brother
11:39
of slapped this together my brother
11:39
of slapped this together my brother Built This Big Frame here we did the
11:42
Built This Big Frame here we did the
11:42
Built This Big Frame here we did the tiki Marketplace recently the original
11:44
tiki Marketplace recently the original
11:44
tiki Marketplace recently the original Tiki Marketplace and then Aly painted
11:45
Tiki Marketplace and then Aly painted
11:46
Tiki Marketplace and then Aly painted these backdrops to kind of match some
11:48
these backdrops to kind of match some
11:48
these backdrops to kind of match some old Oceanic Arts patterns so it's kind
11:51
old Oceanic Arts patterns so it's kind
11:51
old Oceanic Arts patterns so it's kind of a labor of love you know just
11:53
of a labor of love you know just
11:53
of a labor of love you know just doodling on the the little paper the one
11:55
doodling on the the little paper the one
11:55
doodling on the the little paper the one thing we forgot it's a tablecloth it's
11:57
thing we forgot it's a tablecloth it's
11:57
thing we forgot it's a tablecloth it's going to drive me nuts looking at that
11:58
going to drive me nuts looking at that
11:58
going to drive me nuts looking at that all day um but maybe if we we sell some
12:02
all day um but maybe if we we sell some
12:02
all day um but maybe if we we sell some more tiis we'll just move that out of
12:03
more tiis we'll just move that out of
12:03
more tiis we'll just move that out of the way or something like that it's the
12:04
the way or something like that it's the
12:04
the way or something like that it's the one thing that doesn't match oh I guess
12:06
one thing that doesn't match oh I guess
12:06
one thing that doesn't match oh I guess they ended the first panel over here man
12:09
they ended the first panel over here man
12:09
they ended the first panel over here man there's like art everywhere there's
12:10
there's like art everywhere there's
12:10
there's like art everywhere there's flowers there's all kinds of custom Tiki
12:14
flowers there's all kinds of custom Tiki
12:14
flowers there's all kinds of custom Tiki mugs there's some used Tiki stuff and
12:16
mugs there's some used Tiki stuff and
12:16
mugs there's some used Tiki stuff and Records there's some like really cool
12:18
Records there's some like really cool
12:18
Records there's some like really cool custom Tiki mugs I want to go check
12:19
custom Tiki mugs I want to go check
12:19
custom Tiki mugs I want to go check those out actually okay look at this we
12:21
those out actually okay look at this we
12:21
those out actually okay look at this we can squeeze behind anyone just take a
12:24
can squeeze behind anyone just take a
12:24
can squeeze behind anyone just take a sneaky peek a sneaky TIY peek look at
12:27
sneaky peek a sneaky TIY peek look at
12:27
sneaky peek a sneaky TIY peek look at those bugs right there those are
12:30
those bugs right there those are
12:30
those bugs right there those are freaking sick hey how's it going man
12:33
freaking sick hey how's it going man
12:33
freaking sick hey how's it going man look at those sick mugs oh look at that
12:35
look at those sick mugs oh look at that
12:35
look at those sick mugs oh look at that got some concrete T I mean the main
12:36
got some concrete T I mean the main
12:36
got some concrete T I mean the main attractions at exoticon of course are
12:38
attractions at exoticon of course are
12:39
attractions at exoticon of course are the panels and the imagineers but you
12:42
the panels and the imagineers but you
12:42
the panels and the imagineers but you got to love all the vendor stuff like
12:44
got to love all the vendor stuff like
12:44
got to love all the vendor stuff like that's my favorite thing is browsing and
12:47
that's my favorite thing is browsing and
12:47
that's my favorite thing is browsing and just like cruising through seeing all
12:49
just like cruising through seeing all
12:49
just like cruising through seeing all the Hawaiian shirts and the Vintage
12:51
the Hawaiian shirts and the Vintage
12:52
the Hawaiian shirts and the Vintage stuff but also all the handcrafts you
12:54
stuff but also all the handcrafts you
12:54
stuff but also all the handcrafts you know oh we got a Luchador over here this
12:56
know oh we got a Luchador over here this
12:56
know oh we got a Luchador over here this guy was a Spaceman last year this year
12:58
guy was a Spaceman last year this year
12:58
guy was a Spaceman last year this year he's wrestle himself back to Earth and
13:02
he's wrestle himself back to Earth and
13:02
he's wrestle himself back to Earth and we got all kind like the Maui hook over
13:04
we got all kind like the Maui hook over
13:04
we got all kind like the Maui hook over here look at these Tiki mugs so I love
13:08
here look at these Tiki mugs so I love
13:08
here look at these Tiki mugs so I love meeting um some of the people who
13:10
meeting um some of the people who
13:10
meeting um some of the people who actually create some of this stuff like
13:12
actually create some of this stuff like
13:12
actually create some of this stuff like obviously some of the stuff is used but
13:14
obviously some of the stuff is used but
13:14
obviously some of the stuff is used but there's also a lot of artists that come
13:16
there's also a lot of artists that come
13:16
there's also a lot of artists that come out here and um even the used Booth
13:20
out here and um even the used Booth
13:20
out here and um even the used Booth sometimes you meet people who are like
13:23
sometimes you meet people who are like
13:23
sometimes you meet people who are like oh yeah I made that oh look at this
13:25
oh yeah I made that oh look at this
13:25
oh yeah I made that oh look at this that's the best Creature from the Black
13:27
that's the best Creature from the Black
13:27
that's the best Creature from the Black Lagoon at exotic con
13:29
Lagoon at exotic con
13:29
Lagoon at exotic con we got purses there's Sven Kiron back
13:32
we got purses there's Sven Kiron back
13:32
we got purses there's Sven Kiron back there sven's writing the next book of
13:34
there sven's writing the next book of
13:34
there sven's writing the next book of tiki back there in the Green Room he's
13:37
tiki back there in the Green Room he's
13:37
tiki back there in the Green Room he's literally in the Green Room back there
13:39
literally in the Green Room back there
13:39
literally in the Green Room back there and uh we're doing the Sven kerson
13:41
and uh we're doing the Sven kerson
13:41
and uh we're doing the Sven kerson collection autograph look at that he's
13:43
collection autograph look at that he's
13:43
collection autograph look at that he's doing his auction out here now Sven
13:45
doing his auction out here now Sven
13:45
doing his auction out here now Sven obviously as the guy who wrote the book
13:48
obviously as the guy who wrote the book
13:48
obviously as the guy who wrote the book of Tiki and several other Tiki books
13:50
of Tiki and several other Tiki books
13:50
of Tiki and several other Tiki books like Tiki pop and all that stuff he's
13:52
like Tiki pop and all that stuff he's
13:52
like Tiki pop and all that stuff he's got a pretty cool Tiki collection of
13:54
got a pretty cool Tiki collection of
13:54
got a pretty cool Tiki collection of artifacts that he's amassed over the
13:57
artifacts that he's amassed over the
13:57
artifacts that he's amassed over the decades and they're all up for auction
13:59
decades and they're all up for auction
13:59
decades and they're all up for auction through peekaboo Gallery who puts on
14:03
through peekaboo Gallery who puts on
14:03
through peekaboo Gallery who puts on exoticon who check this out this is
14:05
exoticon who check this out this is
14:05
exoticon who check this out this is crazy everybody is uh walking out here
14:07
crazy everybody is uh walking out here
14:07
crazy everybody is uh walking out here because there's food out here and check
14:10
because there's food out here and check
14:10
because there's food out here and check out this freaking weird Alley between
14:14
out this freaking weird Alley between
14:14
out this freaking weird Alley between these theaters there's one on this side
14:16
these theaters there's one on this side
14:16
these theaters there's one on this side and then back across the theater on the
14:18
and then back across the theater on the
14:18
and then back across the theater on the other side look at this we got another
14:19
other side look at this we got another
14:20
other side look at this we got another exit this is literally between two
14:22
exit this is literally between two
14:22
exit this is literally between two massive theaters this looks like
14:23
massive theaters this looks like
14:24
massive theaters this looks like something out of freaking Blade Runner
14:25
something out of freaking Blade Runner
14:25
something out of freaking Blade Runner or whatever uhoh uhoh uhoh uhoh busted
14:28
or whatever uhoh uhoh uhoh uhoh busted
14:28
or whatever uhoh uhoh uhoh uhoh busted busted I found PX I busted her during
14:31
busted I found PX I busted her during
14:31
busted I found PX I busted her during the photo shoot sir yeah are you doing
14:33
the photo shoot sir yeah are you doing
14:33
the photo shoot sir yeah are you doing commercial photography sir there's no
14:35
commercial photography sir there's no
14:35
commercial photography sir there's no commercial photography allowed in this
14:36
commercial photography allowed in this
14:36
commercial photography allowed in this alley okay check out this out told are
14:39
alley okay check out this out told are
14:39
alley okay check out this out told are you commercial filming I'm commercial
14:41
you commercial filming I'm commercial
14:41
you commercial filming I'm commercial filming you commercial well I do you
14:43
filming you commercial well I do you
14:43
filming you commercial well I do you have a permit no how about I don't tell
14:45
have a permit no how about I don't tell
14:46
have a permit no how about I don't tell if you don't tell sir just just okay I'm
14:48
if you don't tell sir just just okay I'm
14:48
if you don't tell sir just just okay I'm getting out of here no look at this
14:49
getting out of here no look at this
14:49
getting out of here no look at this ghost thing Tyler saw this so Tyler
14:51
ghost thing Tyler saw this so Tyler
14:51
ghost thing Tyler saw this so Tyler discovered this earlier he's the only
14:52
discovered this earlier he's the only
14:52
discovered this earlier he's the only one that's ever seen it obviously out
14:53
one that's ever seen it obviously out
14:53
one that's ever seen it obviously out here at the may I actually peeled back
14:55
here at the may I actually peeled back
14:55
here at the may I actually peeled back the yeah look at that Mayan Theater so
14:59
the yeah look at that Mayan Theater so
14:59
the yeah look at that Mayan Theater so supposedly that's original they got some
15:00
supposedly that's original they got some
15:00
supposedly that's original they got some reproduction stuff on property but
15:02
reproduction stuff on property but
15:02
reproduction stuff on property but that's original all right you guys
15:03
that's original all right you guys
15:03
that's original all right you guys continue your photo shoot I'm going to
15:04
continue your photo shoot I'm going to
15:04
continue your photo shoot I'm going to get out of here I'm going down the
15:05
get out of here I'm going down the
15:05
get out of here I'm going down the stairs rejected dude look at that look
15:09
stairs rejected dude look at that look
15:09
stairs rejected dude look at that look how freaking cool looking that is okay
15:11
how freaking cool looking that is okay
15:11
how freaking cool looking that is okay I've explored all this already earlier
15:13
I've explored all this already earlier
15:13
I've explored all this already earlier while we were setting up a little bit or
15:14
while we were setting up a little bit or
15:14
while we were setting up a little bit or actually while Tyler and Ally and Alex
15:16
actually while Tyler and Ally and Alex
15:16
actually while Tyler and Ally and Alex were setting up and I could sneak away
15:17
were setting up and I could sneak away
15:17
were setting up and I could sneak away for a couple minutes one place I have
15:19
for a couple minutes one place I have
15:19
for a couple minutes one place I have not explored is this so out in this
15:21
not explored is this so out in this
15:21
not explored is this so out in this alley here there's an entrance to the
15:24
alley here there's an entrance to the
15:24
alley here there's an entrance to the basement there's another entrance inside
15:26
basement there's another entrance inside
15:26
basement there's another entrance inside with a neon sign that just says fun on a
15:28
with a neon sign that just says fun on a
15:28
with a neon sign that just says fun on a apparently that's also the case here
15:30
apparently that's also the case here
15:30
apparently that's also the case here like oh no find love is what this one
15:32
like oh no find love is what this one
15:32
like oh no find love is what this one says I thought that was going to say fun
15:33
says I thought that was going to say fun
15:33
says I thought that was going to say fun also so we're supposed to find
15:35
also so we're supposed to find
15:35
also so we're supposed to find love down these
15:39
love down these
15:39
love down these weird stairs sorry the camera move there
15:43
weird stairs sorry the camera move there
15:43
weird stairs sorry the camera move there I'm still getting used to this thing I
15:44
I'm still getting used to this thing I
15:44
I'm still getting used to this thing I genuinely do not know what is down here
15:47
genuinely do not know what is down here
15:47
genuinely do not know what is down here but it looks like these guys might have
15:49
but it looks like these guys might have
15:49
but it looks like these guys might have found love down there and if they found
15:51
found love down there and if they found
15:51
found love down there and if they found love maybe I can find love too all right
15:54
love maybe I can find love too all right
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love maybe I can find love too all right so far all I see is a restroom sign
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so far all I see is a restroom sign
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so far all I see is a restroom sign right here I don't know if I want to
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right here I don't know if I want to
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right here I don't know if I want to find love in the rest room oh no look
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find love in the rest room oh no look
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find love in the rest room oh no look check this
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check this
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check this out dude I heard there was a bar in the
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out dude I heard there was a bar in the
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out dude I heard there was a bar in the basement but I didn't think it would
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basement but I didn't think it would
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basement but I didn't think it would look like this this is like something
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look like this this is like something
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look like this this is like something out of The Shining right here this is
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out of The Shining right here this is
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out of The Shining right here this is awesome oh they're doing the rum
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awesome oh they're doing the rum
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awesome oh they're doing the rum tastings look at this they've got rum
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tastings look at this they've got rum
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tastings look at this they've got rum tastings in the basement look at the
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tastings in the basement look at the
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tastings in the basement look at the size of that spread of rum o and a neon
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size of that spread of rum o and a neon
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size of that spread of rum o and a neon banana dude it looks like they need to
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banana dude it looks like they need to
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banana dude it looks like they need to film like American Horror Story in here
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film like American Horror Story in here
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film like American Horror Story in here or like a
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or like a
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or like a Haunting of Hill House type of thing
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Haunting of Hill House type of thing
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Haunting of Hill House type of thing look at this old like phone thing on the
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look at this old like phone thing on the
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look at this old like phone thing on the wall they got some restrooms down here
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wall they got some restrooms down here
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wall they got some restrooms down here oh another creepy passageway I think
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oh another creepy passageway I think
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oh another creepy passageway I think we're going to go up on the other side
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we're going to go up on the other side
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we're going to go up on the other side of the theater s wo okay now this is the
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of the theater s wo okay now this is the
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of the theater s wo okay now this is the one I think that said fun earlier dud
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one I think that said fun earlier dud
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one I think that said fun earlier dud you see that weird like employees only
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you see that weird like employees only
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you see that weird like employees only cage door down there what do they got in
16:48
cage door down there what do they got in
16:48
cage door down there what do they got in there King Kong yeah this is so weird
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there King Kong yeah this is so weird
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there King Kong yeah this is so weird we're coming upstairs behind one of the
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we're coming upstairs behind one of the
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we're coming upstairs behind one of the bars over here another bar but where I
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bars over here another bar but where I
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bars over here another bar but where I really want to get to let's get back
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really want to get to let's get back
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really want to get to let's get back upstairs before I let you guys go this
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upstairs before I let you guys go this
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upstairs before I let you guys go this is just sort of a impromptu uh
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is just sort of a impromptu uh
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is just sort of a impromptu uh tour of the May here I think it was
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tour of the May here I think it was
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tour of the May here I think it was built in
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built in
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built in 1927 just nearly 100 years old which
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1927 just nearly 100 years old which
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1927 just nearly 100 years old which there's the fun sign which for Los
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there's the fun sign which for Los
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there's the fun sign which for Los Angeles is old can't remember where the
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Angeles is old can't remember where the
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Angeles is old can't remember where the okay I'm back in the lobby now we're
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okay I'm back in the lobby now we're
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okay I'm back in the lobby now we're back in the the foyer over here there's
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back in the the foyer over here there's
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back in the the foyer over here there's these big staircases check it out you
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these big staircases check it out you
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these big staircases check it out you got these big carvings on either side
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got these big carvings on either side
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got these big carvings on either side you got all kinds of carvings on the way
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you got all kinds of carvings on the way
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you got all kinds of carvings on the way up like I say this is like something out
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up like I say this is like something out
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up like I say this is like something out of a a horror movie or a fantasy movie
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of a a horror movie or a fantasy movie
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of a a horror movie or a fantasy movie some kind of crazy Netflix ghost show
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some kind of crazy Netflix ghost show
17:38
some kind of crazy Netflix ghost show there's a ghost right there spooky look
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there's a ghost right there spooky look
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there's a ghost right there spooky look at this okay look there's multiple
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at this okay look there's multiple
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at this okay look there's multiple levels oh there's a door open to the
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levels oh there's a door open to the
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levels oh there's a door open to the outside there look it up here they have
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outside there look it up here they have
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outside there look it up here they have room for even more bars there's Sven
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room for even more bars there's Sven
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room for even more bars there's Sven over here getting ready for your tour
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over here getting ready for your tour
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over here getting ready for your tour fan yes yes getting ready for the tour
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fan yes yes getting ready for the tour
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fan yes yes getting ready for the tour of the Mayan look at how it a all this
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of the Mayan look at how it a all this
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of the Mayan look at how it a all this is I mean this is insane oh we got like
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is I mean this is insane oh we got like
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is I mean this is insane oh we got like a little DJ booth going on up there some
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a little DJ booth going on up there some
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a little DJ booth going on up there some speakers so you can even party up in the
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speakers so you can even party up in the
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speakers so you can even party up in the hallways in the M look at these crazy
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hallways in the M look at these crazy
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hallways in the M look at these crazy light
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light
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light fixtures all the painting on the
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fixtures all the painting on the
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fixtures all the painting on the concrete it's all hand painted stuff got
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concrete it's all hand painted stuff got
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concrete it's all hand painted stuff got some restrooms up here those are always
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some restrooms up here those are always
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some restrooms up here those are always nice to have the necessaries as they
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nice to have the necessaries as they
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nice to have the necessaries as they called them back in the uh 18th century
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called them back in the uh 18th century
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called them back in the uh 18th century this is just so cool I mean it's just
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this is just so cool I mean it's just
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this is just so cool I mean it's just like some Joe roie would build you know
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like some Joe roie would build you know
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like some Joe roie would build you know at Disney World look at the ceiling in
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at Disney World look at the ceiling in
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at Disney World look at the ceiling in here so this is just sort of like a
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here so this is just sort of like a
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here so this is just sort of like a weird mezzanine area we got to keep
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weird mezzanine area we got to keep
18:38
weird mezzanine area we got to keep going up these steps here and then I
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going up these steps here and then I
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going up these steps here and then I think yes okay this wasn't open earlier
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think yes okay this wasn't open earlier
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think yes okay this wasn't open earlier when I was here there was a big iron
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when I was here there was a big iron
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when I was here there was a big iron cage we are on the balcony at the Mayan
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cage we are on the balcony at the Mayan
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cage we are on the balcony at the Mayan Theater speaking of exotic they got all
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Theater speaking of exotic they got all
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Theater speaking of exotic they got all kinds of exotic music now playing at
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kinds of exotic music now playing at
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kinds of exotic music now playing at exoticon look at this cool seating area
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exoticon look at this cool seating area
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exoticon look at this cool seating area they have some like VIP tables over
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they have some like VIP tables over
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they have some like VIP tables over there people are eating some of the
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there people are eating some of the
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there people are eating some of the chicken and stuff people just discovered
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chicken and stuff people just discovered
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chicken and stuff people just discovered the food truck outside and we between
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the food truck outside and we between
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the food truck outside and we between panels a lot of people went outside for
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panels a lot of people went outside for
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panels a lot of people went outside for the moment I was getting pretty full up
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the moment I was getting pretty full up
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the moment I was getting pretty full up here earlier look at the ceiling is
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here earlier look at the ceiling is
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here earlier look at the ceiling is so intricate and crazy now I'm not a VIP
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so intricate and crazy now I'm not a VIP
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so intricate and crazy now I'm not a VIP but I don't think we'll get in trouble
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but I don't think we'll get in trouble
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but I don't think we'll get in trouble for walking this way so let's just
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for walking this way so let's just
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for walking this way so let's just cruise over here for a
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cruise over here for a
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cruise over here for a second oh my gosh now obviously they've
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second oh my gosh now obviously they've
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second oh my gosh now obviously they've added modern stuff so they've added
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added modern stuff so they've added
19:25
added modern stuff so they've added modern light Rigs and spotlights and
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modern light Rigs and spotlights and
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modern light Rigs and spotlights and projectors up there but dude I'm sure
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projectors up there but dude I'm sure
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projectors up there but dude I'm sure and there probably wasn't like green
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and there probably wasn't like green
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and there probably wasn't like green colored Lighting in 1927 or whatever I'm
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colored Lighting in 1927 or whatever I'm
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colored Lighting in 1927 or whatever I'm sure that's relatively modern too but
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sure that's relatively modern too but
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sure that's relatively modern too but it's insane like walking around here you
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it's insane like walking around here you
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it's insane like walking around here you do get a sense of just how crazy this
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do get a sense of just how crazy this
19:45
do get a sense of just how crazy this would have looked to somebody from the
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would have looked to somebody from the
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would have looked to somebody from the 1920s living out in their Orange Grove
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1920s living out in their Orange Grove
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1920s living out in their Orange Grove Cruising Into the big city for a night
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Cruising Into the big city for a night
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Cruising Into the big city for a night on the town and look at this no railing
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on the town and look at this no railing
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on the town and look at this no railing no nothing they don't build them like
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no nothing they don't build them like
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no nothing they don't build them like they used to and here we are up on the
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they used to and here we are up on the
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they used to and here we are up on the [Music]
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[Music]
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[Music] balcony dude look at
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balcony dude look at
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balcony dude look at that the Mayan
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that the Mayan
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that the Mayan Theater this is nuts I'd love to come
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Theater this is nuts I'd love to come
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Theater this is nuts I'd love to come explore this in more detail with someone
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explore this in more detail with someone
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explore this in more detail with someone who really knows what they're talking
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who really knows what they're talking
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who really knows what they're talking about I'm going to try and get on one of
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about I'm going to try and get on one of
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about I'm going to try and get on one of the spin tours later but this is amazing
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the spin tours later but this is amazing
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the spin tours later but this is amazing of course all day long I've been hearing
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of course all day long I've been hearing
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of course all day long I've been hearing people tell me like oh you know it's
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people tell me like oh you know it's
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people tell me like oh you know it's haunted right you know it's haunted
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haunted right you know it's haunted
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haunted right you know it's haunted right but I don't think any Spirits are
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right but I don't think any Spirits are
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right but I don't think any Spirits are coming out today except the ones they're
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coming out today except the ones they're
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coming out today except the ones they're serving up at the bar this is so cool
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serving up at the bar this is so cool
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serving up at the bar this is so cool look at the weird crazy staircases
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look at the weird crazy staircases
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look at the weird crazy staircases that's where we just came from the
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that's where we just came from the
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that's where we just came from the higher stairs here and we can go out uh
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higher stairs here and we can go out uh
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higher stairs here and we can go out uh down here I got to go back to the booth
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down here I got to go back to the booth
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down here I got to go back to the booth now cuz I think I have some books to
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now cuz I think I have some books to
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now cuz I think I have some books to sign and some tikis to sign and all that
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sign and some tikis to sign and all that
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sign and some tikis to sign and all that kind of stuff I don't sign the tikis
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kind of stuff I don't sign the tikis
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kind of stuff I don't sign the tikis just in case somebody's like well I just
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just in case somebody's like well I just
20:42
just in case somebody's like well I just wanted this to be my Tiki or sometimes
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wanted this to be my Tiki or sometimes
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wanted this to be my Tiki or sometimes people Mount them on bamboo poles or
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people Mount them on bamboo poles or
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people Mount them on bamboo poles or something so you can see the back and
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something so you can see the back and
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something so you can see the back and they might not want some jerks signature
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they might not want some jerks signature
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they might not want some jerks signature on the back all right well there you
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on the back all right well there you
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on the back all right well there you have it there's our impromptu tour of
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have it there's our impromptu tour of
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have it there's our impromptu tour of the Mayan Theater a little impromptu
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the Mayan Theater a little impromptu
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the Mayan Theater a little impromptu look at least at some of the vendors
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look at least at some of the vendors
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look at least at some of the vendors some of the booth some of the activities
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some of the booth some of the activities
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some of the booth some of the activities going on
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going on
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going on at exotic con they're going to be doing
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at exotic con they're going to be doing
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at exotic con they're going to be doing some Exotica stuff some Disney music
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some Exotica stuff some Disney music
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some Exotica stuff some Disney music stuff all kinds of panels they got some
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stuff all kinds of panels they got some
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stuff all kinds of panels they got some eminent historians here authors there's
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eminent historians here authors there's
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eminent historians here authors there's Joe Campana this guy edited all the
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Joe Campana this guy edited all the
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Joe Campana this guy edited all the sound on The Swan Princess movies he's
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sound on The Swan Princess movies he's
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sound on The Swan Princess movies he's very famous I'm not even kidding that's
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very famous I'm not even kidding that's
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very famous I'm not even kidding that's a literal thing that happened we got
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a literal thing that happened we got
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a literal thing that happened we got fake Tyler here he's right over here
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fake Tyler here he's right over here
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fake Tyler here he's right over here he's here hey we got to go we got to
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he's here hey we got to go we got to
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he's here hey we got to go we got to stop the video what are you doing stop
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stop the video what are you doing stop
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stop the video what are you doing stop all right people they're snagging stuff
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all right people they're snagging stuff
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all right people they're snagging stuff look at this we got the world famous
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look at this we got the world famous
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look at this we got the world famous Mick Biff over here he copied he cop C
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Mick Biff over here he copied he cop C
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Mick Biff over here he copied he cop C my outfit he copied my outfit look at
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my outfit he copied my outfit look at
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my outfit he copied my outfit look at this he's got he's got the vast of
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this he's got he's got the vast of
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this he's got he's got the vast of Stripes what's going on MC Biff I'm cool
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Stripes what's going on MC Biff I'm cool
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Stripes what's going on MC Biff I'm cool you trying to look like a work of art
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you trying to look like a work of art
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you trying to look like a work of art like me or what I am a work of the world
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like me or what I am a work of the world
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like me or what I am a work of the world famous Disney artist MC Biff darn you MC
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famous Disney artist MC Biff darn you MC
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famous Disney artist MC Biff darn you MC Biff darn you it's kind of weird we're
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Biff darn you it's kind of weird we're
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Biff darn you it's kind of weird we're in a weird L because it's a lunchtime
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in a weird L because it's a lunchtime
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in a weird L because it's a lunchtime thing everyone's at the food trucks um
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thing everyone's at the food trucks um
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thing everyone's at the food trucks um but we had Tom Morris over here
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but we had Tom Morris over here
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but we had Tom Morris over here legendary Disney imagineer I think Kevin
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legendary Disney imagineer I think Kevin
21:51
legendary Disney imagineer I think Kevin kidney's going to be here doing a little
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kidney's going to be here doing a little
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kidney's going to be here doing a little presentation I've seen Sven running all
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presentation I've seen Sven running all
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presentation I've seen Sven running all over doing his tours we got Joe campaign
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over doing his tours we got Joe campaign
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over doing his tours we got Joe campaign over here the uh world famous editor of
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over here the uh world famous editor of
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over here the uh world famous editor of the Swan Princess movies Joe Campana Joe
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the Swan Princess movies Joe Campana Joe
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the Swan Princess movies Joe Campana Joe camp this is going off exotic H we're
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camp this is going off exotic H we're
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camp this is going off exotic H we're starting to get some gaps in the display
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starting to get some gaps in the display
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starting to get some gaps in the display over here some people had other stuff
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over here some people had other stuff
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over here some people had other stuff they had to do other engagements for the
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they had to do other engagements for the
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they had to do other engagements for the day but for the most part everybody's
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day but for the most part everybody's
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day but for the most part everybody's leaving them here uh to be picked up
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leaving them here uh to be picked up
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leaving them here uh to be picked up later cuz obviously they're enjoying the
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later cuz obviously they're enjoying the
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later cuz obviously they're enjoying the show they're getting drinks they're
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show they're getting drinks they're
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show they're getting drinks they're watching the panels so we're holding on
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watching the panels so we're holding on
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watching the panels so we're holding on to them but all these guys guys and gals
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to them but all these guys guys and gals
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to them but all these guys guys and gals have got new homes over here Tyler's
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have got new homes over here Tyler's
22:34
have got new homes over here Tyler's been uh over here selling books and
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been uh over here selling books and
22:36
been uh over here selling books and doing whatever with George you guys
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doing whatever with George you guys
22:37
doing whatever with George you guys hanging out oh dude we're straight
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hanging out oh dude we're straight
22:39
hanging out oh dude we're straight hanging out did you see the ti are you
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hanging out did you see the ti are you
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hanging out did you see the ti are you going to buy a tiki I'm not buying a
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going to buy a tiki I'm not buying a
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going to buy a tiki I'm not buying a tiki George how you doing I'm good dude
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tiki George how you doing I'm good dude
22:45
tiki George how you doing I'm good dude I've been up for about 26 hours now you
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I've been up for about 26 hours now you
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I've been up for about 26 hours now you like Tikki George they're okay would you
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like Tikki George they're okay would you
22:49
like Tikki George they're okay would you like to buy a tiki no oh okay actually
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like to buy a tiki no oh okay actually
22:52
like to buy a tiki no oh okay actually honestly I do have my eye on one of them
22:54
honestly I do have my eye on one of them
22:54
honestly I do have my eye on one of them oh which one and I'm hoping that it's
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oh which one and I'm hoping that it's
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oh which one and I'm hoping that it's still here at the end of the night which
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still here at the end of the night which
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still here at the end of the night which one which one the Mr Tiki head oh Mr
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one which one the Mr Tiki head oh Mr
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one which one the Mr Tiki head oh Mr Tiki head CU Mr Tiki was a hockey fan
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Tiki head CU Mr Tiki was a hockey fan
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Tiki head CU Mr Tiki was a hockey fan and we would talk about hockey Mr Tiki
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and we would talk about hockey Mr Tiki
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and we would talk about hockey Mr Tiki was head was cool and I didn't learn his
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was head was cool and I didn't learn his
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was head was cool and I didn't learn his name until he passed unfortunately he
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name until he passed unfortunately he
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name until he passed unfortunately he kept like a secret ID did he did but
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kept like a secret ID did he did but
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kept like a secret ID did he did but even through like the mask and
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even through like the mask and
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even through like the mask and everything he kept it on all day we
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everything he kept it on all day we
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everything he kept it on all day we talked hockey for like a half hour he
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talked hockey for like a half hour he
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talked hockey for like a half hour he knew his stuff man he's a good dude and
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knew his stuff man he's a good dude and
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knew his stuff man he's a good dude and Tyler never talks hockey why is that
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Tyler never talks hockey why is that
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Tyler never talks hockey why is that Tyler I'm not a huge fan personally I
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Tyler I'm not a huge fan personally I
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Tyler I'm not a huge fan personally I just don't really like it's the coolest
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just don't really like it's the coolest
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just don't really like it's the coolest game on Ice well there's the only game
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game on Ice well there's the only game
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game on Ice well there's the only game on Ice well there's Disney on Ice so I
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on Ice well there's Disney on Ice so I
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on Ice well there's Disney on Ice so I don't know about that is cool hey but
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don't know about that is cool hey but
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don't know about that is cool hey but there's Disney on Ice yeah yeah yeah
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there's Disney on Ice yeah yeah yeah
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there's Disney on Ice yeah yeah yeah there's Lou there's Disney on Ice
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there's Lou there's Disney on Ice
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there's Lou there's Disney on Ice curling curling F skting broom broom
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curling curling F skting broom broom
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curling curling F skting broom broom ball okay of those hockey is probably
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ball okay of those hockey is probably
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ball okay of those hockey is probably the coolest hey but never rule out
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the coolest hey but never rule out
23:39
the coolest hey but never rule out figure skating hey man triple you
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figure skating hey man triple you
23:41
figure skating hey man triple you consider Bob sleding a sport on Ice yeah
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consider Bob sleding a sport on Ice yeah
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consider Bob sleding a sport on Ice yeah right yeah I would okay Bob sling wi
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right yeah I would okay Bob sling wi
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right yeah I would okay Bob sling wi Bing's awesome sorry dude I I wouldn't
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Bing's awesome sorry dude I I wouldn't
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Bing's awesome sorry dude I I wouldn't say it's better but hey Cool Runnings oh
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say it's better but hey Cool Runnings oh
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say it's better but hey Cool Runnings oh John Candy feel the rhym feel the rhyme
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John Candy feel the rhym feel the rhyme
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John Candy feel the rhym feel the rhyme Get on Up it's Bob's time why don't you
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Get on Up it's Bob's time why don't you
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Get on Up it's Bob's time why don't you know the word you never seen my another
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know the word you never seen my another
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know the word you never seen my another one he's never seen he just watched The
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one he's never seen he just watched The
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one he's never seen he just watched The Goonies like last week yeah I have seen
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Goonies like last week yeah I have seen
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Goonies like last week yeah I have seen Cool Runnings spoiler alert dude John
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Cool Runnings spoiler alert dude John
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Cool Runnings spoiler alert dude John Candy dies in real not in the movie in
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Candy dies in real not in the movie in
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Candy dies in real not in the movie in real life dude this is insane look at
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real life dude this is insane look at
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real life dude this is insane look at this now we got this crazy electronic
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this now we got this crazy electronic
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this now we got this crazy electronic Main Street Electrical Parade tribute
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Main Street Electrical Parade tribute
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Main Street Electrical Parade tribute stuff like all these people doing this
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stuff like all these people doing this
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stuff like all these people doing this rad Disney digital music this is like
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rad Disney digital music this is like
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rad Disney digital music this is like the coolest thing I've ever seen look at
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the coolest thing I've ever seen look at
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the coolest thing I've ever seen look at this stuff this is nuts this is nuts
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this stuff this is nuts this is nuts
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this stuff this is nuts this is nuts dude this is so
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dude this is so
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dude this is so weird and so
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weird and so
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weird and so awesome what is happening exotic what is
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happening seriously this has been so fun
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happening seriously this has been so fun one of the thing I like about one of the
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one of the thing I like about one of the
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one of the thing I like about one of the things I like about Tiki stuff Tiki
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things I like about Tiki stuff Tiki
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things I like about Tiki stuff Tiki Market places Tiki events in Southern
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Market places Tiki events in Southern
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Market places Tiki events in Southern California especially is like it's like
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California especially is like it's like
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California especially is like it's like a big family you know when they say the
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a big family you know when they say the
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a big family you know when they say the oh kind of thing like they mean it
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oh kind of thing like they mean it
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oh kind of thing like they mean it everybody's like super cool everybody's
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everybody's like super cool everybody's
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everybody's like super cool everybody's super nice you're mean all these super
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super nice you're mean all these super
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super nice you're mean all these super nice people everybody's nerdy about the
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nice people everybody's nerdy about the
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nice people everybody's nerdy about the same stuff Disney stuff creative stuff
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same stuff Disney stuff creative stuff
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same stuff Disney stuff creative stuff MC Biff legendary Disney art stuff you
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MC Biff legendary Disney art stuff you
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MC Biff legendary Disney art stuff you like this music mcff love it dude go
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like this music mcff love it dude go
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like this music mcff love it dude go watch it go watch it go watch it and
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watch it go watch it go watch it and
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watch it go watch it go watch it and we're all just a bunch of nerds having
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we're all just a bunch of nerds having
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we're all just a bunch of nerds having fun in different ways some nerds more
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fun in different ways some nerds more
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fun in different ways some nerds more colorful than me I'm a little black and
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colorful than me I'm a little black and
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colorful than me I'm a little black and white today but that's okay I see the
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white today but that's okay I see the
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white today but that's okay I see the world in color now like d headed to the
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world in color now like d headed to the
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world in color now like d headed to the land of O look at this people are going
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land of O look at this people are going
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land of O look at this people are going nuts for that stuff we got people up on
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nuts for that stuff we got people up on
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nuts for that stuff we got people up on the balcony now we got people in the
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the balcony now we got people in the
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the balcony now we got people in the bars we got people and the food trucks
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bars we got people and the food trucks
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bars we got people and the food trucks the restaurants all over the marketplace
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the restaurants all over the marketplace
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the restaurants all over the marketplace oh my gosh got arms full of
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these yeah it's so nice to see you
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these yeah it's so nice to see you that's awesome oh you listening to this
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that's awesome oh you listening to this
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that's awesome oh you listening to this oh yeah dude it's not just Main Street
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oh yeah dude it's not just Main Street
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oh yeah dude it's not just Main Street Electrical corade look at it's super
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Electrical corade look at it's super
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Electrical corade look at it's super speed tunnel freaking people mover music
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speed tunnel freaking people mover music
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speed tunnel freaking people mover music Jordan you're a genius exoticon 2
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baby dude it's a freaking Tron tunnel
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baby dude it's a freaking Tron tunnel Tron super speed T remember the Tron do
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Tron super speed T remember the Tron do
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Tron super speed T remember the Tron do you remember the tronto a man you guys
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you remember the tronto a man you guys
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you remember the tronto a man you guys aren old enough Tron Tron look at Alex
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aren old enough Tron Tron look at Alex
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aren old enough Tron Tron look at Alex is doing the Tron dance he's got the
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is doing the Tron dance he's got the
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is doing the Tron dance he's got the Tron dance going break it down Alex go
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Tron dance going break it down Alex go
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Tron dance going break it down Alex go crazy
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crazy
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crazy all right look at this several bands
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all right look at this several bands
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all right look at this several bands have played now we've had some Exotica
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have played now we've had some Exotica
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have played now we've had some Exotica music we got a little jaming action
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music we got a little jaming action
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music we got a little jaming action going on as you can see things have
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going on as you can see things have
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going on as you can see things have thinned out a little bit it is Sunday so
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thinned out a little bit it is Sunday so
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thinned out a little bit it is Sunday so a lot of people like got work tomorrow
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a lot of people like got work tomorrow
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a lot of people like got work tomorrow it's kind of cool it's kind of like
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it's kind of cool it's kind of like
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it's kind of cool it's kind of like mellowed out like uh like it has kind of
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mellowed out like uh like it has kind of
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mellowed out like uh like it has kind of a Cool vibe instead of like building up
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a Cool vibe instead of like building up
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a Cool vibe instead of like building up to a big finale sort of the big finale
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to a big finale sort of the big finale
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to a big finale sort of the big finale was in the middle and then everyone's
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was in the middle and then everyone's
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was in the middle and then everyone's kind of lounging bringing in food
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kind of lounging bringing in food
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kind of lounging bringing in food everybody's having their cocktails
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everybody's having their cocktails
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everybody's having their cocktails hanging out some people sobering up and
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hanging out some people sobering up and
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hanging out some people sobering up and uh as you can see here the tiki herd has
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uh as you can see here the tiki herd has
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uh as you can see here the tiki herd has been thinned out considerably so it
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been thinned out considerably so it
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been thinned out considerably so it turned out all the exoticon tiki
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turned out all the exoticon tiki
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turned out all the exoticon tiki Fanatics all the people with the home
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Fanatics all the people with the home
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Fanatics all the people with the home tiki bars they really wanted more
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tiki bars they really wanted more
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tiki bars they really wanted more original designs and uh traditional
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original designs and uh traditional
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original designs and uh traditional designs so the colorful Disney stuff was
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designs so the colorful Disney stuff was
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designs so the colorful Disney stuff was a really cool throwback these guys are
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a really cool throwback these guys are
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a really cool throwback these guys are still actually here so we're going to
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still actually here so we're going to
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still actually here so we're going to throw these up on eBay we still have
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throw these up on eBay we still have
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throw these up on eBay we still have these up cuz we know a lot of Disney
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these up cuz we know a lot of Disney
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these up cuz we know a lot of Disney fans wanted them uh but a lot of people
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fans wanted them uh but a lot of people
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fans wanted them uh but a lot of people were like oh we can't make it out to
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were like oh we can't make it out to
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were like oh we can't make it out to exoticon for this reason or that reason
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exoticon for this reason or that reason
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exoticon for this reason or that reason however we were're going to throw these
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however we were're going to throw these
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however we were're going to throw these bad boys up on eBay help fun the rout 66
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bad boys up on eBay help fun the rout 66
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bad boys up on eBay help fun the rout 66 action the road trip action that's going
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action the road trip action that's going
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action the road trip action that's going on but that's about it we're going to
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on but that's about it we're going to
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on but that's about it we're going to shut down the May theater here in a
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shut down the May theater here in a
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shut down the May theater here in a little bit load the stuff back in the
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little bit load the stuff back in the
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little bit load the stuff back in the car go home and sleep well we are almost
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car go home and sleep well we are almost
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car go home and sleep well we are almost there we have almost made it to the end
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there we have almost made it to the end
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there we have almost made it to the end okay we made it to the end now load out
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okay we made it to the end now load out
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okay we made it to the end now load out time I got a ladder here we're parked in
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time I got a ladder here we're parked in
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time I got a ladder here we're parked in the middle of Hill Street downtown LA
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the middle of Hill Street downtown LA
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the middle of Hill Street downtown LA Tyler's favorite City trying to work hey
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Tyler's favorite City trying to work hey
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Tyler's favorite City trying to work hey what what what I'm working I got a
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what what what I'm working I got a
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what what what I'm working I got a ladder here I'm like the guy in the
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ladder here I'm like the guy in the
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ladder here I'm like the guy in the movie with the car chase with the pain
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movie with the car chase with the pain
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movie with the car chase with the pain of glass I can run out in the street
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of glass I can run out in the street
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of glass I can run out in the street here without looking and just go I
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here without looking and just go I
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here without looking and just go I always look both ways now I used to look
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always look both ways now I used to look
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always look both ways now I used to look only the way you're supposed to look
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only the way you're supposed to look
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only the way you're supposed to look then I went to England one time and I
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then I went to England one time and I
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then I went to England one time and I didn't look the right way and I almost
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didn't look the right way and I almost
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didn't look the right way and I almost got smashed by one of those big red
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got smashed by one of those big red
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got smashed by one of those big red buses and they were like American
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buses and they were like American
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buses and they were like American tourists die every year like that like
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tourists die every year like that like
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tourists die every year like that like oh now I see why anyway check this out
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oh now I see why anyway check this out
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oh now I see why anyway check this out look at the May in
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look at the May in
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look at the May in theater at night I can't believe we made
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theater at night I can't believe we made
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theater at night I can't believe we made it to the end of night we didn't sell
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it to the end of night we didn't sell
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it to the end of night we didn't sell every Tiki like I said the Disney ones
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every Tiki like I said the Disney ones
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every Tiki like I said the Disney ones the Disney replica ones are still uh on
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the Disney replica ones are still uh on
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the Disney replica ones are still uh on board they're with me they're actually
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board they're with me they're actually
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board they're with me they're actually in the van which proved useful for once
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in the van which proved useful for once
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in the van which proved useful for once I actually was borrowing my dad's truck
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I actually was borrowing my dad's truck
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I actually was borrowing my dad's truck since it's so much more reliable than
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since it's so much more reliable than
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since it's so much more reliable than the van to come and do this show and for
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the van to come and do this show and for
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the van to come and do this show and for like dude we've had that truck since
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like dude we've had that truck since
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like dude we've had that truck since 2006 my family it's never had a problem
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2006 my family it's never had a problem
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2006 my family it's never had a problem and of course when I started it up after
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and of course when I started it up after
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and of course when I started it up after we loaded it up the spark plug went out
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we loaded it up the spark plug went out
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we loaded it up the spark plug went out or something it was like
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or something it was like
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or something it was like running all rough and crazy and we had
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running all rough and crazy and we had
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running all rough and crazy and we had to load everything in the van and
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to load everything in the van and
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to load everything in the van and nothing would fit in the van so I had to
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nothing would fit in the van so I had to
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nothing would fit in the van so I had to learn how to break the back door so they
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learn how to break the back door so they
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learn how to break the back door so they would open wider and then we shoved
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would open wider and then we shoved
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would open wider and then we shoved everything in the van luckily and uh
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everything in the van luckily and uh
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everything in the van luckily and uh Allie's car and we made it here you good
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Allie's car and we made it here you good
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Allie's car and we made it here you good I need your help Tyler's not good he
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I need your help Tyler's not good he
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I need your help Tyler's not good he needs my help I got to go all right we
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needs my help I got to go all right we
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needs my help I got to go all right we got Allie's car loaded up she is gone
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got Allie's car loaded up she is gone
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got Allie's car loaded up she is gone the ladies are gone now it's just me and
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the ladies are gone now it's just me and
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the ladies are gone now it's just me and Tyler for a wild night in Downtown LA
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Tyler for a wild night in Downtown LA
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Tyler for a wild night in Downtown LA Tyler's favorite place no thank you guys
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Tyler's favorite place no thank you guys
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Tyler's favorite place no thank you guys for watching thank you for hanging out
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for watching thank you for hanging out
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for watching thank you for hanging out thank you for coming along with me to
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thank you for coming along with me to
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thank you for coming along with me to the historic Mayan Theater a place I had
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the historic Mayan Theater a place I had
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the historic Mayan Theater a place I had never been to before and uh for sharing
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never been to before and uh for sharing
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never been to before and uh for sharing this little Glimpse at exoticon 2 I
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this little Glimpse at exoticon 2 I
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this little Glimpse at exoticon 2 I think they're going to do a spook show
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think they're going to do a spook show
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think they're going to do a spook show type of thing or a shock show whatever
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type of thing or a shock show whatever
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type of thing or a shock show whatever it's called like a horror theme thing
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it's called like a horror theme thing
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it's called like a horror theme thing October 3rd also at the Mayan in
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October 3rd also at the Mayan in
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October 3rd also at the Mayan in Downtown LA so if you like this thing
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Downtown LA so if you like this thing
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Downtown LA so if you like this thing check it out I'm sure it's like exoticon
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check it out I'm sure it's like exoticon
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check it out I'm sure it's like exoticon dcom so I'll put a link in the
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dcom so I'll put a link in the
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dcom so I'll put a link in the description if I remember and uh that's
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description if I remember and uh that's
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description if I remember and uh that's it I'm out on the road it's time for me
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it I'm out on the road it's time for me
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it I'm out on the road it's time for me to go on a road trip I'm taking my
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to go on a road trip I'm taking my
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to go on a road trip I'm taking my 17-year-old out on Route 66 and we're
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17-year-old out on Route 66 and we're
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17-year-old out on Route 66 and we're going back for one last night in Anaheim
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going back for one last night in Anaheim
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going back for one last night in Anaheim tonight oh look at this see downtown LA
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tonight oh look at this see downtown LA
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tonight oh look at this see downtown LA is closing up for the night one last uh
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is closing up for the night one last uh
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is closing up for the night one last uh night in Anaheim in our own beds and
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night in Anaheim in our own beds and
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night in Anaheim in our own beds and then off onto the Mother Road and then
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then off onto the Mother Road and then
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then off onto the Mother Road and then off part said no we really have no idea
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off part said no we really have no idea
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off part said no we really have no idea there's really no plan we're winging it
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there's really no plan we're winging it
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there's really no plan we're winging it I know this wasn't our normal Adventure
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I know this wasn't our normal Adventure
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I know this wasn't our normal Adventure normally if I take you to some place
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normally if I take you to some place
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normally if I take you to some place like I'd have all the history in my head
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like I'd have all the history in my head
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like I'd have all the history in my head I'd have all the facts for you and all
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I'd have all the facts for you and all
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I'd have all the facts for you and all that stuff I'd be covering all the
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that stuff I'd be covering all the
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that stuff I'd be covering all the booths and different things but of
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booths and different things but of
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booths and different things but of course since we're at our own booth and
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course since we're at our own booth and
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course since we're at our own booth and signing books and selling tikis and
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signing books and selling tikis and
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signing books and selling tikis and talking to everybody that come uh that
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talking to everybody that come uh that
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talking to everybody that come uh that came to be a customer or whatever you
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came to be a customer or whatever you
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came to be a customer or whatever you know it wasn't my normal video so I
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know it wasn't my normal video so I
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know it wasn't my normal video so I didn't know if we were going to be able
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didn't know if we were going to be able
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didn't know if we were going to be able to pull off a video at all so it's a
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to pull off a video at all so it's a
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to pull off a video at all so it's a little bit you know just kind of pulling
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little bit you know just kind of pulling
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little bit you know just kind of pulling it out of you know where my hatch at the
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it out of you know where my hatch at the
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it out of you know where my hatch at the last second but thanks for watching make
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last second but thanks for watching make
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last second but thanks for watching make sure to check out the links Below in the
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sure to check out the links Below in the
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sure to check out the links Below in the description all that YouTuber stuff that
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description all that YouTuber stuff that
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description all that YouTuber stuff that people have to say you know why because
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people have to say you know why because
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people have to say you know why because YouTube only shows each video to like
30:44
YouTube only shows each video to like
30:44
YouTube only shows each video to like something like 10% or less of your
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something like 10% or less of your
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something like 10% or less of your audience so you have to say something 10
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audience so you have to say something 10
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audience so you have to say something 10 15 20 times before everyone even gets to
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15 20 times before everyone even gets to
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15 20 times before everyone even gets to hear it I hate being redone and I hate
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hear it I hate being redone and I hate
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hear it I hate being redone and I hate saying the same thing over and over I
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saying the same thing over and over I
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saying the same thing over and over I don't want to tell you to smash like I
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don't want to tell you to smash like I
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don't want to tell you to smash like I don't want to tell you to subscribe I
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don't want to tell you to subscribe I
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don't want to tell you to subscribe I want you to smash a like I want you to
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want you to smash a like I want you to
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want you to smash a like I want you to subscribe I want you to join p I want
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subscribe I want you to join p I want
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subscribe I want you to join p I want you to do all the things but I'm not
30:59
you to do all the things but I'm not
30:59
you to do all the things but I'm not going to bore you with that now I'll
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going to bore you with that now I'll
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going to bore you with that now I'll bore you with that at a future time
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bore you with that at a future time
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bore you with that at a future time remember to do all those things though
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remember to do all those things though
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remember to do all those things though if you want to check out the road trip
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if you want to check out the road trip
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if you want to check out the road trip it's all coming up check your
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it's all coming up check your
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it's all coming up check your notifications and all that stuff okay I
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notifications and all that stuff okay I
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notifications and all that stuff okay I don't know what else I'm supposed to say
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don't know what else I'm supposed to say
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don't know what else I'm supposed to say we got to get out of downtown LA it's
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we got to get out of downtown LA it's
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we got to get out of downtown LA it's ski from La time go home and sleep wow
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ski from La time go home and sleep wow
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ski from La time go home and sleep wow [Music]