The Graves of Lucille Ball and Mark Twain in New York!?

0:02 well it's been a long drive across the

0:02 well it's been a long drive across the country across the deserts across the

0:04 country across the deserts across the

0:04 country across the deserts across the prairie throughout the many sites and

0:07 prairie throughout the many sites and

0:07 prairie throughout the many sites and attractions then through the woods to

0:09 attractions then through the woods to

0:09 attractions then through the woods to eastern pennsylvania where i saw my

0:12 eastern pennsylvania where i saw my

0:12 eastern pennsylvania where i saw my uncle before he took off for cancer

0:14 uncle before he took off for cancer

0:14 uncle before he took off for cancer treatment this morning and i left port

0:16 treatment this morning and i left port

0:16 treatment this morning and i left port and hit the road once again and have

0:18 and hit the road once again and have

0:18 and hit the road once again and have just arrived at long last in the state

0:22 just arrived at long last in the state

0:22 just arrived at long last in the state of new york look at this

0:25 of new york look at this

0:25 of new york look at this it's gorgeous out in front of me is

0:27 it's gorgeous out in front of me is

0:27 it's gorgeous out in front of me is chautauqua lake man this is a gorgeous

0:29 chautauqua lake man this is a gorgeous

0:30 chautauqua lake man this is a gorgeous spot here in far western new york state

0:33 spot here in far western new york state

0:33 spot here in far western new york state i set out on this road trip without any

0:35 i set out on this road trip without any

0:35 i set out on this road trip without any agenda other than i wanted to see my

0:37 agenda other than i wanted to see my

0:37 agenda other than i wanted to see my uncle mike that's the only bullet point

0:40 uncle mike that's the only bullet point

0:40 uncle mike that's the only bullet point that i really had it's been a completely

0:43 that i really had it's been a completely

0:43 that i really had it's been a completely random adventure didn't know if i would

0:45 random adventure didn't know if i would

0:45 random adventure didn't know if i would end up in the empire state i really

0:48 end up in the empire state i really

0:48 end up in the empire state i really didn't know if the van was gonna make it

0:50 didn't know if the van was gonna make it

0:50 didn't know if the van was gonna make it this far but luckily i got it back

0:52 this far but luckily i got it back

0:52 this far but luckily i got it back yesterday in running condition it's

0:54 yesterday in running condition it's

0:54 yesterday in running condition it's still throwing codes and has check

0:55 still throwing codes and has check

0:55 still throwing codes and has check engine lights on that are mysterious but

0:58 engine lights on that are mysterious but

0:58 engine lights on that are mysterious but for the moment it's getting me down the

1:01 for the moment it's getting me down the

1:01 for the moment it's getting me down the highway and if we can pull out of this

1:02 highway and if we can pull out of this

1:02 highway and if we can pull out of this rest stop and it can get me just a

1:04 rest stop and it can get me just a

1:04 rest stop and it can get me just a little bit further it should take us

1:06 little bit further it should take us

1:06 little bit further it should take us somewhere pretty darn interesting this

1:09 somewhere pretty darn interesting this

1:09 somewhere pretty darn interesting this is jamestown new york it's a pretty town

1:13 is jamestown new york it's a pretty town

1:13 is jamestown new york it's a pretty town not too small definitely not huge and

1:15 not too small definitely not huge and

1:15 not too small definitely not huge and important because it's actually the

1:17 important because it's actually the

1:17 important because it's actually the hometown of my favorite and the most

1:20 hometown of my favorite and the most

1:20 hometown of my favorite and the most famous female comedian in american

1:23 famous female comedian in american

1:23 famous female comedian in american history none other than the legendary

1:26 history none other than the legendary

1:26 history none other than the legendary lucille ball now traveling without a

1:28 lucille ball now traveling without a

1:28 lucille ball now traveling without a plan has its benefits like coming here

1:31 plan has its benefits like coming here

1:31 plan has its benefits like coming here in the first place but it also has its

1:32 in the first place but it also has its

1:32 in the first place but it also has its drawbacks because there's apparently an

1:34 drawbacks because there's apparently an

1:34 drawbacks because there's apparently an epic lucy desi museum here but of course

1:38 epic lucy desi museum here but of course

1:38 epic lucy desi museum here but of course because i didn't plan ahead today

1:40 because i didn't plan ahead today

1:40 because i didn't plan ahead today it's closed

1:42 it's closed

1:42 it's closed all is not lost however because although

1:43 all is not lost however because although

1:44 all is not lost however because although lucille ball spent much of her life in

1:45 lucille ball spent much of her life in

1:45 lucille ball spent much of her life in new york city and beverly hills she

1:47 new york city and beverly hills she

1:47 new york city and beverly hills she apparently really loved her little

1:49 apparently really loved her little

1:49 apparently really loved her little hometown that loved her back and i mean

1:51 hometown that loved her back and i mean

1:51 hometown that loved her back and i mean come on let's face it who doesn't love

1:53 come on let's face it who doesn't love

1:53 come on let's face it who doesn't love lucy and this is where she chose to be

1:57 lucy and this is where she chose to be

1:57 lucy and this is where she chose to be buried this is lake view cemetery here

2:00 buried this is lake view cemetery here

2:00 buried this is lake view cemetery here in jamestown new york and it is

2:02 in jamestown new york and it is

2:02 in jamestown new york and it is huge i mean absolutely enormous and old

2:06 huge i mean absolutely enormous and old

2:06 huge i mean absolutely enormous and old school it reminds me a lot of cemeteries

2:08 school it reminds me a lot of cemeteries

2:08 school it reminds me a lot of cemeteries in france and places like that i mean

2:10 in france and places like that i mean

2:10 in france and places like that i mean look at the size of this stately grave

2:13 look at the size of this stately grave

2:13 look at the size of this stately grave right here with a huge statue on top a

2:16 right here with a huge statue on top a

2:16 right here with a huge statue on top a bunch of people buried in there i mean

2:18 bunch of people buried in there i mean

2:18 bunch of people buried in there i mean this place is

2:19 this place is

2:19 this place is gorgeous probably used to be quite a hot

2:21 gorgeous probably used to be quite a hot

2:21 gorgeous probably used to be quite a hot spot back in the day for picnicking and

2:23 spot back in the day for picnicking and

2:23 spot back in the day for picnicking and such like it's a little dead now but i

2:25 such like it's a little dead now but i

2:25 such like it's a little dead now but i can't hold that against it i'm pretty

2:26 can't hold that against it i'm pretty

2:26 can't hold that against it i'm pretty sure i came in the wrong gate because i

2:29 sure i came in the wrong gate because i

2:29 sure i came in the wrong gate because i see no sign of lucille ball's grave or

2:32 see no sign of lucille ball's grave or

2:32 see no sign of lucille ball's grave or any markers leading to it and i heard

2:34 any markers leading to it and i heard

2:34 any markers leading to it and i heard there were some markers so i guess i'll

2:36 there were some markers so i guess i'll

2:36 there were some markers so i guess i'll wind my way up the hill here and see if

2:38 wind my way up the hill here and see if

2:38 wind my way up the hill here and see if i can find miss ball's

2:40 i can find miss ball's

2:40 i can find miss ball's final resting place oh dude you can't

2:42 final resting place oh dude you can't

2:42 final resting place oh dude you can't make this up i just see this grave that

2:44 make this up i just see this grave that

2:44 make this up i just see this grave that says griswold and behind it look what

2:46 says griswold and behind it look what

2:46 says griswold and behind it look what that one says one too many ladders up

2:48 that one says one too many ladders up

2:48 that one says one too many ladders up the side of the house all right now i'm

2:50 the side of the house all right now i'm

2:50 the side of the house all right now i'm on the right track literally that's the

2:51 on the right track literally that's the

2:51 on the right track literally that's the track right there in the middle of the

2:53 track right there in the middle of the

2:53 track right there in the middle of the road coming in from the main gate

2:55 road coming in from the main gate

2:55 road coming in from the main gate there's a white line as my friend adam

2:57 there's a white line as my friend adam

2:57 there's a white line as my friend adam would say festooned with little red

2:59 would say festooned with little red

2:59 would say festooned with little red hearts

3:00 hearts

3:00 hearts with an l in the center i don't know how

3:02 with an l in the center i don't know how

3:02 with an l in the center i don't know how far this goes but uh i suppose we'll

3:05 far this goes but uh i suppose we'll

3:05 far this goes but uh i suppose we'll follow the lucille brick road

3:13 oh look at this

3:13 oh look at this ah

3:15 ah

3:15 ah this makes sense look at lucy has her

3:17 this makes sense look at lucy has her

3:17 this makes sense look at lucy has her own path

3:19 own path

3:19 own path leading right towards her tombstone and

3:22 leading right towards her tombstone and

3:22 leading right towards her tombstone and boy what a tombstone wow for some reason

3:25 boy what a tombstone wow for some reason

3:25 boy what a tombstone wow for some reason i was expecting it to just be

3:27 i was expecting it to just be

3:27 i was expecting it to just be lucille ball but there are several other

3:29 lucille ball but there are several other

3:29 lucille ball but there are several other relatives

3:30 relatives

3:30 relatives buried in this grave here oh i see it

3:33 buried in this grave here oh i see it

3:33 buried in this grave here oh i see it has lucille balls father

3:36 has lucille balls father

3:36 has lucille balls father mother

3:37 mother

3:37 mother her herself and her younger brother

3:41 her herself and her younger brother

3:41 her herself and her younger brother how about that

3:43 how about that

3:44 how about that this is crazy one it makes

3:46 this is crazy one it makes

3:46 this is crazy one it makes giants like lucille ball legends

3:49 giants like lucille ball legends

3:49 giants like lucille ball legends it turns them into real people two it

3:51 it turns them into real people two it

3:51 it turns them into real people two it shows that even with all her worldly

3:53 shows that even with all her worldly

3:53 shows that even with all her worldly fame and success

3:55 fame and success

3:55 fame and success family really mattered to her which is

3:57 family really mattered to her which is

3:57 family really mattered to her which is another humanizing thing and three when

3:59 another humanizing thing and three when

3:59 another humanizing thing and three when you see she was buried here in 1989 you

4:02 you see she was buried here in 1989 you

4:02 you see she was buried here in 1989 you realize that was not very long ago i

4:04 realize that was not very long ago i

4:04 realize that was not very long ago i mean her children are still around today

4:06 mean her children are still around today

4:06 mean her children are still around today i mean we all think of lucy you got some

4:08 i mean we all think of lucy you got some

4:08 i mean we all think of lucy you got some explaining to do and all that kind of

4:10 explaining to do and all that kind of

4:10 explaining to do and all that kind of stuff but when you come to the grave

4:11 stuff but when you come to the grave

4:11 stuff but when you come to the grave like this you realize this is somebody's

4:14 like this you realize this is somebody's

4:14 like this you realize this is somebody's daughter

4:15 daughter

4:15 daughter sister mother and for my money the

4:18 sister mother and for my money the

4:18 sister mother and for my money the funniest woman who ever lived i love

4:21 funniest woman who ever lived i love

4:21 funniest woman who ever lived i love lucy i mean that

4:23 lucy i mean that

4:23 lucy i mean that i do that comes straight from her i see

4:25 i do that comes straight from her i see

4:25 i do that comes straight from her i see her mother's

4:26 her mother's

4:26 her mother's maiden name must have been hunt and

4:28 maiden name must have been hunt and

4:28 maiden name must have been hunt and there are several other hunts

4:30 there are several other hunts

4:30 there are several other hunts over here so apparently lucy was buried

4:32 over here so apparently lucy was buried

4:32 over here so apparently lucy was buried near all kinds of family pretty wild i

4:35 near all kinds of family pretty wild i

4:35 near all kinds of family pretty wild i never thought

4:36 never thought

4:36 never thought i would be standing next to the grave of

4:38 i would be standing next to the grave of

4:38 i would be standing next to the grave of lucille ball and man there are uglier

4:41 lucille ball and man there are uglier

4:41 lucille ball and man there are uglier places to be standing look at this

4:42 places to be standing look at this

4:42 places to be standing look at this beautiful cemetery i've just noticed

4:44 beautiful cemetery i've just noticed

4:44 beautiful cemetery i've just noticed that underneath her name it says

4:46 that underneath her name it says

4:46 that underneath her name it says you've come home

4:47 you've come home

4:47 you've come home that's so sweet you know for being a

4:49 that's so sweet you know for being a

4:49 that's so sweet you know for being a huge fan of lucille ball i actually

4:51 huge fan of lucille ball i actually

4:51 huge fan of lucille ball i actually don't know a lot about her early life

4:53 don't know a lot about her early life

4:53 don't know a lot about her early life this is inspiring me to do some reading

4:55 this is inspiring me to do some reading

4:55 this is inspiring me to do some reading too by the museum is closed but as huge

4:58 too by the museum is closed but as huge

4:58 too by the museum is closed but as huge of an i love lucy fan as i am i know an

5:01 of an i love lucy fan as i am i know an

5:01 of an i love lucy fan as i am i know an even bigger one and he is really stoked

5:03 even bigger one and he is really stoked

5:04 even bigger one and he is really stoked to be here yes sir good old julio is a

5:06 to be here yes sir good old julio is a

5:06 to be here yes sir good old julio is a huge i love lucy fan what do you think

5:09 huge i love lucy fan what do you think

5:09 huge i love lucy fan what do you think buddy i know it's crazy right you're

5:11 buddy i know it's crazy right you're

5:11 buddy i know it's crazy right you're gonna have to stop humming that though

5:13 gonna have to stop humming that though

5:13 gonna have to stop humming that though julio or it's gonna get stuck in my head

5:19 no i realize a lot of other people must

5:19 no i realize a lot of other people must come here and hum that but

5:21 come here and hum that but

5:21 come here and hum that but now it's in my head too duh

5:29 all right julio

5:29 all right julio i think we've taken enough time here

5:30 i think we've taken enough time here

5:30 i think we've taken enough time here we've paid our respects shown our love

5:33 we've paid our respects shown our love

5:33 we've paid our respects shown our love to lucy and now it's time to be moving

5:36 to lucy and now it's time to be moving

5:36 to lucy and now it's time to be moving on except there's one other thing here

5:39 on except there's one other thing here

5:39 on except there's one other thing here look at this over where you can pull off

5:41 look at this over where you can pull off

5:41 look at this over where you can pull off to park to see lucille ball's grave

5:43 to park to see lucille ball's grave

5:44 to park to see lucille ball's grave they've got this what is that 50 gallon

5:46 they've got this what is that 50 gallon

5:46 they've got this what is that 50 gallon drum or whatever

5:47 drum or whatever

5:48 drum or whatever painted as an i love lucy trash can when

5:52 painted as an i love lucy trash can when

5:52 painted as an i love lucy trash can when i pulled over to park there were some

5:53 i pulled over to park there were some

5:53 i pulled over to park there were some people that were trying to find lucy's

5:54 people that were trying to find lucy's

5:54 people that were trying to find lucy's grave like i was from the other side

5:56 grave like i was from the other side

5:56 grave like i was from the other side where there aren't any little red hearts

5:58 where there aren't any little red hearts

5:58 where there aren't any little red hearts and there's no line and this little old

6:00 and there's no line and this little old

6:00 and there's no line and this little old lady was like

6:01 lady was like

6:01 lady was like can i ask you something i think she

6:02 can i ask you something i think she

6:02 can i ask you something i think she thought i worked here or something she

6:04 thought i worked here or something she

6:04 thought i worked here or something she goes

6:05 goes

6:05 goes why why is that there i go i think it's

6:07 why why is that there i go i think it's

6:07 why why is that there i go i think it's just so we don't trash the place but

6:08 just so we don't trash the place but

6:08 just so we don't trash the place but she's looking at how it says i love lucy

6:10 she's looking at how it says i love lucy

6:10 she's looking at how it says i love lucy trash can in a graveyard and it's like

6:13 trash can in a graveyard and it's like

6:13 trash can in a graveyard and it's like oh that's in poor taste maybe but i

6:15 oh that's in poor taste maybe but i

6:16 oh that's in poor taste maybe but i always get excited seeing unexpected

6:18 always get excited seeing unexpected

6:18 always get excited seeing unexpected things on the side of the road or

6:21 things on the side of the road or

6:21 things on the side of the road or on the side of some graves at least it

6:24 on the side of some graves at least it

6:24 on the side of some graves at least it adds a little color all right and now

6:26 adds a little color all right and now

6:26 adds a little color all right and now onward

6:27 onward

6:27 onward and eastward my primary reason for kind

6:30 and eastward my primary reason for kind

6:30 and eastward my primary reason for kind of tossing the coin and coming to new

6:31 of tossing the coin and coming to new

6:31 of tossing the coin and coming to new york was i figured i didn't start from

6:34 york was i figured i didn't start from

6:34 york was i figured i didn't start from the west coast so i don't need to go all

6:35 the west coast so i don't need to go all

6:35 the west coast so i don't need to go all the way to the other ocean but

6:37 the way to the other ocean but

6:37 the way to the other ocean but california to new york has a nice ring

6:39 california to new york has a nice ring

6:39 california to new york has a nice ring to it speaking of rings i hate the door

6:42 to it speaking of rings i hate the door

6:42 to it speaking of rings i hate the door buzzer improvised stereo mount

6:45 buzzer improvised stereo mount

6:45 buzzer improvised stereo mount has lasted a long time still still

6:47 has lasted a long time still still

6:47 has lasted a long time still still operational just i'm hoping i can get

6:49 operational just i'm hoping i can get

6:49 operational just i'm hoping i can get all the way home so i can get that

6:51 all the way home so i can get that

6:51 all the way home so i can get that stupid light off the dashboard anyway

6:54 stupid light off the dashboard anyway

6:54 stupid light off the dashboard anyway time to keep rolling rolling rolling

6:56 time to keep rolling rolling rolling

6:56 time to keep rolling rolling rolling rolling rolling along i just pulled over

6:58 rolling rolling along i just pulled over

6:58 rolling rolling along i just pulled over here in the very tiny town of cuba new

7:02 here in the very tiny town of cuba new

7:02 here in the very tiny town of cuba new york town apparently brim full of murals

7:05 york town apparently brim full of murals

7:05 york town apparently brim full of murals so look at this

7:06 so look at this

7:06 so look at this in all my travels and all the small

7:07 in all my travels and all the small

7:07 in all my travels and all the small towns with murals i've never actually

7:09 towns with murals i've never actually

7:09 towns with murals i've never actually seen somebody painting a mural so that's

7:12 seen somebody painting a mural so that's

7:12 seen somebody painting a mural so that's cool it's definitely one of the perks

7:14 cool it's definitely one of the perks

7:14 cool it's definitely one of the perks traveling across america seeing all

7:16 traveling across america seeing all

7:16 traveling across america seeing all these

7:16 these

7:16 these small towns like this and letting your

7:18 small towns like this and letting your

7:18 small towns like this and letting your mind and imagination wander like what's

7:21 mind and imagination wander like what's

7:21 mind and imagination wander like what's it like to live here dude that is a sign

7:24 it like to live here dude that is a sign

7:24 it like to live here dude that is a sign i've

7:25 i've

7:25 i've never seen before it's a bummer because

7:27 never seen before it's a bummer because

7:27 never seen before it's a bummer because i was literally thinking of pulling over

7:29 i was literally thinking of pulling over

7:29 i was literally thinking of pulling over and parking right there

7:31 and parking right there

7:31 and parking right there seemed like a nice spot but i guess i'll

7:33 seemed like a nice spot but i guess i'll

7:33 seemed like a nice spot but i guess i'll just have to push on dude you know

7:35 just have to push on dude you know

7:35 just have to push on dude you know you're not in california anymore when

7:37 you're not in california anymore when

7:37 you're not in california anymore when you see amish buggies in the grocery

7:38 you see amish buggies in the grocery

7:38 you see amish buggies in the grocery store parking lot or here's an even more

7:40 store parking lot or here's an even more

7:40 store parking lot or here's an even more unusual sight for me an old covered

7:43 unusual sight for me an old covered

7:43 unusual sight for me an old covered bridge whoa

7:45 bridge whoa

7:45 bridge whoa weird

7:47 weird

7:47 weird man we have a couple in california it's

7:50 man we have a couple in california it's

7:50 man we have a couple in california it's not none particularly some up in

7:51 not none particularly some up in

7:51 not none particularly some up in northern california near where ali grew

7:53 northern california near where ali grew

7:53 northern california near where ali grew up i guess technically i'm in new

7:55 up i guess technically i'm in new

7:55 up i guess technically i'm in new england so this might be my first new

7:57 england so this might be my first new

7:57 england so this might be my first new england covered bridge

8:00 england covered bridge

8:00 england covered bridge not the most impressive one i've ever

8:01 not the most impressive one i've ever

8:01 not the most impressive one i've ever seen you know in a calendar or something

8:03 seen you know in a calendar or something

8:03 seen you know in a calendar or something but come on this is pretty exciting it

8:05 but come on this is pretty exciting it

8:05 but come on this is pretty exciting it is however the scene of a tragic

8:07 is however the scene of a tragic

8:07 is however the scene of a tragic accident because look at this

8:10 accident because look at this

8:10 accident because look at this somebody lost their buggy

8:12 somebody lost their buggy

8:12 somebody lost their buggy no

8:16 yikes i wouldn't want to drive the van

8:16 yikes i wouldn't want to drive the van over this even if it would fit it's a

8:18 over this even if it would fit it's a

8:18 over this even if it would fit it's a pretty neat place to stop even if it is

8:20 pretty neat place to stop even if it is

8:20 pretty neat place to stop even if it is in a gas station parking lot all right

8:22 in a gas station parking lot all right

8:22 in a gas station parking lot all right all right all right i'm out of here

8:24 all right all right i'm out of here

8:24 all right all right i'm out of here everybody in that last town looked so

8:26 everybody in that last town looked so

8:26 everybody in that last town looked so grim for some reason maybe it's the

8:28 grim for some reason maybe it's the

8:28 grim for some reason maybe it's the weather it's making me feel awfully grim

8:30 weather it's making me feel awfully grim

8:30 weather it's making me feel awfully grim and sleepy myself sort of cloudy and

8:33 and sleepy myself sort of cloudy and

8:33 and sleepy myself sort of cloudy and but even though the weather is hardly

8:35 but even though the weather is hardly

8:35 but even though the weather is hardly inspiring to me the next stop will be if

8:39 inspiring to me the next stop will be if

8:39 inspiring to me the next stop will be if i can make it oh my gosh i cannot

8:41 i can make it oh my gosh i cannot

8:41 i can make it oh my gosh i cannot believe i'm here i've also never been

8:43 believe i'm here i've also never been

8:43 believe i'm here i've also never been more annoyed that i can't roll down the

8:45 more annoyed that i can't roll down the

8:45 more annoyed that i can't roll down the windows and stick my head out i am now

8:47 windows and stick my head out i am now

8:47 windows and stick my head out i am now in and driving through elmira new york a

8:50 in and driving through elmira new york a

8:50 in and driving through elmira new york a town i've legitimately always wanted to

8:53 town i've legitimately always wanted to

8:53 town i've legitimately always wanted to visit even though i know sort of little

8:55 visit even though i know sort of little

8:55 visit even though i know sort of little about it well okay i know plenty about a

8:57 about it well okay i know plenty about a

8:57 about it well okay i know plenty about a piece of its past but not much about its

9:00 piece of its past but not much about its

9:00 piece of its past but not much about its uh you know current condition i'm

9:02 uh you know current condition i'm

9:02 uh you know current condition i'm actually sort of getting filled with a

9:04 actually sort of getting filled with a

9:04 actually sort of getting filled with a little low-grade anxiety i'm so excited

9:06 little low-grade anxiety i'm so excited

9:06 little low-grade anxiety i'm so excited because even as the rain threatens to

9:08 because even as the rain threatens to

9:08 because even as the rain threatens to come rolling in here at elmira college

9:11 come rolling in here at elmira college

9:11 come rolling in here at elmira college is something i've waited decades to see

9:14 is something i've waited decades to see

9:14 is something i've waited decades to see just across this lawn full of students

9:16 just across this lawn full of students

9:16 just across this lawn full of students playing ball

9:18 playing ball

9:18 playing ball is something incredible something i

9:20 is something incredible something i

9:20 is something incredible something i can't believe i'm actually getting a

9:21 can't believe i'm actually getting a

9:21 can't believe i'm actually getting a peek of already with my own eyes

9:23 peek of already with my own eyes

9:23 peek of already with my own eyes something i'm so excited about i'm

9:25 something i'm so excited about i'm

9:25 something i'm so excited about i'm actually getting nervous and i never get

9:27 actually getting nervous and i never get

9:27 actually getting nervous and i never get nervous i mean at least not about stuff

9:29 nervous i mean at least not about stuff

9:29 nervous i mean at least not about stuff like this behold the personal writing

9:33 like this behold the personal writing

9:33 like this behold the personal writing study

9:34 study

9:34 study of mark twain i'm actually surprising

9:37 of mark twain i'm actually surprising

9:37 of mark twain i'm actually surprising myself i'm full of emotion like i almost

9:39 myself i'm full of emotion like i almost

9:39 myself i'm full of emotion like i almost feel like i want to get choked up i have

9:42 feel like i want to get choked up i have

9:42 feel like i want to get choked up i have been waiting to see this for decades

9:44 been waiting to see this for decades

9:44 been waiting to see this for decades and i never thought it would happen for

9:47 and i never thought it would happen for

9:47 and i never thought it would happen for some reason i just never thought i'd

9:48 some reason i just never thought i'd

9:48 some reason i just never thought i'd come this way but i'm here

9:51 come this way but i'm here

9:51 come this way but i'm here and it's actually real i'm here a little

9:53 and it's actually real i'm here a little

9:53 and it's actually real i'm here a little late because the little building is

9:54 late because the little building is

9:54 late because the little building is actually closed apparently they have

9:56 actually closed apparently they have

9:56 actually closed apparently they have mark twain ambassadors at the college

9:59 mark twain ambassadors at the college

9:59 mark twain ambassadors at the college who are here until 4pm and it's like 405

10:02 who are here until 4pm and it's like 405

10:02 who are here until 4pm and it's like 405 right now honestly though it's not very

10:04 right now honestly though it's not very

10:04 right now honestly though it's not very large there's not much you can't see

10:06 large there's not much you can't see

10:06 large there's not much you can't see from outside

10:08 from outside

10:08 from outside the windows

10:10 the windows

10:10 the windows dude i'm i'm like shaking a little bit

10:12 dude i'm i'm like shaking a little bit

10:12 dude i'm i'm like shaking a little bit this is exciting see as i'm sure you all

10:14 this is exciting see as i'm sure you all

10:14 this is exciting see as i'm sure you all know by now i am a huge fan of mark

10:17 know by now i am a huge fan of mark

10:17 know by now i am a huge fan of mark twain both his writings and just his

10:19 twain both his writings and just his

10:19 twain both his writings and just his life story i'm sort of an amateur twain

10:22 life story i'm sort of an amateur twain

10:22 life story i'm sort of an amateur twain historian sometimes a tweeniac and if

10:25 historian sometimes a tweeniac and if

10:25 historian sometimes a tweeniac and if you're a fan of mark twain's literature

10:27 you're a fan of mark twain's literature

10:27 you're a fan of mark twain's literature at all

10:28 at all

10:28 at all then this little building will be very

10:30 then this little building will be very

10:30 then this little building will be very important to you as well in this study

10:33 important to you as well in this study

10:33 important to you as well in this study sam clemens aka mark twain wrote huge

10:36 sam clemens aka mark twain wrote huge

10:36 sam clemens aka mark twain wrote huge portions of the adventures of tom sawyer

10:38 portions of the adventures of tom sawyer

10:38 portions of the adventures of tom sawyer adventures of huckleberry finn life on

10:41 adventures of huckleberry finn life on

10:41 adventures of huckleberry finn life on the mississippi a connecticut yankee in

10:43 the mississippi a connecticut yankee in

10:43 the mississippi a connecticut yankee in king arthur's court and so many other

10:46 king arthur's court and so many other

10:46 king arthur's court and so many other classics unbelievable you'd think he

10:48 classics unbelievable you'd think he

10:48 classics unbelievable you'd think he wrote it on the banks of the mississippi

10:50 wrote it on the banks of the mississippi

10:50 wrote it on the banks of the mississippi river huckleberry finn but no it was

10:52 river huckleberry finn but no it was

10:52 river huckleberry finn but no it was inside this little octagonal building of

10:56 inside this little octagonal building of

10:56 inside this little octagonal building of course mark twain didn't write it here

10:57 course mark twain didn't write it here

10:57 course mark twain didn't write it here at elmira college he wasn't a college

10:59 at elmira college he wasn't a college

10:59 at elmira college he wasn't a college professor he wasn't even a college man

11:01 professor he wasn't even a college man

11:01 professor he wasn't even a college man the study was gifted to the college in

11:04 the study was gifted to the college in

11:04 the study was gifted to the college in the

11:05 the

11:05 the 1950s nearly 75 years after it was built

11:08 1950s nearly 75 years after it was built

11:08 1950s nearly 75 years after it was built it originally stood

11:10 it originally stood

11:10 it originally stood high on a hill at a nearby farm called

11:13 high on a hill at a nearby farm called

11:13 high on a hill at a nearby farm called quarry farm that was owned by his wife's

11:16 quarry farm that was owned by his wife's

11:16 quarry farm that was owned by his wife's sister and her husband and family the

11:18 sister and her husband and family the

11:18 sister and her husband and family the cranes and the clemenses would come here

11:21 cranes and the clemenses would come here

11:21 cranes and the clemenses would come here from hartford connecticut with the kids

11:23 from hartford connecticut with the kids

11:23 from hartford connecticut with the kids in tow and spend the summers and

11:25 in tow and spend the summers and

11:25 in tow and spend the summers and holidays out here and this little study

11:27 holidays out here and this little study

11:27 holidays out here and this little study that was high up on the hills

11:29 that was high up on the hills

11:29 that was high up on the hills overlooking the river

11:31 overlooking the river

11:31 overlooking the river similar to the river of his boyhood

11:32 similar to the river of his boyhood

11:32 similar to the river of his boyhood although not so big of course was a gift

11:34 although not so big of course was a gift

11:34 although not so big of course was a gift for sam so he'd have some place you know

11:36 for sam so he'd have some place you know

11:36 for sam so he'd have some place you know private and quiet to write and little

11:39 private and quiet to write and little

11:39 private and quiet to write and little did they know what a mighty gift it

11:41 did they know what a mighty gift it

11:41 did they know what a mighty gift it would be because that view over the

11:43 would be because that view over the

11:43 would be because that view over the river and this little riding hot produce

11:45 river and this little riding hot produce

11:45 river and this little riding hot produce some of the finest american literature

11:47 some of the finest american literature

11:47 some of the finest american literature including maybe the great american novel

11:50 including maybe the great american novel

11:50 including maybe the great american novel if you count it as such huckleberry finn

11:53 if you count it as such huckleberry finn

11:53 if you count it as such huckleberry finn dude this is flipping amazing i don't

11:55 dude this is flipping amazing i don't

11:55 dude this is flipping amazing i don't even care if there's spiders on here

11:57 even care if there's spiders on here

11:57 even care if there's spiders on here they're mark twain spiders you know

11:58 they're mark twain spiders you know

11:58 they're mark twain spiders you know actually i could see some spider webs in

12:00 actually i could see some spider webs in

12:00 actually i could see some spider webs in there uh-huh who also this look at this

12:02 there uh-huh who also this look at this

12:02 there uh-huh who also this look at this was the hand sanitizing station here in

12:04 was the hand sanitizing station here in

12:04 was the hand sanitizing station here in clemen's day do you think dude this is

12:07 clemen's day do you think dude this is

12:07 clemen's day do you think dude this is incredible that's the original

12:09 incredible that's the original

12:09 incredible that's the original mark twain doorknob right there i feel a

12:11 mark twain doorknob right there i feel a

12:11 mark twain doorknob right there i feel a little bit less bad now that i showed up

12:13 little bit less bad now that i showed up

12:14 little bit less bad now that i showed up after four o'clock because the sign in

12:15 after four o'clock because the sign in

12:15 after four o'clock because the sign in here says it's only open memorial day to

12:18 here says it's only open memorial day to

12:18 here says it's only open memorial day to labor day so actually i'm not missing

12:21 labor day so actually i'm not missing

12:21 labor day so actually i'm not missing anything it's been closed for a while

12:22 anything it's been closed for a while

12:22 anything it's been closed for a while thus the cobwebs in there some of the

12:24 thus the cobwebs in there some of the

12:24 thus the cobwebs in there some of the glass on this has definitely been

12:26 glass on this has definitely been

12:26 glass on this has definitely been replaced but you can see in person how

12:29 replaced but you can see in person how

12:29 replaced but you can see in person how wobbly it is in other spots and you know

12:32 wobbly it is in other spots and you know

12:32 wobbly it is in other spots and you know that that part is original glass and

12:34 that that part is original glass and

12:34 that that part is original glass and this whole thing is freaking blowing

12:37 this whole thing is freaking blowing

12:37 this whole thing is freaking blowing my mind as a fan of the books as a fan

12:39 my mind as a fan of the books as a fan

12:39 my mind as a fan of the books as a fan of sam clements not just mark twain

12:46 this is surreal man i can't even believe

12:46 this is surreal man i can't even believe it kind of crazy sam clemens used to sit

12:48 it kind of crazy sam clemens used to sit

12:48 it kind of crazy sam clemens used to sit in there with sheets of paper and a pen

12:51 in there with sheets of paper and a pen

12:51 in there with sheets of paper and a pen and just dash off

12:53 and just dash off

12:53 and just dash off manuscript pages some of his letters for

12:55 manuscript pages some of his letters for

12:55 manuscript pages some of his letters for the time he's like oh making this many

12:57 the time he's like oh making this many

12:57 the time he's like oh making this many words this many pages he was always way

12:59 words this many pages he was always way

12:59 words this many pages he was always way over optimistic about how much progress

13:01 over optimistic about how much progress

13:01 over optimistic about how much progress you know he was doing how much road and

13:03 you know he was doing how much road and

13:03 you know he was doing how much road and track he was laying down and then he'd

13:05 track he was laying down and then he'd

13:05 track he was laying down and then he'd find out dang it i need more material

13:06 find out dang it i need more material

13:06 find out dang it i need more material for the book probably smoked one billion

13:10 for the book probably smoked one billion

13:10 for the book probably smoked one billion cigars in there although as he said he

13:13 cigars in there although as he said he

13:13 cigars in there although as he said he did smoke in moderation i he said make

13:16 did smoke in moderation i he said make

13:16 did smoke in moderation i he said make it a rule to smoke only one cigar at a

13:19 it a rule to smoke only one cigar at a

13:19 it a rule to smoke only one cigar at a time ironically i don't think you'd be

13:21 time ironically i don't think you'd be

13:21 time ironically i don't think you'd be allowed to have a stogie in there today

13:25 allowed to have a stogie in there today

13:25 allowed to have a stogie in there today dude this is wild and right next to it

13:27 dude this is wild and right next to it

13:27 dude this is wild and right next to it that thing on the ground that's an

13:28 that thing on the ground that's an

13:28 that thing on the ground that's an original horse watering trough from

13:30 original horse watering trough from

13:30 original horse watering trough from quarry farm which is still in elmira by

13:32 quarry farm which is still in elmira by

13:32 quarry farm which is still in elmira by the way and in fact the path that used

13:34 the way and in fact the path that used

13:34 the way and in fact the path that used to lead to the mark twain study is still

13:37 to lead to the mark twain study is still

13:37 to lead to the mark twain study is still there but quarry farm is now owned i

13:39 there but quarry farm is now owned i

13:40 there but quarry farm is now owned i think by the college and is run by the

13:42 think by the college and is run by the

13:42 think by the college and is run by the center for mark twain studies i believe

13:44 center for mark twain studies i believe

13:44 center for mark twain studies i believe they let people who are studying mark

13:46 they let people who are studying mark

13:46 they let people who are studying mark twain and writing about him stay at the

13:48 twain and writing about him stay at the

13:48 twain and writing about him stay at the farm but normal people

13:51 farm but normal people

13:51 farm but normal people like you and me are not allowed except

13:54 like you and me are not allowed except

13:54 like you and me are not allowed except by invitation only an invitation i did

13:57 by invitation only an invitation i did

13:57 by invitation only an invitation i did not seek in any way because i did not

13:59 not seek in any way because i did not

13:59 not seek in any way because i did not know i was going

14:00 know i was going

14:00 know i was going to be out here now the reason

14:02 to be out here now the reason

14:02 to be out here now the reason that mark twain spent so much time in

14:05 that mark twain spent so much time in

14:05 that mark twain spent so much time in elmira of course like i said was his

14:07 elmira of course like i said was his

14:07 elmira of course like i said was his wife's family his wife's name was olivia

14:10 wife's family his wife's name was olivia

14:10 wife's family his wife's name was olivia langdon her father jervis langdon if i'm

14:13 langdon her father jervis langdon if i'm

14:14 langdon her father jervis langdon if i'm remembering this all correct off the top

14:15 remembering this all correct off the top

14:15 remembering this all correct off the top of my head and on the spot here was sort

14:17 of my head and on the spot here was sort

14:17 of my head and on the spot here was sort of a coal magnate he had a lot of money

14:19 of a coal magnate he had a lot of money

14:19 of a coal magnate he had a lot of money it was a rich well-to-do man in a time

14:21 it was a rich well-to-do man in a time

14:21 it was a rich well-to-do man in a time where breeding and all that was

14:23 where breeding and all that was

14:23 where breeding and all that was important well when sam clemons made

14:25 important well when sam clemons made

14:25 important well when sam clemons made that trip

14:27 that trip

14:27 that trip to europe and the holy land that ended

14:28 to europe and the holy land that ended

14:28 to europe and the holy land that ended up being his first book the innocence

14:30 up being his first book the innocence

14:30 up being his first book the innocence abroad he did so with another passenger

14:32 abroad he did so with another passenger

14:32 abroad he did so with another passenger charlie langdon who introduced him to

14:34 charlie langdon who introduced him to

14:34 charlie langdon who introduced him to his parents in new york who then invited

14:36 his parents in new york who then invited

14:36 his parents in new york who then invited him to come out here to elmira and visit

14:39 him to come out here to elmira and visit

14:39 him to come out here to elmira and visit the family where he fell in love with

14:42 the family where he fell in love with

14:42 the family where he fell in love with their daughter olivia livy he was a wild

14:45 their daughter olivia livy he was a wild

14:45 their daughter olivia livy he was a wild sort of homeless blasphemous uh unkempt

14:49 sort of homeless blasphemous uh unkempt

14:49 sort of homeless blasphemous uh unkempt wanderer from the west out here with no

14:51 wanderer from the west out here with no

14:52 wanderer from the west out here with no breeding no background it was already

14:53 breeding no background it was already

14:53 breeding no background it was already being thought of as a brilliant writer

14:55 being thought of as a brilliant writer

14:55 being thought of as a brilliant writer but sort of limited prospects on the

14:57 but sort of limited prospects on the

14:57 but sort of limited prospects on the horizon that kind of a thing and so it

14:59 horizon that kind of a thing and so it

14:59 horizon that kind of a thing and so it was hard for him to wind the hand of

15:02 was hard for him to wind the hand of

15:02 was hard for him to wind the hand of fair maiden but eventually he did it

15:04 fair maiden but eventually he did it

15:04 fair maiden but eventually he did it right in this town right in elmira new

15:06 right in this town right in elmira new

15:06 right in this town right in elmira new york that's where he met his sweetheart

15:09 york that's where he met his sweetheart

15:09 york that's where he met his sweetheart who was oh so much younger than him

15:10 who was oh so much younger than him

15:10 who was oh so much younger than him became part of the langdon family the

15:12 became part of the langdon family the

15:12 became part of the langdon family the other daughter of which of course went

15:14 other daughter of which of course went

15:14 other daughter of which of course went and married mr crane and became susan

15:16 and married mr crane and became susan

15:16 and married mr crane and became susan crane

15:17 crane

15:17 crane built quarry farm

15:19 built quarry farm

15:19 built quarry farm built the

15:20 built the

15:20 built the study for mark twain and this is where

15:22 study for mark twain and this is where

15:22 study for mark twain and this is where some of america's greatest books were

15:24 some of america's greatest books were

15:24 some of america's greatest books were born

15:25 born

15:25 born dude right inside of there it's crazy i

15:28 dude right inside of there it's crazy i

15:28 dude right inside of there it's crazy i think i'm gonna need a minute over here

15:29 think i'm gonna need a minute over here

15:29 think i'm gonna need a minute over here but only a minute because we have

15:31 but only a minute because we have

15:31 but only a minute because we have other stuff to see again if we can make

15:33 other stuff to see again if we can make

15:33 other stuff to see again if we can make it i don't know with the storm coming in

15:35 it i don't know with the storm coming in

15:35 it i don't know with the storm coming in and the late time of day

15:38 and the late time of day

15:38 and the late time of day i just need a minute to sit here and uh

15:40 i just need a minute to sit here and uh

15:40 i just need a minute to sit here and uh no pun intended

15:41 no pun intended

15:41 no pun intended study a little bit

15:43 study a little bit

15:43 study a little bit this is

15:44 this is

15:44 this is this is surreal

15:59 all right i guess we gotta hurry out of

15:59 all right i guess we gotta hurry out of here it is going to rain soon but look

16:01 here it is going to rain soon but look

16:01 here it is going to rain soon but look at this there's also an epic statue of

16:04 at this there's also an epic statue of

16:04 at this there's also an epic statue of mark twain on the campus

16:06 mark twain on the campus

16:06 mark twain on the campus from the 1930s pretty cool that would be

16:09 from the 1930s pretty cool that would be

16:09 from the 1930s pretty cool that would be very impressive very very impressive if

16:11 very impressive very very impressive if

16:11 very impressive very very impressive if i hadn't just seen mark twain's actual

16:13 i hadn't just seen mark twain's actual

16:13 i hadn't just seen mark twain's actual study uh i'm almost certain i'm not

16:15 study uh i'm almost certain i'm not

16:15 study uh i'm almost certain i'm not gonna make it to the next place i'm

16:16 gonna make it to the next place i'm

16:16 gonna make it to the next place i'm trying to get to which is okay i mean i

16:18 trying to get to which is okay i mean i

16:18 trying to get to which is okay i mean i can spend the night here but i'm still

16:20 can spend the night here but i'm still

16:20 can spend the night here but i'm still gonna try because if that does happen

16:21 gonna try because if that does happen

16:21 gonna try because if that does happen and i have to go try to see it in the

16:23 and i have to go try to see it in the

16:23 and i have to go try to see it in the morning i'm gonna have to see it in the

16:25 morning i'm gonna have to see it in the

16:25 morning i'm gonna have to see it in the rain so fingers crossed crazy how many

16:27 rain so fingers crossed crazy how many

16:27 rain so fingers crossed crazy how many people are just driving

16:35 right by the mark twain study it means

16:35 right by the mark twain study it means nothing to them and how much it means to

16:37 nothing to them and how much it means to

16:37 nothing to them and how much it means to me

16:38 me

16:38 me pretty wild the way that works

16:40 pretty wild the way that works

16:40 pretty wild the way that works oh dude i'm pretty sure we're not gonna

16:42 oh dude i'm pretty sure we're not gonna

16:42 oh dude i'm pretty sure we're not gonna make it still worth a try though you

16:44 make it still worth a try though you

16:44 make it still worth a try though you never know the internet is often wrong

16:46 never know the internet is often wrong

16:46 never know the internet is often wrong in terms of when things are open oh no

16:48 in terms of when things are open oh no

16:48 in terms of when things are open oh no way no

16:51 way no

16:51 way no way

16:52 way

16:52 way pretty sure this is supposed to be

16:53 pretty sure this is supposed to be

16:53 pretty sure this is supposed to be closed but there's a bunch of

16:54 closed but there's a bunch of

16:54 closed but there's a bunch of construction going on we might just be

16:57 construction going on we might just be

16:57 construction going on we might just be in luck at least for a few seconds oh my

16:59 in luck at least for a few seconds oh my

16:59 in luck at least for a few seconds oh my gosh i cannot believe we made it this is

17:02 gosh i cannot believe we made it this is

17:02 gosh i cannot believe we made it this is something i've waited 20 maybe 30 years

17:05 something i've waited 20 maybe 30 years

17:05 something i've waited 20 maybe 30 years for i finally made it to the grave

17:08 for i finally made it to the grave

17:08 for i finally made it to the grave of samuel langhorne clemens aka

17:12 of samuel langhorne clemens aka

17:12 of samuel langhorne clemens aka mark twain this is

17:16 mark twain this is

17:16 mark twain this is mind-blowing this is incredible there he

17:19 mind-blowing this is incredible there he

17:19 mind-blowing this is incredible there he is up on that plaque right there and

17:21 is up on that plaque right there and

17:21 is up on that plaque right there and down at the bottom of this memorial here

17:24 down at the bottom of this memorial here

17:24 down at the bottom of this memorial here it says death is the starlet strip

17:27 it says death is the starlet strip

17:27 it says death is the starlet strip between the companionship of yesterday

17:29 between the companionship of yesterday

17:29 between the companionship of yesterday and the reunion of tomorrow believe that

17:32 and the reunion of tomorrow believe that

17:32 and the reunion of tomorrow believe that was left here by his daughter clara and

17:35 was left here by his daughter clara and

17:35 was left here by his daughter clara and this was his daughter's husband whose

17:37 this was his daughter's husband whose

17:37 this was his daughter's husband whose last name i can never

17:38 last name i can never

17:38 last name i can never never pronounce all around us are the

17:41 never pronounce all around us are the

17:41 never pronounce all around us are the graves of mark twain's

17:44 graves of mark twain's

17:44 graves of mark twain's family including his daughters

17:46 family including his daughters

17:46 family including his daughters gene right here susie right beside her

17:49 gene right here susie right beside her

17:49 gene right here susie right beside her both of them passed away actually before

17:52 both of them passed away actually before

17:52 both of them passed away actually before mark twain much to his great sadness

17:55 mark twain much to his great sadness

17:55 mark twain much to his great sadness back there is clara and her husband

17:58 back there is clara and her husband

17:58 back there is clara and her husband right here is olivia langdon

18:00 right here is olivia langdon

18:00 right here is olivia langdon and this my friends

18:02 and this my friends

18:02 and this my friends is the humble marker

18:04 is the humble marker

18:04 is the humble marker the humble headstone of america's

18:07 the humble headstone of america's

18:07 the humble headstone of america's greatest author samuel langhorne clemons

18:11 greatest author samuel langhorne clemons

18:11 greatest author samuel langhorne clemons better known

18:12 better known

18:12 better known as mark twain

18:15 as mark twain

18:15 as mark twain wow

18:17 wow

18:17 wow i'm totally speechless this is so

18:20 i'm totally speechless this is so

18:20 i'm totally speechless this is so totally weird i mean we were just in

18:21 totally weird i mean we were just in

18:22 totally weird i mean we were just in hannibal missouri

18:23 hannibal missouri

18:23 hannibal missouri mark twain's boyhood home and florida

18:25 mark twain's boyhood home and florida

18:25 mark twain's boyhood home and florida missouri his birthplace and now here we

18:28 missouri his birthplace and now here we

18:28 missouri his birthplace and now here we are

18:29 are

18:29 are at his grave he didn't die here he died

18:32 at his grave he didn't die here he died

18:32 at his grave he didn't die here he died in connecticut in 1910. he was born

18:35 in connecticut in 1910. he was born

18:35 in connecticut in 1910. he was born roughly when halley's comet came through

18:37 roughly when halley's comet came through

18:37 roughly when halley's comet came through and he died roughly when it came back

18:40 and he died roughly when it came back

18:40 and he died roughly when it came back his wife died in italy i'm pretty sure

18:43 his wife died in italy i'm pretty sure

18:43 his wife died in italy i'm pretty sure in florence one of his daughters susie

18:45 in florence one of his daughters susie

18:45 in florence one of his daughters susie died at home uh in hartford connecticut

18:48 died at home uh in hartford connecticut

18:48 died at home uh in hartford connecticut while the rest of the family was

18:50 while the rest of the family was

18:50 while the rest of the family was overseas in europe that broke mark

18:52 overseas in europe that broke mark

18:52 overseas in europe that broke mark twain's heart and gene who had epilepsy

18:55 twain's heart and gene who had epilepsy

18:55 twain's heart and gene who had epilepsy died i think on christmas eve

18:59 died i think on christmas eve

18:59 died i think on christmas eve upstairs in mark twain's house

19:01 upstairs in mark twain's house

19:01 upstairs in mark twain's house just before christmas it says a most

19:04 just before christmas it says a most

19:04 just before christmas it says a most dear daughter her desolate father sensed

19:07 dear daughter her desolate father sensed

19:07 dear daughter her desolate father sensed this stone

19:08 this stone

19:08 this stone mark twain stood here mark twain was

19:10 mark twain stood here mark twain was

19:10 mark twain stood here mark twain was here he buried his wife and his beloved

19:13 here he buried his wife and his beloved

19:13 here he buried his wife and his beloved daughters here this is incredible on the

19:15 daughters here this is incredible on the

19:15 daughters here this is incredible on the other side you have the langdon's jervis

19:17 other side you have the langdon's jervis

19:17 other side you have the langdon's jervis is over here and his wife is here also

19:21 is over here and his wife is here also

19:21 is over here and his wife is here also and their children including charlie who

19:24 and their children including charlie who

19:24 and their children including charlie who was on the quaker city excursion

19:26 was on the quaker city excursion

19:26 was on the quaker city excursion in the book the innocence abroad he's

19:28 in the book the innocence abroad he's

19:28 in the book the innocence abroad he's actually mentioned in it he was the

19:30 actually mentioned in it he was the

19:30 actually mentioned in it he was the introduction point for mark twain

19:33 introduction point for mark twain

19:33 introduction point for mark twain to his wife and his future family dude

19:36 to his wife and his future family dude

19:36 to his wife and his future family dude this is wild i know normally sometimes i

19:38 this is wild i know normally sometimes i

19:38 this is wild i know normally sometimes i delve into deep history and we do old

19:40 delve into deep history and we do old

19:40 delve into deep history and we do old pictures or wild adventures or theme

19:42 pictures or wild adventures or theme

19:42 pictures or wild adventures or theme parks but

19:44 parks but

19:44 parks but i wanted to share this even though i was

19:45 i wanted to share this even though i was

19:45 i wanted to share this even though i was really unprepared this is the first and

19:47 really unprepared this is the first and

19:47 really unprepared this is the first and only time i've ever been here

19:50 only time i've ever been here

19:50 only time i've ever been here and it's a huge deal with me and who

19:51 and it's a huge deal with me and who

19:51 and it's a huge deal with me and who better to share it with than you guys oh

19:53 better to share it with than you guys oh

19:53 better to share it with than you guys oh here we go here's theodore

19:55 here we go here's theodore

19:55 here we go here's theodore and susan crane the crane family i was

19:57 and susan crane the crane family i was

19:57 and susan crane the crane family i was telling you that owned quarry farm

20:00 telling you that owned quarry farm

20:00 telling you that owned quarry farm outside of town where we cannot go but i

20:02 outside of town where we cannot go but i

20:02 outside of town where we cannot go but i sure wish we could it actually remained

20:04 sure wish we could it actually remained

20:04 sure wish we could it actually remained in the crane and langdon families until

20:07 in the crane and langdon families until

20:07 in the crane and langdon families until it was donated to the college for use

20:10 it was donated to the college for use

20:10 it was donated to the college for use for studying mark twain that was the

20:11 for studying mark twain that was the

20:11 for studying mark twain that was the condition so even long long after mark

20:14 condition so even long long after mark

20:14 condition so even long long after mark twain was gone his family still honored

20:16 twain was gone his family still honored

20:16 twain was gone his family still honored and treasured his memory which is uh

20:18 and treasured his memory which is uh

20:18 and treasured his memory which is uh quite an endorsement i think jervis

20:21 quite an endorsement i think jervis

20:21 quite an endorsement i think jervis langdon and his wife olivia they were

20:23 langdon and his wife olivia they were

20:23 langdon and his wife olivia they were big time abolitionists i believe they

20:25 big time abolitionists i believe they

20:25 big time abolitionists i believe they were participants in the underground

20:27 were participants in the underground

20:27 were participants in the underground railroad and this family went a long way

20:30 railroad and this family went a long way

20:30 railroad and this family went a long way towards erasing

20:31 towards erasing

20:32 towards erasing mark twain's

20:33 mark twain's

20:33 mark twain's boyhood prejudices or the things he was

20:35 boyhood prejudices or the things he was

20:35 boyhood prejudices or the things he was raised with really cementing him firmly

20:37 raised with really cementing him firmly

20:37 raised with really cementing him firmly and forever in the anti-slavery camp in

20:41 and forever in the anti-slavery camp in

20:41 and forever in the anti-slavery camp in the

20:42 the pro-equality camp if you will and

20:43 pro-equality camp if you will and

20:44 pro-equality camp if you will and leading to one of the greatest

20:45 leading to one of the greatest

20:45 leading to one of the greatest anti-racist novels of all time

20:47 anti-racist novels of all time

20:47 anti-racist novels of all time huckleberry finn so glad we made it here

20:49 huckleberry finn so glad we made it here

20:49 huckleberry finn so glad we made it here tonight

20:50 tonight

20:50 tonight before it rains because it is going to

20:52 before it rains because it is going to

20:52 before it rains because it is going to pour tomorrow and my plan was to drive

20:55 pour tomorrow and my plan was to drive

20:55 pour tomorrow and my plan was to drive as far out of here as i could before

20:56 as far out of here as i could before

20:56 as far out of here as i could before that happened so it looks like i'm gonna

20:58 that happened so it looks like i'm gonna

20:58 that happened so it looks like i'm gonna head on down the road

21:05 i'm so this was just simple luck i

21:05 i'm so this was just simple luck i didn't even know i was coming to new

21:06 didn't even know i was coming to new

21:06 didn't even know i was coming to new york until this morning i literally

21:08 york until this morning i literally

21:08 york until this morning i literally flipped a coin my uncle was off to

21:10 flipped a coin my uncle was off to

21:10 flipped a coin my uncle was off to radiation treatment i hugged him goodbye

21:11 radiation treatment i hugged him goodbye

21:11 radiation treatment i hugged him goodbye then i forgot my sunglasses came back

21:13 then i forgot my sunglasses came back

21:13 then i forgot my sunglasses came back and hugged him goodbye again and i was

21:16 and hugged him goodbye again and i was

21:16 and hugged him goodbye again and i was feeling all emotional and frustrated and

21:18 feeling all emotional and frustrated and

21:18 feeling all emotional and frustrated and let's just put it this way i

21:19 let's just put it this way i

21:19 let's just put it this way i i needed this a bucket list thing for me

21:23 i needed this a bucket list thing for me

21:23 i needed this a bucket list thing for me checked off even julio's keeping his

21:25 checked off even julio's keeping his

21:25 checked off even julio's keeping his distance over in the van from this one

21:26 distance over in the van from this one

21:26 distance over in the van from this one he wanted to give me a little space

21:33 oh i didn't even see this this was mark

21:33 oh i didn't even see this this was mark twain's only grandchild nina

21:35 twain's only grandchild nina

21:35 twain's only grandchild nina she died in hollywood in 1966.

21:40 she died in hollywood in 1966.

21:40 she died in hollywood in 1966. crazy now there's been all kinds of

21:42 crazy now there's been all kinds of

21:42 crazy now there's been all kinds of speculation that his daughter clara had

21:43 speculation that his daughter clara had

21:44 speculation that his daughter clara had an illegitimate child so there's people

21:45 an illegitimate child so there's people

21:45 an illegitimate child so there's people out there who claim to be descended from

21:47 out there who claim to be descended from

21:47 out there who claim to be descended from mark twain but

21:48 mark twain but

21:48 mark twain but never been any proof so this

21:51 never been any proof so this

21:51 never been any proof so this is where his family lies the rest of his

21:53 is where his family lies the rest of his

21:53 is where his family lies the rest of his family the clemens family they're all in

21:55 family the clemens family they're all in

21:56 family the clemens family they're all in hannibal missouri well except for the

21:58 hannibal missouri well except for the

21:58 hannibal missouri well except for the one sister margaret whose grave we

21:59 one sister margaret whose grave we

21:59 one sister margaret whose grave we visited in florida florida missouri that

22:02 visited in florida florida missouri that

22:02 visited in florida florida missouri that is

22:03 is

22:03 is this this was his family as an adult

22:05 this this was his family as an adult

22:05 this this was his family as an adult this was his family in

22:08 this was his family in

22:08 this was his family in this is crazy all right i'm gonna need a

22:10 this is crazy all right i'm gonna need a

22:10 this is crazy all right i'm gonna need a minute alone here guys

22:33 this is wild i am a long way from home

22:33 this is wild i am a long way from home all the way from california to new york

22:36 all the way from california to new york

22:36 all the way from california to new york to see this and i think this might be at

22:38 to see this and i think this might be at

22:38 to see this and i think this might be at least

22:39 least

22:39 least north wise uh the high water mark for us

22:42 north wise uh the high water mark for us

22:42 north wise uh the high water mark for us because we lost

22:43 because we lost

22:43 because we lost more than a week to the van uh the

22:45 more than a week to the van uh the

22:45 more than a week to the van uh the different repairs and stopping for the

22:47 different repairs and stopping for the

22:47 different repairs and stopping for the different shops thankfully we lost that

22:49 different shops thankfully we lost that

22:49 different shops thankfully we lost that time in hannibal missouri where i got to

22:51 time in hannibal missouri where i got to

22:51 time in hannibal missouri where i got to revel in some mark twain history and

22:53 revel in some mark twain history and

22:53 revel in some mark twain history and then at my uncle's house where i got to

22:55 then at my uncle's house where i got to

22:55 then at my uncle's house where i got to spend a lot of time with him telling old

22:57 spend a lot of time with him telling old

22:57 spend a lot of time with him telling old stories i'm still hoarse we did enough

22:59 stories i'm still hoarse we did enough

22:59 stories i'm still hoarse we did enough talking for two weeks worth of visit

23:01 talking for two weeks worth of visit

23:01 talking for two weeks worth of visit anyway guys the cemetery was closed when

23:03 anyway guys the cemetery was closed when

23:03 anyway guys the cemetery was closed when i drove in i know they're cutting down

23:04 i drove in i know they're cutting down

23:04 i drove in i know they're cutting down trees over there doing whatever they're

23:06 trees over there doing whatever they're

23:06 trees over there doing whatever they're doing i don't think i'll be locked in

23:07 doing i don't think i'll be locked in

23:07 doing i don't think i'll be locked in but

23:09 but

23:09 but it's probably time to go i do want to

23:11 it's probably time to go i do want to

23:11 it's probably time to go i do want to return i really want to go to quarry

23:13 return i really want to go to quarry

23:13 return i really want to go to quarry farm so if anybody ever has the hook up

23:15 farm so if anybody ever has the hook up

23:15 farm so if anybody ever has the hook up for that please let me know you can

23:16 for that please let me know you can

23:16 for that please let me know you can email me or whatever leave a comment on

23:18 email me or whatever leave a comment on

23:18 email me or whatever leave a comment on instagram instagram who would ever

23:20 instagram instagram who would ever

23:20 instagram instagram who would ever thought were talking about instagram

23:23 thought were talking about instagram

23:24 thought were talking about instagram mark twain would have never known what

23:25 mark twain would have never known what

23:25 mark twain would have never known what that was could he even conceive of

23:27 that was could he even conceive of

23:27 that was could he even conceive of instagram what would he think if he

23:28 instagram what would he think if he

23:28 instagram what would he think if he opened the explore page whoa if we ever

23:30 opened the explore page whoa if we ever

23:30 opened the explore page whoa if we ever come back which i hope we will we'll get

23:32 come back which i hope we will we'll get

23:32 come back which i hope we will we'll get to see quarry farm we'll see the inside

23:34 to see quarry farm we'll see the inside

23:34 to see quarry farm we'll see the inside of the study because i'll i'll actually

23:36 of the study because i'll i'll actually

23:36 of the study because i'll i'll actually plan things out better

23:37 plan things out better

23:38 plan things out better and we can talk about the lamentable sad

23:40 and we can talk about the lamentable sad

23:40 and we can talk about the lamentable sad tale of mark twain losing his whole

23:41 tale of mark twain losing his whole

23:41 tale of mark twain losing his whole family

23:43 family

23:43 family look at that beautiful headstone right

23:44 look at that beautiful headstone right

23:44 look at that beautiful headstone right there but for now

23:46 there but for now

23:46 there but for now we've seen all we can see today

23:48 we've seen all we can see today

23:48 we've seen all we can see today so i think since i've checked something

23:51 so i think since i've checked something

23:51 so i think since i've checked something off the bucket list

23:53 off the bucket list

23:53 off the bucket list we've done our duty

23:54 we've done our duty

23:54 we've done our duty we can go home and

23:57 we can go home and

23:57 we can go home and sleep well

23:58 sleep well

23:58 sleep well [Music]

24:33 [Music]

24:33 [Music] oh my gosh a mark twain spider i told

24:36 oh my gosh a mark twain spider i told

24:36 oh my gosh a mark twain spider i told you they were real turns out i do mind

24:37 you they were real turns out i do mind

24:38 you they were real turns out i do mind them

24:52 here's a fun turn of events 40 miles an

24:52 here's a fun turn of events 40 miles an hour only

24:54 hour only

24:54 hour only in second gear because the d

24:57 in second gear because the d

24:57 in second gear because the d don't work

24:59 don't work

24:59 don't work i'm gonna go as far as i can

25:02 i'm gonna go as far as i can

25:02 i'm gonna go as far as i can see what happens

The Graves of Lucille Ball and Mark Twain in New York!?

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