Inside Johnny Cash's Boyhood Home during renovation!
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From Tyler,
"In the beautiful farming community of Dyess, Arkansas, we were given the rare opportunity to take a tour through the boyhood home of Johnny Cash. The folks from Arkansas State University took us on a guided walkthrough, giving us intimate access to things that won't be accessible to the public when the home becomes a museum in 2014. The house, which Ray Cash moved his family into in 1935, is a relic of rock and roll history. It's where Johnny Cash learned to sing, and its setting served as a muse for some of his most popular songs, like "Five Feet High and Rising," and "Pickin' Time." "
VERY SPECIAL THANKS to Dr. Ruth Hawkins & her team for letting us intrude on their valuable time and offer the LFDP folks a glimpse inside the restoration process
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More on the boyhood home:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2270135/Johnny-Cashs-childhood-home-Arkansas-open-museum.html
http://arkansasheritagesites.astate.edu/AHS/
http://wap.npr.org/story/168164942
Transcript
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what's up we're here in Das Arkansa
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what's up we're here in Das Arkansa let's rock and
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roll we're here at the boyhood home of
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roll we're here at the boyhood home of one of my all-time favorite musicians
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one of my all-time favorite musicians
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one of my all-time favorite musicians and personal hero Johnny Cash in 1935
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and personal hero Johnny Cash in 1935
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and personal hero Johnny Cash in 1935 Ray cash after having a failed Farm
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Ray cash after having a failed Farm
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Ray cash after having a failed Farm moved his family to the dis Colony one
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moved his family to the dis Colony one
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moved his family to the dis Colony one of the Agricultural Colony set up by the
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of the Agricultural Colony set up by the
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of the Agricultural Colony set up by the FDR Administration during the Great
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FDR Administration during the Great
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FDR Administration during the Great Depression for no money Dam he was given
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Depression for no money Dam he was given
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Depression for no money Dam he was given 40 acres in a five room house when they
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40 acres in a five room house when they
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40 acres in a five room house when they moved in the house was brand new they
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moved in the house was brand new they
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moved in the house was brand new they described it as a Utopia the buckets of
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described it as a Utopia the buckets of
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described it as a Utopia the buckets of green paint were still sitting on the
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green paint were still sitting on the
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green paint were still sitting on the floor and when Carrie cash saw it she
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floor and when Carrie cash saw it she
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floor and when Carrie cash saw it she sat down and cried she said it was the
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sat down and cried she said it was the
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sat down and cried she said it was the most beautiful thing she'd ever seen
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most beautiful thing she'd ever seen
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most beautiful thing she'd ever seen let's take a look
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inside here you can see the Restoration
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inside here you can see the Restoration Team showing us around the house for 2
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Team showing us around the house for 2
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Team showing us around the house for 2 years they have been trying to recreate
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years they have been trying to recreate
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years they have been trying to recreate the home to match the memories of the
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the home to match the memories of the
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the home to match the memories of the cash family most of the furniture has to
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cash family most of the furniture has to
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cash family most of the furniture has to be replaced by period accurate pieces
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be replaced by period accurate pieces
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be replaced by period accurate pieces when the house eventually opens as a
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when the house eventually opens as a
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when the house eventually opens as a museum the public will be able to see
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museum the public will be able to see
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museum the public will be able to see some of the cash family's actual
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some of the cash family's actual
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some of the cash family's actual Furniture one of these pieces is Carrie
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Furniture one of these pieces is Carrie
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Furniture one of these pieces is Carrie Cash's piano where Johnny Cash learned
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Cash's piano where Johnny Cash learned
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Cash's piano where Johnny Cash learned to sing the hymns hard to believe so
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to sing the hymns hard to believe so
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to sing the hymns hard to believe so many people lived in such a small house
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many people lived in such a small house
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many people lived in such a small house here you can see where young Jr cash
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here you can see where young Jr cash
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here you can see where young Jr cash carv his initials into the side of the
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carv his initials into the side of the
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carv his initials into the side of the house this is the original lenium which
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house this is the original lenium which
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house this is the original lenium which is insane it was preserved by carpon and
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is insane it was preserved by carpon and
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is insane it was preserved by carpon and this is where the St head it actually
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this is where the St head it actually
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this is where the St head it actually burned in this lolium that's right here
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burned in this lolium that's right here
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burned in this lolium that's right here it's incredible you guys going to
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take we're in Johnny Cash's bedroom this
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take we're in Johnny Cash's bedroom this is the original lenium floor like I said
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is the original lenium floor like I said
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is the original lenium floor like I said before was preserved by carpet and there
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before was preserved by carpet and there
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before was preserved by carpet and there were two beds in here here and here this
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were two beds in here here and here this
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were two beds in here here and here this is where Johnny Cash's sisters would
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is where Johnny Cash's sisters would
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is where Johnny Cash's sisters would have slept and this is where Johnny Cash
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have slept and this is where Johnny Cash
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have slept and this is where Johnny Cash and his older brother Jack would have
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and his older brother Jack would have
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and his older brother Jack would have slept this is Johnny Cash's bedroom
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slept this is Johnny Cash's bedroom
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slept this is Johnny Cash's bedroom window this is where Johnny Cash
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window this is where Johnny Cash
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window this is where Johnny Cash spped and Johnny Cash is clock it we're
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spped and Johnny Cash is clock it we're
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spped and Johnny Cash is clock it we're here in joh Cash's parents bedroom this
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here in joh Cash's parents bedroom this
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here in joh Cash's parents bedroom this is where his parents slept and this is
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is where his parents slept and this is
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is where his parents slept and this is where his other sibl slept there's only
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where his other sibl slept there's only
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where his other sibl slept there's only two bedrooms in this house Johnny Cash
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two bedrooms in this house Johnny Cash
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two bedrooms in this house Johnny Cash was only 3 years old when he moved to
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was only 3 years old when he moved to
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was only 3 years old when he moved to this house and he spent the next 15
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this house and he spent the next 15
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this house and he spent the next 15 years here in the fields picking cotton
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years here in the fields picking cotton
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years here in the fields picking cotton just poor people is all they were trying
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just poor people is all they were trying
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just poor people is all they were trying to make a living off of Blackland dirt
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to make a living off of Blackland dirt
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to make a living off of Blackland dirt this is where Johnny Cash known back
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this is where Johnny Cash known back
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this is where Johnny Cash known back then as JR been his formative years this
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then as JR been his formative years this
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then as JR been his formative years this is where he learned to
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is where he learned to
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is where he learned to sing this is the spot where Johnny Cash
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sing this is the spot where Johnny Cash
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sing this is the spot where Johnny Cash would stand and listen to the radio
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would stand and listen to the radio
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would stand and listen to the radio ladies and gentlemen this very spot
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ladies and gentlemen this very spot
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ladies and gentlemen this very spot where I'm standing is where Johnny Cash
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where I'm standing is where Johnny Cash
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where I'm standing is where Johnny Cash learned to
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singr we're here on Johnny Cash's actual
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singr we're here on Johnny Cash's actual back porch and he actually stood right
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back porch and he actually stood right
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back porch and he actually stood right here in this spot and watched the rise
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here in this spot and watched the rise
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here in this spot and watched the rise of the water from the
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of the water from the
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of the water from the flood from this back porch and from
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flood from this back porch and from
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flood from this back porch and from those experiences came the songs 5 ft
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those experiences came the songs 5 ft
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those experiences came the songs 5 ft high and rising in picking
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time a eventually the cash family moved
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time a eventually the cash family moved out of this house and into town and for
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out of this house and into town and for
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out of this house and into town and for years the house sat in utter disrepair
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years the house sat in utter disrepair
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years the house sat in utter disrepair luckily in 2012 Arkansas State
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luckily in 2012 Arkansas State
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luckily in 2012 Arkansas State University bought the property and began
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University bought the property and began
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University bought the property and began the restoration process plans are to
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the restoration process plans are to
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the restoration process plans are to open the home to the public as a museum
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open the home to the public as a museum
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open the home to the public as a museum in
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in
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in 2014 normally this house is closed to
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2014 normally this house is closed to
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2014 normally this house is closed to the public you can stand out here and
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the public you can stand out here and
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the public you can stand out here and you can watch it but since it's being
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you can watch it but since it's being
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you can watch it but since it's being restored it's fenced off they do have
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restored it's fenced off they do have
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restored it's fenced off they do have this nice little mailbox right here
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this nice little mailbox right here
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this nice little mailbox right here where you can leave notes or anything
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where you can leave notes or anything
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where you can leave notes or anything else for Johnny Cash I guess thank you
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else for Johnny Cash I guess thank you
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else for Johnny Cash I guess thank you so much for joining me today in
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so much for joining me today in
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so much for joining me today in beautiful Das Arkansas I want to give a
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beautiful Das Arkansas I want to give a
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beautiful Das Arkansas I want to give a very special thank you to the Arkansas
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very special thank you to the Arkansas
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very special thank you to the Arkansas State University Heritage properties I'm
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State University Heritage properties I'm
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State University Heritage properties I'm Tyler Evans Rock journalist see you next
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time all right thank you
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time all right thank you [Music]
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so thank you so much for joining me
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so thank you so much for joining me today in beautiful Das