Route 66 Adventure Takes a Wrong Turn! Meramec Caverns & St. Louis Fail
What started as a classic Route 66 adventure to Meramec Caverns quickly took a wild detour! Join Justin Scarred as we explore the famous caverns before the journey takes a surprising turn into the heart of St. Louis. Along the way, we delve into the rich Finazzo family history, uncovering lost graves and the remnants of Little Italy. But will we make it to the Gateway Arch, or will this detour be our downfall? Find out in this Route 66 adventure that went hilariously off course!
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would you believe this is Route
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would you believe this is Route 66 well it is Route 66 at least okay
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66 well it is Route 66 at least okay
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66 well it is Route 66 at least okay it's sort of Route 66 but you know what
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it's sort of Route 66 but you know what
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it's sort of Route 66 but you know what it is 100% it's sometimes Vlog yeah yeah
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it is 100% it's sometimes Vlog yeah yeah
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it is 100% it's sometimes Vlog yeah yeah it's a vlog that happens sometimes and
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it's a vlog that happens sometimes and
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it's a vlog that happens sometimes and sometimes you got to drive a little ways
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sometimes you got to drive a little ways
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sometimes you got to drive a little ways away from Route 66 to get to a classic
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away from Route 66 to get to a classic
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away from Route 66 to get to a classic rout 66 attraction so we're here now on
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rout 66 attraction so we're here now on
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rout 66 attraction so we're here now on the side of a beautiful River visiting
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the side of a beautiful River visiting
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the side of a beautiful River visiting in Old 1930s and onwards roots 66
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in Old 1930s and onwards roots 66
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in Old 1930s and onwards roots 66 classic mamch Caverns my son London and
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classic mamch Caverns my son London and
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classic mamch Caverns my son London and I have been on an epic Route 66
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I have been on an epic Route 66
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I have been on an epic Route 66 Adventure from Chicago no from Los
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Adventure from Chicago no from Los
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Adventure from Chicago no from Los Angeles to Chicago most people go from
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Angeles to Chicago most people go from
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Angeles to Chicago most people go from Chicago to La we're going the rebel way
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Chicago to La we're going the rebel way
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Chicago to La we're going the rebel way we're going Upstream got this shirt in
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we're going Upstream got this shirt in
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we're going Upstream got this shirt in Oklahoma it was about that hot so it's
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Oklahoma it was about that hot so it's
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Oklahoma it was about that hot so it's fitting here for this Route 66 trip so
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fitting here for this Route 66 trip so
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fitting here for this Route 66 trip so you might be wondering if it's so hot
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you might be wondering if it's so hot
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you might be wondering if it's so hot why I'm wearing pants and the reason is
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why I'm wearing pants and the reason is
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why I'm wearing pants and the reason is because it may be warm outside but it's
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because it may be warm outside but it's
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because it may be warm outside but it's not going to be warm down in there we're
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not going to be warm down in there we're
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not going to be warm down in there we're doing a light filming day but we didn't
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doing a light filming day but we didn't
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doing a light filming day but we didn't want to leave you hanging and not
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want to leave you hanging and not
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want to leave you hanging and not include you in this part of the
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include you in this part of the
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include you in this part of the adventure so I'll show you a little bit
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adventure so I'll show you a little bit
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adventure so I'll show you a little bit of what Marc Caverns looks like before
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of what Marc Caverns looks like before
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of what Marc Caverns looks like before we move on down the highway now the cave
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we move on down the highway now the cave
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we move on down the highway now the cave actually has pre-colombian stuff in it
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actually has pre-colombian stuff in it
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actually has pre-colombian stuff in it so the Native Americans knew about it
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so the Native Americans knew about it
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so the Native Americans knew about it and then very early French guys in the
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and then very early French guys in the
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and then very early French guys in the 1700s were in there exploring it's been
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1700s were in there exploring it's been
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1700s were in there exploring it's been around for a long time but it was Lester
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around for a long time but it was Lester
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around for a long time but it was Lester B Dill who opened it as a tourist
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B Dill who opened it as a tourist
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B Dill who opened it as a tourist attraction and while people were down in
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attraction and while people were down in
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attraction and while people were down in the cave back in the old rot 66 days
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the cave back in the old rot 66 days
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the cave back in the old rot 66 days he invented a very clever advertising
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he invented a very clever advertising
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he invented a very clever advertising idea not only do they have Maric Caverns
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idea not only do they have Maric Caverns
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idea not only do they have Maric Caverns on barns and stuff all over Route 66 and
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on barns and stuff all over Route 66 and
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on barns and stuff all over Route 66 and millions of billboards even to this day
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millions of billboards even to this day
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millions of billboards even to this day but while people were down there in the
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but while people were down there in the
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but while people were down there in the cave doing their tour he'd come out here
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cave doing their tour he'd come out here
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cave doing their tour he'd come out here and stick the world's first bumper
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and stick the world's first bumper
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and stick the world's first bumper sticker on your car without your consent
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sticker on your car without your consent
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sticker on your car without your consent or knowledge and that is how the bumper
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or knowledge and that is how the bumper
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or knowledge and that is how the bumper sticker was born so that is pretty
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sticker was born so that is pretty
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sticker was born so that is pretty freaking strange the bumper sticker born
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freaking strange the bumper sticker born
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freaking strange the bumper sticker born right along Route 66 Marc Caverns I've
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right along Route 66 Marc Caverns I've
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right along Route 66 Marc Caverns I've been here once before but it was 7 years
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been here once before but it was 7 years
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been here once before but it was 7 years ago or so London you've grown up your
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ago or so London you've grown up your
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ago or so London you've grown up your whole life playing Minecraft so this is
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whole life playing Minecraft so this is
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whole life playing Minecraft so this is like real life Minecraft for you all of
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like real life Minecraft for you all of
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like real life Minecraft for you all of your six-year-old London dreams are
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your six-year-old London dreams are
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your six-year-old London dreams are coming true this is it dude this is
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coming true this is it dude this is
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coming true this is it dude this is it here we go we're getting in the caves
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it here we go we're getting in the caves
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it here we go we're getting in the caves man getting in the caves I forgot that
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man getting in the caves I forgot that
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man getting in the caves I forgot that you get in the cave like literally the
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you get in the cave like literally the
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you get in the cave like literally the second you walk in you you buy your
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second you walk in you you buy your
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second you walk in you you buy your ticket in the cave look at that dude
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ticket in the cave look at that dude
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ticket in the cave look at that dude there's already some neon down there
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there's already some neon down there
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there's already some neon down there dude it's already on the Route 66 theme
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dude it's already on the Route 66 theme
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dude it's already on the Route 66 theme yes there's tons of kids on this tour so
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yes there's tons of kids on this tour so
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yes there's tons of kids on this tour so I can't show you everything look at
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I can't show you everything look at
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I can't show you everything look at that we're going in dude we're going in
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that we're going in dude we're going in
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that we're going in dude we're going in all right our tour group has assembled
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all right our tour group has assembled
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all right our tour group has assembled and we are now going on our guided tour
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and we are now going on our guided tour
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and we are now going on our guided tour in to the bowels of the earth now the
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in to the bowels of the earth now the
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in to the bowels of the earth now the cave tour is about a mile and a half
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cave tour is about a mile and a half
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cave tour is about a mile and a half long just a little less than a mile and
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long just a little less than a mile and
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long just a little less than a mile and a half and it takes about an hour and a
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a half and it takes about an hour and a
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a half and it takes about an hour and a half about 90 minutes to get through the
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half about 90 minutes to get through the
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half about 90 minutes to get through the whole thing so about a movie length and
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whole thing so about a movie length and
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whole thing so about a movie length and it's about 58° in here all year round
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it's about 58° in here all year round
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it's about 58° in here all year round which means that at first when you come
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which means that at first when you come
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which means that at first when you come out of the heat you're like oh thank God
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out of the heat you're like oh thank God
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out of the heat you're like oh thank God but after a while you're going to be
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but after a while you're going to be
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but after a while you're going to be glad that you wore pants and a jacket
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glad that you wore pants and a jacket
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glad that you wore pants and a jacket cuz it gets kind of cold after that hour
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cuz it gets kind of cold after that hour
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cuz it gets kind of cold after that hour and a half the cave has been a popular
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and a half the cave has been a popular
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and a half the cave has been a popular stop for tourists on Route 66 for
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stop for tourists on Route 66 for
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stop for tourists on Route 66 for virtually the entire lifespan of Route
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virtually the entire lifespan of Route
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virtually the entire lifespan of Route 66 there the tours began here in
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66 there the tours began here in
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66 there the tours began here in 1933 they were started by a guy named
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1933 they were started by a guy named
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1933 they were started by a guy named Lester Dill he's the guy that invented
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Lester Dill he's the guy that invented
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Lester Dill he's the guy that invented the bumper sticker and used to stick
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the bumper sticker and used to stick
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the bumper sticker and used to stick them on cars outside without people's
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them on cars outside without people's
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them on cars outside without people's permission but the caves history really
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permission but the caves history really
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permission but the caves history really back farther than that it was uh home to
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back farther than that it was uh home to
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back farther than that it was uh home to Native Americans Jesse James hit out in
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Native Americans Jesse James hit out in
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Native Americans Jesse James hit out in the cave famously first European to see
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the cave famously first European to see
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the cave famously first European to see the cave that we know of was in 1720 a
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the cave that we know of was in 1720 a
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the cave that we know of was in 1720 a French explorer named Philip renol and
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French explorer named Philip renol and
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French explorer named Philip renol and as you go down deeper through all the
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as you go down deeper through all the
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as you go down deeper through all the doorways and stuff you walk alongside an
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doorways and stuff you walk alongside an
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doorways and stuff you walk alongside an underground a Subterranean River down
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underground a Subterranean River down
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underground a Subterranean River down here they actually pump out some of the
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here they actually pump out some of the
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here they actually pump out some of the water whenever the river floods outside
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water whenever the river floods outside
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water whenever the river floods outside besides getting backf flowed from the
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besides getting backf flowed from the
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besides getting backf flowed from the March river outside most of this water
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March river outside most of this water
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March river outside most of this water comes from rainfall and surf Sur water
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comes from rainfall and surf Sur water
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comes from rainfall and surf Sur water that actually drips down into the cave
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that actually drips down into the cave
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that actually drips down into the cave and that's what makes all the crazy
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and that's what makes all the crazy
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and that's what makes all the crazy formations inside the small stalactites
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formations inside the small stalactites
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formations inside the small stalactites in the cave take hundreds of years to
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in the cave take hundreds of years to
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in the cave take hundreds of years to form just a couple of inches and the
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form just a couple of inches and the
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form just a couple of inches and the bigger stuff the big stalactites and the
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bigger stuff the big stalactites and the
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bigger stuff the big stalactites and the flow Stone and all the other weird
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flow Stone and all the other weird
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flow Stone and all the other weird geological things I can never keep
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geological things I can never keep
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geological things I can never keep straight those can take thousands of
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straight those can take thousands of
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straight those can take thousands of years to form underground down here Drip
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years to form underground down here Drip
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years to form underground down here Drip by Drip by drip some of these passages
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by Drip by drip some of these passages
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by Drip by drip some of these passages were actually dynamited out to reach
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were actually dynamited out to reach
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were actually dynamited out to reach these different section of Cavern you
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these different section of Cavern you
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these different section of Cavern you know and be able to march the tour
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know and be able to march the tour
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know and be able to march the tour groups through and it's pretty level
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groups through and it's pretty level
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groups through and it's pretty level until you get towards the end then there
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until you get towards the end then there
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until you get towards the end then there are quite a few stairs for my money cave
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are quite a few stairs for my money cave
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are quite a few stairs for my money cave tours are interesting and marac was one
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tours are interesting and marac was one
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tours are interesting and marac was one of the first Cavern tours I ever took
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of the first Cavern tours I ever took
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of the first Cavern tours I ever took they're all interesting but I always
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they're all interesting but I always
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they're all interesting but I always like it better when they turn on the
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like it better when they turn on the
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like it better when they turn on the colored light bulbs there's just
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colored light bulbs there's just
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colored light bulbs there's just something about colored light bulbs in a
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something about colored light bulbs in a
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something about colored light bulbs in a cave you know it's like old school
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cave you know it's like old school
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cave you know it's like old school Disneyland in here and as if it couldn't
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Disneyland in here and as if it couldn't
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Disneyland in here and as if it couldn't get any more entertaining than a great
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get any more entertaining than a great
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get any more entertaining than a great tour guide and colored light bulbs deep
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tour guide and colored light bulbs deep
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tour guide and colored light bulbs deep down in a cavern the very end of the
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down in a cavern the very end of the
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down in a cavern the very end of the tour the grand finale is the Patriotic
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tour the grand finale is the Patriotic
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tour the grand finale is the Patriotic light and projection show which is
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light and projection show which is
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light and projection show which is exactly what it sounds like it's a
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exactly what it sounds like it's a
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exactly what it sounds like it's a patriotic music and projections on some
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patriotic music and projections on some
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patriotic music and projections on some of the cave features it's pretty darn
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of the cave features it's pretty darn
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of the cave features it's pretty darn fantastic honestly exactly the kind of
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fantastic honestly exactly the kind of
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fantastic honestly exactly the kind of thing you'd expect to find in the
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thing you'd expect to find in the
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thing you'd expect to find in the heartland of America here in Missouri I
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heartland of America here in Missouri I
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heartland of America here in Missouri I filmed this cave in more detail before
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filmed this cave in more detail before
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filmed this cave in more detail before but remember we're we're on a mission
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but remember we're we're on a mission
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but remember we're we're on a mission today we're on a mission we got some
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today we're on a mission we got some
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today we're on a mission we got some miles to cover so it's time for us to
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miles to cover so it's time for us to
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miles to cover so it's time for us to exit through the gift shop and continue
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exit through the gift shop and continue
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exit through the gift shop and continue our journey so after the cave we pretty
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our journey so after the cave we pretty
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our journey so after the cave we pretty much hit the road as fast as we could
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much hit the road as fast as we could
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much hit the road as fast as we could and flew our way to St Louis the finale
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and flew our way to St Louis the finale
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and flew our way to St Louis the finale of Missouri in Route 66 and finally
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of Missouri in Route 66 and finally
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of Missouri in Route 66 and finally London and I arrived here on the banks
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London and I arrived here on the banks
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London and I arrived here on the banks of the Old Man River the old muddy
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of the Old Man River the old muddy
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of the Old Man River the old muddy Mississippi the mighty Mississippi and
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Mississippi the mighty Mississippi and
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Mississippi the mighty Mississippi and once again even though there are so many
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once again even though there are so many
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once again even though there are so many historic Route 66 things to do in St
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historic Route 66 things to do in St
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historic Route 66 things to do in St Louis because there was like a million
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Louis because there was like a million
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Louis because there was like a million alignments of it it changed directions
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alignments of it it changed directions
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alignments of it it changed directions through the city multiple times there's
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through the city multiple times there's
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through the city multiple times there's so so many different things to see both
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so so many different things to see both
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so so many different things to see both old and new if you've ever watched my
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old and new if you've ever watched my
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old and new if you've ever watched my past Route 66 trips you'll know I always
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past Route 66 trips you'll know I always
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past Route 66 trips you'll know I always hit a snag when I come to St Louis
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hit a snag when I come to St Louis
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hit a snag when I come to St Louis because I have a lot of deep family
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because I have a lot of deep family
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because I have a lot of deep family history Roots here and so I was taking
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history Roots here and so I was taking
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history Roots here and so I was taking London around and I showed him my
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London around and I showed him my
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London around and I showed him my grandfather's Elementary School and the
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grandfather's Elementary School and the
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grandfather's Elementary School and the shrine of St Joseph where my Italian
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shrine of St Joseph where my Italian
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shrine of St Joseph where my Italian immigrant family used to uh attend
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immigrant family used to uh attend
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immigrant family used to uh attend church so one of the most important
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church so one of the most important
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church so one of the most important things that we could do is I took him
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things that we could do is I took him
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things that we could do is I took him down to the old Little Italy not the
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down to the old Little Italy not the
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down to the old Little Italy not the hill that's the famous Italian
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hill that's the famous Italian
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hill that's the famous Italian neighborhood that's that still here in
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neighborhood that's that still here in
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neighborhood that's that still here in St Louis but Little Italy that was all
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St Louis but Little Italy that was all
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St Louis but Little Italy that was all destroyed and that's where my immigrant
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destroyed and that's where my immigrant
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destroyed and that's where my immigrant family moved into tenements and kind of
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family moved into tenements and kind of
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family moved into tenements and kind of HS down there and uh that's where they
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HS down there and uh that's where they
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HS down there and uh that's where they spent the first Decades of their life in
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spent the first Decades of their life in
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spent the first Decades of their life in America so that was pretty strange and
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America so that was pretty strange and
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America so that was pretty strange and it's sad because it's all basically
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it's sad because it's all basically
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it's sad because it's all basically completely demolished and we were
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completely demolished and we were
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completely demolished and we were climbing over things trying to get to my
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climbing over things trying to get to my
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climbing over things trying to get to my great-grandfather's restaurant which was
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great-grandfather's restaurant which was
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great-grandfather's restaurant which was nearby I've explained this all in whole
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nearby I've explained this all in whole
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nearby I've explained this all in whole episodes but basically my
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episodes but basically my
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episodes but basically my great-grandfather father later was able
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great-grandfather father later was able
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great-grandfather father later was able to open up a restaurant very near to
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to open up a restaurant very near to
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to open up a restaurant very near to where his family first came and lived in
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where his family first came and lived in
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where his family first came and lived in havs then by the 1940s he owned his own
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havs then by the 1940s he owned his own
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havs then by the 1940s he owned his own Cafe and bar and became a businessman
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Cafe and bar and became a businessman
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Cafe and bar and became a businessman but then later the freeway came along
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but then later the freeway came along
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but then later the freeway came along and eminent domain came along and
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and eminent domain came along and
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and eminent domain came along and everything was relocated but with that
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everything was relocated but with that
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everything was relocated but with that money he was able to buy a house up on
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money he was able to buy a house up on
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money he was able to buy a house up on Salisbury Street so we went North into
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Salisbury Street so we went North into
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Salisbury Street so we went North into North St Louis and checked out Salsbury
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North St Louis and checked out Salsbury
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North St Louis and checked out Salsbury Street and I was able to show London the
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Street and I was able to show London the
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Street and I was able to show London the actual house that my great-grandfather
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actual house that my great-grandfather
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actual house that my great-grandfather his great great-grandfather lived in
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his great great-grandfather lived in
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his great great-grandfather lived in with his retirement fund basically and
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with his retirement fund basically and
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with his retirement fund basically and rented out the other side of the house
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rented out the other side of the house
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rented out the other side of the house we kind of scoped out the backyard to
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we kind of scoped out the backyard to
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we kind of scoped out the backyard to see where his grape vines used to grow
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see where his grape vines used to grow
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see where his grape vines used to grow the house is a total wreck now you know
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the house is a total wreck now you know
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the house is a total wreck now you know I wish I could buy the building and save
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I wish I could buy the building and save
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I wish I could buy the building and save it but uh I don't know what that would
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it but uh I don't know what that would
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it but uh I don't know what that would cost and I don't know who lives there I
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cost and I don't know who lives there I
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cost and I don't know who lives there I don't know if anybody lives there to be
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don't know if anybody lives there to be
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don't know if anybody lives there to be honest with you it was a little bit
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honest with you it was a little bit
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honest with you it was a little bit messy but I would say that the actual
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messy but I would say that the actual
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messy but I would say that the actual most important thing we did was to come
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most important thing we did was to come
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most important thing we did was to come and visit the graves of my
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and visit the graves of my
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and visit the graves of my great-grandfather and his father and of
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great-grandfather and his father and of
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great-grandfather and his father and of course the great- grandmothers um here
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course the great- grandmothers um here
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course the great- grandmothers um here at Calvary 7 cery which is again on the
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at Calvary 7 cery which is again on the
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at Calvary 7 cery which is again on the north side of St Louis now for whatever
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north side of St Louis now for whatever
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north side of St Louis now for whatever reason today the place closed at like
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reason today the place closed at like
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reason today the place closed at like 3:30 p.m. so after the caverns it was a
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3:30 p.m. so after the caverns it was a
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3:30 p.m. so after the caverns it was a bit of a nightmare trying to get there
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bit of a nightmare trying to get there
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bit of a nightmare trying to get there in time we got there just before the
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in time we got there just before the
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in time we got there just before the gates closed the office was closed there
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gates closed the office was closed there
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gates closed the office was closed there was no one to help us and I started
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was no one to help us and I started
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was no one to help us and I started panicking like we could not find the
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panicking like we could not find the
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panicking like we could not find the graves I couldn't remember I was trying
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graves I couldn't remember I was trying
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graves I couldn't remember I was trying to watch the old videos it wasn't very
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to watch the old videos it wasn't very
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to watch the old videos it wasn't very clear the directions and where to find
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clear the directions and where to find
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clear the directions and where to find them I started like walking around
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them I started like walking around
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them I started like walking around driving around everywhere going like ah
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driving around everywhere going like ah
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driving around everywhere going like ah gosh you know help me Grandpa help me
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gosh you know help me Grandpa help me
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gosh you know help me Grandpa help me find the graves and then I literally
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find the graves and then I literally
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find the graves and then I literally went wait this tree looks familiar
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went wait this tree looks familiar
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went wait this tree looks familiar pulled up the car stopped and we found
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pulled up the car stopped and we found
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pulled up the car stopped and we found him we found the graves of the Faso
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him we found the graves of the Faso
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him we found the graves of the Faso family uh and S some cusamanos that were
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family uh and S some cusamanos that were
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family uh and S some cusamanos that were here in St Louis my ancestors in St
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here in St Louis my ancestors in St
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here in St Louis my ancestors in St Louis I found them once again now of
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Louis I found them once again now of
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Louis I found them once again now of course the biggest thing about St Louis
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course the biggest thing about St Louis
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course the biggest thing about St Louis for most tourists and certainly that
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for most tourists and certainly that
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for most tourists and certainly that includes Route 66 tourists is this the
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includes Route 66 tourists is this the
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includes Route 66 tourists is this the literal biggest thing in St Louis or at
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literal biggest thing in St Louis or at
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literal biggest thing in St Louis or at least the most eye-catching thing in St
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least the most eye-catching thing in St
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least the most eye-catching thing in St Louis the Gateway Arch and if you know
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Louis the Gateway Arch and if you know
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Louis the Gateway Arch and if you know anything about me in my previous Route
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anything about me in my previous Route
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anything about me in my previous Route 66 travels you'll know I never have made
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66 travels you'll know I never have made
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66 travels you'll know I never have made it up in the arch since I've been
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it up in the arch since I've been
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it up in the arch since I've been filming randomland or the sometimes Vlog
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filming randomland or the sometimes Vlog
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filming randomland or the sometimes Vlog or any video content I've been in there
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or any video content I've been in there
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or any video content I've been in there once that I can remember for sure it
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once that I can remember for sure it
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once that I can remember for sure it might have been twice back in the days
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might have been twice back in the days
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might have been twice back in the days when I was in abandoned you used to be
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when I was in abandoned you used to be
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when I was in abandoned you used to be able to park on this street here we went
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able to park on this street here we went
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able to park on this street here we went up the little pods and we went up to the
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up the little pods and we went up to the
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up the little pods and we went up to the thing every subsequent time I've come
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thing every subsequent time I've come
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thing every subsequent time I've come back I've been filming different parts
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back I've been filming different parts
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back I've been filming different parts of this story about family history but
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of this story about family history but
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of this story about family history but in more detail and I'll try to link
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in more detail and I'll try to link
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in more detail and I'll try to link those episodes down below or look in the
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those episodes down below or look in the
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those episodes down below or look in the Route 66 playlist and I've gone into
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Route 66 playlist and I've gone into
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Route 66 playlist and I've gone into great detail and gone to the cemeteries
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great detail and gone to the cemeteries
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great detail and gone to the cemeteries and I had to find those spots so it took
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and I had to find those spots so it took
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and I had to find those spots so it took a long time and for one reason or
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a long time and for one reason or
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a long time and for one reason or another I never made it up inside the
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another I never made it up inside the
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another I never made it up inside the arch on a video which is the thing
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arch on a video which is the thing
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arch on a video which is the thing everybody kept saying you got to go up
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everybody kept saying you got to go up
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everybody kept saying you got to go up this time you got to go up this time
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this time you got to go up this time
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this time you got to go up this time well I'm happy to announce this time
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well I'm happy to announce this time
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well I'm happy to announce this time London and I did make it to the front of
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London and I did make it to the front of
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London and I did make it to the front of the arch and we made it down into the
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the arch and we made it down into the
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the arch and we made it down into the visitor center we went to the counter
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visitor center we went to the counter
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visitor center we went to the counter there were still rides available and lo
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there were still rides available and lo
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there were still rides available and lo and behold look at the view no just
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and behold look at the view no just
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and behold look at the view no just kidding we did not make it up inside the
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kidding we did not make it up inside the
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kidding we did not make it up inside the arch because we were parked down here on
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arch because we were parked down here on
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arch because we were parked down here on the riverfront and if you're still
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the riverfront and if you're still
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the riverfront and if you're still parked here after 7:00 p.m. they tow
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parked here after 7:00 p.m. they tow
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parked here after 7:00 p.m. they tow your car away and so even though there
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your car away and so even though there
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your car away and so even though there was one pod tour available to get up uh
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was one pod tour available to get up uh
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was one pod tour available to get up uh one more tour for the day to get up into
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one more tour for the day to get up into
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one more tour for the day to get up into the arch if we had done it they said we
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the arch if we had done it they said we
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the arch if we had done it they said we wouldn't be back down in time to move
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wouldn't be back down in time to move
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wouldn't be back down in time to move the car and the car with all of our
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the car and the car with all of our
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the car and the car with all of our worldly possessions in it would have
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worldly possessions in it would have
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worldly possessions in it would have been towed away and we would have been
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been towed away and we would have been
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been towed away and we would have been uh we would have been up a creek that's
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uh we would have been up a creek that's
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uh we would have been up a creek that's for sure we did get to walk all around
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for sure we did get to walk all around
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for sure we did get to walk all around the visitor center we did get to to see
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the visitor center we did get to to see
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the visitor center we did get to to see lots of cool artifacts and we did get to
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lots of cool artifacts and we did get to
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lots of cool artifacts and we did get to see you know a little diagram of kind of
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see you know a little diagram of kind of
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see you know a little diagram of kind of what the riverfront here would have
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what the riverfront here would have
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what the riverfront here would have looked like back in the Mark Twain era
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looked like back in the Mark Twain era
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looked like back in the Mark Twain era which as you guys know I'm particularly
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which as you guys know I'm particularly
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which as you guys know I'm particularly interested and obsessed with but the
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interested and obsessed with but the
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interested and obsessed with but the curse of randomland on the Gateway Arch
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curse of randomland on the Gateway Arch
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curse of randomland on the Gateway Arch continues we did not make it up inside
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continues we did not make it up inside
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continues we did not make it up inside and actually this morning I gave London
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and actually this morning I gave London
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and actually this morning I gave London the choice like Arch or cave he said
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the choice like Arch or cave he said
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the choice like Arch or cave he said well ideally I'd like to do both but if
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well ideally I'd like to do both but if
10:53
well ideally I'd like to do both but if he did have to pick Arch or cave you did
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he did have to pick Arch or cave you did
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he did have to pick Arch or cave you did pick cave so technically we did see the
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pick cave so technically we did see the
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pick cave so technically we did see the one and you saw me I tried I wasan in
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one and you saw me I tried I wasan in
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one and you saw me I tried I wasan in we're going up oneway streets the wrong
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we're going up oneway streets the wrong
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we're going up oneway streets the wrong way and I'm trying to find all the
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way and I'm trying to find all the
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way and I'm trying to find all the family history which I think you could
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family history which I think you could
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family history which I think you could probably agree the family history is
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probably agree the family history is
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probably agree the family history is probably a little more important for you
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probably a little more important for you
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probably a little more important for you to see yeah if you were to never come
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to see yeah if you were to never come
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to see yeah if you were to never come back to St Louis again in your life you
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back to St Louis again in your life you
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back to St Louis again in your life you know plus you know my great grandpa's
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know plus you know my great grandpa's
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know plus you know my great grandpa's house might fall down the way it looks
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house might fall down the way it looks
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house might fall down the way it looks now and I feel like the arch might be
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now and I feel like the arch might be
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now and I feel like the arch might be here for a while so I feel like if you
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here for a while so I feel like if you
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here for a while so I feel like if you came here without me you would have been
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came here without me you would have been
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came here without me you would have been up in that arch in two seconds but
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up in that arch in two seconds but
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up in that arch in two seconds but somehow my curse the randomland arch
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somehow my curse the randomland arch
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somehow my curse the randomland arch curse continues will it be broken next
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curse continues will it be broken next
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curse continues will it be broken next time I'm not sure I'm really not sure
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time I'm not sure I'm really not sure
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time I'm not sure I'm really not sure kind of a strange Adventure today and I
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kind of a strange Adventure today and I
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kind of a strange Adventure today and I mean normally when I do a sometimes Vlog
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mean normally when I do a sometimes Vlog
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mean normally when I do a sometimes Vlog you know we do like a little 10-minute
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you know we do like a little 10-minute
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you know we do like a little 10-minute Vlog or something like that and it's
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Vlog or something like that and it's
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Vlog or something like that and it's pretty much unedited or whatever today
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pretty much unedited or whatever today
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pretty much unedited or whatever today obviously cobbled together from lots of
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obviously cobbled together from lots of
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obviously cobbled together from lots of stuff not my normal way of making videos
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stuff not my normal way of making videos
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stuff not my normal way of making videos or episodes or Adventures but St Louis
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or episodes or Adventures but St Louis
11:49
or episodes or Adventures but St Louis has got a special place in my family's
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has got a special place in my family's
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has got a special place in my family's history and given that London and I may
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history and given that London and I may
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history and given that London and I may never be here at the same time again
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never be here at the same time again
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never be here at the same time again together although you never know we
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together although you never know we
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together although you never know we could be here on the way home who knows
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could be here on the way home who knows
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could be here on the way home who knows it was important for me to take the time
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it was important for me to take the time
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it was important for me to take the time and I mean it's important for me to show
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and I mean it's important for me to show
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and I mean it's important for me to show my mom too that I'm showing London all
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my mom too that I'm showing London all
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my mom too that I'm showing London all her family's uh spots here in the city
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her family's uh spots here in the city
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her family's uh spots here in the city and kind of passing on a little bit of
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and kind of passing on a little bit of
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and kind of passing on a little bit of what I know about the family that a lot
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what I know about the family that a lot
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what I know about the family that a lot of my other relatives do not know to
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of my other relatives do not know to
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of my other relatives do not know to London so that even if he only vaguely
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London so that even if he only vaguely
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London so that even if he only vaguely remembers it it's at least going to live
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remembers it it's at least going to live
12:18
remembers it it's at least going to live in the back of his head it was a surreal
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in the back of his head it was a surreal
12:21
in the back of his head it was a surreal day it was a weird day it was a long day
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day it was a weird day it was a long day
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day it was a weird day it was a long day and uh as the Shadows get longer down
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and uh as the Shadows get longer down
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and uh as the Shadows get longer down here and the sun goes down behind the
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here and the sun goes down behind the
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here and the sun goes down behind the Gateway Arch in the west I think we are
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Gateway Arch in the west I think we are
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Gateway Arch in the west I think we are ready for our eighth and final state of
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ready for our eighth and final state of
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ready for our eighth and final state of Route 66 I think we're ready to cross
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Route 66 I think we're ready to cross
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Route 66 I think we're ready to cross over to Illinois on the far Shore there
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over to Illinois on the far Shore there
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over to Illinois on the far Shore there so we'll be back you'll see our
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so we'll be back you'll see our
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so we'll be back you'll see our adventures where you're going to have to
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adventures where you're going to have to
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adventures where you're going to have to put this camera away bust out that
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put this camera away bust out that
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put this camera away bust out that randomland camera and get back to
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randomland camera and get back to
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randomland camera and get back to details get back to Old historic
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details get back to Old historic
12:53
details get back to Old historic locations get back to quirky roadside
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locations get back to quirky roadside
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locations get back to quirky roadside things get our kicks on Route 66 but
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things get our kicks on Route 66 but
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things get our kicks on Route 66 but this is as close to a day off as we can
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this is as close to a day off as we can
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this is as close to a day off as we can get is scrambling all over St Louis
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get is scrambling all over St Louis
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get is scrambling all over St Louis looking for looking for I mean most
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looking for looking for I mean most
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looking for looking for I mean most people go on Route 66 and they hit St
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people go on Route 66 and they hit St
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people go on Route 66 and they hit St Louis like we got some Ted Drew's Frozen
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Louis like we got some Ted Drew's Frozen
13:10
Louis like we got some Ted Drew's Frozen Custard you know maybe we saw the arch
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Custard you know maybe we saw the arch
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Custard you know maybe we saw the arch and uh a couple of old beat down motels
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and uh a couple of old beat down motels
13:15
and uh a couple of old beat down motels London and I got to see things that are
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London and I got to see things that are
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London and I got to see things that are like deep in the blood like we got to
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like deep in the blood like we got to
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like deep in the blood like we got to see our Ellis Island immigrant relatives
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see our Ellis Island immigrant relatives
13:22
see our Ellis Island immigrant relatives old neighborhood what's left of it at
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old neighborhood what's left of it at
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old neighborhood what's left of it at least you could see the pattern of the
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least you could see the pattern of the
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least you could see the pattern of the streets we got to see one of their homes
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streets we got to see one of their homes
13:26
streets we got to see one of their homes and where their businesses were we drove
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and where their businesses were we drove
13:28
and where their businesses were we drove past the site of the president plant
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past the site of the president plant
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past the site of the president plant which was where my great
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which was where my great
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which was where my great great-grandfather and my
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great-grandfather and my
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great-grandfather and my great-grandfather actually worked
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great-grandfather actually worked
13:36
great-grandfather actually worked basically in a sweat shop putting
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basically in a sweat shop putting
13:38
basically in a sweat shop putting together Brown Shoe Company shoes I mean
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together Brown Shoe Company shoes I mean
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together Brown Shoe Company shoes I mean it wasn't considered a sweat shop at
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it wasn't considered a sweat shop at
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it wasn't considered a sweat shop at that time but I mean based on our
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that time but I mean based on our
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that time but I mean based on our standards you know it would certainly be
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standards you know it would certainly be
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standards you know it would certainly be and it's just been a fantastic kind of
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and it's just been a fantastic kind of
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and it's just been a fantastic kind of crazy a little bit stressful panicky and
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crazy a little bit stressful panicky and
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crazy a little bit stressful panicky and traffic and ah Adventure are we going to
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traffic and ah Adventure are we going to
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traffic and ah Adventure are we going to go up in the arch or are we not going to
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go up in the arch or are we not going to
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go up in the arch or are we not going to go up in the arch I think we made some
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go up in the arch I think we made some
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go up in the arch I think we made some memories to today buddy I think we at
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memories to today buddy I think we at
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memories to today buddy I think we at least made some memories and finally my
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least made some memories and finally my
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least made some memories and finally my son London has
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son London has
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son London has reached the mighty muddy
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reached the mighty muddy
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reached the mighty muddy Mississippi and his feet have touched
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Mississippi and his feet have touched
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Mississippi and his feet have touched the Waters of Old Man River so we've
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the Waters of Old Man River so we've
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the Waters of Old Man River so we've reached a milestone here dude and uh
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reached a milestone here dude and uh
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reached a milestone here dude and uh even though it's basically time to start
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even though it's basically time to start
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even though it's basically time to start thinking about home not quite yet we
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thinking about home not quite yet we
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thinking about home not quite yet we still have a whole other state to
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still have a whole other state to
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still have a whole other state to Traverse so thank you guys for watching
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Traverse so thank you guys for watching
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Traverse so thank you guys for watching this is a little bit weird I know it's a
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this is a little bit weird I know it's a
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this is a little bit weird I know it's a little bit strange and it's going to
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little bit strange and it's going to
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little bit strange and it's going to come in the Route 66 playlist for some
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come in the Route 66 playlist for some
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come in the Route 66 playlist for some of you going to go what in the heck was
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of you going to go what in the heck was
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of you going to go what in the heck was this adventure we know trust me we had
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this adventure we know trust me we had
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this adventure we know trust me we had to live it we had to live the chaos and
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to live it we had to live the chaos and
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to live it we had to live the chaos and cameras breaking and all kinds of
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cameras breaking and all kinds of
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cameras breaking and all kinds of disasters today and uh we appreciate you
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disasters today and uh we appreciate you
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disasters today and uh we appreciate you sticking with us please check out the
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sticking with us please check out the
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sticking with us please check out the links down below and otherwise you've
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links down below and otherwise you've
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links down below and otherwise you've done your duty go home and sleep well
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done your duty go home and sleep well
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done your duty go home and sleep well see you in Illinois
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see you in Illinois
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see you in Illinois [Music]
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[Music]
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[Music] would you look at the size of that Arch
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would you look at the size of that Arch
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would you look at the size of that Arch it's got a g anduin