There's something (Chinese) about Marysville.... Sometimes Vlog
Still in Northern California, still in Marysville even. Today I spent quite a bit of time talking to Author and Historian Lawrence Tom and his wife Mary about Marysvilles historic Chinatown (which we saw a lot of yesterday) make sure to check out http://chineseamericanmuseum.com for more info on the history of the Chinese in California
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Critter good morning everyone I am in
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Critter good morning everyone I am in Maryville California still second day in
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Maryville California still second day in
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Maryville California still second day in a row I have come
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a row I have come
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a row I have come back to the
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back to the
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back to the buai temple down here adjacent Levy
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buai temple down here adjacent Levy
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buai temple down here adjacent Levy adjacent in Maryville California and
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adjacent in Maryville California and
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adjacent in Maryville California and this is the sometimes
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this is the sometimes
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this is the sometimes Vlog it's a vlog that happens sometimes
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Vlog it's a vlog that happens sometimes
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Vlog it's a vlog that happens sometimes so I was just inside of the Bak Kai
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so I was just inside of the Bak Kai
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so I was just inside of the Bak Kai Temple which is an active Chinese temple
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Temple which is an active Chinese temple
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Temple which is an active Chinese temple with very active worshippers or whatever
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with very active worshippers or whatever
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with very active worshippers or whatever you call them attendees partakers of the
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you call them attendees partakers of the
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you call them attendees partakers of the templ in there doing Temple things I put
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templ in there doing Temple things I put
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templ in there doing Temple things I put some pictures on my Instagram Justin
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some pictures on my Instagram Justin
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some pictures on my Instagram Justin scar on Instagram so that was very
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scar on Instagram so that was very
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scar on Instagram so that was very interesting and I was the reason that I
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interesting and I was the reason that I
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interesting and I was the reason that I was inside visiting the temple in there
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was inside visiting the temple in there
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was inside visiting the temple in there is cuz I just spent about an hour and 10
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is cuz I just spent about an hour and 10
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is cuz I just spent about an hour and 10 an hour hour and 20 minutes with author
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an hour hour and 20 minutes with author
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an hour hour and 20 minutes with author and historian I think his name is
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and historian I think his name is
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and historian I think his name is Lawrence Tom who is operating right now
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Lawrence Tom who is operating right now
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Lawrence Tom who is operating right now with his wife Mary the Chinese American
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with his wife Mary the Chinese American
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with his wife Mary the Chinese American Museum of Northern California which we
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Museum of Northern California which we
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Museum of Northern California which we saw the outside of yesterday and which I
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saw the outside of yesterday and which I
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saw the outside of yesterday and which I intended to show you the inside of
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intended to show you the inside of
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intended to show you the inside of today but I wasn't able to oh by the way
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today but I wasn't able to oh by the way
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today but I wasn't able to oh by the way look at this we passed this building
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look at this we passed this building
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look at this we passed this building yesterday local historical site Davis
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yesterday local historical site Davis
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yesterday local historical site Davis Hotel this my friends was a rothel back
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Hotel this my friends was a rothel back
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Hotel this my friends was a rothel back in the day so you know before that Levy
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in the day so you know before that Levy
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in the day so you know before that Levy was here in Maryville you just pull your
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was here in Maryville you just pull your
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was here in Maryville you just pull your boat up and uh just cruise around I'm
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boat up and uh just cruise around I'm
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boat up and uh just cruise around I'm sure there was another bunch of
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sure there was another bunch of
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sure there was another bunch of buildings facing that way but you come
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buildings facing that way but you come
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buildings facing that way but you come down the alley and just hang out right
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down the alley and just hang out right
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down the alley and just hang out right here in this
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here in this
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here in this hotel and uh you know just there was no
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hotel and uh you know just there was no
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hotel and uh you know just there was no forever alone back then I guess as long
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forever alone back then I guess as long
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forever alone back then I guess as long as you had money anyway I spent an hour
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as you had money anyway I spent an hour
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as you had money anyway I spent an hour over an hour with this wonderful couple
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over an hour with this wonderful couple
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over an hour with this wonderful couple in here wonderful Cantonese couple in
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in here wonderful Cantonese couple in
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in here wonderful Cantonese couple in here learning even more than I already
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here learning even more than I already
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here learning even more than I already thought I knew about
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thought I knew about
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thought I knew about Chinese Americans in California and the
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Chinese Americans in California and the
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Chinese Americans in California and the building of the West it was very very
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building of the West it was very very
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building of the West it was very very cool unfortunately their policy is no
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cool unfortunately their policy is no
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cool unfortunately their policy is no photography or videography or sometimes
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photography or videography or sometimes
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photography or videography or sometimes vlogging inside the museum so I wanted
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vlogging inside the museum so I wanted
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vlogging inside the museum so I wanted badly to show you the inside of the
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badly to show you the inside of the
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badly to show you the inside of the museum although I guess it really
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museum although I guess it really
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museum although I guess it really doesn't matter because you can come see
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doesn't matter because you can come see
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doesn't matter because you can come see it yourself the first Saturday of every
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it yourself the first Saturday of every
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it yourself the first Saturday of every month from noon to 400 p.m. bam also I
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month from noon to 400 p.m. bam also I
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month from noon to 400 p.m. bam also I learned more about what these buildings
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learned more about what these buildings
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learned more about what these buildings are these were Tong buildings which were
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are these were Tong buildings which were
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are these were Tong buildings which were sort of like benevolent associations or
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sort of like benevolent associations or
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sort of like benevolent associations or Elks Lodge or Moose Lodge or labor
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Elks Lodge or Moose Lodge or labor
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Elks Lodge or Moose Lodge or labor unions it just really sort of depends
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unions it just really sort of depends
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unions it just really sort of depends you may know them from 1980s movies
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you may know them from 1980s movies
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you may know them from 1980s movies here's the guy with the leaf blur how
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here's the guy with the leaf blur how
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here's the guy with the leaf blur how about that like gangs you know like old
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about that like gangs you know like old
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about that like gangs you know like old tongs are like gangs and according to
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tongs are like gangs and according to
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tongs are like gangs and according to Lawrence in there or Mr Tom rather some
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Lawrence in there or Mr Tom rather some
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Lawrence in there or Mr Tom rather some of the tongs are very much gangs like
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of the tongs are very much gangs like
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of the tongs are very much gangs like they run crazy prostitution and drugs
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they run crazy prostitution and drugs
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they run crazy prostitution and drugs and stuff but most of the tongs back in
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and stuff but most of the tongs back in
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and stuff but most of the tongs back in the day put together labor contracts and
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the day put together labor contracts and
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the day put together labor contracts and ship people's bones back to China so
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ship people's bones back to China so
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ship people's bones back to China so that they wouldn't have to be buried on
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that they wouldn't have to be buried on
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that they wouldn't have to be buried on foreign soil here in America and so
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foreign soil here in America and so
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foreign soil here in America and so these were kind of like you know
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these were kind of like you know
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these were kind of like you know headquarters of various family groups
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headquarters of various family groups
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headquarters of various family groups mostly family groups um or Clan groups
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mostly family groups um or Clan groups
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mostly family groups um or Clan groups from China to like help take care of
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from China to like help take care of
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from China to like help take care of them in the US so I learned more about
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them in the US so I learned more about
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them in the US so I learned more about what these really cool looking buildings
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what these really cool looking buildings
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what these really cool looking buildings are that this used to be a bean sprout
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are that this used to be a bean sprout
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are that this used to be a bean sprout Factory so they grow those bean sprouts
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Factory so they grow those bean sprouts
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Factory so they grow those bean sprouts like you have in chow main
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like you have in chow main
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like you have in chow main here and the family lived upstairs and
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here and the family lived upstairs and
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here and the family lived upstairs and so there's a very very small remnant of
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so there's a very very small remnant of
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so there's a very very small remnant of the Chinese population of Maryville left
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the Chinese population of Maryville left
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the Chinese population of Maryville left basically I was being told that most of
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basically I was being told that most of
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basically I was being told that most of them were got really well educated and
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them were got really well educated and
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them were got really well educated and took off for bigger and better things
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took off for bigger and better things
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took off for bigger and better things but there's a very very small Remnant
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but there's a very very small Remnant
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but there's a very very small Remnant remaining and apparently as far as Gold
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remaining and apparently as far as Gold
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remaining and apparently as far as Gold Rush towns are concerned and not big
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Rush towns are concerned and not big
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Rush towns are concerned and not big major cities but as far as Gold Rush
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major cities but as far as Gold Rush
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major cities but as far as Gold Rush towns are concerned apparently Maryville
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towns are concerned apparently Maryville
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towns are concerned apparently Maryville has one of the last remaining chinatowns
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has one of the last remaining chinatowns
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has one of the last remaining chinatowns in that most of the structures here that
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in that most of the structures here that
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in that most of the structures here that were part of Chinatown still exist so
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were part of Chinatown still exist so
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were part of Chinatown still exist so once a year they had the Bak Kai
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once a year they had the Bak Kai
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once a year they had the Bak Kai Festival we on bomb day which where they
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Festival we on bomb day which where they
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Festival we on bomb day which where they put together a bunch of crazy
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put together a bunch of crazy
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put together a bunch of crazy firecrackers with these rings on them
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firecrackers with these rings on them
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firecrackers with these rings on them these lucky blessed rings on them and
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these lucky blessed rings on them and
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these lucky blessed rings on them and they fight over them and do all this
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they fight over them and do all this
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they fight over them and do all this crazy stuff and there's a dragon in the
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crazy stuff and there's a dragon in the
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crazy stuff and there's a dragon in the street and we missed it by a couple
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street and we missed it by a couple
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street and we missed it by a couple weeks but that happens here in Maryville
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weeks but that happens here in Maryville
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weeks but that happens here in Maryville too anyway so I'm going to keep this
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too anyway so I'm going to keep this
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too anyway so I'm going to keep this super super short and sweet I just
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super super short and sweet I just
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super super short and sweet I just wanted to supplement the stuff from
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wanted to supplement the stuff from
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wanted to supplement the stuff from yesterday by saying you can go to the
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yesterday by saying you can go to the
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yesterday by saying you can go to the Chinese ameran museum.com pretty sure
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Chinese ameran museum.com pretty sure
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Chinese ameran museum.com pretty sure that's the address Chinese amican Museum
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that's the address Chinese amican Museum
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that's the address Chinese amican Museum of Northern California chines American
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of Northern California chines American
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of Northern California chines American museum.com and they have this whole
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museum.com and they have this whole
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museum.com and they have this whole history thing that they've written
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history thing that they've written
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history thing that they've written talking about the history of Chinese
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talking about the history of Chinese
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talking about the history of Chinese immigrants in building Gold Rush Area
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immigrants in building Gold Rush Area
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immigrants in building Gold Rush Area California and what happened and why
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California and what happened and why
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California and what happened and why there isn't a bigger Chinese population
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there isn't a bigger Chinese population
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there isn't a bigger Chinese population the Exclusion Act and all kinds of
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the Exclusion Act and all kinds of
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the Exclusion Act and all kinds of really interesting stuff it's really
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really interesting stuff it's really
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really interesting stuff it's really simplified and a really good read they
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simplified and a really good read they
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simplified and a really good read they had it up on the walls in there but you
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had it up on the walls in there but you
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had it up on the walls in there but you can also find it on their we site Tom oh
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can also find it on their we site Tom oh
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can also find it on their we site Tom oh my car's over here also Mr Tom rather
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my car's over here also Mr Tom rather
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my car's over here also Mr Tom rather also wrote a book one of those images of
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also wrote a book one of those images of
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also wrote a book one of those images of America books with the old historic
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America books with the old historic
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America books with the old historic photos that's leafy the leaf blower guy
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photos that's leafy the leaf blower guy
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photos that's leafy the leaf blower guy don't worry about him he just likes to
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don't worry about him he just likes to
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don't worry about him he just likes to get
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get
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get attention anyway wrote the book on
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attention anyway wrote the book on
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attention anyway wrote the book on Maryville and of course I had to
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Maryville and of course I had to
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Maryville and of course I had to purchase a copy because when you're with
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purchase a copy because when you're with
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purchase a copy because when you're with someone who wrote a book you have to buy
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someone who wrote a book you have to buy
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someone who wrote a book you have to buy you just have to buy their book right
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you just have to buy their book right
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you just have to buy their book right it's part of the rules so right here
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it's part of the rules so right here
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it's part of the rules so right here inside
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inside
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inside the Mustang I now have a copy of this so
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the Mustang I now have a copy of this so
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the Mustang I now have a copy of this so if you do live in the area or you're
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if you do live in the area or you're
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if you do live in the area or you're planning on visiting the area pick this
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planning on visiting the area pick this
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planning on visiting the area pick this up images of America maryville's
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up images of America maryville's
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up images of America maryville's Chinatown right here Lawrence
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Chinatown right here Lawrence
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Chinatown right here Lawrence Tom and he signed the book of course
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Tom and he signed the book of course
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Tom and he signed the book of course right in there look at
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right in there look at
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right in there look at that signature achieved of course I have
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that signature achieved of course I have
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that signature achieved of course I have a sign book from Jeff heimbuck I'll have
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a sign book from Jeff heimbuck I'll have
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a sign book from Jeff heimbuck I'll have to throw that away now because there can
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to throw that away now because there can
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to throw that away now because there can only be one it's like Highlander anyway
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only be one it's like Highlander anyway
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only be one it's like Highlander anyway I'm still in Northern California but
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I'm still in Northern California but
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I'm still in Northern California but just for a bit I'll be back in Southern
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just for a bit I'll be back in Southern
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just for a bit I'll be back in Southern California definitely by Monday because
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California definitely by Monday because
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California definitely by Monday because I've got things to do videos to film
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I've got things to do videos to film
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I've got things to do videos to film wonderful things this is just sort of my
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wonderful things this is just sort of my
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wonderful things this is just sort of my spring break here until after Easter and
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spring break here until after Easter and
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spring break here until after Easter and then back to work folks but there is
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then back to work folks but there is
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then back to work folks but there is some Instagram
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some Instagram
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some Instagram pictures on my Instagram at Justin SC so
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pictures on my Instagram at Justin SC so
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pictures on my Instagram at Justin SC so go check those out of the bu Kai Temple
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go check those out of the bu Kai Temple
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go check those out of the bu Kai Temple and now that I've seen a crazy Chinese
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and now that I've seen a crazy Chinese
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and now that I've seen a crazy Chinese temple I'm going to wash that off with
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temple I'm going to wash that off with
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temple I'm going to wash that off with Easter
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Easter
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Easter weekend here no idea what's going to
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weekend here no idea what's going to
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weekend here no idea what's going to finish up Easter weekend but here's just
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finish up Easter weekend but here's just
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finish up Easter weekend but here's just a little sometimes Vlog and just a
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a little sometimes Vlog and just a
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a little sometimes Vlog and just a little short hello from me sorry it's in
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little short hello from me sorry it's in
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little short hello from me sorry it's in low quality but I'm uploading it from
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low quality but I'm uploading it from
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low quality but I'm uploading it from data in the middle of nowhere do you see
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data in the middle of nowhere do you see
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data in the middle of nowhere do you see any Towers here of Wi-Fi I don't not
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any Towers here of Wi-Fi I don't not
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any Towers here of Wi-Fi I don't not really the middle of nowhere it's just I
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really the middle of nowhere it's just I
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really the middle of nowhere it's just I don't have any Wi-Fi at at the present
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don't have any Wi-Fi at at the present
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don't have any Wi-Fi at at the present moment so I didn't have time to build it
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moment so I didn't have time to build it
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moment so I didn't have time to build it to scale or to paint it make sure to
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to scale or to paint it make sure to
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there Tyler and Adam doing crazy stuff
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there Tyler and Adam doing crazy stuff youtube.com/ the daily woo those guys
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goodness nness so go check that out I love you all thank you for getting at me
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the website and there's a ton more stuff coming up so there's lots of stuff to
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button on the side puts gas in the tank
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button on the side puts gas in the tank not for stuff like this this is just me
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not for stuff like this this is just me
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not for stuff like this this is just me taking my own money and going out of
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taking my own money and going out of
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taking my own money and going out of town for a few days to pay off my debt
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town for a few days to pay off my debt
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town for a few days to pay off my debt to society in the form of the traffic
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to society in the form of the traffic
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to society in the form of the traffic ticket yesterday and just chill a little
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ticket yesterday and just chill a little
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ticket yesterday and just chill a little bit but puts gas in the tank for some
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bit but puts gas in the tank for some
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bit but puts gas in the tank for some crazy Adventures which are coming up so
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crazy Adventures which are coming up so
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crazy Adventures which are coming up so if randomland videos are a little spaced
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if randomland videos are a little spaced
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if randomland videos are a little spaced out at the moment it's because I'm
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out at the moment it's because I'm
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out at the moment it's because I'm preparing some epic ones I've been
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preparing some epic ones I've been
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preparing some epic ones I've been saving money to go do and uh they're
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saving money to go do and uh they're
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saving money to go do and uh they're going to be awesome so I love you all
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going to be awesome so I love you all
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going to be awesome so I love you all that's what's going on I'll talk to you
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that's what's going on I'll talk to you
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that's what's going on I'll talk to you guys later okay Instagram Justice C
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guys later okay Instagram Justice C
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guys later okay Instagram Justice C check out the bakai temple and I'm going
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check out the bakai temple and I'm going
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check out the bakai temple and I'm going to check out these Hooligans pulling up
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to check out these Hooligans pulling up
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to check out these Hooligans pulling up to the levy hanging out with leafy is
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to the levy hanging out with leafy is
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to the levy hanging out with leafy is that a Chevy
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that a Chevy
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that a Chevy truck that is there's an old Chevy he
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truck that is there's an old Chevy he
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truck that is there's an old Chevy he pulled his Chevy up to the levy but the
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pulled his Chevy up to the levy but the
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pulled his Chevy up to the levy but the levy was dry cuz the levy is above the
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levy was dry cuz the levy is above the
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levy was dry cuz the levy is above the water
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water
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water level think he's drinking whiskey and
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level think he's drinking whiskey and
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level think he's drinking whiskey and R he's definitely not singing this will
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R he's definitely not singing this will
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R he's definitely not singing this will be the day that I die okay I got to go
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be the day that I die okay I got to go
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be the day that I die okay I got to go goodbye