Driving through Alabama
I've left Walt Disney World and although there is a lot of amazing stuff to see in this country still, I've been out on the road for one month, and I'm ready to go home and Schleep well - so now I'm booking it back to California as fast as I can, but since we really didn't get to see Alabama on the way out, I thought you might like to see a few things I happened to see on the way to Mississippi - lot of history and local culture - Think you'll agree it's a pretty nutty place
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welcome to Alabama it's about 11:00 a.m.
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welcome to Alabama it's about 11:00 a.m. it's about 90 million de very very humid
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it's about 90 million de very very humid
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it's about 90 million de very very humid outside very very sticky I just got
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outside very very sticky I just got
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outside very very sticky I just got inside the state over the state line
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inside the state over the state line
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inside the state over the state line with Florida right over there so I've
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with Florida right over there so I've
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with Florida right over there so I've been in Alabama for about two football
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been in Alabama for about two football
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been in Alabama for about two football fields now and I am already feeling very
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fields now and I am already feeling very
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fields now and I am already feeling very very welcomed I know what you're
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very welcomed I know what you're
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very welcomed I know what you're thinking I don't know a lot about
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thinking I don't know a lot about
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thinking I don't know a lot about Alabama as you can see it's between
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Alabama as you can see it's between
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Alabama as you can see it's between Mississippi Georgia Tennessee and
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Mississippi Georgia Tennessee and
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Mississippi Georgia Tennessee and Florida down there it's the Union's 22nd
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Florida down there it's the Union's 22nd
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Florida down there it's the Union's 22nd state as of 1819 apparently on December
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state as of 1819 apparently on December
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state as of 1819 apparently on December 14th and now you know as much about
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14th and now you know as much about
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14th and now you know as much about Alabama as anyone could ever hope for us
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Alabama as anyone could ever hope for us
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Alabama as anyone could ever hope for us to know knowledge is power basically
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to know knowledge is power basically
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to know knowledge is power basically like right here barely barely inside of
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like right here barely barely inside of
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like right here barely barely inside of it but I can already say with confidence
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it but I can already say with confidence
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it but I can already say with confidence that as crazy as Florida was Alabama is
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that as crazy as Florida was Alabama is
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that as crazy as Florida was Alabama is the nuttiest place I've been all week
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the nuttiest place I've been all week
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the nuttiest place I've been all week look at the size of that peanut yes the
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look at the size of that peanut yes the
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look at the size of that peanut yes the first thing that greets visitors to the
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first thing that greets visitors to the
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first thing that greets visitors to the state of Alabama is this giant welcoming
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state of Alabama is this giant welcoming
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state of Alabama is this giant welcoming peanut you might be asking yourself why
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peanut you might be asking yourself why
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peanut you might be asking yourself why why is there a giant peanut greeting
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why is there a giant peanut greeting
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why is there a giant peanut greeting visitors to the state of Alabama well as
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visitors to the state of Alabama well as
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visitors to the state of Alabama well as you may or may not have heard there's
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you may or may not have heard there's
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you may or may not have heard there's actually a big election coming up in the
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actually a big election coming up in the
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actually a big election coming up in the United States of America and the sign
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United States of America and the sign
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United States of America and the sign under this giant peanut here says this
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under this giant peanut here says this
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under this giant peanut here says this symbol is to let you know you are in the
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symbol is to let you know you are in the
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symbol is to let you know you are in the Wiregrass area of Alabama claiming
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Wiregrass area of Alabama claiming
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Wiregrass area of Alabama claiming peanut capital of the world now humans
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peanut capital of the world now humans
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peanut capital of the world now humans were allowed to vote in primaries
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were allowed to vote in primaries
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were allowed to vote in primaries anywhere we can even vote by mail but
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anywhere we can even vote by mail but
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anywhere we can even vote by mail but it's a little known fact that peanuts
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it's a little known fact that peanuts
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it's a little known fact that peanuts actually have to travel to their Capital
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actually have to travel to their Capital
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actually have to travel to their Capital to vote I'm not sure why they let
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to vote I'm not sure why they let
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to vote I'm not sure why they let peanuts vote at all to be honest with
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peanuts vote at all to be honest with
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peanuts vote at all to be honest with you I mean everybody knows they always
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you I mean everybody knows they always
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you I mean everybody knows they always vote for Jimmy Carter I originally
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vote for Jimmy Carter I originally
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vote for Jimmy Carter I originally pulled over to the this rest area
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pulled over to the this rest area
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pulled over to the this rest area because they sell Sweet Home Alabama
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because they sell Sweet Home Alabama
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because they sell Sweet Home Alabama t-shirts in there the only problem is
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t-shirts in there the only problem is
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t-shirts in there the only problem is they can't sell me any Sweet Home
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they can't sell me any Sweet Home
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they can't sell me any Sweet Home Alabama t-shirts because they're clothes
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Alabama t-shirts because they're clothes
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Alabama t-shirts because they're clothes today because there's no power here
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today because there's no power here
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today because there's no power here which makes the bathrooms in there very
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which makes the bathrooms in there very
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which makes the bathrooms in there very dark and makes the people that are going
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dark and makes the people that are going
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dark and makes the people that are going in and then when they come back out
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in and then when they come back out
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in and then when they come back out there just so grumpy looking let the
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there just so grumpy looking let the
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there just so grumpy looking let the grid go down lord I don't need it it's
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grid go down lord I don't need it it's
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grid go down lord I don't need it it's okay though cuz I've always known you
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okay though cuz I've always known you
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okay though cuz I've always known you can find surprising things at welcome
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can find surprising things at welcome
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can find surprising things at welcome centers when you come inside of states
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centers when you come inside of states
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centers when you come inside of states and Alabama is no exception look at that
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and Alabama is no exception look at that
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and Alabama is no exception look at that there's a helicopter up on a hole there
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there's a helicopter up on a hole there
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there's a helicopter up on a hole there and it looks like it's been here since
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and it looks like it's been here since
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and it looks like it's been here since 2018 wait a minute it's a helicopter
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2018 wait a minute it's a helicopter
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2018 wait a minute it's a helicopter from the future wait a minute doc are
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from the future wait a minute doc are
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from the future wait a minute doc are you telling me you built a time machine
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you telling me you built a time machine
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you telling me you built a time machine out of a helicopter well I see if you're
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out of a helicopter well I see if you're
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out of a helicopter well I see if you're going to build a time machine why not do
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going to build a time machine why not do
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going to build a time machine why not do it with some style I love whenever you
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it with some style I love whenever you
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it with some style I love whenever you see helicopters or jets up on poles or
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see helicopters or jets up on poles or
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see helicopters or jets up on poles or pylons on the side of the highway I mean
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pylons on the side of the highway I mean
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pylons on the side of the highway I mean not only is it a great reminder of the
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not only is it a great reminder of the
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not only is it a great reminder of the heroes and our Armed Forces but what a
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heroes and our Armed Forces but what a
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heroes and our Armed Forces but what a great way to showcase the skill of that
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great way to showcase the skill of that
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great way to showcase the skill of that pilot who landed a helicopter on top of
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pilot who landed a helicopter on top of
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pilot who landed a helicopter on top of that wowe this guy could land anywhere
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that wowe this guy could land anywhere
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that wowe this guy could land anywhere now sincerely one of the things that
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now sincerely one of the things that
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now sincerely one of the things that annoys me about traveling in the south
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annoys me about traveling in the south
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annoys me about traveling in the south is how much other people are really
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is how much other people are really
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is how much other people are really biased against it people have a lot of
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biased against it people have a lot of
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biased against it people have a lot of misconceptions about the American South
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misconceptions about the American South
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misconceptions about the American South in their minds it's hardly the 1860s or
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in their minds it's hardly the 1860s or
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in their minds it's hardly the 1860s or even the 1960s anymore and the south is
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even the 1960s anymore and the south is
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even the 1960s anymore and the south is a beautiful wonderful very welcoming
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a beautiful wonderful very welcoming
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a beautiful wonderful very welcoming place that honestly doesn't always
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place that honestly doesn't always
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place that honestly doesn't always deserve the stereotypes that people in
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deserve the stereotypes that people in
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deserve the stereotypes that people in other regions give it having said that
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other regions give it having said that
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other regions give it having said that though right over here on the word Army
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though right over here on the word Army
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though right over here on the word Army is a sticker that says secede
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is a sticker that says secede
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is a sticker that says secede I don't make this stuff up folks I just
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I don't make this stuff up folks I just
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I don't make this stuff up folks I just report on it well if they're going to
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report on it well if they're going to
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report on it well if they're going to succeed I hope they don't take this
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succeed I hope they don't take this
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succeed I hope they don't take this pilot with them cuz boy what a landing
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pilot with them cuz boy what a landing
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pilot with them cuz boy what a landing you can usually learn a lot about a
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you can usually learn a lot about a
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you can usually learn a lot about a state from stopping at their welcome
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state from stopping at their welcome
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state from stopping at their welcome centers they usually have free maps lots
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centers they usually have free maps lots
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centers they usually have free maps lots of historical or informational signs or
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of historical or informational signs or
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of historical or informational signs or pamphlets and military aircraft and most
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pamphlets and military aircraft and most
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pamphlets and military aircraft and most importantly you can learn a lot about
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importantly you can learn a lot about
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importantly you can learn a lot about local culture and religion which can
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local culture and religion which can
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local culture and religion which can really keep you safe out here for
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really keep you safe out here for
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really keep you safe out here for example when traveling in any foreign
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example when traveling in any foreign
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example when traveling in any foreign land it is always wise to offer a
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land it is always wise to offer a
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land it is always wise to offer a sacrifice to the local deities to keep
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sacrifice to the local deities to keep
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sacrifice to the local deities to keep you safe oh mighty peanut I have brought
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you safe oh mighty peanut I have brought
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you safe oh mighty peanut I have brought you you a sacrifice please do not Smite
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you you a sacrifice please do not Smite
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you you a sacrifice please do not Smite us on our journey through your
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us on our journey through your
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us on our journey through your lands I believe the peanut has been
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lands I believe the peanut has been
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lands I believe the peanut has been pleased we may travel in safety now now
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pleased we may travel in safety now now
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pleased we may travel in safety now now my original plan from going home was to
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my original plan from going home was to
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my original plan from going home was to go from Orlando all the way across I 10
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go from Orlando all the way across I 10
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go from Orlando all the way across I 10 all the way back to California but when
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all the way back to California but when
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all the way back to California but when I woke up this morning I noticed that
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I woke up this morning I noticed that
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I woke up this morning I noticed that the weather was saying it was going to
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the weather was saying it was going to
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the weather was saying it was going to be very bad for this whole region here
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be very bad for this whole region here
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be very bad for this whole region here so because by the end of it only adds an
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so because by the end of it only adds an
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so because by the end of it only adds an hour or two I'm going up the state of
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hour or two I'm going up the state of
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hour or two I'm going up the state of Alabama up to Memphis and across a
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Alabama up to Memphis and across a
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Alabama up to Memphis and across a higher Road in United States my aim
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higher Road in United States my aim
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higher Road in United States my aim being to get home as fast as possible
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being to get home as fast as possible
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being to get home as fast as possible with the least amount of rain as
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with the least amount of rain as
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with the least amount of rain as possible so I can't stop as much as I
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possible so I can't stop as much as I
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possible so I can't stop as much as I did on the way out which is really
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did on the way out which is really
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did on the way out which is really annoying because everywhere I turn is
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annoying because everywhere I turn is
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annoying because everywhere I turn is something like this look at the sh of
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something like this look at the sh of
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something like this look at the sh of that peanut what I tell you about
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that peanut what I tell you about
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that peanut what I tell you about Alabama being the nuttiest place in the
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Alabama being the nuttiest place in the
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Alabama being the nuttiest place in the world look at this one even has some
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world look at this one even has some
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world look at this one even has some sort of thing so that the peanut can
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sort of thing so that the peanut can
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sort of thing so that the peanut can wiggle in the breeze and say USA USA
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wiggle in the breeze and say USA USA
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wiggle in the breeze and say USA USA they even have a National Peanut
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they even have a National Peanut
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they even have a National Peanut Festival here and oh my gosh look at
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Festival here and oh my gosh look at
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Festival here and oh my gosh look at there's peanuts all over over the ground
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there's peanuts all over over the ground
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there's peanuts all over over the ground for some reason I was just joking before
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for some reason I was just joking before
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for some reason I was just joking before I didn't know sacrificing peanuts to
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I didn't know sacrificing peanuts to
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I didn't know sacrificing peanuts to Giant peanut Idols was a real thing
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Giant peanut Idols was a real thing
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Giant peanut Idols was a real thing that's weird okay okay okay time to be
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that's weird okay okay okay time to be
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that's weird okay okay okay time to be moving
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moving
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moving along time to be moving along Sweet Home
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along time to be moving along Sweet Home
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along time to be moving along Sweet Home Alabama I have been driving and driving
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Alabama I have been driving and driving
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Alabama I have been driving and driving and driving through Alabama all day long
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and driving through Alabama all day long
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and driving through Alabama all day long and I've been trying my best not to stop
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and I've been trying my best not to stop
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and I've been trying my best not to stop or at least to stop as little as
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or at least to stop as little as
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or at least to stop as little as possible but I kid you not I have seen
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possible but I kid you not I have seen
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possible but I kid you not I have seen five other helicopters up on poles today
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five other helicopters up on poles today
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five other helicopters up on poles today look look look at look at this we've
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look look look at look at this we've
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look look look at look at this we've made it all the way to Troy Alabama home
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made it all the way to Troy Alabama home
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made it all the way to Troy Alabama home of the Trojans naturally like every
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of the Trojans naturally like every
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of the Trojans naturally like every great town they've got their mascot here
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great town they've got their mascot here
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great town they've got their mascot here probably a neat football team and their
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probably a neat football team and their
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probably a neat football team and their helicopter on a pole this one's got a
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helicopter on a pole this one's got a
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helicopter on a pole this one's got a machine gun pointed right at us welcome
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machine gun pointed right at us welcome
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machine gun pointed right at us welcome to Troy we don't mess around here look
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to Troy we don't mess around here look
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to Troy we don't mess around here look at this cute little Municipal Park
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at this cute little Municipal Park
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at this cute little Municipal Park there's our band stand and our little
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there's our band stand and our little
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there's our band stand and our little benches we can have movies maybe
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benches we can have movies maybe
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benches we can have movies maybe concerts and I feel like a lot of little
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concerts and I feel like a lot of little
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concerts and I feel like a lot of little towns have this right here like the
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towns have this right here like the
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towns have this right here like the monument to their fallen veterans all
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monument to their fallen veterans all
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monument to their fallen veterans all the different people who died in wars
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the different people who died in wars
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the different people who died in wars from this town a lot of them have
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from this town a lot of them have
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from this town a lot of them have cannons usually they have like really
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cannons usually they have like really
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cannons usually they have like really old cannons this looks like a I don't
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old cannons this looks like a I don't
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old cannons this looks like a I don't know when would you think this cannon
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know when would you think this cannon
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know when would you think this cannon was built it looks a little more
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was built it looks a little more
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was built it looks a little more industrial you know than say like a
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industrial you know than say like a
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industrial you know than say like a civil war Cannon or something like that
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civil war Cannon or something like that
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civil war Cannon or something like that this looks like a World War I question
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this looks like a World War I question
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this looks like a World War I question mark but not a lot of towns that I know
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mark but not a lot of towns that I know
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mark but not a lot of towns that I know of back home have helicopters up on pole
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of back home have helicopters up on pole
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of back home have helicopters up on pole shooting at things wait a minute is that
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shooting at things wait a minute is that
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shooting at things wait a minute is that helicopter shooting at the Trojan is he
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helicopter shooting at the Trojan is he
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helicopter shooting at the Trojan is he shooting at the Trojan oh Troy stop it
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shooting at the Trojan oh Troy stop it
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shooting at the Trojan oh Troy stop it stop fighting with yourselves you're
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stop fighting with yourselves you're
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stop fighting with yourselves you're tearing yourself apart weird also the
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tearing yourself apart weird also the
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tearing yourself apart weird also the water tower over there says Troy Trojan
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water tower over there says Troy Trojan
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water tower over there says Troy Trojan territory they are very very into their
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territory they are very very into their
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territory they are very very into their name here which is really cool I like
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name here which is really cool I like
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name here which is really cool I like when towns are like really into their
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when towns are like really into their
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when towns are like really into their name like Sparta home of the Spartans
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name like Sparta home of the Spartans
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name like Sparta home of the Spartans and then they have different things but
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and then they have different things but
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and then they have different things but if your town is called Troy shouldn't
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if your town is called Troy shouldn't
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if your town is called Troy shouldn't you have a big wooden horse right here
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you have a big wooden horse right here
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you have a big wooden horse right here now wait a minute what am I talking
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now wait a minute what am I talking
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now wait a minute what am I talking about it was the Greeks that used the
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about it was the Greeks that used the
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about it was the Greeks that used the horse to attack Troy so why would Troy
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horse to attack Troy so why would Troy
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horse to attack Troy so why would Troy want to have a horse maybe that's why
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want to have a horse maybe that's why
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want to have a horse maybe that's why they need the helicopter to protect
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they need the helicopter to protect
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they need the helicopter to protect themselves from horses I get it I really
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themselves from horses I get it I really
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themselves from horses I get it I really didn't have that much time to stop but I
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didn't have that much time to stop but I
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didn't have that much time to stop but I just I had to point out that is
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just I had to point out that is
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just I had to point out that is literally the fifth one never have I
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literally the fifth one never have I
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literally the fifth one never have I seen so many helicopters on poles before
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seen so many helicopters on poles before
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seen so many helicopters on poles before in any one state much less like you know
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in any one state much less like you know
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in any one state much less like you know one stretch of highway crazy all right
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one stretch of highway crazy all right
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one stretch of highway crazy all right after a Lott bit of driving I finally
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after a Lott bit of driving I finally
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after a Lott bit of driving I finally reached Montgomery Alabama this is the
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reached Montgomery Alabama this is the
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reached Montgomery Alabama this is the state capital so I thought why not pull
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state capital so I thought why not pull
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state capital so I thought why not pull off the highway and see if you can
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off the highway and see if you can
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off the highway and see if you can actually get a glimpse of the state
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actually get a glimpse of the state
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actually get a glimpse of the state capital I'm pretty sure I found it but
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capital I'm pretty sure I found it but
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capital I'm pretty sure I found it but I'm a little weirded out cuz there's
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I'm a little weirded out cuz there's
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I'm a little weirded out cuz there's nobody in town like it seems completely
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nobody in town like it seems completely
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nobody in town like it seems completely and utterly abandoned oh thank goodness
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and utterly abandoned oh thank goodness
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and utterly abandoned oh thank goodness there's some people right there I
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there's some people right there I
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there's some people right there I thought we were going to be like in a
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thought we were going to be like in a
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thought we were going to be like in a zombie movie situation or something for
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zombie movie situation or something for
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zombie movie situation or something for a second ooh here it is right here the
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a second ooh here it is right here the
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a second ooh here it is right here the Alabama state capital now there's a
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Alabama state capital now there's a
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Alabama state capital now there's a couple things I happen to know about
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couple things I happen to know about
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couple things I happen to know about this capital building right here first
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this capital building right here first
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this capital building right here first of all this is where the Selma to
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of all this is where the Selma to
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of all this is where the Selma to Montgomery March you know Dr Martin
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Montgomery March you know Dr Martin
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Montgomery March you know Dr Martin Luther King Jr and all that this is
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Luther King Jr and all that this is
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Luther King Jr and all that this is where it ended I was listening to an
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where it ended I was listening to an
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where it ended I was listening to an audio book about black history as I
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audio book about black history as I
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audio book about black history as I drove through Alabama today so I
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drove through Alabama today so I
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drove through Alabama today so I remember remembered that part because it
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remember remembered that part because it
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remember remembered that part because it ended on my birthday March 25th I also
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ended on my birthday March 25th I also
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ended on my birthday March 25th I also happen to know that this was the first
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happen to know that this was the first
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happen to know that this was the first capital of the Confederacy this is where
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capital of the Confederacy this is where
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capital of the Confederacy this is where the southern states that seceded from
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the southern states that seceded from
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the southern states that seceded from the Union met up and created the
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the Union met up and created the
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the Union met up and created the Confederate States of America right here
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Confederate States of America right here
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Confederate States of America right here so this is a very important very
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so this is a very important very
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so this is a very important very historical building and a very
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historical building and a very
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historical building and a very historical place for several different
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historical place for several different
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historical place for several different reasons obviously what I did not know
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reasons obviously what I did not know
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reasons obviously what I did not know and I just learned from those signs over
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and I just learned from those signs over
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and I just learned from those signs over there is this building was built in 1850
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there is this building was built in 1850
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there is this building was built in 1850 I think and that this Hill that it's
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I think and that this Hill that it's
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I think and that this Hill that it's sitting on is called Goat Hill like I
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sitting on is called Goat Hill like I
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sitting on is called Goat Hill like I get when there was nothing here and
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get when there was nothing here and
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get when there was nothing here and maybe a guy had a farm here and maybe
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maybe a guy had a farm here and maybe
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maybe a guy had a farm here and maybe there were some goats on like oh that's
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there were some goats on like oh that's
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there were some goats on like oh that's Goat Hill over there but you would think
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Goat Hill over there but you would think
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Goat Hill over there but you would think once you built your beautiful capital
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once you built your beautiful capital
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once you built your beautiful capital building on the hill you'd try to
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building on the hill you'd try to
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building on the hill you'd try to downplay the old name but not here in
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downplay the old name but not here in
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downplay the old name but not here in Montgomery no no no they like to
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Montgomery no no no they like to
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Montgomery no no no they like to remember their history so much so that
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remember their history so much so that
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remember their history so much so that right here next to the capital building
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right here next to the capital building
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right here next to the capital building is a statue of the president not the
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is a statue of the president not the
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is a statue of the president not the president of the United States the
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president of the United States the
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president of the United States the president of the Confederate states that
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president of the Confederate states that
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president of the Confederate states that right there is a statue of Jefferson
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right there is a statue of Jefferson
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right there is a statue of Jefferson Davis this is the place where old Jeff
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Davis this is the place where old Jeff
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Davis this is the place where old Jeff Davis was sworn in as the first
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Davis was sworn in as the first
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Davis was sworn in as the first president and only President of the
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president and only President of the
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president and only President of the Confederate States of America as a
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Confederate States of America as a
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Confederate States of America as a matter of fact I'm pretty sure there's
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matter of fact I'm pretty sure there's
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matter of fact I'm pretty sure there's some kind of plaque or star or something
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some kind of plaque or star or something
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some kind of plaque or star or something up here there it is right there look
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up here there it is right there look
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up here there it is right there look look look look look at this placed by
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look look look look at this placed by
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look look look look at this placed by Sophie Biv chapter it's a weird name
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Sophie Biv chapter it's a weird name
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Sophie Biv chapter it's a weird name Daughters of the Confederacy on the spot
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Daughters of the Confederacy on the spot
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Daughters of the Confederacy on the spot where Jefferson Davis stood when he was
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where Jefferson Davis stood when he was
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where Jefferson Davis stood when he was inaugurated president of CSA February
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inaugurated president of CSA February
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inaugurated president of CSA February 8th
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8th
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8th 1861 so old Jeff Davis would have walked
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1861 so old Jeff Davis would have walked
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1861 so old Jeff Davis would have walked out these doors stood right here on this
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out these doors stood right here on this
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out these doors stood right here on this star now looked out there and become the
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star now looked out there and become the
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star now looked out there and become the president probably seemed like a good
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president probably seemed like a good
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president probably seemed like a good idea at the Time spoiler alert uh didn't
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idea at the Time spoiler alert uh didn't
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idea at the Time spoiler alert uh didn't turn out so well looks like they got
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turn out so well looks like they got
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turn out so well looks like they got some other statues too I can't pronounce
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some other statues too I can't pronounce
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some other statues too I can't pronounce that last name but here's Dr John right
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that last name but here's Dr John right
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that last name but here's Dr John right here he was a confederate doctor I'm
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here he was a confederate doctor I'm
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here he was a confederate doctor I'm getting distracted now but here's a
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getting distracted now but here's a
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getting distracted now but here's a beautiful huge old tree look at that
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beautiful huge old tree look at that
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beautiful huge old tree look at that gorgeous okay okay here we go oh it's
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gorgeous okay okay here we go oh it's
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gorgeous okay okay here we go oh it's not all Civil War it's not all
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not all Civil War it's not all
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not all Civil War it's not all Confederacy here we have James Marian
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Confederacy here we have James Marian
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Confederacy here we have James Marian Sims father of modern
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Sims father of modern
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Sims father of modern Gynecology right it say still right
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Gynecology right it say still right
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Gynecology right it say still right there I guess I had never given modern
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there I guess I had never given modern
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there I guess I had never given modern Gynecology much thought but why not a
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Gynecology much thought but why not a
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Gynecology much thought but why not a statue why not it's not that it's that
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statue why not it's not that it's that
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statue why not it's not that it's that funny I just I wasn't expecting that
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funny I just I wasn't expecting that
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funny I just I wasn't expecting that that's all it's crazy think about this
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that's all it's crazy think about this
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that's all it's crazy think about this for a second just think about this this
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for a second just think about this this
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for a second just think about this this is wild this place right here was the
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is wild this place right here was the
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is wild this place right here was the capital of a foreign country in our
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capital of a foreign country in our
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capital of a foreign country in our country fighting with our country that
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country fighting with our country that
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country fighting with our country that is now part of our country and was our
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is now part of our country and was our
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is now part of our country and was our country oh this one's cool this here is
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country oh this one's cool this here is
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country oh this one's cool this here is a memorial to law enforcement here more
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a memorial to law enforcement here more
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a memorial to law enforcement here more specifically those who have given their
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specifically those who have given their
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specifically those who have given their lives uh in the course of doing their
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lives uh in the course of doing their
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lives uh in the course of doing their jobs that's a really nice touch I like
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jobs that's a really nice touch I like
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jobs that's a really nice touch I like that here we have a memorial for fallen
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that here we have a memorial for fallen
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that here we have a memorial for fallen soldiers from Alabama who fought in
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soldiers from Alabama who fought in
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soldiers from Alabama who fought in World War I which is really cool I like
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World War I which is really cool I like
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World War I which is really cool I like when we remember the people who did
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when we remember the people who did
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when we remember the people who did something you know for us here's a
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something you know for us here's a
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something you know for us here's a replica of the Liberty Bell you can
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replica of the Liberty Bell you can
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replica of the Liberty Bell you can actually get right up really close to
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actually get right up really close to
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actually get right up really close to this one there's not many Liberty bells
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this one there's not many Liberty bells
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this one there's not many Liberty bells that you can get up this close to look
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that you can get up this close to look
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that you can get up this close to look made in France I just wanted to check
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made in France I just wanted to check
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made in France I just wanted to check and see nope no little dongle thing in
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and see nope no little dongle thing in
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and see nope no little dongle thing in there this I thought was neat this flag
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there this I thought was neat this flag
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there this I thought was neat this flag pole here at the Alabama state flag has
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pole here at the Alabama state flag has
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pole here at the Alabama state flag has a little plaque on the bottom that says
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a little plaque on the bottom that says
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a little plaque on the bottom that says these flag poles are made of aluminum
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these flag poles are made of aluminum
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these flag poles are made of aluminum produced in Northwest Alabama where the
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produced in Northwest Alabama where the
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produced in Northwest Alabama where the first Reynolds Aluminum was made as a
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first Reynolds Aluminum was made as a
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first Reynolds Aluminum was made as a fan of aluminum I was deeply impressed
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fan of aluminum I was deeply impressed
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fan of aluminum I was deeply impressed with that I'm lying I don't know what
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with that I'm lying I don't know what
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with that I'm lying I don't know what that means at all but I'm sure it's that
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that means at all but I'm sure it's that
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that means at all but I'm sure it's that somebody does let's see what's over this
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somebody does let's see what's over this
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somebody does let's see what's over this way ooh look at this what is this some
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way ooh look at this what is this some
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way ooh look at this what is this some sort of Memorial right here pretty sure
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sort of Memorial right here pretty sure
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sort of Memorial right here pretty sure this is a Confederate Monument oh yes
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this is a Confederate Monument oh yes
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this is a Confederate Monument oh yes it's definitely definitely a Confederate
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it's definitely definitely a Confederate
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it's definitely definitely a Confederate Monument it's a memorial to Army Navy
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Monument it's a memorial to Army Navy
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Monument it's a memorial to Army Navy etc etc that fought for the Confederacy
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etc etc that fought for the Confederacy
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etc etc that fought for the Confederacy and right here I don't know if you can
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and right here I don't know if you can
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and right here I don't know if you can read it it's kind of hard to see it says
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read it it's kind of hard to see it says
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read it it's kind of hard to see it says this Cornerstone was laid by Jefferson
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this Cornerstone was laid by Jefferson
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this Cornerstone was laid by Jefferson Davis president of CSA April 29th
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Davis president of CSA April 29th
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Davis president of CSA April 29th 1886 see in the North after the Civil
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1886 see in the North after the Civil
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1886 see in the North after the Civil War they had this thing called the Grand
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War they had this thing called the Grand
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War they had this thing called the Grand Army of the Republic and they would have
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Army of the Republic and they would have
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Army of the Republic and they would have all these meetups and reunions and
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all these meetups and reunions and
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all these meetups and reunions and they'd have speeches they'd have General
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they'd have speeches they'd have General
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they'd have speeches they'd have General Grant there or kidan or Sherman etc etc
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Grant there or kidan or Sherman etc etc
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Grant there or kidan or Sherman etc etc and in the South they built monuments to
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and in the South they built monuments to
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and in the South they built monuments to their dead as well you know different
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their dead as well you know different
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their dead as well you know different memorials and events to remember the
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memorials and events to remember the
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memorials and events to remember the lost cause now it would be a mistake and
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lost cause now it would be a mistake and
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lost cause now it would be a mistake and very very easy it's a very easy trap to
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very very easy it's a very easy trap to
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very very easy it's a very easy trap to fall into the whole thing of oh is it
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fall into the whole thing of oh is it
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fall into the whole thing of oh is it right or wrong for this to be here
11:46
right or wrong for this to be here
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right or wrong for this to be here growing up in Southern California the
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growing up in Southern California the
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growing up in Southern California the Civil War seems like something that was
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Civil War seems like something that was
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Civil War seems like something that was just really impossibly far away I mean
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just really impossibly far away I mean
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just really impossibly far away I mean you might as well be talking about
11:53
you might as well be talking about
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you might as well be talking about Ancient Rome or imperial Japan so maybe
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Ancient Rome or imperial Japan so maybe
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Ancient Rome or imperial Japan so maybe I have like a little bit of a different
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I have like a little bit of a different
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I have like a little bit of a different perspective on than the people who are
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perspective on than the people who are
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perspective on than the people who are right in the thick of arguing over stuff
12:02
right in the thick of arguing over stuff
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right in the thick of arguing over stuff like this but the one thing you can't
12:03
like this but the one thing you can't
12:03
like this but the one thing you can't argue about is it's history and it
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argue about is it's history and it
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argue about is it's history and it happened here and the people that lived
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happened here and the people that lived
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happened here and the people that lived here at the time went through it and it
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here at the time went through it and it
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here at the time went through it and it is super important to remember that this
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is super important to remember that this
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is super important to remember that this stuff happened because you don't want to
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stuff happened because you don't want to
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stuff happened because you don't want to repeat the mistakes of the past and also
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repeat the mistakes of the past and also
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repeat the mistakes of the past and also as much as history is written by The
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as much as history is written by The
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as much as history is written by The Victors there are people who lost their
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Victors there are people who lost their
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Victors there are people who lost their you know family and their loved ones
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you know family and their loved ones
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you know family and their loved ones went off to fight and died it's
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went off to fight and died it's
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went off to fight and died it's something that did happen here so I
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something that did happen here so I
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something that did happen here so I don't see that it's wrong to remember it
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don't see that it's wrong to remember it
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don't see that it's wrong to remember it it's history it happened there's no
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it's history it happened there's no
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it's history it happened there's no getting around or arguing with that what
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getting around or arguing with that what
12:30
getting around or arguing with that what it means for our future and how we
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it means for our future and how we
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it means for our future and how we remember the past that is Up For Debate
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remember the past that is Up For Debate
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remember the past that is Up For Debate but I am definitely not someone who's
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but I am definitely not someone who's
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but I am definitely not someone who's smart enough to uh navigate those Waters
12:39
smart enough to uh navigate those Waters
12:39
smart enough to uh navigate those Waters historical politics that I can deal with
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historical politics that I can deal with
12:42
historical politics that I can deal with modern politics or how historical
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modern politics or how historical
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modern politics or how historical politics tie into modern politics I
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politics tie into modern politics I
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politics tie into modern politics I leave that to you guys and other people
12:48
leave that to you guys and other people
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leave that to you guys and other people somewhere else it is pretty crazy though
12:49
somewhere else it is pretty crazy though
12:49
somewhere else it is pretty crazy though to think I'm standing at a state capital
12:53
to think I'm standing at a state capital
12:53
to think I'm standing at a state capital this place is in charge of Alabama I had
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this place is in charge of Alabama I had
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this place is in charge of Alabama I had no idea that pulling over to park here
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no idea that pulling over to park here
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no idea that pulling over to park here which by the way way I accidentally
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which by the way way I accidentally
12:59
which by the way way I accidentally parked in the governor's staff parking
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parked in the governor's staff parking
13:02
parked in the governor's staff parking on the other side of the building at
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on the other side of the building at
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on the other side of the building at first by accident and somebody came out
13:05
first by accident and somebody came out
13:05
first by accident and somebody came out and yelled at me I had no idea that
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and yelled at me I had no idea that
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and yelled at me I had no idea that parking down here and walking around for
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parking down here and walking around for
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parking down here and walking around for a couple seconds could be so educational
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a couple seconds could be so educational
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a couple seconds could be so educational I am surprised that there's no statue of
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I am surprised that there's no statue of
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I am surprised that there's no statue of Martin Luther King down here because
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Martin Luther King down here because
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Martin Luther King down here because this is where that Selma to Montgomery
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this is where that Selma to Montgomery
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this is where that Selma to Montgomery March ended there is this marker right
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March ended there is this marker right
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March ended there is this marker right here but I don't know maybe there's a
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here but I don't know maybe there's a
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here but I don't know maybe there's a statue of him inside for all I know I'm
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statue of him inside for all I know I'm
13:18
statue of him inside for all I know I'm just passing through quickly I didn't do
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just passing through quickly I didn't do
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just passing through quickly I didn't do any research so if any of you know where
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any research so if any of you know where
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any research so if any of you know where there is a statue of him that I could
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there is a statue of him that I could
13:23
there is a statue of him that I could look at in the future please let me know
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look at in the future please let me know
13:25
look at in the future please let me know again just for the record I'm not ever
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again just for the record I'm not ever
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again just for the record I'm not ever trying to make any kind of statement by
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trying to make any kind of statement by
13:28
trying to make any kind of statement by coming to a place like this I'm just
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coming to a place like this I'm just
13:29
coming to a place like this I'm just coming to a place like this cuz it's
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coming to a place like this cuz it's
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coming to a place like this cuz it's historical and I happen to be in the
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historical and I happen to be in the
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historical and I happen to be in the neighborhood it's important not to be
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neighborhood it's important not to be
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neighborhood it's important not to be divided by our past but to come together
13:37
divided by our past but to come together
13:37
divided by our past but to come together over what we're going to do in the
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over what we're going to do in the
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over what we're going to do in the future actually I just saw a sign up
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future actually I just saw a sign up
13:40
future actually I just saw a sign up there maybe we can do one more detour
13:41
there maybe we can do one more detour
13:42
there maybe we can do one more detour it's interesting for me because the part
13:43
it's interesting for me because the part
13:43
it's interesting for me because the part of Southern California where I come from
13:45
of Southern California where I come from
13:45
of Southern California where I come from was really all built up in the 50s I
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was really all built up in the 50s I
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was really all built up in the 50s I mean my grandparents lived across the
13:48
mean my grandparents lived across the
13:48
mean my grandparents lived across the street from Disneyland which is built in
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street from Disneyland which is built in
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street from Disneyland which is built in 55 they moved there in 57 so it's hard
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55 they moved there in 57 so it's hard
13:52
55 they moved there in 57 so it's hard for me to wrap my head around how
13:54
for me to wrap my head around how
13:54
for me to wrap my head around how conflicting it must be to be a
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conflicting it must be to be a
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conflicting it must be to be a southerner and be patriotic and love
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southerner and be patriotic and love
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southerner and be patriotic and love America but to have had answ ERS who
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America but to have had answ ERS who
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America but to have had answ ERS who fought for the Confederacy so you want
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fought for the Confederacy so you want
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fought for the Confederacy so you want to preserve history and preserve your
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to preserve history and preserve your
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to preserve history and preserve your heritage and stuff like this building
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heritage and stuff like this building
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heritage and stuff like this building was the first White House of the
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was the first White House of the
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was the first White House of the Confederacy but obviously that's like a
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Confederacy but obviously that's like a
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Confederacy but obviously that's like a very loaded issue you know I will say
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very loaded issue you know I will say
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very loaded issue you know I will say this the cool thing the good thing that
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this the cool thing the good thing that
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this the cool thing the good thing that I see about the south now is that I see
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I see about the south now is that I see
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I see about the south now is that I see a much bigger effort to include and
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a much bigger effort to include and
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a much bigger effort to include and preserve and teach about everybody's
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preserve and teach about everybody's
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preserve and teach about everybody's history and perspective in the scheme of
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history and perspective in the scheme of
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history and perspective in the scheme of things which is why I'm trying to find
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things which is why I'm trying to find
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things which is why I'm trying to find not the Confederate White House that was
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not the Confederate White House that was
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not the Confederate White House that was an accident actually I'm trying to find
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an accident actually I'm trying to find
14:26
an accident actually I'm trying to find the Civil Rights Memorial I keep seeing
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the Civil Rights Memorial I keep seeing
14:29
the Civil Rights Memorial I keep seeing signs for and I can't find it okay I
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signs for and I can't find it okay I
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signs for and I can't find it okay I think I know where I'm going now look at
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think I know where I'm going now look at
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think I know where I'm going now look at this though there's so many historical
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this though there's so many historical
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this though there's so many historical signs all around the old part of
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signs all around the old part of
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signs all around the old part of Montgomery these ones are about these
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Montgomery these ones are about these
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Montgomery these ones are about these historic homes that were lived in by the
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historic homes that were lived in by the
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historic homes that were lived in by the de family for 150 years that's so crazy
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de family for 150 years that's so crazy
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de family for 150 years that's so crazy I think it's been more than a century
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I think it's been more than a century
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I think it's been more than a century since anyone in any branch of my family
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since anyone in any branch of my family
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since anyone in any branch of my family lived someplace for more than 20 or 30
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lived someplace for more than 20 or 30
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lived someplace for more than 20 or 30 years this is what I was looking for
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years this is what I was looking for
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years this is what I was looking for right here though the Civil Rights
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right here though the Civil Rights
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right here though the Civil Rights Memorial look at this Monument this is
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Memorial look at this Monument this is
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Memorial look at this Monument this is crazy and it's honestly kind of
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crazy and it's honestly kind of
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crazy and it's honestly kind of gut-wrenching to uh to deal with with it
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gut-wrenching to uh to deal with with it
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gut-wrenching to uh to deal with with it has a bunch of dates here around this
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has a bunch of dates here around this
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has a bunch of dates here around this Fountain starting with Brown versus
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Fountain starting with Brown versus
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Fountain starting with Brown versus Board of Education and then going around
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Board of Education and then going around
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Board of Education and then going around with all these different incidents Rosa
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with all these different incidents Rosa
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with all these different incidents Rosa Parks here a lot of dates like the
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Parks here a lot of dates like the
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Parks here a lot of dates like the outlawing of segregation in bus
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outlawing of segregation in bus
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outlawing of segregation in bus terminals things like that but also a
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terminals things like that but also a
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terminals things like that but also a lot of incidents where people were
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lot of incidents where people were
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lot of incidents where people were violently killed for standing up for
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violently killed for standing up for
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violently killed for standing up for what they believed in or in a lot of
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what they believed in or in a lot of
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what they believed in or in a lot of cases just for who they were honestly
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cases just for who they were honestly
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cases just for who they were honestly those people back then were so brave
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those people back then were so brave
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those people back then were so brave like can you imagine when I talk about
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like can you imagine when I talk about
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like can you imagine when I talk about something I believe in I go online and
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something I believe in I go online and
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something I believe in I go online and type a little comment thing and then
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type a little comment thing and then
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type a little comment thing and then people might argue with me these people
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people might argue with me these people
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people might argue with me these people and there's white and black names here
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and there's white and black names here
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and there's white and black names here here these people were getting literally
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here these people were getting literally
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here these people were getting literally killed for what they believed in and
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killed for what they believed in and
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killed for what they believed in and this is not that long ago this is I mean
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this is not that long ago this is I mean
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this is not that long ago this is I mean this is within a living memory there are
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this is within a living memory there are
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this is within a living memory there are people alive probably right around here
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people alive probably right around here
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people alive probably right around here who remember a lot of this stuff see the
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who remember a lot of this stuff see the
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who remember a lot of this stuff see the human species we are definitely a work
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human species we are definitely a work
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human species we are definitely a work in progress still I know it's easy to
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in progress still I know it's easy to
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in progress still I know it's easy to focus on the negative like the conflicts
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focus on the negative like the conflicts
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focus on the negative like the conflicts and thinking of how much farther we have
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and thinking of how much farther we have
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and thinking of how much farther we have to go and all the bad stuff that exists
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to go and all the bad stuff that exists
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to go and all the bad stuff that exists in the world today and there is a lot
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in the world today and there is a lot
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in the world today and there is a lot but I really like to and I don't think
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but I really like to and I don't think
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but I really like to and I don't think there's anything wrong with this I like
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there's anything wrong with this I like
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there's anything wrong with this I like to stop and actually reflect on how far
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to stop and actually reflect on how far
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to stop and actually reflect on how far we've already come as a species I'm
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we've already come as a species I'm
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we've already come as a species I'm proud of us we're not perfect but we're
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proud of us we're not perfect but we're
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proud of us we're not perfect but we're getting better I think I hope the Civil
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getting better I think I hope the Civil
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getting better I think I hope the Civil Rights Memorial center is actually
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Rights Memorial center is actually
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Rights Memorial center is actually closed at the moment but still pretty
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closed at the moment but still pretty
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closed at the moment but still pretty cool to see the outside I love history
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cool to see the outside I love history
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cool to see the outside I love history any kind of History really from any
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any kind of History really from any
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any kind of History really from any country or any place especially any
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country or any place especially any
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country or any place especially any place that I'm going to or have stood at
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place that I'm going to or have stood at
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place that I'm going to or have stood at no history can be a powder cake here but
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no history can be a powder cake here but
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no history can be a powder cake here but as a visitor a stranger from a Strange
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as a visitor a stranger from a Strange
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as a visitor a stranger from a Strange Land here as a guest I got to say I like
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Land here as a guest I got to say I like
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Land here as a guest I got to say I like seeing a diversity of perspectives
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seeing a diversity of perspectives
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seeing a diversity of perspectives represented all right time to go see
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represented all right time to go see
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represented all right time to go see everywhere I look in Montgomery there's
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everywhere I look in Montgomery there's
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everywhere I look in Montgomery there's more statues more historic signs I wish
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more statues more historic signs I wish
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more statues more historic signs I wish I had time to explore more but for the
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I had time to explore more but for the
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I had time to explore more but for the moment I got to go W that's just weird
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moment I got to go W that's just weird
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moment I got to go W that's just weird looking look how unusual that is weird
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looking look how unusual that is weird
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looking look how unusual that is weird no wait there's one more thing sorry I
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no wait there's one more thing sorry I
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no wait there's one more thing sorry I was trying to leave town and I noticed
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was trying to leave town and I noticed
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was trying to leave town and I noticed this one last thing look at this right
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this one last thing look at this right
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this one last thing look at this right here this is Troy University here and
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here this is Troy University here and
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here this is Troy University here and behind me is the Jefferson Davis housing
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behind me is the Jefferson Davis housing
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behind me is the Jefferson Davis housing here you have the Davis Theater but
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here you have the Davis Theater but
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here you have the Davis Theater but right here on this other corner behind
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right here on this other corner behind
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right here on this other corner behind me you have the Rosa Parks library and
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me you have the Rosa Parks library and
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me you have the Rosa Parks library and museum look at that isn't that crazy the
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museum look at that isn't that crazy the
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museum look at that isn't that crazy the reason that's here is because right over
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reason that's here is because right over
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reason that's here is because right over here where this sign is this was the
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here where this sign is this was the
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here where this sign is this was the place where Rosa Parks was taken off the
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place where Rosa Parks was taken off the
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place where Rosa Parks was taken off the bus and arrested her arrest right here
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bus and arrested her arrest right here
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bus and arrested her arrest right here is what started the Montgomery Bus
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is what started the Montgomery Bus
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is what started the Montgomery Bus Boycott which is really what launched
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Boycott which is really what launched
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Boycott which is really what launched Martin Luther King Jr like him to fame
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Martin Luther King Jr like him to fame
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Martin Luther King Jr like him to fame and prominence so it's crazy just a few
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and prominence so it's crazy just a few
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and prominence so it's crazy just a few hundred yards away is the founding of
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hundred yards away is the founding of
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hundred yards away is the founding of the Confederacy and right here is the
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the Confederacy and right here is the
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the Confederacy and right here is the founding of something completely
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founding of something completely
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founding of something completely different like if you were just to drive
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different like if you were just to drive
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different like if you were just to drive through here you would never know that
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through here you would never know that
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through here you would never know that so much history so much of what shaped
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so much history so much of what shaped
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so much history so much of what shaped and changed America happened in a town
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and changed America happened in a town
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and changed America happened in a town like this that honestly is very similar
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like this that honestly is very similar
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like this that honestly is very similar to any other Town very very cool I would
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to any other Town very very cool I would
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to any other Town very very cool I would really like to come back sometime and
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really like to come back sometime and
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really like to come back sometime and spend some more time you got to admire
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spend some more time you got to admire
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spend some more time you got to admire Rosa Parks that's pretty punk rock I'm
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Rosa Parks that's pretty punk rock I'm
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Rosa Parks that's pretty punk rock I'm not get up for what you go to the back
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not get up for what you go to the back
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not get up for what you go to the back like that's crazy a thing I learned
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like that's crazy a thing I learned
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like that's crazy a thing I learned about in school right there a thing
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about in school right there a thing
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about in school right there a thing happened here see that's like something
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happened here see that's like something
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happened here see that's like something from a movie or from TV or from the
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from a movie or from TV or from the
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from a movie or from TV or from the history book something Dusty and far
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history book something Dusty and far
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history book something Dusty and far away and to to stand there and go like
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away and to to stand there and go like
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away and to to stand there and go like well this is a real place where real
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well this is a real place where real
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well this is a real place where real things happen that really changed a lot
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things happen that really changed a lot
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things happen that really changed a lot of things and
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of things and
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of things and stuff just really blows my mind I mean
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stuff just really blows my mind I mean
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stuff just really blows my mind I mean especially how Ordinary People can shape
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especially how Ordinary People can shape
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especially how Ordinary People can shape the future I really hope we can learn
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the future I really hope we can learn
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the future I really hope we can learn from those who've gone before us and
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from those who've gone before us and
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from those who've gone before us and shape our future in a positive way too
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shape our future in a positive way too
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shape our future in a positive way too at the moment though I just hope sleep
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at the moment though I just hope sleep
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at the moment though I just hope sleep is in my future starting to get a little
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is in my future starting to get a little
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is in my future starting to get a little tired been driving through the beautiful
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tired been driving through the beautiful
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tired been driving through the beautiful state of Alabama all day long and
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state of Alabama all day long and
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state of Alabama all day long and finally here I am in
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finally here I am in
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finally here I am in Birmingham every single previous time I
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Birmingham every single previous time I
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Birmingham every single previous time I went through Birmingham I always asked
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went through Birmingham I always asked
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went through Birmingham I always asked myself huh I wonder if I'll ever be back
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myself huh I wonder if I'll ever be back
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myself huh I wonder if I'll ever be back here again and ever actually get to see
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here again and ever actually get to see
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here again and ever actually get to see Birmingham and I'm wondering that again
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Birmingham and I'm wondering that again
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Birmingham and I'm wondering that again now at the moment though no time for
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now at the moment though no time for
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now at the moment though no time for Birmingham cuz I got to keep going
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Birmingham cuz I got to keep going
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Birmingham cuz I got to keep going towards home doesn't look like great
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towards home doesn't look like great
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towards home doesn't look like great weather that direction but it is what it
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weather that direction but it is what it
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weather that direction but it is what it is in and out of some pretty serious
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is in and out of some pretty serious
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is in and out of some pretty serious rain here in Alabama I don't think
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rain here in Alabama I don't think
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rain here in Alabama I don't think Alabama wants us to leave like ever they
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Alabama wants us to leave like ever they
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Alabama wants us to leave like ever they want us to stay forever like in a death
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way you hear that sound right
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way you hear that sound right there sound of idling
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there sound of idling
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there sound of idling semitruck I love that sound when I was
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semitruck I love that sound when I was
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semitruck I love that sound when I was in a band used to sleep in the van a
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in a band used to sleep in the van a
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in a band used to sleep in the van a truck stops and stuff and listen to that
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truck stops and stuff and listen to that
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truck stops and stuff and listen to that sound all night long drove through some
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sound all night long drove through some
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sound all night long drove through some pretty crazy storms right there it was
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pretty crazy storms right there it was
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pretty crazy storms right there it was pretty wild and intense low visibility
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pretty wild and intense low visibility
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pretty wild and intense low visibility the trucks and I were all going like 20
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the trucks and I were all going like 20
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the trucks and I were all going like 20 mph all the regular cars were pulling
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mph all the regular cars were pulling
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mph all the regular cars were pulling off under bridges but once I got out to
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off under bridges but once I got out to
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off under bridges but once I got out to the other side look at that look at that
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the other side look at that look at that
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the other side look at that look at that Sunset right there that is gorgeous we
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Sunset right there that is gorgeous we
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Sunset right there that is gorgeous we all hit Stormy Weather but if you keep
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all hit Stormy Weather but if you keep
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all hit Stormy Weather but if you keep on trucking you you just might get to
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on trucking you you just might get to
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on trucking you you just might get to the beauty on the other side I think I'm
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the beauty on the other side I think I'm
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the beauty on the other side I think I'm going to drive a little further and then
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going to drive a little further and then
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going to drive a little further and then call it a day thank you all very much
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call it a day thank you all very much
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call it a day thank you all very much for being on this trip with me we'll see
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for being on this trip with me we'll see
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for being on this trip with me we'll see if we make it to Mississippi tomorrow m
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keep you safe out here for example when
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keep you safe out here for example when traveling in any foreign land it is
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traveling in any foreign land it is
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traveling in any foreign land it is always wise to offer a sacrifice to the
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always wise to offer a sacrifice to the
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always wise to offer a sacrifice to the local deities to keep you
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local deities to keep you
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local deities to keep you safe this is so
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stupid
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stupid pleas what the
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pleas what the
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pleas what the heck what the
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heck what the
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heck what the I believe the peanut has been pleased we
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I believe the peanut has been pleased we
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I believe the peanut has been pleased we may travel in safety
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may travel in safety
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may travel in safety now why