Finding the End of Route 66! Chicago's Hidden Finale | Randomland Adventure
Join us for the grand finale of our Route 66 adventure as we reach Chicago and hunt down the elusive end sign! After miles of epic road trip moments, ghost towns, secret spots, and wild encounters, it all comes down to this final photo op. Reflecting on the highs, lows, and everything in between, this isn’t just the end of the road—it’s the end of a journey that’s been all about discovery, fun, and exploring America's most iconic highway. Come along for one last Randomland adventure as we wrap up this incredible Route 66 run in true Justin Scarred style!
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well I think you know what this right
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well I think you know what this right here means we're back in Chicago
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here means we're back in Chicago
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here means we're back in Chicago Illinois and I'm not alone this time
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Illinois and I'm not alone this time
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Illinois and I'm not alone this time this time I've got London with me and
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this time I've got London with me and
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this time I've got London with me and not just London but the whip we've got
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not just London but the whip we've got
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not just London but the whip we've got the car Old Faithful that brought us all
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the car Old Faithful that brought us all
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the car Old Faithful that brought us all the way to the windy city this is Old
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the way to the windy city this is Old
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the way to the windy city this is Old Route 66 or I should say half of old
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Route 66 or I should say half of old
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Route 66 or I should say half of old Route 66 that is the eastbound track
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Route 66 that is the eastbound track
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Route 66 that is the eastbound track traffic the westbound traffic is a
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traffic the westbound traffic is a
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traffic the westbound traffic is a different street another block and today
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different street another block and today
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different street another block and today we're reaching the end of a journey but
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we're reaching the end of a journey but
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we're reaching the end of a journey but the beginning in another way of another
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the beginning in another way of another
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the beginning in another way of another Journey obviously we live in California
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Journey obviously we live in California
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Journey obviously we live in California and we're standing here in Chicago which
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and we're standing here in Chicago which
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and we're standing here in Chicago which means in a little bit we're going to
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means in a little bit we're going to
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means in a little bit we're going to have to head Westward all the way back
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have to head Westward all the way back
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have to head Westward all the way back home which by itself is one incredible
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home which by itself is one incredible
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home which by itself is one incredible journey you know what right now we're
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journey you know what right now we're
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journey you know what right now we're not even going to think about that what
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not even going to think about that what
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not even going to think about that what we're going to think about is Chicago
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we're going to think about is Chicago
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we're going to think about is Chicago shy town the windy city all right well
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shy town the windy city all right well
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shy town the windy city all right well we've turned down and come down to West
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we've turned down and come down to West
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we've turned down and come down to West Adam Street this is where if you're
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Adam Street this is where if you're
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Adam Street this is where if you're starting from Chicago Route 66 begins
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starting from Chicago Route 66 begins
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starting from Chicago Route 66 begins just down there but for us coming up
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just down there but for us coming up
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just down there but for us coming up streams coming up streams coming up
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streams coming up streams coming up
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streams coming up streams coming up streams this is where the journey ends
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streams this is where the journey ends
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streams this is where the journey ends this is going to be quite strange by the
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this is going to be quite strange by the
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this is going to be quite strange by the way we did already drive the car past it
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way we did already drive the car past it
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way we did already drive the car past it this is going to be quite strange for me
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this is going to be quite strange for me
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this is going to be quite strange for me because for the last 20 days essentially
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because for the last 20 days essentially
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because for the last 20 days essentially 19 days every single thing we've looked
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19 days every single thing we've looked
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19 days every single thing we've looked at in eight different states in all
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at in eight different states in all
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at in eight different states in all kinds of different cities and all kinds
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kinds of different cities and all kinds
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kinds of different cities and all kinds of different environments whether you're
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of different environments whether you're
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of different environments whether you're talking about the lush green of the
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talking about the lush green of the
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talking about the lush green of the Ozarks or the Prairies or the the Texas
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Ozarks or the Prairies or the the Texas
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Ozarks or the Prairies or the the Texas Plains or the desert we've been saying
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Plains or the desert we've been saying
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Plains or the desert we've been saying Route 66 oh here's this thing on the
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Route 66 oh here's this thing on the
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Route 66 oh here's this thing on the side of old Route 66 well here's this
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side of old Route 66 well here's this
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side of old Route 66 well here's this Route 66 hotel and now that is all going
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Route 66 hotel and now that is all going
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Route 66 hotel and now that is all going to change for us this is the last time
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to change for us this is the last time
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to change for us this is the last time we're going to have occasion to talk
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we're going to have occasion to talk
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we're going to have occasion to talk about it for a while obviously this was
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about it for a while obviously this was
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about it for a while obviously this was a very special trimp because it was
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a very special trimp because it was
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a very special trimp because it was partially if not wholly about bringing
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partially if not wholly about bringing
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partially if not wholly about bringing my son down my favorite Highway as I
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my son down my favorite Highway as I
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my son down my favorite Highway as I always call it it's not really a series
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always call it it's not really a series
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always call it it's not really a series of Roads or even one road it's really an
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of Roads or even one road it's really an
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of Roads or even one road it's really an excuse to go out and have an adventure
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excuse to go out and have an adventure
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excuse to go out and have an adventure and so Route 66 is my favorite McGuffin
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and so Route 66 is my favorite McGuffin
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and so Route 66 is my favorite McGuffin my favorite excuse and to bring my son
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my favorite excuse and to bring my son
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my favorite excuse and to bring my son down my favorite Road in the country all
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down my favorite Road in the country all
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down my favorite Road in the country all the way to the end has been pretty darn
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the way to the end has been pretty darn
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the way to the end has been pretty darn incredible now I am obviously not done
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incredible now I am obviously not done
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incredible now I am obviously not done with Route 66 but I don't know when I'm
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with Route 66 but I don't know when I'm
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with Route 66 but I don't know when I'm ever going to be able to do it with
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ever going to be able to do it with
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ever going to be able to do it with London at the same time you're going to
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London at the same time you're going to
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London at the same time you're going to be 18 next year you might have a wife
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be 18 next year you might have a wife
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be 18 next year you might have a wife you might have children you might have a
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you might have children you might have a
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you might have children you might have a job you might move to the Moon you might
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job you might move to the Moon you might
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job you might move to the Moon you might go off to college we might never have
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go off to college we might never have
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go off to college we might never have time to do something like this again
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time to do something like this again
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time to do something like this again much less specifically this going down
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much less specifically this going down
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much less specifically this going down Route 66 so this whole thing has been
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Route 66 so this whole thing has been
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Route 66 so this whole thing has been kind of a dream it kind of makes up for
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kind of a dream it kind of makes up for
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kind of a dream it kind of makes up for years of trips we wish we could take but
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years of trips we wish we could take but
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years of trips we wish we could take but for one reason or another we couldn't oh
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for one reason or another we couldn't oh
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for one reason or another we couldn't oh look at the honking very different than
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look at the honking very different than
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look at the honking very different than uh being out in the middle of an old
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uh being out in the middle of an old
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uh being out in the middle of an old 1926 stretch of ghost Road out in
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1926 stretch of ghost Road out in
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1926 stretch of ghost Road out in Oklahoma huh very different indeed and I
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Oklahoma huh very different indeed and I
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Oklahoma huh very different indeed and I usually give short shrift to LA and
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usually give short shrift to LA and
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usually give short shrift to LA and Chicago in the videos for me my favorite
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Chicago in the videos for me my favorite
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Chicago in the videos for me my favorite part of Route 66 is that wide open road
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part of Route 66 is that wide open road
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part of Route 66 is that wide open road is finding those old ghost roads it's
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is finding those old ghost roads it's
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is finding those old ghost roads it's finding those small towns in America I
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finding those small towns in America I
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finding those small towns in America I mean I live in Anaheim California I
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mean I live in Anaheim California I
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mean I live in Anaheim California I could be in Downtown LA in just a few
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could be in Downtown LA in just a few
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could be in Downtown LA in just a few minutes I spent my life before that in
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minutes I spent my life before that in
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minutes I spent my life before that in bands touring and going from Big City to
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bands touring and going from Big City to
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bands touring and going from Big City to Big City to play the various different
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Big City to play the various different
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Big City to play the various different shows it took us an hour to go 10 miles
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shows it took us an hour to go 10 miles
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shows it took us an hour to go 10 miles or earlier just to get down into here
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or earlier just to get down into here
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or earlier just to get down into here it's going to take us probably 2 hours
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it's going to take us probably 2 hours
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it's going to take us probably 2 hours to go back the same 10 or 20 M Westward
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to go back the same 10 or 20 M Westward
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to go back the same 10 or 20 M Westward the other way to where we left most of
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the other way to where we left most of
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the other way to where we left most of our stuff so it's just very different
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our stuff so it's just very different
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our stuff so it's just very different from the fun part quote unquote to me
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from the fun part quote unquote to me
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from the fun part quote unquote to me although I do like Chicago I spent quite
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although I do like Chicago I spent quite
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although I do like Chicago I spent quite a bit of time here when we used to go on
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a bit of time here when we used to go on
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a bit of time here when we used to go on tour mostly on the north side of town
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tour mostly on the north side of town
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tour mostly on the north side of town but it's a cool City it's a very cool
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but it's a cool City it's a very cool
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but it's a cool City it's a very cool City literally this is the first time
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City literally this is the first time
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City literally this is the first time I've worn pants in weeks because it's
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I've worn pants in weeks because it's
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I've worn pants in weeks because it's been we've been in a heat wave the
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been we've been in a heat wave the
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been we've been in a heat wave the entire way down here and finally we woke
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entire way down here and finally we woke
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entire way down here and finally we woke up this morning like oh it's a little
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up this morning like oh it's a little
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up this morning like oh it's a little chilly outside thanks Chicago give us a
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chilly outside thanks Chicago give us a
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chilly outside thanks Chicago give us a fresh Breeze as a reward for suffering
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fresh Breeze as a reward for suffering
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fresh Breeze as a reward for suffering all across the
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all across the
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all across the country we're almost there guys we're
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country we're almost there guys we're
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country we're almost there guys we're almost to the end of the journey now we
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almost to the end of the journey now we
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almost to the end of the journey now we got to cross under the L train tracks we
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got to cross under the L train tracks we
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got to cross under the L train tracks we got to pass all the little eateries and
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got to pass all the little eateries and
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got to pass all the little eateries and all the spots I think there's a big
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all the spots I think there's a big
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all the spots I think there's a big Festival going on or some kind of big
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Festival going on or some kind of big
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Festival going on or some kind of big Pride event going on downtown so there's
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Pride event going on downtown so there's
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Pride event going on downtown so there's people all over the place but it's
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people all over the place but it's
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people all over the place but it's Sunday so you don't have as much tra
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Sunday so you don't have as much tra
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Sunday so you don't have as much tra traffic downtown which is nice but dude
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traffic downtown which is nice but dude
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traffic downtown which is nice but dude this is pretty crazy now I became sort
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this is pretty crazy now I became sort
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this is pretty crazy now I became sort of wellknown for Route 66 stuff in 2017
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of wellknown for Route 66 stuff in 2017
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of wellknown for Route 66 stuff in 2017 I did an epic LA to Chicago to LA series
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I did an epic LA to Chicago to LA series
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I did an epic LA to Chicago to LA series down Route 66 at the time it was the
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down Route 66 at the time it was the
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down Route 66 at the time it was the longest documentary series ever made on
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longest documentary series ever made on
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longest documentary series ever made on Route 66 I think the record's been
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Route 66 I think the record's been
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Route 66 I think the record's been broken down by people who just spend
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broken down by people who just spend
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broken down by people who just spend their entire time and their entire
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their entire time and their entire
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their entire time and their entire channels and everything only going up
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channels and everything only going up
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channels and everything only going up and down Route 66 but at the time it was
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and down Route 66 but at the time it was
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and down Route 66 but at the time it was sort of a big deal it's still epic
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sort of a big deal it's still epic
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sort of a big deal it's still epic adventure you can still watch the whole
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adventure you can still watch the whole
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adventure you can still watch the whole thing and I felt like I was rushed on
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thing and I felt like I was rushed on
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thing and I felt like I was rushed on that trip I felt like I couldn't cover
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that trip I felt like I couldn't cover
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that trip I felt like I couldn't cover everything and I couldn't quite see all
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everything and I couldn't quite see all
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everything and I couldn't quite see all the stuff I even wanted to see and I
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the stuff I even wanted to see and I
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the stuff I even wanted to see and I felt pressed for time that whole time
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felt pressed for time that whole time
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felt pressed for time that whole time and that was 40 days at least 40 days to
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and that was 40 days at least 40 days to
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and that was 40 days at least 40 days to get to Chicago on that trip not counting
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get to Chicago on that trip not counting
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get to Chicago on that trip not counting a couple of days off and this time we
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a couple of days off and this time we
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a couple of days off and this time we made it in only 19 so you can imagine
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made it in only 19 so you can imagine
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made it in only 19 so you can imagine how much pressure I was feeling how
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how much pressure I was feeling how
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how much pressure I was feeling how rushed and like oh London I wish you
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rushed and like oh London I wish you
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rushed and like oh London I wish you could see this and I wish
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could see this and I wish
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could see this and I wish I wish we could stop and spend the night
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I wish we could stop and spend the night
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I wish we could stop and spend the night here and sit by the old railroad tracks
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here and sit by the old railroad tracks
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here and sit by the old railroad tracks and watch the train coming along but
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and watch the train coming along but
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and watch the train coming along but actually towards the end of this trip I
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actually towards the end of this trip I
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actually towards the end of this trip I don't know about you but I felt like oh
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don't know about you but I felt like oh
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don't know about you but I felt like oh my gosh how many weeks has it been three
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my gosh how many weeks has it been three
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my gosh how many weeks has it been three four five six it felt like we crammed so
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four five six it felt like we crammed so
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four five six it felt like we crammed so much stuff in we went so fast that I
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much stuff in we went so fast that I
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much stuff in we went so fast that I don't know about you but my brain is so
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don't know about you but my brain is so
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don't know about you but my brain is so full of this town's history and that
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full of this town's history and that
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full of this town's history and that Town's history and this hotel's history
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Town's history and this hotel's history
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Town's history and this hotel's history and that neon sign what about you yeah a
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and that neon sign what about you yeah a
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and that neon sign what about you yeah a little Bamboozled uh a little
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little Bamboozled uh a little
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little Bamboozled uh a little overwhelmed I mean it's it's starting to
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overwhelmed I mean it's it's starting to
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overwhelmed I mean it's it's starting to go away because we're in the last City
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go away because we're in the last City
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go away because we're in the last City but yeah yeah it felt like just like
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but yeah yeah it felt like just like
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but yeah yeah it felt like just like where are we where are we going
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where are we where are we going
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where are we where are we going backwards are we going forwards what am
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backwards are we going forwards what am
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backwards are we going forwards what am I supposed to remember what is okay to
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I supposed to remember what is okay to
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I supposed to remember what is okay to forget to the point where I actually
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forget to the point where I actually
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forget to the point where I actually thought we had spent more time on the
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thought we had spent more time on the
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thought we had spent more time on the road but our original intention was just
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road but our original intention was just
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road but our original intention was just to have two weeks to do the Father and
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to have two weeks to do the Father and
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to have two weeks to do the Father and Son trip and we've been out here for 19
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Son trip and we've been out here for 19
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Son trip and we've been out here for 19 days so we are 5 days over schedule
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days so we are 5 days over schedule
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days so we are 5 days over schedule which means we got to turn back and
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which means we got to turn back and
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which means we got to turn back and start heading west like super super fast
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start heading west like super super fast
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start heading west like super super fast so the end of Illinois was like a crazy
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so the end of Illinois was like a crazy
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so the end of Illinois was like a crazy Mad Dash we did most of it last night in
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Mad Dash we did most of it last night in
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Mad Dash we did most of it last night in the dark stopping after Pontiac through
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the dark stopping after Pontiac through
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the dark stopping after Pontiac through all these little places and all the
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all these little places and all the
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all these little places and all the stuff on the outside of Chicago just so
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stuff on the outside of Chicago just so
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stuff on the outside of Chicago just so that we could come in today and save
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that we could come in today and save
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that we could come in today and save this moment this final moment to share
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this moment this final moment to share
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this moment this final moment to share with you for the daylight cuz really we
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with you for the daylight cuz really we
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with you for the daylight cuz really we could have just popped in at night we
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could have just popped in at night we
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could have just popped in at night we could have cruise down here there
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could have cruise down here there
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could have cruise down here there probably would have been nobody around
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probably would have been nobody around
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probably would have been nobody around we could have been like hey we did it
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we could have been like hey we did it
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we could have been like hey we did it but you wouldn't have seen it cuz it
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but you wouldn't have seen it cuz it
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but you wouldn't have seen it cuz it would have been dark and then that would
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would have been dark and then that would
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would have been dark and then that would have been weird to just be like hey
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have been weird to just be like hey
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have been weird to just be like hey we're almost to Chicago then you pick up
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we're almost to Chicago then you pick up
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we're almost to Chicago then you pick up with us and we're like Hey we're we're
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with us and we're like Hey we're we're
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with us and we're like Hey we're we're in Missouri again so all right I'm
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in Missouri again so all right I'm
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in Missouri again so all right I'm procrastinating cuz I don't want it to
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procrastinating cuz I don't want it to
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procrastinating cuz I don't want it to end but here we go we've taken our final
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end but here we go we've taken our final
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end but here we go we've taken our final steps past the final L tracks we have
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steps past the final L tracks we have
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steps past the final L tracks we have seen the historic Route 66 sign we have
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seen the historic Route 66 sign we have
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seen the historic Route 66 sign we have stuck our mark on Chicago and now we
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stuck our mark on Chicago and now we
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stuck our mark on Chicago and now we just have to walk most of the way down
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just have to walk most of the way down
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just have to walk most of the way down this last block towards the Art
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this last block towards the Art
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this last block towards the Art Institute of Chicago down there at the
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Institute of Chicago down there at the
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Institute of Chicago down there at the End of the Street look at that building
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End of the Street look at that building
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End of the Street look at that building right there that is where Route 66
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right there that is where Route 66
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right there that is where Route 66 begins if you're doing the classic
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begins if you're doing the classic
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begins if you're doing the classic Chicago to LA
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Chicago to LA
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Chicago to LA this is pretty
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this is pretty
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this is pretty wild not wild not crazy I keep using
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wild not wild not crazy I keep using
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wild not wild not crazy I keep using those words it's really just surreal it
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those words it's really just surreal it
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those words it's really just surreal it doesn't feel quite real and tangible
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doesn't feel quite real and tangible
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doesn't feel quite real and tangible because for 19 days youve been going
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because for 19 days youve been going
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because for 19 days youve been going Route 66 Roe 66 we got to do this we got
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Route 66 Roe 66 we got to do this we got
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Route 66 Roe 66 we got to do this we got to make it we got to push Eastward push
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to make it we got to push Eastward push
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to make it we got to push Eastward push Eastward push Eastward and that's it
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Eastward push Eastward and that's it
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Eastward push Eastward and that's it there's no more Eastward to push this is
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there's no more Eastward to push this is
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there's no more Eastward to push this is the last gasp now we're going to finally
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the last gasp now we're going to finally
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the last gasp now we're going to finally catch up with that world famous begin
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catch up with that world famous begin
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catch up with that world famous begin Route 66 sign get our photo here and
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Route 66 sign get our photo here and
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Route 66 sign get our photo here and finish the mission and here it is guys
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finish the mission and here it is guys
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finish the mission and here it is guys the famous
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the famous
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the famous begin oh my gosh the sign is missing
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begin oh my gosh the sign is missing
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begin oh my gosh the sign is missing someone stole in the begin Route 66 sign
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someone stole in the begin Route 66 sign
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someone stole in the begin Route 66 sign how will this guy begin that's why he's
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how will this guy begin that's why he's
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how will this guy begin that's why he's sitting there he's still waiting to
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sitting there he's still waiting to
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sitting there he's still waiting to begin he can't begin sir you can't begin
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begin he can't begin sir you can't begin
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begin he can't begin sir you can't begin there's no sign there's no begin there's
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there's no sign there's no begin there's
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there's no sign there's no begin there's no end oh my gosh you know what this
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no end oh my gosh you know what this
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no end oh my gosh you know what this means this means we're going to have to
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means this means we're going to have to
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means this means we're going to have to travel down Route 66 forever the trip is
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travel down Route 66 forever the trip is
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travel down Route 66 forever the trip is never going to end you're never going to
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never going to end you're never going to
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never going to end you're never going to grow up Father and Son together for all
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grow up Father and Son together for all
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grow up Father and Son together for all time it's never over there is no
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time it's never over there is no
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time it's never over there is no beginning there is no end there is no
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beginning there is no end there is no
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beginning there is no end there is no beginning there is no end Route 66
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beginning there is no end Route 66
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beginning there is no end Route 66 forever he knows what I'm talking about
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forever he knows what I'm talking about
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forever he knows what I'm talking about motorcycle
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motorcycle
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motorcycle Man motorcycle Route 66 forever baby
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Man motorcycle Route 66 forever baby
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Man motorcycle Route 66 forever baby we've done it look at that look at that
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we've done it look at that look at that
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we've done it look at that look at that you're supposed to see historic 66 and
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you're supposed to see historic 66 and
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you're supposed to see historic 66 and then begin underneath well somebody's
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then begin underneath well somebody's
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then begin underneath well somebody's left the begin the begin is here okay so
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left the begin the begin is here okay so
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left the begin the begin is here okay so we can begin but what are we beginning
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we can begin but what are we beginning
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we can begin but what are we beginning we don't know we're not beginning
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we don't know we're not beginning
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we don't know we're not beginning anything guys we're ending this is the
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anything guys we're ending this is the
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anything guys we're ending this is the end of Route 66 for us not the end of
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end of Route 66 for us not the end of
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end of Route 66 for us not the end of our trip not the end of the road not the
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our trip not the end of the road not the
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our trip not the end of the road not the end of Adventures and not the end of me
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end of Adventures and not the end of me
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end of Adventures and not the end of me traveling down Route 66 always looking
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traveling down Route 66 always looking
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traveling down Route 66 always looking for old pictures old stories new places
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for old pictures old stories new places
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for old pictures old stories new places and new faces to see so you can always
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and new faces to see so you can always
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and new faces to see so you can always email uh me and let me know about
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email uh me and let me know about
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email uh me and let me know about updates and things and if you're opening
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updates and things and if you're opening
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updates and things and if you're opening a new business and all that kind of
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a new business and all that kind of
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a new business and all that kind of stuff and I will always want to come out
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stuff and I will always want to come out
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stuff and I will always want to come out and check it out as soon as I possibly
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and check it out as soon as I possibly
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and check it out as soon as I possibly can this is it and now the hard thing is
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can this is it and now the hard thing is
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can this is it and now the hard thing is honestly is to shift out of of that mode
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honestly is to shift out of of that mode
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honestly is to shift out of of that mode to shift out of gear like this guy can't
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to shift out of gear like this guy can't
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to shift out of gear like this guy can't shift into gear I can't shift out of
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shift into gear I can't shift out of
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shift into gear I can't shift out of that gear of like okay we're going we're
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that gear of like okay we're going we're
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that gear of like okay we're going we're going on to the next thing like this is
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going on to the next thing like this is
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going on to the next thing like this is it we've stopped this is the end of this
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it we've stopped this is the end of this
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it we've stopped this is the end of this phase of our trip the the end of one
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phase of our trip the the end of one
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phase of our trip the the end of one Journey the beginning of another but the
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Journey the beginning of another but the
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Journey the beginning of another but the end of our journey here down the old
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end of our journey here down the old
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end of our journey here down the old mother road the main street of America
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mother road the main street of America
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mother road the main street of America I'm having trouble switching out of that
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I'm having trouble switching out of that
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I'm having trouble switching out of that go go go
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go go go
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go go go mode and moving into the whole let's
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mode and moving into the whole let's
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mode and moving into the whole let's think about it we've made it to the end
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think about it we've made it to the end
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think about it we've made it to the end let's contemplate let's have a moment
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let's contemplate let's have a moment
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let's contemplate let's have a moment here and reflect on this incredible
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here and reflect on this incredible
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here and reflect on this incredible journey I think the theme for me on this
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journey I think the theme for me on this
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journey I think the theme for me on this trip really has been totally different
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trip really has been totally different
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trip really has been totally different than the last time I went up old Route
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than the last time I went up old Route
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than the last time I went up old Route 66 from end to end and the theme is
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66 from end to end and the theme is
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66 from end to end and the theme is really bit a heraclitus quote which is
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really bit a heraclitus quote which is
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really bit a heraclitus quote which is you know no man ever steps in the same
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you know no man ever steps in the same
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you know no man ever steps in the same river twice cuz not only is the river
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river twice cuz not only is the river
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river twice cuz not only is the river different but so is the man and that has
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different but so is the man and that has
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different but so is the man and that has certainly been the case on this trip I
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certainly been the case on this trip I
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certainly been the case on this trip I mean the route has changed so much
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mean the route has changed so much
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mean the route has changed so much pre-co and you know and postco and also
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pre-co and you know and postco and also
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pre-co and you know and postco and also just since the last time I went down it
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just since the last time I went down it
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just since the last time I went down it so many historic buildings have fallen
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so many historic buildings have fallen
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so many historic buildings have fallen down so many things have disappeared but
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down so many things have disappeared but
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down so many things have disappeared but at the same time so many new places have
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at the same time so many new places have
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at the same time so many new places have popped up so many new faces have come
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popped up so many new faces have come
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popped up so many new faces have come out of the woodwork to do preservation
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out of the woodwork to do preservation
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out of the woodwork to do preservation work and to build new things that was
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work and to build new things that was
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work and to build new things that was sort of the most surprising part for me
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sort of the most surprising part for me
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sort of the most surprising part for me just in terms of the actual route is how
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just in terms of the actual route is how
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just in terms of the actual route is how much has changed how many new things
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much has changed how many new things
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much has changed how many new things have opened how many old classics have
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have opened how many old classics have
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have opened how many old classics have disappeared whoa whoa whoa whoa speaking
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disappeared whoa whoa whoa whoa speaking
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disappeared whoa whoa whoa whoa speaking of new things I see something right over
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of new things I see something right over
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of new things I see something right over here that might help us it looks like
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here that might help us it looks like
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here that might help us it looks like right here where Michigan Avenue and
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right here where Michigan Avenue and
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right here where Michigan Avenue and Adam Street Collide the very beginning
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Adam Street Collide the very beginning
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Adam Street Collide the very beginning of old Route 66 if you're going west or
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of old Route 66 if you're going west or
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of old Route 66 if you're going west or the end for us if you're coming east it
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the end for us if you're coming east it
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the end for us if you're coming east it looks like here right next to the very
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looks like here right next to the very
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looks like here right next to the very intersection they have put a new sign
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intersection they have put a new sign
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intersection they have put a new sign look at that and they finally put it up
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look at that and they finally put it up
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look at that and they finally put it up so high that you can't actually get
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so high that you can't actually get
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so high that you can't actually get stickers on it well apparently I'm wrong
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stickers on it well apparently I'm wrong
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stickers on it well apparently I'm wrong cuz people have so they've obviously
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cuz people have so they've obviously
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cuz people have so they've obviously shimmed up the pole you can't stop a
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shimmed up the pole you can't stop a
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shimmed up the pole you can't stop a good sticker what is that Michael Scott
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good sticker what is that Michael Scott
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good sticker what is that Michael Scott up there interesting anyway begin
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up there interesting anyway begin
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up there interesting anyway begin historic Route 66 there is a sign after
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historic Route 66 there is a sign after
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historic Route 66 there is a sign after all this thing used to be right over
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all this thing used to be right over
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all this thing used to be right over there where I showed you on that old
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there where I showed you on that old
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there where I showed you on that old sign pose so there you go a perfect
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sign pose so there you go a perfect
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sign pose so there you go a perfect illustration of what I was saying a man
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illustration of what I was saying a man
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illustration of what I was saying a man never steps in the same river twice cuz
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never steps in the same river twice cuz
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never steps in the same river twice cuz he is is not the same and neither is the
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he is is not the same and neither is the
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he is is not the same and neither is the river so we've done it we've officially
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river so we've done it we've officially
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river so we've done it we've officially reached this signpost this mile poost on
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reached this signpost this mile poost on
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reached this signpost this mile poost on our journey through life the end of this
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our journey through life the end of this
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our journey through life the end of this trip down old Route 66 and as we saw in
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trip down old Route 66 and as we saw in
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trip down old Route 66 and as we saw in 2020 if we learned anything from the
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2020 if we learned anything from the
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2020 if we learned anything from the past years between the last time I
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past years between the last time I
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past years between the last time I finished it and now is we cannot take
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finished it and now is we cannot take
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finished it and now is we cannot take anything for granted we cannot predict
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anything for granted we cannot predict
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anything for granted we cannot predict the future nobody saw certain events
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the future nobody saw certain events
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the future nobody saw certain events coming and you never know what's around
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coming and you never know what's around
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coming and you never know what's around the corner so I could die tomorrow
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the corner so I could die tomorrow
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the corner so I could die tomorrow London could die tomorrow we could get
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London could die tomorrow we could get
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London could die tomorrow we could get hit by a comet and we could all die
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hit by a comet and we could all die
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hit by a comet and we could all die tomorrow or we might not London and I
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tomorrow or we might not London and I
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tomorrow or we might not London and I could be back on this road together next
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could be back on this road together next
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could be back on this road together next year we could never see it again you
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year we could never see it again you
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year we could never see it again you don't know what life is going to bring
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don't know what life is going to bring
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don't know what life is going to bring and so it is important to sort of be
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and so it is important to sort of be
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and so it is important to sort of be present in the moment and try to
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present in the moment and try to
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present in the moment and try to appreciate what you've gotten what
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appreciate what you've gotten what
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appreciate what you've gotten what you're doing when you're doing it the H
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you're doing when you're doing it the H
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you're doing when you're doing it the H 100th anniversary of Route 66 is just
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100th anniversary of Route 66 is just
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100th anniversary of Route 66 is just around the corner it's coming in 2026
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around the corner it's coming in 2026
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around the corner it's coming in 2026 maybe that's why they moved the location
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maybe that's why they moved the location
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maybe that's why they moved the location of the begin Route 66 signs so it' be
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of the begin Route 66 signs so it' be
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of the begin Route 66 signs so it' be higher up and probably easier to
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higher up and probably easier to
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higher up and probably easier to preserve and protect for The Hundreds
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preserve and protect for The Hundreds
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preserve and protect for The Hundreds who knows but the crazy thing is is that
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who knows but the crazy thing is is that
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who knows but the crazy thing is is that we're closing out the century of Route
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we're closing out the century of Route
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we're closing out the century of Route 66 it'll be a whole different thing in
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66 it'll be a whole different thing in
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66 it'll be a whole different thing in the future we don't know what it's going
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the future we don't know what it's going
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the future we don't know what it's going to be like in another hundred years and
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to be like in another hundred years and
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to be like in another hundred years and so people think of Route 66 is this
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so people think of Route 66 is this
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so people think of Route 66 is this classic thing it's been around forever
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classic thing it's been around forever
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classic thing it's been around forever it really only went from 1926 to the
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it really only went from 1926 to the
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it really only went from 1926 to the last portions decommissioned in 1985
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last portions decommissioned in 1985
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last portions decommissioned in 1985 that's not all that long so we're at
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that's not all that long so we're at
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that's not all that long so we're at this weird transition point where it's
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this weird transition point where it's
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this weird transition point where it's been a memory an idea a dream an excuse
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been a memory an idea a dream an excuse
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been a memory an idea a dream an excuse a McGuffin and adventure for longer than
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a McGuffin and adventure for longer than
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a McGuffin and adventure for longer than it was just a highway some trucker would
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it was just a highway some trucker would
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it was just a highway some trucker would go on it was just some road that you
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go on it was just some road that you
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go on it was just some road that you took to get to your grandma's house in
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took to get to your grandma's house in
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took to get to your grandma's house in Chicago and look at this right on the
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Chicago and look at this right on the
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Chicago and look at this right on the side of Michigan Avenue they've got this
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side of Michigan Avenue they've got this
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side of Michigan Avenue they've got this giant Route 66 sign out here a little
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giant Route 66 sign out here a little
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giant Route 66 sign out here a little information on it this looks pretty much
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information on it this looks pretty much
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information on it this looks pretty much brand new this has not been defaced yet
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brand new this has not been defaced yet
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brand new this has not been defaced yet and doubtless it will be by the hundreds
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and doubtless it will be by the hundreds
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and doubtless it will be by the hundreds so maybe that was a little premature but
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so maybe that was a little premature but
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so maybe that was a little premature but you know what it's summertime people are
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you know what it's summertime people are
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you know what it's summertime people are traveling the route we've met many
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traveling the route we've met many
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traveling the route we've met many incredible people along the way and
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incredible people along the way and
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incredible people along the way and London we did it we finished it dude we
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London we did it we finished it dude we
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London we did it we finished it dude we finished the journey like come here we
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finished the journey like come here we
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finished the journey like come here we finished we didn't melt we well we
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finished we didn't melt we well we
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finished we didn't melt we well we didn't melt that was actually a serious
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didn't melt that was actually a serious
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didn't melt that was actually a serious concern for a while are we going to melt
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concern for a while are we going to melt
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concern for a while are we going to melt are we going to die before we're able to
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are we going to die before we're able to
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are we going to die before we're able to complete this journey we finished the
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complete this journey we finished the
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complete this journey we finished the journey what do you think about all the
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journey what do you think about all the
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journey what do you think about all the things we've seen and done and thought
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things we've seen and done and thought
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things we've seen and done and thought felt I mean throughout the abandoned
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felt I mean throughout the abandoned
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felt I mean throughout the abandoned buildings and being melted alive I'd say
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buildings and being melted alive I'd say
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buildings and being melted alive I'd say it was worth it there were some cool
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it was worth it there were some cool
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it was worth it there were some cool memories in the middle of the desert um
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memories in the middle of the desert um
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memories in the middle of the desert um trying not to boil was fun a little bit
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trying not to boil was fun a little bit
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trying not to boil was fun a little bit being at the end and middle of America
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being at the end and middle of America
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being at the end and middle of America for the first time is pretty weird I
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for the first time is pretty weird I
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for the first time is pretty weird I don't know I mean in the first half it
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don't know I mean in the first half it
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don't know I mean in the first half it was a little confusing cuz it was just
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was a little confusing cuz it was just
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was a little confusing cuz it was just my dad dragging me out of suburban nice
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my dad dragging me out of suburban nice
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my dad dragging me out of suburban nice air conditioned California and
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air conditioned California and
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air conditioned California and kidnapping me into the middle of desert
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kidnapping me into the middle of desert
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kidnapping me into the middle of desert and abandoned buildings that I've never
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and abandoned buildings that I've never
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and abandoned buildings that I've never seen or cared to take interest
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seen or cared to take interest
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seen or cared to take interest in but the closer we got to society
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in but the closer we got to society
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in but the closer we got to society civilization and more condensed history
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civilization and more condensed history
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civilization and more condensed history stuff it started to make slowly a little
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stuff it started to make slowly a little
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stuff it started to make slowly a little more sense and of course there was
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more sense and of course there was
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more sense and of course there was specific cool places like Tulsa and the
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specific cool places like Tulsa and the
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specific cool places like Tulsa and the Road Runner or maram Caverns I've never
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Road Runner or maram Caverns I've never
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Road Runner or maram Caverns I've never been in a huge cave before so that was
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been in a huge cave before so that was
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been in a huge cave before so that was bizarre are and Chicago's huge this is
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bizarre are and Chicago's huge this is
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bizarre are and Chicago's huge this is the first time I've been in a city I
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the first time I've been in a city I
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the first time I've been in a city I mean I know La is supposed to be next to
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mean I know La is supposed to be next to
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mean I know La is supposed to be next to me but it's just never go there so this
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me but it's just never go there so this
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me but it's just never go there so this is very strange after a while it was
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is very strange after a while it was
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is very strange after a while it was easy to see well not easy to see but you
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easy to see well not easy to see but you
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easy to see well not easy to see but you start to see stories and old history and
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start to see stories and old history and
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start to see stories and old history and the people that still are there and care
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the people that still are there and care
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the people that still are there and care for their own little
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for their own little
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for their own little towns so it's very pretty I mean I'm
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towns so it's very pretty I mean I'm
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towns so it's very pretty I mean I'm starting to formulate and understand it
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starting to formulate and understand it
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starting to formulate and understand it but then again I'm 17 and we'll probably
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but then again I'm 17 and we'll probably
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but then again I'm 17 and we'll probably understand it a lot more later I mean
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understand it a lot more later I mean
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understand it a lot more later I mean over the course I've seen over 2,000
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over the course I've seen over 2,000
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over the course I've seen over 2,000 miles of stuff in only 19 days it's all
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miles of stuff in only 19 days it's all
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miles of stuff in only 19 days it's all starting to blend together we'll see
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starting to blend together we'll see
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starting to blend together we'll see like three huge historical monuments in
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like three huge historical monuments in
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like three huge historical monuments in a day that we all just pass by and film
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a day that we all just pass by and film
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a day that we all just pass by and film so it'll take me a couple weeks a month
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so it'll take me a couple weeks a month
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so it'll take me a couple weeks a month maybe to soak it all in I've basically
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maybe to soak it all in I've basically
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maybe to soak it all in I've basically just dived head first into a pool I
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just dived head first into a pool I
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just dived head first into a pool I don't know the temperature yet making
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don't know the temperature yet making
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don't know the temperature yet making like random land cuz my dad would let me
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like random land cuz my dad would let me
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like random land cuz my dad would let me add Ed a couple of the videos and of
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add Ed a couple of the videos and of
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add Ed a couple of the videos and of course I'm being dragged along for every
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course I'm being dragged along for every
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course I'm being dragged along for every filming thing it's fun um but incredibly
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filming thing it's fun um but incredibly
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filming thing it's fun um but incredibly hard to stand still in the Heat and just
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hard to stand still in the Heat and just
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hard to stand still in the Heat and just let people pass by you because oh we
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let people pass by you because oh we
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let people pass by you because oh we don't want them in this shot cuz it'll
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don't want them in this shot cuz it'll
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don't want them in this shot cuz it'll look prettier for the camera so you just
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look prettier for the camera so you just
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look prettier for the camera so you just have to boil there for it could be 3
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have to boil there for it could be 3
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have to boil there for it could be 3 minutes or it could be an hour and a
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minutes or it could be an hour and a
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minutes or it could be an hour and a half you never know it takes a lot of
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half you never know it takes a lot of
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half you never know it takes a lot of hard work to make these episodes like
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hard work to make these episodes like
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hard work to make these episodes like the first couple stops it's oh look at
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the first couple stops it's oh look at
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the first couple stops it's oh look at this place and then you just run out of
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this place and then you just run out of
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this place and then you just run out of energy by the end you're just dying in a
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energy by the end you're just dying in a
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energy by the end you're just dying in a hotel afterward and you still have to
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hotel afterward and you still have to
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hotel afterward and you still have to edit the entire video it's fun getting
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edit the entire video it's fun getting
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edit the entire video it's fun getting to spend time with my dad of course I
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to spend time with my dad of course I
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to spend time with my dad of course I won't feel this way for like 3 weeks is
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won't feel this way for like 3 weeks is
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won't feel this way for like 3 weeks is because I just spent 19 days with my dad
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because I just spent 19 days with my dad
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because I just spent 19 days with my dad and more on the way back but I'm sure
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and more on the way back but I'm sure
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and more on the way back but I'm sure I'll enjoy it a lot later I mean I'll
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I'll enjoy it a lot later I mean I'll
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I'll enjoy it a lot later I mean I'll enjoy having memories with my dad like
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enjoy having memories with my dad like
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enjoy having memories with my dad like these I mean I'm not sure how many times
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these I mean I'm not sure how many times
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these I mean I'm not sure how many times I'll be able to do this in my lifetime
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I'll be able to do this in my lifetime
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I'll be able to do this in my lifetime so it's a really cool thing to be able
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so it's a really cool thing to be able
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so it's a really cool thing to be able to do but at the moment um I'd like to
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to do but at the moment um I'd like to
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to do but at the moment um I'd like to go home a air conditioning is a
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go home a air conditioning is a
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go home a air conditioning is a wonderful thing I was just telling
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wonderful thing I was just telling
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wonderful thing I was just telling London you know like it's it it's sort
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London you know like it's it it's sort
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London you know like it's it it's sort of an acquired skill to be able to cram
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of an acquired skill to be able to cram
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of an acquired skill to be able to cram your days your 16-hour days of seeing
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your days your 16-hour days of seeing
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your days your 16-hour days of seeing hundreds and hundreds of miles worth of
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hundreds and hundreds of miles worth of
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hundreds and hundreds of miles worth of stuff in museums and meeting people and
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stuff in museums and meeting people and
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stuff in museums and meeting people and talking to people and then having me gab
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talking to people and then having me gab
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talking to people and then having me gab at him with all the history and stuff it
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at him with all the history and stuff it
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at him with all the history and stuff it took me years to be able to do all that
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took me years to be able to do all that
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took me years to be able to do all that kind of stuff and have any sense of what
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kind of stuff and have any sense of what
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kind of stuff and have any sense of what I just did or what I've just seen and
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I just did or what I've just seen and
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I just did or what I've just seen and then to be able to put it into words so
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then to be able to put it into words so
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then to be able to put it into words so actually I think he did a good job right
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actually I think he did a good job right
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actually I think he did a good job right there because you know London actually
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there because you know London actually
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there because you know London actually did enjoy this trip we've actually had a
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did enjoy this trip we've actually had a
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did enjoy this trip we've actually had a lot of fun but London doesn't like being
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lot of fun but London doesn't like being
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lot of fun but London doesn't like being on the camera he really enjoys holding
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on the camera he really enjoys holding
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on the camera he really enjoys holding it doing the Drone stuff doing all that
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it doing the Drone stuff doing all that
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it doing the Drone stuff doing all that kind of stuff and helping me edit and
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kind of stuff and helping me edit and
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kind of stuff and helping me edit and unpack he's like all into it and for me
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unpack he's like all into it and for me
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unpack he's like all into it and for me as the dad it's been cool to watch him
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as the dad it's been cool to watch him
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as the dad it's been cool to watch him like get a chance to see the stuff that
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like get a chance to see the stuff that
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like get a chance to see the stuff that I'm into that he's like what you care
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I'm into that he's like what you care
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I'm into that he's like what you care about this old abandoned building it's
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about this old abandoned building it's
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about this old abandoned building it's full of bees or whatever but then also
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full of bees or whatever but then also
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full of bees or whatever but then also seeing like certain things like come to
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seeing like certain things like come to
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seeing like certain things like come to life for him like he's like oh you know
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life for him like he's like oh you know
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life for him like he's like oh you know that was really cool we went to that
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that was really cool we went to that
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that was really cool we went to that place and we met those people or that
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place and we met those people or that
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place and we met those people or that one hotel like it's neat that they
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one hotel like it's neat that they
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one hotel like it's neat that they restored it or whatever if it was just
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restored it or whatever if it was just
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restored it or whatever if it was just bees I wouldn't care it's like a bunch
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bees I wouldn't care it's like a bunch
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bees I wouldn't care it's like a bunch of scary wasps that I've never seen okay
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of scary wasps that I've never seen okay
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of scary wasps that I've never seen okay fair enough there was there were a lot
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fair enough there was there were a lot
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fair enough there was there were a lot of scary wasps to give you your du but
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of scary wasps to give you your du but
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of scary wasps to give you your du but anyway even I have a hard time
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anyway even I have a hard time
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anyway even I have a hard time processing this one this was a lot of
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processing this one this was a lot of
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processing this one this was a lot of Road a lot of miles done in a very few
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Road a lot of miles done in a very few
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Road a lot of miles done in a very few days relatively speaking and we've seen
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days relatively speaking and we've seen
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days relatively speaking and we've seen a lot of stuff and of course because of
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a lot of stuff and of course because of
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a lot of stuff and of course because of the old Route 66 trips I know quite a
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the old Route 66 trips I know quite a
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the old Route 66 trips I know quite a lot of people on the route and there
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lot of people on the route and there
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lot of people on the route and there were a lot of people who wanted to talk
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were a lot of people who wanted to talk
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were a lot of people who wanted to talk to us and we've had these many late
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to us and we've had these many late
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to us and we've had these many late night conversations not just with other
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night conversations not just with other
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night conversations not just with other Hotel guests and people who are doing
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Hotel guests and people who are doing
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Hotel guests and people who are doing the route who are you know exchanging
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the route who are you know exchanging
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the route who are you know exchanging notes on the road and thoughts but also
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notes on the road and thoughts but also
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notes on the road and thoughts but also with all these business owners and small
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with all these business owners and small
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with all these business owners and small town familiar faces and new friends and
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town familiar faces and new friends and
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town familiar faces and new friends and it's been a lot it's been a lot of stuff
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it's been a lot it's been a lot of stuff
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it's been a lot it's been a lot of stuff and we've only got about a third of the
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and we've only got about a third of the
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and we've only got about a third of the videos edited so that means that we're
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videos edited so that means that we're
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videos edited so that means that we're going to be editing on on the way home
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going to be editing on on the way home
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going to be editing on on the way home we're still going to be editing when we
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we're still going to be editing when we
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we're still going to be editing when we get home and speaking of getting home
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get home and speaking of getting home
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get home and speaking of getting home the journey is really not over because
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the journey is really not over because
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the journey is really not over because we still have to go 2,400 something
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we still have to go 2,400 something
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we still have to go 2,400 something miles the other way and by the way I
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miles the other way and by the way I
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miles the other way and by the way I checked the odometer on the car today
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checked the odometer on the car today
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checked the odometer on the car today you know it's 2,449 miles something like
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you know it's 2,449 miles something like
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you know it's 2,449 miles something like that um from Route 66 Chicago Chicago to
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that um from Route 66 Chicago Chicago to
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that um from Route 66 Chicago Chicago to La La to Chicago on old Route 66 about
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La La to Chicago on old Route 66 about
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La La to Chicago on old Route 66 about 24 change uh we did it in about
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24 change uh we did it in about
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24 change uh we did it in about 3600 miles so that's a lot the
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3600 miles so that's a lot the
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3600 miles so that's a lot the backtracking to go to old hotels or
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backtracking to go to old hotels or
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backtracking to go to old hotels or backtracking to find an older section of
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backtracking to find an older section of
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backtracking to find an older section of Route 66 or going up and down the road
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Route 66 or going up and down the road
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Route 66 or going up and down the road to get shots and all that kind of stuff
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to get shots and all that kind of stuff
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to get shots and all that kind of stuff so we finding the or just finding the
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so we finding the or just finding the
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so we finding the or just finding the supermarket in the local Town yeah
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supermarket in the local Town yeah
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supermarket in the local Town yeah that's right actually yeah looking for
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that's right actually yeah looking for
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that's right actually yeah looking for groceries finding the hotel because we
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groceries finding the hotel because we
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groceries finding the hotel because we couldn't get one on a section of all
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couldn't get one on a section of all
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couldn't get one on a section of all Route 66 yeah exactly or or deviating
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Route 66 yeah exactly or or deviating
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Route 66 yeah exactly or or deviating for friends or family or whatever so
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for friends or family or whatever so
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for friends or family or whatever so we've done about 3 or 4,000 miles so far
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we've done about 3 or 4,000 miles so far
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we've done about 3 or 4,000 miles so far by the time we get home we'll have done
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by the time we get home we'll have done
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by the time we get home we'll have done basically 6 or 7,000 miles in
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basically 6 or 7,000 miles in
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basically 6 or 7,000 miles in 23 days so and also London has been
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23 days so and also London has been
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23 days so and also London has been super cool because a little behind the
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super cool because a little behind the
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super cool because a little behind the scenes information I thought it would
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scenes information I thought it would
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scenes information I thought it would take us two weeks to get here and then
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take us two weeks to get here and then
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take us two weeks to get here and then another week to get home so we're
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another week to get home so we're
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another week to get home so we're already at the point that he's like
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already at the point that he's like
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already at the point that he's like shouldn't I be home in two or three days
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shouldn't I be home in two or three days
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shouldn't I be home in two or three days and we got another week to go so he's
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and we got another week to go so he's
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and we got another week to go so he's been very patient he's been very good
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been very patient he's been very good
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been very patient he's been very good and you've been very helpful and I love
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and you've been very helpful and I love
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and you've been very helpful and I love you and this has been a lot of fun and
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you and this has been a lot of fun and
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you and this has been a lot of fun and you know light on over so hopefully
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you know light on over so hopefully
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you know light on over so hopefully we'll do a lot more things but I won't
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we'll do a lot more things but I won't
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we'll do a lot more things but I won't drag you for 20 something days again
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drag you for 20 something days again
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drag you for 20 something days again unless you want it no yeah you'll want
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unless you want it no yeah you'll want
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unless you want it no yeah you'll want after you have your own kid and you're
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after you have your own kid and you're
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after you have your own kid and you're like you know I miss doing all that cool
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like you know I miss doing all that cool
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like you know I miss doing all that cool stuff with my dad hey dad then I'll be
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stuff with my dad hey dad then I'll be
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stuff with my dad hey dad then I'll be busy and you'll be busy and a the Cats
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busy and you'll be busy and a the Cats
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busy and you'll be busy and a the Cats in the Cradle and the silver spoon you
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in the Cradle and the silver spoon you
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in the Cradle and the silver spoon you ever heard that song yeah you have oh so
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ever heard that song yeah you have oh so
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ever heard that song yeah you have oh so you understand what I'm talking about
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you understand what I'm talking about
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you understand what I'm talking about the Cats in the Cradle but you didn't
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the Cats in the Cradle but you didn't
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the Cats in the Cradle but you didn't hear Tak it easy he never heard take it
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hear Tak it easy he never heard take it
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hear Tak it easy he never heard take it easy until I took him to stand on the
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easy until I took him to stand on the
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easy until I took him to stand on the corner and wins Ariz owner and then I
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corner and wins Ariz owner and then I
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corner and wins Ariz owner and then I had to play in the song such a fun s to
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had to play in the song such a fun s to
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had to play in the song such a fun s to see it's Route 6 six my Lord they got a
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see it's Route 6 six my Lord they got a
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see it's Route 6 six my Lord they got a sign after all and this is the way home
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sign after all and this is the way home
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sign after all and this is the way home Sunny those aren't goodly why am I still
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Sunny those aren't goodly why am I still
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Sunny those aren't goodly why am I still singing this all right guys and you know
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singing this all right guys and you know
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singing this all right guys and you know what else was a fine sight to see was
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what else was a fine sight to see was
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what else was a fine sight to see was that sign right over there coming to the
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that sign right over there coming to the
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that sign right over there coming to the very end of Route 66 this intersection
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very end of Route 66 this intersection
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very end of Route 66 this intersection here between Adams and Michigan in
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here between Adams and Michigan in
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here between Adams and Michigan in Chicago Illinois initially finding the
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Chicago Illinois initially finding the
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Chicago Illinois initially finding the sign missing the the old classic photo
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sign missing the the old classic photo
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sign missing the the old classic photo op sign I was like are you serious 2,000
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op sign I was like are you serious 2,000
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op sign I was like are you serious 2,000 mil of sweat and heat and we don't even
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mil of sweat and heat and we don't even
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mil of sweat and heat and we don't even get the fun pick so finding out that
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get the fun pick so finding out that
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get the fun pick so finding out that they put a different sign right there on
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they put a different sign right there on
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they put a different sign right there on the corner was absolutely epic I went
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the corner was absolutely epic I went
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the corner was absolutely epic I went from like super bummed out like oh no to
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from like super bummed out like oh no to
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from like super bummed out like oh no to like yes or like so fast I I did such a
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like yes or like so fast I I did such a
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like yes or like so fast I I did such a boomerang right there like oh no the
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boomerang right there like oh no the
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boomerang right there like oh no the depths of Despair like yes Hope and joy
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depths of Despair like yes Hope and joy
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depths of Despair like yes Hope and joy is sunlight has returned to the world
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is sunlight has returned to the world
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is sunlight has returned to the world speaking of sunlight this is a great
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speaking of sunlight this is a great
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speaking of sunlight this is a great time to get some fun pick so London and
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time to get some fun pick so London and
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time to get some fun pick so London and I are going to take we're going to do
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I are going to take we're going to do
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I are going to take we're going to do what these people are doing get our sick
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what these people are doing get our sick
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what these people are doing get our sick Route 66 pictures
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Route 66 pictures
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Route 66 pictures here we've done it guys mission complete
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here we've done it guys mission complete
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here we've done it guys mission complete Los Angeles to Chicago Route 66
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Los Angeles to Chicago Route 66
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Los Angeles to Chicago Route 66 fatherson trip trip of a
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fatherson trip trip of a
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fatherson trip trip of a lifetime finished all right guys it has
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lifetime finished all right guys it has
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lifetime finished all right guys it has been one incredible journey but don't
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been one incredible journey but don't
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been one incredible journey but don't forget the Journey of random land well
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forget the Journey of random land well
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forget the Journey of random land well that's never over as long as I've got
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that's never over as long as I've got
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that's never over as long as I've got breath we really want to thank you guys
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breath we really want to thank you guys
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breath we really want to thank you guys for coming with us on this trip for
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for coming with us on this trip for
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for coming with us on this trip for making this trip possible all of you
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making this trip possible all of you
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making this trip possible all of you guys who supported on patreon all of you
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guys who supported on patreon all of you
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guys who supported on patreon all of you guys who bought my new book Tales From
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guys who bought my new book Tales From
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guys who bought my new book Tales From randomland or checked out our merch
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randomland or checked out our merch
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randomland or checked out our merch store most especially we want to thank
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store most especially we want to thank
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store most especially we want to thank all of you guys that have watched these
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all of you guys that have watched these
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all of you guys that have watched these videos watched them to the very end and
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videos watched them to the very end and
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videos watched them to the very end and shared them with one or especially two
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shared them with one or especially two
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shared them with one or especially two of your friends help to get them out
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of your friends help to get them out
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of your friends help to get them out there looks like a New Journey is about
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there looks like a New Journey is about
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there looks like a New Journey is about to unfold as we make our way back but as
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to unfold as we make our way back but as
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to unfold as we make our way back but as for Route 66 together that journey is
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for Route 66 together that journey is
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for Route 66 together that journey is over we've done our duty we can go home
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over we've done our duty we can go home
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over we've done our duty we can go home and sleep wow oh you thought we were
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and sleep wow oh you thought we were
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and sleep wow oh you thought we were done and I thought we were done too then
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done and I thought we were done too then
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done and I thought we were done too then it turns out where we were spending all
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it turns out where we were spending all
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it turns out where we were spending all this time talking to you over on this
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this time talking to you over on this
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this time talking to you over on this bridge and hanging out and standing here
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bridge and hanging out and standing here
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bridge and hanging out and standing here at the end of the road that we took down
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at the end of the road that we took down
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at the end of the road that we took down Route
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Route
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Route 66 that entire time there was this
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66 that entire time there was this
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66 that entire time there was this sign right right
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sign right right
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sign right right here right where we drove past and then
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here right where we drove past and then
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here right where we drove past and then we walked past like five times and then
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we walked past like five times and then
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we walked past like five times and then when we ended the video we came all the
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when we ended the video we came all the
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when we ended the video we came all the way over here and then we were walking
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way over here and then we were walking
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way over here and then we were walking past here and London went to the car and
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past here and London went to the car and
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past here and London went to the car and then I was walking around just a little
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then I was walking around just a little
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then I was walking around just a little bit more filming the little morning
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bit more filming the little morning
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bit more filming the little morning announcements for patreon and then I
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announcements for patreon and then I
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announcements for patreon and then I turned my and then I looked up and then
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turned my and then I looked up and then
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turned my and then I looked up and then I saw that so there you go there it is
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I saw that so there you go there it is
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I saw that so there you go there it is we could have done this the whole time
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we could have done this the whole time
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we could have done this the whole time and on this street over here look no
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and on this street over here look no
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and on this street over here look no tourists couple of people going to and
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tourists couple of people going to and
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tourists couple of people going to and from the Rolling Stones concert going
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from the Rolling Stones concert going
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from the Rolling Stones concert going down there and the pride event and
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down there and the pride event and
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down there and the pride event and whatever there's no people here we
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whatever there's no people here we
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whatever there's no people here we screwed it all up we screwed it up
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screwed it all up we screwed it up
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screwed it all up we screwed it up Chicago but it's too late
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Chicago but it's too late
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Chicago but it's too late now the journey is over go home and
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now the journey is over go home and
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now the journey is over go home and sleep w
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sleep w
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sleep w [Music]
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