DEVIL'S ROPE and Neon from Heaven
Forget Cadillac Ranch, how about Bug Ranch! See the WEIRDEST souvenirs ever, The leaning water tower of Groom, A Helicopter landed on Route 66, A forgotten gas station, The Devil's Rope, The first Phillips 66 in Texas, Conoco Tower's Neon from Heaven, The Blarney Stone, The Texas Plains, The coolest rest area and A Route 66 themed Tornado Shelter all in another Randomland Adventure!
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Transcript
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well good morning everyone and welcome
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well good morning everyone and welcome to Conway Texas never heard of Conway
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to Conway Texas never heard of Conway
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to Conway Texas never heard of Conway Texas well don't worry you're not alone
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Texas well don't worry you're not alone
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Texas well don't worry you're not alone not many people have even the bug Ranch
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not many people have even the bug Ranch
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not many people have even the bug Ranch here the little sister or little brother
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here the little sister or little brother
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here the little sister or little brother however you look at it of the Cadillac
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however you look at it of the Cadillac
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however you look at it of the Cadillac Ranch could not keep Conway on the map
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Ranch could not keep Conway on the map
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Ranch could not keep Conway on the map real Conway is back there by that grain
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real Conway is back there by that grain
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real Conway is back there by that grain silo on Old historic roots 66 but even
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silo on Old historic roots 66 but even
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silo on Old historic roots 66 but even an interstate exit over here did nothing
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an interstate exit over here did nothing
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an interstate exit over here did nothing to keep the businesses of Conway afloat
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to keep the businesses of Conway afloat
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to keep the businesses of Conway afloat and now it's a place for people like me
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and now it's a place for people like me
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and now it's a place for people like me to come and use up their leftover spray
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to come and use up their leftover spray
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to come and use up their leftover spray paint leftover from Cadillac Ranch
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paint leftover from Cadillac Ranch
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paint leftover from Cadillac Ranch believe it or not I actually remember
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believe it or not I actually remember
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believe it or not I actually remember when this place was open it wasn't that
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when this place was open it wasn't that
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when this place was open it wasn't that long ago that bug Ranch was even put
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long ago that bug Ranch was even put
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long ago that bug Ranch was even put here only 15 years ago I was walking
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here only 15 years ago I was walking
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here only 15 years ago I was walking around an antique store in here that was
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around an antique store in here that was
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around an antique store in here that was open now there's nothing going on so I
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open now there's nothing going on so I
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open now there's nothing going on so I guess as peaceful a place as Conway
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guess as peaceful a place as Conway
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guess as peaceful a place as Conway Texas is we should probably be moving
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Texas is we should probably be moving
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Texas is we should probably be moving along look at that perfectly flat out
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along look at that perfectly flat out
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along look at that perfectly flat out there today is our last day of Texas you
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there today is our last day of Texas you
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there today is our last day of Texas you can see here is the town of Conway
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can see here is the town of Conway
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can see here is the town of Conway property not much is left but I did
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property not much is left but I did
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property not much is left but I did notice this old school gas station you
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notice this old school gas station you
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notice this old school gas station you got to admit that's pretty cool Route 66
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got to admit that's pretty cool Route 66
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got to admit that's pretty cool Route 66 should really be called the road of
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should really be called the road of
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should really be called the road of ghosts sure are a lot of ghost towns out
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ghosts sure are a lot of ghost towns out
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ghosts sure are a lot of ghost towns out here you know driving across the Texas
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here you know driving across the Texas
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here you know driving across the Texas Panhandle there's a lot of flatness
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Panhandle there's a lot of flatness
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Panhandle there's a lot of flatness there's not much to see until there is
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there's not much to see until there is
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there's not much to see until there is you look at the size of that cross oh my
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you look at the size of that cross oh my
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you look at the size of that cross oh my God gosh that was a close one we got to
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God gosh that was a close one we got to
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God gosh that was a close one we got to watch our language around here they got
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watch our language around here they got
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watch our language around here they got a lot of rules okay this technically
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a lot of rules okay this technically
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a lot of rules okay this technically isn't on Route 66 but come on it's a
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isn't on Route 66 but come on it's a
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isn't on Route 66 but come on it's a 1990 ft cross at one time this was the
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1990 ft cross at one time this was the
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1990 ft cross at one time this was the tallest cross in the United States 19
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tallest cross in the United States 19
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tallest cross in the United States 19 stories of Godly Roadside Attraction yes
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stories of Godly Roadside Attraction yes
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stories of Godly Roadside Attraction yes sir Groom Texas here had the biggest
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sir Groom Texas here had the biggest
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sir Groom Texas here had the biggest cross in the United States tell the
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cross in the United States tell the
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cross in the United States tell the pesky residents of Effingham Illinois
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pesky residents of Effingham Illinois
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pesky residents of Effingham Illinois who were inspired by this cross here
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who were inspired by this cross here
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who were inspired by this cross here decided to build their own cross 8 ft
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decided to build their own cross 8 ft
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decided to build their own cross 8 ft taller I mean I guess technically
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taller I mean I guess technically
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taller I mean I guess technically there's nothing in here about being a
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there's nothing in here about being a
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there's nothing in here about being a copycat anyway real Route 66 is a couple
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copycat anyway real Route 66 is a couple
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copycat anyway real Route 66 is a couple of blocks that way but how can I resist
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of blocks that way but how can I resist
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of blocks that way but how can I resist America's second largest cross I respect
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America's second largest cross I respect
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America's second largest cross I respect all faiths and all people of faith and I
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all faiths and all people of faith and I
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all faiths and all people of faith and I also love a good Roadside Attraction and
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also love a good Roadside Attraction and
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also love a good Roadside Attraction and this one's extra good see there's St
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this one's extra good see there's St
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this one's extra good see there's St Michael smiting the devil right there be
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Michael smiting the devil right there be
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Michael smiting the devil right there be smited oh my goodness you're smiting me
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smited oh my goodness you're smiting me
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smited oh my goodness you're smiting me yes consider yourself smitten oh in
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yes consider yourself smitten oh in
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yes consider yourself smitten oh in addition to the giant cross and that
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addition to the giant cross and that
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addition to the giant cross and that statue over there they have 14 Stations
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statue over there they have 14 Stations
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statue over there they have 14 Stations of the Cross statues around the base and
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of the Cross statues around the base and
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of the Cross statues around the base and of course what Roadside Attraction would
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of course what Roadside Attraction would
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of course what Roadside Attraction would be complete without a gift shop ooh I
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be complete without a gift shop ooh I
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be complete without a gift shop ooh I don't remember the radical Fountain
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don't remember the radical Fountain
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don't remember the radical Fountain being in the Middle look at the color of
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being in the Middle look at the color of
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being in the Middle look at the color of that water weird whether the message is
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that water weird whether the message is
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that water weird whether the message is your cup of tea or not they do have a
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your cup of tea or not they do have a
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your cup of tea or not they do have a Counseling Center here a place where
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Counseling Center here a place where
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Counseling Center here a place where people will pray for you they have a
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people will pray for you they have a
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people will pray for you they have a Divine Mercy Theater which I'm assuming
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Divine Mercy Theater which I'm assuming
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Divine Mercy Theater which I'm assuming shows some sort of film the huge gift
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shows some sort of film the huge gift
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shows some sort of film the huge gift shop which side notes smells really good
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shop which side notes smells really good
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shop which side notes smells really good the statue of The Last Supper hey James
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the statue of The Last Supper hey James
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the statue of The Last Supper hey James why is Judas holding so much money he
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why is Judas holding so much money he
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why is Judas holding so much money he always was a total weirdo I don't trust
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always was a total weirdo I don't trust
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always was a total weirdo I don't trust you Judas and last but not least of
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you Judas and last but not least of
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you Judas and last but not least of course the replica Calvary which comes
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course the replica Calvary which comes
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course the replica Calvary which comes complete with replica empty tomb I've
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complete with replica empty tomb I've
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complete with replica empty tomb I've been here for about an hour and I got to
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been here for about an hour and I got to
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been here for about an hour and I got to say the weirdest part about this place
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say the weirdest part about this place
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say the weirdest part about this place is that all the VIS visitors come in
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is that all the VIS visitors come in
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is that all the VIS visitors come in here and take their picture laying down
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here and take their picture laying down
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here and take their picture laying down in the empty tomb the lady in the gift
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in the empty tomb the lady in the gift
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in the empty tomb the lady in the gift shop even ask me y'all take a picture on
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shop even ask me y'all take a picture on
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shop even ask me y'all take a picture on the empty tomb I mean I love fun pics
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the empty tomb I mean I love fun pics
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the empty tomb I mean I love fun pics but something about
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this yeah that feels wrong that feels
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this yeah that feels wrong that feels wrong never mind cancel love it or hate
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wrong never mind cancel love it or hate
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wrong never mind cancel love it or hate it you got to admit this place is a
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it you got to admit this place is a
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it you got to admit this place is a giant step out of the ordinary okay and
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giant step out of the ordinary okay and
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giant step out of the ordinary okay and now back to Route 66 welcome welc to
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now back to Route 66 welcome welc to
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now back to Route 66 welcome welc to groom Texas population 587 an original
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groom Texas population 587 an original
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groom Texas population 587 an original Route 66 Town ooh check out that old
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Route 66 Town ooh check out that old
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Route 66 Town ooh check out that old motel from Grooms Heyday as you can see
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motel from Grooms Heyday as you can see
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motel from Grooms Heyday as you can see it's not a very big town the justice of
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it's not a very big town the justice of
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it's not a very big town the justice of the peace office is in that old gas
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the peace office is in that old gas
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the peace office is in that old gas station there a couple of giant grain
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station there a couple of giant grain
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station there a couple of giant grain elevators here a few closed businesses
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elevators here a few closed businesses
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elevators here a few closed businesses not too much to see or so you think at
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not too much to see or so you think at
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not too much to see or so you think at first until you turn down this little
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first until you turn down this little
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first until you turn down this little Main Street here that still has an
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Main Street here that still has an
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Main Street here that still has an operational small town grocery store a
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operational small town grocery store a
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operational small town grocery store a very old school still operational 1930s
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very old school still operational 1930s
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very old school still operational 1930s maybe 40s gas station I have seen a lot
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maybe 40s gas station I have seen a lot
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maybe 40s gas station I have seen a lot of abandoned versions of that on the
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of abandoned versions of that on the
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of abandoned versions of that on the highway but very few that are still in
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highway but very few that are still in
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highway but very few that are still in service there's even the groom news
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service there's even the groom news
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service there's even the groom news their own little newspaper look at this
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their own little newspaper look at this
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their own little newspaper look at this cute little gazebo this little town park
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cute little gazebo this little town park
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cute little gazebo this little town park in the middle of Main Street I don't
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in the middle of Main Street I don't
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in the middle of Main Street I don't know what the actual name of the street
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know what the actual name of the street
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know what the actual name of the street is I actually think it might be Broadway
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is I actually think it might be Broadway
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is I actually think it might be Broadway but this is so cool and it just goes to
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but this is so cool and it just goes to
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but this is so cool and it just goes to show you that Main Street USA isn't dead
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show you that Main Street USA isn't dead
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show you that Main Street USA isn't dead everywhere but this is so cool and it
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everywhere but this is so cool and it
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everywhere but this is so cool and it just goes to show you Main Street USA is
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just goes to show you Main Street USA is
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just goes to show you Main Street USA is not dead everywhere isn't that right Mr
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not dead everywhere isn't that right Mr
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not dead everywhere isn't that right Mr Ed my name is Clarence tourist whoa road
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Ed my name is Clarence tourist whoa road
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Ed my name is Clarence tourist whoa road block up ahead oh I see why the road was
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block up ahead oh I see why the road was
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block up ahead oh I see why the road was blocked now there was a helicopter
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blocked now there was a helicopter
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blocked now there was a helicopter parked right on old Route 66 looks like
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parked right on old Route 66 looks like
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parked right on old Route 66 looks like a medical helicopter hopefully whoever's
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a medical helicopter hopefully whoever's
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a medical helicopter hopefully whoever's inside is okay and getting the care that
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inside is okay and getting the care that
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inside is okay and getting the care that they need wow look at that groom is so
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they need wow look at that groom is so
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they need wow look at that groom is so far out there there's no hospital here
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far out there there's no hospital here
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far out there there's no hospital here if you have an emergency that's how you
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if you have an emergency that's how you
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if you have an emergency that's how you have to
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have to
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have to go how about that I just watched a
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go how about that I just watched a
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go how about that I just watched a helicopter take off on Route 66 that is
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helicopter take off on Route 66 that is
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helicopter take off on Route 66 that is definitely not something you see every
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definitely not something you see every
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definitely not something you see every day a helicopter traffic jam and now we
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day a helicopter traffic jam and now we
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day a helicopter traffic jam and now we come to one of the most popular fun
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come to one of the most popular fun
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come to one of the most popular fun picks of Route 66 it's the American
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picks of Route 66 it's the American
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picks of Route 66 it's the American equivalent of the Leaning Tower of Pisa
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equivalent of the Leaning Tower of Pisa
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equivalent of the Leaning Tower of Pisa Ralph Britain's leaning water tower
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Ralph Britain's leaning water tower
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Ralph Britain's leaning water tower of here it was once just your regular
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of here it was once just your regular
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of here it was once just your regular run-of-the-mill water tower out here
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run-of-the-mill water tower out here
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run-of-the-mill water tower out here until a guy by by the name of Ralph
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until a guy by by the name of Ralph
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until a guy by by the name of Ralph Britain purchased it stuck it over here
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Britain purchased it stuck it over here
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Britain purchased it stuck it over here at an angle to promote his truck stop
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at an angle to promote his truck stop
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at an angle to promote his truck stop and gift shop and tourist Route 66 thing
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and gift shop and tourist Route 66 thing
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and gift shop and tourist Route 66 thing actually looks like it's been repaired
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actually looks like it's been repaired
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actually looks like it's been repaired quite recently but for decades that
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quite recently but for decades that
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quite recently but for decades that thing was closed because of a fire
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thing was closed because of a fire
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thing was closed because of a fire inside so for the longest time this
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inside so for the longest time this
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inside so for the longest time this leaning tower has really promoted
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leaning tower has really promoted
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leaning tower has really promoted nothing it's just been left here for
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nothing it's just been left here for
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nothing it's just been left here for people like you and me to take pictures
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people like you and me to take pictures
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people like you and me to take pictures of gawat and just admire because hey
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of gawat and just admire because hey
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of gawat and just admire because hey it's cool I love Texas now a couple of
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it's cool I love Texas now a couple of
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it's cool I love Texas now a couple of dozen miles of Interstate across the
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dozen miles of Interstate across the
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dozen miles of Interstate across the Texas Plains and then one of the coolest
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Texas Plains and then one of the coolest
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Texas Plains and then one of the coolest rest areas in the history of Interstate
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rest areas in the history of Interstate
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rest areas in the history of Interstate rest areas dude Texas goes all out this
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rest areas dude Texas goes all out this
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rest areas dude Texas goes all out this one is basically a rout 66 Museum and if
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one is basically a rout 66 Museum and if
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one is basically a rout 66 Museum and if you read all these plaques you'll get
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you read all these plaques you'll get
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you read all these plaques you'll get the whole history of the highway what
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the whole history of the highway what
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the whole history of the highway what the heck wait till you see the
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the heck wait till you see the
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the heck wait till you see the inside check this out not only does it
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inside check this out not only does it
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inside check this out not only does it look like an old 1930s Diner but there's
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look like an old 1930s Diner but there's
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look like an old 1930s Diner but there's also interactive video displays and
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also interactive video displays and
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also interactive video displays and history vintage advertising everywhere
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history vintage advertising everywhere
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history vintage advertising everywhere video games for the kids vending
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video games for the kids vending
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video games for the kids vending machines free Wi-Fi even a tornado
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machines free Wi-Fi even a tornado
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machines free Wi-Fi even a tornado shelter with some very graphic reminders
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shelter with some very graphic reminders
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shelter with some very graphic reminders of the dangers of the region you can
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of the dangers of the region you can
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of the dangers of the region you can Shelter From a tornado in here and be
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Shelter From a tornado in here and be
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Shelter From a tornado in here and be terrified of tornadoes in here the men's
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terrified of tornadoes in here the men's
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terrified of tornadoes in here the men's restroom even has a rad Route 66 mural
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restroom even has a rad Route 66 mural
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restroom even has a rad Route 66 mural on the wall I didn't check the women's
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on the wall I didn't check the women's
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on the wall I didn't check the women's restroom though I'm not that guy look at
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restroom though I'm not that guy look at
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restroom though I'm not that guy look at this I just learned something new from
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this I just learned something new from
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this I just learned something new from the ground here in the 1920s Route 66
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the ground here in the 1920s Route 66
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the ground here in the 1920s Route 66 used to go right across some people's
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used to go right across some people's
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used to go right across some people's cattle ranches you actually had to stop
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cattle ranches you actually had to stop
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cattle ranches you actually had to stop and open the different gates to go
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and open the different gates to go
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and open the different gates to go through and close them behind you wow
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through and close them behind you wow
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through and close them behind you wow thank you rest area I just learned
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thank you rest area I just learned
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thank you rest area I just learned something new okay now just a little
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something new okay now just a little
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something new okay now just a little further down old route66 here and we
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further down old route66 here and we
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further down old route66 here and we should come to the very quiet and very
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should come to the very quiet and very
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should come to the very quiet and very small town of Allen Reed Texas look at
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small town of Allen Reed Texas look at
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small town of Allen Reed Texas look at this here standing at the crossroads
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this here standing at the crossroads
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this here standing at the crossroads right now of all these various highways
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right now of all these various highways
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right now of all these various highways and Farm roads and there is not a soul
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and Farm roads and there is not a soul
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and Farm roads and there is not a soul to be seen just a few birds chirping a
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to be seen just a few birds chirping a
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to be seen just a few birds chirping a dog barking in the distance and that's
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dog barking in the distance and that's
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dog barking in the distance and that's it but check this out right here on the
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it but check this out right here on the
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it but check this out right here on the corner of Main Street and Third Avenue
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corner of Main Street and Third Avenue
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corner of Main Street and Third Avenue this is the kind of thing you don't see
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this is the kind of thing you don't see
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this is the kind of thing you don't see unless you come off the interstate look
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unless you come off the interstate look
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unless you come off the interstate look at this the 66 Super Service Station boy
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at this the 66 Super Service Station boy
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at this the 66 Super Service Station boy that's a tongue twister look at the old
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that's a tongue twister look at the old
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that's a tongue twister look at the old gas pump the old oil pump still here
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gas pump the old oil pump still here
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gas pump the old oil pump still here built by Bradley Kaiser in 1930 then in
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built by Bradley Kaiser in 1930 then in
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built by Bradley Kaiser in 1930 then in downtown Allen Reed it's not so downtown
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downtown Allen Reed it's not so downtown
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downtown Allen Reed it's not so downtown anymore just think of how many people
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anymore just think of how many people
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anymore just think of how many people stopped here to use that restroom you
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stopped here to use that restroom you
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stopped here to use that restroom you know Route 66 wasn't paved completely
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know Route 66 wasn't paved completely
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know Route 66 wasn't paved completely between Chicago and La until 1937 which
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between Chicago and La until 1937 which
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between Chicago and La until 1937 which means if this place was here in 1930
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means if this place was here in 1930
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means if this place was here in 1930 just picture all the dusty old model T's
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just picture all the dusty old model T's
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just picture all the dusty old model T's and other old timey cars that would have
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and other old timey cars that would have
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and other old timey cars that would have come down that road into this station
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come down that road into this station
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come down that road into this station and just imagine the stories that they
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and just imagine the stories that they
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and just imagine the stories that they could have told whoever was working here
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could have told whoever was working here
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could have told whoever was working here how about that the original old school
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how about that the original old school
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how about that the original old school Tin Roof is still here I don't know who
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Tin Roof is still here I don't know who
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Tin Roof is still here I don't know who who takes care of this 66 super service
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who takes care of this 66 super service
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who takes care of this 66 super service station but they honestly deserve a
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station but they honestly deserve a
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station but they honestly deserve a medal look it no gift shop here no one's
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medal look it no gift shop here no one's
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medal look it no gift shop here no one's selling trinkets or antiques somebody
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selling trinkets or antiques somebody
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selling trinkets or antiques somebody just keeps this up for the sheer love of
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just keeps this up for the sheer love of
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just keeps this up for the sheer love of it look at that tin roof tin tiles you
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it look at that tin roof tin tiles you
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it look at that tin roof tin tiles you would expect that to look like this
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would expect that to look like this
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would expect that to look like this after all this is what most old Route 66
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after all this is what most old Route 66
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after all this is what most old Route 66 buildings look like if there's no
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buildings look like if there's no
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buildings look like if there's no operational business inside but clearly
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operational business inside but clearly
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operational business inside but clearly the few people that are left in Allen
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the few people that are left in Allen
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the few people that are left in Allen Reed Texas are awesome and they've
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Reed Texas are awesome and they've
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Reed Texas are awesome and they've preserved a slice of old mother Road
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preserved a slice of old mother Road
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preserved a slice of old mother Road history for all of us how
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history for all of us how
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history for all of us how about that I really thought that when I
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about that I really thought that when I
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about that I really thought that when I pulled over here somebody would come out
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pulled over here somebody would come out
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pulled over here somebody would come out and talk to me maybe cuz there are a few
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and talk to me maybe cuz there are a few
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and talk to me maybe cuz there are a few cars around here and some lonely old
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cars around here and some lonely old
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cars around here and some lonely old houses with some overgrown plants out
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houses with some overgrown plants out
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houses with some overgrown plants out front but nope all's quiet in Old
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front but nope all's quiet in Old
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front but nope all's quiet in Old downtown Allen Reed wow look at this old
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downtown Allen Reed wow look at this old
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downtown Allen Reed wow look at this old strip of sidewalk I wish the sidewalk
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strip of sidewalk I wish the sidewalk
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strip of sidewalk I wish the sidewalk could talk I'd love to hear its stories
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could talk I'd love to hear its stories
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could talk I'd love to hear its stories here's another service station in town
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here's another service station in town
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here's another service station in town that hasn't been as well preserved
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that hasn't been as well preserved
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that hasn't been as well preserved although hey it's still standing and
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although hey it's still standing and
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although hey it's still standing and that is something looks like there was
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that is something looks like there was
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that is something looks like there was an old Cafe here at one time and check
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an old Cafe here at one time and check
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an old Cafe here at one time and check that out is that a lift right there for
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that out is that a lift right there for
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that out is that a lift right there for cars so Garage Cafe it's so quiet in
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cars so Garage Cafe it's so quiet in
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cars so Garage Cafe it's so quiet in this town I almost feel like I'm in
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this town I almost feel like I'm in
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this town I almost feel like I'm in church I hesitate to leave Allen Reed is
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church I hesitate to leave Allen Reed is
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church I hesitate to leave Allen Reed is one of the most beautiful towns I've
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one of the most beautiful towns I've
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one of the most beautiful towns I've ever seen but we've got other things to
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ever seen but we've got other things to
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ever seen but we've got other things to see ah yes welcome to mlan Texas once a
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see ah yes welcome to mlan Texas once a
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see ah yes welcome to mlan Texas once a bustling Route 66 Town that was actually
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bustling Route 66 Town that was actually
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bustling Route 66 Town that was actually so busy that they had to split the
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so busy that they had to split the
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so busy that they had to split the highway way eastbound on one side of
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highway way eastbound on one side of
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highway way eastbound on one side of town and Westbound on the other there
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town and Westbound on the other there
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town and Westbound on the other there are a lot of Route 66 ruins in mlan but
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are a lot of Route 66 ruins in mlan but
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are a lot of Route 66 ruins in mlan but at the moment I'm a lot more interested
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at the moment I'm a lot more interested
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at the moment I'm a lot more interested in something that isn't in Ruins check
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in something that isn't in Ruins check
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in something that isn't in Ruins check this out this is one of the most
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this out this is one of the most
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this out this is one of the most photographed things on Route 66 and for
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photographed things on Route 66 and for
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photographed things on Route 66 and for good reason look at how amazing this is
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good reason look at how amazing this is
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good reason look at how amazing this is this is the first Philip 66 station
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this is the first Philip 66 station
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this is the first Philip 66 station built in the state of Texas and
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built in the state of Texas and
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built in the state of Texas and according to what I've read elsewhere I
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according to what I've read elsewhere I
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according to what I've read elsewhere I believe it's actually the first Philip
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believe it's actually the first Philip
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believe it's actually the first Philip 66 gas station built anywhere outside of
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66 gas station built anywhere outside of
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66 gas station built anywhere outside of Oklahoma this place was built in 1928 so
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Oklahoma this place was built in 1928 so
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Oklahoma this place was built in 1928 so it's been here almost the entire time
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it's been here almost the entire time
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it's been here almost the entire time that Route 66 existed as a matter of
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that Route 66 existed as a matter of
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that Route 66 existed as a matter of fact as you may have already guessed
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fact as you may have already guessed
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fact as you may have already guessed Philip 66 the gas was named after Route
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Philip 66 the gas was named after Route
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Philip 66 the gas was named after Route 66 the legend goes that they were
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66 the legend goes that they were
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66 the legend goes that they were testing out the gasoline in a car and
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testing out the gasoline in a car and
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testing out the gasoline in a car and one of the guys turns to the other guy
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one of the guys turns to the other guy
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one of the guys turns to the other guy that says hey we're going 65 and the
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that says hey we're going 65 and the
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that says hey we're going 65 and the other guy goes heck we're going 66 on
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other guy goes heck we're going 66 on
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other guy goes heck we're going 66 on Route 66 I don't know why that's a
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Route 66 I don't know why that's a
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Route 66 I don't know why that's a better story than just saying that we
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better story than just saying that we
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better story than just saying that we named the gas after the rout but there
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named the gas after the rout but there
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named the gas after the rout but there you go this is one of the old timey
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you go this is one of the old timey
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you go this is one of the old timey Cottage fashion Philip 66 stations that
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Cottage fashion Philip 66 stations that
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Cottage fashion Philip 66 stations that was the official name for this little
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was the official name for this little
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was the official name for this little piece of architecture here but more
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piece of architecture here but more
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piece of architecture here but more often people refer to them as the doll
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often people refer to them as the doll
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often people refer to them as the doll houses and you can see why you know old
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houses and you can see why you know old
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houses and you can see why you know old gas stations had a lot of charm a lot
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gas stations had a lot of charm a lot
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gas stations had a lot of charm a lot more charm than the ones today and think
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more charm than the ones today and think
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more charm than the ones today and think of it a uniformed attendant would have
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of it a uniformed attendant would have
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of it a uniformed attendant would have come out and checked your oil maybe
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come out and checked your oil maybe
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come out and checked your oil maybe washed your windows and pumped your gas
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washed your windows and pumped your gas
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washed your windows and pumped your gas for you this particular station was
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for you this particular station was
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for you this particular station was restored in
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restored in
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restored in 1992 and it's owned by the Texas Route
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1992 and it's owned by the Texas Route
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1992 and it's owned by the Texas Route 66 Association and believe it or not
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66 Association and believe it or not
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66 Association and believe it or not it's not the only only radical thing to
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it's not the only only radical thing to
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it's not the only only radical thing to see in mlan over here on the far
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see in mlan over here on the far
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see in mlan over here on the far opposite side of town from the Philips
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opposite side of town from the Philips
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opposite side of town from the Philips 66 station is one of the coolest museums
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66 station is one of the coolest museums
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66 station is one of the coolest museums on the Mother Road ladies and gentlemen
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on the Mother Road ladies and gentlemen
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on the Mother Road ladies and gentlemen boys and girls welcome to the devil's
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boys and girls welcome to the devil's
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boys and girls welcome to the devil's rope Museum the first time I came here
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rope Museum the first time I came here
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rope Museum the first time I came here several years ago I was like what the
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several years ago I was like what the
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several years ago I was like what the heck is the devil's rope as soon as I
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heck is the devil's rope as soon as I
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heck is the devil's rope as soon as I pulled into the parking lot I knew this
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pulled into the parking lot I knew this
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pulled into the parking lot I knew this place is a Route 66 roadside Legend and
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place is a Route 66 roadside Legend and
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place is a Route 66 roadside Legend and the largest barb wire Museum in the
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the largest barb wire Museum in the
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the largest barb wire Museum in the world this place is so big I don't even
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world this place is so big I don't even
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world this place is so big I don't even know where to start it's really several
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know where to start it's really several
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know where to start it's really several museums in one oh my gosh we don't want
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museums in one oh my gosh we don't want
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museums in one oh my gosh we don't want to end up like this guy we better be
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to end up like this guy we better be
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to end up like this guy we better be careful in this Museum first up how
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careful in this Museum first up how
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careful in this Museum first up how about this it's a whole huge dust bowl
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about this it's a whole huge dust bowl
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about this it's a whole huge dust bowl display look at that can you imagine a
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display look at that can you imagine a
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display look at that can you imagine a cloud of dust like that coming for you
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cloud of dust like that coming for you
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cloud of dust like that coming for you one of the quotes here says we thought
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one of the quotes here says we thought
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one of the quotes here says we thought it was the end of the world and you can
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it was the end of the world and you can
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it was the end of the world and you can see why people's whole Farms blew away
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see why people's whole Farms blew away
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see why people's whole Farms blew away and ended up as sand Dunes in other
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and ended up as sand Dunes in other
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and ended up as sand Dunes in other places what happened was a combination
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places what happened was a combination
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places what happened was a combination of an epic drought and that the
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of an epic drought and that the
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of an epic drought and that the government had started paying a lot of
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government had started paying a lot of
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government had started paying a lot of farmers to not use their land to try to
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farmers to not use their land to try to
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farmers to not use their land to try to help prices during the Great Depression
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help prices during the Great Depression
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help prices during the Great Depression this meant that there were no crops
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this meant that there were no crops
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this meant that there were no crops holding the dirt down and there was no
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holding the dirt down and there was no
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holding the dirt down and there was no rainfall keeping the dirt down so when
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rainfall keeping the dirt down so when
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rainfall keeping the dirt down so when the big winds came it all just blew away
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the big winds came it all just blew away
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the big winds came it all just blew away thousands of tenant Farmers had to find
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thousands of tenant Farmers had to find
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thousands of tenant Farmers had to find new homes and New Opportunities so a lot
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new homes and New Opportunities so a lot
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new homes and New Opportunities so a lot of them packed everything they owned
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of them packed everything they owned
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of them packed everything they owned into cars and headed out on Route 66
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into cars and headed out on Route 66
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into cars and headed out on Route 66 towards California californ like we
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towards California californ like we
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towards California californ like we learned before more than 80% of them
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learned before more than 80% of them
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learned before more than 80% of them were just turned right back around and
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were just turned right back around and
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were just turned right back around and had to go home but a lucky few made it
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had to go home but a lucky few made it
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had to go home but a lucky few made it or joined the CCC or found other WPA
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or joined the CCC or found other WPA
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or joined the CCC or found other WPA work my grandpa was in the CCC ever
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work my grandpa was in the CCC ever
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work my grandpa was in the CCC ever heard of it look it up and a very very
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heard of it look it up and a very very
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heard of it look it up and a very very lucky few made it all the way to
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lucky few made it all the way to
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lucky few made it all the way to California Allen re didn't used to be so
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California Allen re didn't used to be so
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California Allen re didn't used to be so quiet it used to be full of rattlesnakes
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quiet it used to be full of rattlesnakes
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quiet it used to be full of rattlesnakes look at that it's the old Regal reptile
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look at that it's the old Regal reptile
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look at that it's the old Regal reptile Ranch now closed but this Museum still
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Ranch now closed but this Museum still
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Ranch now closed but this Museum still has its most famous most Regal reptile
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has its most famous most Regal reptile
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has its most famous most Regal reptile dang that's one ugly snake this would
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dang that's one ugly snake this would
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dang that's one ugly snake this would 100% have got me to pull over definitely
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100% have got me to pull over definitely
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100% have got me to pull over definitely there's even some remnants of their
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there's even some remnants of their
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there's even some remnants of their giant billboard rattlesnakes can get
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giant billboard rattlesnakes can get
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giant billboard rattlesnakes can get anyone to pull over there's just
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anyone to pull over there's just
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anyone to pull over there's just something sexy about snakes wow check
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something sexy about snakes wow check
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something sexy about snakes wow check out this display about all those small
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out this display about all those small
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out this display about all those small towns we're passing along Route 66 holy
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towns we're passing along Route 66 holy
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towns we're passing along Route 66 holy cow this museum is great oh how you
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cow this museum is great oh how you
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cow this museum is great oh how you doing there sailor need a ride where you
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doing there sailor need a ride where you
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doing there sailor need a ride where you headed I'm headed out to LA darn sorry
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headed I'm headed out to LA darn sorry
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headed I'm headed out to LA darn sorry I'm going the other way wo so that's how
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I'm going the other way wo so that's how
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I'm going the other way wo so that's how they make cowpie why is that in the
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they make cowpie why is that in the
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they make cowpie why is that in the museum wow check out all these old Great
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museum wow check out all these old Great
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museum wow check out all these old Great Signs from the town and even better tons
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Signs from the town and even better tons
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Signs from the town and even better tons and tons of old photographs the great
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and tons of old photographs the great
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and tons of old photographs the great thing about museums like this is that
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thing about museums like this is that
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thing about museums like this is that everything is real and everything is
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everything is real and everything is
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everything is real and everything is local this is all stuff you're not going
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local this is all stuff you're not going
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local this is all stuff you're not going to see anywhere else it's all One of a
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to see anywhere else it's all One of a
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to see anywhere else it's all One of a Kind oh look at that there's the Regal
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Kind oh look at that there's the Regal
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Kind oh look at that there's the Regal reptile Ranch in model form oh finally
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reptile Ranch in model form oh finally
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reptile Ranch in model form oh finally I've been waiting to get a bite to
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I've been waiting to get a bite to
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I've been waiting to get a bite to eat howdy ma'am I'll just have a glue
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eat howdy ma'am I'll just have a glue
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eat howdy ma'am I'll just have a glue gluten-free cheeseburger please I like
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gluten-free cheeseburger please I like
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gluten-free cheeseburger please I like the look of that waitress I'm not so
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the look of that waitress I'm not so
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the look of that waitress I'm not so sure I like the look of that cook though
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sure I like the look of that cook though
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sure I like the look of that cook though starting to doubt that burger is going
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starting to doubt that burger is going
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starting to doubt that burger is going to be gluten-free you know what guys
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to be gluten-free you know what guys
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to be gluten-free you know what guys never mind thanks but no thanks I got
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never mind thanks but no thanks I got
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never mind thanks but no thanks I got some lunch meat in the car there goes
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some lunch meat in the car there goes
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some lunch meat in the car there goes another one Jeffrey what's gluten the
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another one Jeffrey what's gluten the
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another one Jeffrey what's gluten the Route 66 display is fun but let's not
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Route 66 display is fun but let's not
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Route 66 display is fun but let's not forget why we're here we've come to see
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forget why we're here we've come to see
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forget why we're here we've come to see the devil's rope and there sure is a lot
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the devil's rope and there sure is a lot
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the devil's rope and there sure is a lot of it you would not believe how many
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of it you would not believe how many
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of it you would not believe how many kinds of barbed wire exists in 1874 this
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kinds of barbed wire exists in 1874 this
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kinds of barbed wire exists in 1874 this guy Joseph F Glidden got his first
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guy Joseph F Glidden got his first
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guy Joseph F Glidden got his first patent for what became the wire that
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patent for what became the wire that
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patent for what became the wire that Tamed the West barbed wire you never
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Tamed the West barbed wire you never
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Tamed the West barbed wire you never think of barbed wire having an inventor
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think of barbed wire having an inventor
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think of barbed wire having an inventor or being so important but the western
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or being so important but the western
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or being so important but the western United States is huge and it was covered
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United States is huge and it was covered
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United States is huge and it was covered by Buffalo and cowboys and Indians
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by Buffalo and cowboys and Indians
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by Buffalo and cowboys and Indians wandering all over the place how are you
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wandering all over the place how are you
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wandering all over the place how are you supposed to settle down and start a farm
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supposed to settle down and start a farm
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supposed to settle down and start a farm if Buffalo and deer and most especially
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if Buffalo and deer and most especially
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if Buffalo and deer and most especially cows kept coming into your Cabbage Patch
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cows kept coming into your Cabbage Patch
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cows kept coming into your Cabbage Patch fences were too expensive and
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fences were too expensive and
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fences were too expensive and complicated to put around hundreds and
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complicated to put around hundreds and
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complicated to put around hundreds and hundreds of miles of Ranch Land so old
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hundreds of miles of Ranch Land so old
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hundreds of miles of Ranch Land so old gliden came up with the solution barbed
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gliden came up with the solution barbed
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gliden came up with the solution barbed wire fencing keep your corn in and your
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wire fencing keep your corn in and your
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wire fencing keep your corn in and your cows out or keep your cows in and keep
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cows out or keep your cows in and keep
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cows out or keep your cows in and keep your Buffalo out in that wire here is
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your Buffalo out in that wire here is
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your Buffalo out in that wire here is shall they tame the
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old now to the farmers and to the
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old now to the farmers and to the ranchers that were trying to secure
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ranchers that were trying to secure
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ranchers that were trying to secure their land barbed wire was a godsend but
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their land barbed wire was a godsend but
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their land barbed wire was a godsend but to the old school Cowboys that were used
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to the old school Cowboys that were used
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to the old school Cowboys that were used to having those big long cattle drives
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to having those big long cattle drives
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to having those big long cattle drives across the west and to the poor
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across the west and to the poor
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across the west and to the poor indigenous Americans who were used to
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indigenous Americans who were used to
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indigenous Americans who were used to traveling wherever they wanted this
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traveling wherever they wanted this
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traveling wherever they wanted this stuff was the devil's rope you don't
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stuff was the devil's rope you don't
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stuff was the devil's rope you don't even think about it today you never even
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even think about it today you never even
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even think about it today you never even give it a second thought there are
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give it a second thought there are
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give it a second thought there are millions of miles of barbed wire all
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millions of miles of barbed wire all
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millions of miles of barbed wire all over this country and this Museum shows
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over this country and this Museum shows
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over this country and this Museum shows all kinds of equipment and Machinery
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all kinds of equipment and Machinery
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all kinds of equipment and Machinery used for making the barb wire laying out
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used for making the barb wire laying out
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used for making the barb wire laying out the Barb Wire carrying the barbed wire
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the Barb Wire carrying the barbed wire
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the Barb Wire carrying the barbed wire tightening the barbed wire until I came
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tightening the barbed wire until I came
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tightening the barbed wire until I came here I had no idea there was so much to
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here I had no idea there was so much to
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here I had no idea there was so much to barbed wire it's weird to think of a
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barbed wire it's weird to think of a
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barbed wire it's weird to think of a time where barbed wire was a new and
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time where barbed wire was a new and
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time where barbed wire was a new and exciting invention it's also weird to
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exciting invention it's also weird to
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exciting invention it's also weird to think of how many different types of
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think of how many different types of
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think of how many different types of barbed wire there were and each type had
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barbed wire there were and each type had
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barbed wire there were and each type had an inventor and a manufacturer and
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an inventor and a manufacturer and
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an inventor and a manufacturer and salesman and different purposes and its
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salesman and different purposes and its
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salesman and different purposes and its different Fanboys and boosters perhaps
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different Fanboys and boosters perhaps
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different Fanboys and boosters perhaps most horribly of course once World War I
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most horribly of course once World War I
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most horribly of course once World War I started Barber wire was still relatively
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started Barber wire was still relatively
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started Barber wire was still relatively new and someone had the genius idea and
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new and someone had the genius idea and
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new and someone had the genius idea and horrible idea of stretching it all
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horrible idea of stretching it all
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horrible idea of stretching it all across the no man's land area between
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across the no man's land area between
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across the no man's land area between the trenches some of these guys made a
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the trenches some of these guys made a
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the trenches some of these guys made a lot of money off barbwire manufacturing
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lot of money off barbwire manufacturing
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lot of money off barbwire manufacturing for World War One o warish after
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for World War One o warish after
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for World War One o warish after barbwire came along the wild west was
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barbwire came along the wild west was
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barbwire came along the wild west was Ted basically in one generation it went
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Ted basically in one generation it went
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Ted basically in one generation it went from Wild Planes full of Native
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from Wild Planes full of Native
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from Wild Planes full of Native Americans and Buffalo to covered wagons
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Americans and Buffalo to covered wagons
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Americans and Buffalo to covered wagons to Railroad and with the railroads
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to Railroad and with the railroads
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to Railroad and with the railroads Telegraph poles settlers barbed wire
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Telegraph poles settlers barbed wire
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Telegraph poles settlers barbed wire Farms towns electricity automobiles you
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Farms towns electricity automobiles you
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Farms towns electricity automobiles you get the idea the land was tamed the
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get the idea the land was tamed the
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get the idea the land was tamed the craziest part about all of this stuff
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craziest part about all of this stuff
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craziest part about all of this stuff other than the fact that I had no idea
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other than the fact that I had no idea
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other than the fact that I had no idea about any of this stuff is that
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about any of this stuff is that
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about any of this stuff is that apparently people from all over the
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apparently people from all over the
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apparently people from all over the world collect barbed wire seriously
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world collect barbed wire seriously
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world collect barbed wire seriously people from all over the world come here
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people from all over the world come here
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people from all over the world come here to see these rare wires they hope one
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to see these rare wires they hope one
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to see these rare wires they hope one day to acquire barb wire collecting
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day to acquire barb wire collecting
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day to acquire barb wire collecting is a thing look at the sheer amount of
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is a thing look at the sheer amount of
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is a thing look at the sheer amount of stuff in this Museum turns out the
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stuff in this Museum turns out the
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stuff in this Museum turns out the devil's rope is a deep deep subject it's
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devil's rope is a deep deep subject it's
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devil's rope is a deep deep subject it's a giant Warehouse full of barbed wire
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a giant Warehouse full of barbed wire
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a giant Warehouse full of barbed wire wow I'm starting to get the point two
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wow I'm starting to get the point two
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wow I'm starting to get the point two weird things just really quick number
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weird things just really quick number
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weird things just really quick number one that so much bar wire was being put
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one that so much bar wire was being put
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one that so much bar wire was being put up across the West people were coming
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up across the West people were coming
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up across the West people were coming into contact with it so often that they
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into contact with it so often that they
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into contact with it so often that they had to invent wire cut medicines look at
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had to invent wire cut medicines look at
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had to invent wire cut medicines look at that not just one or two dozens that
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that not just one or two dozens that
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that not just one or two dozens that right there is so weird and it wasn't
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right there is so weird and it wasn't
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right there is so weird and it wasn't just for humans most of it was for
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just for humans most of it was for
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just for humans most of it was for horses and other animals not that Silver
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horses and other animals not that Silver
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horses and other animals not that Silver Pine healing oil in the corner though
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Pine healing oil in the corner though
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Pine healing oil in the corner though that one is for human use that is pretty
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that one is for human use that is pretty
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that one is for human use that is pretty bizarre weird thing number two though
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bizarre weird thing number two though
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bizarre weird thing number two though gift shop why that's why I have never
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gift shop why that's why I have never
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gift shop why that's why I have never seen souvenirs like this for sale before
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seen souvenirs like this for sale before
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seen souvenirs like this for sale before make sure you have all your shots here
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make sure you have all your shots here
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make sure you have all your shots here kids let's get a fun souvenir the
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kids let's get a fun souvenir the
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kids let's get a fun souvenir the weirdest part about this though is that
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weirdest part about this though is that
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weirdest part about this though is that now I want it I want all of the barbed
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now I want it I want all of the barbed
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now I want it I want all of the barbed wire if the fact that a weirdly specific
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wire if the fact that a weirdly specific
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wire if the fact that a weirdly specific bar wire Museum exists isn't weird
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bar wire Museum exists isn't weird
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bar wire Museum exists isn't weird enough for you how about this the
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enough for you how about this the
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enough for you how about this the building that the devil's Roe museum is
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building that the devil's Roe museum is
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building that the devil's Roe museum is inside of now used to be a bra Factory
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inside of now used to be a bra Factory
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inside of now used to be a bra Factory the very lovely white-haired woman
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the very lovely white-haired woman
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the very lovely white-haired woman inside of the devil's rope Museum told
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inside of the devil's rope Museum told
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inside of the devil's rope Museum told me that her first job was here on a
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me that her first job was here on a
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me that her first job was here on a sewing machine 93 cents an hour making
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sewing machine 93 cents an hour making
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sewing machine 93 cents an hour making rzi ears she says now she's here right
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rzi ears she says now she's here right
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rzi ears she says now she's here right back at the same old building for her
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back at the same old building for her
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back at the same old building for her last job Weir it's fitting that that old
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last job Weir it's fitting that that old
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last job Weir it's fitting that that old Philips 66 station is here in the town
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Philips 66 station is here in the town
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Philips 66 station is here in the town of mlan cuz it feels like on every
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of mlan cuz it feels like on every
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of mlan cuz it feels like on every single corner is yet another old
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single corner is yet another old
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single corner is yet another old historic gas station check out Main
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historic gas station check out Main
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historic gas station check out Main Street this is amazing look at all the
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Street this is amazing look at all the
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Street this is amazing look at all the old brick streets and of course every
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old brick streets and of course every
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old brick streets and of course every third blink is slower mlan was founded
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third blink is slower mlan was founded
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third blink is slower mlan was founded in
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in
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in 1902 on land donated by an English
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1902 on land donated by an English
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1902 on land donated by an English Rancher named Alfred row he sadly
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Rancher named Alfred row he sadly
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Rancher named Alfred row he sadly perished on the Titanic in 1912 he was
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perished on the Titanic in 1912 he was
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perished on the Titanic in 1912 he was just trying to get back to the United
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just trying to get back to the United
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just trying to get back to the United States who knows maybe he was coming
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States who knows maybe he was coming
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States who knows maybe he was coming back to mlan now that's a sad story
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back to mlan now that's a sad story
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back to mlan now that's a sad story personally I find the story of the old
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personally I find the story of the old
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personally I find the story of the old bra Factory a little more uplifting I
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bra Factory a little more uplifting I
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bra Factory a little more uplifting I love Disneyland but I got to tell you
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love Disneyland but I got to tell you
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love Disneyland but I got to tell you guys I really enjoy the real Main Street
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guys I really enjoy the real Main Street
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guys I really enjoy the real Main Street USA all that's missing is the music a
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USA all that's missing is the music a
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USA all that's missing is the music a couple of popcorn stands maybe the
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couple of popcorn stands maybe the
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couple of popcorn stands maybe the electrical parade there's actually a
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electrical parade there's actually a
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electrical parade there's actually a second Museum here in mlan but I think
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second Museum here in mlan but I think
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second Museum here in mlan but I think I'm going to save this one for the
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I'm going to save this one for the
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I'm going to save this one for the future after all I got to come back this
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future after all I got to come back this
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future after all I got to come back this way got to leave something for next time
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way got to leave something for next time
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way got to leave something for next time for now it's time to Barrel on down the
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for now it's time to Barrel on down the
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for now it's time to Barrel on down the highway towards our last stop in Texas
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highway towards our last stop in Texas
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highway towards our last stop in Texas cuz there's something I need to kiss oh
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cuz there's something I need to kiss oh
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cuz there's something I need to kiss oh yes it's the BL Stone which can only
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yes it's the BL Stone which can only
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yes it's the BL Stone which can only mean one thing we're back in Shamrock
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mean one thing we're back in Shamrock
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mean one thing we're back in Shamrock Texas time to kiss the BL
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Texas time to kiss the BL
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Texas time to kiss the BL Stone tastes like leprechaun spit
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Stone tastes like leprechaun spit
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Stone tastes like leprechaun spit kissing the BL stone for good luck is an
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kissing the BL stone for good luck is an
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kissing the BL stone for good luck is an ancient Irish myth Irish folklore says
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ancient Irish myth Irish folklore says
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ancient Irish myth Irish folklore says you'll never be at a loss for words if
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you'll never be at a loss for words if
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you'll never be at a loss for words if you kiss that thing and I don't know
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you kiss that thing and I don't know
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you kiss that thing and I don't know that I needed to kiss it for that cuz
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that I needed to kiss it for that cuz
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that I needed to kiss it for that cuz you know me I can never shut up oh I
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you know me I can never shut up oh I
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you know me I can never shut up oh I love Shamrock Texas and so does my
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love Shamrock Texas and so does my
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love Shamrock Texas and so does my friend St Patrick he's a lot shorter
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friend St Patrick he's a lot shorter
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friend St Patrick he's a lot shorter than I thought he'd be in person there's
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than I thought he'd be in person there's
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than I thought he'd be in person there's a lot of stuff to see in Shamrock yes
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a lot of stuff to see in Shamrock yes
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a lot of stuff to see in Shamrock yes mostly leprechaun related but my
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mostly leprechaun related but my
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mostly leprechaun related but my favorite thing of all of the things is
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favorite thing of all of the things is
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favorite thing of all of the things is this the world famous conico tower
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this the world famous conico tower
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this the world famous conico tower of Shamrock Texas also and perhaps
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of Shamrock Texas also and perhaps
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of Shamrock Texas also and perhaps better known as the you drop in this
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better known as the you drop in this
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better known as the you drop in this beautifully restored
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beautifully restored
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beautifully restored 1936 former gas station garage and Cafe
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1936 former gas station garage and Cafe
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1936 former gas station garage and Cafe is one of the finest examples of what a
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is one of the finest examples of what a
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is one of the finest examples of what a roadside restoration can give you I
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roadside restoration can give you I
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roadside restoration can give you I don't care how many times I've been here
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don't care how many times I've been here
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don't care how many times I've been here I never ever ever get sick of seeing
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I never ever ever get sick of seeing
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I never ever ever get sick of seeing this lady whoa look at this this was not
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this lady whoa look at this this was not
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this lady whoa look at this this was not here the last time I was in here since
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here the last time I was in here since
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here the last time I was in here since then they've got some new information
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then they've got some new information
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then they've got some new information and they found out that Elvis Presley
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and they found out that Elvis Presley
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and they found out that Elvis Presley ate here and sat right in this booth
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ate here and sat right in this booth
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ate here and sat right in this booth kids in town remember being held up to
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kids in town remember being held up to
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kids in town remember being held up to the windows to see the king oh so Elvis
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the windows to see the king oh so Elvis
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the windows to see the king oh so Elvis touched this with his butt I made sure
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touched this with his butt I made sure
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touched this with his butt I made sure to slide all the way around the booth so
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to slide all the way around the booth so
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to slide all the way around the booth so no matter what my butt was where his
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no matter what my butt was where his
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no matter what my butt was where his butt was weird how great is this place
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butt was weird how great is this place
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butt was weird how great is this place hey this is new since the last time I
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hey this is new since the last time I
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hey this is new since the last time I was here too the auto laundry door is
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was here too the auto laundry door is
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was here too the auto laundry door is open I'm assuming an auto laundry must
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open I'm assuming an auto laundry must
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open I'm assuming an auto laundry must have been a car wash sounds a lot
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have been a car wash sounds a lot
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have been a car wash sounds a lot classier than saying Car Wash welcome to
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classier than saying Car Wash welcome to
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classier than saying Car Wash welcome to the auto laundry where you can clean
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the auto laundry where you can clean
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the auto laundry where you can clean your epic old stud Baker I wonder if JM
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your epic old stud Baker I wonder if JM
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your epic old stud Baker I wonder if JM Tindle the original owner of this place
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Tindle the original owner of this place
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Tindle the original owner of this place or local architect JC Barry realized
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or local architect JC Barry realized
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or local architect JC Barry realized that this place would be dazzling
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that this place would be dazzling
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that this place would be dazzling travelers from
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travelers from
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travelers from 1936 till now I if you guys know this
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1936 till now I if you guys know this
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1936 till now I if you guys know this but 1936 that's a long time ago this
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but 1936 that's a long time ago this
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but 1936 that's a long time ago this place was also the real life inspiration
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place was also the real life inspiration
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place was also the real life inspiration for Ramon's Auto Body in the Disney
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for Ramon's Auto Body in the Disney
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for Ramon's Auto Body in the Disney Pixar movie Cars and of course in Cars
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Pixar movie Cars and of course in Cars
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Pixar movie Cars and of course in Cars Land at Disney California Adventure
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Land at Disney California Adventure
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Land at Disney California Adventure there's this really nice woman that
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there's this really nice woman that
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there's this really nice woman that works here Teresa she remembers me every
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works here Teresa she remembers me every
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works here Teresa she remembers me every time I come in it's one of the many
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time I come in it's one of the many
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time I come in it's one of the many things I love about Route 66 it's more
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things I love about Route 66 it's more
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things I love about Route 66 it's more than 2,000 M long but it feels so homey
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than 2,000 M long but it feels so homey
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than 2,000 M long but it feels so homey as a matter of fact those two people
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as a matter of fact those two people
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as a matter of fact those two people right there they live near me they're
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right there they live near me they're
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right there they live near me they're coming down Route 66 in the opposite
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coming down Route 66 in the opposite
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coming down Route 66 in the opposite direction we just took a fun pick
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direction we just took a fun pick
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direction we just took a fun pick together new friends doing some
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together new friends doing some
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together new friends doing some friendship things oh being in Shamrock
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friendship things oh being in Shamrock
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friendship things oh being in Shamrock makes me really happy apparently it
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makes me really happy apparently it
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makes me really happy apparently it makes everyone happy even the ATM is
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makes everyone happy even the ATM is
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makes everyone happy even the ATM is happy I think the only thing that makes
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happy I think the only thing that makes
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happy I think the only thing that makes me happier than seeing this place in the
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me happier than seeing this place in the
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me happier than seeing this place in the daytime is seeing this place at night
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daytime is seeing this place at night
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daytime is seeing this place at night what a
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what a
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what a transformation there is just something
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transformation there is just something
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transformation there is just something about neon that you can't put into words
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about neon that you can't put into words
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about neon that you can't put into words how could you not pull over once you've
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how could you not pull over once you've
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how could you not pull over once you've seen this it's beautiful it's glorious
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seen this it's beautiful it's glorious
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seen this it's beautiful it's glorious yes this building is already pretty
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yes this building is already pretty
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yes this building is already pretty impressive to start with even in the
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impressive to start with even in the
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impressive to start with even in the daytime but at night time it's pretty
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daytime but at night time it's pretty
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daytime but at night time it's pretty much unparalleled I'm only sad that I
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much unparalleled I'm only sad that I
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much unparalleled I'm only sad that I can't purchase my gasoline here what a
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can't purchase my gasoline here what a
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can't purchase my gasoline here what a beautiful sight the you drop in laconico
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beautiful sight the you drop in laconico
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beautiful sight the you drop in laconico Tower the 25th Wonder of Route 66 the
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Tower the 25th Wonder of Route 66 the
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Tower the 25th Wonder of Route 66 the Seventh Wonder of Texas even the ATM
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Seventh Wonder of Texas even the ATM
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Seventh Wonder of Texas even the ATM across the street is getting in on the
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across the street is getting in on the
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across the street is getting in on the Neon on Ax even the ATMs in Las Vegas
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Neon on Ax even the ATMs in Las Vegas
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Neon on Ax even the ATMs in Las Vegas aren't this pretty that is so amazing
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aren't this pretty that is so amazing
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aren't this pretty that is so amazing and it used to be a common sight on old
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and it used to be a common sight on old
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and it used to be a common sight on old Route 66 I almost want to stay up all
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Route 66 I almost want to stay up all
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Route 66 I almost want to stay up all night just to stare at it too bad
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night just to stare at it too bad
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night just to stare at it too bad Ramon's not here to give old Jiminy a
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Ramon's not here to give old Jiminy a
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Ramon's not here to give old Jiminy a new paint job wow look at that the kico
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new paint job wow look at that the kico
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new paint job wow look at that the kico tower Shamrock Texas how in Heaven's
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tower Shamrock Texas how in Heaven's
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tower Shamrock Texas how in Heaven's name Neon went out of style I will never
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name Neon went out of style I will never
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name Neon went out of style I will never know all right well our route 66 travels
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know all right well our route 66 travels
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know all right well our route 66 travels aren't quite over yet there's more
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aren't quite over yet there's more
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aren't quite over yet there's more Adventures to have tomorrow tomorrow so
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Adventures to have tomorrow tomorrow so
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Adventures to have tomorrow tomorrow so it's probably time that I start to get
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it's probably time that I start to get
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it's probably time that I start to get to bed I feel like a mosquito it's
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to bed I feel like a mosquito it's
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to bed I feel like a mosquito it's really hard to tear myself away from
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really hard to tear myself away from
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really hard to tear myself away from these lights we've seen and done a lot
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these lights we've seen and done a lot
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these lights we've seen and done a lot of things today so I guess we've done
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of things today so I guess we've done
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of things today so I guess we've done our duty make sure to check the links
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our duty make sure to check the links
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our duty make sure to check the links Down Below in the description for now
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Down Below in the description for now
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Down Below in the description for now it's time to hotel and sleep well
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check out this
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check out this ow oh one of them got me oh no oh no now
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ow oh one of them got me oh no oh no now
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ow oh one of them got me oh no oh no now I have to become this guy his rumpies
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I have to become this guy his rumpies
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I have to become this guy his rumpies about to get grumpy now that's a sad
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about to get grumpy now that's a sad
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about to get grumpy now that's a sad story personally I find the story of the
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story personally I find the story of the
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story personally I find the story of the old bra Factory a little more uplifting