1 00:02:25,312 --> 00:02:26,518 Okay, here's what I owe ya. 2 00:02:26,605 --> 00:02:28,266 Okay. Thank you. 3 00:02:39,493 --> 00:02:41,358 You take care of yourself. 4 00:03:34,506 --> 00:03:37,498 Fern: What child is this 5 00:03:37,592 --> 00:03:40,299 who laid fo rest 6 00:03:40,387 --> 00:03:45,677 on Mary's lap is sleeping? 7 00:03:45,767 --> 00:03:51,262 Whom angels greet with anthems sweet 8 00:03:51,356 --> 00:03:56,191 while Shepherds watch are keeping? 9 00:04:08,915 --> 00:04:11,122 Patty: I don't see your reservation. 10 00:04:11,209 --> 00:04:13,370 I'm on the Amazon camperforce list. 11 00:04:13,462 --> 00:04:14,577 On. 12 00:04:16,923 --> 00:04:18,459 Try m-c-d. 13 00:04:18,550 --> 00:04:19,960 - There it is. - Yeah. 14 00:04:32,063 --> 00:04:33,143 Hmm... 15 00:05:22,864 --> 00:05:24,104 Good morning, everybody. 16 00:05:24,199 --> 00:05:26,110 How's everybody doing today? 17 00:05:26,201 --> 00:05:29,238 All right, let me get a safety tip. 18 00:05:29,329 --> 00:05:32,196 - Three-point contact. - Angela: Why is it important 19 00:05:32,290 --> 00:05:33,951 to maintain three points of contact? 20 00:05:34,042 --> 00:05:35,578 So you don't fall down the stairs. 21 00:05:35,669 --> 00:05:37,705 Angela: So you don't fall down the stairs. 22 00:05:37,796 --> 00:05:40,458 Can I get a standard work tip from you? 23 00:05:40,549 --> 00:05:43,666 He's an oddball, right? Ed? He's an oddball. 24 00:05:45,470 --> 00:05:47,461 That's not even long enough. 25 00:05:47,556 --> 00:05:48,887 Now, okay... 26 00:05:49,850 --> 00:05:52,011 Some plastic... 27 00:05:56,940 --> 00:05:58,851 Woman: This is Carl. Carl: Hi. 28 00:05:58,942 --> 00:06:01,149 - Woman: This is Angela. - Hey. 29 00:06:01,236 --> 00:06:02,817 - Woman: Doug. - Hi, fern. 30 00:06:02,904 --> 00:06:05,065 - Ryan. Teresa. - Hey, fern. 31 00:06:05,156 --> 00:06:06,612 - Karie. - Good to meet you. 32 00:06:06,700 --> 00:06:08,065 And your good ol' friend... 33 00:06:08,159 --> 00:06:09,865 Fern: Linda may. And I'm fern. 34 00:06:09,953 --> 00:06:11,305 - This is my friend fern. - Carl: Hey. 35 00:06:11,329 --> 00:06:13,057 Fern: Hi, everybody. Doug: Hey, how're you, fern? 36 00:06:13,081 --> 00:06:15,413 Angela: Another Smith Lyric I have is, 37 00:06:15,500 --> 00:06:17,912 "when you're laughing and dancing, and finally living, 38 00:06:18,003 --> 00:06:20,189 "you hear my voice in your head and think of me kindly." 39 00:06:20,213 --> 00:06:22,579 And then also the one that means the most to me is, 40 00:06:22,674 --> 00:06:23,880 "home, is it just a word? 41 00:06:23,967 --> 00:06:25,736 "Or is it something that you carry within you?" 42 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:26,960 Carl: All right. Angela: So... 43 00:06:27,012 --> 00:06:28,948 Linda may: Yeah, we like that. Carl: I like that one. 44 00:06:28,972 --> 00:06:30,074 Angela: Yeah. Teresa: Me, too. 45 00:06:30,098 --> 00:06:31,658 Angela: Like, his lyrics are very deep. 46 00:06:34,477 --> 00:06:36,388 - And then you also have... - Carl: Yeah. 47 00:06:53,371 --> 00:06:54,371 Ah! 48 00:06:54,456 --> 00:06:55,571 - Yes? - No. 49 00:06:55,665 --> 00:06:57,305 Fern: So, the guy that had the Van before, 50 00:06:57,375 --> 00:06:59,979 he just had a mattress in the back, but I didn't wanna keep it that way. 51 00:07:00,003 --> 00:07:02,665 I wanted to build the bed up so I could have storage underneath. 52 00:07:02,756 --> 00:07:05,247 And I got these storage drawers, 53 00:07:05,342 --> 00:07:08,630 one set in the front so I could get in them from the inside, 54 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:10,961 and then another on the outside. 55 00:07:11,056 --> 00:07:12,921 - Very smart. - I thought so. 56 00:07:14,851 --> 00:07:16,057 You see that? 57 00:07:16,728 --> 00:07:17,808 Linda may: What is this? 58 00:07:17,896 --> 00:07:19,457 Fern: This is my husband's old fishing box. 59 00:07:19,481 --> 00:07:21,938 I put this little latch on it, and then when I open it, 60 00:07:22,025 --> 00:07:24,437 the stopper holds it and creates 61 00:07:24,527 --> 00:07:26,017 more counter space. “Ah... 62 00:07:26,112 --> 00:07:28,524 Fern: And then I keep my really nice stuff inside. 63 00:07:28,615 --> 00:07:30,697 My dishes that my dad gave me. 64 00:07:30,784 --> 00:07:33,651 He collected these, Linda may, from yard sales, 65 00:07:33,745 --> 00:07:35,264 and when I graduated from high school, 66 00:07:35,288 --> 00:07:37,370 - he gave me the whole set. - Oh! 67 00:07:37,457 --> 00:07:39,497 - They are beautiful. - Isn't that great? 68 00:07:39,584 --> 00:07:41,791 Yeah, it's called Autumn leaf. 69 00:07:41,878 --> 00:07:43,918 I don't have that many pieces with me, but you know. 70 00:07:43,964 --> 00:07:46,501 What did you name your Van? 71 00:07:47,258 --> 00:07:48,498 Vanguard. 72 00:07:49,135 --> 00:07:50,966 Oh, that is very strong. 73 00:07:51,054 --> 00:07:53,136 She is. Mmm. 74 00:08:07,195 --> 00:08:09,356 Hey. Hey. 75 00:08:09,447 --> 00:08:11,403 Hey, what are you doing? 76 00:08:17,205 --> 00:08:18,557 Woman: The bears held 77 00:08:18,581 --> 00:08:20,287 at the polar bear holding facility 78 00:08:20,375 --> 00:08:23,037 are troublemakers who are kept imprisoned 79 00:08:23,128 --> 00:08:24,743 until they settle down, 80 00:08:24,838 --> 00:08:27,625 which can take anywhere from two fo thirty days. 81 00:08:45,775 --> 00:08:47,731 Hey, girls. It's Mrs. m. 82 00:08:48,361 --> 00:08:49,441 Fern. 83 00:08:50,238 --> 00:08:51,444 Hey, Brandy. 84 00:08:51,531 --> 00:08:52,800 - Oh, hi, fern. - Fern: Hi, kids. 85 00:08:52,824 --> 00:08:54,360 - Hi. - Say hi to Mrs. m. 86 00:08:54,451 --> 00:08:55,531 How are you? 87 00:08:55,618 --> 00:08:57,199 - I'm good. - Good. 88 00:08:57,287 --> 00:08:58,993 It's nice to see you. It's been a while. 89 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:00,695 - How've you been? - Good. 90 00:09:00,790 --> 00:09:02,155 - Good. You look good. - Thanks. 91 00:09:02,250 --> 00:09:03,865 - You cut your hair. - Yeah, I cut it. 92 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:05,563 - I like it. I like it a lot. - Thank you. 93 00:09:05,587 --> 00:09:06,867 Are you working at Amazon again? 94 00:09:06,921 --> 00:09:08,161 Yeah, I am. You like it? 95 00:09:08,256 --> 00:09:09,587 Uh, yeah. Great money. 96 00:09:09,674 --> 00:09:11,710 Are you still doing the Van thing? 97 00:09:11,801 --> 00:09:14,793 Yeah. I'm parked over at the desert Rose r.V. Park. 98 00:09:14,888 --> 00:09:16,924 Oh, we just drove by there today. 99 00:09:17,015 --> 00:09:18,050 Didn't we, girls? 100 00:09:18,141 --> 00:09:19,535 - How's your mom? - She's wonderful. 101 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:21,220 She misses you a lot. 102 00:09:21,311 --> 00:09:22,642 Please tell her I miss her, too. 103 00:09:22,729 --> 00:09:25,220 I will. I will. But really, fern, 104 00:09:25,315 --> 00:09:26,976 if you need a place to stay, 105 00:09:27,067 --> 00:09:28,853 you can come over and stay with us. 106 00:09:28,943 --> 00:09:30,183 We're worried about you. 107 00:09:30,278 --> 00:09:31,939 Thanks. Don't worry about me. 108 00:09:32,030 --> 00:09:33,691 I'll let you know. I promise. 109 00:09:33,782 --> 00:09:35,147 Okay. Okay. 110 00:09:35,241 --> 00:09:36,981 - See you, Aubrey. - Aubrey: Bye. 111 00:09:40,747 --> 00:09:41,862 Hey. 112 00:09:42,624 --> 00:09:44,114 - Makenzie: Hey. - Hi. 113 00:09:44,209 --> 00:09:46,416 You still the smartest kid in school? 114 00:09:46,503 --> 00:09:48,835 - Yeah, kinda. - Mmm-hmm. 115 00:09:48,922 --> 00:09:51,413 You remember anything that we worked on when I tutored ya? 116 00:09:51,508 --> 00:09:52,918 Makenzie: Uh... 117 00:09:53,551 --> 00:09:54,757 Yes. 118 00:09:54,844 --> 00:09:57,506 Um... "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow. 119 00:09:57,597 --> 00:09:59,883 "And all of our yesterdays have lighted fools. 120 00:09:59,974 --> 00:10:02,966 "The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle." 121 00:10:03,061 --> 00:10:05,427 That's really good. 122 00:10:05,522 --> 00:10:07,638 - Thank you. - Thank you. 123 00:10:07,732 --> 00:10:08,847 Um... 124 00:10:08,942 --> 00:10:12,025 My mom says that you're homeless. Is that true? 125 00:10:12,112 --> 00:10:14,068 No, I'm not homeless. 126 00:10:14,155 --> 00:10:16,646 I'm just houseless. 127 00:10:16,741 --> 00:10:17,947 Not the same thing, right? 128 00:10:18,034 --> 00:10:19,069 No. 129 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:20,400 Don't worry about me. I'm okay. 130 00:10:20,453 --> 00:10:21,453 Okay. 131 00:10:26,126 --> 00:10:27,520 Female radio announcer: Hey, sania, 132 00:10:27,544 --> 00:10:29,956 bellweather auto has a ho, ho, whole lotta great deals 133 00:10:30,046 --> 00:10:31,752 on hew and used cars and trucks. 134 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:34,047 So come on in and find... 135 00:10:46,437 --> 00:10:48,928 Linda may: Before I moved into the squeeze inn, 136 00:10:49,023 --> 00:10:52,857 I was out looking for work and putting in applications... 137 00:10:52,944 --> 00:10:56,027 2008, and it was just tough. 138 00:10:56,114 --> 00:11:01,325 And I got to a really, really low point. 139 00:11:03,163 --> 00:11:06,326 And I thought about suicide, and I decided 140 00:11:06,416 --> 00:11:09,829 I was gonna go buy a bottle of booze, 141 00:11:09,919 --> 00:11:12,251 turn on the propane stove... 142 00:11:13,923 --> 00:11:17,381 And I was gonna drink that booze until I passed out. 143 00:11:17,468 --> 00:11:19,208 And if I woke up... 144 00:11:20,305 --> 00:11:21,795 I was gonna light a cigarette, 145 00:11:21,890 --> 00:11:23,721 and I was gonna blow us all up. 146 00:11:25,226 --> 00:11:28,059 And I looked at my two sweet little trusting dogs, 147 00:11:28,146 --> 00:11:32,014 my cocker spaniel and my little toy poodle, 148 00:11:32,108 --> 00:11:35,600 and I just couldn't do that to them. 149 00:11:36,196 --> 00:11:38,938 And I thought, well, 150 00:11:39,032 --> 00:11:40,772 I can't do that to me, either. 151 00:11:40,867 --> 00:11:44,951 So, I was getting close to 62 152 00:11:45,038 --> 00:11:49,623 and I went online to look at my social security benefit. 153 00:11:49,709 --> 00:11:52,576 It said $550. 154 00:11:54,714 --> 00:11:57,251 Fern, I had worked my whole life. 155 00:11:57,342 --> 00:11:59,549 I'd worked since I was 12 years old, 156 00:11:59,636 --> 00:12:02,252 raised two daughters. I couldn't believe it. 157 00:12:02,931 --> 00:12:04,091 So I'm online, 158 00:12:04,182 --> 00:12:07,174 and I find Bob Wells cheap rv living. 159 00:12:07,268 --> 00:12:09,634 I could live in an rv, 160 00:12:09,729 --> 00:12:11,094 travel 161 00:12:12,523 --> 00:12:14,855 and not have to work for the rest of my life. 162 00:12:14,943 --> 00:12:20,028 The rtr is a boot camp for beginner nomads. 163 00:12:20,782 --> 00:12:23,649 Bob Wells looks just like Santa claus. 164 00:12:23,743 --> 00:12:24,823 Doesn't he? 165 00:12:24,911 --> 00:12:26,447 Everybody says that. 166 00:12:26,537 --> 00:12:28,368 Fern: What's rtr stand for? 167 00:12:28,456 --> 00:12:30,117 Rubber tramp rendezvous. 168 00:12:31,084 --> 00:12:33,120 It is in quartzsite, Arizona, 169 00:12:33,211 --> 00:12:35,998 out in the middle of the desert, on blm land. 170 00:12:36,089 --> 00:12:38,250 You should come. I'm gonna make you a map. 171 00:12:38,341 --> 00:12:40,047 No, I don't think I'm gonna go. 172 00:12:40,134 --> 00:12:43,376 Oh, I hope you come. I'm gonna make you a map anyway. 173 00:12:43,471 --> 00:12:45,462 Bob: So, that's what the rtr is. 174 00:12:45,556 --> 00:12:48,673 It is a support system for people 175 00:12:48,768 --> 00:12:51,680 who need help now. 176 00:13:08,204 --> 00:13:10,616 Doug: See you next year, fern. Happy holidays. 177 00:13:10,707 --> 00:13:12,163 Yeah, you too, Doug. 178 00:13:46,826 --> 00:13:49,442 Patty: Carl had a stroke. 179 00:13:49,537 --> 00:13:50,822 - Is he dead? - No. 180 00:13:50,913 --> 00:13:54,781 No, no. His daughter came and took him back east. 181 00:13:54,876 --> 00:13:56,116 Oh. Yeah. 182 00:13:56,210 --> 00:13:57,370 But they didn't take the dog? 183 00:13:57,462 --> 00:13:59,043 They couldn't take him. 184 00:13:59,130 --> 00:14:00,745 Would you like to have him? 185 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:02,296 - Uh... - He's really a good dog. 186 00:14:02,383 --> 00:14:04,044 - No. No. - He's real friendly. 187 00:14:04,135 --> 00:14:08,253 Okay, so you are leaving on Thursday, right? 188 00:14:08,348 --> 00:14:09,884 - Yeah. - Okay. Um... 189 00:14:09,974 --> 00:14:12,340 I just finished Amazon yesterday. 190 00:14:12,435 --> 00:14:15,723 Okay. Amazon pays through Thursday. 191 00:14:15,813 --> 00:14:19,271 And then after that, it's $375 a month. 192 00:14:19,359 --> 00:14:21,270 Well, is there a discount 193 00:14:21,361 --> 00:14:23,352 if I don't use the electric and dump, 194 00:14:23,446 --> 00:14:24,902 'cause I just have my Van, you know? 195 00:14:24,989 --> 00:14:28,322 No, but since you're in a Van, it's easy for you to move 196 00:14:28,409 --> 00:14:30,400 and to go south to a warmer place. 197 00:14:30,495 --> 00:14:33,282 Yeah, but I wanted to get a job around here first. 198 00:14:33,373 --> 00:14:34,863 Oh. Good luck with that. 199 00:14:34,957 --> 00:14:37,539 - Mmm. Mmm-hmm. - That's tough. 200 00:14:38,461 --> 00:14:39,951 - Bye, Patty. - Bye, fern. 201 00:14:40,046 --> 00:14:41,482 We'll see you next year. 202 00:14:41,506 --> 00:14:43,426 Male automated voice: Thank you. Have a nice day. 203 00:15:04,612 --> 00:15:08,230 My husband worked at the usg mine in empire 204 00:15:08,324 --> 00:15:11,031 and I worked in human resources there for a few years. 205 00:15:11,119 --> 00:15:13,701 That was my last full-time job. I did a lot of part-time jobs. 206 00:15:13,788 --> 00:15:15,528 I cashiered at the empire store. 207 00:15:15,623 --> 00:15:18,285 I was a substitute teacher at the school for five years... 208 00:15:18,376 --> 00:15:19,866 Didn't the empire mine shut down 209 00:15:19,961 --> 00:15:22,498 and then all of the resident workers had to relocate? 210 00:15:22,588 --> 00:15:24,920 Yeah, about a year ago. “Wow. 211 00:15:25,007 --> 00:15:27,464 So, when do you need to get back to work? 212 00:15:28,094 --> 00:15:29,094 Now? 213 00:15:30,179 --> 00:15:32,545 It is a tough time right now. 214 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:34,005 You may want to consider 215 00:15:34,100 --> 00:15:36,842 registering for early retirement. 216 00:15:36,936 --> 00:15:40,303 I don't think I can get by on the benefits, and, um... 217 00:15:43,317 --> 00:15:46,605 I need work. I like work. 218 00:15:46,696 --> 00:15:50,234 I'm not sure exactly what you would be eligible for. 219 00:15:57,540 --> 00:15:59,246 - Hi there. - Fern: Hi! 220 00:15:59,333 --> 00:16:01,665 I'm Rachel. I'm the manager here at fox peak. 221 00:16:01,752 --> 00:16:02,752 Hi, I'm fern. 222 00:16:02,837 --> 00:16:03,952 Hi, fern. 223 00:16:06,048 --> 00:16:08,664 Um, I asked someone, they said I could park here overnight. 224 00:16:08,759 --> 00:16:10,624 Oh, you're fine. You're more than welcome. 225 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:13,427 But you know, the temperature is gonna drop. 226 00:16:13,514 --> 00:16:14,924 It gets really cold here at night. 227 00:16:15,016 --> 00:16:17,098 - Yeah, I know. I can tell. - Really cold. 228 00:16:17,185 --> 00:16:18,425 Yeah. 229 00:16:18,519 --> 00:16:20,555 I don't want to overstep my bounds here. 230 00:16:20,646 --> 00:16:23,763 There is a church down by 7-Eleven. 231 00:16:23,858 --> 00:16:26,895 It's a baptist church, and they do have open beds. 232 00:16:26,986 --> 00:16:28,522 I'm gonna be good. 233 00:16:28,613 --> 00:16:31,571 Okay. Okay. We're here if you need anything. 234 00:16:31,657 --> 00:16:33,022 Thank you. 235 00:16:51,761 --> 00:16:52,841 Mmm. 236 00:18:29,442 --> 00:18:31,558 Linda? Linda? 237 00:18:31,652 --> 00:18:32,732 Hey. 238 00:18:34,947 --> 00:18:36,107 Shh. 239 00:18:36,198 --> 00:18:37,529 So glad you came. 240 00:18:38,993 --> 00:18:42,360 - That's Bob Wells. - Sit here. Keep the chair. 241 00:18:42,455 --> 00:18:43,695 Thank you. 242 00:18:47,251 --> 00:18:50,334 We not only accept the tyranny of the dollar, 243 00:18:50,421 --> 00:18:51,877 the tyranny of the marketplace, 244 00:18:51,964 --> 00:18:53,420 we embrace it. 245 00:18:53,507 --> 00:18:55,668 We gladly throw the yoke 246 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:58,376 of the tyranny of the dollar on 247 00:18:58,471 --> 00:19:01,008 and live by it our whole lives. 248 00:19:01,098 --> 00:19:04,431 I think of an analogy as a workhorse. 249 00:19:04,518 --> 00:19:07,476 The workhorse that is willing to work itself to death 250 00:19:07,563 --> 00:19:09,428 and then be put out to pasture. 251 00:19:09,523 --> 00:19:11,889 And that's what happens to so many of us. 252 00:19:11,984 --> 00:19:13,724 If society was throwing us away 253 00:19:13,819 --> 00:19:16,185 and sending us, the workhorse, out to the pasture, 254 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:18,191 we workhorses had to gather together 255 00:19:18,282 --> 00:19:19,488 and take care of each other. 256 00:19:19,575 --> 00:19:21,816 And that's what this is all about. 257 00:19:21,911 --> 00:19:24,493 The way I see it is that the titanicis sinking 258 00:19:24,580 --> 00:19:26,912 and economic times are changing. 259 00:19:26,999 --> 00:19:30,617 And so my goal is to get the lifeboats out 260 00:19:30,711 --> 00:19:33,077 and get as many people into the lifeboats as I can. 261 00:19:33,172 --> 00:19:34,972 Swankie: Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. There's plenty. 262 00:19:35,049 --> 00:19:36,689 Dave: Yeah. We got plenty. Jump and shout. 263 00:19:36,717 --> 00:19:38,737 - Swankie: How many vegans we got here? - Let you know, huh? 264 00:19:38,761 --> 00:19:40,081 Fern: What's that? Swankie: Vegan. 265 00:19:40,137 --> 00:19:41,217 Dave: This is vegan. 266 00:19:41,305 --> 00:19:43,341 - No, I'm... I'm a carnivore. - Man: Yeah. 267 00:19:43,432 --> 00:19:44,632 - Dave: Okay. - Thank you. Yes. 268 00:19:44,684 --> 00:19:45,844 Okay. Thank you, though. 269 00:19:45,935 --> 00:19:47,287 - Looks good. - Dave: Another carnivore? 270 00:19:47,311 --> 00:19:48,747 Swankie: She's a carnivore. Dave: Okay. 271 00:19:48,771 --> 00:19:49,806 Woman: Mac 'n' cheese. 272 00:19:49,897 --> 00:19:51,603 Just tell me when. 273 00:19:51,691 --> 00:19:53,352 You good? More? 274 00:19:53,442 --> 00:19:55,899 Oh! She likes the red peppers. 275 00:19:55,986 --> 00:19:57,271 - Cilantro? - No! 276 00:19:57,363 --> 00:19:58,443 No! 277 00:19:58,531 --> 00:19:59,646 Swankie: No! No, no. 278 00:20:06,539 --> 00:20:08,370 Bryce: I'm a vietham vet. 279 00:20:08,457 --> 00:20:11,699 And, um, I got PTSD. 280 00:20:11,794 --> 00:20:15,002 I really can't handle loud noises, 281 00:20:15,089 --> 00:20:18,126 uh, big crowds, fireworks. 282 00:20:19,176 --> 00:20:22,134 I got a pickup truck and a camper. 283 00:20:22,221 --> 00:20:23,677 I can live out here... 284 00:20:24,557 --> 00:20:26,843 And be at peace. 285 00:20:29,937 --> 00:20:33,100 I had, um, finally convinced my grandpa, 286 00:20:33,190 --> 00:20:35,476 and my papa, and my mama, 287 00:20:35,568 --> 00:20:37,650 that we should 288 00:20:37,737 --> 00:20:41,195 take off in an rv and see the country. 289 00:20:41,282 --> 00:20:44,991 But then both of them were told that they had cancer, 290 00:20:45,077 --> 00:20:47,659 they passed away three weeks apart. 291 00:20:47,747 --> 00:20:49,487 I began watching 292 00:20:49,582 --> 00:20:54,246 Bob Wells' videos on Van-dwelling. 293 00:20:54,336 --> 00:20:56,042 Then I bought my Van... 294 00:20:56,130 --> 00:20:59,167 Paint, because she takes me where I ain't. 295 00:20:59,258 --> 00:21:01,544 And 296 00:21:01,635 --> 00:21:05,799 started my healing journey two and a half years ago. 297 00:21:05,890 --> 00:21:07,972 Merle: Um, I worked for corporate America, 298 00:21:08,058 --> 00:21:09,548 you know, for 20 years. 299 00:21:09,643 --> 00:21:13,511 And my friend, bill, worked for the same company, 300 00:21:13,606 --> 00:21:16,973 and he had liver failure. 301 00:21:17,067 --> 00:21:19,649 A week before he was due to retire, 302 00:21:19,737 --> 00:21:24,106 hr called him in hospice, and said... 303 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:27,317 "Let's talk about your retirement.” 304 00:21:27,411 --> 00:21:30,073 And he died 10 days later, 305 00:21:30,164 --> 00:21:32,871 having never been able to take that sailboat 306 00:21:32,958 --> 00:21:37,577 that he bought out of his driveway. 307 00:21:37,671 --> 00:21:40,458 And he missed out on everything. 308 00:21:41,300 --> 00:21:43,336 And he told me before he died, 309 00:21:43,427 --> 00:21:45,042 "just don't waste any time, merle. 310 00:21:45,137 --> 00:21:46,752 "Don't waste any time." 311 00:21:46,847 --> 00:21:48,929 So I retired as soon as I could. 312 00:21:49,016 --> 00:21:50,256 I didn't want my sailboat 313 00:21:50,351 --> 00:21:52,592 to be in the driveway when I died... 314 00:21:53,604 --> 00:21:56,596 So, yeah... 315 00:21:57,691 --> 00:21:59,306 And it's not. 316 00:21:59,401 --> 00:22:01,483 My sailboat's out here in the desert. 317 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:13,742 Bob: I can't imagine what you're going through, 318 00:22:15,167 --> 00:22:16,907 the loss of your husband, 319 00:22:17,002 --> 00:22:19,709 and the loss of your whole town, and friends, 320 00:22:19,797 --> 00:22:21,583 and village, 321 00:22:21,674 --> 00:22:26,464 and that kind of loss is never easy. 322 00:22:26,554 --> 00:22:28,465 And I wish I had an easy answer for you. 323 00:22:28,556 --> 00:22:31,138 But I think you've come to the right place 324 00:22:31,225 --> 00:22:32,385 to find an answer. 325 00:22:32,476 --> 00:22:33,761 I think that... 326 00:22:34,562 --> 00:22:36,518 I think connecting to nature 327 00:22:36,605 --> 00:22:39,768 and to a real true community and tribe, 328 00:22:39,859 --> 00:22:42,521 will make all the difference for you. 329 00:22:42,611 --> 00:22:43,817 I hope so. 330 00:23:09,138 --> 00:23:10,423 Linda may: Hey, fern. 331 00:23:10,514 --> 00:23:11,720 Fern: Hey, Linda. 332 00:23:11,807 --> 00:23:13,172 Linda may: Come over and join us. 333 00:23:13,267 --> 00:23:15,007 Fern: No, I'm just gonna take a little walk. 334 00:23:15,102 --> 00:23:17,593 - Linda may: Okay. - Be back soon. 335 00:24:20,668 --> 00:24:23,410 Hey. Good morning... 336 00:24:23,504 --> 00:24:25,119 - Bob. - Bob: Morning. 337 00:24:45,818 --> 00:24:47,587 Bob: One of the questions I get all the time is, 338 00:24:47,611 --> 00:24:48,880 "Bob, I have to live in the city. 339 00:24:48,904 --> 00:24:50,423 "I'd like to be out here, but I can't. 340 00:24:50,447 --> 00:24:53,610 "How can I avoid the famous knock on the door?" 341 00:24:53,701 --> 00:24:55,441 So, I've developed what I call 342 00:24:55,536 --> 00:24:57,527 the ten commandments of stealth parking. 343 00:25:03,127 --> 00:25:06,085 Stop being so quiet. 344 00:25:06,171 --> 00:25:08,207 And then, in and out. Just make... 345 00:25:08,298 --> 00:25:09,663 You gotta make the hole bigger 346 00:25:09,758 --> 00:25:11,339 so the rope fits. 347 00:25:11,427 --> 00:25:13,463 Very... yeah. That's it. That's perfect. 348 00:25:15,180 --> 00:25:17,091 - Woman: Oh, my god. Ladies. - Then you go... 349 00:25:20,144 --> 00:25:22,931 I love this lifestyle. It is a lifestyle of freedom 350 00:25:23,022 --> 00:25:25,559 and beauty, and connection to the earth. 351 00:25:25,649 --> 00:25:28,391 Yet there is a trade-off. 352 00:25:28,485 --> 00:25:30,976 You gotta learn how to take care of your own shit. 353 00:25:32,322 --> 00:25:35,940 Most of us, in this lifestyle, use a five-gallon bucket. 354 00:25:36,660 --> 00:25:40,619 Most of us are in vans or something larger. 355 00:25:40,706 --> 00:25:42,367 I'm in a prius, 356 00:25:43,250 --> 00:25:45,457 so I use a two-gallon bucket. 357 00:25:45,544 --> 00:25:47,864 If you have bad knees, you could use a seven-gallon bucket. 358 00:25:50,758 --> 00:25:52,339 - Hi, fern. - Hi, guys. 359 00:25:57,431 --> 00:26:00,298 - Got these for you. - Thank you. These are nice. 360 00:26:00,392 --> 00:26:01,392 Fern: Yeah. 361 00:26:01,477 --> 00:26:03,308 Dave: She always has some nice appliances. 362 00:26:05,314 --> 00:26:07,350 Here, you should take this one. 363 00:26:07,441 --> 00:26:09,352 That one's kind of funky. 364 00:26:09,443 --> 00:26:10,899 Oh. These yours? 365 00:26:10,986 --> 00:26:14,399 Dave: Yeah. There's a black hole in every Van. 366 00:26:14,490 --> 00:26:17,823 Specially mine. One time I had seven of these can openers. 367 00:26:17,910 --> 00:26:19,400 Doesn't happen to me. 368 00:26:19,495 --> 00:26:22,202 Trade you for a potholder. I make 'em. 369 00:26:22,289 --> 00:26:25,076 Okay, sure. Wow. What is this? Crochet? 370 00:26:25,167 --> 00:26:26,282 No. Something different. 371 00:26:28,212 --> 00:26:29,918 Fern: Nice. Dave: Wow, that is nice. 372 00:26:30,005 --> 00:26:31,040 Fern: Yeah. Dave: Wow. 373 00:26:31,131 --> 00:26:32,541 Uh-uh-uh. It's going home with me. 374 00:26:32,633 --> 00:26:34,043 Okay. 375 00:26:34,134 --> 00:26:35,249 See ya. 376 00:26:35,344 --> 00:26:36,880 - Thank you. - Yep. 377 00:26:48,023 --> 00:26:50,264 Seems like the work is not gonna be horrible. 378 00:26:50,359 --> 00:26:52,395 Uh-oh, uh-oh, it's sliding. 379 00:26:52,486 --> 00:26:55,478 - Do you take resumes? - Um... 380 00:26:55,572 --> 00:26:57,358 I'll leave it with you, just in case. 381 00:26:57,449 --> 00:27:00,156 - No. Just go on... - Go online? 382 00:27:00,244 --> 00:27:01,279 - Yeah. - Oh, okay. 383 00:27:01,370 --> 00:27:03,281 I got a four-pack for $100. 384 00:27:03,372 --> 00:27:04,737 Just like that. 385 00:27:04,832 --> 00:27:06,538 Whoa! 386 00:27:06,625 --> 00:27:07,625 Did you feel it? 387 00:27:07,709 --> 00:27:08,937 Man: That's what it does to people. 388 00:27:08,961 --> 00:27:11,001 - It scared me. - Man: It scares them away. 389 00:27:11,338 --> 00:27:13,499 You guys know how much money is sitting here? 390 00:27:13,590 --> 00:27:15,922 It's like they're, uh, dinosaurs. 391 00:27:18,303 --> 00:27:21,045 Nope. Watch out, watch out. 392 00:27:21,140 --> 00:27:22,380 Watch the steps. 393 00:27:22,474 --> 00:27:23,660 Automated voice: Welcome aboard. 394 00:27:23,684 --> 00:27:24,684 Whoa. 395 00:27:24,768 --> 00:27:26,929 - Whoa. - It's like a disco. 396 00:27:27,020 --> 00:27:28,635 Oh, my gosh. 397 00:27:29,898 --> 00:27:32,435 Oh, the lighting is beautiful. 398 00:27:32,526 --> 00:27:35,438 - Washer and dryer. - Oh, my gosh. 399 00:27:35,529 --> 00:27:38,771 - You're kidding. - Oh, man. 400 00:27:38,866 --> 00:27:40,948 Okay, ladies, where are we going? 401 00:27:41,034 --> 00:27:42,394 Linda may: Hawaii. Swankie: No, no. 402 00:27:42,452 --> 00:27:43,532 Well, yeah. 403 00:27:43,620 --> 00:27:45,827 Well, there's water between here and there. 404 00:27:45,914 --> 00:27:47,575 Let's not go to the east coast. 405 00:27:47,666 --> 00:27:49,327 There's no place big enough over there 406 00:27:49,418 --> 00:27:51,479 to park something this size. 407 00:27:51,503 --> 00:27:52,788 Linda may: This is a magic bus. 408 00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:54,840 We could go to Hawaii. 409 00:27:54,923 --> 00:27:56,333 Swankie: Okay. Hawaii. 410 00:27:56,425 --> 00:27:58,211 Campers: In our vans again 411 00:27:59,845 --> 00:28:03,383 goin' places that we've never been 412 00:28:04,516 --> 00:28:06,052 going places 413 00:28:06,143 --> 00:28:08,805 we may never go again 414 00:28:08,896 --> 00:28:12,855 and we can't wait lo get in our vans again 415 00:28:12,941 --> 00:28:15,557 rubber tramps again 416 00:28:16,570 --> 00:28:20,279 like a band of gypsies we go down to quartzsite 417 00:28:21,116 --> 00:28:22,981 we'll see Bob again 418 00:28:23,076 --> 00:28:24,941 all right. In quartzsite, Arizona, 419 00:28:25,037 --> 00:28:26,948 especially in the quartzsite yacht club, 420 00:28:27,039 --> 00:28:28,950 line dancing is a long-standing tradition, 421 00:28:29,041 --> 00:28:30,827 s0 here we go. 422 00:28:30,918 --> 00:28:33,330 Well, I went down fo quartzsite 423 00:28:33,420 --> 00:28:35,411 been trying to sell my wares 424 00:28:35,505 --> 00:28:39,293 I got a great selection you can't find just anywhere 425 00:28:39,384 --> 00:28:43,093 well, I know I've got no money [I hear it all the time 426 00:28:43,180 --> 00:28:45,421 I bet they'll be back tomorrow 427 00:28:45,515 --> 00:28:47,005 cause that's your favorite line 428 00:28:47,100 --> 00:28:49,557 well, I'm selling drink at half-price 429 00:28:49,645 --> 00:28:51,055 I'm taking out a loan 430 00:28:51,146 --> 00:28:53,637 man, if I don't make some money soon 431 00:28:53,732 --> 00:28:55,188 I'll never get back home 432 00:28:55,275 --> 00:28:58,358 I got the quartzsite vendor blues 433 00:28:59,905 --> 00:29:03,318 looks like you got a hankering to go out there. 434 00:29:04,660 --> 00:29:06,616 No. 435 00:29:06,703 --> 00:29:07,863 You sure? 436 00:29:08,580 --> 00:29:09,580 Okay. 437 00:29:09,665 --> 00:29:11,280 - Come on. - All right. 438 00:29:12,334 --> 00:29:14,871 And we can start over 439 00:29:14,962 --> 00:29:17,453 with what could've been 440 00:29:18,423 --> 00:29:19,959 there are no professionals here. 441 00:29:20,050 --> 00:29:21,506 We'll hold each other close 442 00:29:21,593 --> 00:29:25,051 and fall in love again 443 00:29:25,138 --> 00:29:27,754 we'll hold each other close 444 00:29:27,849 --> 00:29:31,216 and fall in love again 445 00:29:31,311 --> 00:29:37,181 so have you ever thought of getting back with me 446 00:29:38,193 --> 00:29:44,280 and maybe things can be the way they used fo be 447 00:29:44,366 --> 00:29:47,358 I swear I'll never hurt you 448 00:29:47,452 --> 00:29:50,489 I'll never set you free 449 00:29:50,580 --> 00:29:55,620 if you ever think of getting back with me 450 00:29:59,923 --> 00:30:02,005 woman and man: Goodbye, fern! 451 00:30:40,213 --> 00:30:42,044 Nice. 452 00:30:44,676 --> 00:30:46,696 Man: Tor your security while on the road, 453 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:48,051 or out in the boondocks, 454 00:30:48,138 --> 00:30:50,720 so if there are any questions you may have 455 00:30:50,807 --> 00:30:53,594 regarding rv system design, maintenance, 456 00:30:53,685 --> 00:30:55,266 and troubleshooting, 457 00:30:55,354 --> 00:30:57,720 stop on by today, and bring your rg, 458 00:30:57,814 --> 00:30:59,645 so that we can help you lake advantage 459 00:30:59,733 --> 00:31:02,440 of what mother nature is offering for free. 460 00:31:41,691 --> 00:31:44,524 Hey, Ron. Can you come here a second? 461 00:31:44,611 --> 00:31:46,977 These guys have some really nice stuff. 462 00:31:47,697 --> 00:31:49,403 This is noodle, roxy. That's Ron. 463 00:31:49,491 --> 00:31:50,731 - How's it going, Ron? - Noodle. 464 00:31:50,826 --> 00:31:51,969 Trying to make some gas money. 465 00:31:51,993 --> 00:31:53,529 - Roxy. - Both: Nice to meet you. 466 00:31:53,620 --> 00:31:55,139 Yeah, I think these are really nice, Ron. 467 00:31:55,163 --> 00:31:56,163 Look at that work. 468 00:31:56,248 --> 00:31:58,409 - It's got nice whoop-de-doos. - Yeah, look at that. 469 00:31:58,500 --> 00:32:00,832 - Yeah. Look, look. - I see those. 470 00:32:00,919 --> 00:32:01,999 Ron, look. 471 00:32:29,156 --> 00:32:30,862 Man: Hello, ma'am. 472 00:32:30,949 --> 00:32:33,736 You by chance have an extra cigarette? 473 00:32:33,827 --> 00:32:35,818 Fern: Yeah, sure. 474 00:32:35,912 --> 00:32:37,743 Need a light? 475 00:32:37,831 --> 00:32:39,571 I'd love one. 476 00:32:43,044 --> 00:32:44,204 Need it? 477 00:32:44,296 --> 00:32:46,127 Well, sure. Thank you. 478 00:32:46,214 --> 00:32:47,545 - Yep. - What's your name? 479 00:32:47,632 --> 00:32:49,247 - Fern. - Fern, Derek. 480 00:32:49,342 --> 00:32:50,342 Hi, Derek. 481 00:32:50,427 --> 00:32:52,071 - Well, it's nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you. 482 00:32:52,095 --> 00:32:53,676 - I'll be seeing you. - Mmm-hmm. 483 00:33:16,703 --> 00:33:17,909 Swankie: What? 484 00:33:18,663 --> 00:33:19,698 What? 485 00:33:19,789 --> 00:33:21,389 It's fern, it's fern, swankie. It's fern. 486 00:33:24,294 --> 00:33:26,455 - Hey. Hi. - Didn't you see the flag? 487 00:33:26,546 --> 00:33:27,899 - Yeah, yeah. I'm sorry. - Ilt means 488 00:33:27,923 --> 00:33:29,788 - I don't wanna be disturbed. - I know. 489 00:33:29,883 --> 00:33:31,214 I need a ride to town. 490 00:33:31,301 --> 00:33:32,336 Why? 491 00:33:32,427 --> 00:33:34,338 I blew my tire. 492 00:33:34,429 --> 00:33:35,794 Well, go change it. 493 00:33:35,889 --> 00:33:37,049 I don't have a spare. 494 00:33:37,140 --> 00:33:38,255 You don't have a spare? 495 00:33:38,350 --> 00:33:40,510 You're out in the boondocks and you don't have a spare? 496 00:33:45,524 --> 00:33:47,810 You can die out here. You're out in the wilderness, 497 00:33:47,901 --> 00:33:49,437 far away from anybody. 498 00:33:49,528 --> 00:33:51,408 You can die out here. Don't you understand that? 499 00:33:51,488 --> 00:33:52,728 You have to take it seriously. 500 00:33:52,822 --> 00:33:54,217 You have to have a way to get help. 501 00:33:54,241 --> 00:33:55,961 You have to be able to change your own tire. 502 00:33:56,034 --> 00:33:57,570 I appreciate it. Thanks, swankie. 503 00:33:57,661 --> 00:33:58,946 All right. 504 00:33:59,037 --> 00:34:01,198 You can... you can pay me back. 505 00:34:01,289 --> 00:34:03,746 I'm gonna go on this trip. I'm getting ready to leave. 506 00:34:03,833 --> 00:34:06,245 I got a lot to do. I can't get it all done fast enough. 507 00:34:06,336 --> 00:34:07,522 Yeah, sure. I owe ya. I owe ya. 508 00:34:07,546 --> 00:34:08,814 You can help me finish things up. 509 00:34:08,838 --> 00:34:10,233 - I really appreciate it. - You got it. 510 00:34:10,257 --> 00:34:11,622 Here's what I suggest. 511 00:34:11,716 --> 00:34:13,252 Don't get AAA, okay? 512 00:34:13,343 --> 00:34:14,987 You gotta get something like a spot device. 513 00:34:15,011 --> 00:34:16,217 A satellite tracking device. 514 00:34:16,304 --> 00:34:17,669 We need to soak the sandpaper. 515 00:34:17,764 --> 00:34:19,367 - It's called wet and dry. - Fern: Mmm-hmm. 516 00:34:19,391 --> 00:34:20,722 Swankie: We need it to be wet. 517 00:34:20,809 --> 00:34:21,809 Fern: Ready? 518 00:34:21,893 --> 00:34:25,226 Ready. Yep. 519 00:34:25,313 --> 00:34:27,349 Now we need to mask the Fender off, 520 00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:29,681 because white paint will land on the Fender, too. 521 00:34:29,776 --> 00:34:31,437 Put plastic over this. 522 00:34:31,528 --> 00:34:32,893 All right, let me just say 523 00:34:32,988 --> 00:34:35,274 that this is a lot more complicated than I thought. 524 00:34:35,365 --> 00:34:36,650 Oh, it's very, very complicated. 525 00:34:36,741 --> 00:34:38,106 - Uh-huh. - And it's taking me 526 00:34:38,201 --> 00:34:41,568 a long time to patch all the peeling paint on this Van. 527 00:34:42,289 --> 00:34:43,995 - So are you quitting on me? - Okay. 528 00:34:44,082 --> 00:34:45,868 No, no, I'm not quitting. 529 00:34:45,959 --> 00:34:47,353 Swankie: When we get done with all this, 530 00:34:47,377 --> 00:34:48,742 I'm gonna give you all my paint. 531 00:34:48,837 --> 00:34:50,577 I don't want to take any more of it with me, 532 00:34:50,672 --> 00:34:54,039 you can have it all 'cause your Van looks kind of... 533 00:34:54,843 --> 00:34:55,923 Ratty. 534 00:34:56,011 --> 00:34:57,626 No, it doesn't. 535 00:34:57,721 --> 00:34:59,962 She does not. She just needs a wash. 536 00:35:00,056 --> 00:35:02,593 No. You take my paint. 537 00:35:19,576 --> 00:35:22,067 Ratty. 538 00:36:09,334 --> 00:36:11,040 Ugh. Ugh. 539 00:36:15,256 --> 00:36:17,713 Fern. It's swankie. 540 00:36:17,801 --> 00:36:19,666 What? I'm indisposed. 541 00:36:19,761 --> 00:36:21,422 Swankie: Where did I get all this stuff? 542 00:36:21,513 --> 00:36:23,532 Fern: Yeah? Well, it adds up. Where'd it come from? 543 00:36:23,556 --> 00:36:25,171 I just put on Facebook, 544 00:36:25,266 --> 00:36:26,927 quartzsite chatter, the other day 545 00:36:27,018 --> 00:36:28,498 that I was givin' all this stuff away 546 00:36:28,561 --> 00:36:30,426 and I asked people to come get it. 547 00:36:30,522 --> 00:36:31,978 So, I'm hopin' they do. 548 00:36:32,732 --> 00:36:33,892 I love this. 549 00:36:33,983 --> 00:36:35,063 Swankie: Take it. 550 00:36:35,151 --> 00:36:36,982 - You kidding? - It's yours. 551 00:36:37,070 --> 00:36:38,230 Whoa, that's nice. 552 00:36:38,321 --> 00:36:39,721 You look really good in that chair. 553 00:36:40,740 --> 00:36:43,072 Swankie: And that's called red, white, and blue Jasper. 554 00:36:43,159 --> 00:36:44,274 What's that? 555 00:36:44,369 --> 00:36:47,236 That's petrified palm wood. 556 00:36:47,330 --> 00:36:49,946 And that's part of the same... 557 00:36:50,667 --> 00:36:52,908 - Rock, and, uh... - Mmm-hmm. 558 00:36:53,002 --> 00:36:54,162 Ouch! 559 00:36:54,254 --> 00:36:55,254 Um... 560 00:36:55,338 --> 00:36:56,857 - Careful, your arm. - That's another one 561 00:36:56,881 --> 00:36:58,621 of the red, white, and blue. 562 00:37:00,427 --> 00:37:03,464 - What's going on? What? - I don't feel very good. 563 00:37:03,555 --> 00:37:05,546 - I got a headache. - Hey. 564 00:37:05,640 --> 00:37:07,722 Here. Sit down. 565 00:37:10,770 --> 00:37:11,976 Got it? 566 00:37:14,357 --> 00:37:15,938 What's goin' on”? What do you need? 567 00:37:16,025 --> 00:37:17,390 My head hurts really, really bad 568 00:37:17,485 --> 00:37:19,225 and I'm nauseated. 569 00:37:19,320 --> 00:37:20,685 Water'll help? Would water help? 570 00:37:20,780 --> 00:37:21,780 Oh, yeah. 571 00:37:23,074 --> 00:37:25,235 - Oh, boy. - Here. 572 00:37:27,370 --> 00:37:28,655 Careful, your arm. 573 00:37:36,337 --> 00:37:39,079 Girl: Mrs. mcquarry reminded me of someone. 574 00:37:43,762 --> 00:37:45,923 - Fern: You all right? - Mmm-hmm. 575 00:37:47,557 --> 00:37:49,093 I guess I'm all right. 576 00:37:59,569 --> 00:38:00,809 You okay? 577 00:38:03,364 --> 00:38:04,399 Swankie: Um... 578 00:38:04,491 --> 00:38:06,573 Doctors told me that... 579 00:38:06,659 --> 00:38:10,072 Well, I had cancer removed from my lung a while back 580 00:38:10,163 --> 00:38:13,496 and, small cell carcinoma. 581 00:38:13,583 --> 00:38:16,950 And they told me it's spread to my brain. 582 00:38:17,045 --> 00:38:20,378 And they've only given me seven or eight months to live. 583 00:38:21,174 --> 00:38:22,584 I'm sorry. 584 00:38:23,510 --> 00:38:24,590 I'm sorry. 585 00:38:24,677 --> 00:38:26,087 I'm gonna 586 00:38:26,179 --> 00:38:27,715 take my trip. 587 00:38:27,806 --> 00:38:29,421 I'm gonna go back to Alaska again, 588 00:38:29,516 --> 00:38:31,052 because of some good memories. 589 00:38:31,142 --> 00:38:32,848 And, um, 590 00:38:33,686 --> 00:38:36,018 just do what I have to do. 591 00:38:36,105 --> 00:38:39,472 I have this book called final exitby Dr. Kevorkian. 592 00:38:39,567 --> 00:38:41,478 Some people call him Dr. death. 593 00:38:41,569 --> 00:38:43,981 And it's like, various ways 594 00:38:44,072 --> 00:38:46,484 that you can end your life if you need to. 595 00:38:46,574 --> 00:38:47,574 And, um, 596 00:38:47,659 --> 00:38:50,071 it's kind of like a recipe. 597 00:38:50,161 --> 00:38:53,153 I have it, if I have to fall back on it for some ideas, 598 00:38:53,248 --> 00:38:55,785 but I'm not gonna spend any more time 599 00:38:55,875 --> 00:38:57,831 indoors in a hospital. 600 00:38:58,628 --> 00:38:59,913 No, thanks. 601 00:39:05,552 --> 00:39:07,713 I'm gonna be 75 this year 602 00:39:07,804 --> 00:39:09,965 and I think I've lived a pretty good life. 603 00:39:10,056 --> 00:39:11,842 I've seen some really neat things, 604 00:39:11,933 --> 00:39:14,174 kayaking, all those places. 605 00:39:14,269 --> 00:39:17,602 And, you know, moose in the wild. 606 00:39:17,689 --> 00:39:21,102 A moose family on a river in Idaho. 607 00:39:21,192 --> 00:39:22,272 Um... 608 00:39:23,278 --> 00:39:25,644 And big, white pelicans landin' 609 00:39:25,738 --> 00:39:27,274 just six feet over my kayak 610 00:39:27,365 --> 00:39:29,071 on a lake in Colorado. 611 00:39:29,158 --> 00:39:30,318 Or, uh... 612 00:39:31,077 --> 00:39:35,161 Um, come around a bend, was a cliff, 613 00:39:35,248 --> 00:39:37,580 and find hundreds and hundreds of swallow nests 614 00:39:37,667 --> 00:39:39,077 on the wall of the cliff. 615 00:39:39,168 --> 00:39:41,580 And the swallows flyin' all around. 616 00:39:41,671 --> 00:39:43,753 And reflecting in the water 617 00:39:43,840 --> 00:39:46,172 so it looks like I'm flying with the swallows 618 00:39:46,259 --> 00:39:47,619 and they're under me, and over me, 619 00:39:47,677 --> 00:39:48,757 and all around me. 620 00:39:48,845 --> 00:39:50,927 And the little babies are hatchin' out 621 00:39:51,014 --> 00:39:52,754 and egg shells are fallin' out of the nests, 622 00:39:52,849 --> 00:39:54,885 landin' on the water and floatin' on the water. 623 00:39:54,976 --> 00:39:56,307 These little white shells. 624 00:39:56,394 --> 00:39:58,476 It's like, well, it's just so awesome. 625 00:39:58,563 --> 00:40:01,396 I felt like I'd done enough. My life was complete. 626 00:40:01,482 --> 00:40:04,019 If I died right then, that moment, 627 00:40:24,589 --> 00:40:26,671 I don't know. Maybe when I die, 628 00:40:26,758 --> 00:40:28,919 my friends will gather around the fire 629 00:40:29,010 --> 00:40:31,843 and toss a rock into the fire in memory of me. 630 00:40:38,353 --> 00:40:40,469 Oh, I see somethin' neat. 631 00:40:52,533 --> 00:40:55,491 Here we go. And then pull it up 632 00:40:55,578 --> 00:40:56,909 and close it up. 633 00:40:56,996 --> 00:40:58,111 - How's that? - Oh. 634 00:40:58,206 --> 00:41:01,698 Oh! Look at this. 635 00:41:09,926 --> 00:41:12,167 My grandmother made that for me, and gave it to me. 636 00:41:12,261 --> 00:41:14,422 So, enjoy. Take good care of it. 637 00:41:14,514 --> 00:41:16,550 - Woman: Thank you. - Bye. 638 00:42:27,128 --> 00:42:29,494 Fern: Can I tell you somethin', swankie? 639 00:42:29,589 --> 00:42:30,829 Swankie: What? 640 00:42:30,923 --> 00:42:33,710 Been thinkin" a lot about my husband Bo. 641 00:42:33,801 --> 00:42:35,382 When it got really bad at the end, 642 00:42:35,470 --> 00:42:36,710 they had him in the hospital 643 00:42:36,804 --> 00:42:38,169 on morphine drip 644 00:42:38,264 --> 00:42:40,721 and I would sit there at night, in the hospital. 645 00:42:42,393 --> 00:42:43,724 And... 646 00:42:44,854 --> 00:42:47,721 I'd wanna put my thumb down on that morphine drip 647 00:42:47,815 --> 00:42:49,521 just a little bit longer... 648 00:42:51,444 --> 00:42:52,900 So I could let him go. 649 00:42:54,322 --> 00:42:56,859 Maybe I should have tried harder 650 00:42:58,367 --> 00:43:02,030 so he could have gone sooner without all that pain. 651 00:43:03,539 --> 00:43:05,370 Well, maybe he wouldn't have wanted that. 652 00:43:05,458 --> 00:43:07,790 Maybe he was tryin' to stay with you as long as he could. 653 00:43:14,133 --> 00:43:15,293 I did. 654 00:43:21,140 --> 00:43:22,721 Swankie: Bye, fern. 655 00:43:56,551 --> 00:43:57,757 All right. 656 00:43:58,886 --> 00:44:01,502 Hey, hey, how bout a drink? 657 00:44:02,557 --> 00:44:06,015 How about a foast fo our friends? 658 00:44:06,769 --> 00:44:09,806 Not the friends you're gonna see every day, no 659 00:44:09,897 --> 00:44:12,479 instead we're gonna drink fo the friends 660 00:44:12,567 --> 00:44:14,683 who had fo go away 661 00:44:14,777 --> 00:44:17,143 I bet you know just who I mean 662 00:44:17,238 --> 00:44:19,854 the friends who had to depart 663 00:44:19,949 --> 00:44:22,281 the friends in our heart 664 00:44:24,162 --> 00:44:26,824 ya hear the blues 665 00:44:26,914 --> 00:44:28,996 in my boogie 666 00:44:29,083 --> 00:44:32,792 can you see the blood in my beer 667 00:44:32,879 --> 00:44:36,087 just help me laugh at pain 668 00:44:36,174 --> 00:44:39,507 help me smile away the tears 669 00:45:19,717 --> 00:45:22,129 Fern: Fern! 670 00:46:50,182 --> 00:46:51,451 - Hey. How you doin'? - Hi there. 671 00:46:51,475 --> 00:46:52,931 - Thank you very much. - Yeah, sure. 672 00:46:53,019 --> 00:46:54,805 - It's just black, so... - Ah, that's good. 673 00:46:57,273 --> 00:46:59,184 Fern: Hello. Coffee? 674 00:47:04,989 --> 00:47:07,105 - I know you. - Yeah, hi. Dave. Right? 675 00:47:07,199 --> 00:47:08,564 Guess. 676 00:47:08,659 --> 00:47:10,069 Dave: Fern. “Yes. 677 00:47:10,161 --> 00:47:11,901 I have your can opener. 678 00:47:11,996 --> 00:47:14,112 Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, you do. 679 00:47:14,206 --> 00:47:15,787 Are you working here now or... 680 00:47:15,875 --> 00:47:17,365 Yeah, first year. 681 00:47:17,460 --> 00:47:19,451 So, coffee? 682 00:47:19,545 --> 00:47:21,706 Uh... yeah, sure. 683 00:47:25,426 --> 00:47:27,087 Fern: Yeah. Dave: That's good. 684 00:47:28,721 --> 00:47:30,336 Fern: Black, so... 685 00:47:30,431 --> 00:47:33,264 If you want anything in it, you gotta put it in. So, see ya. 686 00:47:33,351 --> 00:47:35,151 - Yeah. Have a good day. - I'm your camp host. 687 00:47:35,227 --> 00:47:37,058 One thing you wanna make sure 688 00:47:37,146 --> 00:47:39,262 that you always do is put on gloves. 689 00:47:39,357 --> 00:47:40,767 You need to protect your health. 690 00:47:40,858 --> 00:47:43,565 We have people from all over the world coming here. 691 00:47:43,652 --> 00:47:45,688 Give 'em a little puff. 692 00:47:45,780 --> 00:47:47,270 And that's it. 693 00:47:55,915 --> 00:47:58,702 The walls, too? Or just that silver thing? 694 00:47:58,793 --> 00:48:00,433 - Oh, walls, too. Yes. - Walls, too. Okay. 695 00:48:01,337 --> 00:48:04,545 Linda may: Where do you go to find scenery like this? 696 00:48:04,632 --> 00:48:06,072 - Right here is where you go. - Yeah. 697 00:48:06,133 --> 00:48:08,294 - The badlands. - The badlands. 698 00:48:09,553 --> 00:48:11,589 We be the bitches of the badlands. 699 00:48:20,940 --> 00:48:22,931 Fern: Look. Look. 700 00:48:27,530 --> 00:48:29,612 Ew! 701 00:48:29,698 --> 00:48:32,314 I don't want those on me. No. 702 00:48:32,410 --> 00:48:34,071 Some people. 703 00:48:34,161 --> 00:48:35,867 Oh, that's almost a whole bag of doritos. 704 00:48:35,955 --> 00:48:38,071 - Excuse me. - Fern: Yeah? 705 00:48:38,165 --> 00:48:39,530 Hey. 706 00:48:39,625 --> 00:48:40,910 Are you the camp host? 707 00:48:41,001 --> 00:48:42,866 Yeah. I'm fern. That's Linda may. 708 00:48:42,962 --> 00:48:44,202 - How you guys doin"? - Good. 709 00:48:44,296 --> 00:48:45,607 - I'd shake your hand... - I'm Victor. 710 00:48:45,631 --> 00:48:46,775 But you wouldn't. Not now. 711 00:48:46,799 --> 00:48:48,235 Fern: Yeah. You don't wanna touch these. 712 00:48:48,259 --> 00:48:49,465 Well, the power's out here. 713 00:48:49,552 --> 00:48:51,552 We're tryin' to have our daughter's birthday party. 714 00:48:53,556 --> 00:48:54,556 Is it on? 715 00:48:54,640 --> 00:48:55,971 - Victor: It's on! - All right! 716 00:48:56,058 --> 00:48:58,515 Do you want me to tie this one on your wrist, too? 717 00:48:58,602 --> 00:49:00,308 Kid: Oh, no! The wind's picking up! 718 00:49:01,147 --> 00:49:03,138 Linda may: Oh, my. Oops. 719 00:49:03,232 --> 00:49:05,097 Which hand do you want it on? 720 00:49:05,192 --> 00:49:06,557 That one? 721 00:49:06,652 --> 00:49:08,392 What beautiful hands. 722 00:49:08,487 --> 00:49:11,069 - Thank you. - There you go. 723 00:49:11,157 --> 00:49:13,569 Welcome to badlands spa. 724 00:49:13,659 --> 00:49:17,243 Can I please have a volunteer from the audience? 725 00:49:17,329 --> 00:49:18,769 - Linda may: Pick me. - Okay. 726 00:49:23,252 --> 00:49:25,334 Oh, doesn't that feel wonderful? 727 00:49:25,421 --> 00:49:26,752 What's your name, miss? 728 00:49:26,839 --> 00:49:28,454 - Linda. - Linda. 729 00:49:38,350 --> 00:49:39,715 Man: Hi, may I help you? 730 00:49:39,810 --> 00:49:41,391 Yes. We're here for the tour. 731 00:49:41,479 --> 00:49:43,515 Man: The tour will be in about 15 minutes. 732 00:49:43,606 --> 00:49:45,083 Linda may: Should we wait right here? 733 00:49:45,107 --> 00:49:46,547 Man: You can wait if you want, here. 734 00:49:46,609 --> 00:49:48,249 I got a great map of the local area, here. 735 00:49:48,277 --> 00:49:49,796 We have a schedule of some of the summer 736 00:49:49,820 --> 00:49:50,881 - activities right here. - Hi. 737 00:49:50,905 --> 00:49:52,785 Man: You can take one. Linda may: Oh, wonderful. 738 00:49:56,994 --> 00:49:58,859 Dave: There you go. Linda may: Okay. 739 00:49:58,954 --> 00:50:01,195 This is gonna be really exciting. 740 00:50:01,290 --> 00:50:02,621 Rub two stones together. 741 00:50:03,876 --> 00:50:05,241 And you'll see what happens 742 00:50:05,336 --> 00:50:06,872 as they start to get like sand. 743 00:50:07,755 --> 00:50:11,339 That's why it's so easy for a paleontologist 744 00:50:11,425 --> 00:50:12,915 to find fossils in here. 745 00:50:13,010 --> 00:50:14,529 Boy: Why are there holes in the rocks? 746 00:50:14,553 --> 00:50:16,509 Dave: That's a... That's a very good question. 747 00:50:16,597 --> 00:50:19,430 At one time, there was air inside these rocks. 748 00:50:19,517 --> 00:50:22,304 Like little pockets, little bubbles of gas. 749 00:50:23,354 --> 00:50:25,094 And they're trapped inside the rocks. 750 00:50:25,189 --> 00:50:27,805 That's what makes them so, uh, breakable. 751 00:51:09,358 --> 00:51:11,519 Dave: Hey, hey! 752 00:51:12,444 --> 00:51:14,856 Find anything interesting? 753 00:51:15,739 --> 00:51:17,104 Fern: Rocks! 754 00:51:23,080 --> 00:51:24,445 Woman: Hey, fern! 755 00:51:35,426 --> 00:51:37,792 Fern: Hey, Greg. 756 00:51:37,886 --> 00:51:38,921 Line that up. 757 00:51:39,013 --> 00:51:40,128 Salud! 758 00:51:40,222 --> 00:51:41,462 All: To the earthship. 759 00:51:41,557 --> 00:51:43,493 - To the earthship, Linda may. - To the earthship. 760 00:51:43,517 --> 00:51:45,348 - Thank you. - Dave: You're welcome. 761 00:51:45,436 --> 00:51:46,676 Thank you. 762 00:51:49,773 --> 00:51:51,354 - Oh, yeah. - Linda may: Mmm-hmm. 763 00:51:51,442 --> 00:51:53,524 Oh, makes your voice go high. 764 00:51:53,611 --> 00:51:55,476 Oh, yeah. Mmm! 765 00:51:56,614 --> 00:51:57,614 Okay. 766 00:51:57,698 --> 00:52:00,815 This is my land in Arizona. 767 00:52:00,909 --> 00:52:03,070 I'm gonna build an earthship 768 00:52:03,162 --> 00:52:05,528 that's a totally self-contained house, 769 00:52:05,623 --> 00:52:08,831 built out of tires, and bottles, and cans. 770 00:52:08,917 --> 00:52:10,123 So it has no waste. 771 00:52:10,210 --> 00:52:12,826 It in no way harms the land, this house. 772 00:52:12,921 --> 00:52:15,128 - Greg: Self-sufficient? - Self-sufficient. 773 00:52:15,215 --> 00:52:17,706 It looks like a living piece of art 774 00:52:17,801 --> 00:52:19,632 that you've made with your own two hands. 775 00:52:19,720 --> 00:52:22,632 It's something that I can leave to my grandchildren. 776 00:52:22,723 --> 00:52:25,840 This house would be there for generations. 777 00:52:25,934 --> 00:52:27,674 Outlive us all. 778 00:52:27,770 --> 00:52:29,476 Greg: That's a good thing. 779 00:52:32,775 --> 00:52:34,265 Linda may: There. Now we're on. 780 00:52:34,985 --> 00:52:36,976 When you get old, you get personality. 781 00:52:37,071 --> 00:52:38,402 Dave: Yeah. 782 00:52:38,489 --> 00:52:41,481 Linda may: I'm not gonna see you for a while. 783 00:52:41,575 --> 00:52:43,111 But... but... 784 00:52:44,495 --> 00:52:47,032 Oh... on... 785 00:52:47,122 --> 00:52:49,534 You come and see me. 786 00:52:49,625 --> 00:52:51,911 You come and stay as long as you like. 787 00:52:52,002 --> 00:52:54,118 - Whenever you like. - Fern: Mmm. 788 00:52:54,213 --> 00:52:56,078 - Okay. - Thank you. 789 00:52:56,173 --> 00:52:58,539 - Oh... - Thank you, Linda may. 790 00:52:58,634 --> 00:53:00,590 Oh, thank you. 791 00:53:00,678 --> 00:53:02,885 You have given me so much. 792 00:53:07,434 --> 00:53:09,299 - Okay. Okay. - Okay. Okay. 793 00:53:47,599 --> 00:53:48,679 Hi, fern. 794 00:53:48,767 --> 00:53:50,257 Hey. 795 00:53:50,352 --> 00:53:53,139 I was at the gas station, and, uh, 796 00:53:53,230 --> 00:53:54,891 and I think it's better if you don't 797 00:53:54,982 --> 00:53:56,418 drive through the park when it's dark 798 00:53:56,442 --> 00:53:58,182 for your cigarettes, so I got you these. 799 00:53:58,277 --> 00:53:59,312 Fern: What are they? 800 00:53:59,403 --> 00:54:00,813 Uh, licorice sticks. 801 00:54:00,904 --> 00:54:02,519 I can't smoke licorice sticks, Dave. 802 00:54:02,614 --> 00:54:04,730 I know, but you can chew on these, 803 00:54:04,825 --> 00:54:07,737 and, you know, they help curb the urge. 804 00:54:07,828 --> 00:54:09,284 I'm not gonna quit smoking, Dave. 805 00:54:09,371 --> 00:54:11,532 Yeah, I know, but you should try these. 806 00:54:12,249 --> 00:54:14,080 They're good for the digestion, too. 807 00:54:14,960 --> 00:54:16,916 Fine. Thanks. 808 00:54:17,004 --> 00:54:19,495 - What's going on? - Ants. I've got ants. 809 00:54:19,590 --> 00:54:21,126 Oh, ants. They're okay. 810 00:54:21,216 --> 00:54:23,923 No, they're not. They're in my food, Dave! 811 00:54:24,011 --> 00:54:25,467 I can do it. Thanks. 812 00:54:28,015 --> 00:54:29,175 Where do you want this? 813 00:54:29,266 --> 00:54:30,802 _dave: Oh... 814 00:54:33,437 --> 00:54:35,098 Fern, I'm sorry. 815 00:54:35,189 --> 00:54:36,645 I'm sorry, I didn't know that... 816 00:54:36,732 --> 00:54:38,017 Go over there! 817 00:54:41,987 --> 00:54:43,193 You don't have to shout. Okay? 818 00:54:43,280 --> 00:54:44,360 Stay over there. 819 00:54:44,448 --> 00:54:45,528 I'm going. 820 00:55:23,028 --> 00:55:24,393 Okay. 821 00:55:34,122 --> 00:55:36,659 No, we're closed. 822 00:55:50,639 --> 00:55:52,925 Carol: You are one of those lucky people 823 00:55:53,016 --> 00:55:54,927 that is from the United States. 824 00:55:55,018 --> 00:55:57,225 Of the us of a. Yes. 825 00:55:57,312 --> 00:55:59,394 - Yes, I am. - And you can travel anywhere. 826 00:55:59,481 --> 00:56:00,596 Yes, ma'am. I know. 827 00:56:00,691 --> 00:56:02,727 And they sometimes call you 828 00:56:02,818 --> 00:56:04,524 - nomads... - Yeah. 829 00:56:04,611 --> 00:56:06,442 Or people who don't have a home. 830 00:56:06,530 --> 00:56:09,112 I see that you have this ring. 831 00:56:09,199 --> 00:56:11,565 Fern: Mmm-hmm. Carol: Are you married? 832 00:56:11,660 --> 00:56:13,196 I am, 833 00:56:13,287 --> 00:56:15,699 but my husband died. 834 00:56:16,874 --> 00:56:18,284 Carol: And so... 835 00:56:19,376 --> 00:56:20,536 I'm not gonna take that off. 836 00:56:20,627 --> 00:56:23,164 - That ring is a circle. - Fern: Mmm-hmm. 837 00:56:23,255 --> 00:56:25,086 And it never ends. 838 00:56:25,841 --> 00:56:28,628 And that means that your love never ends. 839 00:56:30,721 --> 00:56:34,384 And you may not be able to take it off if you tried. 840 00:56:35,058 --> 00:56:36,138 I don't think I could. 841 00:56:36,226 --> 00:56:37,261 Carol: No. 842 00:57:04,254 --> 00:57:06,370 Got a nice setup. The best one. 843 00:57:19,937 --> 00:57:21,928 He has a case of diverticulitis. 844 00:57:22,022 --> 00:57:23,637 Which is inflammation of his intestines. 845 00:57:23,732 --> 00:57:24,812 Fern: Uh-huh. 846 00:57:24,900 --> 00:57:27,482 So, earlier the surgeon went in and did a laparoscopic surgery. 847 00:57:27,569 --> 00:57:28,854 He had surgery? 848 00:57:28,946 --> 00:57:30,527 Dave: Ooh, cup noodles. 849 00:57:30,614 --> 00:57:32,525 Yeah. Well, it's good for when you're sick. 850 00:57:32,616 --> 00:57:34,982 - Dave: Wow. - Animal crackers. 851 00:57:35,077 --> 00:57:36,157 And... 852 00:57:37,287 --> 00:57:38,447 For you. 853 00:57:40,582 --> 00:57:41,913 That's my favorite. 854 00:57:42,000 --> 00:57:43,536 I know. 855 00:57:43,627 --> 00:57:45,117 Thanks, fern. 856 00:57:45,212 --> 00:57:46,873 So, what are you gonna do next? 857 00:57:48,006 --> 00:57:51,123 Uh, I'm gonna go to the beet harvest in Nebraska. 858 00:57:51,218 --> 00:57:53,129 Uh, that doesn't start till October. 859 00:57:53,220 --> 00:57:54,460 How 'bout you? 860 00:57:55,097 --> 00:57:57,088 I'm gonna start in at wall drug. 861 00:57:57,182 --> 00:57:58,547 Yeah, I did that last year. 862 00:57:58,642 --> 00:58:00,598 I can see if they have another opening. 863 00:58:01,353 --> 00:58:02,638 - For me? - Yeah. 864 00:58:02,729 --> 00:58:04,936 Got a great place to park. 865 00:58:07,192 --> 00:58:10,275 Enjoy your kippers. Get better. Bye. 866 00:58:25,335 --> 00:58:27,667 - How's it going? - Good, good, good. 867 00:58:28,672 --> 00:58:30,003 One... 868 00:58:34,678 --> 00:58:36,322 - Hey, Michael! - Michael: Hey! How's it goin'? 869 00:58:36,346 --> 00:58:38,116 Fern: Good. Can I take these tomatoes and onions? 870 00:58:38,140 --> 00:58:39,140 Michael: Yes. Absolutely. 871 00:58:39,224 --> 00:58:40,339 Thank you. 872 00:58:48,859 --> 00:58:49,859 I don't like it. 873 00:58:49,943 --> 00:58:51,212 One up over the right side there. 874 00:58:51,236 --> 00:58:52,476 Okay. 875 00:58:52,571 --> 00:58:55,028 Please don't let her face get near me. 876 00:58:55,115 --> 00:58:56,696 Oh, sheesh. 877 00:58:56,783 --> 00:58:59,525 - Oh, my gosh. - Terry: Isn't she beautiful? 878 00:59:00,996 --> 00:59:03,328 Fern: I'm kinda kidding, but I'm not, really. 879 00:59:04,249 --> 00:59:06,706 Oh, no. It's really squeezing my arm a lot. 880 00:59:06,793 --> 00:59:07,873 That's me. 881 00:59:08,837 --> 00:59:09,872 Okay. 882 00:59:09,963 --> 00:59:11,373 Fern: Yeah! 883 00:59:11,465 --> 00:59:13,126 He didn't get it. 884 00:59:13,216 --> 00:59:15,958 Oh, my god, look at how gross it is. 885 00:59:16,053 --> 00:59:18,795 Ew. No! Get out of there, Terry. Get out! Get out! 886 00:59:18,889 --> 00:59:20,408 Dave: He's fine, fern. Fern, he's fine. 887 00:59:20,432 --> 00:59:22,201 Fern: No, no. No, no. Dave: He's fine, he's fine. 888 00:59:22,225 --> 00:59:23,305 Look. Just look. 889 00:59:23,393 --> 00:59:25,600 What is it? What's he feeding them? Oh! 890 00:59:25,687 --> 00:59:27,165 Probably chicken or something like that. 891 00:59:27,189 --> 00:59:28,304 Fern: No. It's rabbits. 892 00:59:28,398 --> 00:59:29,718 Dave: Look at that. Look at that. 893 00:59:29,775 --> 00:59:31,766 - Look at his eyes. - Yeah, yeah. He wants you. 894 00:59:31,860 --> 00:59:33,646 He wants you next. 895 00:59:33,737 --> 00:59:35,068 You get in there. 896 00:59:35,155 --> 00:59:36,645 I don't wanna be the one. 897 00:59:36,740 --> 00:59:38,696 He's gonna come right through the glass. 898 01:00:03,600 --> 01:00:05,261 Pack in, pack out. 899 01:00:22,327 --> 01:00:24,693 I think they were actually this big. 900 01:00:39,010 --> 01:00:41,171 Brad: First thing we need to do is ask you 901 01:00:41,263 --> 01:00:42,719 to turn off your bright lights. 902 01:00:42,806 --> 01:00:44,366 Woman: I can. Kid: Oh, it's right there. 903 01:00:44,432 --> 01:00:46,343 Brad: Right, straight up, overhead. 904 01:00:46,434 --> 01:00:48,720 That's the star, vega. 905 01:00:48,812 --> 01:00:50,643 But it's 24 light-years away. 906 01:00:50,730 --> 01:00:51,730 Fern: Wow. Man: Wow. 907 01:00:51,815 --> 01:00:53,430 So what that means 908 01:00:53,525 --> 01:00:56,562 is the light that you're looking at 909 01:00:56,653 --> 01:01:00,020 left vega in 1987. 910 01:01:00,115 --> 01:01:02,026 Wow. 911 01:01:02,117 --> 01:01:03,402 Woman: And it just got here? 912 01:01:03,493 --> 01:01:04,493 And it just got here. 913 01:01:04,578 --> 01:01:07,991 So the telescope is set up on Jupiter. 914 01:01:08,790 --> 01:01:12,032 Jupiter is the largest planet in our 915 01:01:12,127 --> 01:01:14,334 entire solar system. 916 01:01:14,421 --> 01:01:16,912 Stars blow up, and they shoot plasma 917 01:01:17,007 --> 01:01:18,838 and atoms out into space. 918 01:01:18,925 --> 01:01:20,756 Sometimes land on earth. 919 01:01:20,844 --> 01:01:22,550 Nourish the soil. 920 01:01:22,637 --> 01:01:25,253 They become part of you. 921 01:01:25,348 --> 01:01:27,885 So, hold out your right hand 922 01:01:28,727 --> 01:01:30,968 - and look at a star. “Woman: Wow. 923 01:01:31,062 --> 01:01:34,395 Brad: Because there are atoms 924 01:01:34,482 --> 01:01:37,940 from stars that blew up eons ago 925 01:01:38,028 --> 01:01:39,984 that landed on this planet, 926 01:01:40,071 --> 01:01:42,403 and now they're in your hand. 927 01:01:51,917 --> 01:01:52,952 - Man: Hi. - Hi. 928 01:01:53,043 --> 01:01:54,408 Sorry, we're closed. 929 01:01:54,502 --> 01:01:57,039 Uh... I'm looking for Dave. 930 01:01:57,130 --> 01:01:58,995 I'm his son, James. 931 01:01:59,883 --> 01:02:02,249 He's in the kitchen. Around the counter there. 932 01:02:02,344 --> 01:02:03,834 - That one? - Yeah. 933 01:02:07,933 --> 01:02:10,595 James: In Nashville, we recorded a record... 934 01:02:17,234 --> 01:02:19,145 I got it. I got it. I got it. 935 01:02:24,616 --> 01:02:26,527 I've been through here. 936 01:02:26,618 --> 01:02:28,074 - Oh, yeah? - A couple times, yeah. 937 01:02:28,161 --> 01:02:29,492 Fern: Huh. 938 01:02:29,579 --> 01:02:30,785 This place, man. 939 01:02:31,539 --> 01:02:34,155 I don't know why anybody would wanna live here. 940 01:02:34,918 --> 01:02:37,204 Well, I can think of worse places. 941 01:02:39,089 --> 01:02:41,171 You wanna know a good way to get to know a place? 942 01:02:41,258 --> 01:02:42,293 Fern: What? 943 01:02:43,134 --> 01:02:44,624 Aa meetings. 944 01:02:44,719 --> 01:02:46,584 - Really? - I mean, for me. 945 01:02:47,472 --> 01:02:49,753 Back when I was with the band, and I was travelin' around, 946 01:02:50,892 --> 01:02:52,452 I used to go to aa meetings everywhere. 947 01:02:52,519 --> 01:02:55,199 It was a great way to get to know people and to get to know a place. 948 01:02:55,730 --> 01:02:57,061 How's the burger? 949 01:02:58,441 --> 01:03:00,056 Well, it's not bad. Yeah? 950 01:03:00,151 --> 01:03:01,641 He's a good cook, your dad. 951 01:03:01,736 --> 01:03:03,692 It's not that hard to make a burger. 952 01:03:03,780 --> 01:03:06,146 Cold. 953 01:03:06,241 --> 01:03:08,241 Dave: That's his wife, Emily. Fern: Oh, she's cute. 954 01:03:08,326 --> 01:03:09,862 Hope she's older than she looks. 955 01:03:10,453 --> 01:03:11,659 Dave: She's gonna have a baby. 956 01:03:12,539 --> 01:03:14,154 You're gonna be a grandpa. 957 01:03:14,249 --> 01:03:15,739 When's she due? 958 01:03:15,834 --> 01:03:17,119 In two weeks, he said. 959 01:03:17,210 --> 01:03:18,871 He's on his way home now. 960 01:03:20,171 --> 01:03:22,378 - Asked me to come with him. - You should go. 961 01:03:31,349 --> 01:03:32,509 Dave: I was... 962 01:03:34,811 --> 01:03:36,176 I was, uh... 963 01:03:38,648 --> 01:03:40,730 He didn't like it very much 964 01:03:40,817 --> 01:03:42,227 that I wasn't around when he was... 965 01:03:42,319 --> 01:03:43,559 When he was young. 966 01:03:43,653 --> 01:03:46,395 I tried to be around when he was older, 967 01:03:46,489 --> 01:03:49,572 but he was into his thing, and I was into mine 968 01:03:51,369 --> 01:03:55,203 and I guess, I just forgot how to be a dad. 969 01:03:57,500 --> 01:03:59,491 Anyway, I wasn't very good at it. 970 01:04:01,171 --> 01:04:03,002 Don't think about it too much, Dave. 971 01:04:03,089 --> 01:04:05,330 Just go. Be a grandfather. 972 01:04:17,854 --> 01:04:19,560 You wanna come with me? 973 01:04:23,401 --> 01:04:25,312 Maybe I can visit sometime. 974 01:04:26,821 --> 01:04:27,821 Great. 975 01:04:29,866 --> 01:04:31,151 'Night. 976 01:04:31,242 --> 01:04:32,357 Dave: 'Night. 977 01:06:33,364 --> 01:06:35,525 It's been many years since 978 01:06:35,617 --> 01:06:39,451 I started out for that gold 979 01:06:43,666 --> 01:06:48,160 findin' bits and pieces all worth their reach... 980 01:06:48,254 --> 01:06:50,586 Lve carried on 981 01:07:52,235 --> 01:07:53,725 Fern: Huh. 982 01:08:08,793 --> 01:08:11,250 Fern: You made it, swankie. 983 01:08:44,120 --> 01:08:45,326 Thanks, man. 984 01:08:47,206 --> 01:08:50,619 Then I'm gonna get the big g right here. For Georgia. 985 01:08:50,710 --> 01:08:52,416 And the big bulldog right here. 986 01:08:52,503 --> 01:08:54,664 It'll be a full half sleeve for the Georgia bulldogs. 987 01:09:33,920 --> 01:09:35,831 Oh, Jesus! 988 01:09:40,301 --> 01:09:42,758 Man: No overnight parking. You can't sleep here. 989 01:09:42,845 --> 01:09:44,710 I'm leaving. I'm leaving. 990 01:10:13,459 --> 01:10:18,249 Okay, what we've got is parts and labor, 991 01:10:18,339 --> 01:10:20,705 - $2,300 and tax. - Okay. 992 01:10:20,800 --> 01:10:23,462 Jeremy: I just looked up the value on your Van. 993 01:10:23,553 --> 01:10:25,089 With that high a mileage, 994 01:10:25,179 --> 01:10:27,795 you're lookin' about $5,000 at the most. 995 01:10:27,890 --> 01:10:31,223 I'd probably recommend, um, 996 01:10:31,310 --> 01:10:32,800 taking that money and putting it 997 01:10:32,895 --> 01:10:34,039 towards a different vehicle so that you... 998 01:10:34,063 --> 01:10:35,928 No, no. Well, I can't do that. 999 01:10:36,023 --> 01:10:39,356 I can't do that. See, 'cause... all right. Um... 1000 01:10:39,444 --> 01:10:42,277 I, uh, spent a lot of time and money 1001 01:10:42,363 --> 01:10:44,854 building the inside out, and, um, 1002 01:10:44,949 --> 01:10:46,135 a lot of people don't understand 1003 01:10:46,159 --> 01:10:47,524 the value of that. 1004 01:10:47,618 --> 01:10:50,360 But it's not somethin', like, we can... 1005 01:10:54,459 --> 01:10:55,824 I live in there. 1006 01:10:56,836 --> 01:10:58,326 It's my home. 1007 01:10:58,421 --> 01:11:01,333 Why can't you just wire it to me, doll? 1008 01:11:01,424 --> 01:11:03,039 I can pay you... I can... 1009 01:11:03,134 --> 01:11:05,170 Dolly, listen, I can pay you back. 1010 01:11:05,261 --> 01:11:07,377 I'm gonna do Amazon again soon. 1011 01:11:07,472 --> 01:11:10,805 I'll be able to pay you back as soon as I get that check. 1012 01:11:10,892 --> 01:11:12,052 It's gonna be... 1013 01:11:15,980 --> 01:11:17,345 Yeah... I'm being stubborn? 1014 01:11:17,440 --> 01:11:19,055 Well, I think you're being a bitch. 1015 01:12:03,486 --> 01:12:04,521 Hi. 1016 01:12:04,612 --> 01:12:05,977 Hi, fern. 1017 01:12:06,072 --> 01:12:07,357 The doorbell works. 1018 01:12:07,448 --> 01:12:09,655 Yeah, well, I didn't hear it, so... 1019 01:12:09,742 --> 01:12:11,778 Hey. 1020 01:12:12,870 --> 01:12:15,327 George: You want yours with cheese on it? All right. 1021 01:12:15,414 --> 01:12:18,030 - Got my famous four-egg cake. - All right. 1022 01:12:18,125 --> 01:12:19,603 Dolly talked me into it. Where do you want it? 1023 01:12:19,627 --> 01:12:20,958 Okay. Yeah, put it there, fern. 1024 01:12:21,045 --> 01:12:22,501 Fern: Here? Okay. 1025 01:12:23,506 --> 01:12:25,150 - George: All right. - Ooh, that looks good. 1026 01:12:25,174 --> 01:12:26,610 - George: Mmm-hmm. - I want that one. 1027 01:12:26,634 --> 01:12:27,919 George: All right, that's yours. 1028 01:12:28,010 --> 01:12:29,841 - It's got your name on it. - Double cheese, 1029 01:12:29,929 --> 01:12:31,715 - please. - George: You want cheese? 1030 01:12:31,806 --> 01:12:34,013 - I want two slices, please. - Okay. 1031 01:12:36,561 --> 01:12:38,768 Dolly: Uh, this is my sister, fern. 1032 01:12:38,855 --> 01:12:40,186 - Fern? - Hi, fern. I'm Jim. 1033 01:12:40,273 --> 01:12:41,433 Hi. Sorry. Lime on my hand. 1034 01:12:41,524 --> 01:12:43,210 Jim: Nice to meet you. This is my wife, Pam. 1035 01:12:43,234 --> 01:12:44,711 - Hi, Pam. Sorry, wet hand. - Pam: Hi. 1036 01:12:44,735 --> 01:12:46,880 Dolly: Jim has been working with George for a long time. 1037 01:12:46,904 --> 01:12:48,895 Yeah, George actually sold us our first house 1038 01:12:48,990 --> 01:12:50,321 before I got in real estate. 1039 01:12:50,408 --> 01:12:51,693 Did they tell you how they met? 1040 01:12:51,784 --> 01:12:52,784 Jim: No. 1041 01:12:52,869 --> 01:12:54,780 I introduced them. 1042 01:12:54,871 --> 01:12:57,112 I introduced you to George, but I knew George before. 1043 01:12:57,206 --> 01:13:00,414 So, I took her out and I said, "listen, um... 1044 01:13:01,627 --> 01:13:03,743 "George is a really good friend of mine. 1045 01:13:03,838 --> 01:13:05,874 "I don't want you to mess this up. 1046 01:13:05,965 --> 01:13:08,331 "If you're not serious about him, 1047 01:13:08,426 --> 01:13:10,462 "don't mess with him." 1048 01:13:10,553 --> 01:13:12,168 And I didn't mess it up. 1049 01:13:12,263 --> 01:13:14,299 And you said, "what are you talkin' about?" 1050 01:13:14,390 --> 01:13:16,722 And so, how many years have you been together? 1051 01:13:17,602 --> 01:13:18,682 30 plus. 1052 01:13:18,769 --> 01:13:20,998 - Worked out pretty good. - Yeah, worked out pretty good. 1053 01:13:21,022 --> 01:13:23,308 I was able to take care of it on my own, actually, 1054 01:13:23,399 --> 01:13:25,481 after that introduction. You're welcome. 1055 01:13:25,568 --> 01:13:27,421 Neighbor Paul: Things are looking good right now. 1056 01:13:27,445 --> 01:13:30,608 The prices are goin' up. 2012 was a winner. 1057 01:13:30,698 --> 01:13:32,359 I mean, I wish I would have had the money 1058 01:13:32,450 --> 01:13:33,690 in 2008 to buy everything, 1059 01:13:33,784 --> 01:13:35,399 so I could sell it now. 1060 01:13:35,494 --> 01:13:38,531 Seems like real estate always ends up on the upside. 1061 01:13:38,623 --> 01:13:40,454 I don't wanna disagree with you, 1062 01:13:40,541 --> 01:13:42,202 but I have to say I do. 1063 01:13:43,669 --> 01:13:47,161 It's strange that you encourage people 1064 01:13:47,256 --> 01:13:50,999 to invest their whole life savings, go into debt, 1065 01:13:51,093 --> 01:13:53,209 just to buy a house they can't afford. 1066 01:13:54,221 --> 01:13:55,757 George: Fern, 1067 01:13:55,848 --> 01:13:59,056 that's a rather limited look at what we do. 1068 01:13:59,143 --> 01:14:00,553 Is it limited, George? 1069 01:14:00,645 --> 01:14:03,728 George: I mean, we're not all in a position to just 1070 01:14:03,814 --> 01:14:05,270 Chuck everything and hit the road. 1071 01:14:05,358 --> 01:14:07,394 Oh, you think that's what I've done, George? 1072 01:14:07,485 --> 01:14:10,522 I chucked everything to hit the road? Is that what I did? 1073 01:14:10,613 --> 01:14:13,104 George: All right. I'm sorry. 1074 01:14:16,744 --> 01:14:20,908 You know, I think that, um, what the nomads are doing 1075 01:14:20,998 --> 01:14:23,205 is not that different than what the pioneers did. 1076 01:14:24,377 --> 01:14:26,663 I think fern's part of an American tradition. 1077 01:14:27,421 --> 01:14:28,786 I think it's great. 1078 01:14:34,553 --> 01:14:36,089 - Hey. - Hi. 1079 01:14:39,934 --> 01:14:41,299 Here you go. 1080 01:14:43,354 --> 01:14:45,640 Okay. Yeah, thanks. 1081 01:14:46,273 --> 01:14:47,638 You know I'll pay you back, right? 1082 01:14:47,733 --> 01:14:49,314 Dolly: Mmm-hmm. 1083 01:14:49,402 --> 01:14:51,017 - I will. - Mmm-hmm. 1084 01:14:53,406 --> 01:14:54,987 Why don't you move in with us? 1085 01:14:55,074 --> 01:14:56,359 I can't live here. 1086 01:14:56,450 --> 01:14:58,031 I can't live in this room. 1087 01:14:58,119 --> 01:15:00,861 I can't sleep in this bed. Thank you, but I can't... 1088 01:15:00,955 --> 01:15:02,320 I know, we're not as interesting 1089 01:15:02,415 --> 01:15:03,780 as the people you meet out there. 1090 01:15:03,874 --> 01:15:05,284 That's not what I'm talkin' about. 1091 01:15:05,376 --> 01:15:06,536 No, that's what it is. 1092 01:15:06,627 --> 01:15:10,165 It's always what's out there that's more interesting. 1093 01:15:10,840 --> 01:15:13,081 You left home as soon as you could, 1094 01:15:13,175 --> 01:15:16,667 you married Bo after just knowing him a few months, 1095 01:15:16,762 --> 01:15:19,128 and then you moved to the middle of nowhere with him. 1096 01:15:19,223 --> 01:15:21,760 And then even after Bo passed away, 1097 01:15:22,643 --> 01:15:24,884 you still stayed in empire. 1098 01:15:24,979 --> 01:15:28,187 I just didn't get it. I mean, you could have left... 1099 01:15:28,274 --> 01:15:29,514 Yeah. 1100 01:15:32,695 --> 01:15:36,187 See, that's why I can't come here. 1101 01:15:39,076 --> 01:15:40,566 I never said this to you before, 1102 01:15:40,661 --> 01:15:41,992 and maybe I should have... 1103 01:15:42,663 --> 01:15:44,119 You know, when you were growin' up, 1104 01:15:44,206 --> 01:15:46,663 you were eccentric to other people. 1105 01:15:46,751 --> 01:15:48,332 You maybe seemed weird, 1106 01:15:48,419 --> 01:15:51,252 but it was just because you were braver, 1107 01:15:51,338 --> 01:15:53,795 and more honest than everybody else. 1108 01:15:55,676 --> 01:16:00,090 And you could see me when I was hiding from everybody. 1109 01:16:01,307 --> 01:16:05,175 And sometimes you could see me before I saw myself. 1110 01:16:09,440 --> 01:16:10,896 I needed that in my life. 1111 01:16:12,318 --> 01:16:14,434 And you're my sister. 1112 01:16:14,528 --> 01:16:17,736 I would have loved having you around all these years. 1113 01:16:19,700 --> 01:16:23,067 You left a big hole by leaving. 1114 01:16:29,335 --> 01:16:31,121 That one's on me. 1115 01:17:36,193 --> 01:17:37,228 Fern: Hey. 1116 01:17:37,987 --> 01:17:40,569 Hi. Want a sandwich? You hungry? 1117 01:17:40,656 --> 01:17:42,817 I think I've met you before. 1118 01:17:43,534 --> 01:17:44,694 Yeah, I'm fern. 1119 01:17:44,785 --> 01:17:46,992 I was workin' at t-rock in quartzsite. 1120 01:17:47,079 --> 01:17:48,489 - Fern. - Mmm-hmm. 1121 01:17:48,581 --> 01:17:50,461 You let noodle sell his rocks there, didn't you? 1122 01:17:50,541 --> 01:17:51,541 Yeah. 1123 01:17:51,625 --> 01:17:53,741 Would you like a beer? 1124 01:17:53,836 --> 01:17:54,951 Uh... 1125 01:17:55,045 --> 01:17:56,956 Yeah, okay. I'll trade you for a sandwich. 1126 01:17:57,673 --> 01:17:59,459 - Well, here you go. - Thanks. 1127 01:17:59,550 --> 01:18:00,665 It's cold, you know. 1128 01:18:00,759 --> 01:18:02,028 You should sit down by the fire. 1129 01:18:02,052 --> 01:18:03,655 Got a little trouble with my knees, though. 1130 01:18:03,679 --> 01:18:04,679 Can you help me? 1131 01:18:04,763 --> 01:18:06,424 - Of course. - Thanks, man. 1132 01:18:06,515 --> 01:18:08,221 Yeah, that'll do it. Yeah. 1133 01:18:08,309 --> 01:18:09,765 - All right. - Great. Thanks. 1134 01:18:09,852 --> 01:18:12,434 You gave me a light back in quartzsite. 1135 01:18:12,521 --> 01:18:14,682 Fern: Mmm-hmm. You still have it? 1136 01:18:14,773 --> 01:18:19,267 No, that's long gone. But I do have this for ya. 1137 01:18:19,361 --> 01:18:20,692 Want you to have it. 1138 01:18:22,281 --> 01:18:24,693 Thanks. It's really beautiful. 1139 01:18:24,783 --> 01:18:26,694 What is that? What's that stone? 1140 01:18:26,785 --> 01:18:28,275 That there is dinosaur bone. 1141 01:18:28,370 --> 01:18:29,370 Really? 1142 01:18:29,455 --> 01:18:30,615 Uh, I think so. 1143 01:18:30,706 --> 01:18:32,466 But I only know what they tell me. 1144 01:18:32,541 --> 01:18:34,372 Where are your mom and dad? 1145 01:18:34,460 --> 01:18:35,996 Back home in Wisconsin. 1146 01:18:36,086 --> 01:18:37,826 You think they worry about you? 1147 01:18:41,550 --> 01:18:42,960 You don't get lonely? 1148 01:18:43,844 --> 01:18:44,959 Got a girlfriend anywhere? 1149 01:18:45,721 --> 01:18:46,836 Well, 1150 01:18:47,598 --> 01:18:49,554 to be truthful, well, there is one. 1151 01:18:49,642 --> 01:18:51,007 Fern: Mmm-hmm. 1152 01:18:51,101 --> 01:18:53,342 She lives up in the north country. 1153 01:18:53,437 --> 01:18:55,018 Small farm. 1154 01:18:55,105 --> 01:18:57,187 She's happy with her life there. 1155 01:19:01,528 --> 01:19:02,768 Write letters to her. 1156 01:19:02,863 --> 01:19:05,650 Oh, smart man. Very good. Letters are good. 1157 01:19:05,741 --> 01:19:08,949 I just can't ever write about anything 1158 01:19:09,036 --> 01:19:11,618 I reckon she'd care about. 1159 01:19:13,999 --> 01:19:15,660 You ever try poems? 1160 01:19:17,253 --> 01:19:18,584 Can't say I have. 1161 01:19:19,296 --> 01:19:21,287 I don't think I know a one. 1162 01:19:22,049 --> 01:19:23,710 Do you know any? 1163 01:19:23,801 --> 01:19:27,760 How about one that I used for my wedding vow? 1164 01:19:27,846 --> 01:19:30,462 When I was not much older than you. 1165 01:19:30,557 --> 01:19:32,343 Oh, right on. 1166 01:19:32,434 --> 01:19:34,015 Mind if I hear it? 1167 01:19:34,103 --> 01:19:36,264 Okay. Let's see if I can remember it. 1168 01:19:36,355 --> 01:19:37,470 Um... 1169 01:19:40,359 --> 01:19:42,850 "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? 1170 01:19:43,529 --> 01:19:45,485 "Thou art more lovely and more temperate. 1171 01:19:46,323 --> 01:19:49,281 "Rough winds do shake the darling buds of may. 1172 01:19:49,368 --> 01:19:53,486 "And summer's lease hath all too short a date. 1173 01:19:54,373 --> 01:19:57,991 "Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines. 1174 01:19:58,085 --> 01:20:01,623 "And often is his gold complexion dimmed. 1175 01:20:01,714 --> 01:20:05,798 "And every fair from fair sometimes declines. 1176 01:20:05,884 --> 01:20:09,877 "By chance or nature's changing course undimmed. 1177 01:20:10,764 --> 01:20:14,348 "But thy eternal summer shall not fade. 1178 01:20:14,435 --> 01:20:18,269 "Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'St. 1179 01:20:18,355 --> 01:20:19,515 "Nor 1180 01:20:20,399 --> 01:20:21,764 "shall... 1181 01:20:21,859 --> 01:20:26,319 "Nor shall death brag thou walkest in his shade. 1182 01:20:26,405 --> 01:20:29,943 "When in eternal lines to time thou grow'St. 1183 01:20:31,368 --> 01:20:35,907 "So long as men can breathe and eyes can see. 1184 01:20:35,998 --> 01:20:40,583 "So long lives this, and this gives life fo thee." 1185 01:22:40,414 --> 01:22:41,995 Dave: Fern! 1186 01:22:42,082 --> 01:22:43,743 - Hey! - Hji! 1187 01:22:43,834 --> 01:22:44,994 Hey. 1188 01:22:50,132 --> 01:22:51,497 Hi. You made it. 1189 01:22:51,592 --> 01:22:52,627 Yeah. 1190 01:22:52,718 --> 01:22:53,958 Good. 1191 01:22:56,805 --> 01:23:00,013 Hey. Yeah. It's nice. “Wow. Wow. 1192 01:23:00,100 --> 01:23:02,182 Well, hey. Come here. 1193 01:23:02,269 --> 01:23:03,759 Come on in. 1194 01:23:03,854 --> 01:23:05,594 - I'll get that. - Okay. 1195 01:23:08,317 --> 01:23:11,059 This is Emily, my daughter-in-law. 1196 01:23:11,153 --> 01:23:12,484 - I'm fern. - So nice to meet you. 1197 01:23:12,571 --> 01:23:14,152 Fern: Hi. Welcome. 1198 01:23:14,239 --> 01:23:16,480 - Hey, everybody. - Hey! There you are! 1199 01:23:16,575 --> 01:23:17,781 Dave: This is fern. 1200 01:23:17,868 --> 01:23:19,984 Hey. Hi, I'm Mike. 1201 01:23:20,078 --> 01:23:21,318 - Hi. - Nice to meet you. 1202 01:23:21,413 --> 01:23:23,349 - Nice to meet you. Thank you. - Welcome, welcome. 1203 01:23:23,373 --> 01:23:24,658 Dave: And you know James. 1204 01:23:24,750 --> 01:23:25,956 Fern: Hi, James. How are you? 1205 01:23:26,043 --> 01:23:27,187 Hi. How are you? It's nice to see you. 1206 01:23:27,211 --> 01:23:28,291 Fern: Thanks for having me. 1207 01:23:28,378 --> 01:23:30,023 - Who's that? Is that the guy? - This is Damien. 1208 01:23:30,047 --> 01:23:31,087 - Fern: Hi. - He's the guy. 1209 01:23:31,131 --> 01:23:32,792 - Hi, Damien. - Say hi. 1210 01:23:32,883 --> 01:23:33,918 How's your drive? 1211 01:23:34,009 --> 01:23:35,840 It was great. Little hairy on the end. 1212 01:23:35,928 --> 01:23:37,134 That's a scary road. 1213 01:23:37,221 --> 01:23:39,212 Mike: In your Van? I've heard about your Van. 1214 01:23:39,306 --> 01:23:41,092 - Yeah, yeah. - Mike: I'd like to see it. 1215 01:23:41,183 --> 01:23:44,220 I'll, uh, introduce you at some point. Thanks. Yeah. 1216 01:23:44,311 --> 01:23:45,391 Mike: Okay. 1217 01:23:45,479 --> 01:23:47,119 Mike: Where you comin' from? That's Peter. 1218 01:23:47,189 --> 01:23:48,541 Peter: Hey! Can I get you somethin'? 1219 01:23:48,565 --> 01:23:50,293 Fern: Uh, yeah. Water would be great. Thanks. 1220 01:23:50,317 --> 01:23:51,397 Peter: Great. Sure. 1221 01:23:51,485 --> 01:23:53,271 Fern: Oh. 1222 01:23:54,780 --> 01:23:57,692 Um... yeah. I worked for a while, 1223 01:23:57,783 --> 01:24:00,069 but I've been travelin' since I last saw you, yeah. 1224 01:24:00,160 --> 01:24:01,596 - All right, cool. - Dave: Here you go. 1225 01:24:01,620 --> 01:24:03,056 Fern: Uh-oh, uh-oh. 1226 01:24:03,080 --> 01:24:05,321 Okay, I'll give you to mommy. 1227 01:24:22,057 --> 01:24:23,797 - You had a flat. - Did you eat something? 1228 01:24:23,892 --> 01:24:25,848 Eat something? Huh? 1229 01:24:25,936 --> 01:24:27,722 You had a flat tire on your Van, Dave. 1230 01:24:27,813 --> 01:24:30,270 Oh, okay. I hadn't noticed. 1231 01:24:31,692 --> 01:24:33,148 'Cause you're stayin'? 1232 01:24:34,319 --> 01:24:35,525 Yeah. 1233 01:24:35,612 --> 01:24:36,647 Good. 1234 01:24:36,738 --> 01:24:38,729 Yeah, I never expected to. 1235 01:24:38,824 --> 01:24:40,360 Never thought I'd spend another night 1236 01:24:40,450 --> 01:24:42,361 under a roof, but... 1237 01:24:43,579 --> 01:24:45,365 Well, this is a really nice place, Dave. 1238 01:24:45,455 --> 01:24:47,537 Yeah, you can stay. 1239 01:24:47,624 --> 01:24:49,910 Oh, good, thanks. I need to do laundry. 1240 01:24:54,298 --> 01:24:56,505 You know, I meant stay longer, fern. 1241 01:24:56,592 --> 01:24:59,254 They do have a guest house. 1242 01:25:02,347 --> 01:25:04,178 I'm serious. 1243 01:25:04,266 --> 01:25:05,881 What'd they think about that? 1244 01:25:06,727 --> 01:25:08,263 I already asked them. 1245 01:25:10,606 --> 01:25:14,849 I like you. You're a good person. 1246 01:25:14,943 --> 01:25:16,183 You... 1247 01:25:16,278 --> 01:25:19,816 You get along with people for the most part. 1248 01:25:19,906 --> 01:25:21,316 You know... 1249 01:25:22,451 --> 01:25:24,737 I like being around you. 1250 01:25:25,621 --> 01:25:27,612 I like being around you. 1251 01:25:27,706 --> 01:25:30,163 What's up? What's up? You don't wanna be that way? 1252 01:25:30,250 --> 01:25:32,457 You wanna be like this, don't you? Yeah. 1253 01:25:33,879 --> 01:25:34,994 Yeah. 1254 01:25:35,088 --> 01:25:37,374 Sometimes you get a notion 1255 01:25:37,466 --> 01:25:40,173 to jump info the ocean 1256 01:25:41,678 --> 01:25:43,794 here. He might be getting a little tired. 1257 01:25:43,889 --> 01:25:45,800 Here. I've gotta go to the kitchen. 1258 01:25:45,891 --> 01:25:47,927 Okay. Okay. 1259 01:25:48,018 --> 01:25:50,384 Dave: Just, just... 1260 01:25:55,734 --> 01:25:57,725 Don't be gone long, Dave. 1261 01:25:58,737 --> 01:25:59,737 Okay? 1262 01:26:22,177 --> 01:26:23,383 Onl 1263 01:26:26,306 --> 01:26:27,546 Dave: Aren't you? 1264 01:26:28,308 --> 01:26:30,299 Go ahead. Go ahead. 1265 01:26:30,394 --> 01:26:32,134 Come here. Come here. 1266 01:26:34,940 --> 01:26:36,709 Here they come. 1267 01:26:36,733 --> 01:26:38,394 Look at all those. 1268 01:26:38,485 --> 01:26:40,521 How many do you have? 1269 01:26:40,612 --> 01:26:42,944 Dave: I don't know how many we have. 1270 01:26:46,910 --> 01:26:49,777 That one's beautiful. Look at those feathers. 1271 01:26:49,871 --> 01:26:52,684 Hey. Where's that little puffed one? I don't want him sneakin' up on me. 1272 01:26:52,708 --> 01:26:53,708 Dave: Yeah. 1273 01:26:58,839 --> 01:26:59,839 Emily: Thank you. 1274 01:26:59,923 --> 01:27:02,005 Can you give me some more stuffing... 1275 01:27:02,092 --> 01:27:03,707 - Corn? - And a little corn? 1276 01:27:05,512 --> 01:27:06,752 What is that called? 1277 01:27:06,847 --> 01:27:08,633 Dave: Thanks, fern. That's good. 1278 01:27:08,724 --> 01:27:09,964 Fern: Gravy? 1279 01:27:10,058 --> 01:27:13,425 Dave: This Turkey is so moist. 1280 01:27:13,520 --> 01:27:15,226 This is incredible food. 1281 01:27:15,313 --> 01:27:17,429 Thank you, em. Thank you, James, 1282 01:27:17,524 --> 01:27:19,606 and just wanna say a little somethin'. 1283 01:27:19,693 --> 01:27:22,150 Uh... to welcome... to fern. 1284 01:27:22,237 --> 01:27:24,319 - All: Yeah. - To this... 1285 01:27:24,406 --> 01:27:25,842 - To this feast of a... - Emily: Thanks! 1286 01:27:25,866 --> 01:27:27,151 A feast of a family, 1287 01:27:27,242 --> 01:27:29,528 and to the new one, 1288 01:27:29,619 --> 01:27:32,031 and I guess the old ones, too, 1289 01:27:32,122 --> 01:27:33,802 and everybody in between. 1290 01:27:33,874 --> 01:27:35,184 - James: Yeah. - So, welcome, fern. 1291 01:27:35,208 --> 01:27:37,039 Emily: Welcome. Fern: Thank you very much. 1292 01:27:37,127 --> 01:27:38,730 - Happy Thanksgiving. - Happy Thanksgiving. 1293 01:27:38,754 --> 01:27:39,754 Emily: Yay! 1294 01:27:39,838 --> 01:27:40,918 Mike: Cheers, all. 1295 01:27:42,215 --> 01:27:44,126 Ah, the bells of acrosanti. 1296 01:27:45,635 --> 01:27:48,297 That's the problem. That's the problem. 1297 01:27:48,388 --> 01:27:49,907 And they're not... no, they're terrible. 1298 01:27:49,931 --> 01:27:51,046 Yeah. 1299 01:27:59,399 --> 01:28:01,560 I like that name, empire. 1300 01:28:01,651 --> 01:28:04,108 Fern: You know, we had an airport, public pool, 1301 01:28:04,821 --> 01:28:06,061 a golf course. 1302 01:28:06,156 --> 01:28:08,442 Wow. Sounds nice. 1303 01:28:08,533 --> 01:28:10,694 What was your house like there? 1304 01:28:11,369 --> 01:28:14,486 Nothing special. Just a company tract house. 1305 01:28:16,500 --> 01:28:17,706 Actually, it was special. 1306 01:28:20,587 --> 01:28:22,202 We were right on the edge of town. 1307 01:28:22,297 --> 01:28:26,336 And our backyard looks out at this huge open space. 1308 01:28:26,426 --> 01:28:28,712 It was just desert, desert, desert, 1309 01:28:28,804 --> 01:28:30,510 all the way to the mountains. 1310 01:28:31,890 --> 01:28:33,801 There was nothin' in our way. 1311 01:28:35,769 --> 01:28:38,135 You know, I'm really glad you're here. 1312 01:28:38,230 --> 01:28:40,016 Dave really likes you. 1313 01:28:40,106 --> 01:28:41,767 - Yeah? - Yeah. 1314 01:28:41,858 --> 01:28:44,270 - He talks about you a lot. - Hmm. 1315 01:33:45,495 --> 01:33:47,326 Happy new year. 1316 01:33:49,999 --> 01:33:52,786 Happy new year! 1317 01:34:24,617 --> 01:34:26,824 Because she loved rocks. 1318 01:34:38,339 --> 01:34:40,546 See you down the road, swankie. 1319 01:35:16,044 --> 01:35:19,127 Bo never knew his parents and we never had kids. 1320 01:35:20,340 --> 01:35:22,547 If I didn't stay, 1321 01:35:22,634 --> 01:35:26,843 if I left, it would be like he never existed. 1322 01:35:28,181 --> 01:35:31,548 I couldn't pack up and move on. 1323 01:35:31,643 --> 01:35:33,850 He loved empire. 1324 01:35:34,729 --> 01:35:36,720 He loved his work so much. 1325 01:35:36,814 --> 01:35:39,601 He loved being there. Everybody loved him. 1326 01:35:42,487 --> 01:35:44,148 So I stayed. 1327 01:35:44,989 --> 01:35:47,230 Same town, same house. 1328 01:35:52,330 --> 01:35:54,537 It's like my dad used to say, 1329 01:35:55,250 --> 01:35:57,582 "what's remembered lives." 1330 01:36:01,005 --> 01:36:03,747 I maybe spent too much of my life 1331 01:36:03,841 --> 01:36:06,924 just remembering, Bob. 1332 01:36:07,971 --> 01:36:09,006 You know what I mean? 1333 01:36:09,097 --> 01:36:10,212 Bob: I can... 1334 01:36:11,182 --> 01:36:13,673 I can relate. Um... 1335 01:36:13,768 --> 01:36:17,727 I rarely ever talk about my son. 1336 01:36:17,814 --> 01:36:20,396 But, uh, today would be... 1337 01:36:24,279 --> 01:36:27,817 Today would be his 33rd birthday, 1338 01:36:29,284 --> 01:36:31,741 and five years ago, he took his life. 1339 01:36:36,332 --> 01:36:39,369 And I can still barely say that in a sentence. 1340 01:36:43,256 --> 01:36:45,372 And for a long time, 1341 01:36:47,635 --> 01:36:50,377 every day was, uh... 1342 01:36:51,723 --> 01:36:53,213 The question was... 1343 01:36:54,183 --> 01:36:56,174 How can I be alive on this earth, 1344 01:36:56,269 --> 01:36:57,679 when he's not? 1345 01:36:59,856 --> 01:37:01,596 And I didn't have an answer. 1346 01:37:03,109 --> 01:37:05,270 And those were some hard, hard days. 1347 01:37:07,739 --> 01:37:09,149 But... 1348 01:37:10,867 --> 01:37:12,528 I realized that 1349 01:37:13,703 --> 01:37:16,285 I could honor him by, uh, 1350 01:37:17,415 --> 01:37:19,952 helping people, and serving people. 1351 01:37:21,252 --> 01:37:24,244 It gives me a reason to go through the day. 1352 01:37:24,339 --> 01:37:26,375 Some days that's all I've got. 1353 01:37:29,886 --> 01:37:32,343 And out here, there's a lot of people our age. 1354 01:37:32,430 --> 01:37:34,762 Inevitably, there's grief and loss. 1355 01:37:34,849 --> 01:37:37,135 And a lot of 'em don't get over it either. 1356 01:37:37,226 --> 01:37:38,932 And that's okay. 1357 01:37:40,938 --> 01:37:42,724 That's okay. 1358 01:37:43,733 --> 01:37:46,600 One of the things I love most about this life 1359 01:37:47,737 --> 01:37:50,945 is that there's no final goodbye. 1360 01:37:51,032 --> 01:37:54,069 You know, I've met hundreds of people out here 1361 01:37:54,160 --> 01:37:56,742 and I don't ever say a final goodbye. 1362 01:37:56,829 --> 01:37:59,571 I always just say, "I'll see you down the road." 1363 01:37:59,665 --> 01:38:01,371 And I do. 1364 01:38:01,459 --> 01:38:04,246 And whether it's a month, or a year, 1365 01:38:04,337 --> 01:38:05,417 or sometimes years, 1366 01:38:05,505 --> 01:38:06,505 I see them again. 1367 01:38:06,589 --> 01:38:08,375 And I can look down the road 1368 01:38:08,466 --> 01:38:10,331 and I can be certain in my heart 1369 01:38:10,426 --> 01:38:13,543 that I'll see my son again. 1370 01:38:16,057 --> 01:38:17,797 You'll see Bo again. 1371 01:38:18,851 --> 01:38:21,638 And you can remember your lives together then. 1372 01:39:03,813 --> 01:39:06,429 Man: Are you sure you don't need any of this stuff? 1373 01:39:06,524 --> 01:39:09,186 No, don't need any of it. I'm good. 1374 01:39:09,277 --> 01:39:10,938 I'm not gonna miss one thing. 1375 01:39:16,576 --> 01:39:19,659 Well, we'll see you later. 1376 01:44:43,611 --> 01:44:46,353 It's been many years since 1377 01:44:46,447 --> 01:44:51,111 I started out for that gold 1378 01:44:54,914 --> 01:44:59,533 findin' bits and pieces all worth their reach 1379 01:44:59,627 --> 01:45:02,209 lve carried on 1380 01:45:06,133 --> 01:45:08,749 somewhere in the light 1381 01:45:08,844 --> 01:45:13,554 I followed my eyes and went alone 1382 01:45:17,520 --> 01:45:24,517 ended up here with the fear, gripping a stone 1383 01:45:28,948 --> 01:45:35,945 drifting away, I go 1384 01:45:40,417 --> 01:45:43,079 driving down the highway 1385 01:45:43,170 --> 01:45:47,288 roll down the window, watch it go 1386 01:45:51,637 --> 01:45:58,634 listen fo the secrets of my tires rolling down the road 1387 01:46:03,107 --> 01:46:05,723 somewhere in the night 1388 01:46:05,818 --> 01:46:10,653 she knows that I'm all right when I'm alone 1389 01:46:14,618 --> 01:46:21,615 but everything breezing keep me company when [ Roll 1390 01:46:26,046 --> 01:46:33,043 drifting away, I go 1391 01:46:48,819 --> 01:46:51,185 Driving all day 1392 01:46:54,450 --> 01:46:57,066 driving all night 1393 01:47:00,247 --> 01:47:07,164 drifting away, I go 1394 01:47:22,978 --> 01:47:29,941 Drifting away, I go