my father owned it actually was an old bakery when I was growing up my my
bakery when I was growing up my my
bakery when I was growing up my my father was an electrician and a
father was an electrician and a
father was an electrician and a refrigeration man we would install
refrigeration man we would install
refrigeration man we would install supermarkets you see the long freezer
supermarkets you see the long freezer
supermarkets you see the long freezer cases in supermarkets we would install
cases in supermarkets we would install
cases in supermarkets we would install those long freezer cases and all the
those long freezer cases and all the
those long freezer cases and all the lights that’s what we that’s what we
lights that’s what we that’s what we
lights that’s what we that’s what we would do every summer yeah so this is
would do every summer yeah so this is
would do every summer yeah so this is one year my father had his shop and he
one year my father had his shop and he
one year my father had his shop and he decided for whatever reason that he
decided for whatever reason that he
decided for whatever reason that he wanted a new wall on the front of his
wanted a new wall on the front of his
wanted a new wall on the front of his shop so he tore down probably about 16
shop so he tore down probably about 16
shop so he tore down probably about 16 feet high and probably about 30 feet
feet high and probably about 30 feet
feet high and probably about 30 feet long he just completely tore the wall
long he just completely tore the wall
long he just completely tore the wall down and my brother and I had to dig a
down and my brother and I had to dig a
down and my brother and I had to dig a six-foot hole we were the main station
six-foot hole we were the main station
six-foot hole we were the main station for the foundation we were mixing the
for the foundation we were mixing the
for the foundation we were mixing the concrete by him
concrete by him
concrete by him a year and a half we were building this
a year and a half we were building this
a year and a half we were building this wall for a year and a half every day
wall for a year and a half every day
wall for a year and a half every day after school we become a mixing concrete
after school we become a mixing concrete
after school we become a mixing concrete put into the hall doing it and it was
put into the hall doing it and it was
put into the hall doing it and it was just myself and my little brother and I
just myself and my little brother and I
just myself and my little brother and I remember standing back looking at that
remember standing back looking at that
remember standing back looking at that wall saying there’s gonna be a hole here
wall saying there’s gonna be a hole here
wall saying there’s gonna be a hole here forever a year and a half later we laid
forever a year and a half later we laid
forever a year and a half later we laid the final brick and my father stayed
the final brick and my father stayed
the final brick and my father stayed back with my brother nine I know he plan
back with my brother nine I know he plan
back with my brother nine I know he plan as he says he that he says he did but I
as he says he that he says he did but I
as he says he that he says he did but I know he had been planning this and
know he had been planning this and
know he had been planning this and rightness for his endeavor for the past
rightness for his endeavor for the past
rightness for his endeavor for the past two years but he we stood back we looked
two years but he we stood back we looked
two years but he we stood back we looked at the wall and looking at my brother
at the wall and looking at my brother
at the wall and looking at my brother don’t y’all never tell me can’t be
don’t y’all never tell me can’t be
don’t y’all never tell me can’t be something
I learned very young from them from my
I learned very young from them from my parents absolutely that you you don’t
parents absolutely that you you don’t
parents absolutely that you you don’t try to build a wall you don’t set out to
try to build a wall you don’t set out to
try to build a wall you don’t set out to build a wall you don’t say I’m going to
build a wall you don’t say I’m going to
build a wall you don’t say I’m going to build the biggest baddest greatest wall
build the biggest baddest greatest wall
build the biggest baddest greatest wall that’s ever been built you don’t start
that’s ever been built you don’t start
that’s ever been built you don’t start there you say I’m gonna lay this brick
there you say I’m gonna lay this brick
there you say I’m gonna lay this brick as perfectly as a brick to me lay there
as perfectly as a brick to me lay there
as perfectly as a brick to me lay there will not be one brick on visit earth
will not be one brick on visit earth
will not be one brick on visit earth that can be made that it is brick then
that can be made that it is brick then
that can be made that it is brick then I’m gonna lay in this next ten minutes
I’m gonna lay in this next ten minutes
I’m gonna lay in this next ten minutes and you do that every single day see it
and you do that every single day see it
and you do that every single day see it soon you have a wall and I think
soon you have a wall and I think
soon you have a wall and I think psychologically the advantage that that
psychologically the advantage that that
psychologically the advantage that that gives me over
gives me over
gives me over a lot of people have been in competition
a lot of people have been in competition
a lot of people have been in competition in the different situations is too
in the different situations is too
in the different situations is too difficult to take the first step and
difficult to take the first step and
difficult to take the first step and look how big in the task the task is
look how big in the task the task is
look how big in the task the task is never huge it’s always one relative
for me it was always my biggest dream
for me it was always my biggest dream coming up was I wanted to hear one of my
coming up was I wanted to hear one of my
coming up was I wanted to hear one of my records on the radio that was it that
records on the radio that was it that
records on the radio that was it that was it that’s what I wanted to I wanted
was it that’s what I wanted to I wanted
was it that’s what I wanted to I wanted to hear one of my friends on the radio
to hear one of my friends on the radio
to hear one of my friends on the radio and I wanted to see someone hear my
and I wanted to see someone hear my
and I wanted to see someone hear my record on the radio and in June 1986 I
record on the radio and in June 1986 I
record on the radio and in June 1986 I saw a guy ride past my father’s shop you
saw a guy ride past my father’s shop you
saw a guy ride past my father’s shop you know his head you know so from you know
know his head you know so from you know
know his head you know so from you know from that point I’ve really been beyond
from that point I’ve really been beyond
from that point I’ve really been beyond beyond my dreams
beyond my dreams
beyond my dreams [Music]
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