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Albion Avery has a few tales to tell about
growing up in rural Kansas, learning to love cars, then
women, and eventually getting hitched. Who
bloodied Albion's nose in football? Why was he arrested?
How
many girls did he date before meeting Grace? Can you make
it to Niagra Falls on a jar full of dimes, and just how
does a guy order a lunch ham sandwich in Canada?
Learn
these answers and more, while enjoying a wild romp through
young adulthood with Albion Avery.
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1988
- Kriss introduces the storytellers: her Dad, Albion Avery and her
Mom, Grace Avery. Recorded sitting around the dining room table
at Little Blue Haven farm near Barnes, KS. |
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Youthful
Follies
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The
Bicycle
2:12 |
1926
- Wes Sylvester rips his pants showing off! |
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3
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1928
Coupe
2:08 |
1929
- Albion's first car...all style and no substance? |
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4
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Baby
Grace
7:22 |
1919
- Grace recounts what happens when she was left on a park bench
in Chicago's Lincoln Park |
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5
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Lester
Smuts
5:22 |
1928
- Albion wonders how a short, cherubic teacher with a 'peach complexion'
will handle a room full of rowdy football players |
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Football
5:49 |
1930
- Albion as 'charging tackle' faces off against Rod Thurlow and
discovers a trick play |
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7
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Arresting
Circles
4:05 |
1931
- Why was Albion arrested, and who financed his restitution? |
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8
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Priming
the Pump
2:42
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1931
- Albion delays dating until sister Ethel invites him on a double
date |
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9
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200 Girls |
Wet
spins in Albion's sparkling black 1933 2-door Chevy with cream wheels
& jeweled trunk rack |
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The
Courtship
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10
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Pop Bottle Picnic
:49 |
First
encounter, returning pop bottles |
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11
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Midsummer
Nights
2:42 |
First
date with Grace, a nightmare in a crowded movie theatre? |
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12
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Dating
Program
2:56 |
Driving
around, Scotty dogs, checkers, camelot, hearts - the romance of
shoveling wheat |
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13
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Cecile
Emotes
1:57 |
1938
- The proposal. Father Leslie readily agrees, but mother Cecile
waxes on... |
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14
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Sleeping
Sickness
:33 |
Did
Grace delay the wedding for good reason? |
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The
Wedding
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15
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Wedding
Heat
1:01 |
July
23, 1938 - So HOT. the candles laid over on the table |
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Gremlins
Attack
2:44 |
"COPS
BEWARE" of this getaway car |
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The
Honeymoon
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Dimes
And Stamps
1:39 |
Heading
out for the Michigan cool with Albion's piggy bank |
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Cherry
Cider
2:43 |
Ain't
nothing juicier than an expanding jug o' cherry cider |
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Cops
Beware
:49 |
Ouch!
Chicago sun pops the paint. |
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Niagra
Falls & beyond
1:57 |
Michigan
corn goes 100 bushels to the acre?
On to Niagra Falls, Maid of the Mist and Canadian Cabbage. |
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Lunch
Ham
1:35 |
How
does a guy get a proper sandwich around here? |
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Thirsty
For Home
1:34 |
Straddling
the international line. Oh, for a glass of cool Kansas water. |
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Encore
Performance
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You're
The One
1:02 |
Albion
croons to Grace |
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Memories
1:15 |
Grace
tickles the ivories for Albion |
