Tiny Tim's Crypt & Graves of Vice President Humphrey & other VIPs 

Tell me about it! Humphrey was a good man.

As a kid at the time, I could never appreciate his eloquence. He really had a way with words.

I liked Humphrey and I voted for him in the 4th grade class election. Unfortunately he lost in our classroom, which made me ask what’s wrong with you guys? Can’t you see he’s the better choice?

We didn’t forget Senator Paul Wellstone. Did you miss our visit at the very end?

me too..Miss Vicky and Tiny Tim...the only wedding on the Tonight Show, i believe

Yeah, he didn’t always sing with his falsetto and when he sang regularly, he was quite good. I’m assuming you saw him later in his life?

@@jbenziggy Yes, I did, early 90s. He was part of an oldies concert which included Donnie Brooks, The Tokes and Micky Dolenz.

Vietnam ERA veteran here. Screw Nixon.

Too the two Vietnam vets… first of all thanks for your efforts and service to our country during that conflict. Second you both might want hear these following stories. 1. When Humphrey was sick with cancer he was resting in the hospital and told the nurses that he wanted to be left alone and was not accepting any phone calls. After 30 minutes a nurse brought in a telephone. Humphrey snapped and said “I told you I didn’t want to take any calls”. The nurse just handed him the phone and on the other end was Richard Nixon who called to see how Humphrey was doing and to let him know that he cared. Then on Nixons 65th birthday Humphrey called to wish him a happy birthday. He was very ill and when Nixon put down the phone he said to an aid Hubert only has a few days left I don’t care what it takes Im going to that man’s funeral”! Humphrey died two days after that call. Nixon did attend the funeral. It was his first trip back to Washington after resigning because of watergate in 1974. Im sure that both of you veterans are aware of anger and division that America is facing in 2024. I can’t help but think we all can learn from Hubert Humphrey and Richard Nixon. There actions towards each other shows a civility and a patriotism that we so desperately need today so America can endure for future generations to come. Again thank you both for your service to our country

It’s always exciting to me to meet a presidential candidate or a president!

Yes and if I had two days I probably couldn’t have covered all of them!

I appreciate that! You’ve been with us quite a while now and we thank you!

Thank you!! 😊

Being that Sarah is from Minnesota, we’ve been there at least three times and we tried White Castle one time and we did not like the burgers or the sliders or whatever you call them. I think we did go to Perkins though and a number of restaurants unique to that area around Forest Lake Minnesota.

And after you visit the crash site of Buddy Holly, drop down to West Bend, Iowa and visit the world famous Grotto of Redemption stone grotto. I farm about 10 miles from there. You could also do a farm video. lol

Oh that Dean Martin! What a character!

Thanks! Love the comments!

He did seem like a really genuine and loving person aside from his strange rendition of tiptoe through the tulips.

@@jbenziggy TipToe brought back heart felt memories of the era. Appreciate the extended time spent with Tiny Tim.

Wonderful! Will you be showing her this video?

@@jbenziggy She can't sit long enough for the whole thing, but she'll tolerate the Tiny Tim portion for sure!!!

@@jbenziggy My 8 y/o Granddaughter Quinn saw the Tiny Tim segment this afternoon, & she wanted me to tell you that 1) she doesn't think he's creepy and 2) she enjoyed seeing this!

Love to get there too!!!

@@jbenziggy awesome. Im going to see Paul Harvey soon. He's in the suburbs of Chicago and I might stop and see Capone...m

If you come to my home state of Illinois, please keep in mind that there is so much more to this state than just Chicago. They tend to suck the oxygen out of the room, but Illinois is nearly 400 miles long and has a lot to offer outside of the Chicago area. I’ll come up with a list of my recommendations for you to visit in Illinois when I have the time and will post it in the comments of one of your videos.

Gosh, I love Minnesota! So much of your state appeals to me ... but then again the winters might not be something Sarah could deal with.

@@jbenziggy Truly a beautiful place! So happy you loved it and can share it with others.

Thank you!!! More to come!

So you have really paid me a high compliment and I thank you. The way I see it some of the people that I highlight I would not support politically, but they are part of history and they should not be forgotten. Already have had a number of people comment that they hated the video because I showed Democrats, but there aren’t many Republicans buried there that I could highlight. Because we are so divided in our country people get offended when you look back at historical figures who are public officials because they don’t like the party

I'm not too far from where Mondale was born here in MN :)

Wow! What an experience! The only thing that comes close was when a congressman showed up and kids rolled pennies across the gym floor as he spoke!

Awesome! Glad to hear it! Thanks!

Yes he was! Thank you for watching, David!

Many thanks!

Glad you like them! Thanks!

No doubt! I must say that I kept remarking to Sarah that I absolutely love Minnesota and wouldn’t mind living there, but the winters would be something that would prevent us from doing that. Sarah was up there in February 2013 to say goodbye to her father and it was 20 below zero and she told me it was unbearable.

I understand that he was very nice and down-to-earth!

Thanks for sharing this personal insight. Hopefully you can get to visit it someday!

Thanks friend! I’m pleased that you liked this one too! Our blessings we send across the seas to you!

Our pleasure! Thanks!

Thanks! 🤗

So nice of you!

Our pleasure! Thank you, Janet!!

Awesome! Hopefully we can visit Oklahoma one day for some videos. My mother and her parents and her parent's parents all were born in Oklahoma!

Thanks Kenny!

I always appreciate a word from Jerry! Thanks, sir. I'd put Sarah in more if she had a desire to appear but it's not always in her comfort zone.

Thanks, you too!

Much appreciated, Regina May! Has it been getting hot where you are in Oklahoma?

Thanks again!

Thanks again!

Hello Frank, yes I did read your message. Glad that you enjoy this video. Sometimes I do see the remarks that people make but mostly I don’t look over them. Reading and answering comments sometimes gets overwhelming because I get so many. But I mostly try to, check in like the first couple of hours that a video posts

Thanks for filling in the blanks! You taught me something new!

Fantastic! Thank you, Greg!

@@jbenziggy you're welcome ! 👍

Definitely a different type of collection of famous people in this one. I don’t know if you heard him, but Tiny Tim also sang in a regular manly voice, and he was quite a singer. He was also not as strange acting as an older man as he was in the 1960s.

@@jbenziggy Many people didn't like Tiny Tim because of way he looked and sang but sure was a wonderful person and took his time to talk to you. Thanks, Jeff, for sharing this story

Excellent! That's what we love to hear! Thank you!

I appreciate the genuine compliments, Don. I have a few ideas for videos in your hometown! FYI, I spent the first years of my life in nearby Milpitas!

I’ve heard that he was a prince of a man! As a newspaper editor I’ve had the privilege to interview Glen Campbell, Waylon Jennings, Charles Pride and a few others.

Our pleasure! Thanks, Gerry!

Thanks for watching!!!

You know our country has probably always been very partisan even from the days of Abraham Lincoln and before. I just don’t think we knew that when we were kids. Everything seemed so much more innocent and it probably wasn’t. But I must say that the politicians weren’t as divisive as they are today. And what’s going on with our justice department going after a leading presidential candidate is great cause for concern in my opinion. Having said that while I would enjoy going back to Cheyenne, I don’t have any immediate plans to do so. At some point I need to go visit my father who is down in Alabama so hopefully I’ll be able to do that this year because we have regular jobs that requires us to be home most of the time we are not able to do a lot of traveling, unfortunately. thank you so much for sharing your memories of the 1970s. I treasure them because I think those were the best days of our lives.

@@jbenziggy You’re right - we were kids and back then kids were a bit more shielded from ugly stuff compared to today. Hope you get to make that trip to Alabama soon. If anything changes in the future and you may be passing thru, save some cash and stay at our place. Take care and have a fantastic week!

So glad! Thanks for letting us know, Cassie!

Thank you so much for watching. Apparently, some people were set off by the fact that I commented that Tiny Tim was a bit creepy.

My pleasure! Thank you once again, Joel!

Thank you for the comment! Maybe a visit to the cemetery is on your agenda next time you're there? I wish I could have had more time exploring!

Awesome! You were watching before we came to Minnesota?

@@jbenziggy Of course 😊

Thank you so very much. I am so happy that you enjoy our videos, Peggy. Take care and we’ll see you next week.

Thank you, Nina. Sarah will appear a bit more in the next video!

I never thought of Humphrey as being hated but I guess that’s what politics will do - make enemies of people. He seemed like he came from humble beginnings.

@jbenziggy For sure. My parents liked Humphrey too.