04x06 - Kentucky with Clifton Collins Jr.

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Alright, let's do this!

♪ You piss in my boot

♪ And you tell me it's rain

I've long admired those
who create beauty

from what was once cast off
as futile and unworthy...

♪ And bury our families
deep in them mines ♪

...those who persist and thrive,

overcoming any obstacle
that lay before them.

♪ Why not plant
cigarette trees? ♪

In Kentucky is a lasting legacy
of innovation,

a culture of making the most
with what you've been given.

They're my kind of people.

Alright, hit it!

Here we go!

Yeah, baby.

That was crazy!

A few years back,
I took my first ride

through the Appalachians,
and ever since,

the stunning mountain landscape
has been calling me back.

♪ Daylight's coming,
and I can't wait ♪

♪ I've been pacing around

♪ And counting down
for the sun ♪

So when I got an invite
for a local charity ride

in Kentucky's coal country,
I wanted in.

♪ Here we go

♪ And I can't wait
till the end of the road ♪

The road through
the Bluegrass State

crosses a part of Appalachia

once considered
too dangerous to travel...

The land itself,
with its rugged mountains

and wide, swift rivers,
were constant barriers.

...until some trailblazers

muscled their way in to carve
out a life for themselves.

It's a spirit handed down

from generations
of farmers and miners.

We're proud Kentuckians.

That's one of my favorite things

is that people are proud
to be from Kentucky.

They believe in helping
their neighbors,

and they believe in
keeping Kentucky beautiful.

And today, with the
changing tides of industry,

those that have the foresight
to repurpose and reinvent

are the ones that keep
that Kentucky spirit alive.

"Come and get it."

But before heading out...

...I've got a breakfast date
with one of my oldest friends.

-Yeah, there he is.
-Kentucky!

What's up?

How are you, brother?

Yeah,
it's good to see you!

With over
film and TV appearances,

from "Traffic" to "Westworld,"

everybody knows
Clifton Collins Jr.

The first time I saw Cliff
in a movie, he blew me away.

I immediately called my agent
and said,

"Hey, who is this guy?"

And ever since,
we've been good friends.

-Need some coffee?
-You got an I.V.?

-Coffee drip?
-Yeah.

So when I found out
he's preparing for a role

as a derby jockey,

Kentucky was the perfect place
to have him along for a ride.

Whoa,
look at these doughnuts!

-Oh, wow.
-Good Lord Almighty.

Yeah, this is
cholesterol-level hell.

-This is awesome.
-Thank you.

Yeah,
we work really hard.

I think I'll have
a doughnut hole.

Wow, this looks like
it's gonna hurt.

-So good.
-They're so good.

It hurts, "donut"?
Hurts, don't it?

Oh, I see what you did!

Up top.

That's so good.

So how long have you guys
been here?

Since .

We started out of a tent,

and we would go to, really,
any place that would have us.

And we would just
schlep doughnuts everywhere.Rock on.

Yeah.And then we opened our
doughnut shop January of .

-Yes.
-Wow.

-Why doughnuts?
-Why not?

Yeah!

Thank you guys.
We're gonna have some coffee.

How are you, buddy?
How you been?

You're always doing a movie
somewhere.

Every time I talk to you, you're
somebody else, somewhere else.

I am.
I forget who I am sometimes.

I just get to be me now.
Yeah.

Yeah, you always go deep
with your characters.

I mean, I don't even know
if you remember that story,

but I saw you in " ,"

and I was kind of
a newbie actor in L.A.,

and you're just scaring
the

out of Sam Jackson,
like, way back when.

And I was like, "That guy!
That guy's great."

And I love seeing you
on "Westworld."

I was like, "Yeah!"

That was -- It's such
a good show, "Westworld."

That show is so special.

I mean, it connects me
to my legacy of Westerns.

I'm wearing my grandfather's
g*n belt from "Rio Bravo."

Like, my actual
grandpa's g*n belt.

Yeah. Tell me the story again
about your grandpa.

You have
such a cool history.

Grandpa was a song-and-dance
man from the age of .

And he had an opportunity
to perform

on the Groucho Marx show.

He ended up joking,
singing, dancing.

And then he was signed
by William Morris the next day.

Dude, that's so cool.

So where we headed?

We're eventually going
to Red River Gorge,

which is an old
coal-mining town.

We're gonna go explore.That will be dope!

- You ready?
- Yeah.

It'll be awesome!Let's do it.

Bye, guys.
Thank you.

Thank you
for the holes.

Kentucky.
You've been here.

You know this spot.

I did a move out here called --

I forget
what it's called.

I was an ex-convict
turkey hunter.

Over the next three days,

we'll hit the historic streets
of Old Louisville

before setting off east
into Lexington's horse country.

From there, we'll venture
into the misty mountain terrain

of the Red River Gorge,

a breathtaking end
to a -mile ride.

Have you ever been
to the Kentucky Derby?

No, but I'd like to.
I'm gonna do a jockey film.

Oh, right on, dude.

Louisville's known as
the northernmost city

of the American South,

a hybrid of culture
and influence.

Its location once made it
an industrial giant,

and the last decade
has seen the city reawaken.

Should we get Louisville
Sluggers while we're here?

I love it.

Right now, we're heading
to a vintage bike shop

that carries on
the Kentucky tradition

of breathing new life
into the well-worn.

-What's up?
-Hey!

-Hey!
-Hi, Norman.

Jackie. Nice to meet you.Nice to meet you, too.

-Pleasure.
-Welcome, welcome, welcome.

In , bike builder
Chad Francis quit his day job

and founded Retro Wrench...

Built my business
off the idea

of trying to keep
these old bikes on the road.

...an award-winning vintage
repair and customization shop

whose maxim is simple --
ride old bikes.

-What a cool shop.
-The building's .

So you got all the original
asbestos, the good ones.

All the good lead paint
and everything.

The classic original,
yeah, lead paint.

All the lead paint, yeah.

It was a paper mill
and then saw blade factory.

Pretty much this is the way
it was a hundred years ago.

I like this guy
right here, this little .

Yeah, .

The best thing about it
is nobody tore it up.

It's still all
in original condition.

And it'll kick you back.
Just kick it hard.

-Yeah!
-Yeah!

-Oh, man!
-What?

Wait, hold on,
hold on, hold on!What?

-Oh!
-Yeah.

What are you doing
with this guy? What's this?

Which one?This silver.

Oh, a customer
brought it in.

It was his father's bike.

His dad passed away,
and he wants to make it perfect.

That's awesome.So that's why it's here.

I'm rebuilding my grandfather's
' El Dorado.

It's amazing
how something like that

reconnects you with your
lineage, your family.

Part of the reason
I'm doing all this

is to keep
these guys' memories alive.

Is this, like, the artist
district of this area?

I wouldn't say it would be
necessarily the artist district,

but we got our friend
Jackie next door.

She's gonna be riding
with us today.

She's an artist.

And then Louis is a blacksmith
right up the street.

We're all younger
entrepreneur people

that are looking to
do something for themselves.

We're all just trying
to enjoy it, man.

Yeah.

♪ I got you

♪ You got me

-That's awesome.
-This thing is so badass, dude.

Whoo!

♪ I met you

♪ But I know things
would be alright ♪

Wow, look at this --
what is this, house museum.

-That's nuts.
-Whoa!

-These homes are great.
-Wow.

-Aren't they gorgeous?
-Each one is so unique.

Whoa!
That looks dope.

And they're like
three courses of brick thick.

They look like they
can take a cannonball.

Yeah, that's why
they're still here.

♪ I got you

♪ You got me

So right now, we're on
the edge of Old Louisville.

This area was settled right
before the turn of the century.

However, these beautiful homes
were abandoned

because in the s,

due to white flight,
everybody left.

It feels like the type
of community

that would warrant artists
moving into.

Yeah.You know what I mean?

Yeah, there are a lot
of very creative types

living here in Louisville.Yeah.

So now you're seeing a bit
of a revival here.

♪ Glad you came through

Hold on.

Uh-oh.

-Huh.
-Of course.

It wouldn't be a vintage bike
ride without one breaking down.

Of course,
of course.

Hey, park it
and get in the sidecar.

Yeah, yeah.

Don't go fast!
I'm scared!

Here we go, kids!
Whoo-hoo!

Aah! Ah!

Hold on, Jackie!

Yeah!

Whoo!

Aah!

Is Colonel Sanders
really buried

right next to Muhammad Ali?

-Yes.
-Wow.

Where are we going
for lunch?

Before we head out
of Old Louisville,

we're making one final stop --

a th-century schoolhouse
turned speakeasy.

Air Devil's Inn.

Air Devil's Inn.

So this used to be

the big bike night place
on Thursday nights.

And all the Harley dudes
would show up.

They used to pack
this whole lot.

-Smells good already.
-Smells like daytime bar.

Daytime bar.

How long has this bar
been open?

Since .
Huh.

We don't even close
for Christmas anymore.

What's the theme with
the airplanes I see everywhere?

Well, this originally started
as an aviation bar

because Bowman Field's
right across the street.Mm.

When Amelia Earhart came
to Bowman Field in ,

she came over here.Oh, wow.

When I grew up,
this was where everybody came.

You'd come here
to see the bikes.

And it would be an assortment,
a collected group

of just the craziest individuals
I ever met.

It seems like everything's
so individual here.

The houses are individual.
The people are individual.

The bikes are all individual.

That's the best thing
about Louisville

is how eclectic
it really is.

-Yeah.
-Yeah.

Poor buddy.
Must suck to taste this good.

Portobellos if you want
a portobello.

You getting
a portobello?

Yeah,
I want to try it.

In Louisville,
you'll find a proud city

that embraces the individuality
and diversity

that pushes it forward,

a place where opportunity
is limited

only by a lack of imagination

and a strong sense of community
is the tie that binds.

What a pleasure to meet you.Yeah, brother.

Thank you
for bringing us here.

Nice to meet you, too,
you firecracker.

If I drink it, I'm cool?

You're not gonna die today.

Freaky.
It's like a ghost town.

Don't hook your thumbs.

We don't want to have
a four-fingered

crossbow-sh**ting Daryl.
You know what I mean?

This is feeling
kind of sleety.

I shifted into rain mode.

You're like,
"Why'd I do this?

Like, I'm no longer friends
with Norman."

♪ He's gonna drink it all

We're literally driving
across Kentucky.
Yeah.

This is my first time
doing anything like this.

I'm not making a movie.

I'm just having fun
for a change.

♪ They're gonna take him down

Leaving Louisville,
it's a -mile ride

along U.S. Route east

into the distillery district
of Lexington.

-Bourbon County.
-Bourbon County.

-Crossing over.
-Whoo!

♪ Take him outside

♪ They're gonna take him down

years ago,
bourbon was created

just outside these city limits.

We have twice as many barrels
of bourbon

in Kentucky as we do people.

Some people around here
treat it like water.

Some people treat it like gold.

It's life, man.

Kentucky was practically
built on this stuff,

and now it's helping
to fuel Lexington's rebirth.

If you order gin and tonic,

you're gonna get a dirty look
from your bartender.

'Cause if you're not drinking
bourbon in Kentucky,

you are not living.

Smells like bourbon in here.

-Hi.
-Hey, guys.

-Marjorie. Nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you.

Clifton, Marjorie.

You been to
a distillery before ever?

-Never been to a distillery.
-Really? Oh, cool.

Never seen this, yeah.

James E. Pepper, he's the
founder of this facility.

Originally built in ,

and then it shut down
in the ' s,

and then this building
sat abandoned for years.

I grew up here in Lexington,
and you did not come over here.

In the last years,
bourbon has become so popular.

-Wow.
-Whoa!

-That's cool.
-That is so cool!

If this was Willy Wonka,
you'd see a little face

going,
"Daddy, Daddy, Daddy!"

-Yeah. They'd be --
-In the windows.

They'd be hanging on it.

How come it's --

I always thought bourbon
wasn't clear.

-Yeah.
-It's a brown color.

So that's the last step
is the aging.

Oh.And that's % of he color
comes from the aging.

Oh.

So once you age the whiskey,
it comes out a lot different.

So I've got a couple different
things for you to try.

And what's the difference
between bourbon and whiskey?

Like...
Bourbon is just a type
of whiskey.

So you've got Scotch whiskey,
Irish whiskey,

Canadian whiskey,
Tennessee whiskey.

We love rye here.
We make a lot of rye.

Bourbons and rye whiskeys.

What we're trying first
is % rye whiskey.

I felt something crunchy
down there.

Yeah, that's that char.That -- Wow.

Oh, get some delicious
char taste in there.

So you might get char in --
Yeah.

It's good luck.
Mmm!

Yeah, you got
some good char chunks.
Like...

Yeah. Go for it.If I drink it, I'm cool?

Yeah.
A little bit.

What do you mean, "Yeah"?Maybe.

Shoulder shrugs.Sure, a little bit.

Yeah, probably,
not likely.

You're not gonna die today.

Oh, my God. So much char.
No, that's nice.

So you get % to %
of the flavor

from the actual wood
of the barrel.

And every barrel is gonna taste
a little bit different.

This is % rye
and % malted barley.

And it's been in this barrel
like three or four years.

Yeah, this barrel looks much
different than this barrel.

Yeah.All haggard, b*at up.

Yeah, I got a feeling this
is gonna be a little better.Lift a little.

-Whoa.
-Whoa!

-That was a good one. Hello!
-You're thirsty.

Yeah, so this --I did not mean that to happen.

Yeah.You know what I'm saying?

That looks beautiful,
that color.That was an accident.

That's what everyone says.Ooh, look at the fingers.

Can you smell
the difference?

Yeah.Yeah, I think I can, yeah.

It's almost minty.Sweeter.

Cinnamon, cloves,

This is better.

This is better.
That's great.

Ooh.This is way better.

This is powerful.

You can't leave here
until you drink all of that.

Yeah, well, then
I'm spending the night.

That's how that works.

You guys want some whiskey
to take with you?

This is barrel-proof
rye whiskey.

This is what you tried.Which one, that one or --

that barrel or that barrel?The good stuff.

Oh, hell yeah.Ooh.

Yeah. Yeah.
Sweet!

Good to meet you.Nice to meet you.

Yeah, thanks for coming.Thank you for showing us around.

Yeah, totally.

-See you guys.
-See ya.

We're both, like, walking out
of there like, "Oh, uh..."

But we didn't drink
all that.

No.
We're good.
We were smart.

She's like,
"Down all of that."

I'm like, "Not unless I sleep
on the floor."The younger us --

The younger us would have
sampled a bottle each.

After drinking some bourbon,

it's probably a good idea
to just let the bikes lie

and get acquainted
with the local music scene.

-The Burl.
-The Burl.

Live music.

This guy's -- This guy's
chopping wood out front.

What's up, man?
What are you doing? What's up, guys?

What are you --
What are you destroying?

Oh, wood.
I'm Seth.

I'm, Norm.
Hey, nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, man.Yeah.

Cannon.
Norman.

Nice to meet you, man.Nice to meet you, guys.

-Is this your spot?
-This is our spot.

-It is, it is.
-Oh, cool.

-Yeah.
-Music and entertainment.

A lot of blues, Americana,
you know, bluegrass.
Yeah.

You guys just sitting around
having a drink one night

and said, "Let's --
Let's open up a spot"?

-And we played in a band.
-Yeah.

And we liked music, so we just
started building it,

and then, fortunately,
people came.

The revitalization
of the older areas,

people really gravitate
towards that.

And you guys old friends
or, like...

Since third grade.Yeah, we've known each other,
yeah, a long time.

Since third grade,
then fourth grade,

we had a falling out,
but after that...

-Yeah.
-Special friends.

-Would you guys like a drink?
-Heck -- Oh, yeah.

We just sampled
a bunch of bourbon.

Why not?

So we've got a really
cool spot for the bands.

You know, we realized that a lot
of these bands,

you know,
they're sleeping in their van.

So we built them a nice
little pad over here.

Stretch out.What, you -- you built
an in-house residence

for bands to play.Yes. Yes.

Where they can come in --How cool is that?

We'll show it to you.
Come on. Let's go check it.

It's like, hey, man,
if we were a touring band,

that's what we would like,

and that's just sort of
how we operate.

-Whoo.
-What do I hear?

That sounds like
a little bluegrass.

So they're just getting
warmed up.

-Yeah!
-Yeah!

Sweet!

-Beautiful.
-Ladies, ladies.

That was awesome.
I'm Norman. Hi.

Hey, how are you doing?
I'm Montana.

-Nice to meet you, Montana.
-Hey, Montana.

-Linda Jean.
-Norman.

-Nice to meet you. Pleasure.
-Nice to meet you.

-Glad you're in Kentucky.
-Yeah, Kentucky's cool.

-This is my first time here.
-It's really quirky.

There's all kinds of different
culture that's developed

in, like, different
little pockets of Kentucky.

Yeah.And, like, really cool music
has sprung up.

Huge thanks to this place.
You know what I mean?

Oh, for real? Yeah.Like, we -- we needed a big --

We needed a place
that we could, like,

all kind of curate
shows here, and every year,

we try to make, like,
a list of goals.

And we found one
from a couple years ago

that was, like,
all these goals,

and one -- one of the top ones
was "Play The Burl."

There you go! Boom!
There you go!

Play The Burl.

You made our dreams
come true, guys.

And then how do you guys
know each other?

We went to college together,
where we studied,

like, traditional
Kentucky music.

Trying to learn old songs
and stuff.

Play us a song.
Play us a ditty.

-A ditty?
-A ditty?

♪ I'm a Kentuckian

♪ And I'm from the South

♪ But you won't hear hate
coming from my mouth ♪

Yeah!♪ Unless it's aimed at greed

Song has the power
to unify and connect...

♪ I believe in a commonwealth

...to transcend age and beliefs.

♪ That's how I was raised

♪ I'm a Kentuckian

It's not just a sound,
but a feeling.

♪ Yes, I'm from...

And when you finally hear it...

♪ That's how I was raised

♪ I'm a Kentuckian

...you just know.

Whoa!

On a scale of one to ,
how's Cliffy doing?

-A two.
-Whoa. Whoa. Whoa!

Last night, I discovered
a newfound love for bourbon.

Oh!
Good morning.

Good morning,
good morning.

It's safe to say bourbon
doesn't love me back.

Ugh.

♪ I'm feeling down, oh, no

But today, we ride,
and not just machines.

Cliffy's here to study up
on the only thing more famous

in Lexington than its bourbon.

What's that smell? Wow.

Fresh, fresh,
wonderful manure.

Hello.

And our new friend
Cannon knows just the place

we can get an up-close look.

So we're going out
to my buddy Arthur's farm.

Arthur's family has been
in the horse industry

for a lot of years, man.

Kentucky's always been known
for horses.

You guys ever been
to the Kentucky Derby?

-No.
-I haven't, either.

It's a pretty wild time.

The Kentucky Derby is just one
of the great horse races

known around the world.

Lord Boswell trying
to get to the front.

It's wild.

It's kind of like
if you had the Super Bowl

in your hometown
every single year.

A lot of beautiful women
go there with beautiful hats.

So these horses
that we're about to go see,

are they
Kentucky Derby horses?

They got some small
colts, some foals here,

you know,
that will turn into racers.

I'm not really very good
on a horse.

They kind of freak me out.

It's eerily quiet
and beautiful here.

Yeah.

What's up, boys?What's up, man?
Hi. I'm Norman.

Arthur.Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.Yeah, pleasure.

What's up, buddy?
Good to see you.Nice to see you.

Thanks for coming
to Stone Farm.
Yeah.

You guys ready
to feed some horses?

Yeah, sure.

Alright.

What, how many acres
do you have here?

It's close to , .

-Holy balls!
-My dad started it in the ' s,

and he's been
doing it ever since.

Alright, so what we're gonna
do, I'm gonna call the girls.

How -- How do you call them?
What's it like?

-You got a special call?
-Come up!

-You just go, "Come up"?
-Yeah.

That's not sexy.

Like, you know, that's
how you call your ladies?

-"Come up"?
-You want to call 'em?

When you go into town to a bar,
are you like, "Come up?"

-That's the Kentucky call, man.
-Is that it?

Should I just, like, kiss
my shoes goodbye now or later?

Just watch the poop.

You want to call 'em?
We can call 'em.

You can call 'em
however you want, man.

You can be sexy.
You can be mean.

You can do whatever, but just
say something to them,

and they'll come.

Yo!

Get over here!

Horses!

-Here they come.
-Yep.

Go ahead and dump it.

See how they're all
paired up, too?

Pretty cool, right?Is that because
that's their mother?

-Yeah, that's their mom.
-Yeah, that's their mom.

Come on, girls.

Hi.

That's Coversong.
She's a really nice mare.

-Coversong.
-Hi.

-There you go.
-Super friendly.

So what is it
about Kentucky

that it's -- it's so great
with the horses?

Well, Kentucky has got a really
deep limestone bed underneath,

and the soil has leeched out
all this calcium and phosphorous

and all the really good minerals
that horses need to get strong.

-Wow.
-Yeah.

Horses like this typically
can be really good athletes

because they are
welcoming to instruction.

We had a horse, and his name
ended up being Fusaichi Pegasus,

and he won
the Kentucky Derby.Oh, wow.

So ever since then,
my dad's always said

if you see one
that is really personable

and has that attitude...Yeah.

...pay attention.

How many winners have you
produced from the farm?

Over a hundred
stakes winners.

-Wow.
-Wow.

We've raised three
Kentucky Derby winners.

Oh, wow.

So you guys ready to go
check out the track

and maybe ride
a couple horses?

That sounds great.Yeah, Cliff's dying to do that.

I might just go to, like, Waffle
House while you guys do this.

You guys have fun.

You're not coming?I'm just gonna hang here
with the kitty cat.

Yeah, you guys
have a good time.

Bye.

Cute little pony.
Okay.

Adorable.
You look adorable.

Those are racetrack horses,
too, by the way.

-So hang on.
-Ha.

He's smelling your ass,
Cliff.

He said he could ride.Does he --

He can't.
Does he seem like
he can ride?

Well, he was, like,
telling him how to steer.

And I was like, "What?"Really?

Yeah, but those are horses
that go from here to you.

Come on.

Hollywood horses
do this.

And then they eat grass.

For real.

Whoa!

Whoa, whoa.

Whoa!

On a scale of one to ,
how's Cliffy doing?

-He's doing a two.
-A two?

Whoa! Whoa. Whoa.

Whoa!

Ooh!

Whoa!

Good girl.

You better walk right now.

Boy, you're crazy.

-How was it?
-Good.

-You guys were flying.
-Liked to do her own thing.

Was that like riding other
horses? Was that different?

It was a little different.
It had a different mouthpiece.

So it's kind of like if your
rack-and-pinon steering's

real loose on an old Caddy
and you turn it like this

and it doesn't really go left
and doesn't really go right...

-No power steering?
-That's what it felt like.

Once I realized that --

You just pissed
your horse off, dude.

All these horses
are laughing right now.They're laughing.

They're like, "Get this city boy
out of the country right now."

See ya, bro.

Alright,
let's do this!

This property
is just ridiculous.

Mm. Everywhere you look,
it's a postcard.

Like a
Louis L'Amour book.

Yeah.

What was that name of that
little pony that we first met?

Coversong.

Coversong is gonna be
a champion. I can feel it.

It is in that
if they're sociable,

that means
they're gonna be good.

Yeah. You know, that's why
I love spending time

with those people
when it's time to do a movie,

'cause you learn that
kind of stuff, you know?

I'm stealing that.

Yeah, put that
in that jockey movie.

Yeah!

Leaving Lexington,
it's a -mile ride

down Mountain Parkway
into Red River Gorge,

a geological area in the
Daniel Boone National Forest

bursting with a bevy of nature.

Every spot looks
like a masterpiece.

The hiking is great.
Camping is great.

It has a concentration of places

to do activities
like nowhere else.

While coal and limestone mining

once fueled the economy
of Eastern Kentucky,

today, communities are finding
new means of survival

by repurposing these resources.

Whoa!
Look at that!

I have no idea
what to expect right now.

We're off to explore one of
those old limestone mines...

-Hey, guys.
-Norman. Hi.

Heather. Nice to meet you.Hey, Heather. Clifton.

We're gonna
get you geared up.

...not by foot,

but on paddleboards
that glow in the dark.

Your suit is rear-entry.Rear-entry?

You, too, so you're gonna
climb in from the back.

Which way's the back?

Clifton's kicking your butt
over here with getting dressed.

But...

So this is our cavern
underground glow tour.

Whoa!

Whoa!
I'm floating on the water.

Yeah.

Ooh.

This is not a cave.

It is a limestone mine.

This mine was started
in the late s.

In s, they hit
an underground aquifer,

and that's what began
to flood the mine.

That's so wild.

So they closed this mine down
and moved on somewhere else.

Fishy!

This is crazy.

I feel like we're in
"Land of the Lost" or something.

You will actually see
tire tracks under the water.

And sometimes,
you can even see footprints

from where the miners
were walking around.

Oh, yeah, I see.

And limestone is used mostly
for road base,

but here in Kentucky,
our bourbon is the best bourbon

because of
the limestone-filtered water.

Limestone has a lot of magnesium
and calcium in it,

and that actually
activates yeast...
Oh, really?

...which helps the bourbon
to mature and taste better.

Oh, wow.

There was a group of guys
that worked back here

and fixed everything,
so they had electricity.

They had work tables.

They even had an old piece
of equipment.

It just got left behind.

Spooky.
This is like a ghost town.

Yeah, you could sh**t
"The Walking Dead" here.

So, guys, you might want
to come back just a little,

'cause the water
from the waterfalls

will make it too loud.

What did she say?

Something about
a waterfall.

Okay, you can just put
yourself in that bracing
position I showed you.

There you go.
Awesome job.

-Ooh, whee!
-So glad you guys came by.

-Yeah, thank you so much.
-Yeah.

-That was awesome. Thank you.
-Really nice to meet you.

-Hope you have a good ride.
-Thank you. That was so fun.

Whoo!
That was crazy.

Yeah! It felt like you were
in space or something, man.

That was nuts.

Like, super surreal.

Yeah.

Oh, it got cold,
didn't it?

-Yeah.
-Wow.

As day two comes
to an end, I'm dirty,

I'm drenched, and b*at.

-That fire looks good.
-Yeah.

Tonight, we're crashing
in a yurt.

Have you ever stayed
in a yurt before?
No.

I have no idea what that means,

and honestly,
I don't even really care...

Oh, man,
I'm b*at, though.

...as long as it's warm
and it's dry.

Spitter.
What's spitter mean?

That means those are
spitting cobras in that rack.

I'm sorry, what?

-What is this about?
-Oh!

Hey, this is awesome.
Look, Wolf-Face Boy.

-HI, guys!
-Hi!

Come on in!

Here we go.

Brr! Bl-bl-bl!

Behold the vortex tunnel!

-Aaaah!
-Oh, God.

-I'm outta here.
-Yeah!

-Whoo! Yes!
-Where are they going?

-Whoo!
-Oh, God!

-Hello, Officer.
-What are you doing?

Oh, yeah,
I'm taking him down.

I'm taking him --
Tase him.

I don't have a seat belt on,
Officer. I'm sorry.
Tase him!

This one's too slow.

I can't even run away from you
on this one.

Good morning.
Good morning, world.

Hello.
I wake up like this.

I slept pretty good, actually.

And I did laundry,
which you saw me do.

And everything turned out fine,
by the way.

Ultra clean or super clean?

I'm saying ultra clean.

-That's a lot of soap.
-Is that too much?

A little sore, I won't lie.

The paddleboarding thing
kind of...

pulled something somewhere,
I think.

Day three, and we're feeling it.

He's really b*at up.

-Is he?
-Yeah.

He's, like, putting Bengay
on his back this morning.

What,
from the paddleboarding?

The horse, the paddleboarding,
the motorcycle.

Maybe some more than others.

-You kind of t*rture your --
-Yeah, that's it. Yeah.

Just a little bit.

Bear Grylls.
You know what I mean?

You know what I'm saying?

-Oh, man.
-Later, yurt.

But Cliffy and I still have a
lot to check out in the gorge

before we meet up
with our fellow charity riders

on the Ride for Hope.

It's so quiet out here,
isn't it?

So peaceful.

Oh, look. Right here,
a snake place on the right.

-Snake Pit.
-Should we get after it?

Yeah!

This might get weird.

Okay, we're getting into
some crazy backwoods

snake-charmer action.
Yeah.

Uh, do we knock
on this door?

-Yeah.
-I'm already scared.

If these cobras get loose,
they're really aggressive.

Oh, yeah?Copperheads are aggressive.

I'm so excited.
Hi.

-Hi. Nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you. Hi.

-I'm Kristen.
-Jim Harrison.

-Nice to meet you.
-Hey, Jim, how are you?

-Clifton.
-Thanks for having us.

We don't -- We're not quite sure
what to expect.

How long have you guys
been into snakes?

Well, I'm years old, and I've
been doing it since I was .Long time.

-Wow.
-Oh, wow.

I hunted snakes
all over Central,

South America, Sri Lanka.

I average about to ,
venom extractions a week.

And I've been
bitten times.

times by -- by --
all venomous?

Yeah, my last bad bite
was five years ago.

I ended up in
respiratory arrest twice

and ended up
on life support.

I've been clinically dead
four times.

So I've been rough
on my body.

The but venom's being used
for cancer research.

Okay.So it does important things,
so, yes.

-Weird and wonderful.
-Let's check out these snakes.

-Yeah, let's see some snakes.
-Okay, come on.

-Whoo!
-You go first.

Are there snakes
in all these houses?

There are.

Why are you pushing me?

Why? Why do we do this?

Spitter.
What's spitter mean? They spit?

That means those are
spitting cobras in that rack.

I'm sorry, what?
This is full of spitting cobras?

That -- Yeah,
that particular rack is.

In here, there's
probably a hundred...

There's about a .

-Wow.
-Oh.

This one here is one
that k*lled the person

who had it at one time, so...

-Really?
-It -- It k*lled the owner?

Yeah. So you guys ready
to watch an extraction?

-Hell, yeah. I'd love to.
-Yeah, can I go way over there?

Alright, if you want
to come up, you can.

Can we get --
Can we get closer?Yeah.

Is there any more
in that cage that's open?

-No.
-No.

-Okay.
-No, only one.

I'm holding a cobra.

Wow.
Look at all that.

Yeah, this will
k*ll an elephant.

-Really?
-Alright, you guys can back up.

-Oh. Oh, yeah.
-Don't crush your glasses.

-Let's back up.
-She'll spit in your eye.

Well, this one's gonna be next.
This one's...

-She's agro, huh?
-Yeah.

This venom right here
has a cytotoxin in it

and actually
destroys cancer cells.

Wow. ACE inhibitors,

which millions of people
take for high blood pressure,

were developed from the venom

of a South American lancehead
viper.

More people have been saved
from snake venom

then even have ever
been k*lled by bites.

It takes balls to be
able to wake up every morning

and stick your bare arm
into a venomous snake cage.

I can't twist this wrist because
all these bones are fused.

I got bit on the wrist.
It all calcified.

So that's
my wrist flexing.

But for Jim and Kristen,
it's simple.

I actually don't get paid.

I do this because this helps
people to live.

-Wow.
-Fantastic.

The pursuit of a greater good
is worth the risk.

Do you have
a favorite snake?

I like puff adders a lot.

I like the taipans,
actually.

The bite
that saves lives.

It's a selflessness
that epitomizes the essence

of those who call Kentucky home.

Thank you so much.
That was so fun.

You're welcome.
Thanks for coming by.

It's really cool
what you do with research.

Thank you.
I appreciate that.

That was exhilarating.

Yeah.

That guy was so Zen.Yeah.

And still, like,
confident as all hell.

Oh, yeah.

With our newfound respect
for life,

we're headed to meet some guys
who've turned miles

of old deserted mountain road
into a big-wheel playground.

I see Jeeps with big wheels
on 'em.

I think
we're getting close.

Oh, look at that thing.

Look at that car
we're about to get in.

Whoo!

Hey, guys, hi.
Norman.

-Anthony Foster.
-Nice to meet you, Anthony.

-Hey. Jeff Dozier.
-Nice to meet you, Jeff.

-Nice to meet you, Norman.
-Man, how are you?

So are these
your monsters over here?

Yeah, we're getting ready to
head down, do a little playing.

-Yeah?
-We've got some trails and stuff

that we are
a nonprofit organization

trying to get the economy
brought back to this area

where so many jobs
have been lost.

Met a lot of people
doing tour stuff,

like, trying to bring some tours
to the neighborhood and stuff.Yeah, yeah.

Many years ago, these roads
were basically little routes

to get to the oil wells.

So we were able
to revitalize the area

by putting together
kind of an off-road route

based on the old
county road system.

Y'all want to go
check out your rides?

Yeah, for sure, and do we wear
helmets in those things?

Yeah, you'll have to
have helmets on.

Yeah, you need a helmet
for what we're doing.

We want you to get home safe
to your woman.

Me, too.

Whoo-hoo.
Getting muddy.

Oh, hell yeah.

I like it.

-Yeah!
-Yeah, there you go!

Don't hook your thumbs
in the steering wheel.
Yeah.

'Cause if the wheel
spins real fast

and you got your thumbs
in there,

you're not
gonna have a thumb.

We don't want to have
a four-fingered

crossbow-sh**ting Daryl.
You know what I mean?

You know what I'm saying?

All these women would k*ll me
if Daryl come back

with just
four fingers on his hand.

I'd be in trouble.

Alright, we're gonna start
easing down there

toward these bigger rocks
and have a little bit of fun.

-Whoo-hoo!
-Yeah!

-What the...
-I love it.

I didn't come here
to go on flat land.

♪ Electric love, sonic sound

Good job.

Let's see your Porsche
do that, Cliffy.

♪ Revving it up,
now we're highway bound ♪

There you go.

Is this mining area
right here, as well?

No, this was all oil wells.Oh, oil wells.

This was a --
That's where all the --

you know, all these big
little towns came from.

-Whoo-hoo-hoo!
-Sweet!

♪ Let's ride

♪ Oh, it's alright

Cliffy, how crazy
is just that turn?I love it.

-♪ It's so wild
-Yeah!

- ♪ Baby, let's ride
-Whoo-hoo!

This is freakin' awesome!

You got something good up here.
This is beautiful.

Yeah, man, this is,
like, our life.

It's brought, you know,
the economy up already

just what little bit
of time we've been open.

And it's been a blessing
to this whole community.

Very fun.
Thanks so much.

Welcome to Kentucky, boys.

This is badass.

-Look in your mirror.
-Oh, hell, yeah.

Beautiful.

Oh, cuddle up
in the warm sunshine.

Whenever I'm in New York
too long, I --

I love going back
to the country now.

Yeah,
I do, too, brother.

Our three-day adventure
in Kentucky

wraps with
the reason we're here --

a -mile charity ride through
the heart of Red River Gorge.

Look at all these bikes.

Wow, there's a lot
of people here.

The Ride for Hope provides
local cancer patients

a means to reach treatment,

which could be hours away
in these small towns.

-What's up? Hi.
-Hey, how are you?

-Good morning.
-Good. Myrtle Boggs.

That's a good name,
Myrtle Boggs.
Yeah.

Myrtle Boggs.That's a really good name.

Thank you.So these all your friends?

Yeah, these are a few
of my closest friends.

What's up?
Hey, everyone.

No matter the cause...We're here to sign in.

...I commend people
who find a way

to ride together
for the common good...

How many people
are in on this?

It's over
at this point in time.

Oh, wow.

...using what they love
to ignite change

and make a real difference.

Hey, good morning, guys.
Hi. How are you?

-Good morning. How are you?
-Hi. How are you?

Alright, let's do it.

Welcome to Kentucky, boys.

-Yeah!
-Whoo!

This is great.

This is badass.

Look in your mirror.

Oh, hell, yeah.

Beautiful.

That's just part of what people
in Eastern Kentucky do,

is when there's a good cause,

everybody comes out
and gets into it.

-That's -- That's awesome.
-Yeah.

Wow, look how pretty this is,
Cliffy.

-Whoo!
-It's amazing.

Yeah, really beautiful.

As I grew up,
my dad was a coal miner,

and he actually
went down underground,

and that was before a lot
of the machinery came about.

And, unfortunately, coal mining
is not the best energy source,

but everyone's trying
to come up with new ways

to bring industry in
and create jobs,

because it's beautiful here.

Yeah,
it's so pretty here.

Land actually holds a lot
of value in Eastern Kentucky.

But it's more about

what does the land mean to you
and your family?

Because you live
in the same area

where your parents
and your grandparents

and your ancestors lived.

People know who your family is,
you know,

and they'll take care of you.

But also,
they'll hold you accountable.

As a child,
my mom would always say

that trouble
would b*at me home.

I think I'm gonna have to
steal that one --

trouble b*at me home.

That's
a pretty good saying.

Kentuckians, you know,
they care about each other.

It's just something
I think is part

of our culture here in Kentucky.

From the old days,
you know,

when pioneers came through here

when it was part
of the frontier,

you had to have communities
to survive.

You need the support of your
neighborhood and your family,

because if I do better, like,
you're doing better, too.

-Whoo!
-That was fun.

That was a blast.

Good people,
good cause.

We did a lot
of cool stuff today.

We really did.

It's just beautiful
to have an opportunity

to get out
and do something like this,

'cause I would never
do it for myself.

Yeah, dude!

♪ The sun shines bright
on my old Kentucky home ♪

Well...Yeah, let's have a drink.

Right?
We've earned it.

Welcome to Eastern Kentucky,

and thank you
for everything you've done.

-Appreciate it.
-Oh.

Thank you so much.

♪ Weep no more, my lady

-Thank you.
-Thanks. Pleasure.

Pride -- It's not learned.

It's something
that's instilled in you.

And this place
is beaming with it.

I really needed this.Yeah.

This has been
a beautiful experience,

and it took me out of L.A.
for a minute,

allowed me to be focused
and spend some time.

We get so busy with work.Yeah, brother.

It's nice to see how everybody
pulls together

just to do good
for the people here.

It certainly
reinstills hope.

Yeah, right on.

We appreciate all the
wonderful donations today.

Kentuckians adapt to whatever
change has blown their way.

They look hardship
right in the eye.

What's up?

Okay.
Let's go.

Keep going.

I get $ of that $ ,
right?

That's how that works.

It's where community matters.

Bye, guys!
Thank you!

Where "united we stand,
divided we fall"

isn't just
the commonwealth motto.

It's a way of life.

And it's a spirit I'm gonna
take with me wherever I go.

I love you, Cliffy.
Thanks for doing this.I love you, too, brother.

♪ We will sing one song
for my old Kentucky home ♪

♪ My old Kentucky home
far away ♪