Oklahoma Backroad Trip to My Former Eufaula Home - The First Sonic Drive In / Brad Pitt Birthplace

A road trip thru small town Oklahoma and visit to my former home in Eufaula.

[@qckndrty1]

If you've never been flung off the merry-go-round, you haven't lived haha

[@GDS_Michelle]

Like the Blvd of Broken Dreams, it’s the Merry go Round of Broken Bones! I’ve gone airborne off that thing myself!

[@rsmith1863]

Fantastic childhood memories of a time that feels like forever ago. Thank you

[@cindythecatwoman1601]

I used to love to play the on merry-go-round when I was a kid. Kids don't know what their missing these days.

[@punchline43]

Qckn drty But you haven't died either lol! 😉

[@suzanneselby988]

Some of us used to apply the brakes on merry go rounds... with our jeans clad backsides. Those merry go rounds were so great.

[@rattychickTishy]

The last few vlogs having Natalie there is so lovely to see Adam isn’t alone on some of his trip . Who doesn’t love Natalie she’s adorable 🥰

[@rossbennett76]

So depressing to see small towns deserted.. love the time/history of the places you visit... and that needs to be preserved.

[@teresablais8005]

I am enjoying this road trip Adam. Thanks for bringing happiness during this crazy time. Stay safe out there.

[@breck8714]

This was great. You can tell how much you enjoy your time in Oklahoma.

[@franlooving4203]

People in Oklahoma are always so nice when I go there. Have fun. Be safe.

[@shawnawebb4044]

Oklahoma is such a special place ❤️ I’ve been here most of my life and couldn’t image being anywhere else. Complete different then Cali enjoy the slow pace while you’re here.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Slower paced and a completely different way of life. It's a great state!

[@rowdybroomstick1216]

😍

[@Paula-po9kx]

@@baphomet8013 I grew up in Earlimart, every heard of it? It’s about 35 miles south of Bakersfield? Lived in Oklahoma for 45 years and love it here in Wagoner, Oklahoma.

[@mikematthews8573]

Oklahoma is Clanish but so is the world.🤣

[@OKIE_KBCS]

@@marym9245 Oklahoma is a perfect place to bug out to. We have constitutional carry in the state, we recognize conceiled carry permits from any other state, we have hundreds of lakes, millions of acres of forests, south eastern oklahoma has pine forests, north eastern has desert, and everthing in between. It is a beautiful place to live. I have lived here my entire life. Other than the 5 years I was gone in the Marine Corps.

[@ResortTV1]

I always enjoy these backroads trips. So relaxing. Loved that 3D Mural. Also, Natalie is a great co-host. She seems like a lot of fun!

[@lauri-jeancarlson8476]

hey josh

[@Dolcevita_bakes]

Sure that’s not all she’s good at

[@EmilioExploring]

Hi ResortTV1!

[@frankepps5594]

@@Dolcevita_bakes Wondered about that. Cute

[@suzzzzzzy]

@@Dolcevita_bakes typical -will -deny- it-jealous woman for you. It’s so boring.

[@jcg336]

I wish someone would have stepped out of one of those houses and said, “Adam, is that you?” It would have been awesome for you to have run into someone from your past there.

[@Wooley689]

You're sidekick is a great addition, you should keep her on the vlogs. I enjoy her bubbly personality.

[@bicentenialkid]

The trailer park boys are funny, that was funny. I noticed you are a lot happier now Adam. Great to see that my friend.

[@chriscombe8326]

I can't believe you were in Shawnee, OK! That's where I was born and raised.

[@gaopapa65]

Thanks for showing us around your old stomping grounds.

[@mikejaxn]

For me it's the random details you add that make these so interesting; I've been lucky to travel a lot, but it's the small towns and the "off the beaten path" things you share that I really enjoy and file away for my own future travels - thanks Adam

[@TheScarlett618]

The building NEXT to the building you're looking at (13:48 in the video) was the old ACH Hospital where Brad Pitt was born. My cousin was born there - the same month (December , 1963) as Brad. It was later turned into a hotel/apartment building, but there was a fire in the late 80s , and some of the rooms were burned ,so it was abandoned.

[@JeffFrmJoisey]

Thanks for showing us America!! The cities & towns you visit are places most of us viewers never knew existed or heard of, let alone be seen and experienced!!! Love these back road trips of yours!!! Thank you for showing us Our Country!!!

[@johnburns6394]

I have to agree with Ross Bennett! I graduated from Wagoner High, Wagoner, OK, in 1954. Eufaula was on our Foot Ball schedule. I last visited Wagoner 5 years ago for our 63rd class reunion. Down Town was almost unrecognizable. Only a few original residents still around. Most of my classmates are deceased. None of our old hangouts still exist. Very sad indeed. Thanks for the tour!

[@Mark-ew8dk]

I have been watching your videos for quite awhile now and really enjoy you having Natalie with you. Having her with you really enhances your travelogues.

[@tracipratt7830]

Hey hey i graduated from Eufaula High School in 1988--looks like i just missed you. I grew up there & still have lots of family in town. Went to college in Shawnee...some great memories of the lake!

[@amyyoshikawa7698]

Hi Adam and to your friend Natalie, very awesome vlog at your home town Eufaula, Oklahoma, Stay well and safe. Very beautiful scenery from the backroads 👍🏻😺

[@kevinbentley8298]

Eufaula! Home of the Selmon brothers! And, J.C. Watts! Oklahoma football legends. BOOMER!

[@travisnoffsinger1703]

The Merry Go Round stunts from the early years.... so now we know the inspiration for that classic epic Adam the Woo bicycle launch off of the slide. 🙂 Great video Adam!

[@perceivedvelocity9914]

The mural was amazing. I loved how it started on the ground and wrapped up the walls.

[@bendeleted9155]

Thank you, Adam. My kids got to see where their Grandpa grew up. They haven't been out that way. Nice tour. 👍

[@JustCallMeAnnie]

That deer/canoe mural is amazing!

[@randall-king]

Thanks for showing us around Eufaula! My Granddaddy King and the King family was from there, before my dad was born. They came from Arkansas. Nice to see it. Maybe I can visit someday.

[@janalabonte6331]

We're from Eufaula but living in Florida . We are moving back to Eufaula probably in the spring of 2023 .

[@kimberlyshalaby1134]

I've never seen a Muriel that was as beautiful as that one with the deer, rock, & canoe. Eufaula is a nice little town. Thank you for sharing parts of your past & memories you had. Really enjoyed it.

[@tomcaldwell5750]

Natalie, is a cutie and she seems to enjoy being in front of the camera. Welcome addtion to your awesome channel, Adam.

[@tomcaldwell5750]

@@natalietravels8041 I just subscribed to your channel.

[@tarasue4432]

Is she adams girlfriend

[@angelariggsby6285]

You are a preachers son? Awesome. Love it. Just enjoy your videos. Im hoping in the future you will do a series of videos of appalachia. Small towns and backroads. (If you havent all ready). Thats my roots.

[@angieburnett4341]

Wow, that dimensional mural is probably the best painting I've ever seen & it was on a video!! Wow, that's awesome--fantastic job to the artist/artists! I love memory lane even if it's someone else's memory, JM's/old neighborhood/Braum's wow. So cool they left the sign! Whoa, that's the exact same merry-go-round I had on my elementary playground. It was installed in 1986, my last year before Jr. High. I've never seen another one until now!! Thanks for the smiles, love ya!!

[@kevinconaway1727]

All you need is a rocking chair lol, it's like listening to grandads tales from yonder past 😂, they were good times in the olden days x

[@jimmieguinn4196]

My dad was born and raised in Eufaula. Although he was long gone when you were there. My grandfather died there in 1985. Haven't been back in years. Thanks for taking us on a tour.

[@rhondaz356]

I'm still loving these trips down Memory Lane. I can understand why this one had special meaning for you, Adam.🤠👏👍

[@scarystardust5175]

I think I say this whenever she’s in your videos, but Natalie is OMG adorable. And that mural is AMAZING!

[@sarakeith5480]

Once a preacher man always a preacher man!! Love seeing where you grew up!! Your parents did a good job!! Thankful that I found your channel many years ago!! Thank you Adam!!

[@danadavis6097]

Oh wow! An okie! Me too. Ponca City in north central ok. Been here my whole life. Age 64. I love oklahoma but I've always wanted to visit California. It looks beautiful. Love this video Adam and Natalee. Your both good looking people. Love that church! God bless you guys on your adventures! 👍🙏😃❤️

[@fokkerd3red618]

Your road trips are a pleasure to watch. Thanks

[@NightBazaar]

I remember seeing a building like the one at the beginning ages ago. I don't know what this sign said, but the one I remember was a bowling alley called BOWL-O-RAMA.

[@michaelangelmendozamendoza1905]

Really enjoyed seeing where you grew up. Thank you for sharing!

[@adcamper92]

I absolutely love Natalie as the copilot! Great to have her here on the journey! Safe travels to both of you!!

[@cowboygeologist7772]

I was born in the 1950's in one of the towns in your video. The Dr was drunk and fired all the nurses. My Dad delivered me. I didn't have a birth certificate until I was 14 and needed a farmers permit driver license in TX. My Grandmother had to go to court in OK to help me get the birth certificate.

[@codyo316]

Welcome back to Oklahoma for the Both of you....once a Oklahoman, always a Oklahoman!

[@RhettyforHistory]

There is a lot more to see in Oklahoma than most people realize! It's a great state!

[@harleyrider1205]

I love these small town America videos. No matter where you go, they all look the same with their own little quirks. Great trip, Adam!

[@frankiemerone8863]

I have enjoyed this Road Trip . Natilie is a good addition She seems really nice .

[@discohiro]

WHOA! I completely forgot about those Ernest commercials for Braum's!

[@randall-king]

Same here. Took me down Memory Lane.

[@josephhuffman9318]

Always good to remember the good times with your father l think of the good times with my father . You take care be safe and remember GOD loves us all.

[@Kael62]

was raised in the city but spent my summers at my grandparent's farm near Lequire Oklahoma. Grandma moved to Stigler in the 70's when Grandpa died. My mom's family lived all around Quinton. If you look up Vaughn hallow Oklahoma it's on my grandpa's old farm.

[@Central_CoastRotors]

That’s cool to see....I used to live in Eufala.....lake was always jammed in the summer....I still have my Ironheads sweatshirt 🙂

[@RhettyforHistory]

Next time you come to Oklahoma let me know. I don't have to meet up with you but I can help point out some lesser known things. Even in your former home town of Eufala. There is some old west history there as well as in some surrounding areas. There is also some interesting cemetery history in Eufala. The Hornbeck theater you showed in Shawnee just recently shut the doors for good. It was a really cool old theater that had been in operation for years. Another victim of the pabdemic. It was really cheap to see movies there. Shawnee has some cool music history as well as gangster history. There is also an Egyptian mummy there.

[@amoore2539]

Love your videos of OK too.

[@RhettyforHistory]

@@amoore2539 Thank you!

[@talonpolach]

I grew up in Shawnee & lived about 100 yards from that old hospital and walked in front of it all the time while walkin my dogs when I was a teenager. Never knew that was the building. That’s wild, especially since I was voted as brad’s look alike my senior year of hs.

[@N2Eternity]

Native Oklahoman here... have enjoyed the Oklahoma back road adventure. Things for remembering and sharing childhood memories.

[@JustCallMeAnnie]

Cool to see where your father used to preach. Very interesting!

[@19dcw50]

That first store with the old vihicles out front reminded me of some store we had here in scottsboro sometime back. My brain keeps telling me it was a Piggly Wiggly grocery store...but Im not sure. I enjoyed this vedio nevertheless. My dad was born in McIntosh County Oklahoma in 1925. The family moved to Alabana when he was two.

[@michaelrosales2723]

Great video Adam! It's cool to see your hometown. Sweet murals all around as well. I need to take a trip to Sonics!

[@islandprincess8537]

yow! that spider was as big as a mouse!!! but I did giggle at Natalie's subtle decline " nope, I respect your boundaries," lol, love it, I'm gonna start using that response, lol. wow that mural that replaced your burger joint is pretty dang cool. us neighborhood kids were just as reckless on that spinning mechanism at the park but not as dangerous as you all were. another great vid, it showed us a little more background of the Woo ... Sunday school, dives, your temp home ... thanks for sharing some personal history with all of us.

[@laurenkoone489]

Wow, Adam! My family is from Eufaula. We had Worthams Department store. JM's was my favorite place. It is still there they moved it. It's actually owned by a different family since JM and Betty died. So crazy! I still go all the time to visit my grandparents.

[@christophersmith4897]

Moving back to the area and watching this video to mentally prepare. Man, been gone 35 years and it all looks the same, a bit more rust here and there but so familiar.

[@gregp.3725]

Always great to see small town America. Alot of undiscovered and beautiful places. I've always wanted to get in a car and just travel the country. Maybe one day. Great videos

[@soccertl]

She seems so nice. She adds to the video which is nice to see. You two seem to have a nice friendship. Good friends are hard to come by.

[@rkjohnston9692]

I love Lake Euffala, I love camping there in the fall when it gets cool out.

[@NOLADEEJ]

Oh man it's always fun going back to where you grew up and reliving memories.

[@jasonhinman3765]

Woo, your killing it! Your friend reminds me of the Sarah Jessica Parker character to your Steve Martin in the classic film, "L.A. Story." These American tours videos are definitely where you excel! Thumbs up! I think your last visit here was one of my first videos watched. I visit my old homes, driving by all the time. I've lived in 25 different locations in my 44 years. Jim Varney advertised for Lusby's in one of the town's I lived in. Quite the success story, Jim Varney. If only he never smoked cigarettes. Taken too soon. It looked like Kevin James in his King of Queens was entering Braums when you filmed the front of the store. Outfit, mannerisms, and all!

[@lorih2924]

Always love the trips down memory lane. Very enjoyable. I love seeing all these small towns you stop in. Natalie is a good companion to have with you. This road trip was a great idea. Thank you for bringing us along. Be safe. God bless

[@vickidelp4815]

My dad’s family lived in Tuskahoma! We used to drive into Clayton and have lunch. This video brought back some great memories. Thank you for sharing.

[@AshleyFPerry]

I hope you two have a blast! Natalie would be a great travel buddy! She reminds me of my best friend. ❤

[@harrisonmantooth3647]

Hey there Adam, you passed through the area where my 97 year old father lives. I've many relatives all through that part of Oklahoma. There's some beautiful country around there. I've been to that Braum's a couple of times for some of the best icecream ever. Thanks for taking us along. Stan

[@delanaflores9201]

Spent my summers in Eufala my grandparents had a lake home there and my great Aunt lived on Foley the house is still there. My hometown is Henryetta

[@ritadaniels3175]

So U know where Dustin is? I have Family that LIVES there & Family buried in the cemetery at Dustin & Hanna❣️🙏🇺🇸

[@delanaflores9201]

Oh yes I do know where Dustin is. I also have members buried in Hanna

[@rwj777]

I love Sonic's cherry limeade, even though they forget to put in the actual cherry🍒 every once in a while. Lol

[@BattleBornCowboy]

It’s fun to visit our childhood home. I grew up in mammoth lakes and fondly remember it. Thanks for the trip to the Woo homestead 😁😛

[@dianeadams353]

Oh, the love I have for this video! Where do I begin? Seeing the small town where you spent some teen years, flinging your sister and friends off the metal playground carousel, being banned from the only arcade in town, small town life in a way many of us will never know, all of this adds to your being in a way that explains a lot about you. The fondness you have for this nostalgic period in your life, from your home, to JM’s Restaurant, to your friends’ old homes, it’s all so touching. I love that you share it with us. Thank you for this sweet video, Adam. 💙

[@cowboygeologist7772]

The building in your video where Brad was born: ACH Hospital was built during the oil boom in the 1920's by three area doctors (Anderson, Carson and Hughes). It was Shawnee's only hospital from 1929 and 1967. It is located on 9th and Bell, in downtown Shawnee.

[@Abrya224]

Thanks for sharing, I'm planning to move to Ok and enjoyed your video.

[@txrodeoqueen]

Mmmmmm Braums! We just got Braums within the last couple of months in Lubbock, TX. I always visited when we visited Oklahoma though.

[@mizu_the_floatzel]

We move so fast now days we forgot to slow down and see the fun small things that why we have people like you to show us this great stuff you know running through memories you're a little memory trip is bringing up memories that I had and I was a kid growing up in Toronto Ontario Canada as a kid we used to go to a mall called the promenade The promenade was located north of the city of Toronto it was a decent size mall it had well in Canada and the Ontario area well more likely the Toronto area there was a restaurant called The pickle barrel and we used to spend a lot of time there to the point that staff members knew us so just like you I have fond memories of my childhood at these good restaurants

[@margarethenderson8882]

Nice memories for you Adam the Woo, good reminiscing.

[@spliceoncharlie]

Why was "flying" off the merry go round and climbing trees never dangerous as a kid but terrifying as an adult?? Funny thinking back,, as a kid everything in and on the playground was metal and always lots of gravel on the ground to help break your fall. Never a dull moment on the playground where adventures were only limited by your imagination.

[@dereksdestinations]

Kids who fly off merry go rounds grow up to be adults who ride bikes down big slides 🤣

[@spliceoncharlie]

@LiveOkie Why do you see tons of little kids in an arm or leg cast????? Looks like your rubber is fragile and breakable.

[@arrowguy173]

Love Braums! Was introduced a decade ago when my brother moved to OKC to attend OU.

[@Jsteng08]

I love when you pass the farm animals It reminds me when you walk into a bar and everybody stares at you

[@parlance.electricco]

Yeah! See that horse at the start? He was like "Oh I'm OK, are you OK", "Whatcha looking at?" He was rubber necking for five minutes.

[@dezputtyranger2724]

That's awesome that you used to live in eufaula we used to go to lake eufaula once a summer for family reunions... We haven't been in years

[@onefatstratcat]

OOOOk-lahoma, where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain......

[@temarinara77]

I did theater for 4 years why is it always when i see the sign for Oklahoma my brain starts to singing that song

[@disneymatt01]

The mural is a good metaphor for you. Family is the rock and your the canoe that likes to travel. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@Post_Mortem_FX]

Great video. Fun to see where you grew up. She's adorable.

[@utubewatcher3852]

Natalie is so cute she gets a 👍😍 from me as well. Have fun be safe.

[@pipertarin68]

Hi Adam, This is so Weird! I grew up in SoCal and lived on Tustin Ave. in Orange, very close to you. I Moved to Oklahoma in 2002. Anyway, I just thought it is funny how you're there now and I am here. lol Blessings from a longtime Sub/Viewer, Piper

[@JoshuaDomoslai]

Ha. I drive down Tustin Ave everyday in orange.

[@PlayitagainVHS]

Wow Adam,the film footage is incredible in this video.I love how you capture all the little details.👍👍😃

[@conniesommers818]

I've eaten at Jm.. I'm moving back to Oklahoma. I use to live in Checotah, the same time you lived thete.

[@carlavision6143]

Adam, really enjoyed your awesome video from Oklahoma and I'm an Okie in Johnston County.

[@ritadaniels3175]

So YOU are in Blake Shelton’s area where he & Gwen & her BOYZ quarantined this year💝

[@denverallen3977]

loved your video. The first Sonic was one block north of that new building. I grew up in a house directly north of it. I ate lots of burgers and dogs from there. Thanks for the memories!

[@XeroJC2000]

I lived in Shawnee for 3 years, you should have gone to the brown derby which was the original Idea for Sonic but the Owners split and the other guy started Sonic... fun times

[@paulcaskey]

News9.com has a video inside JM's Restaurant from June 6, 2011. You might be able to see your booth.

[@tinak6031]

That lady in the upper window mural is doing her best "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" impression

[@lostonwallace1396]

This was great! I love your road trips!

[@TheChoochooboy99]

We used to camp at Lake Eufaula. Blackjack Bluff was our spot. No one ever camped there. I miss the area. Great post Adam.

[@pattyeverett2826]

Grew up about 20 miles south of Shawnee. Hamburger King is a great place for a hamburger. There used to be two of them, one in Shawnee, and on in Ada. They were founded in Maud, Oklahoma and owned by brothers. The one in Ada closed a few years ago. My mother worked at the one in Ada in the 1950s. Braums is great also, do not have them this far south(Austin, Texas). However, we do have Dan's Hamburgers. Dan's Founder, Dan Junk, learned the trade at Hamburger King in Shawnee! Great videos. (However it is sad to see the state of some of the towns you go through. The contrast with Austin(building new stuff all the time) is so great).

[@jettone11]

I like your "classic car alerts! "

[@bruceharjo9642]

It's so weird to see Eufaula again, especially someone doing a KZbin video reminiscing. I went to school there back in 89 and 90 I believe were the year's. I went to the boarding school on the hill.

[@blaiseleonards4255]

I love Braums, anytime I pass through OK I would always default to a burger, a shake, and take me home a gal of milk lol

[@nicholasschliesman9011]

First off, Natalie is adorable. Secondly, it is so interesting to see your old stomping grounds and to see the old backroads that not many people care about anymore.

[@bicentenialkid]

It’s looking like Natalie is going back to California with you. Good for you man.

[@TheDailyWoo]

She’s from Los Angeles . We’ve been friends for five years now

[@bicentenialkid]

@@TheDailyWoo thanks for letting me know. It’s great to see you happy Adam. Have a great day.

[@robbrocki2724]

Natalie seems so sweet.

[@beevezeepe6615]

In the Graceland video, she can be heard saying she is from L.A. So what's her story?

[@dickiedocker]

@@TheDailyWoo Adam stick up Natalie's IG in the description 👍

[@mr.hanger]

I'm from the Ponca City area, but absolutely love lake Eufala. I make it point to visit every summer even though Kaw Lake is right in my back yard. Great vid!