TDW 1534 - Niceville : It Really DOES Exist !

[@adamthewoo]

Time waits for no one

[@jcsomers111]

Thats why I am going grey and wrinkly lol

[@351wmustanggt]

and no one waits for time......

[@rnelsonbaseballfan]

True. Also gravity is a mans friend and his worst enemy as years go by.

[@angiemoses130]

love this

[@martymcfly4495]

And the older you get the faster the years seem to pass.

[@MitchJ]

It seems irrelevant but one of the things I like about your videos is that you include the ambient sounds of the places that you visit- you're not overdubbing or filling the audio track with just you speaking. It's nice to not only see the field where you used to play but also to hear the insects and the birds in the area while I'm looking at it. It reall adds to the "being there" aspect of it.

[@adamthewoo]

thanks so much for the comment . I try to edit as much as possible but yet still try to keep a raw element to it

[@karenlindsey5988]

YES! YES! YES! I love it too! I'm so glad u thought to mention that!

[@guitarmike1968]

This is by far the best Vlog you've done Adam. Bravo!!

[@adamthewoo]

thank you

[@michelehood8837]

Niceville, FL: where The Woo first tried The Dew 👍 Such a sweet video - thanks for sharing your childhood memories with us.

[@adamthewoo]

hard to forget stuff like that

[@jeweliewilliams8030]

Adam, this vlog was such a sweet trip down you're memory lane... thank you for giving us all as lil insight into the people, places and moments that made you the incredible guy you are today! I'm not sure you are aware of the happiness you bring to others....thank you! safe travels friend!

[@adamthewoo]

thank you Jewelie

[@ExplorationUnknown]

Thats awesome it nice that you care so much about your parents. They should be proud. Keep up the great work. Thanks for the greatness.

[@karenlindsey5988]

I was watching some 2013 Vlogs of yours...u must really love us cuz u make them so much longer now! Thank u SO much!!

[@adamthewoo]

things have progressed a lot since those days

[@karenlindsey5988]

Also...I love when people I care about take me on a road trip to see their old stomping grounds! I make them show me everthing from their childhood! Haha. So today's vlog was just perfect! Thank u Adam!

[@StrangeRealityVlog]

+Karen Lindsey I'll have to film mine

[@karenlindsey5988]

Ok Alicia! Go for it! Haha

[@StrangeRealityVlog]

I have a passion for memories and I never want to forget, I don't want to die with my memories. I'm keeping journals, poems, diaries, and preparing to write a book about my husband's illness, and recently got into KZbin. the only problem is not a 4k hd camera yet lol. videos will continue. THANKS FOR WATCHING

[@fatjabba74]

I'm not a huge trek fan but one quote I'll never forget is 'time is the fire in which we all burn'. Yet another great vlog dude, yet another great vlog.

[@adamthewoo]

very good quote

[@redseviin8352]

my first abandoned building adventure was my elementary school. Terribly decayed and seriously emotional. thanks for bringing us to Niceville.

[@tronjones4939]

Thanks for being you Adam. You're just a sincere and good guy. That's why I'm subscribed to you. :)

[@adamthewoo]

thanks tron

[@ericpeddigree8727]

Watching with my two kids. Thank you for making your videos family friendly.

[@maandg9280]

This may be my favorite episode ever. I love the personal recollections and the obvious special place they hold in your heart. Thanks for sharing Adam. Safe travels!

[@HerbWalker]

When you tell about your dad finding you hiding, I had to laugh. I did the same thing, but we had skipped school one morning and gone to play pin ball machines at the Bowling Alley. To my knowledge my dad NEVER EVER went in that Bowling alley, but right when I was smacking the ball, my friend says, "Hey is that your dad?" OMG it was him!! LOL I never knew HOW he found me ,but the remainder of that day was very bad, for me! :) (Greenwood Mississippi 1972)

[@adamthewoo]

ha thats so great. Parents have such a sixth sense about them

[@JustSheilz]

LOL I think we all have a story like that. Its funny because Ive caught my own kids like that too.

[@nh8383]

I love your positivity!..I think the influence of the church set you on a path of goodness 😊

[@rnelsonbaseballfan]

Thanks Adam for sharing your childhood home and memories. Visiting my home is always bitter sweet. My home is torn down and an apartment in its place and our sandlot is now paved over for a truck stop. Which leads me to the philosophical question 'Can a person ever really go back home?'

[@Insidegamingonline242]

Mindblowing video. I also grew up in Nicveville back in the 80's too... So awesome you returned. As you can probably tell now Adam, Niceville has REALLY built up. The additions of Walmart, Public, the Cefco station and Ollies... It is really cool that you were here a few days. I thought about driving to Niceville yesterday to track you down and say hello.

[@adamthewoo]

oh wow awesome ! Hello fellow Nicevillian

[@cjaiello519]

Thanks Adam for taking us along for your trip down memory lane! And thank you for reminding me time is short and to do what you enjoy! Safe travels!

[@adamthewoo]

no problem, thanks for watching

[@TampaJay]

Good morning Adam. I remember the first time I watched Back to The Future on VHS Spiceland, Indiana 1989.

[@lampyman101]

It's hard to explain quite why I like your blogs so much, there's just something warm and honest about them. Thanks for sharing these little slices of your life with us.

[@flossybob]

Adam, I think this is one of the best vlogs I have watched, very touching, and also brought tears to my eyes, it's crap we have to get older, we lose memories and loved ones, some memories we can get in touch with again. Thank You.

[@laurieracline2722]

Fantastic vlog Adam. Time really does fly. Thanks for sharing your memories with us!

[@LadyDragonsblood]

Every time I think you have posted my favorite vlog, another one comes along. What a great message in today's vlog. These mean so much to me because, as an American now living in Germany, I get to see familiar things, and things I have read about, or things I have never even thought about. I am confined to my apartment, I can no long get outside and explore like I once did. Now, you do it for me. Thank you, Adam. These vlogs truly touch my soul.

[@FasterTheDragster]

You are a true "everywhere man" Adam! Thanks for the show and tell of your old town, very cool!

[@BarrysViews]

Nice to see where little Adam grew up and played and got his first kiss. Another great vlog Adam nice to see the other side of the USA watching this from UK. Comment over.

[@awkwardBOB]

"Let's Woo This!" Next T-shirt! Love the emotion and the descriptions of everything. On day 12 of my own journey inspired by yourself. Keep up the amazing work.

[@THEtvExPerT]

Your closing statements at 12:12 are absolutely true. We take so much for granted these days and nothing moves faster than time. What a great idea to go back and not only film locations that were dear to you growing up, but also to retell the stories that made them special. I recently learned of the closing of 2 of my favorite childhood attractions (a miniature golf course/sports park in Indiana and a huge petting zoo in Michigan). I thought they'd be there forever. The last time I was at either place was before the "digital" age so all I can expect to find are a few 4x6 Kodak prints and maybe a scratchy VHS. Such a good reminder to try to capture/preserve locations before they're gone or no longer recognizable. Thanks for sharing your memories with us!

[@ocularnervosa]

The first movie I watched on VHS was Apocalypse Now, and yes both the movie and the player were rented from a video store.

[@MICKEY4356]

I when back to my old neighborhood after 43 years. Things had not changed much. Good Vlog.

[@KennyDicman]

Great video Adam im glad we got the chance to get a little closer to your heart. Be safe and as always see you tomorrow.

[@nickwood6672]

Watch these vlogs everyday. Thanks for sharing your life with us. Have a great day adam

[@wlwal1]

Thank you ADAM! Sharing your life helps us cope with ours, and reminds us that we are all the same.We all have a past, and a future, and how we live it, is all up to us! Looking for your reunion with your folks!!!

[@djc6730]

really like your story also that u have said don't forget where u come from. I myself grew up in church ever Sunday and I also try to keep the values I was brought up with. great channel Adam, keep it up, I watch u everyday

[@adamthewoo]

thank you

[@thebutlerfamilyadventures]

My wife used to live on that same street... at 203 Hudson circle. She didn’t move there with her family till 1989. That is so cool man. We still live in Niceville down range road in the Bluewater Bay Area.

[@d.redrobinphillips9959]

Have passed Niceville many times. Thanks for the tour.

[@WakanaDick]

This was very awesome. I moved back to my home town, so I see it change, but I took my kids to see where my great-grandparents once lived, and that little town has changed so much! Thank you for sharing your memories with us.

[@Zombie-adventures]

Great job Adam. Its interesting to see a part of your life, and its also genuine on your part to share your memories. Thank you.

[@HeyKim0012]

Your giving us a tour of your old stomping grounds are some of my favorite type of videos.

[@VernCrisler]

Nicely done. I had some friends who worked at RBCS around 1979, and I used to buy books from their bookstore. Good to see the area again.

[@LHStostardome]

I enjoyed listening to your reminiscing about your childhood and a place that meant so much to you. Thanks for sharing it.

[@tracykrebs65]

SO HAPPY you're back in Florida! Hoping you do a meet up soon...I'm heading to WDW this weekend...hint hint! As always you're in my prayers for safe travels! Welcome Home, Adam!

[@waynevaughan7159]

Adam the woo, I attended Niceville Christian Church Vacation Bible School in the early 1970s, and eventually, services and Sunday School. Pleasant memories of this Church and what they tried to teach us kids in a very rebellious time. I'll never forget Niceville Christian Church.

[@shannonm75]

We used to rent VCRs and in 1988 finally got our first purchased VCR. When we tested the recording the first thing we taped was a scene from a rerun of Mary Tyler Moore show.

[@DanA-db4sz]

Adam.... Very nicely done..... Oh the memories, we shall never forget them.

[@markpodjeski5463]

We travel through Niceville on our way to Destin. I will look at it through different eyes now. Thanks for sharing Adam.

[@macdaddyjill]

Thank you for this vlog, my favorite thus far. Last year I had the pleasure of checking out my 80's childhood home that my dad built in Winter Springs, FL when it went up for sale. It was so surreal to walk around after 16 years and see how things have changed and yet how much is still the same. So many memories came flooding back and as I was leaving I got a little teary eyed. If I had the money I would have bought it, but I can't afford two mortgages! Hehe. The city has grown quite a bit since I have lived there. I can remember how things used to look like it was yesterday and where my brother and I built forts, played in the street, and played Nintendo with the neighborhood kids. You truly are a kind and intriguing person and I wish you a safe journey. I can't wait for you to arrive to the Orlando area to see what you find. Maybe I will see you around! Say hi to the Tim and Jenn Tracker! Gotta go play some Nintendo now!

[@christinecrawford]

Thank you for sharing all your memories with us Adam. 💜

[@potpie1987]

I can be frustrating, memories. So beautiful and so painful at the same time. Thank you for giving us a glimpse into your past., Adam. It really is great.

[@klel68]

We moved around a lot as well but there is that special place where the best memories are. It's always neat to take the trip to bountiful and visit those memories.

[@johndoe5750]

it's always a good feeling visiting places where you grew up...glad you got to go back to your old stomping grounds!

[@MICHELLE-gu2qc]

Great Video Adam, its amazing how we appreciated things like VHS. My first VHS movie was GodFather played over and over... And we sat there with amazement too bad kids now a days take those things for granted. It was a great little town you grow up in. I love your T-shirt

[@michaelgayandproud6466]

Awsome thanks for having me along for the ride

[@laura20022004]

good morning adam!!!!!!!! love having coffee with you 💜

[@Cindy7777777]

Yes it is strange how all kind of memories come flooding back when you revisit a place you used to live!!!! True time does fly by and waits for no one!! Great vlog Adam!!!!

[@mikemedlen5504]

memories make the world go round.......i had a great childhood.

[@TheVirginiaStew]

Great Trip, thanks for taking us along...

[@BrendanTheGent]

this was great, lm so glad you can go back and relive all your memories. its fun to tag along as we watch these great videos.

[@michellescalhoun]

It really hits you when you realize how much time has passed. It still feels like yesterday that I was in high school, and then when talking about it with a co-worker, realizing that it has been 17 years since I graduated high school, with some of the memories I was sharing being 20 years ago....man.

[@pchy99]

My parents were born, raised and married in Crestview FL, so spent a lot of my childhood at Niceville as well. Thanks for taking me too down memory lane.

[@PamR73]

Really enjoyed this one Adam. Thanks for sharing your trip down memory lane.

[@Woodyoncp]

I remember seeing a video from your dad talking about when you guys lived down in Niceville. It's cool to see you strolling down memory lane!

[@TerriIncircles]

Good morning Adam. .. I also have been doing a lot of thinking lately about the past and time.. Sometimes I think I should have never blinked.. anyhow thanks for letting us be a part of your life and for sharing that with us.. Safe travels and God bless you... :-)

[@stackels97]

Also; you're memory is incredible!! I don't remember any such details from my life. Very cool to have that kind of recollection.

[@adamthewoo]

My mind is weird sometimes

[@zarinelaghari3106]

you've got very beautiful memories adam

[@THOMASTHESAILOR]

Most People remember their Childhood vividly.. It is the greatest time of learning and experiencing new things.. You must be subconsciously blocking yours out..

[@Anonymoose]

My sister lives in the house we grew up in, in West Virginia. And I'm not talking 80s, I'm talking 50s. I haven't been there since the 80s. You've made me suddenly need to back there and reminisce.

[@zxzxJoKeRThEiFzxzx]

Adam killing it with the vlog game. Everyday I look forward to watching your videos thank you adam!

[@cameryncarr2610]

what a great video. It's always nice going back to a place you grew up. Nostalgia is priceless.

[@deltaflyer1997]

This was a great one! I can't believe blog 1466 was so long ago now! Time truly does fly.

[@weezyklinger1055]

Boy, did I enjoy this video!! So enjoyed your trip down memory lane!! Great memories!! Thanks for sharing.

[@Kahuna1239]

Really enjoying following you on your journey Adam. Thanks for sharing it. Always wanted to see all those small towns in America. Ireland has lots of cool town like that. Everywhere has a story. Stay safe buddy.

[@katiemzehe]

Thanks for sharing your memories! It's always nice seeing Adam the Woo stomping grounds.

[@nicholaslenfestey2981]

I grew up in Crestview and spent much of my time in Niceville. It's funny because my dad is a pastor too. It's really cool to see everything again through your vlog. Now I live near Marion, Indiana, which of course is not too far from where James Dean grew up. It's crazy that you travel to places that mean so much to me. Really appreciate all that you do on your channel.

[@shawnyorks2338]

Glad I found this video! I grew up in Niceville (1975-1997), was a senior the year the football team won state, sat in pretty much the same place you did, lol. I had my trip down memory lane (after a 20-year absence), a year ago. Thanks for sharing this, hope to make it back down there soon.

[@williamswindler2242]

I took your advice and went back and watched again your visit to Eufala OK. Both of these vlogs are very special! You can go home again, you may not be able to stay but you can go back. The memories are the "time travel" that takes us to those special precious times. Thanks for showing us! "Memories light the corners of my mind. Misty, water colored memories of the way we were".

[@adamthewoo]

both those places hold a place in my heart for sure

[@One2Daemon]

Without a doubt, absolutely one of your best Vlogs, punched home for me and I am sure countless others ...

[@anjanette9853]

thanks for another awesome video Adam! hope you're doing well!

[@Kempever]

The 80's was such an Nostalgic Time, Great Movies, Great Music and a lot of drive-ins. The Memory of Mid Summer Drive in movie when the breeze blows through, eating Your own home made snacks and a cooler full of Dew and all friends having a blast, Oh the Innocence. Thanks Adam

[@duckofalltrades]

Great video Adam! You were close to being my favorite KZbin channel before this video, now you are officially my favorite! Thanks for your honesty and insight, and thanks for all the hard work each you put in each video. It shows that you are passionate in what you do! Comment.....over.

[@raymondsloan734]

"Brave" was released June 22, 2012. Reminds me of the movie theater at Celebration, FL. Inside they still have all the concession stuff but no movie theater any more.

[@jgriffin81]

whistling "this used to be my playground"...awesome...best movie ever

[@leenorthcutt8421]

Love it, Love it, LOVE IT....THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR MEMORIES!!! And I agree with Karen Lindsey, the longer the video, the better!

[@JorgeGarcia-qv5rw]

Great Vlog! You're a little older than me but your memories and your rendition of madonna's "this used to me my playground" reminded me of my childhood town and memories! Awesome work!

[@DS42O]

Niceville is a city in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States, located near Eglin Air Force Base on Boggy Bayou that opens into Choctawhatchee Bay. The population was 11,684 at the 2000 census. The 2010 census population for Niceville

[@enjoylife7030]

I could just imagine what the fire hydrant bike wreck looked like. Good to know you graduated to riding down slides as you moved on in life to bigger and better bike wrecks! I also just caught your Dad's latest video. It was amazing to see some of your mannerisms in him. I often find myself doing something or standing a certain way the is a complete reflection of my father. Carry on Adam!

[@marybryie2915]

Thanks for sharing your memories with us! It sounds like you had a great childhood in Niceville!

[@LazyHubbStudios]

This seems like it was really fun to revisit your prior home town. One day I want to come back to my house and remember. Just like you did. Thanks Adam for the stories. Keep up the good work!!!

[@wipammy]

I just gotta say you drop us a lot. 😜 Honestly I love that you have really amazing stories of your past. A lot of people have pretty vague recall. You could vlog like this for an hour and it wouldn't get old, IMHO. 💖👍💖 My childhood bestie and I just yesterday discussed how it drove us nuts being stuck in a hick town every summer with not much to do, but now as an adult I'm blown away at the things we did and how great we had it. And you're 100% right we only go-round one time so we should make the most of every day if possible. It's an amazing world and so many are right outside your house. Love that Bat Boy has a seat of honor. He's a doll. 😘 Those baby blues!!!

[@AgustinBrizuela]

Thanks for sharing a bit of your childhood Adam, really nice video!!! Also it was Toby Turner who graduated from Niceville High

[@west18181]

Nice trip down Memory Lane...thank you for taking us along. Love the videos!!!

[@cobrahydro666]

Adams. Thank you for this video. I think of my childhood School and friends often. I miss those good old days.

[@nktigger99]

Thank you for sharing these memories for us!! I was born and raised in the town I know live in...my kiddos happen to go to the same elementary school I went to and my father went to....they will be fourth generation to graduate from our high school when they get to that point.

[@adamthewoo]

thats pretty interesting !

[@kimmyymmik]

I went to the same high school my mom went to also haha :) She knew all my teachers haha

[@nktigger99]

+Kimberly En my kiddos have the same speech teacher as I had....it is pretty neat.

[@karenlindsey5988]

I went to the same High School as my mom, dad and step dad! Haha. They knew some of my teachers too!

[@stackels97]

Oh rad, I stayed in Niceville on my first ever trip to Florida. Visited Destin, loved the amazing white sand and the blue of the gulf!!

[@peanutismint]

This episode was awesome!!! I love hearing about your childhood and teenage exploits. Been thinking about making a similar video myself (I'm currently back in my old home town too!!). Great hearing about your minister Dad too. I grew up in churches which is a little less common here in the UK but I'd assume we probably shared several similar experiences! :-) good times. Never stop vlogging mate!!

[@kingryan325]

Awesome Video Sir!!!! Thank you for sharing your memories with us! Stay Safe!!!!

[@clarenceparker7832]

Not to long ago I went back to my childhood stomping ground and the memories started flooding back(tears of joy!!) I can relate with you! Not trying to tell my age, but I remember when you could get a small fries, small burger and small drink at Mickie D's for less than a dollar, no BS! Thanks for sharing!! Have a nice day Woo-Man!

[@tomklock568]

Time does move on...faster the older one gets. Thanks so much for sharing your memories.

[@crystaldavis7334]

Enjoyed this vlog immensely!! What you were saying at the end was something I really needed to hear . Thanks for sharing some of your best memories with us...ps..I was homeschooled from 5th grade to graduation ..Have a great day !!

[@user-bz8vi7sl1o]

Thank you for taking us along on your trip down memory lane. You are an interesting man Adam!

[@markw2521]

wow, amazing. thanks, Adam, for sharing your memories.

[@robertmoore8076]

Whenever I get nostalgic about my hometown of San Diego, California, and the neighborhood I grew up in, I go to Google Maps and go to the street view and see the places where I grew up. It is like taking a walk in my old stomping grounds. But, it's not quite as moving as being there in person.

[@r7mart]

Adam, This video made me sad but also very happy. I lost m life long best friend a few years ago, This video hit home so much, we used to talk and phrase things just like you. When you were going thru telling the stories of your childhood and the things you were remembering, was what I did with him and we would do dumb stuff and reenact times we had in those spots. This video really was a great video it made me cry and laugh, you sound and act so much like him. Its hard to descried what I'm feeling and make it make sense. Thanks so much, this video really made me feel good.

[@autosalvage]

Great video! We all love remembering those special moments of our childhood.