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IOWANS ARE ON THE GO! <GO GO GO GO! SHE'S GOING UP THE GUT!> MARCHING TOWARD THE END ZONE AFTER HANGING IN THE HUDDLE. <STRAWBERRY SUNDAE LEFT ON ONE ON ONE. READY. CLAP.> FLYING BOTH ABOVE THE FIELD-- <SQUEAL.> AND AN AIRSTRIP-- <IMGó0223 NAT FROM OUR TAKE OFF FROM ABEL ISLAND> RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MISSISSIPPI. WE'RE SENDING LOVE ACROSS THE POND FROM A FARMER TO HIS ROYAL FRIEND. <IT'S FROM WINDSOR CASTLE.> AND HARVESTING COMMUNITY-- <YOU WANT ME TO GIVE YOU A HUG. ((ONE NEIGHBOR AT A TIME)) WELL, THANK YOU.> FROM THE GARDEN, TO THE GRIDIRON AND THE AIRPORT TO BUCKINGHAM PALACE, WE'RE ON THE GO. THIS IS IOWA. EVERY FALL, IOWANS ARE ON THE GO. FARMERS GET BUSY WITH HARVEST, TRAVELERS SOAK IN THE BEAUTY OF OUR STATE WITH A ROAD TRIP - AND TAILGATES POP UP EVERY WEEKEND. BUT THERE'S ONE NIGHT THAT'S SPECIAL. WHEN 60 KIDS WHO COULD USE SOME JOY IN THEIR LIFE FIND IT IN THE END ZONE. IOWA HIGH SCHOOLS USUALLY HAVE DIBS ON FRIDAY NIGHTS. <METAL CLANKING.> BUT ONCE EVERY FALL? IOWA STATE'S MARCHING BAND GETS PUMPED - <45 POUNDS.> FOR THE EXCEPTION. THE PARTY OF THE YEAR. <I GET TO DANCE TOO. AND PLAY REALLY LOUD.> WHEN THE GUESTS OF HONOR-- <KID FOOTSTEPS.> ARE EXCITED BEFORE EVEN STEPPING INSIDE. <YEAH, I AM, GUYS.> KIDS LIKE HOLLIS -- <(TO BAND) HOW ARE YOU GUYS?> WHO MAKE FAST FRIENDS. <(COVER?) I'M GOING TO HAVE FUN!> BY THE TIME HE TRIED ON HIS NEW JERSEY? <(JERSEY ON) ALRIGHT, BUDDY. WOAH! (03) IT WAS GAME ON (04) HEY, LOOK AT ME! YOU LOOK SO COOL. HEY, HI.> NEW BUDDIES FILLED THE CYCLONE'S FOOTBALL FACILITY. THEN-- <BRADY COLLINS. YEAH, SO GO OVER THERE.> HOLLIS' FOUND THE GUY HE'D BEEN SEARCHING FOR. <THIS IS OUR GUY! CAN YOU SAY HI TO HIM? ASK HIM WHAT HIS NAME IS. WHAT'S YOUR NAME? DOMINIC. ARE YOU MY FOOTBALL PLAYER? YEAH, WE BETTER GO TO THE LOCKER ROOM.> THEY DIDN'T EVEN GET THERE-- <HEY, LOOK AT ALL OF THIS STUFF!> (FOOD) BEFORE THE WOWS STARTED. THE GAME ROOM BLEW HIS MIND. <SO I GET TO PLAY IN HERE TODAY? ABSOLUTELY! YAY! THANK YOU!> AND THEN HE SPOTTED THE LOCKER ROOM'S BIG SCREENS AND TROPHIES. <WOAH. THIS IS SO COOL.> A PERSONALIZED TOUR FROM HIS PLAYER - NUMBER 35 - WHO JUST MET HOLLIS. BUT LOVES THAT HE'S HERE. <SO PERSONALLY, I HAVE A COUSIN WHO HAS CEREBAL PALSEY AND JUST HE'S ONE OF MY "WHYS". WHY I PLAY THE GAME OF FOOTBALL.> <IT'S ALL FOR THE KIDS. IT'S ALL FOR THE KIDS.> VISITORS RARELY GET THIS MUCH ACCESS. <THERE YOU GO. YOU'VE GOTTA GET IT IN THERE.> LET ALONE THE FREE REIGN TO PLAY-- <NICE!> IN ONE OF THE FANCIEST LOCKER ROOMS IN THE MIDWEST. <IT'S FUN JUST SEEING THE SMILES ON THE KIDS' FACES.> WHICH THEIR PARENTS WILL TELL IS A DREAM COME TRUE. <OFTEN, OUR KIDS ARE LEFT OUT AND SO FOR THEM TO HAVE THIS SPECIAL EVENT FOR THEM, THAT MOST KIDS DON'T GET TO DO, IS REALLY FUN TO SEE.> <WE KNOW, DEEP DOWN, THAT IT MEANS EVERYTHING TO THEM. SO THE EXPERIENCE A WHOLE, IT'S JUST SO - IT'S UNLIKE ANYTHING YOU'D EVER EXPERIENCE. IT'S JUST SO GREAT.> FROM POP A SHOT TO FOOSBALL AND AIR HOCKEY, IT WAS ALL FAIR GAME. <THERE YOU GO. LAUGH.> EVEN TRYING ON GAMEDAY HELMETS. AND THEN TRYING TO GET THEM OFF. <ARGH!> BEFORE COACH SHOWED UP-- <THERE YOU GO.> AND MADE EVERY KID FEEL LIKE THEY WERE THE MOST VALUABLE PERSON IN THE ROOM. <IS HE A GOOD GUY? YEP. HE'S MY FAVORITE PLAYER. HE'S YOUR FAVORITE PLAYER? HE'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLAYERS TOO.> BEFORE DELIVERING THE NEWS. <(OFF CAM) PARENTS, YOU CAN BE ANYWHERE ON THE FIELD. IT'S YOUR NIGHT AS MUCH AS ANYBODY'S AS WELL.> THE MAIN EVENT--- <HERE WE GO!> WAS STILL TO COME. <MATTHIAS FIZER.> BECAUSE JUST LIKE THE CYCLONES ON GAME DAY - <CHEER.> EVERY KID RAN ONTO JACK TRICE'S TURF THROUGH A TUNNEL-- <CHEERING! - KEEP FOLLOWING> FORMED BY THE ENTIRE BAND, THE SPIRIT SQUAD AND STRANGERS WHO WANTED TO SEE THIS JOY UP CLOSE. HIGH- FIVING THE KIDS WHO WERE BEING CARRIED, SLOWLY WALKING OR SPRINTING AS FAST AS THEIR LITTLE LEGS WOULD ALLOW. <YEAH!> <IT WAS JUST A REALLY SPECIAL MOMENT.> <TACKLE IT. COME ON. TACKLE IT.> BY THE TIME THEY REACHED THE END ZONE, TACKLING DUMMIES DIDN'T STAND A CHANCE. <WOAH! LAUGHING.> BUT A DUMMY WAS NOTHING-- <(COVER) ?? JOHNSON CHECKS INTO THE GAME FOR THE CYCLONES.> COMPARED TO THE HUDDLE AT THE TEN YARD LINE. <NOW LISTEN, THIS IS MIA AND SHE WANTS TO GO LEFT.> WHERE THE CYCLONE STARTERS CALLED MIA'S PLAY-- <PINKY RIGHT, 10 SMACK. READY ON THREE. 1, 2, 3. CLAP.> AND THEN QUARTERBACK ROCCO BECHT HANDED HER THE BALL. <GO GO GO GO! SHE'S GOING UP THE GUT! (VIDEO CONTINUES OVER...> SURROUNDED BY A COMBINED TON OF BLOCKERS AND TACKLERS, MIA SPRINTED AS FAST AS HER LEGS WOULD ALLOW - HEADING FOR THE CORNER OF THE END ZONE. AND WHEN SHE GOT THERE... <CHEER!> HIGH FIVES WERE JUST THE START OF THE CELEBRATION. WHEN SHE SPIKED IT, THOSE PLAYERS TOPPLED LIKE BOWLING PINS <PLAYERS FALLING.> TRIGGERING THE CYCLONE MARCHING BAND-- <BAND SONG.> AND SPIRIT SQUAD TO LET LOOSE. ALL OF IT FOR MIA - WHO COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED. (CLIP 7130 AT 18.27.23) BEFORE BEN-- <SO WHAT'S YOUR TOUCHDOWN DANCE GOING TO BE? LIKE THIS. OH YEAH. YOU'RE GOING TO HIT IT LIKE THAT? LAUGH.> GOT HIS TURN IN THE HUDDLE. <CAN WE DO OUR SUPERSTAR PLAY? UH HUH. WE'RE GOING TO GO SUPERSTAR RIGHT. OK, SUPERSTAR RIGHT. YEAH. 60 TOUCHDOWN ON ONE, RIGHT? UH HUH. READY, BREAK.> (TD AT 1.22) WEARING HIS HEADPHONES, BEN GOT THE BALL, GRABBED FOR HIS HUGE, NEW FRIEND'S HAND AND RAN RIGHT UP THE MIDDLE, TRIGGERING ANOTHER MIDFIELD CELEBRATION. <TOUCHDOWN CYCLONES!> JUST LIKE THEY DID FOR BOYS WHO SCORED WHILE PLUGGING THEIR EARS-- <QUICK NAT.> AND GIRLS WHO TOOK IT TO THE HOUSE IN WHEELCHAIRS. <CHEER. THEN SPIKE. AT .36 HIGH FIVES AT .39> EVERY TIME, CAMERAS ROLLED AS PARENTS SOAKED UP THE LOVE BEING SHOWN TO THEIR SUPERSTAR. WHILE HOLLIS MADE FRIENDS WITH THE CHEERLEADERS (CLIP 7125 AT18.21.50) UNTIL COACH CAMPBELL CALLED HIM. <ALRIGHT, HOLLIS. ARE YOU READY? DO YOU WANT TO RUN IT? YEAH, LET'S GO. ARE YOU READY TO GO? ALRIGHT.> RATTLED OFF HIS PLAY-- <DIXIE RIGHT, STRAWBERRY SUNDAE LEFT ON ONE ON ONE. READY. CLAP.> AND LET THE MAGIC UNFOLD AGAIN. WEARING A BOOT OVER HIS BROKEN FOOT, THE JOHNSTON KID WHO'D BEEN WAITING FOR WHAT FELT LIKE AN ETERNITY FOR HIS SHOT SPRINTED RIGHT AND FOUND HIMSELF IN THE CORNER OF THE END ZONE, SPIKING THE BALL, SURROUNDED WITH THE JOY ALL THOSE OTHER KIDS HAD EXPERIENCED. <SQUEAL. YEAH! OK. NOW IT'S TIME TO GO HOME. (AND BUTTERING UP TO THOSE CHEERLEADERS) THAT WAS A LONG TIME. (51) > WHO FELT HOLLIS' LOVE. <THAT WAS FUN. THANK YOU GUYS! THANK YOU, MAN. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME HERE. ABSOLUTELY.> BIG-TIME COLLEGE FOOTBALL DOMINATES AN ATHLETES LIFE. <WAKING UP AT 6 O'CLOCK AND NOT GETTING OUT OF HERE UNTIL 9. IT'S A COMMITMENT.> WHICH IS WHY EVERY DAD HERE KNOWS THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO MAKE TIME FOR THESE KIDS THEY'VE NEVER MET. <WELL THEY'RE MAKING A CONNECTION AND THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR KIDS LIKE THIS. TO HAVE THAT CONNECTION WITH PEOPLE THEY DON'T KNOW, TO SEE THEM EMBRACING THEM IN ALL OF THEIR CHALLENGES. IT'S A REALLY COOL THING TO BE A PART OF.> A WINNING CELEBRATION THESE KIDS - AND THEIR BIG BUDDIES WILL NEVER FORGET. READY FOR TAKE OFF? <GH014917 TAKE OFF FROM PELLA> WE'RE áFLYING TO AN IOWA áISLAND FOR A ONCE A YEAR PARTY. <4868 BEN MACK- LAPLANT 31:29-32"WE JUST LIKE TO SEE ALL THE PLANES AND MEET THE PEOPLE WHO FLY THEM"> JOIN US ON BOARD. THEN, HOP IN. IT'S HARVEST TIME. <SEE YOU HERE JUST IN A MINUTE. OK> AND THE FARMER WHO JUST CAN'T QUIT - CAN'T WAIT TO GIVE HIS WHOLE CROP AWAY. <THANK YOU, DICK. APPRECIATE IT.> SINK YOUR TEETH IN. THIS IS IOWA. <4791 JEFF 21:01- 03"THIS IS OUR ALTIMITER TO TELL US HOW HIGH WE ARE"> JEFF JORGENSON IS TAKING US UP... <4791 JEFF 24:46- 48"LOVE YOU, LOVE YOU TWO, áKISSá HAVE A GOOD TIME, áHUGá"> FOR A RIDE. <4791 JEFF 22:46- 53"THE ONLY TIME YOU HAVE TOO MUCH FUEL IN AN AIRPLANE IS WHEN YOU'RE ON FIRE, AND WE'RE NOT PLANNING ON BEING ON FIRE TODAY SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PLENTY OF FUEL AND A GREAT TIME."> <GH014913 NAT OF THE PLANE STARTING UP> <GH014916 0:17-19"YOU GUYS ARE READY? SEAT BELTS ARE ON?"> <GH014917 TAKE OFF FROM PELLA> LEAVING THE PELLA AIRPORT IN THE REAR VIEW... SOON.. SOARING OVER THE MAJESTIC IOWA LANDSCAPES IN A 1956 CESSNA. <4804 PAIRED WITH IMGó0209 36:40-46"SO MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT FLYING IS SHARING AVIATION WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER FLOWN BEFORE"> THE WINDOW BECOMES THE PILOT'S PERSONAL FRAME TO THE HEART OF OUR STATE... WHERE YOU CAN WATCH THE THE SUNLIGHT DANCE ACROSS EACH AND EVERY SMALL TOWN SOMEONE CALLS HOME. RIVERS, LAKES, EVEN A RATHER FAMOUS BALLPARK, ALL SLIDE BENEATH OUR WINGS, 5500 FEET BELOW EN ROUTE TO A PLACE THE THREE OF US HAVE NEVER BEEN... <GH014921 REVEAL OF THE MISSISSIPPI> THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI... OUR LANDING SPOT! <IMGó0215 0:08-11"ABEL ISLAND THIS IS SKYHAWK 72 ALPHA "> A LITTLE GRASS AIR STRIP FLOATING NEAR THE TOWN OF GUTTENBURG.. ON ABEL ISLAND. <JUST USE THE AUDIO FROM THIS 4820 10:48- 50"SCANNER: 1-7 ABEL ISLAND TRAFFIC"> <IMGó0220 LANDING AT ABEL ISLAND.. YOU CAN LET THIS PLAY OUT AS LONG AS IT NEEDS TO, THEN END IT WITH: 0:44- 45"WELL WE ARE ON THE GROUND"> A SMOOTH LANDING... JEFF NERVES PUT AT EASE. <IMGó0221 0:03-07"SO COMING OVER THOSE TREES ON THE RUNWAY MADE ME A LITTLE NERVOUS. TREES AND AIRPLANES ARE NOT FRIENDS."> JEFF ISN'T THE ONLY PILOT TODAY, IT'S THE ANNUAL ABEL ISLAND FLY-IN. ATTRACTING AVIATORS FROM ALL OVER THE CONTINENT, EAGER TO SHOW OFF THEIR AIRCRAFT, <4820 10:58-00"I HAVE A 1956 CESSNA 172"> AND PIG OUT ON BARBEQUE. <4857 GARY FISHER 54:57-02"A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE COME BACK YEAR AFTER YEAR, BEING OUR 23RD ONE, SO WE GET TO KNOW THEM ON A FIRST NAME BASIS."> GARY FISHER LIVES ON THE ISLAND AIR PARK AND CREATED THE EVENT BACK IN THE YEAR 2000 TO GET TOGETHER WITH OTHER AIRPLANE ENTHUSIASTS.. <SOME NAT, HAVENT FIGURED IT OUT YET.> BREAK BREAD ON THE RIVER BANKS <4824 14:40-42"I SHOULD LOOK INTO THAT, THAT'D BE NEAT!"> AND ADMIRE EACH OTHER'S SHINY NEW TOYS. <4868 BEN MACK- LAPLANT 31:29-32"WE JUST LIKE TO SEE ALL THE PLANES AND MEET THE PEOPLE WHO FLY THEM"> <4858 GARY 5:05- 09"THIS IS JUST A REALLY REALLY COOL PLANE, IT HAS A ROTAX ENGINE IN IT."> NOW, MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE 95 HOUSES AROUND THE ISLAND JOIN IN... GAWKING AS DOZENS AND DOZENS OF AIRPLANE LAND áLITERALLYá IN THEIR FRONT YARD. <4868 SAMUEL GARMESS 27:32-35"I LIKE TO WATCH THE PLANES GO FAST. I LIKE GOING FAST."> PILOTS COME FROM ALL OVER TO GAZE AT THE PERFECTLY MANICURED GRASS STRIP... <4850 TIM BINDER 47:47- 49"YOU DON'T SEE MANY THAT ARE THIS NICE."> ANOTHER CHECK OFF THE BUCKET LIST FOR THOSE WHO HAD ONLY EVER DREAMED OF LANDING IN THE MISSISSIPPI. <4867 PETE MARSO 24:59-08"NOT TOO MANY PLACES YOU CAN GO LAND AND HAVE THE RUNWAY ON ONE SIDE OF YOUR CABIN AND THE WATER AND ALL OF THAT STUFF ON THE OTHER SIDE OF YOUR CABIN "> THE BEST PART... MIGHT JUST BE WHEN IT'S OVER. YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN AS YOU WATCH THESE PILOTS DO THEIR BEST MAVERICK IMPRESSIONS.. <SHOT OF A PLANE BLOWING SMOKE AS IT TAKES OFF> <4857 GARY FISHER 1:35-38"I'VE NEVER SEEN A BONANZA THROW SMOKE BEFORE"> SHOWING OFF FOR GARY AND THE REST OF ABEL ISLAND. <IMGó0223 NAT FROM OUR TAKE OFF FROM ABEL ISLAND> THE VIEW ON TAKE OFF.. MAKES ALL OF THIS WORTH IT. <4876 JEFF PAIRED WITH IMGó0223 4:14- 15"THAT IS SPECTACULAR."> ONE LAST WAVE FROM GARY AND THE REST OF THE ABEL ISLAND CREW.. UNTIL THE PLANES RETURN NEXT YEAR. <4857 GARY FISHER 53:48-50"PLANE ZOOMS BY GARY AS HE'S WAVING"> <4876 JEFF PAIRED WITH IMGó0223 6:51- 54"WE'RE STILL CLIMBING AT 2500 IS THAT CORRECT?"> FLYING IN FORMATION WITH A NEW WINGMAN.. <4876 JEFF PAIRED WITH IMGó0223 7:57-00"I WILL TAKE A GRADUAL RIGHT TURN TO PELLA"> A NEW FRIEND JEFF SAYS HE HOPES TO SEE AGAIN AS HE ROLLS OUT... <IMGó0227 ROLLOUT FROM FORMATION> A FINAL VIEW OF THE RIVER AS OUR SHADOW RACES THROUGH ITS WATERS. A REMINDER THAT IOWA'S BEAUTY ISN'T HIDDEN... IT'S JUST WAITING FOR YOU TO TAKE FLIGHT AND DISCOVER IT. <MAYBE END IT WITH SOME SCANNER TRAFFIC? LET IT GO FOR A BIT AND FADE IT OUT?> BACK ON THE GROUND, ROYAL MAIL JUST LANDED AT AN IOWA POST OFFICE. <DEAR MR. KILCULLEN. THE QUEEN WISHES ME TO WRITE AND THANK YOU....> WHERE A COWBOY WITH A LOT OF TALENTS GOT THE ATTENTION OF THE QUEEN BECAUSE OF HIS WORDS OF CONDOLENCES. <THIS IS IOWA. THIS IS WHAT YOU DO.> THE ROYAL LETTER AND THE IOWAN BEHIND IT, NEXT. NICOLE INTRO: LIFE IS SIMPLE AND PEACEFUL HERE IN NEW MARKET IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA. WE MET A MAN WHO HAS A WAY WITH WORDS - THAT CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF A SPECIAL FAMILY IN A BIG CITY, MORE THAN 42-HUNDRED MILES AWAY. <(CLIP 6185 08;22;45;15) UNLOCKING TRAILER NATS> IN THIS TRAILER IN THE MIDDLE OF TOWN - <(CLIP 6174 08;08;40;25): "THERE'S SOMETHING GOING EVERY DAY." (OUT @ 08;08;42;08)> 73-YEAR-OLD TOM KILCULLEN IS CREATING ART - WITH LEATHER. <(CLIP 6174 08;06;54;03) "WHATEVER ANYBODY NEEDS YOU KNOW. PEOPLE COME "TOM CAN YOU SEW THIS, CAN YOU SEW THAT."> A SKILL HE LEARNED GROWING UP. <(CLIP 6174 08;05;33;19): "IT'S JUST THE STORY OF MY LIFE. IT'S WHAT I'VE ALWAYS DONE AND I'VE ALWAYS HAD TO FIX EVERYTHING OURSELVES" (OUT @ 08;05;37;21)> SEWING SADDLES HAS EVOLVED - <(CLIP 6177 HAMMER POUNDING> INTO CUSTOMIZED ITEMS FOR PEOPLE. <(CLIP 6177 08;15;54;17) SHARPENING SWIVEL KNIFE> BUT TOM'S CREATIVITY DOESN'T STOP WITH KNIVES. <(CLIP 6188 08;26;31;23): I CAN SPEAK RHYME BETTER THAN I CAN SPEAK CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH." (OUT @ 08;26;36;02)> IN FACT, SOME CALL HIM THE "COWBOY POET" - BECAUSE OF WHAT ELSE HE CREATES AT HIS KITCHEN TABLE. <(CLIP 6188 08;25;58;06): "THE THOUGHT COMES, IT GOES TO WORK. PEN GOES TO PAPER AND OUT THE DOOR IT GOES." (OUT @ 08;26;01;26)> INSPIRATION FOR THE COWBOY'S CREATIONS COMES FROM EVERYDAY LIFE - <(CLIP 6191 08;35;10;14): "SEE THAT GIFT OF LIFE IS MORE THAN MONEY. IT'S SOMETHING BORN UNDER A SPECIAL SOUL." (OUT @ 08;35;14;12)> OR, LIKE HIS LEATHER WORK, REQUESTS FROM THE COMMUNITY. LIKE IN 2021 - WHEN ENGLAND'S PRINCE PHILIP DIED. A FRIEND ASKED TOM TO SEND A POEM ACROSS THE POND. <(CLIP 6191 08;34;11;07): "MOSTLY EVERYTHING COMES FROM YOUR HEART. WHEN YOU FOLLOW YOUR HEART, YOUR BRAIN DOESN'T HAVE A CHANCE." (OUT @ 08;34;19;00)> SO HE MAILED HIS TRIBUTE AND FIGURED THAT WAS THE END OF THE STORY. UNTIL - <(CLIP 6189 08;29;05;02): "IT'S FROM WINDSOR CASTLE." (OUT @ 08;29;06;11)> A ROYAL ENVELOPE LANDED ON HIS KITCHEN TABLE WITH FANCY WORDS <(CLIP 6189 08;30;04;21): "I HAD TO GOOGLE EVERYTHING." (OUT @ 08;30;05;28)> NO ONE USES IN NEW MARKET. <(CLIP 6189 08;29;21;19): "DEAR MR. KILCULLEN, THE QUEEN WISHES ME TO WRITE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND MESSAGE AND SYMPATHY ON THE DEATH OF HER MAJESTY'S BELOVED HUSBAND, THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH AND FOR THE POEM YOU ENCLOSED." (OUT @ 08;29;32;04)> HE COULDN'T BELIEVE THE QUEEN ACTUALLY WROTE TO HIM. <(CLIP 6193 08;40;46;05): "REALLY WHAT I DID IS I ANSWERED A CALL THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME TO DO SOMETHING FOR SOMEBODY ELSE. THIS IS IOWA, THIS IS WHAT YOU DO." (OUT @ 08;40;55;01)> SO A YEAR LATER WHEN QUEEN ELIZABETH DIED, TOM'S PHONE RANG AGAIN. <(CLIP 6192 08;38;00;23): "HE CALLS ME AND SAYS TOM, YOU REALLY NEED TO PUT PEN TO PAPER AND WRITE SOMETHING FOR THIS GIRL." (OUT @ 08;38;06;27)> HER ROYAL HIGHNESS. TOM'S PEN WENT TO BACK TO WORK. <(CLIP 6191 08;33;14;13): "SHE WAS MORE THAN A QUEEN TO ALL. SHE WAS A MOTHER TO A WAY OF LIFE, ALWAYS READY TO ANSWER HER CALL." (OUT @ 08;33;20;03)> AFTER THE FIRST ROYAL RESPONSE, TOM DIDN'T EXPECT TO HEAR BACK AGAIN. TO HIS SURPRISE - <(CLIP 6190 08;31;33;15): "I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW DEEPLY APPRECIATED THEY ARE APPRECIATED AT THIS TIME OF IMMENSE SORROW. CHARLES R." (OUT @ 08;31;41;10)> THE KING. WHEN TWO LETTERS FROM ROYALTY LAND IN ONE SMALL TOWN, IT'S WORTH A SPOT IN THE NEW MARKET MUSEUM. <(CLIP 2607 09;07;34;11): "HERE'S HIS POEM "SHE'LL BE WAITING ON HEAVEN'S STAIRS". (OUT @ 09;07;38;01)> LINES FROM TOM'S KITCHEN TABLE THAT MEANT THE WORLD TO THE KING AND THE COWBOY WHO JUST WANTED TO EXTEND HIS SYMPATHIES WHY ARE WE HEADED ACROSS THE STATE TO THE GARDEN? <WELL, BECAUSE THESE TASTE BETTER.> AND BECAUSE THIS CROP IS NOT FOR THAT 92 YEAR OLD. <THEY'VE BEEN GOOD CUSTOMERS OF MINE.> IT'S FOR CUSTOMERS WHO AREN'T EXPECTED TO PAY A PENNY. WE'RE KEEPING UP WITH THE RETIRED FARMER WHO WON'T STOP GROWING. THIS IS IOWA. AFTER EACH GROWING SEASON, FIELDS AND GARDENS ARE FILLED WITH CROPS JUST WAITING TO BE HARVESTED. AND SOMETIMES, AS WE FOUND IN HUMBOLDT, SPREAD ALL OVER TOWN. EVEN IN IOWA - <PICKUP DOOR CLOSING.> <GARAGE DOOR OPENING.> <TRUCK STARTING.> PLENTY OF PEOPLE NEVER SET FOOT ON A FARM. WHICH IS WHY, A WHILE BACK, THE GUY BEHIND THE WHEEL STOPPED BY THE HOUSE OF HUMBOLDT'S NEW DOCTOR WITH AN INVITATION. <I TOOK HIM OUT FOR A FARM TOUR AND HELPED HIM GET INDOCTRINATED TO THE AREA.> IT WAS THE NEIGHBORLY THING TO DO. AND WHO BETTER TO SHARE THE STORY OF FARMING THAN DICK NAEVE. (COVER) <I WAS BORN IN 1930 AND IT WAS THE GREAT DEPRESSION.> DO THAT MATH AND YOU'LL FIGURE OUT DICK IS-- <92.> EXPERIENCED ENOUGH TO KNOW EVERY CORNER OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY-- (AUDIO ONLY) <MY DAD BUILT THAT HOUSE IN 1936.> <TRUCK PULLING UP.> EVERY TWIST GROWING SEASONS CAN BRING-- <IT'S KIND OF LIKE USUAL. WE'VE PRAYED FOR RAIN.> AND THAT WITHOUT SUN PROTECTION, CANCER CAN SNEAK UP ON YOU. <I HAVE AN OLD BEAT UP STRAW HAT THAT HAS A STRING ON IT. (22) SO I PUT THAT ON AND I KIND OF LOOK LIKE I'M 100 YEARS OLD. (27)> BECAUSE SINCE HE'S ONLY 92, DICK'S PLOT OF LAND MIGHT'VE SHRUNK-- <KEEPS PEOPLE AND DEER OUT.> BUT HIS PASSION FOR GROWING A CROP HASN'T. <SO WE HAVE TWO ROWS OF BEANS AND TWO ROWS OF BEETS.> A FEW DECADES AGO, IN HIS 70S, THE FARMER WHO LOVES EVERY HARVEST-- <THERE'S A CUCUMBER THAT'S PROBABLY ABOUT THE RIGHT SIZE.> GOT AN ORDER FROM HIS DOCTOR. <HE SAID THE ONLY THING I CAN TELL YOU IS KEEP GOING. KEEP MOVING.> SO DICK PLANTED THIS GARDEN IN THE COUNTRY--- <I LIKE A PRETTY DECENTLY SIZED ZUCCHINI.> GOT HIS FINGERS DIRTY EVERY DAY AND ENJOYED THE SAMPLES-- <CHEWING TOMATO.> HE WOULDN'T JUST PICK AND EAT FROM THE GROCERY STORE. <WELL, BECAUSE THESE TASTE BETTER.> BUT HIS GARDEN IS MORE THAN JUST A WAY TO AVOID RETIREMENT IN A LAY-Z-BOY. <WELL I CAN'T DO THAT.> IT'S ALSO THERAPY - AND COMMUNITY. (SHORTEN?) <YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU HAVE TO BE RIGHT. OR WHY WOULD I DO IT? LAUGH. OH, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. IT'S IT IS. IT IS. ALL OF THAT.> BECAUSE AS SOON AS HIS 5 GALLON BUCKET HAS ENOUGH BEANS AND CUCUMBERS, DICK GRABS HIS FLIP PHONE-- <SEE YOU HERE JUST IN A MINUTE. OK> AND HEADS BACK TOWARD TOWN - STOPPING FIRST AT HIS LITTLE BROTHER'S HOUSE. <I'M A HELLUVA LOT YOUNGER. HE'S 90 YEARS OLD SO. THANKS, DICK.> DROPPING OFF A COUPLE CUCUMBERS-- <WE'LL MOVE ON THEN.> AND THEN, CRUISING. <TAILGATE OPENS.> PULLING UP ON FAMILIES AROUND HUMBOLDT-- <THEY'VE BEEN GOOD CUSTOMERS OF MINE.> WHO KNOW WHAT THOSE BUCKETS MEAN. <GOOD MORNING.> <WOULD YOU LIKE A FEW CUCUMBERS OR SOMETHING? ABSOLUTELY. GOOD TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.> TODAY'S LUNCH IS GOING TO BE FRESH. <(OTS) THEY'RE OUTSIDE PLAYING ALL OF THE TIME.> BUT EVEN BETTER? <THANK YOU, DICK. APPRECIATE IT.> <HI.> <I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF STUFF IN THE BACK AND IF YOU'D LIKE IT, I HAVE SOME YOU CAN HAVE.> DICK IS WORKING THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. <I'LL TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF BEANS AND I'LL DO THE ZUCCHINI. WELL, YOU CAN TAKE ALL THOSE THAT ARE THERE.> EMPTYING HIS BUCKETS - WHILE POURING IN TO THE LIFE OF NEIGHBORS-- <HOW ARE YOU KIDS DOING? YOU'RE SURE GROWING! MAN, I REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE PRETTY LITTLE.> HE WOULDN'T OTHERWISE MEET. (COVER WITH TRUCK DRIVING SHOT?) <WELL, HAVE A GOOD DAY. YES, YOU TOO.> <WHAT DO WE GOT TODAY, DICK? I ALWAYS LOVE SEEING YOUR FACE.> BECAUSE DICK DOESN'T TAKE A PENNY FOR HIS PRODUCE DELIVERED FRESHER THAN ANY GROCERY STORE COULD DROP OFF. <I JUST ENJOY HAVING PEOPLE THAT COME. YOU NEED SOMETHING AND I CAN GIVE IT TO YOU. YOU WANT ME TO GIVE YOU A HUG. ((THIS- -)) WELL, THANK YOU.> IS THE ONLY PAYMENT HE'LL ACCEPT. <SLAM.> THE CURRENCY OF... COMMUNITY. <HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY? JUST FINE.> <THEY APPRECIATE IT AND SEEM TO LIKE TO SEE YOU AND HOW ELSE DO YOU HAVE NEIGHBORS THAT YOU GET TO TALK TO AND LIKE AND SEE?> ESPECIALLY NEIGHBORS WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE BE DIVIDED BY DECADES OR DIETS. <SHE'S A VEGAN. AND I CAN ALWAYS GIVE THEM.> ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SO MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THEIR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS. <I PICKED THEM THIS MORNING.> BUT THE GUY WITH 92 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WILL TELL YOU - THE ANSWER IS A FEW BUCKS WORTH OF SEEDS AND A PASSION-- <THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DICK. YEP. THANKS, PAT.> TO BUILD COMMUNITY. <WELL, I'LL HEAD HOME.> EVEN AT 92, DICK'S STILL ON THE GO - GIVING AWAY JOY. JUST LIKE IOWA'S COWBOY POET, THE NEIGHBORS WHO LIVE ALONG A RUNWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIVER AND THE FOOTBALL TEAM MAKING SURE EVERYONE GETS THEIR MOMENT. THEY'RE ALL ON THE GO, SPREADING JOY. I'M ERIC HANSON. THIS IS IOWA. (NEWS EN