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SITE WILL OFFICIALLY

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OPEN BY NEXT FALL.

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WELL, 70 MILES FROM JASONVILLE

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WE HEAD TO FRENCH LICK WHERE

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LARRY BIRD GREW UP, IT'S HARD TO

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BELIEVE IT'S BEEN 42 YEARS SINCE

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LARRY BIRD LED THE UNDEFEATED

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SYCAMORES TO THE NCAA

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CHAMPIONSHIPSHIP TO FACE MAGIC

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JOHNSON AND MICHIGAN STATE.

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BIRD MAY HAVE LOST THAT GAME TO

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SPARTY, HE WOULD GO ON TO BECOME

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ONE OF THE GREATEST PLAYERS OF

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ALL TIME WITH THE BOSTON

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CELTICS.

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SEVERAL DECADES LATER, LARRY

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LEND ON COURT SUCCESS FUEL SMALL

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BUSINESS IN HIS TINY HOMETOWN.

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FRENCH LICK IS KNOWN BEST FOR

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ONE NAME.

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WHEN I'M TALKING ABOUT THE

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FRENCH LICK RESORT, I ALWAYS GET

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OH, HOME TO LARRY BIRD.

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THAT IMMEDIATELY LET'S PEOPLE

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KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT AND WHAT OUR

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TRADEMARK KIND OF IS.

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>> EVEN THOUGH IT'S BEEN ALMOST

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50 YEARS SINCE BIRD GRADUATED

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FROM SPRINGS VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL,

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THE HICK FROM FRENCH LICK IS

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STILL A MAJOR PLAYER IN

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GENERATING DOLLARS FOR SMALL

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BUSINESS IN HIS HOMETOWN.

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>> HE HAS ALLOWED A DIFFERENT

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KIND OF TOURISM AT 33 BROOK

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STREET, YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET

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HAND ON WITH HIS MEMORABILIA.

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>> 33 BRICK STREET THE BRAIN

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CHILD OF TRACE TUCKER AND DANNY.

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>> HIS DAD WAS THE

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SUPERINTENDENT OF THE SCHOOL

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HERE.

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SO THAT'S HOW THEY ALL KNOW

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LARRY

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>> YES, THAT LARRY.

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>> THEY WANT TO DO SOMETHING

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FROM THE AREA, FUN RELATED

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SPORTS THEME.

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THE AREA HAD NOTHING LIKE THIS.

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APPROACHED LARRY WITH PLANS.

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LOOKING FOR SOMETHING UNIQUE,

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WHEN THEY GOT TO LARRY'S, IT

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WASN'T DISPLAYED, IT WAS IN A

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BARN.

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HE WAS LIKE TAKE ALL OF THIS

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>> LARRY BIRD'S ORIGINAL 92

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DREAM TEAM WARM-UP.

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>> HIS SHOES AND JACKET, AND

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EVERYTHING WAS STILL IN A DUFFEL

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BAG FROM THE OLYMPICS WHEN IT

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WAS BROUGHT HERE.

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HAD NEVER BEEN REMOVED.

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>> HE CALLED HIMSELF THE HICK

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FROM FRENCH LICK, HERE IN FRENCH

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LICK, YOU CAN LITERALLY TOUCH

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HISTORY.

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THIS IS LARRY BIRD'S MVP TROPHY

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FROM THE 85-86 SEASON.

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>> ALL TROPHIES, ALL ORIGINAL.

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>> AUTHENTIC AS THE MEMORABILIA

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IS THE FOOD.

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>> WE SPECIALIZE IN TENDERLOINS.

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WE HAND-BREAK HERE IN THE HOUSE.

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OUR STEAKS AND BURGERS ARE ALL

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100% CERTIFIED ANGUS BEEF.

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OUR FISH AND CHIPS IS A VERY

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GOOD HAND BREADED FISH REALLY

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POPULAR.

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A LOT OF NICE ITEMS ON OUR MENU

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>> IF YOU STILL DON'T HAVE YOUR

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LARRY FIX AFTER A STOP AT 33

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BROOK STREET, WHY NOT SPEND A

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NIGHT AT THE FIRST HOUSE HE

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BUILT AFTER ENTERING THE NBA.

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THE LEGEND OF FRENCH LICK RESORT

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IS LIKE AN 80s TIME CAPSULE WITH

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MOST OF BIRD'S ORIGINAL

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APPLIANCES AND EVEN FURNITURE.

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YOU CAN RENT THE ENTIRE 20-ACRE

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PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES...

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>> AN OUTDOOR POOL, BASKETBALL

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COURT, TENNIS COURTS, A HUGE

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HOUSE, A LOT OF SPACE.

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WE HAVE SIX LARGE SUITES, EVERY

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ONE HAS THEIR OWN PERSONAL

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BATHROOM, ONE HAS THEIR OWN

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KITCHEN

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>> THE OWNER'S SUITE, LARRY

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BIRD'S BEDROOM.

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AND THE SUITE TO BE BUILT FOR

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MAGIC JOHNSON WHEN HE WAS IN

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TOWN.

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>> SOME MAY ARGUE THIS IS IS THE

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COURT THAT CHANGED THE

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FACE -- WHEN THEY CEMENTED THEIR

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LIFELONG BOND, SHOOTING A

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CONVERSE COMMERCIAL IN THE 80s.

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>> HEY MAGIC, SHOW ME WHAT YOU

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GOT.

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>> FAMOUS FOR THIS CLIP.

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>> I DON'T KNOWEN, SON, I DON'T

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THINK YOU'RE EVER GOING TO MAKE

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IT.

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>> CAN'T RUN, CAN'T JUMP, BAD

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BACK, CAN'T MAKE IT.

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>> WE DO GET A LOT OF BUSINESS

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FROM LARRY BIRD, YES.

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>> THAT WAS THE VERY FIRST HOUSE

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LARRY BIRD BUILT AFTER HIS

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ROOKIE SEASON, AND YOU CAN STAY