
Overview
First stop is Nashville, Tennessee, home to the guitar company, Gibson. John chats with country music stars Steve Earle, Dan Seals and Joe Diffie, who all swear by Gibson. Seals and Diffie -- whom John meets with at The Gibson Bluegrass Showcase -- even perform an original song that Seals wrote in honor of their guitars. Later, John heads to the Gibson rough mill, where he sees a Les Paul Supreme (named after the legendary guitarist) being constructed. At the mill, John is given a tour by manager Tom Montgomery, and watches sander Matt Branch, neck-setter Jimmy Wright, waxer Brenda Reid, airbrush artist Rebecca Green, buffer Rich Coleman and tuner Jay Thompson in action. Next stop is Oaks, Pennsylvania, where flag outfit Annin & Co. is located. John chats with V.P. of Manufacturing Carter Beard and flagmaker Gerry Miller, assists with the carrying of a giant flag, makes a bungled effort to sew a star pattern, and provides instructions on how to handle a flag the patriotic way. Finally,
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1 - 1Gibson Guitars January 06, 2004
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1 - 2Harley Davidson January 06, 2004
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1 - 3Monopoly January 13, 2004
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1 - 4Airstream January 13, 2004
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1 - 5Campbell's Soup January 20, 2004
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1 - 6Barbasol January 20, 2004
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1 - 7Craftsman Tools January 27, 2004
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1 - 8Zippo February 03, 2004
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1 - 9Corvette February 10, 2004
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1 - 10Sikorsky Helicopters February 17, 2004
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1 - 11U.S. Mint March 16, 2004
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1 - 12Carousel Magic March 23, 2004
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1 - 13Purity Dairies April 06, 2004
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1 - 14Titleist April 13, 2004
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1 - 15Fleer Trading Cards April 20, 2004
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1 - 16Brooks Brothers April 27, 2004
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1 - 17Remo Drums May 04, 2004
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1 - 18Barre Granite June 01, 2004
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1 - 19Longaberger Basket Co. June 08, 2004
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1 - 20Steinway June 15, 2004