Watch this exclusive clip from “The Walton’s: Season 8” DVD, where the narrator Earl Hamner, whose family the hit show was based on, talks about how the show celebrated values in American life.

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One of the most raw and inspiring concert performers of our time is Bruce Springsteen, and one of the most recognizably tight bands of all time is his E Street Band. As such, tickets to the concerts are expensive and hard to come by. Even when you do get one, it’s hard to be close…

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