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00:00I'm going to die, we're all going to die, and if when I die, the epitaph was, it was
00:15a good death, that's okay, it's showtime.
00:19This morning, the Dr. Pepper and 7-Up Company officially has new owners.
00:25Dallas investors Tom Hicks and Bobby Haas have just joined the ranks of the largest
00:31soft drink makers in the country.
00:33I think the challenge of trying something radically new was what brought me to it.
00:41I must tell you, it looks dangerous to me.
00:44It looks pretty fast.
00:48In terms of chasing a world record, nobody can vacuum that dream out of your head.
01:00It's not easy to breathe in there, you know.
01:03Do you recall that from last time?
01:05No.
01:06To me, the worst death of all is to fall apart.
01:14That, to me, would be unacceptable.
01:22That would be a challenge for me, is to say, why don't you get up tomorrow morning and
01:27not challenge yourself?
01:35Wow.
01:37And I think recognizing when you're living certain days that they could be the greatest
01:46days of your life is so much better than not recognizing that.
01:54Mr. Fahrenheit can't possibly be perfectly built for the task it's about to go on.