It's not the gooey pecan pie I grew up with.

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"X Marks the Spot" is a song on Sample's 2002 Album, "The Pecan Tree, " dedicated to his Houston roots.

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For me, it's a symbol of becoming an adult, and the pecan pie becomes my contribution to our family tradition.

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Next head across the Brooklyn Bridge to stroll the deliciously breezy Brooklyn Heights Promenade, catch an outdoor Shakespeare performance in Brooklyn's vast green Prospect Park, and scoop up a butter pecan sundae at the waterfront Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory (1 Water St), housed in a 1920s fireboat house.

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