Update 9/16/21: Sadly, Dustin has now died and joined Tristan in the big vintage shop in the sky. I think I speak for everyone who watched one of their videos that we were all pulling for Dustin.
According to this video of her husband and YouTube partner (now deleted),Tristan has died. I wouldn't throw this couple into the same "anti-vaxxer" class as most others on this site. However, they do show how dangerous being nonchalant and "not going to get it anytime soon" can be. I think this is important for people on the other side of fence to see. Hopefully it scares some people into getting vaccinated.
Tristan and Dusty Graham were YouTube creators called the "Alabama Pickers" where they shared their exploits going shopping. They were known for their laid back style and for sharing frank and funny homespun opinions while running a business buying things and re-selling them on Ebay. I watched a few videos and they are a likable crew. I'm sad for Dusty.
In the following video they discuss a lot of health issues. At 41:00 They start talking about the v-a-c-c-i-n-e and how they won't get it and they have a passport to travel called the "Bill of Rights."
Both Dusty and Tristan both got COVID. Tristan died overnight in their bed.
UPDATE: Dusty is now on a ventilator according to his daughter's post on FaceBook:
I wish Dusty the best, and hope he uses his influence to spread the word on the dangers of COVID-19 and the importance of getting vaccinated.
Update: Dustin has died now, according to this social media post:
RIP Tristan and Dustin
Were are thankful for your GoFundMe donations in lieu of a free vaccine that most likely would have prevented all of this. Also, give nothing to GoFundMe; let GoFundMe go out and get a job like a true American.
I joined SAV a week after this was posted. I believe this is the first time I have seen these folks. Looks like I missed a lively discussion below among some friends/defenders and the SAV crew. If I had been around then I might have used a zombie analogy. In a zombie movie, it is us vs. them. Zombies can infect other people and increase the size of their army. The only way to win that war is to eliminate all the zombies. In our analogy, we have two methods of eliminating the zombies. They can get vaccinated, or they can die. I prefer the former but will accept the latter. Please get vaccinated.
Whoa. Tristan’s past medical history made her one of the people who should be at the front of the line for the vacvine. Dusty was so blasé about “not believing“ in COVID-19. They were nice folks, but they had lousy attitudes- feeling entitled to put others at risk because they had American birth certificates. Guess we know who they wanted to be President, again. This is a sad but preventable story. (Tristan’s mother made a point of saying that her daughter and son-in-law died from the “China virus“ 🦠 - my sympathy evaporated)
wow this was a month ago now...How many more are on this site. People never learn it seems even from other people's deaths.
Looks like some other youtuber has already picked up and started using the Alabama Pickers moniker as their own. Oh well.. since their channel was deleted, I guess thats fair game. Too bad their only remaining legacy is this website