I couldn't resist and listened to a few now . Slick, you sound like most native Minnesotans sound too. I suppose proximity to Canada makes it leak over .

I was borin in Florida, lived in Colorado from age 1 to 8, lived in the Ozarks from 8 to 18, lived in northern Missouri for 9 out of 12 months from 18 to 20, back to the Ozarks for about another year and a half, and then in Minnesota for the past 8 years or so. Having been in so many different regions, I don't *think* I have any definite accent. I will sometimes say a particular word in the Ozarks or Minnesotan manner without thinking though