So Jokes
work · in 25 videos (2008–2009)
Mentions by year: 2008: 7 · 2009: 18
Threads
- Hank's album So Jokes: release (2008) — stage, milestone, 2008–2009
- Hank: send a free signed copy of his CD for his favourite joke posted within two days (2009) — promise, kept, 2009–2009
- John asks Nerdfighters to get or make Hank something for his birthday (May 2009) — ask, reported back, 2009–2009
What the videos say
2008
- 2008-11-03 · Hank and John from the Road — John says they announced the release of Hank's first studio album, So Jokes; having listened to all of it, he calls it amazing. (00:00:42)
- 2008-11-03 · Hank and John from the Road — So Jokes is for sale only on the Tour de Nerdfighting: CDs cost $15 and credit cards are not accepted. (00:01:11)
- 2008-11-05 · Election Night In Indianapolis! — Hank corrects John's video of the day before: his CD is only currently available on the tour; afterwards they will sell and ship it online, hopefully in early December. (00:01:15)
- 2008-11-07 · Vlogging from Gadsden — Hank shows a pile of his CDs live on air for the first time: front, back, and the disc, whose art looks like a chicken being run over by a car. (00:00:46)
- 2008-11-07 · Funny Noises from Tennessee — The printers of Hank's album misread So Jokes as 50 Jokes on the order form; the album itself is unaffected. (00:01:38)
- 2008-11-24 · DFTBA Records — Hank says the label's first release is his own album (joking about a 'promising young artist' with songs about Harry Potter, Barack Obama and Helen Hunt); the digital version is on sale now. (00:00:53)
- 2008-11-24 · DFTBA Records — Hank says the physical disc goes on sale in December (he says 2009) and has intros and outros missing from the digital version; the first 100 pre-orders get autographed copies. (00:00:53)
- 2008-11-24 · DFTBA Records — Hank plans free extras with the album, like digital liner notes and maybe a fake book, and probably free buttons with physical CDs; the digital version costs less. (00:02:34)
- 2008-11-24 · DFTBA Records — Hank says people who could not buy So Jokes on the tour can now get it digitally, and a physical copy hopefully by mid-December. (00:03:03)
- 2008-12-17 · One More Day Until the P4A!!! — Hank says people can talk over that half, stay silent or use a song they have rights to, and gives permission to use songs from his album. (00:02:41)
- 2008-12-30 · Comment Haters and Christmas — Hank says So Jokes orders are delayed: shipping large quantities at once needs a special device and license, which they are acquiring; he has no estimated date and apologizes. (00:02:21)
- 2008-12-30 · Comment Haters and Christmas — Hank says orders were received and several hundred copies of So Jokes are about to be sent; people who haven't ordered can do so at DFTBA.com. (00:02:58)
2009
- 2009-01-08 · Hank Green: Behind the Music — Hank notes So Jokes isn't out yet but jokes it will be internationally best-selling, depending on the definition. (00:00:29)
- 2009-01-08 · Hank Green: Behind the Music — Dropping the VH1 conceit, Hank announces So Jokes is officially released tomorrow, with a big BlogTV party the same day. (00:01:47)
- 2009-01-08 · Hank Green: Behind the Music — Alan, Hank's DFTBA partner who made this video's intro, and a special guest will work all day at the DFTBA distribution center so pre-orders ship; the first hundred get signed CDs. (00:01:47)
- 2009-01-08 · Hank Green: Behind the Music — From tomorrow So Jokes can be ordered at DFTBA.com and ships immediately; Hank asks viewers to check it out, saying he worked hard on it and is proud of it. (00:02:31)
- 2009-01-12 · SOMALI PIRATES! France Penetrates Chad! — John congratulates Hank on the hugely successful release of his first album, urges viewers to buy it, and looks forward to the first Song Wednesday. (00:03:25)
- 2009-01-26 · Puppet Santa Dance Party / Hard Times in Book Publishing — Because text alone would be boring, John says Argyle, the one-eyed book-reading sock puppet, and Black Santa will hold a dance party to a song from Hank's new CD. (00:00:00)
- 2009-01-31 · There's a Solar Farm in My HANDS!!! — Hank shows a fun thing he discovered: a marker taped to a copy of his album So Jokes that, through the app, makes him appear to hold a 3D solar farm. (00:00:00)
- 2009-02-04 · 51 Jokes (in Four Minutes) — Hank says his favourite joke posted in the next two days will win a free signed copy of his CD. (00:03:54)
- 2009-02-18 · Winners and Winners and Ningmasters — Hank gives away the signed copy of his CD to whoever told the best joke in the comments of the 51 Jokes video. (00:00:00)
- 2009-02-18 · Winners and Winners and Ningmasters — Hank awards the CD to a viewer's 'my life is a joke' joke, saying he had read so many jokes he was ready for one that challenged the archetype of jokes. (00:00:27)
- 2009-05-03 · Important (Temporary) Video — John suggests Nerdfighters get Hank something: buy his CD, bake him a Hank cake, or wish him happy birthday on YouTube. (00:00:29)
- 2009-12-17 · Project for Awesome: The Nature Conservancy — Hank is auctioning on eBay the original hand-drawn cover of So Jokes and the pen drawings for the CD, by the album artist and signed by both; links are in the sidebar. (00:01:25)
- …and 6 more statements in 2009 (most important shown)