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All statements about Alan Lastufka

75 statements about Alan Lastufka in 47 videos, by upload date.

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2008

  • 2008-07-02 · Live and In Person — announcement: John says he is, was or soon will be live-chatting on blogtv.com with Alan, aka FallOfAutumnDistro, and hopefully the viewers. (hedged) — 00:00:00
  • 2008-09-25 · SPOON FINGERS IN VIDEO RESPONSES — announcement: John will do a BlogTV show tonight on a friend's BlogTV channel, and warns it will look all yellow while he eats room service. — 00:00:00
  • 2008-11-24 · DFTBA Records — announcement: Hank announces that he and Alan are starting a record label. — 00:00:53
  • 2008-11-24 · DFTBA Records — Hank says the label, called DFTBA Records, exists to give YouTube-related musicians a way to produce and distribute their music. — 00:01:22
  • 2008-11-24 · DFTBA Records — announcement: Hank says the label signed him first and has also signed CharlieIsSoCoolLike, Chameleon Circuit (a band singing only about Doctor Who) and Dave Days; it is working on an album by a musician he admires. — 00:01:22
  • 2008-11-24 · DFTBA Records — Hank says the label plans to make life as a YouTube musician easier, more fun and more lucrative, and connect these musicians with a bigger audience. — 00:02:04
  • 2008-11-24 · DFTBA Records — ask: Hank tells viewers to go to DFTBA.com for more and to sign up for the newsletter to hear about new things. — 00:02:04
  • 2008-11-24 · DFTBA Records — announcement: Hank says the label has a YouTube channel with planned song tutorials, music videos and a weekly podcast about DFTBA Records and its artists. — 00:02:34

Also named in: People Who Love Giraffes Who Love Giraffes

2009

  • 2009-01-07 · Hank Green: Behind the Music — announcement: Hank: 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
  • 2009-01-07 · Hank Green: Behind the Music — announcement: Hank: On the stream Hank will play music and talk about the album, Song Wednesdays, the future of Brotherhood 2.0 and DFTBA Records, starting around 5 pm Eastern. (hedged) — 00:02:31
  • 2009-04-16 · The Day the YouTubes Died — Hank thanks the people in the little YouTube chorus and Alan (fallofautumndistro) for writing most of the song. — 00:03:39
  • 2009-05-20 · Ulcerative Colitis: A Song — announcement: Hank: Asked about DFTBA Records, Hank says it is doing very well and has just released Dave Days' first album, available from DFTBA. — 00:02:20
  • 2009-05-20 · Ulcerative Colitis: A Song — announcement: Hank says the weekly Wednesday DFTBA Radio Hour will begin soon, with a link in the sidebar. — 00:02:50
  • 2009-06-01 · DFTBA Street Team In Your Pants — announcement: Hank: Whoever collects the most addresses wins an iPod Shuffle inscribed 'DFTBA Records', preloaded with five DFTBA releases including So Jokes, the DFTBA compilation and Chameleon Circuit's new album. — 00:00:44
  • 2009-06-01 · DFTBA Street Team In Your Pants — ask: Hank asks interested viewers to join the DFTBA Records street team. — 00:00:44
  • 2009-07-17 · Selling Out, Chewbacca and Taking Leave — recommendation: Hank recommends a six-track, six-dollar CD by YouTubers Alan Lastufka and Tom Milsom, whom he calls one of YouTube's best musicians; they made it without ever meeting. — 00:02:11
  • 2009-07-17 · Selling Out, Chewbacca and Taking Leave — ask: Hank says he is happy to be part of the CD, hopes some viewers will buy it, and points to a music video for one of its songs at the end of his video. (hedged) — 00:02:31
  • 2009-08-06 (said on 2009-08-05, implied) · Robert Pattinson and DJ Railstone — John: A Nerdfighter named Paige emailed suggesting Nerdfighters make someone up and convince 20q.net's AI that the person is real. — 00:01:08
  • 2009-08-06 (said on 2009-08-05, implied) · Robert Pattinson and DJ Railstone — John and other Nerdfighters, in a BlogTV room, invented DJ Paige Railstone's identity, history and career; Alan made a website, Karen Kavett photos, plus Twitter and Facebook pages. — 00:01:49
  • 2009-08-06 (said on 2009-08-05, implied) · Robert Pattinson and DJ Railstone — John: Within two days, typing 'Paige' into Google gave Paige Railstone as the first suggestion. — 00:01:49
  • 2009-08-06 (said on 2009-08-05, implied) · Robert Pattinson and DJ Railstone — John: The 20Q database is not yet convinced Paige Railstone is real, but John would not put it past the Nerdfighters. — 00:02:18
  • 2009-08-06 (said on 2009-08-05, implied) · Robert Pattinson and DJ Railstone — John says the point is to find out how real made-up people can become and to remind us we are not innocent bystanders in celebrity: Pattinson has us to thank and blame for his beauty. — 00:02:47
  • 2009-09-25 · Fake John Green : New Album : Shirts — announcement: Hank announces a new shirt he, John and Alan sell at DFTBA.com, the official 'Nerdfighter Like' shirt, a phrase coined by Lauren Fairweather in a song Hank covered on So Jokes; he thanks its designer. — 00:02:55
  • 2009-09-28 · Paper Towns Winners and Ningmasters — John announces that Nerdfighters have convinced the bots at 20q.net that Paige Railstone is a real person. (playful) — 00:00:06
  • 2009-09-29 (said on 2009-09-30, implied) · DFTBA TAKEOVER!!! — announcement: Hank says DFTBA Records is on the front page of YouTube as he makes the video: 'we own the front page of YouTube'. (playful) — 00:00:00
  • 2009-09-29 (said on 2009-09-30, implied) · DFTBA TAKEOVER!!! — announcement: Hank lists the front-page videos: an explanation of DFTBA Records starring him and Alan Lastufka, and a song by Alan Lastufka and Tom Milsom. — 00:00:00
  • 2009-09-29 (said on 2009-09-30, implied) · DFTBA TAKEOVER!!! — announcement: Hank says Rhett and Link are new DFTBA artists; their front-page video 'Live on the Internet' features Shiba Inu puppies and Snoop Dogg. — 00:00:00
  • 2009-11-03 · This Machine Pwns n00bs! — ask: John tells Nerdfighters they can and should pre-order the album at DFTBA.com, with a bundle of CD, t-shirt and Hank pinup poster while supplies last. — 00:03:19
  • 2009-11-04 · Please Buy My Album (A Song / Medley) — ask: Hank asks viewers to buy his album, saying he really worked on it a lot, that it is done, and that it has 17 tracks, which he will sing as a medley. (playful) — 00:00:00
  • 2009-11-04 · Please Buy My Album (A Song / Medley) — ask: Hank tells viewers who want a signed pick to buy the album now. — 00:03:19
  • 2009-11-07 · The TOUR DE HANK!!! — ask: Hank urges pre-ordering the CD because it helps Alan at DFTBA headquarters package and ship everything on time, which makes Alan's life easier. — 00:01:01
  • 2009-12-20 · Awesome Project Is Awesome — John thanks the livestream hosts, from Maureen Johnson and Natalie Tran to several Five Awesome Girls, Liz, Karen Kavett and Alan of Fall of Autumn Distro, and the 2009 logo designer. — 00:01:22

Also named in: The Fathers of the Founding Fathers, So Jokes: Video EP, Adorable Puppy Explains Health Care Bill

2010

  • 2010-05-17 · My YouTube Story is Short — Hank says one timeline video shows him and business partner Alan announcing DFTBA Records, the record company that represents only YouTube musicians. — 00:00:56
  • 2010-08-27 · Rest In Awesome, Esther — John: Esther means 'star', and her friends printed a bracelet reading 'This Star Won't Go Out'; John says it won't: we won't let it. — 00:02:40
  • 2010-10-20 · Strange Charm: A Song about Quarks — announcement: Hank says the song is at dft.ba/quarks, made possible by his friends Sam and Alan, who created dft.ba, a URL shortener that reminds people not to forget to be awesome. — 00:01:48
  • 2010-10-20 · Strange Charm: A Song about Quarks — announcement: Hank says anyone can now make their own dft.ba URLs by going to dft.ba. — 00:02:08
  • 2010-10-27 · You Are Awesome — announcement: John: Answering Nerdfighters who asked where to get a 'This Star Won't Go Out' bracelet like his, John says they are now sold at DFTBA.com/Esther. — 00:00:42
  • 2010-10-27 · You Are Awesome — John says the bracelets honor Esther Earl, the brothers' friend and fellow Nerdfighter who died a couple of months ago from cancer. — 00:00:42
  • 2010-10-27 · You Are Awesome — announcement: John says they bought the bracelets and Alan at DFTBA Records processes and packages every order free, so 100% of the money goes to the This Star Won't Go Out Foundation. — 00:00:42
  • 2010-11-01 · Consider the Lemming — ask: John: Reminded by the pumpkin, John tells Nerdfighters to get their Esther bracelets. — 00:03:15

2011

  • 2011-01-05 · Homeless Man with a Golden Voice Gets a Job — announcement: Hank: DFTBA Records has just launched a new version of its website, which Hank calls gorgeous. — 00:03:43
  • 2011-02-09 · NERDFIGHTERS UNITE! (in your pants) — John says Nerdfighteria has accomplished a ton in recent months, including raising more than $10,000 with Esther for This Star Won't Go Out. — 00:01:36
  • 2011-04-18 · 2D Glasses! Take the Headache out of 3D — Hank thanks the people who made the glasses real: factory, web development, design and comic helpers, his dad for accounting and legal work, and DFTBA Records partner Alan and distribution help. — 00:01:39
  • 2011-05-02 · Osama Bin Laden is Dead — announcement: Hank says his next album will hopefully come out the month after this one, in June. (hedged) — 00:03:46
  • 2011-06-08 · Punishments, Floods, and Pink Hitler Babies — announcement: Hank has been working on his long-overdue album Ellen Hardcastle, with older songs (Strange Charm, What Would Captain Picard Do?, Phineas Gage) and new ones (Shake a Booty, My Phone). — 00:03:03
  • 2011-06-08 · Punishments, Floods, and Pink Hitler Babies — announcement: Hank shows the album's cover art by Alan Lastufka. — 00:03:20
  • 2011-06-08 · Punishments, Floods, and Pink Hitler Babies — announcement: Hank hopes to have the album at LeakyCon and on sale at DFTBA shortly after, around July 13. (hedged) — 00:03:30
  • 2011-06-10 · Then I Took Off My Bra — ask: John reminds viewers This Star Won't Go Out bracelets are at DFTBA.com, with 100% of proceeds to the foundation set up in Esther Earl's memory to support families affected by cancer. — 00:01:44
  • 2011-06-10 · Then I Took Off My Bra — John says that in the almost ten months since Esther died, more than $10,000 has been raised for This Star Won't Go Out, and thanks Nerdfighteria. — 00:02:02
  • 2011-06-27 · My Hairy Ball of Anxious Anxiety — Hank is about to finish his album Ellen Hardcastle; he knows people will like it, but feels everyone will hate it and call it crap in the comments. — 00:01:08
  • 2011-07-01 · Humping the Town — announcement: Hank says Ellen Hardcastle will have no pre-order, unlike John's book with its very long pre-order time; they have decided. (playful) — 00:02:54
  • 2011-07-13 · ELLEN HARDCASTLE IS HERE! A Reunion Video — announcement: John says Hank has worked on his album Ellen Hardcastle for a year and a half and named it after a nerdfighter who won a Project for Awesome raffle. — 00:00:21
  • 2011-07-13 · ELLEN HARDCASTLE IS HERE! A Reunion Video — announcement: Hank confirms Ellen Hardcastle is out today and available now; he has an unopened box of copies downstairs. — 00:00:41
  • 2011-07-15 · Harry Freaking Potter — announcement: Hank shows his album Ellen Hardcastle, thanks buyers and says he looks forward to making videos with their scripts. — 00:03:41
  • 2011-07-20 (said on 2011-07-21, implied) · HARDCASTLED! — announcement: Hank acts out all 15 songs of Ellen Hardcastle with the giraffes in a minute and 20 seconds, saying the words were descriptions, not lyrics, which are online. (playful) — 00:01:15
  • 2011-07-20 (said on 2011-07-21, implied) · HARDCASTLED! — announcement: Hank reports Billboard called him because Ellen Hardcastle is charting, and tells viewers they made him chart, admitting he is a little teary. — 00:03:07
  • 2011-07-27 · 150,000 Autographs — John lists other Nerdfighter feats: getting Hank's album on the Billboard charts, chartering airplanes of medical supplies to Haiti, and getting Helen Hunt to hear the Helen Hunt song. — 00:01:15
  • 2011-08-03 · I Love My Brother — announcement: Hank says Esther is why the brothers always wear their bracelets, sold for $5 at DFTBA.com with all proceeds to the This Star Won't Go Out Foundation, which helps children with cancer and their families. — 00:00:00
  • 2011-08-05 · Vidcon: Thoughts from Places — announcement: John says Hank and Alan brought Meghan Tonjes to DFTBA Records before she was on Ellen and famous, and her first album is now coming out. — 00:00:32
  • 2011-08-05 · Vidcon: Thoughts from Places — John says Driftless Pony Club, another band Hank and Alan signed to DFTBA Records, played; after ten years as a band, thousands sang their lyrics back to them for the first time. — 00:01:51
  • 2011-08-05 · Vidcon: Thoughts from Places — John says that through nerdfighting, DFTBA Records, helping YouTubers and planning conferences, Hank has built a career making places where people can fall and get caught: he builds communities for a living. — 00:02:20
  • 2011-11-14 · T-Shirt and Jeans - A Song — ask: Hank shows his most recent album, Ellen Hardcastle, for sale via a link below; the new song isn't on it because he just wrote it. — 00:03:28
  • 2011-11-28 · Stuffed with STUFF! — Hank: DFTBA Records turns three; Hank recalls deciding with Alan to start it to make great products people love and let YouTube creators make a living without selling off pieces of their soul. — 00:01:57

Also named in: This Machine Pwns n00bs Video LP

2012

  • 2012-06-08 · How to be More Productive...With Hank! — Hank says he can be more productive because he has help: teams at VidCon, DFTBA Records, SciShow and Crash Course. — 00:02:35
  • 2012-09-14 · 1000 VIDEOS!!! — Hank lists results: $300,000 and thousands of videos for charities through P4A, thousands of This Star Won't Go Out bracelets, over $1,000,000 lent through the Nerdfighter Kiva group, hundreds of Thoughts from Places. — 00:01:04
  • 2012-09-25 · Do Businesses Need to Suck? — John recounts that Hank and Alan Lastufka started DFTBA Records in 2008 to connect YouTube musicians with audiences while giving the musicians most of the album proceeds, which worked very well. — 00:00:29
  • 2012-09-25 · Do Businesses Need to Suck? — ask: John reminds viewers they can order Esther bracelets, with proceeds going to This Star Won't Go Out, which supports children with cancer and their families. — 00:03:24
  • 2012-11-23 · Black Friday: An Accident of History — announcement: Hank: It is DFTBA's fourth anniversary as a company; to celebrate, all US shipping this weekend, starting tomorrow he thinks, is $4 whatever you buy. (hedged) — 00:02:08

2013

  • 2013-02-19 · Doing Things, On the Importance of — John: DFTBA Records has taken over an abandoned nursery school in Missoula and is bigger than ever; it aims to sell cool stuff that supports people you like, from CGP Grey and Wheezy Waiter merch to a poster partly designed by a 16-year-old Norwegian girl. — 00:01:39

2016

  • 2016-08-03 · Lives Made of Love - Esther Day 2016 — Hank says the support from people buying his stuff, and knowing it would help pay bills, led directly to him creating DFTBA Records with Alan Lastufka. — 00:01:05

2018

  • 2018-11-23 · Four Jokes from a Two year Old — announcement: Hank: Through Black Friday weekend DFTBA.com celebrates ten years as a company with free shipping on every order of $50 and over. — 00:02:39

2019

  • 2019-02-22 · I Don't Want The Same Things Anymore — Hank describes one of his favorite businesses, a shipping company making products for creators to sell to their communities, started with Alan in 2008 and now run with Dave; it helps creators grow or go full time. — 00:01:27

2023

2026

  • 2026-02-14 · Project for Awesome 2026 part 4! — John thanks Alan Lastufka and the others who started the Project for Awesome in 2007, and marvels at what Nerdfighteria has accomplished over 20 years. — 01:34:38

Also named in other years (nothing said): Project for Awesome: Explanation and Humane Societies (2007-12-17)