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Hank: write a song every two weeks (2007 challenge from John)

punishment · status: performed · last event: performed (2007-12-19) · owner: Hank

On 30 April 2007 John challenged Hank to write more songs, starting with one to replace the Helen Hunt song in John's head, and Hank sang a song about Helena, Montana the next day. After John suggested a song every two weeks on Hank's Wednesdays, Hank accepted on 9 May and kept singing until the final Song Wednesday of Brotherhood 2.0 on 19 December 2007.

Part of: Song Wednesday: Hank performs a song on Wednesdays (2007)

Told alongside: John's wife Sarah as 'the Yeti' (2007) · Hank's crush on Helen Hunt (2007) · Hank: recreate his goth photo as punishment (2007) · Hank and Katherine's weekend trip to Helena to see Neil Gaiman (2007)

About: Song Wednesday, Hank's Helena, Montana song, Katherine Green, Helen Hunt (song), Helena, Montana

date event what video
2007-04-30 set John challenges Hank to make many more songs, and right now to write one that will replace the Helen Hunt song stuck in John's head. (playful) Brotherhood 2.0: April 30: Hellos from Los Angeles 00:02:19
2007-05-01 performed Thanking John for the song challenge, Hank performs a new comic song about Helena, Montana, hoping it bumps the Helen Hunt song out of people's heads. (playful) → refers to Brotherhood 2.0: April 30: Hellos from Los Angeles May 1st: Neil Gaiman in Helena 00:01:57
2007-05-02 proposed Praising Hank's song, John suggests Hank write one song every two weeks for the rest of the project, on his Wednesdays. (playful, hedged) → refers to May 1st: Neil Gaiman in Helena Brotherhood 2.0: May 2: Book Banning 00:00:10
2007-05-09 accepted Hank officially accepts the challenge to write a song every two weeks. My 9th: Singing and Randy 00:00:10
2007-05-23 performed On his Wednesday, two weeks after accepting the song-every-two-weeks challenge, Hank sings a new song, dedicated to the Yeti for John and Sarah's anniversary. (playful) May 23rd: Miniature Soccer Team 00:00:11
2007-05-31 performed John reports that Hank met the songwriting challenge despite the skipped Memorial Day, writing the Queen Ranavalona song in about six hours. Brotherhood 2.0: May 31: Yogurt eating 00:01:45
2007-06-13 performed On his Wednesday Hank sings a short song about his family, made in GarageBand for lack of a guitar. (playful) June 13: Dominican Debacles 00:00:31
2007-07-18 performed On his Wednesday Hank does the song the song challenge requires: 'Accio Deathly Hallows'. July 18: Accio Deathly Hallows (no spoilers) 00:00:17
2007-08-01 performed On his Wednesday song day Hank says he has to sing a song and performs 'It's Too Hot'. August 1: It's Too Hot 00:00:10
2007-09-19 performed On his Wednesday, Hank sings a new song, 'The Luck of My Life', for Katherine. September 19th: The Luck of my Life 00:00:13
2007-12-05 performed On his Wednesday Hank performs a new song, 'The Adorable Cannibal'. (playful) December 5th: The Adorable Cannibal (PG-13) 00:00:01
2007-12-19 performed On the last Song Wednesday of Brotherhood 2.0, Hank performs a new song, with Katherine singing and co-writing. December 19: The Day that the Nerds Took Over YouTube 00:00:18

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