New Tour! New Book! (Remember Books?) Your Q's A'ed!
2010-03-11 · John · watch on YouTube · Nerdfighteria · conversation qa
On a spring walk in suburban Indianapolis John answers viewer questions: Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with David Levithan) is out in 28 days, with tour dates and five advance copies to give away; he says he is losing weight out of love for a child of the brothers, not shaming, and apologizes for the muddled 'John Green Is Fat' video; VidCon proceeds go to charity.
What is said
00:00:00 — Spring walk; viewer questions: how to know if you love him, 'Who the F is Hank?', beard-growing tips
- ★★ Asked how to know if you love him, John says that you don't generally find yourself asking that question. (playful) — 00:00:00
- ★ Asked 'Who the F is Hank?', John answers that Hank is a small, remote, uninhabited coral atoll south of the equator. (joke) — 00:00:00 · Who the Eff Is Hank
00:00:29 — Arrival at nature in suburban Indianapolis; Will Grayson, Will Grayson out in 28 days; tour dates
- ★★★ John's new book, Will Grayson, Will Grayson, co-written with his friend David Levithan, comes out in 28 days. — 00:00:29 · Will Grayson, Will Grayson, David Levithan
- ★★★ John will be in Indianapolis on March 15 talking about vlogging, then on tour in April in Chicago, Boulder, Austin, New York City, Madison (Connecticut), LA and San Francisco. — 00:00:29 · Indianapolis, Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco
00:01:07 — Advance copies for Nerdfighters; the diet: not losing weight because of shaming; apology for the 'John Green Is Fat' video
- ★★ John says he has five advance reader copies of Will Grayson, Will Grayson at home and will give all of them away to random commenters here or on the Ning. — 00:01:07 · Will Grayson, Will Grayson, Nerdfighter Ning, Nerdfighteria
- ★★ John says his diet is still going well. — 00:01:07
- ★★★ John says he is not losing weight because people shamed him; he thinks shaming is always inappropriate and a particularly bad motivator. (hedged) — 00:01:07
- ★★★ John says the 'John Green Is Fat' video was meant to discuss why making fun at other people's expense is so enjoyable, but it got muddled and confusing, and he apologizes. — 00:01:07
00:01:36 — Losing weight because of a child of the brothers (love as motivator); band names; the raven and writing desk riddle
- ★★★ John says he is losing weight because of his son a child of the brothers: looking at him, he guesses the only real motivator is love; an aside adds wanting ex-girlfriends to regret dumping you. (hedged) — 00:01:36
- ★ Asked what he would call a band, John says he would still call it Moe and the Lawns, or the Moby Moby Dicktones. (joke) — 00:01:36
- ★ Asked how a raven is like a writing desk, John says Lewis Carroll intended the riddle to have no answer, then offers that Edgar Allan Poe wrote on both. (playful) — 00:01:36
00:02:05 — Poe answer to the riddle; what John looks forward to at VidCon; 'are you trying to get rich from VidCon?'
- ★★ At VidCon John most looks forward to Ze Frank, the ball pit, Charlie McDonnell biting his finger, and the concerts at night. — 00:02:05 · VidCon, Ze Frank, Charlie McDonnell
00:02:35 — VidCon proceeds to charity and refunds until June 15; 'homosexual agenda' question about Will Grayson, Will Grayson; why no more challenges
- ★★★ Asked whether he and Hank are trying to get rich from VidCon, John jokes about it, then says any proceeds from VidCon will go to charity. — 00:02:35 · VidCon, Hank Green
- ★★ John says VidCon tickets can be fully refunded until June 15 for anyone who can't go. — 00:02:35 · VidCon
- ★★★ Asked whether Will Grayson, Will Grayson will make readers sympathetic to 'the homosexual agenda', John says as a writer he aspires to tell good and true stories, not to sympathize with agendas. — 00:02:35 · Will Grayson, Will Grayson > «I aspire to be in the telling good and true stories business.»
- ★★ Asked why the brothers no longer do challenges, John says he doesn't know and proposes to Hank that they do some challenges. — 00:02:35 · Hank Green
Humor (significant)
- A viewer asks 'Who the F is Hank?' — 00:00:00 > «Hank is a small coral atoll 703 nautical miles south of the equator.»
- John realizes his book comes out in 28 days. — 00:00:29 > «I have a book coming out in 28 days? French the Llama!»
- John says Carroll's raven and writing-desk riddle has no answer, then thinks of one. — 00:02:05 > «Ah, I got it. Edgar Allan Poe wrote on both.»
- Asked whether he and Hank are trying to get rich from VidCon. — 00:02:05 > «how could we get rich? Maybe a YouTube conference.»
Threads in this video
- callback · 'Who the F is Hank?': John's joke answers (2008) — John answers 'Who the F is Hank?' again: Hank is a remote coral atoll. (00:00:00)
- propose · Will Grayson, Will Grayson: publication (2010) — John announces Will Grayson, Will Grayson, co-written with David Levithan, comes out in 28 days. (00:00:29)
- callback · 'French the llama': John's misreading of FTL as an exclamation of amazement (2009) — John exclaims 'French the Llama!' on realizing his book is out in 28 days. (00:00:29)
- launch · John's spring 2010 tour for Will Grayson, Will Grayson — John announces a March 15 Indianapolis vlogging talk and April tour stops in seven cities. (00:00:29)
- make · John: give away five Will Grayson, Will Grayson advance copies to random commenters (2010) — John promises to give away his five advance reader copies of Will Grayson, Will Grayson to random commenters on YouTube or the Ning. (00:01:07)
- update · John's diet and weight loss after a child of the brothers's birth (2010) — John says the diet is going well, he is losing weight because of a child of the brothers and not shaming, and apologizes for the muddled 'John Green Is Fat' video. (00:01:07)
- rule-change · VidCon 2010 edition — John states that any VidCon proceeds go to charity and that tickets are fully refundable until June 15. (00:02:35)
- refine · What is art for? — John says that as a writer he aims to tell good and true stories rather than to serve or win sympathy for an agenda. (00:02:35)
- open · John asks Hank to do challenges again (2010) — Prompted by a viewer, John asks Hank to start doing challenges again. (00:02:35)
Replies to
- JOHN GREEN IS FAT. — «The whole idea of the John Green is Fat video was to talk about why it's so enjoyable to have fun at other people's expense, but then it just got muddled and confusing.»
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