Brotherhood 2.0: January 9th
2007-01-09 · letter vlog · Hank · 3:04 · watch on YouTube
Topic: Personal life (also: Books & writing) · mode: Personal update · tags: on location, recurring series, timely hook
From Detroit, Hank says he has not been living by his values lately, shows the spectacle of the auto show General Motors invited him to as an environmental blogger, and answers John on the book club and the novel's title.
What is said
The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).
00:00:00 — Greeting from windy Detroit in front of General Motors headquarters; looking south to Canada
- ★★ Hank says he is in windy, cold Detroit, Michigan, standing in front of the very big General Motors headquarters. — 00:00:03
- ★ Hank says where he stands in Detroit is the only place in the continental United States where you can look south and see Canada. — 00:00:03 · Canada · also in: Week 2 Condensed Highlight Reel
00:00:34 — Not living by his values lately: New Year trip (Spokane, Reno, Lake Tahoe); GM's invitation to the auto show as an environmental blogger
- ★★★ Hank says it is nice of John to say he lives in a way commensurate with his values, but he has not felt that way lately. — 00:00:34
- ★★ For New Year Hank drove to Spokane, flew to Reno and drove to Lake Tahoe, then did it all in reverse, for a roughly three-day party. — 00:00:34
- ★★★ A week later Hank accepted General Motors' invitation to the North American International Auto Show, invited because he writes for a few environmental blogs. — 00:00:34 · also in: Week 2 Condensed Highlight Reel
00:01:16 — Tour of the North American International Auto Show spectacle: fake lichen, fire and waterfall, a jeep stuck to a wall, GM hot dogs
- ★★ At the show Hank says 'This is not my values' and calls it a gigantic spectacle that is hard to convey. — 00:01:16
- ★ Hank points out fake lichen, fake fire, a fake waterfall that spells things and a jeep stuck to a wall, and calls GM's hot-dog giveaway lame. (playful) — 00:01:16
00:02:30 — Replies on the Brotherhood 2.0 Book Club (John must read the book he is writing) and on the novel's title
- ★★ On the Brotherhood 2.0 Book Club, Hank sarcastically welcomes the chance John gives him to read so many books about genocide. (playful) — 00:02:30 · also in: Week 2 Condensed Highlight Reel
- ★★★ Saying viewers all want John to write rather than read, Hank makes John's only book-club option the book John is writing. (playful) — 00:02:30
- ★★ On a title for John's novel, Hank says he will need some time and would like to know what the novel is about. — 00:02:30
00:02:56 — Birthday wish to a friend who watches Brotherhood 2.0
Threads in this video
- told · Hank visits the Detroit auto show at General Motors' invitation (2007) — Hank tells John he accepted General Motors' invitation to the Detroit auto show as a writer for environmental blogs, and shows the show. (00:00:34)
- launched · Brotherhood 2.0 Book Club: each brother reads a book the other assigns (2007) — Hank takes up John's Brotherhood 2.0 Book Club and, citing viewers, makes John's only reading option the book John is writing. (00:02:30)
Where the stories that moved here went next
- Brotherhood 2.0 Book Club: each brother reads a book the other assigns (2007) — last documented in 2007 (looked back on in 2009)
- Hank visits the Detroit auto show at General Motors' invitation (2007) — told 2×, last update 2012; last: retold, 2012-11-08
Mentioned
Central: North American International Auto Show
Also: Canada · Detroit · General Motors · John's untitled new novel · Lake Tahoe · Nerdfighter Book Club · Reno, Nevada · Spokane, Washington
Also centred on North American International Auto Show: Week 2 Condensed Highlight Reel · TIny Cars SUCK! · Hank Green from the Detroit Auto Show
Replies to
- continues · Brotherhood 2.0: Eating Toilet Paper — “It's really nice of you to say that I live in a way that is commensurate with my values.”
- answers · Brotherhood 2.0: January 8, 2007 — “As for the Brotherhood 2.0 book club, I'm really excited that you're giving me opportunities to read so many books about genocide.”
Later videos replying to this one
- 2007-01-10 · Brotherhood 2.0: January 10, 2007 (John) — continues — “I was inspired by your video blog yesterday to calculate my own carbon footprint.” (00:00:10)
- 2007-01-11 · Brotherhood 2.0: January 11th (Hank) — continues (update on Hank visits the Detroit auto show at General Motors' invitation (2007)) — After watching his January 9 video, Hank says he is paying the price for the Detroit trip: he came back ill. (00:00:00)
- 2012-11-08 · VOLT! A Dream Comes True. (John) — refers back (tell on John's six-year dream of owning a Chevy Volt comes true (2012)) — John tells how his dream of a Chevy Volt, born at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show, came true after six years of waiting when he got the car yesterday (7 November 2012). (00:00:29)