Brotherhood 2.0, January 22, 2007
2007-01-22 · letter vlog · John, Sarah Urist Green · 2:44 · watch on YouTube
Topic: Books & writing (also: Personal life) · mode: Personal update · tags: timely hook, guest or collab, community lore
John announces that An Abundance of Katherines has received a 2007 Printz Honor, showing Sarah's footage of his reaction and his phone call sharing the news, after thanking Hank for a shirt and before thanking him for the 'hilariously mean' romance-shelf song.
What is said
The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).
00:00:00 — Thanks for the (tight) shirt; the survey postponed to Wednesday; the Printz Award explained and the committee's call: a Printz Honor for An Abundance of Katherines
- ★ John thanks Hank for a shirt, his favorite of all the shirts he has owned; it's a little tight, which makes it a motivator to keep losing weight. (playful) — 00:00:12
- ★★ John says he planned to start the survey today but it will have to wait until Wednesday (24 January 2007). — 00:00:12
- ★★ John explains that the Printz Award, given every year for literary excellence, is the biggest award in the world of books for teenagers, which he writes. — 00:00:12
- ★★★ John says the Printz Committee called him the previous night (21 January 2007) to say An Abundance of Katherines had been awarded a 2007 Printz Honor, which was nice and really unexpected. — 00:00:12 · An Abundance of Katherines
00:00:52 — Sarah's footage shortly after the call: 'the voice of the yeti' and exclamations of disbelief
- ★★ John shows footage Sarah started filming shortly after the call, promising the voice of 'the yeti'; it records exclamations of disbelief and thanks. (playful) — 00:00:52 · Sarah Urist Green
00:01:33 — John's 'real happy dance'; phoning someone with the news: a runner-up, a silver medal; the committee wouldn't say who won
- ★★ On the phone John shares the news: the book is one of the runners-up for the Printz Award, a silver medal; the committee called but wouldn't tell him who won. — 00:01:33 · An Abundance of Katherines
00:02:23 — Thanks for the 'Lady Lady Lady… John Green' song, 'hilariously mean', blamed on growing up in their family; sign-off
- ★★ John thanks Hank for the 'Lady Lady Lady… John Green' song, calling it the nicest thing anyone has done for him, meaning hilariously mean, a habit he traces to growing up in their family. (playful) — 00:02:23
Threads in this video
- told · John's An Abundance of Katherines receives a Printz Honor (2007) — John tells how the Printz Committee called to say An Abundance of Katherines had won a 2007 Printz Honor, and shows the reaction footage and his phone call. (00:00:12)
- callback · John's wife Sarah as 'the Yeti' (2007) — John introduces Sarah's voice on the footage as 'the voice of the yeti'. (00:00:52)
- callback · Hank's 'Lady, lady, lady… John Green' romance-shelf song (2007) — John thanks Hank for the 'Lady Lady Lady… John Green' song, calling it hilariously mean. (00:02:23) → refers to Brotherhood 2.0: January 19th
Where the stories that moved here went next
- John's An Abundance of Katherines receives a Printz Honor (2007) — followed over 4 videos (2007); last: update, 2007-06-27 (said on 2007-06-26, implied)
Mentioned
Central: An Abundance of Katherines · Michael L. Printz Award
Also: Brotherhood 2.0 · Happy dance (practice) · Sarah Urist Green · young adult literature
Also centred on Michael L. Printz Award: Brotherhood 2.0: January 23rd · June 26: The American Library Association Parties · Looking for Alaska Five Years After the Printz Award
Replies to
- answers · Brotherhood 2.0: January 19th — “Hank, I'd like to say thank you for the Lady Lady Lady Lady Lady Lady Lady John Green song”
Later videos replying to this one
- 2007-06-27 · June 26: The American Library Association Parties (John) — refers back (update on John's An Abundance of Katherines receives a Printz Honor (2007)) — John shows the Printz Award reception on Monday night (25 June 2007), where a speaker recalls his Brotherhood 2.0 video of the phone call and Hank's toast, and a snippet of John's own speech. (00:01:17)