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Brotherhood 2.0: March 13, 2007: Denver

2007-03-13 · letter vlog · John · 2:55 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Everyday life (also: Personal life) · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: on location, community lore

The day after speaking to Borders managers, John walks around Denver (giant bear, Chili's, ESPN Zone) and runs a mock anthropological survey of a mall, concluding the American mall is largely unchanged in ten years, just a little more awesome.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Crowd greeting after speaking to Borders managers; a free day in Denver

  • ★★ The day before, John spoke in front of a large crowd of Borders managers, whom he thanks for participating. — 00:00:10
  • ★ With nothing to do today, John walks around Denver, which he finds beautiful. — 00:00:10

00:00:36 — Giant bear, lunch at Chili's, no nerdfighters at ESPN Zone

00:01:02 — Arcade games, then the mall 'anthropological experiment': checklist and verdict; sign-off

  • ★ At ESPN Zone John hoped for 'nerdfighters' but found none, only boxing and horse-racing games; horse racing feels a lot cooler than it looks. (playful) — 00:01:02 · nerdfighter · first in: 2007-01-30, Brotherhood 2.0: January 30, 2007
  • ★★ John, who says he hasn't been to a mall in about ten years, sets out on an 'anthropological experiment' on how malls have changed. (playful) — 00:01:02
  • ★★ He checks off mall fixtures as unchanged: faux marble, Sunglass Hut, Panda Express, Subway, overpriced low-quality goods, unappealing card stores, cheesy glass etchings. (playful) — 00:01:02
  • ★ Seeing a glass etching that is cheesy but sometimes conveys true sentiments, John says he misses the Yeti. — 00:01:53 · Sarah Urist Green
  • ★★★ John concludes the American mall is largely unchanged from ten years ago, only a little more awesome, as with gourmet gumballs in Nerds gum flavor. (playful) — 00:02:20

Humor (dominant)

  • John films Denver's giant bear and claims the city is under attack. — 00:00:36

    “I'm telling you, man, this town is being attacked by giant metal bears.”

  • John plays the arcade games at ESPN Zone. — 00:01:02

    “ESPN Zone might not be the fastest way to spend $10, but it's the fastest way I've ever encountered.”

  • John ticks off what malls still have, ten years on. — 00:01:31

    “low quality merchandise at high quality merchandise prices? Check.”

Threads in this video

Mentioned

Central: Denver

Also: People: Sarah Urist Green

Organizations: Borders Group · Chili's · ESPN Zone · Panda Express · Subway · Sunglass Hut

Terms: nerdfighter

Products: Nerds

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