Brotherhood 2.0: April 30: Hellos from Los Angeles
2007-04-30 · letter vlog · John, Francesca Lia Block, Coe Booth · 2:53 · watch on YouTube
Topic: Books & writing (also: Nerdfighteria) · mode: Personal update · tags: guest or collab, on location, punishment or challenge, community lore
From the LA Times Book Prize weekend, John has young adult authors and his editor say hello to Hank, shows bootleg footage of the young adult award won by Coe Booth, and challenges Hank to write a song to replace the Helen Hunt song stuck in his head.
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; authors and John's editor at the LA Times Book Prize weekend say hello to Hank
- ★★ John says many people wanted to say hi to Hank this weekend, so he let them: his editor and a number of authors greet Hank on camera. — 00:00:10 · Julie Strauss-Gabel
00:00:32 — Surprise hello from Francesca Lia Block; Judy Blume and the guilt-free three; Coe Booth tells Hank he's cute
- ★★ As a surprise, Francesca Lia Block greets Hank and a viewer; John calls her the author of Weetzie Bat, a book he and Hank both like. — 00:00:32 · Brotherhood 2.0
- ★ John jokes that meeting Francesca Lia Block might have knocked Judy Blume out of his 'guilt-free three'. (playful, hedged) — 00:00:32 · guilt-free three
- ★ Coe Booth: In the final introduction, Coe Booth tells Hank she thinks he's really cute and knows he's married. (playful, hedged) — 00:00:32
00:01:02 — Bootleg footage of the LA Times Book Prize young adult award: five finalists, Coe Booth wins
- ★★ Since Hank had mentioned that filming the LA Times Book Prizes was illegal, John says he recorded them surreptitiously, joking about his poor camera work. (playful) — 00:01:02 · Los Angeles
- ★★ Presenter Jacqueline Woodson introduced the five young adult finalists: The Rules of Survival, Tyrell, Octavian Nothing, An Abundance of Katherines and Justin Case. — 00:01:02 · An Abundance of Katherines
- ★★ Coe Booth: In her acceptance, Coe Booth hopes her book will reach kids who rarely see themselves represented in literature. — 00:01:40
- ★★ John shares Coe Booth's hope and congratulates her on the award. — 00:01:40
00:01:50 — The Helen Hunt song is stuck in John's and the Yeti's heads; John challenges Hank to write more songs and a replacement song
- ★★ John and the Yeti have sung the Helen Hunt song almost nonstop for five days and can't get it out of their heads, though they can't sing it in key. (playful) — 00:01:40 · Sarah Urist Green
- ★★★ John challenges Hank to make lots more songs, and right now to write a song that will replace the Helen Hunt song in his head. (playful) — 00:02:19
00:02:41 — Dogs in Los Angeles: a Chihuahua; sign-off
Humor (significant)
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John boasts about his shaky secret footage of the LA Times Book Prizes, imagining a prize for the best bootleg recording of them. — 00:01:02
“I am definitely going to win.”
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Announcing the winner, John says it is the moment 'we've all been waiting for, and by we, I mean...' — 00:01:40
“the 30 people in the audience who care about young adult literature.”
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After asking what's funnier than dogs in New York ('Dogs in Los Angeles'), John shows a dressed-up Chihuahua. — 00:02:41
“It's a Chihuahua that seems to be married to a 19th century plantation owner.”
Threads in this video
- update · John attends the LA Times Book Prize ceremony (2007) — John shows surreptitious footage of the LA Times Book Prize young adult award: five finalists including An Abundance of Katherines; he congratulates Coe Booth. (00:01:02) → refers to April 27th: Bad Day,,,
- callback · Hank's crush on Helen Hunt (2007) — John and the Yeti can't stop singing Hank's Helen Hunt song. (00:01:40)
- callback · John's wife Sarah as 'the Yeti' (2007) — John calls his wife Sarah 'the Yeti'. (00:01:40)
- set · Hank: write a song every two weeks (2007 challenge from John) — 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. (00:02:19)
Where the stories that moved here went next
- Hank: write a song every two weeks (2007 challenge from John) — performed
- John attends the LA Times Book Prize ceremony (2007) — followed over 3 videos (2007); last: update, 2007-05-01
Mentioned
Central: Coe Booth · Francesca Lia Block · Los Angeles Times Book Prize
Also: People: Jacqueline Woodson · Judy Blume · Julie Strauss-Gabel · Sarah Urist Green
Projects: Brotherhood 2.0
Works: An Abundance of Katherines · Helen Hunt (song) · Justin Case · The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing · The Rules of Survival · Tyrell · Weetzie Bat
Concepts: young adult literature
Places: Los Angeles · New York City
Memes: guilt-free three
Taking part: Cecil Castellucci · Dana Reinhardt · M. T. Anderson · Sonya Sones · T Cooper
Replies to
- answers · April 27th: Bad Day,,, — “Hank, as you mentioned in your video last week”
Later videos replying to this one
- 2007-05-01 · May 1st: Neil Gaiman in Helena (Hank) — answers (perform on Hank: write a song every two weeks (2007 challenge from John)) — 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. (00:01:57)