August 27th: Thanks Yous and Cameos
2007-08-27 · letter vlog · John, Hank · 3:13 · watch on YouTube
Topic: Personal life (also: Nerdfighteria) · mode: Personal update · tags: guest or collab, on location, community lore
John thanks Hank and the Nerdfighters for his two-day birthday present; Hank reveals he has been at John's house since Sunday, chats about his hair and the family gathering, and thanks Nerdfighters for the secret project, hinting at another.
What is said
The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).
00:00:00 — John thanks Hank and the Nerdfighters for the two-day birthday present
- ★★★ John thanks Hank, and the Nerdfighters, for the two-day birthday present, saying he knows how much work Hank put into it. — 00:00:00 · Hank Green, Nerdfighteria
- ★ John jokes that no one in history has had a birthday present like it: his birthday beat Oprah Winfrey's best birthday ever. (playful) — 00:00:00
00:00:41 — Hank reveals he has been with John since Sunday; John's haircut; Hank puts his hair in a ponytail
- ★★★ Hank reveals he has been with John since Sunday and kept it from Nerdfighters by not saying when he would see John next. (playful) — 00:00:41 · John Green, Nerdfighteria
- ★★ Hank is disappointed John got a haircut without him, since he wants much less hair; he puts his hair in a ponytail with a hair tie from Katherine. (playful) — 00:01:03 · John Green, Katherine Green
00:01:24 — Hank at John's house: John writing his book, hair talk, wanting to stay, Sarah, Katherine and the parents arrive; a poster above the guest toilet
- ★★ Hank says John has been writing his book feverishly downstairs since Hank arrived, with a deadline coming up. — 00:01:24 · John Green
- ★ Hank went on the forum ('my pants') and read a post telling him to stop talking about his hair; he notes he keeps talking about it because he sees it on camera. (playful) — 00:01:24 · Brotherhood 2.0 forum
- ★★ Hank loves John's house and half-jokes he may not leave; Sarah and Katherine are there, and their parents have just arrived. (playful) — 00:02:05 · Sarah Urist Green, Katherine Green, Mike Green, Sydney Green
- ★ Hank shares a piece of art above the guest-bedroom toilet ('Give her a square deal. Keep clean.') and jokes that people used to be so subtle about prophylactics and prostitution. (playful) — 00:02:05
00:02:28 — Poster quip, Dad's cameo, filming with people around; thanks for the secret project, another idea coming, more Brotherhood Togetherness specials; sign-off
- ★★ Hank says it is hard to make videos with people watching over his shoulder, noting his dad's first-ever cameo, and that he should just get over it. — 00:02:28 · Mike Green
- ★★ Hank, for both brothers, thanks all the Nerdfighters who helped with the most recent secret project. — 00:02:28 · Nerdfighteria, John Green
- ★★★ Hank says it probably won't be the last secret project: he and John are working on an idea, with more later this week (week of 27 August 2007). (hedged) — 00:02:28 · John Green
- ★★ Hank announces there will be more 'Brotherhood Togetherness specials' and says he looks forward to hanging out with John all week. — 00:02:57 · John Green
Threads in this video
- looked back · Secret project: Nerdfighters' birthday greetings for John (2007) — John thanks Hank for the two-day birthday present and the work behind it, and thanks the Nerdfighters. (00:00:00) → refers to August 24th: John's Secret Project Part 2
- update · John's 30th birthday (2007) — John says his birthday this year (2007) was better than Oprah Winfrey's best birthday ever. (00:00:00)
- told · Hank's visit to John's house after John's birthday, with family (2007) — Hank reveals he has been with John since Sunday (26 August 2007), at John's house, kept secret from the Nerdfighters; Sarah, Katherine and their parents are there too. (00:00:41)
- callback · 'In your pants' suffix game (2007) — Hank calls the forum 'my pants': 'I just went on my pants'. (00:01:24)
- callback · John's wife Sarah as 'the Yeti' (2007) — Hank refers to Sarah as 'the Yeti'. (00:02:05)
- thanks · Hank asks Nerdfighters to email him about a secret project for John's birthday (2007) — Hank thanks, for both brothers, all the Nerdfighters who helped with the most recent secret project. (00:02:28)
- announced · Happy Dance Project: compilation of the brothers' and Nerdfighters' happy dances (2007) — Hank hints at another secret project: he and John are working on an idea, more about it later this week (week of 27 August 2007). (00:02:28)
Where the stories that moved here went next
- Happy Dance Project: compilation of the brothers' and Nerdfighters' happy dances (2007) — completed; last: looked back, 2007-12-28
- Hank's visit to John's house after John's birthday, with family (2007) — followed over 5 videos (2007); last: update, 2007-09-04
- John's 30th birthday (2007) — followed over 6 videos (2007); last: update, 2007-08-29
Mentioned
Brotherhood 2.0 forum · in your pants · Katherine Green · Mike Green · Oprah Winfrey · Sarah Urist Green · See you tomorrow · Sydney Green
Replies to
- answers · August 23rd: John's Secret Project Part 1 — “that amazing two-day birthday present”
- answers · August 24th: John's Secret Project Part 2 — “that amazing two-day birthday present”
Later videos replying to this one
- 2007-08-28 · August 28th: Starring Mom (John) — continues — “yesterday Dad got to be in a video” (00:01:13)
- 2007-08-29 · August 29th: Goodbye 29 Year Old John (Hank) — continues (update on John's 30th birthday (2007)) — Hank's song marks John turning 30, recalling that John said his birthday beat Oprah's best birthday. (00:00:03)