Lonesome Cloud
2008-10-21 · letter vlog · Hank · 4:16 · watch on YouTube
Topic: Personal life (also: Pop culture, Nerdfighteria) · mode: Personal update · tags: song or performance, guest or collab
Hank, settling into his new home with visiting friends Brian and Jessalyn, says he has finally had a chance to relax while John tours, updates viewers on the Paper Towns collab album, and plays a song his friends recorded.
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 and day-of-week confusion; moving in; first guests Brian and Jessalyn on their anniversary; recording songs with them and Katherine
- ★★ Hank says it has been an exciting time moving in and getting used to their new place, and soon after moving in they already have guests. — 00:00:00
- ★★ Friends Brian and Jessalyn are visiting; for their anniversary the day before (20 October 2008), Hank says they all went into the recording studio and recorded some songs together. — 00:00:00 · Brian
- ★★ Hank calls Brian a fantastic guitarist and songwriter and Jessalyn and Katherine wonderful singers; the three recorded the song he plays in the background. — 00:00:00 · Brian, Katherine Green
00:00:52 — Relaxing evening ahead; Hank relaxes while John tours, mutual jealousy ('better baskets'); echoey room with one bookshelf
- ★★ While John is on the road across the US, Hank says he has had a tiny chance to relax, though he is a bit jealous of John's nerdfighter events. (playful) — 00:00:52 · John Green, Nerdfighteria
- ★ Hank jokes that brotherhood means each brother thinks the other's basket is better (the grass is always greener). (playful) — 00:01:23
00:01:48 — Unfinished bookshelf; Paper Towns collab album: hundreds now eligible, digital version going online soon, emails to follow; thanks
- ★ The new room is echoey and has only a bookshelf; it is unfinished because Hank got angry at the assembly instructions. (playful) — 00:01:48
- ★★★ Many people are now eligible for the Paper Towns collab album; the album is ready, the digital version goes online soon and everyone eligible will be emailed. — 00:02:17 · Paper Towns collab album
- ★★ Hank expected 50 or 60 people in total to take part but it has been about 50 or 60 a day, hundreds overall; he thanks them and asks them to continue. — 00:02:17 · Paper Towns collab album
00:02:46 — Asks viewers to comment if they like Brian's song; the song plays; sign-off wishing John well in Melbourne, Florida
- ★★ Hank asks viewers who like the song to comment, so its writer Brian, who is not very drawn to the internet, knows whether it would welcome him. — 00:02:46 · Brian
- ★ Hank wishes John a good time in Melbourne, Florida the next day. — 00:03:43
Threads in this video
- update · Hank and Katherine buy a house (2008) — Hank reports he and his household have moved into their new place and are getting used to it, with first guests soon after. (00:00:00)
- told · Brian and Jessalyn visit Hank and record songs with him (2008) — Friends Brian and Jessalyn visit on their anniversary; they record songs in a studio with Hank's household, including the song played in the video. (00:00:00)
- milestone · Paper Towns collab album: free album for proving dedication to Paper Towns (2008) — Hank reports the Paper Towns collab album is ready and hundreds are eligible; the digital version will go online soon and eligible participants will be emailed. (00:02:17)
- asked · Hank asks viewers to comment if they like his friend Brian's song (2008) — Hank asks viewers to comment if they like Brian's song so Brian knows the internet would welcome him. (00:02:46)
Where the stories that moved here went next
- Paper Towns collab album: free album for proving dedication to Paper Towns (2008) — last documented in 2008; last: looked back, 2008-11-05
Mentioned
Central: Brian · Brian's song (Lonesome Cloud?) · Jessalyn · Paper Towns collab album
Also: Katherine Green · Melbourne, Florida
Later videos replying to this one
- 2008-10-22 · Punish Hank? Save Hank? YOU DECIDE. (John) — punishes (open on John asks Nerdfighters to vote on whether Hank should be punished for his 4:16 video (2008)) — John asks Nerdfighters to vote on whether Hank should be punished for his 4:16 video without a montage. (00:03:09)
- 2008-10-24 · Talking to Myself (Hank) — refers back (accept on Hank: dress as Carrie Bradshaw, punishment for his 4:16 video (2008)) — Hank concedes his video was technically over four minutes and, at the end, asks viewers for punishment suggestions. (00:00:00)