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Travel Tips, Delivered Hoarsely

2008-10-21 (said on 2008-10-20 — implied: date said in the video; uploaded 1 day later) · letter vlog · John · 3:16 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Books & writing (also: Personal life, Everyday life) · mode: Announcements · tags: self promotion, on location, community lore

On the Paper Towns tour in Columbus, John tells Hank he lost his camcorder in Boston, lists upcoming tour stops, shares comic travel tips, and announces BlogTV streams of every event and a nerdfighter gift exchange between stops.

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; tired in Columbus, Ohio on tour; camcorder left in Boston, filming on the iSight; 'my heart belongs to Edward' sticker

  • ★★ John, on the Paper Towns tour, is in Columbus, Ohio, super tired after a long day of touring. — 00:00:00 · Paper Towns
  • ★★★ John left his camcorder in Boston, so he is recording on the iSight camera until he gets a new camcorder. — 00:00:00

00:00:33 — Info 1: Hank is awesome after two days together in New York and Boston; the camcorder used since January 2007 was left at the Boston event space; email if found

  • ★★ John tells Hank he is awesome: the two days they just spent together in New York and Boston were the most awesome of his life. (playful) — 00:00:33 · Hank Green, New York City
  • ★★ The camcorder he has filmed every video with since January 2, 2007 did not really blow up; he left it at the event space while watching Julia Nunes play in Boston. — 00:00:33
  • ★★ John asks nerdfighters who might have picked up the camera he has used for the last 22 months to email him. — 00:01:02 · Nerdfighteria

00:01:02 — Info 2: tour stops Atlanta (starts at 6), Miami, Orlando, Naperville; small Saturday event at a bookstore in Lincoln Square, Chicago, tickets for the first 45 emailers

  • ★★★ Later this week (week of 20 October 2008) John will be in Atlanta, where the show starts at 6, not 6:30 (people should probably come early), then Miami, Orlando and Naperville. (hedged) — 00:01:02
  • ★★ John says everyone should come to the Naperville event, which will be big, fun and awesome. — 00:01:02
  • ★★ John will also do a smaller Saturday 4 p.m. event at a bookstore in Lincoln Square, Chicago, giving tickets to the first 45 people who email. — 00:01:02 · Chicago (city)

00:01:42 — Info 3: travel tips: Purell (even on the face), the nerdfighting wallet, never check luggage, wear dirty clothes

  • ★★ Asked for travel tips, John's first is never to underestimate Purell; he playfully says he is now a Purell addict who puts it on his face. (playful) — 00:01:42
  • ★ John advises travelling with your nerdfighting wallet. (playful) — 00:02:07
  • ★★ John's main tip is never to check luggage: away for 33 days, he carries everything on by wearing dirty clothes. (playful) — 00:02:07

00:02:42 — Info 4: BlogTV streams of every tour event and a nerdfighter gift exchange between stops; summary and sign-off

  • ★★★ John will stream every event on BlogTV for the rest of the tour, for Hank and nerdfighters who cannot attend. — 00:02:42
  • ★★★ Nerdfighter gift exchange: gifts nerdfighters give the tour will be passed on to nerdfighters at the next stop, keeping John's luggage carry-on. — 00:02:42 · Nerdfighteria

Humor (significant)

  • John is wearing a sticker saying 'my heart belongs to Edward'. — 00:00:33

    “Which is not accurate.”

  • John explains what happened to his camcorder during two awesome days with Hank. — 00:00:33

    “blew up due to a nuclear chain reaction of awesome”

  • John admits he has become a Purell addict. — 00:01:42

    “I'm not even content to rub it on my hands anymore. I gotta get it on my face.”

  • John reveals how he travels 33 days with carry-on only: wearing dirty clothes. — 00:02:07

    “After like three days, you completely stop smelling yourself.”

Threads in this video

Where the stories that moved here went next

Mentioned

Central: Paper Towns Tour

Also: People: Julia Nunes

Organizations: BlogTV · The Book Cellar

Terms: link in the sidebar · made of awesome · nerdtastic

Places: Atlanta · Boston · Chicago (city) · Columbus, Ohio · Miami · Naperville, Illinois · New York City · Orlando, Florida

Characters: Edward Cullen

Products: iSight · Purell

Only in the description or credits: Paper Towns · Punishment · YouTube

Also centred on Paper Towns Tour: Paper Towns Tour Dates! · Hanks actual Vlog

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