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WROCK!

2009-05-24 · documentary visit · John · 3:34 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Pop culture · mode: Documentary visit · tags: on location, song or performance

John, about to leave for Australia, says two days at LeakyCon with people who care so unironically about one another reminded him it's okay to be enthusiastic, and shows wizard rock footage from the conference.

What is said

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

00:00:00 — Apple store recognition; leaving for Australia (Melbourne/Sydney meetups); LeakyCon and unironic enthusiasm; Dumbledore buys John a drink

  • ★ John says a woman in an Apple store recognised him and told him she used to watch his videos. (playful) — 00:00:00
  • ★★ John says he is short on time because he is going to Australia, and invites Nerdfighters in Melbourne or Sydney to hang out with him (details in the sidebar). — 00:00:00 · Australia, Nerdfighteria
  • ★★ John says he and Hank just had two extraordinary days at LeakyCon, a Harry Potter conference. — 00:00:00 · Harry Potter (book series)
  • ★★★ John says he was inspired by people who care about one another and about making the world more awesome so completely without irony; in a hyper-cynical world we forget it's okay to be enthusiastic. — 00:00:29
  • ★ John says that at the LeakyCon bar someone dressed as Dumbledore put a hand on his shoulder and bought him a drink. (playful) — 00:00:29

00:00:50 — Wizard rock footage from LeakyCon (per description, Harry and the Potters' 'Dumbledore'); open letter to the Twilight fandom; sign-off

  • ★★ John stops talking to show Hank "some awesome" from LeakyCon in the form of wizard rock. — 00:00:50
  • ★ In a mock open letter, John tells the Twilight fandom to call him when it can rock like that. (joke) — 00:00:50

Humor (significant)

  • A woman in an Apple store asks if he is John Green and he proudly says yes. — 00:00:00

    “I used to watch your videos. Used to?”

  • John says someone dressed as Dumbledore put a hand on his shoulder at the bar. — 00:00:29

    “I've been waiting my whole life for Dumbledore to buy me a drink.”

  • After the wizard rock footage John reads an open letter to a rival fandom. — 00:00:50

    “Dear Twilight fandom, call me when you can rock like that.”

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Mentioned

Central: LeakyCon · Wizard rock

Also: Albus Dumbledore · Apple · Australia · cynicism · Harry Potter (book series) · Melbourne · Sydney · Twilight

Only in the description or credits: Dumbledore · Final Cut Express · Harry and the Potters

Also centred on LeakyCon: ELLEN HARDCASTLE IS HERE! A Reunion Video · To Be Anything At All: Thoughts from Places, Chicago and LeakyCon 2012 · Plane Butts, Fish Farts, LeakyCon, and Marriage Equality

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