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T-Shirt and Jeans and TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT

2016-04-15 · song · Hank · 3:57 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Projects (also: Everyday life) · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: song or performance, self promotion

Hank performs his song 'T-Shirt and Jeans' (his clothes say little about him, so knowing him takes talking), then announces a ten-day Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers tour with Driftless Pony Club and Harry and the Potters.

What is said

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

00:00:00 — Song 'T-Shirt and Jeans': the store visit that gave him his uniform, why jeans, clothes that say little, rebel uniforms

00:03:11 — Tour announcement: route, bands, format, tickets, merch, testimonials; sign-off

  • ★★★ Hank tells John they are going on a short, ten-day tour, starting in Kansas, through Texas, across Arizona and up California. — 00:03:11
  • ★★ Hank says they are touring with Wheezy Waiter's band, the Driftless Pony Club, and Harry and the Potters. — 00:03:18 · Craig Benzine
  • ★★ Hank says Harry and the Potters have probably the best live show he has ever seen. (hedged) — 00:03:22
  • ★★ Hank says the shows are fun and laid back and packed with interesting stuff; Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers go on last, but he more or less MCs the whole evening. (hedged) — 00:03:23
  • ★★★ Hank says tickets are on sale for every show except El Paso, apologising to El Paso. — 00:03:31
  • ★★ Hank says there will be merch (shirts, posters, a flash drive with every song he has written) and cash buyers may get a $2 bill he has signed as change. (playful) — 00:03:37
  • ★★★ Hank shows Twitter testimonials from a search for 'Hank Green concert' and invites viewers to come along. — 00:03:47 · Twitter

In the description and comments

Humor (significant)

  • Listing life milestones he passed in his T-shirt-and-jeans uniform. — 00:00:53

    “and when I touched my first boob”

  • Praising jeans in the song. — 00:01:22

    “they're pants made out of plants”

  • His wardrobe hides what lies beneath. — 00:01:52

    “thousandaire or a billionare”

  • Tour merch perks for cash buyers. — 00:03:41

    “and if you pay in cash we'll do our best to give you your change including a $2 bill that I have signed.”

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Mentioned

Central: T-Shirt and Jeans · Tour Because Awesome

Also: People: Craig Benzine · Henry David Thoreau

Organizations: Twitter

Groups: Driftless Pony Club · Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers · Harry and the Potters

Concepts: stereotype

Places: Arizona · California · El Paso, Texas · Kansas · Texas

Only in the description or credits: Anaheim, California · Austin, Texas · Dallas · Denver · Houston, Texas · Lawrence, Kansas · Los Angeles · Omaha · Salt Lake City · San Diego · San Francisco · Tucson, Arizona

Also centred on T-Shirt and Jeans: T-Shirt and Jeans - A Song

Also centred on Tour Because Awesome: I Love Science (Clean Version) (Uncensored link in the Description) · Touring with a Rock Band in 1,8X&,00B Simple Steps

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