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The Most Amazing Day

2016-05-31 (said on 2016-05-29 — implied: date said in the video; uploaded 2 days later) · letter vlog · John, Mike Green, a guest · 3:47 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Sports · mode: Personal update · tags: on location, timely hook, community lore, guest or collab

John vlogs 36 hours from Indianapolis 500 race day, which he leaves early, to Wembley, where AFC Wimbledon win the play-off final and promotion to League One, and the celebration at Kingsmeadow.

What is said

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

00:00:00 — Sunday morning bike ride to the Speedway; annual one-mile foot race between two friends, won by the underdog

  • ★★ On Sunday at 7 a.m. John bikes down to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for race day. — 00:00:00 · Indianapolis
  • ★★ Every year John's race day starts at 8 a.m. with a one-mile foot race between two friends; he always bets on the one who always loses, and this year (2016) that friend wins. (playful) — 00:00:05

00:00:30 — Speedway, Indiana (like the Vatican), walk to the Indy 500, wardrobe changes, 350,000 people

  • ★ John says Speedway, Indiana is like the Vatican: surrounded by Indianapolis but not Indianapolis. (playful) — 00:00:30 · Indianapolis
  • ★ John says the key to enjoying being awake for several days is wardrobe changes, and counts his outfits through the trip. (playful) — 00:00:48
  • ★★ John says 350,000 people are all in the same place for the Indy 500. — 00:00:55 · Indianapolis

00:01:07 — Leaving the race at lap 160, flying via New York to London, outfits, Wembley, the Green Man

  • ★★ Leaving the Indy 500 after 160 laps, John goes to the airport and flies via New York City to London, sleeping well on the plane. — 00:01:07 · New York City, London, Indianapolis
  • ★★ In London John heads to Wembley, sees AFC Wimbledon's crest there and stops at an AFC Wimbledon bar, the Green Man; he says he can't remember when he was this excited. — 00:01:27 · London, AFC Wimbledon

00:01:55 — Radio WDON commentary of the final minutes: penalty for the Dons, Akinfenwa scores

  • ★★ a guest: Radio WDON's commentary of the closing moments reports that Akinfenwa scores from the penalty spot and AFC Wimbledon are a League One club. — 00:02:19 · AFC Wimbledon

00:03:09 — Promotion to League One; John's dad; party at Kingsmeadow; chant and sign-off

  • ★★★ John reports AFC Wimbledon won, securing promotion to League One. — 00:03:09 · AFC Wimbledon
  • ★ John's dad enjoyed the game. — 00:03:09 · Mike Green
  • ★★ Having lost his camcorder and filming on his phone, John returns with a large group of AFC Wimbledon supporters to Kingsmeadow to celebrate the promotion. — 00:03:17 · AFC Wimbledon

In the description and comments

Humor (significant)

  • John compares Speedway, Indiana to the Vatican: an enclave surrounded by Indianapolis. — 00:00:39

    “but it's also somewhat different from the Vatican because of everything else.”

  • John says he really needs to sleep on the plane to London, then reports back. — 00:01:23

    “I couldn't even vlog it, I was too busy sleeping it.”

  • On outfit five, possibly six, and very tired, John arrives for the final. — 00:01:39

    “But I have taken my final form.”

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Mentioned

Central: AFC Wimbledon · Indianapolis 500 · Wembley Stadium

Also: People: Mike Green

Organizations: EFL League One · Radio WDON

Places: Indianapolis · Indianapolis Motor Speedway · Kingsmeadow · London · New York City · Speedway, Indiana · Vatican City

Only in the description or credits: Rosianna Halse Rojas

Also centred on Indianapolis 500: The Best of My 2016 · The Double · The Longest (and best) Day

Also centred on Wembley Stadium: The Double · The Longest (and best) Day

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