Before people jump in the comments and offer advice and concern, please know I am fine. I'm just an emotional dude sometimes. I also want to acknowledge that there are a lot of people having a much rougher year than I am - in no way do I want to minimize that. If you want to help somebody out, there are plenty of people who have lost jobs and loved ones and need your help far more than I do. Having said that, thanks for your concern. :)
Joe... There are plenty of "sciencey" channels out there that we can and do watch, but we watch yours because you are everyman... We watch because of your personality... This let it soar, because that's what we came for.
I think me making that joke has got some people thinking that I'm apologizing for having emotions. I've seen several comments to that effect. That's not the case. It was just a joke.
I don't know if you get to read this comment but I live in Iran, the second most isolated and the first most depressed nation on earth. Your videos are a source of joy and knowledge in my life and many other like me who are living in the rougher parts of this planet with truly uncertain futures. I hope that you know and realize that your hard work and dedication has a real positive impact on this world and in our lives Joe. 🙏❤
I retired in January so since then instead of daily contact with other humans with Big C and all that I haven't had much physical contact with others. No shaking hands, no hugs, no coming closer than 8 feet or so. Thank God I have pets! I had to put off surgery because of Covid, I'm avoiding going out and get my groceries delivered. At least I'm catching up on my reading. Anyone at this point who isn't bummed out now and then are the abnormal ones IMHO.
That's what I said, too. :) Also, I think the election may (*hopefully*) make a huge difference, and that -- combined with the release of a vaccine in the spring -- could make for a much better year than this one has been.
It is nice and refreshing to see a grown man talk about his feelings and admit to be in a difficult place. As a young adult male I need to see that that is OK, because I miss that.
I think I grew up at the very tail end of the "man up" kind of parenting where boys were mocked for being emotional. And while I think we've come a very long way since then, I think it still hangs in the air when it comes to men being emotional. I'm at the point where if that's who I am, it's better to own it than stuff it down. But that comes with age as well. And I have a lot of that. :)
I lost my father a month ago today. He was fragile for the last 5 months and I couldn't visit him, and it's breaking my heart the thought of that I somehow knew he will not survive this time but I didn't put an effort to go and visit him. I'm not an emotional kind of guy and I never have been, but it's hard for me to accept his passing. What I'm trying to say here is that having an emotional side is a good thing, it's paralyzing to have emotions that you cannot access. I keep remembering something you said in the first video you did on the topic of Covid-19. You said, "There's a decent chance that somebody you know will die this year from this disease."
This is appreciated. Your message is appreciated. Your love of music is appreciated. You, good sir, with your vulnerability and your choice to be truthful with us, are very much appreciated. Thank you for you. 🙏🏽🎶💜🎶💫🎶😊
Ok, I got to the end and I did want to share a few thoughts: 1. If you need actors to be a part of your script reading, I’d love to be a part of it (and I could wrangle a few really talented people). 2. It’s may be my POV, but chaos (not havoc) is the true creative element in the universe. And like undeniable joy into a hopeless and exhausting situation, it does stir up the pot. It’s a gift. 3. I do think joyful, positive, and truthful art could be on the horizon. Not the bubble gum pop and nonsense we’ve been fed since the early 2000’s, but something that can only be born out of real trials and darkness. I think it’s a more original thought than darkness and BS. 4. You aren’t alone. One of the “gifts of Covid” has been it has forced a lot of people to really look at their lives and what they are choosing. “Am I really creating the life and living I desire or have I just been sleepwalking or settling?
Great insight Mikey, and I want to echo the thanks to Joe. Not the first time recently the subject of processing through music has come up recently around me. Whenever I go through a similar hard time I tend to find an album that captures that. After I worked through the last one I decided to get those albums in vinyl and mount them on the wall. I'm going to keep them in chronological order to remind myself next time that I've been there before and I'll work through it again. What a great dichotomy of channels Joe has going, and what a great group of people it has brought together!
I'm 15 years old, and I have a group of kids that like to bully me in technical college. I can't understand why, but all I can usually say to them is "someday your going to realize that you've been treating people, including me wrong all your life. The second you realize that your treating people badly, your life will change." I just wanted to point that out. I love this channel, I feel super connected to all the content Joe provides. Thank you all. P.S. Joe if you read this, we all have hard times, for me it's been a hard few years. If I learned anything from the time at the hospital everything always gets better. Just be patient, and things will balance out.
If it makes you feel any better, I've heard so many people say "highschool was the time of my life", honestly I think that's a bunch of bullshit. I hated, and still deeply hate, highshcool with all my body and soul. Sure, I met my wife there, and I wouldn't trade that for anything, but I am nearing my 30s and still have legitimate nightmares about dealing with school.
@@Dr_Andracca Jup... I can absolutely say that i hated School, especially the last year even though i was doing really good in school and noone was bullying me or anything... University just has been so much better... But i think a lot of people especially the popular guys from "highschool" really peaked there... Which is kinda sad for them because that means the peak of their live is already behind them and most likely wasn't really high anyway...
Some if not most of the people bullying you will probably not even remember it in a few years. I don't think most of the people who were bullying Elon Musk even remember it today but to Elon i don't think it matters because he is Elon Musk and they aren't. In a few years your and their ways will part and if you don't want to it's unlikely you will ever have to spend longer stretches of time with them again. If you don't break from their bullying it will only make you stronger. I'm sometimes still thinking about the people who were kinda bullying me (it wasn't that bad) in 5th grade (mostly for being a smart nerd who liked rock and metal instead of the stuff they were listening to)... Basically all of them are doing some kind of shitty job today while I'm currently in college to become a highly skilled (and payed) Software Engineer (or SW Architect or Data Scientist, not sure). It kinda still motivates me to this day to see myself getting into a better position in my life every day while they are basically floating around in mediocrity...
I was homeless in a city I didn't know, I was lucky to be in a lovely shelter for women and children, I finally broke down and cried in front of about 20 other women and proceeded to apologize for crying. This women were from many different paths. They all spoke in harmony and they all told me " cry, cry and don't let anyone make you feel ashamed, or weak or not important!" I have never forgot this advice. What kindness from these women!!
We’ve all been living lives in forced purgatory for months. The “fight or flight” response has been suppressed. Little wonder we’re feeling fragile. Thanks for sharing.
The Beth's are amazing. Oof you listen to the lyrics they are actually very mournful and introspective of failed relationships. The UA-cam recommended algorithm did a damn good job bringing them to me
I think this is what zeitgeist refers to...its universal Joe, youre not alone. These times have made me so angry and disappointed that i can not handle anymore suffering and injustice. The veil has just lifted. This is a good thing Joe. Labor pains to bring in new life.
I think we have all needed some good news. I was brought to tears today when I was watching the in-person voters in line in Georgia, and in Texas they were in their cars, waiting in line to drop off their ballots. Why did that make me cry? I think it made me cry because I found hope. I saw people who were excited to make their presence known whereas all this time I wondered if maybe I was just alone. But when I saw everybody there it made me feel like there was something to be hopeful for... something that I could cling on to... that proverbial "Let's all come together and fix the world"...well, that's how I felt - and it brought me to tears. I needed that.
Dude I want to cry because I live in Georgia most people here disagree with the state government, but our elections are so rigged that it doesn't even matter
@@joebarton4947 That concerns me, too. But it must bring you some measure of joy simply seeing the sheer numbers that have turned up, in person, at great risk to stand for hours... just to vote. That says to me that YOU are not alone, either. I gotta believe in the American democracy. Even with all the bad actors, I gotta believe it's going to work as the founders intended.
When the plague hit London, Shakespeare headed out of town and wrote The Sonnets. Doors closing and windows opening... And thanks for the tip on the band! Definitely do the live script reading!
Music is what differentiates us from animals. Animals make music-like sounds, but there is no musical intent. No structure and no meaning other than to communicate. Music can make me high or low. It can inspire me, it can calm me. And Joe, thanks for putting this out. I can only say that I hope you have sorted yourself out by now [am writing this in October 2022].
Stop apologizing for your emotions. You’re a human being. Having emotions does not automatically mean you are irrational and lacking anything. You’re doing great work. We really love it and appreciate it. So long as you are authentic, honest, and strive to bring awsome fidelity to your work we will enjoy you and your work. Welcome to exploring your inner sanctums. It’s never easy. It’s always a challenge. When you stare into that abyss you begin to learn that “other things not you” stare back. And accepting that we exist in a universe filled to the brim with other intelligences and entities; and being content/accepting that, can bring you peace and a powerful sense of wonder/awe. Go deeper. It’s ok. You may experience massively powerful feelings that scare you. And that is normal and ok. But you will survive to see those feelings morph into differing feelings and thoughts. We’re ok. We hope your ok. Be well.
I've seen several comments telling me to stop apologizing for my emotions. Where am I apologizing here? If anything I'm saying that it's a good and beautiful thing to experience emotions fully, and the purpose was to share so others can feel empowered to do the same. Otherwise, thanks for the thoughts. :)
@@joescott-tmi I didn’t mean to come off flippant or snarky. I love your message. I guess my lack of articulation messed up my message of inclusion and encouragement. Keep on trucking Joe!!!! We love ya no matter what.
Everyone needs an ear and helping hand Joe. You help me all the time brother. I have been dealing with feeling alone even with ppl around. I've been feeling suicidal lately as well. I don't feel like there is anyone for me when I need the help! But you sir I crave and wait for your vids as well as others. You help me so much just to get out of my head. Always here for you bud much love. Stay humble
I was in your place..Being an Army Soldier. Take one day at a time or hour by hour... Yes, it may not be easy. Move forward, take little steps to goals, helping others, hobbies and try something new to you. BE OUT of your comfort (depressed) zone.
I'm taking an online class at Unity and the teacher commented that we are grieving. We are grieving for what used to be...and knowing that the holidays are coming and things won't be the same. Naming it grief somehow was a relief. We WILL get past all this but we can allow ourselves to grieve. Part of the healing process.
The rollercoaster of life. Diagnosed with ALS closing in on 3 yrs ago. My wife divorced me 6 months ago. Not having my wife, kids, home, job, to be able to play guitar or do the little things people take for granted. I'm drawn to tears daily by my situation, music, stories or just watching nature. We are all stronger than we think. Be your best.....even at your worst.
I saw a therapist a few years back. Anyhoo, he told me that I am a “stuffer”. I stuff my emotions down until finally they bubble up and you CAN NOT stop it. I think that is where you’re at. If the music is helping you release those emotions, then keep listening. Have a big cry or two (you don’t have to tell viewers about it, unless you want to). Take care of yourself. Hugs
Listened the whole way through. As the spouse of someone with anxiety, depression, emotional fragility it is helpful to hear people like you talk about this. As an analytical person knowing (vaguely) what is happening is helpful when the person themselves can not explain. Thanks Joe.
I really admire your ability to be so vulnerable on such a large platform brotha, that takes a spectacular level of comfort and bravery. I’ve also been feeling like this difficult year will actually culminate into a beautiful opportunity to grow, and I’ve been sharing that thought whenever I can, but it’s comforting to see I’m not the only one who feels that....thank you.
Hey, I know this is like 18 months old, but I just want to say that your description of your color palette really resonated with how I personally feel. And it seems like a rare-ish combination that can make you feel pretty alone (or at least I feel that way often), so it was really nice to hear you describe your way of thinking. I'm fascinated by things like science and the process of logic, while also being quite emotional and subject to less-than-logical frames of mind. Hard to describe, but you hit a chord with me. Love from Georgia
I'm a scientist who used to make a living as a musician, so all of this is up my alley... I go back and forth with this . I'm always emotionally triggered by music, but sometimes (especially when I find something new) I go to another level that makes my emotions more accessible for ...a while? And I always wonder why I'm not like that all of the time. It almost feels like you're getting more "life" out of each unit of time when you're in that state. It's aways cool to hear someone else experiencing that. Love TMI, and of course the orig channel!
One quote summarises how I cope with the last four years. *"You can stand to see the Imperial flag reign across the galaxy?"* *"It's not a problem if you don't look up."*
"I'm only human"... it's why we love you Joe. You are definitely not alone in feeling the weight of this year; totally there with you brother. Thanks for sharing this, really what I needed today. While we all may have different challenges, needs, heartaches, and joy; our common thread will be our humanity, decency, and love for one another that will inevitably bring us through. Thanks for being a beacon of light, knowledge, and laughter. Keep up the amazing work with AWJ, TMI, and all that you do. Now, I'm off to discover and binge The Beths :)
I want to thank you for this video. You reminded me that joy isn’t something that you have to wait on, it’s something you can search out. Whether is a feel good movie, an amazing band, or a nice walk, we need to look and find these things to keep us going. I’d forgetter that amidst the grind of helping clients, taking care of my employees, and caring for my family, I’d stopped looking for joy. This reminder has made more of a difference than you can know. Thank you.
I stumbled onto your show about four weeks ago. The first two weeks were the least productive of my life, because I totally binged. Thank you for being so completely human!
Inside Joe’s brain Blue side: I have so many feelings and I want to talk about them. Green side: rolls his eyes and says this again... will someone get this man a tissue. Real talk. Keep it up your doing awesome things.
too bad society scares people out of talking about their feelings and just says 'go back to work'. This might've started as a male problem - but it's leaked over to women too. I'm a female and talking about feelings are shunned even for me. Something needs to change - give men the ability to express feelings, so everyone else will already!
Us to Joe... Us to. Whatever you do. We/I love you. While I understand what you’re getting at. Sometimes it can be nice to hear sad music. It’s important to feel your feelings. I’ve been putting them away for decades and that broke me a few years ago. Finally learning to feel happy, sad, etc is good and important. That’s just my 2 cents. Your idea sounds awesome. If you can make it a soon call so we can all dress up and react. That makes it more a together thing.
I’m old to this Joe. But a large part of why I love watching your channel is how real and honest you are. Far too many online presenters are afraid to show these sides of themselves, or be concerned they will lose people for being their quirky weird selves. Males in particular are not usually willing to show emotional vulnerability. It makes you feel more REAL. It makes you feel more like a friend. That weird, quirky friend that has your sense of humor and isn’t afraid to show their flaws. Who knows, maybe you still hide a lot, but you are far more open and vulnerable here more than I have ever experienced even with my husband (with the exception of our wedding day.) it’s honestly refreshing. This shows how much of an empathetic person you are, and it adds an additional layer of insight to the topics that you share on this channel and your main. Keep being you, man. If you read this, I hope your 2024 is a better year.
Not long ago, I was doing some light repairs on my elderly mother's home (as we do as kids, right?) and stumbled across an old VHS copy of "Willow" from the late '80s and popped it in her old school TV/VCR combo for some noise while fixing things. When the theme music swelled after the opening scene, I was completely unexpectedly overwhelmed with emotion - a weird mix of nostalgic memory and just the feeling of a chord progression that resolves itself exactly right. I was so taken aback I rewound the tape to that part and damned if it didn't happen again even though I knew it was coming. Music touches the heart and moves us in sometimes unexpected directions - glad you're still embracing the art side, Joe - it's what gives the science side the colors. Be well.
I'm supposed to know a little bit about art and I love Science. I'm sitting here thinking there's a reason, "Arts And Sciences" are phrased together like that. (It's the same thing, at least I think so.) I don't see it as another side of you. To me, for what it's worth, I'd say if you don't do your Art, you are not fully doing your Science. Creating isn't an option, Joe. Play is creativity and it's a wonderful way to learn. It's important, eminent and emerging. and unavoidable, and a bunch of other similies. Creativity is joyful andfun, sure, but it's also a responsibility. Humans must play. When you have fun, you're a happier Dad, Mom, Spouse, Child, Teacher, Tap Dancer, whatever. They deserve the best we can be. If you have a song, a play, a video or a painting in you, you have no right to not create it. Forget wondering if you should. The world needs it and desperately. Your willingness to create just might in a Quantum Mechanics sort of way cause the same particles of courage at play in another person to pick up a brush, and that could save a life. Without creativity, new ideas can't become theories. This isn't just for you, not by far. It's important, not that you do it right or well, but that you are in the act of creating. Enjoy the dance!
BIG fan of The Beths and stoked to hear you have a similar response in what they can invoke. Good onya too acknowledging the need to feed the full emotional pallet. Things will work out far better in the long run by NOT disregarding or denying what your own output to the world may need to be. Big ups!
The “Beths”. Ok. Got it!!! I thought you said “The Best” Siri thought I said “The Blessed”. Which started out kinda soft, but quickly turned into death metal… I figured something wasn’t right, based on your description! Looking up “The Beths” now...
Dude!! You have just described my exact mind-frame right now! Anger, Stress, Loss, Grief, but also laughter and a feeling of compassion for everyone else going through all of this crap! And music provides such a cathartic release. I'm bouncing around between Tyler Childers and Avatar right now, which are radically different styles and feelings...but I neeeeeed aaaall of those different feelings to experience my "unfortunate normal right now" thing that I'm going through. I don't know if that makes sense, but it's the best I can do. You are awesome--I love hearing your point of view on all sorts of stuff! You are playing a role in helping us all to figure out our shit! Thank You!!
Joe, I must put this out there. we are weirdly in a parallel situation. My past six years have been super isolated and included being abused by my ex bf and losing my only sister. I'd been wollowing, just staying in bed and feeling stagnant and awful for two literal years. Then I heard a song. And a switch clicked inside of my soul. It felt like I woke up from a coma. The world looked brighter and I wanted to shine in it. I've been making art, singing, putting on makeup everyday, being a good influence on my sister's kids (who I help raise now), socializing, taking better care of myself, etc. my LIFE is turned around. Because of one song. It's Dreamer by Foxy Shazam by the way.
Im so glad you got out of the very real coma grief and abuse can induce. I was in a VERY similar situation. Im still teetering upon the edge of said coma's depths but on my way out. Thanks for giving me hope that it may, one day, break.
Hey I am an emotional wreck too. It's fine to not be ok man chill. My dad recently got readmitted to a hospital. You gotta just be real with yourself ❤️
As a musician who’s really into things like politics, I often find my self split between creating music to talk about tough topics and making purely fun positive music to cope with said topics... your comments about the future of music and entertainment has me re-thinking some things. Thank you ❤️
I am a neuropsychology student and I know that one of the best ways to dig oneself out of a depressed or sad mindset is to exercise your creative muscles daily, paint, draw, write, sing, play, talk, dance, or insert your verb here. Artistic creative passion saves lives.
Thanks for being you. Honestly, it's refreshing to see that someone else out there is going through real shit. I struggle with many of the same feelings myself and I'm sure MANY watching do too. Keep up the great work.
You’re doing just fine sharing this Joe. Or, you can switch off and that’s an emotional dead end. When I was a Hospice nurse, I walked away with more humanity and though, crying in my car, after my shift, it was still worth it. Stay with this my friend 💜💁♀️
I rewatched ‘the lord of the rings’ last week. For some reason I cried during ‘return of the king’. I honestly don’t know why. I think it might be because it reminded me of the times when I first watched them. Simpeler times i guess. And to be clear, my life is very OK. I haven’t lost anyone, I still have a job, everything is as good as it can be. Still, it’s though for all of us. So I feel you bro!
This year hasn’t been the best Joe and if it makes you feel better I’m a paramedic in PA and between financial issues, issues in the workplace and the human malware going around it has been building up and it has come to a head over the last month and your videos and the podcast have really given me an outlet and something to help me focus. So thank you for everything you do. I know it’s cliche but your not alone and if you ever felt the need to reach out to some random person feel free
@@hpoeter right, but this one kills people, not computers. Good analogy though; guess that's why they called them "viruses"; not good things for silicon or carbon-based life forms!! ;D LOL
You're the type of guy, Joe, who I wish I had as my neighbor... where we could sit out on the porch all night with a beer, or a good cigar (ort both) and stare up at the stars and just talk about this stuff. One of my favorite videos you've done in a while. Thank you for being you, and thank you for reminding all of us that we're all human and all multi-faceted beings.
I’m 64. My body has givin up. “People who say they have no regrets are lying, I can think of a hundred without even trying.” That’s a line in a song I’m trying to write. We are all fucked up and have problems, some more than others. “ Keep on smilin’”.
Oliver Smith I have 1 more than you - 66 here and a woman. Hanging on tooth and nail to the Good memories and still trying to see how my bad decisions have lead me here. 2020 sucks
@Monkeydog I just turned 60. Chronic pain, dysautonomia, blah blah blah. I get it man. I'm right there with you. Hang in there. I figure the world may need what wisdom we older folks have. Finish that song. The lyrics you shared are phenomenal! Blessings
Dude, You're not alone! I'm a 50 y/o unemployed dude (first time in 37 years, child labor laws were lax back then), never married, no children... OMG!? I'M A LOSER!!! Well at least I'm better for the planet??? *probably just not living my best life*
Dude your also a single, 40 year old woman who spends 99.9 percent of my waking moments LIVING in a world where we are so in love, its alien and all the labels we wear as cheap robes, fall away. YOU are Loved and are what ever the Fuck You Say You Are...No one else, YOUR WORDS. 🌹So, tell a better story brotHER, I literally worship my God in you and live to love you! DON'T BELIEVE THE BS...YOU F'N ROCK BC YOU ARE PERIOD! 💡😎💝
Joe, this reveal is so meaningful for me and others. It’s so poignant and is allowing us to feel and explore more of ourselves as we hear you. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I took the color test and was also evenly blue and green. I'm a city planner, and being able to balance analysis with empathy for those we work for and with is critical to success. I'm drawn to your channel bc you cover analytical topics with a perspective I relate to - it's not JUST the facts, it's the context they are within.
Music is a memory of a place you've never been but can always go back to. I would know. (Shameless plug) But seriously after listening to over 5000+ albums on UA-cam over the years I can't express how much music means to me. Sometimes I can remember exactly how I felt when I first heard a special album years ago and even what that days weather was like and just the tone it was listened to in. Music is so powerful if you really vibe with it. I'm lucky enough to work overnight stocking so I can listen to music all night long and I couldn't imagine not being able to just listen to whatever whenever. Music is like being covered in a soft blanket in a hard world.
Joe, I am way beyond you generationally and The Beths are clever and upbeat but not my 'cup of tea'; however, I want to thank you for this heartfelt message. Your abillity to communicate so freely and openly, in the moment, using a wider array of our human communicating skills than most are capable of, is a true gift. I loved your message today and felt your sincerity. Interest in new technology and advancing science led me to your podcasts and today's was a nice bonus. Love your sense of humor, too! Keep up the good work!
Joe, no need to apologize for being an aware and caring human being. I have been tearing up a lot lately too. I retired a year ago and find myself feeling untethered and a little lost. Times when we are faced with reinventing ourselves and our world are scary but also hopeful and potentially joyful. Self care is especially important at times like this, music I discovered recently that I love is By the MonaLisa Twins. They do beautiful renditions of old Beatles tunes. The purity of their voices and the harmonies give me joy. I will check out The Beths. Thanks for sharing, it seems like a simple thing, but it takes courage.
The Thrilling Adventure Hour got started in a similar way: friends getting together and reading scripts and just riffing. Next thing you know we have Sparks Nevada and Beyond Belief awesomeness.
Joe, you are nuttier than a squirrel turd most days, hilariously subtle, but sometimes overt, lol. I love ya! Showing this side of yourself took immense testicular fortitude, and I applaud you for posting it.
I'm an IT guy and a musician. I started taking IT jobs to pay the bills while I tried to get my feet under me, but it turns out IT is a terrible career for someone who wants free time to develop a personal career. I'm turning 42 in less than a week now and I feel like I've completely missed my window. So yeah, I get you.
Same. I half-assed the business part of my musical career, had to go corporate, juggled Major Depressive Disorder and C-PTSD for most of my life and just imploded. "Happy medium" seems to not be an available lane. It's been a year since you posted. I hope you're still playing.
@@genghis_connie Your username gave me a good laugh. I *am* still playing. I couldn't possibly give it up. After posting that, and after several decades of wondering why I couldn't just *deal* with having a normal job like most people seem to do, I met some people who convinced me to go in for an evaluation and...welp, turns out I'm autistic. Looking back on things, it makes all the sense in the world (I need to do what *I* need to do, not what everyone else thinks I should be doing), but that wasn't very well diagnosed when I was a kid. I'm getting myself into ASD-informed therapy and trying to find some answers. I just have to figure out how to make this work without losing the rest of my sanity. Now I'm just a couple weeks from turning 44 and nobody seems to know how to help me break this cycle.
@@jemiller226 That's a lot! Sounds like a Spectrum diagnosis explains some things, and that your passion (and self-therapy, expression and fun) is playing music. You'll find a therapy/coping modality that works for you. I can't do music anymore (vocal cord paresis), and I can't afford the therapy I need for other stuff. I'm 52 and at sea with these issues. We'll both figure it out. It probably doesn't mean much, but this stranger is rooting for you.
I started as a flower shop to be in a creative field and now I feel like I am just doing all the dirty work to keep a business going. I have put myself in a place where I am incharge of all the things that seem to be non-creative and uninspiring. I think it's times like these that help us reset and figure out how to bring back balance. To understand that we need joy in our creative/work pursuits to be fulfilled. Thank you for reenforcing that in my head. It solidifies that I need to take action before I burn out.
I get there from time to time. Really confuses my kids when I start crying for what a lot of people would consider the lamest things. This year hasn't helped. I moved to Austin last winter all excited about the vibe of the city and the "fresh start" and all that, and then everything locked down. No SXSW... No Art City Austin... No City Limits... Basically no Willie Picnic (Virtual? Please?)... More importantly, no going out on the town and making new friends. That goes for my kids as well, until very recently. They've finally gotten back to in-person schooling and making friends, but now I have to hit them with "Halloween's gonna suck, sorry." Checked out The Beths. Good stuff.
But I could listen to Dire Straits' (Sultans of Swing) for like an hour,.......or maybe two hundred, and I still "stand them"!! If you have, or have not, heard them, see if I'm wrong about that, folks!! ;D
I totally get going deep into music obsessions. Right now my music obsession is VULFPECK (Back Pocket, Cory Wong and Dean Town are good starts) They're a jazzy funk band with a lo-fi artistic twist from Ann Arbor Michigan. They're definitely worth a look.
Joe: You are experiencing a hunger for community intimacy. I recently came to infer that there are two kinds of intimacy we hunger for; Personal, and; Community. We want to belong: to someone; and, to some group. Both are very important for persons and societies to thrive. Gotta serve or cultivate, both of those needs.
As a leader and adult with a partner, it's not always about socialization. Life is generally painful, and we all do a good job pretending everything is okay for very long periods of time until the underlying pain breaks through. You don't have to be struggling with anything or be in a worldwide pandemic to feel pain, just existing is so painful that when people take substances to mute that pain it becomes highly addictive and people choose death to going back to the pain. We do everything possible to escape ourselves and our realities. We eat, we gamble, we take substances, we lose ourselves in the lives of others and reality television and politics and ideology and professional development and careers and some of us express it through art, or gestures of great love, or gestures of great hate and violence. And all of it, every last thing we do, is a race to fight that pain. The crushing pain of not understanding what's happening to us, why we have memories, why we exist, what is going to happen next. It's an impossible mystery and we're facing it while trapped in crumbling bodies and emotions that don't make a fat lick of sense.
@@themachine5647 Great insight! Can you even find the book of Sirach? If so, might want to read all of that. What you've said was said over 2k years ago! Gotta move passed that.
Thank you Joe for your openness and honesty - and realness. You sort of give me permission too not to hide behind my logical, strategic side, and start to allow up my vulnerability and humanity. Not comfortable, but, you know, a relief. I applaud your courage to press the 'publish' button wondering, I am sure, whether you'll alienate your 'green' viewers. Well, I'm one, and I love who you are in the world. One day I might even be able to admit to loving you! Thank you.
Awh Joe, totally get it. Only recently found your channel and binged it. I realised it's because you have a pitch and tone to your voice that brings comfort and joy. Even when you talk about the weirdest of things! Keep on keeping on x
Now for a positive comment: The script reading is a good idea, we are kind of a big family here, we wont make fun of you and a lot of us are probably very curious. As to your emotional state: this is gonna sound weird cuz im 21 and i guess you could be my dad even but the way you handle yourself mentally is very mature. All that build up has to go somewhere and while your brain does the best it can to keep you together, it will bring old things up to you just to finish processing them. The very radical version of that is when you have ptsd and you get panic attacks that you dont know what triggered because you dont remember much or any of the original trauma anymore. Its plain physics, energy doesnt just vanish, it will transform itself into something. Of course with anxiety and ptsd your brain is kind of the over protective helicopter parent and you have to kind of work against it and find out what your original trauma was to finally process it. Anyways im sure your case is not this severe if you saying that you are fine is actually true, but dont worry if someone knows about random crying, thats triggered by the most absurd and irrational things, its me. Im also a music nut so if youve read this far Joe, do you know the youtube channel Sideways? if not definelty check it out.
@@woodypigeon right, they had few effective therapeutics then, now we have many, and luckily the young are mostly "immune" this time. A few "silver linings"!! Also I think there are more "sheep" than "lions" in the world today compared to 100 years ago!! ;D
This year has been one hell of a ride. I believe all of us are feeling a bit sideways in one way or another! It is good for one to get it off thier chest and share those kinds of feeling and even helpful to others to be able to hear it from someone else especially a trusted voice such as your own. Thanks for being you Joe!! I for one appreciate your candor and look forward to ALL of the content you have up your sleeve !
I would totally watch your script reading! I love your acted out little intros to some videos, like where you pretend you cloned yourself a few times or there is a time bubble in your house and you meet your 2019 self, etc. Really funny and creative stuff!
@@joescott-tmi I’m over 60 and never got over “stage fright“, actually “everywhere fright” so I sang in shower and never sang out. Wish I had. But there sits my guitar... perhaps today I’ll play a bit. But I took the practical route and became a nurse, and that, too, brought me immense joy. Choices- such a first world problem, but that’s our reality.
Music can hit emotions... I loved The Wall by Pink Floyd as a teenager. Then for some reason it got to me, and I fell into a very deep depression, and haven’t really enjoyed it since. “Goodbye Blue Sky” - great song, but damn does it hurt me psychologically, even today 30 years later.
No shame to go through such a period, everybody has his/her light and dark moments. It may sound dusty but some need help to see the way, others can cope and find ways to improve on their own (like taking up old hobbies... ^^). This is not only the case about self-care or neglecting your own feelings. Also just ageing... from several examples in my social bubble (non-corona, like before) it seems to me that the older you get, the faster you get emotionally triggered by simple things. Can be music, can be a situation, can be anything.
I think you nailed it, "I think it's the year we are having". You are not alone, far from it. I'd love the script idea too, I might only watch it a day later. Timezones...
You are human. Thanks. The first time I heard 'Everybody Hurts, REM I was on the way home from a day of work at a job I hated. I sat in my garage and cried like I hadn't since I was a child. I am the kind of guy who is well trained not to cry. I did not cry during the whole of my mothers slow death from cancer. But music did it for me: tipped the scales. I wept and it cleaned me out. Opened me up to quit and find a job that was more satisfying. The music helped me become a better human. I enjoy your program and it is because of your essential and open humanness. Oh, yeah, and the content. Peace.
Keep on moving forward. Tomorrow is a new day and a fresh start. Life will always knock you down. The trick is just to keep getting back up! One day you’ll realise you have way more rope than you thought.
Whenever I feel like I'm at the end of my rope, I like to remind myself that this is the kind of thing I will look back to after several years and a have a good laugh/sigh/nostalgia trip. One of those 3 generally. It's one thing to remember that there's always tomorrow, it's another thing to remember that there's a good probability that you'll have thousands of tomorrows after that. No matter how hard what you're going through now is, one day it'll just be a distant memory, and a life well lived is usually full of many distant memories of hard times. For me at least, that seems to take the edge off. That's actually the train of thought I taught myself to have to beat anxiety without drugs.
I'm not here to psychoanalyze or cheerlead you off the ledge, I'd be a hypocrite if I did. If I found out a meteor was going to wipe out the Earth tomorrow I wouldn't care one damn bit....but I am just curious, what would get you 'back up the rope'?
Hi Joe, thank you for sharing, this was awesome. 1. I have a 9 year old son who deliberately watches movie segments that make him cry. He’ll even run out of the room, but, as soon as the segment is over he’ll rewind and watch it again, and again. I figured sometimes he just needs to cry. Strange child, love him lots. 2. I’ve had a really shitty couple of years which include: death, disability, domestic violence, divorce and fucking cancer (which always screws up my alliteration). I felt numb for nearly four years. This year I started to get emotional, mood swings and actual crying! I was so relieved that I could cry. For me it signified a thaw or melting, allowing me to be more gentle and to actually find the time and inclination to do something just for me that brings me joy, to use my creativity. Just as your tears sound like an appreciation for the beautiful things in life that are creative joy, something that passes you by when you become so involved in a science project that also brings you joy. I’m so glad you shared this, it has helped me to “feel” I am not alone, even though I already know that logically. Here’s to the death of toxic masculinity and toxic femininity. 👍
Hang in there, Joe. I understand what you're going through. I've struggled with anxiety and panic attacks my entire life. Music has always been a safe haven and my go-to place when I'm having a bad day or week. It's impossible to explain how music touches your soul. You're right. Words can't describe it.
I swear, when you said something to the effect of what if it doesn’t get any better or what if this is it, my heart just sank. To actually hear you say it just sent shockwaves through me because yeah, I connect with how you come across.
Before people jump in the comments and offer advice and concern, please know I am fine. I'm just an emotional dude sometimes. I also want to acknowledge that there are a lot of people having a much rougher year than I am - in no way do I want to minimize that. If you want to help somebody out, there are plenty of people who have lost jobs and loved ones and need your help far more than I do.
Having said that, thanks for your concern. :)
Wishing you the best.
Other people needing more help than you does not invalidate any help you need.
Alan Parsons Project music moves me emotionally, I totally get it Joe.
Love you too Joe
@@zappawench6048 me too.
Btw... one of my all time favorite albums... In my top 3 but not Alan Parsons is 'Overnite Sensation'.
😁
Joe... There are plenty of "sciencey" channels out there that we can and do watch, but we watch yours because you are everyman... We watch because of your personality... This let it soar, because that's what we came for.
Well said, I have the same feelings about Joe.
Very true.
Absolutely!
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Agreed
Joe: "depends on if I have shame"
I watched to the end and didn't hear anything to be ashamed of.
Men having feelings is NOT SHAMEFUL
I think he might have farted at the end.
He is a leftist white male and your confused why he feels shame? Lol 👌
I think me making that joke has got some people thinking that I'm apologizing for having emotions. I've seen several comments to that effect. That's not the case. It was just a joke.
@@joescott-tmi yeah I could tell it was a joke people now of days don't know what jokes are lol
I don't know if you get to read this comment but I live in Iran, the second most isolated and the first most depressed nation on earth. Your videos are a source of joy and knowledge in my life and many other like me who are living in the rougher parts of this planet with truly uncertain futures. I hope that you know and realize that your hard work and dedication has a real positive impact on this world and in our lives Joe. 🙏❤
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This is beautiful! I really mean that! thanks for sharing ☺️☺️☺️
I live in Australia and SO want to visit Iran!
Especially Shiraz.
People and country looks amazing!
thewireddood why do you think of yourself as weird?
It’s looking like 2020 will be my year of zero physical contact with other humans. I haven’t even shook hands with anyone.
Yeah man. It's been a year like that all round. When this ordeal is over you'd be a hell of a guy to meet.
I patted a dog that was tied. Now I realize I just put myself and the owner in danger. Crap.
I retired in January so since then instead of daily contact with other humans with Big C and all that I haven't had much physical contact with others. No shaking hands, no hugs, no coming closer than 8 feet or so. Thank God I have pets! I had to put off surgery because of Covid, I'm avoiding going out and get my groceries delivered. At least I'm catching up on my reading. Anyone at this point who isn't bummed out now and then are the abnormal ones IMHO.
@Nathan Miller aren't you getting validation here?
Lack of physical contact with other humans is not good for one's health.
“I went on Twitter....”
Always a poor choice.
That's what I said, too. :)
Also, I think the election may (*hopefully*) make a huge difference, and that -- combined with the release of a vaccine in the spring -- could make for a much better year than this one has been.
* Grail Knight from Indiana Jones 3 * "He chose.... poorly"
Yeh, soon as he said that, I just thought “There’s your problem!”
Twitter is our Reverse Library of Alexandria. Historians will lament that we didn't burn it down.
@@flammablewater1755 Ima stealing that. That’s good!
It is nice and refreshing to see a grown man talk about his feelings and admit to be in a difficult place. As a young adult male I need to see that that is OK, because I miss that.
I think I grew up at the very tail end of the "man up" kind of parenting where boys were mocked for being emotional. And while I think we've come a very long way since then, I think it still hangs in the air when it comes to men being emotional. I'm at the point where if that's who I am, it's better to own it than stuff it down. But that comes with age as well. And I have a lot of that. :)
The youtube recommendations are getting really accurate....
Totes
totes yeet yo
Yass mawmaw boots the house down
Hahaha yes. Sweet.
To be fair, "emotional wrecks" make up about 90% of the population right now.
I love that you’re not afraid to admit and show your softer, emotional side. I wish more men were like you.
I lost my father a month ago today. He was fragile for the last 5 months and I couldn't visit him, and it's breaking my heart the thought of that I somehow knew he will not survive this time but I didn't put an effort to go and visit him.
I'm not an emotional kind of guy and I never have been, but it's hard for me to accept his passing.
What I'm trying to say here is that having an emotional side is a good thing, it's paralyzing to have emotions that you cannot access.
I keep remembering something you said in the first video you did on the topic of Covid-19. You said, "There's a decent chance that somebody you know will die this year from this disease."
2 things:
-it's NEVER too late for music
-"the blues ain't nothin' but a good man feelin' bad" Crossroads
"When you take the blues and make a song,
You sing them out again."
-- Neil Diamond
This is appreciated. Your message is appreciated. Your love of music is appreciated. You, good sir, with your vulnerability and your choice to be truthful with us, are very much appreciated. Thank you for you. 🙏🏽🎶💜🎶💫🎶😊
Ok, I got to the end and I did want to share a few thoughts:
1. If you need actors to be a part of your script reading, I’d love to be a part of it (and I could wrangle a few really talented people).
2. It’s may be my POV, but chaos (not havoc) is the true creative element in the universe. And like undeniable joy into a hopeless and exhausting situation, it does stir up the pot. It’s a gift.
3. I do think joyful, positive, and truthful art could be on the horizon. Not the bubble gum pop and nonsense we’ve been fed since the early 2000’s, but something that can only be born out of real trials and darkness. I think it’s a more original thought than darkness and BS.
4. You aren’t alone. One of the “gifts of Covid” has been it has forced a lot of people to really look at their lives and what they are choosing. “Am I really creating the life and living I desire or have I just been sleepwalking or settling?
Agreed
Great insight Mikey, and I want to echo the thanks to Joe. Not the first time recently the subject of processing through music has come up recently around me.
Whenever I go through a similar hard time I tend to find an album that captures that. After I worked through the last one I decided to get those albums in vinyl and mount them on the wall. I'm going to keep them in chronological order to remind myself next time that I've been there before and I'll work through it again.
What a great dichotomy of channels Joe has going, and what a great group of people it has brought together!
that's a lot of music
Hey man, crying is a good thing. let it rip. Real men cry. Me too me too. Lost a child, broke my pelvis, I'm green... love ya bro
Please, Andrew. please be okay. We need you. So very sorry for you losing your little one...just know we are all pulling for you.
I'm green gold! ❤️
Damn dude. Sorry about all that.
I'm 15 years old, and I have a group of kids that like to bully me in technical college. I can't understand why, but all I can usually say to them is "someday your going to realize that you've been treating people, including me wrong all your life. The second you realize that your treating people badly, your life will change."
I just wanted to point that out. I love this channel, I feel super connected to all the content Joe provides. Thank you all.
P.S. Joe if you read this, we all have hard times, for me it's been a hard few years. If I learned anything from the time at the hospital everything always gets better. Just be patient, and things will balance out.
If it makes you feel any better, I've heard so many people say "highschool was the time of my life", honestly I think that's a bunch of bullshit. I hated, and still deeply hate, highshcool with all my body and soul. Sure, I met my wife there, and I wouldn't trade that for anything, but I am nearing my 30s and still have legitimate nightmares about dealing with school.
@@Dr_Andracca Jup... I can absolutely say that i hated School, especially the last year even though i was doing really good in school and noone was bullying me or anything... University just has been so much better...
But i think a lot of people especially the popular guys from "highschool" really peaked there... Which is kinda sad for them because that means the peak of their live is already behind them and most likely wasn't really high anyway...
Some if not most of the people bullying you will probably not even remember it in a few years. I don't think most of the people who were bullying Elon Musk even remember it today but to Elon i don't think it matters because he is Elon Musk and they aren't.
In a few years your and their ways will part and if you don't want to it's unlikely you will ever have to spend longer stretches of time with them again. If you don't break from their bullying it will only make you stronger. I'm sometimes still thinking about the people who were kinda bullying me (it wasn't that bad) in 5th grade (mostly for being a smart nerd who liked rock and metal instead of the stuff they were listening to)... Basically all of them are doing some kind of shitty job today while I'm currently in college to become a highly skilled (and payed) Software Engineer (or SW Architect or Data Scientist, not sure). It kinda still motivates me to this day to see myself getting into a better position in my life every day while they are basically floating around in mediocrity...
You seem pretty mature for 15 ! I predict a joyful life because you know how to define your own success.
@@emk7132 thank you, I appreciate it.
P.S. everyone in school is watching tiktok and I'm watching Joe 👀
I was homeless in a city I didn't know, I was lucky to be in a lovely shelter for women and children, I finally broke down and cried in front of about 20 other women and proceeded to apologize for crying. This women were from many different paths. They all spoke in harmony and they all told me " cry, cry and don't let anyone make you feel ashamed, or weak or not important!" I have never forgot this advice. What kindness from these women!!
Alternate Universe Joe Scott sits alone with a guitar: "I wish I had been more analytical." Por Que No Los Dos?
We’ve all been living lives in forced purgatory for months. The “fight or flight” response has been suppressed. Little wonder we’re feeling fragile. Thanks for sharing.
we'll said
Lots of people watch all the way to the end, its hard to find openness like this in the world. Thank you for sharing
The Beth's are amazing. Oof you listen to the lyrics they are actually very mournful and introspective of failed relationships. The UA-cam recommended algorithm did a damn good job bringing them to me
I think this is what zeitgeist refers to...its universal Joe, youre not alone. These times have made me so angry and disappointed that i can not handle anymore suffering and injustice. The veil has just lifted. This is a good thing Joe. Labor pains to bring in new life.
Very well said, Stephanie. Agreed. She said it best, Joe, so I won't add any more.
Such a wholesome comment section!
Is this really UA-cam?
Lets all be nice from now on. I like it.
Exactly...Let's be nice. 👍
@@saginawdan OK, .........just this once!! ;D LOL
“I don’t even know if I’m going to release this video.” Me=“I hope he does. Wait.....”
I think we have all needed some good news. I was brought to tears today when I was watching the in-person voters in line in Georgia, and in Texas they were in their cars, waiting in line to drop off their ballots. Why did that make me cry? I think it made me cry because I found hope. I saw people who were excited to make their presence known whereas all this time I wondered if maybe I was just alone. But when I saw everybody there it made me feel like there was something to be hopeful for... something that I could cling on to... that proverbial "Let's all come together and fix the world"...well, that's how I felt - and it brought me to tears. I needed that.
Dude I want to cry because I live in Georgia most people here disagree with the state government, but our elections are so rigged that it doesn't even matter
@@joebarton4947 That concerns me, too. But it must bring you some measure of joy simply seeing the sheer numbers that have turned up, in person, at great risk to stand for hours... just to vote. That says to me that YOU are not alone, either.
I gotta believe in the American democracy. Even with all the bad actors, I gotta believe it's going to work as the founders intended.
Well done. You've captured the feelings I had as I watched the same news item with a perfect completeness.
I'm from Georgia (now Nevada) and this comment made me cry. But hopeful, too.
@@sujimtangerines It is very inspiring to watch Georgians standing in line for hours to ensure their votes are counted and yes, I cried too.
When the plague hit London, Shakespeare headed out of town and wrote The Sonnets. Doors closing and windows opening... And thanks for the tip on the band! Definitely do the live script reading!
Music is what differentiates us from animals. Animals make music-like sounds, but there is no musical intent. No structure and no meaning other than to communicate. Music can make me high or low. It can inspire me, it can calm me. And Joe, thanks for putting this out. I can only say that I hope you have sorted yourself out by now [am writing this in October 2022].
Stop apologizing for your emotions. You’re a human being. Having emotions does not automatically mean you are irrational and lacking anything.
You’re doing great work. We really love it and appreciate it.
So long as you are authentic, honest, and strive to bring awsome fidelity to your work we will enjoy you and your work.
Welcome to exploring your inner sanctums. It’s never easy. It’s always a challenge. When you stare into that abyss you begin to learn that “other things not you” stare back. And accepting that we exist in a universe filled to the brim with other intelligences and entities; and being content/accepting that, can bring you peace and a powerful sense of wonder/awe.
Go deeper. It’s ok. You may experience massively powerful feelings that scare you. And that is normal and ok. But you will survive to see those feelings morph into differing feelings and thoughts.
We’re ok. We hope your ok. Be well.
I've seen several comments telling me to stop apologizing for my emotions. Where am I apologizing here? If anything I'm saying that it's a good and beautiful thing to experience emotions fully, and the purpose was to share so others can feel empowered to do the same.
Otherwise, thanks for the thoughts. :)
@@joescott-tmi
I didn’t mean to come off flippant or snarky. I love your message.
I guess my lack of articulation messed up my message of inclusion and encouragement.
Keep on trucking Joe!!!!
We love ya no matter what.
Everyone needs an ear and helping hand Joe. You help me all the time brother. I have been dealing with feeling alone even with ppl around. I've been feeling suicidal lately as well. I don't feel like there is anyone for me when I need the help! But you sir I crave and wait for your vids as well as others. You help me so much just to get out of my head. Always here for you bud much love. Stay humble
Feel better Tavis. You are in my prayers
Here for you too man.
Travis, we care about you man.
You all made my day. Thanks for the pick me up!
I was in your place..Being an Army Soldier. Take one day at a time or hour by hour...
Yes, it may not be easy. Move forward, take little steps to goals, helping others, hobbies and try something new to you. BE OUT of your comfort (depressed) zone.
I'm taking an online class at Unity and the teacher commented that we are grieving. We are grieving for what used to be...and knowing that the holidays are coming and things won't be the same. Naming it grief somehow was a relief. We WILL get past all this but we can allow ourselves to grieve. Part of the healing process.
The rollercoaster of life. Diagnosed with ALS closing in on 3 yrs ago. My wife divorced me 6 months ago. Not having my wife, kids, home, job, to be able to play guitar or do the little things people take for granted. I'm drawn to tears daily by my situation, music, stories or just watching nature. We are all stronger than we think. Be your best.....even at your worst.
Thanks so much for the music recommendation. I’ve been listening to the Beths on a constant loop the past few days.
I saw a therapist a few years back. Anyhoo, he told me that I am a “stuffer”. I stuff my emotions down until finally they bubble up and you CAN NOT stop it. I think that is where you’re at. If the music is helping you release those emotions, then keep listening. Have a big cry or two (you don’t have to tell viewers about it, unless you want to). Take care of yourself. Hugs
Listened the whole way through. As the spouse of someone with anxiety, depression, emotional fragility it is helpful to hear people like you talk about this. As an analytical person knowing (vaguely) what is happening is helpful when the person themselves can not explain. Thanks Joe.
I really admire your ability to be so vulnerable on such a large platform brotha, that takes a spectacular level of comfort and bravery. I’ve also been feeling like this difficult year will actually culminate into a beautiful opportunity to grow, and I’ve been sharing that thought whenever I can, but it’s comforting to see I’m not the only one who feels that....thank you.
Hey, I know this is like 18 months old, but I just want to say that your description of your color palette really resonated with how I personally feel. And it seems like a rare-ish combination that can make you feel pretty alone (or at least I feel that way often), so it was really nice to hear you describe your way of thinking. I'm fascinated by things like science and the process of logic, while also being quite emotional and subject to less-than-logical frames of mind. Hard to describe, but you hit a chord with me. Love from Georgia
I'm a scientist who used to make a living as a musician, so all of this is up my alley... I go back and forth with this . I'm always emotionally triggered by music, but sometimes (especially when I find something new) I go to another level that makes my emotions more accessible for ...a while? And I always wonder why I'm not like that all of the time. It almost feels like you're getting more "life" out of each unit of time when you're in that state. It's aways cool to hear someone else experiencing that. Love TMI, and of course the orig channel!
One quote summarises how I cope with the last four years.
*"You can stand to see the Imperial flag reign across the galaxy?"*
*"It's not a problem if you don't look up."*
"I'm only human"... it's why we love you Joe.
You are definitely not alone in feeling the weight of this year; totally there with you brother.
Thanks for sharing this, really what I needed today.
While we all may have different challenges, needs, heartaches, and joy; our common thread will be our humanity, decency, and love for one another that will inevitably bring us through.
Thanks for being a beacon of light, knowledge, and laughter. Keep up the amazing work with AWJ, TMI, and all that you do.
Now, I'm off to discover and binge The Beths :)
I came for the science.
I stayed for the stupid jokes
I Subbed for the honesty.
I want to thank you for this video. You reminded me that joy isn’t something that you have to wait on, it’s something you can search out. Whether is a feel good movie, an amazing band, or a nice walk, we need to look and find these things to keep us going. I’d forgetter that amidst the grind of helping clients, taking care of my employees, and caring for my family, I’d stopped looking for joy. This reminder has made more of a difference than you can know. Thank you.
I stumbled onto your show about four weeks ago. The first two weeks were the least productive of my life, because I totally binged. Thank you for being so completely human!
Inside Joe’s brain
Blue side: I have so many feelings and I want to talk about them.
Green side: rolls his eyes and says this again... will someone get this man a tissue.
Real talk. Keep it up your doing awesome things.
too bad society scares people out of talking about their feelings and just says 'go back to work'. This might've started as a male problem - but it's leaked over to women too. I'm a female and talking about feelings are shunned even for me. Something needs to change - give men the ability to express feelings, so everyone else will already!
Us to Joe... Us to. Whatever you do. We/I love you.
While I understand what you’re getting at. Sometimes it can be nice to hear sad music. It’s important to feel your feelings. I’ve been putting them away for decades and that broke me a few years ago. Finally learning to feel happy, sad, etc is good and important.
That’s just my 2 cents.
Your idea sounds awesome. If you can make it a soon call so we can all dress up and react. That makes it more a together thing.
*Us too
Stay safe, I'm sorry.
I consider myself to be an empathetic type and it feels like I’m lookin at a mirror right now. Wear it with pride brother 😁
It's hard to stay proud when life takes everything from you
CHRISTOPHER GARNER. I agree with your assessment. If intrested please read my comment curious to see if you agree
Love you man it's all good
I’m old to this Joe. But a large part of why I love watching your channel is how real and honest you are. Far too many online presenters are afraid to show these sides of themselves, or be concerned they will lose people for being their quirky weird selves. Males in particular are not usually willing to show emotional vulnerability. It makes you feel more REAL. It makes you feel more like a friend. That weird, quirky friend that has your sense of humor and isn’t afraid to show their flaws. Who knows, maybe you still hide a lot, but you are far more open and vulnerable here more than I have ever experienced even with my husband (with the exception of our wedding day.) it’s honestly refreshing.
This shows how much of an empathetic person you are, and it adds an additional layer of insight to the topics that you share on this channel and your main.
Keep being you, man. If you read this, I hope your 2024 is a better year.
Not long ago, I was doing some light repairs on my elderly mother's home (as we do as kids, right?) and stumbled across an old VHS copy of "Willow" from the late '80s and popped it in her old school TV/VCR combo for some noise while fixing things. When the theme music swelled after the opening scene, I was completely unexpectedly overwhelmed with emotion - a weird mix of nostalgic memory and just the feeling of a chord progression that resolves itself exactly right. I was so taken aback I rewound the tape to that part and damned if it didn't happen again even though I knew it was coming. Music touches the heart and moves us in sometimes unexpected directions - glad you're still embracing the art side, Joe - it's what gives the science side the colors. Be well.
I'm supposed to know a little bit about art and I love Science. I'm sitting here thinking there's a reason, "Arts And Sciences" are phrased together like that. (It's the same thing, at least I think so.) I don't see it as another side of you. To me, for what it's worth, I'd say if you don't do your Art, you are not fully doing your Science. Creating isn't an option, Joe. Play is creativity and it's a wonderful way to learn. It's important, eminent and emerging. and unavoidable, and a bunch of other similies. Creativity is joyful andfun, sure, but it's also a responsibility. Humans must play. When you have fun, you're a happier Dad, Mom, Spouse, Child, Teacher, Tap Dancer, whatever. They deserve the best we can be. If you have a song, a play, a video or a painting in you, you have no right to not create it. Forget wondering if you should. The world needs it and desperately. Your willingness to create just might in a Quantum Mechanics sort of way cause the same particles of courage at play in another person to pick up a brush, and that could save a life. Without creativity, new ideas can't become theories. This isn't just for you, not by far. It's important, not that you do it right or well, but that you are in the act of creating. Enjoy the dance!
You're stressed out, Joe. Take a break. We'll be here when you get back.
BIG fan of The Beths and stoked to hear you have a similar response in what they can invoke.
Good onya too acknowledging the need to feed the full emotional pallet. Things will work out far better in the long run by NOT disregarding or denying what your own output to the world may need to be. Big ups!
You were "stoked" eh?
pallet -> palette
pallet -> palette
The “Beths”. Ok. Got it!!!
I thought you said “The Best”
Siri thought I said “The Blessed”. Which started out kinda soft, but quickly turned into death metal… I figured something wasn’t right, based on your description!
Looking up “The Beths” now...
I thought Joe said 'The Best' also. Thanks for clarifying.
Beautifully, humanly complex, raw and honest. Can't wait for the script reading and for more of you leaning into the Blue. Thanks for this, Joe.
Dude!! You have just described my exact mind-frame right now! Anger, Stress, Loss, Grief, but also laughter and a feeling of compassion for everyone else going through all of this crap! And music provides such a cathartic release. I'm bouncing around between Tyler Childers and Avatar right now, which are radically different styles and feelings...but I neeeeeed aaaall of those different feelings to experience my "unfortunate normal right now" thing that I'm going through. I don't know if that makes sense, but it's the best I can do. You are awesome--I love hearing your point of view on all sorts of stuff! You are playing a role in helping us all to figure out our shit! Thank You!!
Joe, I must put this out there. we are weirdly in a parallel situation. My past six years have been super isolated and included being abused by my ex bf and losing my only sister. I'd been wollowing, just staying in bed and feeling stagnant and awful for two literal years. Then I heard a song. And a switch clicked inside of my soul. It felt like I woke up from a coma. The world looked brighter and I wanted to shine in it. I've been making art, singing, putting on makeup everyday, being a good influence on my sister's kids (who I help raise now), socializing, taking better care of myself, etc. my LIFE is turned around. Because of one song. It's Dreamer by Foxy Shazam by the way.
Im so glad you got out of the very real coma grief and abuse can induce. I was in a VERY similar situation. Im still teetering upon the edge of said coma's depths but on my way out. Thanks for giving me hope that it may, one day, break.
Hey I am an emotional wreck too. It's fine to not be ok man chill. My dad recently got readmitted to a hospital. You gotta just be real with yourself ❤️
I hope you can keep the techno optimism I have
As a musician who’s really into things like politics, I often find my self split between creating music to talk about tough topics and making purely fun positive music to cope with said topics... your comments about the future of music and entertainment has me re-thinking some things. Thank you ❤️
I am a neuropsychology student and I know that one of the best ways to dig oneself out of a depressed or sad mindset is to exercise your creative muscles daily, paint, draw, write, sing, play, talk, dance, or insert your verb here. Artistic creative passion saves lives.
Thanks for being you. Honestly, it's refreshing to see that someone else out there is going through real shit. I struggle with many of the same feelings myself and I'm sure MANY watching do too. Keep up the great work.
You’re doing just fine sharing this Joe. Or, you can switch off and that’s an emotional dead end.
When I was a Hospice nurse, I walked away with more humanity and though, crying in my car, after my shift, it was still worth it.
Stay with this my friend 💜💁♀️
I rewatched ‘the lord of the rings’ last week. For some reason I cried during ‘return of the king’. I honestly don’t know why. I think it might be because it reminded me of the times when I first watched them. Simpeler times i guess. And to be clear, my life is very OK. I haven’t lost anyone, I still have a job, everything is as good as it can be. Still, it’s though for all of us. So I feel you bro!
This year hasn’t been the best Joe and if it makes you feel better I’m a paramedic in PA and between financial issues, issues in the workplace and the human malware going around it has been building up and it has come to a head over the last month and your videos and the podcast have really given me an outlet and something to help me focus. So thank you for everything you do. I know it’s cliche but your not alone and if you ever felt the need to reach out to some random person feel free
Human malware is a really good phrase! I love it :D
@@hpoeter right, but this one kills people, not computers. Good analogy though; guess that's why they called them "viruses"; not good things for silicon or carbon-based life forms!! ;D LOL
yet we do an eternal lockdown for a flu
You're the type of guy, Joe, who I wish I had as my neighbor... where we could sit out on the porch all night with a beer, or a good cigar (ort both) and stare up at the stars and just talk about this stuff. One of my favorite videos you've done in a while. Thank you for being you, and thank you for reminding all of us that we're all human and all multi-faceted beings.
This was really powerful. A lot of "greens" have a "Blue" side and it can take years to reconnect those. All the best Joe.
Funny, as soon as he explained the colors I was like "I'm blue-green"
You and me joe
I’m 64. My body has givin up. “People who say they have no regrets are lying, I can think of a hundred without even trying.” That’s a line in a song I’m trying to write. We are all fucked up and have problems, some more than others. “ Keep on smilin’”.
65 and right there with you fellow. Well said.
Oliver Smith I have 1 more than you - 66 here and a woman. Hanging on tooth and nail to the Good memories and still trying to see how my bad decisions have lead me here. 2020 sucks
I'm ten years older, and smiling cuz, .......I can still smile!! :D LOL
@Monkeydog I just turned 60. Chronic pain, dysautonomia, blah blah blah. I get it man. I'm right there with you. Hang in there. I figure the world may need what wisdom we older folks have. Finish that song. The lyrics you shared are phenomenal! Blessings
@@selenepickins4874 Yup, life's not for sissies; especially if you're "older than dirt" like me (74)!! :D
Dude, You're not alone! I'm a 50 y/o unemployed dude (first time in 37 years, child labor laws were lax back then), never married, no children... OMG!? I'M A LOSER!!!
Well at least I'm better for the planet??? *probably just not living my best life*
Dude your also a single, 40 year old woman who spends 99.9 percent of my waking moments LIVING in a world where we are so in love, its alien and all the labels we wear as cheap robes, fall away. YOU are Loved and are what ever the Fuck You Say You Are...No one else, YOUR WORDS. 🌹So, tell a better story brotHER, I literally worship my God in you and live to love you! DON'T BELIEVE THE BS...YOU F'N ROCK BC YOU ARE PERIOD! 💡😎💝
Dude, at 53 I changed my career. Took a 22wk course at community college called Mechatronics and got a job making $27 per hour.
@@jloc803dw Good for you man. Way to go.
Joe, this reveal is so meaningful for me and others. It’s so poignant and is allowing us to feel and explore more of ourselves as we hear you. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
After watching this Joe, I now have "The Beths" playing in my office. I like it. Thank you for sharing (and not just the music).
I took the color test and was also evenly blue and green. I'm a city planner, and being able to balance analysis with empathy for those we work for and with is critical to success. I'm drawn to your channel bc you cover analytical topics with a perspective I relate to - it's not JUST the facts, it's the context they are within.
Music is a memory of a place you've never been but can always go back to.
I would know. (Shameless plug)
But seriously after listening to over 5000+ albums on UA-cam over the years I can't express how much music means to me. Sometimes I can remember exactly how I felt when I first heard a special album years ago and even what that days weather was like and just the tone it was listened to in. Music is so powerful if you really vibe with it. I'm lucky enough to work overnight stocking so I can listen to music all night long and I couldn't imagine not being able to just listen to whatever whenever. Music is like being covered in a soft blanket in a hard world.
As they say in New Zealand; "No worries..she'll be right".
Can confirm, I do say that a lot.
Shibby mate
@@unicornsmackdown69 just like it sounds..LOL. Damn I miss it.
...cuz
Joe, I am way beyond you generationally and The Beths are clever and upbeat but not my 'cup of tea'; however, I want to thank you for
this heartfelt message. Your abillity to communicate so freely and openly, in the moment, using a wider array of our human communicating
skills than most are capable of, is a true gift. I loved your message today and felt your sincerity.
Interest in new technology and advancing science led me to your
podcasts and today's was a nice bonus.
Love your sense of humor, too! Keep up the good work!
Joe, no need to apologize for being an aware and caring human being. I have been tearing up a lot lately too. I retired a year ago and find myself feeling untethered and a little lost. Times when we are faced with reinventing ourselves and our world are scary but also hopeful and potentially joyful. Self care is especially important at times like this, music I discovered recently that I love is By the MonaLisa Twins. They do beautiful renditions of old Beatles tunes. The purity of their voices and the harmonies give me joy. I will check out The Beths. Thanks for sharing, it seems like a simple thing, but it takes courage.
The Thrilling Adventure Hour got started in a similar way: friends getting together and reading scripts and just riffing. Next thing you know we have Sparks Nevada and Beyond Belief awesomeness.
Joe, you are nuttier than a squirrel turd most days, hilariously subtle, but sometimes overt, lol. I love ya!
Showing this side of yourself took immense testicular fortitude, and I applaud you for posting it.
You mean balls. This sh*t took balls
@@g3tsiak547 Remember? Joe is a "science guy"; I think he gets it!! :D LOL
I'm an IT guy and a musician. I started taking IT jobs to pay the bills while I tried to get my feet under me, but it turns out IT is a terrible career for someone who wants free time to develop a personal career. I'm turning 42 in less than a week now and I feel like I've completely missed my window. So yeah, I get you.
It's never too late! You're not in your coffin yet!
Feel that buddy
Same. I half-assed the business part of my musical career, had to go corporate, juggled Major Depressive Disorder and C-PTSD for most of my life and just imploded. "Happy medium" seems to not be an available lane.
It's been a year since you posted. I hope you're still playing.
@@genghis_connie Your username gave me a good laugh. I *am* still playing. I couldn't possibly give it up.
After posting that, and after several decades of wondering why I couldn't just *deal* with having a normal job like most people seem to do, I met some people who convinced me to go in for an evaluation and...welp, turns out I'm autistic. Looking back on things, it makes all the sense in the world (I need to do what *I* need to do, not what everyone else thinks I should be doing), but that wasn't very well diagnosed when I was a kid. I'm getting myself into ASD-informed therapy and trying to find some answers. I just have to figure out how to make this work without losing the rest of my sanity.
Now I'm just a couple weeks from turning 44 and nobody seems to know how to help me break this cycle.
@@jemiller226 That's a lot!
Sounds like a Spectrum diagnosis explains some things, and that your passion (and self-therapy, expression and fun) is playing music.
You'll find a therapy/coping modality that works for you.
I can't do music anymore (vocal cord paresis), and I can't afford the therapy I need for other stuff. I'm 52 and at sea with these issues.
We'll both figure it out. It probably doesn't mean much, but this stranger is rooting for you.
I started as a flower shop to be in a creative field and now I feel like I am just doing all the dirty work to keep a business going. I have put myself in a place where I am incharge of all the things that seem to be non-creative and uninspiring. I think it's times like these that help us reset and figure out how to bring back balance. To understand that we need joy in our creative/work pursuits to be fulfilled. Thank you for reenforcing that in my head. It solidifies that I need to take action before I burn out.
I get there from time to time. Really confuses my kids when I start crying for what a lot of people would consider the lamest things.
This year hasn't helped. I moved to Austin last winter all excited about the vibe of the city and the "fresh start" and all that, and then everything locked down. No SXSW... No Art City Austin... No City Limits... Basically no Willie Picnic (Virtual? Please?)... More importantly, no going out on the town and making new friends. That goes for my kids as well, until very recently. They've finally gotten back to in-person schooling and making friends, but now I have to hit them with "Halloween's gonna suck, sorry."
Checked out The Beths. Good stuff.
"Obsessively listen to a band til i can't stand them any more", me 100% - currently Vulfpeck
Joe Dart cures depression
It's taking me forever to hate Cardiacs.
But I could listen to Dire Straits' (Sultans of Swing) for like an hour,.......or maybe two hundred, and I still "stand them"!! If you have, or have not, heard them, see if I'm wrong about that, folks!! ;D
@@ronschlorff7089 haha what world do you think I live in that hasn’t heard of Dire Straits :)
@@jgcornell good!
I totally get going deep into music obsessions. Right now my music obsession is VULFPECK (Back Pocket, Cory Wong and Dean Town are good starts) They're a jazzy funk band with a lo-fi artistic twist from Ann Arbor Michigan. They're definitely worth a look.
Joe: You are experiencing a hunger for community intimacy. I recently came to infer that there are two kinds of intimacy we hunger for; Personal, and; Community. We want to belong: to someone; and, to some group. Both are very important for persons and societies to thrive. Gotta serve or cultivate, both of those needs.
Agreed!! Social distancing and mask wearing has separated us and we are all hardwired to connect with each other. We need each other.
When people want both is it an orgy?
As a leader and adult with a partner, it's not always about socialization. Life is generally painful, and we all do a good job pretending everything is okay for very long periods of time until the underlying pain breaks through. You don't have to be struggling with anything or be in a worldwide pandemic to feel pain, just existing is so painful that when people take substances to mute that pain it becomes highly addictive and people choose death to going back to the pain. We do everything possible to escape ourselves and our realities. We eat, we gamble, we take substances, we lose ourselves in the lives of others and reality television and politics and ideology and professional development and careers and some of us express it through art, or gestures of great love, or gestures of great hate and violence. And all of it, every last thing we do, is a race to fight that pain.
The crushing pain of not understanding what's happening to us, why we have memories, why we exist, what is going to happen next. It's an impossible mystery and we're facing it while trapped in crumbling bodies and emotions that don't make a fat lick of sense.
@@themachine5647 Great insight! Can you even find the book of Sirach? If so, might want to read all of that. What you've said was said over 2k years ago! Gotta move passed that.
Thank you Joe for your openness and honesty - and realness. You sort of give me permission too not to hide behind my logical, strategic side, and start to allow up my vulnerability and humanity. Not comfortable, but, you know, a relief. I applaud your courage to press the 'publish' button wondering, I am sure, whether you'll alienate your 'green' viewers. Well, I'm one, and I love who you are in the world. One day I might even be able to admit to loving you! Thank you.
Awh Joe, totally get it. Only recently found your channel and binged it. I realised it's because you have a pitch and tone to your voice that brings comfort and joy. Even when you talk about the weirdest of things! Keep on keeping on x
My daughter is about to turn 21, I recently broke down and told her the truth....I didn't really find her under a cabbage leaf 🙂
How did she take it? I hope the truth doesn't shock her too badly! 🤯
21 months??
Now for a positive comment: The script reading is a good idea, we are kind of a big family here, we wont make fun of you and a lot of us are probably very curious. As to your emotional state: this is gonna sound weird cuz im 21 and i guess you could be my dad even but the way you handle yourself mentally is very mature. All that build up has to go somewhere and while your brain does the best it can to keep you together, it will bring old things up to you just to finish processing them. The very radical version of that is when you have ptsd and you get panic attacks that you dont know what triggered because you dont remember much or any of the original trauma anymore. Its plain physics, energy doesnt just vanish, it will transform itself into something. Of course with anxiety and ptsd your brain is kind of the over protective helicopter parent and you have to kind of work against it and find out what your original trauma was to finally process it. Anyways im sure your case is not this severe if you saying that you are fine is actually true, but dont worry if someone knows about random crying, thats triggered by the most absurd and irrational things, its me. Im also a music nut so if youve read this far Joe, do you know the youtube channel Sideways? if not definelty check it out.
Here’s the funny side of life. I’m 58 and always think of Joe as a young guy - maybe my daughters age (mid 30s). 😀. 😷🖖
re: What type of art will come out of this pandemic.
*1918 - Global flu pandemic*
*1920s - Roaring and extravagant*
1929... Oops!
@@thebec8853 or the Apophis asteroid, 2029!! ;D
@@woodypigeon probably more likely a Civil War!!
@@woodypigeon right, they had few effective therapeutics then, now we have many, and luckily the young are mostly "immune" this time. A few "silver linings"!! Also I think there are more "sheep" than "lions" in the world today compared to 100 years ago!! ;D
This year has been one hell of a ride. I believe all of us are feeling a bit sideways in one way or another!
It is good for one to get it off thier chest and share those kinds of feeling and even helpful to others to be able to hear it from someone else especially a trusted voice such as your own.
Thanks for being you Joe!!
I for one appreciate your candor and look forward to ALL of the content you have up your sleeve !
I would totally watch your script reading! I love your acted out little intros to some videos, like where you pretend you cloned yourself a few times or there is a time bubble in your house and you meet your 2019 self, etc. Really funny and creative stuff!
Dying To Believe is my favorite
I’m just hanging on.
But iv been just hanging on for months now. I will at some point break rather than bend.
TechLead Show just discussed this. He's an ex-Google employee. He was talking about how Google uses this True Color test and they role play with it
Always wishing you happiness and fulfilment, Joe. You have given us so much. Thank you.
Thank you for the honesty and courage. This community found by you is creative in it's entirety. Much love
8:47 OMG is Joe breaking up with us? o.o
It's not you, it's me.
@@joescott-tmi Okay. RIP ME 🤣⚰️😂
@@joescott-tmi Like in ""it's not you, it's me. I don't like you." :P
@@joescott-tmi I’m over 60 and never got over “stage fright“, actually “everywhere fright” so I sang in shower and never sang out. Wish I had. But there sits my guitar... perhaps today I’ll play a bit. But I took the practical route and became a nurse, and that, too, brought me immense joy. Choices- such a first world problem, but that’s our reality.
Music can hit emotions... I loved The Wall by Pink Floyd as a teenager. Then for some reason it got to me, and I fell into a very deep depression, and haven’t really enjoyed it since. “Goodbye Blue Sky” - great song, but damn does it hurt me psychologically, even today 30 years later.
No shame to go through such a period, everybody has his/her light and dark moments.
It may sound dusty but some need help to see the way, others can cope and find ways to improve on their own (like taking up old hobbies... ^^).
This is not only the case about self-care or neglecting your own feelings. Also just ageing... from several examples in my social bubble (non-corona, like before) it seems to me that the older you get, the faster you get emotionally triggered by simple things. Can be music, can be a situation, can be anything.
Reminds me of the Kurt cobain line. “I miss the comfort in being sad” xo
that did not work out so well for him,......................................... don't read this Joe!! ;D LOL
I think you nailed it, "I think it's the year we are having".
You are not alone, far from it.
I'd love the script idea too, I might only watch it a day later. Timezones...
You are human. Thanks. The first time I heard 'Everybody Hurts, REM I was on the way home from a day of work at a job I hated. I sat in my garage and cried like I hadn't since I was a child. I am the kind of guy who is well trained not to cry. I did not cry during the whole of my mothers slow death from cancer. But music did it for me: tipped the scales. I wept and it cleaned me out. Opened me up to quit and find a job that was more satisfying. The music helped me become a better human. I enjoy your program and it is because of your essential and open humanness. Oh, yeah, and the content. Peace.
I'm at the end of my rope personally.
Johnny, give it time. It will get better.
Keep on moving forward. Tomorrow is a new day and a fresh start. Life will always knock you down. The trick is just to keep getting back up! One day you’ll realise you have way more rope than you thought.
Whenever I feel like I'm at the end of my rope, I like to remind myself that this is the kind of thing I will look back to after several years and a have a good laugh/sigh/nostalgia trip. One of those 3 generally.
It's one thing to remember that there's always tomorrow, it's another thing to remember that there's a good probability that you'll have thousands of tomorrows after that. No matter how hard what you're going through now is, one day it'll just be a distant memory, and a life well lived is usually full of many distant memories of hard times.
For me at least, that seems to take the edge off. That's actually the train of thought I taught myself to have to beat anxiety without drugs.
Same here man 😔
I'm not here to psychoanalyze or cheerlead you off the ledge, I'd be a hypocrite if I did. If I found out a meteor was going to wipe out the Earth tomorrow I wouldn't care one damn bit....but I am just curious, what would get you 'back up the rope'?
Hi Joe, thank you for sharing, this was awesome.
1. I have a 9 year old son who deliberately watches movie segments that make him cry. He’ll even run out of the room, but, as soon as the segment is over he’ll rewind and watch it again, and again. I figured sometimes he just needs to cry. Strange child, love him lots.
2. I’ve had a really shitty couple of years which include: death, disability, domestic violence, divorce and fucking cancer (which always screws up my alliteration). I felt numb for nearly four years. This year I started to get emotional, mood swings and actual crying! I was so relieved that I could cry. For me it signified a thaw or melting, allowing me to be more gentle and to actually find the time and inclination to do something just for me that brings me joy, to use my creativity. Just as your tears sound like an appreciation for the beautiful things in life that are creative joy, something that passes you by when you become so involved in a science project that also brings you joy.
I’m so glad you shared this, it has helped me to “feel” I am not alone, even though I already know that logically.
Here’s to the death of toxic masculinity and toxic femininity. 👍
Hang in there, Joe. I understand what you're going through. I've struggled with anxiety and panic attacks my entire life. Music has always been a safe haven and my go-to place when I'm having a bad day or week. It's impossible to explain how music touches your soul. You're right. Words can't describe it.
I swear, when you said something to the effect of what if it doesn’t get any better or what if this is it, my heart just sank. To actually hear you say it just sent shockwaves through me because yeah, I connect with how you come across.
Thanks for opening up Joe. I've always admired you're work and now I admire your spirit. I appreciate you, man. Thank you.