An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- In which Hank and John and special guests the Mountain Goats bring Nerdfighteria to one of the most famous stages in the world to sing songs, tell stories, answer questions, and be extremely nervous.
Came across this because John mentioned it in his video and I just want to share my story.
I've been feeling very nostalgic as I think of how much my life has changed in the last 10 years. When the evening of awesome happened I was 17 and when the song "you were cool" came on, it felt like someone ripped a hole in me. I had been bullied from around the time I was 9 or 10 and even though it had started to let up by that time it still weighed heavy on me and I still was in a rather deep depression because I had internalized all that abuse and thought that somehow I had deserved it all and I couldn't find a way forward. Back then hearing the simple phrases of "people were mean to you" and "you deserve better than you got" meant so much to me and made me burst into tears because it was the first time, even in just a song, that someone acknowledged my pain in a way that made me realize it wasn't my fault. I've watched the evening of awesome a couple times since then but this song has always been something I often skipped over because it made me emotional every time. Today when John mentioned it, I decided to come here to listen to it again and it's the first time I've heard it in years. And just hearing the lyric "I hope you love your life now" just made me choke up so much because it was like a message from someone reaching back through my past to acknowledge how far I've come.
Thank you for reminding me of this. I've now had the song on repeat and I can't seem to stop listening to it as it seems to echo thorough me with this mixture of wistful sadness and relief that I'm still alive to bring in a new decade.
This is beautiful, thank you for taking the time to share this 💞
*comes on stage wearing his mountain goats t-shirt*
"and now here are the mountain goats"
*everyone cries because john green has achieved so many of his dreams*
"As long as Henry or I was alive, I was always going to be his dad, and he was always going to be his son. And in that sense, love is LITERALLY stronger than death." -John Green.
This sentence brought me to tears. This is for all those who have lost a parent or child. Love is stronger than death. It lives on.
my son*
This is also a quote in TFIOS. I love it.
Goodness, yes. I recently lost my dad, and when I clicked on this video, I instantly remembered this is where that is from and I should brace for (positive) emotional impact.
Timestamping it:
Starts: 35:08
TFiOS: 39:20
John’s monologue: 46:00
Hank Green: 1:01:38
The mountain goats: 1:18:00
Live question Tuesday: 1:44:00
More Hank songs: 2:03:00
Kimya Dawson: 2:19:23
Paper towns reading: 2:31:34
The end: 2:47:30
Doing God's work thank you kindly!
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1:27:55 is pale green things
My 2.5 year old daughter and I were just watching (listening) to this while making muffins, and after Hank finished singing Friday, I started singing, "Friday, Friday, I don't know the words to Friday."
My daughter, without missing a beat, says,
"John, I'll see you on Tuesday."
to all of you coming back here to find peace and solace in a burning world: We're gonna make it through this year.
Well, most of us, at least.
even if it kills me
@biancar5763
"to all of you coming back here to find peace and solace in a burning world: We're gonna make it through this year."
I hope you're holding up alright...
@@whattheworldneedsiscreativ6421 Are any of us really?
For those of you who don't know this video starts at 35:08. You are welcome.
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I think you'll find the video starts at 1:18:05
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For three years now it's been a tradition of mine to watch this around when the year starts and then whenever I feel down. It gives me strength.
Awkward Sparkles I hope you’re still doing this and it still gives you strength. The world would be much better if we all had something like this to help remind us of all these lessons. DFTBA!! 💜💜💜
Come back
I’m doing exactly that right now, at 3:47 am on jan 1 2022.
John, watching your first segment, I recall that you once said that everybody needs an Eileen, somebody who helps you, and I hope you realize that although your not an Eileen to me being that I don't know you personally, I hope you realize your a John Green (who is somebody that inspires you just by being awkward) to me and so many nerdfighters. And everybody needs a John or Hank.
Take a shot every time Hank says "Carnegie Hall".
Just a few things:
1. I've watched this well over ten times in my life, but it wasn't until this month I decided to watch it all the way through (I'd skipped over the Mountain Goats' and Kimya's parts because I hadn't really cared about them prior), and I literally just fell in love with all of the songs both of them played (Especially I Like Giants and the narrative behind Thank You Mario, But Our Princess Is In Another Castle)
2. This truly is an amazing experience. I think this is honestly one of the highest peaks Nerdfighteria ever reached. I mean sure, John has two movies, and Hank has a million different jobs now including Vidcon and songwriting and other stuff. But this is the one singular point that I believe Nerdfighteria as a community was the most meaningful to me, and I haven't experienced that sense of nostalgia in any of their videos since January 15th, 2013.
3. I feel like they could probably do this again and just haven't yet. But more importantly: I REALLY want them to.
4. On a lighter note, +vlogbrothers (Hank, specifically), whatever happened to writing a "Harry Potter song every year forever"? I miss that, man.
John, Hank and the Mountain Goats need to start a band called Hank and the Johns, with John (Green) only playing a sing-a-ma-jig.
hank green: I want a book 8
Book 8: comes out
hank green:... Never mind
I was there for this show with my best friend when we were in high school; we'd been looking forward for so long, as what felt like life-long nerdfighters. We constantly reminisce about how special this night was. You people, John, Hank, the Mountain Goats and all of Nerdfighteria, replenish so much hope in humanity and in life itself when it feels like so much of the world is vapid and contentious and full of despair. Thank you all so much. Just....thank you.
Seeing John sing at the end with Hank and then the Mountain Goats, I swear that dreams were made that night. :'D
I am overwhelmed with love for john and hank and neil gamian and grace and hannah and the lizzie bennet people who were amazing readers and I am happy.
And I am not usually happy. I feel proud to be a nerdfighter and it's a new emotion for me because i never thought I had done anything in my life worth being proud of.
Thanks to John and Hank but equally Nerdfighteria and books for being my life and Kimya dawson for speaking the truth and being AWESOMER THAN AWESOME.
DFTBA everyone. x
Holy shit, that The Universe is Weird song is FUCKING FANTASTIC o.O
So often I come to re watch this show, and every time I do I'm astounded by the lack of views it has. This is like the longest chain of nerdfighter content you can get in one place, and people don't seem to know about it! We must spread the word!
Yaaaaay^-^
I just found it!
@@charliespinoza1966 so we are in the same boat!
UA-cam algorithm is demoniac, isnt it ?
@@asubtlefreak3337 It’s fickle AF
@@asubtlefreak3337 Thank you!
I think I just fell in love with The Mountain Goats.
LynneBat *cough* reddit.com/r/themountaingoats *cough*
I just listened to this while road tripping and it was my surprise that I found myself getting teary at the end. I only discovered Nerdfighteria 6 months ago (and honestly most of youtube) and it hit me how 24 year old Jessica could of really used some of this goodness. Nevertheless 30 year old Jessica thanks you.
This just makes me so emotional. Like after going back and watching all the videos from 2007 onwards and getting to here. It's just incredible to see how far they have come. I am so freaking proud of what these two have done. I mean hank went from writing songs in his basement to singing in front of God knows how many people. John went from having 2 novels to six, with one movie made, at least one more in the works and being on the best sellers list for over a year. And we got Nerdfighteria. If my life ends up half way as awesome as John and Hanks has then I will be over the moon. Thank you
Cause everyone's your friend, in Nerdfighteria,
And everything is beautiful, when you're fighting malaria!
Anyone else wanna add something?
The streets are lined with peeps and so much awesome to see!
But the best thing about Nerdfighteria, is you and me
The island with the pixelated sand, it's vlogbrothers
With lots of people, friends, and many others
We found it in the middle of Ocean UA-cam
Along with boats, comments, and gelatinous cubes
We're all living on Nerdfighteria paradise
A lot of awesome is the only entry price
When we're down, we all live in boredom
But we can't forget, to be awesome
Drowning amid the mind numbing hysteria,
I come across those that thought me inferior,
But ready and armed
I stood in their path,
And let rip the dreaded
Nerdfighter's wraaaaath
.....Death to all the Nerdfighter hating heathens!!!! ^-^
(You guy reading the comments say): Yaaaaaay^-^
@@astilounlewise9784 Nerdfighteria, not just a community
But a sense of being
Non human personification of the act of use of eternal starlight
For profound and meaningful seeing
Seeing the truth of humanity being told
The act of seeing that causes an innocent onlookers freeing
@MenexGaming
@HamzaSayedAli
The poems are amazing 😊
I have never clapped and cheered for anything I watched on UA-cam. Until now.
"WE LOVE YOU JOHN!"
"...thanks."
Why did I - until some seconds ago - not know about this?
Marie Lastname They like to hide things in the past. so annoying.
Thank you for answering, but I don't quite get what you mean.
Marie Lastname Well they have so much going on that it's sometimes difficult to find the good old stuff under all the good new stuff. I find new (old) songs of Hank all the time. The longer ago it happened the more new stuff is there to hide the old stuff.
Thank you for clarifying that. I myself tend to forget that I have most probably not watched every single one of their vlogbrothers videos and that I must have forgotten about many of them. Which could be the reason why I don't recall them talking about that particular event in a vlogbrothers video. Also I think it's a bit sad that probably none of them will read your comment (the second one). Because it is quite complementary ("good old stuff under all the good new stuff"). You might be able to help me a second time in a completely different way: Both times now I've answered you via iPhone. Directly to your subcomments but without the + and your username as hyperlink, which are there automatically when replying to a (sub-)comment via PC but not when using my iPhone. Here's my concrete question concerning that: Why were you able to see my comment in which I asked you what you meant by "hiding stuff"? Because you get notified about all the comments on this video or because I answered to your comment with the "hiding stuff" directly? I am asking this because I know that I answer to comments by other users directly but it does not LOOK like that because there is no +username-hyperlink to indicate that when using my iPhone. So I am never sure if people to whose comments I respond to really get my responses no matter what or if they just get them because (and therefore if) they get notified on ALL the comments of this video or at least all the comments in a comment thread no matter who they are addressed to. So, I hope you get what I mean and that you are able and willing to help me.
I just found it too...
Me when Hank came on the last time:
"Please sing Anglerfish, please sing Anglerfish, he's probably not going to sing Anglerfish OH MY GOSH HE'S SINGONG ANGLERFISH!!!!
Why did it take me so long to find this??!!!! This is EVERYTHING! It makes me like them even more!! This makes the quarantine a little bit easier
I have never in my life before this commented on a vlogbrothers video,but this time,after having watched all the videos from 2007 and having gotten here,I simply feel so moved,seeing them on that stage,especially at the end when johns favourite band of all time were playing for him and he was in the midst of all the people he loved I just felt so happy for him, I fell in love with everyone there and just felt so proud to be a nerdfighter, after seeing them through all those years and knowing how they started off,it just fills me with so much hope,these guys are just normal people, but they accomplished so much, seeing john sing at the end all energetic and fired up like his dreams were coming true made me feel so freaking good I dont even know how to properly explain it, it just felt like he deserves it,and in this world it's just so very rare to see awesome and deserving people see their dreams come true,it fills me with hope,not just for me, but for everybody, these guys are the best, now that is an opinion that has been fully formed and can never be changed, thank you john,thank you hank, and everybody at nerdfighteria,for giving me something I thought I had lost,hope,this video feels like an epiphany or a life changing event,obviously we dont know how something will affect our future selves until we are our future selves, but ive never got this feeling so strongly before, DFTBA everybody,best wishes
beautifully put! I couldn't agree more, that scene with "this year" at the end is the absolute best happy end scene I've ever seen.
Hope you are doing well, DFTBA!
This was a brilliant comment, I completely agree, joy begets joy sometimes. DFTBA friend 💞
That face
How did we not know John could also sing? Like, their brothers that have so much in common that maybe common sense just says that, but like, woah.
This made me so happy, my joy cannot be expressed in words. I love this so much, and I'm glad I was finally forced to listen to the Mountain Goats- I love them!!
Absolutely beautiful.
This was really the most incredible and emotional thing. I'm watching through all of their videos (as I'm sure most who comment on this at this point are in the middle of) and it's just so inspiring to see the incredible changes that have come about because of them, and because of Nerdifghteria, and I mean they're at freaking Carnegie Hall and that's so beautiful! They've inspired so many people, and John started off thinking that maybe a total of ten people would read his books. Now, he's got six novels, and millions of people have read them. There's one movie already finished and the Paper Towns shoot is also just finishing up. Hank went from managing EcoGeek and going to auto shows, to writing songs and going on tour, and doing SciShow and CrashCourse, and just playing games for fun! It's just so amazing and inspirational to see a couple of really normal dudes, who portray their normal selves in all their content, to inspire such a large amount of people, and to be carried so far by so many people. And then, John's favorite band, who have basically become his own personal friends now, too. That's also incredibly amazing. And let's not leave out their families: their mother and father, their wives, John's children, they're all an inspiration. Or will be. I am so glad to be a part of this incredibly awesome community and I would not give it up, ever. Hank and John, you keep doing what you're doing. Keep being awesome, with The Katherine, and the Yeti, and Henry. The success of John and Hank and Nerdfighteria is all owed to so many people, and this is going to be a community that gets remembered forever. I really hope I can continue to contribute my time, money, and brain crack (if I ever come up with any!) to this awesomeness. DFTBA, everyone. xD
This came out right as I was getting into the nerdfighter community, and I'm so glad it did. It was so cool to find all of this great music and stuff, and it very quickly cemented nerdfighteria as a Thing That Is Cool for me.
Just watching everyone standing together and dancing together and singing together and joyous together is so touching. I teared up. I miss concerts and crowds and applause and everything so much. Thank you for this video, all who were a part of making it happen.
New Dream: Play Carnegie Hall. With the Nerdfighters.
DFTBA, folks.
I've come back to this video four times since lockdown started. It's always such a nice reprieve from the chaos. I hope your dream comes true! DFTBA.
John and Hank singing at the end...oh my gosh, tear-jerking. I am so glad and proud to be part of this great community and so very thankful for John and Hank for being made of awesome.
After a performance like that, Neil Gaiman needs to be cast as Radar in the Paper Towns movie.
If nothing else, there needs to be a deleted scene with him in the role.
Why isn't Neil Gaiman playing Radar in the Paper Towns movie????
Our world is constantly changing but I'm glad I always have this community to come back to and enjoy, hope that there are shows like this in the future with us all together again.
can we just have a moment for the mountain goats' drummer's incredibly tasteful drumming
(also this is my first time hearing them; as a canadian this guy really reminds me of matthew good)
Kimya Dawson 2:19:23
Absolutely amazing
Rewatching this in full for the first time since it happened, and the feelings it gives me are still just as strong. This is the best community that I've ever been a part of.
I'm only getting started in watching this, but it simply makes me happy to hear such a cheer for a BOOK. (And really, what a beautiful book it was.)
That, my friend, is what Nerdfighteria is. We are nerds through and through. We cheer for books, and comics, and television series, and movies. We are completely and totally nerdy, and proud of it. I hope you still want to join us, it will make your life so better, and less lonely. ;)
ShadyFictionFTW I was already a fan... you're making it sound more like a c-cult. o_O
***** I don't think that's as far from the truth as you'd hope. My parents already think I'm part of a cult ;)
I know it's 2020. But I've only just now had time to watch the entirety of the Evening of Awesome because quarantine. And I'd just like to thank the Mountain Goats for reminding me that music can make me feel all the things.
Out of all of the people I thought about sharing that stage with when I performed in Carnegie I never realized that Hank and John stood there once...such a strange feeling
So I'm in my dorm and its 5:09am and I've been watching vlogbrothers videos all night and I have a calc 2 exam at 9. No matter I just watched this whole video and I wish I could have been there. I'll just have to wait for your next book/nerdfighter gathering. John and Hank you guys are just incredible and I'm extremely glad that the both of you exist in this world. DFTBA
Hope the exam went well!
sometimes you just need to listen to "this year" and sometimes you gotta to listen to one of the most joyous renditions of it
Still wondering why John is banned to sing in Vlogbrothers videos now when he's not even bad or off key. Also this made me smile so much. Possibly the nerdfightiest of all the videos.
My guess is he banned himself because it makes him uncomfortable. He does sing well
Today my depression has been kicking my ass, by coming back and watching this has made the world suck a little bit less. thank you hank and john
I was introduced to the Vlogbrothers through Crash Course and so I decided to start from the beginning and getting here, thinking back to Brotherhood 2.0, Hank's first show that he had to play, the first P4A, and so many other milestones it is fantastic to see just how far these guys have come and all of the amazing things they have made and helped to make. I can't wait to get all the way caught up!
I love Katherine so much. She is my absolute favourite.
Also Sarah is four months pregnant in this video!!
This was just so nice to rewatch...they are amazing
I watch this at least once a year. It brings me so much joy.
Edit: I somehow always manage to underestimate how emotional I get with Kimya Dawson on stage. The songs she plays are incredible and I wish everyone in the world would hear them, especially now.
effyeah Kimya Dawson!!! I am so glad that you had songs in JUNO, because it introduced me to you and you are awesome!
God, I was at this show...
Found this accidentally while surfing around the Mountain Goats wiki. At the time, I was really there to see the Vlogbrothers. I didn't really appreciate music then the way I do now. It's funny, I sort of fell into seeing the band that would eventually become my favorite as my first ever live musical performance.
I don't want to say that it was this show that opened my eyes (ears?), because I don't want to sacrifice honesty in my life for narrative structure, but I know that a few years later I was going through my dad's music collection and recognized This Year and Love Love Love.
Since then, music has become an increasingly important part of my life, getting me through some rough times and underscoring my proudest moments. Despite finding a home in post-punk and post-hardcore, nothing excites me more than a Mountain Goats release, which are still impressively frequent. There's something in John's music that no other artist has been able to capture for me, and I don't mind that.
I guess what I'm trying to say is thank you. I'm in college now and so much of my being can be, if you squint a little, traced back to this show. I will never be able to truly express my gratitude in a youtube comment, but I felt it would be a mistake not to comment on such a formative experience for me.
How did hank predict that hedwig dies, that harry is a horcrux and the cursed child??!!
It is now 2019. The highlight of my life thus far is watching John sing to the Mountain Goats. ❤️
Just watched this in 2023 and I wholeheartedly agree 💜
This video is mine, I'm going to live here for the next ten years and if the owner doesn't claim it then it's legally mine
john looks like a young pastor who's fresh out of seminary and Overwhelmed
I cried when I was watching this, I'm so incredible proud of John, and Hank, and all of Nerdfighteria.
Shot At The Night Me too!
He really was correct about Book 8.
It's more of a play script tho.
I know right! (Spoilers ahead) we got more on Dumbledore and Grindelwald, Harry's children, and Voldemort's child.
I want to see to see the version of Paper Towns with Grace as Ben, like, why wasn't she cast? And Hannah as Angela?! Now all we need is for Mamrie to be Lacey.
"And MOST importantly - he's my little brother" -John Green
"My favorite thing is my wife" -Hank Green
"This is a song about a fish"
*Nerdfighters cheer*
"That's a really weird thing to cheer about" -Hank Green
"And those nuts make like nuts stuff"
-Hank Green
YETTI SPOTTING
around the 44 minute mark, when they start applauding?
SO. FREAKING. CUTE.
i got chills. DDDDD:
I was just going through the vlogs chronologically, a bunch of 3-4 minute videos, and got to this one. I'm amazed I stayed at my computer and watched the whole thing.
Kimya though...Best human.
I love that John Darnielle can just casually use the word "wretched." Also, John's jeans fit way better than his brother's, and we never did determine what kind of shoes John's wearing other than they're blue. But yeah, I love this. A lot. John, your books definitely jumped into that abyss with me.
it's been years, but I still need this sometimes and absolutely love it. From the beginning when Hank is just being such a little brother constantly interrupting John trying to do a thing, to the awesome music and stuff, to just...a weird sense of community in a crazy world none of us could have quite predicted back 8 years ago.
This was the first time I had ever actually listened to the mountain goats and while I am not a huge fan of anyone or anything else that I was at this time, the mountain goats have been a consistent good in my life over the last decade. Their new single today made me think about the first time they entered my life. Seeing them live was the closest thing I’ve ever had to a religious experience.
Nostalgia for a time gone by do be hittin
Newish nerdfighter on "the pilgrimage" here.
I've been a TMG fan since Sunset Tree, and I was (off and on) a Mental Floss fan since I the magazine came out (I would've been 16ish at the time). My enjoyment of Mental Floss *definitely* included John's work with them, which I consumed forgot about, and revisited at various points before eventually wondering where he went. I have no idea how in 2020, 15 years after discovering The Mountain Goats, and years after John left MF, I finally found nerdfighteria. These kinds of collisions - old and new loves - to be joyful and wondrous and rare. I'm really glad this happened but can't help feeling some remorse that I wasn't there for it.
So did Jo just do whatever Hank wrote in his songs with minor differences? That seems like what happened.
This blew my mind! John Green, Hank green! UA-cam stars, the Mountain Goats, Neil!!!! And amazing music! So happy to be a Nerdfighter!
arghhh THANK YOU SO MUCH for introducing me to Kimya Dawson; I had heard some of her Moldy Peaches stuff but I didn't know she still did this... so glad I watched this!!
Hank predicted crimes of grindelwald and that whole series as well as ahh I have forgotten then name of the eight book/play about Harry’s kids
How long did it take yall to realise he was talking about mario? It took me until turtles tbh
I love this so freaking much. Especially the music and NEIL FREAKING GAIMAN. The whole time I was acting exactly like Hannah because he's just so awesome. I loved this whole thing and teared up in more than a few places.
I always come back to this when I'm bored or upset because nothing makes me happier than seeing all my favorite things and all my favorite people smashed together in one amazing video. It's definitely worth watching(:
Well even though I haven't watched the Lizzie Bennet diaries yet I HAVE FINALLY FOUND MY HAZEL AND AUGUSTUS.
1:51:00 I’ve watched this so many times and just realized... “handsome, awesome, reasonably tall.” Or Hart! With Hannah Hart!
these two single-handedly restore my faith in humanity
John looks terrified...like he has anxiety and it i know how it is to be nervous like that
oh my gog the mountain goats played my favourite song
Rare yeti sighting :D
Neil Gaiman makes everything even better! XD
This was a really nice time in my life. This was really important to me. I know it’s been 8 years, but thank you.
I am going to make it through this year, if it kills me
I had heard John talk about The Mountain Goats over the vlogbrothers posts.
This is the first time I've actually heard them (unless there was one on one of John's videos). Now I need to buy all of their albums...
Hank Green singing slipknot was about the last thing I'd expect, but I'm glad he did
OH MAH GAWD HANK GREEN SINGING JESUS OF SUBURBIA THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS EVER!!!!!!!!
Just pre-ordered the box paperback set of your books!!!! SOOOOOO EXCITED! I'm a little late to the game, but better late than never!
Did you enjoy them?
Skip to 35 minutes (approx) in to find the people and not just the placard.
I honestly thought I'd seen all their content by now. So pleased to find out i was wrong!
If you're reading this, DFTBA
You're doing great
Edit- i have definitely heard John sing before & he was not a natural. How did he manage to nail this song onstage??! Heck yes!
Moral of the video: If John says he is not going sing, he is definitely going to sing.
Came back to watch the finale after watching the TATWD tour finale (This Year). I'm crying yet my heart is so full. Thank you.
tag yourself I'm Sarah at the end trying to figure out where to stand (but like actually would be the same in that situation)
Is there any way I can like this twice?
having to pause for a minute after that performance of Pale Green Things. Crying.
That song kills me every time.
I finally got to watch this for the first time today, and it was awesome...I was dying of laughter during the reading of Paper Towns :-)
So.. that last song..... I am watching this Feb 20, 2022. Bawling. Of course, Kimya had me well primed Looking Out The Window. oh my fairy godmother.
Hank and Katherine are SO FREAKING ADORABLE AAAA
Is this the first video'd sighting of the yeti? I saw her on the p4a 2013 livestream... but is this the first one?
I wish this sort of stuff would happen in Western Australia...nothing ever happens in Perth ;(