The Burden of Starting From Scratch

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  • Опубліковано 26 лис 2024

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  • @portergieske
    @portergieske 9 місяців тому +260

    Van - I have always thought that I recognized you from living in nyc. You were my neighbor, as I lived in carrol gardens and cobble hill as well as the heights from 92-07. I shopped at that 'hardware' store, got sandwiches from the italian place nearby, wondered about the dudes in the OTB. I literally waked past you many times. So weird to see the hood back when we lived there.

    • @ryanhaquez6345
      @ryanhaquez6345 9 місяців тому +16

      that would be actually wild to have crossed paths with him then find him years later on the internet.

    • @portergieske
      @portergieske 9 місяців тому

      Not only Van, but I also def remember seeing Casey back then too. @@ryanhaquez6345

    • @lacalleinvisible
      @lacalleinvisible 9 місяців тому

      😮😅

    • @TRXST.ISSUES
      @TRXST.ISSUES 8 місяців тому +7

      He doesn’t read UA-cam comments friend - I’d tell him on the Patreon

    • @bravofighter
      @bravofighter 6 місяців тому +1

      Yeah, I used to visit my cousin in Chelsea all the time, and we used to pal around all over lower manhattan, and we saw Van and Casey filming weird stuff a few times. That was all just pre-9/11, because my cousin left Chelsea when it happened, and never again wanted the life he had been living prior. We always wondered, who are these two weirdos?

  • @watchingthehorizon7799
    @watchingthehorizon7799 9 місяців тому +53

    "While you're living your life properly, it feels like a disaster. But when you look back on it, it looks like a masterpiece." ― Van Neistat
    “You know, there’s a philosopher who says, “As you live your life, it appears to be anarchy and chaos, and random events, non-related events, smashing into each other and causing this situation or that situation, and then, this happens, and it’s overwhelming, and it just looks like what in the world is going on ? And later, when you look back at it, it looks like a finely crafted novel. But at the time, it don’t.”
    ― Joe Walsh

    • @rosslmccallum
      @rosslmccallum 9 місяців тому +1

      I have a feeling this quote will stay with me for a long time. Thank you, Van.

    • @lemonbeans
      @lemonbeans 3 місяці тому

      He's talking about Schopenhauer

  • @knifetimestory
    @knifetimestory 9 місяців тому +137

    Fortyfive too old?! Well then, I'm screwed. Started dabbling with YT at 55, went full-time at 60. I rent a space and call it my studio just like the Neistat brothers do. Even though your comment crushed me...I still watch all your stuff, learn and feel inspired. Thank you.

    • @sommelierofstench
      @sommelierofstench 9 місяців тому +42

      not a hard rule just because he said it. keep doing it if it’s working out for you man!

    • @GrantConnor96
      @GrantConnor96 9 місяців тому +12

      Just subscribed to your channel, keep up the good work.

    • @janimaterful
      @janimaterful 9 місяців тому +20

      The way I take his/Casey's POV is... "don't do what I did, do what works for you". If it's working for you, no one can take that away from you :)

    • @helpfulcommenter
      @helpfulcommenter 9 місяців тому +10

      Your comment is far more inspiring than any video Van or Casey have made

    • @hankhill3256
      @hankhill3256 9 місяців тому +9

      Rick Beato was too old as well 😂😂😂

  • @NamelesshunterGaming
    @NamelesshunterGaming 9 місяців тому +54

    I love how Casey starts talking smarter when he talks to his big brother.

    • @bl4ck1911
      @bl4ck1911 9 місяців тому +1

      but every time you switch to a Casey video, the opposite thing happens 😅

  • @sammybwoy
    @sammybwoy 9 місяців тому +20

    Van & Casey are so uniquely positioned to create an archive of all the footage they’ve shot over the last 20 years.

  • @Glcardenasgomez
    @Glcardenasgomez 3 місяці тому +1

    Thank you for the last comment about while living your life properly feels like a disaster. Eight years ago, after an unsuccessful year of looking for professional work, I left Chile to move to Canada. If I were to write about that period, it would be the story of a determined young person who found success in their chosen profession. I am still working in the same area, but now as a Quality Manager. I have some videos from those years, which I will definitely check after leaving this comment. Hope one day to upload those videos. Thank you, Van!

  • @Inzov
    @Inzov 9 місяців тому +14

    Love this. Please consider making this a regular thing where you show really old videos & provide commentary.

  • @RachaelPadilla
    @RachaelPadilla 9 місяців тому +14

    A genuine pleasure to watch! The struggle of "what to make" is a real one and you seem to deal with it with grace.

  • @EvanMonsma
    @EvanMonsma 9 місяців тому +12

    Getting to see that tape is so special- the lead up to the bike camera rig that started it all. Seeing the helmet get bought, the attempt at making that the bike filming solution, and then making the handlebar setup later. Super cool.

  • @Chemivarian
    @Chemivarian 4 місяці тому +1

    Man I really needed that last quote today. It has been mainly chaos.

  • @jamesforrest9837
    @jamesforrest9837 9 місяців тому +8

    talking over the old NYC footage, hypnotic

  • @thejasontlewis
    @thejasontlewis 5 місяців тому

    I lived in NYC from 1993-2004. There's so much in this video that brings that time back to me, both from a mental standpoint--why I was there and what I was trying to do--and the visceral experience of being there in that time. And you're right: no one had video cameras. It seems absurd that I have no footage of my life there other than in my head. I miss the fleamarket on 23rd and Broadway. I miss the 48th St music shops. I miss the record stores. I moved there to 'make it' it in the music business as a singer/songwriter. In '93 I moved with my girlfriend (now wife) and we had a tiny place on 26th Street. I came from West Virginia and I didn't have the right documentation to get a bank account in NYC. Shocking. Then we moved to Ave B, then Grand St in Willliamsburg. Finally, an ill-advised 6 months on Staten Island around the time my daughter was born until we left.
    We moved to Iowa so I could got to grad school for writing and we've been here almost 20 years now. Unbelievable. I've had so many of the thoughts and feelings you share here. Thanks for that.

  • @dvdaltizer
    @dvdaltizer 9 місяців тому +1

    i love the brotherly relationship they have.

  • @MedicBarr911
    @MedicBarr911 9 місяців тому +13

    A spirited man's day just got a lot better seeing a new video from Van Neistat, this was much needed ❤

    • @smashyrashy
      @smashyrashy 9 місяців тому +2

      Dont call yourself that

  • @joshrulesforyou
    @joshrulesforyou 9 місяців тому

    I legit appreciate your ad read at the beginning. Thanks for taking the time to outline your situation genuinely, or at least what feels like it.

  • @headwerkn
    @headwerkn 9 місяців тому +11

    Rick, your video played immediately after MKBHD’s video on OpenAI’s Sora. Seeing talented humans create beautiful art was just what I needed maintain faith in humanity.

  • @davidwalker9594
    @davidwalker9594 9 місяців тому

    Van is the only one to give you a better help sponsor while also taking you to therapy at the same time. That was deep and appreciated.

  • @JB_Eckl
    @JB_Eckl 9 місяців тому

    Van, I have no idea if you get around to reading these. But this is a deep topic and you can tell some of us are prickly about it.
    Is 45 too late? ANY age is too late for a full-time career in arts & entertainment, because the Biz is absolutely brutal. And every major life stage/commitment makes it exponentially harder.
    I don’t encourage people to go into music even though it’s brought me a lot of ‘highs,’ because I wouldn’t put my worst enemy through the ‘lows.’ Once they’ve made their decision and it’s past the point of no return, I’ll encourage the hell out of them. I want them to win. But if there’s any way to get out early and embrace a more sane lifestyle… do it.
    Art as a livelihood is in constant flux. AI is coming for all but the most unique and charismatic artists very soon.
    We know too much about the successful, and not enough about the legions whose dreams are crushed. Please continue to share the murky side of this stuff. It’s good medicine, both for those who stick with it and those who might want to change paths.
    As Darth Vader said, ‘it’s too late for me.’ Haha.

  • @cruznavarro5806
    @cruznavarro5806 9 місяців тому +3

    While I enjoy the content of Van’s channel constantly, I felt there was some gatekeeping attitudes from Casey and Van. “As older UA-camrs we discourage you to become older UA-camrs.” What happened to “Do what you Can’t”, which is one Casey’s most inspirational videos. Not hating on them, just pointing out some mixed messages here.

  • @nickstojakovic112
    @nickstojakovic112 9 місяців тому +1

    i seriously needed this. Thank you Van.

  • @jbratt
    @jbratt 9 місяців тому +1

    To be fair the editing process of today is so streamlined compared to the effort it took back in the day. This is true with digital photography in general, either video or still shots. You can put on video (or a still shot) exactly what you want in 5 minutes instead of five hours. It's easier to capture your idea and improve it or move on to the next without the burden of the process.

  • @ETOE
    @ETOE 9 місяців тому

    I started youtube in 2010 with my first camcorder. So all stuff is kind of digital. But seeing you converting old tapes makes me feel nostalgic too.

  • @neilgooge
    @neilgooge 9 місяців тому

    I drop in and out of youtube these days... but every time one of your (or your brothers) videos cross my path... It's always so inspiring.

  • @kartiktiwari7360
    @kartiktiwari7360 9 місяців тому

    I shed a tear when you rushed away from the stool to stop the camera. The context setting, the delivery, the perfectly timed cut - you do this with the kind of matured subtlety that really shows you've been doing this for decades.

  • @mortezag2010
    @mortezag2010 9 місяців тому

    You are a special artist to me. Every now and then, you manage to hit me in the right spot with a sledge hammer. Nice job.

  • @averyjamesbrooks
    @averyjamesbrooks 3 місяці тому

    I still return to your Holland Tunnel cycling video periodically. Saw that a couple years after I started biking in NY in the early 00s and it is like, my video mantra or something like that, relative to cycling. There's something about it that just hits home for me, even more than like Line of Sight or other NY cycling classics. Respect your work Van!

  • @vito3608
    @vito3608 9 місяців тому +3

    Van, you HAVE to upload your classic videos, just like Casey did. I would watch the crap out of them.

  • @angusred1337
    @angusred1337 3 місяці тому

    I love how he lets the cut/edit breath....Im here for peaceful entertainment and enlightenment that takes some attention span. Bravo!

  • @joshschandoney5045
    @joshschandoney5045 9 місяців тому +1

    Helmet cam is like the beta version of the GoPro mount that is now so ubiquitous now: Van, you really are a visionary!!!

  • @thetalkingfly
    @thetalkingfly 9 місяців тому +1

    Van!
    I LOVE your HBO series -
    I love it
    I love it
    I love it!
    Keep making art brother!
    Cheers,
    The Talking Fly

    • @meisrerboot
      @meisrerboot 9 місяців тому

      Your channel is really cool

  • @sethsquatchisreal
    @sethsquatchisreal 9 місяців тому

    One of your best. Keep on keepin' on.

  • @cvictor1126
    @cvictor1126 9 місяців тому +2

    DUDE I think about that Path of God scene ALL THE TIME! ALLL THE TIME! It's such a perfect metaphor.

  • @heronoverdose
    @heronoverdose 9 місяців тому

    It's all a lovely thing, taking time to look back and take it all in.

  • @jamesweldon8118
    @jamesweldon8118 9 місяців тому +1

    Very profound. Another gem

  • @Dre_enz
    @Dre_enz 9 місяців тому +1

    Cada vez que me salta la notificación sobre este canal con un nuevo video, tengo que dejarlo todo. Increíble video ❤

  • @aankhenchaudiband
    @aankhenchaudiband 9 місяців тому

    I love this feeling I get when I somehow pause and reflect upon what I just saw, good movies always do that to me.
    But also almost every van neistat video does that too me.
    I am really grateful to you Van, you are one of the biggest reasons I started focusing on mu UA-cam channel from this jan❤

  • @carlroge
    @carlroge 9 місяців тому +1

    Brilliant

  • @TSGEnt
    @TSGEnt 9 місяців тому

    Thank you Van this was beautiful. I can appreciate the pain and consternation of what the next video should be. You just made my next video just a little easier to do.
    I've got VHS of adventures from about 1985. an example on my YT channel is called: "My rocket engineering days"
    Those were the days, my friend.

  • @Pytte
    @Pytte 9 місяців тому +6

    17:04 the Dude abides.

    • @davidbowers912
      @davidbowers912 9 місяців тому

      He did it again,"THE DUDE ABIDES"THE 🎉

  • @chilidog73
    @chilidog73 9 місяців тому

    Loved the reflection in your eyes at the end. 😊

  • @MedicBarr911
    @MedicBarr911 9 місяців тому +12

    That quote at the end 🔥🔥🔥

  • @danielbaxter33
    @danielbaxter33 9 місяців тому +1

    Van - you are my most favoritest artist. I look up to your public persona as that of an older brother. Thanks for being you

  • @marktereck3802
    @marktereck3802 9 місяців тому

    Could watch hours of van going through old random footage just talking in tangents about it. Great stuff

  • @19wael96
    @19wael96 9 місяців тому +1

    I needed this right this moment thanks Van

  • @SticksAandstonesBozo
    @SticksAandstonesBozo 9 місяців тому

    Casey’s brain is just magical. The way he instantly has such a unique thought in .5 seconds.

  • @keneticchannel
    @keneticchannel 9 місяців тому

    Having a career helping others make their stuff is a blessing and a curse. The blessing is in paid mastery of the craft. The curse is in the potential for burnout that keeps you from making your own stuff.

  • @RubyLaboratory
    @RubyLaboratory 9 місяців тому

    Truthfully surprised you haven’t hit a million subs yet.. I always come back to thumbnails not being relatable.. maybe consider changing that part of “The Spirited Man”’s brand identity? Love the videos Van keep it up! Here’s to the next 125 🎉💚

  • @JeepTJay6
    @JeepTJay6 9 місяців тому +1

    OMG this brings back so many memories! I was at PRATT Institute at roughly the same time. I lived in Clinton Hill. I remember buying a mountain bike from that flee market! ☺️

  • @pizzaratlord
    @pizzaratlord 8 місяців тому

    The eagles catching a stray in the last minute was not on my bingo card. Fantastic film!

  • @markg4167
    @markg4167 6 місяців тому

    Great video Van always appreciate you Ty

  • @richardsnook3277
    @richardsnook3277 9 місяців тому

    Loved seeing this video, and the quote at the end oh wow!

  • @canadude6401
    @canadude6401 9 місяців тому +3

    1:39 I just *knew* his phone call was to Casey!

  • @suioganwilliam
    @suioganwilliam 9 місяців тому

    New video, my day just got better.
    A few suggestions. Please back up your videos in multiple places, and, if you haven't already, make all of the tapes digital

  • @benhealy
    @benhealy 9 місяців тому

    I loved your old footage! I used to live in Carroll Gardens and, though you were probably somewhere else by then, I like to think we could’ve been neighbors. A lot of those old places were still there. I also worked at Scholastic for a little while in the retail store. While I didn’t have a video camera then, I do look back at the first digital photographs I took with a similar fascination and newfound appreciation.

  • @olsonspeed
    @olsonspeed 9 місяців тому

    Thanks for this insight, the creativity treadmill of UA-cam is indeed brutal, few ever realize success and financial reward.

  • @raphaelgoncalves1329
    @raphaelgoncalves1329 9 місяців тому

    Please show us some more of your old movies, it's so inspiring!

  • @ElmosUniverse
    @ElmosUniverse 9 місяців тому

    That philosophy at the end hit me like a truck

  • @TylerSandberg
    @TylerSandberg 9 місяців тому

    "It frightens me, the awful truth of how sweet life can be" - Bob Dylan

  • @SamuelSchmidt-f9z
    @SamuelSchmidt-f9z 9 місяців тому

    Thanks for this one, Van.

  • @CanadiansInCarsGettingCocky
    @CanadiansInCarsGettingCocky 9 місяців тому +1

    I like how Van calls Casey for UA-cam advice! Bros!

  • @UHollis
    @UHollis 9 місяців тому

    i could listen to you and Casey talk this shit forever.

  • @Frinans
    @Frinans 9 місяців тому

    It would be insanely cool to see the two Neistat brothers doing collaborations again.

  • @Makebuildmodify
    @Makebuildmodify 9 місяців тому

    Why was ambition your obstacle?

  • @IanCourtright
    @IanCourtright 9 місяців тому

    An absolute inspiration 🙌

  • @not8brand
    @not8brand 9 місяців тому

    gotta love when someone who has found success tells up and coming artists, nah do something else, it's soooooooo much work and sacrifice, probably too much for wittle ow u.....i'm sure it's the sacrifice of pursuing art that's keeping everyone from success...not a lack of support or opportunity....informative video actually

  • @PaulaHeartland
    @PaulaHeartland 9 місяців тому

    Another emotional, philosophical banger. Thought provoking ending. Fun! (I've seen this before...yes?)

  • @robthewaywardwoodworker9956
    @robthewaywardwoodworker9956 9 місяців тому

    Funny, I keep forgetting that you're Casey's brother. Your work stands on its own so well. Cool video.

  • @CreativeDreamersAU
    @CreativeDreamersAU 9 місяців тому +3

    I find that the struggle in pursuing your craft is the best part. The process is the reward of being creative because you learn and grow so much along the way, which in a way is what I'm trying to do with this channel too, but I've been writing and publishing my own work for 7-8 years now. I love it.

  • @daveforz
    @daveforz 9 місяців тому

    being in your 20s during the 90s seems so cool

  • @micahvonmusic
    @micahvonmusic 9 місяців тому

    This video is so beautiful

  • @cousinwil5808
    @cousinwil5808 9 місяців тому +1

    I dislike the Eagles, but Joe Walsh is the coolest. This theory was posited by my childhood best friend: Beer is cool. Everyone can’t wait to be able to drink beer when they get older, can’t wait until work is over to have a beer, can’t wait for the big game to drink some beers. Joe Walsh’s music is the music they use to try and sell more beer. Therefore Joe Walsh is even cooler than beer, Joe Walsh is the coolest.

    • @cousinwil5808
      @cousinwil5808 9 місяців тому

      Joe credits the Hell Freezes Over tour with saving his life. The band made every practice, every production event, every backstage of that tour completely sober. There was no alcohol or drugs permitted during any band situation during that tour (dinner, green room, bus, etc for any crew, guest, or anything), a tour they would only go on if Joe went to rehab first.
      Joe is a spirited man, who was saved by the love and dedication of his friends. We should all be so lucky as to know that kind of love.

    • @9ramthebuffs9
      @9ramthebuffs9 9 місяців тому +1

      i prefer the bernie eagles. The James Gang was cool tho.

  • @Anita_Backrub
    @Anita_Backrub 6 місяців тому

    I could watch your films for hours

  • @TheBjornarv
    @TheBjornarv 9 місяців тому

    Remember your open letter to a fan many years ago? Where you explained your lack of internett footprint? Times have changed I guess, you came around eventually. which is great btw!

  • @SticksAandstonesBozo
    @SticksAandstonesBozo 9 місяців тому

    I’ve subbed to many patreons. Only one has stood the test of time giving me actual value. Take a guess which one ….

  • @hadley_youtube
    @hadley_youtube 9 місяців тому

    More Van commentation over archives please.

  • @Johnny-re9kg
    @Johnny-re9kg 9 місяців тому

    The Eagles just wanted it to be perfect. And they seemed to have accomplished that. The total toil required to create all those amazing songs took A LOT of a lot of minutes! You may hate them, but like Van, they worked very hard.

  • @JosephSivits
    @JosephSivits 9 місяців тому

    Before I watch this video, I think a lot of people are thrown astray when they begin a new hobby or task because there is a plethora of information out there and available to everyone. You see people buy the tools, buy the gear, build the space they feel they need to "be productive", instead I holistically believe that you should naturally progress into those methods, tools, and space. Don't buy the dremel because the spirited man says you should. You should buy the dremel because you have a project that requires sanding or polishing. Don't buy a RED camera or GoPro because you want professional or portable cameras, buy them because you're working on professional sets or you need a handheld camera.
    The burden of the beginner is to acknowledge they don't know what they don't know. It's very difficult for a lot of people, myself included, to be _bad_ at something.

  • @fatheryolo
    @fatheryolo 9 місяців тому +1

    Video starts at 1:34

  • @REVIEWSONTHERUN
    @REVIEWSONTHERUN 9 місяців тому

    Interesting! Thanks for sharing it. ✌️

  • @chantelleflynn9984
    @chantelleflynn9984 9 місяців тому

    Im only a few mins in, outstanding video as always, and omg. Did that really happen in therapy> That is what I need . Better help, I always thought I wasn't real help, and I will look into it now. Please expand from a clients point of view your perspectives of working through the justice issue

  • @bunnytobin
    @bunnytobin 9 місяців тому

    Man, I have always thought you looked familiar and now I know why. I lived in Brooklyn for 20 years. 5 of them at Hoyt and Smith and the other 15 over at 5th Ave and Sterling. I remember seeing you and I worked at Quench on Smith and my girlfriend worked next door at The Grocery. Did you ever work at Scholastic? That corner store is where I bought all my pots and pans when I moved into my apartment there. I even think I would see you now and then on the train because I worked in Soho as well assisting two different photographers. Glad that mystery is solved. Also, there's no such thing as the mafia...;)

  • @CodyWBrown
    @CodyWBrown 9 місяців тому +1

    Young Van chewed gum with his mouth open

  • @JordanRowland
    @JordanRowland 9 місяців тому

    When people ask me about doing what I do (not a youtuber but a freelance video/photo guy) , I say... It's awesome and I love my job but DON'T DO IT. ABSOLUTELY DO NOT. Buy a camera and have fun but don't quit your job.

  • @parkervarin
    @parkervarin 9 місяців тому +2

    Videos about nothing are often the best videos

  • @BibBobBibOnVacation
    @BibBobBibOnVacation 4 місяці тому

    It really looks like masterpiece 🎉

  • @raddy21
    @raddy21 9 місяців тому

    I currently live in Manhattan and sadly it's not like this anymore at all

  • @americanpancakelive
    @americanpancakelive 9 місяців тому +1

    I think it is time, my fake friend, to branch out a little bit. You have already done this but I would love to see you speak to other people, interview them and have these interviews make up 20% of what you do. People of all sorts are truly fascinating in micro and macro ways.

    • @samashby8203
      @samashby8203 9 місяців тому +1

      Fake friend? Strange phrasing

    • @helpfulcommenter
      @helpfulcommenter 9 місяців тому

      @@samashby8203 Strange comment too, but kinda typical of parasocial relationships where the viewer feels entitled to have some say in how the creator creates or lives their life.

    • @americanpancakelive
      @americanpancakelive 9 місяців тому

      @@samashby8203 your right, imaginary friend might sound a bit better

  • @wildhurstmanor
    @wildhurstmanor 9 місяців тому

    On eBay in the US that Triumph bicycle fully restored goes for $500-780. Not as high as I expected.

    • @borderlands6606
      @borderlands6606 9 місяців тому

      For the last 70 years Triumph has been a re-badged Raleigh. Nice enough 3-speeds but nothing special.

  • @PaulaHeartland
    @PaulaHeartland 9 місяців тому

    PS I love your sweatshirt -- it's my favorite! My go too when I want to be cozy and funky.

  • @dylansousa5571
    @dylansousa5571 6 місяців тому

    Van i love your videos

  • @jefffromjuneau
    @jefffromjuneau 9 місяців тому

    Van mounting a camera to his helmet and handlebars predicts the rise of the GoPro style of action cameras.

  • @mioszstachlewski458
    @mioszstachlewski458 9 місяців тому

    Thank you

  • @ChristopherCampNYC
    @ChristopherCampNYC 9 місяців тому

    Van and Casey has indistinguishable laughs.

  • @drewgilmore7157
    @drewgilmore7157 9 місяців тому

    Tasteful Lebowski reference at the end

  • @StreetShots79
    @StreetShots79 9 місяців тому

    Im still suss on the parachute car cover. That thing was woefully presented as a good idea.......

  • @Henry_Swanson
    @Henry_Swanson 9 місяців тому

    Now I know what its like to have tinnitus. The "soundtrack is horrendous.

  • @davidbowers912
    @davidbowers912 9 місяців тому

    You Did It again 🎉
    👐👣☮️🇨🇦🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

  • @johnhuman3217
    @johnhuman3217 9 місяців тому

    What are we supposed to do at 45? 55? 65? When is it time to bed down and wait for organ failure?
    I guess I'm adopting age fluidity. Death is inevitable, but I'm not going to prepare for or anticipate it. I'll just keep moving and doing and learning until shit goes dark, I think.

  • @BeAChurchPunk
    @BeAChurchPunk 9 місяців тому +1

    "Let's Rock" lol

  • @ZachariahNelson
    @ZachariahNelson 9 місяців тому

    I thought you were hating on the birds at 17:10.