Thank You For the Lincoln Highway Video
Added 2023-02-03 18:09:11 +0000 UTCThis February is my channel's tenth anniversary, and in that spirit the next video release is going to be a remake/remaster of all my old Fallout content (including that very first video) as well as the Real Life Landscapes of Fallout East Coast as a double feature. I might miss the actual date of the tenth anniversary and push a little into March, but I think the Fallout double feature is the best way to celebrate just how far the channel's come in the past decade.
The Lincoln Highway video I just released represents the most amount of effort I've ever spent on anything. The research was hundreds of hours, the trip was three weeks (with an additional three weeks for the Fallout locations), the writing was the most academic and dense I've ever tried to go for, and the end result I couldn't be happier with. It's bizarre and incredible to have something in your mind for three entire years and finally be able to tease it out into actual existence and reality.
None of which would have been possible without your support. You paid for food, lodging, gasoline, the Thunderbird itself, the camera, the memory cards, everything. I've only gotten one piece of feedback (so far!) angry that I spent so long making a video about 'my vacation', but I hope most people can see how the trip was crafted around the content and not vice versa. This was an incredibly focused, difficult undertaking. Refunds are available to any who feel it was a selfish thing to have done, but I've tried to be as clear and upfront as I can about where the money was going and the time that this would take.
I sometimes get (as you probably know) extremely nervous about whether people are happy with their investment in the channel, but I feel very strongly that these projects have been highly collaborative: people like the travel content, but it costs a lot more than video game content, the overhead is outrageous. There was a kickstarter I found for two guys who were going to do their own Lincoln Highway documentary and they wanted $100,000 as a baseline budget. Which is absurd! They didn't need that much. But it illuminates a core reason why YouTube travel content is often disappointing: you can't get started without either beginning wealthy or acquiring sponsors.
To have been sponsored by so many people supportive of the actual content I want to do is lucky beyond all measure. I can't express how grateful I am for it. I think, though, that Patrons do receive something meaningful in return: because you paid for the thing in advance, it frees the end result from having to conform to any kind of marketable format or 'do numbers'. A lot of YouTube travel content is designed to do numbers so that it can be self-perpetuating, if the numbers wane, the trip stops. It's a difficult balance. With Patreon, I was able to do this project with no special fundraising, no commercial sponsorship or oversight, and since it's already *been* paid for it doesn't need to make another dime. And it's just one project of two the trip yielded-- I know video games are the bread and butter of the channel, and always will be, so at least half the content rewards that interest.
The Lincoln Highway video was a huge, huge gamble in every way (I mean the Thunderbird could have very easily died on the road and cut the trip short before even getting over the finish line), but the gamble actually came down the right way. Despite uploading difficulties that prevented the video from making it out in January, the video came out just like I wanted it to. I think it's the best thing I've ever done. And I only ever had the opportunity to do it because of donations like the ones you all make. Thank you for giving me this chance.
The good news now is that, over the past seven months, I've been working very hard on a lot of different projects. I'm still going to pivot to short(er) form when the current slate of projects is done, but for the moment I'm sitting on a mountain of preparatory work that can now be finalized that the Lincoln Highway project is complete. I'm very much looking forward to this coming year, I hope you all are too.
Comments
I've almost finished this video, and it has been one of my favorites you've ever produced. Times like these it's often hard to be proud or inspired by my country. We feel more divided and more hostile than any other point in my life. But listening to you and your travels across America, discussing the history and the struggles, the good and the bad, has reminded me what we as a country have gone through and what we can weather. I often wonder if my ideal America is just plain wrong, that my ideals are incompatible with most of the country. Your video helped remind me I'm at least not alone, and I have a historical leg to stand on. I'd love to one day travel the route of the Lincoln Highway as well, similar to you have done, to become closer to a country I've felt has been drifting away. This video helped mitigate that, a little. Thank you so much for your efforts, commitment, and sharing your talents and viewpoints with us!
RogueThrax
2024-12-01 16:57:12 +0000 UTCYes, I've replied to you and others with the concerns in a larger post.
Noah Caldwell-Gervais
2023-08-15 23:03:16 +0000 UTCthere hasnt been any update in quite a while, are you still alive ?
Gurlin
2023-08-15 21:17:14 +0000 UTCHappy to see you're not being your biggest critic in this post as you typically are, lol. Always remember about patrons, we are your de Medicis. Happy to support a talented artist, doesn't matter if the work is slow to produce. Hell, people are happy to forget about their subscriptions and keep paying them; similarly people are happy to give much more money to people producing absolute slop. You're a standout.
Connor
2023-08-01 18:04:44 +0000 UTCWhatever you make next, I will watch and listen many many times. Then go back to re-watch my favorites from your channel. Your 7 hour analysis of Resident Evil has supported me during many low moments when I struggle to get out of bed and face the world.
James Moffatt
2023-06-22 15:40:36 +0000 UTCSince we can't add paragraph breaks... I take value from your journey, both figural and literal. I listen as you explain clearly to me what I was actually thinking, without understanding, when I liked, or did not like a game or a perspective. Your content is intrinsically valuable, and if it's painful to produce because of your own uncertainty about the value you offer, know that I and many others know and understand this pain and wish it wasn't part of your creativity, but that we consume your output like locusts.
James Moffatt
2023-06-22 15:38:40 +0000 UTCThere are so many negative voices on the internet, anonymity and boredom allow venting to be a valid lifestyle choice in their view. I would echo so many people and say "read the positive, ignore the negative". Create for your fans, don't try to win over the people who only have hate to offer - best case they will just find a new person to torment. Instead understand that your patrons love your work, and would offer meaningful feedback if we didn't. Yes, you have moments when you question your work, but I, and so many others, value the work you do. Remember your own comments on your Disco Elysium video - the developers took risks, surprised people, explored the unexpected. You should too. Pivot to the weird when the moment inspires you.
James Moffatt
2023-06-22 15:32:51 +0000 UTCThis one pushed me over the patreon wall as well. Always wanted to support you, I just put it off because of the friction to sign up with patreon (not a good excuse). It dawned on me listening to this latest video that despite the fact that I listen to a lot of audible the most consistently I am blown away by the beauty of a a writer's turn of phrase is when listening to your videos. And you cover two of my favorites topics - games and the beautiful, weird tapestry of America. It was time to put my money where my mind was and support the best artists regardless of channel. Now supporting multiple patreon accounts. Cheers and keep up the great writing!
Patrick Walker
2023-06-05 16:44:13 +0000 UTCReally thrilled with the documentary. One of those things it's easy to not think about, how our automobile-centric environment came into existence, the early history of cars and roads - plus the trans-continental travelogue. Fascinating stuff. Absolutely would be thrilled to see more stuff like it - though I'm also very much looking to your eventual Tomb Raider retrospective.
Discourse Stu
2023-05-27 02:05:18 +0000 UTCIn addition to echoing all the praises of those before me, I wanted to specifically say thank you for sharing that there is a historical street sign for the Lincoln Highway at 42nd St and Broadway in Times Square. Like many other longtime NYC residents, I usually try to stay away from that intersection (and neighborhood) because of how busy, touristy, and expensive it is. But after watching your video I took a trip out there to look at the sign, walk for a few blocks down 42nd St, and think about your journey there and the journeys that began and ended on that road over a century ago. Thanks for unearthing some hidden history and wonder about a place I thought I knew.
fauxthoreau
2023-04-03 19:13:08 +0000 UTCI've been a long time viewer but I just now finally was able to become a Patreon sub! The effort and quality of this Lincoln Highway video finally put my mind over the edge and I had to continue to support you through patreon. Also I may have pushed the totally monthly amount to $10k with my sub? I can't seem to see the monthly amount now. Oh well, cheers and can't wait to see more!
Mars
2023-03-27 17:22:26 +0000 UTCI'm moving through it very slowly, but it is a perfect way to relax for twenty minutes after a day of taking care of the baby and trying to work at the same time. It also is like the only thing I watch at regular speed that isn't music.
Timothy Underwood
2023-03-18 19:06:26 +0000 UTCApologies if this already came up, but have you considered publishing this as an audio book? Your delivery and recording is noticeably improved in this video so it could be worth capitalising on it :)
Charlotte
2023-03-04 17:17:10 +0000 UTCI loved the video. The writing and production is of higher quality and charm than any documentary film I ever saw on TV. Without this video, I might never have heard of the Lincoln Highway, yet now I'm fascinated by it, and the depth of American history that we learn so little of at school here in the UK. My jaw dropped at the beauty of the open countryside, and the vastness of the New York city skyline. Thank you for taking us all on a road trip that I could never afford to consider in real life.
Myles Drury
2023-03-03 07:36:22 +0000 UTCI finally finished it and I agree that it is both the most ambitious and well done thing you have done. I have the same feeling as when I finish any particularly great piece of media - a desire to savor it and not start the next thing too quickly. Thank you, Noah. I am always happy to hear what you have to say.
Jeremy Rogers
2023-02-17 19:46:26 +0000 UTCThe video was great and I think it's just the wildest goddamned thing that you essentially drove by my apartment in the Edison, NJ footage.
Zambri
2023-02-16 15:09:24 +0000 UTCI really enjoyed the video. History discussion is fun.
Wash Manblast
2023-02-14 19:32:21 +0000 UTCJust finished the video, enjoyed it a lot. Can't wait for the remake of the Fallout one and the east coast fallout locations!
mxmx
2023-02-11 02:47:59 +0000 UTCthank you for getting the midwest so right. the subtle differences between nebraska, iowa, illinois, etc are all well-captured in your writing, and as someone who has lived in the midwest near all his life, there's some amount of midwest pride in seeing someone understand it, even if they only spent a few days on the road there. the jefferson iowa part especially hit hard. i have a bunch of family from there, both past and present, and i've visited dozens of times. but i don't have any memory of going up the bell tower. i had to pause and rewind the video a bunch, trying to make out businesses where my family worked or even owned, or seeing that statue you pass of an olympic archer and knowing the story of how it was made. i've been to weddings and funerals in the town and spent countless holidays there. and honestly? i don't care all that much about the town at all LOL. but seeing and hearing it contextualized within the entire stretch of the united states damn near moved me to tears. from now on, my memories of jefferson are also going to include the aerial view of it from your video. thanks so much for making it. this video convinced me to up my pledge, please keep making anything that you're passionate about or interested in.
Jay Mulah
2023-02-08 21:39:32 +0000 UTCThe video is great stuff. I'm here for the video james, but whatever you're most passionate about at the moment is what I'm paying you to do. Congrats on completing a gargantuan project!
Brandon Fraley
2023-02-07 17:32:25 +0000 UTCi liked the video a lot. are you really reshooting the old fallout real world vid?
aconcretemoth
2023-02-07 07:50:00 +0000 UTCNever change Noah. Every time one of your massive videos comes out my wife and I basically clear the deck for a few days to be able to languidly digest it whilst cooking and loafing about. Forget the haters and stay true - I 110% consider our Patreon donations well spent in the production of this kind of thing, even if it is irregular. The voice is unique, the passion is obvious and the takeaway is always chin-strokingly profound. Low and slow is the way. Keep cooking YouTube in your pitmaster ribs fashion and you will have a Patron for life with us. Couldn't be happier that your Travels with Charley worked out so well, and proud to be a part of it.
Mark Whiting
2023-02-06 22:16:09 +0000 UTCAs a scandi all you ever get in media regarding the US is either negative or profoundly stupid. It's very easy to start hating the place and its people, and I do fall into that pit very often. Then it's nice to watch a piece like this and see and learn about the lovely bits in-between - to get a thoughtful take on the whole shebang from an American who gives a damn.
Erik Jeppsson
2023-02-06 13:53:11 +0000 UTCAmazing content! You do amazing work Noah
Annon Follower
2023-02-06 13:23:22 +0000 UTCFinally finished this video, it was sublime. Hope you are able to take a break after finishing this absolute mammoth of a project!
Finley M.
2023-02-06 00:22:16 +0000 UTCI finally completed the Lincoln Highway video, and I think it is your best work to date. I know it was a tremendous effort on your part, and I think that really shows in the level of polish, insight, and passion that you brought to the video.
Samuel Pardee
2023-02-05 16:48:15 +0000 UTC+1
C2
2023-02-05 10:18:49 +0000 UTCYour occasional travelogue content is a delightful compliment to the video game stuff and is entirely justified on its own merits. I'd love to see smaller & more frequent videos in the same style if it ever becomes remotely practical.
C2
2023-02-05 10:18:28 +0000 UTCReally appreciated your section on Western PA. Your writing helped me connect to my home in a way I find challenging. Living here makes it so easy to take for granted. The landscape, the history, the character of the people. I had a blast with this video start to finish but naturally that part will remain very special to me. Thanks, Noah.
Adam Marsh
2023-02-05 07:27:42 +0000 UTCNoah, you are a fantastic guy, writer, and content creator, and I couldn't be happier that you approach your channel the way you do. I pray that you don't take the vitriol that comes with any level of visibility on the internet too close to heart. The Lincoln Highway video is a masterwork, and was well worth the wait. Keep doing what you're doing. You have a vibrant spark of creativity and skill that shines through, and I will be watching it as long as you keep doing it.
Michael Kearley
2023-02-05 04:54:37 +0000 UTCi feel like i tell myself this at the end of all your videos but this truly might be the best thing i've ever seen on this site
Tyler Crane
2023-02-05 04:40:08 +0000 UTCOH YESSSS! Finally I see You starting the year off on a positive note! Maybe you really needed that off-schedule year to reset your enthusiasm and offset the burnout. There's nothing more to say here - I'll go back and finish the video and post my thoughts there.
SGResponse
2023-02-04 20:14:45 +0000 UTCYou bring up a few good points!
Megabyte01
2023-02-04 19:29:47 +0000 UTCI can answer this with an educated guess. A few in fact: 1. The bus is too flimsy of a machine to undertake a full cross-continent trip. It barely survived the trips made with it thus far and those were something like 1/4 - 1/6 of the distance that the T-Bird had to make. 2. No dogs - thus no necessity for additional space. 3. No camping - this wasn't about lingering in places but travelling the distance. Thus there was no point in having a machine you could live in. 4. Increased comfort. The bus was slow, cold, with stiff seats, manual shift etc. These were all factors that made it a worse choice. All in all - with a 2-person travel plan, having a budget that allowed motel bookings rather than outdoor camping, no pets etc. - the bus lost all its advantages that outweighed the disadvantages inherent in its build and age for previous trips.
SGResponse
2023-02-04 19:07:11 +0000 UTCHowdy Mr. Caldwell-Gervais, I would like to thank you so much for introducing me to this bit of oft overlooked Automotive History. And to me, entirely unknown. For a lot of years I thought my knowledge was complete enough on the Auto World that I didn't need to learn more. Then you talked about the 1919 Military Convoy, the Most Stubborn Cuss of a Utah Man, the 43 Year old, and the Second (Or First depending on preference) Greatest Horatio Nelson to ever live. Consistently and near constantly you have brought me contemplation on the history of America and it's Locations, and the Spirit of it too. I don't have the time to be able to research these kinds of things, nor the ability to so thoroughly ruminate on them coherently. So I want to thank you, again, for teaching me about the past. About how our culture is defined, and how we can relate to it today. Personally, or from an outsiders perspective. Here's to another 10 Amazing years!
Dylan O'Shea
2023-02-04 06:20:16 +0000 UTCI found your channel waaaay back in the day thanks to your old Fallout video. Your travel content is truly something special man, I will always be excited for whatever projects you have in the works
Electron Kaleidoscope
2023-02-04 02:45:03 +0000 UTCYou da boss noah
Hunter Lantz
2023-02-04 02:21:59 +0000 UTCWe trust you to make Good Work. You don't need to keep worrying about our approval. If you have three busts in a row (and you don't) I still want you to try and make the fourth a win. Please feel confident in our support. LH is incredible.
Hugh O'Brien
2023-02-04 00:07:48 +0000 UTCI for one am thrilled to see this kind of in-depth project. I'm only an hour in so far (I'm watching in bits and pieces as my schedule allows me) but your prose is in top form, the topic of early automobile history and the perspectives you've found from history are fascinating, and as a patreon supporter I couldn't be happier. As someone whose largest academic project was an undergrad thesis, this must have taken a truly ungodly amount of work. I hope you enjoyed some of that creative process, lol. Let me be a piece of feedback in the other direction: I'm very happy with your work/output thus far, and if anyone refers to producing a project of this scope as a "vacation", then they're a ditz who hasn't ever produced anything worth anything. Cheers Noah.
Mark Hunter-Owega
2023-02-03 23:44:48 +0000 UTCThank YOU for making it. I'm happy that I get the chance to watch it, but to be honest I'm even happier that you seem genuinely proud and happy with it. (Which you should, because this was a truly massive undertaking.) I was dreading that the next message on this Patreon might be another self-flagellating mea culpa, and it's a huge relief to see the opposite. Keep on truckin'.
Peter Ciccolo
2023-02-03 23:42:58 +0000 UTC❤
SAS41
2023-02-03 23:38:33 +0000 UTCNoah, your work is incredible. I am so happy to be able to support you in my own little way. I only wish I could give more to see more travel content. If I ever win the lottery I’ll be in touch!
Daniel Czarnowski
2023-02-03 22:16:45 +0000 UTCI caught myself wondering why there hadn't been any videos from you lately over Christmas, so I went back to some of your old video (Vampire: Bloodlines, Arcanum, Starcraft, Warcraft...) but now I know! This is gonna be a great weekend watching this!
Marcus Berg
2023-02-03 22:00:57 +0000 UTCI confess I haven't seen the entire video yet, but I'm enjoying watching your journey across the Lincoln Highway! I'm currently at the Nebraska leg. Random question, and I apologize if this is too personal or has already been answered: why make the trip in a T-Bird instead of the VW Bus? Was it just a love of road trips in coupe cars vs the slow-and-steady camping bus?
Megabyte01
2023-02-03 21:47:56 +0000 UTCOnly halfway through the new travelogue and it's incredible and exactly what I needed right now. Your prior travel videos are easily my favorite and most rewatched videos on YouTube and have been instrumental in keeping my depression at bay in pivotal moments. Thank you truly for all your work and I'm proud to continue supporting all further efforts.
Ericka Ford
2023-02-03 21:45:41 +0000 UTCReally like what I've seen so far. Great work! Take whatever time you need to do what you want to do in a healthy way. Looking forward to watching the rest of it and excited for what's next!
Josh Fremer
2023-02-03 21:41:43 +0000 UTCOh, come now, I never said I was angry. It was supposed to be a little lighthearted ribbing. I mean, I wrote the comment in the voice of an annoying aunt ffs. Look, of course I know how much effort you put into your videos. And of course I'm gonna watch it eventually. Like I said, you are literally my favorite creator on YouTube. So stop being so fucking salty. Stay healthy and call your mother. Love ya. XOXO ❤️
Quickhand
2023-02-03 21:32:54 +0000 UTCNoah Gervais fans eatin' GOOD this year.
Cody Avery
2023-02-03 21:21:34 +0000 UTCI'll always love hearing your thoughts on games (I couldn't give two shits about Resident Evil, but I still watched that whole thing), but the travelogues are true masterpieces. I am excited that I get to watch this one over however long it takes me, with a Fallout East Coast version arriving whenever it does. You're an outstanding writer, and you provide some amazing perspectives. Even if you struggled to get outside the perspective of the highway, that's still a perspective I didn't have until you went to such great lengths to provide it. Thank you.
Jeremy Rogers
2023-02-03 21:21:05 +0000 UTC👏👏👏
Max Golden
2023-02-03 21:15:00 +0000 UTCKeep up the good work! Your content and style are unriveled when it comes to online video essays and I'm happy to continue supporting any endeavour you feel is worthy of your time! I'm super interested to see what you have in store for the future, and if that is more travelogues then I'm happily along for the ride.
Niko9lives
2023-02-03 21:06:48 +0000 UTCNoah: I subscribed to you, not your content. You do you, and I'll be happy.
Jeroen
2023-02-03 21:02:08 +0000 UTCI blindly stumbled across the Lincoln Highway while on a road trip a couple years ago and was similarly amazed that there was this incredible thing here and nobody knew about it. I'm glad you felt the same and were inspired to put so much love into this project. It's a fantastic achievement. I started out just watching your video game videos but I've grown to love the travelogues just as much, if not more. I was initially perplexed by the overlap but now I think of your game-related videos as their own kind of travelogue. The personalized, introspective way you speak about your experiences with games feels a lot like how you talk about your real life journeys.
Brent Hughes
2023-02-03 20:21:57 +0000 UTCYou're a blessing on the world and I'm so glad you feel confident about this video! I love your travel videos and your empathy for the folks of America. I remember in your original Locations of Fallout video you mentioned a scrap yard that didn't let you in when you asked and they you pointed out that that was a perfectly reasonable thing for them to do as you were an outsider and this was an exceedingly local place. It was what assured me that you were different then a lot of video makers and that I was going to really enjoy your stuff.
Juno Auer-Watson
2023-02-03 20:14:22 +0000 UTCYour travelogue work is my favourite thing on your channel. Knowing you were making more I would have rated it as one of my most anticipated bits of upcoming content in any medium fullstop and having started to watch it I could not be more satisfied. It's just one of the best things I have watched in years. An actual exploration of a nation an ocean away.
Noys
2023-02-03 20:11:01 +0000 UTCWE LOVE YOU NOAH! 🥰💜🥰💜🥰💜🥰
Mx. Well
2023-02-03 20:00:40 +0000 UTCCongrats on the recovery!!! Hope one day you can get back on the road, and thanks for telling your story
John Lagoni
2023-02-03 19:57:47 +0000 UTCI’m a couple hours in and it’s super fascinating. Looking forward to watching more when i’m off work, so good job! Also, because I’m in this weird parasocial relationship, I’m happy to hear that you’re happy with it. I’ve loved all your content and feel you’ve always been too hard on yourself Mr. Sorry Cop, I’m glad that you’re satisfied with this one!
John Lagoni
2023-02-03 19:55:08 +0000 UTCMate, stellar work
Jeremy Gascoine
2023-02-03 19:46:08 +0000 UTCWhile I have yet to finish the video (watching it in chunks on my micro breaks at work), as I was watching, around the time you leave California, I caught myself thinking "I think this may be my favorite kind of content, period", and knowing that I have several more hours left to look forward to is a treat indeed. As a non-American, seeing the country through this lense is fascinating, and I really do feel like I'm learning so much, as well as getting many interesting new perspectives. Simply put, it was more than worth the wait, and I'm happy to have been able to contribute some amount to it.
Olof Persson
2023-02-03 19:45:03 +0000 UTCI watch lots of YouTube. My family & I cancelled Netflix, Hulu, etc. because we watch YouTube so much. In particular, I've been watching your videos since 2014. With that being said, you are my #1 absolute favorite content creator on that platform. Thank you, Noah, for all of your incredible "video novels" over the years. I am proud to support your quests ❤️
The Shoe
2023-02-03 19:36:45 +0000 UTCI was very excited when I saw the upload pop up, and while it will take me time to get through it watching it in sections, I made it 26 minutes in and it has already surprised me in some wonderful ways (I commented along those lines). I'm genuinely excited to see what all the video has in store, and am so very looking forward to the Fallout trip and the remake/remaster of those original videos that I have already watched many a time! I appreciate your approach to your work as things that are funded, and as such don't need to then perform to particular market demands to make them earn their place. I love your uploads: everything from the much more literary approach for videos like Planescape: Torment, to the mechanical/social commentary of the Souls video, to this new historical thesis on the Lincoln Highway! Keep up the phenomenal work!
Brenton Buchanan
2023-02-03 19:33:21 +0000 UTCI think you do great work, the writing is always top notch and interesting. Even if you post nothing else this year, I'll gladly continue supporting.
Matthew Mason
2023-02-03 19:25:20 +0000 UTCThe Lincoln Highway Video is phenomenal. You should feel immense pride in not only the Herculean undertaking from inception to execution, but the end product. Its a beautiful creative endeavour. I never though that the travelogue videos would become my favourites but they absolutely are and the latest one is no exception. I am tremendously heppy knowing that what little support I offer has allowed you the freedom to embark upon and accomplish so wonderful an endeavour. I will no doubt watch it many-a-time over the coming years. Take care of yourself Noah. Thank you for all that you do.
Tom Painter
2023-02-03 19:22:57 +0000 UTCI'm so glad your project came together so satisfyingly. I'm over half way through the video and it's shaping up to be your best travel video yet. Your writing has always been top notch, but one aspect that has really popped this time around is the quality of the narration audio. You've written about your struggle with recording it in the past -but I think you've finally cleared that hurdle. It has never impeded my enjoyment of your content before, but the marked improvement is really nice to hear! Looking forward to the next year, and onwards!
Philip Decloux
2023-02-03 19:18:21 +0000 UTCYour Lincoln Highway travelogue is truely a masterpiece! So much history connected to that route and you managed to make every bit of it fascinating and entertaining.
Andrew Walker
2023-02-03 19:17:19 +0000 UTCI am so unbelievably excited for the remastered Fallout video, since your talking about Fallout is one of my favorite things you do!
Dragon Cobolt
2023-02-03 19:14:17 +0000 UTCI was so happy to see the video pop up, and within minutes I just felt kinda joy to have been a tiny part of what helps you make content. I struggle to feel "worth" but I am often told I bring joy to so many in my life by being me, even if I don't see it. You bring joy to many doing what you do, including me even if sometimes you dont see either. I am so happy to continue patronising and speaking lovingly of your work. Do more which brings you joy, because I sense joy in your work, and I love it. Cerys <3
Cerys
2023-02-03 18:53:17 +0000 UTCI wanted to let you know that your videos, and travelogues specifically, personally mean a great deal to me. I was hospitalized for three months starting in March 2020, right as the pandemic was hitting the US, and because of the lockdown I was completely isolated from family and friends for nearly the entire duration. I had a severe case of Guillain–Barré syndrome that left me almost completely paralyzed; at the low point, both of my legs and right arm were totally useless, and I could just barely use my left hand with intense concentration. So, not only was I isolated from my loved ones, I couldn't move from my hospital bed. Hell, my blood pressure was so catastrophically low that I couldn't even *be* moved from my bed without passing out. Your travelogues helped provide me an escape from that. I love driving, going on road trips, exploring the vastness of this country, and watching The Other Half of the West and Atomic Pilgrimage gave me a little feel of the road while I was still more than a year away from getting back behind the wheel again. You helped me get through the worst experience of my life. It's been nearly three years since I was paralyzed, and I've made a (nearly) full recovery, though I haven't yet had the chance for a big road trip. But, I can still live vicariously through The Lincoln Highway. Thank you.
Ross Dexter
2023-02-03 18:49:50 +0000 UTCi'm only 90 minutes into it but the production quality has taken off into the stratosphere. You've figuratively and literally come a long way
Benjamin Glover
2023-02-03 18:49:45 +0000 UTCI'm glad you're proud of it. Only seen the first hour so far but I'm loving it to bits. I'm not normally someone who watches travel content either so I hope that gives you some idea of how good you've done. There will always be bitter, sad individuals who will leave stupid comments. Don't let it deter you. Your work is consistently high quality. I'm glad to be a patron.
Robert Bay
2023-02-03 18:48:24 +0000 UTCIt makes me extremely happy to see you satisfied with the project. Can't wait to take the time and enjoy every second of it.
Julian Renno
2023-02-03 18:41:18 +0000 UTCMy man, you got my $5 a month for as long as you're willing to accept it. The passion and unique perspective you bring to your videos is always on point, and my only regret is waiting as long as I did to finally play Planescape: Torment. Keep up the good work and take care of that 'Bird!
Deacon St. John
2023-02-03 18:41:13 +0000 UTCAlso I think your fallout 1 + 2 video was my introduction to you, so I’m hyped for a remake of that!
Ben Murray
2023-02-03 18:39:25 +0000 UTCGlad you could work on a passion project!
Timothy Diemer
2023-02-03 18:39:20 +0000 UTCincredibly good video, thank you for making it.
Ashley Hilsmann
2023-02-03 18:39:06 +0000 UTCI’m so happy for you dude, I can only imagine the satisfaction you feel after finishing a project of that length and depth. Well played! I’ve only listened to five minutes so far but it’s so well written, I can’t wait to watch more. Great job Noah
Ben Murray
2023-02-03 18:38:28 +0000 UTCI'm going to be spending so many evenings watching this video in parts and I'm thrilled for it. Thanks for putting in so much effort on such an intensive project! Btw, whoever was angry about your "vacation" sounds like a jealous and miserable human being.
GiantPurplePen15
2023-02-03 18:37:14 +0000 UTCI'm incredibly excited to watch this and I think your travel content has always been incredible. Keep doing what you're doing.
David Adrian
2023-02-03 18:36:56 +0000 UTCI'll make sure to watch it 3 times.
Grey Rocket
2023-02-03 18:34:54 +0000 UTCMight be your best travel content yet, I can feel the passion in every line. Congrats on 10 years and one hell of a 7 hour long treat!
Rob Racke
2023-02-03 18:29:56 +0000 UTCWhile your video game analyses are what I enjoy the most, the rigor and passion you bring to all your projects is why I happily chip in each month. I'm maybe 45 minutes into the travelogue, and it's a fascinating glimpse into parts of America I will likely never see. Thank you for taking the trip - and the risk! - to make the video. I can't wait to finish it, and look forward to your next stuff.
Evan Barnett
2023-02-03 18:29:32 +0000 UTCLike a lot of folks I won't be able to really sit down and absorb the video until the weekend (although I got about 45 min in last night), so it's a bit early for me to...technically...agree that it's the best thing you ever done, and I know me preemptively saying that wouldn't sit well with you. I CAN say that, if it keeps up the quality of the first 45 minutes (and in my experience your videos only get better as they go along), then I think you are absolutely correct. I consider my patronage of your work to be the best $10 I spend every month. Even if you went years in between 45 minute videos, I would gladly keep donating, because knowing that someone like you is out there, creating content like this, is honestly good for my soul, and makes me feel better about the world. I'm just so happy that this magnum opus of a project turned out how you want to, and I really hope you ignore the trolls. They have no right to take up space in your head, when the people who support you are so happy with you and everything you do <3. Congratulations Noah. I'm so thrilled for you that this project came through the way you wanted it to, and I very much AM excited for the coming year. I always am, and will be here waiting happily and patiently as you do you, and create how you see fit. <3
SoldierHawk
2023-02-03 18:26:31 +0000 UTCCongratulations Noah on a wonderful video and achievement. I always expected the video to be excellent, but what is especially gratifying is that you're so pleased and satisfied with it yourself. That is rare indeed, and long overdue. You deserve every plaudit and all the success you've earned which, despite your protestations to the contrary in the Lincoln video, are not merely luck. It also took enormous talent, dedication and drive, and I'm so pleased that it continues to work out so well for you.
TheBloke
2023-02-03 18:25:07 +0000 UTCI'm only partway into the Lincoln highway video but already I feel like I should be thanking YOU for it, not the other way round. What a wonderful way to celebrate your ten years. I'm very much looking forward to seeing what you've got coming next. And now I'll be diving back into that video...
Rich Stoehr
2023-02-03 18:24:49 +0000 UTCOh! Also, do you think you will ever release your route notes / map? (I mean, the video is very thorough so I've been following along on google maps, and the Lincoln Highway map) I've been meaning to do a cross country trip for a while and I am interested in seeing your route, if possible.
Jarrod A Hicks
2023-02-03 18:20:30 +0000 UTCI love your travel videos, and this one is the new king of them. Took all day to watch/listen, and I’m no doubt gonna go through it a few more times to catch what I may have missed the first time. Your take on what it means to engage with America and history is always pretty nuanced. Also, as someone who lived in Illinois for a while, I agree about the traffic.
Kale Perrien
2023-02-03 18:19:04 +0000 UTCIt’s an amazing video. Thanks for making it! As always, stoked for whatever you have got up next.
Superdeluxe
2023-02-03 18:18:41 +0000 UTCI started watching this yesterday and was fascinated by all this history surrounding places I'd never seen, and often haven't heard of. You gave me a glimpse into parts of America that I previously simply hadn't had! Can't wait to watch more, this is wonderfully enjoyable and I love your style of narration! Thank you SO MUCH for all the hard work and time you put into this!
Whiskey
2023-02-03 18:18:36 +0000 UTCOh boy oh man. Usually I treat these videos as podcasts, audio only, but this one will be playing on the biggest screen in my house.
Morten Anshelm
2023-02-03 18:18:14 +0000 UTCI love this video. I'm happy you got to make it. I'm been watching it in parts. I live in San Francisco and bike past that marker at the Legion of Honor all the time.... Now I'll know what it is. I'm going to be pointing it out to everyone.
Jarrod A Hicks
2023-02-03 18:17:58 +0000 UTCI finally subscribed just because I figure I more than owe you after the many many many hours of incredible stuff you've made, so I don't think you should feel too bad about "where the money is going". Anyone mad they got a 7 hour travelogue for 10 bucks is being very silly. 😉
Ann Arcana
2023-02-03 18:16:42 +0000 UTCLove your work, love this video. Peace
Ryan Aston
2023-02-03 18:14:52 +0000 UTCI watched a little of the Lincoln Highway video yesterday, and I can't wait to really dig me teeth into it over the weekend. Thanks for all you do, can't wait to see your next project
Sav
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