This was a very beautiful video, but I couldn't stop thinking about what would have happened if that family saw a nerdy guy intently fklming their young daughter? Disaster waiting to happen.
This video is the very reason my first date was spent by a very beautiful pond in a small town cemetery that happened to be quite large. It was very beautiful, in Spring bloom. Never would have known its inexplicable beauty if it weren't for the vlogbrothers. Or have kissed a guy fifty feet away from dead people. Oh, how you touch our lives.
My grandparents were married for 71 years. Their marriage only ended in November of 2011, when my grandma died from old age, broken bones, failing organs, and pneumonia. She used to be a dancer.
I love small towns; I live in one, and it is truly a fascinating place. I love what you said about the little girl in Knightstown, because that is simply a universal experience for people who grow up in small towns. I think I'll choose to venture off, but I still really appreciate small towns, and just the history, present, and future that they maintain. And cemeteries are some of the most inspiring and fascinating places. Thanks for the video, John.
Every now and again I come back to this video. It was not my first vlogbrothers, and it certainly was not my last, but it's one of my favorites. I get chills every time in the last 10 seconds. Be kind to one another, because that's all we really have.
@USIQuidditch Hoosiers takes place in Hickory, was filmed in New Richmond and the real life team was Milan. (I think I didn't look it up, working from memory)
@oh9ah6 It isn't that the grave doesn't make sense, its that it doesn't necessary tell the story of the two people who names are upon it. When Mr. Manlove died, the tomb was placed their in his and his wife's name, but we don't know whither his 28 year old widow went onto better things than just grieving. When she was 28 and had to buy that stone she signed up for an eternity next to a man who died possibly decades before her. She could have moved on from him and she may not be under there.
@oh9ah6 first, i think he was joking, cause he was talking about valva and mona/possible same sex marriage, and walter's last name was "manlove." Though it's also that the date of death under her name is incomplete, so you don't know how long she continued to live after the death of her husband.
this was the first video of the vlogbrothers I ever watched :D. I remember it was so weird for me to hear a guy talking with someone who wasn't even there :)) But I liked the kind of poetic way in which he talked, and that made me subscribe :) "nothing is etched it stone. well..until it is". epic
I can shed some light on the Couch grave - that was my aunt and uncle. Valva was his legal name but he NEVER went by that. In fact at the funeral most of the family had no idea that was his name, and in fact a couple of his brothers disputed that was even the case. But in any event, no it was not a same sex marriage and I have feeling that if he knew that was in question he would have some words for John Green.
I love this video. It is definitely one of my favourite of your videos. So many great quotes, loads of stuff to think about and overall so much awesome.
The discovery of the history of Gussie Manlove is one of the very best things nerdfighters have ever done.
Obviously we've done much better things (I flatter myself to include me as part of them), but there is a deep resonance behind rediscovering a lost part of history.
A person's history is akin to a novel, it is not the writer to whom the book belongs, it is the reader. So, even if Gussie would have been embarassed at this interest, it is really the right of the curious to know these things.
John's narrative is the odd contradiction of perturbing inquiry and soothing sentiments Thank you, John, for complexly questioning the simple things, and for making me question them with you. Even if I don't come up with any answers, it's nice to know that I'm not the only one thinking about them.
I think theres something to be said for a simple life in a small town. You'll run into a lot of nice people and the Main street always has a cool look to it and some character.
I know you probably wont get this... but whatre your favorite movie? Mine are Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,Synecdoche NY,Elizabethtown,Almost Famous,Into The Wild(Written and Directed by Sean Penn),and a lot more.
If you have time.. let me know what your favorites are.Or maybe make a vlog about it?
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@chikentori I don't recall implying that she uses the internet; I was just making the point that sometimes people have their headstones set up ahead of time and, for one reason or another, the number doesn't get finished. A 113 year old lady on the internet would be entertaining though!
Funny -- I went back to check what I posted originally and it was deleted at one point or another. Oops.
wow. I never comment, but this gets my standing ovation. Great narrative, John. Very thought provoking. Love the ending statement. Love it all. Bravo!
I'm from a tiny Indiana town, everything you say in this is so true. Even down to the cornfields. It seems like every roadtrip I take, we know when we're out of Indiana because suddenly there's no more cornfields and we haven't seen a hog truck in miles.
"And then the Yeti and I drove east, past the endless corn fields that could make one wonder whether corn monoculture might one day lead to a zombie apocalypse."
I see what you did there. And where you went from there.
Kurt Vonnegut said, "Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you've got about a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies—God damn it, you've got to be kind."
@Ironor8 you said what i was going to say , i think they just got it wrong , i thought it weird that she changed her name so much so they must of accidently got our gussie mixed with another gussie born 4 years before her
I live in Knightstown. I am very happy that you decided to come to our little town. I know you say in the video that the "mansion" is creepy, but there is a creepier house in my town. It is the Pest House. Maybe if you come back to my town you can look into the creepier things that our down has to offer. Also, in the cemetery, I am not sure if you saw it but in the cemetery there is one man who died from falling into a horse trough. Just thought I would share some information with you.
I honestly preferred not knowing. Left things to the imagination, kept things open. Granted, it was a complex story involving this woman and her 3 husbands or so, but it still felt like there was a whole realm of possibilities beforehand.
Luther Valva Couch was the boy. Luther was his father's name which I guess why he went by Valva. I also think that it is interesting that Mona died the day after 9/11.
Ok so I watched and favourited this video last week because I love it, but now that I am watching it again...why did John say 'what's the deal with Walter Manlove's wife?' did he say that because she was supposed to be buried with her husband but the date has never been added so it must be assumed she was buried elsewhere?
@Klonelch he's called her the yeti since they began filming vlogs. He calls her that because, like the Yeti, she's extremely elusive rarely (if ever?) appearing in the videos. :)
@K8LEN Well, of course her story isn't less IMPORTANT. But it's far more straightforward. Helena Littell is only 78; chances are she doesn't have a year of death simply because she's still alive. Gussie Manlove is not 124, so the question becomes: what happened? How did her life change in ways that she didn't expect or plan for when she chose to have her name etched on that tombstone at 28? It's a reminder that none of us knows what lies ahead.
Not only is the grave for "Couch" the exact same headstone that my grandparents have, but Mona has my same birthday, AND they had the same anniversary as my parents. I find that very very strange.
I don't normally comment, and this is the first vlog of yours I've ever seen... but this was really, really good. I was raised in a small town and I feel very guilty, nostalgic and defensive when I left it for "the big city".
If you're not familiar with the song "This Old Town" by Nanci Griffith, look it up/listen to it. It's a great song about a small, nameless Great Plains town.
This was a very beautiful video, but I couldn't stop thinking about what would have happened if that family saw a nerdy guy intently fklming their young daughter? Disaster waiting to happen.
McGeek1220 1 day ago
I'm keeping that phrse, "Nothing is etched in stone until it is."
JXAChambers 1 week ago in playlist Uploaded videos
This video is the very reason my first date was spent by a very beautiful pond in a small town cemetery that happened to be quite large. It was very beautiful, in Spring bloom. Never would have known its inexplicable beauty if it weren't for the vlogbrothers. Or have kissed a guy fifty feet away from dead people. Oh, how you touch our lives.
harrySTINKINpotter 2 weeks ago
Minnie Hooker is also a very shamefull name xD
DeSmurfen125 3 weeks ago
Oh my gosh, John bought Henry an encouragement.
lizardlee10 3 weeks ago 6
My grandparents were married for 71 years. Their marriage only ended in November of 2011, when my grandma died from old age, broken bones, failing organs, and pneumonia. She used to be a dancer.
Rest in peace, Carmen.
cocaotheobromida 3 weeks ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
Hey! This was today. But last year!
yknowthatgirl 3 weeks ago
Thoughts from places videos are my favorite on the internet. It's been said. I regret nothing.
iWantThatPoster 3 weeks ago 2
I shall forever quote you on those words, John Green. "Nothing is etched in stone, well, until it is."
TheZnaz 1 month ago
Oh... Mona L Couch at 1:07 died on September, 12th 2001. That is a sad day to die, both for her and her family, even as far as deaths go.
nvulpescu 1 month ago
THERE IS A MAN IN MY LOCAL CEMETERY JUST LIKE GUSSIE AUDREY. My family and I decided that he's just still alive and super super old.
LostxinthexMusic 1 month ago
Did any on notice the camera get blurry when he entered the semitary
millsdeter 1 month ago
This is like Ira Glass on speed. Compressed genius. Cemeteries rock!
JosephHuntington 1 month ago
Wow, I really liked that video, it made me think of my small town, and the uncertain future that it faces, but in a weird sense it also gave me hope.
thejonusvlog 1 month ago
oh my god as soon as you said zombie apocalypse an add popped up FOR...ZOBMBIFY YOURSELF.COM.
LORDESSALOVE 1 month ago
I love this. "BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER." Wise words. :)
editornia 1 month ago
I love small towns; I live in one, and it is truly a fascinating place. I love what you said about the little girl in Knightstown, because that is simply a universal experience for people who grow up in small towns. I think I'll choose to venture off, but I still really appreciate small towns, and just the history, present, and future that they maintain. And cemeteries are some of the most inspiring and fascinating places. Thanks for the video, John.
ConfusedShipper123 1 month ago in playlist Thoughts from Places
Every now and again I come back to this video. It was not my first vlogbrothers, and it certainly was not my last, but it's one of my favorites. I get chills every time in the last 10 seconds. Be kind to one another, because that's all we really have.
frozentrually 1 month ago 3
I loved it. That was awesome. Job well done!
bruceniemchick 1 month ago
Saw the video of Gussie being solved before this one.
rayhs1984 1 month ago
@USIQuidditch Hoosiers takes place in Hickory, was filmed in New Richmond and the real life team was Milan. (I think I didn't look it up, working from memory)
rayhs1984 1 month ago
What I want to know is, where was Henry? Was Willie looking after him?
tehMetroRanger 2 months ago in playlist Thoughts from Places
In these kind of videos it becomes clear to me why you are a writer.
SatellitePlane 2 months ago 6
i beg all fellow nerdfighters to check out my videos. DFTBA
BookandBits 2 months ago
"Nothing is etched in stone. Well, until it is."
YES.
spot41414 2 months ago in playlist Thoughts from Places 2
Haha, Minnie Hooker. I can't help but laugh at that.
natst251 2 months ago in playlist Thoughts from Places 2
haha, minnie hooker...best...night...EVAR!
platinumpikachu13 2 months ago
Wow. That 'haunted' house looks so interesting, I just want to explore it!
underlandclub 3 months ago
mona L.........did anyone think...Mona Lisa o.o
rawrrar3 3 months ago in playlist Thoughts from Places
Only John Green could see the good in a cemetery.
KoolThing14 3 months ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
"Makes you wonder if corn monoculture might one day lead to the zombie apocalyse"
AND THUS ZOMBIECORNS IS BORN!
getalife768 3 months ago 2
omgosh and born the year he died just realized that!
mel141997 3 months ago
hey i have the same birthday valva did!
mel141997 3 months ago 2
The end of this video was beautiful.
TheShellbert 3 months ago
My best friend's last name is Couch!!!
synchrogirl978 3 months ago
ZOMBICORNS REFERENCE
PineappleRiot 3 months ago
Kind is Icelandic for sheep :)
ingibjorg1311 3 months ago
This was my first Vlogbrother video! I'm so happy to be a nerdfighter
RyanFishburn 4 months ago
This is still my favorite....
shepdog14 5 months ago
Rural decline ... so vicious and spiralling ...
TheDreamingMaya 5 months ago
"Nothing is etched in stone until it is." That has to be the most poetic thing to come from youtube.
imakeyougoWTF 5 months ago 3
Love this video
christianlandis 6 months ago
Thoughts from Places, especially John's, are some of the best videos on the internet.
RickhatesScott 6 months ago
I embroidered henry's gift onto my backpack
firexsound 6 months ago
i want that hose
dftbawolf 6 months ago
Can someone PLEASE explain to me why the grave at 1:15 is weird... it seems to make perfect sense to me....
oh9ah6 6 months ago
@oh9ah6 It isn't that the grave doesn't make sense, its that it doesn't necessary tell the story of the two people who names are upon it. When Mr. Manlove died, the tomb was placed their in his and his wife's name, but we don't know whither his 28 year old widow went onto better things than just grieving. When she was 28 and had to buy that stone she signed up for an eternity next to a man who died possibly decades before her. She could have moved on from him and she may not be under there.
firexsound 6 months ago
@oh9ah6 first, i think he was joking, cause he was talking about valva and mona/possible same sex marriage, and walter's last name was "manlove." Though it's also that the date of death under her name is incomplete, so you don't know how long she continued to live after the death of her husband.
neeeeves 6 months ago
I thought I was the only person who thought cemeteries were interesting enough to just walk around in.
broadwaymelody33 6 months ago
This reminds me of An Abundance of Katherines. Lindsey's whole thing about not wanting to leave Gutshot at first.
I don't know. x]
ProgressiveBoink 7 months ago
This is my favorite video ever, not just from vlogbrothers, but just on youtube in general
sfasucks1 7 months ago
That mansion/haunted house looked AWESOME.
And that town was nifty-looking.
Then again, I live next to two horse farms and a wheat field v.v
ReKrisB 7 months ago
I go to school at Knightstown High School. Yeah, I always thought that house was haunted too.
ChurchOfMe93 7 months ago 5
Valva Couch... hehehe
hijklmichelle 7 months ago
this was the first video of the vlogbrothers I ever watched :D. I remember it was so weird for me to hear a guy talking with someone who wasn't even there :)) But I liked the kind of poetic way in which he talked, and that made me subscribe :) "nothing is etched it stone. well..until it is". epic
AddAngel 8 months ago 45
I could literally listen to John talk all day. Especially in his thoughts from places videos. This one gave me chills.
JennyMonster17 8 months ago 4
I can shed some light on the Couch grave - that was my aunt and uncle. Valva was his legal name but he NEVER went by that. In fact at the funeral most of the family had no idea that was his name, and in fact a couple of his brothers disputed that was even the case. But in any event, no it was not a same sex marriage and I have feeling that if he knew that was in question he would have some words for John Green.
tpaairman 9 months ago 239
By the way, her name was not pronounced MOAN-AH, it was pronounced MON-AH. No moan in that name.
tpaairman 9 months ago
@tpaairman You make me love nerdfighteria.
ziggypwner 4 weeks ago in playlist Thoughts from Places
One word: ZOMBICORNS
dolphin64575 9 months ago 2
ONE of my favorite videos on youtube ever!!!
PeetaPettigrew 9 months ago
GUSSIE MANLOVE!!!!
WheezyBeardLover 9 months ago
So, I'm not the only one who hangs out in cemeteries for inspiration? Yay!
thebookworm05 9 months ago
Mona is a woman's name, so I'm guessing Valva was the man.
funfuz 9 months ago
I love this video. It is definitely one of my favourite of your videos. So many great quotes, loads of stuff to think about and overall so much awesome.
scifiwithacupoftea 9 months ago
This is one of my favourite videos. I always smile no matter how many times I watch it.
caitboucher 9 months ago in playlist Thoughts from Places 3
:) awesome....so awesome
RebeccaLovesBooks 9 months ago
kind means sheep in Icelandic btw. :D
ingibjorg1311 9 months ago
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soapygirl83 10 months ago
I think this is my favorite Thoughts from a A Place.
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UnoriginalUsername 10 months ago
does anyone else get crazy chills when john says the last line of this video?
defense360 10 months ago 5
@defense360 yes...
NARLZS 10 months ago
The discovery of the history of Gussie Manlove is one of the very best things nerdfighters have ever done.
Obviously we've done much better things (I flatter myself to include me as part of them), but there is a deep resonance behind rediscovering a lost part of history.
A person's history is akin to a novel, it is not the writer to whom the book belongs, it is the reader. So, even if Gussie would have been embarassed at this interest, it is really the right of the curious to know these things.
rikko338 10 months ago
i imagine you had no idea what you were getting us into when you talked about gussie manlove... :P
addiesays 10 months ago 2
or maybe gussie is immortal...like the highlander.
peacensmile145 10 months ago
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...does your wife appreciate being called "the yeti"? (p.s. does the punctuation go inside the quotation marks even though its not an actual quote?)
owlpower5 10 months ago
...does your wife appreciate being called "the yeti"? (p.s. does the punctuation go inside the quotation marks even though its not an actual quote?)
owlpower5 10 months ago
...does your wife appreciate being called "the yeti"? (p.s. does the punctuation go inside the quotation marks even though its not an actual quote?
owlpower5 10 months ago
haunting and pleasant at the same time, thanks, John
mapleleaf65 10 months ago
This made me think of home...
TheBookVlogger 11 months ago
"Nothing is etched in stone, until it is." Excellent closing statement. I wish more people would realize that they can't predict life.
coder0xff 11 months ago
This video inspired my finale project for my first year of Art school. Thank you.
chaikat17 11 months ago
This video still gives me goosebumps
Robynsonfire 11 months ago
yay swedish
ngili1 11 months ago
great vid
alanzo44 11 months ago
i honestly love your thoughts from places videos. they almost make me want to cry.
rawrrar3 11 months ago 2
This is going to sound strange, but I've been meaning to spend more time in cemeteries.
That picture you bought for Henry is PERFECT!!
regularguy5mb 11 months ago
John's narrative is the odd contradiction of perturbing inquiry and soothing sentiments Thank you, John, for complexly questioning the simple things, and for making me question them with you. Even if I don't come up with any answers, it's nice to know that I'm not the only one thinking about them.
shelbell540 11 months ago
@vlogbrothers no haha sorry!
beblow 11 months ago
i live in indiana. and i live in the town of the other frosty boy, if you know where that is.
xjillianxx 11 months ago
can I use this as a sermon illustration? because as always you make some fantastic points.
thetimeofadi 11 months ago
Valva is, unfortunately, the man.
I learned that form the obituaries of Knightstown's online newspaper, edition 2001.
KINDspotting 11 months ago 111
@KINDspotting Good work nerdfighter!
Epocseer 4 months ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
@Epocseer hehe
KINDspotting 4 months ago
amazing
guitargurl818 11 months ago
I love small towns surrounded by corn. I go visit one every once in a while cuz thats where my moms from. xD
spazzyshortgirl23 1 year ago
i think mona is the woman =D
IHateSchoolPeople 1 year ago
I love cemetaries too!! :D i love just walking around and reading dates and stuff. makes me feel calmer <3
nanarosemay 1 year ago
what about corn and zombies?
TheJerry220 1 year ago
AW! I LOVE THOUGHTS FROM PLACES!!
you just made my day have less suck than it did :)
ohhellonicole 1 year ago 3
I think theres something to be said for a simple life in a small town. You'll run into a lot of nice people and the Main street always has a cool look to it and some character.
ceristopher99 1 year ago
Did anyone notice Mona Couch died on 9/12/01?
dano032 1 year ago 3
this made my day.
likelullabiesx 1 year ago
lol i think its so cool cuz john lives in indi and so do i so sometimes i always think im just gonna see him somewhate and flip out!!!!!!
ROCK ON U GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!
DFTBA
Talker445 1 year ago
I've watched this 3 times now in the space of around a month. It's just so poignant that I need to keep hearing it.
mattman522 1 year ago 4
That was funny and poignant all at the same time.
brukkala 1 year ago
I know you probably wont get this... but whatre your favorite movie? Mine are Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,Synecdoche NY,Elizabethtown,Almost Famous,Into The Wild(Written and Directed by Sean Penn),and a lot more.
If you have time.. let me know what your favorites are.Or maybe make a vlog about it?
25Ragz 1 year ago
Best wishes from a small town in Michigan!
MegaBacktalk 1 year ago
I like your mind. It's deep.
letstartariotxx 1 year ago 2
i love how the whole thing ends at a STOP sign. \m/ Thoughts From Places is \m/
reggiemeriales 1 year ago
Do not ask Nerdfightaria a question that you don't expect to be answered.
yinglangstarrunner 1 year ago
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timelessgirl10 1 year ago
@chikentori I don't recall implying that she uses the internet; I was just making the point that sometimes people have their headstones set up ahead of time and, for one reason or another, the number doesn't get finished. A 113 year old lady on the internet would be entertaining though!
Funny -- I went back to check what I posted originally and it was deleted at one point or another. Oops.
videopossum 1 year ago
Mona L. ? Mona....Lisa?
zingzing1414 1 year ago
wow. I never comment, but this gets my standing ovation. Great narrative, John. Very thought provoking. Love the ending statement. Love it all. Bravo!
michellehays 1 year ago
That pretty much describes South Dakota and Iowa too, with the never ending cornfields.
RachelJoyify 1 year ago
"I don't believe in ghosts, but that mansion is definitely haunted" mansions.
XD XD XD
sloganonthewall 1 year ago 5
good job on ya video =)
SooperChorus 1 year ago
Wow! What a great story and video. One for the vlogbrother's hall of fame.
bejaysea2058 1 year ago
I almost cried
karma45801 1 year ago
I used to live in a small town. :/ This video was amazing.
xxvlc 1 year ago
I'm from a tiny Indiana town, everything you say in this is so true. Even down to the cornfields. It seems like every roadtrip I take, we know when we're out of Indiana because suddenly there's no more cornfields and we haven't seen a hog truck in miles.
yourstrulymolly 1 year ago
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John your thoughts video's are always wonderful, and always get me think please don't ever change.
JFoxv1 1 year ago
John your thoughts video's are always wonderful, and always get me think please don't ever change.
JFoxv1 1 year ago
much love from China!
austinguidry2 1 year ago
John must have looked so creepy filming that kid!
ThEcReAsEy 1 year ago 2
"Nothing is etched in stone. Well... until it is."
I love that.
mokshalovely 1 year ago 3
"And then the Yeti and I drove east, past the endless corn fields that could make one wonder whether corn monoculture might one day lead to a zombie apocalypse."
I see what you did there. And where you went from there.
nerdgrlsquared 1 year ago
i traveled back many videos to find out about this walter manlove guy
SamSmellsOfApricots 1 year ago
We <3 you Gussy ;P
OtakuDreamer101 1 year ago
your thoughts in this video are really so writer-ish...i felt like i was reading a prologue to a book.
cindblake04 1 year ago
This is my favorite thoughts from places you've ever done. ♥
imalilpirate 1 year ago
thats really cool.. never thought of cemeteries that way before.
yayforlemony 1 year ago
What John Green did today:
Bought a tree
Wondered what's the deal with Walter's wife
Stalked a little girl
This. Was a good day.
MrWhoization 1 year ago 149
Kurt Vonnegut said, "Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you've got about a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies—God damn it, you've got to be kind."
santeria1193 1 year ago 2
How come the birth year of Manlove's wife in this video doesn't match up with the other video?
It's 1887 in here while it's 1883 in the other video...
Ironor8 1 year ago
@Ironor8 you said what i was going to say , i think they just got it wrong , i thought it weird that she changed her name so much so they must of accidently got our gussie mixed with another gussie born 4 years before her
pipuk3 1 year ago
I live in Knightstown. I am very happy that you decided to come to our little town. I know you say in the video that the "mansion" is creepy, but there is a creepier house in my town. It is the Pest House. Maybe if you come back to my town you can look into the creepier things that our down has to offer. Also, in the cemetery, I am not sure if you saw it but in the cemetery there is one man who died from falling into a horse trough. Just thought I would share some information with you.
aubcob 1 year ago 4
I honestly preferred not knowing. Left things to the imagination, kept things open. Granted, it was a complex story involving this woman and her 3 husbands or so, but it still felt like there was a whole realm of possibilities beforehand.
ItsEmber113 1 year ago
That was profound
t00dledude 1 year ago
If you made a Thoughts from Places in Copenhagen it would make me happy. Or at least excited.
TheCoken 1 year ago
"Nothing is etched in stone... well, until it is." AH! That gave me chills. I do have a soft spot for graveyards.
GryffindorSeeker88 1 year ago
@GryffindorSeeker88 I'm glad I'm not the only one who shivered after that. I'm not even exactly sure why either.
KitSays 1 year ago
Luther Valva Couch was the boy. Luther was his father's name which I guess why he went by Valva. I also think that it is interesting that Mona died the day after 9/11.
laurel70249 1 year ago 2
hes touching himself in the reflection @ 1:21
theeichris 1 year ago
things that make u go....Hmmm?
jvgardengirl 1 year ago
"Lighting out for the territories" Loving the Huckleberry Finn reference.
Avxkb 1 year ago
I wish I had been more helpful in the search for Manlove... in your pants. :(
Oh well, there's always the next unusual gravestone! ;)
ExtractOfInsanity 1 year ago
I just googled Gussie Audry and Walter Manlove in Your Pants
PrettyFascinated 1 year ago
Ok so I watched and favourited this video last week because I love it, but now that I am watching it again...why did John say 'what's the deal with Walter Manlove's wife?' did he say that because she was supposed to be buried with her husband but the date has never been added so it must be assumed she was buried elsewhere?
PrettyFascinated 1 year ago
@PrettyFascinated she also may have not died yet...?
AngelBear1386 1 year ago
@AngelBear1386 possible I suppose but that would make her 124 years old!
PrettyFascinated 1 year ago
@PrettyFascinated Anything is possible? haha, i have no clue.
AngelBear1386 1 year ago
Manlove's wife was not a woman, I'm telling u
theZhNINJA 1 year ago 86
@theZhNINJA
No..she was.
Dramaismyife 9 months ago in playlist Thoughts from Places
dude, john, man.... wow.
i really love these :)
your story-telling is just plain awesome, mind-blowing even
CT27NX 1 year ago
my first name is hannah and my middle name is jane
iloveedwardcullen129 1 year ago
who is shaytards?
IndieSex 1 year ago
why are you calling your wife "yeti"? :S
Klonelch 1 year ago
@Klonelch he's called her the yeti since they began filming vlogs. He calls her that because, like the Yeti, she's extremely elusive rarely (if ever?) appearing in the videos. :)
raychella08 1 year ago
@raychella08 okay, thanks a lot... now it makes sense... kinda :D
Klonelch 1 year ago
This video was really interesting and intriguing and i also grew up in a very small town. So thank you for further sharing your thoughts with us :)
TheRealSammich 1 year ago
Helena F. Littell didn't have a year of death either. Why is her narrative any less important than Gussie Audrey
K8LEN 1 year ago
@K8LEN Well, of course her story isn't less IMPORTANT. But it's far more straightforward. Helena Littell is only 78; chances are she doesn't have a year of death simply because she's still alive. Gussie Manlove is not 124, so the question becomes: what happened? How did her life change in ways that she didn't expect or plan for when she chose to have her name etched on that tombstone at 28? It's a reminder that none of us knows what lies ahead.
karateinvalids 1 year ago
Not only is the grave for "Couch" the exact same headstone that my grandparents have, but Mona has my same birthday, AND they had the same anniversary as my parents. I find that very very strange.
SAMuraiamatimelord 1 year ago
Valva Couch died the day I was born. I feel cool.
oliviayost1 1 year ago 3
I don't normally comment, and this is the first vlog of yours I've ever seen... but this was really, really good. I was raised in a small town and I feel very guilty, nostalgic and defensive when I left it for "the big city".
blkcowboyhat 1 year ago
This video made me cry.
cucuserpent4 1 year ago
If you're not familiar with the song "This Old Town" by Nanci Griffith, look it up/listen to it. It's a great song about a small, nameless Great Plains town.
whodamann52 1 year ago
I love 'Thoughts from Places'
xCurlGrlx 1 year ago 4
"What's the deal with Walter Manlove's wife?"
It's amazing how one question can start such a huge search.
idefine777 1 year ago 195