- I've been scared to make this video. I've been scared to ask for help, but this is me asking for help. - Jonathan Morrison needs our help. You can watch Jon's full
video for all the details. I got to be real with you. I knew that he was going
through some stuff, I did not understand
the level of what he had to work through. Back in 2014, when my house burned down, Jon and Lew from Unbox Therapy, they really kind of put together this amazing surprise for me. And beyond the gear,
more than anything else, it mentally got me back on my feet. I don't know the full plan right now, but I know that it's time for me to, to pay back the kindness
that he showed to me, him and Lew, and the whole
rest of the community 10 years ago. It feels like a full circle moment. So let's do this thing, shall we? (laughs) All right, so I have spent the day coming up with a game plan. So here's how it goes. I feel like Jon needs two things, or at least I expect he needs two things based on my experience. First of all, it's a simple thing. I want to make sure that he's got gear. So a few things that I think he needs. So looking at his video, it looks like he's shooting on his iPhone based on the very, very
deep depth of field. When they came out and
surprised me after the fire, the thing that mattered
the most was the messages. Like, that meant so much to me. Not only the fact that like Jon and Lew made it all the way out to
middle of nowhere Missouri to come and surprise me. But also the messages
that they had brought from the rest of the community. I would love to be able to
knock on his door and say, "Yo, what's up, dude?" Have some gear for him and have some messages from everybody. Like it feels like a full
circle kind of thing. At this point, things started moving quickly. Gear started rolling through the studio. The tech community absolutely
showed up with their messages. And less than a week after
Jon's initial video went live, it was time to surprise him. Pretty amped right now. I don't think he has any idea that this is what we're coming with. - A lot of people
probably don't know this, but if it wasn't for Jon Morrison, I probably wouldn't be working for Austin. In my senior year, I saw that
he had a job listing out, and this is when I was in New York. And he had flown me out
after sending him a DM to try out for a position
under his company. And I didn't know this at the time, but Austin was actually
working in Claremont in the same spot. Because he wanted to help a bro out, he straight up was like, "Hey, why don't you make a few videos for Austin and help him out?" And the rest is really history. I've been working with Austin now for about seven or eight
years at this point, and none of that would be a
thing if it wasn't for Jon. - Well I think that's the thing, right? Jon is one of the most nice,
genuine dude you'll ever meet. And I think everyone
has a story like that. And then like for me, when
I first moved to California, I moved to California, I
was neighbors with Jon. I literally was in the
same apartment building. We used to commute to work. I used to work out of his office before Overclock was founded and I had my own spot and everything. And even when I had my own spot, our spot was across the
street from Jon, right? Like just the whole purpose of this video is to support Jon, not only with gear, not only with support, but hopefully with your support as well. Hopefully, you watching this video will find it in yourself to go
and check out Jon's channel, check out his Patreon as well because he's relaunching this thing. If you know anything
about the roots of YouTube and specifically when it
comes to the tech space, you know that Jon is one of
the godfathers of the space, and it just feels like
the least we can all do is help him in his time of need, and help support him as he's
beginning his next thing. - As far as he knows, we are
going out to shoot a video. - We're shooting a video. Yeah. - [Ken] As a collab.
- Exactly. He doesn't know that we've
got the messages from people. He doesn't know that we've got the gear. I just told him I wanted
to go and hang out, and "Let's shoot a video like the old days and we'll, you know,
reminisce and everything," which is true, I didn't lie. We are going to reminisce
talk about the old days. But we have more nefarious
purposes in mind. - Not nefarious. (laughs) - No, it's nefarious, it's nefarious. We're up to no good over here. Oh, don't get me doing my nervous thing. We had to get it, man. What's good? Bring it, bring it in. - Awkward. - No, I'm just going to go for the full. - I know. Here. Loosen up your hand. - Loosen, loosen, loose,
loose, loose. Okay. - So like come in for it.
- Yep. - Right here.
- And then you bring it in. - Yeah. - Ken Bolido, how you doing?
- [Ken] Hello, hello. - How does Ken know how to do it? - Because he just saw
you give the tutorial. How are we doing this though? You just want to just put
the plate in the middle, do you want to try to
like eat our vegetables and put it in here? - Well, I got the big
thing for that reason. - Oh 'cause you're smart. Okay, that's fair. I know that you're working
on videos for the channel. - Yeah.
- Do you have any, like, plan? Are you just rolling with like,
kinda what's the strategy? - It's impossible to
talk about the strategy without everything.
- Yeah. - I'm very excited for tech. I think there was probably, I mean you could probably attest to this if you want to go deep for a second, but I feel like there was a view on me that I didn't like tech or I was burnt out or like I wanted to do other stuff or- - You've always had
grander ambitions, right? Like you've always had music, and you had so many other
things that are passions. But I feel like once you start tech, it's a very like, you can get pigeonholed in. - I think that's where
it was pretty devastating to kind of crash like I did, you know, through a floor
that I didn't know existed. Like a video I'm excited for is Vision Pro sucks for me right now. - Oh that's a good point. Yeah. - Because it doesn't work with hard contact lenses.
- Right. - And I actually think
it could be a really, really beautiful tool
for like brain rehab. - Yeah.
- And vision therapy, and like so many of the exercises and things I have to do. - So a good way to describe it, that your eyes, if they're like lenses, you've got like-
- Scratches on my glass. - Scratches on the glass. Yeah, yeah. So you're going to get weird sort of, light's going to hit
it and do weird things. You're going to get ghosts, you're going to get sort of
halos or whatever the case is. - Yeah, now-
- So is that what the hard contacts are there
to help kind of correct a little bit?
- The hard contacts, which is a scleral lens,
so it sits on the sclera. I think what will be a fun video is like you trying scleral lenses, both of you. - I don't want to do that actually. - Look, I know it's been a while, but when we hang out, you know, crazy (censored) is bound to happen. - I'm not putting anything in my eyes. - Where it gets fun is then there is nerves and muscles. - Right. - So like I had partial paralysis in my sixth cranial nerve, so like moving my eye to the right sucks. - We should eat.
- Okay. - I'm like staring at my food. I know we got like some
great A-roll to get, but also, let's be fair, it's
not getting colder out here. - It is. - It's the exact same
temperature as it was. - It might be hotter actually. - Like what does it mean
to see like the support from the audience, and you know, people haven't seen you in a while. Like looking at the comments, like kind of what does that mean to you? - I mean, it makes me motivated, you know? I think-
- You are a modest guy. I know that you, look if I could put words
in your mouth for a second. - No, let me see if you
know me or don't know me. - Okay. I feel like if we could be
really real for a second, - I'll give you as real as it gets. - You're someone who has helped a lot of people over the years. Like a lot of people. You've helped the audience
with decade plus of videos, and you never asked for help for anything. And I've got to imagine it was kind of hard to ask for help. - Sure.
- Right? - Yeah, yeah, of course. I mean, I think even the
idea of this help was like, "Hey, I'll figure out the rest. Just help me get to from
point A to point B." All options I think were exhausted, right? Because it was the compounded effect of, yes, there are medical bills, and there are, you know,
different scans and visits and blood work, but then parallel, like the double end of not
working for 12 months, right? Like just imagine if your
channel was shut down. - I can't even imagine. I mean, I don't remember the last time we took a week off
content, much less a year. - And then finally I think the thing I'm most excited about is the tech but human thing. - Tech but human. - Yeah.
- Is that the way, is that like the new
catchphrase for the channel? - I just think it's
just where I want to be and it covers everything. Everything I've shot is on the iPhone, and I think as stupid as it sounds, and I might get roasted, but it's very keynote for me where like this is the first iPhone that changed things for me. It brings back a little
bit of that feeling to where it's just
like, just make a video. - Yeah. Well, speaking of, let's make a video. We actually didn't come empty handed. Actually, I got a little
something for you here. - Uh-oh. I dunno what's happening. - Have I ever done anything-
- Yes. - To make you nervous?
- Yes. - Okay.
- Plenty. - Don't worry, don't worry. I got just a little something. - Hold on, I see
QuickTime is nine minutes. I don't know if I have nine.
(Austin laughs) - Just hit play, just hit play. - Jesus Christ.
(Austin laughs) I'm not going to make
it through it, you know? - Hey Jon, what's up, man? So I feel like I have a ton
of memories over the years of hanging out with you,
hanging out with friends. - I'm not going to see
anything. (Austin laughs) - You know where this is going, right? - No, I know. - You know where this is going. You came out, you surprised me at one of my darkest
times in my whole life. You and Lew rolled up, surprised me. I remember how much it meant to me. I remember how much the fact that you guys would even come out, like that was just such a surprise to me. So I wanted to make a couple
calls, shoot a couple DM, couple texts, do a little
something for you, man. - The problem is that I have
hard contacts in my eyes. (everyone laughs) - And basically all of those memories have at least one instance of
extreme generosity from you, whether it's giving your time or giving some space to someone or helping someone out with something. I remember, I think Austin was there, just like some people asking for food and then you'd like left
the group for a while and like bought food for
somebody and then came back. And I just remember that whole time, everyone was like, "Yeah, that's Jon." This with everything you're going through, is the perfect time to just
let karma do its thing. I feel like I want to
like wrestle you down and let us help you as
much as we possibly can. - So, surprise! When Austin reached out, asked if I wanted to
be kind of a small part of what he was doing, it was like the most
immediate yes I've ever given. You've always been there for
me, for the tech community, and it's our turn to be there for you. - Jonathan, my man, you got
me so worried about you. I had to come back to widescreen. (Austin laughs)
Do you know how serious it has to be for me to
come back to widescreen? We've been friends for well over a decade, and I had no idea you
were going through this. You've always been there for all of us when we've needed stuff. I remember when you came
over to my house, 2013, and hooked me up with one
of your brand sponsors. You didn't have to do that, you know? So like, I remember
little things like that. So we're going to help you, man. Anything that you need, consider it done. - Hey Jon, Sara here. I've kind of been living
in a hole this past year. Austin sent me your most recent video and I just like cannot believe that that is happening to you. It seems so complex and frustrating, but just know that I'm thinking about you, me and John are thinking about you and the entire tech community
just has you on our hearts. - Hey, what's up, Jon? So look man, we've had some
conversations over the years and I know you have been
going through a lot, but we all know that you're
going to get through it. You always are going to come out on top and you're one of the best or if not the best storytellers
when it comes to tech. And in your videos we've been able to see the heart that you have inside of you, with you helping out
viewers and other people. But also I know the work that you've done with helping out other creators, especially behind the scenes with equipment and things like that, so we always have your back, brother. And now I do know that
you're also a wrestling fan and that John Cena is one
of your favorite wrestlers. But I think you're taking this "You can't see me" thing
a little too far, brother. (Austin laughs)
So anyway, laugh people, he'll get it. He knows I'm just joking with him. - Jonathan, my man, it's so
good to see you back online and great to hear that you're
on the road to recovery. You know I've always been
inspired by your content, but after seeing what you've been through over the past couple of years, I am now genuinely inspired by your strength and determination. And please do remember
that your friends are here for whatever you need. Also, I'm filming this
in 24 frames a second. I thought you'd be pleased to know that. - Hey Jon, this car is 115 degrees, so I'm going to make this fast. We owe a lot to you as a community. I mean, I've been doing
YouTube videos for 15 years and much of what tech
YouTube looks like today is in direct response
and consequence to you. You just elevated the bar from day one. It's never been about you, you
were never arrogant about it. You were always willing to
share what you've learned and so willing to help,
not just with your time but financially in any way you could. And so anything that we can do is still not going to repay
what you've done for us and we hope that you
recognize how much we love you and how much you're going to
be able to pull through this. - Hey Jon, I hope you're doing well, and I just wanted to say how much you have meant to me over
these past few years. You were one of the first
people in the tech community that told me that you liked my stuff, and it really, really meant a lot to me. You're someone that I've looked up to for a really long time. Before I even started
making tech YouTube videos, I watched your videos all the time and I know how generous
and supporting you are towards people in the community, so I just wanted to say thank you so much for always being there for us. And now, I hope that we
can return the favor. - Yeah, okay. Dude, I shot like 20 seconds
of a video in vertical, and then as I was shooting it I was like, "Wait a minute, this video's going to Jon. No way we're sending him a vertical video. He's not going to like that." - How does Dave never age, huh? - I watched your update, and I mean, you've been keeping
me up to date over the past, you know, few years. But then seeing it all in one storyline from like beginning to
where you are now is like, holy hell, dude. That hits on a different level. Austin reached out, he's like, "We got to send a message for Jon." Absolutely. You know this. You're the brother,
you're my YouTube brother, and I hope that this video
collaboration message thing is awesome, and I hope
you got something awesome out of this whole thing that
Austin has planned for you. Alright, see you soon. - What do I say to that, man? (Austin laughs) - I don't know, dude. Everyone was so excited. Like I started sending messages, literally I saw the video on Monday, and immediately started hitting people up. You got a lot of love, man. I know you know this, but I think, I think you can see it, right? Get over here. - Yeah, it's just hard, man. - We love you, dude. We love you. That's what I'm saying,
like everyone has a story. Like everyone. Like I remember that story
with Marques and the dude and you went in to go get
the sandwich and stuff. Like, I remember these stories. Everyone has a story about
how you have been generous and so it's like, everyone has been so excited to go, "Hey, you know what, it's our turn." Because it is. - Yeah. Like I know I'm blessed and I have people, but I think I was just
in a place where like, I couldn't look at a
phone, I couldn't watch TV, I couldn't do anything. And you know, I'm thankful for everybody. - We can go to the next part. - I don't know.
(Austin laughs) That's enough, that's fine. Like that is just- - Well, there's just one small other part. - We can end the video here. - No, no, no, no. You're
going to have to see. Come on, let's go, let's go. We got to go, we got to go.
- Where are we going? - I think you remember
there was a certain time a number of years ago, where you and Lew rolled up to my house and had little surprise.
- Yeah. - So we wanted to bring
you just a little surprise. And by little, I mean
we got you a few things. - It is hopefully enough
gear and then some to keep you ready for a long time. So, new MacBook. - God, man. - There's a Studio Display
underneath all of that. I want to give a special shout
out, Amaran heard about this. They sent you the entire lighting setup and a whole kit of Deity mics. - Sick. Why? - Because man, everyone-
- The video was good enough. - Everyone loves you. No, no.
- The video was good enough. - I'll just keep bringing more stuff out. Don't worry about it.
- Oh man. Why?
(Austin laughs) Why?
- Dude. - I know, man. The video was good enough. - No, it's not. So we got you an FX3 and the 24-70. This is actually thanks to Sony. Sony gave us a huge discount
on buying this stuff. We also got you a Sumo so
you can actually record, and importantly, you've
got a nice big monitor to be able to see everything with. This is just a small thing we all wanted to do to
make sure you're good. - How is this small? - Because dude, think about
all the things you've done for everybody over the years. This is a small token of
what we wanted to do for you to make sure that you're
ready, not only mentally, but also you've got the actual gear. Because look, I know you
love shooting on iPhone. - I do.
- And that's great. But you invented Team Crispy. Sometimes you need a
little extra firepower. - Man, like, I don't know.
- Get over here. We love you, man.
- I know, I know. Can we give these to some people too? - No, no, no, no, no. This is for you. This is for you.
- No, no, no. I know. But I feel like-
- Let us help you. - Well, I know, but like there are like, I'm so grateful. I just feel so weird. - You should not feel weird at all. Use this stuff to make
great content for everyone. - No, I know. I can do it with my iPhone. - No, no, no.
- I swear. - No, no, no. This is for you. We all got this stuff for you so that you would have the gear to not only shoot on your
phone when you need to, but you actually have the
gear to bring your vision. That's what this whole thing is about. Let us help you. Did you
not see all the messages? Let us help you. - Okay, fine. - Just go with it, okay? - I'm trying very hard. It's just beyond like, it's not small. Like, you guys didn't need to do this. But we did. - I don't know what to say, man. - You don't have to say
anything, man. We love you. - I'm so grateful for like, truly the video I think
would've been enough. That's just my only thing is just if you watched that video and you know someone who's
going through any or all of it, just use it as a resource. - I love you, man.
- Love you too. Sick. - You just ruined the whole thing. - I have to Austin Evans it, you know? Did we learn the handshake yet?
