Patreon Ramble #8 - Holy Baloney!

So glad you kept the faith Joel. I've been wading into that back catalogue and I'm staggered. Can't wait to see your success continue to blossom. You're a genuine person and an incredible talent.

Samuel Webster

You clearly have a good work ethic and are serious about this YouTube thing, but it's not just about hard work and dedication - you have some serious talent and I hope you can stick with your calling and make it work. You've been putting out genuinely funny and authentic content and you manage to get great looks and performance out of everyone you involve - thanks!

Jaap van der Velde

So happy for you man. Watching this right now and you're at 389K - holy baloney is right! I've been binge watching your stuff since I found you last week and had to join here. Thanks for making such great content, you are truly talented. Excited for what 2021 brings :)

Sarah Murphy

Hey Joel, Looking at your channel, it makes perfect sense that you blew up. You make great videos. I'm glad you are dedicated to your channel, and not using it to get an industry job. Don't be afraid to collaborate though! Looking forward to an upcoming year of content! Also don't worry about calling them old people; they probably can't hear you anyways.

Wild stuff! Still in disbelief! I'll make sure to keep lowballing. My next prediction is 500,000 by the end of January!

Joel Haver

Yes! Reworking the tiers as I'm commenting! A post should be up shortly! Wish you the best <3

Joel Haver

Thank you so much for checking everything out. I'm happy to put in the effort cause luckily I enjoy every step of the process. Hope you're having a nice holiday season, wish you well <3

Joel Haver

Hey Charles! Of course I remember you! Thanks for always sticking around. It's a bit disheartening for sure to see the divide between the animated and live action, at the end of the day they are both me and rooted in me and my friend's sense of humor. I know if I just keep making both, slowly but surely that gap will close. In due time. Wish you the best <3

Joel Haver

Agreed, I'd absolutely prefer a smaller tier ($5 ?) that doesn't run out -- even if I don't get a perk

So I woke up the next morning, less than 8 hours after my comment, and he's already blown past 300k. Amazing!

Chase Mayers

"100,000 by the end of the year"...currently at 292K with four days left in the year. I think you'll almost certainly triple your estimate! Congratulations dude, you deserve every bit of it.

Chase Mayers

Hello Joel, i saw your stuff a couple of weeks back and loved it, it inspired me to try to make some small films/scetches of my own, I'd love to be a 5$ patreon but at the moment those are limited, i dont want to have any more benefits id just love to be able to support you a bit more, the world needs more of your attitude about creating movies, maybe a 3 dollar tier with no upper limit could work?

Thank you for doing what you do Joel. I recently found you and have binged watched way too much of your stuff. I'm glad you're finally getting recognized for how much work you put into every single video. It doesnt matter if it's a skit, anination, or anything else, how much effort you put in shows. I hope all the support makes it easier for you to continue doing what you do. Wishing you all the best, Cheers!

If you remember, I was a relatively early sub/patron (I think under 2k subs?) and i'm so happy to see your consistent effort pay off and open doors for you. It's disappointing to see your live shorts get so much less attention. That being said, I still love the animations! I think i like how they are more relatable while sticking with a very fluid narrative structure/format. Anway, keep killing it, animated or not!

Charles Zhang

You're the only person thus far that I've found worth following and supporting. Keep up the good work. Also thank you for not wanting to focus on animations. They're great, but your catalogue of short films is a treasure trove of brilliance.

way to not give up, man. I found you via your animated shorts on YouTube. I admire the work ethic. keep it up!

happy chrismens 2 u 2!

Joel Haver

Nevermind, you're gonna hit it in a few hours lol

Looking forward to your 200k celebration video in about a day or so!

love yer content mister. happy chrismens! <3

Hey Joel, I'm so glad you're finally blowing up! I knew it would happen! You deserve this man!

Had to come check this out to see Euphoria Joel!!! Got a boner when I saw that number POP!!! ONWARD AND UPWARD!!!!

Eric J Bernhagen

It's great to see people are finally catching on to your content! You deserve every success. I've seen your videos shared on Reddit a lot recently and I made me remember when you first shared the video 'Son' - I've been watching since then and have loved seeing you grow as a creator and explore new ideas and styles. 'Pretend that you love me' in particular was a movie experience that has stuck with me and I look forward to seeing what you'll create next. Onward to 100k!

CtrlAltSleep

Hi Aída!

Joel Haver

Thanks for sticking around Aidan! Next feature is currently up in the air, but when it does come the world ain’t ready 😎

Joel Haver

Your comment just made me revisit that one for the first time in forever, it truly is a sleeper hit, so many great moments!

Joel Haver

Super deserving, all the hard work is paying off. P.S. one of my fav vids of yours is Photos featuring Benjamin.

I knew that I had found something special stumbling upon that first Reddit AMA that you did for the release of Island and I'm so glad that others are starting to see it too! Hope that next feature is coming soon :)

Hi Joel!

Eric! So many good things to come! Thanks for the support, you’re one of the true OGs and I’ll always love you for it. Keep up the good work on your channel, I’ve been loving it :)

Joel Haver

Raph! My dude! I miss you so much! Thanks for the unending support, spaghetti will be in our future no doubt <3

Joel Haver

Sorry to hear that Dan, glad I could provide a beacon of positivity in the tough times. I’ve certainly been where you are, working my booty off and nobody is even looking at it so to speak. If nothing else, the grind really makes you fall in love with creating for the love of it first and foremost. Get in a routine where you’re creating just to create and that’s when people will start to take notice, the dude dancing by himself that slowly draws a crowd.

Joel Haver

One of the great philosophers of our time.

Joel Haver

I promise I won’t! I’m somebody that thrives when I’m busy creating, but even then I know my limits. I purposely promise a film a week because the crazy person in me wants to make 2-3 a week.

Joel Haver

Mine too! It’s like our two year intimate gathering suddenly turned into a full blown rager hahaha (in a good way!)

Joel Haver

Edel! Amen to that, I put in a poop ton of leg work so I didn’t have to answer to some suit and that’s the way I plan to keep it! Creative Autonomy is in this season fellas 😎

Joel Haver

I for one will salute you, sir! Well-earned and I look forward to whatever you create in the future

Eric McKenzie

Congrats man! You earned this so much. Excited for what you make next:)

Super excited for you Joel. I've been such a big lover of everything you've done for so long and it feels awesome to see you succeeding! Hope to be able to get together for a spaghetti dinner again someday <3

ジョゼフ

Yeah Ill be honest the last few days have been very rough for me. I've gotten negative comment after negative comment, as well as some less then favorable reviews on Sheep Theater. Honestly feel like I'm at my "dark night of the soul" moment. I've never been closer to giving up, but never been harder working on making it happen. Seeing someone like you make it, gives me a lot of hope. I just hope I can keep posting great videos for everyone to watch. Fuck the haters. I hate when others put down everyone that they don't understand or what to demean. Thanks for this glowing message of positivity in a dark time where so many cling to negative emotions. Have a good one friend!

Dan Lotz

“Don’t let the flame die out!” -Plankton

Keep doing your own thing Joel. It seems to be working just fine so far. Just don't burn out trying to set an unsustainable cadence of releases. Happy for you man.

You definitely have no need for corporate morons at this point XD

Noor

My jaw drops every time I take a look at your sub count! People are finally catching up to the greatness :)

Noor

I completely relate to being your own boss. It's honestly really refreshing to see a fellow creative say they want to do their own stuff and ONLY their own stuff. You do you dude!!! Creative autonomy is so important.

Congrats!

Michael Hand