Go Big or Go Home (ch 2)

[@elvisjoelle]

”did you bring up your ex?” “oh, multiple times!” LOL

[@ricardorojas3872]

I didn't heard that because when I saw the captions she said "Did you bring up your eggs?". Now it makes sense lol 😆

[@elvisjoelle]

@@ricardorojas3872 your eggs?! lmao that’s funny. yeah his ex is definitely an important factor within his story lol.

[@damondominique]

notice THE FORK! im walkin out of my place w the famous FORK! DONT BE MISSIN THESE DETAILS YALL 😂♥️

[@zanna238]

we chose to ignore it…

[@gkwdla7881]

okay taylor we see u with the details

[@aurigacygnus]

Dropped in the gutter but I know you will still be using it 🤣

[@adrilyst5]

I really like that you document the night life which is rare to see from other youtubers. Also love your philosophical convos. You provide us with humor but also substance which I don’t see often on KZbin.

[@damondominique]

yes! ya gotta have both! the intellect, culture, and introspection but also the release from the work week. ive always liked bars and clubs - it’s the one time we all kind of allow ourselves to purely enjoy the moment without thinking of bills, drama, or the dishes in the sink.

[@adrilyst5]

@@damondominique totally agree. I’m 32 and I still go out clubbing with my friends every so often lol, and when I see travel vlogs on KZbin I always wonder what’s the night life like? And yet rarely see it! Love your channel ❤️

[@naufrage0]

Yes!

[@sohamprasad6696]

I don't know why but I sensed a lot of sadness behind his usual cheery self on this video. There was sort of this underlying melancholy ache throughout this video starting with your interactions with your family to your philosophical talks. Poignant...

[@belencita9526]

Same

[@Jigme2727]

A lot has happened to this beautiful man and now he is leaving his apartment , meeting old friends and family . He is just anxious , he isn't sad , he is just caught up with things happening fast in his life . He'll get his groove back in no time .

[@elipotter369]

I thought he might be like that just because he is tired - he looks tired, so I thought it was just jet lag. (I get more sad and more grumpy when I'm tired or sick).

[@rachellarue6279]

Probably because it is really not an easy thing to be a bright light. His family, he loves and cherishes.. yet they are constantly inquiring about his monetary value. That's painful, even though that is no one's intention. He's just bright. Especially for his upbringing.

[@luciaret]

As someone who lives in a diferent continent than my entire family, I understand what Damon is saying. When you see your family so little (in my case: every 3 to 4 years) you become more aware of the sense of death, the idea of losing some love one. I'm not saying this is a bad thing, you are just aware and that can be percieve as melancholic, maybe.

[@itsalwaysbeenthis]

this episode feels so nostalgic and sweet, not necessarily saying goodbye but simply embracing the newness - so beautiful damon

[@phoebewho_]

Your Indiana videos are (maybe ironically) what wakes me up to the realization of what most keeps my devotion to your channel comes from-your ability to keep humility and levelness. I also spent a big portion of my life in the midwest and while you seem to have a vague familiar boredom, you don’t have the blasé energy most would. You can showcase life in a way that feels very honest AND in a way that doesn’t carry shame from where you’re from which is so rare in people from many parts of the US. (Understandably, let’s be real.) ANYWAY, THANKS FOR EXISTING. 💌✨

[@annaondracek4607]

I feel the same. I grew up in Nebraska and also ended up moving to Europe for a while (to get my Spanish better). I started with Damon and Jo and have continued following Damon because of what you just described.

[@Hillary429]

That “Home” sticker on the wall in your family’s living room! The Gather sign. And those adorable dress towels! You can’t make that stuff up.

[@damondominique]

How you know you’ve officially arrived in the Midwest

[@mawmawd627]

I love love love when he includes his family.!

[@amadapittaluga1487]

Yes! The dress towels are adorable 💖

[@echa9446]

seeing Damon raving at a club and also doing errand for his grandma in ONE vlog is gold 🤣

[@thepurplepalace85]

the rhythm of this was beautiful

[@agothbee]

I feel like people are uncomfortable when talking about death because how we die is more gruesome than actually dying. As you said, everybody is going to die, it's inevitable, but how we die and how we lose people is terrifying cause we don't know and never will know exactly what's going to happen. The things that happen to people that make them die and not being able to figure out why it's happened or a way to make it not happen is one of the most gruesome parts of life.

[@damondominique]

right! i guess it’s more the moment/cause of death and less that we will all face it.

[@zanna238]

Damon: you don’t know what could happen when the camera’s off Me: you’ll go back to safe driving..?

[@meredithvaughn5272]

As somone who just moved to Milan for graduate school, I have a lot of guilt about moving away from my family in the US. I am an only child and an only grandchild in the state and my grandmother (my only surviving biological grandparent) begged me not to move to Italy. I think subconsciously she thinks she is going to pass while I am over here, so I have a lot of guilt for that but as you said Damon, we will all die someday. I'm just glad someone else brought this up and I think it is a part of ex-pat life that is not talked about so much.

[@baleek4367]

I don’t think family should stand in your way like that, they should encourage you and want you to become and have an amazing life !

[@eve4191]

wow, this hit hard. As a french person who grew up in China since i was a baby, I only saw my grandparents once a year and every time we said goodbye i was in tears silently imagining this as the last time i'd see them. now that i moved to italy for uni it's tough not being able to see my parents, especially when my friends go visit theirs every weekend. but regardless of how hard it is, it's always been worth it for the experiences and opportunities you'll acquire from being an expat. so i truly hope you never feel guilty about it :)

[@thatstrueblue]

Ah the exes, love, death, thinking about multiple things at a time... And somehow Damon always puts the chaos together perfectly (I could NEVER). I'm so glad we have someone to cheer for here on this cursed virtual world lol. Imma go think about death for a while bye bye

[@damondominique]

but it aint over till its OVER! get out there and live boo!

[@thatstrueblue]

@@damondominique yes sir, turning 30 in April and I plan to continue being that b 😎

[@gickyvergo4597]

This is my favourite (tv) series at this point

[@dearestderrick]

I did some digging on Spotify and Damon also has a playlist called “ songs my French ex listens to “ 💀

[@manguanxu3612]

lololol

[@qurkee163]

“Why has philosophy ruined me”, I might get that quote framed lmao

[@Lafemmefutile]

That’s a real life question. I was at the train station in Italy and saw a child’s book on philosophy and the answers to life questions - I really wondered if I wanted that much awareness in my future child that early.

[@IjeomaThePlantMama]

Gma Edna needs to put her little oven dresses on Etsy, for real!

[@8cosmophile8]

That bird clock astral projected me from where I live in France to my grandma's house in Minnesota. Glad to see it's a Midwest thing all around lol

[@damondominique]

nothing like a damn screeching bird to rein in the hour

[@emilyepicmess8072]

I didn't even see the video yet but I know exactly what clock you're talking about already lmaoooo

[@emilyepicmess8072]

Literally just coming back to confirm that it was in fact the same exact clock I was thinking of

[@zar3125]

damon rly said lets bring cinema to youtube

[@hanakalily]

ngl fell in love with this episode. i can really feel ur appreciation for just existing, taking life as it comes and simply enjoying it. IMMACULATE vibes

[@freyayayaya]

This series is so good I can't get enough. The editing, convos and the INTRO is everything

[@sxkcb]

I wasn't prepared for that video to be this emotional. You're lucky to still have your grandparents around! ❤️

[@yiotaG]

I lost my grandma last month and when your grandma told you that she didnt want notifications I cried cause every week I had the same conversation with my grandma! Grandparents are so precious.

[@rafaelteixeira9838]

that's so sweet, I've lost all my grandparents so I don't get more these moments, but I still have the memories

[@skylar5506]

why did this vlog feel nostalgic but in an elevated way.... the repairman's still confused, ✨but he showed up✨... reading a new earth, ✨but in french✨.... ex being brought up, ✨but by mom✨

[@icedcashewmilklatte]

the fact that tamia’s ‘into you’ is my fourth most listened to song of this year and damon is playing it. 🥰

[@damondominique]

i think i listen to it twice a day

[@icedcashewmilklatte]

@@damondominique ♥️♥️♥️

[@Toywins]

She's amazing and WAY too underrated.

[@Toywins]

@@damondominique have you listened to her song "Leave it Smoking"? Give it a go, and let me know what you think.

[@Neeintje]

When Paul and Damon are together it’s always a good time

[@paytonelliott9275]

His grandparents are like the cutest little southern family ☺️☺️ love them

[@argie6272]

It''s always intriguing how when you're lifestyle becomes so unique from the one you came from you still have to go back and exist where it all started again. But when you go back everything feels so familiar yet slightly alien, and meanwhile the people back there sometimes can be curious, maybe negative at times or trying to accept what your world is like without ever experiencing it. All of this came to mind when hearing how often $$ came up in Damon's family's conversations with him and learning about his work or how he does what he does for a living.

[@Thisisgkm]

I cannot express how much I love Damon’s channel. It doesn’t feel fabricated or flashy for the views. We love to see it. Edit: I love your gramma. Actually your whole family.

[@naufrage0]

Uhg… I resonate so much with your tonal shift when you’re around your family. It’s not that you don’t love them or they don’t love you. There’s just a barrier of understanding, and it can be hard. P.s. your mom seems really cool

[@kaylenboudreau1000]

15:25 "what's that?" "my bird clock" SO WHOLESOME IT BROUGHT TEARS TO ME EYES AHHHHHH

[@caylamorris8915]

I love that even though you have your own life in farther places, you still make it a point to visit your family, even if it is just once a year. I also live in Europe and wish I had bigger funds to travel more frequently to visit them, especially my grandparents.

[@EllaQuing]

I watched this video a few minutes before I got up from bed and I immediately started working on the chores I've been putting off (it involves going outside). Seeing Damon out and about just fills ME with determination ❤️

[@ashleyrivera1252]

I'm so happy that I get to see Damon's adventures, accomplishments and exe's while I'm still in my ''teens'' (i'm 18) it makes me feel so much relaxed and less stressed about life

[@Mizels]

I don’t consider you as a “channel” Damon, sorry. I have skipped that part already. You are one of the most interesting, talented, well known and yet truly underrated person i have ever came across. Well i have said this before on ig and will say it again: your typography game is insane. Xx

[@marlybrown1930]

why do I feel such melancholy from this? love you, you make art Damon.

[@7vaughn7]

every time a damon dominique video ends i always have to give a round of applause for this prODUCTION

[@reneetmp]

I don't mind the more serious topics, I feel like we all think about death and being there for family etc, especially when making big changes or doing things "differently". I thought about it a lot when moving out by myself and definitely think about it now when I think about the things I want to do. I appreciate your candor and those snippets of silliness with friends, and your sibling's kids 🫂

[@larad406]

This chaotic energy resonates right now.

[@kaitlynashleigh5370]

Damon this video made me so happy (you always do but i really needed this one now!) I was hit by a car outside my college campus this week and all i've been thinking about is how that could've been it for me and I would never have done or seen everything i want to in my life. You have always inspired me to pursue everything I want, but after this accident I think I'm really going to actually start doing that. Sending much love from new jersey xx

[@allyson--]

God, hope you are ok with little injury

[@K_B_H_]

chef's kiss The editing amusing to no end, edit on the train in Chicago...perfection. Can't wait to see what's next!!

[@damondominique]

i waited in a construction zone for 15 minutes for that train to come by. people are walking by were like…why is he taking a pic of a billboard about BALDING? hey: you do what you gotta DO!

[@_hennee01]

This is top tier vlogging! I loved everything about it. Your style and skill has developed so much in the years I've watched your content. This may be my favorite video of yours ever

[@alexandratirello2251]

" i want my weather thing but not all that other crap" i am 22 years old and i felt that so hard XD

[@pleiadeshaveset]

I'm a first year uni student, away from home and living on my own makes me feel so nostalgic for the friends I had at home and my family. It is so weird, but his self-convos encompass all my emotions in one, so watching this video is very consoling, a sort of therapy, thank you Damon!

[@maria-ed5jg]

how'd u get the courage to move away? asking cuz I also wanna do it

[@stelamalega9319]

your videos are getting more and more addictive. Such a cinematic masterpiece!!

[@ngeowngeow]

i love how there's always a moment of being emo or being philosophical in your videos... i hope to do what you do someday which is traveling and experiencing life, love you damon stay safe!

[@MeanderingMeagan4]

So when is your grandma opening an Etsy to sell those towel dresses?

[@stormywaters]

Let's talk about how I want an oven towel. Granny needs an Etsy shop, STAT.

[@saypinecone]

That part about death hit me really hard. I was moved away when my grandma was really succumbing to her cancer and it was getting towards the end. I moved back home pretty quickly to see my grandma again before she died and help my mom with things. I had moved back in with my mom for only a few weeks and then she passed away. I think I sometimes forget how much it traumatized me about living away from family. I want to move away again to explore and see the world but now I have an intense fear of not being there for my mom and thinking if something happens to her while I’m away. I know everyone dies eventually, even me, but that part about coming home and one of your family members not being there anymore really hit home.

[@rafaelteixeira9838]

I have plans of living abroad in future and this is one of the things I fear, not only the death but the moments I might lost while living away, this last part not only in another country but when i think of moving out of my parent's house, I guess it's part of growing but it's just not a easy thing to do, we know the moments won't be there forever

[@janaangelavillaluz]

I kinda missed why Damon is leaving France

[@heeymia8761]

Yeah, I know it's not my business but I'm so confused lol

[@itsi6306]

I get so happy when you upload a video, you're like a friend that I wish I'd meet in person so I could ask all kinds of stuff about your trips or just random philosophical topics

[@loriserna]

Thought provoking Damon. You have a great way of presenting ideas and topics that I’m not even considering but then I watch your videos and my thoughts fire. Thank you for all you share.

[@hifsaahmed5855]

This felt so different from your other videos. There's a sadness to it.

[@danie6247]

ahh the midwest. the oven dress towels, the "doesn't make a difference to me." I miss it sometimes too. so sweet!

[@hanquokkasan]

Okay so as soon as I move to France, Damon leaves...I see how it is...😂 All jokes aside, love your cinematic masterpieces as always, Damon (: Bisous from France ! xx

[@Sapphificationable]

Same here 🤣

[@cleodiamond7569]

"Hello Chicago PD, I'd like to report a murder". Damon your friends are so fun 😂

[@claudiapastor]

Yoga in Bali? No, not you. Please don’t. Yoga and Bali are so everywhere. Maybe learning curling in North Sweden ... they are trying to bring 100.000 people to live and work there in a ginormous battery factory near North Pole. That would be fun to watch Damon do.

[@claudiapastor]

No, not North Pole, the Arctic circle ⭕️

[@bell5a_xox]

Actually in South Africa we talk very openly about death and mortality ..to a degree that it almost becomes feeble(is that the word?). Most foreigners say we are very direct people and I guess that's true, but I think also it's just because we are incredibly strong. The women here are tanks! We discuss our funerals like it's our next birthday party y'all! I've already known what my mother wants at hers since the age of like 9 or something! Right down to the tapestry covering her casket 😅 yellow daisies on a navy background. I have no idea how other countries approach the topic but we do it with humor through and through! I remember in grade 9, our teacher was just like "So how would y'all like to be buried?" And it wasn't even strange one bit, and I was just like "Throw me on a little boat in the sea and make me shark bait thank you! I just hope I don't get sea sick!" Like at 15 years old? I think back on how I've thought of death and it's quite amusing now at 21. At 19 I was held hostage in my home on our farm at gun point while they were robbing us I was gung-ho ready to take that bullet for my family!And the next day we just went about our business,yes shook up but still doing our job and hosting the function that was planned a whole month ago cause the show must go on and South Africans don't mess around 😅 Okay I've been rambling but honestly this is such a discussed topic here and I'd love to know the rest of the world's opinions cause these here people ain't afraid of anything!

[@tee6942]

Please post regularly, you don’t know how much you change my entire mood as soon as I watch your videos.

[@arpabo]

ahh im so excited to see your next journey! you really helped push me to be more confident in solo travelling and now I'm finally here in France! this adventure is scary but wonderful for me; i'm sure you're next stop will be absolutely amazing :) lots of love

[@bethanylikesham]

Damon is my favorite artist on earth

[@ariannam.9360]

I love the oven handle dresses your grandma makes they're super cute it made me smile seeing it on the oven

[@anabibi8178]

PLZ NEVER STOP MAKING VIDEOS I CANNOT EXPRESS JUST HOW GOOD THEY ARE I LOVE U

[@KeeekThaSneak]

Love how personable Damon is 🤎

[@alandun27]

. . . please . . . PROMISE ME! you will never do shows with a CREW. This work of yours is so great because of the limitations. Like classical art where you might have to fight to get your thoughts into iambic pentameter, your work is the literal TRANSFIGURATION of the one camera vlog. Get the contract with HBO to do MORE OF THIS! OK - let them give you a (slightly) fancier camera . . . and some money I guess?

[@yeeahitskayla]

My great grandma lived to be 101 and was in good mental health until the last 4 months. She kind of gave up. But what we all realized was that everyone besides her son were gone. Her husband had died decades earlier, her brother and sister are both gone. All her friends. I can’t imagine how that would feel. Not to mentioned she was born in 1904. She lived through wars, the Great Depression.

[@jordonchords3215]

Your videos are so fresh, they feel new and creative but watchable and familiar. I guess this is what it feels like to see see someone in their creative element.

[@melissaw3020]

Omg Damon I'm a little late in watching this video but had to comment. I have been living outside of the US, away from my small Midwestern hometown, as well for about 10 years now and every time I go home I think about the fact that one of these trips will likely be the last time I see some of my loved ones. It sucks, but what you said afterwards (that we will all eventually die and we know it) is so true too. I'm currently living in Mexico and the Mexican perspective on death is so refreshing. They embrace it and don't shy away from talking about it. If you've never spent Día de los Muertos around here I highly encourage you to put it on your list. :) Would love to show you around if you find yourself in Mexico someday. Cuídate!

[@denisal278]

Caitlin Doughty from Ask a Mortician had a really great TED talk about institucionization of death, especially in the West. It basically talked about how we don't have to deal with death and illness closely/directly (cause there are services that take care of it for us, instead of say cultures which practice home burials) that we end up being alienated from that part of life. We know it exists but we don't want to look at it because that's hard. I think it goes for a lot of things society deems "ugly" - homelessness, disability, just any people in need really. We close our eyes on front of it, even though they are completely natural occurences, a part of life.

[@kw9158]

Jesus christ.. I loved this so much. I'm 31, from small town in Wisconsin and have been living in Europe (mostly switzerland and germany) for 9 years and it's so funny to see the same interactions you have with your family as I do. Like I swear to god every person in the midwest has that bird clock. The moment I heard the birds singing, I knew exactly what it was haha

[@gabrielbotelho2958]

This video screams dangerous levels of introspection

[@damondominique]

look 👏🏼 on those long, empty country roads there ain’t much else to do but think

[@marielizabth10]

When Damon’s ex now makes it to a magazine 😂

[@agirlnamedjohnny4241]

Paul's story "BLEEEEP, $20, BLEEP, I went home" SENT ME 😭😭😭

[@renatalopez2635]

When I was watching the chicago clips, I just knew how familiar those streets are for me, and I just hope to feel the way, u do when it's full circle moments

[@oktoisepto3375]

I’m really enjoying this new series you’ve started. I also love that it’s 20min long so keep doing you Damon

[@tomiefilms]

around a year ago i thought too far into life, existence, death and eternity and it freaked me out and i ended up dealing with death anxiety. it’s weirdly comforting to know that other people also think about this and i’m not just overthinking everything

[@BlixtNatt]

Chef d’œuvre de la KZbin sphère tes vidéos Damon, je veux une série Netflix ✨🖤 Et le suspense sur the next destination ! 🙊 can’t wait to see more!

[@jordiblu2131]

Um why the hell did this make me emotional watching this!? 🤣🥲 bravo again! Capturing all the beautiful things about life

[@tinahindi]

Outliving your spouse and your circle of friends. I used audit medical records and the was one of the main reason the elderly were always depressed, the 2nd was losing their independence.

[@dreaceleste]

i’m just now catching up on all your videos and i wanna say how i adore your grandma 🥺 i lost mine in 2020 and i remember thinking that nothing is forever and i tell everyone who still has their grandparents in their life to talk to them more and hug them while they’re still on earth. love ya!!!

[@SarahhhhhET]

I love how Damon really is the black sheep of the family

[@vviolet934]

I'm currently living in the Netherlands (from the midwest) and I got so much comfort watching this

[@trishnikasrija11]

From NL Too

[@shewantstogroove]

This was so good! The production value on what other people could have used as a “throw away” was just incredible. The music and transitions were 10/10.

[@hopeyhope2012]

Damon: “What’s that?” Gma: “My bird clock.” Put a motha effin’ bird on it! 🦅

[@agyos]

Beautiful! So much to relate to, on many levels. It is especially warming to listen to your deeper questions on life and death, interspersed amongst the sweet, seemingly more superficial (but, actually, equally as deep), interactions with those you love. Bravo….you are a master, (well…pretty much, lol)! Thank you! ✨

[@haute03]

I just lost my Dad very suddenly two weeks ago, so your talk about death feels very timely. It's been on my mind a lot.

[@LLuesing]

I just lost a parent very suddenly a month ago. Wouldn't wish it on anyone. Hope you're doing ok :)

[@haute03]

@@LLuesing Thank you - same to you!

[@ayammayaartist]

The excitement I feel in my soul when Damon has a new upload 🥺✨

[@floramatsubara6812]

you and your mom talking while she cooked was giving big rnb spoken interlude vibes (i love it)

[@sophiaaklevvy5587]

The fact that Damon was in Chicago the second I leave is borderline a hate crime. U BETTER COME BACK BEACHHH

[@LLuesing]

You really understand how special these little moments are. You always have.

[@Karamintheworld]

I hereby nominate Damon as best editor of our generation. PERIOD.

[@candelaconverti7153]

almost teared up a bit, thanks damon for being you. this has such a nostalgic vibe

[@jenashley9156]

ok definitely did not expect footage of you just down the street from my apartment in chicago!! thank you for throwing in a clip of my favorite billboard for the world to see

[@kirstenerikson5330]

Damon! The skill that went into creating this video is exceptional. Blown away

[@damondominique]

So what’s up with y’all???

[@RowydaRAhmed]

AAA I'm so excited

[@kushal4956]

already know it's gonna be good

[@tootimu]

Watching u live my dreams while I’m doing hmwk wbu

[@ajshaniq]

Graduated. Feeling unemployed and boujee

[@minismalls3096]

i just got a remote job and will be moving to colombia soon :)

[@Joncalebbrown]

Yes, go to Tunisia! I grew up there and learned Arabic there and could get you in contact with a school! I love it there, it's amazing!

[@suzevanbrummelen5234]

Always so happy to see your videos, D! Highlight of my week for real. Couldn't help but smile seeing your notification pop up

[@jamiefordx]

Damon’s videos make me feel so real and human… like wow we share a earth this cutie ooppp

[@madelinerousell6805]

i see so much of my own family in yours, coming back from college for breaks brings up a lot of the same thoughts/feelings - kudos to you for moving through it with grace and love

[@leahs1550]

The night out in boystown feat the infamous 711…I LIIIIIVE!