True Stories from Australian Towns Vol. II

[@PogausorusRex]

I like to think that as a canadian this is the only australian news source I need

[@daysandwords]

It seriously is though. Everything else is straight up lies from the Murdoch media.

[@willkirkoff1333]

That's absolutely correct

[@damienmiller1302]

It's the most accurate representation of Australian culture on the internet

[@danielmurcott4564]

It's the only source I trust

[@mongolike513]

NekronX20 for Australian news you should also have a look at thejuicemedia on KZbin and any links to Michael West.

[@jasperjones5995]

My band played Lismore one time and when we unlocked our room there was already a bloke in there covered in sweat with a blanket on eating chips on the couch. I was like "is this our room?" and he just looked and me and said absolutely nothing so I told the manager and she wasn't even surprised. She just looked at me and said "musta climbed in the window." There was no solution to my problem of not having a room that I payed for so I slept on the floor in the office under a desk and nobody gave a fuck.

[@witchellmebb]

Was this at the Gollan or the Tats 😂

[@VayliraKayvex]

I'm from lismore and this video is 100% how it is

[@CyPhaSaRin]

depressing aint it. kinda wonder how we still get comedy acts rolling through at this point xD

[@frosty2717]

And our moto is “Lismore, the heart of the northern rivers” like how😂

[@TheHimmus]

@@frosty2717 More like heart defect!

[@jaimiefuller2032]

I will gladly trade spots hahahahaha. Seriously though, my girlfriend and I will pay you to live in townsville instead of us... Or at least record the bums in your town so I can pretend they were my bums. The bums here have no charming qualities about them at all, unless you consider working the words, "you dog cunt" into every sentence as 'charming' :p

[@myme5615]

Move to inland nsw mate.... you blokes have it good. Don't have to deal with inbred cracked up meth heads with guns.

[@onbrokenwingswefall]

I love this band. I’ve heard all your hits, such as : the liberal government and I’m not a male model anymore

[@PickleSurpriseVEVO]

Don't forget the Simpsons cover

[@SanDesigns]

This is by far the best comment.

[@imadrifter]

And their runaway hit Reenacting RBT

[@matthewbaker9176]

Don’t act like you didn’t miss Friday on your upload schedule Jordies, I’m keeping track

[@MrEvilSprinkles]

The Halfcast Podcast aye. My day was empty without the spooktacular

[@fodel3758]

Clingy much? Acting like he owes you something

[@callmekremit7147]

666 likes, i must keep it that way although keep in mind I would’ve liked it

[@rainmanslim4611]

I live in a country town. God this is so accurate

[@ivybertram9347]

I live in lismore, so I guess country towns are all the same

[@benwinter2420]

Lismore . .= breeding or die trying . more women than men

[@benwinter2420]

Lismore is an area where women congregate to breed

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

@@benwinter2420 like 6:18 style?

[@FractalTsunami]

The fact he called tobacco "spin" just showed me a whole new side of him.

[@mrsythes4810]

Everybody knows it's called spin dumbass doesn't mean he is a stoner

[@whalestwhale8468]

@@mrsythes4810 yeah nah mate, they don't.

[@FractalTsunami]

@@mrsythes4810 everyone from dapto knows it's called spin. You know the type of derelict that buys "just smokes" because any other brand is too hard to say. The world however doesnt know it's called spin. Nor does every Aussie. Just cause you and your junkie mates and junkie family call every bit of tobacco "spin" doesnt mean everyone else does, you durry punching, train hopping welfare succubus.

[@alexvermaak1759]

@@FractalTsunami nothing wrong with train hopping mate, any form of transport with a decent chance of death is a respectable one

[@audreydoyle5268]

​@@alexvermaak1759 oooh, dauntless bugger are ya?

[@tighegleeson1859]

Seeing my hometown depicted like this is something of a relief. He didn't even mention the really sketchy stuff.

[@aslinn346]

I used to live in Lismore, and it is the best town hands down because it has such a wide variety of people living there, was a pretty town and in a fantastic bit of Australia. I have a lot of stories about it, one of my favourites was if you were a uni student (like I was) middle age swingers would go out and try and pick up one or two students to go home with them and they were by no means attractive or anything but had just such a confidence that it did give some people pause to consider it for a nanosecond lol. Another favourite story of mine was how there wasn't much to do really in Lismore except go to unibar or the pubs in town, so when it flooded (which happened a lot), people would go down to the river and watch the flood and get drunk. Also one time our power went out and within 10 minutes everyone in my college has materialised in the carpark, with alcohol and started a bonfire and people were throwing their uni notes into the fire. It was mid-semester and they definitely still needed them but 10mins without power and we all immediately accept our new role as MadMax extras. The one other story I have were not once, but TWICE during the final year unibar party people robbed my college because people WOULD NOT LOCK their doors. Like the townies would find out when the last party was and then roll into the colleges (yes, multiple) and walk into any unit that was not locked. We warned people multiple times throughout the year and it was chaos when we would all get back at like 1am and there were 30+ 18-22 years drunk and freaking out because their shitty laptop or phone was stolen and all they had to do to avoid it was lock the door or at least lock the door of their bedroom because no one who locked up had anything missing. It was really a casual break in, very chill and laid back because like I said, they only went into places unlocked like the gentleman in Jordan's tale and while they did steal, it only laptops mostly. Other stuff that could have been of some value was left behind lol.

[@GeneralG1810]

"He starts at 7!" "Oh great I'll see you at 8 then!" Mate put him in the act

[@maxgreen9967]

australia's biggest centrelink. that should be on the welcome sign on the way into town.

[@Themistertaco]

Lismore has some nice buildings and culture, but my god the dropkicks haha

[@ruairimurphy9865]

There is absolutely nothing nice about Lismore, there's a reason it's known as "Lishole"

[@tighegleeson1859]

He sounds like a pillar of the community to me, almost as cool as that one homeless guy at the bus interchange that always remembers I don't smoke a second after asking who I have never interacted with in any way other than to refuse him cigarettes, but still recognise on sight

[@jaimiefuller2032]

Hahaha I loved it down there. I'm from townsville though, so I can definitely say that even the dropkicks in lismore seem like eloquent upper class citizens. Compared to the methed up little chrome heads we've got, stealing cars every night and mugging disabled elderly people in wheelchairs, going that extra step to make sure they bash the poor cunt that couldn't defend themselves anyway. I gotta say, I'd rather deal with fat, naked, potheads over what I deal with here every day hahahahahahaha

[@frosty2717]

Ruairi Murphy you’ve got a point

[@tedbradley2632]

Themistertaco ayyyyeeeee

[@millmond7651]

Rome: Total War OST. I see you. Can't wait for your play through of Rome..

[@davidgross316]

Knew it was familiar

[@adammmmm9498]

This man shows up naked in a dressing room and he’s a hero!? I rock up naked in the Spice Girls dressing room ONE TIME and all of a sudden I’m a “Criminal” and I should “leave” because they’ve “called the police”... Truly.... Unjust..

[@lanalytch]

I grew up in Lismore and this isn't remotely shocking, though still funny 😁 I have so many stories, but the most simple/typical is when I was visiting as an adult and an old lady at the bus stop offered me a joint 🤣

[@aidanjurd5144]

"It's a very pretty town". I am from near Lismore and no it's not, it's a hole; Figuratively and literally.

[@sungondese]

Lismore looks like shit

[@possummagic3571]

It's literally a hole?

[@technickgear1291]

classic lishole

[@lindsaydessent329]

Born there I ask myself "How did I survive" then went to casino and that's that

[@mattcurr9931]

@@possummagic3571 technically a depression. which fits even better :D

[@Pete-vz5uj]

Volume 3 will probably just be contained to Canberra...

[@pronkman6669]

Canberra isn't a town though

[@harishashmi2230]

Canberra is an amazing city but sadly it's full of paracites( liberal government)

[@canijustplease]

Your first album after the E.P you released is my favourite

[@louisgraves9116]

That guy with the bucket hat and green hair was my music teacher in high school.

[@EverythingisGoodieBud]

In before they spell the title correctly

[@T91here]

Cool storei bro

[@hazard8395]

Scary storeis to tell in the dark

[@Triforceman1]

They called him “The Friendly Jordies” at my local... part of me wants to believe it was a joke.

[@markzaltron9157]

I'm here cos that was really just one storie

[@scottianson5133]

When I was in the army in Townsville I went to sleep and when I woke up I had a look for a packet of smokes that I knew I had. They weren't where I left them. Found out later a friend climbed up the balcony, came inside and took them.

[@Christmoore155655]

This is excellent except: I'm on a dominos shift so just listening not watching and i was crying with laughter and, thus blinded, sailed straight past my customer in front of his house waving. Now he thinks I'm a bit of a wang.

[@myme5615]

You know lissmore has a loony bin, so lots of interesting local characters. The bus stop near the tourist center is a highly comical source of entertainment on some nights lol

[@CyPhaSaRin]

The bus stop. fuck just trying to make a friend in this town always leaves ya with 10 new stories. this place is mental front to back xD

[@sashamcrae9546]

Public safety announcement: DO NOT hang out near the tourist centre at night alone

[@lordrussell4909]

Me and my mate were hanging out on the roof of the bus stop at night. I saw someone I hadn't seen for a while, so I jumped down and shouted in my best junkie accent: OI BRUZZAAA! Fortunately he recognized me at once, unfortunately he thought I actually had turned into a junkie and power walked away.

[@myme5615]

@@sashamcrae9546 lol...yeah probably not for the faint of hearted

[@myme5615]

Actually thinking about it someone should donate a box of wiggs an make up old clothes an props to the lissmore bus stop residents an convince them into doing a drunken, loony improvised street play. I guarantee it will be good lol

[@OutbackRose7]

I have spent the first half of my life in country Australia and the other half my life in the inner city and I absolutely love this series. Thanks for the laughs. 😂

[@arwengoward3116]

I lived in lismore for 6 years and this video describes the town so well!! love the vid was having a propper chuckle

[@dineshmascarenhas914]

The Bigfoot of Lismore!! An elusive creature.

[@deathsirwow]

I love lismore, not because I love the place i live. but because if friendlyjordies makes a video about it, i got to love it.

[@stonewendigo7985]

I saw the betta fish, NOICE. Love a guy who PROPERLY takes care of his fishies. 👍

[@UltimateGattai]

You should meet table cloth guy from our town, comes into the shopping centre wearing nothing but a towel, even in winter.

[@ItsThatMilkshake]

Woa woah there .... did Jordan just say .. 'Splitting image' to say two things look identical?? Jordan.. its SPITTING IMAGE.

[@Static2550]

Was looking for this. Exactly.

[@adriantaylor84]

It's actually spit and image but whatever

[@ItsThatMilkshake]

@@adriantaylor84 that's the origin of it however no one really used it like that since the early 1900s The spit and the image of Zeus was his son.

[@adriantaylor84]

@@ItsThatMilkshake sorry, I thought we were being pedantic

[@ItsThatMilkshake]

@@adriantaylor84 we are so I went even further.

[@justsomebloke460]

My favourite small town story is when I used to live in a small mining town with about 15 people in town, with a pub, mine and nothing els In the 2010 floods we got flooded in, the town didn't flood but the road leading to the 2 bigger towns, one which was 90kms away and the other way 50kms We where flooded in before my parents organised a helicopter lift for me and my sister out of town While we where flooded in there was partys on the main Street, all the locals met up at the pub everyday.. thankfully me and my sister got outta there before the grog and durrys ran out, shit got pretty hectic then 😂

[@FestyDog]

Kudos to whoever's responsible for that brilliant killer koala animation. Loved it.

[@grabsplatter6277]

The most perfect description of oz ever, love your work

[@maximusdecimus1374]

Living in Lismore this is 100% accurate. I was in fact that man. Skipped the AA meeting tho.

[@petemasta99]

But did you go to the show?

[@maximusdecimus1374]

@@petemasta99 I went to watch the band, yeah. At 8pm. At Mary G's.

[@ameliastephen9086]

LISMORE WORKERS CLUB CAN YOUUUUU FEEEEEEEL . THE . HEARTBEAT.

[@L-92761]

Was nice seeing you live Jordies and proving that you really are as loud in real life as you are in your videos

[@archie7225]

We had a junkie yell "CATS HAVE NINE LIVES" at a kid and grab my friend and whisper "STOP. THAT. NOW."

[@CookieGobblerCookie]

0:23 "Where is your respect for your chakras? I'm making a citizen spiritual arrest" im fucking dead lmao

[@thej2241]

I have to respect the first guy for coming clean about stealing from you instead of just running away

[@speeddemon175]

Kinda want to see the 'Are you not entertained?', full costume, @ your next tour haha. Gold as always

[@timothymcnaughton531]

Good to see the old place hasn't changed.

[@deusalexjones]

I'm so glad you brought up Big Lez

[@isabelnat1683]

These story’s make me proud to live in a country town in the Australia

[@sabrejimmi3097]

Funny stuff as usual 😂 it’s nice to see your betta so well looked after, it only other people did the same :-)

[@rheedee7809]

The fact that you came to lismore makes me love me love that town just a little bit more

[@EpicMRPancake]

Great editing on the gladiator scene Connor keep it up

[@nickojo2003]

This is Gold Jordan 😂😂 thankyou havent Laugh soo much.

[@missitofu2847]

I've lived in the Lismore most of my life... this is accurate.

[@timsmith854]

I swear that the further you move away from the coast the rougher the towns get. It seems that bore water baths and salt-lake swims just aren't refreshing enough. I was stuck for a night in a "Wake in Fright" town when we decided to head to the local pub where an AC/DC cover band was playing. I will never forget having a conversation with 3 guys at the urinal. One was completely collapsed at the base of the piss trough and casually moved from side to side as people sent their beers on to the local sewage farm.

[@theanti-socialsocialite2670]

Something similar happened to me, not long after filming fat pizza I got robbed by a crackhead at kickons, he cleaned my bathroom and then cleaned out my Louis Vuitton

[@lukecunningham2020]

A country town story you can use is in a town called Broome, a man robbed a service station with a speargun

[@SEEYAIAYE]

Meanwhile in the Riverland, SA, our metal tech teacher let us build weapons, a mate built a speargun, used two bands of rubber for extra firepower and almost killed his sister when the spear went straight through a .44 gallon drum and lodged into her caravan when we were testing it out in his backyard. I think we were the last ever class to be able to do this at the school. I made a slingshot with a wrist brace that could deadset punch a hole in a shed if you used anything metal as ammo, fun times.

[@SasqatchBoyBatty]

This is gold. Thank you.

[@eleanorphillips3095]

God damn Geelong had better behave themselves this Friday or we're next

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

its well trained, we are basically melbournians

[@marmalade2726]

Honestly, the way you described that man..I think I’m in love

[@zeedause5289]

Lismore is golden, you can grab a pickle Rick bong outta stores straight off the shelf. I still have fever dreams about that place.

[@nukaghoula]

This is fuuuuckin on point haha moved here from England as a teenager and have only experienced Australian country towns as an adult... they're amazing creatures 😂

[@stitchgroover]

Lismore is the most frightening place I've ever been, and that was back in 1999.

[@trevorbeagle8384]

This was actually funny! Well delivered!

[@tigris2135]

Ah lishole, my beautiful birth town

[@CyPhaSaRin]

spoken like someone who got out :P

[@tigris2135]

@@CyPhaSaRin haha I'm still stuck in the shire

[@sashamcrae9546]

As long as you get out of the hole, even Goonellabah is far enough

[@early2000skid]

This video secretly has the best edit on Jordan's channel in it

[@유성재-g7b]

Animation is on point -- drop bears depicted accurately

[@frosty2717]

100% accurate😂. Where’s the Lismore boys at🤙

[@kayhaich]

We're here and give a friendly invite for people to come over some time and change their perspective through actively meeting the right kind of people instead of drunk idiots!

[@Planarwalk]

Out of the very few places I have been in Australia, Lismore happens to be the place I spent the 2nd most amount of time in

[@Kab00ss3]

I just want you guys to know that the Rome Total War soundtrack was appreciated haha.

[@Toboganist]

Thank God I grew up in Grafton and speak enough Lismorian to be able to follow the dialogue.

[@sashamcrae9546]

Toboganist *Lismoron

[@MrMdodell]

The koalas jumping you that's gold

[@jaimewithay5615]

Missed your show in Lizzie have to catch ya next time

[@yaboivinnie4173]

Lismoron* is the language not lismorian

[@sashamcrae9546]

Can confirm

[@braedyisbester]

I grew up in Lismore. We even called ourselves Lismorons.

[@pronkman6669]

No a lismoron is someone from lismore

[@kayhaich]

Funny thing is I see far more judgemental morons here.

[@cogzell3557]

@@braedyisbester moved there can confirm

[@yolanberry4145]

I really needed that laugh, cheers guys!

[@alisterfolson]

Your Dave Chappelle/Buzzfeed video brought me here, hilarious. New sub here

[@---oj1zj]

The Halfcast Podcast has it right Jordan, we are always watching you.........

[@MichaelDavis-cy4ok]

Dude, this band takes me back to my childhood.

[@pubbets7290]

Please do a Nimbin episode. It's just up the road from Lismore

[@kayhaich]

Im sure he'd do that for all the right reasons and focus on the towns history of its residents actively protesting drug laws and saving Terania Creek and Nightcap national park from logging. Yeah right lol, there would defo be internet bogan bait in abundance about all the dumb hippies and drug addicts there lol.

[@pubbets7290]

@@kayhaich I love Nimbin and first visited in the mid 80s with my family. I went last month and it was very different. You have to admit it's changed a lot. I didn't stick around. There were a handful of ice-heads roaming up and down the street glaring at me and most of the shops had been turned into tourist trap over-priced cafes and gift stores selling hippy (tm) stuff.

[@ShelleySkyDoe]

I'm going to Lismore next year for university.... Im coming from a remote rural town of like 4000 people.

[@ashbarnham8192]

Its half drugged up extremists on the left and the other half are normal centrist thinking people. Try to have fun in Lishole though

[@devilsdirectinternationalc7072]

Man this is why I miss Kempsey same kinda shit that goes down, it's gold

[@AylatheRaichu]

He probably stopped for a maccas run then fell asleep at a roadworks halfway to Mullumbimbi

[@nicksmifso8071]

Great music Jordie ,keep it up

[@eliparker7379]

0:12 that’s nimbin when I was 8 there I was asked “you want some?” Holding out a joint

[@lecajo]

Great track! Love the band.

[@chrispink2782]

This is your best song yet.

[@Ha19000]

FriendlyJordies, had a show in Lismore again today. Hopefully he has another story.

[@EthoChromey]

Thank God you made this I loved the first one 👍👍👍

[@phin3303]

liking that rome total war music at 0:48

[@neseas]

nice product placement jordi gonna buy a shirt now

[@snowy_sphinx]

Good job lads, best album yet

[@HyronomasMcduff]

If there is one thing I have learnt living in Lismore... you gotta take any opportunity for a free shower when it presents itself. Getting a rental with town water is harder than unblocking your chakras in the valley.

[@trampypoet]

Got all your albums.. best band in years

[@jpjbassking]

Your lack of 40k content has not gone unnoticed by the Emperor, you will pay for such heresy

[@someguy6894]

Your forays into imperial space have not escaped the Emperor's gaze. We expect your return

[@jpjbassking]

@@someguy6894 By the throne

[@Kink-TV]

Four days Jordan. In four days I will hand you a physical copy of the TOOL album Fear Inoculum and there is NOTHING you can say or do to stop me.

[@Epicdaem0n]

There are Warhammer boxes in the back of the shots. Gentlemen, we got him!

[@TheReelMoonman]

Yass he refernced the Big Lez Show!!! YAAAAAAAY

[@j.combes1230]

Your music changed my life.. Your a once in a generation band

[@alexgi8360]

I live in Lismore it is literally the best town in the area which isn't hard since the only surrounding towns are casino and Kyogle

[@hondomclean6759]

Are they worse towns than Lismore? Never been to them

[@firstsurname9893]

Dr. Jördie's 100% Natural Good-Time Family Band Solution > Every pub band ever

[@erinaporter1985]

I'm huge fan too, I got all your albums lol

[@yaboivinnie4173]

Good meeting ya when you were here mate

[@daysandwords]

Why have I not watched these before!? I laughed basically all the way through this. P.S. It's "spitting image" not "splitting image".

[@DoctorProph3t]

Nah mate a split image is a mirror reflection aye what’s the same about spitting at it?

[@ShaneClough]

It's actually "spit and image" but almost nobody says it correctly.

[@randomnetfiend]

I caught that too, Still it's not worth him re doing that whole piece for one word. I've only ever heard "Spitting image" used thesedays (like the pommy ty show.)

[@ShaneClough]

@@randomnetfiend I thought the origins of the phrase came from "your spit" meaning genetics/DNA "and image" meaning looks like you.

[@randomnetfiend]

@@ShaneClough both are used...... grammarist.com/usage/spitting-image/

[@zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz3332]

As a proud Aussie, we all have crazy story’s to tell ❌🧢

[@oldmeme.mp5899]

I live near Lismore and I can confirm this guys exists

[@timaeustestified3951]

Australian twin peaks when