We are Lonely Boy Ind, the creators of Cool Guy has Chill Day, and now Cool Guy 2 : Enter the Funk. Ask us Anything!

At which point during or after the production of the original Cool Guy did you realize that you were responsible for the creation of a timeless, genre-defining masterpiece?

Cool Guy was filmed in one day, mostly for our own amusement, so we definitely didn't know we had a hit until maybe 2 years after the video came out when it got a big bump from /r/trees... not sure what genre we are defining though, haha

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The kids dig 'em

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can i have cool guy i will pay you like $80 for it

maybe when i'm completely broke...

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Did I do OK?

THIS! I love it!

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Did you guys know that Cool Guy has Chill Day recently gained some attention within a certain part of the Soundcloud community?

You can find a compilation containing most of the sounds here.

Didn't know, I'm stoked!

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When i was in 7th/8th grade and having a lot of personal issues, i had intense panic episodes late into the night and was in complete denial. i would stay up all night watching videos on youtube to keep myself awake because i was afraid of sleeping, cause i thought something bad would happen. one night i came across cool guy at 3 am and as soon as i watched it i realized i had a problem. and then i got better! so, thanks cool guys. you're cool.

Glad to hear it! Not sure I'd recommend Cool Guy for falling asleep though :P

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Today at lunch my friends and I were discussing the original cool guy has a chill day video and it slowly progressed throughout the day to be funnier and funnier. We had no idea that cool guy has a chill day 2 was on the table let alone dropping today. When we realized this it blew my mind...Pure coincidence that Im here right now.

My question is, can we see a cool guy 3 anytime soon?

Thanks for the support. And, we have a rough outline of how part 3 would go and what we want to see. I don't think we will get the opportunity to make it anytime in the near future due busy schedules. But, it would be great to complete a trilogy, if we get the chance sometime down the line.

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Why did you suddenly stop making videos on Youtube and why did you decide to start again?

Our lives just got busier. We make videos whenever we can!

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No question, just wanted to say that your first cool guy video is pretty much my favorite piece of media on the internet...and the second one you just released is just as wonderful! much love and admiration from me.

Thanks for the love, glad we lived up to the original

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did you make the mr. funk mask specifically for the video or did you make the mask for other reasons and then decide you wanted to make another video?

Cool Guy was made for a class project, but Mr. Funk was made specifically for the sequel. It was hard to watch him go...

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how much pussy do you get now?

Well, I adopted a cat a while ago, so I got that going for me which is nice.

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What was the idea behind the mask used for Cool Guy? Was it a stroke of genius?

i think he was gonna be a fish... and yet ended up as Cool Guy

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Why the hell did you kill Mr. Funk ?? :(

Well...that was technically Cool Guy. But, I agree it was a tragic outcome. At least Cool Guy lives to chill another day.

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Can we expect to see more of Cool Guy?

who knows, he kinda just ran off

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What class project was the original Cool Guy for?

High school 10th grade mixed media art class. It was just supposed to be a paper-mache model, but I actually presented the video for the class... instant graduation

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IT'S COOL GUY! COOL GUUUUUUUUUAAAAAY!

Oh my god, seriously, you guys are the definition of my freshmen year of track and field. My senior friend at the time was wicked tall and wore hoodies, so I always called him Cool Guy and whatnot. Seriously some of my best moments during track all thanks to you! And ohmygosh, the music was probably the most iconic thing back then for me.

That being said, can I have your autograph? I'm your biggest fan!

Here you go!

How did all those people feel when they saw a cool/ funky masked guy and a guy with a camera around them?

I can't imagine

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I'm sorry but I kind of have to get this off my chest. It's half past 3 A.M. where I live, I couldn't sleep and was just sitting here watching YT videos, randomly happened to think of the Cool Guy video, went to watch that and found out that you had uploaded a sequel mere hours ago and were currently live on Reddit with an AMA. Is the Universe trying to tell me something?

Yeah man. Go have a chill day. Reward yourself

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Will we get a download for the Mr. Funk theme?

v soon

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EDIT: here you go!

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Haha, that one is new to me. Some of the best shot recreations I've seen, hilarious! I get a pretty penny from song downloads, so thanks!

It's always greatl to see fan tributes, we never saw it coming

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I love the fan videos! It's kinda surreal to bring this awesome experience to people and have them share it with us. I honestly didn't expect any of this and it's great to see that we even have fans. Thank you for all the support and everything.

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Ha! I remember cool guy. Good times. Keep it up. Also, why is your proof sign dated tomorrow?

Either we're from the future... or I'm a fricken dumbass

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Can I ask you a question tomorrow? (Please don't answer this today)

yes

Did you create the song of cool guy or did you randomly find it?

I put together a bunch of royalty free samples... but it was somewhat random

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Were you guys at Pax East 2013? I saw someone playing Rock Band 3 wearing a cool guy mask that looked exactly like the one in your videos

Nope, just another chill dude in the wild

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How do you feel about Cool guy? Is he cooler than Mr. Funk? Why does Cool Guy go to such lengths to kill Mr. Funk? Why was Mr. Funk in the woods?

So many unanswered questions :(

These questions are best left to ponder...

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Hey I just wanted to say it that cool guy is one of the best things to happen my life. Me and my friends revolve around cool guy. One day at school me and my friend were walking in the hallway at school and we saw this guy with the sweater and the head walk into a classroom at brake, we look at each other and laugh, I yell "It's Coolguy" (in the voice) and as we walked past the door he turned and was all like "eyy" with the finger pointing thing, we then got out of school early and caught the bus home. Best day ever.

Also wtf even is the original cool guy mask?

Haha good story, the mask is paper mache

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So Devin does Cool Guy, was Anthony the man behind the Funky mask? (Literally)

I did all the dancing because we have yet to make a character with no rhythm... and I'm willing to suffer through wearing the masks!

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Devin does it all. I'm just the camera-guy. As Devin said, if we get a character with no-rhythm, i'll be the first one to throw down some moves.

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What is the mask of Cool Guy made of?

newspaper and glue. how-to video will be one of our next vids

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What made you decide to make Cool Guy 2?

There was an overwhelming demand for a sequel and we really wanted the chance to work with Cool Guy again on a second video. He's just so photogenic.

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For many years we didn't plan on a sequel, despite people asking for one nonstop. We didn't want a sequel that was just another version of the first. Then we thought up Mr. Funk and came up with a bit of a plot, and it just fell into place!

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You don't seem to understand. We just want cool guy. Doing chill things. Doesn't matter what.

No. We get it. We just don't want to make that. Sorry.

PS. there's 12 videos of cool guy..(well technically 14 now).

I know you said that you were making a how-to video, but would you mind writing a few sentences about how you made the form for the mr. funk mask? is it chicken wire?

I used armature wire stuck together with masking tape

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Has your internet fame affected your social life?

Not really, but it's always great randomly running into someone who knows Cool Guy

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The was genuinely one of the funniest videos i have seen recently. Great Job Guys!!

thanks !

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What was the criteria for the the school project that led to the creation of Cool guy?

just a paper mache model... it got a little out of hand

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What's the name of the last song on the latest video? Great work :)

you can find both songs here

In the first video, were kids at the playground actually scared of Cool Guy or did you just convince random kids to act for you?

For that scene, we literally just stumbled upon a playground and started walking around. The footage you see on film was done in the moment. We didn't ask the parents or say anything. It's pretty great that it worked out the way it did.

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it was improvised, but they were chill

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You made an amazing sequel to the masterpiece! Call yourself Steven Spielberg of YouTube! As a question: Did you create the music for cool guy or cool guy 2? If so you pulled off creating hellova a catchy tune

I made the original Cool Guy using samples, the new tune is me on guitar and bass plus a fantastic saxist by the name of Tony Ostinato!

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Can you tell me the chords to the Mr Funk song? It's a dope riff

starts with a dm7 and basically moves around with that same hand position

I honestly want to know, how did you come up with cool guy

I did not come with Cool Guy... Cool Guy came to me.

...but actually thinking about it, he probably came from when I was about 6 years old and I would stick a soccer ball in the hood of my fat rain jacket and dance around like kiddies do

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Have you deleted some of your videos sometime in the past year? It seems there are some missing.....

A few were removed from before we stopped using whatever songs we liked without permission -__-

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I've enjoyed your other videos, especially Sleep Over. Are you guys planning on releasing content more regularly?

Thanks bud, we honestly wish we could make videos weekly, but we're still pretty busy, and that isn't changing too soon.

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how did you guys make the costumes? And how did you see out of them?

No need to see, I simply channeled my inner Cool Guy and his eyes became my eyes.

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Teach me sensei.. How can I be as cool as Cool Guy?

WWCGD?

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who was the chick helping out with the double team cool guy rub down in the first vid? she's the only one not to make it to the sequel..

a good friend of ours, no reason she isn't in the sequel, just didn't happen

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If you had unlimited resources, what would Cool Guy 3 be like?

Cool guy solves all the worlds problems... then goes to the moon

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But... but then what would Cool Guy 4 be about?

Getting to pluto to achieve the chillest day, maybe?

Past pluto and to the diner

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Hey Devin. I'm friends with your cousin Gio. How much money do you make monthly off the cool guy soundtrack?

Hey, I make like a buck or two a day. It's something.. plus it's amazing how many people love the song!

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I got to keep it simple why?

because

IT'S COOL GUY guys! Just want to say thank you for making this and the first one! Saw the first one soon after release, and this made my day/week/month! You decide

It made your year? But thanks, means a lot.

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Was their a real planning process for either video? Or did it just happen?

Also is the song chosen before or after editing the video?

For the first video, it was a spur of the moment type thing. We just thought of it one day and filmed.

The second video involved more thought and planning. Picking the locations for filming was a definite plan as we went all throughout Orange County. The moves were pretty much improved, except the Funk-BreakDown. The breakdown moves were created for fun when we were goofing off on vacations.

We had the song playing during our filming in order to make the process go smoother, but Devin said he couldn't hear anything. Also, the song was purely Devin's creation and I give him lots of props for making such groovy tunes.

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Songs came before the videos... The original video was all improvised, the sequel is mostly the same, but obviously with some stuff worked out.

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Is Cool Guy single?

Wish I knew, he's kinda private about that type of stuff. But, i'm sure that if he is, then it's purely by choice.

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Are you guys from California?

certainly

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Hey! I want you guys to know that Cool Guy is p much my favorite video on the whole internet, and I wanted to make a cool guy cosplay. I was wondering if you had any tips or could give us some detail shots of the mask?

Working on a how-to vid

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Inspiration?

entropy

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Have you considered releasing the song you made?? Cause I could listen to that shit all day long, it is brilliant!!

Just did, here!

First of all thanks for doing this AMA! I'm a huge fan of your work and was very excited for Cool Guy 2.

I've got some questions for you, as well as my thoughts on Cool guy 2 so let's go!

• What was your reaction when you saw how hugely popular Cool Guy had become?
• how do you feel about being recognized in public?
• Why did you decide to make a Cool guy 2, and what ideas were "thrown at the table" for the sequal?

So that's my questions, now on to my thoughts on Cool guy 2;

Overall I thought it was great! However it did have it's flaws!

For me it felt like it needed more editing several places in the video, and some parts of the video i didn't even understand untill I rewatched it. I really liked the "Story" part of it, It was nice to see a competitor to "Cool Guy" as well as knowing him a bit more on a personal level, so that was great!

Thanks for reading! Rant over-

• I didn't really believe it at first. I was so surprised that Cool Guy started getting attention after being on Youtube for 2 years.

• For me, we only got recognized one time during filming and you can see it if you watch video 10. I mean, sometimes my friends or acquaintances would say "Cooool Gaaii" to me, but no one random.

• Originally, we had the sequel running an additional 1-2minutes with Cool Guy going to various places celebrating his recent victory over the Funk. But, we got busy and wouldn't have been able to make the video the way we wanted to until another year or so. So, we have a lot of footage leftover in case theres possibility for a third.

Thanks for your input, btw. We totally understand where your coming from. It's meant to watched more than once.

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1. Thanks for the crit. We were definitely caught off guard by how popular Cool Guy became (randomly 2 years after posting), but it's been nothing but a positive experience.

2. We don't get recognized too much in public, but it's mind blowing, and hilarious whenever we do.

3. We just figured it was time for a sequel, after all this time people still wanted it. There are some other ideas we have, but who knows if it will make its way into future videos, so I'll keep quiet..

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How can I submit a photo of my Cool Guy to your instagram? I have it on my instagram, and would be happy to send it to you, but I'd rather not put an instagram link on reddit lol.

You can send through here on the personal messenger. Or if you're more comfortable, you can send it to my email (which I can give you on a personal message) or you can even go on Youtube and send it to us in a message there. Whichever floats your boat. Look forward to hearing from you!

Where did you get the idea for such a bizarre character? What's your favorite part from either of the cool guy vids?

I enjoy the part where Mr. Funk's head explodes and confetti comes out. Also, the fountain stomp.

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what's with the black stereotype in the first video? the grape soda and watermelon.

cool guy is purple

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