| Was Barack dirty on the b-ball court? | They had sniper rifles trained on us the whole time so it was kinda hard to push too hard, lol. -jonnie. |
| He's pretty smooth and he's a lefty. tip for when you play him: he's got a low release, if u want to block the prez. - ben. |
| Duncan, Did you ever get that date with Taylor Swift? If so how was it? Did you get any songs written about you? Do you guys keep in touch? Take it easy guys! Get back on tv soon! | Yes, I did end up going on a date with T. She's a very sweet, nice gal. I donno about songs I haven't read enough lyrics but yes we stayed in touch. Thx. - Duncan. |
| Thats awesome man! If you guys are ever in NC and need anything let me know dude! | Duncan, can I have Taylor Swift's #? - ben. |
| When will you guys be back on TV? I loved the show. | Hopefully soon! Thank you very much. - Duncan |
| I know I'm late to the party but I just want you to know that the Buried Life is one of the greatest shows I've ever seen. So glad to hear that it's not over. You guys are great! Thanks for the laughs and feels. | Cheers jbird, appreciate it. -ben. |
| Is Dave still married? | No. they got it annulled the day afterwards and then dated for 6 months. they do still see each other time to time though. she is a good friend of ours now. (backstory: Dave got married in Vegas to a girl he'd know for 24 hours. it was #91 on the list: Link to www.facebook.com -jonnie. |
| Was the plan to get it annulled right after from the beginning? | No, we left it up to dave, it's his life. his mom wasn't too happy about it. |
| Also, good to see you again giraffe boner. -ben. |
| Funny thing is I was in that episode and you two were talking right behind me at the pool. I must of been pretty hungover because I had no clue we were being filmed. | I must have been hungover too, i don't remember being in that episode either. -ben. |
| What do you look forward to crossing off your list? And has it been harder to accomplish these tasks without MTV's help? | MTV actually never helped us cross anything off, that was part of our deal with them. We wanted it to be like we'd been doing it the 3 years prior, 4 regular dudes. Cause what's the point if MTV's making all that stuff happen... we wanted it to be real. - ben. |
| What has been the strangest request for help that you've received? | Someone wanted to have a 3some while skydiving. - Dp. |
| Also, a guy wanted to start a real Jurassic Park. |
| Is that going to be on the next episode? | Haha. Yes. We're partnering with Icy Mike. |
| Has there ever been a situation where you weren't able to help someone? Or something went wrong in the process? | We met a old man who wanted to reconnect with his long lost love, a woman named Joyce Hook, they lost touch in their 20s. We searched for 2 years but couldn't find any trace of her. - Duncan |
| ACTIVATE REDDIT SEARCH POWERS. | Sadly, Bob, the elderly man who searched for her, has since past. He never gave up though. If you find the one, #takethechance -jonnie. |
| What's your favorite thing you have done so far that has helped someone? | I'd say it's different for all of us. For me (jonnie) it was helping Lucas in DC who wanted to get a home for his dad, who became homeless after a fractious divorce. He's a good kid. |
| For me, it's the first person we ever helped in Kelowna, BC. we helped a guy that used to be homeless get a truck for his new business. i still talk to him on fb 7 yrs later. he's in the first vid we ever made: Link to bit.ly -ben. |
| I've been a huge fan of you guys since Season 1 and you guys inspired me to start up a fundraiser to purchase Bio-fuel conversion systems for a School/Orphanage in Tanzania, Africa. I've always wondered what inspired you guys to actually break the mold and set off for the adventure? | This is so cool. Thank you for asking. It inspires me to hear that. |
| What motivated me to set off when we started in 2006 was a) I wanted to work with my brother b) I couldn't figure out why more people our age weren't protesting and c) I was unhappy with my life. It felt like we had all these problems in the world that weren't being addressed. Things like global warming that were too complex for any single leader to conquer. I thought to myself, how do I help? At the time my brother had lost one of his best friends to a drowning accident in British Columbia and it made me think a lot about death. I realized that mortality is a (maybe, the) most powerful motivator for our species. Then I thought, I wonder what people want to do before they die? Then, what do I want to do before I die? And I decided from there that I wanted to ask people and to learn what they had to say. I thought the soberness of it might help the conversation. It helps put all the bullshit to rest. That's kinda also why we called this The Buried Life. It felt like we get buried by day-to-day stuff that makes us forget what's truly important in life. |
| Then we decided to go after our list of 100 things (Link to www.facebook.com and to help a stranger each time we got one done. The name specifically I should add is courtesy of an 1852 poem called The Buried Life by Matthew Arnold. -jonnie. |
| Torri, your story is incredible, and you obviously have great people in your life. What has been the most positive or unexpected change in your life since receiving your new arm? | Becoming more confident in myself, i feel like i can do anything now -Torri. |
| What is the list item that will be the hardest to cross off? The one you're scared may never happen? | Grow a moustache. |
| #95: Play Basketball with the President. That was tough. #100 Go To Space will be hard too, but we've been having some conversations with people about it. |
| The idea of never crossing off #78: Fall in Love used to scare me, but less so as I get older. I'm beginning to realize that love is all around you, you just need to be open to it. I hope that doesn't come off too cheesy. -jonnie. |
| Grow a moustache. |
| Talk to Hanger Clinic. Bionic Moustache. | That's my favorite comment. -ben. |
| If the video gets to 2 million views Hanger Clinics will donate a bionic moustache to Torri. Tor, I'm sorry. -jp. |
| What was the craziest/ most daring thing that you guys have done? | Probably streak a field. We got arrested but it was fun while it lasted. Thanks. - Dp. |
| Def streak: Link to vimeo.com |
| Hey guys! I remember watching one of your shows when you tried to make a million dollars. If you could redo that episode, what would you do differently? | Probably taken our time with it. Gambling was a quick chance to make 1Million but if we really wanted to make it, it would have been better to slowly build. Maybe use the money made on investing and keep slowly building. Thanks. - Duncan. |
| Just don't go to the horse tracks. those horses are stupid. -ben. |
| Hey guys, have you added anything to the list since you made it? | Yes we add and remove things. The list changes and evolves with us. We really want to lower the suicide rate in North America, so we added that to our list last year. - Duncan |
| Did you ever end up actually getting to play basketball with Obama? | Yes, we were actually surprised on the white house courts by Obama last year. He's got a good 3. |
| Here's a pic: Link to bit.ly |
| When do you guys expect to have your bucket list complete? | Never! No.. people ask us all the time, "What are you going to do when you finish your list of 100 things to do before you die?" Die, we tell them. Die! -jonnie. |
| THE BURIED LIFE. There's a name i haven't heard in a long time. Glad to see you're still at it with a vengeance. I'm in a band that absolutely loves doing charity work and helping others. Any chance you guys need a theme song? | Cheers. send tracks to [email protected] we're making a lot of different stuff right now and would love to check it out. -ben. |
| We would love to donate one to your cause. We can't offer much other than our music, but it's yours if you want it. | That'd be great, we're working on a lot of stuff and could use some music. send us an email at [email protected] -ben. |
| What is your advice to those who are suffering with depression? | Hey johnny. first remember that depression doesn't last forever and everyone goes through things like this, so you're not alone. one thing that may help is to try to do little things that make you happy, take small steps. when i was feeling depressed after high school, even though it was hard, i tried to stay active, force myself to hang out with people that i loved and made me smile, eat things that i liked, etc. sometimes it's good to do things that push u out of your comfort zone, even if you don't feel like it because it brings you out of your head. important thing, as i said before, is to remember that you're not along. a lot of people struggle with this, and you will get through it. a great site to check out is To Write Love On Her Arms: Link to twloha.com stay with it mate. |
| Do you expect to ever have a TV show again? | We hope to have a show again but only if it makes sense. we were executive producers of our last show and were involved in every aspect of making it so it's important that we have a say in what it looks like. regardless, we'll still be putting out videos like Torri's online and helping people do things they want to do before they die. The Buried Life started in 2006 as a documentary project, long before the tv show, and we're just going to keep doing it. - Ben. |
| Are there any things you were unable to air that you would like to tell us about? | Yeah we played basketball with Obama, finally, on the white house courts, we weren't allowed to film but we snuck a camera in anyways. We now have footage but aren't allowed to air it. We will one day ;) - Duncan. |
| Big fan! Can't wait to see more of you guys! How did you feel after loosing so much money as the casino? | Thanks, mik. Like idiots.. haha. In the end though the casino did donate a good portion of it to charity. (Backstory: we lost 250k on one roulette spin while attempting #71: Make a Million Dollars. It's been called 'the biggest roulette spin in vegas history') |
| P.s. not sure what music you're into, but this flight facilities decades mix is really good: Link to soundcloud.com |
| Not good! Although we did get the record for the single biggest roulette spin in Vegas history which was nice. - Duncan. |
| I feel good about it, it was a rip!! -ben. |
| You guys are honestly the best. What inspired you to start The Buried Life? Also, what's your go-to happy song? | We just had a desire for more from life, we were bored. Buried Life came from wanting to prove to ourselves and our friends that anything was possible. Thx for watching it! - Duncan. |
| Go to happy song: Link to www.youtube.com |
| Ben. |
| Did Jonnie ever kiss Ben's sister at the prom? So curious! | Jonnie? - Duncan. |
| No. No make out. We're just friends. -jp. |
| Damn straight. -ben. |
| What's the most inspiring story that you guys have heard from someone you've met along your travels? | We met a woman named Trudy who was just diagnosed w breast cancer and was told she had 6 months to live. when we asked if there was anything she wanted to do before she died, she said yes but not for her, she wanted to help kids born w cancer - cause she had had 52 great years of life. we linked up w a group of kids under 12 with different types of cancer and took them on a shopping spree. trudy was one of those woman who had awesome energy, lit up a room when she walked in. she was very cool. here's shot of the kids: Link to farm3.staticflickr.com |
| Ben. |
| This question is 4 TORRI BIDDLE: are u wearing 2 pairs of pants? yes or no? i must know, I MUST KNOW. | Well no i am not sam -Torri |
| Ok thanks bring two pairs on saturday. | Ok mate peace love applesauce. |
| I hate giraffes. They think they're all high and mighty with their long necks and such. Who the hell do they think they are?! What's your take on this issue? | I hate them, takes them so long to swallow their pride. |
| If you weren't doing The Buried Life, what would each of you be doing now? | Dave would be a stuntman, Jonnie would be doing political activism/filmmaking, Duncan would be hiking mountains and Ben would running a wee pie shop deep in the Himalayans named "Mountains of Joy" |
| Also what unusual advice would you have for a college student today? I know you guys decided to start your adventure around this time in your lives. | Best advice would be if you have an idea or dream you want to go after. Don't think about it as a dream, think about it as project. Dreams have a way of staying dreams but projects get accomplished. And dont ever give up! Delaware and Arkansas are surprisingly beautiful. We toured the country in a big purple bus named Penelope which changed the way I saw places. I'll never forget the part from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance where talks about how seeing cities from a motorcycle means seeing them without a frame around them. You're "in" the city, as opposed to being outside looking in. Being in that bus for years on end has been similar, for me, in a way because we would cruise with the windows open and be able to walk around in it as we drove. It would also attract the attention of the locals wherever we went. It's a 1968 GMC Diesel Pusher, the same model as in the movie Speed (except it can't go over 50miles/hour). I'm off on a tangent. The point is, Delaware and Arkansas took my breath away. They were just so quiet and beautiful and American. EDIT: you said cities. I love Berlin and Montreal. They are places that remind you that anything is possible. You can live in downtown Montreal for $400 a month. That changes the dynamics of a city. It means artists and political thinkers can survive on a basic wage and commit deeply to their craft. In a time when many student's ambitions are being extinguished by debt, it's these cities I think we can turn to for leadership and innovation. There are many cities I haven't visited though. On the debt issue, which came up in another thread, I met with Peter Ludlow, a professor at UCLA, last month and he said the reason college kids don't protest like they did in the 60s is because of student debt. They can't afford to. He said his students run around in fear of one misstep. The way the economy has changed has made it even harder to get a second shot if god forbid you fall off the wagon at any point. To make matters worse, student debt is the only debt in the country that you can't default on. So.. you're hooked. It's a shame. I don't know what the solution is but I do hope it changes. |
| Do you have any advice as to what I can do to make sure I live life to the fullest and help other people as much as possible? | Yeah, we put a lot of time into writing this article for Tim Ferriss' blog, you should check it out: 6 Steps to Crossing Anything Off Your List: Link to bit.ly |
| What's the next big thing on the horizon for you guys? | #100: Go to Space and #26: Tell a judge, "You want the truth, you can't handle the truth!" |
| To be honest, for me personally, my latest goal has been to direct the first feature length film with a 360 degree camera. I've been into this oculus rift stuff and have been working with a company called Centre Cam (Kickstarter Page: Link to www.kickstarter.com) It's a game changer. VR just opens whole new realms of possibility for story telling. -jonnie. |
| I am a very big fan! and I love everything you guys do. What was your favorite thing to crossed off your list? | I think it's different for everyone but for me it was probably 'Streaking a Field'. My favourite help story was when we reunited a father with his son after 17 years. Thanks - Duncan |
| When was/is the deadline for submitting an entry for the #5thmember contest? | We're picking them tomorrow, u can enter as many times as you want. |
| Finally made a reddit account just for this! You guys are great- can't wait to see more of your accomplishments. Right around the same time as your show began, my friend Matt and I had a similar list with similar goals of traveling the world and doing amazing stuff. At first we were pissed because you beat us to the punch, but after years of seeing your show, we're glad you guys made it and can inspire so many people to be great, ourselves included. What was your first official cross off, or first thing you put on your list? | That's great. Thanks, tvafi. The first one we crossed off was #34: Be a Knight for a Day. We traded beer for a restaurant voucher for a suit of armor rental at a costume shop (it's the only way we could afford to do it). Then we told the press in our town to come see it and kick off our "tour" To our surprise/horror.. they showed up. The next day it was on the front page of the newspaper and that was the 2nd thing off our list. There's a story somewhere out there you can see. +1 point if you can find it. The newspaper was the Times Colonist in Victoria, BC Canada. -jonnie. |
| What inspired you guys to start looking for a 5th member in Italy? | We partnered with Contiki Tours (who do travel trips for young people across the world). They said they would help us help fans cross off list items in Italy so we came up with @5thmember. You can still sign up: Link to s3.amazonaws.com |
| Where's Dave?! | He's diving for giant pearls in Afghanistan. |
| No I heard he was air ballooning in Mongolia rehabilitating wingless camels. - DP |
| Hi Torri! Hows life? Also, would you rather fight 1 horse sized duck, or 100 duck sized horses? | Hello and life is great -Torri. |
| And i would fight 100 duck sized horses lolz -Torri. |
| Me too! We could fight them together Tor. - Duncan. |
| I'll be fighting the duck's side guys, can't help you. sorry. -Ben |
| How did you guys find the courage to stray from "normal life" and follow your dreams? I'm searching for that same type of courage right now. | It helped that we started it with our friends, it's always good to work with people you like. they pick you up when you're down. and honestly, we didn't think about it too much, we just took a road trip and starting crossing off list items and helping people and it grew from there. if you just start doing it, taking small steps, you'll figure it out. good luck and have fun. -ben. |
| If someone doesn't win the contest, can they still come and cross off something from their bucket list with you guys in Italy? Huge fan. | Are you in Italy? Yeah come meet us why not. ; ) - Duncan. |
| Are you guys going to start touring Canada again? | We love Canada, we go back a lot. Where are you from? - Duncan. |
| Waterloo. Awesome, looking forward to it! | Love Waterloo, have friends at school out there. Whats up Canada!? |
| Yeah, if you guys could come to Edmonton soon, that'd be great... | Duncan and I grew up in Edmonton. Butter Dome! |
| Not sure about @cwadden, but I'm from Victoria :) Do you head home often? Visiting with your moms this weekend? | Jonnie and I were just back last weekend for our Mom's bday. We love Vic! - Duncan |
| Hey guys, can I get a shout-out to my sister? She is a huge fan of yours and is currently living her dream of traveling around Europe. | Whats her name? Does she have twitter? |
| Her name is Kelsey--it's @KelseyHeath14 and I think she has like 10 tweets. I am so getting best sister of the year award for this. | 12 tweets actually. We are friends now. - DP. |
| It looks like it is the same, but does it feel different to have a bionic arm to a normal arm? | I don't really think so it might be heavier than a normal arm but it's not to bad- Torri. |
| What are you guys currently working on? | We started a production company and have been creating new tv shows, living and working in Venice, CA. we're going to Italy tomorrow and bringing someone with us (Link to bit.ly) we're doing a lot of speaking at colleges, helping ppl and making vids like the one we made with Torri. we're working on #100: Go To Space. i'm working on my biceps, a little bit of tricep work, but mainly biceps. -ben. |
| Right now we're about to fly to Italy and are surprising someone who has a dream in Italy, bringing them with us. |
| We launched a production company recently and have been developing new concepts for television - some of them related to Buried Life, some of them new. |
| We speak at colleges and businesses, encouraging people to go after the things they want to do before they die and talk about our book. |
| Ride bikes around venice beach. |
| Still going after our list and helping others do the same. |
| Ben. |
| If this video gets 1 million views Hanger Clinics will donate another bionic arm to a deserving teenager: Link to www.youtube.com. | Link to media.giphy.com |
| Would you guys be down to have a guest (like me) travel with you this summer and help out people in need? I love what you guys do and I would love to be on your team! | Actually yeah we are doing a contest right now to take a #5thMember on the road with us. Come on down bit.ly/1ldV6ue. |
| Duncan, you planning on getting the new Smash Bros? If so, make your way back to Victoria and we'll have another match. (HSkey) Congrats on all your amazing success. | HSkey, haha. Lets do it! Good to hear from you old boy! Hope things are great for you. - Duncan |
| I ordered a copy of your book when you said you were signing the preorders but when it showed up it wasn't signed. Who do I call crying to? | Thank you so much, would love to meet. |
| Any good tips on how to travel in Europe for cheap? I'm from U.S. and have never been. Love the show and love telling people about your adventures! | Yes come to Italy with us and Contiki Tours. We are bringing one person along to cross off list items. Link to s3.amazonaws.com |
| Any advice for asking t swift out? I've written songs about my exes so I guess I've got that going for me. | Become a fake country music star. |
| How does the bionic arm feel like, Torri? | At first it was really heavy because i was not use to the weight but now it's fine- Torri. |
| It can be amazing for hitting around. I suppose. Right? | Haha yes-Torri. |
| For anyone who doesn't know it, the song is We Dont Eat. His latest album, Post Tropical, came out in January. I like Cavalier, Red Dust, and Gold. Adventure Club did a dubstep remix of We Don't Eat. | All credit to @jaysalbert for the song choice. He helped edit it all together too. |
| If they made a movie about your life, who would play you (other than yourself)? | Morgan Freeman. - Duncan. |
| Jonnie: harry potter duncan: james dean dave: anyone from a Sunny D commercial ben: amy adams |
| I love you guys so much, and I love what you do and how you're teaching people to live life to the fullest. But what about when you WANT to die? What are your tips for struggling with finding meaning to life? | Emily, thank you for this. There's an article by Camus (a philosopher) who asks if suicide is the only truly serious philosophical problem. You can see the link below. I think the answer to your question is a deeply personal one for each person, but for me the answer may be that you cannot 'find' meaning in life, you have to make it. It is the process of discovering what makes you happy that makes you happy, even if your search begins with humble joys like laughing or enjoying a good meal. If the feelings that you're having disrupt your daily life and prevent you from ever feeling happy, I'd encourage you to check out the help of professionals. But that's up to you. We work with a group called TWLOHA.com. |
| Each of us have struggled with depression in our lives (and probably will in some capacity until we die) but it's the process of searching out joy that makes us happy. Starting a life-list can help :) Thanks for sharing. -jonnie. |
| Link: Link to thefloatinglibrary.com |
| P.s. duncan often says, "happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know." You might just be exceptionally bright :) |
| Hi Torri. 6 weeks ago our daughter Isla was born with a shortened ulna and a severely under developed hand, but she is absolutely perfect in every way. Do you have any advice for us on how to be the parents she will need us to be? | What my parents did for me that helped the most is that they didn't treat me differently than my brother and sister. Being raised that way it helped a lot, and just be positive! :) -Torri. |
| What is your favorite joke to tell? | Knock knock... |
| Hey! I've been a huge fan of the entire concept! You guys inspried me to go to Burning Man this year! | Have fun. burning man may be my favourite place on earth. -ben. |
| Do you guys think you'll ever come out to Arizona? we have some big mountains you can climb to check of your list (#51).. also Im a huge fan of your work and would love to meet you guy! hope your show comes back on Tv soon! | Nothing better than a solid mountain climb. Also, great name FannyPackBen. Ben loves fanny packs. |
| Hey Torri, how easy/complicated is your bionic arm to use? I have a similar arm, but it looks like you've better reach. I've been looking into them but they seem odd to me. Proof, I guess: Link to m.imgur.com. | Yeah for me its really not that hard to use with me not having a right hand before but it really depends on the person using each person has a different level of difficulty -Torri. |
| Hi guys, what do you like on your pizza? | Jonnie- hawaiian Ben- veggie Duncan- pepperoni Dave- whatever the waitress recommends. Dave has put more thought into meals than he has into major life decisions. just the way he is. |
| What is the hardest thing you had to overcome for the list? I love the show and you've inspired me to do so much, I hope it comes back soon! | #53 Make a TV Show was a doozie. We started TBL in our parents garage and it took 3 years to cross that one off. |
| Hey! Love you guys! How easy is it to just be in places you have no business in being there? I get it it's for a tv show, but still you have to be a little uncomfortable, right? | Oh god yes. I had to sit in a bathroom stall for 3 hours after sneaking into the premiere of Transformers 2 to try and get Ben a date with Megan Fox (#59 on the list). I would say I was shitting my pants but that wouldn't be necessary. I had the stall. |
| Can I be the fifth man? | Yes. Link to s3.amazonaws.com |
| Hey Tony here! I love what you guys do! Any advice for a man with a bucketlist on a budget? I'd love to do a lot of the things you guys have done! How did you guys get enough money to take all of these trips? | Link to s3.amazonaws.com |
| How many bucket list items do you have left to cross off on your list of 100? Is there an updated list somewhere that shows which ones are left? | We have crossed off around 84 things. Here's our list but it's not completely updated. Link to www.facebook.com |
| Hey Ben, we talked on the phone after your speech in Indianapolis. I couldnt attend because of the disaster in the Philippines and my line of work. You said "Talk to you soon." How long is soon?! | How bout now? haaayyy - ben. |
| What was it like sitting in a cake for 6+ hours? | It was hot and I had to piss. |
| Should I buy a moped? | Yes, for sure. But be careful. |
| Any plans to do more episodes of the show with MTV? Proud of all you guys are doing... making Canada proud! | Thanks. Yeah would always consider a comeback season! |
| How soon is now? | NOW. |
| How many items have you guys managed to scratch off the list at the moment? You guys are incredible. | Around 86. |
