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  • @OHBrand
    @OHBrand 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4150

    A singing MrBallen was not on my 2024 bingo card but I ain't mad at it, truly made me smile.

    • @WhateverDude38
      @WhateverDude38 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

      I know! I was at work though so I look like an idiot now. 😂

    • @jesusortega363
      @jesusortega363 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

      Had me giggling like teenage girl

    • @stephaniedelgado7881
      @stephaniedelgado7881 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

      He totally nailed it. I was at work too when I heard him singing. Lmao😅

    • @Aarbitraary
      @Aarbitraary 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      Honestly, an underrated talent of his. Also, what happens if you get a bingo??

    • @angierae403
      @angierae403 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Nope not mad!

  • @Alien_Slurpee
    @Alien_Slurpee 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1485

    I am glad he didn't show a picture of sex toys that said, "Real photo of different sex toys."

    • @dez00007
      @dez00007 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

      😂😂

    • @MsKRRey
      @MsKRRey 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      😅😅😅😅

    • @macwhipple4083
      @macwhipple4083 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

      😂 yeah the vid probably would’ve gotten clapped

    • @fan-plastictoys5948
      @fan-plastictoys5948 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      He likely thought about it but knew it could get his video removed

    • @ceecee1951
      @ceecee1951 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      😄😄😄

  • @billywilson7323
    @billywilson7323 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1225

    Have you considered doing a "top 3 songs with disturbing backstories" episode? Because after this i feel like you should

    • @DumbGames_1
      @DumbGames_1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

      Polly nirvana. Daddy korn. Evil interpol

    • @OfficialWilliamHillChannel
      @OfficialWilliamHillChannel 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Good idea

    • @quanibaby14
      @quanibaby14 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      That would be very cool

    • @quanibaby14
      @quanibaby14 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      ​@@OfficialWilliamHillChannelI thought the same

    • @honestly1970
      @honestly1970 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Oooh. Yeah. I agree

  • @webeechamin1167
    @webeechamin1167 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +483

    15 years for murdering somebody, for taking someone elses’ life. I’ll never understand it.

    • @saraabdullah4146
      @saraabdullah4146 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

      Life for a life is fair

    • @kevindumont2507
      @kevindumont2507 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

      15 years for murdering, then dismembering and desecrating the corpse. Huge elephant in the room here.

    • @charlesbrown4483
      @charlesbrown4483 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

      @@kevindumont2507 Not to mention she DEFINITELY made the croquettes out of that dude’s body, not that the could could charge with it because there wouldn’t have been proof but yeah she did that shit.

    • @daltonsnow5855
      @daltonsnow5855 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      Woman privilege as always sadly

    • @FlorianMark
      @FlorianMark หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      For her age it was the rest of her life.

  • @NaughtyEmu69
    @NaughtyEmu69 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1737

    MrBallen is like a good uncle, he tells you bedtime stories and sings for you. What a legend.💜

    • @bradsanders407
      @bradsanders407 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

      Much better than that bad uncle who gets you out of bed in the middle of the night drunk and makes you sit on all his friends laps.

    • @NaughtyEmu69
      @NaughtyEmu69 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      @@bradsanders407 Ummm okay?

    • @GirlWithnail
      @GirlWithnail 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      ​@@bradsanders407😂😂😂

    • @spence4346
      @spence4346 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      ​@@bradsanders407 jeez dude.

    • @masxhk
      @masxhk 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      @@bradsanders407this sounds like personal experience

  • @Loumax989
    @Loumax989 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1514

    Other TH-camrs:
    “I can’t play the song on the channel”
    MrBallen
    “I can’t play the song on the channel…so I’ll sing it🎶”

    • @debbylou5729
      @debbylou5729 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +69

      He was even ‘holding’ a mic

    • @x_maru_
      @x_maru_ 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +54

      He sounded good too😭

    • @ctizzzle47
      @ctizzzle47 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

      Period bc he wants us to experience everything 🤣❤️

    • @Much0Mang0
      @Much0Mang0 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      MrBallen covers channel when?

    • @RoynonBabies
      @RoynonBabies 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      He's so awesome ❤

  • @GravitoRaize
    @GravitoRaize 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +115

    When I first heard "The Way", I remembered thinking that part of the lyrics where it goes "they won't make it home, but they really don't care, they wanted the highway, they're happier there today" seemed so weird. That's when I looked up what the lyrics were about and the song took on a whole different meaning to me at that point. I still feel like it's a happy song, even after you realize the darkness surrounding it, it's still a charming song about an elderly couple at the end of their lives that set out to take a trip on their own terms.

    • @michellecarl1255
      @michellecarl1255 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      And ended it in their own terms. True love story...❤😊

    • @Hollylivengood
      @Hollylivengood 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      They'll never get old and grey. Now that my generation is getting old...hell, we're old...it's amazing how much this very line is on our minds.

    • @tenminutetokyo2643
      @tenminutetokyo2643 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      That’s why the album is titled All The Pain Money Can Buy.

    • @Hollylivengood
      @Hollylivengood 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @michellecarl1255 This. Really love how the song writer chose to flash back and forth with the couple old, as their son remembered them, then young and hot, and going to their concert, as they'd been doing and as they saw themselves. It was like a memorial. I think they figured they've had quite some life. Once you start getting dementia, nothing is pleasant after that. I picture them nodding with a smile, her grabbing the wheel and steering for their favorite outlook. Bless them.

    • @thestoryofpod
      @thestoryofpod วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thelma & Louise: Old Married Couple Edition

  • @thehitman0344
    @thehitman0344 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    Mr.Ballen is the equivalent to Mr.Rogers and Bob Ross for our new messed up generation and I'm all for it

  • @BigDrew2040
    @BigDrew2040 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1607

    Just had my dad’s funeral yesterday. I needed this video it’s legit my comfort zone 🤧

    • @Matt-to1bi
      @Matt-to1bi 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +69

      Sorry for lose

    • @barto4088
      @barto4088 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +60

      Condolences

    • @corneliusdinkmeyer2190
      @corneliusdinkmeyer2190 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

      I’m so sorry. 💔

    • @Venxlation
      @Venxlation 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      Rip

    • @paradiddle5150
      @paradiddle5150 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

      Prayers are with you my friend 🙏

  • @drpotluck1024
    @drpotluck1024 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1726

    'Real photo of a different Oldsmobile'
    I love Mr Ballens use of photo descriptions

    • @BloodSweatandFears
      @BloodSweatandFears 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +122

      “Real photo of different croquettes” was hilarious 😂

    • @colarinart
      @colarinart 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      I wouldn’t be surprise if it’s because artificially generated images. 🤔

    • @zackshea6846
      @zackshea6846 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      clearly stated that it's a REAL photo, just of different croquettes. :) @@colarinart

    • @r.b.ratieta6111
      @r.b.ratieta6111 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

      Same with the older videos where the descriptions are like, "Real photo of a trailhead (not the actual trailhead)." 😂

    • @DrinkerOfWindex
      @DrinkerOfWindex 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      It's the real Oldsmobile

  • @Jason-wp7ed
    @Jason-wp7ed 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I love how casually & whimsical Mr.Ballen explains why Carmen may have a slight problem if the police came over 😂

  • @POTTIMOUFPRINCESS
    @POTTIMOUFPRINCESS 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    You know, I was having a weird day, and I won't lie, even watching old Mr. Ballen videos really draws me in and distracts me. When I watch his videos, I completely forget where I am and anything that was bothering me. A genuine thank you, Mr. Ballen! I don't think you realize how much of a positive impact you have on some of us.

  • @mermiez1
    @mermiez1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +733

    Bro. That song. Damn. Heard it on the radio for years as a teen. No idea it had depth. Thank you for that.

    • @janiexoxo
      @janiexoxo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

      Another song with the same vibe is Apart Together by Tim Minchin. Gorgeous song inspired by an elderly couple who died together in their home because of the cold and were found because a neighbour came over with batteries because she could hear their smoke alarm pinging because its battery was low.

    • @TracyA1358
      @TracyA1358 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      It’s Amazing How Things Work Out Sometimes, Truly.

    • @scoper7897
      @scoper7897 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@TracyA1358 ye old farts were probably mad about and didnt wanna deal with grumpy peeps no mores

    • @Thundernoob98
      @Thundernoob98 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      It’s funny how all these songs that sound so happy and cheerful from the 90s were about death and drugs 😂😂

    • @janiexoxo
      @janiexoxo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@Thundernoob98 heroine chic, baby

  • @raeb4451
    @raeb4451 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +440

    Thank you, Mr. Ballen, for singing to us. You are a true hero in many ways!

    • @rustinstardust2094
      @rustinstardust2094 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      I heard that song so many times in my early 20's and never knew what it was about - would never have guessed it was about this true story

    • @sarahbenedict4381
      @sarahbenedict4381 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Agree. Thank you, Mr.Ballen. Please sing to us more often❤️❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰🥰

    • @ericagonzalez1504
      @ericagonzalez1504 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Loved the singing 🎶🎶

    • @cetkat
      @cetkat หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yep, excellent voice!

  • @viking7509
    @viking7509 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    Around the 18 minute mark you show a picture of a truck from a company called Den Hartogh. Here i am sitting in my own Den Hartogh truck watching your video on my break. I am an employee there. Very random but i loved the coincidence 😁😆

    • @rickkonesnii
      @rickkonesnii 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That's so cool bro 😊

    • @Terese02
      @Terese02 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      So cool 😊

  • @tarayoung2748
    @tarayoung2748 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +102

    Thank you for talking about depression after transitioning from the military to civilian life as I served for 18 years with a tour of Iraq (Royal Australian Air Force). For many years my depression got so bad that I couldn’t function however with the help from friends, family and DVA I started seeing a Psychiatrist. I had suppressed many disturbing memories regarding my operational deployment and it took one very special Psychiatrist a matter of only 3 sessions to draw those memories out into the open. Once we knew what I was dealing with he decided that cognitive therapy wasn’t working and we started rebuilding my life from the ground up and haven’t looked back…he literally saved my life. Now I can tell war stories without rehashing the awful stuff…just the good memories. Since then I have also used my experience to help others including a wonderful man that served in the US Army in Afghanistan. Thank you for your service MrBallen 🙏🏼🇦🇺❤️

    • @Nana_Lala_
      @Nana_Lala_ 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you for serving. Big prayers who can find some peace.

    • @BillyGannon-ss7rn
      @BillyGannon-ss7rn 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Me too,82nd lrrp,medic,translator,pathfinder...letters of non disclose end soon. Everyone's gone..besides a (ghostwriter). I wonder...will I make it?GTE. CALIFORNIA. THANKS FOR THE FUN READING. ltr.

    • @franciebelcher4594
      @franciebelcher4594 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Army. Mortuary Affairs. I empathize, and am glad u r doing better

  • @raccoon1012
    @raccoon1012 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1223

    Whenever MrBallen says “bad smell” telling a story, I always immediately know it’s a corpse.
    edit: why did i make this comment

    • @hipdolly8382
      @hipdolly8382 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +57

      Here is a Croquette to ease your mind 🤣

    • @TheJoungRed
      @TheJoungRed 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

      Whenever MrBallen says "bad smell" telling a story, I always immediately know it's a fart.

    • @FedeMarco01
      @FedeMarco01 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

      Whenever MrBallen says "bad smell" telling a story, I always immediately know it's a bad smell

    • @futureghost77
      @futureghost77 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      Whenever MrBallen says “bad smell” telling a story, I always immediately know it’s Austin Powers breath.

    • @EndGiverTTV
      @EndGiverTTV 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Facts

  • @AbraSings
    @AbraSings 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +206

    That 3rd story is bizarre... That poor boy... He was so excited to go on that adventure... 😞

    • @pseudoplotinus
      @pseudoplotinus 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      What makes it so bizarre is the amount of really strange information none of which adds up.. two bright-blonde man and woman with bright blue eyes, a blind persian woman, what actually happened to cause the truck to crash, how the people in the van got their hands on Juan in the first place (unless it was him who the woman somehow picked up from inside the cab), who the people even were.. so bizarre

    • @jimf.1318
      @jimf.1318 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      ​@@pseudoplotinusIt was Europe in the 80s, the whole place was weird af.

    • @chrisharp4789
      @chrisharp4789 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I guarantee you that family in the 3rd story got approached by drug traffickers who kidnapped the boy in order to force the parents to move product for them. Then the dad probably had a medical emergency of some kind which caused them to crash and the people in the van were following the truck to ensure they completed delivery. Then the woman grabbed the heroin after the crash and sped out of there.

  • @jaykirizz219
    @jaykirizz219 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Mr. Ballen could teach a masterclass about storytelling and learning to talk with your hands 😅

    • @alysgrant6732
      @alysgrant6732 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Hard to teach skills that come naturally to us, to others.

  • @wiadroman
    @wiadroman 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    8:45 Look at that, MrBallen not only can tell stories, but he also can sing. Man of many talents!

  • @Jade_1872
    @Jade_1872 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +494

    A skilled warrior, fantastic story teller, and singer? Man this guy has it all.

    • @CBrown86
      @CBrown86 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      Right! May we all find a husband like Mr Ballen 👏

    • @Lashly273
      @Lashly273 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      I like that Mr. Ballin serenaded us there in the first story

    • @beanDoggins
      @beanDoggins 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      He is definitely not a singer

    • @pantherowow77
      @pantherowow77 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Yes, yes, and no

    • @Eliahou_Felix
      @Eliahou_Felix 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@beanDoggins can you time stamp me when he sings plz

  • @kiradraven2824
    @kiradraven2824 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1162

    My mom is currently in the hospital with her liver failing. While she's made some improvements, its been a long, unbearably stressful time. She's a retired soldier. 55. The only thing that has been able to take my mind off things and keep my brain busy for a little while has been your videos and podcast episodes....

    • @user-vc1hn8fu7x
      @user-vc1hn8fu7x 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

      Y'all should watch together ❤

    • @ayeshapyesha7301
      @ayeshapyesha7301 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

      Your poor mom. I'm so sorry to hear this 😢 I really pray she improves and recovers. Sending love to you ❤

    • @Kittie28
      @Kittie28 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      alcoholic?

    • @bethanybridges1419
      @bethanybridges1419 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 for you 💖

    • @bornreadytrill
      @bornreadytrill 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      My mom is going threw the same situation it comes from years of drinking 😢

  • @hajarabounouar2844
    @hajarabounouar2844 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    When I gave birth to my baby, I was alone, without a partner and my family was far away. I was listening to Mr. Ballen podcasts while breastfeeding. That comforted me a lot.

  • @Pork98
    @Pork98 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I'm surprised that the cop in the story wasn't suspicious when the couple said that they were lost 500 MILES from Texas

    • @kathleenkalman4796
      @kathleenkalman4796 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Yeah, that seemed kinda negligent.

  • @dsouthmonster
    @dsouthmonster 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +120

    I'm blown because Lela and Raymond's song plays at my job every single day as part of the loop. I never would've known not only that it's about them but also the context if I hadn't seen this, and now I can not forget it.

    • @rapheAltoid77
      @rapheAltoid77 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Do you work for Lowe's, too? lol

    • @lefthook3324
      @lefthook3324 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yeah, I just heard that song Friday in my towns, local radio station they play it all the time

    • @oddgoblin1400
      @oddgoblin1400 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The thing is about Denzel Washington is his way of acting seems very very real ​@@lefthook3324

  • @nmhummel
    @nmhummel 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +316

    The Way is one of my favorite songs. When he sings, "the children woke up...and they couldn't find them," I always feel melancholy.

    • @CrypticJasmine
      @CrypticJasmine 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Me too!

    • @virallcullture8585
      @virallcullture8585 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      1st thing I thought...is this the ingredients to that one song??

    • @miss.scales7159
      @miss.scales7159 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I knew this was that that story!!

    • @jamespython5147
      @jamespython5147 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Natalie, you're pretty!

  • @michelleblake6597
    @michelleblake6597 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    I also just listened to the first story and love how you sang “the way” yourself. I have been an elementary school teacher for 24 years and speaking to adults is still terrifying to me but you sang for everyone who views this and that takes so much courage and I love your vulnerability. You are the story teller I never knew I desperately needed in my life! Thank you again Mr Ballen for your time, energy, enthusiasm, knowledge and also for your years of service. I’m Canadian but LOve the US so much. You’re a GEM 🎉

  • @jacobatkins4966
    @jacobatkins4966 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    I don’t know the song but appreciate you singing it for us😂😂

    • @dyawr
      @dyawr 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It's really cool, you should listen to it! 🙂

  • @kalsharrer374
    @kalsharrer374 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1270

    I love how animated Ballen is when he talks (doing knocking motion, cutting vegetables etc.) it’s nothing crazy but it really makes the story come to life in front of the viewers eyes. Awesome work

    • @singingcrafter1520
      @singingcrafter1520 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

      That's what makes him a great story teller. If only teachers at school had of been like that, how interesting school would have been.

    • @DARWINZOO
      @DARWINZOO 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      It's not he. I know they're brilliantly edited.
      Why do I remember it's his mom?

    • @lemarch57
      @lemarch57 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Enthusiastic singer too! 🙂

    • @linzdapinz
      @linzdapinz 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I always think this too!!

    • @Cheryl-lyn85
      @Cheryl-lyn85 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So true😊

  • @user-qq1xv8qy1x
    @user-qq1xv8qy1x 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +155

    Watching creepy videos in the Montana mountains, in a field, at 3 am, and watching cows. DEFINITELY NOT HIDING IN THE COMMENTS. Is the greatest thing ever

    • @64BikeDirt
      @64BikeDirt 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      Man watchout aliens

    • @victoriamartir1409
      @victoriamartir1409 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      that sounds amazing… over here in the California valley I have the sound of hummingbirds as my background during sunset, definitely different vibes haha but the video is still creepy!

    • @maximusthegoat8034
      @maximusthegoat8034 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Bro watching mrballen while he about to become a mrballen episodec

    • @thehobbist5544
      @thehobbist5544 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Do you happen to be near Casey Peak mountain? What you described sounded just like that area. Love it

  • @screamingtima1318
    @screamingtima1318 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

    Does anyone think maybe the first couple planned this, not wanting to go on living with declining health?

    • @Gaby-fb7gh
      @Gaby-fb7gh 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      I was thinking that as well... it's really sad but if they were struggling with their cognitive function, they might have a period of lucidity and decided to end it.

    • @TheLithp
      @TheLithp หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      It's weird that they wouldn't watch the show first though.

    • @briannasprague1328
      @briannasprague1328 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Op no I think "declining function" means dementia. Unfortunately alot of older people don't take diagnoses like dementia and laziness very seriously. If she was driving at night in Arkansas (ive been there i can attest) that those roads are very scary and hard to see sometimes. She may have driven off on accident but it definitely was not on purpose. If you want to see more interesting info about this I recommend watching Adeventures with Purpose. A great Chanel about missing persons cold cases.

  • @Kayla-qx7hl
    @Kayla-qx7hl 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I especially like when he gracefully bows while seated as he’s thanking everyone

  • @eggsbacon1538
    @eggsbacon1538 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +360

    200k views in 2 hours.. I’ve been with you since the beginning. So glad for your success my man💪🏼

    • @MissSeaSea
      @MissSeaSea 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      #ballenforever

    • @Abcdefghijk920
      @Abcdefghijk920 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Same!!

    • @GraceAlder99
      @GraceAlder99 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Well done you!!🤔

    • @stephaniemarcelino8631
      @stephaniemarcelino8631 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      the tiktok days!! 🥺 so happy to see how far this channel has come !

    • @GraceAlder99
      @GraceAlder99 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      ​@@MissSeaSeaI liked your comment! Bet that took alot of time to translate your message!!

  • @S1LV3R_11
    @S1LV3R_11 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +363

    Dude that last story is terrifying . Why did they crash . Wtf happened . Where is that boy now ? Why didn’t he come forward as an adult ? That story is haunting . I really hope & pray he’s found & that’s he’s okay ..

    • @ItsMe-ic7on
      @ItsMe-ic7on 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

      Well if they were asking for the US embassy I'm hoping very much so that they found it

    • @BloodBathhhh
      @BloodBathhhh 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      Yea I wonder what happened they killed his parents and kidnapped him??

    • @Highwaym4n
      @Highwaym4n 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +95

      " Slowed down or stopped 12 different times." Thats going to drain the air reserves of a tractor trailers braking system, and TECHINicall, emergency braking should then come on, BUT, if it comes in at a high speed, and locks, Youre going to get whats described as happened. Heres my take: That white van was 'harassing' Juans families truck, to incite this for some reason...

    • @MikeMandrill
      @MikeMandrill 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +87

      Dad definitely was into some shady business, wether it was drug related or not (truckers are known to take drugs to go through long shifts). That sudden "let's go across the country on vacation in my tank truck" is weird in itself. Sounds like dad was running away from something and taking his family with him to protect them. Whoever was after him ended up catching up. As to the kid, I dont see how he would have survived if both his parents died. The only thing that comes to my mind is organ trafficking...

    • @pixie12
      @pixie12 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

      @@MikeMandrillDon’t forget that emergency services couldn’t go near the truck for hours, so they could’ve actually been alive upon impact and succumbed to their injuries or just breathing in the acid fumes while unconscious. If they did actually take Juan and the family was still alive, then he would’ve been away from the fumes and could’ve gotten any injuries treated.

  • @ivyluray723
    @ivyluray723 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The fact that MrBallen really sang it for us 👏👏👏 he’s literally the best story teller

  • @loralou-djflowerdove
    @loralou-djflowerdove 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1004

    Thanks for singing for us, John!! Loved it!! You have a great voice.😊❤

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +202

      😂

    • @ZK_-hs5es
      @ZK_-hs5es 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

      @@MrBallenI cried it was beautiful 🥲😂😂

    • @TopHotDog
      @TopHotDog 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

      ​@@MrBallenyou taking up a new career? 😄

    • @rolmodel12.
      @rolmodel12. 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      ​@@MrBallenthis is the correct response. 😏

    • @kayleighgroenendal8473
      @kayleighgroenendal8473 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      Someone send him a karaoke machine!!!! IN CAMO 😂

  • @CimoneSnyderHLM
    @CimoneSnyderHLM 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +500

    That first one literally gave me chills. Not only did I grow up hearing that song, but I now live only about 45mins away from Hot Springs AR...

  • @TrueKing365
    @TrueKing365 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Came for stories about the strange, dark, and mysterious but stayed for Mr. Ballen's singing

  • @antonselve2273
    @antonselve2273 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I've been following Mr Ballen for years now, never have I heard him sing 😂. A man with many talents.

  • @onetimes1
    @onetimes1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +800

    Only 15yrs? I swear the judicial system is ridiculous.🤦‍♂️

    • @Hulk1514
      @Hulk1514 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +96

      She literally chopped his head off. I’m sure that’s another tempering charge so yeah, 15 is a joke.

    • @Rulya-HaShem-Morrigan
      @Rulya-HaShem-Morrigan 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +56

      In the US 15 is for attempted. Actually doing it is usually 25 or more. Some are never let out bc they don't belong in civilization with the rest of us.
      It seems like they could've found out if she put his "meat" into the food too, but didn't even bother to try to find that out.
      Europe frequently insults the US justice system (I'm not saying there aren't problems) but if you look at their justice system they barely sentence these ppl (take a look at the UK) so they have no room to insult any other country.
      Their biggest complaint abt the US justice system is it's "too harsh." Really? And there's "too many." Maybe that's bc many of ours are actually sentenced to sentences they deserve. Ijs

    • @citrusbutter7718
      @citrusbutter7718 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Europeans comfort in living among murderers is quite disturbing. Its almost like they look for any excuse to let them out early.

    • @Cio-kc1sk
      @Cio-kc1sk 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      US isn't the only countries with a bunch of freaking "Justice System" clowns.

    • @SpiritStoneWarrior94-yx3gs
      @SpiritStoneWarrior94-yx3gs 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      ​@@Rulya-HaShem-Morrigan As an Australian, I wish the justice system here was even 1/3 as Harsh as the US justice system is! We have so many people who get 25 years and then released, but are serial killers or gang murderers/hitmen and same with people who commit sexual crimes.

  • @Windmagic444
    @Windmagic444 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2164

    I really wish you wouldn’t continue advertising Better Help! They sold HIPAA data (mental health data) for marketing without anonymizing it for massive profits, and the therapists they “employ” don’t get any employee protections bc they’re all considered individual contractors! People would be better served finding free or low cost local or federal resources than becoming a product for Better Help. :(

    • @dinidiliti
      @dinidiliti 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +312

      He obviously doesn’t care. People are commenting this from the start, there is no way he is not aware. So if it’s true (don’t have experience myself) it’s pretty disappointing mrBallen still has them as a sponsor. Mental health is no joke.

    • @urbanobstacles
      @urbanobstacles 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +134

      ​@@dinidilitiyea it is a joke. Everyone's a victim now

    • @andiestewart7423
      @andiestewart7423 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +160

      Maybe he uses it and likes it. They must a sponsor. It is his channel guys

    • @zerotodona1495
      @zerotodona1495 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +87

      @@dinidilitiif it was no joke, there wouldn’t be cross dressers or gays.

    • @abigailwalton4109
      @abigailwalton4109 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@zerotodona1495whomp whomp

  • @alysgrant6732
    @alysgrant6732 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Immediately recognized the song. Good voice Mr Ballen!

  • @TheBarlowkid6
    @TheBarlowkid6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I just gotta say very few people online know how to tell good stories and tell them well. These stories are always so interesting but the way they’re told makes them way more interesting and entertaining

  • @BCFBreakfastClubFan
    @BCFBreakfastClubFan 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +348

    I love the fact that Fastball's song "The Way" was based on Leila and Raymond's story. Of course, it was a fanciful musing that was penned before the couple were found deceased. I believe that one of the bandmembers said something about giving them a happy ending that they didn't get, which I think is lovely.

    • @Krangkus
      @Krangkus 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      Listening to it now, after hearing the story, makes me think that even after they were found dead, the song still tells their story just the way it happened. They got up and left, their car broke down, and they went to walk the golden highway in eternal summer far up in heaven above. That's beautiful to me.

    • @BCFBreakfastClubFan
      @BCFBreakfastClubFan 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      That's pretty much what the band said, in interviews: "We gave them the happy ending they deserved", or something like that. Can't remember the exact words.
      ...but it was written before they were found.
      @@Krangkus

    • @brennalee8709
      @brennalee8709 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Came to the comment section(as he was talking) to see if I could find confirmation that this was indeed the Fastball song, thanks!

    • @chicgal3
      @chicgal3 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That is lovely thank you for sharing that. I didn’t know about their story or the story behind this song til now, so I’ll think of them fondly when I hear it.❤

    • @BCFBreakfastClubFan
      @BCFBreakfastClubFan 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@chicgal3 Yes, I think knowing the backstory completely changes the context of the song.

  • @angelamwanapabo6459
    @angelamwanapabo6459 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +757

    Juan's story is truly heart breaking,he was obviously kidnapped by the people who planted the heroin in his father's truck,& iam pretty sure that woman is part of the kidnappers,that's why she quickly disappeared with Juan after realising that the driving instructor had suspected that something is off...Poor Juan,hope his alive & may God keep him safe..

    • @HaarshAnanda
      @HaarshAnanda 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      but how he can understand farsi language its kinda feel like black magic has involved in this case

    • @whimsygrove9971
      @whimsygrove9971 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

      This case was so devastating to hear! I thought for sure Mr. Ballen was going to say they eventually cracked the case and Juan had been found. Such a sad story. I cannot imagine how his relatives and friends must feel. Like a piece of their lives is just missing and they have no answers for it. That would be so frustrating, how do you move on from something like that? 😢💔

    • @KPl-xz4gz
      @KPl-xz4gz 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +98

      Regardless of what happened or how, I’m really disappointed in the driver instructor. Why would you take your eyes off of a missing child? He could have just as easily sat there and called the police or brought the boy back to the office to show him the poster.

    • @JoeRogansForehead
      @JoeRogansForehead 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      What are you talking about he worked for the cartel dude

    • @haleycross1348
      @haleycross1348 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

      @@KPl-xz4gztruth is, you never really know how you’re gonna react in a situation like that. He probably thought he was doing whatever he could

  • @MissMichSan
    @MissMichSan วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    That picture of Leela and Dave they look happy together.❤ I'm sure they're smiling from heaven

  • @ronascull5013
    @ronascull5013 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love your story telling, but the singing was the cutest!
    You made sure we had a great visual of this tale. Thx for that!

  • @Makemoneynow6789
    @Makemoneynow6789 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +198

    Nice. Glad you sang brother, had no idea what song it was. You brought back the music memory. As always great story telling.

    • @cherialbaugh1741
      @cherialbaugh1741 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh my goodness I love this song never know who sang it and it was so long ago. I'll bet they'll get wind that you sang it on your show and maybe they will donate to the Ballin Foundation❤

    • @JessieDee13
      @JessieDee13 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@cherialbaugh1741 the song is by Fastball and its called The Way

    • @melisasmith303
      @melisasmith303 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's a great song and very popular for GenX.

    • @somethingelse4424
      @somethingelse4424 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@melisasmith303Millennials too. We were in middle school when it came out.

    • @melisasmith303
      @melisasmith303 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@somethingelse4424 A song to bring the two best generations together! I love that!

  • @syddawe5647
    @syddawe5647 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

    I was today years old finding out that song was about a real life missing person case. I love that song and now I’m shook because now that song makes so much more sense in a whole different way.

    • @KKPsiNumba5
      @KKPsiNumba5 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wait until you find out what Filter's Hey Man Nice Shot was about lol

  • @MzsPinky
    @MzsPinky 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You just made my day Mr. Ballen. Thanks for the song 🥰

  • @queriesntheories3309
    @queriesntheories3309 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Love ur content. ❤I always listen or watch while I’m working 🙌🏽💗

  • @sarahlahum
    @sarahlahum 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +101

    Every time I hear The Way by Fastball play on the radio, I tell whoever is near me that it's about an old couple who went missing. No one ever finds it as interesting as I do, so thank you for covering this so that people who *will* care can hear about it!

    • @VictorianMetalGirl
      @VictorianMetalGirl 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I always found that interesting too.

    • @korlina7026
      @korlina7026 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I find it interesting. It's not every day that a good song has a creepy history

  • @BjWebb-lf2vr
    @BjWebb-lf2vr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +417

    Hot Springs, Arkansas is my hometown. I remember this. I was 15 and right across the road from where this happened were 2 gas stations. I remember smelling a terrible smell the week they found them. Thank you for covering that story.

    • @theimpaler2317
      @theimpaler2317 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      I’m from hot springs too! Where exactly did this take place with the Oldsmobile going off the cliff?

    • @chfire2004
      @chfire2004 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Fountain lake class of 97 represent.

    • @chfire2004
      @chfire2004 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@theimpaler2317where Hwy 7 intersects hwy 5 in fountain lake.

    • @BjWebb-lf2vr
      @BjWebb-lf2vr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@chfire2004 2000, here. But I didn't end up graduating from there.

    • @isaacTX9836
      @isaacTX9836 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Hot springs sucks summer ass, the people are rude and self absorbed for no damn good reason. Food sucks, down town sucks, banks suck, only decent thing is your casino.

  • @ookamihime5122
    @ookamihime5122 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Excellent singing! And I just KNEW that song had to have a story behind it but always forgot to look it up! I’m glad I didn’t, because now I got to find out and enjoy it through you! Much love to you and your family! ❤

  • @amygrimes6438
    @amygrimes6438 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I listen to your podcast at work! I love it. ❤❤ thank you for making it free!

  • @EthelBerryan-nu8xn
    @EthelBerryan-nu8xn 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +83

    This is why I am so cautious about accepting food from people I don't know extremely well. I need to see them eat it first ... Lol

    • @ViralClipsENT
      @ViralClipsENT 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      But what if the person who made the food is a cannibal . They wouldn't have a problem eating with you lol 😂

    • @LEVENEGRANT3
      @LEVENEGRANT3 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Not even if they eat it first 😂

    • @ViralClipsENT
      @ViralClipsENT 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@LEVENEGRANT3 big facts . Smart girl

  • @Irenetmcd2309
    @Irenetmcd2309 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +257

    "The Way" I kept listening to the song repeatedly. I truly loved it; just listening to it or thinking about it gives me the chills, too. I love how you explained the story. I'm super glad my dad showed me your channel.

  • @arc4031
    @arc4031 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Mr Ballen’s singing got me checking out the song

  • @elvaparker3988
    @elvaparker3988 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    So much darkness in this world. Thank you Mrballen for shining a light on their stories.😔

  • @jesusisalive3227
    @jesusisalive3227 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +312

    Is it just me or are murder sentences getting more lenient? 15 years for murder is not long enough!

    • @davidfinsterwald8022
      @davidfinsterwald8022 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

      Unfortunately, this is the case in EU countries. In Germany, for example, most criminals are no longer afraid of punishment because in most cases they are far too harmless or the perpetrators are not prosecuted anyway. Furthermore, our prisons are almost as comfortable as hotels. I recently saw a TV report about a German prison where the prisoners even had a PS2 in their cell. They are also allowed to smoke there, receive visits from their partners in a private room with a bed and buy cigarettes, snacks and other food in a prison supermarket...

    • @austinporter6701
      @austinporter6701 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Criminals dont mind going to jail bro its kinda a reset for them or just time to chill and be safe for some years they still get cell phones tvs all that shit and drugs alot of them just keep doing business well in through other people making bank

    • @Colbyplaneman
      @Colbyplaneman 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Also keep in mind that she was like 80 years old so even a 15 year sentence probably means she’s gonna die in prison

    • @SamuelHallEngland
      @SamuelHallEngland 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Europe is a joke! People that abuse kids hardly even get any time at all these days. Recently in the UK an Afghan migrant only received community service for repeatedly abusing a 12 year old girl!

    • @captainsoi
      @captainsoi 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@davidfinsterwald8022 Bruh... me living in a 3rd world country haven't had a console in almost 20 years. Also sometimes even miss meals. Yeah, your prison conditions over there sound comfortable enough. lol

  • @izzyandthecity
    @izzyandthecity 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

    I'm from Spain and I'd never heard of those cases/stories. So weird!

  • @AnonYmous-mc5zx
    @AnonYmous-mc5zx 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Mr. Ballen singing feel good music as the spoopynoise.sound programs run in the background is such a mood.

  • @Mistydogish
    @Mistydogish 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Singing along with you, Mr. Ballen!!!! I absolutely LOVE that song (especially the mod Pulp Fiction style guitar work). There's a great interview with their family somewhere online and, surprisingly, they like the song!

  • @DeveionakaDRA
    @DeveionakaDRA 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +162

    Just drove from Florida to Washington state and listened to MrBallen podcast the entire time. One of the greatest storytellers I've ever come across. Much love Brother.

    • @cornfarts
      @cornfarts 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Holy fuck thats a drive. Something i would love to do. Theres so much out there to see

    • @legopotter8295
      @legopotter8295 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Unfortunately, no matter how good he is at telling stories, I cannot condone this channel anymore, his sponsors are scams..proven scams...and anyone who knowingly accepts money to promote a known scam, is NOT a good moral person....if he'd get rid of these sponsors, fine...but he doesnt...sooooo

    • @EatYourCookies_
      @EatYourCookies_ 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Money changes people
      But the people paying him mean nothing without us… ya know

    • @user-io9ie5cs8j
      @user-io9ie5cs8j 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@legopotter8295 What scams and scammers? Can you explain that please?

    • @matildamarmaduke1096
      @matildamarmaduke1096 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@user-io9ie5cs8j I don't see ads I've listened twice. So what you talked about Willis??????

  • @juliecolemannelson6849
    @juliecolemannelson6849 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +67

    My grandfather was missing for 3 weeks before he was found in a wooded area, deceased. Nowhere near where his car has been found abandoned. It's never been determined exactly what happened. They ruled his death as natural causes

    • @gutnickgutnick5066
      @gutnickgutnick5066 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      That’s terrible to he😢.Might want to send this to Canam missing project!

    • @juliecolemannelson6849
      @juliecolemannelson6849 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@gutnickgutnick5066 never heard of it? But this was also years ago that this happened

    • @dinarusso3320
      @dinarusso3320 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      😢he shouldn't have been alone... sorry for your loss.

    • @cetkat
      @cetkat หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Did he have any kind of dementia? That's my first thought.

    • @michellecarl1255
      @michellecarl1255 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      My condolences to your family for your loss of your grandfather. Rest in Peace Sir im sure you are at the final Heavenly place for eternity.😅❤💪😇🙏💕💯🌻⚘️💐😊🙋‍♀️👍🙏😇

  • @MaryanneBabij
    @MaryanneBabij 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you so much for the connection with that tune, You are awesome

  • @elizabethbeam1135
    @elizabethbeam1135 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I can not tell you how much I love that you sang that song! It's one of my favorites and I never knew what it was based on until now :)

  • @Yrod928
    @Yrod928 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +218

    Blown away by Mr. Ballen's melodious singing voice!

    • @jptheexplorer55
      @jptheexplorer55 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Same here Mr ballen has a voice to be a singer..

    • @Townesvanwaits
      @Townesvanwaits 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Lol he's not that great at all guys

    • @Kidkapps
      @Kidkapps 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@Townesvanwaitsyou can't sing so you can shut it

    • @PspspSpooky
      @PspspSpooky 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Sure, maybe not a career-change-worthy singing voice. But compared to most of the people I know, including myself he preformed it well enough to recognize and not make my ears bleed @Townesvanwaits

    • @Kidkapps
      @Kidkapps 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@PspspSpooky someone with more IQ finally

  • @eduardoreyes8780
    @eduardoreyes8780 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +159

    Holy cap, I’ve loved that song for so long and I’ve always told my wife how deep it is when you actually listen to the lyrics. And now this! Full circle! Mind blown 🤯

    • @OgMcFaded
      @OgMcFaded 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Mr Ballen changing lives.

    • @faygo187
      @faygo187 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      *crap

    • @theemirofjaffa2266
      @theemirofjaffa2266 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      How would you have known its depth when you didn't even know what the song was about 😅

    • @eduardoreyes8780
      @eduardoreyes8780 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@theemirofjaffa2266because regardless of not knowing the real back story if you actually listen to the lyrics and what it’s saying it’s a deep song. Now that I know it’s factual it makes it even deeper. 😅

    • @sayitaintsl0w
      @sayitaintsl0w 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes! Just heard it the other day, after living it for decades. Always wondered what inspired the lyrics. Now I know.

  • @IlaughedIcried
    @IlaughedIcried 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I LOVE Mr. Ballen's song break! :D It's so genuine, spontaneous and adorable. I feel like he'd do just about anything to entertain his fans and bring stories to life. :)

    • @Wild-Coma
      @Wild-Coma หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah he’s kinda like a Only fans model

  • @s.c.7362
    @s.c.7362 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I love your stories, John!

  • @mitsuomits9077
    @mitsuomits9077 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +184

    Omg I love that song... thanks for telling the story.
    Btw, about the story, maybe she just felt asleep. So sad.

    • @corrinbielawski8035
      @corrinbielawski8035 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

      Or maybe she didn't. Maybe they decided together, one last road trip, one last flight out into the night, and to a place where age would never touch them ever again.

    • @princesssolace4337
      @princesssolace4337 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Nah .... they both lived a long and fruitful life .... Who really wanna live forever or beyond 70 anyways?

    • @johnathanmann1120
      @johnathanmann1120 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I think their niece commented on a copy of the video on TH-cam

    • @xinor0435
      @xinor0435 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@princesssolace4337 who would wanna live beyond 70 anyways? r u dumb a lot of people 🤣

    • @Kittie28
      @Kittie28 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@princesssolace4337 John Glen was in the Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-95 mission at 77. If you take care of your mind and body in your youth, life even in your 80s can be good

  • @coconyt3623
    @coconyt3623 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +77

    Figured #2 had at least a part of the dude's body in the box pretty early.
    These 3 stories entries constitute the bulk of your best output for sure!

  • @michelleblake6597
    @michelleblake6597 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You have no idea how much I walk while listening to your stories! You help keep my workouts and walks going; u usually listen to at least TWO of your stories while I am walking and it’s better for me than music! I also love the theme music! ❤❤❤❤

  • @flobaba4586
    @flobaba4586 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The first story brought tears to my eyes, those poor couple, its so sad. Ty.

  • @WholeLottaJimmy
    @WholeLottaJimmy 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +118

    I just found your channel today and I’ve been binge watching your videos for the past few hours. Your story telling abilities are a rare sight. Thank you Mr. Ballen!

    • @ChromeCobra420
      @ChromeCobra420 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      He's great. Enjoy the binge watching.

    • @campblood
      @campblood 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      i did the same when i first discovered his channel!

    • @gloriannek7143
      @gloriannek7143 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      Welcome to the club. Many of us found him during th pandemic lockdown when he first started. Being a mrballen fan is kind of like checking into Hotel California. But in a good way lol.

    • @user-pi2qp6tc5g
      @user-pi2qp6tc5g 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@gloriannek7143haha yes this 😂

    • @davidmarch22
      @davidmarch22 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Oh that’s awesome! You’ll have so much fun listening to it all!

  • @Kaniwani
    @Kaniwani 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +76

    I remember reading about "The Way" many years ago and the band mentioned that they thought the old couple might've ran away on a romantic getaway and leaving everything behind to start a new carefree life or to escape their current one or something. So, they composed the song. Then they saw the updated news about finding their bodies. It's heartbreaking. Next time you guys listen to the song, pay close attention to the lyrics. Chilling when you know the backstory of it.

  • @64BikeDirt
    @64BikeDirt 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good job Mr Ballen , i'm happy to have find your Channel which is really full of stories .
    a bientôt de France😊

  • @Hydra-uz9gx
    @Hydra-uz9gx 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Mr ballen is the only persons sponsorships I don’t skip

  • @laceyrivera5826
    @laceyrivera5826 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +50

    I was never able to hear the song "The Way" the same way again after I heard the story behind the song. It's such a haunting song and I've always wondered about what happened to the couple.

  • @firecracker187
    @firecracker187 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +103

    Holy crap john...youre over 8 mil now! Youre rockin it. Rad

    • @carolynm9638
      @carolynm9638 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Seriously!!? Wow. That’s crazy how some people just have that connection to the people.

    • @nolanbroderick1234
      @nolanbroderick1234 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Coming from a subscriber back when he was brand new on TH-cam(-200k subs). It is astonishing how fast this channnel grew. This was his second career calling

  • @bluebird3670
    @bluebird3670 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Man this is my first MrBallen video in like a year (my feed was messed up for a while, idk why) and I never expected to hear this man sing- but definitely made an already great video 100x better.
    Absolute banger 🔥

  • @Thedarkonedragon
    @Thedarkonedragon 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love the dedication! Can’t play you the song but I’m gonna sing it to you instead. Can we have a sing you a story podcast pleaseeeee?😁

  • @SWolfmoon
    @SWolfmoon 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +58

    The Way is such an underrated song, I had no idea it was inspired by an actual tragedy. If you are watching this and haven't heard it before you need to go and listen to it! I am going to relisten to it now that I know the backstory!! Thanks Mr Ballen for giving an already awesome song such depth and context! Love you and your channels!! Keep up the incrediblly amazing work!! Also, who knew you could sing so well!

    • @janemiettinen5176
      @janemiettinen5176 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      There’s some clues in the music video, except there the couple travels in RV instead of sedan (at least if my memory is even a lil bit right). The couple was lost for few months, so everybody sorta hoped they just left on their on volition and were happily traveling to see the country. But the reality was different, my only silver lining is how they get to die together. Not much, but something.

    • @kelsielovesbbu
      @kelsielovesbbu 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      The Way is one of their best songs, easily

    • @mariovillarreal8647
      @mariovillarreal8647 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@janemiettinen5176I think it was the silver lining to a Cloud NINE, SEVENTH HEAVEN, GOLDEN MARRIAGE!! 💖💗💓💕

    • @mage1439
      @mage1439 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@kelsielovesbbu Yeah, but let's not sleep on the fact that they're very good in general.

    • @SWolfmoon
      @SWolfmoon 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kelsielovesbbu I don’t think I have ever heard anything else that they have released, do you have any recommendations?

  • @cjwaltmeallive9396
    @cjwaltmeallive9396 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +66

    I love you Mr. Ballen. You not only tell amazing stories but now you’re singing too! I can’t get enough. Your wife is a very lucky lady. You are my definition of “that guy’s really cool!”

  • @marasiapitre6869
    @marasiapitre6869 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I truly love MrBallen for 1 years and some change and I cannot complain keep doing you ❤😊

  • @Angel4UTwo
    @Angel4UTwo 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ha! Knew it right way, one of my favorite songs! Great job signing it made my day! 😂😂😂 loved it ❤❤❤

  • @christineshotton824
    @christineshotton824 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +124

    I appreciate that you talk about mental health for veterans. My son was US Army 11 Bravo and served two combat tours; Iraq and Afghanistan. When he decided not to re up after his Afghan tour, he was transferred to Korea for 6 months, then Stateside for 6 months. I think that gradual decompression helped him a lot. I can't imagine how mind blowing it would be to get dumped into civilian life straight from combat ops.

    • @seanfisher6936
      @seanfisher6936 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I'm from Canada but I thank your son and you.

    • @user-dc9oq2pr6v
      @user-dc9oq2pr6v 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@seanfisher6936 I'm from you but I thank Canada and your son

    • @LoneStarStinger
      @LoneStarStinger 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Going civilian straight from active sucks… The freedom is overwhelming and civilians seem feral. Feels like you have to start all over in the world.

    • @truthseeker2321
      @truthseeker2321 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@LoneStarStinger The government started that crap with the Vietnam War. My uncle who fought in the European theater of ww2 was still in Europe for 6 months after combat operations ended, before being sent home. It was still a shock, but not as bad as being in combat in Vietnam one day and being home that same week.

  • @loriskotheim4404
    @loriskotheim4404 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great surprise… Mr Ballen singing 🎵
    Love watching your videos, the best!

  • @hilaryreichhoff5340
    @hilaryreichhoff5340 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Mr Ballen serenading us in the first story is something none of us knew we needed in these videos….until today when it happened😎💛 Thank you Mr Ballen for the great stories told in a way that only you can😎💯👏

  • @Gera-N-Silas
    @Gera-N-Silas 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +81

    I can’t wait. I been sitting here looking at every notification coming in. Lol

    • @chuckkincaid986
      @chuckkincaid986 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Me too!!!

    • @astrzmbie9968
      @astrzmbie9968 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Lol me too 😅

    • @TonyaB005
      @TonyaB005 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Me too.

    • @Venxlation
      @Venxlation 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      FAx

    • @spreadloveandkindness
      @spreadloveandkindness 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Rightttt it gets hectic on Sundays

  • @aviyak4890
    @aviyak4890 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +104

    The last one gave me chills

  • @hardearnedliving5907
    @hardearnedliving5907 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I got chills when you started singing that song holy cow I’ll never listen to that song the same again

  • @royal-wolf
    @royal-wolf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have been asking for Mr.Ballen to cover the first story for a while. Not sure if he ever saw my posts but I'm so glad he finally covered it.

  • @YuniorGamboa
    @YuniorGamboa 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    All 3 stories were expertly told.
    It's just incredibly immersive
    Sad, shocked, and hopeful at the end.

  • @tinyhouseranch
    @tinyhouseranch 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

    He can Sing too ! Love You Mr Ballen

  • @candicegregolin6001
    @candicegregolin6001 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love the song and Mr. Ballen singing gave me goosebumps!

  • @Zx-mu6dj
    @Zx-mu6dj 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing as always!❤

  • @amber-lamber
    @amber-lamber 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    “I’ll look after your secs toys and enjoy your croquettes” is a sentence that was definitely NOT on my Mr. Ballen BINGO card.

    • @user-dc9oq2pr6v
      @user-dc9oq2pr6v 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That entire story sounds exactly like what someone who uses secs toys would do. Disgusting people.

  • @penguinpuffles
    @penguinpuffles 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

    Me, seconds into the first story: ANYONE CAN SEE THE ROAD THEY WALK ON IS PAVED IN GOLD

    • @hillary6563
      @hillary6563 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      🔥👌

    • @BloodBathhhh
      @BloodBathhhh 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don’t get how that song relates to the story

    • @KDu400
      @KDu400 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@BloodBathhhhit was written about that couple….?

    • @BloodBathhhh
      @BloodBathhhh 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@KDu400 then why is the road gold when they died driving off the road ?

    • @analogpark8059
      @analogpark8059 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@BloodBathhhhPretty sure he wrote the lyrics when they were just missing, before they were actually found dead.