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Improve everywhere Mass Transit

2008-07-11T22:18:00Z

http://improveverywhere.com/

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MInistry of Silly Walking Tickets....

2008-07-09T23:47:51Z

July 9th. Emanuel Hospital.

WALKING SCHOOL!!!!!

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Mass Transit this Thursday

2008-07-07T18:49:37Z

Hey all my lovely friends,

i do hope to see all of you at the Crown Room (205 NW 4th Ave, Portland OR) on Thursday for Mass Transit, a benefit for the Mobile Groove Bomb. Help that DiscoBallShapedBusofLoveandGrooves get to the Playa, and enjoy some great music while You do.

My band Benjamin Franklin Freeman will be performing at 9:30 PM SHARP! i am really really honored that the lovely Miss Chang was willing to take a chance in booking us! i would be really really honored to see all of you there and if you are i will shake my booty as i play guitar with greater abandon.

www.myspace.com/benjaminfranklinfreeman

Hydrive is next up. You know them. You love them. They help you shake your booty.

www.purevolume.com/hydrive

Then, to keep those booties going, Manoj will be spinning his awesome tunes for the rest of the blessed evening.

http://people.tribe.net/manoj

Yes, Yes, YES! i'm so excited. Only $5 for you to have a great time for a great cause.

Love,
nikki

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Dance Party Flash mob

2008-07-07T16:41:40Z

I saw this on the cocaphony society.

Alright everyone, this is one of those sort of secretive type events where you get to show up and find out the details but the basic premise
is that we will flash mob into a local store, they provide the jamming dance music and we provide the confusion for all the shoppers as suddenly all these people start raving around them, only to stop moments later and return shopping.

What you need to do:
Show up at 6pm, July 19th at Pioneer Square. Look for the guy with the box of glow sticks... Make sure to wear your best clubware! That could be fancy dress clothes, gothic, whatever, but Trendy Yuppie look would work best.

Afterwards:
We will all meet back up at a local bar and talk about the whole thing (and probably get drunk).

If you want to video this, or take pictures, please contact me so we can get you setup covertly.

Thanks
Vanbo
(aka National Geo Santa)

PS- It was pointed out that this is the same weekend as the brewers festival so many of us will be hitting that and then walking over to the square for the event. You are encouraged to do the same.

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Benjamin Franklin Freeman might rock you this weekend!

2008-06-27T03:55:19Z

Hi Sexies,

My band, Benjamin Franklin Freeman is playing a show this weekend at the Ash Street Saloon.

http://myspace.com/benjaminfranklinfreeman.com

This disreputable LOUD RAWK bar is what it is. We are headlining, so it might be a good last stop of the evening type deal.

http://ashstreetsaloon.com/

We are playing with
House of Badger (with local Guitar Mistress Amanda)
http://www.houseofbadger.com/home.html
Bear Hunter (cool indie band from Chico, CA)
http://www.myspace.com/bearhuntermusic
The Daveys (semi-electric folk-core gods from Eugene OR)
http://www.myspace.com/thedaveys

Hmm, on second thought, maybe you should come for the whole rock 'n' rollin' nite!

Also (SNEAK PEAK) We are playing a benefit show opening for Hydrive at the Crown Room on Thursday July 10th, which I am just so tickled and excited about.

http://www.myspace.com/hydrivepdx
http://www.thecrownroom.net/

Link city eh? ;)
Thanks for your time.

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idea?

2008-06-24T15:29:58Z

There is an idea that has been bounced around and perhaps done in some form or way.

not trying to coordinate nothin' here, but...

de-Packaging action!

we assemble at a chosen store that over indulges in packaging of produce, boxes of staples and other products...perhaps... Trader Joes?
(I like TJ's but man they go overboard on that produce wrap and stuff)

A time period is chosen, say 30 minutes, where we all file in casually in small groups, then proceed to pick and purchase three items that have excessive packaging. (total cost per-person >$5)
At the checkout line we take said items and remove all the packaging, placing items in re-usable containers(i.e. glass jars, cloth bags etc.)
after about 50 or so people perform this de-packaging action, the pile should really start to grow.

comments, questions, variations on the theme are requested

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SEXY PIRATE CLOTHES

2008-06-07T20:27:55Z

SURRENDER THE BOOTY, HAHAHAHA!

http://www.epier.com/store/outpostflags/viewitem.asp?id=55865

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lighthouse

2008-06-05T15:14:59Z

does anybody see lighthouse (i.e. notan) in this?

http://www.vimeo.com/1006262

ok how bout this:
http://www.vimeo.com/1022078

git my drift?

i get my new HD camera tomarrow and am soooo itchin to git er done.

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it reminds me of a dream I had last night

2008-06-03T20:43:26Z

Mischief was there with her boyfriend, who was being sort of whiney and saying how much he wanted a taco. We were on a roof, and finally he just went to find one. "What's the deal [with him]?" I asked "Oh, he flunked his photgraphy test", she said, as though I knew all about it and understood why he was so "challenged".

Then, without really discussing it, we started playing this game that apparently we'd played before. The point of the game was basically to get the other person to jump off the roof of the building we were on, using any means necessary, like logic, emotional ,manipulation, diversion, or plain just running and pushing. Mischief was a champ at it, maybe even better than me, because more than once I almost jumped (her skill was in making me think I wanted to jump). From the roof it appeared as though it was a very tall building, but it was really only 12 feet tall.

I woke up hanging from the fire escape and Mischief saying, "You KNOW you want to let go; why not just give it to yourself?"

Do not play this game with her in real life.

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Thank You Bubble Blowers!!! NEXT?!

2008-06-03T20:36:05Z

20 people showed up at the park at 4:30, an unknown number joined us in the mall...(Andrine, was that you and your 10?), plus Kim, the Doc and a few folks I don't know. All told I'm assuming slightly 30 plus...THANK YOU. We certainly made a pretty spectacle and I'd say the lil ones on the skating rink were pretty wowed. Haha. Bless the munchkins. And it didn't look like all of the kid bubble blowers were having a bad time either.

Tineke and Co. just missed it, but we discussed the idea of more bubbles afterward. A Bubble Max Jack from Holladay Park to Pioneer Place, then a redux in the mall? It really was cool enough to warrant a do over and bubbles on the max makes me giggle.

That said, throw your ideas out and lets gedderdone!

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BUBBLE ACTION, SUNDAY JUNE 1!!!!

2008-06-03T17:57:22Z

Allrighty then. Seeing as how tribe won't let me send invites to everyone on this tribe and quite a few of you are not on my personal friends list, I am forced to divulge the nature and location of the next good time here in this public forum. Fuggem.

Sunday, June 1st, we are going to bring a lil beauty and wonder to one of the jankiest places ever created my a misled humanity, namely, that frightening behemoth known as the Lloyd Center. Yes.

At 4:30 pm we will meet in holladay park beween the mall and the Max tracks to synch our silent alarms.
Then, ever so casually we we all wander hither and thither into the mall, casually taking our places along the upper tiers overlooking the skating rink. At precisely 5 pm, we will whip out our handy bubbles and blow for all we are worth. Why? Because our inner child demands it. because for 1 minute those hordes of shoppers are going to to think about something else than how much they need that matching towel set. Because we can and because dammit, bubbles are COOL. Invite your friends. Bring the kids. The more bubbles, the bigger the impact.

I know that this time frame coincides with Klown Con and any number of other things. For this I apologize. My own schedule is such that I just don't have wiggle room.

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Klown Patrol '08, June 1

2008-05-22T13:11:00Z

here's yer clown conniption caper update:

WHERE:
Route starts at
Devil's Point
5305 SE Foster Rd
Portland, OR 97206

WHEN:
June 1 - Noon

Itinerary maps given to clowns at Devil's Point.
End up at Dante's for Sinferno and The Wet Spots, cover is $7

TRANSPORTATION:
If you're of the driving ilk, don't be an asshole and have yerself a designated driver if you drink alcohol.
Otherwise, there is a clown bus or two planned.
BE PREPARED to kick down $10 cash to the organizers if you want to ride on the clown bus.

DRESS:
Clown.

MONEY:
Cash works better at the bar when you are six deep with clowns.

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Benjamin Franklin Freeman (my band) Live this Saturday!

2008-05-16T18:31:02Z

Hey all you lovely Mayhemers!

my band Benjamin Franklin Freeman is playing this Saturday as part of the overwhelmingly cool and trendy "Alberta Art Walk".

We are playing at 9 PM at the Porch, which is literally the porch of a house on Alberta. It is right next to the Mexican restaurant La Bonita, around Alberta and NE 28th. i don't have the exact address, but once your there it is obvious.

Rockin' tunes, and melodic thrills, grunge-y boys, the fabulous FrankFreeman on vocals and of course, naughty nikki on guitar!

i would love for you all to make it! Seriously, i would be honored. And i would like to say that Mayhem is definitely an aspect of our musical and performance persona!

Warning: They have finally made the move to block off Alberta Street for the festivities, so be warned when parking your vehicle... leave time! In fact, get there earlier and enjoy the non Aural Art!

Thanks, and Hugs!

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NEXT!

2008-05-16T15:41:02Z

Its bubble time. Thousands of beeeyoootiful bubbles, wafting thru the air.

Sunday, June 1st...5pm.

Do I dare give details here or propose a meet place right prior to bubbleizing so that we don't give away the plan to those who might seek to thwart us?

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ELEPHANTS AND PISSFLOODS

2008-05-15T05:46:09Z

Well I promised the moderator here I would try and do a post a day because I have so many stories about what I did to various people who have fucked with me over the years and I guess this is a good forum for it. I'm actually a pretty nice guy but can be a horribly evil and creative bastard when someone screws with me. So let ...me...see.... Hmmmm.

Okay. This one is pretty good. I was living in this warehouse about ten years ago and every warhouse around had some absolutely awful industrial band banging on garbage cans and shopping carts trying to sound like the band "Crash Worship". But who gets complaints about their stereo? Me! This cocksucker next door could stand all this racket but I couldn't listen to my music. So this goes round and round until I finally get an eviction notice.

Well that was stupid on his part because since I was evicted now I could make all the noise in the world 24 / 7 and there was nothing he could do about it. So I'm getting drunk one night stroking my evil beard and had the most brilliant idea! His sleeping loft was on the otherside of the wall of my bathroom. So....I put a microphone up to one of my stereo speakers, attached that to a big public-address amp and ran a line to this gigantic horn (like the ones you see ontop of poles at the county fair) Then I took THAT....and put it in my bathtub facing his loft.

Dum de dum de dum....if I was going to annoy him it should be something good! Aaaah HAAA! An old MUTUAL OF OMAHA'S SOUNDS OF ANIMALS. So It's like three in the moring when all of a sudden.....SCREAMING TRAMPLING ELEPHANTS! That cut was only about three minutes long but me and my girlfriend was just rolling on the floor laughing our guts out. SCREEEEE!! TRAMPLETRAMPLETRAMPLE!! SCREEEEE!!......and the speaker is just clanking and buzzing around in the bathtub. We did this on and off until the sun came up. NO SLEEP FOR HIM!

OH there's more?...YES...So in the process of the whole eviction I had to show up in court. My lowlife landlord was this fat Jewish dude who had a reputation for burning down his buildings for insurance money. So I pulled all of my dreads back except two and then put on a yamika so I would look super kosher and when I got to court I sat behind both of them.

First the judge called the landlord who was all discombobulated from my recent conversion to Judaism. He spoke a bit and then it was the neighbor's turn....it went something like this...."Well your honor, he makes so much noise at night it sounds like screaming dying ELEPHANTS! (attempts to mimic the noises)....The Judge just looked at him and rolled his eyes like "Yah right!".....but the greatest part about it was HE WAS TELLING THE JUDGE THE TRUTH! I had to bite my tongue to keep from laughing.

So in the several months it took to evict us, I suddenly get this notice that I owed some huge water bill. I called them and said to start an account with me, but they said pay the whole thing or we'll shut you off which they did. So one night I went out and for about an hour laid on the sidewalk with a hacksaw blade and got the lock off the main. We had water for a few days and dickhead neighbor calls the water people and then there's another lock on. So I went and put a lock on his. What's he going to do? put a lock on mine? There already was. So from my second story window I just drank my beer and laughed at him....

Which brings us to the closing act of the story. So...since I can't flush my toilet I go and get an institution sized five gallon bucket and piss in that out on our balcony. We had to bring-in other water from another neighbor to flush our crap. So this bucket is filling day by day and then I realized that the air-pipe for his toilet is right next to my balcony. I could totally flood his bathroom! So I get some eggs and put them in there to ferment, found some salmon in a local dumpster to add flavor and a few snake-turds from my Burmese Python.

Then I get myself a funnel, ad it's like a scorching hot summer day and this horrid mess has been baking for a week and I pour the whole thing into his vent pipe. I couldn't see it but what I knew would happen was that his toilet-bowl would overfill and everything, the piss, the salmon, the eggs and snake turds would go sklooshing all over his bathroom. I felt like an evil genius as I rubbed my hands together....then he comes home from work....

We could hear all of this angry yelling and screaming and I drowned it out with more elephant noise. Me and my girlfriend were having a fucking ball with this. No REALLY, if you get evicted you should have some fun with it. Well my neighbor snapped. We heard all of this thumping and pounded on the wall back until pieces of sheetrock started flying across the room and he was trying to bust a hole through the wall to strangle me I suppose. Later I heard from a maintenance guy who worked for Klein that because of the slope of his unit, all of this rotting pee had flowed from his bathroom all the way across his ground floor including his kitchen....(yaaay)....

Eventually the hole got big enough you could pass a basketball through it. So I went and got my little baretta .25 and fired two shots into my ceiling in front of him so he drops his hammer and calls both the slumlord and the cops. The cops see the hole in the wall, I was within my rights to fire warniing shots, the cops were in and out of his place as quick as possible, didn't want to write the stupid paperwork about pissfloods and deranged people with hammers and left it to Klein to do what he wanted. I didn't have anything to say other than to tell "hammerman" that if he came through the wall I would shoot him.

We continued the elephant routine for another couple of weeks and then we split. But I never had so much fun being evicted.

Swazzie

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MAYHEM BACKPATCHES

2008-05-14T17:15:33Z

Found these on Ebay. Big (13 inch long 5.25 wide) motorcycle club-style backpatches with the word MAYHEM. Yaaay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320249879462&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=011

If this link doesn't work just search ebay for "Mayhem patch". $17.99

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Let's get hugging

2008-05-12T21:54:28Z

I want to do a Free Hugs Flashmob. Any ideas on when? (I wnat to do it soon) Where? I might even throw a sign making party.

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clownassery

2008-05-09T20:07:45Z

so... my friend pauly calls me up this eve and announces that he is putting together a clown con thing.

now, i am generally con clown since clowns bug me out, but the thing about a clown con is that clowns are needed so i thought i would pass it along here.

the date is may 18.

the start time is noon at devil's point. the end point is dante's sometime in the evening. in between there will be general hi-jinx and mayhem. an itinerary will be given to all clowns present at the starting point.

more to come as information becomes available.

[honk]

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hug time?

2008-05-06T20:54:38Z

May 11th, I got that ....but where and what time please?

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Posted From the Disorient Tribe: MOBILE ART PROJECT NEEDS ACTORS

2008-05-03T13:51:40Z

Saw this and thought of ya'll......

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MOBILE ART PROJECT NEEDS ACTORS

With the exception of art cars, nearly all other art at Burning Man is statically located in one place. Hence, I am looking for actors to join in this great MOBILE ART PROJECT.

The DREAM VENDORS (working title) will be a guerrilla theater group with the mission of COMMITTING RANDOM ACTS OF THEATER AGAINST UNSUSPECTING DENIZENS OF BLACK ROCK CITY. There will be no stage, and there will be no mercy. We will have political, comical, whimsical, dramatical, sophical sketch comedy and/or improv that will occur whenever and wherever we damn feel like it.

This is, of course, a logistical nightmare of the first order. Therefore! Any actor committed to this project (or committed to another asylum) must also agree to camp together with the other Dream Vendors (camp location unknown at this time). The purpose for this is two-fold: First, cat-herding on playa time is a fucking come down and I am not willing to subject myself or any other sentient being to this task. (On the other hand, if you would like to do this and you are NOT a sentient being...) Second, it will give us an opportunity to rehearse, to improv, to break bread together, to drink and to generally stew into a cohesive troupe.

Who's in? What day do you plan to arrive on the Playa?

Please contact me ASAP. I will only do this if we reach critical mass, which I figure is about 2 dozen actors. Less than that and we're not likely to make this happen. If we don't reach critical mass, let's say 24 actors by May 24th, then I'll scratch the project.

So email me right now!! Really, right now!! Really, what are you waiting for?
DreamVendors @ noisesoff .com
Send my your name, playa name, alien name, email addy, underwear size, phone number, what day you plan to arrive and the registration number of your secret decoder ring.

Your faithful bard,
Ivan, the Bad Elf

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Moop Photo Flickr Link!

2008-04-17T23:22:46Z

here they be!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyyris/sets/72157604529284301

hooray for jackassey! oh, and good public works.

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Criticism for today's mooping event

2008-04-14T22:32:29Z

I left the event a little frustrated with how it went and have been thinking about ways it would be better.

1. Whomever comes up with the idea either owns the event all the way through or deputizes someone else to take charge because I didn't know who was marshalling the whole thing. As well, that person gets to crack the whip because:
2. We were ~supposed~ to work for an hour. 60 whole minutes. That's it. There was trash all over the place that was small, certainly but more than enough to keep our group busy for an hour.
3. Assign tasks. Kalliste and I brought extra things that we thought would be helpful. I'd only been asked to gloves and garbage bags. It seemed like many people didn't quite know what to do.
4. We ought to have come up with what to say to those who approached us asking what we were doing. That sort of unity of language really helps get the point across.

Otherwise, it was great to be out and sweating on a fabulous spring day. Perfect timing!
Ken

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Moop Photo Montage

2008-04-14T17:54:50Z

Here is the link to my photos from Saturday! Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OXw-OUl2O0

-Andrine

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THIS SATURDAY! Fancy Trash Pick Up is ON.

2008-04-10T06:11:36Z

Fancy Mopping High Tea Gala Procession and General Jackassery With Toast

WHAT
A Fancy Dress trash pick up day.

WHY
This is a flashmob style event geared towards creating a little dissonance around the notion of whose responsibility it is to take care of our planet. The answer is EVERYONE. Participants are encouraged to expand on this theme in any way they see fit (providing that its legal).

HOW
Please BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag). Paper shopping bags -Nordtroms, Macy's etc - make a statement. Large plastic bags will be provided. White gloves are a nice touch, though hypo-allergenic plastic gloves will be available. Stumped for an outfit? Simply wear black pants, a white shirt and black tie and join the ranks of "Butlers" who will be running your trash back to the central pick up location. If we clean the park before the hour is up...expand and wander! Though...careful around Lloyd Center. Security there is NOT renowned for its sense of humor. Classical music provided by Party In A Box and The Watershed art space. Donate unwanted fancy dress to www.abbyscloset.org/Donations.htm.

WHERE
Holiday Park, between MAX and Lloyd Center
SATURDAY April 12th
3-4pm
Children encouraged to participate

After the event, 4:15, ride the MAX downtown to Rockbottom Brewery for a celebration.

NEEDED!!
Photographers and videographers. Please post here, or send to roadsoda@gmail.com

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The bar has been raised

2008-04-09T17:03:46Z

Wow....this one takes the cake. Even got corporate involvement!!!

http://www.kgw.com/video/video-index.html?nvid=234323

Crazy Californians & Improve Everywhere!!

You can read more on their site as well http://improveverywhere.com

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Lloyd mall and bubbles

2008-04-09T16:25:23Z

I was talking to a friend about Public Mayhem and he came up with the idea of taking over the upper floors of Lloyd or Pioneer Square mall and blowing bubbles down on everyone.

I thought yep sounds fun, but is this one of the under the radar ideas? Are bubbles considered public nuisance?

whatcha think?

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Sometimes I wish I was Warpup

2008-04-07T16:30:32Z

I always just delete the spam that makes it thru the filters. It has never occured to me to get creative with it and use it for mischief. Turning the tables on email spammers 101.

http://people.tribe.net/warpup/blog?topicid=13e3be1f-78a5-4d05-ba0c-bb66a6be2a94#comments

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You know how it’s weird in musicals that people just break out into song for no reason?

2008-04-06T21:22:36Z

http://improveverywhere.com/2008/03/09/food-court-musical/

Love, love, love these guys...

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Fancy Mooping Gala is ON!

2008-04-04T17:03:32Z

WHAT
A Fancy Dress trash pick up day.

WHY
This is a flashmob style event geared towards creating a little dissonance around the notion of whose responsibility it is to take care of our planet. The answer is EVERYONE. Participants are encouraged to expand on this theme in any way they see fit (providing that its legal).

HOW
Please BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag). Paper shopping bags -Nordtroms, Macy's etc - make a statement. Large plastic bags will be provided. White gloves are a nice touch, though hypo-allergenic plastic gloves will be available. Stumped for an outfit? Simply wear black pants, a white shirt and black tie and join the ranks of "Butlers" who will be running your trash back to the central pick up location. If we clean the park before the hour is up...expand and wander! Though...careful around Lloyd Center. Security there is NOT renowned for its sense of humor. Classical music provided by Party In A Box and The Watershed art space. Donate unwanted fancy dress to http://www.abbyscloset.org/Donations.htm.

WHERE
Holiday Park, between MAX and Lloyd Center
SATURDAY April 12th
3-4pm
Children encouraged to participate

After the event, 4:15, ride the MAX downtown to Rockbottom Brewery for a celebration.

NEEDED!!
Photographers and videographers. Please post here, or send to roadsoda@gmail.com

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CNN

2008-04-02T20:53:25Z

Oh sure....they do it in a foreign country and they get coverage by CNN.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2008/04/02/vo.frozen.people.stunt.ap

What are we?? Chopped liver?

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Meeting Reminder

2008-03-30T18:37:04Z

Lets put our heads together on the trash day...aka High Mooping...

FRIDAY, MARCH 28th, 5:30 pm,
The Crown Room
205 NW 4th Ave.
Portland, OR 97209
Phone: (503) 222-6655

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Check it out!

2008-03-28T16:50:32Z

http://greenchemistry.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/earth-hour-2008-turn-off-your-lights-for-one-hour-32908-8-pm/

turn it OFF!

it'll make the satalite photo's into black hole art!

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Pillow Fight Pics!

2008-03-25T22:52:35Z

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ongoing_moment/sets/72157604207450968/

YAY!!!!

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International Pillow Fight Day March 22

2008-03-25T04:02:44Z

http://www.pillowfightday.com/

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ImprovEveryWhere strikes again

2008-03-14T18:47:16Z

and go shirtless

http://current.com/items/88309151_111_shirtless_men

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Fancy Mooping High Tea Gala Procession & General Jackassery With Toast Planning Meeting

2008-03-12T02:57:51Z

After more effort than was previously thought possible in simply deciding on a date to meet to discuss the next shenanigans this...IS IT. The million dollar answer to the five dollar question.

Ahem.

FRIDAY, MARCH 28th, 5:30 pm,
The Crown Room
205 NW 4th Ave.
Portland, OR 97209
Phone: (503) 222-6655

And yes wrench, I posted it here in full view of god, the cops and the wee little pixel pixies that live in my computer. Lets build some bridges of understanding! Or get drunk. Take your pick.

If anyone wants to come by but can't make it as early as 5:30, I'll be hanging out and can fill in any latecomers.

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Keri and Iris Present!

2008-03-11T23:04:50Z

For one night only, the lovely ladies of the PAB will reenact this precious moment from swinger history. Get the key bowl ready!! One of YOU will get to take a PAB home.

Costumes provided by Mischief INC.

http://people.tribe.net/misschief/photos/794c84ce-ed8b-4fa6-9f9e-17eb3446b0be

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Motivate!

2008-03-11T17:52:02Z

My suggestion:

Meeting time? I vote March 26 or 27 or 28, in the evening at a new Super Secret Location™ ie: viral invites only.
(pm me for details on inviting)

Project: Fancy Mooping High Tea Gala Procession & General Jackassery With Toast

What you got? Dates?

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classified

2008-03-10T18:56:00Z

hey can we make this tribe private and classified and checkout who is on this board?
we prolly need to kick a couple of lurkers and what nots... the police are monitoring tribe now.
i heard something last night, they are watching us.

ok discuss

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APRIL- Let's Gedderdone. Next!

2008-03-10T15:56:48Z

Hi,

We've got some momentum on a new project. Kevee initially proposed a pick-up-trash day. I motioned that we add impact by creating some dissonance. Why not pick a stretch to clean while wearing fancy-dress? I like the idea of stressing the subtext that caring for the planet is EVERYONES job, even the meanest and dirtiest of those jobs. A few folks added the notion of butlers delivering drinks, maids taking away trash. Wrench is coordinating with Burners without borders, and my gawd people, we could have a spectacle on our hands. Firedancers, stiltwalkers, party-in-a-box (whee), art car trash removal. We can check in and see if the Groove Bomb (a mobile party bus with a bitchen sound system and the location of millions of good times) wants to participate. I'd like to get an initial planning party together! New people we haven't met yet, come on down and have a beer with us!

Friday, March 14, 7pm, Lucky Lab?

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second youtube video

2008-02-29T21:12:07Z

here you go...

I knew the happy butt wiggle dance was gonna hit the interweb. What is WRONG with me?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MOlElziL0o

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140 replies in Public Mayhem?

2008-02-29T19:11:10Z

So i open tribe and see 140 posts on Public Mayhem!?

Ms Chief you INDEED live up to your name. Way to go sister.
i would like to personally thank you for your presents. For thats what they are.
Every picture...every video. every memory. are presents from you to our reality, it really goes to show the breadth of your heart.

Lets keep this up. It's wonderful. Easy and we have all the people we need.
cheers!

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trafalgar square....

2008-02-28T23:29:08Z

YEEEEHA boi!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=PupR5V9aE2s

more. more. MORE!

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The whole world is Freezing?

2008-02-28T19:42:27Z

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PupR5V9aE2s

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FREEZE at Sturday Market in July?

2008-02-28T06:35:42Z

I was wondering if we can do this again at Saturday market. We won't have the street corners...and can do it Grand Central Station style I think it would be a big hit as well as the last...

And we would have 5 months to gather more masses.

Just a thought. =)

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First Video Footage on Youtube

2008-02-28T00:20:45Z

Mystery somebody posted the following on youtube ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ezMSGGXtho

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Links for us to comment...

2008-02-26T21:38:20Z

Here are the two links i currently know of where we can post our comments:

The Oregonian
http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2008/02/flash_mob_freezes_in_place_out.html

The Mercury:
http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/

The preview blog that was posted about the event is about 2/3 of the way down the page and listed as "Here’s one for the “Keep Portland Weird” File"

More as they come, posted will be. (says Yoda)

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Videographers and Photogs at The Freeze

2008-02-26T20:11:36Z

#1. YAY US! Superfantastic times.

#2. I saw loooooots of cameras out there, video style. Lets pull that stiff together so Dale can get a final cut of the improv. We want a nice, shiny, polished piece of work to deluge the interweb with, and post on Improv Everwhere's global site so they can see Portland rocking the Freeze.

#3. Post yr pics here! I know sationary pics aren't as excitiing, but WE were there, we know what a kick in the pants that was.

#4. MOMENTUM! That was anawesome day, lets keep it up. There are many fantastic ideas being proposed by this group. Check out the call for new ideas thread and the awesome thread posted by warpup and start getting a feel for the next happening(s).

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CALL FOR FRESH IDEAS

2008-02-25T22:46:14Z

Many of you have approached me privately to say that you've often wanted to do something like this and have a plethora of ideas for more happenings floating about the noggin. Well then, lets discuss!! I think it would be good times indeed to manage something avery few months or so. Let the imagination wander. A city size love bombing of some sort? Art in odd places? Just don't ask me to sing kumbayah...that's my limit ;)

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When Time Froze

2008-02-25T22:17:40Z

Reposted from my personal blog:

Saturday dawned bright and clear, oh yay for big yellow orbs in the sky. I’d almost forgotten what direct sunlight felt like on a pale winter face. I did my happy dance, because today was the day of the freeze (video coming) and I was the kind of giddy that only gets better with some sun.

I left the house early, too antsy for my pants. I met Rua, Lena and JohnWhipple for a pre-funk in the form of a beer before heading down to the park to meet all the other assorted freeks and geeks. To my astonishment, there were already about 40 people when we arrived exactly on time. Some folks looked a bit bemused and uncertain, others smiled broadly, and the real joy of it was…I DIDN’T KNOW MOST OF THESE PEOPLE. Coool. There was press as well…a videographer from the Willy Week, a reporter from Oregon Live and enough cameras to film a Harry Potter length documentary. Our "Offical" cameraman Dale was there with his kids, who seemed to think the whole idea was pretty neato. I hopped and flitted from group to group, greeting old friends and making new ones. Tho, one of the new ones had promised to bring choco covered bacon but didn’t have time which could have been heartbreaking if it weren’t for all the excitement.

To my unfailing joy in the face of a bacon crisis, Jen Berry showed up with a mini-whiskey, which, given that I was gonna hafta TALK to all these people – who now numbered about 120 at best estimate, and wil swell to 200 by show time – won the stellar idea of the year award. Realizing that while my presence may sometimes be powerful, I am short. Very, very short. I fixed this by clambering upon a cement trash receptacle so that I could bellow welcomes, instructions, and then (dear god WHY) again perform my happy butt-wiggle dance. On videotape. With a new surprise ending, which looked a lot like Sexy Chad slapping my ass.

Just when I think my day is already fabulous, whose grinning and much missed mug should pop up but Mr. Nick. Miner, back from his trip to Java. Someone should have brought a leash, what with all the chasing my own tail, happy noises and generally behaving like a small dog cracked out on the bowser biscuits.

I am a paragon of decorum I am.

A swift march to ground zero where Rua, Lena and I fluttered. Should we stage a fight? What do we fight about? We had a party???????
“Oh, bitch, you DIDN’T sleep with him”?
“Ho, I was passed out, so that shit don’t count”.
“It does if you used my last condom”
“AND drank all my wine”
“You owed me that wine from the time you did all my drugs”.

Erm. We decided to dance for Piepo and his gitfiddle instead, and were joined by the fellow from willyweek for an impromptu sidewalk hoe-down.
3…2…1 FREEZE.

Suspended mid dance move, time goes all wonky and slows waaaaay down. People walking down burnside turn the corner and stop, totally perplexed. A mom tells her 2 year old, “Look honey, this is Art. This is important”. Another woman tries to get her husband to slow down for the art, but he bellows “Oh yeah? Well their art is all over MY sidewalk”. A group of teen girls drifts through trying desperately to place themselves in some kind of context, settling for a “this must be one of those things, y’know”? Her friend replies in tones of sophisticated awareness. “Oh yeah, that”. So far I’m maintaining fine. I could feel every muscle in my face twitch when Mr. Willy Week aimed his video camera about 2 inches from me, but I’m golden, no problem.

Until the Random Joebot Airstrike. Joebot meanders thru the tableau, peering at us as if we were sculpture, a serious look an his schnozz and a piece of pepperoni pizza in his hand. He plants himself right in front of me, takes a huge bite and starts chewing with his nose an inch or so from mine, still with his “Stanley” look on. I almost died and had to viscously bite the insides of my cheeks to keep from losing it. I can peripherally see cars slowing down, almost stopping, time stretches, stretches and then pops in a whoosh of indrawn air and motion as we all just fade away into the city…

Part of the magic was in what people chose to do, the reactions they saw, the commentary overheard…please share!

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Oregonian Reports on Freeze

2008-02-25T20:03:56Z

At exactly 3:15 p.m., non-pandemonium broke out at West Burnside and 10th. http://tinyurl.com/29oj6b

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New York Freeze

2008-02-25T19:50:32Z

Don't know if this has been posted on this tribe or not yet, but I was talking with a friend about our weekend's shenanigans and they sent me this link:

http://www.maniacworld.com/frozen-in-grand-central-station.html

Pretty neato.

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for your consideration

2008-02-25T16:41:04Z

this is a gig i've wanted to pull off for a long time, and i've thought quite a bit about how it might work. there have been research and test runs with smaller groups and i think the idea to be promising. i guess now it is time to put it into the brain trust and see if y'all can improve/modify the action into a successful hack.

everyone's heard of the 'looking into the sky' prank, yes? this is a variant, and though the concept is simple enough, requires a bit of rigor in order to be successful.

the title of this hack is 'Staring Contest'.

premise:
those in-the-know (aka - 'actors') infiltrate a larger geographic location or room containing an appropriate number of non-hackers (aka - 'civilians') and instigate a staring contest between two groups of complete strangers. for the hack to be genuine, the actors will need to effect a manner and behavior of complete strangers to each other. that is, i don't know you. you don't know me.

okey? alright. here we go...

method:
a. the actors begin at pre-determined locations at the venue. one actor begins staring at another actor across the way. there ought to be enough civilians in the space that there may not be a clear path between the actors.

b. after a couple of minutes actor 1 is joined by another actor and both stare at actor 2.

c. a bit later, actor 2 is joined by another actor and they both stare at the other two.

d. each side adds more actors bit by bit. it won't take long to have a sizeable group on each side. form lines in opposition to each other. pick an individual and stare.

goal: add civilians to each side. people will want to know what's happening. "i don't know. they are staring at us" or variants should be used in response, emphasizing the 'us' part to get the civilians into your side. be accommodating and curious as they are. question each other as to what the hell is going on... but keep staring. whenever possible, engage (stare at) at a civilian on the other side to increase the us/them tension the person feels, keep it non-threatening so as their curiosity wins over fear.

success is when and if enough civilians can be engaged in the staring contest as to outnumber the actors by a significant ratio. i'm serious. 3 or more to 1 would be fantastic, because then we could move on to...

the coup de grâce: when civvies outnumber actors to the point where actors can start slipping off, little by little, leaving only civilians in the contest.

the penultimate: depending on the venue, what would really be great is if the civvies maintained a stasis (or even added to their own numbers!) long enough for the actors to regroup in another location within sight of the ongoing contest and begin staring back at it.

heh. that's what i got.

ready? go.

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Portland Freeze Final Plan THIS COMING SATURDAY

2008-02-23T05:08:17Z

Portland Mayhem Presents!
As part of a nationwide effort…

The Portland Freeze flashmob style guerilla performance art.

The Skinny:

2:30 pm, Saturday, February 23rd, meet at the North Park Blocks, on Park Avenue between Burnside and Couch, by the DaTung elephant statue. We will leave in small groups at intervals headed for the intersection at 10th and Burnside. Take over all sidewalks at every corner. Spill over can go into businesses. DO NOT BLOCK INTERSECTIONS AND BUSINESS DOORWAYS WHEN WE FREEZE.

3:15 FREEZE!
3:20 wander off casually as if nothing untoward had just happened. When our 5 minutes is over, please for the love of all that’s holy, DO NOT stop to group hug and congratulate ourselves. If ya wanna wander towards a beer and fine companionship, keep reading.

Timing:
Turn your cell phones to vibrate. The first alarm indicating freeze time is to be 3:15. The alarm indicating that it’s time to unfreeze goes off at 3:20. If you don’t have a time piece of any sort…DON’T WORRY. There are going to plenty of us to watch for visual cues.

To Consider:
Try holding a pose for 5 minutes. It’s not easy. Pick something you can manage.

The weather forecast is for partly cloudy skies with a high of 54 degrees. Dress accordingly.

Keep your valuables locked down. Yr gonna be a prime pick pocket target for 5 minutes.

This is going to be video taped. Other videographers should coordinate with me, as final footage for is being edited by my wonderful friend Daflew (Dale).

If there are so many of us that we’re the only visible thing happening on the street, consider being a “fluffer”, acting shocked and amazed at all this weirdness (also a good option for those who wanna see this but don’t wanna participate).

Invite friends, themore of us there are the better the visual impact.

The Willy Week and the Merc have been tipped off, this could make the papers.

Go Green! Walk or Public Transpo.

After the event:

Those so inclined can meet at Ringlers for a frosty one and food.
Those who think the fun should continue should go out to hear the cool sonic stylings of one of my favorite local bands, Hydrive @ the Hutch, 9pm. 4606 NE Glisan St Portland, OR 97213 (503) 235-4729. No Cover.

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help.

2008-02-19T20:14:44Z

ok. i admit it....i haven't been keeping up where i should. but help. any decisions on timiing (watches, or cell on vibrate) and LOL where.

um. and most importantly WHAT do i wear?! :)

i wanna do it. i rarely get too...please someone help insane girl that aint got time to read all i've missed....

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Timing

2008-02-18T23:47:35Z

So howdya think those clever new yorkers synched watches (wait, do burners own watches? Right, one cheap digital watch on the shopping list)? And for the unfreezing, it's not like all the frozen peeps are gonna be staring at their watches. This just occured...a little help from my friends?

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Meeting!

2008-02-13T02:34:50Z

Monday February 18th, Lucky Lab Brew Pub 7pm. We'll meet-n-greet, hammer out details, hoist a frothy beverage.

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Important!

2008-02-12T21:49:36Z

Hey all,
Many of your probably remember Lance's blog about the security officer who hassled him about his camera in the mall...weeelllll, it has been brought to may attention that this is a big deal in malls and there is no way we are gonna get away with video cameras (WAH). I mean, we could be terrorists or something.

Back to the drawing board. Pioneer square and pray for a nice day? Hawthorne?

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heh. project office mayhem.

2008-02-12T21:47:06Z

from a rather brilliantly acerbic blog i enjoy hither and thither:

http://www.deusexmalcontent.com/2008/01/project-office-mayhem_24.html

plus we get 3000 mischief points! sweeeeeeeeeeeeet!

good luck gettin' the song outta yer head.

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Gotta Move Quick So We Can Freeze! Where exactly?

2008-02-12T19:44:01Z

First order of business.
WHERE? Angel suggested Lloyd Center, and by golly if any place needed a lil wierdness, that'd be the one. Discuss/Propose.

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silly supplement

2008-02-12T01:58:58Z

the japanese do it extreme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm-WvIVpNF0&feature=related

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Documenting

2008-02-09T00:08:47Z

We need at least 2 videographers and folks to take stills.

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Recruitment

2008-02-08T22:34:53Z

Ifn anyone feels so inclined, take a couple minutes to invite a few friends here, or post a myspace bulletin, or inveigle your family or somesuch. NYC had about 200 participants. I totally think we are that cool even if we have malls and they have Grand Freakin Central Station.

Oh, what do you think mall security is gonna think? HA.

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