SHARE Conference Club Mobíle
Improv Everywhere - Disco Mobile - Share conference from SHARE Conference on Vimeo.
On April 7th, Robyn Sklaren and I spoke at the SHARE Conference on behalf of Improv Everywhere. It was a terrific experience and as part of the conference they asked that we also offer a 'workshop.' Typically this would be a freeze (a la Frozen Grand Central), but after a discussion with the festival organizers, we learned that there had recently been a similar event a week or two earlier.
After giving it some thought I remembered an idea I had while attending SXSW earlier in the year. SXSW is one giant party and it made me think about a roaming party that you could just jump into. But it needed to be 'cool and exclusive,' so it should have walls and bouncers. I pitched it to Robyn, she liked it and we decided to call it Club Mobíle, Belgrade's hottest moving dance club.
As you can see in the video above, it went really well and we had a terrific turnout. It was an adventure running around the city gathering the materials we needed to produce the piece. It was also surprisingly difficult to find a boom-box. Belgrade was a thrilling experience. It's evident that this generation of Serbians are shaping the world into something amazing and positive. I'm glad we got to be a small part of it.
Killgore sleeps… for now.
Here's a link to the opening song from this year's Killgore: Killgore Opener 2010
The show was well attended and really funny.
The Mp3 Experiment Seven
The latest Improv Everywhere mission just went up. I took some photos of it. Enjoy!
Improv Everywhere – Ted’s Birthday
This is the latest improv everywhere mission. I pop up momentarily. Enjoy.Fountain’s Law
photo by Mike Arauz
Fountain's Law is the conclusion of a multi-year study whose findings will soon be published in a prestigious journal (that is unavailable in the U.S.). This work takes into account the Moldawer Ratio and all of the Slocum Principles.
Some Kind Words…
about a recent song I wrote (and performed) for the Outside Lands Festival. An article by Kyle Anderson had this to say:
...it's a fantastic little bluegrass ditty that name-checks many of the groups at the show. It's gotten stuck in my head more than once this weekend...
In case you missed it, I've embedded it below.
SF Outside Lands from Outside Lands on Vimeo.
Directed by Elliot Jokelson.
5 Ways to Avoid the Swine Flu
1. Wash your hands often with soap or other people with soap. If they protest they probably have the swine flu.
2. Use alcohol-based hand sanitizers. Do not used gravy-based sanitizers.
3. Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in trash after you use it. Then throw that trashcan through a store window and take what you need. It's everyman for himself.
4. Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way. Also avoid touching your privates. Sin is spread that way.
5. Try to avoid close contact with sick people unless they are 'smoking hot' and you are into them. In which case, buy them a drink. Use some sort of line like, "We need to stay hydrated. Doctor's orders." But don't say it in a creepy way.
Honey, I’m Home
I made this for my friend Chad's birthday. I shot it on a Nikon D90 with available light.Free Sketch – Proposition 12
On the set of a 'mac vs. PC' style stage. A series of normal Americans address the camera earnestly.
Man One
With the recent triumph of proposition 8, the institution of marriage has been made a little safer, but there's still more work to be done.
Woman
Alternative lifestyles continue to erode the traditions that generations of American-value loving Americans hold dear.
Man Two
That's why next election you'll be hearing more about Proposition 12.
Woman
Proposition 12.
Man Two
Prop 12.
Woman
An important new piece of legislation to continue the work we've started.
Man Two
A new law whose purpose is simple and to the point.
Man One
To stop gay people from looking at me.
Man Two
For too long, gay people have been looking at me.
Woman
Why?
Man Two
Why are you looking at me... gay person?
Woman
How much longer must Americans be made uncomfortable by gay people looking at them?
Man Two
Making eye contact at a grocery store.
Woman
Or the gym...
Man Two
Or a bathhouse.
Woman
Proposition 12 will ensure that Americans can feel safe again. By making it illegal for homosexuals to make eye contact with them. Or stand too closely.
Man Two
I mean, seriously. (emotional) Why are you looking at me?
Man One
America has been divided for too long. We need unity. And that's what Prop 12 will provide. It will bring Americans together into two distinct unified groups.
Woman
So tell your friends about this important upcoming choice.
Man One
A new law that will require homosexuals to avoid eye contact with traditional Americans.
Woman
And wear this patch at all times. (Holds up a pink triangle patch).
Man One
Vote yes on Proposition 12.
Woman
I'm voting yes on Proposition 12.
Man Two
(just crying)
Man One
Vote yes.
Man Two
(still crying, transitions to blur)
Super-imposed: Yes on Proposition 12
