Improv Everywhere
I love this group! I’ve been following them ever since I read about one of their MP3 experiments. They are a group of random people who pull “pranks” in public places. A lot of the times, people like me and you can help get involved!
One of their most famous events was when they froze Grand Central (they gathered a bunch of people who stopped what they were doing at a predetermined time in the middle of Grand Central and also when they organized the national No Pants subway ride. Click on the links to read more about it. You can see all of their “missions” here.
Their latest one was so cute and right by where I work! They turned a little league game into a major league event. They even got legendary sportscaster Jim Gray to call the game and NBC sports to get involved. All of the kids and the parents had no idea what was going on but they really enjoyed it. Check out the letter that one of the parents wrote in:
I believe you guys are behind the “Hermosa Beach Little League†taping that took place Saturday, March 10th, 2007. The parents will be talking about this for a long time… the kids even longer. My son was a pitcher on the Lugnuts. We had a long/tough season last year. Saturday made up for everything. I want to sincerely thank you for making Saturday so unbelievable. It was like a birthday, Christmas, and New Years Eve captured in a few amazing hours. Thanks a million for a once in a lifetime opportunity.
You can watch the video and read all about the details here.
Next time they have a mission in LA, I’m totally down to get involved. Who’s with me!? :)
Posted: 9 April, 2008 in Cool Links, Fun.
Comment from yoshi
Posted: April 9, 2008 at 8:46 am
I would love to get involved with them. Of course, I’m not in LA, so we couldn’t do it together, but still.
They’re stuff is awesome! I like the mall musical myself. lol