IWWProve Everywhere II: Seals Don't Know

Mission II: Seals Don't Know

Where: San Francisco (Fishermen's Worf)

When: Teusday 5/13/08, approx 2:15-2:45 pm

Instructions: Somewhere around 2:15 or thereabouts, you: the interpid IWWWprov Players, will gather gradually and unassumingly at Fishermans Worf which is a tourist sight in San Francisco. When the fancy takes them (e.g. perhaps they get a giant sundae at Giradelli Square first), they will wander down the worf and end up back at that place where the seal's are. (Back and to the side somewhat- forget exactly).

Once there, you will just stand there looking at the seals for awhile, occasionally pointing, and perhaps taking a few photographs. (The elderly can sit on the bleacher's that are set up there). This behavior will continue for like 3-15 minutes and then, without warning, you will each independently appear to decide it's time to go, and be on you're merry way, leaving onlookers in shock at the whole spectacle, but not explaining a thing.

If someone approaches you and asks whats going on, here is your line:

"Do the seals know it was wrong?"

That's all your gonna say. Nothing more. The look on there face as it dawns on them should be priceless.

Let's see if we can pull this of as good as the Train Of Wrong. This is why the Internet is such a great medium. We have a real chance here to put the Iraq war's wrongness out there. So, hopefully everone who can will show up Tuesday and let's freak some people out. (I'm unable to make it Tuesday but I'll TOTALLY be in contact with Sana T. Injection about it, who has kindly agreed to do the videoing).

P.s. About Jim's movie from the last one, he amiled it to me (HELARIOUS) but I don't know how to put is on Youtube. Someone help/ Anyways maybe I'll just describe it - Jim goes through several train cars packed with people and videos them as they're on the Train Of Wrong, and it's AMAZING how many IWWWprovers you can spot. Some of them are all trying not to look at the camera, making a wierd face when the see it ect., so its pretty obvious who was in on it. Great job guys.

Announcement: TIWWWBprov Everywhere

If you haven't Improv Everywhere check it out. Anwyays that got to me thinking, could we incorporate that sort of gonzo approach into are efforts (to say The Iraq War was wrong repeatedly and incessantly until everyone everwhere concedes The Iraq War was wrong).

Yes we can. I call it TIWWWBprov Everywhere.

So I took of the afternoon today and got a shake and tried to figure out what we can do. Here's my idea for are first mission:

Mission 1: Train Full Of The Iraq War Was Wrong

The idea is so simple it's ingenious. It's to takes place in New York City like all the best Improv Everywhere stunts on account of, they seem to have the best Improvers there.

On the specified day, Friday May 9th, at 7:10 a.m. in the morning, our interpid TIWWWBprov Everywherers will board (or arrange to have boarded beforehand at an earlier stop), say, the Uptown 6 (local) train at the 86th Street station. Once aboard, each Player will either stare straight ahead and sit/stand silently, or look down at an open book they are holding in their hands as if reading, occasionally turning the page. (Books optional).

At Grand Central/42nd Street (or, say, 23rd, depending on where they need to go ect) a few minutes later, the TIWWWBprov Everywhere Players will then get off the very same train, exit the station, and go their separate ways, not having said a word the whole time, with no one's the wiser. IMPORTANT: DURING THE MISSION, DON'T LET ON TO ANYONE WHAT'S GOING ON. If anyone asks, you're just a commuter going to his job as a COO at some bank or wahtever.

But once the mission's over, if approached (by reporter's or whoever) we say we did it because The Iraq War was wrong. Just like that: "Because The Iraq War was wrong".

Folk's I can already tell this is going to be a classic. I've talked to Jim about it already and he's promised to get up there from Charlottesville to video the whole thign. (Sorry I can't be there for this one/prior engagement). Anyways LET'S DO IT people.

Reason I'm so exited you ask is because this is frankly one of the best idea's I've had in a long time.

UPDATE (5/9) Just got of the chat with Jim and he says it was AWSOME! THe way it went down and the way he describe's it. Just wow. I'm amazed too because I thought I screwed it up by typoing that you guy's should use Uptown instead of Downtown. But Jim says there was literadely HUNDRED'S of people on the Train Of Wrong so I guess you figured it out. See, that's why I have some of THE BEST blog readers going. Anyways he got it all on tape and it sounds helarious, I'll try to figure out how to post the video when i get it.