Lower Manhattan and Governor’s Island by epc
A huge thanks to everyone who came out to The Mp3 Experiment 5 today on Governor’s Island! We got lucky as the misty weather dried up shortly after pressing play. We don’t have a head count yet, but it was probably around 1.5 jabillion.
If you’re planning on attending in one of the other three cities on the tour, stay away from the photos and the comments section to avoid spoilers.
Photo sets:
Agent Nicholson’s highlight photos
Agent Nicholson’s full set
Agent Sokler’s set
Agent Fountain’s highlight set
Agent Fountain’s set
It will be a few weeks before we have any video to show. All of today’s music was created by Tyler Walker
Details for the rest of the tour:
Yay! MP3 experiment was a ton of fun. thanks to improv everywhere. loved the tetris concept.
It was a lot of fun going on my second MP3 Experiment. It’s something I’m sure I’ll continue to do every year it happens. The weather was cloudy but atleast it wasnt raining like during the Brooklyn Bridge Experiment.
And great job on cleaning up the field everyone. I was really impressed.
GO PORT SIDE!
This was absolutely fantastic fun. I was one of the first ones down as I was disarmed (de-balooned) right at the beginning of the EPIC BATTLE, but I got to do a fantastic death scene. Thanks for organizing this. I am a convert and will take part in everything you guys do in the future!
GO Blue and Green!
It was a lot of fun, but sadly, I don’t think it was quite as fun as last year. Primarily because there were hardly anyone not involved with the mission around. I think this was mainly due to the weather but also being on the island was a limiting factor.
Still, it was great fun and I’ll definitely see you all next year!
Hi! Great fun even if it was a little drizzly!
Did anyone pick up a pair of headphones? I lost mine during the ‘Epic
Battle’ They’re Sony, black, in ear. If anyone found them please let me
know!
David
Oh and please email OhNoILostMyHeadPhones@isoga.net
David
An awesome time was had by all! The weather wasn’t a factor in the least (even though my butt is a little damp from the end) and it was a great time. Looking forward to the next event. Will that be the next pantsless subway ride or should we expect one before then? Thanks to all, especially the hard working IE staff!
-Agent Pete
-The guy in yellow with the extra-cool battle-ready balloons
I didn’t want the experiment to end! Governors Island was the perfect spot. The party atmosphere was Awesome! I was on the first boat out, the one with the bear. That boat was rocking!! With everyone cheering and all. It was great seeing the expression on these tourist faces when wee got off the boat! It’s definitely something I’ll never forget and I can’t wait till next year. Oh, by the way, Go Port!!
I had a lot of fun with this, but I felt that there wasn’t a lot to do. We spun our umbrellas for a long time, did equilateral triangles for a while, and too much stop and jump. There could’ve been a lot more fit into an hour!
Also, I think that Governor’s Island might’ve been a bad location. There were only like 2 pedestrians other than security. When I do weird things in public, I want people WATCHING.
My last gripe is not towards the Improv Everywhere administrators, but the participants. I felt that there were more people who pressed play late than on time. I hope that in future MP3 Experiments, people can time there watches better.
Of course, these are only the bad parts I mentioned. The whole experience was truly fun and Governor’s Island was beautiful. I guess I just expected another No Pants 2K8, so I was a bit disappointed. I can’t wait till next mission!
Twas fun!
Weather wasn’t bad at all really. Was really funny to see everyone try to form squares and triangles, who knew it would be so tough lol
Someone totally really got me with their balloon, but I couldn’t have a dramatic death lol
Only bummer was our friend dropped her ipod and we couldn’t find it anywhere on the field :(
So if anyone found an Ipod please let me know. I know this is prob not gonna happen, but worth a try. It’s an early model video ipod.
I had a ton of fun at my second MP3 experiment event (my last one was III, I unfortunately wasn’t around for four). Though it was slightly disappointing to see that there were barely any people on the island that weren’t part of the experiment, I still had an exceedingly awesome time.
Acting my own grisly death was my favorite part… except you people kept stepping on my artistically splayed hair. I suspect the red and yellows… they play /dirty/.
Blue and green forever, dudes.
Oh, I suppose I should leave contact info for the missing ipod…. here we go….
lostipodduringbattle@gmail.com
we can verify it is ours if needed, thanks!
*crossing fingers*
Thanks Improv Everywhere!!! I had a blast!!
- Rude Bear
Some pictures from the day: http://www.flickr.com/photos/langenu/sets/72157607545823007/
Go blue/green!
That was fun on a bun. For the human squares, my friends and I (all are 6 Feet plus) were with a person who was 5 feet tall at most. And the boat ride was tons of fun too. I started the “improv everywhere” chant at the end of the ride, and 2 waves. Looking forward to next year! Go Port!
That was absolutely amazing. I thought Governor’s Island was a great location, except the weather prevented many non-participants from heading out there. Still loved it, and can’t wait for the next one.
(Hi Rude Bear!)
Thanks for the balloon, girl in the green mushroom = something shirt!!
I agree, it was a downer that 99% of the people on the island were there for the experiment and it was painfully obvious — doing weird stuff is way more fun when there’s hapless bystanders around, so a rain date would’ve been ideal but hey if it’s not possible it’s not possible. Awesome time had regardless! And thankfully my iPod didn’t die in the middle like it did last year…
Had a fabulous time at my 3rd IE event (and 2nd MP3 experiment!).
Met up with James from BostonSOS (who I originally met at MP3 4) and some of his friends before the event and spent a couple hours wandering the island (strange baby farm is still creeping me out, more so than Tyra Banks). And picking up Elle (I’m SO sorry if I spelled that wrong) as we wandered the island pre-event definitely added to the day.
I will second the thought that it would have been a bit more awesome if there were more non-participants around though, especially for the beginning.
My lasting memory from this, though, will be how I got punched in the face during the epic battle (an overzealous red-or-yellow-shirt swung their balloon and missed, pretty badly, into my lip), having my glasses FLY off my face and having to scoop them up before someone crushed them! But, you know, other than the bloody lip, it was an awesome time!
Hahahah Tom, that was me you were with. it must be me you’re talking about, you were the three guys in blue shirts, right?
Actually, I’m 4′10″ ;) haha.
But yes, ’twas an awesome day!