Crowd shot at the meeting point. Photo by Katie Sokoler.
The 8th Annual No Pants! Subway Ride went off without a hitch today in New York. It’s tough to count, but we’re guessing we had between 1,200 and 1,500 participants. Riders were divided up and dispatched to 4 separate train lines. The high was 30 degrees and there was a nice steady stream of snow.
If you were there, leave us an agent report in the comments. We love hearing about everyone’s unique individual story. The photos and video can be see on the official mission report.
Thanks to everyone who came out to participate! If this was your first event, make sure you are on the NY Agents mailing list so you’ll find out about upcoming missions. Subscribe to our RSS feed to stay up to date on everything Improv Everywhere. You can also join our Facebook Page and subscribe to our YouTube channel.
Pantless pyramid of people in the snow in Union Square, post mission. Photo by Katie Sokoler.
If you participated in one of the 24 regional No Pants Subway Rides today across the world, leave us an agent report in the comments letting us know how it went. Post links to any photos and videos from your town’s event as well. Let us know how many people participated and what the temperature was.
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Thanks for participating!
No Pants in Los Angeles, CA. Photo by Chad Nicholson
Reminder: No Pants 2k9 is tomorrow in New York City and 24 cities worldwide! There are 9 countries involved this year, including Korea, Poland, and Australia. We’re expecting snow in New York, which would be a first.
All are invited to participate in the 8th Annual No Pants! Subway Ride. The event will take place at 3:00 PM on Saturday, January 10. Everything you need to know is in this post. Please read it carefully!
REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION:
1) Willing to take pants off on subway
2) Able to keep a straight face about it
**THIS IS A PARTICIPATORY EVENT. DO NOT SHOW UP UNLESS YOU PLAN TO TAKE YOUR PANTS OFF.**
DETAILS
When: Saturday, January 10 at 3:00 PM, Sharp! (Over by around 5:30) Where: Meet at Foley Square at the black sculpture/fountain. It’s near the Brooklyn Bridge 6 train stop, between Centre and Lafayette, just north of Duane. (Google Map) Bring: A backpack and a metro card. Do not bring: A camera (we’ll have several photographers on hand) Wear: Normal winter clothes (hat, gloves, etc) Facebook: You can RSVP to the Facebook Event After Party: For those over 21, there will be an official No Pants after party at Sidebar, 15th Street and Irving Place. First drink is free if you arrive without pants.
(Today Show Coverage from last year’s No Pants Ride)
Like last year, we’re encouraging people to organize their own No Pants Subway Rides in cities around the world on January 10, the same day as our annual event in New York. If you’ve got a subway system, or some form of mass transportation (bus? trolley?) then get involved and organize your own ride.
If you want to be the leader for your town’s ride, create a Facebook event and post a link to it in the comments below so we can promote it on this page. Here are all of the cities that currently have rides being organized for this year:
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