To: themobproject@yahoo.com
Subject: MOB #4
You are invited to take part in MOB, the project that
creates an inexplicable mob of people in New York City
for ten minutes or less. Please forward this to other
people you know who might like to join.
FAQ
Q. Why would I want to join an inexplicable mob?
A. Tons of other people are doing it.
Q. Why did the plans to MOB #3 change?
A. The National Guardsmen with machine guns had
something to do with it.
Q. What should I do with my MOB $1 bill?
A. Spend it, if you like. But you may be asked to
make another, for a future MOB.
Q. Can we do a MOB downtown, for a change?
A. Sure.
INSTRUCTIONS - MOB #4
Start time: Wednesday, July 16th, 7:18 pm
Duration: 10 minutes
(1) At some point during the day on July 16th,
synchronize your watch to
http://www.time.gov/timezone.cgi?Eastern/d/-5/java/java.
(If that site doesn^Òt work for you, try
http://www.time.gov/timezone.cgi?Eastern/d/-5.)
(2) By 7 PM, based on the month of your birth, please
situate yourselves in the bars below. Buy a drink and
act casual. NOTE: if you are attending the MOB with
friends, you may all meet in the same bar, so long as
at least one of you has the correct birth month for
that bar.
January, February, March: Puck Fair, 298
Lafayette St. (just south of Houston). Meet just
inside the front door, to the right.
April, May, June: 288 (a.k.a. Tom & Jerry's), 288
Elizabeth St. (just north of Houston). Meet in the
back to the left, by the jukebox.
July, August, September: Bleecker St. Bar, 58
Bleecker St. (at Crosby). Meet in the back to the
right, by the jukebox.
October, November, December: Pamela's Cantina, 1
W. 3rd St. (just west of Broadway). Meet near the
right side of the bar, by the television sets.
(3) Then or soon thereafter, a MOB representative will
appear in the bar and will pass around further
instructions.
(4) If you arrive near the final MOB site before 7:18,
stall nearby. NO ONE SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE FINAL MOB
SITE UNTIL 7:17.
(5) At 7:28 you should disperse. NO ONE SHOULD REMAIN
AT THE MOB SITE AFTER 7:30.
(6) Return to what you otherwise would have been
doing, and await instructions for MOB #5.