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September 10, 2003

The "Last" Flash Mob

Photos from the 'last' Manhattan flash mob, courtesy of fredhoysted.com

Tonight another Manhattan flash mob went down, and they say it was the last.

But what was it the last of? Supposedly it was the last flash mob in New York to be organized by "Bill," the mysterious inventor of flash mobs.

"Bill" might be one of the men photographed above. Of course Bill might be neither of these men. And of course, more New York flash mobs might take place tomorrow. Life offers no guarantees.

Thanks to Fred's Journal for the photos. You can see more coverage of the "Last Flash Mob" there, as well as at Satan's Laundromat. These are both intriguing accounts; check them out. (But what are they accounts of?)

Thanks, Bill, for flash mobs. Thanks for the mystery.

And thanks for not selling out.

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Comments

Last me arse. flashmobs were in mallard filmore too BTW.

Posted by: on September 10, 2003 10:29 PM

AGAIN AGAIN

Posted by: Philippe on September 10, 2003 10:33 PM

For purity sake, the elusive "Bill", founder of the first flash mob, has announced that last night's mob in NYC was THE last. Bill, you are an overman. Yet...

I (and I hope others) secretly plan to carry on the full originary artistic purity of the Mob Project by evoking yet another brilliant expression of meaninglessness, pointlessness, and enthusiastic joint endeavor soon. After all, when all is said and done, despite and in conjunction with self-satisfying narrative and accommodation of practicalities, little else remains.

WWJD?

--JC

Posted by: JesusChrist on September 11, 2003 07:12 AM

Interesting...a reversal of the "Bill" shot...now he's facing the opposite direction from the photo on Fred's post. Is there a message here...?

Posted by: Glowlab on September 11, 2003 07:48 AM

#001 Tokyo Flash Mob
Date: Friday, September 26
Time: Evening
Place: Marunouchi
Info: http://www.geocities.com/alien_coruscater/mob.html

Posted by: Alien Coruscater on September 11, 2003 07:59 AM

Thanks for the photos and great coverage. If interested, please read my own coverage of the Mob, with analysis, at:
http://bjoseph.livejournal.com
Barry

Posted by: Barry on September 11, 2003 08:50 AM

September 11th of ANY YEAR is NOT a good day for a MOB ... UNLESS ... it is done to Tribute those that have died on 9/11

REALLY guys!

Posted by: Mia on September 11, 2003 11:14 AM

Mia... it was on Sept. 10

it's good to live in the "now." but not everything you read today was written today.

if you want to keep your head in the sand, please keep your mouth there too!

Posted by: sean on September 11, 2003 11:19 AM

Is this the last of Bill for sure? are you sure that there wont be a "Bill 2"? There is an upcoming flash mob in Denver. Place: stairs of the Cpaitol. : Month : October. Time and Date: Unknown.

One more comment... How doyou know that im not the next " Bill"?????

Posted by: RuriChild on September 11, 2003 03:55 PM

An extensively (some might say excessively) detailed report of MOB 8, plus a history of my own MOB-related posts and links to several other MOBlogs are now up on my site, so come on over! yeehaw.

Posted by: Ginger on September 12, 2003 02:28 AM

Howard Stern talked about Flash Mobs on his show this morning.

Posted by: on September 12, 2003 05:31 AM

Flashcroping?

new idea, hoew about i f we flashcrop, by puting crop-circles near major toiwns like new york, moscow, london, la etc, etc

can you e-mail me with your thoughts/feedback

Posted by: Elmozo on September 12, 2003 11:27 AM

hi, i`m brazilian anD I would like to do a FLASH MOB here in my city.. some fridns say i`m crazy.. and i say.. yes I`M and? hihihi.

kisses for aLL people.. and continue do flash mob.. it`s very funny

Posted by: AnGeL on September 14, 2003 07:45 AM

Hii i'm brasilian and i read one magazine and they talk about Flash mob...it's so funny...
I would like to do a Flash Mob in my city but in Brasil it's impossible because there are a lot of "bad peolpe" so....
But it's so cool..:)

Kisses Carol

Posted by: Carol on September 14, 2003 03:44 PM

London House of Commons Flash Mob Alert....

For details email thesumo@mobproject.com

Posted by: saddler21 on September 17, 2003 06:31 AM

none of you are brasilian/brazilian, none of you matter, flash mobs don't matter, you're all extra-white, blogs are for naked fat people, i will beat your ass... questions? comments? nipples?

Posted by: AssMaster on September 17, 2003 09:29 PM

nipples.

Posted by: AssReamer on September 18, 2003 06:34 PM

Flash-Mob in Löhne, 24. Oktober 2003, 10 Uhr
vor dem Jugendamt, Alte Bünder Straße 14,
32584 Löhne, Germany

Posted by: Loehne, Germany on September 19, 2003 04:12 AM

i'v jest read about flash mobs in my magazine and im totally hooked! i'v seen the photo's but there doesnt seem like there is anyone there who is my age(15) would i look really out of place joining one? i really want to but i dont want to be singled out for being joung...any feedback?
keep up the enthusiasm!!!
xxxxx

Posted by: Honey on September 22, 2003 11:24 AM

You guys seriously need a job.

Posted by: marcus on September 24, 2003 08:29 AM

FLASHMOBS RULE!!!!!!YEAHHHHHHHH

Posted by: jared on September 25, 2003 07:58 AM

How can I find a flash mob in Boston??? I'm really interested! I'm a freshman at an art school, and think it would be an excellent piece or performance art... What do you call a flash mob-like act, if there is only one person?????

email me at aubri.esters@massart.edu

Thanx so much! :)
Peace

Posted by: Aubri on September 26, 2003 01:45 PM

greetings everyone...does anyone have any information about flash mobbing in philadelphia? or is interested? email me at sem128@msn.com

love,
THE ALMIGHTY ASSLOAF

Posted by: ALMIGHTY ASSLOAF on September 27, 2003 11:39 AM

Does anyone have any info on the flashmob that happened in Las Vegas, August 31st? I haven't read anything post-mob
thanks

Posted by: lyrical on September 29, 2003 02:44 PM

We need another flash mob in NYC...things are just too quiet.

Posted by: on October 1, 2003 07:40 PM

hey!! are there any flash mobs in canada? write back...

Posted by: Carrie on October 7, 2003 04:57 PM

Any flashmobs in denver coming up??

LiddyPlur@gohip.com
TazmanianLiddy (AIM)

Posted by: Liddy on October 13, 2003 07:56 PM

To: Marketing department

I am the photos researcher for enRoute Magazine, the in-flight Magazine of
Air Canada.

In our December issue, we have a short text about the Flash Mobs.
Would it be possible to have some photographs to illustrate the text ?

You can either send us high resolution photographs (300 dpi, 4 X 5 inches in
a jpeg, tiff, eps or psd format) or you can mail us slides, CD-ROM or
photographs of the Flash Mobs.

If you choose to mail us the material, please write 'No Commercial Value' on
the package so it won't be delayed at the customs. Our deadline is October
26th.

Please include photo credit if any.

EnRoute Magazine has a monthly circulation of 180 000 copies and an
estimated readership of 800 000.

Thank you for you help,

Isabelle Sauve
Recherche photos/Photos Research
Magazine enRoute
4200, boul. Saint-Laurent, bureau 707
Montréal (Québec) CANADA H2W 2R2
514.844.2001 p. 211
photos@enroutemag.net
www.enroutemag.com

Posted by: Isabelle on October 14, 2003 11:53 AM

read Flash Crowd, the true origin of flash mobs, for some insight into the future of police repression...

Posted by: glenn on October 24, 2003 11:56 PM

Anyone thought of doing one in Oregon?

Posted by: Captain Wackypants on October 26, 2003 08:11 PM

003: Tokyo Flash Mob

November 30
2:22 pm
Akihabara

For info: tokyo-flash-mob-subscribe@egroups.co.jp

Posted by: AC on November 1, 2003 06:26 PM

any info for flash mob

Posted by: joe on November 5, 2003 06:13 PM

an event will take place on november 22nd in washington dc.
at 12:30 pm, participants will step onto the lawn on the mall outside the hirshorn museum sculpture garden. sound an instrument of some kind. (whistle, horn, etc).
drop to their knees and procede to count the grass outloud. at 12;35 they are to sound their instruments again and disperse. sign up at www.xflashmobs.com or just show up.

Posted by: red on November 9, 2003 04:33 PM

French Flash MOB #1 in Denver 02/7/04

Les Flash Mobs sont des rassemblements urbains qui tiennent à la fois de la poésie
et de la farce. Avec seulement le plaisir comme moteur, venez nous rejoindre ce Samedi:

INSTRUCTIONS:

Name: French Flash Mob #1
Duration: 13 minutes (3MN of ACTION)
Location: Downtown Denver, Civic Center Park
(West of Broadway, South of Colfax Avenue, East of Bannock Street,
and North of 14th Avenue).
FFB Start time: saturday February 7, 2:20PM sharp
Mapquest help: http://www.mapquest.com/

Bring: a baguette (a long thin loaf of French bread)
Synchronizing: On the morning of February 7th synchronize your watch on http://www.time.gov/timezone.cgi?Mountain/d/-7/java
Picture of the Flag from Brittany: http://www.immigration-usa.com/flags/new12/brittany.gif

FFM#1 IN 4 STEPS:
1)PRE-Meeting: By no later than 2:20PM arrive at the following location:
Downtown Denver, Civic Center Park.
Upon your arrival, find a place to relax. Act casual and enjoy some of the cities
finest street performers.

2)PROCEDURE: Shortly before 2:28PM look for the person holding a Brittany flag.
This is the MOB representative.

3)FFB Action time: Saturday February 7, 2:30PM shout many times
"KENAVO!" (MEANS HELLO IN BRITAIN) and keep your baguette up for 3mn.

4)EXIT: At 2:33PM you should disperse.

Posted by: X-0ff 04 on February 2, 2004 12:25 PM

mob in Poland . On monday in 22.03.04
in Wroclaw Center we made Flashmob

Posted by: Anna on March 19, 2004 02:54 AM

Światowy Dzień Wody
22/03/04, 15:00 :: Wrocław
kto: _joan_ gdzie: rynek, fontanna przed sukiennicami
Opis:
Wrocław, Rynek, Plac Gołębi (koło fontanny), godz. 15:00, zabierzcie plastikowe butelki wypełnione czystą wodą! :)) Zaakcentujemy w ten sposób problem wyczerpujących się zasobów wody pitnej na świecie - to naprawdę poważna sprawa!!!
Scenariusz:
Spotykamy się w poniedziałek 22 marca na Rynku z plastikowymi butelkami po napojach napełnionymi czystą wodą. Punktualnie o godz. 15:00, jak tylko zegar na ratuszu zacznie wybijać godzinę, ustawiamy się dookoła fontanny odwróceni do niej plecami, i wylewamy wodę z butelek. Po czym krzyczymy "Nie ma wody!" i rozchodzimy się we wszystkie strony! Do zobaczenia!!! Liczę na wszystkich, dla których nie jest obca wrażliwość na problemy środowiska a zwłaszcza wody :)))

Posted by: Anna on March 19, 2004 06:11 AM

Global Flashmob #2 is sceduled for saturday 19th of June 2004, about 2pm local time.

Informations are on the FlashMobWiki

http://flashmob.wiki.taoriver.net/

East european and russian mobbers came up with GFM #2. There are many, many cities participating mainly in the east already.

!!!Add your city to the list on the wiki please!!!

Preparations for GFM #2 are mostly going on in a HiddenSpace. An open discussion on the FutureOfGlobalFlasmob evolves on the wiki (which is an OpenSpace). Montly fullmoon GFM's, global voting on scenarios ... or better not. Stuff like that. Please feel invited to participate in the dicussion.

-- MattisManzel

Posted by: MattisManzel on June 5, 2004 04:49 AM

Posted by: Terry on July 17, 2005 04:12 AM