For the organizing of pointless random acts of spontaneity
WordSpy defines the term Flashmobbing as follows:
(FLASH mawb) n. A large group of people who gather in a predetermined location, perform some brief action, and then quickly disperse.
—v., —adj. —flash mobber n. —flash mobbing pp.
So, That is what the dictionary says.
What the dictionary does not say, is that flashmobbing is also about as much fun as you can have with your clothes on!
Who can resist the urge to poke a little fun at society's constraints and conventions from time to time? Why not pull out a banana and have a shoot out with 90 other banana toting bandits, or Row Row Row your boat up the steps of Sydney Opera house? Missed a career in the ballet? Here is your chance to galumph about with 100 other wannabe Prima Ballerinas. Quasi Modo ring a bell? Why not pull on your best hunchback and rant about "The Bells! The Bells!" How about making a very large Air Band in the Classic music section of the ABC shop? Auction Off The Queen Victoria Statue? Yep, we have already sold her. Stock market at the country trains monitors in Central?
What else are the monitors there for?!
These are just a few of the events Sydmob has staged over the past few years. The joy in them is how quickly they spring to life, much to the amazement of passers by, then, just as the public is trying to make some sense of what they are observing, Wham!. In a flash, we have all gone again, leaving bewildered and amused expressions behind us. The only thing to identify us are the enormous grins on our faces!
If the thought of taking part in an event as silly as these, with a bunch of total strangers is appealing, then
Sydmob is the place for you. This is the
place to celebrate our right to organise spontaneous acts of stupidity for the amusement of ourselves and others. Tell your friends, get involved. We
will warn you, however. Flashmobbing is extremely addictive. Some of us have
been bewildering Sydney since our very first mob, and would not miss a mob
for quids.
So who the hell ARE are flashmobbers? Just about anyone with a bit of joie de vie. We are Students and Grandparents, professionals and professional idiots. We range in age from three to sixty three. We come from as far as Bathurst, Katoomba and Newcastle to participate in a three minute event. We are, probably, all very silly people at heart. Our mantra , Congregate. Act. Disperse. The words that bring us joy? Overhearing someone say "What the HELL Was THAT?!?"
Sounds great! Sign me up you say..But hang on...Just what is Sydmob? Sydmob is non profit, non political, non anything but fun. It does not cost a cent to come out and play, all you have to do is sign up, and, nope, we do not give your e mail details to any evil empires, or those who want to sell you cheap medications or offer insulting surgeries, it kinda goes against our principles.
Listen to the Triple J's Hack report on Global Flash Mob #2 - Click Here
See the ABC Mondo Thingo Story from Thursday 2nd September 2004 - Click Here
Friday November 10 2006
SYDMOB #37 Instructions
Hey Hey Hey Mobbers,
We hope you are ready too once again, create some merry mayhem!
Please send a head count to
tempest@sydmob.com with the number
of people attending in the title bar.
On the morning of Sunday the 12st of November, you should have already
synchronized your watch to the time of the Telstra clock, available by
calling 1194. (Please do this, it does help mob timing)
By 11:45 am you should be in the Circular Quay area,. Make your way to
Jessie Street Gardens, the grass area at the back of Paragon Hotel on Loftus
Street between Alfred & Bridge Rds.
*The Mob Rep will be only present between 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm*
The mob rep will be carrying a silver folder and wearing a red, yellow and
green Rastafarian hat.. They will be in the general vicinity of the Paragon
Hotel. Approach this person and say. " The cock crowed twice at midnight,
then left fot he bar"
You will be then handed the rest of the instructions. Move away, read them,
and then follow them.
Mobbers are invited to hook up, post mob, for catch up drinks, and a giggle
Monday October 16 2006
SYDMOB #36 Web page and Camilla's Pics are now up and available, just click the
Mob#36 Link on the left side of the Sydmob Site.
We are trying to plan another Mob for November so stay tuned.
Monday October 9 2006
SYDMOB #36
On the afternoon of Saturday the 14th of October, you should have already synchronized your watch to the time of the Telstra clock, available by calling 1194
By 12:55pm you should be in the Town Hall area, make your way to the ground floor of the QVB Building between George and York Streets.
*The Mob Rep will be only present between 1:00pm and 1:45 pm*
Locate the individual in, or within the vicinity of the Coffee Shop "Bacio" which is located next to the middle exit too York Street. The rep will be carrying a silver folder and wearing a Rastafarian (Red yellow green and black) hat.
Approach the rep and say "I am a happy hungry hippo, hip hopping, hopping mad"
You will be then handed the rest of the instructions, and a secret item. Move well away, read the instructions, and follow them.
Please send an email to Tempest@sydmob.com with an estimate of the number of people coming with you so we can estimate how much secret stuff we need to bring.
Thursday August 24 2006
Sydmob, We are soooo sorrrryyyy buuttttt.........
The next event will have to be put back till 14th or 15 October.
We have something's to we have to get through before we can concentrate on the next event - nothing serious, but it has to be done.
So, Spread the word, organise your family and friends and we will see you on the
14th or 15th. The Instructions will be sent out the
previous Wednesday, so make sure you friends have signed up by then.
Sunday July 30 2006
Sydmob, We take our hats off to you!
Allow us to applaud each and every one of you! What great actors you are! Never have we seen more thoroughly convincingly casual people waiting for a bus.
Not only are you great actors, some of you are terribly good copy writers as well! The "reporter" who was over heard asking of a passenger. "So how was the bus ride?" "How are you enjoying the bus stop so far?" "There
are rumours that you have been seen at this bus stop before?
Can you confirm or deny these allegations?" Pure genius! Those are the sort of things that make it an utter delight to host a mob.
It was nice to see so many new faces, and to meet some of you post mob. If any of you have photos of today, pretty please send them to either
mal@sydmob.com or tempest@sydmob.com as we would like to put them up on the web.
Next Mob will be on Sunday the 14th or 15th of October, in the afternoon. Spread the word!
Wednesday 26 July 2006
SYDMOB #35
We are back from battling a bad back, and are ready, once again, to lead you off in merry mayhem!
Please send a head count to tempest@sydmob.com with the number of people attending in the title bar.
On the afternoon of Sunday the 30th of July, you should have already synchronized your watch to the time of the Telstra clock, available by calling 1194. (Please do this, it does help mob timing)
By 12:45 pm you should be in the Circular Quay area. Make your way to Jessie Street Gardens, the grass area at the back of Paragon Hotel on Loftus Street between Alfred & Bridge Rds. (http://www.whereis.com.au:80/whereis/mapping/maplink.do?maplinkId=70135&brandId=1)
*The Mob Rep will be only present between 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm*
The mob rep will be carrying a silver folder and wearing a red, yellow and green Rastafarian hat.. They will be in the general vicinity of the Paragon Hotel. Approach this person and say. " I have missed you! Lead me into mad merriment"
You will be then handed the rest of the instructions. Move away, read them, and then follow them.
Guidelines:
- If you are attending a mob with either a partner or a large group of friends, organize to meet at a designated spot after the act has taken place. Preferably this spot should be far enough away so that people who have just witnessed the event don't put 2 and 2 together.
- When the act is over, disperse from the area at the allocated time outlined in the instructions handed to you by the organizer. Choose a direction and leave *alone*. This cannot be stressed enough. Try and not converse with anyone when you are leaving the area, either spectators or fellow mobbers. Hook up afterwards to share the joy! We are trying to give the impression that what just took place didn't actually happen at all.
- If you're attending the mob with digital equipment and wish to take a shot of the disperse, try and locate yourself away a bit from the area. Or have a friend organized to take the wanted shots for you so you don't miss out on the fun. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE be generous, and share your images with the organisers! We may wish to use them on the website, with full credit given, of course.
- At completion of some mobs, the participants or witnessing public have suddenly gone into a round of applause at the end of the act. Even if the instructions don't outline this action, there's nothing actually wrong with doing it. Feel free to share your appreciation with fellow mobbers. But try and disperse as planned as well.
- When the disperse happens, leave the area in a calm and sensible manner. When you have a group of people which could reach well over 100 it's never a good idea to initiate a mass stampede, the threat of injury is quite real.
- If there is a presence of authority (police, security etc) and they give out explicit instructions to leave the area, do so. Even if its before the designated disperse time. Having people arrested for taking place in a flashmob is not the kind of attention we are seeking.
- Leave nothing behind but the lasting effect on the minds of your fellow mobbers and the witnessing general public.
Thursday 29th June 2006
SYDMOB #34
I have the green light from tempest for an unofficial mob this Sunday.
On the morning of Sunday 2nd July, you should have already synchronized your watch to the time of the Telstra clock, available by calling 1194.
By 11:30, you should be making your way towards the destination outlined below:
Meet the individual sitting at the tables outside McDonalds close to custom house at the back of circular quay (cnr Loftus and Alfred streets) wearing a bright yellow cap and carrying a brown
envelope. Ask him "who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?".
You will be then handed the rest of the instructions. Move away, read them, and then follow them.
The Mob rep will only be present between 11:30 and 12:15.
Because this system is unreliable, I'm going to e-mail people who have e-mailed me this same detailed so sorry in advance if you
receive two of the same message.
Thursday 29th September
SYDMOB #33
On the afternoon of Saturday the 1st of October, you should have already synchronized your watch to the time of the Telstra clock, available by calling 1194
By 12:45pm you should be in the Town Hall area, make your way to the back of St Andrews Cathedral, Cnr Bathurst & George Streets. (UBD page no. 253 grid G9)
*The Mob Rep will be only present between 1:00pm and 1:45 pm*
Locate the individual in the general vicinity the Town Hall and the Cathedral carrying a silver folder and wearing a Rastafarian hat.
Approach this person and say "Do you want fries with that ?"
You will be then handed the rest of the instructions. Move away, read them, and then follow them.
Please email Tempest@sydmob.com of the approximate number of your party planning to be there (eg 1 or >5 <8 or 10+ etc) in the Subject Line
Saturday 9th July
Heads up people!
We flash again on Saturday The Sixth of August. Spread the word and get excited!
(We can tell you it will be a CBD location, and that you will be picking up your instructions from the mob rep at around 1PM)
Friday 1st July
Hey hey hey mobbers,
Yes, the slack-arse organisers are at last committed to giving Sydney a bit of a rev up. Call it in praise of the rain! We flash rain, hail, cyclone or clement weather. Get your sorry butts up and get excited! A two part mob is yours for the participation, with an optional hook up post flash, to chortle about the day's events.
NB!!!!! Bring an umbrella.!!!!!!!!
On Sunday The Third of July, you will have awoken, refreshed and pumping, and, no doubt, wondering where the hell you left your umbrella. Once you have located said umbrella, you will depart your home.
By 1 pm you will have made your way to The C.B.D. Sydney Town Hall.
*** The mob Reps will be there from 1pm - 1:45pm Only.***
Beneath the steps of Sydney Town Hall, you will find the mob rep, who will be wearing a Rastafarian hat (A Rastafarian hat is red, yellow and green for the un initiated) The Mob rep will be holding a silver folder. Approach this individual and say.
"Good grief! Pass the sun block!"
The mob rep will then hand you your instructions.
Move away, read them, and follow them.
Sunday 17th April
Did we have fun or what
On Saturday 16th April, Sydmob descended on "The Apple Centre" to return some
faulty equipment and then to round the day off on a high note we had an
impromptu audition session. Both we absolute crackers....read
all about it here
Friday 18th March
No Flashmob this weekend - Postponed
We have postponed the Flashmob that was going to happen tomorrow (19th), till the weekend after Easter (we think...). Poor Tempest is unwell and with other obligations it has become evident that we need to postpone this event to do it justice.
But feel free to go out into the world and put a smile on a strangers dial - just because you can and want too !
Sunday 13th March
Next Event is on Saturday 19th March
Gather you Friends, Family, all & sundry for after our slow start to the year,
the next flashmob will be help on Saturday the 19th March somewhere around lunch
time in the CBD. The instructions will be sent our via the mail-lists on Thursday
as usual, so make sure you friends are signed up by then !
We have also updated the web site with a page for Event 29, click on the
link on the left side of the web page. We are desperate for photos, especially
from the second event, if you have some contact
Mal or
Tempest
(especially that fine person who took around 300 photos...)
Anyhow let breathe some more life into Sydney and make Saturday a day to
remember !
Thursday 3rd March
Mob #29 Emailed Instructions,
SYDMOB #29
On the morning of Sunday 6th of March, you should have already synchronized your watch to the time of the Telstra clock, available by calling 1194
By 12:25 pm you should be in the Circular Quay area, make your way to Jessie Street Gardens, the grass area at the back of Paragon Hotel on Loftus Street between Alfred & Bridge Rds. (http://www.whereis.com.au:80/whereis/mapping/maplink.do?maplinkId=70135&brandId=1)
*The Mob Rep will be only present between 12:30pm and 01:30 pm*
Locate the individual in the general vicinity carrying a Silver folder and wearing a Rasta hat. Approach and say, "Excuse me, have you seen a large prop?"
You will be then handed the rest of the instructions. Move away, read them, and follow them.
Tuesday 25th January 2005
Note: Only for people who have tickets and are attending the Sydney Big Day Out.
SYDMOB #28
On the afternoon of Wednesday the 26th of January, you should have already synchronized your watch to the time of the Telstra clock, available by calling 1194, and be attending the BIG DAY OUT
By 12:40 pm you should be in Sydney Showground, Olympic Park, make your way to the Olympic Cauldron (Now a very big shower stall).
*The Mob Rep will be only present between 1:00pm and 1:45 pm*
Locate the individual in the general vicinity carrying a silver folder. Approach and say, "You look like a rock star, or is it a fallen angel!"
You will be then handed the rest of the instructions.
Move away, read them, and then follow them.
Thursday 9th December
Mob #27 Emailed Instructions,
SYDMOB #27
On the morning of Saturday the 11th of December, you should have already
synchronized your watch to the time of the Telstra clock, available by calling
1194
If you are using Sydney’s notorious Rail system, e mail
tempest@sydmob.com, for a number to call
if you are held up.
By 11:55 pm you should be in the Circular Quay area, make your way to Jessie
Street Gardens, the grass area at the back of Paragon Hotel on Loftus Street
between Alfred & Bridge Rds.
(http://www.whereis.com.au:80/whereis/mapping/maplink.do?maplinkId=70135&b
randId=1)
*The Mob Rep will be only present between 12:05am and 12:55 pm*
Locate the individual in the general vicinity carrying a silver folder and
wearing tinsel in their hair. Approach and say, "Have you been naughty, or
nice?"
You will be then handed the rest of the instructions. Move away, read them, and
follow them.
Wednesday 1st December
Well Hello there,
Sorry it has been a while since we have suck our heads out. Both Tempest and I have been belted around with a flu, and are
fortunately well on the mend again now.
The next event will be on Saturday the 11th of December and it would be a safe bet to think it may have a
Christmas feel, but more about that next week....
We have put up the Mob 26 page. but its not quiet finished yet (we have to add a
narrative - send your own in and if its better than ours [or we haven't done it yet] we will put it up.
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way.....
Must go and feed those elves....
Thursday 18th November
Make sure you send a headcount (number of people attending with you) to
Tempest@sydmob.com, we may be providing
everyone with a mystery item and it would
help a great deal to know how many people to provide for !
SYDMOB #26 Instruction
On the morning of Sunday the 21st of November, you should have already
synchronized
your watch to the time of the Telstra clock, available by calling 1194
By 11:40 pm you should be in the Town Hall area, make your way to the back of St
Andrews Cathedral, Cnr Bathurst & George Streets.
(UBD(tm) page no. 253 grid G9 -
http://www.whereis.com/search/email_map_redirect.jhtml?id=272469
*The Mob Rep will be only present between 11:45am and 12:45 pm*
Locate the individual in the general vicinity between the Town Hall and the
Cathedral carrying a silver folder and a wearing a hat & Trench coat. Approach
and
say, "Its about time for a cold beer, isn't it?"
You will be then handed the rest of the instructions. Move away, read them,
and then follow them.
** Long timers will remember this site as the same site as Flash Mob #1, #10, 12
#12 and #20.**
Monday 15th November
Get Read Sydney - Next event Sunday 21st November
Just a quick heads up that the next Sydmob spectacular "Spectacular" will be taking place next Sunday the 21st November 2004, and is
likely to be between 12 & 1:30pm but the time is not set in stone yet. So you have week to rally the troops and/or bring a new friend. We will be putting up a few more bits and
pieces over the coming week too, and add another interview or two - take a look you may well now be famous.
A big thanks to the people sending in event idea's too, some are a real hoot and are very likely to be used in
some coming events, keep them coming people !
So if you know some who should sign up, make sure they do before Thursday or they may miss getting the instructions (they will be put up on the web of course too).
See Prunes five cents worth here
Thursday 28th October
SYDMOB #25 Initial Instructions
If you can, (and only if you can, this is not mandatory,) please bring a camera of any
kind, working or not. Film is not required, though of course, those of you
taking real pics are, as always, cherished! - Say Cheeze !
On the afternoon of Saturday the 30th of October, you should have already
synchronized your watch to the time of the Telstra clock, available by calling
1194
By 12:15 pm you should be in the Rocks area, make your way to end of Argyle St &
Circular Quay (UBD page no. 256 grid D4)
*** The Mob Rep will be only present between 12:30pm and 1:15pm ***
Locate the individual in the general vicinity carrying a silver folder, holding
an open umbrella. Approach this person and say, "Do you want brains with that?”
You will be then handed the rest of the instructions. Move away, read them, and
then follow them.
Monday 18th October
Another fabulous flashmob as Sydmob hit the Sydney CBD once again yesterday.
We already have photo's, with promises for more to come along with some video
footage. Read all about it here.
The next event is set for Saturday week - 30th October, the instructions will
be posted on the Thursday before as usual..
Thursday 14th October
Well groovers, it's that time again...What time I hear you ask? Time for your
flashy instructions time!
Three more sleeps until we yet again bemuse Sydney with a double header.
This time, you will need to bring a beach towel. It needs to be concealable if
possible, so bring it in a bag, or a backpack. To plan our second site, we
need a bit of a head count. Please e mail
tempest@sydmob.com ,
with the number attending in the title bar.
SYDMOB #24 Instructions
On the afternoon of Sunday the 17th of October, you should have already
synchronized your watch to the time of the Telstra clock, available by calling
1194
By 11:30 am you should be in the Wynyard area, make your way to Barrack Street
Mall, between George & York Sts. (http://www.whereis.com.au:80/whereis/mapping/maplink.do?maplinkId=77936&brandId=1)
*The Mob Rep will be only present between 11:45am and 12:45 pm*
Locate the individual in the general vicinity carrying a silver folder and
wearing a Rastafarian hat. Approach this person and say. "Surfs up, and so am
I"
You will be then handed the rest of the instructions. Move away, read them,
and then follow them
If you have not been to a flash mob yet please take a few minutes to read the
Congregate, Act & Disperse pages on this site (top of the menu on the left of
the page)
Tuesday 12th October
FlashMob #24 set for Sunday 17th October
As you can now tell, the Sydmob web site is back up again, and we have added a links page, which features the links to the Brisbane and Melbourne flash mob groups, along with links for other International Flash Mob sites and other related material.
The next Sydmob event is scheduled for Sunday 17th October, and will be somewhere in the CBD as usual. The time is likely to be somewhere between 11am and 1pm but that is not yet definite. The instructions will be posted on Thursday, so make sure you have signed up before then if you are not yet on one of the mailing lists.
Oh, and the FlashMob #23 photo's etc are now up of course as well !
Mal & Tempest
Thursday 23rd September
FlashMob #23 Email Instructions
On the afternoon of Saturday the 25th of September, you should have already
synchronized your watch to the time of the Telstra clock, available by calling
1194
By 12:45 pm you should be in the Circular Quay area, make your way to Jessie
Street Gardens, the grass area at the back of Paragon Hotel on Loftus Street
between Alfred & Bridge Rds. (http://www.whereis.com.au:80/whereis/mapping/maplink.do?maplinkId=70135&brandId=1)
*The Mob Rep will be only present between 1:00m and 1:45 pm*
Locate the individual in the general vicinity carrying a silver folder and
wearing a Jesters hat. Approach this person and say. "Yo heave ho.."
You will be then handed the rest of the instructions. Move away, read them,
and then follow them.
Tuesday 21th September
Hey guys,
Hi there Sydmobbers!
Get excited! This Saturday the 25th of September is flashtime.
LOCATION? :Somewhere in the CBD.
TIME?: After 12.00 pm. (Gotta give us time to get out of bed people!!)
HEADCOUNT?: Yes please. Send a message with the number attending in the title
bar to
tempest@sydmob.com If you have something chatty to say, by all means add
that to your message and I am very happy to reply.
Instructions as to what kind of shady character you will be seeking this time
will be posted on Thursday.
We will be hooking up afterwards to have a post flash bash, of course!
xxx
Tempest and Mal
Thursday 9th September
Hey guys,
Here is your (first set of - for you new mobbers) instructions.
Could you all please ensure you have emailed a head count to
Tempest?, send to
tempest@sydmob.com
with the number attending in the title bar, so we have an idea of how many
instructions we need to print.
There will be the usual after flash get together at the Cat and Fiddle hotel,
Darling Street Balmain. You are most welcome to come and meet fellow mobbers.
The Cat and Fiddle is Mobber and child friendly.
SYDMOB #22
On the afternoon of Saturday the 11th of September, you should have already
synchronized your watch to the time of the Telstra clock, available by calling
1194
By 12:45 pm you should be in the Town Hall area, make your way to the back of
St Andrews Cathedral, Cnr Bathurst & George Streets. (UBD(tm) page no. 253
grid G9 -
*The Mob Rep will be only present between 1:00m and 1:45 pm*
Locate the individual in the general vicinity the Town Hall and the Cathedral
carrying a silver folder and wearing a Rastafarian hat. Approach this person
and say. "Hey there buddy, do you need a push?"
You will be then handed the rest of the instructions. Move away, read them,
and then follow them.
As we have quite a few first timers I have copied the general mob guidelines
below, please take a minute to read them to help you make the most of your
mobbing experience. A BIG tip is to reach the site on, or ahead of time, as we
only perform an act of two or three minutes, you will miss it if you dawdle.
Guidelines:
- If you are attending a mob with either a partner or a large group of
friends, organize to meet at a designated spot after the act has taken place.
Preferably this spot should be far enough away so that people who have just
witnessed the event don't put 2 and 2 together.
- When the act is over, disperse from the area at the allocated time outlined
in the instructions handed to you by the organizer. Choose a direction and
leave *alone*. This cannot be stressed enough. Try and not converse with
anyone when you are leaving the area, either spectators or fellow mobbers.
Hook up afterwards to share the joy! We are trying to give the impression that
what just took place didn't actually happen at all.
- If you're attending the mob with digital equipment and wish to take a shot
of the disperse, try and locate yourself away a bit from the area. Or have a
friend organized to take the wanted shots for you so you don't miss out on the
fun. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE be generous, and share your images with the
organisers! We may wish to use them on the website, with full credit given, of
course.
- At completion of some mobs, the participants or witnessing public have
suddenly gone into a round of applause at the end of the act. Even if the
instructions don't outline this action, there's nothing actually wrong with
doing it. Feel free to share your appreciation with fellow mobbers. But try
and disperse as planned as well.
- When the disperse happens, leave the area in a calm and sensible manner.
When you have a group of people which could reach well over 100 it's never a
good idea to initiate a mass stampede, the threat of injury is quite real.
- If there is a presence of authority (police, security etc) and they give out
explicit instructions to leave the area, do so. Even if its before the
designated disperse time. Having people arrested for taking place in a
flashmob is not the kind of attention we are seeking.
- Leave nothing behind but the lasting effect on the minds of your fellow
mobbers and the witnessing general public.
Thursday 9th September
I was doing a bit of cruising around the Yahoo sites and it seems the Melbourne Gang may be
trying to steer themselves into action. So if you are in or going to Melbourne check out their Yahoo Group site at
: http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/melbflashmob/
Friday 3rd September
Well, thanks to Amanda Keller and her Mondo Thingo Team, new Sydmob members are flooding in.
We had well over 30 people join whilst the show was being aired!, and has since well passed the 100+ mark. So a BIG WELCOME to our new mobbers, its nice to see Sydney has a bit fun left in it yet.
We have also had enquires from places such as the Central Coast, Tasmania, Brisbane etc asking if it was running in there area and how to start it up there. Tempest and Myself will point them in the right directions and we all can see if we can
help them spread the flash mobbing bug further !
We are planning to have our next event on the weekend of the 11th or 12th of September (dam marathon ..... maybe), and we promise to decide by Monday to give you a chance to plan and gather your family, friends and passers-by in time.
So keep an eye on this page, and look in you inbox on Thursday for your next instruction.....
New Mobbers should take a look at the organise, congregate, act and disperse links
on the left for guidelines on what goes on and how to play.
FM21 Instructions - We are turning One ! - Friday 20th August 2004
Hi there people! Here are your instructions.
As it is a birthday, feel free to put some glad rags on! (Or not, of course!)
Mal will be dressed up to the nines, as he always is! (Oh, DOOO stop laughing
people!)
2 part mob, we think you will have a lot of fun with it.
SYDMOB #21. Our Birthday Bash.
BRING A BANANA!
On the afternoon of Saturday 21st of August, you should have already
synchronized your watch to the time of the Telstra clock available by calling
1194
By 1:00pm you should be in the inner city. Go to Herald Square at Circular Quay
(lots of funky sculptures) This runs between Pitt and George Street, along
Alfred Street. Corner of Alfred & Pitt Street. (UBD Page 1 ref 12 H)
The Mob Reps will be present at this location only between 1:15pm and 2:00pm
Within that vicinity locate the Mob Rep, who has a fluffy neck. Once found, say
"I have a Banana, and I am not afraid to use it" you will then receive your
instructions. The rep will direct you to a second party, to pick up your mystery
item.
Move away, read your instructions, then follow them.
We are turning One !
The next mob on the weekend of 21st August will mark the first anniversary of Sydmob.
Yep, that's correct, it will have been twelve months since David set the spark alight, and a group of complete strangers barked and meowed at each other in front of Islay the talking terrier monument.
So start telling your family and friends and lets make our 1st Birthday a big one (as every 1st Birthday should be...)
Saturday 24th July
SYDMOB #20
On the morning of Saturday the 24th of July, you should have already
synchronized your watch to the time of the Telstra clock, available by calling
1194
By 11:40 pm you should be in the Town Hall area, make your way to the back of St
Andrews Cathedral, Cnr Bathurst & George Streets. (UBD(tm) page no.
253 grid G9 -
http://www.whereis.com/search/email_map_redirect.jhtml?id=272469
*The Mob Rep will be only present between 2:00m and 2:45 pm*
Locate the individual in the general vicinity the Town Hall and the Cathedral
carrying a silver folder and a chequered umbrella Approach and make this
statement "Rock on, Australia"
You will be then handed the rest of the instructions. Move away, read them, and
then follow them.
** Long timers will remember this site as the same site as Flash Mob #1, #10 and
#12.**
Sunday 11th July
SYDMOB #19
On the Morning of Sunday 11th July, you should have already synchronized your
watch to the time of the Telstra clock, available by calling 1194
*By
*By
*The Mob Rep will be only present between
Look for an individual who is wearing a Blue Cap, Sunglasses and holding a
silver folder, once found, approach and say "For whom the Bells Toll…”,
the Rep will then hand your instruction to you, move away and read them.
Sunday 20th June
Onya Sydney - Another fab event....Global Flash Mob #2 was a real hit...click
here for more details about the Sydney Event
Or for images from around the world with other sites flash mobbing click
here
Monday 7rd June
Word up guys. Global flashmob is happening on the 19th of June. This one is
putting us to shame. Moscow has been drawing five or six hundred people to each
event, and they run them twice a week! There will be 25 countries involved, all
doing pretty much the same thing. It is the first anniversary of flashmobbing,
so get the word out, and bring people, bring cameras and, as always, bring a
sense of fun!
Regulars will have noticed that the discussion list has fallen on its butt
rather big time, and we are badly missing the feedback, so Mal is organising a
new server. You will all get a notice inviting you to join. Sorry about that,
but we do love to be able to chat with you guys, as a mob is only as good as the
sum of it's parts. I, for one have been missing Jill rather a lot!
Thursday 27th May
Put the Sunday the 6th of June in your diaries for the next
Sydmob event, but we can't let you know more yet of course, as that would just
spoil it ! Details will be posted Thursday Evening 3rd June.
Also for a bit of advanced notice, you can pencil in the 19th of June
for the follow events date, which will coincide with the anniversary of the 1st
even Flash Mob.....More details too follow soon but it is safe to say here comes
the next global flash mob! for more click
here.....
Saturday 24th April
On Ya Sydney, once again you have managed to show
the world you can have fun with your clothes on ! A modest number of mobbers
made there way to Pitt St Mall, to engage the enemy in a battle for control of
the sky's over Sydney. Half the Mob were "Ground Forces" with there pretend
Anti-Aircraft artillery, with the second half of the mob being "Top Guns" flying
their Fighter Planes and attacking the ground forces. This was to all those
involved and the spectators an absolute hoot ! For
the whole story click here.
Friday 16 April 2004
Heads up Sydney - you have a week to rally the troops. Next
Sunday 25th of April we will be hitting the streets again. Tell you
friends, tell your family, tell the world and bring them along and now us in the
act of flash mobbing. The instruction will be posted next Thursday nite so make
sure you are on the maillist before then.
Saturday, 3rd April 2004
Great weather, Great Flashmob. Around 50 mobbers heading to the Archibald
Fountain in Hyde Park then proceeded to walk backwards around the fountain, then
act like four year olds pretending to play in the water. It was a hoot and a
reasonable amount of people made it out to this one, and I can assure you
EVERYONE had a huge grin on there faces ! More here
Sunday, 21 March 2004
It was a bit of a bleak day, and there was also works going on with the train
lines but a fair number of people got too mediate on a Sydney street corner
today. And true to form the passers-by tried to pretend we were not there, so we
turned up the heat with a loud bunch of Vegemites....Check
out the Mob #13 Page
Monday, 8th March 2004 It was raining and a bit dismal but Sydmob put a shine on some Sydney's shoppers faces last Saturday. The Queen Victoria Building was our location for this event, with the option of the Queen Vic's Statue outside if it was fine or the centre of the ground floor if it was raining....so the later ended up being used. A small but very vocal group definitely caught the attention of shoppers streaming into the QVB to get under cover form the rain. With a roaring chorus of "God save our Queens" (remember it was Mardi G parade day), followed by the Hokey Pokey, grins and bewildered looks were everywhere. Sorry we have no images for this one.....A full update will be posted soon (ish)
Monday, 15th February 2004 A very poor showing Sydney.....You had asked to go out to the suburbs....But then you don't even show up. A big thank-you to the handful of people who made the effort to make there way into Parramatta for our first and last Suburb event. It will be about 3 weeks until we do our next event....
Monday, 2 February 2004 - Well yet another successful event. A big thanks to those who made it out to Darling Harbour for the Horse race of the year ! Also a shout out to those who helped Charles out after. It was our first event back for the year and we couldn't be happier ! Click here for more
Monday, 26 January 2004 It's been a while between drinks, but the hangover from Xmas has worn off. People, it is time to Mob again. Mark your diary in the middle of the day on Sunday the 1st of February for flashtime. David has done a sterling job over the last six months, and we should go all out on Sunday to give him a true Sydmob send off. Pass the word around.....
Friday, 23 January 2004 SIMILAR, not NEW management has
been established. Mal has agreed to take over the reigns, and has been a
dedicated mobber and part of the administration team from mob#1. Mal has the
philosophy, inner bullshit and seriously whacky "Right Stuff" to lead us all
into further mayhem and glory. Roll on Sydmob 2004. Happy flashing people.
Sydmob News Archive (2003)
Mailing List information
There are now two mailing lists active on SYDMOB, SmartGroups & Announcement List
The SmartGroups list is mainly used as a discussion list which usually
receives more than just event announcements. This is the list to join if you wish to discuss
and chat about events/ideas/thoughts with other
Sydney mobbers as well as receive the usual event information about upcoming mobs. This list can be found in the menu to the top left on your screen, as 'SmartGroups' If you do not like to
receive all the single emails coming from the list, I would recommend selecting the digest mode via the Subscriber Options link found
here.
The Announcement List (Bravenet) is only used to receive email updates from the SYDMOB organizers concerning such posts as upcoming mob events and other related important information. No discussion is available on this list and it is not possible for mob members to post to it. This would be the mailing list selection for you if you wanted to avoid the amount of mail that happens on the Smartgroups list. The signup procedure is outlined below (note: you can also unsubscribe from this list by entering your email address below and clicking on "Cancel Subscription"
Please note, if you are already subscribed to the SmartGroup list and wish to change to the other list, you must unsubscribe from that list first. This can be most easily accomplished by simply visiting the SmartGroup and following the directions on that page to remove yourself from the list. Failing that, you could also contact myself at info@sydmob.com