NationStates Jolt Archive


What people do when the economy sucks.

greed and death
18-04-2009, 01:21
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EYAUazLI9k

Seriously, you have enough time to do that you have enough time to get a job.
Lunatic Goofballs
18-04-2009, 02:08
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EYAUazLI9k

Seriously, you have enough time to do that you have enough time to get a job.

Where?
Conserative Morality
18-04-2009, 02:12
I wish I was there. That is most likely the funniest thing I have, or will, see this month.
No true scotsman
18-04-2009, 02:16
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EYAUazLI9k

Seriously, you have enough time to do that you have enough time to get a job.

That is a job.

They were hired to publicize a new show.
greed and death
18-04-2009, 02:43
Where?

The girls could be prostitutes. The men could be some form of manual labor, just give the poles a run for their money.
Bryn Shander
18-04-2009, 08:57
The world needs more huge spontaneous dance numbers in public like that.
Pure Metal
18-04-2009, 09:16
oh dear...
Cameroi
18-04-2009, 09:18
new york's chainged a bit since the last time i was there in 1959 i take it. that WAS grand central station, right?

now i have a herd time believing that wasn't pre-arrainged with security. spontanious street theatre maybe, but why do i have my doubts. the several busloads of school kids arriving on cue? and it does seem that while the performers had the large central area, and while the ropes cordoning it off werent visible to the camera angles there is a clear demarcation between the performers and the regular comuters arround the perifery. whoever set that up and why, susupect some sort of media or advertising intrests just MIGHT have been involved. for one thing, the sound. it wouldn't have sounded that way in that space i don't believe.

the idea is beautiful though. but new yorkers. yup nothing phases them. but as for spontanious participation, forgive me if i have my doubts. or rather not so much doubts that it could occur, but rather that it would have been able to without some sort of prearaingement, at least from the security perspective.
I V Stalin
18-04-2009, 14:54
The world needs more huge spontaneous dance numbers in public like that.
Correction: the world needs huge spontaneous dance numbers in public like that, not choreographed ones advertising flippin' mobile phones or promoting tv shows.
Intangelon
18-04-2009, 18:06
new york's chainged a bit since the last time i was there in 1959 i take it. that WAS grand central station, right

Uh...what part of the YouTube link header that said "Central Station Antwerp" did you miss?
Intestinal fluids
18-04-2009, 19:24
What do people do when the economy sucks? Buy guns and gold.

But if you like that public theater sort of thing your best source is here : http://improveverywhere.com/

Circle Line Tour and offshore gambling are classics. Oh and the Talk to the black guy booth at the Aspen ski lodge.
Katganistan
18-04-2009, 20:04
Antwerp, actually. I wish it WERE NYC. :)
Intestinal fluids
18-04-2009, 20:31
Antwerp, actually. I wish it WERE NYC. :)

Improv is based in NYC and have done a similar Grand Central Station one here :http://improveverywhere.com/2008/01/31/frozen-grand-central/
Katganistan
19-04-2009, 00:42
I am going to have to look these folks up -- their YouTube Channel is hilarious.
Ifreann
19-04-2009, 00:53
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EYAUazLI9k

Seriously, you have enough time to do that you have enough time to get a job.

More than 200 dancers were performing there version of "Do Re Mi", in the Central Station of Antwerp. with just 2 rehearsals they created this amazing stunt! Those 4 fantastic minutes started the 23 of march 2009, 08:00 AM. It is a promotion stunt for a Belgian television program, where they are looking for someone to play the leading role, in the musical of "The Sound of Music"

They have a job, silly. They're dancers doing a promo stunt.
greed and death
19-04-2009, 02:23
They have a job, silly. They're dancers doing a promo stunt.

that's not a real productive job. They need to be sent to the salt mines for being unproductive.
Dakini
19-04-2009, 02:46
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EYAUazLI9k

Seriously, you have enough time to do that you have enough time to get a job.
Umm... that was their job. Read the description.
Dakini
19-04-2009, 02:49
that's not a real productive job. They need to be sent to the salt mines for being unproductive.

I think their job was productive. It was promoting a TV show. People watch TV and now more people might watch that show since they did this stunt and it has been posted on youtube for all to see.


Also, I'm not sure if you noticed, but there were a lot of kids in there too.
Marrakech II
19-04-2009, 02:50
Also, I'm not sure if you noticed, but there were a lot of kids in there too.


Obviously taking a day off from the sweatshops. :wink:
greed and death
19-04-2009, 09:15
Also, I'm not sure if you noticed, but there were a lot of kids in there too.

Kids can work in the Salt mines too.