Comments on: AFM#14: CIBO! CIBO! CIBO! Event Report

By: isortablog

isortablog — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:58:32 +0000

OK, so I love the boing one, the idea is awesome, but I thought everyone was meant to do it at their own time, and speed, not all together? Is there a youtube video version I can link on my blog?

Keep up the FM work folks!

By: Joan Boylan

Joan Boylan — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:32:54 +0000

Hi our family loved the whole thing. It was my son’s 22nd birthday and he wanted to do it with us and friends. It was amazing especially melting into the crowd afterwards then re-emerging. The line and cibo was great but I had great reactions from bystanders for the other two. One man said what are you doing. I said its a flash mob. He then said “Oh no my daughter might get raped!” Two very loud young women said “What the f…. is going on?”I said its a flash mob. “They yelled “What the f…. for? and I yelled back ” F..n fun! They laughed.

By: Wil

Wil — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:29:11 +0000

The first two events were classic!! the other events werent as good or as fun.
When someone asked us what we were doing lining up, i replied “I don’t actually know, the line is too long and I cant see the front, but if its this long its got to be good”
This was my first flashmob event, but i only went because i recieved an email with instructions, so keep on sending out the instructions

By: Dylzy

Dylzy — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 10:45:42 +0000

The line was pretty good but the cibo was the best and really turned some heads. After the cibo an old lady asked me and my friend what was going on and why we were doing it to which the reply was “for s***s and giggles” and she just said “well what ever works for you”

The chanting circles was pretty interesting and got some rather concerned looks from passers by. I can recall my friend stating while it was happening that he was just waiting for stuff to just start levitating or something.

The instructions were good so everyone knew what they were doing and passers by still didn’t know what was happening so it all worked out nicely.

A suggestion for next time would be to try spread it out across the city more so it doesn’t hit the same crowd as much. Something at marion in the school holidays when they have the stage out with some sort of mascot would be good. Always some laughs to be had where ever there’s mascots :p

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 08:00:48 +0000

I think the cibo activity worked best. everyone was really into it, i thought it was hilarious!!
i haven’t previously attended a flash mob event, but i think the instructions worked well, everyone knew what they were doing.

as for bystander reactions, a friend of mine saw us standing around the pigs muttering. afterwards she came up with an extremely concerned look on her face and asked what the hell was going on, and where we all stoned.