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Adelaide Flashmob: Quest for Jackie Chan

We’ve been working hard with the amazing Maria Tran to put together the next Adelaide Flashmob event.

She will be embarking on her Quest for Jackie Chan shortly, and as part of it, she’ll be heading to little old Adelaide. So, we thought Jackie Chan + Flashmob = Awesomeness, and what has resulted will be a special Jackie-Chan-flavoured flashmob event.

We have instructions up on our Facebook event page, but if you’re not on Facebook, feel free to email us at adelflashmob@hotmail.com for more details.

This is going to be a great opportunity for the Adelaide Flashmob to get a bit of national coverage and some awesome video footage. It’s also going to be really fantastic supporting some of Australia’s upcoming talent, and also send a message to the one and only JACKIE CHAN!!

Random acts of awesomeness

Chaz Harris has discovered the joys of flas mobs and is telling readers of Stuff.co.nz all about it. My favourite quote from the article is this:

What did I learn from watching all of these wonderful videos? That random acts of awesomeness like this make the world a better place and just for those few minutes, it doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from, how much you earn, who you love or what colour your skin is – it’s people working together as one. At least to me, it’s hope on film.

What a great description of what flashmobbing is all about. Here at Adelaide Flashmob, we’re all about making life in Adelaide that little bit more exciting – and random acts of awesomeness 😀

Read Chaz Harris’ full article here

New events coming up!

Hey, there are going to be a couple of really great events coming up in the next couple of months.

First up, we’ll be teaming with Maria Tran as part of her Quest for Jackie Chan documentary in September, and secondly we’ll be doing a very special Burst Into Song and Dance in late October.

If you want to find out more about either events, head over to our Facebook page to find more, or send us an email at adelflashmob@hotmail.com

Flashmob gets a mention on Nova 919

Hey! So at the last flashmob, one of the people we sang happy birthday was Suresh Meyer, the drummer from the Sundance Kids. Also, Claire from Nova 919 happened to witness some of what we were up to aswell. So, together they had a good chat about what happened last Friday night!

Listen to what they had to say, over at the Nova Website: Sundance Kid gets Flash-mobbed

Thanks to the person who spotted Suresh in the first place!

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Ninja Raid on Adelaide 2009

On Sunday 1st of March, The largest group of Ninjas ever seen will descend upon Rundle Mall!

Where: South East Corner Of Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide
When: 2:30pm Sunday 1st of March

  • Wear Black Clothes
  • Bring a Black T-Shirt (for headgear)

(more details in the second half of this post)

The Story so Far…

How it Started

The Ninjas, once feared warriors, had been losing their edge for years as they waged territorial battles amongst themselves and paid little attention to protecting their borders from foreign sea dogs. They had lost their reputation as the unseen killers, black as death, and allowed pirates to stumble the streets of Adelaide drunk and unchecked.

In early 2008 the Pirate Prince docked at Port Adelaide unchallenged and declared the city his. Many of the older Ninjas were upset that the borders they had fought so hard to secure had been lost so easily but they were powerless against the young and fearless pirate hordes.

There was one Ninja who had not forgotton the old ways and was not about to let his home city fall. He was a young and calculating warrior called Red Ninja and he united the many tribes to come out of the shadows and show their strength in the Ninja Raid on Adelaide. Red Ninja was a natural leader and a good general too. Fighting under him, the Ninjas found a sense of pride once again and fought on until they had retaken the city and captured the Pirate Prince.

[event report and video]

(several months passed)

News of his son’s capture reaches the Pirate King far across the seven seas. He is furious that his son could be so careless but outraged that the Ninjas perpetrated such a brazen and personal attack.

The King loves his son, but he loves his pride even more. He is calling for all factions of the Pirate empire to unite behind his flag, retake the city, and squash out the Ninjas for good.

He is offering 12 chests of gold for the one who rescues his son and delivers the Red Ninjas head on a platter.

Meanwhile, his success in battle has been kind to Red Ninja. He is now no longer a warrior but a Ninja Lord with the allegiance and respect of thousands. He has got wind of the Pirates’ plan and has sent messages to all corners of the land for Ninjas to be ready to fight their sworn enemies, the Pirates, in a conflict to end all conflicts, The Battle for Adelaide.

    [event report]

    (a short time passes and a treaty is hastily drawn up…)

    Temporary Treaty

    I, The Pirate King and I, Red Ninja, agree (mostly) that the facts below are true and agree that ourselves and our armies will be bound by this treaty under penalty of death.

    No Pirate or Ninja will engage in battle until this new threat to both our survivals is dealt with.  Both our races have been so preocupied with their etternal struggle for power that the Zombies have been all but forgotton and have been able to create a massive army capable of destoying both the Ninjas and the Pirates if we fight them alone.  Only by working together will we have a chance of surviving.

    Once the Zombie threat is neutralised we will return to opposite sides of the battle field and resume our endless battle.

    Signed

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    Pirate King: X Arrrrr

    Red Ninja: X

    (around October 2007)

    Despite the best efforts of both the Pirates and the Ninjas, the Zombies managed to walk the city, undead and unhindered.  The cowardly Pirate army quickly leapt to their ships and sailed away leaving the Ninjas to fend for themselves.  Many great warriors were killed that night but the Zombies were eventually banished from the land of the living once more.

    (fast forward to the present)

    Now that the pirates have deserted us and the Zombie threat has been neutralised, its time to reveal our full strength.  For one day we shall not move like shadows, we shall not remain invisable.  We will show our full strength and prove the Adelaide is ours!

    Two MASSIVE Upcoming Events: No Pants 2k9 and Ninjas 2009

    No Pants 2k9 Adelaide

    When: Saturday January 10th 2009

    Time: 12:30pm – 2pm

    Where: Train leaving Adelaide Train Station (and returning)

    This is the 2nd year running this in Adelaide. Last year was great fun and we hope to get a bigger turnout for more fun this year.

    The idea is simple:

    1. Ride the train with pants
    2. Take pants off during the trip (with boxers/briefs underneath)
    3. Pretend you don’t know the other pantsless riders and pretend that wearing no pants on the train is a perfectly normal thing to be doing

    Now, if you’re thinking that theres no way you’re going to ride the train pantsless consider this… Improv Everywhere run this event every year in New York and last time they managed to get 900 people, thats right NINE HUNDRED, to go pantsless and for them its the middle of winter. In the Aussie summer going pantsless is actually more comfortable than wearing pants.

    Come and join us, do something unusual, be part of the ultimate inside joke and give the prudes of Adelaide something to gasp at.

    Last years event:
    Video: http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=o4AoHmgwk1s
    Report: http://adelaideflashmob.com/?p=17

    If you are interested then please mark yourself as attending on the Facebook Event or drop us an email at adelflashmob[at]hotmail[dot]com

    Ninja Raid on Adelaide 2009

    On Sunday 1st of March, The largest group of Ninjas ever seen will descend upon Rundle Mall!

    Where: South East Corner Of Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide
    When: 2:30pm Sunday 1st of March

    * Wear Black Clothes
    * Bring a Black T-Shirt (for headgear)
    * *optional* A plastic toy weapon (Do not bring anything real or that looks real)

    The more Ninjas, the more fun so:

    * Invite your friends on Facebook and MySpace to the events
    * Tell all your Ninja friends
    * Print off poster (below in photos) and put it up at your school, uni, workplace, club, temple or dojo
    *Print out flyers (below in photos) and give them out to your friends (you can use microsoft photo printing wizard to print them off, 9 per page)

    Look at the photo below for how to turn a t-shirt into Ninja head gear (in links section below)

    To ensure this is the biggest ninja run ever we will be putting up a lot of posters and handing out a ton of flyers.

    The plan will consist of:

    1. Meet at 2:30 for brief Ninja training and instructions
    2. We will be storming adelaide in a large group with several mini Ninja events down and around the mall.
    3. Just before 4:00 we will have a Ninja photoshoot around the Mall’s Balls.

    If you are interested then please mark yourself as attending on the Facebook Event or drop us an email at adelflashmob[at]hotmail[dot]com

    Spread the Word!

    Our events are not for everyone so the more people who hear about them the more chance we have of getting those who ARE interested to come along.  You can help us out by mentioning our events in your normal day to day activities.  If you Facebook then join our events and invite your friends along.  If you Blog then write an entry about us and our activities.  If you Stumble or Digg then drop us a hit.  If you Email then spam all your friends about us.  If you talk with friends, bring us up in conversation… every little bit helps.  Your help, even the smallest amount of help, can make our event SUCCESSFUL!

    Upcoming Mob: AFM#12: November 29th

    Date: Saturday 29 November 2008
    Time:

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    13:00 – 14:30
    Location: Meet @ Hindmarsh Square (next to the robots on poles)

    If you’re new to flash mobbing, check out our previous events to get an idea of what we’ll be doing on the 29th.  We don’t give out the actual details until the day to avoid spoiling the surprise.

    You can also check out the event on facebook.

    Hope to see you there!

    AFM Events

    Upcoming Events

    Adelaide Flashmob #16- probably late November

    Upcoming Related Events

    None.

    Official AFM Events

    AFM#1: Look Up!

    AFM#2: Tapitty Tap

    AFM#3: They Don’t Have Pepsi?!?

    AFM#4: Fast Fringe Flashes

    AFM#5: Legion

    AFM#6: Fun Run

    AFM#7: The Sign

    AFM#8: ‘Its Not Raining’

    AFM#9: ‘Cebo’ Cheers

    AFM#10: The Sign 2

    AFM#11: Big Screen TV (No Report as yet)

    AFM#12: Event Report (No Report as yet)

    AFM#13: Thumbwar Championships

    AFM#14: CHIBO! CHIBO! CHIBO!

    AFM#15: It Reads Better Upside Down

    AFM Hosted Events

    No Pants 2k8 Adelaide

    AFM Ninja Recruitment

    Carrotty Panniccy Buy Adelaide (No Report as yet)

    Ninja Raid on Adelaide 2008

    Ninjas vs Pirates, The Battle for Adelaide

    No Pants 2k9 Adelaide

    Ninja Raid on Adelaide 2009

    Adelaide Fringe Flashmob Mission 2009

    Towel Day 2009: Monday May 25th (no report)

    BiTS: Kiss the Girl

    Ninjas vs Pirates, The Battle for Adelaide: The Calm Before The Storm

    With less than two days to go before the final battle of the epic power struggle between Ninjas and Pirates hits the streets of Adelaide, its time to ready yourselves for war.  Parrot spies have delivered the location of the Pirate Prince to his father the King and he has locked himself in his cabin, planning his strike.  The Ninjas know that the Pirates are preparing to attack but they aren’t scuttling away and hiding in the hills as they have done before, this time they are standing to fight.  To the death…

    Meet: Saturday 9th, 2:30 pm  @ the South East corner of Hindmarsh Square

    Remember:

    • Ensure you arrive at the event on time, account for time parking etc.
    • Dress up; Ninjas wear black pants and top and black t shirt for mask.  Pirates wear pirate hats, eye patches, and your meanest pirate snarls
    • Bring PLASTIC swords if you can.  STRICTLY NO real weapons or even anything that looks real.
    • Full details here

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    If you know anyone whos not doing much on Saturday then rope them in to come along.  The more people we get the better the atmosphere will be, the better the video will look and the more Adelaide shoppers we’ll totally freak out!

    Ninja Raid On Adelaide

    On Saturday 24th of May , The largest group of Ninjas ever seen will descend upon Rundle Mall!

    Where: South East Corner Of Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide
    When: 2:30pm Saturday 24th May

    • Wear Black Clothes
    • Bring a Black T-Shirt (for headgear)
    • *optional* A plastic toy weapon (Do not bring anything real or that looks real)

    The more Ninjas, the more fun so:

    • Invite your friends on Facebook and MySpace to the events
    • Tell all your Ninja friends
    • Print off this poster and put it up at your school, uni, workplace, club, temple or dojo
    • Ninja Raid Poster
    • Print out these flyers and give them out to your friends (you can use microsoft photo printing wizard to print them off, 9 per page)
      Ninja Raid Flyer

    Look at the photo below for how to turn a t-shirt into Ninja head gear:

    Ninja Instructions

    To ensure this is the biggest ninja run ever we will be putting up a lot of posters and handing out a ton of flyers.

    The plan will consist of:

    1. Meet at 2:30 for brief Ninja training and instructions
    2. We will be storming adelaide in a large group with several mini Ninja events down and around the mall.
    3. Just before 4:00 we will have a Ninja photoshoot around the Mall’s Balls.