Have you ever wanted to carry Mark Malkoff across Manhattan? Well Friday’s your chance!
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Friend of the blog Mark Malkoff has done some wacky stunts in his day. He’s drank a WHOLE lot of coffee, lived in an Ikea, and even lived on a plane for a month. But this one seems to be the most surreal piece of performance art yet!
Here’s the scoop, according to MarkMalkoff.com:
Can you lift 130 pounds? Do you live in or near NYC? Are you free 12/18? Then have we got an adventure for you!
For the holidays I want to disprove to the world the myth that New Yorkers are unfriendly. I’m going to do that by transporting myself from the southernmost end of Manhattan roughly 13.57 miles to the very most northern end of the island by only having people in New York physically carry me the entire way. I’m guessing it’ll take a day and a half.
Date: This Friday December 18, 2009 [That's tomorrow!!]
Start: 7:30am outside the entrance to the Staten Island Ferry
Route: We will be going up Broadway
Finish: tdb The top of Manhattan by Broadway Bridge near 220st & BroadwayI desperately NEED everyone’s help. Please spread the word to your friends in NYC and tell them to carry me! Individuals can carry me two feet or two blocks. I’ll take anything. Luckily I only weigh 130 pounds. For people that can’t carry me by themselves, please bring your friends and you can all carry me together.
To find my exact location this coming Friday there are two ways:
1. check my Twitter @mmalkoff
2. Starting Friday morning call the “Mark Gets Carried in NYC” hotline at (646) 308-1262 and ask for meThanks in advance for everyone’s help. Let’s show the world that New York is the greatest city in the world!
If you can’t be there, but want to follow his progress, he will be Twittering frantically all day. Let’s all support Mark by getting out there and, well, um, picking him up for a bit. Or at least retweeting some of his more awesome moments during the day. And, as always, you rock, Mark!
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December 17th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
I’m fortunately in New York and I’ll definitely do my best to be there to carry him! I’ll report on it for sure!
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December 18th, 2009 at 12:38 am
This is so awesome! Makes me wish I lived in New York…
Good luck Mark!
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December 18th, 2009 at 2:03 am
Wish I could be there to carry my weight….I mean yours;) Good luck Mark! If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere…in an empire state of mind;)
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December 18th, 2009 at 9:17 am
I so wish I could’ve taken the day off today to go into Manhattan and help out. I’m not sure I would’ve been able to carry Mark more than two feet, but I would’ve liked to try!
Good luck, Mark!
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December 18th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
I saw this through FB. I think it’s hilarious and very clever! If I lived in NYC I would definitely join in and carry him. Good luck Mark!
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