More No Pants for Boston
If you recall, back on January 12th, intrepid commuters in Boston took to the subways and dropped their pants, all for the sake of the city’s first ever No Pants! Subway Ride. The historic stunt had been out of the news for a while, but it resurfaced this past Sunday when Boston Globe writer Charles Pierce gave it the humor treatment.
In the Globe Magazine piece titled “No Pants? No Problem,” the writer makes a persuasive argument for more depantsing in the public sphere. Why relegate the daring disrobing act to just one day per year when you can repeatedly free yourself and amuse or infuriate clueless onlookers all at the same time?
After noting that rampant public pantslessness is not likely to become a serious threat anytime soon (too true), Pierce’s open letter to Adam Sablich, the local organizer of Boston’s inaugural No Pants 2K8 event, suggests that the no-pants concept be applied to other situations:
Let’s have a Pantsless Day at the State House. On second thought, OK, let’s not. But Logan Airport could go pantsless. Given what goes on at security these days, most people are halfway there already.
Well, it seemed funny to me when I read it this weekend.
Charlie Todd, the founder of the public-prank group Improv Everywhere that started the original No Pants! Subway Rides in New York City some seven years ago, appeared on NBC’s morning show Today this very day. Honestly — Todd looks like the last dude in the world you’d expect to drop his pants in public in front of strangers. Take a look at the Talk of the Town segment after the jump to see for yourself.
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2 opinions for More No Pants for Boston
Adam Sablich
Mar 2, 2008 at 7:13 am
Another nice write-up! I’m constantly astounded at what an impact this event had on Boston. Almost three months later and people are still talking about it - and on occasion when I visit the city I’ll hear “hey! is that the no-pants guy?”
Chandra
Mar 2, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Thanks, Adam! This was a fun event to watch unfold. Maybe next year I’ll drum up enough courage to participate myself.
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