Brumob

This is what we looked like last week.



This is what we will look like next week

So why not come see us this week?
9pm till 2am
£1 Entry before 10pm £3 after
Max £15 taxi home between at least three of you
£1 Shots and 3 Becks for £5 Single and mixer £2 Double £3

Check us at exilesbirmingham. co. uk

Was Awesome!
How many people took part??

MEETING POINT = CENTENARY SQUARE (see photos).

See you all Saturday.

7 – Make sure your water guns/bottles with holes in them/buckets are pre filled. In fact bring lots of water! The council may get wind of us and turn off any near by water source. Starting off with water will also mean that we are less likely to be noticed and shooed away before the fun starts.

8 – Make sure that your preferred water distribution mechanism is concealed in bag or some such. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT – we don’t want to be easily identified. This will make much more sense on the day.

9 – ###THIS IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT###: We now have a dedicated group of agents operating undercover within brumob to help us achieve or interests. These agents constitute our contingency plan. If at any point - AT ANY POINT! - during the proceedings on the 7th a member of the mob approaches you with the opening phrase “I am your agent…” calmly and discretely follow their instructions TO THE LETTER.

10 – Go with the flow! We’re not entirely certain what the reaction to us showing up in town will be but if it comes to it, make sure you carry out the instructions of your agent and this ought to be one hell of a Saturday afternoon.

11 – ###AND THIS IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT AGAIN### Invite all your friends to this group/event. It doesn’t matter if they reply positively or join and then don’t make it on Saturday. What is important, and we can’t stress this enough, is that by sending invites we get exposure on peoples home, group and event pages just from the activity alone. This will give as many people as possible the opportunity to get involved.

Finally, this Wednesday at 8pm we will be holding another official pub trip to discuss the water fight and generally make the whole process more inclusive. The pub of choice is The Wellington: 37 Bennetts Hill, B2 5SN, in the city centre. Thanks to everyone that came down last week, I ended up staying far later than was prudent.

See you in the Mob
Brumob Team

###BIRMINGHAM’S BIGGEST WATER FIGHT, 2PM, JUNE 7th,###

On June 7th we’re having a huge waterfight in Birmingham. Brumob was responsible for Britain’s first mass facebook-organised warterfight. However, after having a look see at what our friends over in Leeds and London have been upto it has occurred to us that this year we’re going to have to be much more devious.

We do however have to clarify a few points to put the mind’s of the council at rest. Minds which may be understandably nervous about our imminent arrival. The water fight will not take place in an overly crowded area where possible harm (or wetness) could come to a member of the general public. This is not to say that it won’t be a central and relatively public area, we’re just not going to rampage around the Bullring or anything. In addition, whilst the rest of us are converging on the meeting point (see bellow), the rest of the Brumob team will be dispatched to warn any sunbathers/grannies with ice cream/ladies with Prada handbags of our imminent arrival. The waterfight will be well organised and we are not looking to cause havoc or commit offences of any kind.

There is a general consensus in the brumob camp that the powers that be will take more convincing than this, so we have devised a cunning plan. The important bit of which are laid in the comment above this one.

##NEXT EVENT: BIRMINGHAM’S BIGGEST WATER FIGHT MAY 31ST OR JUNE 7TH###

That’s right guys and girls, Birmingham’s biggest water fight is back for another year. We’re keeping the date ambiguous for the moment but please do message us or post on the wall your preference so we can get an idea of the general consensus. The location and other details will be posted along with the final date on friday the 16th. Until then, post your ideas for locations and get polishing those water pistols - there’s going to be a show down in Birmingham centre!

Brumob Team

Hiya, Anymore info For the 3rd Of May?
xx

### NEXT FLASHMOB : SATURDAY 3RD MAY ###

The next Flashmob will take place on Saturday 3rd May. If we’ve got our dates right this should be a week after the universities get back from the Easter break. Please someone let us know if we’ve miscalculated! This will probably be the last flashmob we organise before this years “Birmingham’s Biggest Waterfight” (watch out for more information on this one as we get closer to the summer). Please keep posting and messaging us your ideas, I am personally very fond of the suggestion to invade Primark dressed as Rambo, though am informed by cooler heads that security staff may not be so excited by the prospect! If this isn’t soon enough to sate your thirst for all things bizarre, the long time Brumob aficionado, Oli Jenkins, is organising a huge Zombie walk on march 15th. Check out the group “Zombie Walk Birmingham” for details: http://ubrm. facebook. com/group. php?gid=8111995761

Watch this space.

Brumob team.

### - LOCATION: BIRMINGHAM INFORMATION CENTRE, NEW STREET. OUTSIDE H&M NEXT TO THE CROSS ROADS (SEE PHOTOS) - ###

This is the glass shark-like building in the middle of the pedestrian area of New Street, outside H&M and next to the cross roads. See the photos posted.
Ok, so here’s the plan:

1) Arrive at the location on Saturday at 1:50pm and congregate on either side of entrance. If one side looks crowded or uneven, move to the other. Stand a little back so that we don’t activate the automatic doors or give the game away. Equally, be careful of the road, we don’t want anyone wondering underneath a bus.

2) At 2pm, one lucky member of the Brumob team will position themselves in front of the double doors with a bunch of flowers (thanks to Max Robinson for that one), being careful not to stand so close as to activate them. THIS IS NOT THE SIGNAL, But get ready…

3) Another lucky member will be watching through the glass walls from the outside of the information centre with a whistle. This is how we are going to ensure that we don’t target a vulnerable member of the public. When the whistle blows, the next person to exit the building is the target and will do so almost immediately after the whistle is blown.

4) As the double doors open go mad! Come in closer as the target is presented the flowers; cheer loudly, clap, whistle, shout appraisals, if they aren’t totally petrified by the experience shake their hand and clap them on the back. If some of you want to make banners that say “you rule!” etc that would be ace. But remember, the exercise isn’t to frighten or totally humiliate someone.

5) The effect should resemble a ‘Stars in Their Eyes’ moment, with the stranger exiting the sliding doors to rapturous applause. Unfortunately no dry ice (but thanks for the suggestion), Dave would probably be arrested!

6) When you hear the second whistle, go completely deadpan then disperse quickly and quietly.

See you on the 23rd.
Brumob Team
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#### FLASHMOB “BANG”, ..H 2PM ####
Watch this space closer to the time for location.

The next event can finally be revealed as a mass mimed shootout (or what has been termed a “BANG!” by other flashmob collectives) taking place on Wednesday December 5th. A perfect example of a “Bang” which apparently took it’s inspiration from previous flashmobs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxnJX5UoTWQ

To see actual video footage type “flashmob bang” into youtube or check out (the first one is especially good):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoXwFcBmlpw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxnJX5UoTWQ

1)Gather at the location (to be revealed closer to the time) just before 2pm in a loose crowd.

2)At 2pm two members of the brumob team will walk into the centre of the location and draw their fingers on each other.

3)In response pull you fingers on each other until a huge standoff is created. PLEASE NOTE: THERE WILL BE NO WHISTLE FOR THIS ONE!

4)As the tension builds one of the original two will “shoot” the other shouting “BANG!”

5)This is your que, let the shootout commence!

6)When you’re shot fall to the ground, the more gruesome and exaggerated the death the better. We all know that pretending to die is half the fun, and if people get too competitive this could go on for a VERY long time.

7)Stay on the floor (or slumpped up against the phone box you clawed a while taking your final few breaths in this world) until everyone else is dead/gone.

8)If you find your self the sole survivor either tern your fingers on yourself or leave jubilantly (Brumob team suggest that skipping a little would add to the over all effect).

9)At this point disperse quickly and calmly in different directions.

See you on the 5th

where you gone flashmob?