The Global Citizen's Guide To: London Transport (part 7)
Underground parties:
On a random Friday night, you might be fortunate enough to get on the last carriage of an underground train, only to accidentally step into the middle of the Circle Line Train Party. Train parties are intentional, illegal "reclamations" of public space that take their inspiration from flash mobs. The Circle Line, of course, goes round and round in circles, so you could party on to your heart's desire. To attract as little attention as possible, though, the ghetto blasters are only switched on while the train is in the tunnel, so make sure you make the most of repeated 90-second excerpts of Robbie Williams' Let Me Entertain You... Things to bring:
1. A purple wig
2. Your choice of booze
3. Name tags - the likelihood of your being able to read these while totally drunk out of your mind is very low, but it makes it all the more amusing for the rest of us. "Oh, look, Georgia's not looking so great... you think she'll make it to Edgware Road station?"
4. Your choice of food - for reasons implied in (3) above, it's unlikely you'll actually be able to eat it. You might wanna give this a miss. Note that, if you're really drunk, a moving underground train is probably not the best place to be at. Hence the next item:
5. A bucket - alternatively, you could get off at the earliest possible convenience, as a courtesy to your fellow passengers, who probably don't really want to review what you brought in (4). Note that, as mentioned above, the Circle Line goes round in a circle, so you could quite easily wait with your head between your knees until the train comes round again to re-join the revelry.
For more information, consult the wiki.
The Circle Line Train Party
For reasons of confidentiality, we cannot disclose the physical state of some revellers. However, you can infer the desperate circumstances of one such unfortunate soul - oh, let's call her Georgia - from the bottom right corner of the above. Really, girl, you didn't look so good...
On a random Friday night, you might be fortunate enough to get on the last carriage of an underground train, only to accidentally step into the middle of the Circle Line Train Party. Train parties are intentional, illegal "reclamations" of public space that take their inspiration from flash mobs. The Circle Line, of course, goes round and round in circles, so you could party on to your heart's desire. To attract as little attention as possible, though, the ghetto blasters are only switched on while the train is in the tunnel, so make sure you make the most of repeated 90-second excerpts of Robbie Williams' Let Me Entertain You... Things to bring:
1. A purple wig
2. Your choice of booze
3. Name tags - the likelihood of your being able to read these while totally drunk out of your mind is very low, but it makes it all the more amusing for the rest of us. "Oh, look, Georgia's not looking so great... you think she'll make it to Edgware Road station?"
4. Your choice of food - for reasons implied in (3) above, it's unlikely you'll actually be able to eat it. You might wanna give this a miss. Note that, if you're really drunk, a moving underground train is probably not the best place to be at. Hence the next item:
5. A bucket - alternatively, you could get off at the earliest possible convenience, as a courtesy to your fellow passengers, who probably don't really want to review what you brought in (4). Note that, as mentioned above, the Circle Line goes round in a circle, so you could quite easily wait with your head between your knees until the train comes round again to re-join the revelry.
For more information, consult the wiki.
The Circle Line Train Party
For reasons of confidentiality, we cannot disclose the physical state of some revellers. However, you can infer the desperate circumstances of one such unfortunate soul - oh, let's call her Georgia - from the bottom right corner of the above. Really, girl, you didn't look so good...
posted by CCT at 7:24 pm
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