SIMS student Sean Savage in the NYT... party car!

Sean Savage of Cheesebikini (and SIMS!) fame has made his way into a New York Times story on the party car ("Last Car. Geek Party. Spread the Word"; DEAN E. MURPHY). Sean says the agent-smith-like reporter totally misquoted him... well, the reporter didn't even ask Sean for his name; he's labeled as a "graduate computer-science student." SIMS is not CS... although it may appear to be sometimes! Anyway, screw scary reporters that try and "get to the bottom" of our fun! (read on for the paragraphs with Sean in them... PS: there's another one happening this Friday... email me for details.)

A bag of something edible in the shape of mustaches was passed around. An assortment of small paper cups with Champagne drifted by. When asked, the man hanging from the ceiling volunteered a few thoughts about acts of "urban reclamation" and "space hijacking."

"People need to find more interesting ways to have fun," he said.

The man with the mustaches, who identified himself as a graduate student in computer science, seemed irritated when questioned. But his idea: The point of the party was that there was no point.

"There doesn't have to be a reason," he said. "We're reclaiming public space and showing people that they can make things happen. It is not evolved from corporations."

That was the first clue for the reporter on board, who would soon appreciate what it must feel like to be in the employ of Bechtel or Halliburton and wander into an anti-globalization demonstration. Because as much as this party car was about impulsive revelry in a place open to anyone, there was some anger, nastiness and anxiousness about this person from outside the virtual clique.

Posted by joebeone at Enero 29, 2004 07:00 AM