I hope they have a wireless network in that London jail your headed for. We want all the juicy details, live, and posted for inclusion in DIWO. Eric ...is that shrapnel that just wizzed by?
> BOOM! > > Let's see what happens ;-) > > m. > >>The real story here though is that some really dim lights managed to >>arrest two marketers for their own really really dumb mistake. >>I guess we could all be under suspicion, and then arrested for posting >>stuff to this list. >>If I say "BOOM" and you think it's a bomb, I'm off to jail. >>yikes >>Eric >> >> >>>Hi Lauren, >>> >>>Perhaps it should be renamed 'hairscare'... >>> >>>marc :-) >>> >>> >>> >>>>Get thee to cnn.com and watch the two films they've got posted on the >>>>left: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/01/boston.bombscare/index.html >>>> >>>>Note also the Turner Broadcasting Statement just beneath (just so >>>>happens turner, who owns cnn, and through Mr. Mustache, Ted Turner, >>>>most of Wyoming (just north of my home state!) was also behind the >>>>stunt!!!!) >>>> >>>>And also, a quote from the story: >>>> >>>>"At a news conference after the hearing, Stevens and Berdovsky stepped >>>>to the microphones and said they were taking questions only about >>>>1970s hairstyles. >>>> >>>>When a reporter accused them of not taking the situation seriously, >>>>Stevens responded, "We're taking it very seriously." Asked another >>>>question about the case, Stevens reiterated they were answering >>>>questions only about hair and accused the reporter of not taking him >>>>and Berdovsky seriously. >>>> >>>>Reporters did not relent and as they continued, Berdovsky disregarded >>>>their queries, saying, "That's not a hair question. I'm sorry." " >>>> >>>>I know I should probably be more critical somehow, but I must say, I >>>>can't help getting behind guys who talk about 1970s hairstyles on >>>>international tv. Sorry. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Hi kanarinka, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>here you go: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>http://tinyurl.com/34spkx >>>> >>>>muich thanks :-) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Also - check out www.boston.com for extensive Globe coverage... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>I'm on my way.... >>>> >>>>marc >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>here you go: >>>>>http://tinyurl.com/34spkx >>>>> >>>>>Also - check out www.boston.com for extensive Globe coverage... >>>>> >>>>>On Feb 1, 2007, at 10:51 AM, marc wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Hi kanarinka, >>>>>> >>>>>>That links seems to have cut short... >>>>>> >>>>>>marc >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>Yesterday a bunch of LED signs with cartoon characters from a TV >>>>>>>show shut down the city of Boston. They were installed on >>>>>>>bridges, overpasses, etc. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>City officials spent $750,000 deploying first responders to the >>>>>>>site of the cartoons. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Now they have arrested two of the "artists" who were hired by >>>>>>>Interference, Inc, a guerrilla marketing firm who was hired by >>>>>>>Turner Broadcasting. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Bail for the artists is set at $100,000. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>One of the LED signs is on sale on eBay for $5,000. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>This world gets weirder and weirder. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>--- ---- >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Boston officials livid over ad stunt >>>>>>>Yahoo! News >>>>>>>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070201/ap_on_re_us/ >>>>>>>suspicious_devices&printer=1;_ylt=AlshJuoauPW32_iUqROy2mJH2ocA;_ylu=X >>>>>>>3oD MTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE- >>>>>>> >>>>>>>By KEN MAGUIRE, Associated Press Writer 56 minutes ago >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Livid about a publicity campaign that disrupted the city by >>>>>>>stirring fears of terrorism, Boston officials vowed to prosecute >>>>>>>those responsible and seek restitution, while others mocked >>>>>>>authorities on Thursday for what they called an overreaction. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Officials found a slew of blinking electronic signs adorning >>>>>>>bridges and other high-profile spots across the city Wednesday, >>>>>>>prompting the closing of a highway and part of the Charles River >>>>>>>and the deployment of bomb squads. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>The 38 signs were part of a promotion for the Cartoon Network TV >>>>>>>show "Aqua Teen Hunger Force," a surreal series about a talking >>>>>>>milkshake, a box of fries and a meatball. The network's parent is >>>>>>>Turner Broadcasting Systems Inc. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>"It is outrageous, in a post 9/11 world, that a company would use >>>>>>>this type of marketing scheme," Mayor Thomas Menino said. "I am >>>>>>>prepared to take any and all legal action against Turner >>>>>>>Broadcasting and its affiliates for any and all expenses incurred." >>>>>>> >>>>>>>The 1-foot tall signs, which were lit up at night, resembled a >>>>>>>circuit board, with protruding wires and batteries. Most depicted >>>>>>>a boxy, cartoon character giving passersby the finger âEUR" a more >>>>>>>obvious sight when darkness fell. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Two men who put up the promotions were to be arraigned Thursday on >>>>>>>charges of placing a hoax device and disorderly conduct. >>>>>>>Authorities say Peter Berdovsky, 27, of Arlington, and Sean >>>>>>>Stevens, 28, of Charlestown, were hired to place the devices. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Berdovsky, an artist, told The Boston Globe he was hired by a >>>>>>>marketing company and said he was "kind of freaked out" by the >>>>>>> furor. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>"I find it kind of ridiculous that they're making these statements >>>>>>>on TV that we must not be safe from terrorism, because they were >>>>>>>up there for three weeks and no one noticed. It's pretty >>>>>>>commonsensical to look at them and say this is a piece of art and >>>>>>>installation," he said. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Fans of the show mocked what they called an overreaction as about >>>>>>>a dozen gathered outside Charlestown District Court on Thursday >>>>>>>morning with signs saying "1-31-07 Never Forget" and "Free Peter." >>>>>>> >>>>>>>"We're the laughing stock," said Tracy O'Connor, 34. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>"It's almost too easy to be a terrorist these days," said Jennifer >>>>>>>Mason, 26. "You stick a box on a corner and you can shut down a >>>>>>>city." >>>>>>> >>>>>>>O'Connor said there's nothing wrong with being vigilant, but said >>>>>>>she said it was ridiculous to shut down a city "when anyone under >>>>>>>the age of 35 knew this was a joke the second they saw it." >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Authorities vowed to hold Turner accountable for what Menino said >>>>>>>was "corporate greed," that led to at least $750,000 in police >>>>>>>costs. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>As soon as Turner realized the Boston problem around 5 p.m., it >>>>>>>said, law enforcement officials were told of their locations in 10 >>>>>>>cities where it said the devices had been placed for two to three >>>>>>>weeks: Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Seattle, >>>>>>>Portland, Ore., Austin, Texas, San Francisco and Philadelphia. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>"We apologize to the citizens of Boston that part of a marketing >>>>>>>campaign was mistaken for a public danger," said Phil Kent, >>>>>>>chairman of Turner, a division of Time Warner Inc. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Kent said the marketing company that placed the signs, >>>>>>>Interference Inc., was ordered to remove them immediately. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Interference had no comment. A woman who answered the phone at the >>>>>>>New York-based firm's offices Wednesday afternoon said the firm's >>>>>>>CEO was out of town and would not be able to comment until >>>>>>>Thursday. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Messages seeking additional comment from the Atlanta-based Cartoon >>>>>>>Network were left with several publicists. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>A voice mail box for Berdovsky was full Wednesday night. The >>>>>>>Associated Press was unable to find whether Stevens had a lawyer. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Authorities are investigating whether Turner or other companies >>>>>>>should be criminally charged, Attorney General Martha Coakley >>>>>>>said. "We're not going to let this go without looking at the >>>>>>>further roots of how this happened to cause the panic in this >>>>>>>city," Coakley said. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>In Seattle and several suburbs, the removal of the signs was low- >>>>>>>key. "We haven't had any calls to 911 regarding this," Seattle >>>>>>>police spokesman Sean Whitcomb said Wednesday. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>Police in Philadelphia said they believed their city had 56 devices. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>The New York Police Department removed 41 of the devices âEUR" 38 in >>>>>>>Manhattan and three in Brooklyn, according to spokesman Paul >>>>>>>Browne. The NYPD had not received any complaints. But when it >>>>>>>became aware of the situation, it contacted Cartoon Network, which >>>>>>>provided the locations so the devices could be removed. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>"Aqua Teen Hunger Force" is a cartoon with a cultish following >>>>>>>that airs as part of a block of programs for adults on the >>>>>>>Cartoon Network. A feature length film based on the show is slated >>>>>>>for release March 23. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>___ >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Associated Press Writer Tom Hays in New York contribu >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>ted to this >>> >>> >>>>>>>report. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Copyright (c) 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The >>>>>>>information contained in the AP News report may not be published, >>>>>>>broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written >>>>>>>authority of The Associated Press. >>>>>>>Copyright (c) 2007 Yahoo! Inc. 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