Metro Makeout

Metro Makeout happened at Celebrities in Vancouver on the 26th
I didn't attend, though evidently there was some drama LJ-style in the comments to the announcement.

No Political Statement Other Than That Kissing Is Fun

This past weekend I almost decided not to attend the Metro Makeout party taking place on Vancouver's SkyTrain, my excuse being that because of the media attention, it would be attended by enough people to 'document' it. Though I didn't participate, I'm glad I went, and even took some photos of the event. (If you're squeamish about girls and dudes making out with each other, then there are better links to click on than that one.) For some background and photos, see the writeup of the 8 Hour Makeout as well as the follow-up of Metro Makeout by the event's organizer. Like I said, I didn't participate, the excuse being that all the people kissing were gay, which is of course bullshit because not all of them strictly identified themselves as such, so it was mostly squeamishness of kissing someone I never met. It got a little steamy at one point, especially on the way back, and the reactions of the onlookers was worth the price of admission (note: there was no price of admission, and no political statement other than that kissing is fun).

It looks like Roland is trying to give Vancouver the label "Makeout City", and though Jay has a lock on both the domain and the phrase, the sentiment is right. Team Makeout wants to give this city a kick in the pants, and their events, pseudo-secret up until close to when the event occurs, are steps in the right direction.

All You Need Are Kisses At Broadway Station

It's already in The Vancouver Province (when that link dies, check the scan of it on the organizer's LiveJournal), on page A2 of yesterday's edition, so thousands of people already know about it: at 6 P.M. tonight couples of no doubt all possible combinations are going to lock lips on the SkyTrain from Broadway Station here in Vancouver to Waterfront Station. The plan is to keep making out until the train loops back to Broadway. It's a sequel to the 8 hour makeout on Commercial Drive, which I first read about as a link in the Vancouver blogs section of Urban Vancouver. A couple days ago, I also saw the announcement that it would happen today, emailed in, and got the time and location of it, thinking it would be something that only a relative few would know about and that would be fun to "document". Evidently the Jason Botchford from Province got a hold of the info too. It's tempting to moan about the "mainstream media" broadcasting something that seems like it was supposed to be a surprise, but the idea and the slogan "bringing back first base" and the phrase "makeout artist" are pretty great. I still haven't seen anybody drop a reference to the phrase "all you need are kisses to start a makeout party", but maybe they'll use that for the next prank.