Trafalgar Square Plinthers
 

You can see them live at
http://www.oneandother.co.uk/

ooh this is fun. The lady on now looks like she could hold her own in a bar brawl. I can only get the sound up a little so can't really tell how well she's playing.

the sound seems to be better now. This could be addictive - I've peeked in now and then all day. The guy up there now is doing the Times crossword and drinking champagne. He just took a phone call and is describing what he's doing/seeing . . . .

The guy up now -- a REALLY bad Elvis impersonator :) But he does have guts . . . .

He's got quite an audience, though.

janis - when is your turn on the plinth? I'd like to watch on the Internets?

Miss P - ya'll going up too?

I'm watching from work from time to time with the volume off, and so far I like Patrick who sat in quiet contemplation from 0200 until 0300. The blonde with the sparklers and blowing bubbles up there now is cute.

Stokebailey: did you see what happened w/ her lantern? She put a large lantern-shaped balloon together w/ (I missed the heat source but it looked like a candle or flame of some sort) and the sucker took off! First down onto the netting and then up into the air -- soaring over the National Gallery Sainsbury Wing and off into the night. The cameras followed it several minutes until it was out of sight. Amazing view of this glowing lantern flying through the air.

The woman sitting up there with her laptop. Is she emailing her friends, saying Guess what I'm doing? Granted it's 0416, but she owes her public more visual interest.

I think it was like a mini hot air balloon, and she was trying to get it to take off when she threw it into the netting. Next thing I knew it was soaring. She tried to launch another one there at the end, and they told her she wouldn't have time for it. That was nice, wasn't it? The woman now makes me appreciate the bubbles woman more.

well, maybe as interesting as the guy this afternoon who just sat there drinking beer. Never moved that I saw.

There was a cute elderly guy a couple of days ago -- not cute physically. Just sort of cuddly. He was a poet and said he'd never done anything this daring before and was afraid of heights to boot. He sat on the edge w/ his legs hanging down chatting w/ anyone below who would talk to him and reciting some of his poetry.

He just seemed totally chuffed and so pleased w/ himself.

oh, this could be addicting. It's 5am and the camera is panning around the square. There are a frightening number of people out and about already.

What a minute. What's this new guy doing? He looks like he's wet his pants.

"<i>What a minute. What's this new guy doing? He looks like he's wet his pants.</i>

he's being a "Robinson Crusoe" stranded on the plinth so he started out laying down prone like he'd been washed up on shore. Of course that was on a surface that had been rained on off/on over night so he is now soaking wet and has to stay that way for the next hour :)

I love watching the sky get light over the National Gallery.

I was wondering why he lying flat on his face like that. I thought he was going to start doing downward dogs.

(I have a day off tomorrow and I've got a bad feeling I'm going to end up sitting in bed all night with my laptop watching this...)

He's totally going to chuck that message in a bottle at those kids.

I can't handle too much of the stationary bicyclist. Makes me dizzy. He's energetic, though.

No, I'm not going.
I hate heights

There's a guy dressed up like a leopard on there now.

The snow leopard was my favorite so far.

The leopard was cute.

This Coke guy hasn't shut up since his foot hit the plinth. I think he's reading all his Twitter messages out loud. Someone should throw something at him.

Just had a look. This is art? The guys mumbling reminds me of a "big brother" episode. Vote him off the island, or better said, the plinth!

He's the annoying guy who sits right behind you on the bus and never stops talking on his cell phone and you have to sit on your hands in order to restrain yourself from turning around, grabbing his phone, throwing it out the window, and then slapping him upside the head.

And he probably lives with his mother.

What a whiner! He doesn't like being up there, he knows he's boring, he's losing his voice, he's got a sore throat, he's having problems tweeting and he can't wait to get off. Is he gonna cry?

This is walkinaround's British nemesis.

Anyone who's in London should get down to Trafalgar Square quick- the lady who's coming up next says she's going to throw sweets down to people. Free candy!

And he's still talking! He won't shut up!

The crowd sighed in relief. The guy is gone. Now we've got a pink telegram messenger! At least she doesn't have a dark cloud of depression around her.

Plinthers> - did Miss P coin this word - anyway if so well done!

Oh my goodness! The next guy is a bee keeper and I thought "I'm sure he won't be bringing bees" - but yes - that's what he's done . . . .

No, not one of my mots, I'm afraid.
I think it was Boris Johnson.
I haven't seen any bees flying around.
Has anyone seen the "night shift"?

MissPrism: That will disappoint PQ - a Boris hater/Ken lover.

"<i>Has anyone seen the "night shift"?</i>" Because of the time difference I've actually seen more middle of the night folks than daytimers.

The pink candy telegram lady was great. She attracted a huge crowd and they loved her. Looks like the crowds have thinned out for the bee man, though.

The next guy looks like a grumpy old codger. Maybe he'll spend his hour shaking his fist at the school children and telling them to get off his lawn.

Janis and I monitored the night shift for you GMTers. I thought the camerawork was clever for the 0400-0500 woman who sat using her laptop the whole time. That angle over her shoulder made her look actually monumental, since she is a bit on the stout side.

In defense of the colalife.org guy: I thought he was sweet. Once he called someone emailing him a bastard, goodnaturedly, and then quickly put his hand to his mouth a la Mr. Collins in the BBC Pride and Prejudice. Afraid he'd just offended some midwestern USA person no doubt with his loose language.

Apres_L, I trust that you didn't pull an all-nighter-plinther. Somehow it seemed to lose its charm when it got light, and anyway I got off work.

Well, this beekeeper isn't exciting either but at least he had an idea and pulled it through.

BEE Crazy - his attempt at humour in another very sober demonstration on beekeeping.

Maybe the old codger will bring his sheep dog.

That kind of basket beehive isn't legal around here. Maybe too hard to disinfect?

Possibly Walter was getting his beauty sleep last night and doesn't realize that bubble blowing has been done? He seems less self conscious about it anyway, possibly because he's not trying to pull it off wearing a miniskirt.

Bubbles! and Binoculars! Love his sandals! He's very quiet, though.