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Make a sandwich billboard saying "Stop The Fed!  Use Bitcoins!" in large black letters (on both sides.)  Wear a crazy outfit too.

Go to the New York Stock Exchange on Wall St on a weekday preferably Mon to Thurs.  Stand there from 8:00AM to 9:30AM (when people are arriving to work.  Market opens at 9:30AM)  Have flyers ready to hand out talking about bitcoins or refer them to bitcoin.org.

http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=40.707466,-74.011143&spn=0,0.003449&z=18&lci=com.panoramio.all&layer=c&cbll=40.707466,-74.011148&cbp=12,0,,0,5&photoid=pg-x_8wVxww8yzZjma7klq0yg

Feel good promoting bitcoins and get 100 BTC from me.  Get a video as proof so I can pay you or try to make the daily news.  Send the video and photos to me so I can post it on my blog.  First to do it will get 100 bitcoins from me.

*** This bounty expires March 1st 2011 ***
*** Removed megaphone requirement ***
*** Must not be done on a holiday (President's Day since the market is closed.) ***
*** There is a bounty for a second person to do it on a different day.  Read thread for details. ***

I would totally do this if I lived in NYC.

If you lived in NYC, you probably wouldn't have time, working the multiple jobs required to live there. : P

There are plenty of young people in NYC who are lucky if they can find ONE job, let alone multiple.

I will give 50 BTC to whoever does it.

How about the LSE (London Stock Exchange)?

I'll do it for 650 BTC. I need to cover my plane ticket. :P

 ;D Get yourself on CNBC while you're at it and I'll throw in $100 worth of BTC too

So will someone do it? :D

I'd like to see if someone would do it at the NYSE first...

Just post this on criagslist. Someone will do it for sure.

*** This bounty expires March 1st 2011 ***

I know someone that may be interested in doing this.

Just to be clear on the terms, the current bounty is 150 BTC (100 from jimbobway and 50 from Mahkul) and another 100 BTC from Bimmerhead if it happens to get on CNBC.

The only condition that might not work is the megaphone. There is a heavy police presence in that area and the use of a megaphone may not be permitted.

He happens to be a former male underwear model and he would also like to see what kind of bounty would be made available if he were to go "times square naked cowboy style" and do this entire gig in briefs. It is scheduled to be unseasonably warm in NY and a male model in his underwear on Wall Street on a February morning is sure to attract a lot of attention and there is a good chance it makes it to various media outlets. He would also be interested in performance based bounties that are conditional on the amount of media coverage it generates. If the potential reward is sufficient enough, he will go for the bolder approach that will likely generate more publicity.

For the record, he is in his late twenties, 6 foot 2 inches tall and has the classic all-american look straight out of an abercrombie catalog.

i pledge 20 BTC.  video footage helps

He could always wear his briefs on the outside!

Once complete I will nag whoever owes a bounty to pay up. :-)

Is it lawful to be in your underwear?

If it is not, then just carry an extra shirt and shorts.

Agree that underwear is not really the key point here. What is the conceptual connection of bitcoin to a man in underwear.

It would be more beneficial if this activity would stay close to the purpose / idea of bitcoins?

Why does he not disguise himself as one big golden (bit) coin? Or as "digital wallet, or...

Just a half naked guy will appear in the press as a non event or maximum as a crazy half naked guy.

What we want out of this is that the press will write about bitcoins.

just my tiny pearls of wisdom...

agree that it should be manageable from a cost point.

Still a visual link to bitcoin of the outfit is needed.

What about a visualization of "bits" with (golden painted) 1's and 0's all over his body? Or black numbers on his bitcoin golden-bodypainted (half naked) body?

Or

Printing a huge round bitcoin on cardbord?

i pledge 30 btc to help

Oy Vey!

You guys expect a LOT for 100 Bitcoins....      :)

I live in NYC and I have trouble getting ANYTHING delivered for $100.   Most people I know make $200/hour or more.   Typical rent here is $3200 per month.   

Getting someone to SHOW UP anywhere in Manhattan is going to cost $100 minimum (assuming they are not in a delivery business all day long).    A taxi to JFK is $90 Plus Tolls for the round trip.

Not to mention the time incurred in obtaining custom materials, custom craftsmanship, and custom costuming...

( You might try HIRING a company to do this....  just to get a price....  and a more realistic idea of what things cost here. )

In Lima, Ohio...  you might get a high school kid to do this....  assuming it was during their summer vacation.   Maybe...

Having said all that....   I hope it happens and it makes the news!   :)

google times square naked cowboy. as long as he keeps certain areas covered, I don't see why it wouldn't be legal.

The underwear idea was brought up because it may generate more publicity. We have a few low level contacts in the media and we were trying to think of ways to get this picked up. He surely would prefer not to be in his underwear or any other ridiculous costume. However, we were hoping that a gimmick like that might make it more likely to get picked up by CNBC or the local NY news outlets. The community as a whole would benefit tremendously and he could earn a higher bounty for his contribution. We were thinking that we could leverage his assets and his prior experience as an underwear model, but if anyone has a better idea, we are certainly not locked in on that one option and are open to other suggestions.

We are shooting for next tuesday as a target date. We're looking to do all we can to get this picked up by the mainstream media and if we are successful, hopefully the community that will benefit from it will step up and fairly compensate this brave soul! :)

Maybe instead of underwear he could be in a barrel.  Sort of drawing attention to the fact the Fed is bankrupting the country etc. etc.

OK. I have decided to do this Monday morning (the 21st), if nobody does it on Friday (the 18th).

Somebody better step up, and on Friday, or I am on this Monday.

no one responds in the thread for weeks and right after I invest time and energy in setting up a tuesday date, someone decides to do it one day earlier. whatever, its all yours.

do it on tuesday, do it better, and you'll get some coin

I am happy to let you do this. Just let me know today, so I can make plans for going into the city, or not.

Isn't Monday a holiday in the US? Doubt there will be many people around the NYSE if so.

If two people do it (before the end of Feb 2010), I'll donate 100 BTC to the second person.

That is correct, the NYSE will be closed on Monday, February 21st.  Which means it will make whoever 'protests' on that day look a little clueless to anyone who does happen to walk by.  There will be mocking of bitcoin.

Tuesday on the other hand could be a better day than average, I would guess, as everyone rushes anxiously back to work.

Just to clarify, my pledge is 100 BTC for the second person to do it on a different day, before the end of this month.

However, if the two people both do it on the same day (which they might find easier), I'll send them each 25 BTC.

I have updated the appropriate posts with your details.

How about a gold sparkly sequin Elvis number .... that would draw attention and you pin on a few extra extra sparkly bitcoin logos and maybe put a bitcoin sticker in the middle of your forehead!

It would have had to have been Monday, which is a holiday. Sounds like we have an underwear-wearin' fed-hatin' bitcoin cowboy.

sigh, I just told the guy earlier today that it's off and someone beat us to the punch. Now I get home and read this. I guess I'll try to talk to him again tomorrow and get this back on for tuesday.

http://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare/?cam=fridays


A lot of  /b/tards  watch this cam setup in times square. Someone should hold up a bitcoin sign there .  :D

ok, he's gonna do it tuesday morning. he will have an aspiring filmmaker buddy of his shoot it and put it up on youtube.

as for the costume, I think the main point isn't so much that it relates to bitcoin but rather that it gets people's attention. I mean isn't that the ultimate goal? A lot of these suggestions like 1's and 0's will have no meaning whatsoever for the avg wall streeter that will see it. When I spoke with him today, he wanted to wear a hip suit. He is a former male model after all so I'm sure he can pull it off and look good it in. This way, he'll look sharp, but it won't be in the typical wall street navy suit way but rather a funky, hip, colorful way.

Any ugly guy can wear a coin costume. We've got a former model here so let's leverage his skill set. Remember that it's new york and wall street, people here are huge snobs. We see crazy fools on the street all the time so we're desensitized to it. I think it will have a much bigger impact if he looks trendy rather than a wacko. I also think the message will get a lot more respect and people will be more likely to read the flyer if it came from a well dressed, trendy model than a nutcase is a crazy suit.

Sponsors, would this choice of wardrobe be all right with you?

I'll donate 50 BTC each to the first two people doing this if the do it on different days. If they do it on the same day they'll get 25 each.

I'm assuming someone will film this..

I agree a 100%, was going to suggest that myself. Can't wait to see this.

I agree this is the right way to go.  Can't wait to see it!!!

Does anybody know what would be the best time of the day to get media coverage?

So, the guy is going to do it tomorrow.
Does he know bitcoin well enough to answer questions people might ask him?

This will be cool. :D

his knowledge of bitcoin is minimal. I wish I could be there but I am busy at that time and I won't be able to make it. I just printed out a huge stack of flyers for him to pass out tomorrow so he's just gonna have to refer people to the flyer. He will let me know as soon as his buddy uploads the video to youtube and I'll post the link here.

Is this happening?

Someone in my office (near the NYSE) said they saw it this morning!

Of all the mornings for me to come in late...

I just confirmed that he did do it this morning and everything was recorded.

It was freezing cold this morning in NYC so he was unable to wear the originally planned suit which is fairly light. I think he just wore a standard coat and I hope this is all right. I also took the liberty to make double sided copies, the front had the document that jimbobway posted and the back, I took the info from bitcoinme.com and formatted it to fit on one page. Unfortunately, I don't think it will get any media coverage. We put out the word to some low level media contacts and tried our best. Hopefully we can plan better next time and get it on CNBC.

I am also looking forward to seeing the video and I will post the link as soon as he uploads it.

Awesome!! Can't wait to see the documentation! :D

Posting this as a favor to thetenbagger:



thetenbagger:

Done.    :)

See http://dl.dropbox.com/u/993053/Download/Temporary/Photos/StopTheFed_24.5k.jpg (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/993053/Download/Temporary/Photos/StopTheFed_24.5k.jpg)

Let me know what address to send the bitcoins.

me too.

He did a great and especially brave job.

He also gets my 30 BTC, despite the fact that he did notlink his outfit to the bitcoin idea.

Please let me know the address.


Still, my marketing experience tells me that next time, he needs more creativity about his look to create more awareness. I am happy to help planning the next event with a "concept" development and helping on preparing the plan.

I happen to know the hottest male underwear super-model in the industry.  He also happens to be on the billboards over Times Square, in his underwear, for Target ads.   He also happens to be a HUGE supporter of Bitcoin, and anti-The-Fed movements, etc.     He also looks hotter than Marky Mark did in his Times Square (and fashion magazine) underwear ads for Calvin Klein...   (Remember those?)

I think my friend might be persuaded to do such a thing....  in only his underwear and sneakers showing off all his assets, abs, muscles, etc......  for the right bounty.

The press could be alerted in advance... and you guys are correct in your instincts....   Lunch hour crowds would definitely swarm like mad...  And this whole scene would be totally irresistible to the media.

We're talking about HUGE publicity.

Thoughts?

( Please email me or call me if it's urgent.  I'm finding less and less available time to catch up in the forums, sadly. )

Definitely go for it, but make sure Bitcoin is in the focus and not his abs. ;) Publicity is publicity.

EDIT: I can't seem to download the video...how now?

Ok, I am using the downloader at ant.com...downloading now.  I'm gonna mix it up and add music to it.

Use the Firefox Add-on called videodownloadhelper.


Ok.  I hit him up.   He said, "Absolutely!"

I asked him how much he's need to do it.....

He said he'd do it for 1000.... since he would have to fly to NYC.     He'd do it with a big smile for 2000.   :)

I asked his permission to show you who he is...  He said, "Sure!"

As you can see....  He is very intelligent, very knowledgeable about Bitcoin, The Fed, and related issues, very well-spoken....  and.... very easy on the eyes.

His name is Anthony A Anderson

Here's what he looks like (but better in person):   http://dl.dropbox.com/u/993053/Download/Temporary/Photos/Anthony.jpg (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/993053/Download/Temporary/Photos/Anthony.jpg)

Some of his modelling pics:  http://rawmodelcom.blogspot.com/2008/08/modeling-pics.html (http://rawmodelcom.blogspot.com/2008/08/modeling-pics.html)

His web site about raw/healthy food/nutrition:   http://rawmodel.com (http://rawmodel.com)

On Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/Anthony.A.Anderson (http://www.facebook.com/Anthony.A.Anderson)

Facebook Profile Photos:   http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=585870894&aid=216951 (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=585870894&aid=216951)

Him published in the Huffington Post:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anthony-anderson/the-raw-model-diet-a-day_b_127635.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anthony-anderson/the-raw-model-diet-a-day_b_127635.html)

Trust Me.   In his underwear....   He will get a LOT of attention....  no matter WHERE he stands.     Even the straightest of straight guys do a double-take...  He has a movie star presence that is incomparable.

Thoughts?

You have a tendency to exaggerate.

 :)    Maybe.

But he's a very close friend of mine.  I've seen the enormous checks he gets for one day on a modelling shoot in New York, LA, Paris, wherever.  Also, my other friends, when they meet him, often freeze up in his presence.  It's very real.  Not my imagination at all.   :)

....just sayin.     ;)

Then he needs to wait until summer, because you can see from the video how cold it was in NY for the guy who did it on Tuesday.

But must he do this in NY? Surely there are suitable locations that don't require a flight?

you there tenbagger?  see quote above...

sorry guys for not responding sooner.

I instructed the guy who actually did it to create an account on mybitcoin and then send me the address. I'll post here as soon as he gets me a receiving address.

Watching this makes me feel like printing a few hundreds of leaflets about Bitcoin and do a tour around the town.

here is the receiving address for JR, the guy in the video:

1JTvKbWrMYR5azrzyQRfy8FiPSczjnMRGX

Ok, I'll send them tonight when I get home from work.

Nice effort.

However, I'd like to tell you something.

Today on IRC I was almost insulted for trying to promote bitcoin.  And you know what?  Screw them!

I mean, if people are not capable of understanding what a good money is, then I don't want to spend my time trying to convince them.  Nor do I want to withstand insults.

I learned about bitcoin because I was interested in monetary problems that exist nowadays.  I was looking for something like bitcoin and I found out about it on wikipedia (it was the a just link: the article itself was on a user space at that time).  Nobody came to me saying:  "hey look at that!"

So from now on, I won't try to "evangelize" about bitcoin any more.  I'll let people use their stupid beloved paper money if that's what they want.

Will send 12.5 x 4 = 50 BTC in a couple of minutes.

This was how I found it too - if we both thought of the concept of bitcoins before we knew it existed we're probably not the only ones. This is one of the strongest reasons I have for believing in this.

30 BTC sent

15 BTC sent. I could see how bitterly cold it was, and I hope this covers the cost of the gloves he had to buy after 45 minutes.

50 BTC sent. Well done.

100 BTC Sent!  ;D  I want to make a music video out of it but my video software expired...doh.  Dunno if I want to pay $100 to get a full copy.

Where is the link to the video?

Thanks Mahkul, ribuck, and S3052, and rix for your bitcoin bounties.

BTC sent.

I couldn't post a comment directly to the blog, and I really felt the need to comment on this statement, I thought I'd do so here.


Um... what? According to Anthony Anderson, there are no meat eating animals in the wild, and humans did not eat meat until recently. Wtf?

Obviously the first part is false, but it is true that it is the diet of a majority of animals.  The second depends on your definition of recently, but I'd say for most definitions it is also false.  However, this does not negate his point that it is the diet that places the least strain on our ecosystem.  Depending on who you ask, it takes about 15-20 lbs of grain to produce one pound of meat.  Of course, meat is denser calorie wise, but not by a factor of 15.  The biggest issue of course is that meat is just so damn delicious.

His science is a load of bunk. Our diets have mostly consisted of meat since the inception of the species. Our genetics haven't changed. We still need meat.

Right, his science is bunk and your science says our genetics haven't changed since the beginning of our species.  Regardless, billions of people on this planet are vegetarian.  We don't NEED meat.

[citation needed]

Were you serious or that was some kind of sarcasm ?

http://www.hinduonnet.com/2006/08/14/stories/2006081403771200.htm

40% of india, unless you count eggs as meat, than it's 31%.


http://www.google.com/search?q=population%20of%20india shows 1.155 billion, so 358 - 462 million in India alone.  Billions might be an exaggeration, but it's probably not too far from 1 billion.

I doubt that there are billions. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarianism_by_country)

I agree that we do not need meat to survive, and also that the environmental impact of raising livestock for food is high. However, I believe it is much harder to get all of the nutrients necessary for survival as a vegetarian, especially if you don't live in a first world country.

I'd say it's more difficult in a first world country.  Fresh fruits and vegetables are harder to come by in a country where the only farmers who can make a living are giant corporations who get paid by the government per acre of farmland.  It's fucking retarded that the US subsidizes corn prices for the entire world while family farmers need to work a full time job in addition to tending their land.

I have to disagree. In the U.S. (mostly thanks to cheap oil), we can get fruits and vegetables grown all over the world. In poorer countries (most likely to include the U.S. soon), the only available produce is that which is grown locally. I can only assume that this makes it more difficult to consume the nutrients that would otherwise be received from meat.

Right, they can only get what is grown locally, which is how you get fresh food.  U.S. food is not fresh, it is processed in ways that reduce nutrient content, and it increases poverty in the areas we buy it from since it drives up local food prices.  You can grow your own, but due to property taxes and limitations on selling fresh produce, it is tremendously difficult for a family farmer to make a living off the land.  This to me is a big problem.  We have already lost a lot of the skills involved in food cultivation, and when we do fall into the "poorer countries" category, as you seem to think we will and I can definitely see as a possibilty, we won't have the infrastructure to feed ourselves.

First-word nations seem to be feeding themselves just fine.

http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/5562/percentagepopulationund.png (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Percentage_population_undernourished_world_map.PNG)

Wow talk about veering off topic, must be time for a Goodwin intervention.  Of course everyone knows that Hiter was a vegetarian (http://'http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler%27s_vegetarianism').  ;D

It does seem that a lack of nourishment isn't really the problem today though, it's over nourishment.  Last year more people tied of obesity than of starvation (http://'http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/fighting-fat-around-the-world-567295').

Where are all those population-control advocates who said in the 1970s we were going to run out of food (and oil)?  Oh yeah, they forgot about technology and the free market.  They usually do.

Not too far from 1 billion is very far from "billions". So my point stands.
There is not so much vegetarians in the world as one would think.

Also, check out the wikipedia article. A lot of vegetarians don't eat meat from financial reasons, not ideological.

So there is even less "true" vegetarians out there.

Agreed, I admitted it was an exaggeration.

Irrelevant to my point, which was we don't need meat to survive.


Absolutely, but we aren't growing it, we're importing it.  The hypothetical situation being discussed was the dollar tanking.  If that happened, we wouldn't be able to afford the imports because of the cost of transportation.  Sure we would have plenty of corn, but most other foodstuffs would have huge price jumps.

WTF?  What happened to the super-sexy (according to Bruce) underwear model generating publicity for Bitcoin?  All the sudden everyone is talking about vegetarianism....