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Egan Orion, Flash Mob King

Egan Orion, Flash Mob King

The master crowd wrangler explains why his flash mobs have staying power.

At age 10, he was reciting Shakespeare on the stage of a community theater, and ever since, Egan Orion (shown in bullseye tee) has been commanding attention. With a background in theater and extensive experience producing mondo-scale parties (hello, Seattle PrideFest!), the 40-year-old Central District resident has become the name in the Seattle flash mob…

Embracing a Silly Internet Trend, Seattle-style

Embracing a Silly Internet Trend, Seattle-style

"Owling", "Needling" and something we completely made up.

We love it when Internet trends encourage people to desert their computers, head out into the city and do something—even if that something is pretty inane. Last summer, “planking” (getting your photo taken while lying stiffly face down in public places) became an online sensation and led to a wave of imitator trends. For example,…

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