Sevens Seen
The Upper East side of New York conjures all sorts of images, but with eight astronauts and one alien entertaining corporates with an outfit that became a comedy improv show, it was clear the impromptu crowd was on a cloud of laughter.
Astronauts (and an alien) touch down in So Kon Po
The Upper East side of New York conjures all sorts of images, but with eight astronauts and one alien entertaining corporates with an outfit that became a comedy improv show, it was clear the impromptu crowd was on a cloud of laughter.
"Here's how we do the space drift," said Stephen Gore, as he detached himself from a pile of stacked chairs and spun around as though he were at zero gravity in outer space, cast adrift from a spaceship.
Others moonwalked in slow motion. Then there was the astronaut version of the Harlem Shake, recorded outside one of the myriad boxes. "We've all got helmets, so who's going to be the guy to start?" said Chad Parker.
"We worked on these outfits for months," said Gore. "We had all the usual sorts of debates dress-up squads have: Should we have the authentic-looking Nasa space packs attached to our backs air-conditioned with extractors for our comfort? Should we have a press-button power visor on our helmets? Where should we have zippers? How long will bathroom trips take in these moonwalking suits as they're practically hermetically sealed?"
Button-downed bankers this weekend they clearly were not.
"We are surprised the alien is still with us, he's a tourist, but then all aliens are tourists. We plan an autopsy after the event. With no probes," said one nameless astronaut behind his visor. "Everyone thinks they are in So Kon Po, but it's really Area 52," added Gore.