The wild man of the G20 is behind the craze taking over from planking — owling.
Owling involves perching in a crouch, somewhat like the bird, on top of things: fences, kitchen counters, mailboxes. It’s not to be confused with that “craze” from last month, coning.
It all comes back to a picture of Kirk Warrington crouched on top of a war memorial along University Ave. that very long weekend of the G20 world leaders summit in Toronto last June.
That shot of Warrington has turned up on the Facebook page dedicated to owling and in a story on the new “craze” in the British tabloid Daily Mail.
“I think planking was kind of silly and owling is kind of silly,” Warrington told the Star on Friday. He’d just heard about his new celebrity the day before.
Still, stakes are raised. Warrington mulled outdoing his own climbing feet to stage another Toronto owling on something higher and more precarious. The results would be posted on his student photojournalist girlfriend’s Tumblr page, melissadinardo.tumblr.com.
Be careful? “I won’t,” he said with a laugh.
The day that picture was taken Warrington was arrested and jailed as part of a G20 police sweep. After 83 days at Maplehurst prison, he was released after paying two $25 fines.
Warrington, 27, isn’t the only Canadian inspiring summer crazes. Comedian Tom Green posted a video on YouTube this week claiming to be the inspiration for planking.
A worldwide phenomenon, planking involves lying stretched out on unexpected surfaces.
For his online show, Green planted himself face down and motionless on an Ottawa sidewalk in 1994 for a while then filmed himself and the gathering curious crowd.
“I don't want to take anything away from anybody, but I do have video evidence,” Green said.
Source: http://www.thestar.com
Owling involves perching in a crouch, somewhat like the bird, on top of things: fences, kitchen counters, mailboxes. It’s not to be confused with that “craze” from last month, coning.
It all comes back to a picture of Kirk Warrington crouched on top of a war memorial along University Ave. that very long weekend of the G20 world leaders summit in Toronto last June.
That shot of Warrington has turned up on the Facebook page dedicated to owling and in a story on the new “craze” in the British tabloid Daily Mail.
“I think planking was kind of silly and owling is kind of silly,” Warrington told the Star on Friday. He’d just heard about his new celebrity the day before.
Still, stakes are raised. Warrington mulled outdoing his own climbing feet to stage another Toronto owling on something higher and more precarious. The results would be posted on his student photojournalist girlfriend’s Tumblr page, melissadinardo.tumblr.com.
Be careful? “I won’t,” he said with a laugh.
The day that picture was taken Warrington was arrested and jailed as part of a G20 police sweep. After 83 days at Maplehurst prison, he was released after paying two $25 fines.
Warrington, 27, isn’t the only Canadian inspiring summer crazes. Comedian Tom Green posted a video on YouTube this week claiming to be the inspiration for planking.
A worldwide phenomenon, planking involves lying stretched out on unexpected surfaces.
For his online show, Green planted himself face down and motionless on an Ottawa sidewalk in 1994 for a while then filmed himself and the gathering curious crowd.
“I don't want to take anything away from anybody, but I do have video evidence,” Green said.
Source: http://www.thestar.com
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