Local Improv Group Pushes Pantsless Metro Rides This Sunday

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Over 400 brave locals have pledged to drop their pants and ride the Metro this Sunday—and the list is growing. Led by GLA Improv, LA's 5th annual "No Pants Metro Ride" (inspired by NYC's "No Pants Subway Ride") is sure to be bring out the city's most brave (and pasty-legged) patrons.

According to the event's Facebook page, "PART ONE of the mission will be Metro rides that will travel from both ends of the Gold Line in Pasadena and East Los Angeles, from the Red Line in North Hollywood, from the Purple Line in Koreatown, and from the Expo Line in Culver City to Union Station. Ride captains will begin gathering agents at their respective stations at 1pm, and they'll have you at Union Station at or before 2pm for part two. They will be there to brief the agents, to answer any questions, and to have everyone de-pantsed before getting on the trains."

Click here to read the super-lengthy agenda, watch this video of last year's spectacle and go shop for a fresh pair of underwear.
· No Pants Metro Ride 2013 [Facebook]
· A Pantsless Mission on Metro, if You Choose to Accept It [SaMo Patch]
· Red Line Turns to White Line for No Pants Subway Ride [Curbed LA]