{"id":15626,"date":"2011-09-28T23:07:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-28T21:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=15626"},"modified":"2011-09-29T01:35:59","modified_gmt":"2011-09-28T23:35:59","slug":"mark-malkoff-offers-new-yorkers-a-free-cab-drive-or-does-he","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2011\/09\/28\/mark-malkoff-offers-new-yorkers-a-free-cab-drive-or-does-he\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Malkoff offers New Yorkers a free cab drive. Or does he?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p>Long-time readers of this blog who are good with names will probably remember <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mydamnchannel.com\/MarkMalkoff\">Mark Malkoff<\/a> &#8211; a creative New York comedian. I&#8217;ve mentioned him <a href=\"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2011\/07\/26\/mark-malkoff-apple-store-challenge\/\">once<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2010\/02\/04\/mark-malkoff-gets-carried-in-new-york-city\/\">twice<\/a> before. And I&#8217;m going to do that again. You might like him or you might not, I don&#8217;t really care. I like what he does. He creates videos, which are inspirational and kind. He promotes humanity, compassion and optimism, but he does it in a very easy and entertaining way. This time around Mark was giving people free taxi rides. With a twist. Or twists. Some were probably not free, given what people had to do. Some were easy and free, but not as useful as you might think. Why am I telling you all these? I don&#8217;t know, I guess I just want you to watch this video.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jk4uTDK-wOU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p>Long-time readers of this blog who are good with names will probably remember Mark Malkoff &#8211; a creative New York comedian. I&#8217;ve mentioned him once or twice before. And I&#8217;m going to do that again. You might like him or you might not, I don&#8217;t really care. I like what he does. He creates videos, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2011\/09\/28\/mark-malkoff-offers-new-yorkers-a-free-cab-drive-or-does-he\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mark Malkoff offers New Yorkers a free cab drive. 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