Have you heard the term and the street theater trend, Flash Mob?
The SF Chronicle article says:
"Since the first mob gathered in New York City in May, the phenomenon has spread to San Francisco, Minneapolis, Vienna, London and Rome. Every flash mob is unique: At one Manhattan gathering, 200 people occupied a Hyatt hotel lobby to applaud at nothing; at another, hundreds converged on a SoHo shoe boutique pretending to be tourists from Maryland. Three hundred mob-sters stood in Central Park to chirp like birds. The first San Francisco mob took place on July 18, when 200 people spun clockwise across Market Street for the requisite 10 minutes and then vanished into the sunny evening."
Some people tried to stage another flash mob in San Francisco yesterday, but only a couple dozen folks showed up. I think this latest event needed a better theme than that old chestnut, "christmas in july". If I had known about it, I might have shown up, if only to play the kazoo. You don't often get to do that in public. But I would much rather play anything but Jingle Bells.
There's also a great article in the paper this morning about SF accordian player, Tom Torriglia. He makes his business making people smile with "That's Amore" and "Lady of Spain". What a great life!
The SF Chronicle article says:
"Since the first mob gathered in New York City in May, the phenomenon has spread to San Francisco, Minneapolis, Vienna, London and Rome. Every flash mob is unique: At one Manhattan gathering, 200 people occupied a Hyatt hotel lobby to applaud at nothing; at another, hundreds converged on a SoHo shoe boutique pretending to be tourists from Maryland. Three hundred mob-sters stood in Central Park to chirp like birds. The first San Francisco mob took place on July 18, when 200 people spun clockwise across Market Street for the requisite 10 minutes and then vanished into the sunny evening."
Some people tried to stage another flash mob in San Francisco yesterday, but only a couple dozen folks showed up. I think this latest event needed a better theme than that old chestnut, "christmas in july". If I had known about it, I might have shown up, if only to play the kazoo. You don't often get to do that in public. But I would much rather play anything but Jingle Bells.
There's also a great article in the paper this morning about SF accordian player, Tom Torriglia. He makes his business making people smile with "That's Amore" and "Lady of Spain". What a great life!
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