Yesterday it came. Like the best nigerian scam spam. In bcc from a friend at work, an invite to the First Roman Flash Mob to be held later today. From Manhattan just over a month ago, Flash-mobbing has started to spread across the globe. As viral as a smile.
There seems to be something both healthy and positive in this new practice. But what exactly is happening here? Is a flash mob a form of post-political protest? performance art? urban theatre? a critique of consumerism and the cult of productivity through nonsensical activity? surreal fun? none of the above?
Whatever the motives, the undercurrents, I relish the introduction of elements of play to the organisation of daily living. Shame I am 581 kilometres from Via del Corso.
Next time will be nearer.
Fantastic, bizarre, off the wall fun!
Posted by: Lesley at August 9, 2003 09:39 PMtell me more we live in milton keynes
Posted by: lk forman at August 10, 2003 02:52 PMtell me more we live in milton keynes
Posted by: lk forman at August 10, 2003 02:52 PMIf you're interested in following the flash mob trend, keep a watch on these two blogs:
www.smartmobs.com
www.cheesebikini.com
Posted by: ashley benigno at August 12, 2003 05:20 PM
First off, this is hardly random spam.
Okay, here's what I did to obtain your e-mail address. First, I pulled up the Advanced Search option of the Google search engine. Then, I entered "flash mob" in the "with all the words" field. After choosing "20 results", I then clicked on "Google search". Before I sent anybody this courriel, I examined each website to ascertain whether there was an invitation of any sort. By invitation, I mean phrases such as "I welcome comments" and other like remarks.
In a sense, you passed the test. And that is why you've received this missive. In the event you received one previously, this one comes with new information.
For the sake of quick review, a 28-year-old female aide was found dead in the congressional district office of former Representative Joe Scarborough, currently an MSNBC luminary. The official inquiry into death of the aide, a Mrs Lori Klausutis, left some details open to further investigation. In the earlier note, I mentioned that those details nag at me, A Alexander Stella.
What's more, I'm far from being the only one. There are dozens of websites that are devoting space to this curious happenstance.
So, for the sake of justice for Lori Klausutis, I'm asking recipients such as yourself to consider employing the phenomenon of flash mobs. If you would like like more details, you're certainly invited to click on the following hyperlink:
flash mob for Lori
thanking you in advance for your time in reading this appeal,
warm regards
/
A Alexander "Bogey" Stella
Oh, swell, likely enough, you'll have to click on my name, ah, the one by the date. And, if that fails, try inserting in the address field of your browser the following U.R.L, namely,
www.bcvoice.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=142