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I'm not devoid of holiday cheer but I have problems with this. First, the clips typically capture the magic from 20 different cameras. Were they all hidden too? And then, there are so many people in the flash mob, hardly anyone is surprised. Camera #14 goes to an old guy just eating a cheeseburger in a food court and I wonder what must he be thinking. But wait, he is not taking any bites and then he stands up and joins the second tenors. He was thinking, "My part is coming up soon."
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Related to the first two problems, these flash mobs will make any crowded place more crowded and who likes that? They took like 80% of the tables at a food court. I would have just skipped lunch that day. In fact, I have been to Chick-fil-a on El Dorado several times when I think a flash mob was getting ready to sing. I left each time so I can't be sure.
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I say keep the dances on the stage and the choirs in the music hall. I go to food courts to eat lunch, preferably seated. How would they like it if me and a bunch of colleagues went to their concert and staged an impromptu spreadsheet-making gala? We all stand up, flip open our laptops, and do some synchronized formula-writing.
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My friends and I did a flash mob type thing at UCSB for a class assignment once. We did it before it was popular. And there were only 5 of us in the group. It was interesting to see people's reactions.
I agree with you on a few points. Crowds are lame, and when performers outnumber spectators it is pretty sad.
I think the concept is cool but it would be REALLY cool if it were truly spontaneous. No coordination, no cameras, just people breaking out in song randomly.
I've done it before with Hannah and my sister and her girls in Ikea. It was truly spontaneous and funny probably only to us. AND we sounded pretty darn good.
I'm kind of a fan. This dreary world could use a little singing here there and everywhere.
I agree though that the spontaneity factor ruins it a bit.
I don't disagree that music is almost always welcome. Sara formed a Flash Mob of one when I was walking with her through the Tanner Building at BYU.
I just am not sure I like the feigned spontaneity and implied superiority: "Hearken ye commoners, we know something you don't and we have superior talent so put down your fries and listen to us. Have a touching experience. But this is not a sing-along and we know you little people have nothing better to do right now than give us your rapt attention."
haha! a good BYU memory
i heartily agree with your comments dave!
Dave - if you and your colleagues were doing a spontaneous VLOOKUP/HLOOKUP gala... that would be totally awesome.
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