In case you haven't heard the term "flash mob," it means, "A large group of people who gather in a usually predetermined location, perform some brief action, and then quickly disperse.''
In San Francisco, about 200 came out of nowhere to whirl like dervishes across Market Street, attracting confused stares from tourists. In New York City, hundreds of people burst into applause on the mezzanine of the Grand Hyatt hotel at 7:12 p.m., then quickly disappeared. In New York, a flash mob packed an upscale SoHo shoe store July 16, pretending to be a tour group from Maryland. A month before, hundreds of people crowded around a nondescript oriental rug at Macy's. When sales people questioned them, they said they all lived together and were shopping for a ''love rug.''
You can read more about flash mobs at Cheese Bikini. Sean also have pictures of a mob in Central Park and one in Rome.
A friend here in Tampa is trying to get the word out that on Saturday, Aug. 16 at 4 p.m., there will be a flash mob at the Citrus Park Mall.
His instructions: "Head over to the statues of the baseball players (toward the east end of the mall, near Godiva's Chocolates). Come dressed as you would to a little league baseball game. Bring a lawnchair, gloves and wear a ball cap. When you arrive sit down and act as you would at the begining of a baseball game. THEN at 4:05 begin random baseball cheering, at 4:07 start booing the umpire, at 4:08 storm off.
If you have questions, e-mail penlyn1@tampabay.rr.com
There. I have done my civic geek work for the day.