November 23rd, 2004
NOTE FROM KIM:
“Mobile clubbing” is a twist on the “flash mob”
phenomenon, in which people gather in a public
place and dance to their own music with headphones.
phenomenon, in which people gather in a public
place and dance to their own music with headphones.
The Top 7 Signs You’re
at a Mobile Clubbing Event
at a Mobile Clubbing Event
7> The subway turnstile is a velvet rope.
6> Unlike at a regular dance club, you aren’t the only one who doesn’t know what the heck is going on.
5> With people spontaneously breaking into silent dance, it’s either mobile clubbing or you’ve wandered into a public performance of “Children of a Lesser God: The Musical.”
4> The “bartender” only knows how to make one drink: a chug of Thunderbird from his paper bag.
3> You have to break every few minutes whenever someone shouts, “Car!”
2> Tragedy ensues when the mosh pit next to you gets decimated by an uptown express train.
and the Number 1 Sign You’re at a Mobile Clubbing Event…
1> Teenyboppers ignore the celebrities, preferring instead to fawn over the street vendor selling AA batteries.
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Credits:
Selected from 38 submissions from 14 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:
Matt Van Opens, Kenosha, WI — 1, 5
Guy Payne, Leeds, AL — 2
Kim Moser, New York, NY — 2, List Moderator, Topic
Shawn McWhorter, St. Paul, MN — 3
Doug Crews, San Diego, CA — 4
Brandon Hunt, Braintree, MA — 6
Bruce W. Alter, Fairfax Station, VA — 7