synchronized musical event set up by text and email

recent quotes i like

"Preach the gospel at all times. If necessary, use words." - ? | | | | | | |
"If there is anything I have learned from liberals and conservatives, it's that you can have great answers and still be mean... and that just as important as being right is being nice. " - shane claiborne | | | | | | |
"If Liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." --George Orwell ||||||
"On Facebook, no one can hear you scream." - I dont know ||||||
"The reformer has enemies in all those who profit by the old order, and only lukewarm defenders in all those who would profit by the new order, this lukewarmness arising partly from fear of their adversaries, who have the laws in their favor; and partly from the incredulity of mankind, who do not truly believe in anything new until they have had actual experience of it." - Machiavelli ||||||

this has been wizzing around the internet all week. i was initially resistant to opening it since i had seen similar "flash mob" events on youtube before, but hey, guess what - this is indeed the best one yet. i espescially like how there are people off all ages and backgrounds and some dressed like backpackers and some in suits to simulate teh typical commuter mix, very well done:

below was one of the others i had seen - this one was actually organized by t-mobile:

and this one was "everyone freeze in grand central for five seconds and then leave like nothing happened" organized by the ever delightful improveverywhere folks - http://improveverywhere.com/ "over 200 people freeze in place on cue in Grand Central Station in New York." would be a difficult time to be tripping: