My agent in SA has just sent me this link:
http://www.channel24.co.za/News/Local/A-beautiful-flash-mob-in-honour-of-Tata-Madiba-20131210

and that wasn’t staged !

maybe you need to dust away the dust from the dusty room you are sitting in

and that wasn’t staged !

Understanding what “flash mob” means Fail.

A flash mob (or flashmob)[1] is a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and seemingly pointless act for a brief time, then quickly disperse, often for the purposes of entertainment, satire, and artistic expression.[2][3][4] Flash mobs are organized via telecommunications, social media, or viral emails.[5][6][7][8][9]

Understanding what “flash mob” means Fail.

Camera work was far to good, was an advert for woolies !

That’s the wonder of Woolies.

They are the equivalent of M&S in South Africa.

Far too well filmed and obvious to be anything other than blatant advertising dressed up to be something wonderful

A flash mob (or flashmob)[1] is a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and seemingly pointless act for a brief time, then quickly disperse, often for the purposes of entertainment, satire, and artistic expression.[2][3][4] Flash mobs are organized via telecommunications, social media, or viral emails.[5][6][7][8][9]

Exactly.

So all flash mobs are “staged” then ?

If you wanted to make a different point to the one you made, then you should have made it 😉

Being in SA it’s more likely to be a flish mab

Flash mobs are ALL staged. That’s what they are.

Flash mobs are ALL staged. That’s what they are.

I showed Mrs File an “optical illusion” last night and she immediately exclaimed “that’s obviously fake”

🙂

peterfile – you’ll be all itchy “down there” as they start to grow back, too 🙁

Far too well filmed and obvious to be anything other than blatant advertising dressed up to be something wonderful

Unless you live in SA, the advertising is irrelevant.

So ask yourself: did the Soweto Gospel Choir move you with their tribute or not?

So ask yourself: did the Soweto Gospel Choir move you with their tribute or not?

Honestly? Not.

Sure, it was beautiful singing, but I had no clue what the actual lyrics were and even knowing the context I was left luke warm. Sadly it came across as nothing more than a cash-in on Mandela’s death. I’m sure that wasn’t the intent and I feel a little disappointed I have that cynical view, but you did ask 😀

Its a carbon copy of a London Choir doing that in Sainsburys or Waitrose last year.

but you did ask

I did..! 😀