Flash mob disrupts South Street

Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | 10/21/2010 | James Osborne and Martha Woodall

[Kid Shelleen]

Philadelphia police said a "flash mob" with thousands of teenagers and young adults swarmed South Street Saturday night causing businesses to close early and bringing law enforcement from across the city to control the crowd.

--snip-- Mobs of teens have disrupted Center City three times in the last three months. On Dec. 18, students from several city high schools responded to a call via Facebook to participate in a massive gathering in response to fights at the Gallery food court. Some of the teens later randomly attacked pedestrians on nearby Center City streets

[COBOL2Java]

Were they insulted by Rep. John Lewis hearing the phrase “Kill the Bill”?

[Kid Shelleen]

Maybe they were upset about having to leave the Wall-Mart in Jersey

[relictele]

Quickest way to dispel a flash mob: spread a rumor that it’s a line to fill out a job application.

[Tribune7]

ping

[EyeGuy]

This story is not real journalism without the essential demographic information regarding the mob.

Therein lies the politically incorrect NEWS that we should all be aware of.

[Son House]

01/10/09: President-Elect Obama’s Weekly Address

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTDln2f0GvQ&feature=player_embedded

At 2 minutes;

Obama “Our plan will likely save or create three to four million jobs, Ninety percent of these jobs will be created in the private sector “

[pnut22]

More wild Amish yutes.

[Red in Blue PA]

Like the American Express card, don't leave home without it.

[1776 Reborn]

Pretty sad this is what they are using their energy for. If they had any brains they would protesting the take over of their government which will affect them more than most of the people fighting for them.

[Red in Blue PA]

LOL!

[IAmNotAnAnimal]

ROFL

[fieldmarshaldj]

You’re gonna need a lot of extra clips.

[Mr. Wright]

Interesting that the “race” of the [youts] was not included in the article. Perhaps these [youts] are upset with us who are against their boy’s health-care bill.

[Mark was here]

Thanks, I could use some humor today.

[MsLady]

Out of control parents generally create out of control kids.

[pnut22]

You are assuming they know or care about a health care bill.

[whatshotandwhatsnot]

There’s not enough money in this universe that would get me to live in Philly, Detroit, Cleveland, Columbus, Chicago, etc., etc.

[Will88]

Thousands of white skater boys rolling in from the suburbs?

[ronniesgal]

no kidding. I don’t even want to go visit family in Philly or Cleveland.

[Vehmgericht]

“A 54-year-old man riding his bicycle home from work was critically injured when he beaten by a group of young men.” Just think. This could have made the national news if the victim had been Amish instead of the perpetrators. Also doesn’t this “newspaper” have an editor? Or maybe he be on vacation.

[ASA Vet]

This is a clip

This is a magazine

[fieldmarshaldj]

I stand corrected.

[MCH]

Also doesn’t this “newspaper” have an editor? Or maybe he be on vacation.

Maybe. You could always call the paper and aks them.

[EBH]

How can they do that when they are not even educated about America anymore?

[1010RD]

Proper gun control will help resolve this issue.

[1010RD]

I doubt these kids have both parents.

[1010RD]

You could always call the paper and aks them.

LOL - it is axe not "aks" and dem not "them"! Did you go to a publik skewl?

[RadioCirca1970]

Acorn Youth

[ChildOfThe60s]

essential demographic information regarding the mob

Racist profiler /sarc

[mad_as_he$$]

lol..true.

BTW I think patriots could learn to use flash mob(s) very effectively.

[Leisler]

Killadelphia.

[Leisler]

Asians and Jewish kids in National Honor Society gangs.

[oh8eleven]

Forty seven years ago it was The Orlons ...

Where do all the hippist meet? (South Street, South Street)
Where the dancin is elite (South Street, South Street)
Side by side we're loose and neat
When we're stompin down the street
Hurry down, baby she's the hippist street in town!(Oh baby)

[mountainlion]

Jr Democrat practice session.

[Repeat Offender]

Who you think you is 101? em-see lay it down how he wanna.

Doan make me hit my peeps on fayt-book.

[McBuff]

Meet me on South Street
OH YEAA
Hurry on down
O Ba By
Meet me on South Street
The hippest street in town

[dayglored]

> Where do all the hippist meet?
> The hippist street in town
> The hippest street in town

Having grown up around Philly in those days (1963 or so) I always thought the line was "the hippest street in town".

But the official (record company) rendering of the first line is "hippies", meaning "those who are 'hip'" in the jazz lexicon. The song came out years before San Francisco-style hippies were known to the East Coast. The song refers to "hipsters", that is, cool R&B/soul/jazz-oriented folks.

See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippie_(etymology)#Hip.2C_hipster_and_hippie, third paragraph.

[oh8eleven]

Having grown up around Philly in those days (1963 or so) ...
The home of American Bandstand.
Back in the day when (most) R&R was positive, fun, and great new dances popped up all the time.

[1776 Reborn]

Yep, just hoodlums in the streets.

[MsLady]

Your probably right, one parent most likely an overwhelmed mother.

[dayglored]

> The home of American Bandstand. Back in the day when (most) R&R was positive, fun, and great new dances popped up all the time.

American Bandstand was one of my favorite TV shows. WFIL ruled and Dick Clark was on the right hand of God...

I was only 11 when "South Street" came out in 1963, but I was already somewhat aware of music; started playing piano at 6, and picked up guitar at 12...

The period from about 1958 to 1967 was the first great wave of rock-n-roll; the second great wave from 1967 until 1976 was more produced and often more pretentious. I lived them both, and loved them both, but the first will always be the one that made me aware of modern music.