I experienced a bona fide flash mob on Tuesday! We were hanging out in Capitol Hill at Neumo’s (bar) watching the elections on the big screen drinking beer. After Obama’s speech about 200 people poured out into the streets. It was an extremely excited crowd! Over the next couple of hours, it evolved into complete instanity with thousands of people.
I have documented here the actual text messages that led to all of my friends being there: a mix of direct messages, messages from twitter, messages from dodgeball, and messages on Swaggle (my friends’ group called DV8).
| 8:29 Twitter ShellyShelly: | I am crying I am so happy. I can’t remember the last time I felt proud to be an American. |
| 9:24 Swaggle LeoSmellButt to dv8(27): | How is neumos |
| 9:24 Swaggle LadyT to dv8(27): | Wonderful!!!!! I am crying !!!! |
| 9:48 Swaggle NotTitus to dv8(27): | Outside of neumos is hopping happy! |
| 9:48 Swaggle serena to dv8(27): | Where is everyone now? I can finally come meet y’all! |
| 9:48 Swaggle isky to dv8 (27): | O frickin BAMA! |
| 9:48 Swaggle isky to dvi(27): | It is incredible outside comet the crowd has taken over the streets |
| 9:48 Swaggle LadyT to dv8(27): | In the streets of cap hill insane!! |
| 9:55 Twitter ShellyShelly: | it is no small moment. The crowd has taken over the street chanting yes we can. |
| 9:59 Dodgeball dodgeball.com says | divide @ pike and 10th ! 1200 people in the streets at 10:12 pm |
| 10:02 Swaggle Petey to dv8(27): | ridiculous traffic blocking rally in front of neumos |
| 10:02 Swaggle NotTitus to dv8(27): | We have 10 open beers in comet now come get one! |
| 10:07 direct text Shelly to Petey: | Where you? |
| 10:16 Swaggle NotTitus to dv8(27): | Back in intersection now with beer! |
| 10:16 Swaggle Isky to dv8(27): | Whatever you do don’t drive down pike |
| 10:28 Dodgeball Danyel F. | @ Neumos ! Street party! (925 East Pike St) at 10:28 PM |
| 10:28 Dodgeball divide says | “5000 people at broadway and pike”. |
| 10:30 Swaggle Petey to dv8(27): | Prolly 1200 people here on the streets. Fireworks too |
| 10:30 Swaggle Jojo to dv8(27): | Wallingford crew on the way to cap hill. Pwned! |
| 10:30 Swaggle NonTitus to dv8(27): | Broadway and pike now blocking intersection with two thousand people easy… |
| 10:39 Twitter ShellyShelly: | Oh my got it is un fucking believable! Crowd has Grown shhh don’t tell the police. |
| 10:46 Swaggle Isky to dv8(27) | Pike and broadway we right in middle on east edge of cross street. Helicopters over head. Look for tall Leo or Peters blue stripes. And people chanting yes we can. |
| 11:25 direct text Shelly to Jordan: | Ok so where are you? Historical moment happening. My battery dying so find Peter. |
| 11:26 direct text Jordan to Shelly: | Nrpafwat and pine |
| 11:53 Dodgeball Danyel F. Says | “Part at pike and broadway. Amazing” |
| 3:23 am direct text Michelle to Shelly: | Jordan with you? |
