Here’s a different kind of flash mob for the holidays—an interesting
mixture of the formal and informal, with the US Air Force Band at the Smithsonian's Air and
Space Museum in Washington.
Well, they say it’s the band, but there are strings. And
singers. Which don’t ordinarily present as band components.
(And I can’t help flashing on Woody Allen in Take the Money and Run, playing his cello in a
marching band, so I had to overcome that image as I was watching this flash
mob unfold.)
But perhaps they do things differently in the Air Force.
(I will also confess to wondering whether the USAF and/or
the Smithsonian have received complaints at using tax-supported personnel and
facilities to perform a religious
piece—a long one. You know—wanting equal
time for something Kwanzaa or Islamic or a Festivus dance. But that would be
for another post.)
For now, just crank up the volume and enjoy.
Merry Christmas.
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