On my last trip to Paris, my cousin showed me places along the Seine where almost almost every night they had a free open-air salsa dance party…. He explained that people just started doing it & it had become an institution…. I began dreaming of ways to do it in SF….

Then this Halloween, my Disco Ball costume became a walking street dance party & I had MANY MANY hours of spontaneous dance fun with complete strangers… I realized I could make my own dance party dammit!

So I did what any geek would do - I made a website; I sent out email to everyone I knew & I collected enabling technology

The idea was simple: I’d pick a spot; send out an email telling people when to show up at the aforementioned spot; & then I would meet them at said spot with a sound system. Much boogie would ensue. It was just so crazy it just might work. I call this idea FLASHDANCE - my flash mob dance party.

Within a few days I had 90 sign ups for my list. Within a week I had 275. People were waaaaay into it. It was time to try the first one… Click HERE for more…

It happened again. I may lose my Manly-Man card*. I saw one of my favorite bands in the world yesterday, U2, in Oakland….. When they were about 3/4 through their set, they played “Miss Sarajevo” and then were talking about The Universal Declaration of Human Rights & torture. I found my self getting really sad and angry at the state of the world (Dick Cheney, Go to hell. Seriously) & then they kicked into a beautiful & rockin’ version of “Pride in the Name of Love”. I found myself crying at a rock concert… Click HERE for more…