Cambridge “Thriller” Flash Mob On Halloween Is Coming!
BOO!! The Cambridge “Thriller” Flash Mob is coming on Halloween! It’s your chance to recreate the iconic dance made popular by of course Michael Jackson in the 1980’s. Each year…
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – OCTOBER 24: Michael Jackson fans dressed as zombies perform during Thrill The World 2010 at Luna Park on October 24, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. Thrill The World is an international attempt to break the World Record for simultaneous dance to Michael Jackson’s “Thiller”. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)
BOO!! The Cambridge "Thriller" Flash Mob is coming on Halloween!
It's your chance to recreate the iconic dance made popular by of course Michael Jackson in the 1980's. Each year around the world, his legacy comes to life, from death, to life. Flash mobs around the world recreate the recording breaking video. Before we see how to sign up to dance, let's look at the iconic history of Thriller.
Thriller-The Stats
Of course almost EVERYTHING Michael Jackson did was groundbreaking. For example, his hit Billie Jean became SO popular, MTV had to change their policy of just playing rock videos, and allow black, dance artists videos on the channel. It happened on March 10, 1983. It sounds ridiculous seeing how MTV embraces black artists today.
According to the Guardian.com:
-I found interesting to read that it was Michael himself that reached out to horror movie director John Landis to talking about creating a movie-type music video, that would be MUCH longer than conventional music videos. What makes this interesting is that Landis had not ever heard the song Thriller, and Michael Jackson had never seen the Landis directed film, American Werewolf in London.
-By the time the video was completed, it was 12 months after the Thriller single was released, long enough for Michael's plastic surgery to change his nose in the video, from the cover of the album.
-CBS Records didn't want pay for a THIRD video off the album Thriller. Believe it or not the first single off Thriller was #2 hit The Girl Is Mine, a duet with Paul McCartney! The Billie Jean followed. According to Rolling Stone:
The video cost half-a-million dollars; at the time, it was the most expensive video ever made. Jackson and Landis funded their budget by getting MTV and Showtime to pay $250,000 each for the rights to show the 45-minute The Making of “Thriller."
Today, Thriller has 937 MILLION views on You Tube, and is the first music video to be inducted into The Library Of Congress National Film Registry. Yet, Jackson's record label didn't want to pay to make it. They got someone else to. Is that stupid or brilliant?
Cambridge "Thriller" Flash Mob
Calling all Zombies! If you're a good dancer, The Boston Dance Alliance in Cambridge, Massachusetts is sponsoring the event on Halloween! They are rehearing now!
Before we seek out Massachusetts FAVORITE Halloween Candy, we must ask, what is it about Halloween that turns us back into children? While Christmas is about giving, Halloween is about taking, isn't it?
The minute we hit October, the seasonal shift to pumpkin this, pumpkin that takes over our lives. It's the one month (if you don't count February and December) that we put our diets on hold. So let's take a look at why we love Halloween!
The Stats
Reports show that 2023 Halloween spending may exceed pre-pandemic levels. It seems that people, despite higher credit card usage, have no problem spending on fun stuff like candy, decorations, costumes and entertaining.
Consumers are expected to spend a record $12.2 billion for Halloween candy, costumes and decorations, according to National Retail Federation’s annual survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics.
On an individual basis, we’ll spend about $108.24 per person, a jump from $100.45 in 2002.
Why We Dress Up
Studies have shown why we dress up for Halloween to become someone else.
While we all have our own individual reasons, there are professionals that can tell us why as well. A professor at the Psychology Department at Old Dominion University says:
“It’s the excitement of facing your fears in a controlled environment, like a haunted house. They raise adrenaline, they raise your endorphins,” Halloween also offers the chance to dress up as someone else and relieve some baggage you might be carrying around in your day-to-day life.”
Add to that, in creating many Boo Bash radio station events over the years, our audience loves the safe, fun environment that allows them to dress up, be someone else, dance, have fun and be a kid again.
So, now that we are craving the days before laptops, desktops, smartphones and Google, let's go find Massachusetts FAVORITE Halloween Candy, according to Instacart.
M & M's
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Despite M & M's massive marketing each year, only Hawaii and New Hampshire are M & M's number choice!
Peanut M & M's
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These states apparently are NOT allergic to peanuts. Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Washington, all lovers of Peanut M & M's!
Top 5 Sweet Tooth States
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These states spend the MOST on candy each Halloween: Utah, Idaho, Alaska, Montana and Washington.
What Is AMERICA's Number ONE Candy
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Yup, you guessed it.
America's bought 116 tons of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, and it’s the only brand to pass the 100-ton mark, Instacart found!
What Is Massachusetts NUMBER ONE Candy?
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WHOA......again, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are NUMBER ONE!
We are not alone as these states love smashing chocolate into their peanut butter:
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming
