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tonaderspeisung · 12-18-2011, 08:27 PM

today i was at the big box electronic store (fry's) shopping for a holiday gift for the pops.
the store was a hustle and bustle of holiday shoppers and as i snaked my way through the isles, desperately hoping for some gift inspiration, i stumbled upon a most curious scene.

i had resigned myself to fry's defeat; nothing would be bought here today.
i started my loop back and that's when i saw it; an extravaganza, 92 inches of high definition and full bose surround sound.
was it the siren's call of adele - live at the royal albert hall or the gravitational pull of the enormous screen? i can't say but i was reeled in.

then my real life christmas movie moment occurred.

i found myself mesmerized watching adele singing chasing pavements and a couple other tunes in "stunning color and clarity" and before i knew it; in front of the display a group of 20 people (give or take) had gathered. adele, bigger than life, dwarfed us all and serenaded the crowd with her smash hit - someone like you.
when adele handed the chorus over to her on-screen fans the store crowd joined in the chorus and sang along too.

i looked around and noticed an even larger crowd was gathered watching the smaller crowd who were now the chorus for the adele performance.
i imagined that the security office was watching the crowd, who was watching the smaller crowd, who were watching the original performance, like some big infinity mirror illusion.
the second chorus started and the onlooker next to me raised her phone to capture the scene. a sales rep right behind us placed his hand on her shoulder and said "don't ruin the moment."
my onlooking neighbor lowered her phone and i noticed that much of the larger crowd had joined in on the chorus sing along too.

it really was like the grand finale of a family holiday movie where the whole cast of characters come together and sing.
the crowd was swaying and everything.

as the song ended and the crowd on-screen applauded, so did the store crowd.
many stayed for the next song, i splintered off and headed for the door.

i suppose i'm a bit of a rube for getting caught up in what i now suspect was an elaborate sales ploy and it worked; i ended up spending 10 minutes in line for a small flash drive that my pops will never use and i really don't need, but $4 + tax seems like a fair price for a good story and i guess i did smile.

12-18-2011, 08:27 PM	#6975
tonaderspeisung Member How Do You Identify?: asleep at the synthesizer Preferred Pronoun?: crown prince of dirty disco Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: the dollar bin Posts: 1,392 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,082 Thanked 1,752 Times in 849 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	today i was at the big box electronic store (fry's) shopping for a holiday gift for the pops. the store was a hustle and bustle of holiday shoppers and as i snaked my way through the isles, desperately hoping for some gift inspiration, i stumbled upon a most curious scene. i had resigned myself to fry's defeat; nothing would be bought here today. i started my loop back and that's when i saw it; an extravaganza, 92 inches of high definition and full bose surround sound. was it the siren's call of adele - live at the royal albert hall or the gravitational pull of the enormous screen? i can't say but i was reeled in. then my real life christmas movie moment occurred. i found myself mesmerized watching adele singing chasing pavements and a couple other tunes in "stunning color and clarity" and before i knew it; in front of the display a group of 20 people (give or take) had gathered. adele, bigger than life, dwarfed us all and serenaded the crowd with her smash hit - someone like you. when adele handed the chorus over to her on-screen fans the store crowd joined in the chorus and sang along too. i looked around and noticed an even larger crowd was gathered watching the smaller crowd who were now the chorus for the adele performance. i imagined that the security office was watching the crowd, who was watching the smaller crowd, who were watching the original performance, like some big infinity mirror illusion. the second chorus started and the onlooker next to me raised her phone to capture the scene. a sales rep right behind us placed his hand on her shoulder and said "don't ruin the moment." my onlooking neighbor lowered her phone and i noticed that much of the larger crowd had joined in on the chorus sing along too. it really was like the grand finale of a family holiday movie where the whole cast of characters come together and sing. the crowd was swaying and everything. as the song ended and the crowd on-screen applauded, so did the store crowd. many stayed for the next song, i splintered off and headed for the door. i suppose i'm a bit of a rube for getting caught up in what i now suspect was an elaborate sales ploy and it worked; i ended up spending 10 minutes in line for a small flash drive that my pops will never use and i really don't need, but $4 + tax seems like a fair price for a good story and i guess i did smile.