by: Kristin Wong
While most of us were busy at work today, a handful of people were lucky enough to have nothing else to do except ring Oreo’s 100th birthday. Yes, I'm envious.
A flash mob took over The Grove in Los Angeles Tuesday morning, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the cookie. Nabisco staged a Happy Birthday flash mob dance, led by a giant Oreo that surprisingly, nobody tried to eat.
Personally, I’m impressed by anything Nabisco does (Hello, Chicken in a Biskit!), but others weren’t as thrilled by the flash mob. YouTube user FerGiezmOnKey uploaded the video along with the caption:
“I've seen many flash mobs online and one other live flash mob and this was definitely the sorriest mob i ever saw. it was a great idea, but it didn't seem to have a ton of energy plus they were performing to the cameras and not to the crowd.”
Harsh critic. I’m surprised he didn’t ask to see their headshots and IMDB credentials.
Anyway, Lady Antebellum popped in to give a surprise performance, singing “Happy Birthday” to the giant Oreo and then putting on an impromptu concert at The Grove. Tickets to a Lady Antebellum concert start around $80 a pop, so patrons of The Grove really lucked out.
The original Oreo started off in New York. On March 6, 1912, the first Oreo was introduced at the National Biscuit Company in the Chelsea Market. Nabisco bought the company early on and has since sold over 362 billion Oreo cookies, making it the best-selling cookie of the 21st century.
Personally, I’m impressed by anything Nabisco does (Hello, Chicken in a Biskit!), but others weren’t as thrilled by the flash mob. YouTube user FerGiezmOnKey uploaded the video along with the caption:
“I've seen many flash mobs online and one other live flash mob and this was definitely the sorriest mob i ever saw. it was a great idea, but it didn't seem to have a ton of energy plus they were performing to the cameras and not to the crowd.”
Harsh critic. I’m surprised he didn’t ask to see their headshots and IMDB credentials.
Anyway, Lady Antebellum popped in to give a surprise performance, singing “Happy Birthday” to the giant Oreo and then putting on an impromptu concert at The Grove. Tickets to a Lady Antebellum concert start around $80 a pop, so patrons of The Grove really lucked out.
The original Oreo started off in New York. On March 6, 1912, the first Oreo was introduced at the National Biscuit Company in the Chelsea Market. Nabisco bought the company early on and has since sold over 362 billion Oreo cookies, making it the best-selling cookie of the 21st century.
