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Nashvillians use flashlights to protest John Rich’s bright house
Over a dozen Nashvillians rallied behind neighbors upset by the brightness of John Rich’s house Wednesday night Feb. 24, in what was coined Flash Fest 2010.
Neighbors in the Love Circle area raised awareness of spotlights used at Rich’s residence, which they said were unnecessarily bright and displeasing.
Protesters shined flashlights towards the residence, created shadow puppets, and held signs with slogans such as “Fight on Nashville, Flash Back.” One protester dressed as a light-emitting Ferris wheel.
The concept of a flashlight rally was spawned and promoted on twitter beginning the night before. Within a 24-hour period, local twitter users produced around 100 tweets referencing #FlashFest2010.
A metro police officer arrived on the scene and briefly questioned a few of the protesters, who where in the process of dispersing after seeing the police car.
Code names such as Snooki, Al Gore, and Mr. Nate (wink wink) were used to protect the identities of the flashers in the following audio story:
Live from inside the Ferris wheel
8:19 | iTunes | mp3
Photo Credit: Chris Wage, who took photos during the rally:
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