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The goal: be the top 'party group'

Part of the flash-mob phenomenon can be attributed to what kids call "party groups," which thousands of city youth join because they want to "be somebody." Membership gives them the status they seek, teens say.

John Ladderer, 16, junior at Overbrook High talks with a reporter about flash mobs after appearing on Power 99's Hot Boyz show. (Clem Murray / Staff Photographer)
John Ladderer, 16, junior at Overbrook High talks with a reporter about flash mobs after appearing on Power 99's Hot Boyz show. (Clem Murray / Staff Photographer)Read more