Every year a bunch of people get together to celebrate an odd tradition, the Amtrack mooning tradition. The event entails a bunch of people showing up on the first Saturday of July and mooning the trains at they go by. If you (like myself) thought just a couple of drunk teens might be into it, you’re wrong! Over 8,000 people showed up to bend over and put it out there. As to be expected there were a lot of bums and even more booze (free booze that is). Police were called to break up the naked, rowdy crows.
“We had some mooners and some female flashers and some people who were nude altogether,” said Jim Amormino, a spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. “There was also lots of drinking. We felt that it was in the public’s interest to shut it down.”
Mooners, flashers and others dispersed peacefully about 3 p.m. and there were no arrests, Amormino said. More than 50 officers responded from several police agencies, backed up by helicopters.
Some participants were angered by the police response.
“What was the point of stopping people from enjoying themselves when they were under control?” asked Robert Zoellner, 47, a first-time mooner from Mission Viejo. “Everybody was getting along.”
Some participants returned to a mile-long stretch of festivities after police left, and newcomers arrived throughout the afternoon. Into the evening, revelers continued to moon the trains that passed about every 20 minutes.
That’s right you tell um! No one can tell who who can or who can’t see your bum!
Photo courtesy of MoonAmtrak.org
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