Mosh Pit on the Mall

This afternoon I was listening to the post-inaugural coverage on public radio. The male reporter commented on how diverse the crowd was at the National Mall. Then the female reporter agreed, saying there were so many young people down there "that is looked like a mosh pit." I cracked up at the contrast between the solemn, moving inaugural address and the vision of a mosh pit full of flailing arms and legs at the base of podium. I certainly hope the scene on the National Mall was nothing like a mosh pit.