Brit Mayor Crowd Surfs at Christian Rock Concert

65-year-old mayor keeps hold of chain of office while crowd holds him aloft

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted May 28, 2009 7:05 AM CDT

(Newser) – The mayor of Worthing, England, has become a YouTube superstar since he
got a hands-on lesson on crowd-surfing at a recent Christian rock festival, the Telegraph reports. The 65-year-old politician was hoisted over the crowd of 14,000 people for two full minutes, wearing a suit and his chain of office as fans gasped and giggled.

"I was on stage to say a few words and then I was asked if I wanted to go crowd surfing. I thought it might be going up in a crane lift and surfing the crowd from a height.," says Hizzoner. "Then before I knew it I was being lifted over the crowds. It was such a great sensation although I was a little bit concerned that I might lose my trousers. Now that I know what it means I might think twice about doing it."

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Mayor Noel Atkins is carried over the crowd at a British Christian rock festival. (JesusJunkie123)

The Christian rock festival was Mayor Atkin's first official outing since being elected. (Worthing Borough Council)

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Mayor Noel Atkins crowdsurfs at a British Christian rock festival. (JesusJunkie123)

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Fair play to him for getting involved but I think he would have to do it at something a little more hardcore than a Christian music festival before he could be considered rock and roll. - Worthing resident Aaron Campbell

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Brit Mayor Crowd Surfs at Christian Rock Concert