Group think and belonging to a group is of paramount importance, to think for oneself is tantamount to ego death
Any idea where you can find guest lists/VIP seating for sky boxes. It's a thin thread but seeing what kind of kiddie fiddlers were in the area or on lists to attend might prove a fruitful dig.
What you think of of as "mountains" are actually the stumps/remnants of 6,000+ foot trees