I heard that Reverend Billy was gonna be preachin' on Black Friday at Union Square (new york). There was a group dresses as elves (holding funny picket signs) and they handed out fliers with "The 10 Commandments of Buylessness" printed on them. (e.g. #3 Respect the micro-gesture. Magicalize the foreground. Fore-go the plastic bag and grab that bare banana - Amen) Basically, there was a Dance Your Debt Away dance-party for a while, then the good reverend sermonized, then the choir sang a bit, then a Rude Mechanical Orchestra marching band played and there was a long cunga line that wound its way past barnes and noble. then Billy sermonized again in front of Starbucks. boycott starbucks! The whole thing lasted a bit over an hour. this is a slice...
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