The Reverend Billy
and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir Photo courtesy of Fred Askew | I joined the Church of Stop Shopping Choir in 2000. I lead the alto section and sometimes conduct the choir in one of our favorite songs Justice Ghost. I also add my flute to the horn section of the band that accompanies the group. The Choir has toured in the United States and London |
Listen to us sing Several years ago I came to the realization that choice of product has become one of the few avenues Americans have to assert their individuality and sense of self. Increasingly, life is dictated from the minute one awakes until the television is turned off after the nightly news at 11. Then I read an article in the New York Times printed in 1999 about a performance artist, Reverend Billy, who had the audacity to confront this very subject. Not only did he decry our emotional and spiritual state but the ethical reaches of consumerism in this country and its tentacles that reach far and wide. I had to meet this person and, once I did, was more than willing to join his battle to thwart the grotesque evils of shopping! Its been an exciting and crazy adventure and a unique way to raise social conscious. You can read more about Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Gospel Choir at revbilly.com
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