What Should I Do If Reverend Billy Is in My Store

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This is an entertaining account of Reverend Billy, a self-declared fake southern Baptist preacher of The Church of Stop Shopping, who uses "guerilla theatrics" and culture jamming to enlighten consumers. We go inside The Disney Store in New York to witness staged dramas against consumerism, we encounter a credit card exorcism performed in front of a crowd of astonished tourists and we listen to a gospel choir singing anti-Starbucks anthems.

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"The collar is fake but the calling is real." The Village Voice

"A mind-bending blend of street theater, political grandstanding, and performance art. . . . Talens act has made him something of a media darling." San Francisco Chronicle

"The zeal of a street-corner preacher and the schmaltz of a street-corner Santa." The New York Times

"Its a funny rant against developers and supermodels and everything that feeds off authentic humanness. But theres a potent, delicious kernel of truth here." Los Angeles Times

Author Bio

Bill Talen is an actor and activist who, as the Reverend Billy, has been feted and arrested in several countries. He lives and preaches in New York City.