As a serial and/or compulsive collaborist, I’m sometimes asked to do difficult, if not downright awkward, acts in the name of art. The following is a prime example and I hope you will join me in the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat of group performance art.

I’m working, with Brinson Renda and Preston Poe, on an online and real world performance project - The Purple Reign.

http://tinjail.com/purple/

The script for the performance is basic. Read the lyrics of the 1984 classic Purple Rain.

You can do it right now and load it as a response video on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/digigogo

…or come down to the madness that is Miami in December (3rd – 12th ) and do it live at the DIY video art fair Gigi a Go Go

In either case, we need your help. Desperately. No, I mean it. HELP.

I never meant to cause you any sorrow
I never meant to cause you any pain
I only wanted one time to see you laughing
I only wanted to see you laughing in the purple rain

Purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain
I only wanted to see you bathing in the purple rain

I never wanted to be your weekend lover
I only wanted to be some kind of friend, hey
Baby, I could never steal you from another
It’s such a shame our friendship had to end

Purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain
I only wanted to see you underneath the purple rain

Honey, I know, I know, I know times are changin’
It’s time we all reach out for something new, that means you too
You say you want a leader, but you can’t seem to make up your mind
And I think you better close it and let me guide you to the purple rain

Purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain
If you know what I’m singin’ about up here, come on raise your hand

Purple rain, purple rain
I only want to see you, only want to see you in the purple rain






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