Earlier today it was revealed that movie theatre chain AMC will be screening Prince’s ’80s classic Purple Rain across 87 countrywide locations over the next few days, including showings at AMC Loews Boston Common 19, the AMC at the Liberty Tree Mall in Danvers, and the AMC in Methuen.
That’s cool and all (despite everyone just watching it last night on MTV), but one smooth Bostonian has a better idea. Self-described “pop culture grief counselor” Tory Bullock announced via Facebook this afternoon that he and some friends will broadcast the iconic Prince flick tonight (Friday, April 22) at six undisclosed locations around Boston.
And the 29-year-old, who turns 30 on Sunday, is not giving away too many clues on the whereabouts — you just have to be super-aware of your public surroundings, and hope for some luck.
“Me and few friends just picked up six projectors, eight speakers, some audio cords, and a lot of purple confetti,” Bullock writes online. “Tonight Boston is going to have a memorial. Through the power of technology we are going to be watching Purple Rain at six different locations throughout the city simultaneously. However, to be truly in the spirit of the mysterious Prince (and to avoid any possible shut downs) the locations are hidden. So people of Boston if you happen to be walking around the city tonight at sundown and hear something that sounds like a movie playing down an alley, on a rooftop, at an intersection, or in a park (perhaps those are clues) follow it and do the following.
Bullock has outlined some guidelines for the screenings, and they are very Prince-like. They read:
1. Sit down
2. PUT AWAY YOUR PHONE! There will be NO pics of these events. No pictures, no updates, no snaps. Just be in the moment please.
3. Watch
4. Listen
5. Connect
He signed his note with the following: “Love People. Make Art.”
Prince would approve.