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NO GRANNIES ALLOWED: Underground Rebel Bingo @ The Blockley, 7/15
Underground Rebel Bingo looks more like a rock show than your granny's favorite pastime.
NO GRANNIES ALLOWED: Underground Rebel Bingo @ The Blockley, 7/15
We never thought board games would ever need to go all speakeasy, but its happening. Bingo has gone underground and it’s ready to party. Taking the old-time pasttime out of nursing homes and church socials, the Underground Rebel Bingo club has adapted the game to a younger, wilder generation. Originally started by two guys in their basement, the bingo phenomenon is now out of control. Setting up on major stages across the world, Rebel Bingo events offer a wild night of excessive drinking, sexy “call” girls, face paints and following “B-5” with “Fuck-you.” Yes, there’s lots of swearing. Even if you are a bingo winner, the crowd determines whether you are truly a “winner” or a “loser.” If you lose, you might get a giant “Fuck you” banner in your honor.
With rules like “no boring people” and “no customer service,” the group re-envisions low-key. Not unlike Fight Club, the number one rule of Rebel Bingo is to keep it undercover. For fear that the old regimes of Bingo will hear about the rascal takeover, this group has decided to keep the whole deal on the DL. “If you don’t know who we are yet, it’s because we haven’t told you.” Their meeting locations are only told to ticket holders. However, we got a little insider info for the City Paper crowd. Ripping through the Blockley in U City, the raucous rampage of a game will only be in town for one night, so don’t miss out. But remember, what happens at bingo stays at bingo.
Fri., July 15, 9 p.m.-2 a.m., $15, The Blockley, 3801 Chestnut St., theblockley.com, rebelbingo.com.
(megan.augustin@citypaper.net)
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