New Media Producer: John Rota
Film, TV & New Media Producer
Thanksgiving Prayer: William S. Burroughs
Comedy (Broad), Other Gems (Classics), Viral (Time Capsule)[2:16, from YouTube]
This William Burroughs 'prayer' was originally offered on Thanksgiving Day, Nov 28,1986, and first appeared in the chapbook "Tornado Alley." Five years later, Gus Van Sant made a short film of this prayer with Burroughs reading the text. With lines such as: "Thanks for the wild turkey and the Passenger Pigeons, destined to be s--t out through wholesome American guts," Burroughs uses his resonant voice to pay homage to a holiday he thinks we should rename, Thankstaking.