We figured it out, this whole rapture thing is just a publicity stunt by Debbie Harry! Blondie has been Tweeting away with links to her own End of Days-esque videos; on the 19th she twote: "#zombie apocalypse: BLONDIE AND ZOMBIES!" with a link to her new video (which features zombies):
And now links to her old tune Rapture are popping up; she just ReTweeted this from Fab 5 Freddy: "TRUE! RT @mrbitterness: This is the only Rapture that me, @BlondieOfficial, & FAB 5 give a shit about." With a link to, of course, their 1981 hit:
If you don't want to relax or drink tonight, why not put those songs on your iPod and head to this silent rave in Union Square where they'll be counting down to the end of the world as we know it... or, just regular ol' 6 p.m.
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