Sock and Awe
A high-concept, low-budget performance art piece wherein two weirdly-in-sync people hide behind a drop-down projector screen in a bar—usually in front of a bench or wall, ideally a soft padded one, creating an intimate speakeasy/tatami-like setting. Sometimes participants stick their feet out from under the projection screen, silently suggesting to onlookers that they’re making out. Bonus points if you leave your wallet unattended and the staff has to rescue it like it's a lost child at a carnival.
"We were just gonna enjoy some N/A Coronas, but next thing you know we’re all sock and awe like it’s a Fringe show."
"Dude, that wasn’t PDA, that was straight-up sock and awe."
"Dude, that wasn’t PDA, that was straight-up sock and awe."
Sock and Awe by MadameSully June 28, 2025
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