I was sent this yesterday from a new "friend" on FaceBook and literally picked up and went.
From CleoZombieLiveJournal:
Zombie Walk October 21st 2007
Walk with your un-dead brethren through the streets of Seattle in the light of day. With all your gore and glory, let’s mob Fremont! Be one of us because you are a Horror movie fan, because you love cosplay, or just for the hell of it! How often do you get to participate in something this weird and free? All that is required is that you show up in costume, respect traffic laws and practice common sense. Bring your friends! Nothing says you love someone quite like caking yourself in make-up, limping down the street together and eating them by a big bronze of Lenin!
OCT 21st- Fremont
Start: 2:45pm sharp
Meet: @ THE TROLL under the Aurora Bridge.
North 36th Street at Troll Avenue North
Seattle, Washington 98103
Milling in Fremont from 3:00pm-4:30PM
Stopping by various establishments.....arriving at Hale's Ales by about 5:00pm for food and drink. Under 21 ok.
* As mentioned previously - zombies are only really effective when traveling together in large groups. Bring your friends, foes, family and other loved ones.
*Check other sections of this LJ for makeup tips etc....
*TRY TAKING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM THE EVENT!
Potentially useful things to keep in mind:
1. Participate at your own risk.
2. Do not pretend to “attack” people not part of Zombie Walk who do not obviously want to be involved.
3. Only swarm parked cars because, if we cause traffic problems, the Police will interfere.
4. There are no permits for this event. Be safe and look out for the safety of others!
More info:
Cleozombie (how to's, inspiration, planning)
Tribes.tribe.net
MySpace
Note: I will put up parts 2 and 3 as I collect more "responses" and press reactions, etc. The only "press" I saw were some people who claimed to be making a "zombie documentary" and actually, a BUNCH of zombie press from KAOS TV from Evergreen in Olympia, I presume. I knew about KAOS Radio, but tv?!
I also put some of the photos on FaceBook and this guy from LA that I met at the Democratic Convention in 2008 told me that he is actually a zombie. It didn't really surprise me, I guess. I think there are more. Linked to the MySpace local zombie group. Found out Seattle Times & PI both did stories (see next entries)
More "pro" looking videos are showing up at YouTube!! The first one here is mine, with some good moments. The other one is set to piano music.
From KOMO:
SEATTLE - So, you're walking down the street in Seattle, and you come across a pack of zombies. What do you do? Give them a little space.
They're beckoning in Ballard, they're striking fear in Fremont, and they're causing a calamity on Capitol Hill.
Just keep in mind, you're safe if you steer clear of the three ways one becomes a zombie:
"The first one's by infection, like if they bite you," says Cleo Wolfus. "The second way is by voodoo."
The third, according to Wolfus, is by way of the Apocalypse. Wolfus, known today as Cleo "Zombie", is organizing the first ever Zombie Walk in Seattle. "I like the idea of something that's very creative and free happening," Wolfus tells KOMO 1000 News.
"Your limbs have to be really, really limp," the zombie woman says. Wolfus says Zombie Walk is supposed to be fun by design, and she expects that some participants will really get into it. "You don't smile, your eyes don't track, you have a blank stare," says Wolfus, who's spent this past week passing out cards and flyers advertising the random zombie events.
She passes a young guy in front of a coffee shop, and approaches him with a card.
"Hi, I was wondering if you knew about this Saturday's 'Zombie Walk?'
"Yes, I planning on doing it," replies the man, named Travis.
Everyone's invited. Just be in costume, and remember there are some rules.
"The number one rule is to not cause traffic accidents, and two, not to make a mess," Wolfus says.
And we're assured that no innocent bystanders will be maimed by the living dead.
"But I do like the classic scenario of someone who's 'volunteering' to be a victim, laying in the street, and people piling on them and pretending like they're eating them."
I love the zombies - they really emphasize the horror of war and what we will all look like after global warming takes its toll. And they are all ready for Halloween!
Kayakbiker's mom
Posted by: Slugbug | October 22, 2007 at 04:28 PM
linked to now by abracadanews blog, French
Posted by: nmp | October 26, 2007 at 09:36 AM