Thanks to everyone who has already joined!
Portland Zombie Walk 2008 will take place October 26th, World Zombie Day. Last year we had 700+ zombies attend!!
Dear Zombies,
Good News! We have a venue for the afterparty! Bands Bands Bands we need you. Must be horror themed, psycho, punk, rockabilly etc. This is a benefit for the Oregon Food Bank so I can't pay you, I have to get some money to the venue, prices at the door will be cheap, I promise. And since you zombies like to drink we found a spot with a bar, but the good news doesn't end there. For the younger zombies we also found an all ages location. More info will be given closer to the date. Sunday, October 26th.
I also need people who will collect data for the Guinness Record. All people have to do is print their name and City. We'll have plenty of photos to support our claim. We're participating in World Zombie Day to stop world hunger and support other zombies like ourselves all around the world. More than 50 cities participating worldwide. I need about 15 to 20 people. I have 1 so far. Thanks! Contact me at portlandzombiewalk@gmail.com so I can get you the photocopied sign-up forms and a "sign up for brains here" sign.
Remember we're meeting at 4pm at Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland. Take the max or the bus for double the fun. If you can check out some of the .jpgs in the images, download them and print them out. Hand them out at your local haunts or post them on your page. Thanks!
Also, don't forget that Thrill The World PDX is the day before. Saturday October 25th. So you can have a whole Zombie fun-filled weekend. Some of the Thrill the world zombies will be performing to start off the Zombie Walk!! Thanks TTW! You can learn the dance online at www.thrilltheworld.com or sign up for one of the practices! It only takes one to learn the dance.
I have gotten several messages from people offering to do make-up and others who need help. Please check out the myspace group where there is a forum to post all these messages. Have a make-up party at your house and do some pre-walk prepping.
For costume ideas you can:
be yourself zombie
politicians
famous people in general
state and city employees (librarian, construction worker, etc.)
Check out the Red Light and all the GoodWill locations!
The route will be posted next week. The middle of the week probably. Remember if you'd like to make yourself a victim please mark yourself clearly. A big V on a name tag sticker usually works. Then just stand by and wait to be attacked! Zombies usually bring extra make-up if you have any leftover so you can "decorate" other zombies brains.
BRRRAAAAINS!
Blanca
portlandzombiewalk@gmail.com
Info from Thrill The World:
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thrill the world pdx 2008 found a location!!!
Thousands of Zombies Dance to 'Thriller' in Worldwide Event;
Portland Hosts 2nd Annual SMYRC Benefit
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oct. 25, 2008 — It's a 6-minute dance, full of moves like the "march booty swim," "shuffle ha slide" and "hip n' roar." YouTube videos abound of people trying their hand at "Thriller" – wedding parties, Filipino prisoners and the cast of "13 going on 30" - but there's something so much cooler about a bunch of Portland hipsters, dancers and freaks covered in fake blood and dirt, all doing synchronized movements to Michael Jackson's classic song. Born out of a Canadian woman's dream to break the world record for the most amount of zombies to perform Michael Jackson's "Thriller" choreography at once, last year's Thrill the World worldwide event hosted 55 simultaneous events on 5 continents last year, boasting a total of 1,722 undead marching back and forth, arms up and roaring – at the same time. This year's worldwide goal, is 173,000 dancers (up quite a bit from last year's 1,700) – we'll see where Portland's zombies end up in the bigger picture.
Locally, Portland Thrill the World organizers are hoping to up the ante on Saturday Oct. 25. The Rose City Rollers have donated their practice space (an old airplane hanger in Oaks Park, right across from the roller rink) for the event and registration begins at 10 a.m., with the worldwide dance at 11 a.m. (coordinated with Greenwich Mean Time). Admission is $5, all ages, and all proceeds will benefit Portland's Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center (SMYRC).
Because this year's event is early in the day, all dancers will have to learn and practice the dance ahead of time; there will be no day-of teaching sessions. A full list of free practices is available at www.myspace.com/ttwpdx (it's not too late, either - free learning sessions will be held Wednesday, Oct. 22 and/or Friday, Oct. 24). To sign-up, email ttwpdx@gmail.com.
Those who want to just come and watch a bunch zombies do a synchronized dance with thousands of others all over the world are more than welcome. The event is all ages, and all proceeds benefit Portland's Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center. Last year's event raised $600 for SMRYC, an outreach center for Portland's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQQ) youth. Through individual and family counseling, leadership development, outreach and public speaking, specialized skill building programs, and the recreation center, SMYRC helps young people succeed in their education, cultivates peer and community support, improves personal health, and fosters employment readiness.
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What: Thrill the World PDX 2008
Where: Rose City Roller Hanger (in Oaks Park, across from the roller rink), 7805 SE Oaks Park Way, PDX
When: Registration at 10 a.m., Worldwide dance at 11 a.m.
Who: Anyone, all ages. Dancers must know dance ahead of time, though. Visit www.myspace.com/ttwpdx to for learning sessions or www.thrilltheworld.com for online training videos.
Why: To break a world record, and raise funds for SMRYC
Info: www.myspace.com/ttwpdx or www.thrilltheworld.com.
Upcoming learning sessions
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 22
Time: 6 to 9 p.m.
Location: Fremont United Methodist Church, 2620 NE Fremont (cross: NE 26th)
Cost: Free
Date: Friday, Oct. 24
Time: 6 to 9 p.m.
Location: Q Center, 69 SE Taylor Ave at SE Water Ave
Cost: Free
Sign-up at ttwpdx@gmail.com.
Upload photos to Flickr Zombie Walk Pool
or post them in one of the topics!!
Thanks to Tricia and Dean Zombie (who started the Zombie Walk 3 years ago).
-Blanca
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