Saturday, August 27 – starts 4pm from the VAG (and 5pm from 15th and Sophia) (near Main St).
*** ZOMBIE JAMBOREE ***
Come to VIDEO IN (1965 Main St,) for zombieriffic fun starting from 9pm!
Jello, movies, unbaptisms and a pinata or two, all to the sweet sweet sounds of:
Irezicle
G42
The Creaking Planks
The Cranberrys
and more . . .
The walk will start in two-stages as follows:
1. All non-lazy zombies (or “super zombies”) are invited to gather on or around the big steps at the Vancouver Art Gallery no later than 4pm. From the VAG the horde will be skytrain bound. After a stumble through the mall and a short jaunt on Vancouver’s fine public transit system we will de-train at Main St. station and stumble on up to the Bethlehem Lutheran Church – 320 East 15th – two blocks east of Main. Once there, we will take a short pause to collect ourselves, gnaw on brains, and meet up with . . .
2. The lazy zombies. A second group of zombies will gather in front of the above mentioned church (Bethlehem Lutheran, 320 East 15th, at Sophia and E 15th) at or around 5pm. Remember – zombies tend to move slowly and occasionally have problems with limbs falling off, body stiffness and possibly skytrain security officers. If you do not see any of your brethren exactly at 5pm, be patient. Mill about and look scary.
Once all zombie factions have massed at the church it will be time to head to the final destination
*****NOTE CHANGE TO FINAL DESTINATION*****
The park at 8th and Brunswick.
We can pretend it’s a cemetery. After all, who knows what’s buried under everything . . . the consensus seems to have been: skytrain good; cemetery good, but too far and skytrain better. So park it is – there will still be games and fun, an a whole block of grass to wander about and fall down on. Plus – it’s close to Video In (1965 Main Street) – which is where everyone should go after the zombiewalk for more zombie fun!
That’s right . . . if you’re not sick of the living dead yet come for music, movies, participatory fake ritual, more games and more fun . . .
Video In
27 August
9pm, by donation
Yes, you do have to dress like a zombie. Those who do not do so are welcome, but risk having their brains eaten by confused zombies. You have to admit – they’re not all that smart, but they know a good living brain when they smell it.
Potentially useful things to keep in mind:
Causes of zombie-ness:
As everyone knows – or should know – zombies are usually attributable to one or more of the following:
1. voodoo
2. science gone astray – chemical or biological accidents, experiments, viruses and the like
3. the apocalypse
Of course, there are many more possibilties. Be creative. Corpses in all stages of decay are encouraged.
For the low-budget zombie:
Oatmeal and liquid latex works wonders.
Food colouring and corn syrup makes convincing blood, but sticky. However, also tasty.
Value Village – but I’m sure it’s hardly necessary to mention that.
Finally: As mentioned previously – zombies are only really effective when travelling together in large groups. Bring your friends, foes, family and other loved ones. Nothing says you love someone quite like caking yourself in make-up, limping down the street together and eating them in the park!
Bring along make-up in your pockets in case you eat anyone along the way
