Governor Sarah Palin was prayed over by an Alaskan preacher to protect her from witches, but he ought to have thought of zombies as well. She's coming to Asheville, North Carolina tomorrow afternoon, and her visit coincides with our city's Annual Zombie Walk.
Governor Sarah Palin was prayed over by an Alaskan preacher to protect her from witches, but he ought to have thought of zombies as well. She's coming to Asheville, North Carolina tomorrow afternoon, and her visit coincides with our city's Annual Zombie Walk.
World Zombie Day:
"World Zombie Day™ is the day that all ghouls from Kentucky to Kokomo, from Atlanta to Afghanistan, from Washington to Wales, and from Pittsburgh to Puerto Rico can celebrate together in a near orgy of blood covered bliss!!
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World Zombie Day™ will be a day when all fans of zombie culture can join together. There will be an international charity event done throughout the cities involved to help alleviate world hunger, and this will be a first.
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The participating living dead are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item to each zombie walk starting point. A mass effort will be taken on worldwide to prove that charity, goodwill, and zombie love can flourish in every nation regardless of race, ethnicity, sex, or religion, and that no matter where or how we die…
WE WILL COME BACK!!!"
{Click here to see Ashvegas' photos from Asheville's 2007 Zombie Walk}
Ashtoberfest's Third Annual Zombie Walkbegins in Asheville's Montford Park with music and then shambles through downtown on their way to a party at the Coxe Ave. Asheville Brewing Company. When Dan Burrello heard that Sarah Palin was coming to town, he wisely got out in front of it:
Dan Burrello, who started the Asheville Zombie Walk in 2006, said he spoke with the Secret Service and Palin advance team about the walk.
“I mean, when you see 700 shambling dead zombies walking toward the Civic Center up the bridge, it would probably get the Secret Service's attention,” Burrello said with a laugh Friday. “So we gave them a heads up on it to make sure they know we're not doing any kind of protest or (are a) threat in anyway.
It's estimated that Palin will fill the arena, something Hillary Clinton couldn't do when she came to town. The throngs of Sarahcudas will line up for hours from the Civic Center to down past Malaprop's. Sprinkled among the true believers will be the politically curious or those drawn to her sudden celebrity. There may even be one of the mythical undecided voters in that line.
Meanwhile, there are going to be a lot of us coming to watch the potential circus of conservatism. The aborted fetus sign people, the soap box and sandwich board evangelicals, the tract handlers, and the tongues speakers will gird themselves to do battle with the Asheville liberals and an army of friendly zombies. What they're likely to miss is the understanding that for many of the non-Palin crowd, it's not about pitching a battle but staging some theater. We're not regarded as an arts town for nothing, and I'm certain that hundreds or thousands will turn out just to pull up a chair and watch the show.
Everyone who comes out with the intent of making mischief or scoring political points would do well to remember that the eyes of the national media are upon us again. With McCain and Obama essentially tied in NC polls, anything could push either team over the top. Poorly behaved Obama supporters could certainly hurt his cause, and poorly behaved Palinistas could do the same.
I'm rooting for sheer absurdity. In honor of the absurd rise of Sarah Palin from Pageant Queen to the highest levels of power, I hope the zombie walk punctures and transforms the schismatic politics represented by Mrs. Palin and her most rabid supporters. See you tomorrow.
{cross-posted from ScruHoo and BlueNC}