Monday, July 12, 2010

Zombie Walk

Living near Elmwood, you learn quickly that the cast of characters walking the street at any time of the day or night can be quite eclectic as well as scary.  This Saturday it was a little more obvious.

Minding my own business driving near West Ferry when I see a young man with blood dripping from the back of his head and down his shirt and pants.  He looked like he was staggering and the other pedestrians didn't seem to care.  Before I had time to pull off to see if I could help him, about 2 dozen more with a much more gruesome appearance, strolled past Cleveland.  No placards or signs so it couldn't be a protest, way to early for Halloween and the kids dressed and accompanying their parents meant this was not a drunken mob.  When I asked someone on the street, I was informed it it was the Fourth Annual Zombie Walk.

Talk about creativity.  What an idea.  Not really sure why but it seemed that the crowds were up for a party.  The event included costume contests, music videos creation, even food bank donations and an evening pub crawl.  People were really into it and I have to say I was pretty entertained.

Later that night I was fortunate enough to sit next to the Winner in Crowd Pleaser Category and his trophy.  His fellow zombie is a make up artist by trade. The photos do not do them  justice.



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