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ZombieWalk Columbus: Raising the Dead to Feed the Living

The living dead can be a pretty resilient bunch. I mean, hell, they're dead! Yet they do not give up. They can lose limbs and yet they carry on as though they haven't a care in the world. You can shoot them almost anywhere, and they will hold tight their drive and determination to capture and devour anything that comes their way.

Does a zombie have feelings? In this zombie's experience, I say yes. And when a goal is set, no matter how optimistic it may be, even a rotting shell of what used to be human will feel disappointment and discouragement when that goal is not met. Some would tell the distraught corpse to move on, that they aim too high. Some would say "Buck up, lil' camper... We'll get em' the next time around". Then, of course, you have the skeptics who would chide that there is no point in setting goals for the undead because there is NO SUCH THING as the undead...

While I can't personally claim the ability to pacify the upset zombies of the world, I can (and will) say this to the walking corpses of Columbus:

We ain't gotta worry about it, because we SMASHED our goal by 30% (yeah, I know math)! 1,313 POUNDS! That's a double 13! That's ALMOST 2/3 of a ton and it's HUGE, corpses. Trust me, I loaded it and unloaded it twice. It's gonna feed a LOT of people. You all really came through and should be REALLY proud of yourselves.

I want to thank each and every one of you for making ZombieWalk Columbus 2009 the BIGGEST and BEST zombie gathering this city has EVER seen! The registration book didn't work out so well, with only 130 some odd names. I know there were more than that. I have heard SOOOO many approximate head counts, numbers ranging anywhere from 400 to 600. My guess would be just shy of 500. I welcome any guesses (within reason) and, I dunno, maybe we'll take an average or something and make it official (MORE MATH).

I had a friggin' blasty blast, and I think most of you did as well. The deader undead zombie gods (and The Ganahl) smiled upon us with AMAZING weather! As always, the photographers did an amazing job capturing the moment, and you corpses did an amazing job on your make-up! We came, we fed, and we were put to rest by the best damn team of zombie killers this side of the Mississippi. Yes, they're bullets, but those bullets LOVE this city. It was an awesome year, corpses, and it's only gonna get better from here. In fact, the clergy and I think it's time we start trying for the world record. We're not as far from it as you might think.

PLEASE, hit me up with any final thoughts or post-walk input that you have! I love to hear from you and YOU are ultimately what makes this event as killer as it is. ZombieWalk Columbus would be NOTHING without it's beloved corpses.

A few notes:

I'd really like to hear from the kid who's face met the orange end of a replica assault weapon during the climax and find out how he's doing. I saw part of his daring effort to maul a member of S.T.A.R.S. on one of the YouTube videos and I'd like to maybe hook him up with a consolation prize or something. That's dedication! Not exactly smart, but dedicated nonetheless!

ZWC 2010 will almost POSITIVELY be during Memorial Day weekend and MARCon, so almost POSITIVELY mark your calendars now. LOL!

Peace (and rest),

-Kurt

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