What decision is there to make about a Zombie thread? On Oct 27, 7:29�pm, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry, I take making such decisions seriously... > > Obviously some here just put on their Blinders, and find fault with > those who don't. > > On Oct 27, 4:27�pm, wncs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Nah, I don't have to say it, your actions speak louder than words. > > Careful, dear, your head will explode. ;-) > > > On Oct 27, 7:21 pm, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > But it is for you to decide if I am taking this Thread too > > > seriously?!?!?!?!? > > > > Just so I understand. > > > > On Oct 27, 4:11 pm, wncs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > That's not for you to decide. And besides, this thread is about > > > > Zombies and I presume it's supposed to be a fun thread. Lighten up, > > > > geez. > > > > > On Oct 27, 7:02 pm, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > And I don't think you are taking this Election serious enough. > > > > > > On Oct 27, 4:00 pm, wncs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > I think you're taking Zombie Day a little too seriously! LOL! > > > > > > > On Oct 27, 6:58 pm, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I get that you would rather try to make this about "Zombies" and > > > > > > > your > > > > > > > hatred for Sarah Palin rather than about the Issues... > > > > > > > > Care to discuss ANY of YOUR Candidates assosiations with the many > > > > > > > things we are now finding have CAUSED much of our recent problems? > > > > > > > > I won't hold my breath. > > > > > > > > On Oct 27, 3:56 pm, wncs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > It is indeed a fact that the Zombie parade passed through the > > > > > > > > same > > > > > > > > area of downtown at the same time Sarah Palin was scheduled to > > > > > > > > speak > > > > > > > > last night. Not sure what you don't get about that? > > > > > > > > > On Oct 27, 4:44 pm, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Obviously wncs is not concerned with facts... > > > > > > > > > > On Oct 27, 1:43 pm, Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > None whatsoever. Zombie day is annual and planned long in > > > > > > > > > > advance. > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 2:23 PM, wncs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Zombie Day and the annual downtown Zombie parade last > > > > > > > > > > > night just > > > > > > > > > > > happened to coincide with Sarah Palin's arrival at the > > > > > > > > > > > downtown civic > > > > > > > > > > > center near here. > > > > > > > > > > > Coincidence? I think not. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Oct 27, 3:18 pm, Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > From: *Travis* > > > > > > > > > > > > Date: Mon, Oct 27, 2008 > > > > > > > > > > > > Subject: Zombies feed the living > > > > > > > > > > > > >http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/mostread/s_595348... > > > > > > > > > > > > > Zombies feed the living By Lucy Leitner > > > > > > > > > > > > POINT PARK NEWS SERVICE > > > > > > > > > > > > *Monday, October 27, 2008* > > > > > > > > > > > > > The dead took over Monroeville Mall on Sunday -- again. > > > > > > > > > > > > With mangled > > > > > > > > > > > faces > > > > > > > > > > > > and make-believe blood dripping from gaping mouths, > > > > > > > > > > > > 1,375 people shambled > > > > > > > > > > > in > > > > > > > > > > > > the footsteps of the zombies immortalized in a classic > > > > > > > > > > > > horror movie > > > > > > > > > > > filmed > > > > > > > > > > > > at the mall three decades ago. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yesterday was World Zombie Day, marked by a Zombiefest > > > > > > > > > > > > and zombie walk > > > > > > > > > > > > sponsored by the "It's Alive" show on WBGN-TV. This > > > > > > > > > > > > year's festival > > > > > > > > > > > > celebrated the 30th anniversary of the release of > > > > > > > > > > > > director-writer George > > > > > > > > > > > > Romero's "Dawn of the Dead," which was filmed in the > > > > > > > > > > > > Monroeville Mall. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Horror fans converged to browse vendor tables, mingle > > > > > > > > > > > > with actors from > > > > > > > > > > > > Romero's film and stumble around the mall to help fight > > > > > > > > > > > > world hunger. The > > > > > > > > > > > > turnout for the walk was 300 more than last year. > > > > > > > > > > > > <http://ads.pittsburghlive.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/pittsburghli.. > > > > > > > > > > > .> > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Zombies are contributing to the food bank and actually > > > > > > > > > > > > feeding the > > > > > > > > > > > living. > > > > > > > > > > > > It's another huge step in the evolution of zombies," > > > > > > > > > > > > said Zombiefest > > > > > > > > > > > creator > > > > > > > > > > > > and It's Alive host Mark Menhold. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Romero, a Pittsburgh native, released a new film, > > > > > > > > > > > > "George A. Romero's > > > > > > > > > > > Diary > > > > > > > > > > > > of the Dead," this year. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Menhold said zombie obsession is a point of hometown > > > > > > > > > > > > pride because the > > > > > > > > > > > > Romero classics "Night of the Living Dead," released in > > > > > > > > > > > > 1968, and "Dawn > > > > > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > > > > > > the Dead" reinvented the zombie film. Instead of > > > > > > > > > > > > zombies being victims > > > > > > > > > > > under > > > > > > > > > > > > the influence of a Haitian mind-control powder, they > > > > > > > > > > > > were everyday people > > > > > > > > > > > > who came back to life, sort of, as flesh-eating ghouls. > > > > > > > > > > > > > This year, fans marked Zombie Day around the world, > > > > > > > > > > > > with events in about > > > > > > > > > > > 50 > > > > > > > > > > > > cities, including Las Vegas, Copenhagen, Denmark, and > > > > > > > > > > > > Hong Kong. > > > > > > > > > > > > > "I've watched 'Dawn of the Dead' dozens of times and > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm elated to be > > > > > > > > > > > here > > > > > > > > > > > > (in the mall) where it all began," said Josh Pearson, > > > > > > > > > > > > 24, who drove from > > > > > > > > > > > > Rochester, N.Y., to be a part of the zombie walk. > > > > > > > > > > > > > "It started here with Romero's movies, and for someone > > > > > > > > > > > > that's a huge > > > > > > > > > > > zombie > > > > > > > > > > > > fan, it's Mecca," Pearson said. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Leonard Lies, who played the Machete Zombie in "Dawn of > > > > > > > > > > > > the Dead," said > > > > > > > > > > > > zombies are not just movie monsters but a reflection of > > > > > > > > > > > > American culture. > > > > > > > > > > > > > "We as humans have consumed everything and when there > > > > > > > > > > > > is nothing left, > > > > > > > > > > > what > > > > > > > > > > > > do we consume? Ourselves," Lies said, sitting at his > > > > > > > > > > > > table covered by > > > > > > > > > > > > Machete Zombie paraphernalia. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Like all villains from film and folklore, zombies give > > > > > > > > > > > > a grotesque face > > > > > > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > > > > > the fears of the time and place. Lies said they appeal > > > > > > > > > > > > especially to > > > > > > > > > > > > Pittsburgh residents because of the region's > > > > > > > > > > > > blue-collar work ethic. > > > > > > > > > > > > > "People were dependable Steeler fans since they were > > > > > > > > > > > > the underdogs. The > > > > > > > > > > > > zombie culture represents the same attitude. Zombies > > > > > > > > > > > > are the underdogs. > > > > > > > > > > > They > > > > > > > > > > > > have to fight to survive," Lies said. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Kevin Kreiss, proprietor of Toy Galaxy and its > > > > > > > > > > > > adjoining zombie museum in > > > > > > > > > > > > Monroeville Mall, agreed that zombies are a local > > > > > > > > > > > > legacy. > > > > > > > > > > > > > "It's our heritage, something that we can claim," > > > > > > > > > > > > Kreiss said in his > > > > > > > > > > > zombie > > > > > > > > > > > > gallery, where the walls are adorned with film posters > > > > > > > > > > > > showing > > > > > > > > > > > Pittsburgh's > > > > > > > > > > > > contributions to zombie cinema. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Saturday marked the opening of the museum, which serves > > > > > > > > > > > > as a visual > > > > > > > > > > > history > > > > > > > > > > > > of zombies in film and pop culture. The museum includes > > > > > > > > > > > > a ride in a > > > > > > > > > > > > motorized coffin. > > > > > > > > > > > > > "I can't emphasize any more how important this city was > > > > > > > > > > > > to establishing > > > > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > > > zombie," said Glenn Kay, author of "Zombie Movies: The > > > > > > > > > > > > Ultimate Guide." > > > > > > > > > > > > > "For me, 'Dawn of the Dead' is the most important > > > > > > > > > > > > zombie film because it > > > > > > > > > > > > added satire to horror and people found out how smart a > > > > > > > > > > > > zombie movie can > > > > > > > > > > > > be," Kay said. 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