2006 Calgary Zombie Walk

There was one event that promoted me to start up the blog again, it was an activity so ridiculous and awesome that it would be a crime against humanity if it was not recorded on the internet. That event would be the 2006 Calgary Zombie Walk!

To summarize a Zombie Walk, basically a bunch of people dress up like zombies, go downtown and then shamble around for a couple of hours. Zombie Walks are a true testament to the power of the internet since they are generally not advertised in any other fashion.

The most common question that I got asked is "Why dress up like a zombie and shamble around downtown?"” The answer is simple, because it is fun to dress up like a zombie and wander around downtown.

The 2006 Calgary Walk took place on Saturday Oct. 14, 2006 starting at 3pm.

My group started up about 2 hours before the event started and scrambled together some costumes. For blood we used corn syrup and food coloring. The ghastly faces were a mix of back and white face paint. It was also discovered that oat meal gave the appearance of disgusting rot, which was perfect. My partners in crime for this were Carlin, Troy, Dan, Keith, Daniel and Nikki.

Mmmm.... fake blood


Carlin the Zombie Lumberjack

Dan goes for the classic Zombie Soldier

I went for the Zombie Scientist look (finally got some use out of my old lab coat)

Troy looking stylish as a corpse

Nikki looking good as a Zombie Cheerleader

The crew is ready for some shambling

Once our costumewerere complete it was time to head to the meeting spot at Olympic Plaza. We were concerned that there wouldn'e be many people there, however we werpleasantlyly surprised by the horde of zombies which greeted us.

Zomble Elvis!!! (What's the plural for Elvis)

Zombie pimp action

These were some of my favorite costumes

Thiller makes the scene

Once enough zombies had assembled it was time for the march of the undead to begin. The first destination was along Stephen Ave.

The Zombies filled the street

The street windows were covered with fake blood

Favorite picture of the bunch. This was legimately scary

Ash has some work to do

Once the zombies had overrun Stephen Ave. they headed towards 17 Ave.

One zombie didn't get far

Zombie Dog!

Me bonding with a fellow zombie

Someone learns the error of saying "Come get me!"

Keith and Daniel shamble down 17. Ave.

After 17 Ave. the Zombie Walk ended at Olympic Plaza. In total the walk took about 2.5 hours and was a hell of a good time. To whoever was responsible for organizing this, you are a king amongst men.

Shaun! (Notice the authentic vynil and cricketet bat)

Zombie Bubbles!