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My life sometimes is a tad surreal. I go out to get the paper, and Gaib is on the front page. As a zombie. And I'm not that surprised.
here's the story from inforum.com since they're all weird about links to stories and such...
Cruising corpses
Dave Roepke, The Forum
Published Thursday, May 08, 2008
Most pub crawls don’t produce staggering until the end. This one depends on the lack of motor skills from the start.
After all, no one’s going to believe a roaming pack of the undead just stopped by for a cocktail if the supposedly rotting corpses stroll in using their knees properly.
“It’ll all be in the walk,” says Gaib Wimmer, who will be one of the living dead at the first-ever Fargo Zombie Pub Crawl on Saturday.
The idea sprang from the as-yet-uneaten brains of locals Paul Sobczak, Trevor Hirst and Crystal Aakre, who were inspired by a similar annual event that’s been held for three years in Minneapolis.
Hirst went to the second rendition two years ago but had to skip the third in October when it conflicted with another crawl, the art-studio one in Fargo. Aakre went in October and was impressed by a crowd she estimated as large as 700 zombies.
The sight of hundreds of the living dead on the march for brains - or failing that, booze - is a surreal sight, Hirst says. But witnesses didn’t seem to mind the invasion.
“I think they appreciated the randomness,” Hirst says.
Not that a bit of fright would be unwelcome. “We’re hoping to scare some small children,” Aakre says only half-jokingly.
Organizers aren’t sure how many undead to expect but would be pleased with 50 or more. It could be bigger, they say, based on the positive responses they’ve been getting from friends and online social networks.
The event is open to anyone willing to dress up like a zombie. To go beyond a leg-dragging stagger, check out the crawl’s Web site, zombiefargo.com, for recipes for fake blood, flesh and scabs pinched from the Minneapolis event.
“The recipe for blood is really good,” Hirst says.
Hirst says themes are encouraged. At the crawl he was at in Minneapolis, there were undead doctors, regular flannel-wearing versions and even, as it was just after his death, Steve Irwin zombies.
“I’m going to be car-crash prom zombie,” Aakre says.
Not ready for a full-fledged plunge? Wimmer suggests rationalizing a healthy appearance by going as the freshly chomped.
“A zombie who’s just turned might just have a bite on the back of his leg,” he says.
The crawl will gather at Island Park starting at 2 p.m. Saturday, starting the tour of downtown-area bars with Duffy’s Tavern at 3 p.m. The hoard will move each hour from there to Sports Bar, Rooters Bar, Sidestreet Grille & Pub, Bismarck Tavern, Empire Liquors and then Dempsey’s Public House.
Aakre says the bars were warned in advance and some might have drinks that can be ordered by grunting or moaning for brains - which is good, considering that is the extent of the zombie vocabulary.
“They’re all expecting us. I’m not sure how many they are expecting,” she says.
At 10 p.m. in The Aquarium, there will be a showcase by Fargo-based Lucha Libre Recordings. The $3 cover will be waived for zombies, and at least some of the bands will be playing as human survivors fending off brain-munchers.
“We’re going to be against the audience, as far as I’m concerned,” says Bill Delaney, drummer for Blue Fairy Godmothers and Ghosthandpunch.
How to get the undead look
1. Scars
The first step for any burgeoning zombie is to lay down some scars. There’s a recipe at zombiefargo.com
or, like Gaib Wimmer (pictured), you can buy some wax, roll it into long strings and attach a few to your cheeks.
2. Base
To get that corpse-esque
pale look, cover your face with white makeup after applying your scars. Wimmer, who did makeup at a zombie-themed fashion show in Minneapolis last year, recommends oil-based theatrical paint. Because oil and water don’t mix, “spilled beer won’t wipe it off,” he says.
3. Latex
Using a bottle of latex you can get at a costume shop, plaster some toilet paper to your face after doing the scar and paleness work. When it dries, you can rip at the now-rubberized T.P. to get that torn-skin look. Styrofoam makes for good fake bone shards. Men: Shave beforehand, unless ripping bandages off appeals to you.
4. Shading
Using darker makeup - gray, blue, purple, etc. - hollow out your eye sockets and cheeks. Basically, any fleshy area that would decompose should have dark shading, Wimmer says.
5. Blood
Zombiefargo.com has a recipe for blood, or you can buy the fake coagulated variety. Use it around the scars and skin tears. A little dribble or a big gush of it coming out of your mouth would be appropriate, too.
6. Teeth
Use tooth-black to get that rotting chompers look. Be forewarned, though - the stuff tastes terrible, Wimmer says.
7. Clothes
This is where any theme you’re working can come in. The classic look would be flannel. But really, all you need is something ripped, blood-soaked and comfy enough for staggering.
If you go
- What: Zombie Pub Crawl
- When: 2 p.m. Saturday
- Where: Island Park
- Info: Free; ages 21 and older
- Online: zombiefargo.com
here's the story from inforum.com since they're all weird about links to stories and such...
Cruising corpses
Dave Roepke, The Forum
Published Thursday, May 08, 2008
Most pub crawls don’t produce staggering until the end. This one depends on the lack of motor skills from the start.
After all, no one’s going to believe a roaming pack of the undead just stopped by for a cocktail if the supposedly rotting corpses stroll in using their knees properly.
“It’ll all be in the walk,” says Gaib Wimmer, who will be one of the living dead at the first-ever Fargo Zombie Pub Crawl on Saturday.
The idea sprang from the as-yet-uneaten brains of locals Paul Sobczak, Trevor Hirst and Crystal Aakre, who were inspired by a similar annual event that’s been held for three years in Minneapolis.
Hirst went to the second rendition two years ago but had to skip the third in October when it conflicted with another crawl, the art-studio one in Fargo. Aakre went in October and was impressed by a crowd she estimated as large as 700 zombies.
The sight of hundreds of the living dead on the march for brains - or failing that, booze - is a surreal sight, Hirst says. But witnesses didn’t seem to mind the invasion.
“I think they appreciated the randomness,” Hirst says.
Not that a bit of fright would be unwelcome. “We’re hoping to scare some small children,” Aakre says only half-jokingly.
Organizers aren’t sure how many undead to expect but would be pleased with 50 or more. It could be bigger, they say, based on the positive responses they’ve been getting from friends and online social networks.
The event is open to anyone willing to dress up like a zombie. To go beyond a leg-dragging stagger, check out the crawl’s Web site, zombiefargo.com, for recipes for fake blood, flesh and scabs pinched from the Minneapolis event.
“The recipe for blood is really good,” Hirst says.
Hirst says themes are encouraged. At the crawl he was at in Minneapolis, there were undead doctors, regular flannel-wearing versions and even, as it was just after his death, Steve Irwin zombies.
“I’m going to be car-crash prom zombie,” Aakre says.
Not ready for a full-fledged plunge? Wimmer suggests rationalizing a healthy appearance by going as the freshly chomped.
“A zombie who’s just turned might just have a bite on the back of his leg,” he says.
The crawl will gather at Island Park starting at 2 p.m. Saturday, starting the tour of downtown-area bars with Duffy’s Tavern at 3 p.m. The hoard will move each hour from there to Sports Bar, Rooters Bar, Sidestreet Grille & Pub, Bismarck Tavern, Empire Liquors and then Dempsey’s Public House.
Aakre says the bars were warned in advance and some might have drinks that can be ordered by grunting or moaning for brains - which is good, considering that is the extent of the zombie vocabulary.
“They’re all expecting us. I’m not sure how many they are expecting,” she says.
At 10 p.m. in The Aquarium, there will be a showcase by Fargo-based Lucha Libre Recordings. The $3 cover will be waived for zombies, and at least some of the bands will be playing as human survivors fending off brain-munchers.
“We’re going to be against the audience, as far as I’m concerned,” says Bill Delaney, drummer for Blue Fairy Godmothers and Ghosthandpunch.
How to get the undead look
1. Scars
The first step for any burgeoning zombie is to lay down some scars. There’s a recipe at zombiefargo.com
or, like Gaib Wimmer (pictured), you can buy some wax, roll it into long strings and attach a few to your cheeks.
2. Base
To get that corpse-esque
pale look, cover your face with white makeup after applying your scars. Wimmer, who did makeup at a zombie-themed fashion show in Minneapolis last year, recommends oil-based theatrical paint. Because oil and water don’t mix, “spilled beer won’t wipe it off,” he says.
3. Latex
Using a bottle of latex you can get at a costume shop, plaster some toilet paper to your face after doing the scar and paleness work. When it dries, you can rip at the now-rubberized T.P. to get that torn-skin look. Styrofoam makes for good fake bone shards. Men: Shave beforehand, unless ripping bandages off appeals to you.
4. Shading
Using darker makeup - gray, blue, purple, etc. - hollow out your eye sockets and cheeks. Basically, any fleshy area that would decompose should have dark shading, Wimmer says.
5. Blood
Zombiefargo.com has a recipe for blood, or you can buy the fake coagulated variety. Use it around the scars and skin tears. A little dribble or a big gush of it coming out of your mouth would be appropriate, too.
6. Teeth
Use tooth-black to get that rotting chompers look. Be forewarned, though - the stuff tastes terrible, Wimmer says.
7. Clothes
This is where any theme you’re working can come in. The classic look would be flannel. But really, all you need is something ripped, blood-soaked and comfy enough for staggering.
If you go
- What: Zombie Pub Crawl
- When: 2 p.m. Saturday
- Where: Island Park
- Info: Free; ages 21 and older
- Online: zombiefargo.com