The Issaquah Press
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COMMuNitY
Wednesday October 24, 2012
ZOMBIES RETURN ON THE WEB
By Warren Kagarise wkagarise@isspress.com Last October, on a sunny afternoon, a regular Saturday turned unordinary as zombies menaced Issaquah. The undead shambled into the sunset, and Issaquah sidestepped a zombie apocalypse — for a while, at least. The zombie horde is back. Expect to see the undead shuffle down Front Street North on Oct. 27 during a Downtown Zombie Walk and then assemble for a flash-mob dance to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” outside the Issaquah Library. Unlike the mindless mobs in “The Walking Dead” and George A. Romero flicks, zombies in Issaquah cause more grins than grimaces. The event starts as regular people stop at the historic Hailstone Feed Store and then — through
Watch “The Making of Thriller” documentary on YouTube for zombie makeup and costume ideas at http://bit.ly/f7eP2D.
gory makeup, suspicious outbreak or unexplained cause — emerge as undead creatures. Inside, participants can undergo a transformation by Illusions by Melanie. The makeup maven, Melanie, is a professional artist for fashion, film, print and TV projects. Then, a slow shuffle from the feed store to the library starts, as motorists and pedestrians watch in amusement and, in some cases, unease. Once the “Thriller” routine at the library concludes, undead dancers intend to disperse into the evening. Only, instead
of brains, zombies can stumble into downtown establishments for drink specials. Organizers plan for a larger crowd for the upcoming event than in past zombie treks. Tom Gotuzzo, a Downtown Issaquah Association board member, joined some friends to start the event in 2010. “I think we had just gotten done watching ‘Shaun of the Dead’ or something, and we said, ‘Man, it would be cool if we did some kind of zombie walk in downtown Issaquah,’” he said. The undead horde last year, about 60 zombies strong, lurched to the library for a “Thriller” routine. Zombies ambled into traffic and tapped on vehicle windows. Some unnerved motorists called the Issaquah Police Department. The event offered a credible glimpse at how a zombie apocalypse might unfold in Issaquah.
At left, zombies shamble down Front Street North during the 2011 Downtown Zombie Walk.
pHoToS BY WarreN KagarISe
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Teens tackle England on a budget
The Grange hosts cash mob Issaquah Chamber of Commerce’s next cash mob is at noon, Oct. 25 at The Grange, 145 N.E. Gilman Blvd. In a cash mob, a group of people descends on a business to buy, buy, buy. The destination is revealed through social media services. Then, the mob pops up at the business to browse and shop. The organizers — Young Issaquah Professionals, or YIPPIES, 20- and 30-something business leaders in the Issaquah Chamber of Commerce — held earlier cash mobs at Sisters Antiques and Fischer Meats. Learn more about the cash mobs at www. facebook.com/CashMobIssaquah and www.facebook. com/YoungIssaquahProfessionals.
HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS
CoNTrIBUTeD
Justin Kay, Andrew Baer and Matt Benson (from left) do their best Beatles imitation across Abbey Road in London. We have had an exciting time and are just now preparing to leave England for France. Most of our time was spent in London
with brief excursions up to Manchester and York. Fortunately for us, the English weather has been unusually cooperative
for late September, with several days of sun and little rain. Though the London area is an expensive place to visit, we have found ways of making it relatively affordable. Hostels are an affordable option for those who don’t mind sharing their bedroom with strangers. Certain horror films in the U.S. give hostels a frightening reputation, though there are many websites, which are helpful in choosing a good one. Our hostel experiences have been quite good so far. The cost of admission varies greatly from attraction to attraction, rang-
EUROTRIP Matthew Benson, Andrew Baer and Justin Kay are traveling through Europe before getting jobs and living in “the real world.” ing from free to about 20 English pounds. Luckily, many of the more interesting places, including the British Museum, the National Portrait Gallery, the Imperial War Museum and the Tate Modern Art Gallery, were free so we were able to visit those without worry. We often took advantage of student or young people (under 24-
26) discounts, which seem to be common at many of the bigger attractions. There is also a free tour of London that alights daily from the southeast corner of Hyde Park, running about two and a half hours. The tour covers many of the most iconic sites in the city, but more adventurous travelers can certainly tour these sites at their own leisure. We suggest starting from Trafalgar Square and heading south to Parliament and Big Ben, crossing the Thames and walking northward for a more scenic view of the Houses See EUROTRIP, Page B3