Thrill The World 2009
September 23rd, 2009 by John Wolfe
Thrill The World is an annual, world-wide gathering of zombies, all engaged in a simultaneous dance to “Thriller.” The purpose: 1) To honor Michael Jackson 2) To potentially raise money for charity 3) To set a world record. 4) To promote unity and just have fun. Until recently being contact by Annie Huerta, Albuquerque’s Thrill The World event manager, I had no idea New Mexico participated in TTW. Annie was kind enough to extend a dance invitation to me (including lessons) for the October 24th event.
While it would be awesome to completely humiliate myself 
(I have no coordination for dancing), I had to turn her offer down. Between now and Halloween, as you may have guessed, I’m extremely busy but I am planning on attending the event and grabbing some video footage of the participants.
Visit Thrill The World if you’re interested in joining a gathering in your local area. If you cant find your city, then you’re also invited to start your own event. There’s still time.
Photo source: Crawl Of The Dead
Video source: You Tube user mahdroo
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September 23rd, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Cool idea! I bet it’s hilarious. You don’t have to be coordinated–zombies aren’t! I wanted to get in on a zombie walk, but I found out two awful things–1. They’re doing it on Halloween. 2. They’re riding the public rail instead of walking. They’ll look like any other stock-still occupants. Zombies need to walk to be zombies!
September 24th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
That’s true about coordination. I suppose if I’m going to dance, then dancing like a zombie is most appropriate for me.
Glad to hear you located a zombie walk. I knew you were interested in it. Sorry to hear they are gathering on Halloween, since I know you have a party planned.