They came from all over Minnesota, staggering slowly and hungrily chanting one word, Braiiiiinss. This was Washington Avenue downtown Minneapolis Saturday night, which was out numbered by zombies looking for brains and beer. It could be only one event, which was the fourth annual Zombie Pub Crawl. Once a year, 17 local bars along the west bank are host to the undead. The gouls can be heard chanting, “What do we want? Braaaaiiiiinnnns. When do we want them? Braaaiiiiinnnnssss.”
The weather was extremely cold on Saturday, with the high in the 20s and flurries of snow falling from the sky. This did not stop the living dead, with a turn out of over 5,000 zombies who could not resist the gathering.
The only thing better than watching the zombies going from bar to bar conversing and socializing, was watching them dance to the zombie anthem Thriller, by the late Michael Jackson. This song celebrates its 26th year anniversary and because Michael Jackson buzz is still in the air, these zombies were dedicated to preserving the intentions of the song. The theme was heard at every bar, along with the theme from Ghostbusters and other Halloween favorites.
Common themes along the crawl were the zombie Jesus, the Abraham Lincoln zombie, and of course prom queen zombies. It is amazing to see the creativity that goes into the appearance of becoming a zombie. Some of these people are planning months and months in advance to make sure they are standing out among the crowd.
A loyal zombie crawl enthusiast named Jennifer Schreifels, 24, never misses the opportunity to get dressed up and stagger around downtown. “I do this every year and it keeps getting better. It’s so cold this year and still everyone is all dressed up! These are my people!”
It was interesting to hear what any newcomers had to say as well. Benjamin Laabs, 26, was almost overwhelmed by the turn out of the crawl. “I can’t believe how many people are here, this is amazing! So many people went all out for this!” He was dripping blood and clothes torn from rising from the ground, determined to fight the cold and have a good time.
The bartenders seemed to enjoy the crawl also. This was surprising due to the fact that not only are they serving so many people, but a lot of them are actually scary to look at. A young bartender at Grumpy’s Bar said, “The pub crawls are always so stressful, but zombie crawl is my favorite because these people are hilarious. I don’t even have to worry about orders because of the drink specials. They just have to moan at us and we serve up the zombie special.”
Among the large crowd there were a handful of people not satisfied with the festivities. The common factor of these unhappy customers was they were not dressed up. Jovan Knudson, 28, was extremely upset by the long lines and getting fake blood all over her winter coat.
It is important to remember when attending Zombie Crawl, to be prepared to be targeted for blood splatter. Wear old clothes and shoes when possible and dress up to blend in with the crowd. These Zombie’s keep the party going until bar close and then they return to their graves.
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3 comments:
Fun read. Sounds like you had a great time there. I like how you ended it with a few tips.
Wow, I have never heard of this and I had lived in Minnesota for 18 years! That sounds fun for sure, minus the cold. Well done!
Sounds like fun. I have never heard of this before. Us Minnesotans are tough.
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