A special hello from Austin, Texas! Yes, that's right, your own TTW: Ottawa leader is deep in the heart of Texas, and blogging about it! Did you know that the Austin, Texas Thrill the World group had over 800 zombies dance Thriller for TTW in 2008? It was one of the biggest events in TTW history. I'm hoping to get in touch with the Thrill the Worlders in Austin before I leave to the second part of my USA tour so we can talk zombie. (grrrrh. mmmh. grrrrrrrm. nom.)
Thrill the World is Getting closer and closer!
So here are your updates:
- At the moment, we have 180+ events in 25 countries!
- the facebook group will be updated
- TWO new facebook groups involving TTW will be up and running in the next few hours - A flashmob group (for those interested in doing flashmobs around the city to get ready for the event!) and a SURPRISE GROUP! (I wonder what it is...)
- We have tentative dates for workshop/classes (venue TBA)
The Thrill the World: Ottawa team is going to be holding awesomeawesome flashmobs this year to get our zombies ready for the main event (and to recruit new zombies!) A new facebook group will be created today for this. To make sure our flash mobs still have the element of surprise, the group will be slightly secretive and you'll have to join up to get details of when and where everyone is supposed to meet up, as well as when classes (special for flashmob zombies!) will be held in early september. Of course, our mobs will take place in high traffic areas for the biggest effect (without causing a problem for people. We are considerate zombies. Nom.)
SUPER SECRET ZOMBIE PROJECT
(or maybe just kind of secret seeing as I'm about to spill the brains)
Last week, a little birdie flew by to tell me that the Ottawa Zombie Walk isn't happening this year. What a shame! Then the little birdie conned TTW into hosting it. Yes, that's right. Not only will there be TTW this year, but TTW: Ottawa will also be the puppetmasters of the Ottawa Zombie Walk! More details to come soon, but expect our flashmobs to be present and it to be an awesome time. What better place to recruit dancing zombies than a group of already-shambling ones? Hooray!
Tentative Thriller Workshop Dates!
Because we want everyone to be able to participate, classes have been scheduled either on weekend afternoons, or after 6pm on weeknights. If you have a group of people (more than ten, perhaps) wishing to participate who need to learn the dance, private classes can also be arranged for a small fee.
Stay Tuned!
Your Dancing Undead,
Thrill the World: Ottawa
