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Brisbane ZombieWalk 2007: My 14 Best Photos

written by David on April 2nd, 2007

250 zombies lumbered into Brisbane’s Roma St Parklands‘ Amphitheatre today (click here to see the exact location) to start the annual Brisbane Zombiewalk.

I think I actually know what this guy with a $20 note stuck to his forehead might mean

I think I actually know what this guy with a $20 note stuck to his forehead might mean.

There’s 35 photos of the start of the Zombiewalk over at flickr - the ones you see here and about 20 more. If you use flickr, you can see the photos in much larger sizes, download them for your own use and see them on a map or in a slideshow. 

There’s also Brisbane ZombieWalk 2007 photos on Flickr by yinyang, shanrosen, d70dug, G205, and lifemusicmedia.

 

UPDATE: Tuesday morning.

Plenty more links to photos posted on the brisneyland livejournal community:

by cheesecheese, who has 80 photos and 10 video clips at photobucket, including this one:

Also lime_red has 39 photos at the ::lime - diary of a fruit:: blog, and ozfuture has a livejournal post with 27 pictures.

There’s also a flickr group devoted especially to Brisbane ZombieWalk 2007, which has photos from imitation, cptkirkco, Maxyz, d70dug .steveT, eatnutmeg, Misteriddles, jnbrewster, Let’s Take Over, lifemusicmedia, yinyang, Felix42, G205, OzFuture, VikingCarrot, witchdoktor, and Louise and a story at Brisbane blog Larvatus Prodeo.

This zombie has a crab-like creature on top of his head. Naturally, I was too polite to ask why.

This zombie has a crab-like creature on top of his head. Naturally, I was too polite to ask why.

UPDATE: It’s from a video game. Not Give My Regards To Broad Street, as I thought, but Half Life 1 and 2, apparently.

The Zombie Bride and her Embarrasingly Poor Cousin

The Zombie Bride and her Embarrassingly Poor Cousin.

Will Work For Brains

Will Work For Brains.

Sir, that's an anthropomorphic personification of Death, not a zombie. If you won't take it seriously, it's just not fun anymore.  

Sir, that’s an anthropomorphic personification of Death, not a zombie. If you won’t take it seriously, it’s just not fun anymore.

It's 2pm, the afternoon is still young, and I feel like dancing.

It’s 2pm, the afternoon is still young, and I feel like dancing.

"Would you like brains with that?" said my fast-food consultant as he danced a zombie jig.

“Would you like brains with that?” said my fast-food consultant as he danced a zombie jig.

Very Green Zombie sits alone waiting for the march to start

Very Green Zombie sits alone waiting for the march to start.

Roller Derby Zombie

.Roller Derby Zombie.

The Butcher and the Scout Zombies

The Butcher and the Scout Zombies.

Grrgh! Aargh!

 Grrgh! Aargh!

One good thing about being a reanimated corpse is that no-one hectors you about how bad smoking is for you.

One good thing about being a reanimated corpse is that no-one hectors you about how bad smoking is for you.

The loud, insistent horde of zombies pressing against the amphitheatre stage, demanding 'BRAINS!'.

The loud, insistent horde of zombies pressing against the amphitheatre stage, demanding ‘BRAINS!’.

This bit was very loud, and with 15 or 20 photographers on the stage all jostling for good shots of the ravaging horde of zombies, it was a bit un-nerving - but a lot of fun.

Just after this, the zombies left the Amphitheatre to follow the planned route.

I like to think of this zombie WPC as the corpse of 'The Bill', before Paul Marquess made it all soapy and the Sun Hill nick started blowing up every other fortnight.

I like to think of this zombie WPC as the corpse of ‘The Bill‘, before Paul Marquess ruined it by making it all soapy and the Sun Hill nick started blowing up every other fortnight.

She’s on her way out with the rest of the zombies to walk through town, and so am I. Leave a comment if you took some pictures that you want people to know about.

To finish off, here’s some footage from YouTube of the zombies “shambling through the Brisbane Botanical Gardens” at the end of the walk, by Misguided Oracle:

Update: Marduk111 has posted two more videophone vids of some zombie-shambling through the Queen St Mall:

UPDATE, Wed AM: YouTube user thepinkolive has put together 5 minutes of videophone footage of the ZombieWalk:

510 words, 14 images

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April 2nd, 2007 at 9:50 am

Alli Says:

Those are some great pictures and it looks like it was a lot of fun!

April 2nd, 2007 at 10:14 am

David Says:

Thanks Alli, yes it was great fun. Hundreds of people really getting into the spirit of it all. BRAINS!

April 2nd, 2007 at 10:34 am

David Says:

I’ve found a few more photos from jnbrewster on flickr, including this one of the Zombie Wiggles.

April 2nd, 2007 at 11:19 am

David Says:

Brisbane ZombieWalk 2007 flickr group - click here (and add your flickr photos of the walk if you have them), and also ZWB07 photos from felix42 and Louise.

April 2nd, 2007 at 2:11 pm

Carole Says:

This is an annual event? How in the world did this get started?

April 2nd, 2007 at 2:13 pm

D70doug Says:

the Brain Crab in photo #2 is from a computer game where they eat the heads of the living and animate their bodies to do their bidding. I don’t remember the name of the game :-(

Either that or it is the worst case of head lice ever!!!

April 2nd, 2007 at 2:25 pm

David Says:

D70Doug, it was probably Give My Regards To Broad Street. :P

UPDATE: It’s from Half Life 1 and 2, says this person.

Carole, Wikipedia is your friend, or at least that strange guy at the bar who knows weird stuff:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_walk

April 3rd, 2007 at 11:32 pm

Wes Says:

MMMmmm Brains. You get to do all the fun stuff! Looks like it was a great event.

April 4th, 2007 at 1:37 pm

D70doug Says:

“Half Life” that was the name if it !!!

“Give my regards to Broadstreet” The movie? I would rather have giant crabs eat my brains than watch that movie again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

April 4th, 2007 at 7:19 pm

David Says:

D70doug, believe it or not, there was a C64 game based on GMRTBS (follow the link in comment 7 above). You had to drive around London getting bits of Paul McCartney’s missing song.

I thought that a game based on a Paul McCartney movie might have had something to do with brain-sucking crabs, and not in a good way :)

I can see from your response that we are on the same page, at least.

April 10th, 2007 at 11:14 pm

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April 10th, 2007 at 11:38 pm

hellojed Says:

Great pictures. And a great idea for a day out!

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April 11th, 2007 at 8:48 pm

David Says:

Thanks very much, hellojed, glad you liked them :)

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