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The response to our Zombie Walk has been tremendous so far, and it appears the zombie-liciousness is spreading far and wide – even to the campaign trail. After this image from Reuters made its way around the InterWeb…

…many people made the comment that he looked like zombie. Well, that was just enough to launch the Web site, ZombieMcCain.com, complete with images like this one:

You can’t buy this type of promotion, and I can only hope I look half as good as this for the Zombie Walk. Get your comstumes ready, folks. This one is going to be a doozy. And for all you MMORPG people, World of Warcraft is having a Wrath of the Lich King Zombie Event. How much deeper the zombie fun goes is anyone’s guess.

On a related note, the final Zombie Walk path looks like it will continue – post-movie – to McGinty’s. Will be posting updates to the Web site as more details are available.

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And for more information, send an email to zombiewalk@thayeravenue.com.

Them Slots-Wantin’, Sarah Palin-Lovin’ Lees
I’ll speak specifically of Blair this time – the CEO of Lee Development Group. Silver Spring, Singular had a reference in a recent post about an article by Blair Lee in the Gazette (pronounced ‘guh-ZET-tee’) last month espousing the greatness of Sarah Palin – which I’m disappointed I missed the first time around. I encourage you to read it, but here are some great excerpts:

“As a governor [the media said] Palin lacks foreign relations experience (a question never raised of Governors Carter, Clinton and Reagan)… .” Really? No one ever raised that? That’s difficult to believe. And this one: “You aren’t a woman unless you belong to NARAL and listen to NPR while driving your Volvo to your personal trainer appointment.” Classic. And I thought *I* went too far with the hyperbole sometimes. Of course, he’s interpreting (the Democratically-controlled) media comments, but that’s fine.

Now we have a new column from Mr. Lee about the Maryland slot machine referendum in this week’s edition of the Gazette. It starts like this: “On Nov. 4, more than a million Marylanders will wait in line to cast their meaningless votes for president.”

First of all, screw you. My vote counts as much as the next one. As does yours. Yes, Maryland will be blue. Deal with it. Maybe you and your neocon patsies across the country will stay home on election day and make it a landslide. Second, everybody should go to the polls if for no other reason than to VOTE NO ON THE SLOTS REFERENDUM. A good column from Allan Lichtman about the rationale of a “no” vote is on the Gazette Web site as well.

And with that, I’ll end the political diatribe for the time being.

Zombie Walk: 18 Days and Counting
That’s some transition, isn’t it? Things have been busy lately with the bathroom remodeling (check out the transformation!) and relatives in town, but I’m hoping to have the informational Web site up soon with plans, directions, maps, and tips on making yourself one with the undead.

Our Silver Spring Zombie Walk Facebook Group currently has 83 members (woohoo!), so sign up for updates if you haven’t already.

Buy Local Silver Spring
There’s an initiative afoot to get communities to put more dollars back into businesses that are locally owned and operated. The fledgeling Web site for the project is up and running at www.buylocalsilverspring.com, and there will be more information coming in the next few months. In times like these (which is a phrase that I hated almost as much as “now more than ever” in the post-September 11 days), we need to make sure we support our neighbors around us.

Just when all the slow blog traffic had been getting me down, today rolls in and punches me in the gut.

According to the Washington Post, the County Council has officially cleared the way for Live Nation to build The Fillmore in downtown Silver Spring. And right as I was buying tickets for a show next month at 9:30.

Plenty of people will continue to poo-poo the idea, and that’s fine; it’s not a perfect deal, to be sure. In a final tally of 7-2, Roger Berliner and Marc Elrich voted against the amendments that allowed the deal to go through, and I respect their votes. Planning Board Chairman Royce Hanson appeared to be a little more miffed. Screw him. He can stand outside while all the young kids are listening to their “rock combos” doing that “dancing thing” they do.

I anticipate much more news to develop as this thing picks up speed.

In other big news…
The District 3 police station on Sligo Avenue will be moving to the northeast quadrant of Four Corners, and evidently, there’s room for a new police substation planned alongside Firehouse #1 on Georgia Avenue.

I hope to see the MoCoPoPo sudsing it up after hours at Hook & Ladder acorss the street.