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The Asheville Zombie Walk started in October 2006 as a flash mob.〔Rankin, Garrett. (“Zombies Take Over Asheville at Annual Zombie Walk” ). “The Blue Banner”. Retrieved 4 March 2012.〕 Several hundred participants gathered in a cemetery in Asheville, North Carolina following prompts from MySpace and flyers. Throughout the years, the walk grew into the family-friendly Ashtoberfest, a program featuring additional events like zombie-themed bands and games.〔Rankin, Garrett. (“Zombies Take Over Asheville at Annual Zombie Walk” ). “The Blue Banner”. Retrieved 4 March 2012.〕 During the 2008 presidential campaign between Barack Obama and John McCain, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin made a campaign appearance in Asheville on World Zombie Day. Hundreds of zombie marchers broke off from the Zombie Walk to protest Palin’s appearance at the town’s civic center.〔Sandford, Jason. (“Asheville’s attack of the zombies” ). “Mountain Xpress”. 27 October 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2012.〕 Founder Dan Burrello understood that Palin’s appearance and the Zombie Walk might clash and was able to address the situation beforehand. Burrello said, “I mean, when you see 700 shambling dead zombies walking toward the Civic Center up the bridge, it would probably get the Secret Service's attention. So we gave them a heads up on it to make sure they know we're not doing any kind of protest or (are a) threat in anyway.”〔GordonNC. (“Sarah Palin in Asheville for World Zombie Day” ), “Daily Kos”, 25 October 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2012.〕 The Asheville zombie Palin protestors appeared in several national media programs, including “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” on MSNBC.〔(“’Countdown with Keith Olbermann’ for Tuesday, August 25, 2009” ). “MSNBC TV”. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2012.〕 In October 2011, the Zombie Walk moved from downtown Asheville to the Biltmore Square Mall〔(“Smart Bets: Asheville Zombie Walk” ). “Mountain Xpress”. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2012.〕 on the outskirts of the city. Burello said having the walk at a mall was an homage to the 1978 classic zombie film “Dawn of the Dead.”〔Burello, Dan. (“The Fifth annual Zombie Walk” ). “Zombiewalk.com”. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2012.〕 One performer of note in 2011 was Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, who appears on the Grammy Award-winning album “All About Bullies. . . Big and Small.”〔Kiss, Tony. (“Asheville and Western North Carolina well represented at tonight’s Grammy awards” ), “Asheville Citizen-Times”. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.〕 == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Asheville Zombie Walk」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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