DC ZOMBIE LURCH
NEWS
Want a heads-up on all
the latest lurching news? Wanna keep abreast of recent updates and event
information? You'll find all that here, and more!
fINAL LURCH
DESTINATION!!: We'll be ending the Lurch
at the Asylum Bar & Lounge on 18th
St., NW DC. Scroll down for address, directions, and specs, or click the
link above! :D:D
RECENT NEWS
Holy crap..! WE HAVE OVER 100
PEOPLE ATTENDING THE LURCH!!! *dies*
Granted, that total is optimistic,
given all the people who've e-mailed me come, & that they also bring their
max number of presumed guests. However, it does not
include others they did not mention but might
bring, nor my friends who might come, others on the LJ and MySpace groups, or
people who have seen/heard about us elsewhere. ^_^ (And from what I've
learned thus far, word about our little Lurch is really
getting around!!! I am SO excited!!!
Plus we have someone from Flavor magazine who might write an
article about us, as well as someone who's offered to put us in the Washington
Post! Also, Club Asylum in DC (The Tribal Cafe) is hosting a Halloween
party w/bellydancers & a costume contest, & is giving discounts to
ZOMBIES in honour of our Lurch!!! :D:D Want more info? 'Ere ya
go!
Asylum
Bar & Lounge
2471 18th Street, NW
Washington DC 20009
$10 ($8 for Zombies!!)
6-9pm (show starts at 7pm- we'll try to be there before 7:30 when the shows
start!)
Sadly, as Asylum is a bar, adults 21 and over only, please.
PICTURES and More info at:
groups.myspace.com/DCTribalCafe
DCTribal Cafe sponsored by www.DCTribal.com
Asylum's awesome vegan and vegetarian menu can be found at www.asylumdc.com!
Easy to access, paid parking is available 1/2 way down the block on 18th Street
(on the same side as asylum)! There is another lot near the corner of 18th and
Columbia in between the gas station and Adam's Mill Bar.
Go on over to their announcement site
and check it out!!
Lastly, need
directions to the Lruch? See
Below:
The Washington
Monument lies between Constitution and Independence Ave., off of 15th St.
SW. Independence is the closer of the two, and you can find the best
driving directions from Yahoo or Google Maps, as the official Park and
Recreation service doesn't actually tell you how to get there. The
most they can offer is this:
Car:
Interstate 395 provides access to the
Mall from the south. Interstate 495, New York Avenue, Rock Creek Parkway, George
Washington Memorial Parkway, and the Cabin John Parkway provide access from the
North. Interstate 66, U.S. Route 50 and 29 provide access from the West. U.S.
Routes 50, 1, and 4 provide access from the East. There is limited handicapped
parking at the Lincoln and FDR Memorials, otherwise parking is extremely scarce
in Washington, D.C.
Public Transportation:
There are several metro train routes
from the suburban areas surrounding the city.
General visitor parking is available
along Ohio Drive between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials. Bus parking is
primarily available along Ohio Drive near the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials.
Washington Monument National Monument - Directions (U.S. National Park Service)
Want something at
least a little better? Here's what we've got from Wikipedia:
The National Mall is accessible via the Washington
Metro, with the Smithsonian
station located on the south side of the mall, near the Smithsonian
Institution Building and between the Washington Monument and Capitol Hill. The Federal
Triangle, Archives-Navy
Memorial-Penn Quarter, and Union
Station metro stations are also located near the mall, to the north. L'Enfant
Plaza, Federal
Center Southwest and Capitol
South metro stations are located a few blocks south of the mall.
The Metro
bus and DC
Circulator travel and stop around the National Mall.
National Mall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Hope that helps!
As soon as I get up and back from DC to personally map out the route, I'll be
back w/better directions and a planned Lurch-route to show everyone!
Thanks, and see you at the Lurch!!
We just found out from the DC Parks service- (the
people who run our gathering spot- the National Mall) that we need a permit to
congregate as a group above 25 people. Will you help us get the permit w/a small
donation of a dollar or two? Any help you can give would help a lot, but no
worries! The event's still free and you don't -need- to donate to be allowed to
come. The Lurch organizer is just poor, and although she'd love to take care of
this herself, financially speaking, it's just a serious toughy. So if you can,
many thanks, and fantastic! If not, that's okay too. :)
Thanks, and see you at the Lurch!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
COOL LURCH NEWS:
WE JUST GOT OUR OWN THEME SONG!!! The kind souls at Beatnik
Turtle just made us a personalized version of a song called "Zombies on
the March," & we just love it!! Check
out this link to listen, & then surf on down to their home page featured
above! (Or you can click their link on our Links page.) Thanks so much,
guys!!!
GOOD
NEWS! We now have an advert on dcist.com! Check
it out here, or browse their many fun (and often inexpensive) events here!
EVENT
UPDATE: After
even voting polls and still no contact from/DC experts, I'm leaning
toward keeping the Lurchdate at Sunday, October 29th. It seems
easier for many e-mail participants, as well as about half the folks on LJ.
(No one hs said anything as far as the MySpace communities go.) I hope
this is okay, but if there are any major issues or problems w/this, please let
me know, and SOON. We REALLY have to pin down an EXACT
Lurchdate!! Many thanks, and see you there!
Cheers, Your Friendly
Lurch Mistress, Nae
Those who need help or
guidelines for making zombie "protest" signs can find them here,
at our LiveJournal community. Find out the dos and don'ts of how to
construct a good picket sign, as well as what content's okay for the Lurch, and
what's not. :)
ZOMBIE LURCH &
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS:
I
just found a BUNCH of other Walks featured on YouTube!!!
I've compiled all the [relevant]
footage I could find, & hope that this helps get everyone even more
excited about OUR Lurch, coming up in DC!!! I can't
wait to see what OUR footage is
gonna look like!!! ^_^ (Plus I hope we have as many people!!)
Soooooooo.. who's gettin' excited?!?!?
*zombie-glee*
Follow this
link to our YouTube.com Zombie Lurch Playlist.
(And
keep a watch for more updates and news on MySpace and LiveJournal!!)
We're still having
disputes about the best date to hold the Lurch, but the day is drawing nigh!!
Help us pick the best day for you and our Lurchers by voting today at our LiveJournal
Community- and let your opinion be heard! (So we can have the biggest and
best turnout possible!)
Which day would you
prefer to Lurch? Saturday, October 28th, or Sunday, October 29th?
Let us know- either by e-mailing me, the
Lurch Creatrix, by commenting on either of our MySpace pages (the
individual page or the
Lurch Group), or by
voting in the Poll itself. Thanks!! Hopefully we'll see YOU
there!! :D:D
PLUS:
We have a new question about "protest" signs entered into the FAQ.
Want to know what kind of signs are okay and what aren't? Check it out! :D
And that's it for now!
Stay tuned for more news
about the Lurch here, kids, and thanks for checking in!! :D:D:D
And as always,
if you have any ideas, comments or suggestions, please feel free to send
in an e-mail! :D
