This is where Michael Jackson comes in, which I’ll get to in a minute. Poor Deby has been living in the Land of the Lost through all these months. Lost property, lost ambition, lost self-esteem, lost peace-of-mind, lost interest, lost mind, you get the picture. Last week, Poor Deby came across an announcement regarding an upcoming event on October 23rd called “Thrill the World.” This is an event attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the most people simultaneously dancing Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” dance at the same time. Worldwide. This struck something in Poor Deby, who has always been a fan of Michael Jackson and has always wanted to learn the “Thriller” dance. Several of Poor Deby's coworkers expressed interest in joining her, but when the day for the instructional workshop came, they all had something-else-to-do. Not really wanting to go by herself, Poor Deby sighed and resigned herself to add yet another lost thing to her list. But then, on the Saturday morning of the workshop, Poor Deby heard a little voice say “Zombie On!” and so she did. For over 2-hours she Zombied-it-up with about 50 other people learning the “Thriller” moves just like Mr. M.J. himself! She felt alive again, which is kind of weird for a Zombie, don’t you think? Nevertheless, Poor Deby was back! Awakened from the dead (now THAT’s more like it!) She now has a purpose, a goal, something to work towards, something that won her interest back and restored her sense of balance. For the past 3 days Poor Deby has faithfully been rehearsing her Zombie moves and will continue for the next 18 days to work on perfecting those moves. Then comes the Big Event. For those not familiar, “Thrill the World” was started in 2006 by a woman named Ines Markeljevic in Canada who wanted to “unite the world in dance.” That first event had 62 people dancing “Thriller” together. In 2007 the event spread and had 1,722 zombie dancers and it grew again in 2008 to 4,179. In 2009 it really exploded with 22,923 participants, worldwide, in 278 events in 32 countries. The 2009 event raised $85,000.00 which was distributed to 80 charities. Worldwide. Michael Jackson would be proud. Poor Deby can’t wait to see the numbers this year. The local event she’s dancing in has 280 Zombie members (so far) that are going to be dancing in the center court area of the local town square shopping area. The event requires every Zombie to register so they can be included in the Official Worldwide Zombie Count. There will be a countdown to the Official Zombie Start Time so that everyone is performing the dance at the exact same time. What a great idea this woman had back in 2006. Her idea of uniting the world in dance seems to be catching on. Poor Deby just loves the idea of being a part of this. Something that brings so many people together to do something fun, and creative, and joyous, that reaches across the entire world. And while these people are dancing and the spectators are smiling and clapping and spectating, no one is thinking about war, or the economy, or any of the other things that people tend to worry about. It’s all good and it’s all in balance. Zombie ON!
To learn more about "Thrill the World" click on the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrill_the_World
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