There was a reason why we got some serious rain and cold for the BC Walk Saturday Morning, because I needed some help in the "bad hair" department..."Why on earth would you want that?!" you ask? Because Saturday night was the Thrill the World Global Event at Six Flags Great America where we, along with parks, theaters, etc across the world, all perform "Thriller" at the same time in an effort to break the Guinness Book of World Records!
I was asked by Six Flags to teach the choreography and be a part of the event. So Saturday afternoon, scary hair, cobwebs and all, photographer and exceptional friend, Jason Pawlowski, and I were escorted into the deepest parts of Six Flags to be "Zombie-fied". I don't think I have ever seen anything so cool! I got to be made up by the extraordinarily talented team of JPM Productions...WOW!!! That's serious airbrushing, folks!
I also got to kick off the event by sitting with the Grand Marshall of the Fright Fest Parade, Mayor Slayer. Then it was time to get the practice started so we would be ready to Thrill the World by breaking a world record.
We had 676 registered dancers at the official 7:30pm time slot for us, just at Great America. That's pretty huge in itself!
I will have a couple posts for pictures, and of course a final number for the Broken Record!
Fun Fact: This will be my second time listed in the Guinness Book of World Records. The first time was in 1991 when I, along with my swing choir, sang 80 hours and 32 minutes straight to break the world record for longest time singing in a group. Needless to say, this record broken Saturday night was A LOT more fun!!!
You can see the dance on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v029Ulbf0II - can you find me in the crowd?!?! :)
Special thanks to Brooke Gabbert, for yet again, another terrific event and all her hard work. To Faith and Dan for being awesome go-to people both for Brooke and myself. To Pete and the staff of JPM Productions - you guys are AWESOME! To the folks of 105.5 radio for the coverage, and especially Molly with 105.5 who saved my voice helping call out choreography! To Jason for always being so willing to help, for water, food and hot cocoa, and for braving the long cold hours to document the event! To Six Flags Great America for hosting the event and for including me in something so neat. And of course, to the participants that made this possible! You know we couldn't have done this without you!
Photos Are:
-Before becoming a Zombie
-Almost there
-With 105.5 DJ's - love ya, Molly!
-With Pete Mithchell, Producer/Director of JPM Productions:
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