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Amada Anderson
Event Organizer/Director
thrilltheworldnyc@gmail.com
Having moved from Florida to NY in 2008 after acquiring a Musical Theatre degree from The University of Miami, Amada the official Karaoke Queen of Florida/Singer/Actress/Dancer/Special Events Coordinator/Tour Guide/Intuitive, died on a Saturday night at a local karaoke joint where her boa got caught and she fell off and was crushed by Mad Dog BILL the Mechanical Bull. Although she was born and raised in a small town in Indiana she always had big dreams of moving to NYC never knowing that the actual act of Dying would lead her to organizing a Thrill The World event and making millions of zombies dreams of dancing on Broadway come true! In April of 2009 she took one huge bite and created the Non-profit chapter of Thrill The World NYC in hopes of making that change and healing the world through dance. Raising the dead and teaching zombies in NYC to dance has been one long stretch of intestinal cord…it requires park permits, sponsorship's from dance studios and other various organizations but somehow New York has a way of toughening even the strongest zombie out and making events successful even if it rains and snows on THRILL DAY (2009 & 2011). She looks forward to helping unite her fellow zombies in dance and encourages every single one of you to do the same even if it means biting off more than you can chew. Feel free to contact her if you have any questions thrilltheworldnyc@gmail.com or follow her at @ttwnyc. She is survived by her Mexican Family in South Florida. Donations and memorial gifts can be sent to www.manada.biz
Mason Beggs
Co-Event Organizer
Dead. Yesterday morning, in his home, head fallen upon the lowers keys of the piano, of typhoid fever, Mason William Beggs. He had been upon the streets the day before and had been slightly complaining of feeling unwell. He went home and while feverish began to play Bach's Prelude and Fugue in A Minor. He directed his attendants to go to bed, as he was feeling very comfortable. In a short time one of his attendants arose, went to the piano, quietly placed a hand upon him, and was horrified to find life extinct. We must draw down a veil upon the stricken household. He was many things in his life. A director, a musician, an artist and a friend to name few. The cold, dull ear of death cannot know that all of our people regarded him as a true visionary. Aged 30 years when called over the dark river.
Andrea Cleaveland aka Butterfly Queen
Production Staff/Flashmob Team
Having been a real dancer in her original lifetime she still puts on her ballerina tutu and struts her stuff down Broadway. She doesn't mind being the ear people chew off from time to time and in fact has given her heart and spirit more times then she can count trying to help her fellow zombies with their problems. Visit her website if you are interested in being a stronger and more committed zombie power player. Powerfully Positive.
Jenna Dincesen
Production Staff/Flashmob Team
Just months before finally turning 21, Jenna, who had lived most of her life in a bubble on Long Island, went into NYC for a concert to see one of her favorite bands. She was either jumping around singing loudly to every song or in the pit the whole time and you think that would tire her out, right? Wrong. After the concert, she was full of energy and was on an adrenaline rush and totally pumped up. She went back to Penn Station, still hyper as hell, and was bouncing around waiting for her train, not watching where she was going she lost her balance and fell onto the train tracks screaming from shock and right then the train came and crushed her to death. She now haunts Manhattan and Long Island as a Thrill The World zombie and on some days near Track 18 of the Long Island Railroad in Penn Station you can still faintly hear her scream when the train comes into the station.
Krysti Ector...aka Sandra Dee
Promotions Coordinator/Media Relations/Marketing/Flashmob Team
Born with the dream to be the first ethnic Sandy on Broadway's Grease, Krysti spent countless hours mastering the Hand Jive, grease lightning and an aussie accent. Yet despite her efforts and countless auditions she was rejected for being too ethnic. Being a 'Beauty school drop out"...krysti said to herself " There are worse things I can do. " She didn't know what, when or how. One ''summer night'' she found a wanted ad for dancing zombies. She responded to the ad. Lying on the application claiming to be deceased. It was all part of her plan of revenge. Believing if she won over the Zombies they would agree to wreck havoc on hollywood for rejecting her. It was time to put her acting and dance skills to the test. Pretending to be a Zombie was not easy but she did it. Living a double life is stressful, having to conceal who she really is from the ghoulish gang that became her family, and lying to her Hungarian Prince Viktor that she's not working night shifts but indeed a lady of the night. Would she become overwhelmed with the scent of rotten flesh and give up, or is her vengeance enough to withstand the funk. Sooner or later the thriller zombies would realize the ticking sound is not her watch but the rhythm of a beating heart. Luckily Krysti's metrocard is always filled in case she needs to make a run for it.
Shawne Estrada
Production Staff/Flashmob Team
Just after celebrating her 18th birthday with her family, Shawne' received a phone call from her friends stating they were going to take her out and celebrate. On the way to the second party Shawne got into a car accident which took her life. She now spends her time with fellow zombies and also goes around scaring people or eating them.
Paul Foster
School Outreach Coordinator
He always loved the city! The atmosphere, the rush of the people and the activities. Coming home from visiting one day, rocking out to some MJ, Paul slipped between two train cars causing him to.... well, you get the jist of it. Since, he found the TTW team and immediately found placement. He can be seen quite often in the city, wherever TTW or any other interesting events are going to happen. He is survived by a lot, a lot of people, too many to count. Even though he has passed, it does not stop him from rocking Thriller whenever he can, or contacting schools about Thriller. (Thriller Laugh Here)
Esmeralda Gomila (Ezzy)
Production Staff/Marketing GURU/Flashmob Team
After pushing out two zombie babies...Ezzy decided biting people and dancing her MJ Moves was the best way to "beat"off the pounds.Armed with two zombie babies and an awesome husband who could videotape and record her Michael Jackson escapades she is now on the look out for more brains and more trouble. Watch out New York!
Moses Harper
Production Staff/Dance Instructor/Flashmob Team
Moses accidentally turned on the radio to a station that was playing Yoko Ono unplugged, causing her heart failure. As paramedics rushed her body to the hospital, her spirit met up with Michael's. He told her it wasn't her time yet but promised he would visit her onstage before saying, "Go on girl!", and she was revived.
Allie Hernandez
Production Staff/Flashmob Team
Having been raised in the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen, Allie has always had a keen sense of impending danger. She enjoyed street fairs, carnivals & water parks. But in 2007, she was hit by lightning & became a full-fledged member of the undead.
Now she enjoys drinking blood, terrorizing neighbors and every October she boogies down the streets of Times Square looking for new victims to zombify!
Shanda Holmes
Production Staff
She met her timely demise in the summer '09, only to be resurrected with an insatiable thirst for all things Michael. She'll devour your soul if you let her and recruit your into an undead army of moonwalkers marching under the banner of Legacy of Love.
Irene Kaoru
Promotions Coordinator/Media Relations/Marketing/Flashmob Team
While creating company identities and social media profiles, Irene was unknowingly bitten at an art show and only when she began gnawing on her red crayons thinking it was blood did she realize she must be dead. This however did not stop her from remaining as a dutiful citizen of the state of New York. She now creates flyers and logos for TTWNYC and dances Thriller in the rain.
David Liebowitz
Production Staff/Flashmob Team
An avid Michael Jackson fan and Pie Tosser (Pieing is the act of throwing a pie at a person or persons.), David realized his biggest dream was to make sure that everyone even the undead would get pied at least once in their "lifetime". Watch out he might be tossing brains along with those pies...
Alicia Newkirk
Production Staff/Flashmob Team
Karaoke? Dancing? Michael Jackson? You know it! Nothing will keep Alicia from seeing the light of day again if the world is still celebrating Michael and his LEGACY OF LOVE in fact she helps run a whole zombie meet up group to help fellow zombies get by. Visit this link for more info.
Christine Nieves
Production Staff/Flashmob Team
Ever the go to girl for helping a fellow zombie out, Christine enjoys shopping at Toys R Us and taking apart small mr. potato heads.
Maria Ocasio
Production Staff/Flashmob Team
Maria always enjoys a good zombie party, but playing with the blood is her favorite. Be careful that might not be corn syrup after all!
Erika V. Saunders
Production Staff/Flashmob Team
If you see something wear PINK don't be fooled! Erika has super zombie powers where she uses pink to disguise herself as something normal when indeed she is hiding the fact that she will rip you from limb to limb. Erika although now a zombie continues Michael Jackson's legacy in sharing her passion for his music where ever she stomps.
Nando Zambrano
Production Staff/Flashmob Team
Too many zumba classes and poor Nando suffered a stroke and died, however it doesn't stop him from shaking his body down to the ground and pulling more zombies along with him.
Riqi Velez
Production Staff/Flashmob Team
Being a Brooklyn Hipster and starring in NYC daytime television talk shows has really paid off for Riqi. He is no longer shy singing in the shower, he in facts makes it an effort to groan and scream and then post the videos on Youtube to let other zombies know they are not alone in this crazy world reaching for their dreams.
Giseli Cavalcanti
Pics Coordinator/Flashmob Team
She was born in 1977 and always loved to dance and be part of big events. her biggest dream was to be a prom queen , but when her wishes were only hours from being accomplished a great tragedy happened , on THAT SPECIAL DAY HER LIFE WAS CUT SHORT WHEN THE CEILING COLLAPSED AND KILLED HER ON THE SPOT. NOW SHE HUNTS EVERY PROM QUEEN THERE IS BECAUSE SHE WAS CUT SHORT OF HER MOMENT SO NO ONE ELSE should dare try to replace her... she's every prom queen worse nightmare praying that their day is just as bad as hers was.
Heliel Cavalcanti
Photographer/Staff
HELIEL WAS A SUCCESSFUL PHOTOGRAPHER WHO LOVED TO DRIVE AROUND IN HIS FERRARI, BUT ONE DAY WHEN HE WAS DRIVING AROUND LISTENING TO HIS FAVORITE MICHAEL JACKSON SONG THRILLER HE GOT DISTRACTED BY A PROM QUEEN ZOMBIE WHO WAS HUNTING THE ROADS ON THE LOOK FOR OTHER PROM QUEENS TO BE, AND THAT'S WHEN HE TRIED NOT TO KILL THE ALREADY DEAD ZOMBIE AND MADE A WRONG TURN THAT LED HIM TO FALL DOWN HILL AND INTO THE UN KNOWN .HE WAS NEVER FOUND SO WE BELIEVE HE STILL BARIED INSIDE HIS FERRARI SOMEWHERE DOWN THE HILL. BUT HIS PHOTOGRAPHER ZOMBIE SOUL LIVES TO HUNT EVERY PICTURE THAT HAS A BAD FLASH OR NOT ENOUGH LIGHT!
Scott Jurkowski
Production Staff/Dance Instructor/Flashmob Team
At 26, Scott's was a life cut short about 25 years too late. With as much personality as a speed bump and all the charm of a blinding migraine, he lived his life with one all-consuming purpose: to come as close as humanly possible to looking like Mr. Burns doing an awful impression of Justin Timberlake. I think I speak for all who knew him when I say that Scott will be better off now, since he can finally lay to rest his narcissistic obsession with mirrors. And we are better off as well, since at no point will we ever again have to see him twice in one room. Scott died as he lived: an arrogant solipsist trying to prove something to someone who simply didn't give a damn. His ominous last words (“That's bullshit and you know it!”) rang loudly in the ears of those who witnessed the merciful rendering of Scott unto the nether-regions as he attempted to prove that the Uptown 1 Train was merely a random gathering of particles in the universe, which only took the metaphysical form that we perceived them to. In the end, I guess, perception is everything. Though he may now be undead, and roaming the streets of New York in an annoying, mindless bloodthirsty rage, I for one can't tell the difference. So if you see him, run. Not in fear of being brutally murdered (believe me, that would be a blessing) and recruited into the hellish army of feasting zombies (whom you'll find elsewhere, avoiding him), but because even a timely death hasn't sated his endless hunger for being right ALL the time, and if he gets you alone in a dark alley or an abandoned mall, he'll chew your ear off in more ways than one.
Abiit nemine salutato
Katrina McDaniels
Dance Instructor/Flashmob Team
Tripped and fell into a man-hole in Queens and then booty bounced her way out.
Krystal Nuzzo
Dance Instructor/Flashmob Team
In August of 2009, Krystal only two months shy of her 28th birthday died suddenly on her way back from a Thrill The World dance rehearsal. She was so excited that she was picked choreographer for the Long Island area. Krystal died waiting for the LIRR to come. She decided to practice in the station and she was so into it she didn't realize she hip n roared passed the yellow line and fell onto the third rail. She will be missed by all who love her. Krystal now a zombie herself has found her calling. She is teaching fellow zombies the thriller dance so they can join her and other zombies around the world for the Thrill The World event.
Carmen Pena
Co-event organizer 2009/Production Staff
Zombie Carmen Pena was born on June 3, 1974. I was born in Flower 5th Hospital prematurely weighing only 2lbs.3oz. at birth. Carmen lived in the Bronx from birth until the day of her attack.
Carmen's life was very fullfilled with a wonderful husband and two children. Her accomplishment in life were as follows: She returned back to school to go for her Bachelor of Science in Accounting. Her GPA was 3.70 and she recieved many awards acknowledging her success in completing her courses. She was a member of a Sorority named Gamma Chi Theta. She was always willing to help her community any way she could. She dedicated her time and effort to teenagers in need of a positive direction by helping them find work in the summer or being an ear for those teens who did not have anyone to confide in.
On her way home from looking for a venue for Thrill The World she came across a bunch of zombies who wanted her to join them in death. She was brutally attacked and killed with a swift kick in the head and became a zombie. At last she has joined the undead on September 2009. Today she is known as Zombie Pimp Suga Mama vowing to Thrill The World!
Daniel Rivera
2009 Graphics/Production Staff
Daniel had an unfortunate run in with a printer at Kinkos but was able to put himself back together enough to finish the now blood soaked business cards.
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