Making A Play For ‘Thriller’ Record
By Herald Wire Services
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 - Updated 6h ago
Above Pictures From The Recent Mexico Dance Off
ATLANTA - Someday, they’ll come up with a Guinness record for the most desperate act by the most people to get into the Guinness Book of World Records.
Meanwhile, there’s always “The Most People Attempting to Recreate the Zombie Dance Routine from Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller.’ ”
A motley crew of 900 zombies, aliens and “Star Wars” stormtroopers boogied to the Gloved One’s groundbreaking 1982 chart-topper Sunday. If Guinness gives them the nod, they’ll claim a new Guinness World Record.
The crowd turned out in a downtown Atlanta hotel ballroom during Dragon Con, which is billed as the country’s largest convention dedicated to science fiction, fantasy, gaming, comics and more.
The iconic video played on a huge video screen as a Jacko lookalike channeled the pop star in red jeans, a red leather jacket, white socks and black penny loafers.
The current record was set in May by a group of 242 College of William & Mary students who performed the routine in Williamsburg, Va., according to Guinness World Records. More than 12,000 people claimed they broke the record in front of Mexico City’s Monument of the Revolution on Aug. 29, which would have been Jackson’s 51st birthday. But that record was not accepted by Guinness.
Boston Harald / Thanks Joy C!