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Damn zombies, get offa his lawn

Eric Coney, managing editor at the Boston Business Journal, gets all Omega Man over the annual zombie lurch.

Outside Macy's in Downtown Crossing, my daughter asked about a woman who seemed to be soaked in blood. On Federal Street, I noticed, my son was looking with great concern at a similarly adorned man.

In South Station, where we'd gone to grab a snack, the whole scene became too much. We left not just the station, but the city.

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I think the zombie march is pretty lame, but not as lame as those kids, that's for sure!

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Sit the snowflakes down, and let them know about dress up, and make believe. Kid's aren't as brittle as hover parents now a days think.

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Is this idiot kidding us? He's not going to come to Boston because he's too stupid to tell his kids "they're wearing a costume"?

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Think of the children! How will little Ethan and Olivia get into Harvard now? They're scarred for life.

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Ethan and Olivia will want to join in and start mixing fake blood in the kitchen! Even though they aren't allowed to even touch the kitchenware for fear they will hurt themselves - not until they are 18 anyway ...

Take my degenerate artsy 15 year old - he saw the cosplay at the Prudential Food Court years ago and couldn't wait to join in. Now he and his *gasp* nonwhite girlfriend joined an Anime Club and raised money to stay over at Anime Boston, dressing up all three days! Horrors!

Not that these kids probably haven't seen Pirates of the Carribean parts 1, 2, 3, 4 in their nice safe plastic bubble ... People like this lamer are a huge reason that I do not live in a hermetically sealed upscale town.

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Well that is what makes you better than us Swirly. Nice job being you!

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If there's one thing I know about little kids, it's that no matter how upset they get, you can always calm then down with a logical argument. So tell that 3-year-old kid of yours to man up.

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Remember when "teachable moments" were the thing to do with your kids. You know, "Hey sweetie, you know how you like to wear your Disney princess stuff when ever you can? Adults do that too... only they dress like video game characters and zombies....."

Or you can leave town and whine about it. Which is why my kids may not be normal but are secure with who they are and all those sheltered kids they grew up with are as neurotic as Paris Hilton's Chihuahua

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Do all the costumed people on Halloween cause this guy to go crazy, too?

Whatever explanation he gives his kids on Halloween to explain all the monsters, severed hands, and impromptu graveyards he should use for the zombies.

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You have to be careful: you might just be wandering about in Gloucester and accidentally stumble upon all those crazies in Salem!

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Kids see a lot worse than a few people dressed up as zombies every day on television. Explaining what things are is called parenting, he should try it some time.

He also had to rush them back to Weston or Wellesley or Lincoln, where the soulless undead have the decency to stay in their
Mc-mansions.

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Perhaps this editor of the Boston Business Journal would be best staying in his comfy bland suburb and not exposing his hothouse larvae to anything too challenging, like say, the world.

I'm betting there's an opening for the Celebration Business & Gardening Journal he & his would be great for...

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I wonder what his reaction is to homeless people.

"Just keep walking sweety" "no need to concern yourself with them"

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Frankly I think the most disturbing thing about this story isn't the zombies, but the fact that this guy is taking his family to eat at South Station. Talk about some quality parenting.

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Their palates aren't quite as finely refined as yours no doubt is. Plus, if the kids are really into trains, what better place to eat?

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It's not about refined palate it's about decent food. Why would you eat at South Station if you're not commuting through there?

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Some people like Pizzeria Regina pizza. Besides, he said snacks - they have a nice little Rosie's Bakery place in there.

And, again, it really is different with little kids.

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Or McDonalds as a treat.

Let's not question one meal, m'kay?

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I'll also add that his choice of eating locale is particularly laughable given his apparent horror at the unsavory image of people dressed as zombies walking around town. As if South Station is the height of respectability and how dare the costumed hordes darken its doorstep.

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. . . grilled cheese place at South Station. Perfect for kids (and adults- let's be honest- grilled cheese is awesome.)

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Given the amount of homeless and panhandlers that frequent South Station, I wonder how old clenched teeth would explain that to his little Fauntleroys.

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. . . "Little Lord Fauntleroys". My mom used to use that on us when she thought we were being picky or snobbish.

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"... the walking brain-dead" As if somehow all those wonderful zombies are less intelligent then Mr. Convey simply because they have differing opinions. The responsibility was his; he brought his family to the city. The city need not change simply because he's in town.

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Hilarious to see bloody dead looking people walking around. I'll be glad when this fashion statement has run its course. Seeing them just makes me want to barf and go far far away. And I'm not a kid or a snowflake or a suburbanite or any of the other demographics getting mocked for being traumatized by bloody dead looking people walking around.

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Are so next year sweetie.

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I'm glad I am not the only one annoyed by these absurd zombies. As if the ridiculousness of Halloween isn't enough! Now, grown people have created yet another day to put on costumes act like idiots. I recall a time long ago when Halloween was primarily for children. Now it is an excuse for grown people to be as obnoxious as humanly(an apparently beyond humanly) possible.

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Eh, so what if adults want to blow off a little steam by marching through the city dressed as bloody zombies. Also, not sure where you're from, but where I grew up, all ages got into the Halloween spirit. Neighbors dressed up in costume and decorated their homes in and out for kids and parents. Usually there was an adult party on the block as well as a kids party in addition to trick-or-treating. It was a blast.

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Exposing the kids to city life was his goal. What is his complaint? While Mr. Convey can compose a logical short essay I have to wonder about his education. Was he taught that cities are homogeneous bubbles? Somewhere in Western Civ I remember learning that cities are in their soul places where difference and even oddities and strangeness tend to be found. Did he expect to come into Boston and see a mirror of his suburban town?

Sounds like he wears blinders while living in a bubble. His words of decency and "somewhere else, anywhere else" sound more like hysterics. Or perhaps they reveal that down deep he believes cities are evil filthy things and this just confirmed the belief he wanted verified.

Sounds like his short pants are a little too tight. Maybe if was to unclench his nether region, loosen his tie, even engage in a little fun (outside the golf course and country club) he might understand the pleasure of play - and even manage to get off his high horse and help his kids realize that adults can play kids games too.

The irony is that if creativity is important for businesses to prosper, then to swipe his suited paw against a bunch of folks actually engaged in creative play clearly disqualifies him as a businessman.

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If you don't like looking at bloody dead looking people stay away from the city.
This is not creative play. It's just stupid.

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Did you time this so it would be immediately after the stabbing in DTX? Hahaha.

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I've always been amazed at these zombie walks, how it always looks as if the supposed zombie outbreak must have started at a Yeah Yeah Yeahs concert. If that's what zombies look like, I hope I'm nowhere near Allston if there's ever an outbreak--how could you ever tell before it was too late to escape?

I guess that, besides being an annoying example of kids trying to be be "quirky," "clever," and "different" by doing the exact same thing that people exactly like themselves do all across the country, I've always found the walks make getting around Somerville annoying. "Make Way for Hipsters!," I guess.

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Zombie walks usually get sponsored / get donations and act as fundraisers for charity, right?

It's an excuse to goof off and raise money for a cause.

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I mean, most zombies are hipsters, right? I assume, since they are so underground...

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