A clearance sale on banana costumes at Walmart apparently had the ill effect of a near overdose of the potassium-filled fruit garb at this year’s Zombie March late Monday in downtown Durango.
“What isn’t there?” Colin O’Gorman defensively asked of the fruit’s nutritional value. “It’s time to get rowdy.”
Though hundreds of Halloween revelers marched down Durango’s Main Avenue, chanting the usual “Whose streets? Our streets,” and even delving into the political realm with shouts of “Down with Trump,” when it came time to clear the roadway, most, if begrudgingly, obliged.
“The Zombie March went off, but it went off well overall, for what it is,” said Durango Police Capt. Dan Shry. “It was fairly large for a Monday night, but everybody behaved and was cordial to the police, and that helps a lot. When we asked everyone to leave the streets, they did, but it took a while.”
For at least an hour after the clock struck midnight, there was at least a glimpse of what the world would look like if anarchy reigned.
“I’m not just a banana!” yelled one woman who attached a hammock to her banana costume. “I’m a banana hammock.”
Another passer-by, who, again, was dressed as a banana, refused to give his name, only offering the following words: “Potassium!” and “Monkey!”
Matt Lilien, dressed as St. Nick, said despite taking the night off, the upcoming task of delivering presents to 22 million kids an hour on the night before Christmas was on track.
“Everything is projected to be on time,” he said. “Santa had a little too much milk and cookies, and got lost.”
Dakota Myers, dressed as a 1970s disco fiend with an afro wig, offered the following response when asked the meaning of Durango’s Zombie March:
“To celebrate life,” he said, not missing a step while dancing to the Bee Gees hit “Stayin’ Alive.”
“And have a great time.”
Just before party-goers were herded off Main Avenue, The Durango Herald scored an exclusive interview with a man sporting a near life-sized tyrannosaurus rex costume, who finally solved the age-long mystery of why dinosaurs went extinct.
“Global warming and this election,” said the man, who identified himself as Little Foot.
Shry said as of 1:30 a.m. no arrests had been made related to the Zombie March. Police later responded to an assault on Main Avenue, but he had no further details other than the victim was taken to the hospital.
jromeo@durangoherald.com
