If you remember the Space Squid party invitation (don’t forget it’s this Saturday at Frugal Media), I promised everyone that there would be a zombie simulation with real heads. Well, this week I started to panic.
Usually Fiesta just has a bunch of sheep heads lying around in a pile with a sign that says "Cabeza $3.49 each." But they haven’t had any heads in stock all week. I know, I’ve gone in every day to check. Have you ever asked a nice Spanish-speaking lady if she has any heads? It’s not fun.
So this morning I made some calls, and it was suggested to me by my frequent Food Frakker deputy that I ought to try Longhorn Meat Market out there on E.MLK. If you squint carefully at the sign you can read the message: "rabbits are back".
And yes, they had heads.
The pork heads were significantly cheaper than the beef heads (but not quite as cheap as the Fiesta heads). So I only got two. This is the larger of the two:
I’m going to set that one on a zombie armature at five foot six and a half inches, the average height of an American adult.
I also got this piglet-sized head:
This one will go on a zombie armature of three feet eight inches, the average height of a six-year-old.
There’s been a little bit of confusion as to how the zombie simulation will work. If you bring in a zombie weapon (no projectiles or firearms or anything that’s likely to harm spectators) we will be more than happy to let you take a swing at the simulated zombie yourself. I have some eye protection you can use, then it’s just a matter of giving the video camera a short disclaimer about how you appreciate the risks involved in breaking zombies, and then you’re good to go.
Any questions? You can get the Space Squid email off the website.
I’ll go in to Fiesta the next couple of days incase sheep heads come in, but until then, the pig heads are quietly defrosting in my fridge where I hope the housemate won’t see them.
One more thing. I was thinking of giving the two heads names, but there’s so many literary allusions one could use, that I couldn’t pick one.
Suggestions anyone?
