It’s that time of the year again where citizens of America take time to give thanks for having food on their plates. While our staff isn’t entirely made up of Americans we do have a lot here and I’m going to use that as an excuse to be thankful for being lazy today. I figure if major corporations get holidays off I’m going to say that our little dedication to all things undead can take a day off too.
I’d personally like to give my thanks for my wedding last month going better than expected. I’d like to give thanks to all of the writers on Buy Zombie for all being such amazing people. I’d like to give thanks for all of you readers who love the undead and keep checking back for all of the latest news, reviews, and products that we have to show you! Another shout out to all of the authors who constantly send us books and allow us interviews.
– Stuart Conover, Buy Zombie Editor
This Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for the following…
My Family- Amy, Gareod, Brandon and Ivy (for putting up with me)
My Friends- Jeremy, Shawn, Stuart, Jason, and everyone else out there in the Chip Nation (again, for putting up with me)
My Parents- Dan and Diane. Thanks for being good people
David Moody, Craig DiLouie, Jonathan Maberry, Joe McKinney, Timothy Long, and Bowie Ibarra for being the nicest bunch of idols and mentors a writer like me could ask for.
Matt Stone and Trey Parker- Two words. South Park
“Smurf Blue” Mountain Dew- Nectar of the Gods
– Chip Fehd, Buy Zombie Reviewer
Well it’s that time of the year again, the time where all of our families, dysfunctional or not, get together around a warm meal and have a good time. Unless you’re like may family who comes from all parts of the country to complain about the government and the politics surrounding floor cleaner. You have the crazy uncle that spouts out non-sequiturs that somehow are relevant to the conversation, the uncle that believes the government is out to get him, the obsessive compulsive grandma who thinks Thanksgiving is ruined if you don’t buy exactly the kind of Green Giant green beans, the father who quickly denies having an alcohol-soaked past whenever his brother brings it up and let’s not forget about the cousins. Who can forget the one cousin that likes to blast acid-reggae-rap in his yellow Volkswagen, the cousin who is too sweet and special for his or her own good, that one cousin who elaborates on red light districts in Amsterdam when the young ones are in the other room, and of course that one cousin who keeps to himself and never talks.
But, in every household lies that one cousin, son or nephew who everybody refers to as “the one who likes zombie movies†or “what-his-face, the one who watches cannibals.†Although, it may seem like I have bitter contempt for my family… I really don’t. In fact, if it wasn’t for my family and their quirks, I might not have as many wonderful memories as I do. From burning the turkey a minute before the guests arrive, to driving 40 miles to return the wrong ordered meal, to watching grandma drop cigarette ash into the stuffing, all of it has been some of the best days of my life and that’s what I am truly grateful to have. Here’s to a family that has always been there for all of us.
Happy Thanksgiving everybody!
Oh, and I should also mention that I am thankful for Stu for letting me still be a part of the BuyZombie team even though I haven’t written anything in months. See, I have to write this so that he doesn’t viciously track me down and strangle me with piano wire for insubordination.
– Rick Romanowski, Buy Zombie Reviewer
(Top Image provided for Buy Zombie’s use by: Byron Rempel.)
