http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2008/12/22/our_man_on_the_santa_beat Comments On: Our Man on the Santa Beat by Paul Constant en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:30:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
Santacon is a blast! The organizers go out of their way to figure out a good route and to keep the Santi in line. It is good natured fun and my favorite winter tradition!
Posted by Suz]]> Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:51:13 -0800 The Stranger
By the way I still haven't forgiven you for what you did to my good friend, Galileo. Up yours!

Love,

Santa
Posted by Bukkake Klaus]]> Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:31:35 -0800 The Stranger Posted by another Andy]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:16:21 -0800 The Stranger Posted by olive]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:20:45 -0800 The Stranger Posted by rjh]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:42:43 -0800 The Stranger
Hmmm... no, I talk to all the old ladies on my street, they are very nice neighbors. "Wacky Disco Santas" (ESPECIALLY that one!) with bullhorns hassling locals and passerby's, not so much. The Santa suit comes with certain obligation and responsibility, one of them is to NOT BE A TOTAL LIGHTWEIGHT... God knows what it took to get than group of'em kicked out a a certain Lower Haight bar, but they managed. Seems petty to hate on a bunch of Santas, but AT LEAST even Critical Mass has a freakin' point, it's someone elses turn to be the ire of EVERYONE.

My apologies to all those Santa's and tipped well and were pleasant to all... that gave gifts and were polite to little kids and old ladies, etc. etc. etc. The rest of you - I'll be putting together my army of Grinches and red and green paintball pellets*.

*not actually, I'm sure there was some good one's in the bunch, everyone just finds a mob invading their neighborhood annoying. I was expecting to be flamed a hundred times by now.
Posted by Dougsf]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:35:41 -0800 The Stranger
Have you got anything better to do than talk to the old lady on your street?

I think myself and 1000s of of Santas around the country do.
Perhaps we should watch our TV, shop at WallMart.
I shouldn't have made out with all those girls, I shouldn't have travelled up and down the West coast, I should have steered away from the booze and sex.
Crusty old ladies are much more fun to hang out with.

You Rule Doug!

Posted by Jelly]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:10:37 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Dougsf]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:31:52 -0800 The Stranger Posted by reverend dr dj riz]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:26:44 -0800 The Stranger
It's not so much holiday cheer OR anarchy, but something in between a college sports riot and a Jack Johnson concert. Sorry Santas, even an old lady in my neighborhood asked "why are they doing that?" I don't curse in front of little old ladies, so I could only shrug.
Posted by Dougsf]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:14:34 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Ivan Cockrum]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:12:14 -0800 The Stranger