SANTACON 2008

I can’t believe it is almost that time of year again, Santacon 2008 is Saturday December 13th. Brooke and I went last year and had a blast before I got sick. This year I think a little more conditioning before the event should clear everything up. Check out when and where the event will be happening in YOUR area at Santarchy.

For just a taste of the mindset of Santacon, read the rules. Unfortunately I think it would be a little difficult to cover as a journalist.

• Santa looks like Santa. Holiday apparel is mandatory. A Santa hat is not enough. Get a Santa suit. Buy a Santa suit. Make a Santa suit. Steal a Santa suit. Get creative: be a Secret Santa, a Santasaurus, Candy-cane, a Reindeer, a Chanukah Chicken, a goddamn latke. Just don’t wear your fucking jeans.
• Santa acts like Santa. Be jolly. Belly-laugh. Let people sit on your lap. Give out gifts.
• Santa doesn’t talk to the press. “Ho-ho-ho” is good. “Publicity ho” is lame.
• Santa doesn’t get arrested. Please remember the FOUR FUCKS:
  1. Don’t fuck with kids.
  2. Don’t fuck with cops.
  3. Don’t fuck with security.
  4. Don’t fuck with Santa. (yeah, it’s okay to fuck Santa)

Related posts:

1. Santacon 2008: New York Times This is by far one of the best firsthand accounts of what Santacon actually is that I have ever seen. I implore everybody to check out this photo essay by Bill Cunningham from the New York Times. He does an amazing job summing up what it is like to walk...
2. NYC Santacon 2008 I’m not quite sure why I decided to wait so long to make this post. At first I was going to have a Santa EXTRAVAGANZA, but now I believe just a low-key outing will suffice. I was joined over the course of the afternoon by both my roommates, Brooke and...
3. Santacon 2009: Adafruit/Village Voice I think this will be my last post from Santacon 2009. I got mentions in both the Village Voice, and on Adafruit (where I bought some components for the suit. Village Voice – Photo Here Among the assembled masses was a robot Santa with working lights and a smoking exhaust...